08-07-2016, 12:47 PM
Stranger Things on Netflix. 8 part series set in 1983 in small town Indiana. Nerdy science kids encounter weird goings on and it's up to them to save the town/world/etc. There's lots of homages and calls out to movies from the time. I see bits of Carpenter's "The Thing", "Phantasm", "Poltergeist", "ET", "Stand By Me", "Super 8", and more. The synth soundtrack as well as songs from the 80's (eg: "Elegia" by New Order) were spot on.
Winona Ryder is either crying or screaming her parts for most of the show. Matthew Modine could have had more lines and his character could have been built up a little more, but all in all, the writers/director nailed the genre.
I watched episode 1 last week sometime, and then last night, I watched episode 2 around 9pm and ended up binge-watching the entire series until the wee hours of the morning...
Recommended!
--tg
Winona Ryder is either crying or screaming her parts for most of the show. Matthew Modine could have had more lines and his character could have been built up a little more, but all in all, the writers/director nailed the genre.
I watched episode 1 last week sometime, and then last night, I watched episode 2 around 9pm and ended up binge-watching the entire series until the wee hours of the morning...
Recommended!
--tg