According to Arizona Central:, Super 8 will well worth seeing again (and again, and again).

Director J.J. Abrams' homage to early Steven Spielberg films (Spielberg is a producer) makes you think it's an alien movie, when in fact it's a movie about growing up, with a sincere love of filmmaking thrown in as a bonus. The kids in the film are great, especially Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning, and any Kyle Chandler appearance is a welcome one. It's funny, it's scary, it's sad, it's sweet. You know - you'll laugh, you'll cry. With so many elements in play, it's the kind of movie that all but demands repeated viewings, and it's also the kind of movie you should see on the big screen.

From Hollywood Reporter:

FX has acquired the commercial television rights to Paramount's Super 8, the J.J. Abrams-Steven Spielberg team-up.

Joel has an interview with Latino Review concerning "Super 8" and working with J.J. Abrams.

Newcomer Joel Courtney talks about the pressure of playing the lead role in sci-fi thriller 'Super 8', whilst director JJ Abrams reveals his fear over casting a fourteen year old who had never been on a movie set

From the Los Vegas Examiner:

The real heart of the movie comes from the relationships of the kids', it isn't very often that you always buy every friendship between child actors' in films but I was sold on every one of them in 'Super 8'. In Particular Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning. They had me from the first time they looked each other in the eye, and I rooted for them the whole way through. Their chemistry was amazing and helped make this film a definite winner throughout.

From the NY Post:

Now that $37 million worth of you checked out J.J. Abrams' ode to childhood, you know the secret behind "Super 8." ... I'm talking about Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Gabriel Basso and Riley Griffiths A.K.A. the best collection of cinematic children since Mikey led his Goonies to One Eyed Willie's treasure

From ABC:

If you were not one of the lucky ones to see the film, rest assured, we have the top 8 reasons why "Super 8" is not like other summer blockbusters.

1. "Super 8" Has an Original Plot
2. Much of "Super 8" Plot Has Been Kept a Secret
3. "Super 8" Has No Stars
4. "Super 8" Is Not a Sequel (or a Prequel)
5. "Super 8" Is Not About a Comic Book Hero
6. "Super 8" Is Not an Animated Feature
7. "Super 8" Is Not a Remake
8. "Super 8" Is Not in 3-D