Bird Box

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JoeizzleDec 29, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was never gonna get treated fairly, in one side we have the people who have read the book who will say the classic line “The book is better” well i havent read the book and maybe you are right, maybe the book is better, it doesn’t neccesarrily mean that the movie deserves the score it gets. We also have the people who claim that its a rippoff of other films with some of the same elements such as “the happening” and “the quiet place”, think those people should really look a little closer and see that there is a major difference. And then we have the people who just for some reason gives creepy films bad reviews, its pretty common (IMO) that horror films and almost horror films get worse reviews than other genres. And then there are the people who needs answers for everything. What are the monsters. Well the monsters make you kill yourself if you see it, so if you did see it you might kill yourself right, they need to be portrayed as unfathomable. When john malkowich talks about there being 2 kind of people, the kind and the **** or whatever he says. He says that only the A-holes survive. thats why he is one, kinda, and he was rigth by not trusting anyone. only the A-Holes/psychos could live with themselves after seing the “monster(s)” that seems to me like much of the theme in this film. There is no place for too much kindness in this world. as the heisserer The screenwriter says in an interview, “I'm one who generally leans toward a hopeful or optimistic ending even in dystopian horror movies. I'm not one to embrace nihilism considering that I feel like we're living in that world now,"

I Felt like that was what he was trying to show in the movie, the psychos being that nihilism he is talking about. The monsters and psychos are not placed in the movie to be explained, they are there to give the feeling of hopelessness and maybe draw paralels to the world we live in. There are more layers to this, but i just wanted to point out my interpretation of some of the things people are most dissatisfied with, because i really enjoyed this movie, and i dont think it gets the credit it deserves. I ussually enjoy Susanne Biers movies, but this is the best IMO.… Expand

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QueirozClarcDec 27, 2018

Não é um filme perfeito, mas vale o tempo gasto. Sandra Bullock surpreende com a atuação e as crianças não deixam a desejar.

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RichVernadeauJan 6, 2019

nonstop tension and a new spin on an apocalyptic world. In the review I am going to write I am going to say "If you took The Birds, Dawn of the Dead and The Happening and tossed them into a blender, Birdbox is what you get". Frankly, I wasnonstop tension and a new spin on an apocalyptic world. In the review I am going to write I am going to say "If you took The Birds, Dawn of the Dead and The Happening and tossed them into a blender, Birdbox is what you get". Frankly, I was quite impressed with it. I like end of the world societal breakdown scenarios and this was a refreshingly unique and different approach to that.… Expand

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GFactorDec 21, 2018

Obviamente o livro é melhor e tem mais detalhes, porém o filme honra a obra original! Parabéns Susanne e Sandra pelo trabalho! Lógico que poderia amarrar mais algumas pontinha e explicar uns detalhes, mas em filmes as vezes é necessárioObviamente o livro é melhor e tem mais detalhes, porém o filme honra a obra original! Parabéns Susanne e Sandra pelo trabalho! Lógico que poderia amarrar mais algumas pontinha e explicar uns detalhes, mas em filmes as vezes é necessário cortes. Sandra Bullock está simplesmente incrível! Excelente atuação! E o que falar das atuações infantis? Tão fofos quanto talentosos! Ótimo filme!… Expand

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JessicakcDec 21, 2018

I found the movies suspenseful and riveting. It was well casted and well written. Bullock gives a great performance.

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MetavoltronDec 23, 2018

This is further proof Netflix is quickly becoming a better studio than most in Hollywood. I don't even like Sandra Bullock, but she's convincing in this. The horror genre is over-saturated with garbage, so it's refreshing to see a film likeThis is further proof Netflix is quickly becoming a better studio than most in Hollywood. I don't even like Sandra Bullock, but she's convincing in this. The horror genre is over-saturated with garbage, so it's refreshing to see a film like this even if it does feel a lot like "A Quite Place." They do a great job at making you feel the actual horrifying entity without truly showing it and that goes a long way, just like that damn river. I can understand some of the downvotes or "5"s for people that read the book, but people need to pull themselves out of their own experience when it comes to book adaptations and understand the overall audience of a film. I had to do this with "World War Z," which was drastically different from the book. Enjoy this film as it is. And close. your. eyes.… Expand

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I_loveJan 3, 2019

The movie was great but at times felt like the characters were basic and stupid, and it has a couple cliches in the film, other than that amazing movie

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PanchogulJan 3, 2019

Bird Box resulta ser interesante y entretenida pese a que el argumento se parece mucho a otras conocidas películas pero esta ok y Sandra Bullock genial como siempre.

