Bird box

watching it now...halfway through looking like a C+ so far. Don't regret watching but wouldn't watch again. Dialogue spotty, one-note characters a bit cartoony and flat, story progression is a bit weird (their actions don't really make sense/seem plausible, don't buy that they could drive miles around town with just gps, or row a boat down a river blindfolded, )

Setting seems a bit wierd too...there are in a city of tens of thousands going nuts and yet once they are in the house everyone outside is gone in minutes? They also seem to settle in on their theory of what is going on pretty quickly and accept it with no real basis. Somehow they know the creature won't just break through the windows etc?

not terrible, just lots of distracting flaws. Watching 'A Quiet Place' was a much more immersive experience.

Forced to watch this at family gathering. Horror/Zombie-Apocalypse genre not my favorite.

I would guess the book might be better, but the movie has no clear explanation or resolution at the end for the mass suicides.

My guess is that author is attempting to say something about internal and societal fears of living and bringing children into this dysfunctional world.

I'd give it a C, maybe would have rated higher if Sandra Bullock's nose/face job wasn't so distracting.

S.O.S.W.P.

I liked it. Didn't need an explanation or to have everything wrapped up for me. I can imagine.

The only thing that did bother me was how long electricity stayed on after everything went to hell.

It was a good movie and I enjoyed it, but it's getting a little too much praise on social media. Reminds me of a span long ago when every movie my sister watched was 'the best movie she ever saw'.

I would recommend it to anyone that hasn't seen it and is browsing netflix.

A bit of a rip-off of "The Happening" with Mark Wahlberg - think it was 2008 or so. The scene where one of the suicide victims climbs into the tiger cage at the Philly zoo is brutal.

I did enjoy Bird Box too though - pretty intense.

I thought the movie was well acted and directed, but the writing left a bit to be desired. All of fiction requires suspending disbelief, but this movie with its supernatural elements requires you to suspend a lot of disbelief. I'm okay with some things being open-ended, but the movie asks its viewers to try and come up with explanations for too many things the film never addresses. That's just lazy writing and an incoherent sum total of a film. I do think the idea is well enough played out on screen to be a memorable experience, even if you don't like the movie.

Shoebacca wrote:

I thought the movie was well acted and directed, but the writing left a bit to be desired.

I'm not sure why the other poster has a problem with Sandra Bullock.

Shoebacca you are right on. For a horror movie the acting and directing we're above average.

The writing wasn't BAD for a horror movie per se, but I was still screaming at the screen at times. Glad I didn't pay to watch it. Nice Netflix and Chill piece.

Shoebacca wrote:

I thought the movie was well acted and directed, but the writing left a bit to be desired. All of fiction requires suspending disbelief, but this movie with its supernatural elements requires you to suspend a lot of disbelief. I'm okay with some things being open-ended, but the movie asks its viewers to try and come up with explanations for too many things the film never addresses. That's just lazy writing and an incoherent sum total of a film. I do think the idea is well enough played out on screen to be a memorable experience, even if you don't like the movie.

It's based on a book, maybe the writer accounted for some of the items that needed explanation...like, after 5 years, who the hell is running and fueling the power plants that keep the electricity flowing?

I saw it last night and have a few questions:

Why didn't Sandra wig out like her sister did at the beginning of the movie?

How was the other pregnant lady able to just show up at the door while not wearing a blindfold? Was a homely actress chosen to make Sandra look good?

How could watching a video possibly have the same effect as being outside without a blindfold?

How did they find enough food to survive for five years?

How could Sandra fight a guy off while wearing a blindfold?

When did the "thing" start tricking people by imitating voices?

How is it possible to walk through woods and find the front door of a house while blindfolded?

What will be the source of food for the school of the blind?

Why was Sandra so rude to the kids and didn't even give them names until the end of the movie?

Note: Sandra is 26 years older than the actor that played "Tom" which should give her the cinema "Cougar of the Year" award.

rental wrote:

watching it now...halfway through looking like a C+ so far. Don't regret watching but wouldn't watch again. Dialogue spotty, one-note characters a bit cartoony and flat, story progression is a bit weird (their actions don't really make sense/seem plausible, don't buy that they could drive miles around town with just gps, or row a boat down a river blindfolded, )

Setting seems a bit wierd too...there are in a city of tens of thousands going nuts and yet once they are in the house everyone outside is gone in minutes? They also seem to settle in on their theory of what is going on pretty quickly and accept it with no real basis. Somehow they know the creature won't just break through the windows etc?

not terrible, just lots of distracting flaws. Watching 'A Quiet Place' was a much more immersive experience.

Closely matches my thoughts.

Hadn't heard anything about it before watching it. It just popped up on Netflix and looked interesting. Probably would have been more disappointed if I'd seen some hype beforehand and had higher expectations.

You figure out pretty quick that we're not going to see the things or find out what they really are. That's okay, and we understand it's fiction, but like you said there were too many practical things that didn't seem plausible.

Haven't seen "a quiet place". I'll have to check it out.

I expect sci-fi to require some suspension of disbelief, but this move was way beyond acceptable.

Running through the woods while blindfolded? No problem.

Driving a car by GPS navigation with the windows covered. Piece of cake.

Navigate across a lake blindfolded. Can't everyone do this?

Navigate through raging rapids blindfolded while getting directions from a 5-year-old. Sure.

Once on shore, find the sanctuary blindfolded in the woods without knowing where you are or where you are going.

Oh, and the whole Steven King monster thing that's invisible and ALWAYS is around no matter where you are. I guess it saves on monster costumes.

I'd like to know where these monsters came from. Clearly they have to be aliens of some sort. I can understand they can't be in every place at the same time, and that someone could look into the distance and see one whereas another person might not. Crazy people can see them but don't have the reaction that others do. Not clear if the reaction is seeing something so sad, or scary, or what? that makes you want to off yourself.

Awful for all the reasons already stated. Sandra Bullicks surgerized face was the true monstrosity in that film. Freaking Michael Jackson look alike.

Overall I enjoyed the movie, it was entertaining enough. It's not really my style of movie though, I'd rather get wrapped up in the story behind what the movie's about, what they are, what's happening than the drama facing Sandra Bullock and the characters.

I can't say it makes the movie better or worse, but I'd rather get wrapped up in the story and facts of a movie than with the outside drama.

Bird Box would be a great movie for Mystery Science Theater 3000.

I watched it last night & really liked it. I wanted my wife to watch it with me but was glad she didn't because the movie was really intense. I love the thriller/horror move genre so the so called plot holes & lack of explanation didn't bother me. You all do realize this if fiction right? Use your imagination. This had more of a Scandinavian or Northern European horror feel to it rather than a Hollywood thriller/horror. It's a higher level of horror that many aren't ready for.

Also, a lot about this movie was about the characters involved and their reactions to the doom. The characters were the centerpiece & not the monsters. Focus on humans.

I feel people are overly critical of this movie because all the hype it was given. If it was not given any hype then I guaranteed you the same people bashing it would be recommending it to all their friends telling them they found a hidden gem.

You can see right through a typical improvised blindfold so it's not really clear why people need to stumble around quite so much.

Nor is it clear how an entity that can affect someone through pixels can't penetrate the flimsy weave of a piece of cloth.

I’m kind of mind blown by these question. Did you even watch the movie or where you playing on you phone while it was running in the background?

Another Jew movie in which the black hero trumps dumb or evil whites and humps the white chik.