Stranger Things

 

Main Theme

The latest horror hit is Stranger Things, whose inspiration clearly comes from science fiction and adventures like E.T., X-files, Stand by Me and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, while it's direction is a mix between Stephen King and Stephen Spielberg.

Rendering a true homage and throwback to the 80's in general, I definitely loved the great horror movie poster references like The Evil Dead, Jaws and The Thing appearing over the private rooms, and I felt the same with the main theme, which is like a lost John Carpenter song with heavy synthesizers.

The acting of the young kids is very impressive as I felt immersed by how much they cared about each other and the world they live at Hawkins, Indiana. Winona Ryder also played a compelling role as a worrying mother.

It's too early to really consider it as a great TV series seeming as I only saw season 1 for now, but I can't wait to see more! The supernatural environments and the creature design are well done and the "Carrie" effects kept me watching, especially that one moment when a kid was floating in the air!

 

Jim Hopper played a supportive and determined role of uncovering the conspiracy and the supernatural, while the same goes for Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer too. But the true stars of the show are of course the 3 boys looking for their lost friend, and Eleven, the mysterious girl.

Toothless in particular stroke me as a character, really being energetic, caring and such while maintaining a balance between rational and irrational remarks throughout. Cursing and swearing around each other during tense times is clearly the cool thing to do around 1983.

Stranger Things feels nostalgic in a modern take from a bygone era from which I was born, and it's one of those television flicks which is very easy to watch through because it's so wonderfully directed and filmed and acted by the people behind and in front of the camera.

Rating: 8.0