A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) Movie Review | Something Different??

[@hiltonstudiosproject]

I don't think the movie is trying to get you to root for the woman's survival- I think the movie is trying to get you to root for her closure.

[@CarolineCP]

That´s beautifully said

[@DomainDuelists]

I was rooting for her death (Joke !!!)

[@MaduroMan]

When did I say anything about her survival. You need to read my comment again. Very. Slowly.

[@Dudewheresmycarnivore]

Definitely was rooting for closing credits.

[@lalareal180]

Oh stfu. It was a horrible depressing movie, that no one wants to watch again compared to the first 2.

[@ceraholland8605]

I really liked how Eric was portrayed. He is a British man alone in New York. I think with that back ground it makes sense why in a moment like this he would attach to the first person he had a connection with. He saw that cat immediately after coming out of the flooded subway. I think he felt like the cat was a sign

[@ceraholland8605]

I also think it perfectly is believable that the death angels would evolve to be able to be in the water. At that point it’s been a few years that they’ve been on earth

[@chimiko13]

The cat was trained to give emotional support so i think the cat picked up on eric’s need for support during panic attacks. It’s such a good moment as i am a cat person.

[@cristiancervantes1935]

As someone fighting lung cancer this movie hit hard. Was absolutely beautiful and a great way to mix things up for the series. The closure and acceptance of the movie was beautiful. Hope you go back with a different mind set and watch it again ❤

[@danielunedi]

Best of luck with your fight 💪🏾 ❤️

[@ludwiga89]

I was just focused on the cat the whole time. If i had my cat when the aliens came I would be deceased! He's very loud 😂

[@savannahrains8187]

Same

[@reneebarrette4514]

The cat was the best character!

[@fatgurlgoneslim]

I’m shocked at your review. Simply put, lupita doesn’t stop dying of cancer just because the end of the world is happening. I think this movie (pg13 and all) perfectly illustrated that. The juxtaposition between Quinn who is a bundle of nerves and wants to live and lupita who quite literally walks against the crowd in NYC to make peace. She wanted pizza prior to the end of the world, because her end of the world has been happening. She’s been dealing with her apocalypse for awhile. Even the beautiful way she ripped the cord out of the boom box at the end summoning the alien because even though she was dying, she died on her terms and her timeline. This would have been a beautiful drama but was made better with action/suspense/horror elements. The conundrum of a quiet place is how many times can you do a movie about “shhhhh be very quiet”…and this movie accomplishes that…it gave us something new within the backdrop of same old story of quietness. Best pg13 horror in awhile.

[@zombie_likes_cake]

Exactly.

[@Karlieaf]

Yes 🙌🏻

[@adriennelee26]

Agree 100%.

[@bayleemadisonmua]

I was shocked too! I love her sm (fav) but I was shook that she missed the point of the pizza 😭

[@diegorvmirez]

I actually thought the whole ending sequence was corny. Someone who is already dying (of illness, injury, age, etc) sacrificing themselves so that another person, usually a loved one, can survive. It was just the obvious route.

[@germantoenglish898]

This movie WASN'T about horror (including the janky CGI), it was about the story. How suddenly _everyone_ had to face their own mortality and dying with dignity. I loved it.

[@lalareal180]

blah blah blah. Keep that ish in the INDY MOVIE SPHERE and give it a spirit award. Not in a bloody Quiet Place Saga. Depressing, sad, and not a movie u want to pull the popcorn out and watch again.

[@germantoenglish898]

@@lalareal180 😍

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

10:11 I've seen this point everywhere, and it is a weak argument. Reason 1: Logically speaking, people tend to hide and stay quiet when threats are nearby. In the US especially, we are taught to close blinds and doors, turn off lights and get low, and remain quiet (school shooter drills) Reason 2: Sound = death. Thus, those who were out running for their lives making noise got clapped first, leaving only those hiding alive. These people are the people who we see in all the movies. Reason 3: Humans are pretty smart and are able to recognize patterns quickly (those who aren't, were killed off quickly) So the military finding out that the sound of their vehicles led to their troops being wiped isn't unbelievable. (Insert survivorship bias) Put these together, and it is not hard to figure out that noise is what is going to get you killed. If people didn't figure this out quickly, there would be no humans left. This was also shown in part 2.

[@jorgeamaya6407]

My thoughts exactly!

[@noct8225]

@@ANTH0NY.VII. completely agree, even in the pov of lupita's character demonstrated her and others who's shock kept them quiet, and that coming out of that shock they were noticing those who were loud got attacked. It's not even that unusual to assume a predator may be attracted to noise, many natural predators irl react to sudden movement or sound, thus with that backdrop one can pretty quickly put the pieces together. I don't get why people have this idea that day one must be several painstaking hours of characters trying to working out the puzzle as it really isn't necessary and could potentially severely limit the story they are able to tell.

[@Kittymassacre]

Having “day one” in the title was definitely a bad choice it sets up an expectation in my opinion that isn’t really followed upon i still enjoyed it but it isn’t really “day one” as was advertised especially with the way it was marketed

[@robk.6591]

I thought the second movie showed the beginning of the apocalypse better. There was too much hiding by the main characters for me.

[@angelicsailor1st]

Yeah the flashbacks in 2 gave me day one vibes but this movie? Nah

[@Eggsandbaikey]

I definitely agree. I wanted more insight into what it was like the first day. Instead she was out on the streets and then got knocked out and missed a good chunk of the first day.

