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movie review: super 8

ever wondered what it would be like to mash-up the goonies and et? well wonder no more. jj abrams and steven speilberg's collaborative tour de force, super 8, brings together the best elements of 80s kid adventures, mixing it with 1950s sci-fi and putting it on crack. the flick follows joe lamb and his group of friends as they try their hand at movie making. one night, as the film crew- plus breakout star elle fanning- prepare to shoot a scene at the town's train station, the unthinkable happens. a truck floors it head first into an oncoming train, forcing it off the tracks and creating one of the most intense train crashes ever caught on film. when the kids discover it was their old school teacher dr. woodward, a mystery begins to unfold. why would dr. woodward want to crash his truck? why was the train crash so explosive? and why is the air force getting involved? as the air force becomes more secretive and the kids realize they captured the train crash- and whatever was inside the train- on tape, joe and his friends become the ultimate investigators. with a supporting cast including friday night lights' kyle chandler and even 7th heaven's david gallagher, super 8 is a must see. the jokes will keep you laughing from start to finish and the action will keep you on the edge of your seat. even if you're not a sci-fi fan, super 8 is still worth checking out.