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qbaseDec 18, 2018

Στο «Bird Box», που το σκηνοθέτησε η Σουζάν Μπίερ (The Night Manager), η Μπούλοκ παίζει τη Μάλορι, μια γυναίκα στα τελευταία στάδια της εγκυμοσύνης της, που βγαίνει από έναν τυπικό έλεγχο για να διαπιστώσει ότι κάτι έχει συμβεί στον κόσμο πουΣτο «Bird Box», που το σκηνοθέτησε η Σουζάν Μπίερ (The Night Manager), η Μπούλοκ παίζει τη Μάλορι, μια γυναίκα στα τελευταία στάδια της εγκυμοσύνης της, που βγαίνει από έναν τυπικό έλεγχο για να διαπιστώσει ότι κάτι έχει συμβεί στον κόσμο που δημιουργεί στους ανθρώπους την επιθυμία να αυτοκτονήσουν. Από την στιγμή εκείνη και μετά, ο χαρακτήρας της Μπούλοκ κυκλοφορεί σε όλη την ταινία με δεμένα μάτια προσπαθώντας να σώσει την οικογένειά της από αυτή την ακαθόριστη απειλή.… Expand

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MaxMartDec 23, 2018

Yo no he leído el libro, y según dicen es bastante diferente a este. Como no lo he leído, no lo estoy tomando en cuenta. La película es muy buena, te mantiene en total tensión siempre que es necesario y te da respiros en los que conoces a losYo no he leído el libro, y según dicen es bastante diferente a este. Como no lo he leído, no lo estoy tomando en cuenta. La película es muy buena, te mantiene en total tensión siempre que es necesario y te da respiros en los que conoces a los personajes y cómo se relacionan entre ellos. Y bueno, las criaturas que asolan al mundo en ningún momento reciben una explicación (lógica o no) lo cual es un punto malo. Por otra parte, la acción en un mundo postapocalíptico es bastante lógica y el como sobreviven debido a la amenaza de la película es bastante interesante y original.
Las "criaturas" no son tan originales porque no cuando la gente las ve, se suicidan, cosa que ocurre de forma similar en "El incidente" de M. Night Shyamalan. En esta las plantas expulsan un gas que quien lo respire busca la manera más cercana para perder la vida. Hay otra parte de la epidemia que si es más original y terrorífica, pero es un spoiler.

Y finalmente, SPOILER sin ser exactamente spoiler.

El final es un poco malo, pero pensándolo bien, no podía dar para más, además, pensando en que es ficción no está tan mal, y tiene un 50% de sentido del que puede tener.
Es un final de 6/10. A pesar de eso último la película es muy recomendable e interesante, como mínimo para ver una vez; yo pienso verla de nuevo ;) .… Expand

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Vitor007Dec 29, 2018

"Bird Box" Despite a great incoherence in events, being innocent at all times, has good performances and a good transmission of the facts occurred, bringing a greater interest of the public. His conclusion disappointed at a certain point,"Bird Box" Despite a great incoherence in events, being innocent at all times, has good performances and a good transmission of the facts occurred, bringing a greater interest of the public. His conclusion disappointed at a certain point, leaving certain doubts. Sandra Bullock breaks expectations with her acting in this film.… Expand

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VondettJan 1, 2019

Really liked this movie. Kind of slow going at first and pretty confusing , but it picks up in mystery rather quickly after first 15 mins. I think a lot of people miss the metaphor in this one in my opinion. Metaphor being - is that peopleReally liked this movie. Kind of slow going at first and pretty confusing , but it picks up in mystery rather quickly after first 15 mins. I think a lot of people miss the metaphor in this one in my opinion. Metaphor being - is that people are too afraid to face their own fears and sadness within , they rather just blow their brains out or live in blindness. Viewers who only see this movie as a "horror/thriller flick" and wait for some monster to jump scare them , are sad individuals indeed, this movie has much more depth than just some "wind trying to kill them".… Expand

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manningn15Dec 24, 2018

This film is a little slow at times but was still really entertaining and super creepy. The story and plot was fantastic. The acting was stupendous especially Sandra Bullock's performance. John Malkovich, Trevante Rhodes, and DanielleThis film is a little slow at times but was still really entertaining and super creepy. The story and plot was fantastic. The acting was stupendous especially Sandra Bullock's performance. John Malkovich, Trevante Rhodes, and Danielle Macdonald also gave great performances.… Expand

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jgzegerMar 9, 2019

This film is based on an absurd premise. If you buy this premise, you may be pleased with it. I, myself, am too grounded in reality, so I didn't dig it.

