casting bill skarsgard as the nice guy was peak reverse psychology

@BryanDough211

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY! That was so smart

@EarthsGeomancer

Жыл бұрын

People need to learn how to have an open mind.

@misterwinkybluff5930

8 ай бұрын

​@@EarthsGeomancerHaving an “open mind” will get you killed. Did you watch the movie??

@el_moviefan

8 ай бұрын

He is just too good at playing villains

@GenJuhru

8 ай бұрын

I mean when he does that "looking at two directions at the same time", just gives you psycho vibes..

That hard cut to him googling and then measuring, totally oblivious to the biggest red flags ever was indeed the funniest shit I've seen in a minute.

@natani___7666

Жыл бұрын

It was genuinely hilarious and didn’t feel unbelievable.

@MadameCirce

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I laughed so hard!

@KoreaMojo

Жыл бұрын

Blinded by greed and self-interest.

@luvvvv124

Жыл бұрын

Him seeing the cages and being like wtf but still measuring lol

@xXSakuraTearsXx

Жыл бұрын

The life of a white male.

My theory as to why she didn't nab Tess or Keith at night when she was sneaking around could have been because they were sleeping and you don't want to wake a sleeping baby, so her nurture side probably told her, "well they're in the house and safe, I'll let them sleep."

@sari9645

Жыл бұрын

Oh that’s an amazing theory!! Makes so much sense!

@honestlynotsponsored

Жыл бұрын

I love that take.

@d9_1056

Жыл бұрын

Welp. I'm calling this cannon.

@tacobot

Жыл бұрын

or maybe she heard Keith having a nightmare and came to check on him

@UnboxingAlyss

Жыл бұрын

I really like this theory. :-)

bro also the movie is literally about an abusive relationship: when keith and tess are talking about her ex, she says that despite how he treats her, she's eventually going to "go back" and the last words of hers to The Mother in the movie is "I can't go back" - just thought that was brilliant, even though I only caught in my second viewing.

@theoneitgirl5699

Жыл бұрын

also the mother was raped and stuff also inbred

@whitedragoness23

Ай бұрын

The whole city represented abuse and was the abuser

Another parallel between the 2 storylines (I forget the character names forgive me): She has a line at the beginning of the movie that since she's a woman she has to be hyper aware of her surroundings at all time, but guys have the freedom to just walk into situations with no fear. Then we see during Justin Longs part thats all he does, just blunder his way through without giving a thought, like Maybe I shouldn't rush into the secret underground tunnel system in my basement

@zukihoney135

Жыл бұрын

And at the end when she hits the mother with her car, she watches carefully to make sure the mother is dead. Comparatively, Justin long just believes the mother is dead when she falls off the water tower which is what kills him

@annerison

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, which parallels perfectly with him being a predator

@hannahohno

Жыл бұрын

She literally wandered into the murder basement, like on 3 separate occasions

@Rufofeli

Жыл бұрын

@@hannahohno This. Lol. She took a lot of precautions when he met a stranger (Keith) but he has no problem entering a basement with 2 secret and extremely dangerous entrances, again, lol.

@MrSimonsays2592

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much same with Keith too, he could have come right back up after finding the room she told him about, but he kept looking. Lol

Justin Long is a certified scream queen and one of the most underrated horror actors out there Hope he’ll get the recognition he deserves

@20TonChop

Жыл бұрын

He a real live final girl...lol

@Doubtfulgrace101

Жыл бұрын

Male scream queens need love too.

@Spamandseggs

Жыл бұрын

Fr as soon as I saw him pop up on screen I knew this movie was about to go crazy lol

@absolutnadia

Жыл бұрын

He’s the fucking best. I loved Tusk

@straightuphating1013

Жыл бұрын

@@absolutnadia fuck that movie still creeps me out

Tiny detail I loved was when Justin Long was going through Keith’s bag the book he found was Jane Eyre, which also features an insane woman locked away and hidden from the world.

@pupfish713

Жыл бұрын

i thought this too!

