Super 8 movie review

[@benm5970]

This movie felt like a love letter to those old school 80’s kid adventure movies

[@cowgrll]

i saw this movie 6 times in theaters. it never got old or boring and i still watch it today; it's amazing.

[@Shapes_Quality_Control]

In my opinion this is the best movie of the of the last decade or so! Its so much fun, hilarious at times and scary at others, its got some fantastic effects, epic cinematography, and at the end of the day a very VERY profound movie about love, loss, and letting go. A strong 10/10!

[@shanedawndusk3290]

AGREED

[@danielthrasher8717]

"This alien just wants to go home his harmless", says that after he eats tons of people.

[@danielthrasher8717]

Ya still wouldnt eat them and hang them

[@danielthrasher8717]

Yes but animals sure as hell dont act like were friends when we try and eat them

[@jd5726]

Yeah i dont like the ending, it was really dumb

[@VonSeux]

watched this yesterday (yes I'm late) it was AWESOMETACULAR ; reminded me of The Goonies, one of my favourite movies now

[@jamesb.ofdesertdistrict567]

Yes!

[@thingsicantfind9545]

Lol it sucked

[@KaizerSozaye]

Ironically Super 8 & Knives Out are two of my favorite movies ever but I absolutely cannot stand the people who directed those movies because of what they did to Star Wars...

[@nrg16108]

Stupid 2 judge two separate movies cause u dont like director

[@bennettsilverstein1487]

watch cloverfield from jj and looper from rian those are good movies they did that isnt those abominations

[@RSG_TheMonster]

@@bennettsilverstein1487 Actually, Cloverfield is directed by Matt Reeves (Plant of the Apes and Batman director)

[@l.tc.5032]

I guess the lesson is great directors on paper aren't the best in practice.

[@NeoConnor1]

They didn't do anything to Star Wars. They just made movies.

[@williamsvpro]

One my favourite movies of all time. :).

[@nickcabrera3087]

I literally JUST saw it a minute ago.( I rented it) And it sucked probably the worst movie of ALL time...

[@DesaClanHD]

Nick Cabrera watch "the room", then come back and say you're sorry.

[@Richard_Brown]

+Nick Cabrera you clearly haven't seen any movies

[@nickcabrera3087]

minecraftgamer24 ._. I am actually an avid fan of movies and have watched (and enjoyed) tons of movies from all genres so...

[@nickcabrera3087]

minecraftgamer24 ._. also is that pfp from the babadook?

[@TheDapperLynx]

This is my number 1 favorite movie of all time.

[@JDirkfilms2]

Stranger Things is my favorite childhood adventure movie

[@willmiester4051]

Cole Silver Stranger things isn't a movie, it's a Netflix series.

[@yahweh10199]

im sure he's joking

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

Super 8 is one the predecessors of Stranger Things.

[@chrisreid5745]

@@joesnaffer4412 it is a series. Or are you really that dumb

[@Mondaz3]

Me too

[@HPfan3018]

"I'm sorry Smartin, why don't u go cry about it" one of the funniest lines ever

[@Shapes_Quality_Control]

"Can I get another order of fries because my friend is fat" XD Lost my shit!

[@mr.rinzler6476]

"DRUGS ARE SO BAD!!!" -Martin Best line ever. Best delivery ever.

[@unvergebeneid]

Yeah, I was the fat kid, too. The one that wanted to get down with Elle Fanning but never had a chance to begin with.

[@GaryKetchum808]

This is one of my favorite movies because it reminds me of when I was young filming stuff, and the effects were amazing, story was alright, the soundtrack is awesome and nostalgic (even if I wasn't alive when they had great music), the acting was award worthy. usually kid actors aren't that well but these kids had good chemistry, they were funny and serious at the right time, and also they acted like real kids, which made it believable, relatable, and funny. 10/10 better than 99% of movies I've seen in a while.

[@dreamtwilightlife]

"Cause kids and mischief and awesome." Lol. I was an extra in this movie!

