Super 8 [Blu-ray] Reviews

What do you get when you put Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, and a few other creative folk in a room to come up with a great story idea from which to make a fun summer movie? You get Super 8. Once thought to be a prequel or sequel to the enjoyable Cloverfield, Super 8 grew to become a nostalgic look back at a time when movies let kids be kids, adventures be scary, and story mean more than special effects. J.J. Abrams took writing duties and turned Super 8 into his third major motion picture directing gig (following the terrific Mission: Impossible III and the hugely successful Star Trek reboot), and what results is a film distinct in both its clear influences and the evolving trademark sensibilities of Abrams himself.