[@nancytorres9391]

Greenland was so boring. People really like it?

[@EddieSmith917]

​@nancytorres9391 Depends? If u are searching netflix for a movie then Greenland is top teir

[@jorgeamaya6407]

10:02 Lupita's character figured it out as it was happening. The direction actually showed how easy it was to realize that, so im sure people caught it too

[@noct8225]

@@jorgeamaya6407 yes people keep missing this!

[@chubby_deity3143]

I'm not sure "being in water" is considered swimming, in the first one, yea it submerged itself in water, but it's a basement, it's still moving along the floor. I don't remember the details for the sewers scene but maybe it's the seawater? idk, but it doesn't seem like that big a deal.

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

It drowns in the tunnels once it can't reach solid ground.

[@mia_lovs]

Honestly this movie got me in my feels

[@ItsObivonneKenobi]

My mom sobbed.

[@brenduuhh2000]

@@ItsObivonneKenobimy bsf and I cried too lol

[@AMERASIAN12]

@@ItsObivonneKenobi ❤❤🤗🤗

[@AMERASIAN12]

@@brenduuhh2000❤❤✨✨

[@watcherzombier2010]

It was a great movie about the human experience, friendship, going home, family, and the most well trained cat in history. Oh yeah, there were some kind of monster, I think.

[@lalareal180]

Keep that ish in an indy, spriit award winning movie that 20 people see. Not in a mainstream horror flick! Period! A sad saga in the quiet space sphere that MANY dont want to watch again!

[@tthettai]

@@lalareal180Upset?

[@Talia778]

I don’t think it was necessarily marketed right, but the story for me was so well done and unexpected. I’m biased tho bc I lost a loved one to cancer and that really put me in a place of understanding.

[@thyironfist]

I’m sorry for your loss. I recently lost my best friend to cancer. I went into this movie blind and was not expecting that aspect. But it got me emotionally and the way she went out on her terms like a total boss. Plus her poem on time, that really got me. It was sad but interesting perspective to see.

[@MokeleMbembeLives]

Great review, even though I dont agree. Them knowing each other for a few days and actually caring about each other makes sense to me. I had to escape a war torn country as a kid. The people i met enroute to another country became my closest friends. Most of us had met that week, while fleeing. We looked out for each other and once we were out of danger, we spent years trying to reconnect. Humans do care for one another. Propaganda makes us believe we wouldnt in these end of the world scenarios. We are capable of good. If we werent, fighting in wars wouldnt drive people crazy because it would be second nature to kill 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ainy_1]

valid criticism, i understand where you're coming from, but i don't agree with you for the most part. this might be my favorite entry so far, the 'quest for pizza' might sound stupid but it just made sense in my head given her situation. i also went into the movie without any big expectations, so i can't blame you for being bested by yours lol i'm also shocked to find out that so many people love part 2 so much. it was my least favorite out of the three, so imagine how 'happy' i was when i found out that the 4th movie will be a sequel to part 2 😫

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

Exactly, I didn't make some big expectation about what was going to be in it and also, it added tons of details too, like what food they eat but also added that they work like a hive, with a queen or something in charge

[@Thatskyzo]

The movie sucks

[@ainy_1]

@@Thatskyzo sure. what's next? saying pt2 was a great sequel?

[@giorgosnanadakis]

They named it “day one” and did not show ANYTHING about how those creatures came or how/where they were created.

[@stephanielusko849]

That’s my biggest thing I really liked all the emotional stuff don’t get me wrong but I want to know MORE about the alien lore? How tf did we find out about the sound thing???

[@josephc28]

They could have shown more about the invasion and response to it. First of all, I don't think they would have taken over NYC, a city with 8 million people, in one day. They didn't show any kind of military response, other than some helicopters flying around.

[@MaduroMan]

That's the next movie. A Quiet Place Minus One

[@MechaEnthusiast]

@@josephc28 don’t some jets destroy the bridges connecting each half of the city so the aliens don’t spread? (This is futile because they are all over the world) but still

[@myquietreviewsfeaturingc.t9354]

​@@MaduroMan😂😂😂

[@stevenwlafferty]

I want a Quiet Place from the cats perspective. I would be on the edge of my seat the entire time 😮

[@rathoe5941]

Yo this would actually be really cool, an apocalypse movie from the perspective of a pet/animal. I wonder if there are any films like that I’ll have to go look now

[@attila0323]

I saw some video where they put a camera on the collar of a cat so they could watch/follow the daily rout where the cat went. I can totally see this "Day One" from a similar perspective from the cat.

[@oonooooooooo]

just because shes terminally ill doesnt mean it doesnt matter if she dies or that people wont care because it’s the apocalypse, or that there aren’t any stakes. she wants to get her last wish before dying and i think thats a pretty good motive, even if her last wish is pizza. and in the other quiet place movies people are pretty helpful despite it being risky, so i feel like people being weirdly kind was established in the past movies.

[@wildfern]

Watched this right before my period and literally sobbed through the entire thing lmaooo (wasn’t expecting that)

[@PurpleNinjas297]

omg hi fern 👋

[@wildfern]

@@PurpleNinjas297 omg hiiii

[@HOgG623]

That’s the problem is it wasn’t supposed to be a crybaby movie, it was supposed to be a action movie and they 💩 on the franchise

[@Thatskyzo]

Who asked about your period? Some things don’t gotta be said on the internet

[@mia_westwood]

i’m 100% surprised at your review! i think it was elegantly done, didn’t overexplain & choices happened naturally with rationale behind the characters thought process.