[@salarzx62090]

Nice! Where are you in the movie?

[@cda2345]

"Super 8" was everything I wanted and more. Most anticipated movie of the year turns to best movie of the year. Cannot wait to see it again!

[@JeremyJahns]

@geostillo78 Am I the only human being who knew it was an alien from the teaser trailer last summer? I mean, a big thing busts out of a Train car with an Air Force logo on it. Air Force + living things that break metal doors = Aliens. Every time.

[@LenkyLad]

I took my 80 year old grandfather to see it. He fell asleep in every movie I took him to but this time I noticed he was on full alert once the train scene started and from then on he seemed to be highly interested in it to the very end

[@grandmasterslam859]

When he said Goonies meets Cloverfield i was like my god that is a perfect description

[@thop]

Get out of my head Jeremy! I literally described it as "a smash between the Goonies and Cloverfield" to a friend.

[@JeremyJahns]

@slowboygofast Hey, I'm 8 bit old school. We called him "King Koopa" back in the day. I still called Prince "Prince" after he turned his name into that squiggly symbol thing, and I call Bowser "King Koopa" in my videos. No school like the old school.

[@Romanovich451]

the reason I really wanted to see this movie is because the mystery that was surrounding it, even the trailer of this movie promoted the mystery what was in the train cargo and never showed it! The portal 2 even promoted this movie by giving you a linear game about super 8 you can play, which was pretty sweet and got me hyped about this movie. This movie is absolutely amazing, the mystery was a big grip for me in this movie was greatest strengths on this movie for me and the rest follows. I can watch this movie repeatedly and almost never get sick of it

[@zephyr-117sdropzone8]

I just saw the movie. It was actually really good and had an interesting atmosphere, almost like a Stephen King movie. But basically Earth to Echo borrowed everything from this film lol.

[@Knome_gaming]

"I am the fat kid" Jeremy Jahns 2011

[@zardox78]

I can't believe you didn't mention the CGI projectile vomit scene. Possibly the first of its kind.

[@jamestuason5143]

this was 5 years ago?! geeez

[@jakobrogers625]

Ikr

[@crossbowchewi_x_5759]

7 years now

[@danielbucca9249]

CrossBowChewi_X_ 8

[@hadesfades]

Make that a “9 years ago?! geeez”

[@laurawalsh2829]

I like the comparison to Goonies meets Cloverfield. OK, did anyone see the Slush-O machine, the Kelvin Gas Station, and notice the creature's face was a lot like the Cloverfield monster mingled with the creepy crawlies from that movie??!!

[@saracooper8907]

Why is everyone saying it is trying to be a Spielberg movie, it IS a Spielberg movie.

[@vaibhavkumar-ql2fw]

My one of the favorite childhood movie as I was a kid when it came out.

[@n0zenzur]

Really great movie

[@decodatv]

Fav quote from the movie: "Dude your obsession with fire is starting to worry me....And my mother"

[@rpeters330]

Stand by me but i love super 8

[@uptoedownsasquatch4517]

I know your comment is old but I love it too!

[@rpeters330]

Your radical!

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

Stand By Me is my number one pic as well. But this movie was really good, too!

[@ticklishmonster6694]

I remember watching this as a kid when it came out I’m finna rewatch it

[@nightfall4158]

This movie felt like Goonies 2 to me.

[@p-a.a.v.557]

It's 2019 and this movie has unfortunately been forgotten. Which sucks ass cheeks because I loved this movie. Anyways, hope whatever year you're watching this to be awesome!

[@westonhensley4902]

Hbo max brought me back here

[@benstin]

Favorite childhood movie was the Iron Giant. And I'm with you of the no-touching-ground thing. But I was more afraid of the attic door in my closet. Thought monsters came in through there. Great review (again) and you are (in general), awesome.

[@jdzencelowcz]

Saw it again on FXX, still not bad!

