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This is the greatest movie I've seen in ten years! I'm not going to get into spoilers, but a hint is this: Stay after the end credits start!

I really am looking forward to when this comes to the UK. All the hidden teaser stuff in previews etc have been great.

Been looking forward to this since Cloverfield... glad to hear its good, can't wait to see it (especially since it seems to be very USAF-centric).

Can you give a smidge of what the hell its about? The previews Ive seen are a bit vague. But I too have been wanting to see it pretty badly

As I understand it, its the late 70s in Ohio, a freight train is derailed in an accident (more like intentional suicide), the train happens to be carrying secured USAF freight cars containing material from Area 51 which is being closed down and whatever it is they were doing there relocated to Wright-Patterson AFB (in Ohio). Well, one of the 'materials' from Area 51 is an alien/paranormal entity of some sort, and it gets free and reeks havoc on the small town where the train was derailed, and the military shows up and tries to 'clean up' its mess, etc. oh and a bunch of kids who like making movies on their super 8mm cameras happen to catch everything on film...

So.... Cloverfield, Alien Edition?

not quite, the movie isn't shown from their footage like cloverfield was, although its kinda the same concept overall

chaos0xomega wrote:As I understand it, its the late 70s in Ohio, a freight train is derailed in an accident (more like intentional suicide), the train happens to be carrying secured USAF freight cars containing material from Area 51 which is being closed down and whatever it is they were doing there relocated to Wright-Patterson AFB (in Ohio). Well, one of the 'materials' from Area 51 is an alien/paranormal entity of some sort, and it gets free and reeks havoc on the small town where the train was derailed, and the military shows up and tries to 'clean up' its mess, etc. oh and a bunch of kids who like making movies on their super 8mm cameras happen to catch everything on film...

Oh cool! Ancient Astronaught ass kicker here I come

MovieBob is stupid for saying this movie is anything but amazing.

Most movie critics are idiots.

warpcrafter wrote:This is the greatest movie I've seen in ten years! I'm not going to get into spoilers, but a hint is this: Stay after the end credits start!

I have been waiting a year to see it, ever since there were rumors there might be a prequel to Cloverfield in the works. You can definitely see the Spielberg in this movie.

warpcrafter wrote:This is the greatest movie I've seen in ten years! I'm not going to get into spoilers, but a hint is this: Stay after the end credits start!

Who here doesnt stay til after the credits for "hidden extras" anymore?

I will be waiting for this on DvD as I expect to be disappointed and refuse to pay $30 to see this in a decent cinema.

You pay $30 to go to a movie?

Frazzled wrote:You pay $30 to go to a movie?

Tickets plus snacks? You could hit $30 easy... if you buy the snacks at the theater... which I do!

But then he is from australia. Stuff is expensive down there.

Tickets for me and wife: 2 x $9.00
Large Diet Coke: $5.50
Large Popcorn with butter: $6.50
Tripping little kids that run around the theater: Priceless.

(total ~ $30.00)

kronk wrote:Tickets for me and wife: 2 x $9.00
Large Diet Coke: $5.50
Large Popcorn with butter: $6.50
Tripping little kids that run around the theater: Priceless.

(total ~ $30.00)

Tickets for me and couple I promised to take so that they will cook steaks for me next week: $28
two shots of dark rum and 1 shot of water to fortify Frazzled: $6
Piece of bacon to bribe the wiener dogs into not peeing all over the place while were gone= who cares its worth it.
Cost of food the teenage boy will eat while we're gone: $48.50
Laughing with strangers at the youtube video of the Alamo call while in the actual Alamo=free (not my phone)
cost of popcorn, pizza, mozzerella sticks, salad, burger, hefeweisen, two cokes, and two Merlots (for me) =$65

I liked everything except the climax, which I felt fell a bit flat. Or felt a bit rushed perhaps. The credits were gold though.

It gave me and my friends a big Cloverfield mixed with ET vibe. Which makes sense, considering the sources.

LordofHats wrote:

Frazzled wrote:You pay $30 to go to a movie?

Tickets plus snacks? You could hit $30 easy... if you buy the snacks at the theater... which I do!

