A Quiet Place 4K UHD (2018)

[pottyaboutpotter1]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

Most quality films don't have their internal rules changed to suit a particular plot point at convenient moments. You have to work harder at pulling apart the threads.



The creatures behave and even sound like the raptors from Jurassic Park (probably saved money by using the Gary Rydstrom/Ben Burtt sound library from Skywalker Ranch) and the look is straight up Stranger Things meets Venom.



The attacks on the kids are similar to the dino attacks in Jurassic Park too.

None of the internal rules in A Quiet Place are broken. I've just watched the film again and it's all consistent.

If your main issues are the sound effects, then hate to break it to you but pretty much every major Hollywood film has been raiding the popular sound libraries for decades. Not every film has the option (or budget) to record completely new sound effects. The Tie Fighter sound effect, Ape roars, the T-Rex Roar and the raptor noises are just some of the ones used more frequently. Very few movies have unique sound libraries anymore. Once you identify the most popular ones you notice them everywhere. Even in big budget movies where money is no object (The Hobbit, Avengers etc.).

As for the creature design, I thought they looked pretty cool and unique. Monsters with heads that open up are just "in" at the minute, but the usage in A Quiet Place was very unique;with it being armour to protect the creature's sensitive eardrums.

And what similarities does the attack on the kids have to Jurassic Park apart from it being two kids who are siblings being attacked by monsters? Might as well accuse every horror film featuring children of ripping off Jurassic Park while you're at it.

[KcMsterpce]

I think "A Quiet Place" is a fine movie. It paces well, it's competently structured and filmed... but smart, it is not.
When it ended, I was quite satisfied. Ten minutes later, I couldn't stop thinking about how illogical and nonsensical so many things were about it, and although I still think it's "a fine movie", I tell people to not think too hard, just go along for the ride.

Edit: Also, I said this before, but if you guys like this movie, check out Hidden (2015) with Alexander Skarsgard, and written/directed by the Duffer brothers (Stranger Things).

[bradnoyes]

A Quite Place is emotional exploitation at its finest. Typically I find that putting kids in danger is just a really cheap tactic to make the audience care without having to try very hard, but it works in this movie. The setup, pacing, and performances all work really well. And the whole thing just feels very earnest, which to me is what makes it feel unique.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by pottyaboutpotter1

None of the internal rules in A Quiet Place are broken. I've just watched the film again and it's all consistent.

If your main issues are the sound effects, then hate to break it to you but pretty much every major Hollywood film has been raiding the popular sound libraries for decades. Not every film has the option (or budget) to record completely new sound effects. The Tie Fighter sound effect, Ape roars, the T-Rex Roar and the raptor noises are just some of the ones used more frequently. Very few movies have unique sound libraries anymore. Once you identify the most popular ones you notice them everywhere. Even in big budget movies where money is no object (The Hobbit, Avengers etc.).

As for the creature design, I thought they looked pretty cool and unique. Monsters with heads that open up are just "in" at the minute, but the usage in A Quiet Place was very unique;with it being armour to protect the creature's sensitive eardrums.

And what similarities does the attack on the kids have to Jurassic Park apart from it being two kids who are siblings being attacked by monsters? Might as well accuse every horror film featuring children of ripping off Jurassic Park while you're at it.

You weren't paying close attention. There are far more copycat monster moments from JP than just the sound effects.

[bradnoyes]

I guess some of us didn't try hard enough to ruin the movie for ourselves.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

I guess some of us didn't try hard enough to ruin the movie for ourselves.

I still like my brain to stay on at least half of the time when watching a movie. If the movie pretty much stays within the bounds it sets for itself and is competent at it, then I'll roll with it.

[Poya]

Originally Posted by pottyaboutpotter1

None of the internal rules in A Quiet Place are broken. I've just watched the film again and it's all consistent.

If your main issues are the sound effects, then hate to break it to you but pretty much every major Hollywood film has been raiding the popular sound libraries for decades. Not every film has the option (or budget) to record completely new sound effects. The Tie Fighter sound effect, Ape roars, the T-Rex Roar and the raptor noises are just some of the ones used more frequently. Very few movies have unique sound libraries anymore. Once you identify the most popular ones you notice them everywhere. Even in big budget movies where money is no object (The Hobbit, Avengers etc.).