[@jonathanlowell5932]

One of my favorite movies! I grew up watching E.T. and The Goonies, so I couldn't wait to see this!

[@IsaacIsDead1]

Hot take this was peak J.J Abrams

[@user-gk7kg5ul2x]

It's a wonderful film!

[@cobby407]

I saw J J Abrams' Star Trek way before I saw Super 8, and seeing that train explosion reminded me so much of the intro battle from Star Trek, all the missiles flying everywhere and zoomy in camera stuff, shucks of things flying everywhere. After Star Trek, Star Wars AND Super 8 I think J J Abrams is probably my favorite director of all time.

[@correocasa3]

8/10. Good and forgettable. Mr. Spielberg (one of my favorite director) always delivers awesome quality and thrilling multilayered secuences however the story it's predictable and weak. And please someone tell J.J. Abrahams to "Put the Flare Down" because at first I thought the movie was directed by Mr. Spielberg and wondered why would he use that annoying lens flare as if it was part of the script and then at the end it turns out J.J. was the director and my mind went aha! OMG it's the same flaregore director that those nice and awfully blinding star treck movies!

[@leonardpawils2217]

How is good and forgettable 8/10? :D

[@correocasa3]

because of remarkable craftmanship applied to a fantastic story for feebleminded target demographic. Kinda like your comment.

[@santos8468]

I have to be honest. I didn't even notice the lense flair thing with Abrams until people started pointing it out. Now I can't unsee it.

[@dreamtwilightlife]

The town they filmed Super 8 in was very close to me, and I was an extra in the movie. Amazing experience watching the actors work, watching JJ, and also acting in it with a bunch of other kids. It definitely reminds me of Goonies and Stand By Me- kid wise.

[@shoppingtrollyrebel2985]

My second favorite movie of all time

[@crossbowchewi_x_5759]

SHOPPINGTROLLY REBEL Is it still your second favorite movie of all time?

[@UnwisePoppy]

I'd definitely give this film awesometacular!

[@BloodRider1914]

We are all the fat kid at heart

[@JeremyJahns]

@FRUSSLAN That's funny; I usually think the same thing about Baseball commentators: "Dude, it's about Baseball, not a movie".

[@Drewan27]

Earth to Echo totally ripped this movie off it seems.

[@snowwolf1854]

So did stranger things but still, this movie is barely acknowledged and stranger things is getting amazing reviews left right and center

[@firetopman]

Yeah, totally. I was surprised by how good it ended up being. I wouldn't buy it, but it's definitely worth seeing a couple more times. Mainly I like how it takes an overused theme(man meets alien) and makes it unique from the rest. Sort of like District 9.

[@animeclubdaveisdead]

I loved the beginning of this movie when it was about the kids trying to make a movie and i loved the train wreck. After that it went downhill fast and i was so bored. They could have made a movie just about those kids making a movie and i would have enjoyed it.

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

Stranger Things is a TV show but I am obsessed with it and feel this movie has many similarities to it. Also, Stranger Things plays out like a movie. Especially the first season. If Stand By Me counts as a childhood mischief movie of sorts, that would definitely be my number one pic. I ADORE that movie.

[@Uldrod]

This movie was only ok

[@Kalibur91]

I hated it. The kid says "You can go home now" to the alien, and the alien goes home. Great. What about all the casualties/deaths the alien caused? I remember seeing it when it came out, and I never want to see it again. I'd prefer to just watch "Stranger Things", instead. They actually got it right!

[@chrislondo2683]

I recently re-watched it on Epix a couple nights ago for free. Since this year is the 10th anniversary of the movie's release. Thought in the last act when the battle is taking place in the town was a bit like Iron Giant and War of the Worlds (the Tom Cruise version).

[@wreckage1]

Thanks for the explanation of "Awesometacular" rating. I agree, if a movie makes you want to go out and immediately watch it again, it deserves Awesometacular. Me personally, I want to see this again already.

