Am I Spielberg's Bitch?...Thought JJ Abrams

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2011)

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, to that I would add, that it is also the clearest expression of mediocrity...which is what "Super 8" is.
This is another one of the numerous movies I have had to file under the fastly increasing category of "I expected more"! I'm getting tired of it...a movie that had some interesting ideas and concepts, but was done for by obsessingly trying to pay homage to Spielberg's early popcorn juggernauts "ET" and "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind".
The cast was unremarkable, and I'm trying to be gentle, that goes for both the kids and the adults. No matter how much they tried to mimic the late 70's-early 80's, the kids especially, could not wipe away the Twitter and Facebook stains from their faces and their characters...the wooden, empty and shallow essence, which this upcoming generation has so successfully adopted as its mantra. That wooden, lethargic zombie-like mentality and way of existing comes through every frame, to the movie's detriment. And these were just the child actors, don't get me started on the adults.
There is NOTHING remarkable about this movie, not the special effects, not the production values, not the soundtrack, not the cinematography etc.
This is a perfect specimen of mediocrity...if you haven't yet noticed mediocrity is the quality which best describes the times we live in these days!