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Post by Mulder and Scully on Mar 5, 2021 14:38:12 GMT
A great throwback to the kids movies of the 80s. A mix of Cloverfield and The Goonies, it really captures the charm of the similar movies they made in the 80s. Great atomsphere, nicely acted and directed and crisp cinematopgraphy.
It's nice to see there's some originality left in Hollywood.
It felt like a movie made in 80s but released in 2010s. Easily the best thing J.J. Abrams has done, IMO.
Also, greatest end credits of all time.
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Post by Downey on Mar 5, 2021 14:44:44 GMT
All I remember from that film was a bunch of annoying brats chasing after an alien on a train that crashed. The train crash was the only memorable thing about that shit movie.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Mar 5, 2021 15:55:34 GMT
Haven't thought about that movie in a long time. I remember it being very disappointing.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 5, 2021 16:29:23 GMT
I enjoyed it.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Mar 5, 2021 16:31:28 GMT
It was decent, but I felt like I was expecting more.
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Post by ck100 on Mar 5, 2021 16:35:37 GMT
J.J. Abrams tries his hand at being Spielberg.
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Post by kolchak92 on Mar 5, 2021 16:40:52 GMT
J.J. Abrams tries his hand at being Spielberg. Doesn't that basically sum up Abrams's whole career? He even talks like Spielberg.
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Post by ck100 on Mar 5, 2021 16:46:03 GMT
J.J. Abrams tries his hand at being Spielberg. Doesn't that basically sum up Abrams's whole career? He even talks like Spielberg. I thought that more applied to Ron Howard, but I see your point.
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Post by kolchak92 on Mar 5, 2021 16:51:44 GMT
Doesn't that basically sum up Abrams's whole career? He even talks like Spielberg. I thought that more applied to Ron Howard, but I see your point. I think Howard is a more talented director than Abrams, so it's not as noticeable, but yeah, a similar case can be made.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 5, 2021 17:16:54 GMT
Anachronistic.
In 1979 what kids would have done a zombie movie? It would have been vampires or werewolves or aliens.
The Romero zombie did not achieve significant notice until the end of the 80s and even then it didn't get much attention until 2002 or so.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Mar 5, 2021 17:37:25 GMT
It’s okay, but very formulaic and familiar. It’s mostly enjoyable though.
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