Stranger Things

Netflix | Release Date: July 15, 2016

8.5	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 738 Ratings

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eva3si0nJul 14, 2019

3 season of Stranger Things already not so impress as the first two. Already there is a feeling that screenwriters have nothing to surprise. Therefore there are spiteful comical Russians who speak Russian grotesquely. I know as Netflix treats3 season of Stranger Things already not so impress as the first two. Already there is a feeling that screenwriters have nothing to surprise. Therefore there are spiteful comical Russians who speak Russian grotesquely. I know as Netflix treats historicity. How to me it is ridiculous to Russian to look at it, looking at all this there is a wish to tell, but whether the series genre was replaced with a sitcom? And even if to reject all this, then the crumpled and boring work turns out. The final so in general remained open, probably plan the 4th season. But why, if 3 already such boring? Why to ruin good series in which 1 season was magnificent.… Expand

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amheretojudgeJul 15, 2019

Stranger Things

The Duffer Brothers are gushing out over 70s fantasy films in this splashy trend setting love letter to the now-teenagers and the ones back then. Ergo, the affection received by the fans comes flooding in, not for the razzleStranger Things

The Duffer Brothers are gushing out over 70s fantasy films in this splashy trend setting love letter to the now-teenagers and the ones back then. Ergo, the affection received by the fans comes flooding in, not for the razzle dazzle that this world thrives for but the accuracy it dares for. Before going in, on such a fiction world, it is often wisely and correctly, advised to dive in completely without being self-aware of the sketchiness involved in the- literal- topsy turvy world. Yet, consistently the Duffer Brothers are defying the evergreen rule in order to push the series for more than a cultural phenomenon.

They wish for the series to hold against time and as a result, this banal obsession leads them to some of the best aspects of the storytelling. Yes, it every now and then fumbles to conjure up, not courage, but reason to walk out of the door slamming it hard on its audience, but these minor flaws are easily overcome by the frivolity in these characters. The outdo-ers are not the ground breakers but ground covering humanoid elements.

For instance, let's just walk through their bulletproof armor Eleven played magnanimously by Millie Bobby Brown. She is the right and wrong of the series, the world revolves around her, everything is in contrast to her, no matter how hard the makers try to make it about someone else, it always pins down to her. And hence, she isn't taken for granted in here, she is tested, time after time, her ballet dance at the end of the act is not the win, but her fear of the stage and the audience around it, choreographs it elegantly. On supporting cast, David Harbour, as a father figure, draws you naturally, to what I consider has some of the best equation and scenes with Bobby Brown, than she has with Stranger Things.… Expand

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justsumnerdJul 7, 2019

LONGTIME FAN AND LOVER OF THIS SHOW UNTIL...season 3 why do this? lol

So first I want to say I love the new racial diversity but the new character Erica is so F***king annoying! Like I get it the girl is the typical 80s sassy Cosby kidLONGTIME FAN AND LOVER OF THIS SHOW UNTIL...season 3 why do this? lol

So first I want to say I love the new racial diversity but the new character Erica is so F***king annoying! Like I get it the girl is the typical 80s sassy Cosby kid archetype but why that one. Not only is it mildly offensive, and ignorant but really distracts and breaks the 4th wall boo I say. Second its like you wanted to do an 80s version of American horror story...which takes away from the whole magic of the show. It becomes less sci fi and more an IT meets knock off AHS. Its sad and breaks my heart that something so good can become so watered down in the span of one season.… Expand

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cylunJan 6, 2021

While I can understand why people like this show, I think this kind of production is what makes the whole industry loose its soul. This show tries to have it all and have something for everyone. And yes, overall, it is a good show. But itWhile I can understand why people like this show, I think this kind of production is what makes the whole industry loose its soul. This show tries to have it all and have something for everyone. And yes, overall, it is a good show. But it doesn't have a corner. It doesn't have a point. It is nothing and everything.… Expand

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PromotheusJul 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This rating is for season 3. I’d give both previous ones an 8. Season 3 is very weak and I’d frankly not recommend watching it. It relies too heavily on gross-out, violence and people yelling. This seems to be the ”horror” season or whatever, with Eleven always very predictably appearing in the last moment to save the day by using the force.

3 shines in the first couple of episodes when we are treated to the introduction of the mall and other 80’s nostalgia rush-inducing things, the reason people watch Stranger Things. After that it is downhill. With the lowpoint (no pun intended) being the Russian faction of The Umbrella Corporation building an underground base below Racc... Hawkins, complete with goo in jars.

