Super 8--Nostalgia Brought To Life
Super 8 , bottom line, is a great movie. The cast was incredible--I mean these kids acted their hearts out. The story had heart and soul and poignancy. The pacing, cinematography, direction were absolutely top-notch. But what really left an impression on me was the nostalgia the film evoked. It was like watching E.T , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , and Poltergeist all over again. It was like watching a Spielberg film. That JJ Abrams--the director and writer for Super 8 --was influenced by Spielberg was obvious (and not just because Spielberg produced it). But it also had his own touch--smoothing some of the cheesy edges Spielberg had a weakness for. There was also the slightly annoying Spielberg meme of 'aliens, nice--military, bad' (my thoughts on aliens are closer to Mars Attacks! ), but overall, it had that feeling that Spielberg evoked so well--that there was no place you'd rather be but in a darkened theater, glorying in a rockin' movie, and wondering ...