I watched Super 8 a bit ago
It took a long while for things to build, but luckily there was a very well conceived scene with plenty of chaos and confusion within the first 15-20 minutes of the film and from there the prospect of wondering what's going on was pretty great. There were a couple of times I was ready to pause it to play some games or something else during the middle portion but the two times I was thinking about it, the movie pulled me in and I was able to watch everything all at once. The beginning is good, the middle I would say requires some patience, and the ending was good
I decided to watch because some critics were praising J.J. Abrams well enough for me to give it a try at the very least
It sort of felt like an oldschool movie you could expect to be made in the 80s or 90s but that was only in how it felt, this film was released in 2011 and you can tell it's modern. I think the acting was actually the best part of this film; thought the cast did an excellent job. It takes about half the film, maybe 60% into the film for everything to take off and get really good. I didn't read into the plot before I watched, so I was kind of like damn, I didn't know this was going to be a movie where it centers around kids being the main protagonists but all those kids were great characters and played their roles well. Story was good enough too, kind of interesting. I liked this one because it was kind of large scale and you see it portrayed in that way several times. The entire city or maybe it was a town was affected and for the film all in all, things were tied together pretty good. It wasn't anything outstanding, or excellent, but this is a very good movie with some great moments. I'd recommend it probably more for a family or adults with kids. Could be a fun watch for adult too but I'm saying, this movie is something that would probably really impress kids 5+ in age
There were two moments in Super 8 that I was laughing at too, two very funny moments. They happened probably like 80% into the film though, but still, pretty funny stuff and it was nice to have it there and a part of the movie since I wasn't expecting anything like that at all. The humor was much appreciated
I'd probably give Super 8 a solid 8.2/10 it's a very good movie with flashes of greatness. Kind of exciting at times too. That one scene in the beginning was excellent, exhilarating. And at the end it sort of reminded me a bit of War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise, except in this film the events are localized to one town I think. I'd probably increase the rating and think a smaller bit higher of the film had I watched in theaters when it released in 2011, this is one of those movies where things are amplified when watching on the big screen some of the scenes showcased a lot of destruction and I personally think this movie is one that is basically a blockbuster caliber movie back when it was released although I never even knew about it until today, But it felt good enough to be considered a blockbuster film, I liked it