As someone fighting lung cancer this movie hit hard. Was absolutely beautiful and a great way to mix things up for the series. The closure and acceptance of the movie was beautiful. Hope you go back with a different mind set and watch it again ❤
I really liked how Eric was portrayed. He is a British man alone in New York. I think with that back ground it makes sense why in a moment like this he would attach to the first person he had a connection with. He saw that cat immediately after coming out of the flooded subway. I think he felt like the cat was a sign
I also think it perfectly is believable that the death angels would evolve to be able to be in the water. At that point it’s been a few years that they’ve been on earth
The cat was trained to give emotional support so i think the cat picked up on eric’s need for support during panic attacks. It’s such a good moment as i am a cat person.
I’m shocked at your review. Simply put, lupita doesn’t stop dying of cancer just because the end of the world is happening. I think this movie (pg13 and all) perfectly illustrated that. The juxtaposition between Quinn who is a bundle of nerves and wants to live and lupita who quite literally walks against the crowd in NYC to make peace. She wanted pizza prior to the end of the world, because her end of the world has been happening. She’s been dealing with her apocalypse for awhile. Even the beautiful way she ripped the cord out of the boom box at the end summoning the alien because even though she was dying, she died on her terms and her timeline. This would have been a beautiful drama but was made better with action/suspense/horror elements. The conundrum of a quiet place is how many times can you do a movie about “shhhhh be very quiet”…and this movie accomplishes that…it gave us something new within the backdrop of same old story of quietness. Best pg13 horror in awhile.
I actually thought the whole ending sequence was corny. Someone who is already dying (of illness, injury, age, etc) sacrificing themselves so that another person, usually a loved one, can survive. It was just the obvious route.
Great review, even though I dont agree. Them knowing each other for a few days and actually caring about each other makes sense to me. I had to escape a war torn country as a kid. The people i met enroute to another country became my closest friends. Most of us had met that week, while fleeing. We looked out for each other and once we were out of danger, we spent years trying to reconnect. Humans do care for one another. Propaganda makes us believe we wouldnt in these end of the world scenarios. We are capable of good. If we werent, fighting in wars wouldnt drive people crazy because it would be second nature to kill 🤷🏽♀️
Having “day one” in the title was definitely a bad choice it sets up an expectation in my opinion that isn’t really followed upon i still enjoyed it but it isn’t really “day one” as was advertised especially with the way it was marketed
I definitely agree. I wanted more insight into what it was like the first day. Instead she was out on the streets and then got knocked out and missed a good chunk of the first day.
10:11 I've seen this point everywhere, and it is a weak argument. Reason 1: Logically speaking, people tend to hide and stay quiet when threats are nearby. In the US especially, we are taught to close blinds and doors, turn off lights and get low, and remain quiet (school shooter drills) Reason 2: Sound = death. Thus, those who were out running for their lives making noise got clapped first, leaving only those hiding alive. These people are the people who we see in all the movies. Reason 3: Humans are pretty smart and are able to recognize patterns quickly (those who aren't, were killed off quickly) So the military finding out that the sound of their vehicles led to their troops being wiped isn't unbelievable. (Insert survivorship bias) Put these together, and it is not hard to figure out that noise is what is going to get you killed. If people didn't figure this out quickly, there would be no humans left. This was also shown in part 2.
@@ANTH0NY.VII. completely agree, even in the pov of lupita's character demonstrated her and others who's shock kept them quiet, and that coming out of that shock they were noticing those who were loud got attacked. It's not even that unusual to assume a predator may be attracted to noise, many natural predators irl react to sudden movement or sound, thus with that backdrop one can pretty quickly put the pieces together. I don't get why people have this idea that day one must be several painstaking hours of characters trying to working out the puzzle as it really isn't necessary and could potentially severely limit the story they are able to tell.
I agree with this, trying to be quiet has been a staple tension moment in lots of horror movies because sounds can indicate where you are whether you’re hiding from a killer in your house or an alien who has supersonic hearing. What amplifies the horror of that in AQP is that it’s *all the time* and not for a single sequence. Every scene they’re in you’re waiting for them to slip up and make some sort of noise, the stakes are baked into the premise. In this movie, she has to come to grips with the shock and horror of what’s happening before she can also come to grips with her own death, and her stakes ultimately become the survival of Eric and Frodo - you care about the man and about the cat because she cares about them and because you get the sense that she can’t accept her own fate unless she knows they’re safe.
just because shes terminally ill doesnt mean it doesnt matter if she dies or that people wont care because it’s the apocalypse, or that there aren’t any stakes. she wants to get her last wish before dying and i think thats a pretty good motive, even if her last wish is pizza. and in the other quiet place movies people are pretty helpful despite it being risky, so i feel like people being weirdly kind was established in the past movies.
It was a great movie about the human experience, friendship, going home, family, and the most well trained cat in history. Oh yeah, there were some kind of monster, I think.
Keep that ish in an indy, spriit award winning movie that 20 people see. Not in a mainstream horror flick! Period! A sad saga in the quiet space sphere that MANY dont want to watch again!
10:02 Lupita's character figured it out as it was happening. The direction actually showed how easy it was to realize that, so im sure people caught it too
I personally don´t care to know more about the monsters, especially as I definitely wouldn´t be expecting this type of information at the start of an apocalypse. The fact that the main character was already suffering from a fatal sickness didn´t prevent me from rooting for her, as I adored making her final moments on her own terms. That was both soothing and powerful. Talking about nonsense, as much as I agree there´s no way a cat would be that chill, it´s still nothing compared to the 10 minute silent labour with a creature crawling two meters behind. THIS made me roll my eyes so bad
That’s my biggest thing I really liked all the emotional stuff don’t get me wrong but I want to know MORE about the alien lore? How tf did we find out about the sound thing???
They could have shown more about the invasion and response to it. First of all, I don't think they would have taken over NYC, a city with 8 million people, in one day. They didn't show any kind of military response, other than some helicopters flying around.
@@josephc28 don’t some jets destroy the bridges connecting each half of the city so the aliens don’t spread? (This is futile because they are all over the world) but still
I don’t think it was necessarily marketed right, but the story for me was so well done and unexpected. I’m biased tho bc I lost a loved one to cancer and that really put me in a place of understanding.
I’m sorry for your loss. I recently lost my best friend to cancer. I went into this movie blind and was not expecting that aspect. But it got me emotionally and the way she went out on her terms like a total boss. Plus her poem on time, that really got me. It was sad but interesting perspective to see.
valid criticism, i understand where you're coming from, but i don't agree with you for the most part. this might be my favorite entry so far, the 'quest for pizza' might sound stupid but it just made sense in my head given her situation. i also went into the movie without any big expectations, so i can't blame you for being bested by yours lol i'm also shocked to find out that so many people love part 2 so much. it was my least favorite out of the three, so imagine how 'happy' i was when i found out that the 4th movie will be a sequel to part 2 😫
Exactly, I didn't make some big expectation about what was going to be in it and also, it added tons of details too, like what food they eat but also added that they work like a hive, with a queen or something in charge
I cried and I loved it! I also really like your reviews. Don’t always agree but love hearing your pov. 😊 Thank you for sharing your review for this one. (Also been loving seeing you on my tiktok feed!)
This movie WASN'T about horror (including the janky CGI), it was about the story. How suddenly _everyone_ had to face their own mortality and dying with dignity. I loved it.
blah blah blah. Keep that ish in the INDY MOVIE SPHERE and give it a spirit award. Not in a bloody Quiet Place Saga. Depressing, sad, and not a movie u want to pull the popcorn out and watch again.
Yo this would actually be really cool, an apocalypse movie from the perspective of a pet/animal. I wonder if there are any films like that I’ll have to go look now
I saw some video where they put a camera on the collar of a cat so they could watch/follow the daily rout where the cat went. I can totally see this "Day One" from a similar perspective from the cat.
I'm not sure "being in water" is considered swimming, in the first one, yea it submerged itself in water, but it's a basement, it's still moving along the floor. I don't remember the details for the sewers scene but maybe it's the seawater? idk, but it doesn't seem like that big a deal.
i’m 100% surprised at your review! i think it was elegantly done, didn’t overexplain & choices happened naturally with rationale behind the characters thought process.
