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Post by alexanderblanchett on Dec 23, 2018 13:08:16 GMT
An innovative apocalypse film that many unfairly compare to "A Quiet Place" because it has the similar plot that you have to give up on one of your senses in order to survive. The origin story however is older and thus it was not really stolen. Anyway, to get this out of the way the film is thrilling, twisted and offers several good performances. First of all Sandra Bullock is great and convinces. Its an interesting character and thankfully not as one-dimensional as you would expect. She is like a lion mother and thats how powerful her performance is. Great job. Trevante Rhodes was fine as well, he can do better tho but he felt like the good soul within the chaos and that was somehow relieving, thanks to his friendly and good hearted charmes. Sarah Paulson unfortunately only had a small role but very effective and she commands the screen wonderfully. John Malkovich had the perfect character for him, however it was too much "on the paper" that did not hurt his performance at all, but the role was more of a cartoon. I really liked Jacki Weaver who had some good moments. The score was great and fitted the atmosphere and mood perfectly. I really loved some of the cinematography, especially during the scenes on the lake. Great work. Generally nice screenplay that offered a lot of depth and concentrated more not he characters, their bondings instead of sole on the happenings and the solution for the happenings. Another strike for Netflix.
Nominations:
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Rating: 8/10
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Post by stephen on Dec 23, 2018 15:28:24 GMT
Yeah, I really dug the hell out of it. A pretty damn strong ensemble (needed more Tom Hollander, though), and while it does feel reminiscent of A Quiet Place, it felt like the stakes were much higher and there was a lot more depth to it.
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Post by alexanderblanchett on Dec 23, 2018 16:20:30 GMT
Yeah, I really dug the hell out of it. A pretty damn strong ensemble (needed more Tom Hollander, though), and while it does feel reminiscent of A Quiet Place, it felt like the stakes were much higher and there was a lot more depth to it. Yup I had similar thoughts. While "A Quiet Place" was scarier and this one had more depths. I think I would rank them equally tho... both have their pros and cons but are generally clever and original films.
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Post by quetee on Dec 23, 2018 16:40:19 GMT
Really? I was gonna skip cause of reviews but I'll add it my watch list now. Thanks.
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Post by alexanderblanchett on Dec 23, 2018 22:26:57 GMT
Really? I was gonna skip cause of reviews but I'll add it my watch list now. Thanks. I would give it a try. And even if its just for Bullock-
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 24, 2018 17:42:13 GMT
Preposterous mothering mumbo-jumbo with some intriguing set pieces - and one superior creepy sequence with Tom Hollander - but less intriguing (and convincing) CGI jungles and rapids and good old fashioned ludicrous plot developments.
What can you expect from a movie that wastes Rebecca Pidgeon in 20 seconds of screen time (wtf) but still finds time for everybody to go to the supermarket like it's a 50% off sale on logic (wtf again) and makes time for everybody to love Say A Little Prayer For Me AND the hot young dude to reflect that in another life Bullock may have been his hot babysitter because well you can't just talk about the apocalypse 24-7 yanno?
You know that annoying person who says "My kid " all the time? They're making movies for those people now......
5/10
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Post by jakesully on Dec 24, 2018 19:22:05 GMT
Thought it was pretty damn good (and not just for a Netflix film either) . Going into it, I was a bit worried about the ridiculous sounding premise but mostly everything worked for me here (and I thought the ending was a nice touch) Filled with some good performances led by Bullock .
Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross' score felt like some left over crap from The Social Network's score though haha. But thats just a minor complaint. Another minor complaint was Machine Gun Kelly . I wish we would have seen him die a spectacular death cause I can't stand that motherfucker.
solid 7.5/10
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Post by cheesecake on Dec 25, 2018 1:31:41 GMT
What can you expect from a movie that wastes Rebecca Pidgeon in 20 seconds of screen time (wtf) Lol. That was so weird. Pidgeon is my least favorite actress so I didn't mind.
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Post by cheesecake on Dec 25, 2018 1:32:18 GMT
I actually really dug it. Bit overlong but I found it very engrossing and it had a nice ensemble.
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Post by dazed on Dec 27, 2018 15:31:29 GMT
The movie has a huge drop in quality after a certain someone’s death (still don’t know how to use the spoiler button on here). I love the concept of it, but I feel like they could’ve done way more with it, especially in terms of horror. I seen a headline calling this the most terrifying movie ever, which is just absurd. It had maybe a few ‘scary’ parts. Had a lame ending too. The performances are all around great though, as well as the first act. The score is solid as well.
Average movie that isn’t worth seeing again.
