Super, 8 out of 10

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 2011)

Sometimes it's just nice to watch a simple, well made, well acted, well written film.
Nothing about Super 8 blew me away, in fact I was actually a little disappointed in the SFX for the train crash given J.J.Abrams stellar work on the Star Trek prequel, however SFX would never make or break a film for me. My one reservation going into the film would have been about the quality of the kids' acting playing the leads given they would capture most of the screen time but I was pleasantly surprised, all of them did really excellent jobs and were very watchable, I can see solid box office careers for some of them.
The story was interesting enough and sufficiently well written that there were no points in the film where I had to suspend my disbelief. (although I do have a particularly high tolerance for fantastical story lines). Super 8 is an incredibly well made film that I can see being shown on TV networks regularly in coming decades. Quality entertainment for all ages.
Finally, I never judge a film on trailers but generally on the poster as I like to go into the cinema not knowing exactly what is going to happen, I think Super 8 is a film which definitely benefits from not knowing too much about it before seeing it.
Thoroughly recommended for all movie watchers.