Film review of ‘Super 8′
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Many early film reviews have likened "Super 8" to "E.T.," Steven Spielberg's sci-fi classic from 1982. I suppose the comparison made by film reviews is inevitable. Both films star children, both films feature aliens, and Steven Spielberg is an executive producer of "Super 8." Many experts of film reviews feel the film has more in common with "Battle: Los Angeles," the alien invasion bomb from earlier this year. Both films were marketed with cryptic teaser trailers, the aliens in both films are devoid of any personality, and I'm not about to waste my time on either film again.
The story takes place in 1979 with a focus on 13-year-old Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney). Like many children in these movies, Joe has recently lost one of his parents, his mother. I certainly understand Joe's misery in the early scenes, but Courtney plays him with a coldness that I found inauthentic.
Film reviews are particularly helpful if one plans to see either one of the movies that are so commonly based on the same theme . One can also use film reviews to span across a genre of films having the common plot to pick the best one out as it is really boring to see movies of similar themes in a short span of time.