Bird Box

[Steve Williams]

Saw this today on Netflix where few if any decent films are out and it was cold and overcast. It has been getting a lot of hype and Sandra Bullock has been on the circuit promoting the film

Suffice it to say, this is a story that has been told many different times with many different variations, all with the element of fear from some hidden force or alien or whatever one can conjure up in their minds

From Rotten Tomatoes which gave it a 62% I thought this quote said it all.........

Critics Consensus: Bird Boxnever quite reaches its intriguing potential, but strong acting and an effectively chilly mood offer intermittently creepy compensation

Definitely worth a look as run time is 2 hours

 

[NorthStar]

I watched it the other day. Overall I would rate it @ around 35 (out of 100).
I let myself being influenced by some news media regarding some real footage of Lac Megantic tragedy. Netflix was asked to remove it but they didn't.

 

[JackD201]

I guessed the ending way too easily

 

[NorthStar]

"If you think parenting is tough, try doing it blindfolded."

The ending ends well, in a safe place. The birds are finally free.

 

[cjfrbw]

All the PC stuff and stereotyped casting of predictable characters for the Hollywood Aggro Social Message hit the vomit meter too fast for me, couldn't watch it past the grocery store scene.

 

[Ron Resnick]

I guessed the ending way too easily

Not everybody is as smart as you are, Jack!

 

[KeithR]

A Quiet Place was a MUCH better movie than Bird Box. Netflix was basically trying to copy it with this non-scary movie.

 

[NorthStar]

A Quiet Place is a cool flix. The acting is convincing, Emily Blunt is terrific, and the sound effects perfect.

Bird Box is not in the same league, but it does have its guilty pleasure moments...with John Malkovich and some of the stuff going on in his house with some of his guests.
...And the ride to the supermarket and inside the supermarket.

To me its a comedic horror show.

By the way, Emily Blunt won a SAG Award for her performance in A Quiet Place.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She was truly good.
I thought she was the Lead Female Actor?

 

[jeff1225]

The story has been told before (Quite Place, The Happening, The Darkest Hour, etc.) but Bird Box was fun and a great watch on my last flight. Another, and I think better Sci-fi with invisible monsters, was Spectral. Also available on Netflix.

 

[jeff1225]

All the PC stuff and stereotyped casting of predictable characters for the Hollywood Aggro Social Message hit the vomit meter too fast for me, couldn't watch it past the grocery store scene.

So true.