Super 8

Super 8 (2011) starring Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Six youths filming a zombie movie in 1979 accidentally capture footage of a train crash. They later learn that on that train was an alien creature with fantastic powers -- a creature who occupies their home town and turns it into a war zone. But the alien isn't evil, just scared and desperate to reassemble its spaceship and go home. This was a summer movie in the Spielberg mold of the '70s and '80s, with the kids being front and center and the adults existing mostly in the background. It works rather well, and makes for a pleasurable viewing experience. The disc has English subtitles, as well as closed captions. Grade: B+