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[CynAnne]

[CynAnne]

[gimmypig]

Ok, how about this:

The leaked trailer that was filmed on a camcorder in a cinema was a clue! Its about someone going to the movies in the 70s to see a Spielberg film, and.... dunno after that :/

[Saiyan King]

[Eleven72]

We must party.

[ryanj64]

Based on Spielberg's past, maybe it is about kids shooting a short film about aliens and then actually finding them. There would be a huge underlying plot like in ET where the government is involved.. And Since J.J. Idolizes Spielberg, I wouldnt be surprised to see a throwback to either ET or Close encounters (which is already referenced in the first shot of the trailer). Don't be surprised if gets get involved.

[Nighthawk]

[ST]

Guys, it's a heartwarming tale about a bunch of kids in the 70's taking their camera to the circus! There's gonna be 500 huge lions, Ethan Haas is the lion tamer, and Cthulu makes a cameo as the bearded lady! They travel city to city by train, of course...

But anyway, I've heard that nothing from the teaser will end up being in the film. Can anyone here confirm that?

[Venom034]

 Is it just me...

[HappyFunNorm]

Not a monster

[asda]

Re: Not a monster

[SeekerX]

[Tenshi Akui]

Re: Not a monster

[I'm On To You Abrams]

Wikipedia states that a Super 8 film cartridge could shoot for 2.5 minutes at 24 frames per second. It does not seem a stretch to say that we will likely see multiple 2.5 minute video clips as viewed by a 3rd party (ie not the person who shot the video(???the kid we see in the reflection???) and not the person who owns the footage (the government).


On a basic level we must determine what kind of scary movie this is going to be. Two basic kinds of scary movies are the "runner" and the "investigator". A "runner" film would be a movie like Cloverfield. An "investigator" movie could be the X-files movie or The Ring (although it crosses over to a "runner" at times).

I personally don't see Super 8 as a "runner" film principally because it does not make sense given Spielberg's movie past. From a purely speculative stance I see this film as involving a man's investigation and possibly his attempt to expose his findings.

Of course, I could be totally wrong

[SeekerX]

Despite plot we could also simply guess on the age-rating for this movie.
What do you guys think this is going to be?

I'm just asking myself as Abrams usually goes on "heavier" stuff than Spielberg would do.

For the U.S. I think it's definitely going to be PG-13 but we have different rating systems all around the world.
I, for example, live in Germany. Here we have the "steps" age 0, 6, 12, 16, 18. And then even a "ban"-list, which has been cause to a lot of discussions. "The Evil Dead" for example has been on the ban-list for many years here. Or the more contemporary uncut version of "Inside" is.

I'd guess for us germans it's going to be 16. At least I hope so. 12 would be kind of a shame. And Spielberg would IMO not support an 18 movie on his production company.

Edit: If you answer from a different/new country, please explain your rating-system in short so we have an overview.