Review of Super 8 (1988) by Alexander Z — 19 Mar 2016

I do enjoy a good monster movie, and this falls into that category.

This review of Super 8 (1988) was written by Alexander Z on 19 Mar 2016.

Super 8 has generally received positive reviews.

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