@annerison

Жыл бұрын

Nice catch

@Sugarmamakeanu

Жыл бұрын

THISSSSSS !!!! I was waiting for someone else to bring this up

@madsm7422

Жыл бұрын

I noticed this too and got so excited. Such a good little detail

@JessieP07

Жыл бұрын

I for real was just like "oh my gosh and he read Jane Eyre too?! NOOOOOOO she killed my dream guy" so good on you for making that connection.

I actually don't think that Tess was making decisions based on them being morally right. Early on the movie we learn that she's in an abusive relationship. She tells Keith about a scenario dealing with a guy who thinks love and control are the same thing, and the girl that let's herself become something like a pet, then tells him that she can't believe it's happening to her. So I think that was establishing how she struggles to leave men behind, even when she knows it's dumb to go back and is putting her own well being at risk.

@magdalenalopez4476

Жыл бұрын

Ooh! Good point! Even for AJ who definitely did NOT deserve it

@josephwilliams1251

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if the two are mutually exclusive, though. I think you’re totally right but to say it doesn’t still speak to a moral fortitude as well as a character flaw is a little limited. To me at least

@KoreaMojo

Жыл бұрын

This can still be a moral issue. while people can change attachment styles throughout significant events in life, personality is pretty rigid. That being said, she likely learned to be a savior/codependent to some degree in childhood and is accepting of douchebags because of her comfort in salvation mode. She is also extremely cautious because of this dynamic has also proven to be painful/dangerous. Yet a pattern is familiar even when it's not truly comfortable. She followed this pattern of being a helper. Even though it's detrimental. This is likely something that makes her feel good or better when she's helpful and stupid or ashamed when it's with the wrong person. It's moral because no virtue is without pleasure and suffering on their continuum.

@TheBaronVSP

Жыл бұрын

Also with the pic of Keith's ID, she showed that she didnt trust him by taking the pic, but by the next day she was looking at the pic and "caressing" his face like she was already falling for him. With AJ it seemed like pure empathy, because she had been down there for weeks and didn't want him to be subjected to the same thing.

@crystalcorrigan8573

Жыл бұрын

I agree with this take, and I thought the same thing when I was describing it to my partner who didn't want to watch it.

I LOVED the hard-cut to AJ. The first "monster" had just been shockingly revealed in a claustrophobic and dark dungeon while she's screaming, and then cuts to our second "monster" in a beautiful open location while he's singing. Also, while it wasn't shown, it's pretty obvious with his drunk voicemail that he admitted guilt and most likely got absolutely dragged after the events we saw. Pretty funny/fitting that his character was 2-faced and Mother gave him 2 faces.

I could be wrong, but I interpreted the scene where he calls the rental agent a little differently. She says that they haven't had any renters for a few weeks. I think that's how long Tess was down there. Tess and Keith were the last renters and no one rented it since then, so that's why no one discovered their stuff. She'd certainly been down there more than a day or two. She says that she doesn't know how long it was, but she'd figured out not to upset "The Mother," so I got the impression that she'd been there for awhile.

@alexmooney7474

Жыл бұрын

That's what I gathered, too. She seemed to have a really good sense of the routine and what was right to do by that point, so I figured she and/or Keith were the last renters the agent referred to.

@katelynoffenhauer6422

Жыл бұрын

Also the lighbulb in the basement that she reflected off the mirror was out. That's how I figured out Tess had been down there a long time

@ChristineSMeyer

Жыл бұрын

I think what didn't make sense to me is taking a photo of his ID and sending it to no one? It felt like a wasted opportunity. It was hinting at what women do when they are out with a strange man but didn't fully go through with it. The point of taking the photo is to send it to someone you trust. I think the writers should have done more to fix that whole. If she was really gone weeks...someone would know and check and they'd be out looking for this dude.

@miranda13c

Жыл бұрын

Yes that is 100% what happened

@lemonsquire5993

Жыл бұрын

It couldn’t be a few weeks though because Tess’ laptop which was unplugged still had power

The sound that wakes Tess up the first night in the house is 100% the mother feeding Keith. He's having a nightmare, being fussy, so she goes to feed him thinking he's hungry. It gets more disturbing the more I hear it haha

@NationalHooeyLeague

Жыл бұрын

Omfg that makes too much sense I hate it 😭

@kevincarter2020

Жыл бұрын

wouldn't that wake him up though?

