When I walked into the theatre last night I could not help but be excited. I had seen trailers for this movie and could not help but be intrigued by the awesome special effects and of course the names attached to it (Spielberg, Abrams.) It was a midnight showing and my eyes were a bit heavy so the 27 minutes of commercials and previews (seriously) were a bit taxing. Once the movie began I was ready to go! I must say that literally from beginning to end my eyes were glued to the screen. I felt like I was a part of the movie and forgot where I was once or twice (cause the movie was so good not cause I have an incurable disease...stupid.) The children in this movie (Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, and Ryan Lee) were phenomenal, if this movie doesn't catapult them to stardom I will be incredibly surprised. "Super 8" had a mix of so many different movies. It was like "Stand by Me" mixed with "E.T" and "Independence Day." There was a little adolescent romance brewing (forbidden love at that), deep emotional issues (death and such), a whole lot of comedy (Riley Griffiths was hilarious), Action (lots of explosions), the beauty of friendship ( the "stand by me" complex), and a mysterious monster alien with a hidden agenda. WHAT ELSE COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT? Newcomer, Joel Courtney, impressed me most of all. He had such an innocence and a natural way about him. I forgot he was acting several times. He will definitely be a force to be reckoned with acting wise in the future. Of course Elle Fanning was amazing and what else could you expect considering who her sister is? (Dakota Fanning for those of you who are slow.) I thought there was fantastic character development and a perfect amount of emotional drama to make you care about the main characters. The special effects were superb as well as the pacing of the film. You know how certain movies hide the monster until the end and then you are incredibly disappointed when you see that it's an alien shaking back and forth with a breathing problem? (Hello "Signs") I felt a great sense of danger while watching it and for once the monster was something believable! Most importantly i left the movies with a feeling of excitement that I hadn't had in a while. Like when I had seen "Jurassic Park" for the first time or the first "Lord of The Rings." "Super 8" successfully created a classic. Not one that needs 37 sequels ("Saw") Hopefully the Catholic Movie Board won't find something wrong with it and ruin it like they did "The Golden Compass." Needless to say, It is probably in my top 5 best movies ever and I am seeing that critics everywhere are agreeing with me. I Definitely suggest that you go and see it on opening weekend. You will not be disappointed (unless you only like movies like "Black Swan".) I give "Super 8" 4 out of 4 GLOW STICKS! 
Friday, June 10, 2011
"Super 8" is more than super!
When I walked into the theatre last night I could not help but be excited. I had seen trailers for this movie and could not help but be intrigued by the awesome special effects and of course the names attached to it (Spielberg, Abrams.) It was a midnight showing and my eyes were a bit heavy so the 27 minutes of commercials and previews (seriously) were a bit taxing. Once the movie began I was ready to go! I must say that literally from beginning to end my eyes were glued to the screen. I felt like I was a part of the movie and forgot where I was once or twice (cause the movie was so good not cause I have an incurable disease...stupid.) The children in this movie (Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, and Ryan Lee) were phenomenal, if this movie doesn't catapult them to stardom I will be incredibly surprised. "Super 8" had a mix of so many different movies. It was like "Stand by Me" mixed with "E.T" and "Independence Day." There was a little adolescent romance brewing (forbidden love at that), deep emotional issues (death and such), a whole lot of comedy (Riley Griffiths was hilarious), Action (lots of explosions), the beauty of friendship ( the "stand by me" complex), and a mysterious monster alien with a hidden agenda. WHAT ELSE COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT? Newcomer, Joel Courtney, impressed me most of all. He had such an innocence and a natural way about him. I forgot he was acting several times. He will definitely be a force to be reckoned with acting wise in the future. Of course Elle Fanning was amazing and what else could you expect considering who her sister is? (Dakota Fanning for those of you who are slow.) I thought there was fantastic character development and a perfect amount of emotional drama to make you care about the main characters. The special effects were superb as well as the pacing of the film. You know how certain movies hide the monster until the end and then you are incredibly disappointed when you see that it's an alien shaking back and forth with a breathing problem? (Hello "Signs") I felt a great sense of danger while watching it and for once the monster was something believable! Most importantly i left the movies with a feeling of excitement that I hadn't had in a while. Like when I had seen "Jurassic Park" for the first time or the first "Lord of The Rings." "Super 8" successfully created a classic. Not one that needs 37 sequels ("Saw") Hopefully the Catholic Movie Board won't find something wrong with it and ruin it like they did "The Golden Compass." Needless to say, It is probably in my top 5 best movies ever and I am seeing that critics everywhere are agreeing with me. I Definitely suggest that you go and see it on opening weekend. You will not be disappointed (unless you only like movies like "Black Swan".) I give "Super 8" 4 out of 4 GLOW STICKS! 
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