[@ariz347]

I keep seeing people bringing up the swimming thing and I personally just don’t get it 😅. Just because you can’t swim doesn’t mean you can’t be in water. We don’t know where these things come from or know much about their anatomy so we can’t say for sure that water as a whole is bad for them. And they never said they were afraid of water, just that they can’t swim. These creatures are over 6ft tall, so that monster had no problem being in the basement because it can reach the bottom. In deep open water, however, they can’t reach and they can’t swim. It’s like being in a shallow pool vs being in the open ocean, there’s only one you can survive in if you can’t swim. Though, maybe for the sewer scene in this movie I think that maybe the death angel was so focused on getting to Sam and Eric that it wasn’t even taking in its surroundings; Cause it literally drowned itself without even realizing it. As for the boats I kinda disagree. They were on the boat and safe, and there was enough distance between them and land. Since the death angels can’t swim, them stopping for him wouldn’t necessarily be putting them in danger so I can see them actually stopping. And trust, I’m the last person to have any faith in humanity, lol. However, I do wish we got to see the ship attack that was mentioned in the 2nd movie. I thought we would’ve seen it, and it even could’ve been a cool ending to see the people get to the island, but we just saw the one. Which also, I’m pretty sure he said only two got off so I wonder why we only saw one

[@GirlWithAnAddiction1]

Agree with everything you said. Looking at the Death Angel's physiology, it's pretty obvious that not only are the huge, they're heavy and very dense. It's pretty clear why they can't swim but why one could stand in waist deep water with it's head underwater.

[@imanimcd]

I cried and I loved it! I also really like your reviews. Don’t always agree but love hearing your pov. 😊 Thank you for sharing your review for this one. (Also been loving seeing you on my tiktok feed!)

[@CarolineCP]

I personally don´t care to know more about the monsters, especially as I definitely wouldn´t be expecting this type of information at the start of an apocalypse. The fact that the main character was already suffering from a fatal sickness didn´t prevent me from rooting for her, as I adored making her final moments on her own terms. That was both soothing and powerful. Talking about nonsense, as much as I agree there´s no way a cat would be that chill, it´s still nothing compared to the 10 minute silent labour with a creature crawling two meters behind. THIS made me roll my eyes so bad

[@foolsAmongstGhouls]

This entry to the quiet place series was enjoyable and emotional. Wouldve love to see more suspense, but overall i thought it was well worth seeing

[@autumrose6240]

I haven’t seen the third one yet but as far as the water thing goes, I imagine they can go in water as long as there’s something to walk on. They probably don’t float, hence why they won’t go into open water.

[@josephc28]

I think the whole water thing is rather silly. It's assumed these alien invaders are more advanced than humans, yet they cannot survive in water, but they decide to launch an invasion on a planet that is 70% water?

[@GirlWithAnAddiction1]

This is so obvious given the water scene in Part 1 where the water wasn't deep enough for the Death Angel to sink. I don't understand how people keep missing that 😅

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

Exactly, finally someone that uses critical thinking and context clues, you'll see that this logic also applies in the 3rd movie :)

[@maddiemehl]

LOVE your hair!!!! Red suits you so much. You’re stunning Sarah ❤️

[@MaduroMan]

It certainly makes up for her shitty review of the movie.

[@DrewBearist]

I love that I always see a movie on Tuesdays and then the next day you review them. Its just crazy that it happens

[@lochnessvhs]

I am actually BLOWN AWAY that you felt there was no tension in this movie. I felt like it was constant tension. I was strung like a goddamn over tuned harp through the entire thing, I felt like I was going to combust. I truly love how we can all have such different experiences with the same film. That's what makes the film community so fun! overtuned

[@brenduuhh2000]

@@lochnessvhs me too! This one had more tension than the others I think

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

Real, actually held my mouth shut in some parts

[@ivonne58270]

Same feeling here! The theater was silent! I could tell people were trying not to make a sound 😂😂😂

[@scaredy-cat4404]

I kept forgetting to breathe during the whole movie 😂

[@turtle3454213]

I think I liked it so much BECAUSE of the human aspect and not so much the actual apocalyptic aspect. But because of the type of movie it is, I think it's more than valid to be displeased by the lack of horror/world building.

[@Myka222]

Honestly this was a very emotional movie for me. I lost my dad in 2020 and seeing her struggle with missing and coping with the loss of her dad even through and with the world completely ending really got to me. But that’s because I know what that feels like so I can have that connection with the character and that aspect of the story. I completely understand not really being into it especially if that’s not what you came for. I can see going in expecting one thing and how different it actually is. I think for me I didn’t really have expectations so it just ending up being a whirlwind of sadness because of being able to relate to the main character missing her father. Which I mean I definitely wasn’t expecting

[@bobbydigital9371]

I was rooting for the cat.

[@Abradacabra7]

when we can expect your LongLegs review? I'm dying for it😂

[@PossessedbyHorror]

I’m seeing it the day it comes out so asap!

