Stranger Things (Netflix)

Watched it all in one sitting with the misses. What a fantastic show :) Really nailed that 80s vibe and the theme song is amazing.

So does anyone else think that

Eleven might have created the monster herself? The monster looks like a cross between a Lion and a plant for a head. Remember in her Cell she has a toy lion and was given a little plant as a gift from Dr. Brenner? Seems like a massive coincidence that this monster takes the features from these two items.
 
So heard about this a few days ago so figured I'd give the first episode a try, then promptly binged all the rest in less than 24 hours :) Brilliant show.
 
Watched 5 episodes yesterday! Love this. I like the whole 80's theme and all the Synth music :) Also I'm getting lots of Silent Hill vibes from it so far!
 
Binged it over the weekend finally and it's my favorite show I've watched in years.

I just hope Netflix finally announce they've renewed it for season 2.
 
ColdAsIce said:
Watched it all in one sitting with the misses. What a fantastic show :) Really nailed that 80s vibe and the theme song is amazing.

So does anyone else think that

Eleven might have created the monster herself? The monster looks like a cross between a Lion and a plant for a head. Remember in her Cell she has a toy lion and was given a little plant as a gift from Dr. Brenner? Seems like a massive coincidence that this monster takes the features from these two items.
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Eleven IS the monster. Everything in the Upside Down is a dark and scary reflection of what is above. She's a child, she fears monsters. She fears herself because she knows she's not normal, she fears that dark place they make her go to, and that manifests as her Upside Down version (she is a powerful psychic after all).

Look at the final scene, she holds her hand up to it, it holds it hand up to her in the same way, and she cant exist without it (hence they both are destroyed). Also she even says multiple times "i am the monster".
 
Binged this over two nights.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. As others have said, it captured the 80's feel perfectly. Even the Netflix cover art reminds me of the drawn covers of 80's films.

The music is excellent. It's as if they have locked a musical genius in a room with a Yamaha DX7 and told him to crack on.

The kids were great little actors and the concept of the leads being a small gang of young social outcasts is very 80's. Like some of my favourite films growing up like the Goonies and Explorers. I've seen the idea of things coming out of the mouth in an 80's horror film as well. Can't remember right now.

Really enjoyed it. Can't wait for the second season.

This is the DX7. I swear about 90% of the soundtrack was written on this.

 
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For all the positive comments this thread is still not winning me over. I just envision a wailing, sobbing mother crying 2/3 of this episode like in TWD S2 and most people spoke positively about that as well.
 
You've pretty obviously already decided you aren't going to like it and if you go in closed minded you aren't going to see anything but what you want to see, so I'll give you the permission you're looking for not to watch it. It's not our job to convince you of it.
 
finished binging on this, good show, and damn that music for making me never skip the intro.

season 2 could be fun (assuming it goes ahead, seems daft not to), as this looks like a surprise hit for Netflix, so maybe a better budget/resources for next time around.
 
One of the best things i've ever watched.

Spielberg-esque, 80s, horror (a bit of King & Carpenter) and an absolutely fantastic soundtrack.
It does everything right.

Probably posted already but:

Soundtrack (v1):

Playlist:
 
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DampCat said:
Eleven IS the monster. Everything in the Upside Down is a dark and scary reflection of what is above. She's a child, she fears monsters. She fears herself because she knows she's not normal, she fears that dark place they make her go to, and that manifests as her Upside Down version (she is a powerful psychic after all).

Look at the final scene, she holds her hand up to it, it holds it hand up to her in the same way, and she cant exist without it (hence they both are destroyed). Also she even says multiple times "i am the monster".
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Are they destroyed? Who's the sheriff leaving food out for at the end?
 
Bluecube said:
Are they destroyed? Who's the sheriff leaving food out for at the end?
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Will releases a part of the monster back out, it was partially alive in him from when it was rammed down his throat. The sheriff is leaving the food out for Eleven.
Set up for Season 2.
 
I think that was kinda Bluecube's point. He quoted someone saying they were both destroyed... he's pointing out Eleven must be alive.
 
Really excellent show. Just finished my third rewatch as the GF wanted a ganders. She loved it!

I don't think it's the godsend so many are making it out to be though. Whilst the throwbacks and homages to other 70s/80s/90s classics are great, I think it relies wayyyyyy too much on them both in style and content to have a personality of it's own.

I also think the pay off is a little weak, but that's a quality a lot of great mystery thrillers seem to have. There's very few examples of mystery plot lines that actually have a great pay off outside of something like Twin Peaks (though judging anything by Twin Peaks is a mistake... there's is nothing like that it...)
 
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