Super 8

Goonies meets ET. If you liked the old Spielburg classics, I think you'd really like this one. It's certainly a throwback to the old stuff, and strangely anachronistic for our current film styles. I say anachronistic because it gives more of a sense of forced nostalgia in an era of totally different film styles, even though the piece itself is indeed rather good.

So. We have an intrepid squad of film-making youngsters turned investigators when they start to look into the strange goings on in their small town. Set in the late 1970's to early 80's, it does invoke a certain nostalgia for those who remember the era.

What's there not to like? The alien here doesn't talk, it's seriously pissed off, and the rest of the movie is effectively the Goonies with moviemaking thrown in. In fact, even the movie they made was endearingly slapped together kid-style without trying to go all Blair Witch on our asses. To boot, the kids are quite good with their acting, portraying rather convincing characters (not that I could really tell, since I'm that bad with body language and all)

Overall I'd say I liked it, though it broke no new ground. That's not to say that it really had to, but it is what it is. 7.5/10