[@kmac639]

When I saw the trailer for this flick I remember thinking to myself, this kinda seems like classic Steven Spielberg meets Cloverfield. So the fact that you described it as "The Goonies meets Cloverfield" makes me happy.

[@yuji2oo9]

the "I'M IN" stuff is getting old . But you're still my favourite reviewer !

[@josemanuelfuentesdelpozo9572]

this is one of my favorite movies of all time, thanks jeremy you're awesome.

[@HPfan3018]

My favorite part is when the kids are running through the town while guns and tanks are just going insane

[@SpecialMarkProd]

Totally agree about Abrams writing. I look forward to watching it and reviewing it. Thanks for the review. Favorite kid mischief movie would have to be Goonies followed by Explorers.

[@pelementmaker]

i absolutely loved this movie

[@TheEpicbobby]

just watched it again and i must say its not the best movie out there but i love it !!! the characters are amazing/acting, the train scene is one of my favorites of all time and its just overall an entertaining movie .

[@pinkpandamiranda]

I was looking up the reveiw to super eight and then I found Jeremy, I thought he was a great reveiwer and then after watching a couple more of his videos, I subscribed to him. Thanks jeremy, for being so awesomtacular!

[@FilmRecall]

Awesome review! I'm really excited to see this movie. My favorite childhood mischief movies are The Sandlot and The Goonies. Super 8 also looks like Close Encounters.

[@volcanosauce00]

I wouldn't consider this a "child mischief" movie, but ET is my favorite movie of all time.

[@nightwishfan1991]

I compared myself to the crazy explosives kid :)

[@nocturnum20]

Fave childhood mischief movie? Probably the first Sandlot kids. Baseball isn't a big thing here in Australia but I love the extraordinary lengths the kids go to to get the ball back. :D

[@Silverjaine]

That is why I enjoyed stranger things, similar to super 8 which is one of my favorite movies.

[@user-gk7kg5ul2x]

It reminds me a lot of Super 8 and Beyond the Black Rainbow.

[@MyBlueSkyReunion]

Dude, i miss the guitar rift at the beginning of each episode, but still, as always, your reviews kick ass ☢

[@4evaNnjaFitr360]

Whenever I get bored and want to be entertained I push the playlist button on Jeremy's videos to not bother clicking on the next one and I was just sitting here thinking "After the wii U its gonna go back to the Playstation netwrok being down thing," but then this video popped up on the playlist at the exact moment when the video switched over... COOL

[@PSNDonutDude]

This is my favorite throwback movie.... They don't make movies like this anymore. It actually makes me a bit sad. I am 16 so movies with this much thought, and this much to relate to don't really come around. This was a huge enjoyment for me and my friends I watched it with. It will be the classic for me when I grow old.

[@ByMonitorLight]

Favourite adventuring-kids movie as a kid: Explorers (I think that's what it was called). bunch of kids throw together a working spaceship out of scrap and head off to meet some aliens. It has been a great many years since I saw it, so I don't remember much about it, but know I loved it, and what I do remember, I remember fondly.

[@EzraCubero]

J.J. Abrams is proof that a director can show his passion for film through his movies. This masterpiece of a movie shows how much of a film fan Abrams is. And thats why we see movies in the first place, right? Because we're film fans. And if we see a movie directed by a film fan who truly loves film, than it should mean a lot to us fans. Super 8 is one of the most important movies ever made and I fail to understand how someone can dislike it (not Jeremy, but some of the commenters).

[@TeamWickedOpinion]

Goonies and Sandlot are my 2 fave kid mischief movies.

[@Nev.14]

I saw some special on elvis' "ghost" when I was little, and for at least 2-3 months, I was convinced he was going to come for me lol

[@OnlyShallowReviews]

JEREMY!!! Y U NO AWESOMETACULAR-IFY IT!!!

[@bodman1]

Since you mentioned Cloverfield, I'm actually curious as to hear your opinion of said movie. Did you like it? Hate it? Did the shaky-cam make you hurl? :P

[@Nestly52]

I'll have to check this out sometime soon. My favorite kid mischief movie though has to be Sandlot. Good times.

