The first full-length trailer for director JJ Abrams’ upcoming ‘Super 8’ has been released, and besides my being impressed, it has left me feeling pretty nostalgic. Granted, most of the plot details surrounding this movie are being kept under wraps, but the latest trailer seems to suggest that what audiences will be getting with ‘Super 8’ is a film reminiscent of Steven Spielberg a la ‘E.T. The Extraterrestrial.’
That is, ‘E.T.’ plus a fair share of explosions.
That Spielberg is producing the film is a pretty good indicator that ‘Super 8’ will at the very least prove solidly entertaining. Whether or not the movie ultimately measures up to its advertising remains to be seen, and JJ Abrams’ productions haven’t always been great, but he’s proven himself to be an entertaining director (see ‘Star Trek’) and, most importantly, a big fan of classic monster flicks (which led him to produce Matt Reeve’s ‘Cloverfield’ in 2008).
On a side note, the trailer also reminded me of ‘Taken,’ an excellent miniseries about alien abduction that Spielberg produced in 2002. As someone with fond memories of that series, I hope ‘Super 8’ measures up.
‘Super 8’ hits theatres on June 10th. See you in line.
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