WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR...SUPER 8

SPOILER ALERT ALL OVER
This is a movie I wanted to see. I am regretful.
Premise sound good: A bunch of kids, doing a home made movie witness a
train wreck which eventually will unfold a mystery.

Movie starts well but quickly wears his charm out. Abrams use - and abuse of - all the
frights and startles written in the "scary movie" book while he tries - in vain - to create some suspense in his own screenplay.

 

Because screenplay is where the big problem lies...

There is no background story to explain the main characters interaction, much less their parents.
In top of that the creature's story is also severely under developed and we have to settle to some takes showing it trapped in some kid of laboratory taken out of a 50's B movie.

We will not know how the thing crashed its ship, how these inept military guys were able to keep it trapped, how Dr. Woodward was able to know the exact route of the train - and don't tell me is telepathic connection.  What three mile accident has to to with the story - except of being a cheap decoy....

Also how is possible that this derailment takes about two minutes in screen - do these guys know anything about basic physics ? - but most of all:

HOW IS POSSIBLE DR WOODWARD SURVIVES A FULL FRONTAL CRASH AGAINST A TRAIN WITH HALF OF HIS TRUCK'S CAB AND JUST MINOR INJURIES ? 

I also will not say anything about the military showing in the scene just two minutes after the crash happened - great transportation - or about the late appearance of the creature, or the guns firing it selves or about the creature killing everybody but the main character (oh !...telepathy).

But please somebody explain why this "mystery" movie is considered a Spielberg homage or why has 7.5 at IMDb...
The only mystery for me is how I was fooled to watch this stupid piece of crap.!!!

F - Dreadful   - really  !!!!!!!!