FIREWORKS are coming this Fourth of July — OR, as someone has already said: STRANGER THINGS has ostensibly canceled the July 4th holiday this year because everyone’s gonna be glued to their TV sets. Check out this trailer!
I’ve heard it said that GAME OF THRONES is the “TV series of our lifetime.” Maybe…. but for my money–and based on this trailer–I’m going with STRANGER THINGS! It’s got everything: 80s-style friendship, freaky lights in the sky, giant (we think) aliens, carnival rides, and a throwback to the malls of yesteryear. There’s no incest or giant orgies here.
Spielberg’s influence from the early 80s is all over this thing, from the kids-in-peril setting, to the otherworldly dangers, to the helicopters flying in from overhead. And the carnival–Lost Boys! One of the best 80s films of all time…. And, of course, it’s hard to see the goopy, hissing Demigorgon without thinking of the late 70s, mid-80s Alien and Aliens.
We can’t wait….. it’s gonna be one wild, STRANGE, ride!
