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Stranger Things |OT| Hey, you guys...it's our time. It's our time in here July 15th
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I wish my kids would leave the damn house. They would rather play games and hang with me.
God DAMN! This show was SO good! I literally watched from start to finish last night... ending at 2:30 in the morning for my 5am wakeup... WORTH IT. I need season 2. I'm also wondering if the show is going to based around new stories, similar to True Detective. All new cast and all new story. I think that would be cool.
I would say that the internet is to blame for kids not playing outside as much. Horrible stories are shoved in our faces 24/7.
Man, that incidental synth music........love it.
Anything with Joy Divsion and JaMC is always going to be good in my book.
Plus, the show isn't bad either, they nailed the Amblin-style pretty well, Ryder is pretty good as the manic mother.
I'm only 4 eps in, and I am looking forward to the last 4.
Anything with Joy Divsion and JaMC is always going to be good in my book.
Plus, the show isn't bad either, they nailed the Amblin-style pretty well, Ryder is pretty good as the manic mother.
I'm only 4 eps in, and I am looking forward to the last 4.
Watched the first episode last night and I don't get the hype...
Just kidding, it was fucking fantastic and my wife loved it too. Born in the early 80s, but it doesn't just hit the nostalgia button, it's a good show regardless. Surprisingly great acting, amazing setting and an even better soundtrack. Definitely going to watch the rest.
Just kidding, it was fucking fantastic and my wife loved it too. Born in the early 80s, but it doesn't just hit the nostalgia button, it's a good show regardless. Surprisingly great acting, amazing setting and an even better soundtrack. Definitely going to watch the rest.
Thought the show was amazing. Basically every aspect of it for me hit the mark. The music, performances etc. are all fantastic. I was surprised how beautifully it was shot as well. It is so carefully done and something where no shot ever felt out of place or misused.
I really hope we get a soundtrack release soon.
Also Dustin is easily my favourite.
I really hope we get a soundtrack release soon.
Also Dustin is easily my favourite.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Only 2 episoes on, and the wife and I really like it. Can't wait to watch more.
Trying not to binge it all at once so we have some nights to look forward on it.
LOVE the theme and intro.
Trying not to binge it all at once so we have some nights to look forward on it.
LOVE the theme and intro.
Only 2 episoes on, and the wife and I really like it. Can't wait to watch more.
Trying not to binge it all at once so we have some nights to look forward on it.
LOVE the theme and intro.
Agreed. As painful as. It is, we're going to try to watch no more than one episode a night
I have the last episode to watch tonight but man do I really love this show. I am a child of the 80s and I seriously marked out when I saw the Trapper Keepers and clothes.
They really nailed a lot of stuff with this show. I love the DnD references and the kid actors. It's like a mixup of everything I loved as a kid. Stephen King, John Carpenter, Spielberg, the music, Dungeons and Dragons. I mean if I was to make a show something similar would have came out.
I really can't praise it enough. Even the kids are great actors.
They really nailed a lot of stuff with this show. I love the DnD references and the kid actors. It's like a mixup of everything I loved as a kid. Stephen King, John Carpenter, Spielberg, the music, Dungeons and Dragons. I mean if I was to make a show something similar would have came out.
I really can't praise it enough. Even the kids are great actors.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Pretty good show I really liked it. I was a little upset because I thought there were 10 episodes but there's only 8. The last 2 were just trailers. Was like noooooooooooooooooo.
I've only watched the first episode (so I may not be the best judge), but it's no scarier than an episode of X-Files, for example. Spooky / tense, but not "horror".
If you've seen The Goonies or ET, you'll know what to expect, maybe chuck a little bit of Cloverfield in the mix too.
I wouldn't say Horror per say, more a sci-fi / fantasy action adventure with a group of kids set in the 80's.
Other posters:
The Thing in Mike's basement
Jaws in Will's room
David Bowie in Jonathan's room
The Invisible Man in
teacher Clarke's living room (obscured, to the right of the TV when he and the woman are watching The Thing)
Goonies and ET are more adventure movies. This felt more sci-fi horror to me. If I had to describe it I would say it's Twin Peaks meets Event Horizon.
