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Movie was good but protagonist destroying space ship minutes after discovering aliens was bs.
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10 Cloverfield Lane |SPOILER THREAD -OT-Hybrid| Its still not Voltron
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Watched it last night. I enjoyed the movie. John Goodman was great.
But then, Michelle escapes from the bunker.
How i'd have ended the movie: Michelle escapes. She sees the birds and thinks everything is ok. Takes off the mask and breathe deeply. And then she looks at the horizon and sees things that looks like alien ships.
She says "oh come on". Credits roll.
Instead we see her single handedly destroying an alien ship in a scene very similar to war of the worlds. Luckily this ship had a mouth instead of an anus.
After that she goes to houston to help the "resistance". I can imagine her arriving, holding a cigar in her mouth, cocking a shotgun and saying "i know how to kill them".
But then, Michelle escapes from the bunker.
How i'd have ended the movie: Michelle escapes. She sees the birds and thinks everything is ok. Takes off the mask and breathe deeply. And then she looks at the horizon and sees things that looks like alien ships.
She says "oh come on". Credits roll.
Instead we see her single handedly destroying an alien ship in a scene very similar to war of the worlds. Luckily this ship had a mouth instead of an anus.
After that she goes to houston to help the "resistance". I can imagine her arriving, holding a cigar in her mouth, cocking a shotgun and saying "i know how to kill them".
ChackanKun
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The movie was great! Amazing acting!
The end part....well, it was a bit meh. The best part was the giant spaceship with the lightnings in the end.
I would make it like this (the original ending was close):
- Michelle comes out of the bunker
- Everything seems normal
- Drives to get home
- Reaches the top of a hill
- Stops her car and looks in disbelief
- Everything in sight was being destroyed\ was destroyed
- A giant, monsters dark continent ending type of giant or the mist giant, monster walks casually above what once was a city
The end part....well, it was a bit meh. The best part was the giant spaceship with the lightnings in the end.
I would make it like this (the original ending was close):
- Michelle comes out of the bunker
- Everything seems normal
- Drives to get home
- Reaches the top of a hill
- Stops her car and looks in disbelief
- Everything in sight was being destroyed\ was destroyed
- A giant, monsters dark continent ending type of giant or the mist giant, monster walks casually above what once was a city
That doesn't really resolve Michelle's character arc. This was posted a few pages back, if people haven't come across it yet.
I loved it! Going in without any expectation, I didn't know the movie was more about Howard than Cloverfield-like escaping aliens. Though I agree the last act could have been better. Destroying a ship is kind of a jump and hiding in the warehouse stuff was too standard for a final act.
The sound design in this is amazing. Each screech when Michelle's door opened is horrifying. And the very loud gunshot in the quiet moment, damn.
The sound design in this is amazing. Each screech when Michelle's door opened is horrifying. And the very loud gunshot in the quiet moment, damn.
Baraka in the White House
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A little LTTP here but I thought it was a great movie overall but I have reservations about how they obviously just slapped the Cloverfield "brand" on it.
It would have been a better movie without that. As it is it just ended up miffing me that practically nothing about the first movie was expanded in this one.
It would have been a better movie without that. As it is it just ended up miffing me that practically nothing about the first movie was expanded in this one.
Haven't seen the first movie but this was incredible (went in 100% blind). There were some really scary bits. The car accident at the start, every time Howard opened the door, that woman who smashed her head into the outside door (okay this one was just horrifying) and everything about the aliens.
I really enjoyed the suspicion and tension with Howard throughout the movie. After I saw the smashed head woman's flesh eating disease looking skin, I began to trust him but that Megan shit was creepyyyyy. I don't think that Howard was a rapist (since he said he wasn't a pervert at the start) but he was mentally unstable and would definitely kill Michelle sooner or later. Emmet's death scene was so good (and so shocking). It basically sums up Howard's character: completely unpredictable.
I see that some people weren't fans of the last part but I really liked it. I would have been really disappointed if Howard was lying and the world was normal. And Michelle just dying by poisonous air or by aliens would suck as well. I'm a huge fan of War of the Worlds so I loved the homage, even if it was a large tonal shift. It was scary, it was thrilling and it gave closure to Michelle's story.
