Recommended for the casual horror movie fan

Rating: 5/10 (17 November 2012)

As usual, every time a new horror movies comes out, people flock to the internet to review the "best horror movie ever" and declare how terrifying it was. Don't except this movie to be anything of the sort.
If I could pick one word to describe this movie it'd be 'mediocre'. Everything about it, save for a few basic things, was just drab and not worth writing home about. The special effects were nothing spectacular and the overall plot is average at best. Honestly, it was just your typical, modern day horror flick.
That being said, I think the acting was very good and convincing, there was a good balance of slight humor and jump scares, and the Super 8 films were quite creepy and unsettling.
If you like movies like Insidious, I think you'd enjoy this movie. It's nothing special, but if you're in the mood to experience a few quick scares, I'd recommend this movie to you.