Did you ever, when you were young or your kids were young, make a scripted movie? Did you ever put an old chenille bedspread over four or five neighborhood kids crawling around on the floor to make them look like a monster?
We've all seen old Super 8 family movie reels. But the ones that were the most fun were those that had a script. Our own personal adventure movies!
With that in mind, Dave and I saw the new movie "Super 8" yesterday. It's about 6 kids who make a Super 8 horror movie. It's about more than that - but I didn't react much to the overriding plot.
The movie opened this weekend and was # one at the box office. We probably wouldn't have chosen to go but we're in a holding pattern with the house so we were killing time.
This film was produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by J. J. Abrams, both home Super 8 movie kids who grew up to change the face of movie story telling. "Super 8" works for me as a wonderful feel good film. It's a small town adventure full of passion and heart. It's sweet, funny and scary. The kid actors are terrific, especially Joel Courtney, an unknown from Idaho.
If you see it, be sure to stay through the credits to the end. You'll be rewarded by getting to see the kids' home movie. And it will make you want to make your own.
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