I keep seeing people bringing up the swimming thing and I personally just don’t get it 😅. Just because you can’t swim doesn’t mean you can’t be in water. We don’t know where these things come from or know much about their anatomy so we can’t say for sure that water as a whole is bad for them. And they never said they were afraid of water, just that they can’t swim. These creatures are over 6ft tall, so that monster had no problem being in the basement because it can reach the bottom. In deep open water, however, they can’t reach and they can’t swim. It’s like being in a shallow pool vs being in the open ocean, there’s only one you can survive in if you can’t swim. Though, maybe for the sewer scene in this movie I think that maybe the death angel was so focused on getting to Sam and Eric that it wasn’t even taking in its surroundings; Cause it literally drowned itself without even realizing it. As for the boats I kinda disagree. They were on the boat and safe, and there was enough distance between them and land. Since the death angels can’t swim, them stopping for him wouldn’t necessarily be putting them in danger so I can see them actually stopping. And trust, I’m the last person to have any faith in humanity, lol. However, I do wish we got to see the ship attack that was mentioned in the 2nd movie. I thought we would’ve seen it, and it even could’ve been a cool ending to see the people get to the island, but we just saw the one. Which also, I’m pretty sure he said only two got off so I wonder why we only saw one
Agree with everything you said. Looking at the Death Angel's physiology, it's pretty obvious that not only are the huge, they're heavy and very dense. It's pretty clear why they can't swim but why one could stand in waist deep water with it's head underwater.
Honestly this was a very emotional movie for me. I lost my dad in 2020 and seeing her struggle with missing and coping with the loss of her dad even through and with the world completely ending really got to me. But that’s because I know what that feels like so I can have that connection with the character and that aspect of the story. I completely understand not really being into it especially if that’s not what you came for. I can see going in expecting one thing and how different it actually is. I think for me I didn’t really have expectations so it just ending up being a whirlwind of sadness because of being able to relate to the main character missing her father. Which I mean I definitely wasn’t expecting
I haven’t seen the third one yet but as far as the water thing goes, I imagine they can go in water as long as there’s something to walk on. They probably don’t float, hence why they won’t go into open water.
I think the whole water thing is rather silly. It's assumed these alien invaders are more advanced than humans, yet they cannot survive in water, but they decide to launch an invasion on a planet that is 70% water?
This is so obvious given the water scene in Part 1 where the water wasn't deep enough for the Death Angel to sink. I don't understand how people keep missing that 😅
I am actually BLOWN AWAY that you felt there was no tension in this movie. I felt like it was constant tension. I was strung like a goddamn over tuned harp through the entire thing, I felt like I was going to combust. I truly love how we can all have such different experiences with the same film. That's what makes the film community so fun! overtuned
I really would like to see a movie in this series where we dive more into the background of the monsters. I wouldn’t want it served on a platter but maybe someone whose tasked with figuring out / fighting the monster so we’re forced to face and learn about them rather than just trying to be quiet and running and hiding
Not as good as the first, but still pretty good! Lupita Nyong’o is a phenomenal actress and she is so beautiful. And (spoiler!!!) I’m so glad the cat lived, such a cute cat! I’ll give this movie a 7.5/10 in my opinion And another spoiler: For anyone saying that all the main character cared about was pizza, that was because she had terminal cancer. She knew she was gonna die either way. Whether it was from the cancer or the creatures. If it wasn’t from the creatures, the cancer would have still killed her. That’s what makes the story powerful and emotional. People complaining just didn’t 100% pay full attention to the movie because it is so much more than just wanting pizza, she had a reason behind it. Anyways, since she knew she was dying, there was nothing wrong with the fact that she wanted pizza. Plus it was the pizza place that brought back memories with her dad that passed away. Another good reason she wanted that pizza. Also Lupita Nyong’o did an incredible job in this movie. Extremely talented actress
I think the death angel in the first one wasn't really swimming it was walking on the floor since the water wasn't too high. I believe the death angels drown because they might be too heavy since there armor can withstand a lot of damage. I haven't seen Day One but I'm somewhat confident that it would go in my third place for the franchise. My ranking would be in order of release.
I think I liked it so much BECAUSE of the human aspect and not so much the actual apocalyptic aspect. But because of the type of movie it is, I think it's more than valid to be displeased by the lack of horror/world building.
These movies being marketed as horror movies have always confused me. Like yes, there’s scary monsters, that doesn’t immediately make it a horror movie.
@@DeeDeeDeeeee well yes, but those do have the Sci-fi as the main genre. Why wouldn't you consider the "don't make a sound or a monster will kill you" horror?
I think marketing did this a disservice too. The other movies were kinda slow and emotional too. But the way the trailers looked, it seemed like it was following the trajectory of the second film by cranking up the action even more, which it totally didn’t.
This movie only worked because other movies set the context and gave the background. With that caveat, I loved that they went in a different direction and tried something new. It kinda reminded me of 10 Cloverfield lane but done way better. I dislike how movies feel the need to be louder, faster, gorier each time. I liked how this one was slower and had such strong characters. However, i understand not everyone would appreciate this direction and i will also say i was caught off guard and think they should have chosen a different title.
@@lalareal180 I'm not sure why you are upset that so many people watched this movie. But I am not going to stop having opinions just because some people disagree with them.
The aliens and the water thing i think it has to do with the depth of the water. Because remember their armor is extremely heavy and causes them to sink. In part one the scene with the mom and the water with her baby that water is not deep at all. I get what you’re saying completely but i think this movie just tried something different. The first two had the same formula and this one did as well they just made it more human in my opinion. I get what you said about Lupita wanting to get pizza when it’s literally an apocalypse going on. I guess she just already made peace with dying due to her cancer. And she felt like if i’m going to die it will be on my terms when i am good and ready. And i feel like we would have to be in those shoes to judge that predicament.
Greenland is really good. I should rewatch that. Quiet Place Day One definitely had more drama than I was expecting. Next one will be comedy horror. Survivor squad has a mime, monk sworn to silence and a trained ninja. Then they meet Zooey Deschanel and hijinks ensue.
I think this is the first time i don’t agree with you. I watched this today and i LOVED IT. I loved it for the same reasons that i loved The Walking Dead in the later seasons which is the emotional and complex human relationships. The zombies became the background for these human relationships and interactions. This is the same thing for me. I didn’t need to know more about the aliens to be honest. I wanted to see how people reacted the first day. I also loved how it showed people who were already going through something horrible (death from cancer) before the invasion and their reaction to it. Plus, in my eyes, Lupita can do no wrong. I love her! Also, i live in NYC and i think it being set in NYC makes a big difference in the culture of the people. I found the kindness and helpfulness from the people realistic (NYers are kind but not nice).
same tbh, I think a lot of people seem to get caught up in how they didn't learn more about the creatures,, but that's not really what thriller is about,, the character arcs and stories were very nice imo
Totally agree with all of your criticisms. As soon as I left the theater I looked online to see what people were saying and I couldn’t believe how positive all the initial reviews I read were. So thank you for making me feel like I’m not totally alone in being annoyed by all the forced emotional moments and the bizarre attachment this British man forms with the main character.
This people are projecting but betcha those same people wouldnt want to re watch it often like the first two, which are more about survival life birth, and keep going....
I completely agree. I love these movies and was so excited for this movie and was caught off guard by how different the story was from how it was marketed. Maybe if this movie was marketed differently i would have been in a different mindset but the fact it was marketed as a “Day One” story was what had me expecting something different than what was given. I do like this movie but I was expecting something different.
Love your opinion on a lot of movies. I have avoided certain movies because of your opinions and went seeking for certain things you didn't like and have really enjoyed them so thank you.
Don’t avoid this movie because of her review. Besides being an effective monster movie the main character had a great arc in the development of her character, learning to love life again.
Hey Sarah! i don't usually comment but yeah i totally get what you've said about the movie, it didn't show anything new to be honest, somehow it still managed to make my eyes water towards the end, i enjoyed it a lot! thanks for the review!
I actually agree with you 100%. The movie spent way too long focusing on her terminal illness which just added a heaviness rather than scariness which is what I wanted lol
Thankful for your honest and thorough review. My son loves the Quiet Place movies. He is excited for this one. But I just lost my mom, his grandma, in November of 2023 to cancer. Maybe someday we’ll be strong enough to watch this one, but definitely not yet.
As a person who has just gone through a (smaller) loss, I'd say go for it. Seek an empty screening and jump in. I bawled at the end but the message of the movie felt SO healing to me. It says that death isn't so scary after all, that what's really important is not avoiding death at all cost but valuing LIFE in the amount that you have at all cost.
Gurl bye! THIS isn’t what you sign up for when reading the title “a quite place: day one” Wasnt healing at all was depressing with lacking of the plot. Quit projecting! Lupita was scared as hell right before she got swooped up! Shet ep! Polly Anna!
My opinion… I wanted this to be more of a newer/different pov. I liked the tie in of the dude (can’t remember his name) from 2 but we were told exactly what happened from him in 2. This just gave us a second person’s story of that. Idk I wanted more expansion onto the Why of the series. I liked the beginning ish, where they’re talking about the decibels of NYC, because it made more sense on why they landed there first-ish. Then the scene with the eggs??? Didn’t make any sense and it was placed weirdly. Like the whole “let me follow this cat so I can bring it back to her” makes sense the “cat is going to a weird place that is OBVIOUSLY their landing spot, let me keep going” didn’t make sense because his whole personality is anxiety and he wants to live. Then it wasn’t even like explained well with what we saw. I had to Google what the monsters were eating? And it still didn’t make sense. I don’t know. It didn’t feel strong enough. I love quiet place. The glimpse of their (OG fam) day one in 2 was more realistic than this one was.
