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{{quote|''There's a reason that ''Super 8'', its cool thrills, also seems a work of innocence: it takes incidental inspiration from the films of a director who, back in 1979, was the J.J. Abrams of his day. Look closely and you'll see that ''Super 8'' [[George Lucas Throwback|is a medley of tropes from the films of Spielberg's early prime.]]''|'''Richard Corliss''', [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]]<ref>[http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/02/super-8-movie-review/ ''Super 8:'' Just as Great as You Hoped It Would Be] (June 02, 2011)</ref>}}

An interactive version of the teaser trailer is bundled with ''[[Portal 2]]'', found in the game's Extras section. There's also a prequel comic book that was bundled into the second issue of the ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'' comic book tie-in. It details the 1958 events referred to in the film and how Col. Nelec got involved with the situation. It can be read [https://web.archive.org/web/20131211192128/http://www.super8comiccontest.com/ here] (SPOILERS ALERT).

** Naturally there'd be one. It involves a site about Ice Cream Lollipop called [https://web.archive.org/web/20130112064404/http://www.rocketpoppeteers.com/ Rocket Poppeteers]. There's [http://scariestthingieversaw.com Scariest Thing I Ever Saw], [https://web.archive.org/web/20121231080117/http://www.Hooklineandminkerhooklineandminker.com/ Hook, Line and Minker] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20121114133429/http://www.super8-movie.com/editingroom.html S8 Editing Room].

{{quote| "[[Lampshade Hanging|How could a pickup truck derail a train, man? That's impossible!]]"<br />

* [[Badass Teacher]]: Dr. Woodward -- theWoodward—the biology teacher at the main characters' school -- isschool—is revealed to be the infamous "Truck Guy" seen crashing into Groom Lake One in the trailers. The best part is that he survives the crash. {{spoiler|Turns out he's also one of the scientists who studied the monster.}}

* [[Black Dude Dies First]]: Somehow, both averted and played straight. The first violent scene in the movie involves a train crash, in which Dr. Woodward -- aWoodward—a black guy -- isguy—is apparently killed when his truck gets hit by the train. However, despite appearing dead at first sight, he is actually alive and scares the crap out of the kids who come to investigate. Many people in the town die, but the first of the soldiers on the bus to die is the black guy, who appropriately gives the Colonel an indignant look when asked to go outside and shoot the alien with a tracking dart. {{spoiler|Though it is notable that three black characters -- Dr. Woodward and two soldiers -- die, with the former getting euthanized by one of the latter.}}

* [[The Cameo]]: [[The Simpsons (animation)|Dan Castellaneta]] as the car dealer and composer [[Michael Giacchino]] as one of the deputies.

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: {{spoiler|Alice when she is captured by the alien.}}

* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Basically, the creature itself has been stranded on Earth since the 1950's, and has been imprisoned and experimented on for the last couple of decades, and has only wanted to return home via its ship. More or less the reason for its aggression is because every human it sees (sans Dr. Woodward, with whom it establishes a mental link) is a potential threat, or expendable for the most part.}}

{{quote| '''Donny:''' [''looking at wreckage of bus''] What the ''fuck?!''}}