"It Survives"

Rating: 10/10 (22 October 2011)

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
J.J Abrams has successfully brought back our memories from movies like E.T or The Goonies. People who complain about how similar they are, the film is SUPPOSED to bring back those movies into the modern day; and they did a damn good job. The acting to start is very real and very good, even for the kids. The score is beautiful and conjures mystery, suspense, and action all together. The kids grow on you and they remind me exactly of the kids on the Goonies, which I'm sure that was the point. It makes me mad how people cannot enjoy a movie without having to compare it to something, or complain how cliché it is. I'm not saying Super 8 is perfect; it's far from perfect, but it's a great way to bring back memories. I do have to complain about the over-dramatized action. How can a car/train collision cause that much havoc? And near the end, how does fighting one alien cause so much explosions and what not? Despite the flaws, the clichés, and the over-dramatized action, the film delivers what it was supposed to deliver and I highly enjoyed it. To add, why is everyone complaining about the ending? It was nice, I loved it actually. When people find one thing wrong with a film, it's automatically a bad movie. But overall, Super 8 is a beautiful film that brings back our childhood memories. I overall loved it. 10/10.