Nowadays, with the popularity of “Stranger Things,” everyone wants to make their own nostalgic film in the vein of Amblin. And each of those films opens with a grin, saying, “Look at us!” We’re reheating and remixing your favorite item! This adds to the satisfaction of “UFO Sweden,” an unexpected science fiction adventure from the Swedish film team Crazy Pictures.
In Hollywood, everyone aspires to have those Donner- and Spielberg-like moments. They cling so much to the “Remember this thing you loved?” cliché that they fail to create a work of art that truly stands on its own and captures the spirit of that genre while shunning the cliches.