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10 Cloverfield Lane---Straddles the horror/thriller line effectively. Good John Goodman performance and solid work from Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It proves that you can make the most with a closed setting and personal interactions. It loses some of its power when it explores what's happening around them at the end. Solid Recommend.
Mandy
Color Out of Space
Pairing them because both star Nicolas Cage who's been pretty hit or miss for a while now. If he's on, then it might prove to be a good time. If not, it'll be more of a waste of time.
10 Cloverfield Lane---Straddles the horror/thriller line effectively. Good John Goodman performance and solid work from Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It proves that you can make the most with a closed setting and personal interactions. It loses some of its power when it explores what's happening around them at the end. Solid Recommend.
Mandy
Color Out of Space
Pairing them because both star Nicolas Cage who's been pretty hit or miss for a while now. If he's on, then it might prove to be a good time. If not, it'll be more of a waste of time.
RE: 10 Cloverfield Lane - I always took the ending as sort of a goof by the film makers, and a commentary on how it's usually the human story/interactions that are important in stuff like this, and that the rest is just so much setup and set dressing to house the important stuff. This was brought home to me when Winstead said "You have got to be ****ing kidding me!" when she sees the craft flying over the field. I liked the ending for this reason.
Re: Mandy/Color Out of Space
I think there is enough to like with both of these to be a solid recommend regardless of Cage. That said, Cage is ****ing awesome in these films. He is totally unhinged and extremely entertaining. If you dislike/are annoyed by unhinged Cage, maybe take a pass, but if you like unhinged cage, these films are the sovereign rulers of your ass.
Mandy is a bit better, but I liked both a whole helluva lot.
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