Super 8

Locations
Call Number: DVD Science-Fiction Super
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Special features: The dream behind Super 8; the visitor lives: creating the creature; director J.J. Abrams & filmmakers' commentary.
Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Ryan Lee.
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witnesses a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon they suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local deputy tries to uncover the truth, something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Super submitted by markwells on December 29, 2011, 9:02pm A fine sci-fi action flick with a few laughs and a lotta heart. A-.

Fun adventure film submitted by pkooger on February 3, 2012, 11:19am This is a true Steven Spielberg film in that its plotline constitutes an adventure film, but it's really about family. Two kids on the verge of adolescence are going through a rough patch with their fathers. One father is mourning the recent loss of his wife, and the other is a troubled alcoholic. The two kids become friends through unlikely circumstances, and although their fathers hate each other, the kids become confidantes and allies. It's a good thing too, because all is not well in town. A huge train crash that nearly kills them sets off a chain of events involving missing persons, stolen technology, a secretive operation by the Air Force, and eventually the complete evacuation of the town. Stay tuned during the film credits to see the homemade zombie movie that the kids have been working on.

Wretched submitted by KidBlue on March 16, 2014, 9:35pm No depth, unlikeable characters, even the kids are without charm, and the poor alien who's just trying get home is just a giant insect kind of thing who we never care for, maybe because he's eating people and he's a giant insect kind of thing...

Good, and that's it submitted by gca10 on August 11, 2014, 10:12pm Sci-fi with some comedy scenes, no depth in the plot. A good movie for kids, though.

I like it submitted by kelleyc on July 15, 2016, 5:09pm It's good, and it's a scifi flick for kids and adults shown from the kid's perspective. Unique and good.

Great submitted by toschag on August 3, 2016, 11:08pm Another great JJ film. Suspenseful and a great cast.

S8 submitted by a2sue on July 23, 2017, 3:29am Super 8 is OK sci-fi, but nothing special.

Classic Spielberg Callback submitted by Meginator on July 26, 2017, 5:32pm This film is an obvious, but well-executed, tribute to Steven Spielberg films such as E.T., evoking a sense of childhood wonder and using an alien encounter as the catalyst for the plot. The cinematography and direction are excellent and the story is captivating, even if the story's resolution feels a bit cloying. The film waxes nostalgic at times but has the potential to captivate audiences of all ages (though it does have some frightening moments).

Alright submitted by c_zhang on July 5, 2019, 12:12am Sci-fi with some comedy scenes, no depth in the plot. It was engaging though.

Same old monster submitted by mandevil on September 4, 2020, 8:10pm Nothing really new, not sure why this got good reviews

ok submitted by cutie patootie on June 19, 2021, 8:19pm 97

82 submitted by Ange on July 27, 2021, 11:44am W903