ET on steroids

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2011)

It's "Super 8" as the film size and movie title "8MM" was already taken by a trashy Nicolas Cage movie. If "Super 8" seems vaguely familiar, you've seen it all before. Goonies meets ET with a touch of Jaws.
A quiet late 70's town is rocked by a train crash. Of course the US military wants to cover something up and the local sheriff has to worry about the town and his son. There are no beaches to close but we have to evacuate the town.
Don't think too much, sit back, enjoy your popcorn and take the ride. It is loud and intense. There are touches of Spielberg and stuff that was slipped in while he wasn't looking. Still it gets a super 8 out of 10. When the dogs leave town, you know the people are in trouble.