They didn't land on earth on purpose lol. Their planet was destroyed or something and the remnants of their world crashed into earth, the aliens are clearly not sentient in the way humans are, they are clearly animals driven by instinct and survival. And maybe apocalyptic stories aren't your thing, because most of the genre is about character arcs in dire and otherworldly situations rarely ever focusing on the "Why" or "Cause" of such events.
I really liked the ending when the monster jumped down on the beat of the song. Apart from that I really liked the movie and I thought it was nice because it was about a girl who was going to die trying to live. But it was really sad when Eric was separated from Sam
I really loved this movie BUT I’m definitely the black sheep fan of this franchise because frankly…I’m not lol. I found a quiet place really predictable, which cut into all the emotional parts for me, and I just never felt the same fear…or care lol for their lives in the 2nd movie. I think these movies were always trying to hit more of an emotional punch than be a monster movie so I guess I expected that from this too? So I was expecting to be disappointed and was refreshingly surprised! I can see why if I was hyped for this since day 1 (haha) I’d be annoyed but I just love a good emotional story with compelling characters and monsters in the foreground!!
I thought it was above average. 28 Days Later did a better job of showing isolation in a big city, imo. *SPOILERS* They hid the aliens for some reason for awhile. But they fully showed them in the first two movies. There's also plenty of images of them on the internet. This is not the way to build suspense. I'd really only watch this one if I were watching a marathon of the franchise. The cat survived! So, yay! 😊
So true about the helicopter announcements. Not only would it take a while to learn that the aliens have poor vision and excellent hearing, it would take a while to find people brave enough to fly around in a helicopter making a bunch of noise!
@@charliedavis5787they did try, their bullets did nothing, the ground troops were amongst some of the first to die, just like EMS, firefighter, and other first responders
@@charliedavis5787 Exactly what Anthony said. Newspaper clippings in the first movie were also talking about how they could withstand tank shots and crazy shit like that, not to mention they move at like 100 mph, really hard to hit something accurately moving that fast with basic ballistics.
I might be the only one who hated this movie. I felt that focusing on a character that is ready to die rather than one wanting to live and escape to the boats was the biggest issue
You’re not the only one I didn’t necessarily hate it for that but I didn’t like the setting characters in general and I really was bored in comparison to the first one or second
same i thought it was horribly boring and did absolutely nothing with the quiet place idea. the film isn’t interesting if your main character doesn’t care about the apocalypse at all
This was almost GREAT, it was good, just not great. It felt a little too unfocused and episodic. Not to mention it was basically about risking your life for a pizza.
You don’t get the pizza thing. She knew that she was dying from cancer so her focus was not on saving herself, but in doing this one last thing before she died. Ironically, the whole monster experience as well as her relationship with the man who heard her father play taught her to love life again which I thought was a great arch in the development of her character throughout the movie.
…because she was already dying. Like….she wanted that pizza BEFORE everything happened because she knew her death was coming soon and she wanted that little bit of familiarity/closure. I loved their storyline of surviving through the fear / loneliness of an apocalypse for the sake of your peace. She got her pizza. Eric got his safety net (the boat + a literal comfort pet).
I agree with everything you said, but still had a good time watching it. I teared up some even though it was predictable what was gonna happen. In my post-movie-euphoria I gave it a 4/5 stars, but I think on a rewatch I'd be more likely to be 3/5. It's not a bad movie by any means, but it's got a lot of glaring issues. Always love hearing your thoughts on movies even if I don't completely agree!
You could kind of tell from watching the trailer that it was going to focus on one persons day one experience rather than society as a whole. So I was not surprised by that. I would like to see a broader scope but the movie still works overall and was good in my opinion.
I really wasn’t a fan of the second movie. It lost the novelty of the first and felt more like a zombie film. Maybe this one will feel different. Edit: you described the first one as a thriller and the second one as a pseudo-action movie. I think that fits my thoughts perfectly.
Agreed. I really was disappointed with the second one. The first movie set up a sequel that would really spotlight how badass and strong the mother was but then the movie was just a weird bonding adventure with the daughter and some random guy.
So completely agree with you. I literally tweeted "This was not what I expected. Lupita Nyong'o is fantastic, with her facial expressions that convey everything, but...there's no plot beyond 'let's run around and avoid the scary monsters'. I wanted more: more killing, more terror, more everything."
I will always appreciate how honest you are on here. I can’t stand when some creators lie about their opinion on something just to not make other people mad.
I loved it! I think if I hadn't watched spoiler reviews I would be disappointed too. I was well aware it was less of a horror and more of a drama or character study. I also can't judge it by the first two because I've never seen them. When she got out the bus, there were already jets flying, so the government probably already knew something. I'm not sure if it's common for jets to fly over New York. I also think that man tagged along 'cause he was scared, and she was nice (or tolerant), and they attached themselves to eachother because their feelings were so heightened by the apocalypse and they were both alone. I believe you that in real life that might not happen, but it's also a movie - and a movie about aliens at that. They stopped the bus 'cause Djimoun said to, and he's awesome. You gotta do what he says. It looked like to me the alien was struggling to move and that's why they drowned. Emily Blunt looked like she was standing and these monsters are significantly taller than humans. Maybe it was standing instead of swimming. The alien in this movie had also just exerted itself trying to chase the two, so maybe it didn't have enough oxygen in it's lung to wade it's way back to the station.
I had issues with Day One as well, but not necessarily the ones you posed. I didn’t think the male character being clingy was hard to believe. I absolutely think in a frightening situation, there would be people searching for any kind of human lifeline to hold on to, especially given he was in a foreign country most likely without anyone there he was close to. My issues were logistical. For instance, if the government knew the aliens followed sound, why would they tell everyone to start the evacuation together causing an inevitable wave of sound? Why not start causing a bunch of noise as a distraction on one of the end of the city to draw the aliens away, and then direct everyone to the boats taking a different path? Also if they figured out they couldn’t swim, why not use sound to lure all the aliens to the coast, and then send a bunch of war ships to attack them as a cluster. This is New York City. If there’s any city the government would prioritize defending, it would be New York. Decisions like that were what bothered me the most, and kept me from fully getting invested in the film. My Ranking: #1. A Quiet Place (By Far) #2. A Quiet Place Part 2 #3. A Quiet Place Day One
I just saw this last night and I agree with you 100%. Just missed the mark. Maybe if it was a stand alone film I could give it some grace. But it’s the third in a franchise, I expected way more.
i LOVEDDDDD this movie which took me off guard cause i enjoyed the rest of the franchise but i really don’t like apocalyptic stories in my media. the only apocalyptic movie ive really loved besides this one was train to busa. after your video i really loved this movie cause it leaned away from the apocalyptic elements.
I had to say goodbye to both of my cats within the span of a month and a half - safe to say the cat side plot really broke me! I was sobbing at the end
I absolutely LOVED this movie! I loved the storyline and the relationship between the main characters felt believable to me because humanity going through something intensely scary and life changing has that friends in the trenches effect. Totally believable that people would latch onto someone after losing everything/ everyone and they’re fighting for survival. I do agree that some of the scenes dragged on too long, like the scene in her apartment and the one in the piano lounge. Would’ve liked to see more of the process of figuring the aliens out. Like, how’d they know to be quiet so quickly?? The military figured out they couldn’t swim pretty quickly. Also, how’d those boats get so full of people? They’re LOUD, so wouldn’t the creatures have destroyed them before they could be loaded and pull away? Boats that size are SLOOOOOWWWW. Lots of suspension of disbelief, lol.
I mean 10 boats were already destroyed by them according to the second movie. And its a pretty natural reaction to be quiet when being hunted by literally anything, and I don't know if they really thought sound was what attracted them. They just wanted to be quiet as a natural reaction to a predator-specially when you consider there were multiple people who died, notably in the big crowd who were just screaming or calling for help, so they clearly didn't know to be quiet.
Loving your red hair again. You may have had it for awhile but I'm just noticing it and it's very pretty. I hear you about your feelings but I really enjoyed the sap. I thought the first movie was a little sappy too and that was my favorite.
I agree, this is my least favorite. I went with a small group of AQP fans and I was the sole person who thought it was disappointing. My main beef was the cat. The film would have been better without it. All I could think of was when is it going to meow and get eaten? When will we see a usable litter box? How does the cat always find the person the director wants us to have it find next? Since when does a cat not freak out when it gets near water? Or hiss like Jonesy in Alien when a monster comes near? Every time the cat came onscreen a new question would pop up in my mind and ruin any tension. I honestly cannot recommend this film to any fan of the franchise. I rewatched the first two before seeing this one, and I really love both of them. This one? Super disappointing.
