Alien Encounters: The Super-Nice and the Ultra-Scary

By Kyle Rupprecht
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/acting/article/alien_encounters_the_day_the_earth_stood_still_20081211/
Movie aliens typically come in one of two flavors: Super-nice or ultra-scary. The benevolent aliens spring from our desire to make contact with otherworldly creatures who mean us no harm and may have come to Earth for our benefit. The malevolent ones spring from our deepest darkest fears of the frightening unknown. The latest alien movie to beam down is J.J. Abrams’ much buzzed-about, highly secretive Super 8.