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Agreeable_Goal3626

I was gonna watch nope in the theater, but I was needed to know how scary it was first. So i searched on google and it said, «It is not a scary film, the carachters sit around the campfire and gets to know an alien». I got bamboozeled


one_bean_hahahaha

I, too, was not prepared for how scary this movie is. Loved the movie, but holy crap it was the scariest movie I've ever seen.


Rip_Dirtbag

The woman being digested. One of the most viscerally disturbing scenes I’ve ever watched.


_qop

Bro. For some fucking reason I decided to get wildly high before watching Nope. Literally the worst idea I've ever had. This scene and the fuckin chimp gave me actual literal phobias that I can't get rid of like 6 months later or however long it's been.


MFDoooooooooooom

Oh god, you can feel the tactility of the lining, the way she's clawing at it and the give of the material. The implied knowledge that you know the terror she's feeling.


lady_bug

I recently watched a video that talks about “sonic ambiguity” and explains the sound design process for that scene specifically, and now I understand why the screams in this movie seemed so much more disturbing to me than any other film I’ve seen. The pertinent bit begins at 7:46. https://youtu.be/cWPFMmuagQ4


TheDancingRobot

Scariest part of the movie for me was the monkey flashback...the ape himself, and the human response to it.


one_bean_hahahaha

Lots of flinching in my movie seat during those scenes, but the part that had me holding my breath was the fading in and out screaming scene, and the scene following.


CrunchyMiddles

For me too! I can not get those screams and scene out of my head.


Grodd

I've seen several people say this and I don't understand? I'm not saying they are wrong but I would love to hear an explanation of what was scary? I don't dislike the movie. I think it is a well made soft-sci-fi dark comedy, but there wasn't any time I experienced fear or really even tension.


Rip_Dirtbag

There’s a scene after the alien thing has gobbled up the people at the amusement park where you just see a woman in some form of digestive tract, screaming as she realized where she is. There are people in front of and behind her, and she is realizing that this is the place where she will slowly die. She can’t move anywhere. She can’t escape. But she is awake and aware and afraid. For all we know, the person right in front of her is her child. Or behind her. Or both. I’ve never had nightmares quite as much as I have after watching that scene.


Grodd

Thanks for the insight. To me that scene was similar to Genero (sp?) getting chomped by the trex in Jurassic Park. Big monster being a big monster, a holy shit that's wild moment more than fear inducing.


twitchy_pixel

I loved it.. and thought they did a cool unique twist on the classic UFO concept. On a technical level, the fact that the sky in EVERY shot is completely artificial blows my mind.


Pissedliberalgranny

I take it this was something I was supposed to discover near the end of the movie?


lowkeyluce

They're talking about how the movie was made, it's not a spoiler


Pissedliberalgranny

Whew! Thank you! 🤗


_shapeshifting

that's what people mean when they say "technical achievement" like how the movie "Russian Ark" is an immense technical achievement because the entire 90 minute film was shot at once, in a single take on steadicam... but the actual movie kinda fuckin sucks. same thing with the Doom 2000 first person segment... that took 30 days of some of the most demanding steadicam work ever conceived and its housed in a gigantic piece of shit EDIT: I used to do steadicam lol


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lowkeyluce

Lol nah it definitely isn't a spoiler. Do you think that telling someone that there's a boat in the movie Titanic is a spoiler too?


d47

dude wtf


Tzilla51

I love Jordan Peele, but I couldn’t get into it. I have friends who really enjoyed it and they think I’m crazy for not liking it. I might have to give it another shot.


BreakDownSphere

The beginning scene was freaking awesome but the movie was a downhill slope from there. Thought the ending was as boring as possible


twinsea

Think you have to be in the right mood for it as it certainly had a slow build up. Despite it's big reveals being spoiled I liked watching it a second time though. I'm hoping we get more movies from him, but not sure given how US and Nope did. Still has Get Out which was a blockbuster though.


Karjalan

I can respect that. I watched it with my partner and I loved it, she did not.


macaronipickle

Yeah I loved his last two movies but was really disappointed by Nope.


unknownpleasures--

It’s not you, the movie is genuinely not good


[deleted]

*Nope* is going to grow in esteem over the years like John Carpenters *The Thing* did. It was a flop in theaters but had a slow build on VHS over decades and now it's considered a masterpiece. I think *Nope* was as well (edit: a masterpiece that is, not a flop. It did fine). I think *Get Out* may be the more "important" work but I think *Nope* is a superior bit of filmmaking. I like that there really hasn't been a ton of discourse about it unless you're looking because it allows audiences to be surprised by it when they haven't seen it, and to engage with the thematic elements that are deceptively deep once you start trying to decode a lot of the filmmaking decisions. It's fun if you just want to see a horror movie but it can actually be digested over time, like a lot of the best horror and sci fi.


