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I couldn't be happier about how great this final season of my favorite show is turning out. Every moment of these first four episodes was well-thought. I loved how they immediately got into action and followed-up with season 4's ending. Unlike season 3 which took like four episodes to take shape.

I think the Duffer Brothers have been doing a lot of research! They have fixed several problems of the previous seasons. After season 1, Demogorgans, were not that scary. Here, they are once again vicious and terrifying and actually do damage. During seasons 3 and 4, Mike had become an annoying and unlikable character. They have carefully fixed that too, in only four episodes. Also, Will became less and less important throughout the show. He clearly had a connection with the upside down so pushing him aside seemed wrong. Not only they fixed that, they took it to the next level and finally gave him what he so deserved. These are many more improvements in this season.

The Duffer Brothers also seem to have learned from other shows and movies. They are doing what GoT failed to do. THEY ARE DELIVERING! Every episode gives you something without being rushed or slow. They do feel like a movie on their own. In the mean time, they are very coherent and cohesive. You can actually see them as one great movie. Everything works perfectly in-sync. In fact, considering how the story moves forward and what it leads to in the end, it reminded me of Avengers: Infinity War. I want this to be spoiler free, so if you've seen both, you know what I mean.

Anyway, after these 4 episodes I really have high hopes for the finale of the show. I wish for something big that would be talked about for years. It really has the potential for it.

This is neither as good as many are claiming nor as bad as the others are saying. The overall plot is simple and not very original but the production makes it a bit different. The performances are all good especially Sean Penn. DiCaprio also does a good job however his role isn't something only he could do or make unique. It could have been anyone else.

My main problem with the movie which made me give it a 7 is the first 33 minutes of it. I think that should have been removed. Without that long intro with so many annoying cuts and short montages, the film would had aspects of mystery and suspense. Imagine the movie starting after that part. You get introduced to the characters very quickly and in less than 30 minutes the chaos begins which keeps you wondering about what the hell is going on. The first 33 minutes were an absolutely unnecessary background story. The events in that part could have been mentioned little by little along the way. Maybe short flashbacks or storytellings from Bob or the Colonel.

There was also several sexual scenes in the beginning which made it hard for me to connect with any of the characters. They were really awkward and unnecessary, given that there weren't any in the rest of the movie. I would have loved this movie if the first part was removed. It would be a memorable film. Now, it's such a shame that I'm going to forget about this movie in less than 33 minutes!