A Quiet Place

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My daughter and I really enjoyed this movie.

It was so quiet in the theater that I was afraid to make a bunch of noise eating my popcorn. So I tried to stay super quiet just like the characters in the movie. This made it feel like I was actually a part of this movie.
 

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I just watched this one. I missed the hype when it came out, but when i mentioned I watched it I was taken aback a little by all the glowing feedback - I could see that theaters would provide a unique experience

The movie itself was solid.

I liked it.

I could probably get my wife to watch it and she doesn't do horror.

They do a nice job of building tension. You do end up caring about the kids.

The audible monster concept is interesting, especially in a world where noise is constant.

There are just way too many "but why" moments where they shoehorn something in to advance a plot or they ignore their own rules/world or just make poor logic decisions based on what they know

With all of that the one that really bugged me is this: up

Why the nail? What is the point? Why would that even exist? Who drives a thin gauge nail from the bottom of the steps so it's pointing straight up about 1/3 of the way into step? Why wouldn't this be a problem earlier? Why not just use the plentiful tools you have and just bend it down? That can be done without noise.

I like the tension, I like the throwback feel, I like the absence of gore, I like the family dynamic and human element that is exposed.

There are just so many "why" moments that you break from the movie.

Good, solid flick...... Definitely no masterpiece
 

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Finally saw this tonight. I liked it a lot even though the genre of movie is not normally my thing. Krasinski was lookin gooooood! And Emily is one of my faves.
 
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There's suspending reality, and there's gaping plot holes that just can't be overlooked.

I did have a friend describe to me their 'get around' device.

I watched it this morning & there were a lot of gaping plot holes. Why not set up loud speakers everywhere & blast music or any noise for that matter to confuse them? Then they can sit on top of the grain bin & pick them off with a rifle. They could have easily figured out a way to kill them in a year & 3 months. I liked it but it was a stupid premise.
 

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I thought it was decent.

As a horror buff, I can say the best horror movie of 2018 was Hereditary. Mandy was better too (rare good Nick Cage movie)
 

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I just watched it at home and I thought it was really good. It was totally a allegory for parenting while being a pretty good horror film
 

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I just watched it at home and I thought it was really good. It was totally a allegory for parenting while being a pretty good horror film

yeah... listened to a podcast with Krazinsky a couple days ago about this film and he approached it with the idea of making a family drama first and foremost, wrapping it around supernatural circumstances. Thought he did a really solid job and was bummed when i heard he was going right back to the well to make a sequel instead of seeing another original idea from a young filmmaker who had a blank check after a very successful critical and box office winner on his first time out.
 

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Just saw this one to prepare for watching the 2nd installment. Loved it, very well made flick.
 

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just saw the first one recently since part two is coming out. pretty fun movie. it did have plt holes, sure, but it was a fun watch. I'm not to thrilled about a sequal with the changes that happened in the first one but those changes were powerful and I am sure I will watch it someday.
 

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