I just got back from watching Super 8 a few days ago and here are my quick thoughts on the film:
Don't be fooled. Super 8 may be directed by JJ. Abrams (Director of the latest 'Star Trek') and Executive Produced by Steven Spielberg but let's face it: Spielbergs hands are ALL over this, Abrams was merely channeling his inner-Spielberg throughout the entire movie! Yes, Super 8 is so much like one of Steven's movies that its homaging him as well as honoring him at the same time. To put it bluntly, its E.T crossed with Close Encounters Of The Third Kind crossed with Cloverfield crossed with The Goonies. And while some people think its okay (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) I personally loved this film almost as much as Harry Potter.
So in the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a Super 8 movie (about Zombies) and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth. I won't say more than that because the film throws a few nice surprises at you when you're watching it for the first...okay yes it is just this one big mother f*cking alien stomping around the place, and while that is just a tad bit disappointing you're not really watching the movie for that exactly. I thought that without the kids this movie would have been medicore. The kids in this movie are simply fantastic to watch, proving Abrams ability to handle both Characters as well as action without letting one take over the other. The kids are arguably the only real good thing about the movie (aside from those nice snippets of action) but because they're in it so much and they're so freaking good its hard to give this movie any less than a 7/10. And thats without taking into account the heartwarming (if overly sentimental for some) story of Joe Lamb (the main kid), who is struggling over the loss of his mom. Special props should also go to Elle Fanning (sister of Dakota Fanning) who was a stunning child actress. Seriously, whoever hired these kids should get a payrise, NOW. Aside from the main Story, the action and visual effects are handled extremely well also. The Monster looks cool, and that train crash at the beginning was so mindblowing that I don't think even Michael Bay could top that! It was also rather scary at times, especially when the monster was playing hide and seek...
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