A mash up of the classics - why not?

Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2011)

I just watched ET, Jaws, Jurassic Park, The Goonies, Poltergeist, War of the Worlds, Close Encounters and Cloverfield mashed into one frolicking fun ride.
And that's no bad thing at all. Yes it's flawed by giant gaping character and story holes, but it's so nostalgically framed, the kids' acting is so good and the references unashamed, why not enjoy it? At the end of the day it hit the notes it's not hiding from aiming for, and unlike so many films today took me back to a place I'd rather be. Any film in which you could pause almost any frame and get a classic movie photo has to be worth something. Yes, I even fell for the over use of lens flares - pure eye candy and a step aside from video game CGI.
Great fun, take it on face value, and go take some photos with Hipstamatic to get in the mood! Now, where's my copy of ET?