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Super 8
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Proper noun
Super 8
A motion picture film format introduced in the 1960s, nominally 8 millimetres wide, but having smaller perforations than earlier formats, allowing for greater exposed area.
January 19, 2017 Peter Bradshaw T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/19/t2-trainspotting-review-ewan-mcgregor-danny-boyle-sequel Boyle revives some of the stylistic tics which found themselves being ripped off by geezer-gangster Britflicks back in the day, but now the freezeframes are briefer, sharper; the movie itself refers back to the original with variant flashback versions of famous scenes, but also Super 8-type images of the boys’ poignant boyhood in primary school. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017205333/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/19/t2-trainspotting-review-ewan-mcgregor-danny-boyle-sequel 17 October 2026