The Vidiot Reviews...

Rating: 6/10 (25 November 2011)

Super 8
Although technology's made it easier for young filmmakers to bring their vision to life, without product placement they'll never have a hit.
Case in point: the movie being filmed by the teenagers in this sci-fi film.
After his mother's death, Joe (Joel Courtney) finds solace assisting his friend (Riley Griffiths) with his 8mm movie.
However, while shooting exterior scenes at night, the crew captures images of a train derailment and a creature fleeing from the wreckage.
Now, with strange occurrences transpiring around town, it's up to the deputy (Kyle Chandler) to locate the monster before the military lays waste to his jurisdiction.
With a superlative cast of up-and-coming actors, Super 8 starts as a thrilling mystery, but, by the end, is nothing more than a trite extraterrestrial tale.
Besides, if the kids really wanted to make a viral video, then they should've got footage of the alien ghost-riding his UFO. (Yellow Light)