Stay for the credits

Rating: 6/10 (25 November 2011)

As several have said, it has all been covered before. There are countless films with aliens or monsters, loosely defined or vague plot, inept military or government cover up and finally kids who figure it out and save the world. That is not to say that it was not entertaining, it was. but, it has been done better in films such as ET, Close Encounters, War Games, etc. As I watched the movie, I just kept thinking of other films I had seen. It does not take too much imagination to predict the ending.
The reason I say to stay for the credits is that you get to see the Super-8 movie the kids were making. I think they give Spielberg a run for his money on this one.