I want to check this out badly, but I'm trying to figure out if I should watch it with my wife or solo. She has a hard time with bad things happening to children in movies, and I know the central plot point is a kid going missing. Seeing this compares to The Goonies, Gremlin's, etc makes me think the tone is light enough that she will be okay with it.
How rough is it GAF?
How rough is it GAF?
I disagree, it's pretty much a Goonies remake.
I'd stay away if that's the case, much of it is implied, but there is at least one part that she won't like........
Although it turns out to be a mannequin
There were a lot of movies like this in the 80's and I'd say its closer to Monster Squad than the Goonies.
alpinestars1980
Member
I mean, yeah. He better be.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Man, the music is this show is amazing. Especially the theme tune. I need an album like that.
For me it's basically a little bit of x-files with a little bit of Explorers.
For me it's basically a little bit of x-files with a little bit of Explorers.
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
Question: same writers/directors throughout or were the creators only involved with a one episode or so? I don't want to search around in case of spoilers but I don't know these guys and thought they did a great job after one episode.
EvilEvoVIII
Banned
This show really captures those nostalgia feels, man! Episode 1 hooked me at Dungeons and Dragons!
Corpsepyre
Banned
Fuck, man. I didn't want this to end! Bloody hell, this was such an entertaining show! They really nailed the 80's aesthetic, and those kids! It's like they plucked them out straight from the Goonies or something.
MORE!
MORE!
They absolutely are one of the highlights of the show. Not only do they act really well, but even their reactions and lines of dialogue feel ... well, childlike. Which is surprisingly rare.
I also really hope they're going to release the entire soundtrack, classic rock included. I'm listening to It Follows ost in the meantime, but I need these Stranger Things' themes.
I don't know what Goonies you watched, but while there are hints of Goonies in it, that is far, far from the major influence in my opinion.
It's basically a Stephen King story if it were directed by Steven Spielberg.
Stephen Spielking is my favourite director.
I was thinking more Carpenter. Not because of the constant shouts, and I know a lot of the kid stuff evokes Speilberg but the two 80's movies it reminded me of from a technical and style perspective were Carpenters Christine and believe it or not Crinenberg's Dead Zone.
I think its a bit more of a coincidence. I think Jonathan looks like a young Stephen King but without the cocaine.
I rarely see a thread so positive about a brand new show and I consider it one of the best things on Netflix even more so than their Marvel shows and what have you.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
The tone felt very Signs to me mixed with Super Eight. Not super dark, but willing to make you jump and be afraid when needed.
Show is EXCELLENT
It's Super 8 + X-Files with a splash of Stephen King.
Hopefully they go full anthology. I don't need anymore from this story (even with the dangling threads, they're not important to this story).
This show was originally called "MONTAUK", I wonder if Netflix wanted them to change name to something more generic so they could do anthology styled seasons?
It's Super 8 + X-Files with a splash of Stephen King.
Hopefully they go full anthology. I don't need anymore from this story (even with the dangling threads, they're not important to this story).
This show was originally called "MONTAUK", I wonder if Netflix wanted them to change name to something more generic so they could do anthology styled seasons?
I'm only 4 episodes deep but man, this thing gets its hooks in you. The child actors are phenomenal, the writing and direction are stellar, it's addictive as fuck and it strikes a letter perfect feel of nostalgia. Where Super 8 tried so hard to be Spielberg with middling results, Stranger Things basically is 70's and 80's Spielberg and does so effortlessly. I'm only half done and I'm already tempted to say it's the best thing Netflix has done thus far.
Yes, even for a person who didn't grow up watching any of the movies in the 80s, it's fantastic on its own.
Ehm, ok.
I never said nostalgia was the only thing it had going for it, so you're barking at the wrong tree.
I'm saying that side of the product (which is undoubtedly there) doesn't add much for me, so everything else is whatever i get out of it.
More_Badass
Member
Yup. I got zero nostalgia for that era or those movies, and the show excels on its own merits