Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Enophile (A) on June 21, 2011 at 10:17:16

In Reply to: RE: Super 8, decent family fare for older kids but . . . posted by Daryl Zero on June 11, 2011 at 10:14:31

Got to enjoy it with my kids, then chat about it after.

The film is seemlessly assembled, with lots of bits that refer to plot to come...very well set up.

It was great how the girl the same age as the boys was so obviously more "complex" or mature, and great how the boys' acting skills were so well downplayed when they were in film making mode.

I liked the "don't show the monster" way of building tension, too.

Glad that the dad was not played as a buffoon, as Disney is so wont to do.

This movie reminded me of the first Strokes album, or that Sheryl Crow "Tuesday Night Music Club" disc....take a bunch of well known tropes, blend seemlessly, end up with something that feels fresh!

Each of the male kids was a bit one dimensional, but the characters remained consistent to themselves.

I especially liked when Charlie was mad at Joe and how they worked out their issues.

It also reminded me quite nicely of how epic simple day to day things were when I was a kid, but have minimized since - first crush, trying to figure a girl out, getting to hold hands, working on a project like their film where the project takes up such a vast piece of one's consciousness, food taking precedence over mourning, living by bicycle - in all terrain mode....

All in all, I was very pleased.