
Unfortunately, the drawback of having the first and third acts be non-stop action, the middle arc drags and feels like a slog. The budget was clearly increased significantly so we get many more of those scenes. In fact every scene that features an encounter with the "sound-monsters" is gripping and intense. The opening sequence once the "apocalypse" begins is just fantastic. I normally would talk about "the experience of WATCHING a movie," but since I've started reviewing actively and losing my hearing, it's become the experience as a WHOLE - in my ability to be both immersed and entertained.Īnd boy was this entertaining. That personal experience was brought to life in the excellent use of sound - normal sound, no sound and the "sound of silence," sound from the perspective of someone that is completely deaf. Nine months ago I lost a chunk of hearing in that good ear and have since started wearing hearing aids.

When I first saw the original Quiet Place in 2018, I could still hear perfectly in my good ear (the other one crapped out on me 20 years ago).

Where the original begins in near complete silence, 89 days after the "sound-monster" apocalypse, the sequel starts on Day One with the "noisy" daily routine of the dynamic duo of real-life husband and wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, demonstrating their split-second survival instincts as "shit gets real" in a matter of minutes.īut back to the use of sound in both movies. The goal is to find a way out of the room, but as the game progresses, it becomes more deadly, and the players must fight for their lives in order to escape.That was the biggest impression I had from the opening sequence of A Quiet Place 2. The Escape Room is about a group of people who enter a game that seems like a harmless puzzle. If you’ve been thinking about visiting an escape room, you might want to hold off on watching this flick. Here are just a few horror movies like A Quiet Place to get you started. Still, A Quiet Place has some obvious influences, whether you’re looking for an alien movie, a classic hunt film, or just a bunch of excellent jump scares. With this film, John Krasinski has proven himself to be a versatile director, capable of accomplishing anything to which he sets his mind - even PG-13 horror,” the outlet reported. “When it’s firing on all cylinders, A Quiet Place is intimate, claustrophobic, and downright scary.

What is it, exactly, that makes these films so fantastic? Screenrant reviewed A Quiet Place by writing that despite its PG-13 rating, it’s pretty scary and graphic. Because, let’s be real, we all watched A Quiet Place II the minute it dropped on Paramount+. And since there’s nothing more satisfying (and heart-pounding) than a good scare you weren’t expecting, you might be looking for more movies like A Quiet Place. The entire premise of this slow-burn monster flick? If the monster can hear you, “it hunts you.” Terrifying. That’s why A Quiet Place was so creepy when it was released.
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They come with iconic scores, like Psycho, or just a lot of screaming and running from a serial killer with a taste for vengeance - like Freddy or Jason, or, well, any other ’80s slasher flick. When you think of a classic scary movie, they’re usually quite… loud.
