Should you watch Super 8?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Super 8
Film · 2011
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.
The sides of Super 8
- Kids shooting a zombie movie on Super 8
- A train derailment in small-town Ohio
- Something loose that the Air Force wants back
Super 8 is good for you if…
- you like a summer where a group of kids grows up fast.
- you like a crew of friends who keep filming while the town empties.
- you want the feeling of something huge arriving in a small town.
Super 8 is bad for you if…
- a boy, his father and a locket make you roll your eyes.
- you don't want a creature snatching people in the dark.
About: grief · friendship · growing up
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