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Right? I wasn't sure if the person was being silly or didn't quite understand the differences in scale are WAY different not to mention the time crunch they were under.
In regards to your question, that is the mystery I was trying to articulate.
<spoiler>We indeed do NOT see her body when he is looking through the helmet, however, he crawls to the exact location where her body fell and has been for two years on the screens in the silo. So this leads me to believe it is the screen on the helmet that is fake, otherwise it doesn't make sense they would have him crawl and fall at the same spot. Of course the "glitch" when they shutdown the generator makes it even more confusing as to what is really going on up on the surface.</spoiler>
I suppose that is possible, but from what I understand of the books (haven't read them yet), that wouldn't follow the books. Also this was kind of already done in <spoiler>Ascension (2014)</spoiler> tv series.
Good points as I was saying the same thing to the wife. Not that I want serious techno/engineering babble about how the generator works and how they planned to fix it, but it was really asking a lot for us to suspend that much belief. Also, I'm not an expert, but wouldn't the "steam" or splash back from the water on the sealed tank head have scolded or killed Juliet?
Anyway, it was a bit of a filler episode, but I enjoyed other parts of it and so far really like the series. My thoughts:
<spoiler>So with Holston taking off his helmet when he went to clean, and the screen showing lush green space when the power was shut down, was very interesting...confusing. My take was, is that what people see in the helmet is fake video, and that is why he didn't see his wife by the tree. However, once he takes off the helmet, he crawls over to where her body is depicted to be laying. Why? If her body wasn't really there, why crawl to that specific point? But then when the power is shut off, several in the silo saw the green lush space image.
Not a "plot hole" but why would anyone want to "clean" or go outside, when EVERYONE dies within three minutes wearing a suit (what is the point of the suit?).
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I wish this movie was getting more love and discussion. The atmosphere is just dreadful, and the creature is a thing of pure nightmare. As you mentioned, it does seem to stall a bit here and there. The soundtrack is available on Apple music and is excellent.
It was "ok" and not a total waste of time to watch. However, the movie should have stuck to the "less is more" strategy. Meaning, it didn't need to have all out comedic moments <spoiler>in the third act with the alien</spoiler> and it tried to show us too much with <spoiler>with the alien cloning process which looked odd and unimpressive as well as the CGI alien form was weak. And for me, it was ruined with the alien being indestructible and apparently immortal.</spoiler>
It is enjoyable, but just another film where if better decisions were made by the director and screenplay, it could have really been something outstanding even if not super original.
The effects were amazing and bravo to the guy who played Dylan. Talk about taking "one for the team" in his scenes. If not for what what he was willing to do as a professional in his nude scenes, the brutality of this tale just wouldn't have worked. It was very unnerving to see him attempting to gaslight Miriam.
Apparently the two actors are in another film as a couple. Definitely will try to check it out as they were both great.
<blockquote>Did everyone else catch that she fed cremains to her sister in her ice cream? That zipped right over my head.</blockquote>
If that is the case, that would mean during the scenes of preparing for the party with Dylan's family and the final scene for said party, that would mean Dylan was indeed dead/missing for quite some time. Which makes sense if I am understanding it correctly, but odd there would still be a party.
I would have to watch again to understand the point of cutting her hair and the wig, and the hotel scene. I was a little lost as to what we were supposed to learn from that.
In my opinion, <spoiler>she was just taking a moment to reflect on the situation and possibly enjoy her triumph over such a horrible situation. Her obsession with finding her bf seemed to be more out of knowing "why" not so much because she loved him. I would imagine she eventually calls the police and lets them deal with the bad guys so it doesn't weigh on her conscious.</spoiler>
I agree with your assessment. Watched it last evening. It had some very subtle scenes of how those wishing to engage in war were so far removed from it. From the general being able to eat lavish meals next to a huge fireplace and throw scraps at his dog to the French representative on the train complaining about day old pastries while both sides had young men caked in mud and filth living with rats in the trenches.
The film made it very clear with a scene near the end that the men really had no choice but to follow orders or be shot.