As for the creature design, I thought they looked pretty cool and unique. Monsters with heads that open up are just "in" at the minute, but the usage in A Quiet Place was very unique;with it being armour to protect the creature's sensitive eardrums.

And what similarities does the attack on the kids have to Jurassic Park apart from it being two kids who are siblings being attacked by monsters? Might as well accuse every horror film featuring children of ripping off Jurassic Park while you're at it.

That’s no excuse.

[Nothing371]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Another thing I did not quite get is when

[Show spoiler]dad takes son cross country, where they are free to even shout out loud. Why not just MOVE to that other location if they can be loud + safe there

?

Yeah man just build a house right under that waterfall.

[Nothing371]

Originally Posted by pottyaboutpotter1

None of the internal rules in A Quiet Place are broken. I've just watched the film again and it's all consistent.

If your main issues are the sound effects, then hate to break it to you but pretty much every major Hollywood film has been raiding the popular sound libraries for decades. Not every film has the option (or budget) to record completely new sound effects. The Tie Fighter sound effect, Ape roars, the T-Rex Roar and the raptor noises are just some of the ones used more frequently. Very few movies have unique sound libraries anymore. Once you identify the most popular ones you notice them everywhere. Even in big budget movies where money is no object (The Hobbit, Avengers etc.).

As for the creature design, I thought they looked pretty cool and unique. Monsters with heads that open up are just "in" at the minute, but the usage in A Quiet Place was very unique;with it being armour to protect the creature's sensitive eardrums.

And what similarities does the attack on the kids have to Jurassic Park apart from it being two kids who are siblings being attacked by monsters? Might as well accuse every horror film featuring children of ripping off Jurassic Park while you're at it.

'Warcraft bear growl' is the one I hear the most often.

[Poya]

Originally Posted by Nothing371

'Warcraft bear growl' is the one I hear the most often.

And, apparently, every single baby in a film cries the same cry.

[RockyIII]

All these movie monsters sound like a pig mixed with a lion mixed with a chimp

[Patsfan123]

I thought it sounded more like half man, half bear and half pig.

[MooneyRara]

Originally Posted by Patsfan123

I thought it sounded more like half man, half bear and half pig.

That's a half too far.

[bradnoyes]

Originally Posted by Poya

And, apparently, every single baby in a film cries the same cry.

If my son was in this movie everyone would be dead within the first five minutes.

[RockyIII]

Monsters/aliens sound effects can be counted on one hand. Fact.

[aetherhole]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Monsters/aliens sound effects can be counted on one hand. Fact.

There you go again with your hyperbolic fake-facts. Just. Stop. Rocky.

Do they reuse sounds from a Foley library? Absolutely. Just because you have seemingly poor hearing and think there are only less than five sounds that they reuse, does not make your (wrong) opinion fact.

Serious question, Rocky. Do you try to add any real content of value to the forums when you post? Because from my observance, your often-out-of-left-field opinions detract and disrupt from the forums more than anything.

Back to topic, A Quiet Place monster may not be a newly-imagined monster, but I don't think it matters all that much. Krasinski said in interviews that this is more a film about the family. The family dynamic, the characters/individuals make the film what it is. I think that's why the film is so successful. The connection and relationship between the husband and wife; the connection between the father and the children, especially the disconnect between the father and daughter; the relationship between the kids. For those with children or have experienced childbirth, the difficulty of the labor scene, also. The monsters are the reason why they are in the situation, sure, but it's watching them go through their circumstances together that make the film so intriguing.

Did they make erring decisions? Probably. As a parent, I've made plenty of them, so that also is another level of connection that many people could possibly feel.

[imsounoriginal]

The movie is good but the monster just kept making me think that this was the best

[Show spoiler]Venom

movie of 2018.

[Poya]

Originally Posted by Patsfan123

I thought it sounded more like half man, half bear and half pig.

Hey, Al Gore! Honored to be in your presence. I’ve seen none of your docs.

[RalphoR]

Originally Posted by Patsfan123

I thought it sounded more like half man, half bear and half pig.

I agree with you 150%

[Dirk504]

I wonder if there are survivors in sound proof high rises or something lol