Wow, do I wish there were more movies like this. Totally holds up on third viewing, years (right?) later. Still say the only misstep in the entire thing is revealing the electrified grid dome thing too early for the sake of a lame CGI eagle gag, but the rest is pretty flawless and really smart.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 16 August 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
I need to watch this again
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 16 August 2014 18:30 (nine years ago) link
Still say the only misstep in the entire thing is revealing the electrified grid dome thing too early for the sake of a lame CGI eagle gag
Nah thought that was good! It added to the sense of "ok what the fuck is going here" that permeated the first act.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Saturday, 16 August 2014 19:13 (nine years ago) link
going ON here
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Saturday, 16 August 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, but you already know there's something weird going on, from minute-one, and by the time, way down the road, they do bring in the electrified fence as a plot point, I doubt anyone would still be wondering what's going on, let alone be surprised something strange is going on. Revealing the fence early on ruins the gag later. I mean, no biggie, it's just an unforced error.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 16 August 2014 19:44 (nine years ago) link
Did catch something I somehow missed the first two times, that after she kills the zombie in the basement with a knife, they send her a little electric shock that makes her drop the knife.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 16 August 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
it's not a gag later. you're meant to be that far ahead of the characters by now, and filled with dread at how they're going to fuck up, not startled.
― boney tassel (sic), Sunday, 17 August 2014 02:02 (nine years ago) link
that's true, but the existence of the sky-fence would have come as a nice surprise during the escape attempt, had not the useless eagle gag spoiled it
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Sunday, 17 August 2014 05:59 (nine years ago) link
189 posts later...
― een, Sunday, 17 August 2014 07:19 (nine years ago) link
SPOILERS DISCUSSION
I thought it was more effective foreshadowing than ruining surprise. If you wern't told about the shield beforehand then it'd be dumb having it pop up during tha scene for the first time, it would be as if they'd just written ANOTHER thing that can go wrong, as opposed to the lead forgetting that no, running's not gonna work. action vs horror or something
― DISMISSED AS CHANCE (NotEnough), Sunday, 17 August 2014 11:02 (nine years ago) link
stalemate. we need to have somebody not read this thread is what we need to do, and then they go and watch the version of the movie without the eagle and report back, compare notes is the idea.
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Sunday, 17 August 2014 11:17 (nine years ago) link
I want a print of this:
http://www.nerdist.com/2014/09/hey-l-a-celebrate-joss-whedon-with-this-weekends-gallery1988-show/
http://www.nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/Gallery-1988-Whedon_08.png
― Stephen King's Threaderstarter (kingfish), Friday, 5 September 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
rewatched this again, just as fun the second time around. kinda agree the thing with the bird is unnecessary.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 5 September 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
Just watched it, finally. SO FUN.
― emil.y, Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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