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By R.l. Shaffer (301) for IGN DVD (552) on 26 Nov 2011

Super 8 works best when it isn't attempting to imitate '80s Spielberg…

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By R. L. Shaffer (285) for IGN DVD (552) on 26 Nov 2011

Super 8 works best when it isn't attempting to imitate '80s Spielberg…

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By John J. Puccio (1,217) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 10 Nov 2011

While it's often tense and exciting, it's also more than a little exaggerated and corny at the end. You take what you get…

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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 19 Oct 2011

The potty-mouthed script deserves a parental warning and casts the only regretful shadow on an otherwise sterling popcorn adventure…

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By Leah Rozen (146) for TheWrap (3,203) on 06 Oct 2011

Super 8 is accomplished commercial filmmaking…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 21 Sep 2011

JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg team up for this enjoyable alien thriller, which feels exactly how we nostalgically remember Spielberg's late-70s…

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By Richard Edwards (24) for SFX Magazine (298) on 15 Sep 2011

For big kids, a chance to relive the classic films that forged their love of sci-fi…

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By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 07 Sep 2011

Much richer, much deeper and much more moving than its 'monster movie' premise might suggest…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 14 Aug 2011

The most authentic Spielberg film Spielberg never directed…

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By Pablo Villaça (1,590) for Cinema em Cena (1,589) on 11 Aug 2011

Vale mais pelo sentimento de nostalgia que inspira do que pela qualidade de sua narrativa…

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By Chris Fyvie (70) for The Skinny (809) on 09 Aug 2011

The young cast are all outstanding, ably supported by the adults in the background, and the nostalgia of the piece is genuinely intoxicating…

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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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