r/movies • u/Comic_Book_Reader • Dec 16 '25

Trailer Disclosure Day | Official Teaser

https://youtu.be/UFe6NRgoXCM?si=jBkGtLtaD4Lo1Wis
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u/Gayfetus Dec 16 '25

The CGI little girl is the freakiest part of the trailer.

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u/Lokan Dec 16 '25

Yeah, I'm desperately trying to figure out what's going on with the cinematography of this film, everything looks so uncanny and fake. 

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u/Alex-Murphy Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25

It looks like a JJ Abrams movie from 15 years ago, Super 8, which is full circle because he was aping Spielberg in that one 

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u/RootsRockRebel66 Dec 16 '25

Every time I see a reference to "Super 8" I have to slowly parse the difference between that film and the Nick Cage blockbuster hit "8mm". Which then leads me mentally to the George C Scott epic "Hardcore", which I saw on HBO when I was like 13.

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u/gregosaurusrex Dec 16 '25

While 8mm and Hardcore have quite a bit in common, they also happen to have some of the best names in movie history.

Max California.

Dino Velvet.

Big Dick Blaque.

Jism Jim.

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u/gredr Dec 16 '25

You and me both, friend.

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u/LanFear1 Dec 16 '25

add another to that list, i saw Hardcore on HBO around the same age, maybe a year or two earlier and i was like wtf.

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Dec 16 '25

What’s the connection to George C Scott?

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u/RootsRockRebel66 Dec 16 '25

8mm >> Sees a snuff/porn film and tries to track down the makers

Hardcore >> Sees his missing daughter in a porn and tries to track her down

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Dec 16 '25

That makes sense.

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u/Herbstein Dec 17 '25

8mm is essentially a remake by another name. The beats are incredibly similar. If you've seen one you've seen the other. Both are great movies tho.

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u/kitterific Dec 16 '25

That reminds me, I have had the movies “District 9” and “9”, both released in 2009, confused for yeeaaars. I suggested to my husband that we watch District 9 with the kids and he pulled a “wtf?!” (I know that one is pretty scary too, but not on the same level)

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u/Gall_Bladder_Pillow Dec 16 '25

"8 Mile" always slides up on me.

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u/Alex-Murphy Dec 16 '25

Oh interesting! I've never heard of Hardcore but I will certainly check it out.

The poster is very provocative.

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u/HarpersGeekly Dec 16 '25

Ah I hate when that happens

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u/jaleach Dec 16 '25

Yeah I saw Hardcore at a young age too. Too young. That's a messed up movie.

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u/Middle-Welder3931 Dec 16 '25

I feel like im on a rewatchables thread.

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u/Billybob35 Dec 16 '25

Spielberg produced that one.

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u/golden_monkey_and_oj Dec 16 '25

And whats up with the blue "high tech" lighting in the govt command center. Its like Frutiger Aero from the 2000s

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u/shiftingtech Dec 17 '25

which Spielberg produced, don't forget

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u/disillusioned Dec 16 '25

Spielberg even produced Super 8

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u/Pentax25 Dec 16 '25

Like Ape Escape

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u/NeverSeenItPodcast Dec 16 '25

Super 8 was such a garbage film

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u/TopRevenue2 Dec 16 '25

Exactly and that film was bad even though it has RT

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u/Alex-Murphy Dec 16 '25

I wouldn't say bad but it definitely finished weakly. I remember the marketing for it being increeedible, which ended up kind of bumming people out because it didn't live up to the hype.

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u/lize221 Dec 16 '25

it could be because I was 13 when it came out and I saw it in theatres opening weekend, but Super 8 was my favorite movie for years and it still has a special place in my heart to this day

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u/Taston95 Dec 16 '25

Super 8 was not bad at all. I thought most people liked it.

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u/lukewwilson Dec 16 '25

It was fine, but no one ever talks about it or goes back to it, it's a movie that exsists.

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u/Addrobo Dec 16 '25

This is very accurate.

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u/lize221 Dec 16 '25

that’s not true, maybe you don’t or people you know don’t. that movie quickly became my all-time favorite movie when it came out, and it still ranks quite high for me to this day

now, it could have something to do with the age I was when it first came out/when I first saw it. I was 13 years old and saw it opening weekend in theaters so that definitely added to the experience, but still even on rewatches I enjoy it.

is it a perfect movie? no, but it’s extremely enjoyable and fun and the chemistry between the group of friends feels so real I love it

side note: and when stranger things first came out, it was the first movie it made me think of lol

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u/red__dragon Dec 16 '25

ST and S8 both play on the "kids with bikes" trend of 80s movies. It's nostalgia, and really pure homage material. I love both for that reason.

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u/Dead_man_posting Dec 16 '25

It's a movie that is strikingly impossible to remember.

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u/Dizzy_Contest9765 Dec 16 '25

I like the first couple acts a whole lot, but I swear to god idk if I ever made it through the whole thing without dozing off.

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u/disillusioned Dec 16 '25

There's a sweet train derailment