For me I'd say for me 1. Part 1 2. Part 2 3. Day One I'm on the camp of I enjoyed it & loved the cat but I also feel like it's not a true prequel it feels like a story that easily was happening at the same time as the first, and they figured everything out way too quickly. But it's an enjoyable watch but definitely the weakest entry
Joseph Quinn did so good in stranger things he was season’s favorite and i feel like he was resurrected through this movie lol! He was also dealing with aliens and the aliens in stranger things and day one are so similar. Anyway he is such a good actor he can make any horror thriller genre into a drama because anyone his character connects with, he has chemistry. Even the cat. Yes.
I can TOTALLY see why a quiet place Stan would hate this film, but as someone who was slightly above average on the first 2 (3.5/5 on letterboxed for both) I actually loved this film. lupita has become one of my favorite actresses so maybe I’m biased but I thought there was something so beautiful about her story. You never get an apocalypse film where the main character doesn’t truly care about survival and I thought it was exceptionally unique. Idk I hate to be pretentious but I really loved this movie! (4.5/5 on letterboxed) however I totally understand why people hate it or are disappointed
Still haven’t seen the movie yet, but I think it sounds cool that the movie isn’t really so much about the aliens. It just so happens to be in the same world as the other movies. I really don’t have to know everything about the aliens I feel like we know enough as it is from the first 2 movies
Yeah the movie just did absolutely nothing new, and barely took place on day one. It’s “A Quiet Place: Mostly Day Two & Three” I’m so annoyed we learned nothing new about the creatures, and how the world tried and failed to handle it. I mean come on, what a wasted prequel. As much as I loved the cat, and I am I major cat person, he cat was very distracting for me because the cat only existed when it was convenient. Otherwise, the cat is no where to be seen. Not to mention how much clinging to a cat during an apocalypse pushes my suspension of disbelief. That cat would’ve scratched, clawed, hissed, and ran tf away forever. But in the movie the cat is completely unfazed. It just plays no real role in movie, so why was it there? It’s just hard going back to the beginning after we know what the solution is to killing these things unless it gives a good reason as to why this story needed to be told, and I don’t really think it did.
And like a cat is a pet that will do the best on its own if you released it. I love my cat so much but if there’s an alien invasion… sorry she’s released outside and fending for herself. She’ll probably be fine
The cat is a service animal and behaved like a well trained cat would - wandering occasionally, freezing or fleeing in stress, etc. I agree with everything else though.
i'm surprised that you don't think there's a lot of tension in this movie, because to me it felt like the most suspenseful of the franchise! i thought it did a great job of balancing the tense, scary scenes with the emotional drama stuff. it definitely came close to crossing the line of getting a little too melodramatic at times, but it still managed to make me tear up. probably my favorite in the franchise.
I mostly agree with you, this movie didn't really get anything new (expect the monsters eating something). BUT I don't know why everybody brings up the water scenes, if they can or cannot swim. - The monsters are probably more dense than water so they would sink in it, and based on their anatomy (if I can say that), they don't really seem to be able to swim. - In the first movie they were in a basement where the monster could just walk under the water. - In the sequel there was a deeper water where the monster just sunk basically. - In "Day One" it's more interesting because it seemed the monster died by suffocating in the sewer, it literally lost air from it's lungs(?), so how did they survive in space?
We might not agree all the time but with this movie you are 1000% correct. I had every criticism as you did. I don't hate the movie but I was very disappointed. A good and fair review.👍
Girl your hair!!!!!!! It’s so cute! And tbh I hated this movie, idk what they thought was going to happen the plot was lacking significantly. Good video though!
I saw Day One in the cinema for my birthday and I left feeling disappointed. If I'm dying I'm doing everything I can to make sure I go peacefully and painlessly - end of the world or not.
This movie was the worst in the series for me. The whole story was super cliche and the most interesting character was the cat 😂.very misleading and not what I expected. I wanted so much more and left with it as a solid 5/10
@@whalewolf7477 yes, I can agree about the man. I just wish we got to learn more about him other than that his parents are in England and he’s there for school.
This is another reason why I don’t pay much attention to marketing and/or trailers because I don’t want to form any expectations and/or biases. For example, smile had some of the best marketing tactics but the movie’s social commentary on mental illness was disgusting. I absolutely adored Quiet Place: Day One. Yes, it’s a creature film and it would have been nice to get more information about them BUT Sammy’s and Eric’s perspectives about life and survival are refreshing. I grew to care them just as much as the Abott family. @foxministry in this comment section describe the point of this movie beautifully.
Also, if the creatures don't have eyes, they technically should have jumped off the pier not knowing there is water beyond the pier. They could feel and see the water on the beaches but not beyond the pier. So why did they stop at the end of the pier?
Ok, the thing with the water, to my understanding is this: it's not about whether they can swim or not, it's about the depth of the water. In the first one, the water is deep enough that the alien can wade through it with its head above the water; in the second one, it's a big-ass lake kinda deal and too deep for them to traverse; then in the subway in Day One, the alien chasing them doesn't realise the water is too deep for it to wade through. We never actually see them 'swim' per se, we just see them struggle in deep water.
I loved this movie. I hated that family in the first two movies by the end of the second one, but I loved these characters in the new one and I loved the storyline. It was beautifully done and definitely a better tone than following annoying kids that didn’t listen. I did think it was going to be similar to Cloverfield, but I was pleasantly surprised. Off topic, but we need a legit sequel to Cloverfield. Not like 10 Cloverfield Lane and the other one.
I agree, as a stand alone movie I probably would’ve enjoyed it a lot more but it’s just not what I wanted as a part of this franchise. Also your hair looks amazing!
Just saw yesterday it made me jump 3 times thats no easy feet,it was great sound and story. My only complaint. Was not enough lore explained,loved the main character and her cat❤
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I don't think the movie is trying to get you to root for the woman's survival- I think the movie is trying to get you to root for her closure.
That´s beautifully said
I was rooting for her death
(Joke !!!)
When did I say anything about her survival. You need to read my comment again.
Very.
Slowly.
Definitely was rooting for closing credits.
Oh stfu. It was a horrible depressing movie, that no one wants to watch again compared to the first 2.
As someone fighting lung cancer this movie hit hard. Was absolutely beautiful and a great way to mix things up for the series. The closure and acceptance of the movie was beautiful. Hope you go back with a different mind set and watch it again ❤
Best of luck with your fight 💪🏾 ❤️
Sending so many hugs, please persevere!🥰🤗
I really liked how Eric was portrayed. He is a British man alone in New York. I think with that back ground it makes sense why in a moment like this he would attach to the first person he had a connection with. He saw that cat immediately after coming out of the flooded subway. I think he felt like the cat was a sign
I also think it perfectly is believable that the death angels would evolve to be able to be in the water. At that point it’s been a few years that they’ve been on earth
The cat was trained to give emotional support so i think the cat picked up on eric’s need for support during panic attacks. It’s such a good moment as i am a cat person.
I was just focused on the cat the whole time. If i had my cat when the aliens came I would be deceased! He's very loud 😂
Same
The cat was the best character!
I’m shocked at your review. Simply put, lupita doesn’t stop dying of cancer just because the end of the world is happening. I think this movie (pg13 and all) perfectly illustrated that. The juxtaposition between Quinn who is a bundle of nerves and wants to live and lupita who quite literally walks against the crowd in NYC to make peace. She wanted pizza prior to the end of the world, because her end of the world has been happening. She’s been dealing with her apocalypse for awhile. Even the beautiful way she ripped the cord out of the boom box at the end summoning the alien because even though she was dying, she died on her terms and her timeline. This would have been a beautiful drama but was made better with action/suspense/horror elements. The conundrum of a quiet place is how many times can you do a movie about “shhhhh be very quiet”…and this movie accomplishes that…it gave us something new within the backdrop of same old story of quietness. Best pg13 horror in awhile.
Exactly.
Yes 🙌🏻
Agree 100%.
I was shocked too! I love her sm (fav) but I was shook that she missed the point of the pizza 😭
I actually thought the whole ending sequence was corny. Someone who is already dying (of illness, injury, age, etc) sacrificing themselves so that another person, usually a loved one, can survive. It was just the obvious route.
Great review, even though I dont agree. Them knowing each other for a few days and actually caring about each other makes sense to me. I had to escape a war torn country as a kid. The people i met enroute to another country became my closest friends. Most of us had met that week, while fleeing. We looked out for each other and once we were out of danger, we spent years trying to reconnect. Humans do care for one another. Propaganda makes us believe we wouldnt in these end of the world scenarios. We are capable of good. If we werent, fighting in wars wouldnt drive people crazy because it would be second nature to kill 🤷🏽♀️
Having “day one” in the title was definitely a bad choice it sets up an expectation in my opinion that isn’t really followed upon i still enjoyed it but it isn’t really “day one” as was advertised especially with the way it was marketed
I thought the second movie showed the beginning of the apocalypse better.
