This is one awesome movie.

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2011)

I love this movie! Since I enjoyed CLOVERFIELD, I know I will enjoy this movie. These kids are shooting a Super-8 movie and they get interrupted by a horrible event that results in chaos and terror. The film pays homage to Steven Spielberg's film like CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF A THIRD KIND, E.T., THE GOONIES (not a film directed by him, but he got involved in it), JURASSIC PARK, and the 2005 remake of WAR OF THE WORLDS. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll wonder why (and get some scares along the way). Now let me spend the rest of the review on why I liked it (specifically). I have been reading articles about special effects pioneers. When they were young, great movies with special effects inspired them an they were passionate to make their own special effects films and find out how they were done. They were reading movie-related books and magazines like "Famous Monsters of Filmland", "Cinemagic", and "Super-8 Film-Maker". When one of the characters were working on the film, I was amazed by the equipment the used. They ranged from rinky-dink to clunky. Going back, when the pioneers read that stuff, they began to experiment and master the techniques and try to perfect it. They end up making up their own films based on, or inspired by the films they saw. Why did I point that up? Well, I would like to point out the following recommendations for those who enjoyed this movie. These TV shows: MOVIE MAGIC (1993-1998) MEGA MOVIE MAGIC (1998-2000) CINEMA SECRETS (1999-2002) These DVDs: EQUINOX (1967/70) MONSTER-KID HOME MOVIES (2005) Trust me you would love it. If the movie is released on DVD, well then, watch it and some extras like the commentary.