Pre Spoiler Alert!!

It has been brought to my attention that in my last post I didn't give any warning before talking about a plot detail from Super 8.  Granted it was a minor plot detail, and one that is glaringly obvious and in no way a twist.  Yet still, a plot detail none the less...without warning.

So I would like to take this opportunity to provide a pre spoiler alert.

Especially if you are a close friend of mine.  One who has an exceptionally good DVD collection that is completely without filler (seriously, not one in the whole lot that I wouldn't gladly watch).  Who also seems to take on average 5 months to see a film once it has been released, almost 12 in the case of Super 8.  It was released in August 2011 for crying out loud!

Yes Matt, this is for you.

My next blog post will go into detail about Cabin in the Woods.  I've held off for as long as possible, but it's just too good a film to not talk about.

Go and watch it now.

Just for the record (and to avoid any notion of exaggeration), it has been 291 days since the release of Super 8 on August 5th 2011.  It has then been 39 days since the release of Cabin in the Woods on 13th April 2012.  When citing Matt's tendency to procrastinate in seeing films, I used these as the examples which gave me the average of 165 days, or 5.42 months.  I rounded it down to 5.  Although in fairness I then hammed it up by saying it was almost 12 months since Super 8's release.

The youngsters steal the show...

With it's current run on Sky Movies Premier, I watched Super 8 again the other evening.

I remember leaving the cinema when I saw it first time round, with the feeling of disappointment at what I considered to be a sickly and overly sentimental ending.  I specifically remember sitting on the edge of my seat, saying "please don't let go of the locket" repeatedly.  Needless to say, Joe let go, and I was reminded that one of the producers was the same man who brought us E.T and *batteries not included, and I did indeed have my heart warmed.

Watching Super 8 again achieved 2 things:

- Dispelled the feeling of disappointment I felt following my first viewing.

- Reminded me that the child acting in Super 8 is some of the finest I have ever seen.

The last time I remember seeing children carry a story so well on the big screen was Stand By Me, and for me that film has to much of a special place in my heart to ever be bettered.  And whilst Steven Spielberg wasn't involved in Stand By Me, he has been responsible for bringing some fantastic child acting performances to our cinema screens:
- E.T
- The Goonies
- Empire of the Sun (featuring a very young Christian Bale)
- A.I Artificial Intelligence (with one Haley Joel Osment)
It's quite clear that among many of his talents, Spielberg has an eye for picking out a great child actor.

If you have yet to see Super 8, get on it.  The same can be said for any of the other films I have mentioned above.  If you haven't seen Stand By Me, every moment you spend from now not watching it, is time wasted.  Thinking about it, it's time I watched it again myself.