Simple Future Tense

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• epic
• spill the beans
• suspenseful
• restraint

• brains behind
• blockbuster
• far out
• ruin

• in over my head
• rush out

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The new movie Super 8 is a mystery in more ways than one. The director of the movie, J.J. Abrams, is the brains behind blockbusters like Star Trek and the popular TV series Lost. So we know we can expect Super 8 to be smart, fun, and a little far out. But we don’t know much else about the plot, the characters…even what the movie is about.

Mason saw Super 8 the minute it came out. But he doesn’t want to ruin it for Amy. Hear him give her just a hint of what to expect from this movie that’s sure to be one of summer’s biggest blockbusters.

Dialog

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Mason

Amy

Mason:  So, I rushed out this weekend and I saw Super 8, the new J. J. Abrams movie.

Amy:  Oh, that looks so good. I’ve seen commercials for it, and I don’t really understand what it’s about, but it looks mysterious and kind of scary, and really epic.

Mason:  Yeah, I mean he kind of does a really good job of making trailers that still don’t tell you the entire movie, and that’s rare these days.

Amy:  I know. I like that actually.

Mason:  For sure. So I won’t spill the beans or anything right now, but let’s just say that I thought it was really good, and it kind of, you know, reminded me of some movies from my childhood, like Goonies or E.T. where it like follows a bunch of kids who’re in way over their heads, but in this fantastic sort of situation.

Amy:  My impression of it is that it’s kind of a suspenseful, maybe slightly scary aliens movie, but it seems like they use a lot more restraint than most movies of that genre. Like you don’t see lots of big terrifying aliens with huge teeth and slobber. And I kind of like that idea.

Mason:  Sure. It’s much more like you said about the mystery…You can do suspense, which is what I would say Super 8 is, or you can do action which is what, you know, Transformers is.

Amy:  Well, I might still have to hold somebody’s hand if I watch it because I get pretty scared.

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