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vervainDec 28, 2018

This is a scenario where it's near impossible to capture in film format the sheer terror and suspense that the book conjures up so effectively. Bird Box, which I read well before seeing the film, was unputdownable and scary as hell. It wasThis is a scenario where it's near impossible to capture in film format the sheer terror and suspense that the book conjures up so effectively. Bird Box, which I read well before seeing the film, was unputdownable and scary as hell. It was absolutely brilliant. The film was good; I really had no complaints (Sandra Bullock did an excellent job, and especially Sarah Paulson, whom I adore. Also, there were some really funny moments in the film that I don't recall happening in the book.) It just wasn't that scary.… Expand

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SrPepeJan 12, 2019

Super mega predecible, te pone en mood algunas veces pero no es nada del otro mundo ni tampoco algo innovador, un concepto repetitivo con actuaciones mediocres. Lo mejor de la peli es la mezcla de sonido.

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FallenStarJul 24, 2019

A badly written rip off of "A Quiet Place"
The acting is somewhat serviceable but the whole "everything in this movie" is so unbearable to watch.
Everything that's happening is very difficult to digest. The only way to be able to enjoy thisA badly written rip off of "A Quiet Place"
The acting is somewhat serviceable but the whole "everything in this movie" is so unbearable to watch.

Everything that's happening is very difficult to digest.
The only way to be able to enjoy this movie to a certain level at least, it's that you have to turn off every single brain cell you have. Because the plot is so *eugh*

I do like how it was shot and a few elements, in the beginning, were fine?
But after that, it's just a train going downhill onto the road of nothingness as the drivers are probably blindfolded.

The actors in the movie needed their paycheck and this was an easy cash grab. I mean seriously, some characters pop up and then they just leave or die in the most weirdish ways possible.
I can hardly recommend this to anyone.
Look out for a Quiet Place, it's the same thing but done good.

+ Nice to look at
+ Some scenes are okay
+ The acting is ok and horrible

- Horrible plotline
- Boring ideas
- Characters act without any sort of logic
- Forced character progression and scene to scene development for no reason other than to mess themselves up
- Just a bad movie overall
- Give back my time

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DubeauJan 18, 2019

There are some good things in Bird Box. Like the moving with the blindfold tension. The flashback are good in general. The Malkovich character. For me the enemies were a mix bag. I like that were not showed but didn't like some logic holesThere are some good things in Bird Box. Like the moving with the blindfold tension. The flashback are good in general. The Malkovich character. For me the enemies were a mix bag. I like that were not showed but didn't like some logic holes they create. Some of the flashback were too long and there wasn't enough scenes in the actual time. The music wasn't doing anything special for me. I give it a 63% but sometimes that movie felt like a gimmick story, like they develop all that story around the blindfolding.… Expand

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MarioLoverFeb 26, 2019

Bird Box is absolute **** doesn't work as movie in any way shape or form its stupid retarded and everything that's wrong with the world is wrong with this movie the characters are **** and also the editing is absolute **** i **** hate it.Bird Box is absolute **** doesn't work as movie in any way shape or form its stupid retarded and everything that's wrong with the world is wrong with this movie the characters are **** and also the editing is absolute **** i **** hate it. the movie starts with the only surviving characters and that deletes every bit of tension you cold have had for any character just because you know they all die and you wont care for them in the long run they are extremely bland and boring long story short the movie is absolute dog**** and should never be watched… Expand

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amheretojudgeJan 3, 2019

To Confront The Demons.

Bird Box Bier's sci-fi horror is neither fictitious enough to be a sci-fi nor scary enough to be a horror, settling for a qualifying score, it is arguably a decent family drama. As rich and alluring the concept is,To Confront The Demons.

Bird Box

Bier's sci-fi horror is neither fictitious enough to be a sci-fi nor scary enough to be a horror, settling for a qualifying score, it is arguably a decent family drama. As rich and alluring the concept is, its implementation is equally disappointing. Ticking for more than two hours, if lopped off the over chewed material, their barely resides a worthy content of an hour. And it is without a question, the equation between Bullocks and her kids, which no matter how manipulative, rumbles you down with every possible impressive trick. And to balance the gained head start, it shucks down the sincerity for a complex drama by overstuffing it with multiple and eventually meaningless characters, and still the content never grows complex or even husky.

The mythological themed back story where this surviving spirit thrives upon, is left untouched and never is given a thorough explanation. In fact, even that too would have worked, if they would have sculpted the usual "horror" montage clips with an uncertainty kept alive in the screen to draw out the chills and thrills. Addition to that, the primary weakness of it, is the intangible tone which comes from the knack of creating a calculatively created multiple genre film, evidently in order to do so, it doesn't make much sense; the second act where the jealousy and bickering gets in, the admirably attempted thriller isn't just convincing enough to breed the crisp out of it.