[@Ninjalilly]

Loved the movie. Just saw it with my 15 yr old son, who also loved it! I'm a huge JJ Abrahms fan.

[@KamKast]

Definitely Stand By Me, I watcher it last year when i was 19 and its still such a powerful movie about friendship.

[@ZaebaliVotVamNik]

Jeremy you are awesome as always man! how about expanding your activity, reviewing books for example?

[@librakitten16]

Saw this film last night and really liked it, the kids were great, genuinely good actors and funny, realy entertaining.

[@pcars]

The Sandlot. One of my favorites!

[@xXCynniCalGamiNgXx]

"disco huh, yah i can get back into disco"

[@ps2nolimits]

I just saw this movie and was quite enjoyable. It had a great sense of humour, some suspense, good thrills, and even some love tension. I recommend this to anyone.

[@ShaneFlaherty]

He was called King Koopa in the US, Bowser in Japan. I guess it got confusing, so they eventually called them both Bowser around the N64 era. They did the same thing with Princess Toadstool and Peach.

[@BriannaNLC]

I love the Goonies. I wasn't really afraid of the ground though; I was more of a turn the light of and go up the ladder to the top bunk going thirty miles an hour so a monster wouldn't get me kid. Awesome review- it's not in my theaters so I guess I'll have to wait until it's out on BlueRay.

[@alittleolder]

I did buy it on Blu Ray.. and finally watched it now.. really nice... I really really enjoyed the 70ies vibe

[@tenaciousfilm]

this is awesometacular for me because i saw it last night and i'm really wanting to go see it again

[@richieg5379]

Talking about the awesome train wreck in Super 8, the blowing up of the bridge in Tomorrow When The War Began left me going "Woah!". I seriously would recommend renting the film just to see that scene. A little off topic but I thought it was the best place to mention it.

[@Candyliz2003]

LOVE "Stand By Me", "Goonies", and "Sandlot" but there is a Japanese film I saw years ago that I loved and wish I could find now called "Skinny And Fatty". "Super 8" was AWESOME and I am going to see it again tonight.

[@darktrainfilms]

I think the Goonies meets Cloverfield is an excellent description. I enjoyed the film alot and it was proof I why I still like to see movies at the theater. Comic mischief with a cool adult edge? I would say THE LOST BOYS is my fave in that department. Super 8 was a good popcorn muncher that was just good enough for me to want on blu ray maybe as well. :D

[@salamander337]

Goonies, Monster squad, E.T., stand by me, and Sand lots are my favorites as a kid.

[@JEIndustries]

This was my favorite movie of all time. The comedy to me was hilarious. I loved how the kids are like how kids really are not little brats as hollywood likes to make them look today. I could watch this all day every day. I loved all the special effects, lens flares, everything. Want to get it on Blu-ray. Just my opinion, though.

[@argella1300]

The "drugs are bad" part had me in stitches when I was watching this movie

[@judsonking4044]

Had to come see this review after seeing your Stranger Things 2 review.

[@captainjakemerica4579]

Amazing movie the cast and everything about this was simply great!!!

[@douglas_fir]

You get to see the whole creature at the end or is it just small glimpses or frames of it like in Cloverfield?

[@TheCuriousLo]

was actually loling at the towel thing! you're a crazy kid!

[@Knome_gaming]

Wow Jeremy never ages

[@doublesizzle]

@JeremyJahns your intro guitar riff reminds me of the intro to Trigun one of my favorite animes

[@TEudmunki86]

totally a modern age goonies for this era.......exactly how i felt. Banter was amazing. The kid actors had great chemistry. It had feeling. one of the best explosions ive seen in a while and was afraid/in awe while watching it. the flow was fantastic......didn't care about the reveal. it wasn't about the alien. it was about the kids and how they grow up and form a bond over this huge phenomenon of a situation .......beautiful