Now I'm reading all of your archive and see we also had similar thoughts on this one, too (though I don't have a post about it yet!). I completely agree with your assessment about the commonalities with horror and the tropes involved. This was one of my faves from last year.
What a silly movie. It reminded me of Shyamalan's goofy writing. Firstly - kids didn't beat each other up in the 70's. Kids were cooler than that. It's also not likely there would be such a diverse group befriending each other. The Spank the Monkey guy who plays the father is atrocious - that 'less is more', 'off' persona (the kind Meryl Streep employs in most roles she's played). The whole storyline doesn't make sense...the movie was made to showcase how well the director knew his 70's music. What a waste of time.
Kids didn't beat each other up in the 70's? I have some relatives who would have to disagree with you there ;) I happen to enjoy M. Night but I don't see the connection here. What reminded you of him?
I'm far too much of a scary cat to watch this, but I liked reading about it! And you're so right about the previews. I just saw Nope in theaters and had to close my eyes during the trailers.
Now I'm reading all of your archive and see we also had similar thoughts on this one, too (though I don't have a post about it yet!). I completely agree with your assessment about the commonalities with horror and the tropes involved. This was one of my faves from last year.
What a silly movie. It reminded me of Shyamalan's goofy writing. Firstly - kids didn't beat each other up in the 70's. Kids were cooler than that. It's also not likely there would be such a diverse group befriending each other. The Spank the Monkey guy who plays the father is atrocious - that 'less is more', 'off' persona (the kind Meryl Streep employs in most roles she's played). The whole storyline doesn't make sense...the movie was made to showcase how well the director knew his 70's music. What a waste of time.
Kids didn't beat each other up in the 70's? I have some relatives who would have to disagree with you there ;) I happen to enjoy M. Night but I don't see the connection here. What reminded you of him?
I'm far too much of a scary cat to watch this, but I liked reading about it! And you're so right about the previews. I just saw Nope in theaters and had to close my eyes during the trailers.
I saw the Nope trailer in that movie! Worth watching?
I thought it was amazing. Not quite as scary as I was hoping, but as a spectacle—wonderful.