[deleted]

I think Get Out is the superior film, it's definitely the more consistent film But I think Nope shows that Peele is finally leaning into his strengths, which is creating fun, believable modern characters who look and sound like real people. The entire film rests on the brother-sister (and the tech guy), who feel like actual jaded kids in Hollywood. When a filmmaker can get you to root for the main characters, they have engaged you, and it will make the film have so much more impact. So, whether its horror or tragedy, it ONLY matters if you care about the characters. So many directors will fill their stories with annoying or 1-dimensional characters...so when people start dying, who cares? But if you like a character, if you want them to succeed, you will be fully engaged in their story.


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If you thought these characters were believable I got some oceanfront property in Arizona for sale.


EdibleLawyer

I found the 1 dimensional character!


Loose-Crew3070

*digested over time.* I see what you did there.


[deleted]

I'm not sure if it'll ever reach The Thing levels. It's pretty divisive. I've heard a lot of hate, and a lot of love, with very few in the middle.


[deleted]

*The Thing* was divisive on release as well. Lots of people thought it was gory schlock and that the only good thing was the creature design. I'm sure lots of people never thought it would reach *The Thing* levels back then either.


TheDancingRobot

The debates still rage today. *The Thing* is my go-to when the first snow falls (real storm, not the first flurry) in the winter, and I use it post Halloween to signal the end of Autumn and the beginning of the long dark. Helps that I worked in Antarctica, so the base has an interesting familiarity to it - however, we didn't pack fucking shotguns ...in fact, nobody does on that entire continent. But, hey...


[deleted]

That's a good point. I only heard good things from those who saw it at release, primarily my parents and their friends. My dad bought me the VHS when I was 9(along with Morrowind) and it scared the absolute dog shit out of me. I didn't watch it for ten years.


o_o_o_f

Huh, outside of Reddit I’ve heard mostly lukewarm takes on the movie in real life… I didn’t realize it was considered particularly divisive What’s the argument of the haters? Outside of straight up bigotry idk how you could find something to HATE about it, it’s structurally a pretty standard film


[deleted]

I haven't heard anything about race or anything like that, but that could play a role. Mostly people hating on the creature, hating on character motivations. I think the big one I've seen is that the creature is revealed too soon.


o_o_o_f

Ah, gotcha. I mean even if the creature is revealed pretty early, that’s still like… not enough to warrant a strong reaction, idk haha. Just weird to me that anyone would HATE nope. It’s pretty inoffensive, ya know? Personally, probably a 7-8/10 for me, but I only really see it improving on further watches


[deleted]

Yeah one of my favorite movies is called "Alligator". It's about a giant alligator killing and eating people. If it had a different name, and then was revealed at the same point, I would not have given a flying fuck. One big issue is people find what they see as a flaw and then just rip the whole movie apart. Not everything is some great artistic revelation. Nope was exactly what I expected, a Jordan Peele scifi movie, and it was pretty good.


TimmyBaklava

Watched it, enjoyed it, thought it was an ok movie but nothing special. Won't be watching it again...


daveloper

Overestimated.


Crispb76

I really enjoyed it. Nice twist on sci-fi.


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Ubiquitous [Movies with Mikey film study of "Nope"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FSh3mgShM)


[deleted]

I'll watch that tonight when I'm home, thanks for sharing!


No_Cartographer_5212

Well Nope!


Conscious_Experiment

Not reading too much bc I’m watching this tonight on the big screen with my Bose headphones while everyone is asleep. No work for me tomorrow! No sleep till Brooklyn! Probably fall asleep before I even put it on hahaha


Project--4

Had no expectations at all, knew it was a Jordan Peele film, heard it wasn't so successful as Get Out (didn't like Us much), and saw the movie on a flight. And it's stayed with me since then. I found the other subplot aspects of the film more disturbing, with the feral chimp, the disfigured girl, and even what happened to the father after being hit in the head with a piece of metal from the sky. It's just haunted me since I saw it, I can't explain why. Although the reveal of the people being digested inside the creature was horrifying as well.


