Super 8 (Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning) in Theatres on June 10, 2011

Super 8 (2011)

Audience
Rating:
Like to See the Movie: 92% (n=21,357)

Critics
Rating: 3.9/5
Like the Movie: 87% (n=23)


Reviews

"An engaging return trip to Steven Spielberg's youthful world of wonder courtesy of J.J. Abrams." - Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter

"It's so much fun to watch these cheeky, loveable kids pull together and navigate their way through this extraordinary adventure." - Matthew Toomey, ABC Radio Brisbane

"Super 8 is still fun, and often funny too. It's also entertaining, and sometimes even a little startling." - Ariel Katz, The Vine

"J.J. Abrams rekindles the child in all of us in this super film that is all at once sci-fi thriller, mystery adventure and coming of age story. It's got heart, too." - Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

"Super 8" is made by young-minded adults who haven't lost their sense of inspiration for the magic of making movies from a child's perspective." - Cole Smithey, colesmithey.com

"While other filmmakers have been inspired by Spielberg to push the envelope, J.J. Abrams seems happy to try to make one like they used to, except not as successfully." - Tim Grierson, Screen International

"Super 8 is a noble effort that gets a lot right, and a lot wrong." - Jordan Hoffman, UGO


Movie Info

Synopsis: Writer/director J.J. Abrams teams with producer Steven Spielberg for this period sci-fi thriller set in the late '70s, and centering on a mysterious train crash in a small Ohio town. Summer, 1979: a group of young friends are filming a Super-8 movie when a pickup truck derails a speeding train. When the locals start to disappear and even the inquisitive deputy can't come up with answers, suspicions emerge that the incident was anything but an accident. As the truth finally begins emerge, no one is prepared to learn what now stalks the unsuspecting citizens of this once quiet community. Kyle Chandler and Elle Fanning star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rated: PG-13

Running Time: 1 hr. 51 min.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Written By: J.J. Abrams

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Cast
Kyle Chandler (Jackson Lamb)
Elle Fanning (Alice Dainard)
Dan Castellaneta (Izzy)

Source: rottentomatoes.com