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I was really looking forward to this one since I'm a huge fan of Andre Ovredal and this looked like a unique premise and setting for a horror film.

Unfortunately I felt this was the weakest of his filmography so far and it left me wanting a lot more.

The visuals are good and special effects are passable, but everything else felt cery choppy and incomplete.

The design of the titular character was probably the high point for me, combined with a couple of decent jumpscares, but thats about all the positives I can give to it.

For me it was a 6/10.

Saw this last night at a 4th of July midnight with a fun crowd... (fyi this is Tarantino's revival theater in LA)

I love this movie, and for the same reason critics hate it and a lot of horror fans don't like it: it's dumb, silly, flashy, hyper nonsense, and it's completely in on the joke.

The trailer for the OG is genuinely funny and making fun of itself the whole time. They absolutely knew what they were doing.

Highlights:

The classic JLH spinning around to "what are you waiting for?" might be more iconic thanks to Scary Movie, another franchise critics and "real" horror fans love to hate.

Everyone in this movie is either annoying or unlikeable, and it's not accidental, they're souped up caricatures on purpose. The four leads are basically teens with dreams turned up to 15. Ryan Phillippe is the most obvious one to hate. Sarah Michelle Gellar is the typical blonde dunce. But even the side characters are in on it: SMG's sister is just a jerk for no reason, and Johnny Galecki as Max, who's supposed to be the likable underdog competing with the jock, is still kind of a dick. Everyone is heightened on purpose, and that's what makes it so much fun.

The twist is honestly kind of great, they think they kill a guy, who killed a guy, and he comes back a year later for revenge. Why a year later? Whatever, it's a fun hook (no pun intended).

The inciting crime wasn't even that much their fault. It was an accident. Freddie wasn't even drinking. They could've just called the cops. But they're all idiots. Instead they decide it's easier to dump the body, and then it turns into murder.

Anne Heche is in an early role here and she's acting in a completely different movie, dark, Southern, Louisiana bayou type of character. She's great, but everyone else feels Northeast. It's supposed to be North Carolina.

The killer cutting SMG's hair, lol. When you actually reverse engineer this guy's plan, none of it makes much sense. It's very risky. He's messing with them but exposes himself to being caught way too many times. It kind of plays like Scooby Doo, which is fitting considering Sarah and Freddie would go do exactly that a few years later.

As a Scream inspired movie, it's a blast: dumber, full of shortcuts, and running on "let's just have some slasher fun" energy.

And don't get started on I Still... because I genuinely LOVE that one because it's even dumber and sillier and a blast. And BRANDY...

This cost 17m made 124m worldwide... good solid... the recent one only cost 18m for a modern studio horror very cheap and made 64m. Did ok but prob not gonna see another.

If they do though... like the end credits tease... I'm there.

Cheesy cheap blood, plenty of skin, and in your face disturbing themes. What not to want in a “b” flick ?

I watch this one a lot, great b horror film

I’m a bit late to the party but I just had to talk about it. I have consumed a bunch of horror media. Books, movies, comics, you name it. Nothing has disturbed me as deeply as this film. The not so subtle subtext of date rape and Bear’s predatory adoration is deeply unsettling and paired with the terrifying way Nikki moved through out the movie left no room for comfort. One of the creepiest scene to me in horror filmography is the “black maid” Georgina crying and saying “No” on repeat in Get Out that’s basically the whole shtick with Nikki. With all the slop drenched in unoriginality coming out of Hollywood at times I’m so happy horror still finds new ways to fuck me up. I’m excited to see where the director goes next.

And then the reveal had me shook. I thought it was gonna be the son since it seemed like he was a bit different during the scene where he tricked the Shaman guy into falling off the railing

I feel like this movie doesn't get talked about quite as much as Flanagan’s series work, but it holds up so well. The dread is just relentless from start to finish. I'd love to hear what you guys like (or dislike) about it!

LYRICS:

Look at me, Busy as a bee,

Where'd I get all this energy?

Oh Meth, Mmm Meth!

I don't sleep, and I don't eat

But I got the cleanest house on the street

Oh Meth, Mmm Meth!

Get these hairs all out of my face,

Get these bugs all out of my place

One more hit, No time to waste!

Oh Meth...OOH M E T H !

I had seen this a very long time ago and forgot everything about it, so I made my sister watch it with me today. It was like small monster Cloverfield and we greatly enjoyed it. That jump scare at the end got both of us soooooo good. Might be the best jump scare of all time. I do see this recommended every now and then, but in case you haven’t seen it, give it a watch if you enjoy found footage!

I swear to god watching him gives me life, he’s easily on my top 5 best horror movie performances ever, what are other top performances in your opinion?

I'm utterly mesmerized by the amazing decade of horror we're having, so I wanted to include my favourite, 10 out of 10 movies I watched since 2020. I know some of these are a bit controversial, but it's just my personal opinion. Share yours!

The acting fell flat alot in the first movie. And id say the Djinn did more lazy wish entrapment than actual wishes. I think if they were a tiny bit more clever and made the wishes he granted seem really good at first before it circles around and bites them in the ass. The Djinn easily could have been up there with Jason and freddy.

This is a decent movie, it was a fun watch. But the director didnt have enough imagination to fully make the djiin scary as hell. The Djinn could have granted a orphan his wish to bring his parents back only only for them to slowly turn into mindless zombies that eventually tear the orphan apart or something scarier than turning a pretty girl into a plastic mannequin because she wished to be pretty forever.

Its kind of like when someone tries to write a smart character and they just make them a giant douche because they're so much smarter than everyone else as their main trait only without showing anything substantial or remarkable about their intelligence. All tell and no show.