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By Steve Rose (110) for Uncut Magazine [UK] (201) on 09 Aug 2011

An original, entertaining, solidly built movie with no star faces and plenty of heart…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 06 Aug 2011

A well-crafted homage to a master filmmaker who, ironically, was accused early in his career of infantilizing cinema but created some of the…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 06 Aug 2011

Nothing in the latter part of Super 8 matches the first 40 minutes, but the suspense is well sustained and the performances are attractive…

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By David Sexton (322) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 04 Aug 2011

Super 8 is the most intensely Spielbergian film you'll ever see that Steven Spielberg didn't actually direct himself. And it's early Spielberg…

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By Catherine Jones (104) for Liverpool Echo (161) on 04 Aug 2011

Super 8 is a delightful nostalgia trip, recalling a bygone era when young protagonists embarked on amazing journeys and emerged from the melee…

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By Anthony Quinn (478) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 04 Aug 2011

What keeps us enthralled is its nostalgic sensibility, partly for the time but mostly for its old-school film-making values…

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By Christopher Tookey (761) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 03 Aug 2011

Super 8 is not just the most entertaining family film of the summer, it's up there with the classics of its various genres…

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By Sukhdev Sandhu (247) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 03 Aug 2011

Super 8 is the sweetest film of 2011, an affectionate shout-out to amateurs everywhere…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 03 Aug 2011

It is thrilling, fatuous, pyrotechnical, whimsical, barnstorming, batty, out there, out to lunch and finally, though it flails exuberantly…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 03 Aug 2011

The geekery has charm, but is a little self-conscious and just occasionally, this movie resembles an open-ended, rambling drama serial that…

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Post (543) on 03 Aug 2011

Now we have more than a Spielberg movie in disguise. We also have the latest blockbuster from JJ Abrams all fired up, too…

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By Trevor Johnston (624) for Radio Times (2,421) on 03 Aug 2011

For those who grew up on the Spielberg classics, a truly nostalgic treat awaits…

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By Francesca Steele (73) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 02 Aug 2011

Now if only the Abrams and Spielberg combo would take on some of the Marvel films…

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By Tom Huddleston (600) for Time Out (7,510) on 02 Aug 2011

A diverting but rather pointless affair, undermined by its obsessive and clinical commitment to recreating past glories…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 02 Aug 2011

Super 8 is a hugely entertaining sci-fi thriller, thanks to a strong script, impressive special effects, pacey direction and terrific performances…

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By Lisa Giles-Keddie (242) for Real.com (194) on 02 Aug 2011

An engaging cross between coming-of-age exploration films like The Goonies, with tender, heartfelt moments of Stand by Me, and Abrams's supernatural,…

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By Simon Reynolds (297) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 02 Aug 2011

A giddily nostalgic film that recaptures the sense of awe and wonder from early Spielberg classics such as Close Encounters and ET…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 28 Jul 2011

J.J. Abrams here strains so hard to hit all the right buttons that he misses almost all of them…

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By Kevin A. Ranson (644) for MovieCrypt.com (644) on 27 Jul 2011

While it's not perfect, it's honestly one of the most interesting films that's been out all year and certainly this summer…

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By Jeremy Heilman (393) for MovieMartyr.com (391) on 11 Jul 2011

Abrams panders to his audience and wrongly assuming that more explosions, more pathos, and more clichés will provide a path to more approval…

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