Review of Super 8 (1988) by Rebecca Murray for About.com — 07 Jun 2011

What Abrams has created here is a near-perfect summer movie.

This review of Super 8 (1988) was written by Rebecca Murray and published by About.com on 07 Jun 2011.

Super 8 has generally received positive reviews.

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