Familiarity bred contempt.

Rating: 6/10 (13 May 2012)

Being a fan of Steven Spielberg's 70's films like Jaws and Close Encounters makes me a pretty hard to please fan of the blockbuster. So when JJ Abrams comes along with his clever marketing schemes and pitches a new film that looks and sounds like one of Stevens early ones, my defences are cautiously lowered. Unwise of me. I found Super 8 to be forced and tiresome. Those of us who rode the crazy wave of the first blockbusters in the late 70's and early 80's know exactly how they felt and don't need some jumped up Spielberg wannabe regurgitating them up. That's exactly what JJ tries, but somehow it comes off as being the same, but not as good. Just like McG did with Terminator Salavation. Film makers inspired by other great film makers trying their hardest to replicate the work. It's kind of the ultimate tribute, but it's also just a little bit boring for those of us wanting to feel like were being taken on an adventure, not being reminded constantly of better films.