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.

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.

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 ❤

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

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 😂

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

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.

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

Honestly this movie got me in my feels

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!)

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.

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 😫

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.

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.

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

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

I 100% agree with you. It should’ve been called A Quiet Place: New York City or something like that.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 🤷🏽‍♀️

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

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

I was rooting for the cat.

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

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.

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

dare I say my favorite quiet place movie?

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Good review and cool video Sarah!👉🙂👈

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 🌟❤️

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

I hated it too because it was falsely advertised as a horror movie when it was really more of a drama I hate that we got scammed into thinking this movie was going to be something it just wasn’t. So manipulative.

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.

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

Loving the red hair 😍😍

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

There was a clear disconnect between the first two and third movies, and I think that's because of John's role changing. You're 100% correct that it wasn't very climactic and definitely unrealistic at times. I'm sorry, no. Pizza? There's NO PIZZA anywhere!!! The world has been crushed to shit. The pizza is gone. The cat was my favourite part of the movie.

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.

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!

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

Oh my gosh! I just noticed Murder Party on your shelf! What a hidden gem.

I just hate the unrealistic scenes above all, like her getting herself from under the car and not being damaged, do people know how much weight a car is??? Like wtf... and the cat swimming, being quiet, founding her in the middle of caos... L o L

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.

This is a great review, Sarah. Plus, you are looking beautiful as always.

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

Gorgeous hair, you’re so pretty ❤

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.

I agree. This one lacked family aspect and felt like a monster movie, not a story about the family. Also also. Your hair looks so cute!

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).

Your hair looks so cute girl!!

I agree with you 100%. I watched the first two movies before seeing this! They are fun rides, about SURVIVING, LIFE, BIRTH. THIS was utterly depressing. Its def not a QUIET PLACE movie you want to watch again. This should have been some Spirit aware indy movie, without the horror elements. I like how everyone in the comments think you DONT understand all she was doing WE GOT IT LOUD AND CLEAR. Still doesnt make it interesting, just horrible depressing. Lupita is great... Homeboy was forgettable, and long live the cat. But this is something I wont watch again, and that sucks as the other 2 are fun rides. This is just a downer.

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.

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!

I was too worried about the cat the whole time to pay attention to anything hahahahaha I couldnt google it because I was in the theatre.

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.

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!

YES SARAH I HAD THE SAME THOUGHTS. I came out of the cinema "what was that sentimental drivell"

I completely agree with this review. It felt like the apocalypse aspect was pushed to the side for the emotional plot, which isn’t what you sign up for when reading the title “a quite place: day one”. It got very boring at times, and the third act was very anticlimactic. I don’t understand the hype

My friend and I saw it and both agree 100% with your review. We totally expected a different movie

I saw it yesterday and half of the theatre was crying during the end hahaha

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

I thought it was lackluster. I wanted more

Hey! So I was wondering if you could do a tier list for like- foreign horror films? Cheers.

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

I loved it so much I want to go see it a second time. I’m looking forward to buying it physically and I’m REALLY looking forward to the A Quiet Place video game. My ranking would be First Film, Third then Second.

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!!

Are you gonna watch Maxxxine and review it? I’m seeing it tomorrow and I can’t wait because I really liked Pearl

I absolutely LOVED this movie! I loved the storyline and the relationship between the main characters felt believable to me because humanity going through something intensely scary and life changing has that friends in the trenches effect. Totally believable that people would latch onto someone after losing everything/ everyone and they’re fighting for survival. I do agree that some of the scenes dragged on too long, like the scene in her apartment and the one in the piano lounge. Would’ve liked to see more of the process of figuring the aliens out. Like, how’d they know to be quiet so quickly?? The military figured out they couldn’t swim pretty quickly. Also, how’d those boats get so full of people? They’re LOUD, so wouldn’t the creatures have destroyed them before they could be loaded and pull away? Boats that size are SLOOOOOWWWW. Lots of suspension of disbelief, lol.

I agree, as a stand alone movie I probably would’ve enjoyed it a lot more but it’s just not what I wanted as a part of this franchise. Also your hair looks amazing!

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.

It's the pizza line Tallahassee looking for a Twinkie in the first zombified? Because there it was mildly amusing. But it didn't need to be done again.

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.

The driver that stopped the boat did not stop to save him, they stopped to save the cat. He was just there. I would do that hahahaha

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.

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.

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