Super 8 (US - DVD R1 | BD)
Paramount Home Entertainment has provided us with some revised artwork
Title: Super 8 (IMDb)
Starring: Elle Fanning
Released: 22nd November 2011
SRP: $29.99 (DVD)
Further Details:
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($29.99) and Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($34.99) releases of Super 8 for November 22nd. Extras will include a commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Larry Fong, and 2 featurettes ("The Dream Behind Super 8", "The Visitor Lives"). The Blu-ray/DVD Combo release will also include a Deconstructing The Train Crash featurette, deleted scenes, and a digital copy of the film. We've attached our first look at the official package artwork below:
Quote: Acclaimed filmmakers Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams join forces in this extraordinary tale of friendship, mystery, and adventure. Super 8 tells the story of six friends who accidentally film a train wreck only to discover that something unimaginable escaped during the crash. Now, the only thing more mysterious than what it is - is what it wants. Experience the film that critics rave is, “filled with unstoppable imagination and visual effects to spare. It will put a spell on you.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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Starring: Elle Fanning
Released: 22nd November 2011
SRP: $29.99 (DVD)
Further Details:
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($29.99) and Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($34.99) releases of Super 8 for November 22nd. Extras will include a commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Larry Fong, and 2 featurettes ("The Dream Behind Super 8", "The Visitor Lives"). The Blu-ray/DVD Combo release will also include a Deconstructing The Train Crash featurette, deleted scenes, and a digital copy of the film. We've attached our first look at the official package artwork below:
Revised Artwork
Original Artwork
Synopsis
Quote: Acclaimed filmmakers Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams join forces in this extraordinary tale of friendship, mystery, and adventure. Super 8 tells the story of six friends who accidentally film a train wreck only to discover that something unimaginable escaped during the crash. Now, the only thing more mysterious than what it is - is what it wants. Experience the film that critics rave is, “filled with unstoppable imagination and visual effects to spare. It will put a spell on you.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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Uhhhhhhhhhhm...
Looks like the idea was to represent the look of old Kodak Super 8 packaging:
Still looks pretty awful and lazy though.
Still looks pretty awful and lazy though.
A good movie.....although the part with the kids was better than the monster part.
Da B-Meister wrote: A good movie.....although the part with the kids was better than the monster part.
Totally agree. One can sense J.J. Abrams spent about 90% of his energy directing the child actors and did everything else on auto-pilot (script included)...
He certainly had the intention of paying homage to the Spielberg cinema of the late 70s/early 80s, but the result felt more like a checklist rip-off of Jaws and Close Encounters and ET and Gremlins and The Goonies and Jurassic Park all at the same time, which of course couldn't possibly turn out great.
Totally agree. One can sense J.J. Abrams spent about 90% of his energy directing the child actors and did everything else on auto-pilot (script included)...
He certainly had the intention of paying homage to the Spielberg cinema of the late 70s/early 80s, but the result felt more like a checklist rip-off of Jaws and Close Encounters and ET and Gremlins and The Goonies and Jurassic Park all at the same time, which of course couldn't possibly turn out great.
is this cover a joke?
LOL yeh that cover is hideous. Also wasnt this originally set for October? Maybe the delay also changed the cover art? I enjoyed this ok but i dont need to buy it. Once is enough
Whoever designed the cover must be the laziest SOB in the world. It's an 'ugly' cover for the interesting movie.
But dvdtown.com had it listed a few months ago and they showed a whole other cover, it was much more like the poster, I'll try to link it later or y'all can search there.
So, I just don't get it. Whenever a cover is an obnoxious photoshop job, we're met with complaints that it isn't subtle. And then whenever a cover is subtle, we're met with complaints that it isn't and obnoxious photoshop job. In any case, I certainly prefer to original, sideways theatrical poster, but I still quite this one.
llama, something that takes the subtle approach can still be disappointing. It all comes down to execution. While I don't necessarily hate this cover, and I see what marketers were getting at with the whole 'Super 8' film angle, it still certainly could have been a lot better, subtle or not.
