danny_boy said:
Super 8 is a Spielbergiun Close Encounters/E.T rip off (and nowhere near as good as either of them!) in style and tone.
Spielberg produced it so I wouldn't call it a rip-off. It was much more of a collaboration\homage. One which I welcomed and enjoyed.
TFA will do well just to stand out from such a saturated crowd.
We'll all have the answer in just two months.