NOPE; Alien Invasion by Jordan Peele

[UltramanGoji]

It was good, but not great. It's riddled with bad pacing, editing and subplots that don't connect in any real meaningful way to one overarching narrative. The "twist" is fine but not really as interesting as it sounds. The chemistry among the cast is the highlight. Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya are great together. Nice looking movie too, definitely made for the big screen. I just wish it stuck the landing on what it was trying to present because it felt very underwhelming all things considered.

[Cryptid_Liker]

Just coming back from the theater. This movie is utter perfection.

[GodzillaFan1990's]

Heh, when you get down to it.

Spoiler:

Nope is basically what you get when you roll Dogora, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Blob (1988), Tremors with a touch of Signs (2002) all into one.

[Spuro]

God damn chimpanzees. Don't trust them. Never will.

[Chrispy_G]

It was okay. Mixed reaction from our exiting audiences. Don't expect this one to have strong legs at the Box Office.

[Pkmatrix]

Loved it! May be my favorite of his movies. Brilliant!

[Greyshot151]

So I haven't seen Get Out or Us. Get Out is on my watch list while Us, leaning more into horror, seems like it may not be for me. Regardless saw NOPE over the weekend and...

I thought it was good, bordering very good. Peele knows how to set up shots, set up seemingly unrelated events and then tie them expertly together. The tension was absolutely superb, the characters were rather clever (for most of the film), the comedy was solid, and effects (excluding the flashbacks) were impressive. If executed perfectly, this could have easily been a great or a fantastic film but...

Spoiler:

The ending really hampers the film for me. The director losing his mind for starters came out of nowhere and while I liked how they killed the UFO/creature, it also came out of nowhere and works against the film. I almost wish it just fled somewhere else. Also, while I get the point of trying to capture it on film, wouldn't a body be better than a photo? Like the UFO killed the main lead's dad, a great cameo by Keith David, and while the sister had less of a connection, I was confused as to why the son never proposed that idea. Sure, the UFO disables electronics, but would it disable a ton of dynamite in a trojan horse like set up? The photo and story the siblings give to the media will make them famous for sure, but will it last longer than analysis of the dead body when it lands nearby?

So yeah, a good movie with great moments, but I think it needed a better end to be truly one of the greats.

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

God damn chimpanzees. Don't trust them. Never will.

I swear that this horrific incident was inspiration for...that scene.

Movie itself was great. As other said, it sorta lost steam near the end. Of Peele's three movies, Get Out is still my favorite.

[Spuro]

God damn chimpanzees. Don't trust them. Never will.

I swear that this horrific incident was inspiration for...that scene.

Oh it almost certainly was.

[LegendZilla]

God damn chimpanzees. Don't trust them. Never will.

I swear that this horrific incident was inspiration for...that scene.

Oh it almost certainly was.

Can someone explain what exactly happened in the movie?

[Spuro]

I swear that this horrific incident was inspiration for...that scene.

Oh it almost certainly was.

Can someone explain what exactly happened in the movie?

Why not watch it for yourself?

[LegendZilla]

Oh it almost certainly was.

Can someone explain what exactly happened in the movie?

Why not watch it for yourself?

I'm okay with spoilers.

[UltramanGoji]

Can someone explain what exactly happened in the movie?

Why not watch it for yourself?

I'm okay with spoilers.

Okay so basically:

Spoiler:

Nah, watch the movie to find out the connection. I'm not spoonfeeding you.

[MechaGoji Bro7503]

I found this film to be very solid, saw it in a dolby theater with my gf. The subtle message about our relationship with animals was quite nice, and overall I think the film has a lot going for it. I was on the edge of my seat for a good portion of the experience, and if a film can do that then it succeeded in sum way in my book.
Yeah, the climax was a little disjointed. The scope was exquisite, but the story fell apart quite a bit.

But damn, why'd they have to do the Arbiter like dat

Remember this guys, the true message was

Spoiler:

always rely on plastic to kill an animal.