Question: When Howard confessed to crashing into Michelle's car in the opening, he said that he was frantic or something because he was rushing to his bunker after hearing of an incoming attack. As far as I remember, no one questioned him on this and the movie just moved on. I'm going to assume that he was telling the truth because that would be an incredibly BS lie for a movie so how could Howard have known that?
I really enjoyed the suspicion and tension with Howard throughout the movie. After I saw the smashed head woman's flesh eating disease looking skin, I began to trust him but that Megan shit was creepyyyyy. I don't think that Howard was a rapist (since he said he wasn't a pervert at the start) but he was mentally unstable and would definitely kill Michelle sooner or later. Emmet's death scene was so good (and so shocking). It basically sums up Howard's character: completely unpredictable.
I see that some people weren't fans of the last part but I really liked it. I would have been really disappointed if Howard was lying and the world was normal. And Michelle just dying by poisonous air or by aliens would suck as well. I'm a huge fan of War of the Worlds so I loved the homage, even if it was a large tonal shift. It was scary, it was thrilling and it gave closure to Michelle's story.
Question: When Howard confessed to crashing into Michelle's car in the opening, he said that he was frantic or something because he was rushing to his bunker after hearing of an incoming attack. As far as I remember, no one questioned him on this and the movie just moved on. I'm going to assume that he was telling the truth because that would be an incredibly BS lie for a movie so how could Howard have known that?
just watched it last night, love it
for people saying that the final part doesnt make sense or that Michelle being able to survive the alien attack and such is bullshit, you should put more attention, that's the whole point of Michelle, never giving up, never taking things for granted, it was awesome.
if i remember correctly Emmet watched the attack as well, so he rushed to the bunker because he knew about it since he helped Howard buld it.
for people saying that the final part doesnt make sense or that Michelle being able to survive the alien attack and such is bullshit, you should put more attention, that's the whole point of Michelle, never giving up, never taking things for granted, it was awesome.
if i remember correctly Emmet watched the attack as well, so he rushed to the bunker because he knew about it since he helped Howard buld it.
Emmet said that he saw a giant red explosion that looked sci fi and then rushed to the bunker. He said that he fought his way in or something (which is why his arm was broken) but I think that all took place after Howard ran Michelle off the road. Howard seems to have known before the red explosion.
i think that Howard being an ex-militar had connections also he worked on satellite stuff so maybe he saw something while working in the past thats why he started prepping
Yeah, Howard says he rushed to his bunker after he interpreted several signs of a coming invasion or catastrophe, specifically something about encrypted messages on satellites, coupled (I guess) with the reports of massive blackouts on the Gulf Coast. I don't think the explosion happened at that moment or before that, it must've happened after the crash, maybe a day or two.
I actually wanted even more of the alien stuff, although I can understand why it would be just "too much" for a lot of people. I snickered "she's MAcGyver" to my friends in the theater haha. But for some reason, it just worked for me. By the end, you get the feeling you're seeing a movie made up of 3 or 4 genres already, so throwing in an alien invasion at the end just seem amazingly over the top and I went along with it.
My boyfriend pointed out that we actually don't know what Michelle actually did for a living. We knew she thought of being a fashion designer, but don't actually know her profession. She could have military training for all we know (I don't think so, but it's plausible).
Got the chance to watch it yesterday, it came out last week in Italy and where I live they were showing it in just one cinema out of like 7 around an area of 100 km... It's really being distributed like shit here, and even where it's available it will probably gone today (so after SIX DAYS) because today is Civil War time...
Anyway, I somehow managed to avoid every possible spoiler, and eventually really, really enjoyed the movie.
The actors were insanely good (Goodman should definitely win an award for his astonishing performance, he was just so believable and creepy), I loved the pacing and the fact that the development of the story was just totally unpredictable: you could never tell what would happen in the next 5 minutes or so, and I was honestly amazed and thrilled by the overall atmosphere.
You don't know whether you should trust Howard or not (I mean despite his obnoxious behavior and his weird ways), and I was deeply fascinated by the unnerving situation of the bunker.
As for the last part... The whole alien thing was definitely unexpected and probably a bit rushed (and honestly the molotov part was even a bit too much in its cheap action flick resolution), but nevertheless I still enjoyed it, A LOT.