@XxMCRroxnonstopxX

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was mother blowing a kiss while watching her baby sleep 🤷🏻‍♀️

As soon as the basement was revealed, I’m ashamed to say that I had the exact same reaction as Justin Long’s character. I was like, “Damn! The square footage of this place is incredible! Look at this basement!!!”

@Croach193

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved his reaction. He was definitely one of my favorite characters, as awful as he was.

@ceilinh6004

Жыл бұрын

That part was SO funny. He's not scared at all. He's just pumped, and wants to measure it. 🤣

@bleach00101

Жыл бұрын

@@ceilinh6004 too bad that wasn’t the reaction of his coworker otherwise he never would have ended up at that house

@stinky6521

Жыл бұрын

i def enjoyed watching him get his skull bashed in lmaoooo

it was the repeated measuring tape for me. i was dying.

@smethingcool513

Жыл бұрын

yes XD the sound bite always a lil louder, so good

One of the golden rules of horror: NEVER GO INTO THE BASEMENT.

@visaeryon

Жыл бұрын

My house will never have a basement.

@tmntaddict

Жыл бұрын

@@visaeryon You will never make it in Hollywood. 😆

@AmandaTheJedi

Жыл бұрын

#1

@waywardmind

Жыл бұрын

Zodiac was a fantastic subversion of that trope.

@crispygift

Жыл бұрын

"I'll be right back!" *walks away*

it’s so sad because i was so terrified of keith and hated him (not knowing much going in and assuming he was the villain because it’s bill skarsgard duh) but then the moment he dies it’s just like oh my god i feel so bad he was just genuinely a nice art collective dude who was trying to help tess out 😭

@a.l.michael6240

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think Keith was a nice guy at all. Sure he appeared nice and did a lot of nice deeds but he repeatedly ignored Tess’ (I forgot the main characters name. Is it Tess?) wants, like making her tea when she said no and offering her wine when she said no and countless other examples. I think he was probably the parallel for AJ who’s an obvious creep while Keith is a “nice” creep, but that’s just my opinion. I think if they were together he would constantly dismiss her.

@ango8466

Жыл бұрын

@@a.l.michael6240 I agree that he was a creep too. Also he didn't believe her and trust her to get out of the house.

@l.1586

Жыл бұрын

@@a.l.michael6240 Same. Don't know how anyone can see him as cute or likeable. Just from Amanda's descriptions, this dude gave me the yikes.

@Mastervading4306

Жыл бұрын

Women. ☕

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

@@a.l.michael6240 Yeah there are no real nice/strong male characters anymore in movies. Only women are allowed to be good characters.

The ending is the reality for survivor's. There is never any justice. And even if you managed to win anything in court, the posses is not about you the victim. It is built around the perpetrator. And therefore just the act of trying to seek justice, is in itself, traumatising. The fact that the world never knew what he or the original house owner did, is realty. The vast majority of abusers never see any repercussions. As a survivor of csa, the current ending while harsh, is satisfactory to me as it is not lying. Or giving false hope.

@tessiepinkman

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought! Maybe that's something that's just very obvious when you yourself have gone through SA or other abuse, and not so obvious to the "ordinary" observer, but to me it was a fantastic ending - for exactly the reasons you mention.

@KristiContemplates

Жыл бұрын

Truth There's never a satisfactory ending to CSA survival stories. Tried explaining this in the Ethan Hawke black phone thing when people were complaining about no character development nor backstory and so were frustrated by the lack of closure. And I'm like "yeah, that's how CSA leaves you feeling"

@iciajay6891

Жыл бұрын

@@KristiContemplates as a csa I agree. The crime is about the perpetrator. And the because of this, everything is in there court in our society. Just survivoring is constantly having things taken from you. Choice in life choices is a big one. Becuase it is crimes about power, the power stays with the perpetrator. They may never think about there victim for a second the rest of there life. But the victim spends the rest of there life thinking about the perpetrator. And thus the power stays in the perpetrators court. I see and call csa the same as soul murder. As the perpetrator plan move on and do what every they want. But the survivor had to live with the devastation the rest of a life. And it impacts absolutely Ever part of a survivor's life. And every action and desision. At 38, I am ONLY well enough to try to seek some type of compensation for my abuse. And EVER step is built to punish survivor's. EVERYTHING. But I will continue because I. DID. NOTHING. WRONG. And I refuse to let it go. I deserve my comunity knowing the monster in there midst. And NO SHAME is on male. I find my being Frank and open about my abuse, has helped others in my comunity.

