This one really surprised me. I added it to my Netflix queue because it was rated well but I had no idea how engaging it would be. This SciFi thriller is set in the 1980s and is about six small town kids who witness weird events while shooting a movie with their Super 8 camera. What follows is a heartwarming, scary and thrilling coming of age story. The movie engaged me. The editing seemed tight and the movie moved along at a great pace. It reminded me a bit of Spielberg's E.T. - it had an alien, a brave boy and adults who didn't really understand what was going on. It also had J.J. Abrams SciFi directing stamp on it as well.
I think that it might be a good family-type movie (rated PG-13) but you might want to preview as it has some strong language used by the kids and several scary scenes. On a scale of ten I give this one ★★★★★★★★.
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i have not watched this movie because i took into consideration my friends' reviews upon it that gave quite poor rating.but you've changed my mind i guess - going to watch it tomorrow. :-)
ReplyDeleteHope that I did not set the bar too high Clive. Part of the enjoyment was that my expectations on it was so low. What did your friends dislike about it?
DeleteI just rented this movie this weekend and my family really enjoyed it. My husband said that it reminded him of a modern day Goonies.
DeleteI had heard that (about the Goonies) too Heather. Glad you all enjoyed it!
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