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Old 01-17-21 | 01:49 PM
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Re: Shadow in the Cloud (2020) -- S: Chloë Grace Moretz

I enjoyed it. But if you go in expecting a theatrical-quality movie, you'll be disappointed. This is more of a made-for-streaming movie. It felt to me like a movie-length episode of Shudder's Creepshow.

I don't think it's worth $25. But I'll pick it up when it hits $10.
Old 01-18-21 | 03:46 PM
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It was okay I guess... but not really sure about the "evil presence".
Old 01-20-21 | 05:48 PM
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Cost has a tendency to subliminally affect our opinion of a movie.

$19.99 = What the hell piece of shit movie did I just watch?!

Free = It’s a decent movie to watch on a Saturday afternoon.
Is this what we call the WW1986 rule?
Old 01-20-21 | 07:51 PM
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Is this what we call the WW1986 rule?
Nope, that one was shitty even not paying for it.
Old 01-20-21 | 09:54 PM
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1986?
Old 04-17-21 | 01:12 AM
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This is available on Hoopla now.

It was dumb fun, but I felt it could have been so much better if the action on the plane after she leaves the turret had been just the slightest bit realistic. I mean, after she spends ten minutes crawling around upside down on the belly of the plane midflight, I thought, "do they really expect us to buy this?" And then THAT scene happened--you know the one I mean--and I guess the writers foresaw my reaction to the previous stuff and were saying "Fuck you, eat this!" Such a ridiculous thing.
But then I kind of got back into it after that with the action going on inside the plane becoming a bit more believable, and I thought the final confrontation on the beach was kind of cool in a 'don't mess with a momma bear's cub, she will fuck you up' kind of way. The last thing I had seen Chloe Grace Moretz in was The 5th Wave, which is one of the worst movies I've seen in the past ten years. I liked her a lot in this, though, and she's the only person we see for a long stretch of the movie and I felt like she pulled it off. I'm glad I didn't pay money to watch this, but I'm not sorry I watched it.

The thing I liked most about this movie was the synth score. I may buy the soundtrack.


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Old 04-17-21 | 02:26 AM
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Re: Shadow in the Cloud (2020) -- S: Chloë Grace Moretz

Originally Posted by Cellar Door
The think I liked most about this movie was the synth score. I may buy the soundtrack.
Wow, that's completely opposite to how I felt. When I heard the electronic music, my first question was 'which '80s thriller did they steal this from?' I just found that having a synth soundtrack to be an odd choice considering this was a pulp story set in 1943. But that's just my take...if you or anyone else really enjoyed the soundtrack--awesome!

I have to confess that THAT SCENE is a guilty pleasure of mine. As I said in my original review:
While the movie incorporates male toxicity in the story, it's ultimately a creature feature/WWII action film that often goes over the top. Liang throws in a CG-created stunt that goes well beyond being unbelieveable but scores some serious points for its sheer audacity.
I totally get why some people would see that stunt as being a big F-U to the audience, but in my book, Roseanne Liang shows that she's got some pretty big brass ones to throw something like that in a movie with such a modest budget. I'm really looking forward to seeing what she can do with more money.
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Old 05-15-21 | 11:16 PM
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Re: Shadow in the Cloud (2020) -- S: Chloë Grace Moretz

Just saw this on Hulu and it was weird, yet I kind of liked it. I'm bias, since I love Chloe Grace Moretz. I usually enjoy her movies, or I guess it's better to say I've never hated any of her roles.

The 80s synthwave music was catchy. I've become more of a fan of that genre this past year. Side note - I recommend "The Midnight". Good synthwave.

I also recommend watching this movie with subtitles. It helps with the radio chatter deciphering who is speaking.
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Re: Shadow in the Cloud (2020) -- S: Chloë Grace Moretz

I wonder if this would be more well recieved if it was set like in WW1 or The Civil War,the silent Generation and WW2 has been Diefyed the last few decades so any kind of fun unserious B movie's like this are bound rub some people the wrong way in a way they wouldn't be if the film was set in a different era.
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I doubt it. It's the over-the-top nature that seems hit or miss for most people.
Old 05-17-21 | 12:25 PM
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Re: Shadow in the Cloud (2020) -- S: Chloë Grace Moretz

Originally Posted by AaronHernandez
I wonder if this would be more well recieved if it was set like in WW1 or The Civil War,the silent Generation and WW2 has been Diefyed the last few decades so any kind of fun unserious B movie's like this are bound rub some people the wrong way in a way they wouldn't be if the film was set in a different era.
Well obviously there were no planes in the Civil War, and I don't think bomber planes in WW1 were of sufficient size for a premise like this.

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