There was too much hiding by the main characters for me.
Yeah the flashbacks in 2 gave me day one vibes but this movie? Nah
I definitely agree. I wanted more insight into what it was like the first day. Instead she was out on the streets and then got knocked out and missed a good chunk of the first day.
Greenland was so boring. People really like it?
@nancytorres9391 Depends? If u are searching netflix for a movie then Greenland is top teir
10:11 I've seen this point everywhere, and it is a weak argument.
Reason 1: Logically speaking, people tend to hide and stay quiet when threats are nearby. In the US especially, we are taught to close blinds and doors, turn off lights and get low, and remain quiet (school shooter drills)
Reason 2: Sound = death. Thus, those who were out running for their lives making noise got clapped first, leaving only those hiding alive.
These people are the people who we see in all the movies.
Reason 3: Humans are pretty smart and are able to recognize patterns quickly (those who aren't, were killed off quickly)
So the military finding out that the sound of their vehicles led to their troops being wiped isn't unbelievable. (Insert survivorship bias)
Put these together, and it is not hard to figure out that noise is what is going to get you killed. If people didn't figure this out quickly, there would be no humans left. This was also shown in part 2.
My thoughts exactly!
@@ANTH0NY.VII. completely agree, even in the pov of lupita's character demonstrated her and others who's shock kept them quiet, and that coming out of that shock they were noticing those who were loud got attacked. It's not even that unusual to assume a predator may be attracted to noise, many natural predators irl react to sudden movement or sound, thus with that backdrop one can pretty quickly put the pieces together. I don't get why people have this idea that day one must be several painstaking hours of characters trying to working out the puzzle as it really isn't necessary and could potentially severely limit the story they are able to tell.
I agree with this, trying to be quiet has been a staple tension moment in lots of horror movies because sounds can indicate where you are whether you’re hiding from a killer in your house or an alien who has supersonic hearing. What amplifies the horror of that in AQP is that it’s *all the time* and not for a single sequence. Every scene they’re in you’re waiting for them to slip up and make some sort of noise, the stakes are baked into the premise. In this movie, she has to come to grips with the shock and horror of what’s happening before she can also come to grips with her own death, and her stakes ultimately become the survival of Eric and Frodo - you care about the man and about the cat because she cares about them and because you get the sense that she can’t accept her own fate unless she knows they’re safe.
just because shes terminally ill doesnt mean it doesnt matter if she dies or that people wont care because it’s the apocalypse, or that there aren’t any stakes. she wants to get her last wish before dying and i think thats a pretty good motive, even if her last wish is pizza. and in the other quiet place movies people are pretty helpful despite it being risky, so i feel like people being weirdly kind was established in the past movies.
It was a great movie about the human experience, friendship, going home, family, and the most well trained cat in history. Oh yeah, there were some kind of monster, I think.
Keep that ish in an indy, spriit award winning movie that 20 people see. Not in a mainstream horror flick! Period! A sad saga in the quiet space sphere that MANY dont want to watch again!
10:02 Lupita's character figured it out as it was happening. The direction actually showed how easy it was to realize that, so im sure people caught it too
@@jorgeamaya6407 yes people keep missing this!
I personally don´t care to know more about the monsters, especially as I definitely wouldn´t be expecting this type of information at the start of an apocalypse. The fact that the main character was already suffering from a fatal sickness didn´t prevent me from rooting for her, as I adored making her final moments on her own terms. That was both soothing and powerful.
Talking about nonsense, as much as I agree there´s no way a cat would be that chill, it´s still nothing compared to the 10 minute silent labour with a creature crawling two meters behind. THIS made me roll my eyes so bad
They named it “day one” and did not show ANYTHING about how those creatures came or how/where they were created.
That’s my biggest thing I really liked all the emotional stuff don’t get me wrong but I want to know MORE about the alien lore? How tf did we find out about the sound thing???
They could have shown more about the invasion and response to it. First of all, I don't think they would have taken over NYC, a city with 8 million people, in one day. They didn't show any kind of military response, other than some helicopters flying around.
That's the next movie. A Quiet Place Minus One
@@josephc28 don’t some jets destroy the bridges connecting each half of the city so the aliens don’t spread?
(This is futile because they are all over the world) but still
@@MaduroMan😂😂😂
I don’t think it was necessarily marketed right, but the story for me was so well done and unexpected. I’m biased tho bc I lost a loved one to cancer and that really put me in a place of understanding.
I’m sorry for your loss. I recently lost my best friend to cancer. I went into this movie blind and was not expecting that aspect.
But it got me emotionally and the way she went out on her terms like a total boss. Plus her poem on time, that really got me.
It was sad but interesting perspective to see.
valid criticism, i understand where you're coming from, but i don't agree with you for the most part. this might be my favorite entry so far, the 'quest for pizza' might sound stupid but it just made sense in my head given her situation. i also went into the movie without any big expectations, so i can't blame you for being bested by yours lol
i'm also shocked to find out that so many people love part 2 so much. it was my least favorite out of the three, so imagine how 'happy' i was when i found out that the 4th movie will be a sequel to part 2 😫
Exactly, I didn't make some big expectation about what was going to be in it and also, it added tons of details too, like what food they eat but also added that they work like a hive, with a queen or something in charge
The movie sucks
@@Hahahaaalolll sure. what's next? saying pt2 was a great sequel?
I cried and I loved it! I also really like your reviews. Don’t always agree but love hearing your pov. 😊 Thank you for sharing your review for this one. (Also been loving seeing you on my tiktok feed!)
This movie WASN'T about horror (including the janky CGI), it was about the story. How suddenly _everyone_ had to face their own mortality and dying with dignity. I loved it.
blah blah blah. Keep that ish in the INDY MOVIE SPHERE and give it a spirit award. Not in a bloody Quiet Place Saga. Depressing, sad, and not a movie u want to pull the popcorn out and watch again.
@@lalareal180 😍
I want a Quiet Place from the cats perspective. I would be on the edge of my seat the entire time 😮
Yo this would actually be really cool, an apocalypse movie from the perspective of a pet/animal. I wonder if there are any films like that I’ll have to go look now
I saw some video where they put a camera on the collar of a cat so they could watch/follow the daily rout where the cat went. I can totally see this "Day One" from a similar perspective from the cat.
I'm not sure "being in water" is considered swimming, in the first one, yea it submerged itself in water, but it's a basement, it's still moving along the floor. I don't remember the details for the sewers scene but maybe it's the seawater? idk, but it doesn't seem like that big a deal.
It drowns in the tunnels once it can't reach solid ground.
Honestly this movie got me in my feels
My mom sobbed.
@@ItsObivonneKenobimy bsf and I cried too lol
@@ItsObivonneKenobi ❤❤🤗🤗
@@brenduuhh2000❤❤✨✨
Watched this right before my period and literally sobbed through the entire thing lmaooo (wasn’t expecting that)
omg hi fern 👋
@@PurpleNinjas297 omg hiiii
That’s the problem is it wasn’t supposed to be a crybaby movie, it was supposed to be a action movie and they 💩 on the franchise
Who asked about your period? Some things don’t gotta be said on the internet
i’m 100% surprised at your review! i think it was elegantly done, didn’t overexplain & choices happened naturally with rationale behind the characters thought process.
I keep seeing people bringing up the swimming thing and I personally just don’t get it 😅. Just because you can’t swim doesn’t mean you can’t be in water. We don’t know where these things come from or know much about their anatomy so we can’t say for sure that water as a whole is bad for them. And they never said they were afraid of water, just that they can’t swim. These creatures are over 6ft tall, so that monster had no problem being in the basement because it can reach the bottom. In deep open water, however, they can’t reach and they can’t swim. It’s like being in a shallow pool vs being in the open ocean, there’s only one you can survive in if you can’t swim. Though, maybe for the sewer scene in this movie I think that maybe the death angel was so focused on getting to Sam and Eric that it wasn’t even taking in its surroundings; Cause it literally drowned itself without even realizing it. As for the boats I kinda disagree. They were on the boat and safe, and there was enough distance between them and land. Since the death angels can’t swim, them stopping for him wouldn’t necessarily be putting them in danger so I can see them actually stopping. And trust, I’m the last person to have any faith in humanity, lol. However, I do wish we got to see the ship attack that was mentioned in the 2nd movie. I thought we would’ve seen it, and it even could’ve been a cool ending to see the people get to the island, but we just saw the one. Which also, I’m pretty sure he said only two got off so I wonder why we only saw one
Agree with everything you said. Looking at the Death Angel's physiology, it's pretty obvious that not only are the huge, they're heavy and very dense. It's pretty clear why they can't swim but why one could stand in waist deep water with it's head underwater.