I loved the original Cloverfield and I secretly sort of hoped the monster would show up, to actually create a meaningful connection between the two movies, but even as it is I was certainly impressed, to the point that I've been thinking about 10 Cloverfield Lane since I left the theater yesterday night, LOL.
Would love a part 3 now, Bad Robot nailed it once again.
Anyway, I somehow managed to avoid every possible spoiler, and eventually really, really enjoyed the movie.
The actors were insanely good (Goodman should definitely win an award for his astonishing performance, he was just so believable and creepy), I loved the pacing and the fact that the development of the story was just totally unpredictable: you could never tell what would happen in the next 5 minutes or so, and I was honestly amazed and thrilled by the overall atmosphere.
You don't know whether you should trust Howard or not (I mean despite his obnoxious behavior and his weird ways), and I was deeply fascinated by the unnerving situation of the bunker.
As for the last part... The whole alien thing was definitely unexpected and probably a bit rushed (and honestly the molotov part was even a bit too much in its cheap action flick resolution), but nevertheless I still enjoyed it, A LOT.
I loved the original Cloverfield and I secretly sort of hoped the monster would show up, to actually create a meaningful connection between the two movies, but even as it is I was certainly impressed, to the point that I've been thinking about 10 Cloverfield Lane since I left the theater yesterday night, LOL.
Would love a part 3 now, Bad Robot nailed it once again.
Give it a read!The guys behind Cloverfield 1 were pretty open about the fact that they weren't sure how to make a compelling sequel, the best idea they had was that if they wanted to do another found-footage movie, there would be a handoff point on the bridge where their camera passes by another person's camera, and you'd just witness the same monster attack, which they weren't sure would work.
So when Cloverfield 2 was being sold as 'stuck in a bunker', I immediately knew that it probably wouldn't have much to do with the first movie. And they said before and after its release that its' more of an anthology project now. They are related in the sense that they're all about potentially apocalyptic events caused by Tagruato.
His truck pulled up behind her at the gas station and he was in no hurry. He was clearly targeting women, it's just that both the kidnapping and the alien invasion happened simultaneously. That's the twist of the movie, you're wondering which one it is until the end and then you find out it's both.
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
Didn't know there was a thread for this. Saw it two weeks ago, and it was one of the worst movies I've seen in awhile. Would've been great from the get-go if it was a cat n mouse game.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
Very polarizing opinions, just like the first one.
I think it falls short of reaching the greatness of The Mist. If you've seen that in the Black and White Directors cut. Holy fuck. Now that movie has a fucking ending. It's been almost ten years since it came out and it's still gut wrenching.
The thing about The Mist is that its a low budget slasher. The CGI isn't very good (which is why the studio fucked it up by forcing Frank to make it in color. the monsters look more real in Black and white and adds to the aesthetic) but that is not the point. The point of the mist is how quickly humans let go of their humanity in the face of desperation and hysteria. Before long, people are being sacrificed to god and biblical plauges are being recited, as the people seem to be even more evil and cruel than whatever is out there in the mist.
I don't disagree that the premise here isn't cliche. Both the kidnapper trope with him being crazy or just secluded and weird. With that being said, Howard had me guessing until the end. I think it became too much when Michelle had to wear his daughters t-shirt, and the fake picture story, and the "help" scratched into the glass. It was a bit too convenient.
I also think it was too easy how Howard just shot Emmett in the head. It felt like a cheap way to get rid of the character without fully using him.
From the very moment he meets Michelle he seems to be in constant agreement, even though he displays an absurd lack of self-critical analysis.
His story is that he helped build the bunker, he saw a flash and he believes everything Howard says. It's also weird how he was introduced- off camera, with Howard walking out of Michelles room and towards him which makes the rumbling stop. It doesn't really make any sense thematically or logically but I understand and felt the suspense upon watching it.
It's just some of these details that take it down a few.
The ending is total Danny Boyle. Like in 28 Days Later and Sunshine, the movie completely changes into a action film breaking the mood in the last moment. 10 Cloverfield Lane feels like a psychological horror thriller, but in the last minutes feels like Independence Day. Michelle becomes straight up action heroine as she throws a molotov cocktail into the mouth vagina of the big squid thing.
In those moments it felt a lot like Battle: Los Angeles, War of the Worlds and even Prometheus where the characters are absurdly close to constant death by the grotesque Aliens but always seem to outsneak and outmaneuver the aliens despite all their advantages.
