Excellent popcorn film , however not one for serious film buffs .

Rating: 8/10 (13 August 2011)

A film with many echoes from the past. Some movie goers may accuses J. J. Abrams of shameful plundering Spielberg's back catalogue, but for myself and other movie goers who watched the film this was not a problem. In fact they reminded us how many big budget fantasy films of recent times are devoid of geniue moments of wonder and surprise.
Even though Super 8 has many derivative elements, my review is based on the entertainment value of the film. If you want to analyse the picture, you may find it lacking. The story to be trueful has some lapses of continuity , some of the characters have no real depth and the slight nature of the story is sure to irritate.
However if you want to to be entertained the film does the job. The story moves along it the right pace, not wasting time with irrelevant sub plots. The many unknown Juvenile leads are excellent cast. Additionally the CGI used in the movie is used to tell the story, but is not part of the story. The only time this is overused is the protracted and over the top train crash sequence.
In summary go to see Super Eight if wish to be entertained and remember most movies are truly not original. If you looking for serious fantasy or have post Spielberg hang ups the film is best avoided.
If you do decide to see Super Eight wait for the end credits, its worth it