This entry to the quiet place series was enjoyable and emotional. Wouldve love to see more suspense, but overall i thought it was well worth seeing
Honestly this was a very emotional movie for me. I lost my dad in 2020 and seeing her struggle with missing and coping with the loss of her dad even through and with the world completely ending really got to me. But that’s because I know what that feels like so I can have that connection with the character and that aspect of the story. I completely understand not really being into it especially if that’s not what you came for. I can see going in expecting one thing and how different it actually is. I think for me I didn’t really have expectations so it just ending up being a whirlwind of sadness because of being able to relate to the main character missing her father. Which I mean I definitely wasn’t expecting
I haven’t seen the third one yet but as far as the water thing goes, I imagine they can go in water as long as there’s something to walk on. They probably don’t float, hence why they won’t go into open water.
I think the whole water thing is rather silly. It's assumed these alien invaders are more advanced than humans, yet they cannot survive in water, but they decide to launch an invasion on a planet that is 70% water?
This is so obvious given the water scene in Part 1 where the water wasn't deep enough for the Death Angel to sink. I don't understand how people keep missing that 😅
Exactly, finally someone that uses critical thinking and context clues, you'll see that this logic also applies in the 3rd movie :)
I am actually BLOWN AWAY that you felt there was no tension in this movie. I felt like it was constant tension. I was strung like a goddamn over tuned harp through the entire thing, I felt like I was going to combust.
I truly love how we can all have such different experiences with the same film. That's what makes the film community so fun!
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@@lochnessvhs me too! This one had more tension than the others I think
Real, actually held my mouth shut in some parts
Same feeling here! The theater was silent! I could tell people were trying not to make a sound 😂😂😂
I kept forgetting to breathe during the whole movie 😂
I really would like to see a movie in this series where we dive more into the background of the monsters. I wouldn’t want it served on a platter but maybe someone whose tasked with figuring out / fighting the monster so we’re forced to face and learn about them rather than just trying to be quiet and running and hiding
LOVE your hair!!!! Red suits you so much. You’re stunning Sarah ❤️
It certainly makes up for her shitty review of the movie.
I love that I always see a movie on Tuesdays and then the next day you review them. Its just crazy that it happens
Not as good as the first, but still pretty good! Lupita Nyong’o is a phenomenal actress and she is so beautiful. And (spoiler!!!) I’m so glad the cat lived, such a cute cat! I’ll give this movie a 7.5/10 in my opinion
And another spoiler:
For anyone saying that all the main character cared about was pizza, that was because she had terminal cancer. She knew she was gonna die either way. Whether it was from the cancer or the creatures. If it wasn’t from the creatures, the cancer would have still killed her. That’s what makes the story powerful and emotional. People complaining just didn’t 100% pay full attention to the movie because it is so much more than just wanting pizza, she had a reason behind it. Anyways, since she knew she was dying, there was nothing wrong with the fact that she wanted pizza. Plus it was the pizza place that brought back memories with her dad that passed away. Another good reason she wanted that pizza. Also Lupita Nyong’o did an incredible job in this movie. Extremely talented actress
Frodo the cat stole the movie for me.
10/10 certified good boi
You could say Sam finally got to carry Frodo...
I think the death angel in the first one wasn't really swimming it was walking on the floor since the water wasn't too high. I believe the death angels drown because they might be too heavy since there armor can withstand a lot of damage. I haven't seen Day One but I'm somewhat confident that it would go in my third place for the franchise. My ranking would be in order of release.
I think I liked it so much BECAUSE of the human aspect and not so much the actual apocalyptic aspect. But because of the type of movie it is, I think it's more than valid to be displeased by the lack of horror/world building.
Went out the theater sobbing… certainly didn’t expect that
when we can expect your LongLegs review? I'm dying for it😂
I’m seeing it the day it comes out so asap!
I totally agree about the movie especially it being a slow burn but do like it to but rather see the 2 then see this one again
@@PossessedbyHorrorhi you’re so pretty 0:23
I feel the same way about the drama in this movie. I have to admit, the 1st Movie is still my favorite though.
These movies being marketed as horror movies have always confused me. Like yes, there’s scary monsters, that doesn’t immediately make it a horror movie.
Scary monsters are logically part of the horror genre...
@@jorgeamaya6407 yeah but Star Wars and dune also have scary monsters and they’re not horror
@@DeeDeeDeeeee well yes, but those do have the Sci-fi as the main genre. Why wouldn't you consider the "don't make a sound or a monster will kill you" horror?
I think marketing did this a disservice too. The other movies were kinda slow and emotional too. But the way the trailers looked, it seemed like it was following the trajectory of the second film by cranking up the action even more, which it totally didn’t.
This movie only worked because other movies set the context and gave the background. With that caveat, I loved that they went in a different direction and tried something new. It kinda reminded me of 10 Cloverfield lane but done way better.
I dislike how movies feel the need to be louder, faster, gorier each time. I liked how this one was slower and had such strong characters. However, i understand not everyone would appreciate this direction and i will also say i was caught off guard and think they should have chosen a different title.
WTf are u on about? This should have been some INDY movie without the horror elements that 20 people will see. Quit it!
@@lalareal180 I'm not sure why you are upset that so many people watched this movie. But I am not going to stop having opinions just because some people disagree with them.
The aliens and the water thing i think it has to do with the depth of the water. Because remember their armor is extremely heavy and causes them to sink. In part one the scene with the mom and the water with her baby that water is not deep at all. I get what you’re saying completely but i think this movie just tried something different. The first two had the same formula and this one did as well they just made it more human in my opinion. I get what you said about Lupita wanting to get pizza when it’s literally an apocalypse going on. I guess she just already made peace with dying due to her cancer. And she felt like if i’m going to die it will be on my terms when i am good and ready. And i feel like we would have to be in those shoes to judge that predicament.
Greenland is really good. I should rewatch that. Quiet Place Day One definitely had more drama than I was expecting. Next one will be comedy horror. Survivor squad has a mime, monk sworn to silence and a trained ninja. Then they meet Zooey Deschanel and hijinks ensue.
I was really surprised by Greenland.
I think this is the first time i don’t agree with you. I watched this today and i LOVED IT. I loved it for the same reasons that i loved The Walking Dead in the later seasons which is the emotional and complex human relationships. The zombies became the background for these human relationships and interactions. This is the same thing for me. I didn’t need to know more about the aliens to be honest. I wanted to see how people reacted the first day. I also loved how it showed people who were already going through something horrible (death from cancer) before the invasion and their reaction to it. Plus, in my eyes, Lupita can do no wrong. I love her!
Also, i live in NYC and i think it being set in NYC makes a big difference in the culture of the people. I found the kindness and helpfulness from the people realistic (NYers are kind but not nice).
I was rooting for the cat.
dare I say my favorite quiet place movie?
Same. I think the acting was the best too.
I agree, I didn’t really like the first one.
same tbh, I think a lot of people seem to get caught up in how they didn't learn more about the creatures,, but that's not really what thriller is about,, the character arcs and stories were very nice imo
@@noct8225 I agree, I think a huge selling point of the apocalyptic genre is grand and well done character arcs.
My favorite one in the franchise and I love them all
I never cry at movies but I cried at the end. So badass.
Totally agree with all of your criticisms. As soon as I left the theater I looked online to see what people were saying and I couldn’t believe how positive all the initial reviews I read were. So thank you for making me feel like I’m not totally alone in being annoyed by all the forced emotional moments and the bizarre attachment this British man forms with the main character.
This people are projecting but betcha those same people wouldnt want to re watch it often like the first two, which are more about survival life birth, and keep going....
I completely agree. I love these movies and was so excited for this movie and was caught off guard by how different the story was from how it was marketed. Maybe if this movie was marketed differently i would have been in a different mindset but the fact it was marketed as a “Day One” story was what had me expecting something different than what was given. I do like this movie but I was expecting something different.
I’m also interested in the directorial change? Why isn’t Krasinski doing it when it’s his baby?
Meanwhile people are pissed off because Abigail was marketed as a vampire movie.
"Why did they spoil the story in the trailer?!" (smh)
I liked Abigail
@@angelicsailor1st Well to be fair he didn't want to even make a sequel, but Hollywood offered him big bucks
@@gamingdungeon8094 😔 that’s true
Love your opinion on a lot of movies. I have avoided certain movies because of your opinions and went seeking for certain things you didn't like and have really enjoyed them so thank you.
Don’t avoid this movie because of her review. Besides being an effective monster movie the main character had a great arc in the development of her character, learning to love life again.
@@sinisterminister3322 wasn't planning on it.
Hey Sarah! i don't usually comment but yeah i totally get what you've said about the movie, it didn't show anything new to be honest, somehow it still managed to make my eyes water towards the end, i enjoyed it a lot! thanks for the review!