[JAGzilla]

Saw it in IMAX earlier today. The last IMAX showing in the state of Georgia, apparently. I was uninterested and had to be dragged there, but I'm glad I went. It really is one of those movies made for a huge screen. Very impressive visuals. The story and pacing were a bit clunky and the premise raises a lot of questions, but credit where it's due: I never would have thought to take the 'alien abduction' concept in this particular direction. Major points for originality.

Spoiler:

The entire movie was clearly just an excuse to make Michael Wincott sing The One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater.

[JAGzilla]

Once more people see it or at least online spoilers get circulated widely enough, I imagine this one might generate a decent amount of buzz in our community. It really should, anyway.

Spoiler:

It's a creative, original American giant monster movie, you know? Not a kaiju in the typical sense, exactly, but Jean Jacket is a very large monster, at least. And his movie is actually pretty good. Not perfect; the ending is a bit weak and there are some logical problems with the assertion that these creatures are responsible for the UFO phenomenon (most notably that Jean Jacket wasn't exactly subtle or unpredictable; if these things have been on Earth for any length of time, there's no way the public wouldn't have noticed them.), but there are always things to nitpick. It wasn't another brainless, no-effort, MCU-wannabe, it was aiming higher, and that should be embraced and encouraged.

As a semi-downside, UFOs are kind of contaminated for me, now. I'll never be able to see them exactly the same again. Not that I subscribe strongly to any particular theory, anyway, but I'll tell you what fucking wasn't in my head when I thought about them.

[JAGzilla]

Spoiler:

The director losing his mind for starters came out of nowhere

Spoiler:

I'll have to see the movie again and pay attention, but IIRC that moment was right in line with the rest of the movie. The whole story was about the struggle between personal vs. interpersonal needs and priorities and how that inherently makes any kind of relationship or agreement unpredictable. We see over and over again that all living things will make selfish decisions that can screw over another party in a relationship, from Em botching a safety meeting by plugging her side gigs, to Lucky staying in his trailer where he was safe and ruining Jupe's show. Holst was a passionate artist. From what I remember, everything we were shown implied that he lived alone and his work was his life. When a once-in-a-lifetime moment came, it doesn't seem out of character for a guy like that to risk everything in his single-minded pursuit of the impossible shot.

[Xx_The_Masquerade_xX]

I just watched it, I thought it very good and was pleasantly surprised because the trailers did nothing to interest me in this movie, the reviews and spoilers did.

Anyways will def watch again, interesting take on the UFO concept and the animal message was good.

[DrBreakfastMachine]

I really enjoyed this, more than Get Out probably (still haven't seen Us).

The constant feeling of dread throughout the whole movie was great. I really liked that every time you think you have the full picture, something worse happens immediately after. The recurring idea of the "Bad Miracle" I think kind of echoes all the sentiment about the past few years being a seemingly impossible chain of bad occurrences one right after the other, from COVID to Ukraine to the droughts and wild fires going on currently.

That one particular subplot everyone is debating struck me as a bizarre choice at first but the more I think about it the more I think I'm starting to get it:

Spoiler:

a hungry, animalistic predator that looks like a vehicle piloted by something intelligent is like a chimpanzee wearing clothes. It's human nature to see it and assume we can communicate with it, or even control it, because anything with clothes or a vehicle must be like us. But it's just an animal and it doesn't work by our rules, it doesn't have our morals, and if you anger it it will kill you in a heartbeat. It's a chillingly realistic portrayal of first contact with an alien entity that we underestimate because it looks friendly, just like how people underestimate wild animals over and over and get mauled or killed every year.

Also the third act made me feel a bit like I was watching a live-action

Spoiler:

Evangelion

movie, so that's a plus obviously.

[JAGzilla]

This is a movie that sticks in the mind and invites thought and interpretation. That alone is really great and something becoming rare in this climate of empty spectacle blockbusters.