[@anthonyvalencia4287]

I totally agree about the movie especially it being a slow burn but do like it to but rather see the 2 then see this one again

[@nicodimatteo]

⁠@@PossessedbyHorrorhi you’re so pretty 0:23

[@gjd4809]

Went out the theater sobbing… certainly didn’t expect that

[@dylanmagoiofthethalasso4032]

I think the death angel in the first one wasn't really swimming it was walking on the floor since the water wasn't too high. I believe the death angels drown because they might be too heavy since there armor can withstand a lot of damage. I haven't seen Day One but I'm somewhat confident that it would go in my third place for the franchise. My ranking would be in order of release.

[@Myka222]

I really would like to see a movie in this series where we dive more into the background of the monsters. I wouldn’t want it served on a platter but maybe someone whose tasked with figuring out / fighting the monster so we’re forced to face and learn about them rather than just trying to be quiet and running and hiding

[@chqosmxgic]

dare I say my favorite quiet place movie?

[@ItsObivonneKenobi]

Same. I think the acting was the best too.

[@Talia778]

I agree, I didn’t really like the first one.

[@noct8225]

same tbh, I think a lot of people seem to get caught up in how they didn't learn more about the creatures,, but that's not really what thriller is about,, the character arcs and stories were very nice imo

[@gamingdungeon8094]

@@noct8225 I agree, I think a huge selling point of the apocalyptic genre is grand and well done character arcs.

[@lbg6204]

My favorite one in the franchise and I love them all

[@chelsey1087]

Not as good as the first, but still pretty good! Lupita Nyong’o is a phenomenal actress and she is so beautiful. And (spoiler!!!) I’m so glad the cat lived, such a cute cat! I’ll give this movie a 7.5/10 in my opinion And another spoiler: For anyone saying that all the main character cared about was pizza, that was because she had terminal cancer. She knew she was gonna die either way. Whether it was from the cancer or the creatures. If it wasn’t from the creatures, the cancer would have still killed her. That’s what makes the story powerful and emotional. People complaining just didn’t 100% pay full attention to the movie because it is so much more than just wanting pizza, she had a reason behind it. Anyways, since she knew she was dying, there was nothing wrong with the fact that she wanted pizza. Plus it was the pizza place that brought back memories with her dad that passed away. Another good reason she wanted that pizza. Also Lupita Nyong’o did an incredible job in this movie. Extremely talented actress

[@nobodyimportant281]

Frodo the cat stole the movie for me. 10/10 certified good boi

[@charliedavis5787]

This movie only worked because other movies set the context and gave the background. With that caveat, I loved that they went in a different direction and tried something new. It kinda reminded me of 10 Cloverfield lane but done way better. I dislike how movies feel the need to be louder, faster, gorier each time. I liked how this one was slower and had such strong characters. However, i understand not everyone would appreciate this direction and i will also say i was caught off guard and think they should have chosen a different title.

[@lalareal180]

WTf are u on about? This should have been some INDY movie without the horror elements that 20 people will see. Quit it!

[@charliedavis5787]

@@lalareal180 I'm not sure why you are upset that so many people watched this movie. But I am not going to stop having opinions just because some people disagree with them.

[@devont3002]

Totally agree with all of your criticisms. As soon as I left the theater I looked online to see what people were saying and I couldn’t believe how positive all the initial reviews I read were. So thank you for making me feel like I’m not totally alone in being annoyed by all the forced emotional moments and the bizarre attachment this British man forms with the main character.

[@lalareal180]

This people are projecting but betcha those same people wouldnt want to re watch it often like the first two, which are more about survival life birth, and keep going....

[@ZachAttack313]

I feel the same way about the drama in this movie. I have to admit, the 1st Movie is still my favorite though.

[@morrellbrown1123]

The aliens and the water thing i think it has to do with the depth of the water. Because remember their armor is extremely heavy and causes them to sink. In part one the scene with the mom and the water with her baby that water is not deep at all. I get what you’re saying completely but i think this movie just tried something different. The first two had the same formula and this one did as well they just made it more human in my opinion. I get what you said about Lupita wanting to get pizza when it’s literally an apocalypse going on. I guess she just already made peace with dying due to her cancer. And she felt like if i’m going to die it will be on my terms when i am good and ready. And i feel like we would have to be in those shoes to judge that predicament.

[@kierad7648]

I never cry at movies but I cried at the end. So badass.

[@DeeDeeDeeeee]

These movies being marketed as horror movies have always confused me. Like yes, there’s scary monsters, that doesn’t immediately make it a horror movie.

[@jorgeamaya6407]

Scary monsters are logically part of the horror genre...

[@DeeDeeDeeeee]

@@jorgeamaya6407 yeah but Star Wars and dune also have scary monsters and they’re not horror

[@jorgeamaya6407]

@@DeeDeeDeeeee well yes, but those do have the Sci-fi as the main genre. Why wouldn't you consider the "don't make a sound or a monster will kill you" horror?

[@bennetriley1988]

I think marketing did this a disservice too. The other movies were kinda slow and emotional too. But the way the trailers looked, it seemed like it was following the trajectory of the second film by cranking up the action even more, which it totally didn’t.

[@SaRyRe]

I like you, but I think maybe you needed to sit with the movie a little bit longer before reviewing it? I feel like a lot of the things you point out here are rather nit-picky because you need to find specific reasons to explain why you didn't like it, whereas I think it's totally fine to just say that it simply wasn't the movie for you. I think it was a fantastic standalone that focuses on both the desire to live on and the acceptance of death and those themes are clearly represented in the two main characters and by the end of the movie it all comes together quite beautifully.

