This weekend I went with friends to see the movie Super 8. The movie used social media to create suspense and last minute hype. The plot was relatively unknown and the previews were all lacking in detail. The first full length trailer was released via Twitter and the movie even had promoted tweets and a promoted trend to continue building on the buzz. Here’s a great blog about the hype created on Twitter from EvoApp. I won’t ruin the story for anyone who hasn’t seen it. But I will say, Super 8 was a great movie. Funny, suspenseful and dramatic. I liked the clothing, the story and the musical score. According to MTV blog, the score was created by Oscar award winning composer Michael Giacchino. He also did the score for Pixar films: The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Up which all had great music too. I’d say this movie is for anyone even kids. However, they did have a few curse words and suspenseful moments. The film made me think of E.T. and the teens who acted in the movie did a great job being authentic and vulnerable. Have you seen it?
