I feel like an extra 25 or 30 minutes would have been better to draw out the drama a little more. Still, pretty good and I can't wait for season 2!
This first episode gave me more chills than a horror movie :neutral_face: I'm really looking forward to see the next episodes!
I can't even begin to put into words here but the prosthetic and makeup division is not only good, it is groundbreaking. The bodies on the later stages of radiation poisoning were absolutely terrifying, it literally gave me chills in the spine, when it shows the firefighter and the wife inside the plastic.
The end scene is a genuine rush of adrenaline, and those 3 men are true heroes!
Well, well, well. Why, is this an Amish production of The Count of Monte Cristo or just the weirdest circle jerk I've been invited to?
The Chernobyl disaster is something that has always been of interest to me. Even though this is a dramatization not a documentary, it seems to be striving for accuracy and realism in its depiction of the event. I watch a lot of Horror and I'm probably desensitized by that frequency. But this episode had my heart thumping as the plant workers and firefighters fought the disastrous explosion. It's scarier than any Horror film that I've seen in a long time.
This episode did a great job of recreating '80s Soviet Union Pripyat. The architecture and styles looked accurate. The most stunning recreation was the stifling bureaucracy and buck-passing that was no doubt present in the Soviet socialist state. So many layers of supervision. So many organizations and titles. This episode appears to accurately portray the dismal, incentive-sucking grind that citizens of a communist society experienced.
sex scene of the year, folks
I don't know what someone dying from radiation poisoning looks like, but what they showed this episode was absolutely terrifying. They looked like they were liquefying from the inside out. Also, the description itself was super unsettling. How crazy is it that energy can literally make your cells break apart?
Each episode I watch makes want to learn more and more about the true story. As a scientist myself, I find it so interesting and compelling. And I can't help wondering what we could do differently if something like this happened tomorrow. Would we act quicker? Is there a better way of containing a nuclear disaster? Everything considered, and if what they've presented in the show so far is true, the Chernobyl accident wasn't nearly as devastating as it could have been.
Very accurate in its portrayal of the USSR and believable in its depiction of desperation, the series looks really promising. I enjoyed the episode more than most of the series I've been watching lately.
It’s not filled with new revelations which feel significant. It’s more a crystallisation of Walt’s state of mind and for me very satisfying. The scene in which Jesse was up on the ladder and Walt nearly at the point of both sleep and admitting that he stood by while Jane choked was fascinating. Jesse smacking Walt in the face with his fly swatter was appropriate revenge while Walt’s initial tumble was a moment waiting to happen.
Mia Goth playing Maxine and Pearl is just absolute insanity, and I am here for it.
This is too tropey for an A24 horror film.
I don’t think it really succeeds in its mission of trying to be substantive and artsy, it’s too much in love with the established horror movie cliches in order to be that (e.g. bad jump scares, main characters with below average intelligence, an element of schlock and gore).
In its current form, I think it might benefit from a more fast paced studio treatment, thereby making it an efficient horror film that knows what it is.
However, then you’d also have to strip away most of the sex angle, which is what gives this film its own identity.
So I’m not exactly sure how you can improve this, though it’s also far from an awful film as is.
The characters are all pretty well developed, the acting is pretty solid, some good scares.
I wish the filmmaking was more interesting, though. There are some good shots in it, but overall most of it looks a bit uninspired and bland.
5/10
This was bad. I can't really tell you which is worse: the story, the dialogue, the directing or the acting. I was unable to find a single redeeming quality about this pile of dung. If I could say anything to David Gordon Green after this, it would be: "Please, stop."
Why would you like to live in a home with that many mirrors:cold_sweat:
PSA - Explanation of what the two ladies on the phone are talking about in this episode:
If you didn't enjoy the episode then it just means that you don't enjoy some good character development. The ending was phenomenal, I really hope they eventually get to the point where Walter reveals the fact that he let Jane die, that conversation is just waiting to happen.
Genius! This is one of the best South Park movies I've seen :joy:
Um, that orchestra of zombies is easily the best thing i've seen in any Walking Dead show! Where do I buy my tickets?
"Swear to me, swear to me that everything you said about the fireflies is true"
"I swear"
...
"Okay"
Ahhhh
Skyler's story was great. I'd say she's a better liar than Walter, in making the lies sound extremely believable. She should have a part in what Walter's doing, a part where she'll have to talk with a lot of people and lie. Surely there's someone with a position like that in the whole chain of command.
The soundtrack is fantastic. All those songs from the Fallout games. Having fun so far!
