Super 8 - That was mint

This review is on Super 8 starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, and Riley Griffiths. Super 8 was directed by J.J. Abrams who also did Lost and Armageddon. When first approaching this film for me there was only two ways out. It was either going to be complete shit or it would be amazing. There would be no middle ground, and very little room for error in story and character development. Also at first look this movie seemed like a cross between E.T. and the Goonies, which isn't a bad thing. Well I'm glad to say that this movie did not disappoint. These children could do great things in the acting world. Each of them did a spectacular job playing their roles. This movie was set back in 1979 and this group of boys were making a zombie film for the Super 8 contest. To make the script a little deeper they add a female character as a love interest. They all sneak out at midnight to film a dramatic scene at a small train station when opportunity strikes and a train is coming. Seeing this increased production value they hurry and shoot the scene as the train passes. Behind them a truck drives up onto the tracks and crashes head on into the train derailing it. But amidst all the destruction something escapes the train thus beginning our story. The effects and explosions were very nicely done. I really can't give this movie enough compliments. The story was fantastic, the growth of the characters showed their experiences and how they learned from them. This movie had a very wonderful rhythm not missing a beat through out the film. I felt a certain nostalgia watching Super 8 as if it reminded me of the Goonies and E.T. and other such movies of the 80's. I left the theater not being able to help myself but smile. But there was one thing, this one thing. And I honestly wouldn't know how to properly end a movie like that. But the ending I saw was a little ridiculous but at the same time kind of reminded me of the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. After watching the movie I realized my first analogy was correct with Goonies and E.T., but throw in a little Cloverfield and you got Super 8. I loved this movie, I cared about the characters and the story which is very rare for me. There was built tension and relief when it settled, this movie had almost everything. The ending flop didn't even matter to me. I give Super 8 a 4 out of 4. If the ending would have been better I may have found another one of my so called unicorns. But regardless I would pay to see this movie in the theater again and maybe again. This is my favorite movie so far this summer.