[@ivonne58270]

I think this is the first time i don’t agree with you. I watched this today and i LOVED IT. I loved it for the same reasons that i loved The Walking Dead in the later seasons which is the emotional and complex human relationships. The zombies became the background for these human relationships and interactions. This is the same thing for me. I didn’t need to know more about the aliens to be honest. I wanted to see how people reacted the first day. I also loved how it showed people who were already going through something horrible (death from cancer) before the invasion and their reaction to it. Plus, in my eyes, Lupita can do no wrong. I love her! Also, i live in NYC and i think it being set in NYC makes a big difference in the culture of the people. I found the kindness and helpfulness from the people realistic (NYers are kind but not nice).

[@jeffreyhobson4652]

I completely agree. I love these movies and was so excited for this movie and was caught off guard by how different the story was from how it was marketed. Maybe if this movie was marketed differently i would have been in a different mindset but the fact it was marketed as a “Day One” story was what had me expecting something different than what was given. I do like this movie but I was expecting something different.

[@angelicsailor1st]

I’m also interested in the directorial change? Why isn’t Krasinski doing it when it’s his baby?

[@MaduroMan]

Meanwhile people are pissed off because Abigail was marketed as a vampire movie. "Why did they spoil the story in the trailer?!" (smh)

[@angelicsailor1st]

I liked Abigail

[@gamingdungeon8094]

@@angelicsailor1st Well to be fair he didn't want to even make a sequel, but Hollywood offered him big bucks

[@angelicsailor1st]

@@gamingdungeon8094 😔 that’s true

[@lifeinthemiddle3121]

You could kind of tell from watching the trailer that it was going to focus on one persons day one experience rather than society as a whole. So I was not surprised by that. I would like to see a broader scope but the movie still works overall and was good in my opinion.

[@GG_ADHD]

Greenland is really good. I should rewatch that. Quiet Place Day One definitely had more drama than I was expecting. Next one will be comedy horror. Survivor squad has a mime, monk sworn to silence and a trained ninja. Then they meet Zooey Deschanel and hijinks ensue.

[@bobbydigital9371]

I was really surprised by Greenland.

[@maevemaiden]

I enjoy your reviews Sarah and have very similar tastes. I also watch Fish Jelly Reviews and Spooky Astronauts and the 3 of you are my favorites 🌟❤️

[@jackhenderson3876]

This is my KZbin movie critic trio too! :)

[@maevemaiden]

@@jackhenderson3876 the best out there 😉🥰

[@rachelreynolds0430]

i'm not like a beauty girlie so maybe i'm just crazy but your hair looks darker or something? i like it!

[@PossessedbyHorror]

Haha I dyed it red!

[@sweetstar8756]

Love your opinion on a lot of movies. I have avoided certain movies because of your opinions and went seeking for certain things you didn't like and have really enjoyed them so thank you.

[@sinisterminister3322]

Don’t avoid this movie because of her review. Besides being an effective monster movie the main character had a great arc in the development of her character, learning to love life again.

[@sweetstar8756]

@@sinisterminister3322 wasn't planning on it.

[@Nyctm91]

I actually agree with you 100%. The movie spent way too long focusing on her terminal illness which just added a heaviness rather than scariness which is what I wanted lol

[@rosettadumont]

My opinion… I wanted this to be more of a newer/different pov. I liked the tie in of the dude (can’t remember his name) from 2 but we were told exactly what happened from him in 2. This just gave us a second person’s story of that. Idk I wanted more expansion onto the Why of the series. I liked the beginning ish, where they’re talking about the decibels of NYC, because it made more sense on why they landed there first-ish. Then the scene with the eggs??? Didn’t make any sense and it was placed weirdly. Like the whole “let me follow this cat so I can bring it back to her” makes sense the “cat is going to a weird place that is OBVIOUSLY their landing spot, let me keep going” didn’t make sense because his whole personality is anxiety and he wants to live. Then it wasn’t even like explained well with what we saw. I had to Google what the monsters were eating? And it still didn’t make sense. I don’t know. It didn’t feel strong enough. I love quiet place. The glimpse of their (OG fam) day one in 2 was more realistic than this one was.

[@gamingdungeon8094]

They didn't land on earth on purpose lol. Their planet was destroyed or something and the remnants of their world crashed into earth, the aliens are clearly not sentient in the way humans are, they are clearly animals driven by instinct and survival. And maybe apocalyptic stories aren't your thing, because most of the genre is about character arcs in dire and otherworldly situations rarely ever focusing on the "Why" or "Cause" of such events.

[@PurpleNinjas297]

I had to say goodbye to both of my cats within the span of a month and a half - safe to say the cat side plot really broke me! I was sobbing at the end

[@xdaisy3408]

I really liked the ending when the monster jumped down on the beat of the song. Apart from that I really liked the movie and I thought it was nice because it was about a girl who was going to die trying to live. But it was really sad when Eric was separated from Sam

[@laczkoszilard4000]

Hey Sarah! i don't usually comment but yeah i totally get what you've said about the movie, it didn't show anything new to be honest, somehow it still managed to make my eyes water towards the end, i enjoyed it a lot! thanks for the review!

