Cargo - Netflix - Blu-ray Forum

Rodney-2187 · 12-06-2017, 07:14 PM

A post apocalyptic thriller and an emotional story of a father trying to save his child at all costs.

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crude · 12-06-2017, 10:10 PM

Looks good

Himmel · 03-30-2018, 04:14 PM

esteban² · 05-19-2018, 01:05 AM

No thoughts yet? Available now. I sure want to check it out.

ctujackbauer · 05-19-2018, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by esteban²

No thoughts yet? Available now. I sure want to check it out.

Netflix makes me lazy, especially with movies that they own. I figure I'll get around to my backlog of movies someday, but then I forget.

esteban² · 05-21-2018, 08:45 PM

Hèhè. I understand. It's next on my list. Hope to watch it one of these days. They had me at Martin Freeman.

A poll maybe, Rodman?

Groot · 05-21-2018, 08:48 PM

It's an emotional film. It's not overtly gore-ish. Right off I'd say it's one of Martin's best performances.

MazeRunner · 05-21-2018, 11:51 PM

Haven't watched the trailer but thought it sounded and looked familiar to a short film I saw years ago. I guess it's a full length version of that?

lemonski · 05-22-2018, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MazeRunner

Haven't watched the trailer but thought it sounded and looked familiar to a short film I saw years ago. I guess it's a full length version of that?

Cargo | Finalist of Tropfest Australia 2013 - YouTube

I believe so, Mark Kermode mentioned in his review. Sounds interesting.

tigertron · 05-22-2018, 06:06 AM

I enjoyed it. It was a different sort of zombie movie, but one that really focuses on family.

duggie walker · 05-22-2018, 08:00 AM

This was actually surprisingly good. I'm not a huge Martin Freeman fan but, to be fair, he's very good in this.

Despite being a zombie film, the Australian Outback setting and the specifics of this particular virus - which causes victims to secrete a sticky substance and bury their heads in the grounds - keeps the whole thing consistently intriguing: The Walkabout Dead, if you like.

The emotional through-line is particularly strong; humane, inventive and occasionally quite moving. Don't let the straight-to-Netflix put you off: CARGO is a minor classic of the genre and one of my favourite films this year.

thewerepuppygrr · 05-22-2018, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MazeRunner

Haven't watched the trailer but thought it sounded and looked familiar to a short film I saw years ago. I guess it's a full length version of that?

I thought this seemed familiar - I remember seeing the short film. As long as it was credited, that's cool.

Hope this isn't a case of Light's Out, which I thought worked great as a short film but became horrendously one-note as a feature.

jordanstine · 05-22-2018, 02:57 PM

Thought it was just... okay.

Wasn't scary at all.

The ending was... weird and too convenient for the plot, leaves too much holes on how the zombies in this film behaved.

Zombie movies on Netflix I'd recommend:

- Train to Busan
- Ravenous

Robojaws · 05-22-2018, 03:07 PM

Watched it as far as I could.
Characters behaved way too stupid even for a standard ("stupid") zombie movie, which the movie itself did not wanna be, so.... the movie killed itself with it imo.
Besides that it was pretty lame and boring as far as I watched it.

jacobsever · 05-22-2018, 03:13 PM

I don't have much hope for this after seeing Martin Freeman in Ghost Stories, which was really really bad.

thewerepuppygrr · 05-23-2018, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

I don't have much hope for this after seeing Martin Freeman in Ghost Stories, which was really really bad.

What was bad about it? Other than a couple of slow moments, I found Ghost Stories to be pretty solid.

JackSkellington · 05-27-2018, 12:45 AM

Really enjoyed this film. Other than it being pretty slow at times, I just wish there would've been a little more action, more interaction with zombies (kills, near-death escapes, etc.) and a little more suspense. Overall, though, I liked it. I'd pick it up if they released it on DVD or Blu-ray eventually. The original short is pretty good, too.

esteban² · 05-27-2018, 02:06 AM

'Good' for sure. Not sure about 'great'. Although that certain scene at the end really got to me and pushed me to give a 3.5 rating instead of 3. (rounded up to 3 for the poll, unfortunately) Somehow it felt fresh because of the setting and lack of scenes that are a cliché for the genre. As for Martin Freeman. He's fine, as expected. But while some label this as his best performance, this doesn't come near to what he did in -for example- the Fargo series, imo.

