Last weekend, the latest from the mind of J.J Abrams came to the silver screen. It was none other than the highly anticipated film: “Super 8”: Steven Spielberg as the executive producer. The movie has received many positives, but that remains to be seen from this critic. Does it live up to the anticipation and is it worth your time? Well maybe this will bring some enlightenment; here is the review to “Super 8”.
Story: The story of “Super 8” follows a group of kids filming a movie, until they discover an alien life form has escape from the government and the begins to create havoc. What do the kids do about the alien havoc? They continue to film their movie while ignoring the conflict completely at least that is what it felt like. If you were to discover an extra terrestrial, would you not get involved in the situation? Odds are you would.
“Super 8” felt as if the plot was trying to do too much in too little time and because of that, the story suffers.
Characters: Character development was actually done rather well. The kids’ performances were a bit of a hit and miss, but for the most part, they did alright. The only issue was that although the characters had good development, they lacked dimension.
Directing: J.J Abrams has been known for many entertainment projects, so as the director of this film, there was much anticipation in seeing what he would do with this picture. He was able to create some good scenes as well as great details yet the movie still came up short. In this critic’s opinion, the director recycled ideas from several 1980 films such as playing the jaws effect and not revealing the alien until an hour into the movie. I felt that it greatly detracted from the originality of the film.
Everything Else: Technically, the movie was impressive with its effects and its use of sound. The location couldn’t be better; it took place in Ohio. Actually, “Super 8” was filmed in West Virginia, but it really looked like Ohio.
Overall: “Super 8” indeed had its moments that can be considered exciting, but the film lacked in telling a good story. The movie tried to do too much and for that, it suffered. Did the film live up to hype? The answer to that is an unfortunate no. Honestly, you would not be missing much if you skipped this one. “Super 8” gets 3/5 hats.
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