Super 8 was a film which I really wanted to see at the cinema but unfortunately didn't get the chance. It's about some children who are making a film for a Super 8 competition when they witness a devastating but unusual train crash.
This film is quite scary in terms of real-world implications, because it questions how far we can trust the Government and people who are employed to protect us. In this case, the US forces start a wildfire to force evacuation of the town so the disastrous consequences of the train crash can be concealed.
It's got obvious resemblances to the Goonies, but only really because it's about children trying to save the day. The Goonies is much more fun, but I'm not sure Super 8 is trying to be fun. It takes itself a bit too seriously which is a shame because it could have been better.
But the children are good actors and make the film enjoyable. It's the adults that slightly bring it down- there's a lot of adult over-acting here.
The films enjoyable enough and it's worth a watch but it's not as good as I'd hoped. As with Cloverfield, the monster reveal ruins it and JJ Abrams would have been better off leaving the monster to the audience's imagination.
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