P-Rock · 05-27-2018, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jordanstine

Thought it was just... okay.

Wasn't scary at all.

The ending was... weird and too convenient for the plot, leaves too much holes on how the zombies in this film behaved.

Zombie movies on Netflix I'd recommend:

- Train to Busan
- Ravenous

Ravenous is not a zombie movie. It's about cannibals.

Not every movie where people eat human flesh can be filed under the zombie genre.

therealjondoe · 05-30-2018, 05:51 AM

Watched this over the weekend and found it to be pretty solid.
Sure it has some cliche stuff and it's not scary but it does have heart. I recommend checking it out. I think it could also be a good gateway film for people that aren't generally into horror.

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12-06-2017, 10:10 PM	#2
crude Banned Member since:Sep 2017	Looks good

05-19-2018, 01:05 AM	#4
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	No thoughts yet? Available now. I sure want to check it out.

05-21-2018, 08:45 PM	#6
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	Hèhè. I understand. It's next on my list. Hope to watch it one of these days. They had me at Martin Freeman. A poll maybe, Rodman?

05-21-2018, 08:48 PM	#7
Groot Banned Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Thanos Cock Trading Score:14	It's an emotional film. It's not overtly gore-ish. Right off I'd say it's one of Martin's best performances.

05-22-2018, 06:06 AM	#10
tigertron Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:293 DVD collection:30 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:2	I enjoyed it. It was a different sort of zombie movie, but one that really focuses on family.

05-22-2018, 08:00 AM	#11
duggie walker Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:London, UK	This was actually surprisingly good. I'm not a huge Martin Freeman fan but, to be fair, he's very good in this. Despite being a zombie film, the Australian Outback setting and the specifics of this particular virus - which causes victims to secrete a sticky substance and bury their heads in the grounds - keeps the whole thing consistently intriguing: The Walkabout Dead, if you like. The emotional through-line is particularly strong; humane, inventive and occasionally quite moving. Don't let the straight-to-Netflix put you off: CARGO is a minor classic of the genre and one of my favourite films this year.

05-22-2018, 02:57 PM	#13
jordanstine Active Member Member since:Feb 2014	Thought it was just... okay. Wasn't scary at all. The ending was... weird and too convenient for the plot, leaves too much holes on how the zombies in this film behaved. Zombie movies on Netflix I'd recommend: - Train to Busan - Ravenous

05-22-2018, 03:07 PM	#14
Robojaws Active Member Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Germany 4K collection:348 Blu-ray collection:2188 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews: 13	Watched it as far as I could. Characters behaved way too stupid even for a standard ("stupid") zombie movie, which the movie itself did not wanna be, so.... the movie killed itself with it imo. Besides that it was pretty lame and boring as far as I watched it.

05-22-2018, 03:13 PM	#15
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	I don't have much hope for this after seeing Martin Freeman in Ghost Stories, which was really really bad.

05-27-2018, 12:45 AM	#17
JackSkellington Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2016 Location:California 4K collection:48 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:105 Digital collection:5	Really enjoyed this film. Other than it being pretty slow at times, I just wish there would've been a little more action, more interaction with zombies (kills, near-death escapes, etc.) and a little more suspense. Overall, though, I liked it. I'd pick it up if they released it on DVD or Blu-ray eventually. The original short is pretty good, too.

05-27-2018, 02:06 AM	#18
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	'Good' for sure. Not sure about 'great'. Although that certain scene at the end really got to me and pushed me to give a 3.5 rating instead of 3. (rounded up to 3 for the poll, unfortunately) Somehow it felt fresh because of the setting and lack of scenes that are a cliché for the genre. As for Martin Freeman. He's fine, as expected. But while some label this as his best performance, this doesn't come near to what he did in -for example- the Fargo series, imo.

05-30-2018, 05:51 AM	#20
therealjondoe Power Member Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:326 Blu-ray collection:1528 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:9	Watched this over the weekend and found it to be pretty solid. Sure it has some cliche stuff and it's not scary but it does have heart. I recommend checking it out. I think it could also be a good gateway film for people that aren't generally into horror.

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