Super 8

Good but not quite Spielbergian - Mycroft Holmes

J.J. Abrams proves again that he is a reliable pair of hands into which you can trust a blockbuster film. Having said that, when Super 8 succeeds it is primarily down to its excellent young cast who... MORE
03 January 2012 15:27

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 3 Star

I'm with Mr T and sr - Mariposa

My advice: Buy your ticket and watch until the train crash. Then head out and get wasted drunk before returning, an hour or so later, to watch the credits, which are probably the best part of the... MORE
29 October 2011 03:21

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 2 Star

Summary - David

i want more reviews from the man who wrote "boooo! want my money back!". made me laugh. especially the comment: "Then there's the alien or should I say giant spider with a face like an old saggy... MORE
24 October 2011 11:54

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 3 Star

Goonies revisited - ging-grr

I had heard mixed reports on this but as always I wanted to make up my own mind and I'm glad I did. I can definitely see where the comparison to the Goonies had come from. Abrams was obviously a fan... MORE
24 August 2011 19:42

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 4 Star

Not as good as I'd hoped - Soup-Zombie

If you've been waiting on this film and getting hyped up by trailers you might not enjoy this as much as you feel you should. I think the trailers gave the indication of an epic creature... MORE
20 August 2011 15:53

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 3 Star

Summary - Mr.T

Right first things first. This is not a Spielberg flick and its highly unlikely that he signed off on it as a co -co-producer. At best its a made for tv yawn and at worse its a rip off . The special... MORE
12 August 2011 20:21

Classic Spielberg with an Abrams twist. - NothingMan

I went into Super 8 being told that if I like ET and Close Encounters I'd like this. So I already had a picture in my head of what I thought it would be like, and in a lot of ways it held up to that... MORE
12 August 2011 12:45

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 5 Star

a surprisingly genuine and heartfelt film - Eoghan Bolger

Super 8 Super 8 is an science fiction film by JJ Abrams , the movie stars Joel Courtney as a boy who having recently lost his mother and living with his distraught father comes upon an... MORE
11 August 2011 23:34

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 4 Star

Summary - andrew

have to totally disagree. This was a terriable movie.. honest. MORE
11 August 2011 12:16

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 4 Star

Boooo!! Want my money back!! - sr

How many critics were paid off to support this crap with **** on every poster and claims of being the movie of the year? How many critics don't even bother going to the movies anymore and base their... MORE
10 August 2011 17:54

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 1 Star

SUPER! - A

Super 8 is the perfect summer movie for all the family. Joe Lamb ( Joel Courtney) is dealing with the recent death of his mother and a difficult relationship with his father. Joe and his friends... MORE
09 August 2011 23:04

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 5 Star

Super OK - Colm2305

Given his track record on TV and on the big screen (Lost, Star Trek) the thoughts of JJ Abrams making a monster movie was always going to be an exciting affair. Add to that formula a 70s setting,... MORE
09 August 2011 20:54

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 2 Star

good fun - mart1n

Super 8 is set in the late 70's and it centers around a group of kids who are making a horror film. When the kids are shooting the film they all witness a train crash and luckily for them catch it on... MORE
08 August 2011 20:43

Star Rating: has rated Super 8 rating: 4 Star