tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post1602591095208453696..comments2024-03-28T02:30:08.913-04:00Comments on Not Just Movies: Super 8 (J.J. Abrams, 2011)Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-31764103568536990412011-06-15T00:20:18.818-04:002011-06-15T00:20:18.818-04:00Stephen, I think the alien is inconsistent as well...Stephen, I think the alien is inconsistent as well. We're told of his pain, not shown it, thus it's difficult to truly sympathize with him. I'm less irritated that the military is the bad guy than how two-dimensionally evil they are. I think it's a natural, if deeply flawed, response to contain and study a foreign element, but the military here are prop villains without much motive other than to be mean.Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-40568814303137946322011-06-14T22:58:18.091-04:002011-06-14T22:58:18.091-04:00Jake, you basically summed up my feelings complete...Jake, you basically summed up my feelings completely. The movie had flaws, certainly, but the parts that worked just worked so darn well. I think the father-son dynamic was actually very strong, and the scenes of Jackson and Dainard making up and finding their kids together were wonderful. What I thought wasn't quite earned was the emotion imparted to the alien--we simply didn't know enough about him to care about him the way we were supposed to. Plus, it kind of irritates me that the military is always the bad guy in movies like this. But overall, I kinda loved it.<br /><br />As to the Anonymous/gobbledygook dude: You do know you're a parody of a leftist, European film snob, don't you? Hilarious. I laughed out loud.StephenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588260639227694557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-19030674602088894132011-06-13T01:50:26.308-04:002011-06-13T01:50:26.308-04:00Haven't seen this film and won't until it&...Haven't seen this film and won't until it's on DVD. I was intrigued by your review and entertained by the comments. Interesting blog site you have here.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-34046293270237017642011-06-12T22:00:17.894-04:002011-06-12T22:00:17.894-04:00Hokahey, I agree. Like I said, the final act is tr...Hokahey, I agree. Like I said, the final act is troublesome. It goes off the rails and doesn't earn its climax, especially in regards to the father-son dynamic, which is never a part of the story but something entirely separate to it. This is even more apparent when you realize that Kyle Chandler's character really doesn't do a damn thing for the entirety of the movie. But overall I had too much fun to knock it too much.<br /><br />Sam: Yeah, these characters are not all developed, but I still cared for them. They're good solid plotters, and the two lead teens are simply fantastic. I didn't much care for the alien nor the resolution, but a great deal of it worked and I had a blast.Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-72492780726297889172011-06-12T21:27:25.591-04:002011-06-12T21:27:25.591-04:0043t9fisldjfdsfqo9rg3......wonderful screen name by...43t9fisldjfdsfqo9rg3......wonderful screen name by the way!<br /><br />Your own arrogance (and ignorance) has been well conveyed here.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-70244216220367266192011-06-12T21:23:52.539-04:002011-06-12T21:23:52.539-04:00Notice the second buffoon in cowardly fashion refu...Notice the second buffoon in cowardly fashion refused to post his name. And yeah the hate is way off base, and surprising when one considers teh excellent reviews the film has received across the board.<br /><br />I must say I loved the alien, and felt the Spielberg-Abrams collaboration produced a splendid nostalgic feels and something that summer multiplex far usually fails at: creating characters that we feel for. There was some very minor narrative inconsistencies, but this indepted hybrid works exceedingly well.<br /><br />As always you write with great command and eloquence my friend.<br /><br />My rating is 4/5, which I think matches yours.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-33726273426944829772011-06-12T12:14:03.855-04:002011-06-12T12:14:03.855-04:00Jake - I also enjoyed the filmmaking scenes and th...Jake - I also enjoyed the filmmaking scenes and the interactions between Joe and Alice - very touching and expertly performed. But smothering all that is a big, loud, messy movie with a very disappointing Alien. When the Alien scuttles into his spaceship and the door closes behind him, I could care less about this poor victimized creature.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-33313604358634944162011-06-12T01:00:39.927-04:002011-06-12T01:00:39.927-04:00Super 8 so far by the reviews I've read is eit...Super 8 so far by the reviews I've read is either going to be a movie you like or just seriously hate. I agree Abrams is a charlatan and this movie is 'culture polluting filth' ( couldn't have put it better myself ) but I do know that others are entitled to opinions that differ from my own.<br /> This is a review that reflects a person's own take on what he saw even though my own feeling about the movie is completely different.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-25983256425243880812011-06-11T04:09:50.812-04:002011-06-11T04:09:50.812-04:00I posted the comment above. What do you want me to...I posted the comment above. What do you want me to say, Jake? You don't seem to have much interest in true film criticism, instead subscribing to the Ebert method of critic profiteering, playing steward to giant, amoral film studios, where you first relent to even seeing this noisy swill, and second, somehow deluding yourself into (strongly!) recommending it to a public who depends on you to protect them. This is what Auburn teaches, huh? Complicity to America's ringmasters? Do you have pride in your work? What are you doing? That you have a screenshot from A Taste of Cherry in your blog banner hanging over this tawdry celebration of capitalism and artifice is an embarrassing indignity. Shame on you, Jake, for selling your passion, you coward.43t9fisldjfdsfqo9rg3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-63678637432762360442011-06-10T23:26:22.090-04:002011-06-10T23:26:22.090-04:00I love trolly comments so much, especially when th...I love trolly comments so much, especially when they say nothing and accuse others of bad criticism. How can you not laugh?Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-26105775281490443442011-06-10T23:12:10.951-04:002011-06-10T23:12:10.951-04:00That's an unfair comment above. Good review, t...That's an unfair comment above. Good review, though I'm curious about the final act. Some have said it works well. It'll be interesting to see, and any movie that gets compared to The Host cant be bad.Jack Lehtonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573119998860926348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-6517545288845562072011-06-10T22:32:30.053-04:002011-06-10T22:32:30.053-04:00I really have no clue what to say. J.J. Abrams is ...I really have no clue what to say. J.J. Abrams is a charlatan and he lures people in with spectacle and lazy ambiguity. He is possibly the most overrated person working in show business today, rivaled only by Spielberg. A bad review, and a bad critic for not warning audiences to stay away from this culture polluting filth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-30323008449525394032011-06-10T03:44:05.358-04:002011-06-10T03:44:05.358-04:004 stars...you are very generous!! I hated this to ...4 stars...you are very generous!! I hated this to be honest and was bored beyond belief. Once I saw the driver of the pick up had survived a head on with a train going at 80mph and weighing 1000's of tonnes it lost me as that pushed credibilty way beyond belief even by Hollywood standards.<br /> But each to their own and taste is an individual thing.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.com