I actually agree with you 100%. The movie spent way too long focusing on her terminal illness which just added a heaviness rather than scariness which is what I wanted lol
Thankful for your honest and thorough review. My son loves the Quiet Place movies. He is excited for this one. But I just lost my mom, his grandma, in November of 2023 to cancer. Maybe someday we’ll be strong enough to watch this one, but definitely not yet.
So sorry for your loss, friend. ❤
As a person who has just gone through a (smaller) loss, I'd say go for it. Seek an empty screening and jump in. I bawled at the end but the message of the movie felt SO healing to me. It says that death isn't so scary after all, that what's really important is not avoiding death at all cost but valuing LIFE in the amount that you have at all cost.
Gurl bye! THIS isn’t what you sign up for when reading the title “a quite place: day one” Wasnt healing at all was depressing with lacking of the plot. Quit projecting! Lupita was scared as hell right before she got swooped up! Shet ep! Polly Anna!
My opinion… I wanted this to be more of a newer/different pov. I liked the tie in of the dude (can’t remember his name) from 2 but we were told exactly what happened from him in 2. This just gave us a second person’s story of that. Idk I wanted more expansion onto the Why of the series. I liked the beginning ish, where they’re talking about the decibels of NYC, because it made more sense on why they landed there first-ish. Then the scene with the eggs??? Didn’t make any sense and it was placed weirdly. Like the whole “let me follow this cat so I can bring it back to her” makes sense the “cat is going to a weird place that is OBVIOUSLY their landing spot, let me keep going” didn’t make sense because his whole personality is anxiety and he wants to live. Then it wasn’t even like explained well with what we saw. I had to Google what the monsters were eating? And it still didn’t make sense.
I don’t know. It didn’t feel strong enough. I love quiet place. The glimpse of their (OG fam) day one in 2 was more realistic than this one was.
They didn't land on earth on purpose lol. Their planet was destroyed or something and the remnants of their world crashed into earth, the aliens are clearly not sentient in the way humans are, they are clearly animals driven by instinct and survival. And maybe apocalyptic stories aren't your thing, because most of the genre is about character arcs in dire and otherworldly situations rarely ever focusing on the "Why" or "Cause" of such events.
I really liked the ending when the monster jumped down on the beat of the song. Apart from that I really liked the movie and I thought it was nice because it was about a girl who was going to die trying to live. But it was really sad when Eric was separated from Sam
Appreciate you giving your honest opinion as always! Don’t ever stop. Also you dyed your hair, yeah? Looks beautiful!
Yep I dyed it red!
@@PossessedbyHorror nice, I love it!
I enjoy your reviews Sarah and have very similar tastes. I also watch Fish Jelly Reviews and Spooky Astronauts and the 3 of you are my favorites 🌟❤️
This is my TH-cam movie critic trio too! :)
@@jackhenderson3876 the best out there 😉🥰
I really loved this movie BUT I’m definitely the black sheep fan of this franchise because frankly…I’m not lol. I found a quiet place really predictable, which cut into all the emotional parts for me, and I just never felt the same fear…or care lol for their lives in the 2nd movie. I think these movies were always trying to hit more of an emotional punch than be a monster movie so I guess I expected that from this too? So I was expecting to be disappointed and was refreshingly surprised! I can see why if I was hyped for this since day 1 (haha) I’d be annoyed but I just love a good emotional story with compelling characters and monsters in the foreground!!
This one was the best of the franchise, in my opinion.
I saw a quiet place day one in theaters on Saturday with my mom, brothers and sister-in-law and we really liked it!
I thought it was above average.
28 Days Later did a better job of showing isolation in a big city, imo.
*SPOILERS*
They hid the aliens for some reason for awhile.
But they fully showed them in the first two movies.
There's also plenty of images of them on the internet.
This is not the way to build suspense.
I'd really only watch this one if I were watching a marathon of the franchise.
The cat survived! So, yay! 😊
So true about the helicopter announcements. Not only would it take a while to learn that the aliens have poor vision and excellent hearing, it would take a while to find people brave enough to fly around in a helicopter making a bunch of noise!
Yea I was completely expecting the military to be attacking the monsters or something but they seemed so passive, which surprised me.
@@charliedavis5787they did try, their bullets did nothing, the ground troops were amongst some of the first to die, just like EMS, firefighter, and other first responders
@@charliedavis5787 Exactly what Anthony said. Newspaper clippings in the first movie were also talking about how they could withstand tank shots and crazy shit like that, not to mention they move at like 100 mph, really hard to hit something accurately moving that fast with basic ballistics.
I might be the only one who hated this movie. I felt that focusing on a character that is ready to die rather than one wanting to live and escape to the boats was the biggest issue
You’re not the only one I didn’t necessarily hate it for that but I didn’t like the setting characters in general and I really was bored in comparison to the first one or second
I’m right there with u I hated it so much n was so bored I couldn’t believe it!!!
I did not like it either
I disliked it as well. They didnt use the day one scenario at all. There were also many forced emotional moments.
same i thought it was horribly boring and did absolutely nothing with the quiet place idea. the film isn’t interesting if your main character doesn’t care about the apocalypse at all
This was almost GREAT, it was good, just not great. It felt a little too unfocused and episodic. Not to mention it was basically about risking your life for a pizza.
You don’t get the pizza thing. She knew that she was dying from cancer so her focus was not on saving herself, but in doing this one last thing before she died. Ironically, the whole monster experience as well as her relationship with the man who heard her father play taught her to love life again which I thought was a great arch in the development of her character throughout the movie.
…because she was already dying. Like….she wanted that pizza BEFORE everything happened because she knew her death was coming soon and she wanted that little bit of familiarity/closure. I loved their storyline of surviving through the fear / loneliness of an apocalypse for the sake of your peace. She got her pizza. Eric got his safety net (the boat + a literal comfort pet).
I agree with everything you said, but still had a good time watching it. I teared up some even though it was predictable what was gonna happen. In my post-movie-euphoria I gave it a 4/5 stars, but I think on a rewatch I'd be more likely to be 3/5. It's not a bad movie by any means, but it's got a lot of glaring issues. Always love hearing your thoughts on movies even if I don't completely agree!
Why would you want to watch such a depressing movie again?
You could kind of tell from watching the trailer that it was going to focus on one persons day one experience rather than society as a whole. So I was not surprised by that. I would like to see a broader scope but the movie still works overall and was good in my opinion.
I really wasn’t a fan of the second movie. It lost the novelty of the first and felt more like a zombie film.
Maybe this one will feel different.
Edit: you described the first one as a thriller and the second one as a pseudo-action movie. I think that fits my thoughts perfectly.
Agreed. I really was disappointed with the second one. The first movie set up a sequel that would really spotlight how badass and strong the mother was but then the movie was just a weird bonding adventure with the daughter and some random guy.
i'm not like a beauty girlie so maybe i'm just crazy but your hair looks darker or something? i like it!
Haha I dyed it red!
So completely agree with you. I literally tweeted "This was not what I expected. Lupita Nyong'o is fantastic, with her facial expressions that convey everything, but...there's no plot beyond 'let's run around and avoid the scary monsters'. I wanted more: more killing, more terror, more everything."
I will always appreciate how honest you are on here. I can’t stand when some creators lie about their opinion on something just to not make other people mad.
I loved it! I think if I hadn't watched spoiler reviews I would be disappointed too. I was well aware it was less of a horror and more of a drama or character study. I also can't judge it by the first two because I've never seen them.
When she got out the bus, there were already jets flying, so the government probably already knew something. I'm not sure if it's common for jets to fly over New York.
I also think that man tagged along 'cause he was scared, and she was nice (or tolerant), and they attached themselves to eachother because their feelings were so heightened by the apocalypse and they were both alone. I believe you that in real life that might not happen, but it's also a movie - and a movie about aliens at that.
They stopped the bus 'cause Djimoun said to, and he's awesome. You gotta do what he says.
It looked like to me the alien was struggling to move and that's why they drowned. Emily Blunt looked like she was standing and these monsters are significantly taller than humans. Maybe it was standing instead of swimming. The alien in this movie had also just exerted itself trying to chase the two, so maybe it didn't have enough oxygen in it's lung to wade it's way back to the station.
I had issues with Day One as well, but not necessarily the ones you posed. I didn’t think the male character being clingy was hard to believe. I absolutely think in a frightening situation, there would be people searching for any kind of human lifeline to hold on to, especially given he was in a foreign country most likely without anyone there he was close to.
My issues were logistical. For instance, if the government knew the aliens followed sound, why would they tell everyone to start the evacuation together causing an inevitable wave of sound? Why not start causing a bunch of noise as a distraction on one of the end of the city to draw the aliens away, and then direct everyone to the boats taking a different path? Also if they figured out they couldn’t swim, why not use sound to lure all the aliens to the coast, and then send a bunch of war ships to attack them as a cluster. This is New York City. If there’s any city the government would prioritize defending, it would be New York. Decisions like that were what bothered me the most, and kept me from fully getting invested in the film.