Sad that the showrunners seem to have lost touch a bit, or gotten lazy. To me the second season was a big step up from the first since there was more character development. This overreliance of violence isn’t going to cut it, especially when it’s not very well done. They need to study Romero’s work closer and understand how you build a horror scene if that’s the direction the show is headed.… Expand

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4poppedcollarsJul 7, 2019

We just finished our ST season 3 viewing party been waiting alllllll year and was so stoked. Until we saw the season...the new black character was so stereotypical that a bunch of us had to leave the room out of anger. The worst being theWe just finished our ST season 3 viewing party been waiting alllllll year and was so stoked. Until we saw the season...the new black character was so stereotypical that a bunch of us had to leave the room out of anger. The worst being the sassy nurse at the Hospital. This is what happens when you have an all white writing staff writing black characters. Next the season was soooo all over the place with plot and story development. Lastly...Hopper's character has completely changed to reflect more of his Hellboy counter part in his new movie. I am with the squad on this one boo!!!… Expand

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GWF1987Jul 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fantastic series

The acting is great and the characters are all well-written

I think the one irritating character is Erica

Season 1 is my favorite but after seeing season 3 I can say the show keeps getting better and better

Eleven is a compelling female lead, having gone through hell in her young life so the moments of happiness she gets are always so well deserved. While most female leads are just 1-dimensional Mary Sues who are just awesome because "Girl Power", Eleven isn't perfect. She has no understanding of the world and you see how little she knows as she learns through dialogue with her friends or Hopper. She has fits of anger that boil over from time to time, but usually always makes things right in the end.

The 4 main boys are fantastic, and their banter with eachother is always entertaining. Keeping them separated in season 3 is an issue I have with that season.

I don't want to give any spoilers away so I'll just highly recommend the show to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

The 80s setting is a highlight of the show, because it allows the writers to just tell a compelling story without being bogged down by the need to shove politics the writer feels obligated to tell us they have into every scene and episode

The show stands out from most of what you see on tv today feeling like one long movie broken up into parts than an episodic show.

10 out of 10 My one complaint is how the jerks who work on the show shoved a song in the last episode of season 3 that I now can't get out of my head and find myself humming at work. You'll know if when you hear it or know what I'm talking about if you've seen it… Expand

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TrenityDec 19, 2020

Tries something in first season, but the other 2 seasons are boring, unnecessary

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jjnoahjamesMay 7, 2023

This season was tough. So many things to get over. The first season was a classic. The second season starts to show cracks and then has some big missteps. For me the worst part was this episode was the build up that went nowhere!!!! The buildThis season was tough. So many things to get over. The first season was a classic. The second season starts to show cracks and then has some big missteps. For me the worst part was this episode was the build up that went nowhere!!!! The build up in episode 8/9 was increasing my heart beat. I was on the edge of my seat for that like 20 or 30 sec. EXPECTED about 50 slimey/flower creatures to fly through the house causing an amazing fight...
Biggest let down in an action scene ever....they could have used sound effects.....nooope....they could have shown L fighting more outside...they could have shot a HUGE action scene and closed the show in a classic way (they use so many fake tropes anyway) and ... L walks through the door...and her entrance wasn't even that great. Compared to other build up movie scenes it wasn't impressive...even when she entered the dance at the end it wasn't impressed...but why get our hopes up and build our hearts up for...no fighting to happen and for one creature to fly through the window? Never been so ghosted in a TV show...

Yes episode 7 sucked, I agree with most reviewers..fore the 80s punk scene here looked very, very poorly recreated UNLIKE the general 80s vibe and culture in the rest of the show...this should have felt more punk rock, instead it felt like a 2000's punk scene. The cinematography was very off. My GF said if they pulled out a cell phone it would have seemed normal..but I really hated the episode placement of this mostly because it was placed right before the finale episodes! Pulling me right out of the action...I was finally getting over some bad parts of the show and bam...now I have to get back into it on episode 8...now 8 had less affect. Very, annoying, sad, disappointing...THEN I GET EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THE BUILD UP FOR ACTION WAS WORTHLESS AND IM NOT EVEN AN ACTION MOVIE KIND OD GUY.

Also I'm all for killing off characters but Bob gave the show some much needed lightness that the first season has, because the children felt so innocent, but the second season lacked. Killing off Bob was not helpful the show needs lightness.

Lastly the script has always felt a bit off...too copy and paste..too paralelle...I already have to get over that and how the show is a mash-up of Spielberg's best...but then I have to deal with all this previously mentioned crap. Oh and the UPSIDE DOWN SUCKED IN SE02. THE UPSIDE USED TO BE SOOO VAST, instead it looks like only tunnels now.… Expand