Watch Earth To Echo Instead

Rating: 4/10 (9 September 2015)

I saw the movie Earth To Echo yesterday, and then this movie came to my mind. A lot of people compare Earth To Echo to E.T., but I feel like lots of movies with aliens can be compared to E.T. whether they come in peace, or whether they terrorize Earth. The alien we seem to remember the most is E.T. and we remember the Amblin Entertainment Logo. I feel like this movie, Super 8 can be compared to E.T. as it is also a Stephen Spielberg film, it also is supposed to take place around the same time E.T. is supposed to take place, as this movie took place in the late '70s, E.T. took place in the early '80s. The character Joe Lamb at times seems to resemble Elliot.
There are even other movies that deal with people and friendly Extra Terrestrials. There's The Last Mimzy. That movie is a good movie, but isn't talked about too often. I didn't really understand it when I saw it. There's also a Disney movie called Race To Witch Mountain. A movie with one of the more famous actors: The Rock, Dwayne Johnson. It also has Alexander Ludwig and Anna Sophie Robb, both blonde actors who seem to be well known for other movies. In Race To Witch Mountain, the aliens are human, and that's a fun action packed movie with good special effects.
But, a lot of those movies this movie included it might be entertaining but it doesn't seem like something out of the ordinary. I have to say the same about Super 8, while it was a little entertaining it didn't seem too much like it was something out of the ordinary. This movie also made a lot of money, and I wish Earth To Echo did as well as this movie, as I feel like Earth To Echo is very underrated. For one, I feel like Super 8, wouldn't have done as well if it took place in the present day, so they have it take place in the '70s, specifically 1979. A lot of us wish we could go back to the past. We want to know more what the past was like in these eras in recent history, but before our lifetimes. I felt like a lot of this movie was long, a little slow at times, and again nothing we haven't seen. I'd like to talk about similarities to this and Earth To Echo:
1. Both Deal With A Group Of Friends Middle School Aged, Mostly Boys
2. There Is One Girl As Part Of The Group In Both Movies, A Natural Blonde, And A Crush On The Boys, In This Movie It's Alice. In Earth To Echo, It's Emma.
3. Both Movies Are Adventurous. Earth To Echo Seems To Have More Adventure Like Traveling 20 Miles To The Desert. This Movie Seems To Have More The Action, If You Like Action Packed Movies.
4. Both Movies Deals With Kids And An Alien Encounter, Only They And The Government Seem To Be Aware Of.
5. The Government Works On Getting People Out Of Town In Both Movies, Keeping Their Secrets To The Public When It's Really Because Of The Alien.
6. Both Movies Involve A Group Of Friends That Make Lots Of Videos Together.
7. The Kids Drive Cars In Both Movies, And Seem To Be Good At It, As If You Haven't Driven You'll Need Practice In Places Like Parking Lots Before Driving Long Distances On Public Roads. It Doesn't Really Come Naturally.
8. The Main Character In Both Movies, Joe In This Movie And Alex In Earth To Echo Seem Portrayed Somewhat The Same. I Guess Charles Could Be Portrayed A Little Like Munch Too.
9. The Way The Alien Pulls Metal Things, Especially With The Spaceship In Both Movies Pulling Them Off The Ground Is Very Similar.
You guys might even be able to think of other similarities I haven't mentioned. I mentioned on IMDb, similarities to another movie Specifically Home Alone and Blank Check. I'm sure anybody who watches those movies could notice the similarities, But, I prefer Blank Check which I feel is also underrated and a better movie. I feel like it's less dark, and more fun.
While my review might not be helpful, and a lot of you seem to prefer Super 8 over Earth To Echo when I posted an IMDb message board about this earlier. If you're like me watch Earth To Echo, because I feel again that Super 8 isn't nothing that seems too out of the ordinary, like it's predictable. I also feel like this movie is a little slow at times, and nothing too memorable plot wise. I also feel like while it's a movie that will entertain you, it won't leave you like crying at the end and very happy as Earth To Echo can leave you feeling that way. I also feel like Earth To Echo is more fun with the adventure as since it's from a camera point of view, it almost feels like you're with the characters on an adventure.
So, while this review might mostly be a comparison and more so advertising Earth To Echo. I'll say, the most entertaining thing about Super 8 was how it took place in the '70s. For some entertainment, I give it a 4/10.