"Super 8," Paramount Home Video, 111 minutes, Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use — While shooting an amateur film for a festival, Joe (Joel ...

Conan does not get off to a smooth start. After a silly opening narration (from Morgan Freeman, who apparently didn't have a decent excuse to turn down the role) and a back-story not unlike Lord of ...