First off, do i remember enough about the other alien movies to be irritated by how this allegedly rehashed things? No. I had fun and i was scared, especially at the creature design for the final boss. i love a dose of capitalism in outer space horror to prepare me for my future in a blue origin pod. WHY have i not seen David Jonsson in anything yet? holy shit he fucking eats up. his facial expressions are exceptional. The scoring,…
this is pretty ambitious so props for that. for some reason i thought this would take place in permanent darkness a la The Road and i think that would have improved the film. this has juicy scares and the last 40 minutes is the best part and has some beautiful shots. Samara Weaving is very good. i honestly needed them to lean into religion a little more and provide more apparent context clues. these are people who survived the rapture…
I don’t feel fair rating this because i could not finish the last 30 minutes for how upsetting it was. super super slow burn and super downer. emma stone really has a good eye.
Yes i’m an eggershead but this was the best movie i’ve seen all year. The feeling of human powerlessness against dark omniscient forces…. in theater, watching this was suffocating and overwhelming in the best way. it conjures a perfect atmosphere and I was gripped beginning to end. Bill Skarsgård and Lily Rose Depp were simply unbelievable and I can’t wait for Skarsgård’s next monster.
this movie was beautifully constructed and the soundtrack was spectacular. however, i just wasn’t captivated by this. I felt like the audience was held at an arm’s length from the story. there was just nothing here to care about. I wasn’t invested in Gawain, his failures, or his quest. the last ten minutes was the best part, but I was mostly bored until then.