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By Thelma Adams (133) for Us Weekly (308) on 08 Jun 2011

A strong Kyle Chandler enforces order as Joe's lawman dad, while Elle Fanning catapults from child star to romantic heroine as a troubled teen…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 08 Jun 2011

This uneven but often charming movie produced by Spielberg gets so many things right, including its practiced naivete…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 08 Jun 2011

Though it won't earn any points for originality, in Abrams' hands 'Super 8' is a slick package of hand-me-down goods, smartly put together…

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By William Goss (413) for Film.com (1,892) on 08 Jun 2011

There is a lot to like about Super 8, but little that's new…

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By Christopher Lloyd (287) for Sarasota Herald-Tribune (239) on 08 Jun 2011

Even as writer/director J.J…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 08 Jun 2011

Abrams ... delivers a phenomenal pop-art experience, dazzling the senses while aiming straight for the heart…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Sci-Fi Movie Page (492) on 08 Jun 2011

Works as a time capsule, a moviegoing scrapbook, and a pretty nifty creature feature, though the final blend of elements lacks a tight seal…

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By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 08 Jun 2011

J.J…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 08 Jun 2011

All too often the plot feels calculated rather than organic, the result of a time-tested formula rather than genuine innovation…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 08 Jun 2011

It's as full of rich characters as it is smart popcorn-movie scares…

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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 08 Jun 2011

An entertaining and fun time at the movies like they used to make them. (Full Content Parental Review also available)…

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By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 08 Jun 2011

Ultimately comes apart in its attempts to fuse an earnest and sweet coming-of-age tale with a far less effective sci-fi/horror creature feature…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 08 Jun 2011

It's an expertly constructed thrill ride with wonderful atmosphere and tremendous good humor; if its heart of gold is artificial, that won't…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 08 Jun 2011

Abrams and executive producer Steven Spielberg are reprising a few of their own greatest hits, and creating the kind of Saturday-matinee adventure…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 08 Jun 2011

It's an enjoyable, well-acted, old-school geekfest pitting a group of middle-school students against an escaped monster from outer space…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 08 Jun 2011

Super 8 takes its place among the best B-grade science fiction movies of this generation by copying the best of the past 50 years…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 08 Jun 2011

There's a thin line, though, between honoring what came before you and replicating it, and Super 8 occasionally wobbles over that line into…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 08 Jun 2011

All the kids here are terrific, significantly better than the actual movie that surrounds them…

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By Caryn James (352) for James on screenS (89) on 08 Jun 2011

Like a too-faithful adaptation afraid to tweak the novel, this pleasant Spielberg-adoring nostalgia-fest is easier to admire than to love…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 08 Jun 2011

This melding of two cinematic sensibilities, though effective at moments, is finally not as exciting or involving as it we'd like it to be…

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