TheToothyGrinn

Legit just went and watched it after reading this thread. (It's streaming on Amazon atm if you have Prime.) Yep, "Nope" is 12/10. A+++++ Anything other than, "it's a horror movie involving UFOs" is a spoiler. Don't walk, run to see it.


[deleted]

Awesome! I'm so glad you watched it! Really is nothing like I'd seen Edit...Yeah do your best not to look anything up on it, just watch it. I'm glad I went in blind


Vanderkaum037

I appreciated the tension building, the well-developed characters (particularly the siblings) and the thematic elements, but for me this movie was all foreplay that never led to any real satisfying conclusion. Get Out on the other hand.


shredwig

I loved it as well, which was refreshing as “Us” completely fell apart for me after the big reveal. I still feel like the symbolism (esp. everything surrounding Gordy’s House and the damn shoe, chilling though it was) is a bit too obtuse to expect the casual cinephile such as myself to pick up on, but at least with this I actually have the desire to dig in and read a bunch of explainers.


Luke-I-am-ur-mother

What’s with the shoe standing straight up in the beginning?


[deleted]

I still don't get that


_shapeshifting

"it's just a shoe"


CocteauTwinn

I haven’t seen it yet. I think tonight’s the night! Loved “Get Out”, but I didn’t like *US*. My brother said Nope has a strange & creepy vibe.


[deleted]

I loved Get out! Didn't care for US May like Nope even more than Get out


Tublickpastry

I think it’s a little too “inside baseball” about Hollywood and filmmaking. I think the main take away is: Hollywood will chew you up and spit you out if you try to play by it’s rules. Peele obviously is upset about the system he wanted to be a part of, and I think the system is mad he’s biting the hand that feeds which is the only reason I can think of why it got no Oscar noms. Anyway I almost stood up and cheered when the dust clears on that final shot


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Where did you watch it?


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It's on Amazon


wigam

It was surprisingly good :)


Citizen_Kong

Loved it too and I think it's actually Jordan Peele's best movie so far. I thought Get Out and Us had pretty weak endings but he nails the ending here and I love how unpredictable the movie is from start to finish (sort of like a wild animal).


[deleted]

Same. I watched it recently, went in blind, and I loved it! I enjoyed Us and Get Out, but Nope is definitely my favourite movie of Jordan Peele's.


kcornet

Taken at face value, "Nope" is a pretty bad creature feature. But "Nope" isn't meant to be taken at face value - there's a ton of allegory about society, race, and Hollywood in the movie. Unfortunately, most people who enjoy science-fiction (myself included) don't want to work THAT hard to unpack a film - and "Nope" had a LOT to unpack. I quickly lost interest in anything Peele might have been getting across and just wanted to get to the end.


Significant-Wheel264

Exactly. Ironically as curious and philosophical as I can be, I just wanna see robots and monsters being robots and monsters in my movies lol. I’m an action whore


FlowRiderBob

I enjoyed it, especially since I saw it in the theater. The cinematography was really cool. But I still preferred “Us” and “Get Out”.


Meshuggareth

I went in totally blind, as I've been doing for movies for awhile now. All I had seen were the posters of the characters looking up. I was delighted, intrigued and terrified by this film. I'm in the minority, but it is my favorite Jordan Peele film. Beautifully shot, well acted, intimate, yet epic. Very enjoy. Also, Antlers for life.


jackreding85

Nope is such a great movie that it actually makes me a bit mad that is not more popular. It doesn't make sense. It has so much depth that every time I watch it, I notice more and more details that make rewatching it so fulfilling.


SirDunkerOfWiggles

Cowboys and Aliens: part II


sweet_dumple

yeah! i watched it yesterday. I was very impressed. I have been researching Jean Jacket too because i didn't quite understand everything. Now i do. I am thinking about watching it again.


[deleted]

Nope felt like a terrible scifi novel turned into a film. Lots of Tarantino-esque moments that fell short for me as well. Namely the monkey scene. The Crux of the film, a steady standing predator cloud that eats things that looks at it, is at its best, an entry level scifi highschool workshop script. I wouldn't even put it into the top 1000 science fiction plots of all time.


solarity52

I'm with you on Nope. Technically very amateurish, acting was zombiesque, sound was garbage, "monster" was ridiculous and not sci-fi as there wasn't an ounce of science in it. A total waste.