@Renbadoobee

11 ай бұрын

@@KristiContemplatesthey are making a second one but idk what that will be about

@JuiceGoose69

11 ай бұрын

Love this take!! ^

Barbarian is easily one of my favorite theatrical experiences of the year, so glad I went in blind. Comparing the first act to the second, it's amazing how they use the same set up for completely different outcomes. It really shows how Horror and Comedy are more connected than we think, and just like Comedy, the key to Horror is.... timing.

@Adrianne519

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree! I say this and The Black Phone, both films I knew very little about and had no high hopes really. And at least with The Black Phone I knew I was going to see Ethan Hawk but for this I didn’t know who was in the cast at all.

@Mitcheck315

Жыл бұрын

my theater experience was absolutely wild because I took a bathroom break like as soon as she went down the stairs and when I got back like three minutes later Justin Long was driving down the road and I had to double check that I walked back into the right theater

@smokey5587

Жыл бұрын

Okau but how the mother can open basement door from inside, didnt the door cant be open form inside?

@ChadKing69

Жыл бұрын

Terrifier 2 is better

@JohnDoe-hj9fh

Жыл бұрын

@@Mitcheck315 why would you go to the bathroom at that point? Like that's mega weird timing my dude

The reason why they were leaving that perfect neighborhood was because of racial tension and black people moving to Detroit. Hence why he said “the neighborhood is going to piss.” The crazy thing about this film is Brightmoor actually has a lot of blocks just like that. You will see a brand new looking house like it just got dropped down in the middle of the neighborhood. I was born and raised in Detroit so I have a lot real insight to this film. Definitely my favorite this year.

@alfie6441

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Knowing the history around it while watching actually makes it better. It’s not entirely fictitious there’s so much truth to it. Places like that do look like something out of a horror movie and it’s terrifying and sad.

@naurrrrbecausesomeonetooknaur

Жыл бұрын

yeah, its called white flight!

@KoreaMojo

Жыл бұрын

That's what I said to my mom when he said that. You knew the way the place was looking fine and Regan was accelerating deindustrialization, it was White flight. Stankin tail...

@KoreaMojo

Жыл бұрын

​@@alfie6441 I never understood why people are scared unless you see someone in the house or are alone. It's really just sad because it's loss of business and jobs then tax revenue and it snowballs.

@Jason-lc2lp

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the Metro area and live in the suburbs just outside of the city. I have friends who live in the Brightmoor area, You could go several blocks with no street lights, boarded houses and burned out stores but one block will have these beautifully kept homes, gardens, street lights, people sitting out on the porches, then the next 6 blocks are back to being abandoned. I'd go over there for parties, have drinks on the porch. It was this weird feeling of being on edge with the surrounding area but that this block felt like a warm safe place.

I got to see this in secret while my parents were out of town. I was seated next to a sweet older couple who loved horror. We found ourselves having the same reactions and leaning forward in anticipation at the same moments. Afterwards, we talked about the movies we wanted to see next and I made their day by telling them that the then upcoming Pearl was a prequel to X - which they didn't realize despite LOVING X.

@lemongrabthesecond

Жыл бұрын

Older couples that love movies are the BEST people to sit next to. They’re into it, yet respectful and cute.

@liquidimpression1091

Жыл бұрын

@@lemongrabthesecond I agree! The husband and I were geeking out on the way out and his wife was embarrassed by his inner manchild. It was my favorite theater experience.