[@pesky716]

I had issues with Day One as well, but not necessarily the ones you posed. I didn’t think the male character being clingy was hard to believe. I absolutely think in a frightening situation, there would be people searching for any kind of human lifeline to hold on to, especially given he was in a foreign country most likely without anyone there he was close to. My issues were logistical. For instance, if the government knew the aliens followed sound, why would they tell everyone to start the evacuation together causing an inevitable wave of sound? Why not start causing a bunch of noise as a distraction on one of the end of the city to draw the aliens away, and then direct everyone to the boats taking a different path? Also if they figured out they couldn’t swim, why not use sound to lure all the aliens to the coast, and then send a bunch of war ships to attack them as a cluster. This is New York City. If there’s any city the government would prioritize defending, it would be New York. Decisions like that were what bothered me the most, and kept me from fully getting invested in the film. My Ranking: #1. A Quiet Place (By Far) #2. A Quiet Place Part 2 #3. A Quiet Place Day One

[@willlayton5142]

I saw a quiet place day one in theaters on Saturday with my mom, brothers and sister-in-law and we really liked it!

[@GeoIz1234]

For me I'd say for me 1. Part 1 2. Part 2 3. Day One I'm on the camp of I enjoyed it & loved the cat but I also feel like it's not a true prequel it feels like a story that easily was happening at the same time as the first, and they figured everything out way too quickly. But it's an enjoyable watch but definitely the weakest entry

[@YouHaveUno]

This movie reminded me a lot of Wall-e. I really liked it.

[@mellyyy1290]

Appreciate you giving your honest opinion as always! Don’t ever stop. Also you dyed your hair, yeah? Looks beautiful!

[@PossessedbyHorror]

Yep I dyed it red!

[@mellyyy1290]

@@PossessedbyHorror nice, I love it!

[@travisturner2780]

This one was the best of the franchise, in my opinion.

[@attila0323]

I mostly agree with you, this movie didn't really get anything new (expect the monsters eating something). BUT I don't know why everybody brings up the water scenes, if they can or cannot swim. - The monsters are probably more dense than water so they would sink in it, and based on their anatomy (if I can say that), they don't really seem to be able to swim. - In the first movie they were in a basement where the monster could just walk under the water. - In the sequel there was a deeper water where the monster just sunk basically. - In "Day One" it's more interesting because it seemed the monster died by suffocating in the sewer, it literally lost air from it's lungs(?), so how did they survive in space?

[@nicoleknapp777]

Thankful for your honest and thorough review. My son loves the Quiet Place movies. He is excited for this one. But I just lost my mom, his grandma, in November of 2023 to cancer. Maybe someday we’ll be strong enough to watch this one, but definitely not yet.

[@Bookwitherin]

So sorry for your loss, friend. ❤

[@sarasthoughts]

As a person who has just gone through a (smaller) loss, I'd say go for it. Seek an empty screening and jump in. I bawled at the end but the message of the movie felt SO healing to me. It says that death isn't so scary after all, that what's really important is not avoiding death at all cost but valuing LIFE in the amount that you have at all cost.

[@lalareal180]

Gurl bye! THIS isn’t what you sign up for when reading the title “a quite place: day one” Wasnt healing at all was depressing with lacking of the plot. Quit projecting! Lupita was scared as hell right before she got swooped up! Shet ep! Polly Anna!

[@rossjones1530]

We’re rooting for her to get her closure, and die on her own terms, satisfied…?

[@jessicasfairytale]

i mean...everyone's day one is gonna look and feel different

[@MissInformed10]

So true about the helicopter announcements. Not only would it take a while to learn that the aliens have poor vision and excellent hearing, it would take a while to find people brave enough to fly around in a helicopter making a bunch of noise!

[@charliedavis5787]

Yea I was completely expecting the military to be attacking the monsters or something but they seemed so passive, which surprised me.

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

​@@charliedavis5787they did try, their bullets did nothing, the ground troops were amongst some of the first to die, just like EMS, firefighter, and other first responders

[@gamingdungeon8094]

@@charliedavis5787 Exactly what Anthony said. Newspaper clippings in the first movie were also talking about how they could withstand tank shots and crazy shit like that, not to mention they move at like 100 mph, really hard to hit something accurately moving that fast with basic ballistics.

[@owenfelton]

i'm surprised that you don't think there's a lot of tension in this movie, because to me it felt like the most suspenseful of the franchise! i thought it did a great job of balancing the tense, scary scenes with the emotional drama stuff. it definitely came close to crossing the line of getting a little too melodramatic at times, but it still managed to make me tear up. probably my favorite in the franchise.

[@vdash94]

I might be the only one who hated this movie. I felt that focusing on a character that is ready to die rather than one wanting to live and escape to the boats was the biggest issue

[@angelicsailor1st]

You’re not the only one I didn’t necessarily hate it for that but I didn’t like the setting characters in general and I really was bored in comparison to the first one or second

[@beauelwell7614]

I’m right there with u I hated it so much n was so bored I couldn’t believe it!!!

[@koasterlover1045]

I did not like it either

[@Horrorzeit]

I disliked it as well. They didnt use the day one scenario at all. There were also many forced emotional moments.

