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Is it really THAT bad?!

posted 3 years ago by M1sterDoct0r (4091)
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Genuinely asking. I was looking for something for movie night & someone suggested this

Is it worth checking out or should I look for something better?

Feedback would be MUCH appreciated

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

It's not bad. Worth watching, a 7/10.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4091) 3 years ago

Honestly, 7 is pretty darn solid.

I was honestly expecting lower than that. But 7 is definitely entertaining. Thanks

[–] Nostromo21 (1) 3 years ago

Have you watched it as yet? What's your score then? ;)
I kinda liked it as a homage to Alien(s) and The Abyss. If you overlook all of the plot holes and unbelievable crap, it's a solid 6.5, I just couldn't bring myself to give it a 7 on IMDB, eh.

[–] prolelol (1423) 3 years ago

If you liked Life (2017), you will enjoy this movie for sure. It definitely feels like Life set underwater. I don't think it's poorly directed, they were at least trying to make this movie good. Some camera shots are beautiful, it has a nice visuals and colors, but the action takes in darkness, so it's hard to see the action scenes what's going on, that was my main problem with this movie. I definitely enjoyed it the most though, it's not a bad movie.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4091) 3 years ago

Wow, the lighting for the action is that bad, huh?

That's a bummer. I prefer actually seeing my action

Also, never seen Life. Way too many negative receptions. Especially from my friends that it just dropped way Lower on my watchlist

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Do you ever just try watching a movie and judging it for yourself?

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4091) 3 years ago

Of course I do. But sometimes, when I'm REALLY unsure about something, I'd like asking people who've seen it if they'd enjoyed it & Would recommend.

It's just for stuff that I'm not sold on. That's why I'm genuinely glad I found these boards

[–] SQLDave (25) 3 years ago

"Do you ever just try watching a movie and judging it for yourself?"

Yeah!! Whaddya think this is, a place where people discuss and ask opinions on movies or somethin' ????

What a clod.

[–] helba (63) 3 years ago

Underwater was pretty disappointing in my opinion for many of the reasons already stated here. Not because of Stewart, but because I just didn't care about any of the characters whatsoever. The dialogue also felt unnatural.

However! I also watched Life a few weeks ago, and I loved it! I thought it was incredibly suspenseful, *and* it has a proper build up. It was also more "realistic" than this movie, but I do of course use that term lightly since they're both horror.

Also, by horror movie rating standards, I'd say 6.6 isn't too shabby for Life. I'd give any horror above 6.0 a solid chance before judging it.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

very bad sound

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4091) 3 years ago

You mean like the film's sound design/sound mixing?

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

i had trouble hearing the dialogue.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4091) 3 years ago

Oh, that's no biggy. At least not for me. See, I just moved recently & I don't really have a good sound system setup in my new apartment.

I usually just turn on the subtitles. :)

[–] Kowalski (63923) 3 years ago

I LIKED IT QUITE A BIT...NOT A CLASSIC BUT MAYBE A 6.5/7 OUT OF 10...K STEWART LOOKED REAL PRETTY TOO.🙂

[–] trevorh321 (5495) 3 years ago

I give it a solid 7/10, I think people just tend to hate any film Stewart is in, I thought she was very good in this, some really nice effects.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

I thought it was all right. It's a pretty straight forward monster movie, really.

6/10

[–] e3e34ifj (1502) 3 years ago

it is a hard 6/10. definetly not the worst film ever and the director was really trying to make a good movie

[–] vilafire (625) 3 years ago

Yep.