
Spielberg did it again. If you grew up loving E.T., and wanting one for yourself. If you still get goosebumps thinking about the first installment of Jaws. If you see Harrison Ford on the red carpet at the Oscars, but you call him “Indiana Jones.” If Robin Williams in Hook was one of your favorite childhood movies. If any bit of this applies to you, you will absolutely love Super 8. It has the same magic that is so emblematic of these older films.
The child cast is lead by rising star, Elle Fanning and she absolutely shines. She is sister of child star, now turning adult actress, Dakota Fanning. I think it goes without saying that performance is in the blood in that family. Watching Super 8, I felt very similarly to how I felt the first time I watched E.T. You feel slightly nervous and a little caught off guard. At the same time, you feel gleeful, exhilarated even, and it’s hard to explain why you feel this way. Super 8 is based in the 1970’s and E.T. was filmed in and based in the early 1980s. I think this fact certainly adds to the inculpable nature of the film. The storyline begins with kids, making a horror movie on an 8mm camera, hence the name, Super 8. Kids don’t really do these things anymore. We live in a world of technology where children play video games and live on the internet. The 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s are a time we can admire and be envious of and truly cherish in history because it was a very real, and honest time. People lived more neighborly, and children acted more like children. Steven Spielberg gives us back the magic of these years in this film.
The major difference in this movie, than that of E.T., that I so heavily compare it to, is its action. It is action-packed! I will not say anymore than this, but the kick-off event in the film is a train wreck. This movie is NOT in 3D and I can honestly say you feel as if you are really there. The audio is out of this world, and the visuals are impeccable. This is a film for the sci-fi lover. This is a film for the action junkie. This is a film for date night. This is a film for the family. Director, and king of sci-fi cinema, J.J. Abrams, and executive producer, Steven Spielberg truly out-did themselves.
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