Awson

10 Cloverfield Lane (Some spoilers you probably already know)

>I snuck a bowl of fruit into the theater

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10 Cloverfield Lane (Some spoilers you probably already know)

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Actually it's not. I loved the movie, and I loved Cloverfield, so I looked up the continuity -- they're totally different universes. The reason for the crossover title is, it's got a similar 'vibe' with Cloverfield -- in that it's a big-scary-monster movie that's really not about the monster, not even remotely.

@mdk

I don't know if I believe that.

My take -- the first portion is like a combination of Signs (Shayamalan) and Ex Machina. Character-driven, psychological thriller, indie/small-budget cleverness and fucking incredible writing. Well directed, well shot.... fucking brilliant.

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Then it morphs suddenly and dramatically into War of the Worlds (the Tom Cruise one) meets Alien (meaning the whole franchise, but mostly the first one). It's improvised warfare against horrifying, impossible space enemies. It's visceral and cool and again, fucking incredible writing -- shit is still tying back to stuff you heard about in the first part of the movie.

The magic in this movie is.... well, there's a lot. Every single thing worked. Acting was on point, directing was on point, writing was beyond on point, etc. The hitch is, it legitimately feels like two different movies hacksawed at the 1:45 mark and sewn back together on the wrong body. Somewhere out there, there's an alien-invasion movie that ends with half an hour of family-style dining and board games. But I'll tell you what -- drawing it up that way took balls, and I think it works. More or less. It really didn't need the Cloverfield tag, but there it is, and yeah, I guess it's got the similar vibe thing going on.... but it's confusing, and probably more than a little bit of cash-grab. BUT HEY -- this is the Avengers era. If we're gonna have a movie 'series' that's linked by thematic elements instead of strict chronology and continuity, you know what, more power to you, JJ Abrams. I'll get behind that 100%.

I liked the boldness of it.

>Is there aliens?
>Is it just some slight reference to Aliens?

NOPE. HERE THEY ARE. YEP, WHOLE WORLD IS FUCKED. AHH, WATCH OUT!

I like the idea of it more than I care about the tonal shift.

And I'm chalking up most complaints as little more than people being upset at something outside of their expectations.

Similar thing happened with Hateful 8 tbqh

Plebs can't into non-formulaic

Okay guys, I need some advice

There's probably a huge amount of factors beyond what you've shared. Those can add up.

- Which state is closest to your parents
- Who is the most changeable
- Do you want to live with a couple
- Are you okay with having to change routes sooner than you planned if things don't go as well
- Whose lifestyle and social scene do you line up with the most
And more!

With what I know so far, I would suggest Colorado.

More connections and less baggage.

Until you're capable of choosing where you live without any hassle, weather is secondary to happiness.

10 Cloverfield Lane (Some spoilers you probably already know)

THEYRE USING CLIVERFIELD FOR MAKERTIBG THEYRENUSING CLIVERIFELD FOR MARKETING

Damn them to hell for using the Cloverfield name strictly for marketing purposes.

Jk.

It's fucking rad, man. IT'S FUCKING RAD.

So these people were making a movie about people in a bunker because of some sort of disaster on the outside.

You know what's cooler than a random movie about some random nukes or whatever outside of a bunker?

A movie about people in a bunker BECAUSE ALIENS ARE OUTSIDE

ALIENS FROM THAT OTHER MOVIE

THE THREAT... IS FROM THAT OTHER MOVIE.

Isn't that cool? I think it is. It make both movies larger. It's an "oh shit" moment that had TWO movies worth of build up. (Kinda)

The sudden movie with the sudden Cloverfield ending was perfect. There wasn't any time to get bored of the wierd "sequel."

We have so much expectations for sequels in general, and it was a good thing to have those expectations turned sideways.

I don't know how well I can explain it, but whatever unique thing was going on in this movie -- I loved it.

Remove your pessimism about marketing and corporate greed for a moment. Just think of it as a very well executed crossover.

It's a crossover between this cool movie, that hasn't had a chance to become well known or iconic yet, and Cloverfield.

Yeah.

A lot of things are good when you look at them up close.

But the best things are good up close and far away.

You wanna know what the difference between cool people and not cool people is?

I was also right about the same pair of pants thing.

And perhaps the "avoiding movie plotholes is the new equivalent of fine art" thing, but I wouldn't expect either you or I to have enough knowledge on cinema to be making calls like that.

You wanna know what the difference between cool people and not cool people is?

Cool people are the people whose parents didn't make fun of them when they were trying to act cool as a kid.

Making movies without plot holes is the new fine art.

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How could I possibly say a single word to you...

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you just said eight right here tho

@Vilageidiotx

You're killing me.

How could I possibly say a single word to you...

I operate at a high level of self-awareness. As far as I'm aware.

Maybe people assume I don't because I say such terrible things. And because I don't like to clarify my tone.

This post thread is an exaggeration of a feeling. Obviously illogical.