For some reason I didn't mind it that much. So much of the film was spent in the bunker, and getting out made you excited. I also don't have a problem with Michelle becoming a resistance alien fighter. I like michelle. She do good acting. She do little whining or reflection. The movie did good to come to the point. There is no 30 minute flashback with her and her boyfriend and her trying to get back to him and everything. She is logical and to the point. I like her and want to see more of her.
In a sense it's a better film than the first one. The first one had douchey characters and featured pretentious new yorkers.
On the other hand, the first film was better because the long fake one-takes were impressive, as was some of the segments, as well as the monster.
Cloverfield was a better film than pacific rim and godzilla. It is one of the best monster films in many years, and that says something when you consider how weak the characters were.
Overall I am ready for Cloverfield. Bring on the franchise. Where can it go from here? Houston? Is she gonna go full Sarah Connor and lead the resistence?
Speaking of Danny Boyle, I could really fucking use a 28 months later movie. Set in Paris. That is something I really would love to see. World War Z was not it (besides the great Jerusalem scene). Will Independence Day 2 be good? I'm afraid it won't as I have lost all faith in Wolfgang Peterson. Would love for it to be a great movie though!
I think it falls short of reaching the greatness of The Mist. If you've seen that in the Black and White Directors cut. Holy fuck. Now that movie has a fucking ending. It's been almost ten years since it came out and it's still gut wrenching.
The thing about The Mist is that its a low budget slasher. The CGI isn't very good (which is why the studio fucked it up by forcing Frank to make it in color. the monsters look more real in Black and white and adds to the aesthetic) but that is not the point. The point of the mist is how quickly humans let go of their humanity in the face of desperation and hysteria. Before long, people are being sacrificed to god and biblical plauges are being recited, as the people seem to be even more evil and cruel than whatever is out there in the mist.
I don't disagree that the premise here isn't cliche. Both the kidnapper trope with him being crazy or just secluded and weird. With that being said, Howard had me guessing until the end. I think it became too much when Michelle had to wear his daughters t-shirt, and the fake picture story, and the "help" scratched into the glass. It was a bit too convenient.
I also think it was too easy how Howard just shot Emmett in the head. It felt like a cheap way to get rid of the character without fully using him.
From the very moment he meets Michelle he seems to be in constant agreement, even though he displays an absurd lack of self-critical analysis.
His story is that he helped build the bunker, he saw a flash and he believes everything Howard says. It's also weird how he was introduced- off camera, with Howard walking out of Michelles room and towards him which makes the rumbling stop. It doesn't really make any sense thematically or logically but I understand and felt the suspense upon watching it.
It's just some of these details that take it down a few.
The ending is total Danny Boyle. Like in 28 Days Later and Sunshine, the movie completely changes into a action film breaking the mood in the last moment. 10 Cloverfield Lane feels like a psychological horror thriller, but in the last minutes feels like Independence Day. Michelle becomes straight up action heroine as she throws a molotov cocktail into the mouth vagina of the big squid thing.
In those moments it felt a lot like Battle: Los Angeles, War of the Worlds and even Prometheus where the characters are absurdly close to constant death by the grotesque Aliens but always seem to outsneak and outmaneuver the aliens despite all their advantages.
For some reason I didn't mind it that much. So much of the film was spent in the bunker, and getting out made you excited. I also don't have a problem with Michelle becoming a resistance alien fighter. I like michelle. She do good acting. She do little whining or reflection. The movie did good to come to the point. There is no 30 minute flashback with her and her boyfriend and her trying to get back to him and everything. She is logical and to the point. I like her and want to see more of her.
In a sense it's a better film than the first one. The first one had douchey characters and featured pretentious new yorkers.
On the other hand, the first film was better because the long fake one-takes were impressive, as was some of the segments, as well as the monster.
Cloverfield was a better film than pacific rim and godzilla. It is one of the best monster films in many years, and that says something when you consider how weak the characters were.
Overall I am ready for Cloverfield. Bring on the franchise. Where can it go from here? Houston? Is she gonna go full Sarah Connor and lead the resistence?
Speaking of Danny Boyle, I could really fucking use a 28 months later movie. Set in Paris. That is something I really would love to see. World War Z was not it (besides the great Jerusalem scene). Will Independence Day 2 be good? I'm afraid it won't as I have lost all faith in Wolfgang Peterson. Would love for it to be a great movie though!
