tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post3258129318350861256..comments2024-02-12T15:32:07.208-05:00Comments on The Comic Book Catacombs: At the Movies: Super 8Chuck Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-86921801907978167652011-06-15T13:27:36.563-04:002011-06-15T13:27:36.563-04:00Sounds like a good one. It's definately on my...Sounds like a good one. It's definately on my "must see" list!Unca Jeffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292248615715408243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-14237337099497899702011-06-13T21:51:11.517-04:002011-06-13T21:51:11.517-04:00You hit the nail on the head with your review of S...You hit the nail on the head with your review of Super 8, Chuck! You summed up central theme of the film when you state “the beauty of "Super 8" is that even then, the creature feature aspect remains secondary to this stronger element of the story.” If there is such a thing as Humanist Adventure SF, then J. J. Abrams has created it with his continued flair for using the structure of science fiction (e.g.: Star Trek) to demonstrate the positive potential of humanity. Although Abrams does commit to creating a truly menacing alien, he seems to be far more interested in the human story of a father and son who are dealing with the devastating loss of their wife/mother.<br /><br />For our generation, Super 8 is a nice nostalgic trip to the late 70’s. I do wonder what younger viewers who were not even born in 1979 think of Super 8’s setting. I like to think that the kids of ’79 aren’t much different than the kids of ’09, ’10 or ’11, but I fear that they might find this time period as alien as the late 40’s are to this child of the 60’s. I applaud Abrams for his artistic integrity to set Super 8 in the 70’s – obviously a time of his youth – because he might have had more commercial success with a contemporary setting. Here’s hoping that good word-of-mouth will give Super 8 a long prosperous theatrical runFritz "Doc" Freakensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209589620766485745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-72638879876002499332011-06-13T13:15:54.301-04:002011-06-13T13:15:54.301-04:00This was a GREAT movie - harkens back to the glory...This was a GREAT movie - harkens back to the glory days of such Spielberg films as ET and The Goonies. My only complaint is that Abrams overdid it against with the dad-gummed lens flares - what is his thing with this, anyway? That aside it's well worth the cost of admission, which just isn't the case with most movies these days no matter what the genre.John Smallhttp://bardofthelesserboulevards.yolasite.com/noreply@blogger.com