[@sharkshannon]

same i thought it was horribly boring and did absolutely nothing with the quiet place idea. the film isn’t interesting if your main character doesn’t care about the apocalypse at all

[@dariuscleary1354]

Still haven’t seen the movie yet, but I think it sounds cool that the movie isn’t really so much about the aliens. It just so happens to be in the same world as the other movies. I really don’t have to know everything about the aliens I feel like we know enough as it is from the first 2 movies

[@bee-om2ry]

I really loved this movie BUT I’m definitely the black sheep fan of this franchise because frankly…I’m not lol. I found a quiet place really predictable, which cut into all the emotional parts for me, and I just never felt the same fear…or care lol for their lives in the 2nd movie. I think these movies were always trying to hit more of an emotional punch than be a monster movie so I guess I expected that from this too? So I was expecting to be disappointed and was refreshingly surprised! I can see why if I was hyped for this since day 1 (haha) I’d be annoyed but I just love a good emotional story with compelling characters and monsters in the foreground!!

[@robk.6591]

I thought it was above average. 28 Days Later did a better job of showing isolation in a big city, imo. *SPOILERS* They hid the aliens for some reason for awhile. But they fully showed them in the first two movies. There's also plenty of images of them on the internet. This is not the way to build suspense. I'd really only watch this one if I were watching a marathon of the franchise. The cat survived! So, yay! 😊

[@jasonbradford4176]

Loving the red hair 😍😍

[@matxalenc8410]

I loved it! I think if I hadn't watched spoiler reviews I would be disappointed too. I was well aware it was less of a horror and more of a drama or character study. I also can't judge it by the first two because I've never seen them. When she got out the bus, there were already jets flying, so the government probably already knew something. I'm not sure if it's common for jets to fly over New York. I also think that man tagged along 'cause he was scared, and she was nice (or tolerant), and they attached themselves to eachother because their feelings were so heightened by the apocalypse and they were both alone. I believe you that in real life that might not happen, but it's also a movie - and a movie about aliens at that. They stopped the bus 'cause Djimoun said to, and he's awesome. You gotta do what he says. It looked like to me the alien was struggling to move and that's why they drowned. Emily Blunt looked like she was standing and these monsters are significantly taller than humans. Maybe it was standing instead of swimming. The alien in this movie had also just exerted itself trying to chase the two, so maybe it didn't have enough oxygen in it's lung to wade it's way back to the station.

[@diegorvmirez]

Although it was misleading, it was interesting to see someone with a terminal illness navigate an apocalypse. It wasn’t necessarily a journey of survival but more of a journey of fulfillment.

[@cheyennerideaux8131]

Thank you. I thought I was the only one who didn't prefer this movie. I thought it was more boring than the other two and I didn't really feel for any of the characters but the cat

[@Enterstainers]

I can't agree there were no stakes when there was a cat in the entire movie. That was the stakes added to make up for the protagonist already accepting death, we wanted her to find inner closure whilst not wanting the cat to die. It was all intentional.

[@lalareal180]

No STAKES.

[@KoryGrayson]

I thought the cat would’ve played a bigger role in the movie. Like the cats meow, I expecting it to do something. Wether it be attracting the monsters or hurting them. I was expecting something from the cat, but nothing happened and I was like “Aw.”

[@Ryannnnntm]

I just saw this last night and I agree with you 100%. Just missed the mark. Maybe if it was a stand alone film I could give it some grace. But it’s the third in a franchise, I expected way more.

[@sad_dad]

I will always appreciate how honest you are on here. I can’t stand when some creators lie about their opinion on something just to not make other people mad.

[@pamelaboden]

Loving your red hair again. You may have had it for awhile but I'm just noticing it and it's very pretty. I hear you about your feelings but I really enjoyed the sap. I thought the first movie was a little sappy too and that was my favorite.

[@chimiko13]

Joseph Quinn did so good in stranger things he was season’s favorite and i feel like he was resurrected through this movie lol! He was also dealing with aliens and the aliens in stranger things and day one are so similar. Anyway he is such a good actor he can make any horror thriller genre into a drama because anyone his character connects with, he has chemistry. Even the cat. Yes.

[@luciaguzman3784]

This is another reason why I don’t pay much attention to marketing and/or trailers because I don’t want to form any expectations and/or biases. For example, smile had some of the best marketing tactics but the movie’s social commentary on mental illness was disgusting. I absolutely adored Quiet Place: Day One. Yes, it’s a creature film and it would have been nice to get more information about them BUT Sammy’s and Eric’s perspectives about life and survival are refreshing. I grew to care them just as much as the Abott family. @foxministry in this comment section describe the point of this movie beautifully.

[@xenjf]

after 2-3 hours they already knew that they're super sensible to sound and that they can't swim, if the military knew so much about the aliens this early then it doesn't make sense why they wouldn't hide in one of many underground bunkers or a nuclear submarine and develop some sort of ultrasonic weapon in like a month. i mean you don't have to be a genius to figure that out, considering that they already knew which are the weak points of the aliens

[@xenjf]

and yeah considering this is the "day one" of the invasion in a huge place such as NY i would expect the chaos to last at least a week before everything went silent and empty. no matter how lethal the aliens are, killing literally millions of people only in a city would take them days

[@BloodyPanic785]

I agree with everything you said, but still had a good time watching it. I teared up some even though it was predictable what was gonna happen. In my post-movie-euphoria I gave it a 4/5 stars, but I think on a rewatch I'd be more likely to be 3/5. It's not a bad movie by any means, but it's got a lot of glaring issues. Always love hearing your thoughts on movies even if I don't completely agree!

[@lalareal180]

Why would you want to watch such a depressing movie again?