At the end, when the the French and German soldiers are just walking about in the same trench was a powerful scene. Everyone wanted to go home.
Good question. My interpretation was that David was real AND she was severely anxious about her daughter leaving for school. As far how far things were "real" I would say things became a fantasy for her when she finally removed the "baby" from David. And in the final frames where she is talking to her daughter, it definitely seemed dream like with the lighting and the way the daughter's voice sounded. Killing David finally broke her. I don't believe she sustained life threating wounds during her final confrontation with him, so I believe likely the police found her in the room holding his liver next to her claiming it was her baby and she ended up in an institution somewhere.
Agreed. There were some plot "twists" revealed near the ending that wraps up everything nicely and even the entity makes a few comments to tie everything up. Overall I found the movie rather enjoyable and obviously very inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and in that regard it was done well.
I watched it on Shudder and loved it. It is atmospheric and kind of confusing (in a good way) and everything kind of fits together at the end. The wife loved it as well, but mostly because of the lack of gore I think. The entire film has a creepy vibe.
Definitely and I have seen most of the movies (and loved them) that you listed. What made this film brilliant was its subtleness and not trying hard to explain everything. As much as part of me would love for more movies, I fear that sequels would just be big budget nonsense trying to appeal to a wider audience. One of those movies you can watch over and over..
I would put this film in my top 10 if not top 5 best horror films ever.
Based on your selection, I would also recommend the sci-fi films Coherence, and Time Lapse. While not horror, they were made in the same decade and have that "less is more" approach and just really leave you with a disturbed feeling of dread.
I watch this film this weekend, it was not bad, not great, but I do not regret taking time to see it through to the end, but as you noted the ending was confusing. It also seemed the film was meant for tv? It seemed to cut to black numerous times for what seemed to be planned commercial breaks.
The concept, the acting, and atmosphere were great. However the guts of the story were missing. There was really no point to the film, but despite that it was rather entertaining. The casting of the one dad and the bf was pretty bad. They looked and were dressed to similar so it was very confusing at times.
<spoiler>Some neat concepts with the "echos" that I always enjoy when it comes to ghost stories.</spoiler>
I am six episodes in. I really like the show and the overall tone of the characters. I could do without the teenage girl having haunting memories of the "soldier" she dealt with, but its not a deal breaker.
As far as "learning from their own experiences and encounters" I would disagree. They really haven't had much experience and it would appear they basically had to leave Moscow right at the beginning with very little information about the outbreak. And they do seem to keep secrets from each other, for example, what really happened in that infected house in episode 4. Outside that one scene, secrets do kind of make sense as each family unit seems to have their own goals.
I don't find the characters annoying, but I do feel the male "lead" or the father of the young boy if you will, is kind of dull and uninteresting which makes it hard to believe a <spoiler>therapist would risk/ruin her career to have an affair with him.</spoiler>
Neither are what I would consider "beauties" but they both exhibit some for strong and attractive character traits. Irina is the more short fuse one with Anna being more intellectual and calculating. I'm glad neither is hopeless or one dimensional like the pregnant wife. Not saying she is hopeless because she is pregnant, but it seems even if she wasn't, she is the stereotypical hot young trophy wife who only cares about herself.
Awesome to have a good conversation with another fan! Thank you. So yes, he does definitely seem "off" but then so do all the supes don't they (for except Starlight... so far). So here is the question, does Compound-V make people "crazy" or give god-complexes or is that just the natural side affect of having so much power?
Ah I guess that makes sense on the "fuck you to Butcher" but in the context of the episode, it should him with all the debri and fragments embedded in his uniform. That he didn't set them off strategically, that he literally walked into each one.
I have seen that about him from the comic books too. <spoiler>At some point wouldn't someone notice his powers are beyond what they are "supposed" to be? Meaning his strength and durability being on par with Homelander? </spoiler>
Just something he enjoyed. No real motivation or deep meaning to be had. Being able to spy on them and learn their habits etc. would give him the ability to be sneaky and such. Now what is "interesting" for lack of a better word, if his equipment wasn't in that locked storage area, what was so disturbing about the Polaroid pictures the younger brother found in there?