watched this in imax, some good s*** but i didnt understand the monkey scene

I need to rewatch this but I was definitely too hyped going into this like I avoided trailers and expected more meaning

I give it a 3/5

I feel like Jordan Peele gets too bogged down in subtext instead of focusing on the characters, story arcs etc.

I felt Daniel Kuluya was directed wrongly..his lack of emotion throughout the whole film frustrated me to no end. Its a shame because he's an incredible actor.

Keke Palmer's arc didn't pack a punch. All the ingredients are there for a satisfying arc but they are never properly fleshed out.

Finally in cinemas here

Amazing experience

Lacks in characters etc

But i really enjoyed it

4/5

lol oh nahhhh

great point

fire

honestly this song is a forgotten gem sucks its not on streaming but i play it back. og myspace vibes

Biggest issue is the writing with this. Best directing Peele has done so far

Just wish it was more like streamlined or something

But if this was released in the 80s or something itd be considered a classic lol, feel like the expectations with blockbusters just changed alot

really loved this movie, how spacious it was in its few settings. n the weird space of that sibling relationship where there is some underlying tension or resentment that doesn't completely separate them/derail everything. their contrast was nice to see in the movie

lmaoooo

this thread hilarious i avoided it cus i hadn't seen the flick yet but Lol

Fresh out the theater... don't even know what to think...

Jupe was trying to tame a predator much like gordys home producers tried to tame gordy

watching reviews like this make me wonder if im a pathetic hater

dude says its the best alien movie hes ever seen, best movie on grief hes ever seen, best brother sister dynamic hes seen in years. perfect score. will make you cry at the end. bone chilling scary etc

and im like wtf have you seen, it wasnt scary, i felt almost nothing close to tears and i cry at movies all the time and i walked away let down in many key areas of the film

great score, solid acting, amazingly shot, funny pieces in the script. ok movie 6/10

agreed

this keeps happening to me for jordan peele movies, he gets obsessed with the deeper meaning/messaging of the film and is really trying to say something which is valient BUT the MOVIE itself is lacking in so many ways that make a movie truly great

for example this is an alien movie, i was not moved or scared of the alien at all. this is a story about love and loss, family and tradition, and there was no bow tied on at the end. there was no deep feeling for me. just looked and sounded cool with all these hidden easter eggs that are dope when a movie is great but the movie needs to be great first and foremost for me to care about what youre 'trying to say'

this when i thought the movie was going to take a turn and be great then youre like "oh. ok"

Did this make a profit?

yeah it tries to be both an alien movie AND be about the subtext, the latter of which i thought was poorly executed. i loved most of the space craft/alien stuff because i'd never seen it portrait like almost a monster in the sky.

a film that I cannot stop thinking bout

Of course. Jordan nigga bout to be a billionaire soon

Universal did give him a billi for 2 more movies and the budget for the last 2 not even close to a 100 mil but they've grossed 350 mil