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Super 8 review - 11/6/2011 12:30:53 PM

MacUser1138

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Hello
Saw this film last night in Times Square and really really enjoyed it. The acting from the kids and SFX is very good.
It's a Sci-fi version of The Goonies but with aliens. One of those films that Spielberg used to make in the late 70's and 80's that I love.
See it on the biggest screen you can.

5 red stars

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RE: Super 8 review - 19/7/2011 10:09:50 PM

Roykfrapp

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Not out in the United Kingdom just yet but people will be seeing alot of 'high-praise' reviews before it hits cinemas on August 5th.
I neither liked or disliked this brave attempt at re-living family orientated entertainment. It had that 80's vibe to it but its actual feelings and outcomes were inconsistent at best. Was it trying to be a modern take on E.T. or The Goonies, perhaps a hybrid of both, perhaps it wasnt trying to be anything other than a summer slice of entertainment. And it does this well, especially the first half hour. A magnificent but scarey train crash near the start which sets the films plot going is a brilliant piece of film-making and the whole thing is shot pro-actively by JJ.Abrams, if only Mr.Spielberg could have been bothered to put his 2 pence worth in. just like with the last installment of Indianna Jones, he is running out of integrity and a batch of fresh ideas.
Super 8 is passable stuff, i would'nt not reccomend it, the kid actors are all terrific and lift the film from potential drowsiness, Elle Fanning, struggling with a secret, and the obligatory 'fat' kid being very good. It can not be easy to capture the essence and the trials and tribulations of growing up.
I might have preferred this if i was a kid myself, technically i am not, but it did remind me of being a late teen and messing around with film scripts and trying to perform a film called ZombieMaster, but thats another story. The Monster in this was always in the shadows, and that actually became a side issue for a long time while they focused on bringing out the charachters a little more, which is no bad thing(but in a summer blockbuster, some may tire of the pacing). The film also ends on a bit of a bummer with a far too obvious, and corny finish.
So after seeing the nifty trailer and reading some exciting early reviews, its nothing more than a walk the lines, airy bit of fun with a couple of noteworthy performances and scenes. Kudos to the kids though!

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RE: Super 8 review - 21/7/2011 10:45:38 AM

floralane

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This is really amazing movie full of action and thrill. I love to watch it. Great stuff and wonderful casting, everything is perfect.

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RE: Super 8 review - 21/7/2011 9:57:21 PM

Greggieboy

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I liked it but was hoping to love it which I didnt.

The kids are all very good but the main character makes some VERY odd decisions about things and it really drags in the middle.

The train crash will be one of the best sequences you will see this year but I wished it had come about 5 minutes earlier, I was starting to get a bit bored. The sub-plot of the kids making their film often takes over from the main plot which is a mash up of 'The Goonies', 'Cloverfield' and 'Monsters'.

Good but sadly not great

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