It arrives.

Starring: Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Ron Eldard, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Caitriona Balfe, Zach Mills

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"You listen to me. I've got 12,000 people in this town who are scared out of their mind. They've got one person to rely on. It used to be someone else, but now it's just me." – Jackson Lamb

Why watch this? This summer movie has the look and feel of a Spielberg 80's sci-fi classic.

Plot Summary: In the summer of 1979, a group of young friends filming a Super 8 movie witness a catastrophic train crash. As strange events and disappearances begin plaguing their small Ohio town, they suspect the derailment was no accident. The local Deputy and father of one of the boys investigates the terrifying truth behind the incident, which appears linked to a mysterious entity that escaped the train's wreckage.

Dad's Preview: There's lots of time spent on developing the back-story about a group of precocious teens who are shooting a home movie. The plot also coincides with a series of super-natural events that have caused some destruction and have the town folks pretty scared. This early J. J. Abrams flick is full of mysterious, suspenseful revelations. The ending might be a bit far-fetched, but it's a fun ride anyway.

Amblin Ent.; Bad Robot; Paramount Pictures