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Post by . on Mar 24, 2019 10:15:04 GMT -5
Saw the film. I was excited going in because previously Jordan Peele did something really different with 'Get Out'. The film is fairly solid with enough meat in the story to sink your teeth into but doesn't hold your hand the whole way, The acting is great and I even liked the son's awkwardness. The ending, however, is foreshadowed very early on in an "Oh I bet this is gonna happen' kind of way and is a minor let down because of how on the nose it is. The movie leaves a wide door for a sequel I would watch and I will put this happily in my horror collection when it drops. Overall I gave it a 7.5/10 I don't see where it leaves the door open for the sequel. With the exception of {Spoiler}{Spoiler}The Tethered still holding hands across America. There's really nowhere else to go in terms of a sequel. Unless you're talking about Adelaide attempting to hide who she truly is? {Spoiler} Well what are the family going to do now that this huge invasion has taken place? Will the tethered simply just live normal lives or will they seek out the people responsible for the tunnels? There was an interview where Peele said he would love to revisit the US universe [https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/23/18278171/us-movie-explained-ending-sequel-jordan-peele]
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Post by Display Name on Mar 24, 2019 11:51:44 GMT -5
Saw it last night. Dug it, but I didn’t think it was some great film. Probably give it a 6.
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Post by brown bricks on Mar 24, 2019 12:02:23 GMT -5
Saw it last night. Dug it, but I didn’t think it was some great film. Probably give it a 6. Yeah, I watched it yesterday as well and would probably go with a 5 or 6. The acting was great, but there was a lot of stupid/eye-rolling/cringe-inducing stuff in this. This would've been a great Tales From the Crypt or Twilight Zone episode. As a full-length movie? Eh. Not a bad movie, but it's not as good as it is being hyped to be. Jordan Peele is like Marvel at this point: He has the "Internet approval" and everyone online is going to over-hype his stuff from here until the end.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 24, 2019 12:13:15 GMT -5
Saw it last night. Dug it, but I didn’t think it was some great film. Probably give it a 6. Yeah, I watched it yesterday as well and would probably go with a 5 or 6. The acting was great, but there was a lot of stupid/eye-rolling/cringe-inducing stuff in this. This would've been a great Tales From the Crypt or Twilight Zone episode. As a full-length movie? Eh. Not a bad movie, but it's not as good as it is being hyped to be. Jordan Peele is like Marvel at this point: He has the "Internet approval" and everyone online is going to over-hype his stuff from here until the end. Good thing he’s working on the new Twilight Zone, so he’s got practice now.
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Post by The Spelunker! on Mar 24, 2019 12:27:46 GMT -5
I enjoyed the movie and the performances in particular, but the end twist feels real contrived. Kinda made the whole movie leave a bad taste in my mouth.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Mar 24, 2019 16:41:25 GMT -5
Saw it last night. Dug it, but I didn’t think it was some great film. Probably give it a 6. Yeah, I watched it yesterday as well and would probably go with a 5 or 6. The acting was great, but there was a lot of stupid/eye-rolling/cringe-inducing stuff in this. This would've been a great Tales From the Crypt or Twilight Zone episode. As a full-length movie? Eh. Not a bad movie, but it's not as good as it is being hyped to be. Jordan Peele is like Marvel at this point: He has the "Internet approval" and everyone online is going to over-hype his stuff from here until the end. I hate the term "internet approval" for anything that's popular. Realistically speaking the general audience who might not be overly familiar with Peele's work is loving the heck out of this film. From my personal perspective I found "Get Out" to be amazing, his collaboration with Key always yields hysterical results, "Keanu" was unique and charming, and "Us" is just another entertaining thriller film. It's not scary in the slightest; although it's one of those horror films that creates discussions and makes you think. But again, I hate when anything is critically acclaimed people throw out "overhyped" to try and justify its success. It's one thing to have a different opinion of Peele and his work. But to simply say he's "overhyped" because you didn't like it is wrong.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Mar 24, 2019 16:42:07 GMT -5
And considering Peele was inspired by a Twilight Zone episode called "Mirror Image" it's no surprise at how it plays out like an episode from the Twilight Zone.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 17:09:48 GMT -5
Movie's projected to have done $70 million for the weekend, which is the second largest opening weekend for a live action original property behind Avatar.
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Post by Abdullah on Mar 24, 2019 18:31:30 GMT -5
Saw it. I’m still debating if the metaphor about class as it relates to the main character is more devastating than what happened in ‘Get Out’
It’s not just a question for its own sake. A lot of the people who gave the movie a B or B+, not an A, thought the social horror was more muddled and less elegant than Peele’s debut film.
I really liked it though. What did everyone think about the story and the themes at play?
