09-27-2021, 10:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-27-2021, 10:19 AM by Drunk Monk.)
Fair. At this point, I'm thinking it would've played out better as a movie. But we'll see. I do like the design of it. The first game was cool. At this point, I'd say if you want a taste, skip to the second half hour of ep 1. Perhaps I'll have more recs later. Or not.
It's different than Battle Royale. The lethal game show cliche falls into two categories - the Battle Royale/Hunger Games mode where contestants are pitted against each other and the Saw/Running Man mode where contestants have to team up to survive. This is the latter. I've always thought the lethal game cliche is absurd and hackneyed now. Where Squid Game succeeds so far is the look of it. The pastel Escher-esque staircase that the contestants have to enter the arena in is fun, as are some of the devices in the games like the giant robot.
The characters aren't that likable yet. There's one gal with a switchblade that's interesting, and an Indian immigrant who speaks Korean, plus an old guy with a brain tumor. The lead gambler loser is a loser. There's a gangster, a bitchy chick that smuggled in cigs in her prison purse, a failed stock analyst, and a bunch of others who are going to die. The undercover cop is interesting too. We'll see - there's room for this to get better ... or worse...
The red masked jumpsuit is a total poach from Money Heist. It's hooded and they were masks and wield machine guns. Even though the Squid Game jumpsuits are really a hoodie, broken by a belt with pants, the effect is the same. Fascinating to see the global impact of Money Heist.
I need a red jumpsuit.
Not sure where it's going but I'll probably it through to see if I can milk a Den piece out of it. So like usual, I'm thinking out loud here, using D00M as a sounding board to see how it all looks typed out on the web. I've got a lot on the plate right now so maybe not.
It's different than Battle Royale. The lethal game show cliche falls into two categories - the Battle Royale/Hunger Games mode where contestants are pitted against each other and the Saw/Running Man mode where contestants have to team up to survive. This is the latter. I've always thought the lethal game cliche is absurd and hackneyed now. Where Squid Game succeeds so far is the look of it. The pastel Escher-esque staircase that the contestants have to enter the arena in is fun, as are some of the devices in the games like the giant robot.
The characters aren't that likable yet. There's one gal with a switchblade that's interesting, and an Indian immigrant who speaks Korean, plus an old guy with a brain tumor. The lead gambler loser is a loser. There's a gangster, a bitchy chick that smuggled in cigs in her prison purse, a failed stock analyst, and a bunch of others who are going to die. The undercover cop is interesting too. We'll see - there's room for this to get better ... or worse...
The red masked jumpsuit is a total poach from Money Heist. It's hooded and they were masks and wield machine guns. Even though the Squid Game jumpsuits are really a hoodie, broken by a belt with pants, the effect is the same. Fascinating to see the global impact of Money Heist.
I need a red jumpsuit.
Not sure where it's going but I'll probably it through to see if I can milk a Den piece out of it. So like usual, I'm thinking out loud here, using D00M as a sounding board to see how it all looks typed out on the web. I've got a lot on the plate right now so maybe not.
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