I liked it but didn't love it like I thought I would
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the main thing that annoyed me was how contrived every situation in the movie seemed to be. Everything felt so CONVENIENT just to set up the next set piece. One of the main things I was wondering about is WHY are they having another baby in this world?? That should've killed them for sure, it seemed really far-fetched that it cried as little as it did, especially considering it was in the same room as a horrific monster half the time
I think a lot could've been fixed/improved by making this a movie about some kind of QUEST/goal that was trying to be achieved rather than it just being the family running around the farm. It would've given way more of an organic reason for those kinds of situations to arise. Kind of like a Cloverfield situation. Or even something smaller scale like Metalhead (:
THAT ASIDE there were definitely some effective scenes. The opening with the rocket ship, the whole birthing sequence (especially that fucking nail part, jesus), and the Dad's death were all really well done
Also that ending, c'mon. I don't know if we're supposed to believe they'll actually be able to fend them all off?? There were DOZENS on the way!
it's like when talk shows have an update on past guests. We need to catch up with these people!
Agree that it's unnecessary. I liked the way A Quiet Place ended.
the first one felt like we only got a glimpse of the outside world. I sort of liked that about it. It was a specific period of time and focused on the one group of characters and whatever happened next was left to the audience's imagination. As great as Emily Blunt is,
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John Krasinski not being able to be in this one (as a main character) sucks, though I don't think the film will suffer for it in any way, if they're bringing in other actors.
