“If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?” - RuPaul - - - - - - - - - - - “if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal.” - John F. Kennedy - - - - - - - - - - - - “Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn’t marry. And you couldn’t have that special day the way your friends do – you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person’s shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach …. When I shared a picture of my tattoo on my Twitter page and said, ‘ALL LOVE is equal,’ a lot of people mocked me – they said, ‘What happened to you? You used to be a Christian girl!’ And I said, ‘Well, if you were a true Christian, you would have your facts straight. Christianity is about love.’ The debate resulted in a lot of threats and hate mail to people who agreed and disagreed with me. At one point I had to say, ‘Dude, everyone lay off.’ Can’t people have friendly debates about sensitive topics without it turning into unnecessary threats?” - Pop star Miley Cyrus on her marriage equality tattoo - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Movies in Rewind: Super 8

If you haven't seen Super 8, you should - it really is a good movie. If you grew up in the late 70's early 80's, you'll definitely love it. This is not a spoiler review, so no need to worry.

Ryan and I went to watch the movie over the weekend, and I'll admit, I shed a few tears.  Apart from being a Steven Spielberg / J.J. Abrams film, it definitely had an E.T., and The Thing feel to it.  So, in essence, it is a feel good movie that will help you understand that grief "isn't something you get over, but rather something you learn to live with."

This movie took me back to a time when Walkmans were coming into existence, whereas kids, we used to play outside instead of being confined to a room all day watching porn or playing video games - 1979.

The movie is about a kid who is stricken by grief, who doesn't get along with his father, and is relying on his friends to help him cope with life and growing up a child of the late 70's.  In the mix of all this, he gets together with his friends who want to make a zombie movie for an upcoming festival, while at the same time a train derails with a mysterious creature inside. Could it be something from Area 51 possibly?

You have two separate stories going on here, but yet they rely on each other.  On one side you have a father and son, a daughter and father who are at odds with each other.  And on the other side you have something mysterious on a train that escapes and wreaks havoc in a small town in the United States.  

Overall I give the movie an 8 out of 10.  Check out the trailer after the jump.

8 comments:

Chris Daniel said...

I thought it was just ok.could have been better. It was just et in a grown up way if you ask me. :-/

Unknown said...

It had elements of it, but we liked it nonetheless.

Chris Daniel said...

I didn't dislike it, I more disliked the fact that they made it seem so much more interesting than what it turned out to be. It was a Cloverfield/ET hybrid. I just wanted more.

Chris Daniel said...

Better than many movies that have been coming out in the last year or so though. Haha

David Mackey said...

I thought it was a mixed Signs and Stand By Me....

Unknown said...

LOL, now that was a good analogy, i never thought of it that way.

David Mackey said...

Yeah, I saw it last week at the screening and thought "mystery alien we never see, group of kids bonding along the way and a unspoken "incident" that kills someone and shapes everyone in the town" Yep, Signs and Stand By Me.

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