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I'd say there's maybe 2% of movies that are just kind of okay throughout, but then transcend into excellence with a killer ending. The Mist, for example, would not be remembered at all if it weren't for that fuckin ending Life is one of those 2%.
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Trumps Baby Hands posted:I'd say there's maybe 2% of movies that are just kind of okay throughout, but then transcend into excellence with a killer ending. The Mist, for example, would not be remembered at all if it weren't for that fuckin ending Cool, thank you Trumps Baby Hands
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Mar 25, 2017 05:07
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You got it man
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Mar 25, 2017 05:14
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Like, on the things that make a movie a movie, (plot, character development, cinematography, special effects) it is "just okay" but on its own terms it has something going for it, and that is its loving spectacular ending Which is a spoiler because a loving spectualar ending is more spectacular when you're not expecting it, so I apologize for ruining the one great thing about the movie for you, but I did say "spoiler" in the title, so
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It's just, the movie hypnotizes you with how boilerplate it is. Every single "space horror movie" alien trope is thrown directly at you without a single original twist or especially interesting characters. There is nothing to distinguish this movie from any other, until the last 15 seconds where they reveal the bait-and-switch. You're thinking about where you're parked when suddenly you realize you've been lied to. It's a pretty bold move for a movie to hinge its entire emotional impact on the last two or three shots. It's like going all-in on the final river card, hoping it'll be an ace. And it is. Life rules, and it's sad that it has to languish at ~65% on Rotten Tomatoes because it's impossible for reviewers to just openly say, "Utterly generic, except for the very very end which is totally baller." It's almost a nobel move on the film's part. It sacrifices being a "great movie" in favor of being an "event", like The Mist. For years to come, Life is going to be the quintessential "Craziest movie endings" movie. By accident or by design, it catapulted itself to legend.
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Mar 25, 2017 05:49
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Lol you convinced me. I need to see it now
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Mar 25, 2017 06:02
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Saw it last night and I agree. The entire time I felt I had "called it", including the ending, but was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Also killing off Ryan Reynolds in the beginning surprised the hell out of me, but I guess it was because I hadn't seen any trailers.
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Mar 25, 2017 18:48
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What's the ending?
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Mar 26, 2017 13:42
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Yeah, I don't watch movies any more, tell me the ending.
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Mar 27, 2017 00:36
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Starshark posted:Yeah, I don't watch movies any more, tell me the ending. I looked up a plot summary and I'd like to know what the OP is smoking because I'd love some myself.
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Mar 27, 2017 00:42
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I thought you were talking about Life when I clicked the thread. Now voting 1.
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What jazzed you up so much about the ending? It just seemed like a "lol no that thing we hinted at isn't actually what happened" moment for no real reason. Either outcome of that shell-under-the-cup game would have been a Not Good Scenario, so I didn't really care all that much that I expected Bad Thing 1 and got Bad Thing 2 instead.
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Mar 28, 2017 22:00
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the ending of Life is basically the original ending of Alien.
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Mar 31, 2017 22:13
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I read the wikipedia article and apparently the twist is that the alien they spent all movie trying to stop landing on earth, get this, lands on earth lol
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Mar 31, 2017 22:57
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[me every time freddy kreuger turns out to still be alive]: drat. Holy poo poo. This insane twist is throwing everything I knew about movies out the window. Cant believe the directors would go for such a bold move
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Mar 31, 2017 23:07
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Control Volume posted:I read the wikipedia article and apparently the twist is that the alien they spent all movie trying to stop landing on earth, get this, lands on earth lol Lol
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Control Volume posted:I read the wikipedia article and apparently the twist is that the alien they spent all movie trying to stop landing on earth, get this, lands on earth lol lol
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Control Volume posted:[me every time freddy kreuger turns out to still be alive]: drat. Holy poo poo. This insane twist is throwing everything I knew about movies out the window. Cant believe the directors would go for such a bold move
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Control Volume posted:[me every time freddy kreuger turns out to still be alive]: drat. Holy poo poo. This insane twist is throwing everything I knew about movies out the window. Cant believe the directors would go for such a bold move
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Apr 4, 2017 06:39
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So it's like if that human-xeno hybrid actually made it to earth instead of being sucked out of the tiny hole in the ship in Alien IV?
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“It evolved over the course of Rhett and I discussing the story for several weeks before we set off to write,” Wernick explained. “And we thought it was really cool and ominous and there is always the drive of studios to create franchises. And I feel like, there could be a Life 2 should we be so fortunate, with this creature now on Earth in a pretty creature-friendly place with lots of water and people and things to kill.”
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Control Volume posted:“It evolved over the course of Rhett and I discussing the story for several weeks before we set off to write,” Wernick explained. “And we thought it was really cool and ominous and there is always the drive of studios to create franchises. And I feel like, there could be a Life 2 should we be so fortunate, with this creature now on Earth in a pretty creature-friendly place with lots of water and people and things to kill.” 
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Apr 5, 2017 18:59
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If it needs oxygen to live then how did it survive in the vacuum of space?
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Apr 8, 2017 10:05
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I read most of this thread including the spoilers confusing "Life," which I haven't seen, with "Arrival," which I have seen and wondering what you were talking about. Now that I know the super secret twist should I see "Life?"
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Apr 27, 2017 17:21
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Eh, it's nothing special. Bit cliche and predictable and the "surprise" ending is really the only thing going for it.
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Apr 28, 2017 09:21
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It's supposed to be cliche. It's a 50s style horror movie down to being shot in black and white and the goofy poster, except the studio was all like "lol no"
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Apr 28, 2017 13:17
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the thing about life, is, well, everybody dies at the end
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Apr 29, 2017 01:21
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Pneub posted:I thought you were talking about Life when I clicked the thread. Now voting 1. I mean, yeah. Can we just talk about this underappreciated comedy instead.
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Control Volume posted:I read the wikipedia article and apparently the twist is that the alien they spent all movie trying to stop landing on earth, get this, lands on earth lol lmao
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I don't recall any episodes of Life covering space or even going to a space station. I think I'd remember Sir David Attenborough narrating such events.
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