Super 8 mixes heart with Sci-fi

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2011)

I don't plan on using spoilers but any information about this movie is a spoiler.
I went into this movie with astounding expectations, and all were met. JJ Abrams mixes the suspense Spielberg created in Close Encounters with the heart in ET, however Super 8 has arguably more heart, and adds the action Abrams used in Star Trek.
The key to Super 8's success is the children. The kids are by far the best actors in the movie. They have great range, which they use in this movie, and are simply fantastic. The movie is so focused on the children because Abrams is showing how beautiful imagination is, not just at a young age but when we grow up. The sci-fi is good, the alien idea has been done again and again, but the focus does not revolve around the monster but instead focuses on the kids. The movie is not about the alien but instead the growth of the children.
The bottom line is, Super 8 is more about youth and imagination. Much like the kids are making a monster movie Abrams is making his own. The heart Abrams puts in the movie makes Super 8 more than just an action or sci-fi movie. In Super 8 Abrams did a better job than Spielberg. He took the heart and childlike wonder Spielberg had in ET and Close Encounters and merged it with a story and action only JJ Abrams could pull off.
Side Note: I saw this movie in IMAX and the sound was phenomenal. I recommend seeing this movie in theaters and if possible in IMAX.