The primary relationship of Bullocks and Rhodes is way too chalky to bubble up the tenderness it was aspired to have. With loftiness in conversation and a tiny bit of practicality, there is very less illumination in characters for us to care for them. As mentioned before, the ethical challenges that Bullocks is put upfront to, especially the boat sequences are even though flawed, thoroughly competent and engaging drama.

On terms of performance, Bullock makes sure she is the overprotective mother in every frame. Whether it is to care for someone in a supermarket or in a house shared with a stranger or in a boat sailing blindly over the river. In fact, the story itself offers a lot of "Sophie's Choice" to rumble the viewers and fiddle with them emotionally. Malkovich as the practical and speculative supporter and a skeptical stranger, gets his moment to stand off. With a stereotypical content sized as a sticky note, the other cast is as anticipated, but the disappointment would be Rhodes who as a performer might have potential but as a character, well, not so much.

There are few sequences where the storytelling takes an uncalled detour like an intimate scene between Bullock and Rhodes, straining the threads on the boat sequences and over ridden emotions. On the other hand, the world at a critical stage as such is created with three dimensional perspective where even their too, are encouraging activities for the destruction which is imputed in narration smoothly. Bird Box, the ultimate seesaw of the discussion on where it lies, as an art there is a very little to work upon but as far as entertainment is concerned, it can be categorized as a guilty pleasure.… Expand

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oKhalidFeb 25, 2019

I didn't find anything particularly scary about the film. Suicide isn't something scary, it's a tragedy. And those found criminally insane residing in a hospital aren't inherently dangerous. They're treated so they become better. If anythingI didn't find anything particularly scary about the film. Suicide isn't something scary, it's a tragedy. And those found criminally insane residing in a hospital aren't inherently dangerous. They're treated so they become better. If anything this movie perpetuates negative stereotypes towards mental health issues.… Expand

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KosterBlueMar 29, 2019

(This is my opinion, calm down) This movie is just boring. The writing is horrible and trope filled (Like seriously, did we need the conspiracy theorist character. Are you that lazy at trying to explain the plot). All the characters are(This is my opinion, calm down) This movie is just boring. The writing is horrible and trope filled (Like seriously, did we need the conspiracy theorist character. Are you that lazy at trying to explain the plot). All the characters are extremely hateable except for the character Im supposed to hate (John Malkovich) (Like seriously, these characters get themselves killed so often for pointless reasons that you would think their suicidal, but no, their just stupid. John Malkovich is the only character that actually thinks but he just gets killed off because the fatty hasn't developed any sort of self preservation skills after a year of being in a literal apocalypse) The camera work is pretty boring but passable. The ending is so generic that I want to puke. The acting is... Fine (except for the children. Their **** The thing that urks me the most about this movie is that it has such an amazing premise but it just ****s on it by making it the most generic **** Instead of having an interesting plot, its just the generic "survivors are trapped inside house and have to learn to get along" trope. The way the monster is portrayed is really lame, like, could you have not come up with anything more interesting than "The monster makes leaves float for no reason" and "Spooky whispering lol" Also, the weird cultists were pretty lame. The worst part is that I had to watch it twice because I was talking about it with my friends but they hadn't seen it so I had to watch it with them.

I think that's about all I have to say. The characters are all stupid idiots with a death wish, The script is stupid, The camera is bland, the premise is wasted, and its just lame. Too me, it seems like the only reason people like this movie is because of the premise, which is really sad because this movie is getting way more praise then it will ever deserve?. Tbh, the only things I can even praise the movie about is the fact that they never show the monster. If they showed the monster, it would just ruined the monster because the monster wouldn't really be mysterious anymore.

Also, Sandra Bollocks face has had so much plastic surgery that shes really hard to look at
Im not even sure if shes human, she looks like a mole person

This movie sucks and I hate everyone involved (Except John Malkolvich) 3/10

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drlowdonJan 1, 2021

When an unknown force causes anyone who views it to commit suicide, a group of survivors take refuge inside a house in order to escape the carnage going on in the streets. Five years later, Malorie Hayes and two young children, head down aWhen an unknown force causes anyone who views it to commit suicide, a group of survivors take refuge inside a house in order to escape the carnage going on in the streets. Five years later, Malorie Hayes and two young children, head down a dangerous river hoping to reach a safe location in order to start living a more ‘normal’ life again.

Whilst it never quite reaches true ‘classic’ status, Birdbox is a tense thriller/horror movie featuring some good performances (particularly from Sandra Bullock) that will entertain most viewers.… Expand