Super 8

       Kids saving the world! Happens all the time-at least in Hollywood.
So here we go again but at least this time the kids do not have magical powers that allow them to wreak havoc on all manner of bizzare enemies out to take over the world.
      Written and directed by J.J.Abrams, this sci fi / action film makes liberal use of special effects as it races to the final meltdown scenes.A story emerges from the rubble and ruin of contiguous catastrophe of a close knit band of filmaker kids who are at once immersed in the overall story while filming their own Super 8 masterpiece.
       The essence of Steven Speilberg literally permeates this film.Think Alien meets Jurrassic Park meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets E T. OK,I don't think Speilberg did Alien but he is a producer on this one and if you have seen his films you will know his work.
       Overall this is an enjoyable movie,a few bad words and some references to marijuana pushed the rating out to PG 13.
        The young cast that form the central ensemble of this movie work well together, relegating the adult cast as just so much window dressing and back story to highlight their adventure.Enjoy the film ! I give it a C+.

                                                                                                                              Julie