A Quiet Place = VASTLY overrated!

Hence I hate going into films with expectations. In a perfect world, there would be one teaser for the film, that's it. There have been numerous films that I feel I would have enjoyed more if I didn't hear the "rave reviews" beforehand.

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In my case, it seems like I see a quite few such films just as the backlash against the initial hype is setting in so I ultimately end up coming out feeling very ambivalent about whatever I just watched.

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I personally liked it a lot. Definitely not perfect. But I really enjoyed it and thought it took a good concept and ran with it very well.

I understand hype can kill a movie for many people. I try to not let hype or hate influence my own opinion, though who knows how much I succeed in that effort.

Regardless, it makes me really cheerful seeing a horror movie with that level of popularity. I was happy when It (which is kind of a horror blockbuster, aint it?) became a sensation. Get Out, too. It doesn't happen as much as it should.

You can't but looking at DocHoliday's taste profile (loves Sinister, hates Babadook, found A Quiet Place overrated) the chances of him liking Hereditary are fairly small. Hereditary is in the field of Repulsion, Don't Look Now, and Bug you really need a specific pallet to enjoy Hereditary

WHoa! I LOVE Repulsion! One of my very favorite thrillers.

Bug was quality as well.

Enjoyed the movie quite a bit. That said, I had issues with the idea that...

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Unfortunately haven’t watched it...yet. Wish they did a podcast which would make things easier. Glad you’re watching them! Will be good for you and your reviews. They have a lot of personality, don’t take themselves too seriously and put the time in with detailed discussion. And Of course they are not afraid to be negative.

I don’t think they’re at a stage where their reviews are being accepted by rottentomatoes. I believe Chris Stuckmans are....that to me would be the prime example of this generation of reviewers. But I guess good for him - I take his scores lightly after having gotten to ‘Know’ his fan friendly style.

Obviously this is a common question..here's what I would point out.





As for it being over-rated I've got it at 4 right now and Hereditary at 10, it might make my top ten at the end of the year

1. Isle of Dogs
2. Won't You Be My Neighbor
3. Thoroughbreds (2017)
4. A Quiet Place
5. Deadpool 2
6. Avengers Infinity War
7. Annihilation
8. Evil Genius:True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist
9. Adrift
10. Hereditary

I couldn't with The Strain. The book was ok but something about the series really put me off. I quit it.

A better book was Justin Cronin's The 12, and maybe that will get made into a series as there's other books.

Major plot hole indeed.

Yeah, it's fun if you don't think about it too much. To me, it was a new spin on "The Last Man on Earth." If I were in that situation, I would go out as little as possible. but that would make a dull movie.

I thought The Strain was pretty good series. At times it was better, at times it was worse but I mostly enjoyed the whole ride. Haven't read the books.

I have read the first book of Cronin's trilogy and maybe will continue at some point. There were good ideas in it but the shift into post apocalyptic future didn't work that well. Also it has no excuse of being that long

Also just finished A Quiet Place and will write a review after dinner but lets just say that I feel like at home in this thread.

Yeah uh don't think I'm watching their videos on anything remotely approaching a regular basis or anything (and lmao at the idea that doing so will improve my review writing). I used to watch Stuckmann but gave up on him a while back - not really in the habit of watching YouTube reviewers these days (essays tend to be more interesting to me because they tend to get at the heart of the film instead of settling for superficial observations) and, besides which, surely the best means of improving my own written reviews is to absorb...other written reviews.

The family would have benefited from adopting some of this guy's lifestyle choices...

Just out of curiosity...

well the way I see it...

I'm not sure if the spoilers are needed (IMO not but I'll leave them just in case cause it's pretty new film).

Can I just say how far Jim has come along?

First and foremost, I want to say I thought A Quiet Place was a very good film. I don't necessarily think it was on-par with what all the hype suggested, but it is definitely the front-runner for best horror I've seen this year. I also think it's a film that's better in your initial viewing than it is in-retrospect, because glaring holes become more blatantly visible.

Second and lastly, I want to say that, in-general, saying that a bulk of individuals only liked a film because they're uneducated or anything of that nature, is, in itself, widely dismissive. Saying individuals like a film that you don't because they're uneducated is a cop-out excuse and shows an unwillingness to engage or listen to opinions other than the ones' said in ones' self-made echo-chamber. This statement also goes for individuals who think A Quiet Place was "great," and that anybody who doesn't like it isn't "smart enough" to, etc.

Eh I hope you’re not talking about my post. My point.....and it’s an assumption, is that the traditional critics review is fading. My thoughts were that esteemed critics generally had a university education say in journalism - whereby they learn or refine critical thinking and writing skills, which of course helps their reviews. They would then need get a job for a newspaper etc. This can be bypassed these days with YouTube and blogging etc. That doesn’t mean that bloggers or YouTube’s are unintelligent - I just respect the process of completing a formal education and further getting a job in that industry where there’s real experience guiding the work. But these are basically assumptions, how do I know these YouTube reviewers don’t have this education and work experience.

That brings me on to another point. If you are submitting reviews on YouTube and if it’s a living. You are dependant on your fanbase for your salary as oppose to working for a newspaper. I wonder how much that influences the reviewer.

Basically I’m very much going by inductive thinking here. Have not done a large study of course. I’ve seen some really poor films that are critically praised - it feels wrong. I appreciate film is subjective and I live in a small world and can’t speak for the majority but I also have confidence that I know a film is good, bad or middling. If that’s ignorance then it’s bliss.