But then he is from australia. Stuff is expensive down there.

Hell yea. I ALWAYS buy the nachos and cheese when I spoil myself and goto the movies. Seriously, why can I get that crap in my own house? The cheese is just never the same stuff they make in the theater

I wish they had nachos and cheese in UK cinemas :(.

Zefig wrote:I liked everything except the climax, which I felt fell a bit flat.

That's what she said...

EDIT: stupid orkmotes

KingCracker wrote:


Hell yea. I ALWAYS buy the nachos and cheese when I spoil myself and goto the movies. Seriously, why can I get that crap in my own house? The cheese is just never the same stuff they make in the theater

One day, when the world ends, America will be judged.

And for your myriad of crimes against cheese (...fromagicide ? ) there shall be a reckoning.

KingCracker wrote:

LordofHats wrote:

Frazzled wrote:You pay $30 to go to a movie?

Tickets plus snacks? You could hit $30 easy... if you buy the snacks at the theater... which I do!

But then he is from australia. Stuff is expensive down there.

Hell yea. I ALWAYS buy the nachos and cheese when I spoil myself and goto the movies. Seriously, why can I get that crap in my own house? The cheese is just never the same stuff they make in the theater

See thats why you need to be a Texan. I'd never eat the cheese served at movie theaters. Homemade queso is epically better.

@ OP - Cheers for the recommendation. It's not out in the UK for a few weeks (foolish Hollywood, don't they know we Brits will now pirate it off the internet ), but looking forward to blockbuster with a bit of heart.

I've not read the thread to avoid any spoilers that people may have let slip.

Lexx wrote:I wish they had nachos and cheese in UK cinemas :(.

You can at cineworlds.

Though they don't have salsa which is odd, nachoes are nothing without salsa.

I know it's been several weeks since anyone posted here, but I thought that this place would be the best place to ask . . Did anyone else think that the alien looked really like a

Frazzled wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

LordofHats wrote:

Frazzled wrote:You pay $30 to go to a movie?

Tickets plus snacks? You could hit $30 easy... if you buy the snacks at the theater... which I do!

But then he is from australia. Stuff is expensive down there.

Hell yea. I ALWAYS buy the nachos and cheese when I spoil myself and goto the movies. Seriously, why can I get that crap in my own house? The cheese is just never the same stuff they make in the theater

See thats why you need to be a Texan. I'd never eat the cheese served at movie theaters. Homemade queso is epically better.

Lucky for me, I am close to a Cinemark theater, so I can get buffalo wings, burgers, hotdogs, pizza, chili cheese fries or ice cream to enjoy during a movie.

I liked everything except the climax, which I felt fell a bit flat. Or felt a bit rushed perhaps

I too have this problem Avatar

Movies on my must see list:

Captain America
Super 8
Planet of the Apes

Super 8 was great I really liked the kids. AND YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE CREDITS! OR ELSE YOU WILL BE MISSING OUT!

I loved the credits! That is the first time I have ever said that since Toy Story 2 with the outtakes

Super 8 was one of the best films i've seen in a long time. but the harry potter part 2 came out and i was like eh. not as good.

Super 8 was a very quick classic.

warpcrafter wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

LordofHats wrote:

Frazzled wrote:You pay $30 to go to a movie?

Tickets plus snacks? You could hit $30 easy... if you buy the snacks at the theater... which I do!

But then he is from australia. Stuff is expensive down there.

Hell yea. I ALWAYS buy the nachos and cheese when I spoil myself and goto the movies. Seriously, why can I get that crap in my own house? The cheese is just never the same stuff they make in the theater

See thats why you need to be a Texan. I'd never eat the cheese served at movie theaters. Homemade queso is epically better.

Lucky for me, I am close to a Cinemark theater, so I can get buffalo wings, burgers, hotdogs, pizza, chili cheese fries or ice cream to enjoy during a movie.

Why does this not suprise me (the fact that American's can get so much fried food in random places, not Warpcrafters location ).

Me, I'm happy with a medium sweet Popcorn and a medium soft drink that is so big that my bladder is straining at the hour & a half mark of any film.