My Ranking:
#1. A Quiet Place (By Far)
#2. A Quiet Place Part 2
#3. A Quiet Place Day One
I completely 100% agree with you on this one.
I just saw this last night and I agree with you 100%. Just missed the mark. Maybe if it was a stand alone film I could give it some grace. But it’s the third in a franchise, I expected way more.
i LOVEDDDDD this movie which took me off guard cause i enjoyed the rest of the franchise but i really don’t like apocalyptic stories in my media. the only apocalyptic movie ive really loved besides this one was train to busa. after your video i really loved this movie cause it leaned away from the apocalyptic elements.
I had to say goodbye to both of my cats within the span of a month and a half - safe to say the cat side plot really broke me! I was sobbing at the end
I absolutely LOVED this movie! I loved the storyline and the relationship between the main characters felt believable to me because humanity going through something intensely scary and life changing has that friends in the trenches effect. Totally believable that people would latch onto someone after losing everything/ everyone and they’re fighting for survival. I do agree that some of the scenes dragged on too long, like the scene in her apartment and the one in the piano lounge. Would’ve liked to see more of the process of figuring the aliens out. Like, how’d they know to be quiet so quickly?? The military figured out they couldn’t swim pretty quickly. Also, how’d those boats get so full of people? They’re LOUD, so wouldn’t the creatures have destroyed them before they could be loaded and pull away? Boats that size are SLOOOOOWWWW. Lots of suspension of disbelief, lol.
I mean 10 boats were already destroyed by them according to the second movie. And its a pretty natural reaction to be quiet when being hunted by literally anything, and I don't know if they really thought sound was what attracted them. They just wanted to be quiet as a natural reaction to a predator-specially when you consider there were multiple people who died, notably in the big crowd who were just screaming or calling for help, so they clearly didn't know to be quiet.
Loving your red hair again. You may have had it for awhile but I'm just noticing it and it's very pretty.
I hear you about your feelings but I really enjoyed the sap. I thought the first movie was a little sappy too and that was my favorite.
I agree, this is my least favorite. I went with a small group of AQP fans and I was the sole person who thought it was disappointing. My main beef was the cat. The film would have been better without it. All I could think of was when is it going to meow and get eaten? When will we see a usable litter box? How does the cat always find the person the director wants us to have it find next? Since when does a cat not freak out when it gets near water? Or hiss like Jonesy in Alien when a monster comes near? Every time the cat came onscreen a new question would pop up in my mind and ruin any tension. I honestly cannot recommend this film to any fan of the franchise. I rewatched the first two before seeing this one, and I really love both of them. This one? Super disappointing.
This movie reminded me a lot of Wall-e. I really liked it.
For me I'd say for me
1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Day One
I'm on the camp of I enjoyed it & loved the cat but I also feel like it's not a true prequel it feels like a story that easily was happening at the same time as the first, and they figured everything out way too quickly. But it's an enjoyable watch but definitely the weakest entry
Joseph Quinn did so good in stranger things he was season’s favorite and i feel like he was resurrected through this movie lol! He was also dealing with aliens and the aliens in stranger things and day one are so similar. Anyway he is such a good actor he can make any horror thriller genre into a drama because anyone his character connects with, he has chemistry. Even the cat. Yes.
I can TOTALLY see why a quiet place Stan would hate this film, but as someone who was slightly above average on the first 2 (3.5/5 on letterboxed for both) I actually loved this film. lupita has become one of my favorite actresses so maybe I’m biased but I thought there was something so beautiful about her story. You never get an apocalypse film where the main character doesn’t truly care about survival and I thought it was exceptionally unique. Idk I hate to be pretentious but I really loved this movie! (4.5/5 on letterboxed) however I totally understand why people hate it or are disappointed
Still haven’t seen the movie yet, but I think it sounds cool that the movie isn’t really so much about the aliens. It just so happens to be in the same world as the other movies. I really don’t have to know everything about the aliens I feel like we know enough as it is from the first 2 movies
Yeah the movie just did absolutely nothing new, and barely took place on day one. It’s “A Quiet Place: Mostly Day Two & Three”
I’m so annoyed we learned nothing new about the creatures, and how the world tried and failed to handle it. I mean come on, what a wasted prequel.
As much as I loved the cat, and I am I major cat person, he cat was very distracting for me because the cat only existed when it was convenient. Otherwise, the cat is no where to be seen. Not to mention how much clinging to a cat during an apocalypse pushes my suspension of disbelief. That cat would’ve scratched, clawed, hissed, and ran tf away forever. But in the movie the cat is completely unfazed. It just plays no real role in movie, so why was it there?
It’s just hard going back to the beginning after we know what the solution is to killing these things unless it gives a good reason as to why this story needed to be told, and I don’t really think it did.
And like a cat is a pet that will do the best on its own if you released it. I love my cat so much but if there’s an alien invasion… sorry she’s released outside and fending for herself. She’ll probably be fine
The cat is a service animal and behaved like a well trained cat would - wandering occasionally, freezing or fleeing in stress, etc. I agree with everything else though.
i'm surprised that you don't think there's a lot of tension in this movie, because to me it felt like the most suspenseful of the franchise! i thought it did a great job of balancing the tense, scary scenes with the emotional drama stuff. it definitely came close to crossing the line of getting a little too melodramatic at times, but it still managed to make me tear up. probably my favorite in the franchise.
I mostly agree with you, this movie didn't really get anything new (expect the monsters eating something). BUT I don't know why everybody brings up the water scenes, if they can or cannot swim.
- The monsters are probably more dense than water so they would sink in it, and based on their anatomy (if I can say that), they don't really seem to be able to swim.
- In the first movie they were in a basement where the monster could just walk under the water.
- In the sequel there was a deeper water where the monster just sunk basically.
- In "Day One" it's more interesting because it seemed the monster died by suffocating in the sewer, it literally lost air from it's lungs(?), so how did they survive in space?
I agree. This one lacked family aspect and felt like a monster movie, not a story about the family. Also also. Your hair looks so cute!
We might not agree all the time but with this movie you are 1000% correct. I had every criticism as you did. I don't hate the movie but I was very disappointed. A good and fair review.👍
Girl your hair!!!!!!! It’s so cute! And tbh I hated this movie, idk what they thought was going to happen the plot was lacking significantly. Good video though!
I saw Day One in the cinema for my birthday and I left feeling disappointed.
If I'm dying I'm doing everything I can to make sure I go peacefully and painlessly - end of the world or not.
Also, you can't tell me that cat didn't meow once during the whole thing!
Loving the red hair 😍😍
This movie was the worst in the series for me. The whole story was super cliche and the most interesting character was the cat 😂.very misleading and not what I expected. I wanted so much more and left with it as a solid 5/10
I think the cat was the worst thing about this movie. The man was the most interesting to me. Something extremely raw about him that felt really fresh
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@@whalewolf7477 yes, I can agree about the man. I just wish we got to learn more about him other than that his parents are in England and he’s there for school.
This is another reason why I don’t pay much attention to marketing and/or trailers because I don’t want to form any expectations and/or biases. For example, smile had some of the best marketing tactics but the movie’s social commentary on mental illness was disgusting. I absolutely adored Quiet Place: Day One. Yes, it’s a creature film and it would have been nice to get more information about them BUT Sammy’s and Eric’s perspectives about life and survival are refreshing. I grew to care them just as much as the Abott family. @foxministry in this comment section describe the point of this movie beautifully.
I 100% agree with you. It should’ve been called A Quiet Place: New York City or something like that.
But it makes sense because Pig is infamous for its misleading marketing.
Also, if the creatures don't have eyes, they technically should have jumped off the pier not knowing there is water beyond the pier. They could feel and see the water on the beaches but not beyond the pier. So why did they stop at the end of the pier?
Your hair looks so cute girl!!
Ok, the thing with the water, to my understanding is this: it's not about whether they can swim or not, it's about the depth of the water. In the first one, the water is deep enough that the alien can wade through it with its head above the water; in the second one, it's a big-ass lake kinda deal and too deep for them to traverse; then in the subway in Day One, the alien chasing them doesn't realise the water is too deep for it to wade through. We never actually see them 'swim' per se, we just see them struggle in deep water.
I loved this movie. I hated that family in the first two movies by the end of the second one, but I loved these characters in the new one and I loved the storyline. It was beautifully done and definitely a better tone than following annoying kids that didn’t listen. I did think it was going to be similar to Cloverfield, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Off topic, but we need a legit sequel to Cloverfield. Not like 10 Cloverfield Lane and the other one.
I agree, as a stand alone movie I probably would’ve enjoyed it a lot more but it’s just not what I wanted as a part of this franchise. Also your hair looks amazing!
Just saw yesterday it made me jump 3 times thats no easy feet,it was great sound and story. My only complaint. Was not enough lore explained,loved the main character and her cat❤