ET meets War of the Worlds

Starting in TV as the creator of Felicity, Alias  and Lost, Director J.J Abrams went on to direct movies like Mission: Impossible III and Star Trek. His latest movie is Super 8 a mystery, sci-fi thriller about a group of kids that are making a movie as the stumble on a strange creature. Story wise this movie may not bring a lot of new stuff, but cinematically it is a great movie. It truly is an homage to the Steven Spielberg ( also a producer on the film ) movies of the 80’s like the Goonies, E.T and close encounters of the third kind. It captures the vibe those movies had and brings it to a new era. We see a lot of new faces in this movie, and for sure some of the kids will become nice actors, but one actress is above and beyond. Elle Fanning ( the younger sister of Dakota ( War of the worlds )) shows that the talent is spread well around the Dakota family. The emotions that she brings on her face make your jaw drop in amazement when you find out that she is just 13 years old. She will for sure become one of the great actresses of the coming years. Super 8 is not much new, but a great homage and a nice ride.