[@micahchopIin]

a big complaint for me is that advertisements for this movie from the beginning seemed to boast the fact that it was in new york city, which obviously is a loud place, so it seemed like a big Thing in the movie would be that it's in new york... besides the sewer scene literally nothing cool happened that involved new york city. would have loved to see a times square scene at night with the creatures attacking or something... it was disappointing to me

[@sawyerscheitler6416]

I can TOTALLY see why a quiet place Stan would hate this film, but as someone who was slightly above average on the first 2 (3.5/5 on letterboxed for both) I actually loved this film. lupita has become one of my favorite actresses so maybe I’m biased but I thought there was something so beautiful about her story. You never get an apocalypse film where the main character doesn’t truly care about survival and I thought it was exceptionally unique. Idk I hate to be pretentious but I really loved this movie! (4.5/5 on letterboxed) however I totally understand why people hate it or are disappointed

[@prisssyx3]

Girl your hair!!!!!!! It’s so cute! And tbh I hated this movie, idk what they thought was going to happen the plot was lacking significantly. Good video though!

[@ASimplePerson1]

I completely 100% agree with you on this one.

[@StevenTyler94]

I loved this movie. I hated that family in the first two movies by the end of the second one, but I loved these characters in the new one and I loved the storyline. It was beautifully done and definitely a better tone than following annoying kids that didn’t listen. I did think it was going to be similar to Cloverfield, but I was pleasantly surprised. Off topic, but we need a legit sequel to Cloverfield. Not like 10 Cloverfield Lane and the other one.

[@chrisfreeman2174]

I agree, this is my least favorite. I went with a small group of AQP fans and I was the sole person who thought it was disappointing. My main beef was the cat. The film would have been better without it. All I could think of was when is it going to meow and get eaten? When will we see a usable litter box? How does the cat always find the person the director wants us to have it find next? Since when does a cat not freak out when it gets near water? Or hiss like Jonesy in Alien when a monster comes near? Every time the cat came onscreen a new question would pop up in my mind and ruin any tension. I honestly cannot recommend this film to any fan of the franchise. I rewatched the first two before seeing this one, and I really love both of them. This one? Super disappointing.

[@ImmaculateOtter]

I really wasn’t a fan of the second movie. It lost the novelty of the first and felt more like a zombie film. Maybe this one will feel different. Edit: you described the first one as a thriller and the second one as a pseudo-action movie. I think that fits my thoughts perfectly.

[@charliedavis5787]

Agreed. I really was disappointed with the second one. The first movie set up a sequel that would really spotlight how badass and strong the mother was but then the movie was just a weird bonding adventure with the daughter and some random guy.

[@gregg06x]

Yeah I’m with you 100%. I feel asleep at the same part you did. This was not a day one movie. It’s actually a week later.

[@marcusduran4399]

This one was a pleasant surprise to me personally. I agree with a majority of your takes but some of them not so much I guess. The one thing that the movie left me wanting more of was the government communication with the citizens. The helicopters and loudspeakers, the radio, maybe some amber alerts sent to phones, idk, just more of that. The idea of desperately trying to find out what’s going on, not only makes an apocalypse movie interesting but drastically elevates the horror for me personally. The moment the movie started and you see lupita’s character in hospice, I knew she wasn’t making it out alive. Which tells me that I should just be invested in her character arc, while simultaneously rooting for the survival of Joseph’s character. The film was sappy sure, and definitely leans into that a lot, which may not be people’s cup of tea. But it made the movie feel super human to me, and I ate that up. The monsters feeding scene was practically pointless in the context of this movie. It did reveal some interesting things though. Confirmed that they don’t kill people to eat them, but perhaps need people in order to grow food for themselves and offspring? But that scene honestly should’ve been shelved and used as a discovery for the characters in the original trilogy. It would just make more sense, plus the characters in the first two movies would actually care about this discovery. (Assuming, the first two are apart of a trilogy)

[@HannahBuckley-fe6xf]

My friend saw it, and her biggest complaint was the underwater scene where the 2 leads and the cat had to go underwater for like 2/3 minutes, And the cat was fine did not make a fuss or cry.

[@Trailmixxed]

I went back and watched the trailers after seeing this movie, it was absolutely advertised as being a different movie. There are scenes and lines in the trailer that never appear in the movie, and plot points that you would think are extremely important to the movie that were never referenced in the trailers or summary. It’s also supposed to be a prequel, but we already saw the aliens land in the second movie, and the chaos of “day one” so why did we need a whole movie dedicated to it ( a whole movie that only spent a few minutes on day one btw) it felt less like a prequel and more like a spin off with characters I could care less about. I would’ve been much more interested in seeing Djimon Hounsou’s characters perspective, he describes what it was like in the second movie, I thought we’d see more of that in the prequel.

[@starnote100]

So completely agree with you. I literally tweeted "This was not what I expected. Lupita Nyong'o is fantastic, with her facial expressions that convey everything, but...there's no plot beyond 'let's run around and avoid the scary monsters'. I wanted more: more killing, more terror, more everything."

[@lyle1850]

I didnt watch Day One, but I think what makes sense about the aliens not being able to swim is about how dense and heavy they are. In the first film, the water is shallow enough for the alien to curiously dip into it (and for dramatic effect), as well as trying to possibly hearing any movements from Evelyn. All things considered, I understand why they can't swim.