tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post143002429677782544..comments2024-01-02T06:25:37.930-08:00Comments on CineMarvellous!: Quick Movie Reviews by George Beremov: [7.75/10] Super 8 (2011)George Beremov [Nebular]http://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-83760154443513851322011-07-03T14:26:11.977-07:002011-07-03T14:26:11.977-07:00Oh no, don't! I love your comments :)Oh no, don't! I love your comments :)George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-72509810123792050602011-07-03T13:44:48.364-07:002011-07-03T13:44:48.364-07:00LOL ok, I keep my naughty mouth shut :)LOL ok, I keep my naughty mouth shut :)Maynard Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484689288762406307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-4957126401349613952011-07-03T12:38:07.043-07:002011-07-03T12:38:07.043-07:00Maynard, don't get too excited about it, since...Maynard, don't get too excited about it, since you may end up deeply disappointed. Of course I saw it at the theater. Not everything I see, I download from the internet :) Hey, I live next to a HUGE Cineplex! :)George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-31082103973384860722011-07-03T12:35:07.396-07:002011-07-03T12:35:07.396-07:00sooo excited about this movie, but I have to wait ...sooo excited about this movie, but I have to wait until the first August week when it finally hits Austrian theaters.<br /><br />Did you see it in theater or online?Maynard Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484689288762406307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-46892157613869008062011-07-02T09:39:42.141-07:002011-07-02T09:39:42.141-07:00HorrO, thank you so much, buddy! I think we saw it...HorrO, thank you so much, buddy! I think we saw it the same way too. It was a bit too character-driven for my taste, and I expected a lot more action and more screen time for the alien. I don't know... its face was such a mess, I was like.. hey, is that his nose? Oh no, it's his mouth. LOL. :) <br />As for the train crash... forget about the kids. How about the van driver? He didn't get killed? WOW! He's probably the black version of Superman. LOL.George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-13452911394519000292011-07-02T09:22:17.139-07:002011-07-02T09:22:17.139-07:00LexiConErrick, you were bored by "X-Men:FC&qu...LexiConErrick, you were bored by "X-Men:FC"? Seriously? :) Damn, I thought it was spectacular! If I were you, I wouldn't be that excited about S8 :)George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-6479314460079645422011-07-02T09:19:01.544-07:002011-07-02T09:19:01.544-07:00Russ, well, it kinda did. Don't get me wrong, ...Russ, well, it kinda did. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad, but the hype was much more exciting than the movie itself. Give it a shot, you might like it better than I did. ;)George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-66482650200500448252011-07-02T09:15:09.934-07:002011-07-02T09:15:09.934-07:00Matty, I definitely did, but as you said, I was di...Matty, I definitely did, but as you said, I was disappointed by the final act. It was cheesy and so unexciting. I felt like we've seen the ending like hundreds of times before. I was like... What was J.J. Abrams thinking?! It's 2011, not 1979 for Christ sake! :)George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-25519819239070985512011-07-02T09:09:43.922-07:002011-07-02T09:09:43.922-07:00Alex, I liked the nostalgic feel of it, too, but I...Alex, I liked the nostalgic feel of it, too, but I have to disagree with you. X-Men First Class was the best summer blockbuster of 2011 so far. It was so much better than S8, IMO.George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-22512745698767019702011-07-02T09:08:08.459-07:002011-07-02T09:08:08.459-07:00Mel, thanks, sweetheart. Well, I obviously didn...Mel, thanks, sweetheart. Well, I obviously didn't like it as much as you did, for some reasons, but it didn't leave me disappointed. <br />As for the ending, yes, I thought it was cheesy and so hackneyed. It was the angry-E.T.-turned-friendly-E.T.-assembling-its-super-cool-spaceship-in-a-ridiculous-way. :) I didn't like the creature and the design of it, and I wanted it to get killed. Sadly, it didn't happen. <br />"Cloverfield" was so much better than S8, and the 'open' ending was free for interpretation. <br /><br />I'm always honest, hon, and I'm so glad you always appreciate that :)<br />In brief, I liked it, but not as much as I expected.George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-39762641387711641042011-07-02T08:59:55.439-07:002011-07-02T08:59:55.439-07:00J-Son, glad you agree, buddy. I didn't find it...J-Son, glad you agree, buddy. I didn't find it very original either, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. The train crash was so spectacular, I was like WOW! AWESOME!George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-77847052407929335612011-07-01T11:05:29.368-07:002011-07-01T11:05:29.368-07:00Great review man! I think we saw it about the same...Great review man! I think we saw it about the same way. Good movie, but not what was expected. I wanted more sci-fi but we got more character story. The kids were great, and so was their acting performance, but I wanted more of the creature. I agree, not the most amazing creature, but maybe it could have been better with more screen time. Also agree that was a great train crash, but really no kids got hurt in all that mess? (lol)HorrOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384229602693596518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-30163629834455878992011-06-30T20:35:17.766-07:002011-06-30T20:35:17.766-07:00I half-saw this at a drive-in when I saw Xmen (I w...I half-saw this at a drive-in when I saw Xmen (I watched the other screen because I got bored). I can't wait to see it in it's entirety!LexiConErrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489439888564527278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-5363086097752897222011-06-30T02:51:11.628-07:002011-06-30T02:51:11.628-07:00It sounds like it fell a bit flat, despite all of ...It sounds like it fell a bit flat, despite all of the hype. I'm still looking forward to seeing it though.filmrrusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242906606942840491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-45569714369493663362011-06-29T10:57:31.096-07:002011-06-29T10:57:31.096-07:00Respectable score. I'm happy you enjoyed it, b...Respectable score. I'm happy you enjoyed it, buddy. As you know I liked it more, but the bottomline is you still had a good time watching it. A number of people were underwhelmed/disappointed by the third act/conclusion, so I can understand your gripe. I was content with the climax, if only because Abrams allowed the characters to exceed the importance of the "alien."FilmMattichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567287349203493671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-65102465366264752092011-06-29T10:26:49.118-07:002011-06-29T10:26:49.118-07:00I liked the nostalgic feel (as I would've been...I liked the nostalgic feel (as I would've been about the same age as some of those kids in 1979) and felt it's the best movie so far this summer.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-83558003855661192892011-06-29T07:17:07.671-07:002011-06-29T07:17:07.671-07:00Great review and I see all your points. I especial...Great review and I see all your points. I especially loved the train crash. However,I must disagree about the ending. It's E.T. going home, hon. :) You are the second person I know to complain about the ending and I really wonder what you and my friend Dee expected. The army to kill the creature? For it to go home with the kids? For it to die? For the town to be obliterated in a nuclear explosion? For all the main characters to die like in Cloverfield with absolutely no resolution? It was hardly an original ending, and yeah it could have been more exciting, but it was a sci fi happily ever after and it worked for me. It went very well with the entire tone of the film, being exactly what happens with those old family sci fi flicks like Flight of the Navigator, E.T., Close Encounters and Cocoon. <br /><br />I like that you were thoroughly honest because well, this being one of my favorites I probably did wax a little too poetic about it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902350714271321235.post-3998650882951763422011-06-29T06:04:26.215-07:002011-06-29T06:04:26.215-07:00I agree with you, Abrams is under a lot of Spielbe...I agree with you, Abrams is under a lot of Spielberg influence here. I felt there isn't a lot of originality in Super 8 but his directing is superb nevertheless. And so is the action as mentioned in your comments of the train wreck scene.<br /><br />Great review George! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892180332938160077noreply@blogger.com