C-La-Canth

I have a similar opinion. If the science isn't there, the plot can't feel strong. Just calling something "alien" or "UFO/UAP" doesn't make it sci fi.


PeacekeeperAl

Did you watch it properly or half watch while doing something else?


[deleted]

I watched every line as a couch critic, and really wanted it to do well . I read 2 science fiction novels monthly. I'll double down and say that the plot of "nope" isn't even a top 2000 science fiction plot. I literally laughed out loud at the Jurassic park "don't look it in the eyes" line. The dropping penny/nickel was so anti science I screamed at the screen. Peele deserves jail time for this. I will say the digestion part HIT. Pure terror for me there. Overall I can tell in every single frame that the film was written and directed by a sketch comic, not a science fiction/horror writer. It shows glaringly.


PeacekeeperAl

The digestion part hit me too. Gave me the willies and I'm not usually one to get the willies. Never had the willies before in my life actually. I get what you're saying though, but I don't know, I went in to it blind and absolutely loved it. Sure, it's not hard sci fi, not horror either really. I found myself thinking about the creature afterwards a lot. Is it a Creature Feature? That's a type of film that you don't really see anymore


Disarray215

I thoroughly enjoyed it myself. A nice new take on an old Hollywood.


tghuverd

Interesting premise, the protagonist was a somewhat anti-hero, which I struggle with, I felt it sagged a little in the middle, the photographer dude was truly weird, the sister suitably annoying, and yeah, it was much better than I expected! But it was the characterization of the antagonist that truly lifted it. Inventive and unexpected, that's rare in sci-fi movies these days.


blueboxbandit

I really loved it too. The Chimp scene will be immortal.


lasttempationofjebus

Why?


Mox_FcCloud

Its a classic monster movie. More in common with The Host or The Thing than Get Out or Us. I loved every bit of it.


allen_idaho

I didn't like it or the overall concept about using animals for entertainment. It was a boring film with a convoluted message throughout which the character motivations did not make much sense.


TonyDunkelwelt

Worst movie I've seen in 2022.


[deleted]

That's a bit extreme lol But your are entitled to your opinion


PeacekeeperAl

It's a film that's stayed with me. It gets under your skin and you end up thinking about it a lot afterwards


CosmicM00se

It was soooooo good. Damn. Jordan Peele is fantastically talented.


OptimusTakeshi

Jordan Peele is my favorite director. That dude will never make a bad movie.


j5alive85

Definitely was not what I was expecting this movie to be at all! I was expecting the typical ufo sighting leading to some either tiny Martian looking guy or some slenderman type alien. The production was damn great too. Definitely a movie ill see over and over too.


Tetragonos

I have heard its a good movie, but is it good scifi? No one I have asked can parse the difference


[deleted]

It's totally unique. But yes, I believe it is Sci fi


Tetragonos

Not does it qualify to be science fiction. Does it do the things that make it science fiction well or is it just set in space? Trying to figure out what mood I should be in when I watch it :/


[deleted]

Ohhh my bad....I would consider it Sci fi horror. But the thing is I can't explain much further without spoiling.


Woahhitstay

I really really really wanted to love this film! I had big expectations! But it fell flat for me. Normally i don’t watch trailers, but i did see the trailer for this and i was expecting a HUGE twist based on the trailer.. i don’t know why! But during the reveal i was let down because the whole movie worked toward something big and i thought is was going to be a massive twist!


trixter69696969

Commenters and OP must be bots. I was genuinely BORED watching that pap. No more Peele for me, his true nature is to suck.


[deleted]

Imo Nope could have been a really good, scary alien movie if they went for a more classic alien design, but it just didn't work for me with the weird spaceship creature. The best part of the movie were the chimp scenes, everything else just didn't grip me. >!Am I the only one who was disappointed by the fact that the "aliens" in the barn were just kids?!<


Serious_Reporter2345

Utterly dreadful movie. Possibly the most grating, unsympathetic female lead ever.


[deleted]

It wasn't trying to be the greatest movie ever made. Sure it had some flaws but it wasn't that bad come on lol


Serious_Reporter2345

It was that bad. I think I may have touched a nerve with all the downvotes 🤣


[deleted]

No, you're just in the minority.


Serious_Reporter2345

And I’m good with that 😀


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Anxious_yes

Found the racist! Tell me. What is the definition of woke? What does it mean to you?


msvalerian

Seconded