Super 8 - My Take

Okay, this is my no means a review of the new JJ Abrams film Super 8; just consider these some casual observations.  There won't be any major spoilers in this blog post either so if you haven't seen the movie yet, don't worry, you can keep reading.

First of all, I loved this movie, for many, many reasons but most of all for the fact that it took me back to that era; not only to films that came out around 1979 but to that time period itself.  I remember playing the handheld electronic football game they showed in the film.  I remember the cassette Walkman and other technology that was featured in Super 8 too.

It wasn't just the gadgets that took me back to the late 70's/early 80's either; but also because of the way the characters lived.  For example, how those kids in Super 8 wandered around their neighborhood and beyond without a care in the world and that their parents didn't seem to worry too much either.  That's how things were done back then; we grabbed our walkie talkies and headed out into the great unknown, a.k.a. "the weeds" and spent the day exploring, not sitting in front of the computer or a video game system.

The soundtrack to Super 8 helped take the viewer back to that era as well with songs from The Knack, ELO, the Cars and many more.  By the way, if you want to find out which songs played when, here's the link to a really informational blog about it.

Finally, after watching the film I looked up director JJ Abrams on Wikipedia and found how that he was born in 1966, a year before I was so this movie was probably a way of paying tribute to his childhood.

If you grew up in the late 70's/early 80's and want to re-live that era then you definitely must watch this film!

Oh, and for the Lost fans, there are plenty of "Easter Eggs" to look for as well.