It is indeed a super 8 movie...

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2011)

Totally different movie, but i loved it.
The Plot, In 1979, Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney), a 14-year-old boy living in the fictional town of Lillian, Ohio, has lost his mother in a factory accident. Louis Dainard (Ron Eldard) comes to the wake, but Joe's father, Deputy Jackson Lamb (Kyle Chandler), takes Dainard away in handcuffs. It is later revealed that Jackson blames Louis for his wife's death because he was absent during his shift and she had to fill in for him.
Abrams and Spielberg collaborated in a storytelling committee to come up with the story for the film.[6] The film was initially reported to be either a sequel or prequel to the 2008 film Cloverfield,[7] but this was quickly denied by Abrams.[8] Primary photography began in fall 2010. The teaser itself was filmed separately in April.[9] Super 8 is the first original J. J. Abrams film project, produced by Amblin Entertainment, Bad Robot Productions, and Paramount Pictures.[10] Filming took place in Weirton, West Virginia, from September to October 2010.[11] To promote the film, Valve created a short video game segment and released it alongside the PC version of Portal 2.
Just go and watch, it a good Summer movie.