Stranger Things @ Netflix
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- CyBrainX-3
I watched the first two but I think that will be it for me. It's way too much on nostalgia and not enough story. I don't have an interest in any character aside from 11.
- you shut your mouthCALLES
- when you listen to a album, do you listen to the first 2 tracks and they regard the rest rubbish and trash it?severian
- Took me less than 2 songs to know Celine Dion isn't for me. So you're saying you have to experience everything in its entirety to know if you like it?zarkonite
- Take that back!Raniator
- wagshaft0
- I wanted a set so bad when i was little. I had no friend though. So I got a 'home' one and put a big antenna outside the window.ArmandoEstrada
- zarkonite0
Has anybody else noticed how the "upside down" is like Nausicaa of the valley of the wind?
Which happens to have been produced in 1983 just like the story's time setting in Stranger Things.
- _niko0
loved the whole thing up until the interrogation scene in the final episode, seemd so ham fisted...like a bad 80's movie, but i guess that was the point.
Loved the stop-motion monster, nice touch.
I think the story was pretty weak overall but the nostalgia factor more than made up for it. Just felt cool to be taken back to childhood.
- DaveO0
Not just 80's films referenced:
UNDER THE SKIN
STRANGER THINGS
- Yup .. noticed that instantlyRamanisky2
- yeah snap!mugwart
- Yup .. noticed that instantly, too.jagara
- fiver-1
Volume 1 of the soundtrack coming Friday. Volume 2 coming the following Friday.
- Not sure how the soundtrack will hold up without any visuals personally.TOMMYxGUNN
- fues-1
- One episode of Stranger Things was titled "The Body" right? That was the title of the King short story that inspired Stand By Me.monospaced
- +++fues
- yup. a classic.lvl_13
- more originality ;)fadein11
- That's my complaint. It's as interesting as Family Guy is funny. But both are full of nostalgic references.CyBrainX
- microkorg-8
As much as I love Stranger Things, it's starting to annoy me all the posts here there and everywhere.
Fonts, Soundtracks, Movie Rips, Alternative Posters ....
- ...said in a post about it.johnny_wobble
- People shouldn't like stuff! STOP LIKING STUFF!instrmntl
- agreedinteliboy
- I think the real question is: why would that bother you? What about those actions makes you take it personally? Not trying to fuck with you. fyisofakingback
- After all, its a good show, good music, etc. why wouldn't it be ok for people to enjoy it? I showed it to my parents and they loved it. Same with other friends.sofakingback
- Hipster Problems?robthelad
- I have to agree - it's not that fucking good - average at best.fadein11
- i_monk0
Marathoned it yesterday. Some episoes dragged in places, but good overall. I was surprised to see they left the door open for a continuation, as I thought it was meant to be a one-and-done deal.
Ryder was underwhelming as Generic Hysterical Mom.
- Def agree about Ryder. She didn't fit for me somehow.SteveJobs
- She was over affected. Glad they left it open for next season.monospaced
- I only watched the first two and thought she was grating already.CyBrainX
- I bet they had two endings in case it was a flopdbloc
- ^ How would they know when it was released all at once?ETM
- oh nevermind. you're rightdbloc
- DaveO0
Watched it all. Was good / okay but by no means the best thing ever. I preferred True Detective season 2 actually!
- Yeah. Bananas are pretty good but I really prefer a good burger instead. ;)monospaced
- Yeah, I would take True Detective season 2 over this. And sorry, Mono, I would take bananas over burgers.CyBrainX
- Everyone's been wanking over this so much that i almost want to not like it just to be a contrarian!DaveO
- @CyBrain, that was my point. You can't really compare them, because they're completely different foods, just like those are different shows. It's pure opinionmonospaced
- True Detective Season 2 ?!? LOLRamanisky2
- sted3
- DRIFTMONKEY1
I don't recall THAT much hype around this before the release. Maybe I just tuned it out though. I recall seeing the trailer posted a week or so before the release, and thought, "hey, that looks neat." In my experience, word of the show spread through social media and water coolers once it had aired, because it was surprisingly good.
When people have expectations, it usually leads to being overly critical. This show wasn't unique or groundbreaking, but it hit a lot of the right notes, and there's currently nothing similar on TV that hits those notes. Even if you think it relies too much on nostalgia, most of the homages are a smaller part of a pretty good sci fi story. I didn't find them distracting, and was immersed the entire time.
I don't think this show has good replay value, it is a one and done for me. The story was concise, and I liked the ambiguity of it all. It didn't need a nice bow at the end to tidy everything up. Overall, I would give a solid 8/10.
- yep - the social media hysteria that is so rampant these days - the herd enjoying things because they feel they ought to. It was pretty good though, not notfadein11
- just not as good as people seemed to think. @set - did you love it? Would love to hear your opinion.fadein11
- immersed the whole time? 60% of it was filler.fadein11
- Not sure how you arrived at 60%, but I get distracted easily if a show bogs. I didn't get that feeling at all.DRIFTMONKEY
- nb0