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Mar 24, 2019 20:51:08 GMT -5
Saw it. I’m still debating if the metaphor about class as it relates to the main character is more devastating than what happened in ‘Get Out’ It’s not just a question for its own sake. A lot of the people who gave the movie a B or B+, not an A, thought the social horror was more muddled and less elegant than Peele’s debut film. I really liked it though. What did everyone think about the story and the themes at play? I think in totality the theme will be different for everyone. Now as far as my thoughts on the theme itself, I looked at it as if we're all capable of horrific deeds and that we're no better than the next person.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Mar 24, 2019 21:59:05 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler} Well what are the family going to do now that this huge invasion has taken place? Will the tethered simply just live normal lives or will they seek out the people responsible for the tunnels? There was an interview where Peele said he would love to revisit the US universe [https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/23/18278171/us-movie-explained-ending-sequel-jordan-peele] [/quote] {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler} It's just America. That's the whole pun in the title. If they make it to Mexico, they'll be fine. I think it was mostly about being an middle-class BLACK American specifically. I saw the social messaging as very intra-black community.
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Post by madness50 on Mar 25, 2019 0:45:29 GMT -5
Saw it last night. I really enjoyed it, got a lot of Twin Peaks vibes with all The doppelgängers.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Mar 25, 2019 14:16:47 GMT -5
Saw it on Saturday with the GF and we liked it Fine. Directing and acting are top-notch. I left not entirely unsure if the concept paid off to me. The “rules” and technicalities of the world-building of the scenario kind of annoyed me. LOVED the soundtrack..as much as I liked directing and acting, the soundtrack has to shine above both, imo. Entire cast was solid but Lupita Nyong'o was just phenomenal man. What a fricken performance from her. As for the ending..and the twist and what it all means.. {Spoiler}I am convinced Homey came up with concept while he was high. I have no proof other than a hunch. Reading the text at the beginning, by the end of the film I was like “.....This mother f***er totally probably came up with this when high”.
So. I dunno. Peele was honest about what was intentional and not intentional in Get Out so I’d hope he was honest about Us. The GF and I talked for a while about what we thought it meant while looking at a few articles online with their theories (...Some of which sound dadgum ridiculous, btw)
So I dunno..I kept wondering who the “controlling force” was that did this. Be it government or other. I feel like, and this may be a good thing, meanings behind it will be very relative to people. It’s not easy to attach a bunch of hamfisted social theories to it..even if the internet makes it look easy.
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Post by zrowsdower on Mar 25, 2019 16:19:43 GMT -5
So I'm just wondering, does Tim Heidecker do anything random and unrelated to the movie's plot like start dancing with spaghetti sauce on his face or singing about diarrhea?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Mar 26, 2019 15:53:58 GMT -5
Saw it. I’m still debating if the metaphor about class as it relates to the main character is more devastating than what happened in ‘Get Out’ It’s not just a question for its own sake. A lot of the people who gave the movie a B or B+, not an A, thought the social horror was more muddled and less elegant than Peele’s debut film. I really liked it though. What did everyone think about the story and the themes at play? Definitely some themes of 'those left behind' whether economically or in other ways at play.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Mar 26, 2019 18:09:12 GMT -5
The more I think about the ending the more sad I become. The ending is one of the most tragic and depressing moments of the film. {Spoiler}The real Adelaide was taken from her family, switched with an unhinged/failed clone, left in an abandoned facility with no one to care or love her. Because she was already acclimated to the outside world she was still capable of speech and maintaining some form of intellect. Thus she adapted to her surroundings around the other failed subjects. Only to come face to face with the clone who essentially ruined her existence and still ended up dying at the hands of the failed clone. A very tragic and depressing ending.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Mar 27, 2019 3:04:02 GMT -5
Favorite movie of the year thus far
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Mar 27, 2019 8:39:48 GMT -5
What's interesting is, if you look back at the poster {Spoiler}It tells you the twist immediately. You just don't know that goin in.
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Post by Cela on Mar 27, 2019 17:42:59 GMT -5
I liked it, but damn if I can’t figure out... {Spoiler}{Spoiler}...what the hell the whole Hands Across America thing was. Like, what was the point of that being part of their grand plan on the surface? Obviously it was significant, because it’s what the movie’s final scene lingers on, but I don’t understand its significance or how it was the conclusion to the underground people’s murderous plot. {Spoiler}The hands across america shirt was the one thing the girl had left from the real world, and the big coming out gesture for the underworld people to be noticed.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Mar 27, 2019 17:56:09 GMT -5
I liked it, but damn if I can’t figure out... {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}...what the hell the whole Hands Across America thing was. Like, what was the point of that being part of their grand plan on the surface? Obviously it was significant, because it’s what the movie’s final scene lingers on, but I don’t understand its significance or how it was the conclusion to the underground people’s murderous plot. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}The hands across america shirt was the one thing the girl had left from the real world, and the big coming out gesture for the underworld people to be noticed. {Spoiler}What confuses me about her being abandoned in the facility. Why didn't she try to escape? She obviously could talk in complete sentences, why didn't she attempt to escape to the real world? It's that moment which made me very depressed for her in the end. Just the thought of being in that horrifying situation with no one to help, love, or be there for you as a whole just makes the whole film depressing.
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