Well put and completely understandable.

Putting this thread back on my watch list. Excited for it and I'll see it even if the ending is stupid because his movies are visually appealing to me.

NOPE (Peele, 2022): Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer wearing matching Rage Against the Machine and The Jesus Lizard T-shirts in a crazy genre movie is my love language. It rocks.

— Sean Fennessey (@SeanFennessey) July 20, 2022

Nope? Yup! Jordan Peele gives us that rare blockbuster that's super intense & engaging but also smart & insightful. That balance isn't always in sync but it works anyway & all the while you revel in the simple pleasure of watching a surprising, unique, original story. #NopeMovie pic.twitter.com/RLZVg1EUoZ

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) July 20, 2022

Excited for this but I agree with Dr Not Yet Dr Ag....there's something weird about those takes.

I know this isn't a Key & Peele thread, but I love their skits.

I like the twist on the Usual Suspects as it has a pretty good ending.



And the consequences of conflict

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Am I going to see it? NOPE

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Why would people posting and liking this be in this thread, is there something political tied to this movie that I'm unaware of?

This is TexAgs. Where people actively look to be offended by anything and everything. Who knows, they could have a problem with Peele addressing race in his movies, or they could have a problem that one of his skits, years ago, made fun of a sports team they root for.

The irony is that, based on what I'm reading, this movie may very well be a critique on Hollywood, which should make some of the usual suspects here happy, but because they refuse to watch it they'll never know.

Jordan Peele's NOPE (which cost $68M) is the only new game in town this weekend, and will easily lift off in the top spot. But how high will it fly? What say you, box office probers?

GET OUT dropped with $33M, US $71M. This feels like somewhere in-between. $55M--what say you?

— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) July 20, 2022

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I'm looking forward to reading the plot summary on Wikipedia in a couple of days.

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I did yesterday on Reddit.
I'll still watch when it goes VOD, but usually curiosity gets the best of me before then.

As it turns out there's an amusing #wwg1wga aspect to an alien feeding frenzy if you, err, look at it a certain way. However the basic complaint against Peele by the F 16 folks is the same grievance held against Spike Lee.

Who could have seen that coming?

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aggiepaintrain said:

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Am I going to see it? NOPE

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Why would people posting and liking this be in this thread, is there something political tied to this movie that I'm unaware of?

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People enjoy getting on TexAgs to tell you how much they hate a project.

It's to your credit that you don't.

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As long as the aliens don't get defeated by water in the end I'm good.

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Or a virus written for Windows.

I felt like it lost some magic for me when I saw the latest trailer. I liked the knowing nothing and the Signs comparisons... but then reading this thread and seeing the Tremors comparison, I got excited again.

unfortunately, big wimp over here, so I'll be watching it when it releases at home

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Rocagnante said:

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As long as the aliens don't get defeated by water in the end I'm good.

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Or a virus written for Windows.

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At least there was a somewhat plausible explanation. Plausible enough to at least keep it above water on the dumb idea sci-fi list.

https://screenrant.com/independence-day-aliens-computer-virus-plot-hole-deleted-scene/amp/

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I've complained about Hollywood's overuse of big, dumb, roaring, slobbery, monster-like aliens for years now. Little four-foot-tall "grays," though? For whatever reason, those things scare the ever-living sh*t out of me. They haven't been utilized in movies near enough and Peele finally looks to be changing that. The shot where we only see the top of one's head, about to round the corner toward us, truly gives me the willies.

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Have you seen Communion? It has that creepy feeling also. I grew up in Seguin and had a guy in the neighborhood that ran MUFON. Mutual ufo Network or something of the sort. After many years of being afraid to go talk to him this movie came out and I stopped at his house when he was outside. Told me the author was coming from San Antonio and I could meet him, very odd guy, maybe I just was young enough to think of him as an older too smart for everyone kind of guy. But it was cool to listen to him tell you how freighting the experience was.

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I've complained about Hollywood's overuse of big, dumb, roaring, slobbery, monster-like aliens for years now.

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Like the octopus-type creatures that are all the rage?
Multiverse of Madness:

Guardians of the Galaxy 2:

The Force Awakens "Rathtar"

Arrival

Or maybe the head split open type aliens, also a new favorite:
Stranger Things

A Quiet Place

Agree that these dudes are much, much more terrifying:

Though now they sorta look like Groot, so that takes away some of the fear.

Wife just randomly reminded me that we need to go see this so it will definitely be a date night thing. We have seen all of his movies on date nights actually, kinda funny to think about. There isn't another director whose every film we have both wanted to go see together.

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TCTTS said:

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I've complained about Hollywood's overuse of big, dumb, roaring, slobbery, monster-like aliens for years now. Little four-foot-tall "grays," though? For whatever reason, those things scare the ever-living sh*t out of me. They haven't been utilized in movies near enough and Peele finally looks to be changing that. The shot where we only see the top of one's head, about to round the corner toward us, truly gives me the willies.

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Have you seen Communion? It has that creepy feeling also. I grew up in Seguin and had a guy in the neighborhood that ran MUFON. Mutual ufo Network or something of the sort. After many years of being afraid to go talk to him this movie came out and I stopped at his house when he was outside. Told me the author was coming from San Antonio and I could meet him, very odd guy, maybe I just was young enough to think of him as an older too smart for everyone kind of guy. But it was cool to listen to him tell you how freighting the experience was.

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Yeah, Communion freaked me the hell out as a kid. Never read the book, though. And are you talking about Whitley Strieber? If so, that guy is pretty famous in UFO circles.

Hahaha, yes. Spot on. No to all of it. No more slobbering/screaming alien creatures!

But then yeah, that last pic sends a shover down my spine. Fire in the Sky messed me up.

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TCTTS said:

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I've complained about Hollywood's overuse of big, dumb, roaring, slobbery, monster-like aliens for years now. Little four-foot-tall "grays," though? For whatever reason, those things scare the ever-living sh*t out of me. They haven't been utilized in movies near enough and Peele finally looks to be changing that. The shot where we only see the top of one's head, about to round the corner toward us, truly gives me the willies.

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Have you seen Communion? It has that creepy feeling also. I grew up in Seguin and had a guy in the neighborhood that ran MUFON. Mutual ufo Network or something of the sort. After many years of being afraid to go talk to him this movie came out and I stopped at his house when he was outside. Told me the author was coming from San Antonio and I could meet him, very odd guy, maybe I just was young enough to think of him as an older too smart for everyone kind of guy. But it was cool to listen to him tell you how freighting the experience was.

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Yeah, Communion freaked me the hell out as a kid. Never read the book, though. And are you talking about Whitley Strieber? If so, that guy is pretty famous in UFO circles.

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Yep Whitley Strieber, This post sent me down the rabbit hole. Walter Andrus was the guy in Seguin that started MUFON. Looks like he passed in 2015.

Oh, wow. Dang.

Sugary coke is ass

Sneak in your own food and drink like a patriot.

Saw a review of it on the BBC website and reviewer was less enthusiastic than people's take here. But for clarity he was disappointed and thought it lacked in several areas for a "Peele movie" . He also said a bad Peele movie is always better than most movies period. So there's that as a closing curveball.