In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.
Loved the first 2 acts. Writing and directing are excellent. The young actors are terrific, especially El Fanning. Great job. The whole thing was like Stand By Me meets ET. Except the 3rd act went off the rails with the whole ridiculous monster, the underground cave and finally the space ship. 6/10
This is a really enjoyable, well made film, that kept my attention through out. The writing, the acting and the directing are all first rate. Elle Fanning shows off some serious acting chops, even as a youngster. 9/10
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J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg join forces in this extraordinary tale of youth, mystery and adventure. Super 8 tells the story of six friends who witness a train wreck while making a Super 8 movie, only to learn that something unimaginable escaped during the crash. They soon discover that the only thing more mysterious than what it is, is what it wants. Experience the film that critics rave is "filled with unstoppable imagination and visual effects to spare. It will put a spell on you."*
*Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
super 8 is a trademark for 8mm video tape the kids used making their home made documentary but unexpectedly caught something else in their video . thats how faicr. nice movie i have to watch it again. stephen king ish
I don't understand why people have given 7 IMDb ratings to this movie. It is worth 6 maximum. At least I don't understand why it is named 'Super8'. And believe me, it is just a movie. Another alien came to earth and get caught by the US air force and tries to go back to its planet. That's all. Worth it as a kids movie.
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children BS movie