Revolutionary
Member
Watched it again last night. Still think it's a great film.
The only thing I truly dislike about the movie is the score. It's a bit generic and I think a lot of scenes would have done better with silence instead of the over-the-top thriller/suspense music.
On another note, I'd really love to see the alternate ending that they screened before release. But apparently it won't be in the Blu-Ray extras
The only thing I truly dislike about the movie is the score. It's a bit generic and I think a lot of scenes would have done better with silence instead of the over-the-top thriller/suspense music.
On another note, I'd really love to see the alternate ending that they screened before release. But apparently it won't be in the Blu-Ray extras
yikes just finished watching this.... I must say it's pretty clear the original intent of this movie wasn't an alien/monster Cloverfield "sequel."
The rumors of the rights to this film being bought and then adding the monsters to the end is probably true. It's a solid film but the ending was incredibly cheesy.
The rumors of the rights to this film being bought and then adding the monsters to the end is probably true. It's a solid film but the ending was incredibly cheesy.
complete truth that it was a different movie.
Discotheque
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i normally don't mind genre twists but i think this movie worked really well in the bunker and when she left it the movie got pretty wack. ending was cornball as hell too.
prolly a 7/10. it's a pretty enjoyable thriller when it just involves her, john goodman and that dude from short term 12.
prolly a 7/10. it's a pretty enjoyable thriller when it just involves her, john goodman and that dude from short term 12.
The Last One
Member
I just assumed the monster from the first film was an allien and then when he woke up Earth got invaded. Do you guys think it's not related to the first movie at all?
The third movie will apparently make the connections more apparent.
brandonh83
Banned
Okay, finally saw it.
The first 87% is fantastic. The last bit.. less so, but still really cool, and mostly worked for me apart from the shitty making a cocktail in the truck and conveniently nailing the shot. But the whole point of it was fine and I liked the way it ended.
The first 87% is fantastic. The last bit.. less so, but still really cool, and mostly worked for me apart from the shitty making a cocktail in the truck and conveniently nailing the shot. But the whole point of it was fine and I liked the way it ended.
The Last One
Member
Man, I really hope that there will be a third movie.
SneakyStephan
Banned
I like it, the acting is fantastic and goodman is really great.
It isn't predictable either which is always a plus.
I can see why they attached the cloverfield name to this, it made me a lot less skeptical about what goodman said is going on outside.
There were a few weird things/minor plotholes I guess (the chains, goodman not simply explaining the situation from the start, wth was the lady at the door doing bashing her head against the little window ) but maybe for some of those I just missed the context.
The ending fight against the ship was kind of dumb , and the small alien just up and dissapeared after that scene but I prefer it to just walking out into some wasteland (or even worse it turning out that there was never anything going on outside with some convoluted explenation for the lady outside , that would have been really cheap).
I guess they're making a sequel since she's going to the city? Or is that just part of the no longer running away thing.
If nothing else this movie will have been really good character exposition for her if there is ever a sequel.
If you think about it :
Cloverfield: world building
Cloverfield lane : character exposition
Cloverfield 3 : payoff from the viewer already being invested in both the world and character.
It's sad that they killed goodman though he's such a good actor a third movie will be less without him.
It isn't predictable either which is always a plus.
I can see why they attached the cloverfield name to this, it made me a lot less skeptical about what goodman said is going on outside.
There were a few weird things/minor plotholes I guess (the chains, goodman not simply explaining the situation from the start, wth was the lady at the door doing bashing her head against the little window ) but maybe for some of those I just missed the context.
The ending fight against the ship was kind of dumb , and the small alien just up and dissapeared after that scene but I prefer it to just walking out into some wasteland (or even worse it turning out that there was never anything going on outside with some convoluted explenation for the lady outside , that would have been really cheap).
I guess they're making a sequel since she's going to the city? Or is that just part of the no longer running away thing.
If nothing else this movie will have been really good character exposition for her if there is ever a sequel.
If you think about it :
Cloverfield: world building
Cloverfield lane : character exposition
Cloverfield 3 : payoff from the viewer already being invested in both the world and character.
