Super 8

Rating: 8/10 (22 March 2012)

Totally awesome til the schmaltzy final third, Super 8 is essentially The Goonies in Cloverfield. When some young aspiring kid filmmakers witness a spectacular train derailment, things start going from bad to worse when it's revealed some gummint thing is on the train, and whats more, it starts attacking the town for some odd reason! Totally suspenseful and hilarious in spots (I really did like the kids!) It really just keeps rolling along. Unfortunately it does fall apart by getting all 80's Spielberg in the end, and I won't spoil it for you, but you probably know what that means. But you should see it, because what leads up to that is dynamite.