enormously disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (11 June 2011)

I wish I could give this zero stars. The first fifteen minutes were pretty good. The the train crashes and the whole movie just falls apart, bit by bit. I left to get a drink refill, and when I was re-entering the theater a man was leaving, mumbling, "worst movie ever..." I thought he was being too harsh, but by the end, I agree.
If you've seen ET, The Goonies, and War of the Worlds, then you've already seen Super 8. It's bits and pieces of other movies, chewed up and glued back together. There is not one iota of originality in this whole sorry film. The last five minutes will leave you vomiting into your shoes.
This movie would be maybe 5/10 if it weren't for it's POTENTIAL! With Abrams, Spielberg, and for pete's sake a FANNING! - it should've been awesome. The fact that will all that talent they still managed to produce this enormous piece of poop is what really makes it awful.