Pretty good film, enjoyed it overall.

Rating: 8/10 (10 July 2013)

Super 8 is about a group of kids in the late 70s who love horror films and are attempting to make their own zombie film. I really got into the kid characters and loved the adventure and imagination they all shared in making their own small movie. While I was very young when movies like The Goonies and The Sandlot came out, I do remember them. I see a lot of people comparing this to those movies and saying how it does not do Spielberg justice after they grew up with those kid adventure/coming of age movies. I remember those movies but was too young for them to have any big significance in my life so maybe that is why I love that aspect of Super 8. The ending is also another complaint of many and while it is nothing special it was just fine to me. There were a few problems I had with it, such as the teacher surviving the head-on collision with the train and maybe the wreck being worse than it might be if that happened in real life. Overall, I had an enjoyable time watching this film, feeling like I was there with those kids and on that great adventure. 8/10.