Super 8

'Super 8' provides what so, so many summer blockbusters fail to: real people and real kids.

"Super 8" offers viewers an engaging and endearing blend of adventure, humor, and poignancy. Old school storytelling is superbly combined with modern special effects to create my overall favorite movie of 2011.

One viewer's take on why "Super 8" is the best movie of the year.

Super 8 is a new science fiction thriller that is getting much more praise than it deserves.

A fun little movie about a group of kids making a movie for a contest. Oh...and there is a crashed train and a monster on the loose wreaking havoc on a city which leads to military involvement.

The acting was stellar, the story was beyond awesome, and the filmmaking was out of this world. Spielberg strikes again.

JJ Abrams takes Spieldberg's ET and makes it grittier and darker. He makes it his own! Fun stuff!

'Super 8' is the latest addition to the monster movie genre. With a style that harkens back to classic Steven Spielberg and a cast of characters resembling 'The Goonies,' can this movie match up to the horror movies of yesteryear?

"Super 8" really reminded me of home movies I made when I was Joe's age, and its great fun watching these kids put theirs together with the limited resources on hand.

The new J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg film 'Super 8' comes out this weekend and excited moviegoers around the globe share their thoughts on the new film.

J.J. Abrams proves once again that not all sci-fi movies have to just focus on special effects. 'Super 8' creatively combines developed characters with spectacular visuals.

"Super 8" won't have the biggest opening of the summer, despite all the hype, positive reviews and Steven Spielberg nostalga. Yet its $12 million opening day, and projected $35 million weekend gross, is right on target with expectations.

"Super 8" is an attempt to not only make a science fiction/horror/thriller movie set in the late 1970s, but to infuse it with late 1970s sensibilities as if taken out of time and plunked down into the 21st Century. It works better than it has a right to.

Less a science fiction thriller and more a children's fantasy, Super 8 is a flawed but entertaining combination of two filmmakers: Director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg.

Does J.J. Abrams' latest capture the magic that used to exist? Or does it crash and burn?

While the trailers for "Super 8" tease a full-on, action-packed alien mystery, it appears to be a slower, Spielberg-esque coming-of-age story, with the monster in a mere supporting role that may or may not live up to the hype.

This article examines the work of Stephen King and its possible influence on 'Super 8.'

On Rotten Tomatoes, "Super 8" is trending highly, with over 80 percent positive reviews. Yet J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg fans are expecting nothing less than the next great sci-fi adventure, and not everyone agrees that this is it.

A look at the upcoming film and the impact it could potentially have on the future of family entertainment.

A review of the new Steven Spielberg/J.J. Abrams movie Super 8. What I thought of the advance screening on June 7, 2011. Highlights and questions brought up by the movie.

The first reviews for "Super 8" are coming out today, with several of them as positive as everyone expected. But with all the expectations for J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's nostalgic alien epic, some of the nitpicks are more glaring.

Super 8 film is hard to find and a camera may be harder, but the results can look pretty impressive. With a little patience you could have your own Super 8 film.