Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Saturday Night At The Movies: Super 8

After dinner out on Saturday night,  Bruce and I rented a movie that my younger sister, Carol, recommended called Super 8.  It is a movie from 2011 about a group of Junior High age kids in a small town outside of Dayton Ohio.  It takes place in 1979.  The kids are making a zombie monster movie with their Super 8 camera when they inadvertently film a government secret in the back ground with their camera.  As a giant insect from outer space terrorizes their town and the Air Force and the local police department struggle to get the situation under control,  the young friends save the day.  It is one of those movies that, although it will never be considered high quality or an Oscar winner,  is great fun to watch.  We especially enjoyed the music of the late 70s that was throughout the film.  Enjoy the trailer below and make this your Halloween Movie to watch for this fall.

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  1. I especially liked the music!

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  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdnqEyToqg

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  3. • Getting out of school - Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
    • Dinner at Charles's house - Match Game Opening Theme - Robert Arnold Israel
    • Joe and his dad at the diner talking about baseball camp - Easy - Commodores
    • Kids singing at night waiting to shoot the movie scenes - My Sharona - Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso and Joel Courtney
    • Driving in the car to shoot the movie scenes - Bye Bye Love - The Cars
    • Kids sitting at the diner talking about the crash - Silly Love Songs - Wings
    • Gas station attendant listening to his Walkman on his headphones - Heart of Glass - Blondie
    • Cartoon in the background on the TV - High Diving Hare - Carl Stalling
    • Stoner smoking pot in the car outside the school - Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
    • Stoner drives up in the car the bus attack - Le Freak - Chic
    • First end credits song - Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
    • Second end credits song (after the mini movie) - My Sharona - The Knack
    • Original music for Super 8 - Michael Giacchino

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