Abrams' Tribute to Spielberg

Super 8

            J.J. Abrams worked his magic again, as Super 8 was a box office hit and one of the best movies of the 2011 summer.  The mystery-thriller gives you a chance to relive the classic movies such as ET and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  Many critics have been calling Super 8 a tribute to Steven Spielberg. 

            In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a movie on there super 8 camera.  The 5 kids were the only people to witness and discover that the crash was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and unexplainable events begin to take place in town.  With the sheriff gone it’s up to the local Deputy to try and uncover the truth, which turns out to be something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

            The young casts of actors are outstanding in the film.  The film also delivers stunning visual effects which helps add to the magic. 

The Call

Many times in sports coaches learn from one another; whether it’s by taking plays, a strategy, or even what it takes to be great.  J.J. Abrams Super 8 is just that, by learning from Spielberg, Abrams is able to mimic Spielberg’s early work to help him create a nail-biting mystery-thriller!  Super 8 is the most intensely Spielbergian film you'll ever see that Steven Spielberg didn't actually direct himself.