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Post by getclutch on Dec 28, 2018 5:07:49 GMT
The storytelling is phenomenal and makes it easy to keep track on when the plot jumps back in time and back to present day. Overall, I think Bird Box is a great addition to the horror genre, and is very entertaining. Netflix, for the most part, does a very good job with it's original movies.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Dec 29, 2018 3:45:00 GMT
Just finished it and really loved it. Great acting, lots of suspense, and several outstanding scenes. This one really worked for me.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Dec 29, 2018 4:30:55 GMT
The movie has a huge drop in quality after a certain someone’s death (still don’t know how to use the spoiler button on here). I love the concept of it, but I feel like they could’ve done way more with it, especially in terms of horror. I seen a headline calling this the most terrifying movie ever, which is just absurd. It had maybe a few ‘scary’ parts. Had a lame ending too. The performances are all around great though, as well as the first act. The score is solid as well. Average movie that isn’t worth seeing again. Was it Malkovich's? Because the entire movie I was screaming "LISTEN TO HIM!"... he was right more than he was wrong.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Dec 29, 2018 4:33:47 GMT
Also, I'd like to shout out to the film for not having the kids be never-ending sources of problems for the other characters. A burden? Sure. But with one exception I don't remember them doing anything outright stupid... and that's rare in movies now-a-days.
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Post by dazed on Dec 29, 2018 22:45:07 GMT
The movie has a huge drop in quality after a certain someone’s death (still don’t know how to use the spoiler button on here). I love the concept of it, but I feel like they could’ve done way more with it, especially in terms of horror. I seen a headline calling this the most terrifying movie ever, which is just absurd. It had maybe a few ‘scary’ parts. Had a lame ending too. The performances are all around great though, as well as the first act. The score is solid as well. Average movie that isn’t worth seeing again. Was it Malkovich's? Because the entire movie I was screaming "LISTEN TO HIM!"... he was right more than he was wrong. Yup! That character. Sure, the character could be a big asshole, but I tend to align with those kind of people in the apocalyptic movies. And like you said, they ended up being right. Also, anyone else wish that we got a resolution to the two characters that left? (I’m sure you know who I’m talking about). I honesty forgot about them until my friend brought them up to me. I think it’s pretty clear what would’ve happened to them, but still, it’d be cool to see them at some other point, even if it was for a quick 5 seconds.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Dec 29, 2018 23:26:20 GMT
Was it Malkovich's? Because the entire movie I was screaming "LISTEN TO HIM!"... he was right more than he was wrong. Yup! That character. Sure, the character could be a big asshole, but I tend to align with those kind of people in the apocalyptic movies. And like you said, they ended up being right. Also, anyone else wish that we got a resolution to the two characters that left? (I’m sure you know who I’m talking about). I honesty forgot about them until my friend brought them up to me. I think it’s pretty clear what would’ve happened to them, but still, it’d be cool to see them at some other point, even if it was for a quick 5 seconds. My guess is they're living in paradise at the grocery store... or dead. Probably dead. She was way too cocky and he was a dumbshit fuckstick.
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Post by Viced on Dec 30, 2018 4:59:51 GMT
A bit silly overall... but I liked it. Very involving... probably a little too long but I was never not into it. Sandy is great, Malkovich was awesome, rest of the cast is good.
basically, Susanne Bier bitchslapped the shit out of John Krasinski
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Post by moiestatz on Jan 6, 2019 0:31:55 GMT
The movie is enjoyable, and the acting is fantastic, but there are too many plotholes. A Quiet Place does much better in world-building, and perhaps even in characterization (it's been a while since I saw it). The exploration of the family dynamics in AQP had more depth. AQP carefully took its time to develop its themes. BB is more of a blockbuster type with more explosive events though of course both have their commercial appeal. AQP is better.
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Post by AKenjiB on Jan 6, 2019 21:00:57 GMT
Eh...it was alright. Not terrible. At times pretty enjoyable but ultimately not that special and something i probably won’t remember for long. Sandra Bullock is good, it’s nice seeing Trevante Rhodes, and everyone else is okay. Jackie Weaver does literally nothing in the film which sucks. And I thought Tom Hollander was pretty awful.
I guess I never felt that immersed in the high-concept premise, especially near the end, when the characters being unable to see felt like only a mild handicap even though they’re ostensibly searching for a place they’ve never been to before. Like those kids have somehow not only learned to swim, but they can swim blindfolded in rapid water? So many opportunities to really explore just how difficult not being able to see would be but the film just doesn’t take them. Likewise the main character arc felt predictable and shallow, the decision to tell the story non-chronologically destroyed a lot of potential tension, and the monsters seemed to gain new powers every 30 minutes.
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Post by DeepArcher on Jan 6, 2019 21:12:21 GMT
Watched this last week, and I thought it was atrocious, Syfy-quality shit. I thought A Quiet Place was just fine, but insinuations that this is on the same level or even better than that is are just ludicrous.
And yet somehow the dumbest part of the movie was Sandra Bullock telling the kids that strawberry Pop Tarts are “what real strawberries taste like.” What the fuck you talkin’ about.
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