super 8 We called ourselves “monster kids.” They called us weirdos. And in the ’60s and ’70s, we were a geeky, ghoulish tribe. We haunted newsstands for Castle of Frankenstein magazine. We built every creepy Aurora model. And on weekends, armed with the family camera and 50 feet of Ektachrome, we tried to make our own movies. The affectionate, nostalgic and often thrilling “Super 8” is about a gang of kids just like us, misfits all, who set out during one eighth-grade, 1979 summer to make a monster film. And end up filming a real monster. Director J.J. Abrams — who amped up television with “Alias” and “Lost” and then segued into movies with
Mission: Impossible III” and the “Star Trek” reboot — has kept this film under wraps as long as possible. It’s an anticipation-building gimmick he’s tried before. But unlike the even more secretive “Cloverfield,” which he produced, this film doesn’t disappoint. It’s as full of rich characters as it is smart popcorn-movie scares. With its band of best friends in trouble, it feels like a film you might have seen once on a double feature with “Stand By Me” or “The Goonies.” And because style should always follow content, it looks a bit like one of those movies, too, with careful compositions and clear editing (but much, much better special effects).
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