An instant classic!

Rating: 8/10 (12 June 2011)

Super 8 had a nostalgic feel of ET, or ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND to it! And as such I totally enjoyed it! And instant classic, IMHO!
Some critics deplore the choice of placing the story in the late 70s. As if Sci-Fi plots can only be contemporary to be truly enjoyable. Had this plot been written for the 2010s era, the age of smart phones and instant news feed, the mystery shrouding the train wreck would have been much harder to write in a believable way. Logically videos/photos of the whole thing would have immediately been tweeted, face-booked, or you-tubed by the kids or someone else in the city, and it would have been a totally different dynamics. And there would go the suspense element too! Surprises/suspense can be hard to pull out in an instant news gratification society.
Sometimes back to the basic works best!