An excellent example of subtle, yet fantastic in execution, would have to be the original Jurassic Park logo. Although simple and contained, with only black as its backdrop, it has become completely iconic. Show someone that logo and they will say "Ah, yes. Jurassic Park."
An excellent example of subtle, yet fantastic in execution, would have to be the original Jurassic Park logo. Although simple and contained, with only black as its backdrop, it has become completely iconic. Show someone that logo and they will say "Ah, yes. Jurassic Park."
Cover looks like something from a petrol (gas) station
i don't mind the cover at all. i LOVED this movie. regarding subtle (or not) covers, i very much liked the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES cover (from a couple of days ago) too but apparently many people didn't like it.
I don't mind the cover. I prefer this over a cover with floating heads or some really bad cover art jobs you see on releases many times over
How boring. lol
I can see what they were going for - an old Super 8 package slip, but it comes off as lazy and unappealing. I'd take it over a Photoshopped cover any day. Still, this film was very good. The coming-of-age story is the thing that stands out the most. The ending wasn't great, but the film is still one of my favorite's of the year.
Yeah, that Kodak reference is pretty obscure, this day and age. It looks like I could use it as a safety cone...
I don't really mind the cover. I would of gone with the sideways poster, but at least we get to see the movie again, that's the main point about buying a DVD or Blu-ray! Anyways, Super 8 IS or IS ONE OF the best movies of the year! I've been waiting ssoo looong for this movie ever since the teaser trailer came out with Iron Man 2 last year. I've been waiting a whole year and month for this movie! It was my most anticipated movie of the year. No other teaser trailer made me want more than Super 8's trailer. And it delivered! Truely is a beautiful film. J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg are a dream team. The kids were amazing actors, especially Elle Fanning. Acting just runs in the family, I guess. I was a little disappointed that they didn't show the monster more often. Just a few blinks of it until they showed it's full form at the end. Still, the movie was definitely worth the wait and I will be getting this the first day on Blu-ray!
Don't like the cover. Don't hate it though. Might go for the combo pack, this one was pretty good.
I heard nothing but awesome things about Super 8, definite blind buy. Though that art work is not the best.
The old Kodak Super 8 packaging was pretty cool. If that's what they were going for, then make it look retro cool like that. What they've done, at least what's represented here, is extremely unappealing. If I didn't already know what the movie was and saw that on the shelf, I'd never want to grab it and see what it was about.
The movie itself was pretty good.
The movie itself was pretty good.
It would have been better if that yellow cover was a box with a flap you open to slide out the blu-ray case(which would have the movie poster for the cover) like you would open the film package.
I like the idea but it wasn't executed very well. Maybe it'll look better in person.
Don't really like the cover, I didn't get the Kodak reference (and many others won't). The main problem is it doesn't look retro enough, just looks like a flashy yellow cover. They shoudl've used the poster.
Great movie though, halfway through it I started thinking it might actually be a Cloverfield prequel which they'd kept quiet on.
Great movie though, halfway through it I started thinking it might actually be a Cloverfield prequel which they'd kept quiet on.
Super 8 The Perfect American Summer Film 10/10
Super 8 was awesome. One of the best this year. I honestly don't like the cover art but the movie is definitely a must buy on the combo pack.
How cool is the monster compared to CloverField creature
"It would have been better if that yellow cover was a box with a flap you open to slide out the blu-ray case(which would have the movie poster for the cover) like you would open the film package."
^ This. If this art was on a digipak in the style of the venture bros. boxes or even the old 20th Century fox digipaks (similar to Fight Club) none of us would be complaining right now.
^ This. If this art was on a digipak in the style of the venture bros. boxes or even the old 20th Century fox digipaks (similar to Fight Club) none of us would be complaining right now.
Just got an email that there will be an update to the artwork soon.
I like the cover art and I love the movie. I can't wait to see it again.
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