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rabid1stSo, I went to see Super 8 tonight. More about that under the cut you see further down the page.
But first, Jason O'Mara is playing Joe Morelli in One For the Money, the film version of Janet Evanovich's first book in the Stephanie Plum series. I like this bit of casting. I didn't care for the Katherine Heigl news. She's been dropping in my estimation for some time. And I'm completely puzzled by Ranger. Not as puzzled as I am by most of the Hunger Games casting, but still...you have to do more than look the part, right? On the other hand...maybe Ranger doesn't have much range.
I am sure many people know Jason O'Mara from Life on Mars...but to me he will always be Bill Croelick from The Closer. I want Bill to come back before the show goes off the air, but I am not sure I will get my wish at this point.
And now...on to Super 8...
Wow! I really enjoyed this movie. It did take me back to my childhood and all of those early Spielberg movies. But it seemed more modern with the emotional nuances. For example, one of the hallmarks of Spielberg movies is the clueless parental figures. But in this movie, the parents are more well-rounded and the neglect is more plausible. What isn't plausible is the trainwreck. I really disliked the over the top and completely laughable idea of five children running around like ants during that derailment. I also didn't buy the guy in the truck. If you have seen it you know which guy I mean...and...come on?!? That was absurd.
But, I did like the monster and the mystery and the bad guys and the parents and the kids. All of it was believable. The way the kids interacted. The show off. The crazy kid. The girl. The secrets just for the sake of secrets. And the crappy ad with Lucy the missing dog, turned out to be misdirection. Not that Lucy isn't missing, but this isn't a cutsie, Reese's Pieces movie about a boy and his dog. It is gritty and real in many ways. I liked the people and I thought they were real people and what happened to them was MOSTLY plausible...except the train...which was ridiculously OTT.
Did I care about the constant teasing with the monster? No! Not so much. Critics have mentioned Cloverfield (which I never saw, because it looked like crap to me), but this didn't feel like it was too sweet or too safe or too special effects heavy. I believed in the glimpses I saw of the alien and I liked the final product. Oh...and I liked the "Say no to drugs" aside they had during that big battle scene, showing not telling, which is far more effective.
But first, Jason O'Mara is playing Joe Morelli in One For the Money, the film version of Janet Evanovich's first book in the Stephanie Plum series. I like this bit of casting. I didn't care for the Katherine Heigl news. She's been dropping in my estimation for some time. And I'm completely puzzled by Ranger. Not as puzzled as I am by most of the Hunger Games casting, but still...you have to do more than look the part, right? On the other hand...maybe Ranger doesn't have much range.
I am sure many people know Jason O'Mara from Life on Mars...but to me he will always be Bill Croelick from The Closer. I want Bill to come back before the show goes off the air, but I am not sure I will get my wish at this point.
And now...on to Super 8...
Wow! I really enjoyed this movie. It did take me back to my childhood and all of those early Spielberg movies. But it seemed more modern with the emotional nuances. For example, one of the hallmarks of Spielberg movies is the clueless parental figures. But in this movie, the parents are more well-rounded and the neglect is more plausible. What isn't plausible is the trainwreck. I really disliked the over the top and completely laughable idea of five children running around like ants during that derailment. I also didn't buy the guy in the truck. If you have seen it you know which guy I mean...and...come on?!? That was absurd.
But, I did like the monster and the mystery and the bad guys and the parents and the kids. All of it was believable. The way the kids interacted. The show off. The crazy kid. The girl. The secrets just for the sake of secrets. And the crappy ad with Lucy the missing dog, turned out to be misdirection. Not that Lucy isn't missing, but this isn't a cutsie, Reese's Pieces movie about a boy and his dog. It is gritty and real in many ways. I liked the people and I thought they were real people and what happened to them was MOSTLY plausible...except the train...which was ridiculously OTT.
Did I care about the constant teasing with the monster? No! Not so much. Critics have mentioned Cloverfield (which I never saw, because it looked like crap to me), but this didn't feel like it was too sweet or too safe or too special effects heavy. I believed in the glimpses I saw of the alien and I liked the final product. Oh...and I liked the "Say no to drugs" aside they had during that big battle scene, showing not telling, which is far more effective.
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Date: 2011-06-19 03:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-06-19 06:59 am (UTC)I think I can really recommend Super 8. I'm going to go see it again tomorrow and hopefully it will hold up to another viewing.