Justify why you liked the ending
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sylentvoyce — 9 years ago(June 19, 2016 08:56 PM)
I liked the ending because I actually like movies that sharply contrast their tone and/or story. Not to say it was a good ending in terms of quality filmmaking, but it was my kind of ending. when I watch an action comedy, I don't want the movie to try to fuddle the two styles together like Ride Along or 21 jump street, I want a movie with laughs and then punch you in the face action, like the later Lethal Weapon movies. With this movie; I love how it is a tight and intense thriller for an hour and a half, and then, not giving away spoilers, something entirely different in the last fifteen.
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ashersam — 9 years ago(June 19, 2016 09:20 PM)
At the end I was fully expecting our heroine to be surrounded by hungry zombies, nothing gets explained, and credits roll. Instead we got something so much crazier and more frightening. All I could think at the end was that she shouldn't go to Houstonit's just them, imitating the voices of people in distress
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HamsterRecon — 9 years ago(July 04, 2016 07:33 PM)
I actually thought this as well while watching haha. I think it might because the film does such a great job of establishing that air of uncertainty. I mean, I was exactly surprised to see the aliens at the end given that I knew it had at least some connection to Cloverfield, and yet I still found myself wondering throughout the film what exactly was out there.
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bdk_solo — 9 years ago(July 08, 2016 12:30 PM)
I would have loved if instead of aliens (or zombies) the smaller creatures from the first movie were the things chasing her around. That's it. She could have killed them or gotten bit, who cares. But the little things would have been a nice way to tie it to the first film.
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lovi_sahota — 9 years ago(January 22, 2017 04:20 AM)
Completely agree, it would have been a nice way to tie it to the first Cloverfield, they could've also showed Clovie himself when Michelle's like "oh you gotta be kidding me" and a shot of clovie approaching her from a distance, would've been so epic.
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Grizzly101 — 9 years ago(June 19, 2016 11:28 PM)
I really liked the way they did the ending. Yes, they could have been subtle, but for me I actually find it frustrating when filmmakers introduce a concept without exploring it a little further. John Goodman plays a crazy guy in this film and I was frankly shocked that the alien invasion theory turned out to be true (or at least plausible). Plus, after she brought down the alien "airplane" and drove off to Houston, it sets everything up for a sequel. I don't know if they will make a sequel, but I would love it if they did.
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mike_bike_kite — 9 years ago(June 20, 2016 02:14 AM)
To me the movie revolved around whether John was good or bad and whether he was telling the truth or not. When Michelle wakes up and John first appears he's bad. Then with Emmett appearing and the story of the attack there's the chance he might be good or he might be crazy. It goes back and forth like this with each new twist, the recall of the accident, the missing girl, the woman outside, the message on the glass. The aliens are the final twist that does at least open up the chances of a sequel. If there were no aliens then the film would be a horror film with a happy ending (at least for for Michelle) and I think that would lessen the film.
If there was no action at the end and instead she drives to the nearest town to find it empty but ravaged then it might be closer to the feel of the rest of the film but harder to make a sequel. That also wouldn't really be an ending to this film.
The aliens surprised me but then the movie is SciFi horror so perhaps I shouldn't of been surprised. It's also the follow on film from Cloverfield which itself was an alien monster SciFi horror film so we have to expect aliens. The ending itself didn't seem entirely bad, it just came as a surprise that was different to the rest of the film. I definitely want to see what happens in Houston so I guess, at the end of the day, that's my justification. -
shaneljordan — 9 years ago(June 20, 2016 07:49 AM)
I know a lot of people didn't like the alien attack, I believe it was necessary. She says that she has ran when things got hard her whole life. She ran from John Goodman every time, she could have finished him off several times but she always did just enough so she could escape.
It was a forced confrontation that she absolutely couldn't escape from. She was forced to fight to overcome her automatic response to run. It made her fight for her life. Some sort of inescapable situation had to happen for character development.
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The-Original-Pinky — 9 years ago(June 20, 2016 09:10 AM)
I don't have to justify anything.
I liked her and her "take no prisoners" attitude. The entire time, she didn't play helpless little girl victim. I'm guessing that if she had been a he, the attitude toward this movie would have been more positive. I love it.
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NotASpeckOfCereal — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 05:41 PM)
Ever since war of the worlds came out, all alien ships have to be living creatures.
You believe War of the Worlds invented biological ships?
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wattoclone-1 — 9 years ago(June 22, 2016 11:53 AM)
The entire movie was very good. The ending left an opening for a sequel which is a good thing. My family of five, ages 28-64 all enjoyed the film immensely. Anyone who complains about this film is not a sci-fi fan. Science fiction as good as this are not common and anyone who likes sci-fi has a responsibility to encourage more production activity. Negativity only discourages funding of this most expensive genre.
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NurNodesinNil — 9 years ago(June 25, 2016 03:35 AM)
i just didnt get the whole throw the bottle of liquor in its mouththing and somehow it explodes while she just acts calm aspect
wait i forgot to put in the
spoiler
thing.
we shook our fists at the punishing rain
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transmentalist — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 05:30 PM)
i just didnt get the whole throw the bottle of liquor in its mouththing and somehow it explodes while she just acts calm aspect
It was a flaming molotov cocktail, which she deliberately employed after she was shown reacting to the explosions
In other words, they spelled out her awareness that the aliens' "gas" was highly flammable & explosive
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CalibMcBolts — 9 years ago(June 25, 2016 07:48 AM)
I have no clue why anyone would like the ending, it is completely out of place and unneccesary. The film is phenomenal, but the ending is awful. It had a Super 8 kind of feeling
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