It's sad that they killed goodman though he's such a good actor a third movie will be less without him.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
You need to watch more movies. Try Butterfly Effect 2.
Jesus, if you're calling this movie the worst ever.. You should not be taken seriously.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Saw this shortly after it came out. Great movie. Preferred this one to the first but they were both good in very different ways.
xrnzaaas
Member
The ending was easily the worst part of this movie. I mean c'mon, suddenly she's a super hero and she takes out a space ship without any combat experience? I can see this being a better movie if it wasn't a part of the Cloverfield family and if it ended just after leaving the bunker or only with some short flashes of what is happening on the ground.
VistraNorrez
Member
While I'm pretty okay with the last act, there's a lot I don't like about this article. First off it's acting like the whole film is a metaphor about an abusive relationship. It's not a metaphor, it's a literal depiction of an abusive relationship. It's within the context of an alien invasion, sure, but they are depicting an abusive relationship. That language really bugs me.
Second, it downplays her struggles against Howard and acts like they are not that important compared to the last act. Her character development was all in those first 2 acts. The last act is more of her following through. It's largely redundant, and only necessary in that some more follow through was needed. The only necessary part was her deciding to join the resistance.
I mean, what the hell is that quote? She defeats Howard. She physically fights back against Howard and kills him. But somehow, without that last act, it would have been facile? They play up that Michelle runs away from her problems. The first 2 acts were all about here being forced to deal with her problems head on. She can't physically overpower Howard, so she uses her smarts and prepares a plan to get out of this situation. Yes her goal is to leave, but she can't accomplish that without incapacitating the threat of Howard. And that means confronting him one way or another. Which does happen, with success. And escaping an abusive situation isn't a sign of weakness. Everyone talks about how hard it is to leave those kinds of relationships and the bravery it takes to do it.
Also, do they even know what a standard slasher movie is? Howard is a well developed character, with a relatively low kill count. That's something a standard slasher wouldn't have. If the last act was cut off, no one would categorize this film as slasher. There was also nothing arbitrary about her kidnapping. The first 2 acts establish reasons why Howard kidnaps people. It's actually one of the things that make people second guess if there really is some event going on outside. Everyone speaks about the film as a psychological thriller, and that's because of Howard.
She made no choices in the first 2 acts? Just because she's forced into situations doesn't mean choice wasn't involved. She decided it was time to leave and she created a plan to do it. That's a choice. She could have decided to deal with being progressively more abused by Howard. That is a choice. She already made the choice to try to run and that failed. One could even argue her choice to join the resistance isn't much of a choice. Meeting the survivors is actually a much easier choice to make. Does anyone actually believe if she took the other route she wouldn't encounter any aliens? So really the choice at the end, is to confront aliens by herself or with people who seem to have had success. Yes, it's important she decided to knowingly go to a place that is fighting the aliens, but it seems her fighting aliens is a given one way or another.
VistraNorrez
Member
Another thing occurred to me. If they really wanted to sell her development of not running away from problems and really make it a choice, they could have combined the action scene and the final choice into one thing: drive to safety or confront an alien.
For example: She gets into the car just fine, turns on the radio, and hears a message about a refuge in the city. She drives away. It's a nice quiet happy moment. She has her emotional release, tears of joy. She sees the city and knows there isn't much traveling left. Everything seems great. Then she hears someone yelling for help. She shakes it off like it's nothing at first. Then it gets louder. Then she sees a person, not that far away but not the direction of the city. She hesitates but starts driving to them. Then she sees the alien. She brakes. The person is screaming. The alien gets closer and starts dropping that gas. She drives to the person just in time to get her in the car. Then the film progresses in much the same way and she defeats the alien. It ends with her and the new person heading toward the city.
That could be worse than what we got. But it would have been a more concrete choice and gave us a little action at the same time. I think making the choice of saving herself (which she already did) or risking her life for another, would have been more profound than a fork in the road.
For example: She gets into the car just fine, turns on the radio, and hears a message about a refuge in the city. She drives away. It's a nice quiet happy moment. She has her emotional release, tears of joy. She sees the city and knows there isn't much traveling left. Everything seems great. Then she hears someone yelling for help. She shakes it off like it's nothing at first. Then it gets louder. Then she sees a person, not that far away but not the direction of the city. She hesitates but starts driving to them. Then she sees the alien. She brakes. The person is screaming. The alien gets closer and starts dropping that gas. She drives to the person just in time to get her in the car. Then the film progresses in much the same way and she defeats the alien. It ends with her and the new person heading toward the city.
