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Super 8 (2011) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 249,446 users
Metascore: 72/100
Reviews: 811 user | 525 critic | 41 from Metacritic.com During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town. Director:J.J. AbramsWriter:J.J. Abrams |
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| Jessica Tuck | ... | ||
| Joel McKinnon Miller | ... | ||
| Ryan Lee | ... | ||
| Zach Mills | ... | ||
| Riley Griffiths | ... | ||
| Gabriel Basso | ... | ||
| Kyle Chandler | ... | ||
| Ron Eldard | ... | ||
| AJ Michalka | ... | ||
| Andrew Miller | ... | ||
| Jakob Miller | ... | ||
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Jade Griffiths | ... |
Benji Kaznyk
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| Britt Flatmo | ... |
Peg Kaznyk
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In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined. Written by Official site
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group of friends | train crash | make up | disappearance | small town |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 June 2011 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Супер 8 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$35,451,168 (USA) (10 June 2011)Gross:
$126,975,169 (USA) (23 September 2011)Company Credits
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Mrs. Kaznyk: I'm so worried for that boy.
Mr. Kaznyk: Joe's gonna be okay.
Mrs. Kaznyk: She was everything to him.
Mr. Kaznyk: Jack's gonna step up. He's a good man.
Mrs. Kaznyk: But he's never had to be a father before. I don't think he understands Joe.
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Written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger
Performed by Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso and Joel Courtney
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Riley Griffiths (Charles Kaznyk) played an April Fool's prank on director J.J. Abrams during filming: "On the verge of crying, I told him I had lost my script, lost it at a mall in L.A., somebody took it, and it's online. He totally fell for it... I think I might have been more scared than J.J. I was trembling." See more »Goofs
The Lillian Airfield sign (at around 46 mins) shows "Town of Lillian, Ohio". In a later shot, the film shows another sign showing City of Lillian, Ohio. Ohio does not recognize any incorporated area as a town, only village or city. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mrs. Kaznyk: I'm so worried for that boy.
Mr. Kaznyk: Joe's gonna be okay.
Mrs. Kaznyk: She was everything to him.
Mr. Kaznyk: Jack's gonna step up. He's a good man.
Mrs. Kaznyk: But he's never had to be a father before. I don't think he understands Joe.
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Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits other than the title appearing on the screen. See more »Soundtracks
My SharonaWritten by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger
Performed by Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso and Joel Courtney
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Wow, I really, really wanted to like this movie. I had mixed expectations going in. On the one hand, I expected a typical Spielberg style kids vs. monster type flick, on the other, I have been disappointed by Abrams before with Cloverfield.
So, for the first three quarters of the movie, I was actually enjoying the ride. At least this time, Abrams managed to make characters that I could care about. I was able to suspend my disbelief and go along in spite of many problems with physics and continuity. As the story went on, the unexplained bits and pieces of the plot began to wear thin.
Basically, if you read the negative reviews on here you will see the problems with this film; the complete rehashing of so many Spielberg clichés, multiple goofy continuity problems, and poor plot exposition and so on. I actually could have overlooked most of this for the positives, if it weren't for the particularly flat ending.
The rest of the film had enough great production values, character development and a great feeling of an old time 50's monster movie I really was having fun, until it got toward the end. They just couldn't pull all the plot elements together in a satisfying way. Worst yet, the ending fell totally flat. Where there should have been some tension building with a good climactic scene, it just kind of ended, plop, that was it, very unsatisfying.
I don't understand the trend with filmmakers like Abrams, Shyamalan and a others these days. There is a tendency to have characters with strong but contrived story lines, where the plot exposition is so minimal and choppy that it is difficult to actually develop an emotional connection with them. Then, it is difficult to tell where some of their motivation comes from. Ultimately, these characters act in ways that seem inappropriate under the circumstances. Anyway, I just tire with this kind of half-ass story telling. These guys need to watch some classic Hitchcock, Lumet, Reiner etc. and get some tips on plot and character development.
Bummer, this was so close to being a really good movie, if not great, it just needed better storytelling and a decent ending.