From The Daily Journal:

A group of kids shooting a film witness the event of a lifetime when a train crash kick starts a series of unusual events in their small town. Writer-director J.J. Abrams' loving homage to vintage Spielberg taps into the nostalgia that's intrinsic to a generation who grew up with "E.T.," "The Goonies," "Poltergeist" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Abrams also knows the human relationships in those films were a huge part of their success, and puts a similar emphasis on them here. Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard and Joel Courtney, in his debut, deliver strong performances in a film that's fantastic in more ways than one.

Joel had a photoshoot with Lauren Dukoff for L’Uomo Vogue. Here's one picture from that shoot.

My twitter fans came up with the following list of their favorite quotes from Super 8.

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• Joel: "Bad things happen, but you can still live."
• Joel: "I'm just doing the best I can, to save you."
• Louis Dainard: "I've seen it..no one believes me." Joel: "I believe you."
• Cary: "can I get some more fries because my friend here is fat."
• Riley:At least I don't need a booster seat.
• " I'm massively stoned right now"
• "do you have sparklers?" " are you kidding?!"
• Cary: "He's too stoned!" Martin: "Oh, drugs are so bad!"
• "I rolled those M80s myself. THAT'S RIGHT"
• I'm thirsty, I'm in a war zone!'
• "Production Value"
• "Ah, you dorks are still alive!"
• Martin: Am I the only one here who doesn’t know what we’re talking about? Cary: Probably, Smartin. Martin: I don’t like it when you call me that! Cary: I’m sorry, Smartin. Let’s go cry about it.
• "You Talked To Alice Deynard!"
• "But his mom isn't a zombie." "But she's dead, s***head!"
• "That was totally mint!"
• Cary: "Stop talking about production value, the Air Force is going to kill us."
• "Cary your obsession with fireworks, and I say this as a friend... Concerns me... and my mother"
• "kids walking around w portable radios....that's the last think we need! It's a slippery slope my friend!"
• "I totally do, I'm just in shock of this entire conversation."
• "I love you. I love you too. See it flows"
• "I wouldn't have given you this information if we hadn't served together in Vietnam." Martin: "Those were bad times." Joe: "I'd rather not talk about it." T
• "He is in me as I am in him...." When you see him next.... I will be watching you."
• "I haven't even done it yet!"
• Riley: "I'm just trying to direct."
• "You're not supposed to talk in the silent reading section! That's why it's called silent reading."
• Alice: "He's the deputy's kid!" Joe: "You knew that?"
• Charles: "Mint!"
• Dad: "I got you...I got you."
• "dude those turkey wraps are good"
• "biology teacher" "honors biology" "oh, I don't take that class"
• "Charles, that's not yours, what are you thinking!" "I'm thirsty, I'm in a war zone!"
• "LUCCCYYYYYYYYYUYY"
• Jackson Lamb: "I left you two slices in the fridge." Deputy Tally: "Oh, I ate those. Sorry, kid..."
• "we're not clear...we couldn't be less clear"
• "This looks like nothin more than a BEAR ATTACK!"
• "a**hole can u stop blowing sh** up for one minute and take the camera "
• "God mom I'm coming!"
• "What are we doing here?" "Just follow me!" "I've been following you for five blocks!"
• "She's kind. She's nice to me!"
• "She'd look at me and I knew I was there. I knew I existed"
• "How does a zombie act? Joe: Oh pretty much a lifeless ghoul with no soul who dies.Scary...Ever have Mrs. Mullen for English?"
• "I know that's your camera, sir, but technically, that's my film."
• "unless you have proof I say its the Russians"
• "it's too late, he sees me in the car right now"
• "no I'm fine thanks anyway though"
• "want some pot?"
• "OMG there's like 14 different grays it's crazy."
• "Guys! Watch out!"
• Dr. Woodward: "Do not speak of this. You don’t know what is happening here. If they find you, you and your parents will be killed."

From Zambia's "Lusaka Times"

• Great acting, especially by the main character Joe lamb (Joel Courtney). Each character was unique and brought something to the movie.
• The relationship between Joe and his father, Jackson Lamb (Kyle Chandler), was portrayed excellently, as well as the love story between Joe and Alice (Elle Fanning).
• The scene with the train crash was amazing.

Joel Courtney stars in the box office hit Super 8. As many know, his role in the film was Courtney’s first job. It’s not too shabby getting to work on your first acting job with JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg, two of the best people in the movie business. When Courtney landed the gig, it entailed him having to leave his home in Idaho. Due to the secrecy of the film Courtney wasn’t able to tell his friends about the film. When he told his friends he was going to make a film with Abrams and Spielberg, some of his friends didn’t believe him. However, when the Super 8 trailer ran during the last Super Bowl, it finally hit them that their friend was in the film.