That could be worse than what we got. But it would have been a more concrete choice and gave us a little action at the same time. I think making the choice of saving herself (which she already did) or risking her life for another, would have been more profound than a fork in the road.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
This was a great little movie. Watched it with my family last night, they were really into it/super tense, especially in the bunker. MEW is really good. Goodman was perfectly creepy and terrifying.
Finally someone I agree with. Saw it with a friend, no idea what to expect. At the end I was like "the f did I just watch"
RustyNails
Member
Same. What a total waste of time. First time in a long while I disagree with a good RT scored movie. It's basically the movie Misery with throwaway, C-grade movie aliens in the end as a twist. I can easily see the studio intervening in the script and making Howard a more evil, ambiguous character than he needed to be (like him shooting Emmet, the acid vat, anger issues, etc). It's obvious as hell. One scene he's nice daddy person the second he's a maniac fucker. The edits are too clear. It's so painfully obvious that they were trying to make Howard a plain bad guy so once Michelle escapes his bunker, she's a HERO and AWESOME. The ridiculous molotov cocktail attack at the end is so bad. Of course the alien keeps opening it's anusmouth conveniently every 10 seconds for humans to lob fire in there. It's like they played Contra and re-wrote the script.
The whole alien part was so stupid to me. I think that if the movie would have extended longer, or explained the background of them it would've been much better for it. I thought the first Cloverfield was stupid, but this one was even worse to me. The first 2/3 are a pretty good suspense movie but that ending was awful.
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
I was entertained. Solid acting. Some good twists. Kept the alien to a minimum but still honored it. Also decent pace for a movie that mostly takes place in one location.
Finally saw it. Even though it's only been two months since the film came out, I'm actually kinda surprised it's still in theaters given how fast things move nowadays.
There's a lot I want to write, especially in response to some of the criticisms of the film. However, I would like to say I loved the movie and the ending was an incredibly huge part of that.
There's a lot I want to write, especially in response to some of the criticisms of the film. However, I would like to say I loved the movie and the ending was an incredibly huge part of that.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
So cynical..
triplestation
Member
Let the hate flow through you ;D
Octavianus
Banned
Saw it just now. Totally wasn't expecting that ending and I loved it. Figured they'd go with Nuclear warfare.
Kinda what I wanted from War of the Worlds 2005 but didn't get. The aliens were both mysterious and creepy as fuck. Probably not going to happen but I totally want them to follow up on it in a sequel
Everything before the ending bit was neat as well. John Goodman is amazing as always and Mary Elizabeth Winstead was fantastic.
Kinda what I wanted from War of the Worlds 2005 but didn't get. The aliens were both mysterious and creepy as fuck. Probably not going to happen but I totally want them to follow up on it in a sequel
Everything before the ending bit was neat as well. John Goodman is amazing as always and Mary Elizabeth Winstead was fantastic.
Those last 10 mins what a great way to ruin a good film, awful. Movie should've just ended after she escapes she takes off her air helmet thingy and waves to the helicopter for help, which turns out to be an alien heli ended it there. But they went beyond that, ending up Independence Day action sequence, felt like a whole completely different film. ugh
Fox Mulder
Member
It was a tacked on ending to justify the name of the film. I'm fine with it as the movie did properly end when she got out.
brandonh83
Banned
Just saw this while browsing Amazon and yeah most marketing teams continue to be shit or just simply indifferent to how their covers look.
Elitist1945
Member
Funny you post this because I was just looking at the blu-ray on Amazon and said the same thing.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
IT NEEDS FACES
HOW WILL GET SALES IF YOU THERE PUT NO FACES ON THING HOW
BIG FACES PUT NOW
brandonh83
Banned
John Goodman was fucking ridiculous in this movie, but using that image of him on the cover is unintentionally hilarious.
I might check out 10 Cloverfield Lane, there's a grumpy looking guy in it and a hot chick.
Also that cover/key art is like, identical to Super 8's.
I might check out 10 Cloverfield Lane, there's a grumpy looking guy in it and a hot chick.
Also that cover/key art is like, identical to Super 8's.
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