Super 8
Super 8

Super 8

2011Movie112 minEnglish

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.

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Dr_Nostromo

Dr_Nostromo

79/100 Teens making an 8mm movie witness a horrific train crash that's carrying something alien. Never paid attention to this film and recently saw an old trailer so my wife and I checked it out. What a delightfully fun film this was. Th...
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tmdb45226627

Film of the events of a group of boys who enjoy filming with super 8. Their aim is to make a film since they love the magic of cinema. At first the train wreck is more scenic than realistic. Both the plot at certain points and the setting a...
Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

Sometimes I feel like my interests and taste really follow the road less traveled. This is to say that Super 8 surprised me by becoming one of my Favorite.Movies.Ever. There I said it. It seems to merge genres slightly: science fiction, ...
John Chard

John Chard

And I just knew then that I was there, that I existed. Super 8 is written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Ron Eldard and Riley Griffiths. Music is scored by Michael Giacchino and cinemat...
Gimly

Gimly

I kind of liked the making-a-movie-within-the-movie aspect of _Super 8_ a lot more than the chief plot with the monster and the train and the badman government and the blah blah blah. Which isn't ideal, but saying that obviously means I lik...
Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

Unsuccessful children movie trying to follow the tradition of The Goonies or E.T. from overrated J.J. Abrams. Tons of money are wasted on FX trying to hide a weak story and a set of terrible dialogues supposedly coming from children that...