@lemongrabthesecond

Жыл бұрын

@@liquidimpression1091 Yes! That sounds so nice! I remember seeing Match Point at my local art house theater as a teen and asking this couple in their 70s to watch my seat as I met my friends. Bought them a fancy chocolate bar as a thank you and they were SO sweet. They thought it was cool that a group of teens was seeing an “adult” movie and we talked about the movie for like 20 mins after it was over. 10/10 experience.

@atmosphericentry0

Жыл бұрын

That's so wholesome omg, it's always the best when you're sitting next to fellow horror fans. When I saw Pearl I sat next to these two people who were narrating/talking throughout the entire movie and laughing at the most inappropriate times.

@lemongrabthesecond

Жыл бұрын

@@atmosphericentry0 oh I scold the hell out of those people, lol. GTFO I spent a fortune to be here…

I think it was so wild the way she kept looking for help and safety from the men around her but in the end they just ended up being no help at all keith, the police, and obviously AJ. The homeless man tried his best but it was at his own demise unfortunately

@vanillakilla64

Жыл бұрын

I was so upset that the homeless man died like I seen it coming but I hoped when he warned her he woulda just been written out. But good observation all the men undermined her and used her even the cops wrote her off.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

I hate how most horror movies seem to have this subtext for women: men are worthless or evil.

@Indigo_Boi757

Жыл бұрын

I mean, aside from AJ and the cops, Keith was a lovely, decent guy who actually made her life easier in many small ways when he really didn’t have to. And the homeless man was literally a knight in shining amour that tried his best in every way to help her/save her and it cost him his life. I think they balanced it out quite nicely, especially Keith because he was literally the antithesis of everything she was afraid he’d be, which makes a good point that not all men are AJs. Also, SHE could be a lot more proactive and independent. Everything happened TO her, she was always reacting on the back foot, until the end and even then that gunshot was not like Ripley in Alien.

@JohnDoe-hj9fh

Жыл бұрын

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Keith wasn't worthless or evil though? Everything he does is understandable besides going down to the second basement without mentioning it

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-hj9fh He just seemed creepy and weird the whole time.

I saw an interesting theory as to why Mother left Tess alone the first night. Basically that Mother heard the guy having the nightmare and was going to him. And that Tess woke him in up just in time. Since mother truly just wants to protect and nurture, since they were both quiet she just left them alone.

@Trees...

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. If they were both comfortable why move them.

@micahcook2408

Жыл бұрын

Plus I think the Mother doesn’t lie bad behavior, punishment is equivalent to death in her head.

@audie-cashstack-uk4881

Жыл бұрын

Theory is flaming obvi9us that's why they were sleeping babys

@Doubtfulgrace101

Жыл бұрын

Aw, she was about to wake baby boi up from a bad dream. That or she was playing the part of his sleep paralysis demon until Tess woke him up.

@princesmith8008

Жыл бұрын

Whoa, hold on a second guys! I see everyone here talking about how the woman didn't want to disturb her 'babies' while she roamed at night, but let me point out that heavy door in the basement which sealed off the tunnels and could only be opened from one side by pulling that rope. Can someone explain how she managed to do that???

After the movie, my friends agreed that Keith deserves JUSTICE He was gone too soon

@jimbolic0809

Жыл бұрын

Poor Keith. He was a cutie.

@zombieedrea

Жыл бұрын

Right?? He seemed sus at first (though I think that was intentional on the movie's part and also, as Amanda said, Bill Skarsgard knows how to come off as unsettling), but then once it was shown that he wasn't a creep, I was sad to see him meet his end. RIP Keith. 💔

@CharlieKling7

Жыл бұрын

I was pissed with how little he was in the movie. I felt cheated

@Doubtfulgrace101

Жыл бұрын

Keith fucked around and found out. Sometimes that's all the justice we get.

@annabelle6770

Жыл бұрын

@@Doubtfulgrace101 🤣brutal but true...

I loved the ending. I actually cried for the poor woman. In all movies, a "creature" like that (that looks like that) is just crazy and bad and scary. But when she jumped to save her... I think it's the first horror movie where I cried.

@ConfutoDespartus

Жыл бұрын

You should watch Mama (2013) I cant watch horror cause im too easily freaked out but i watched a summary and i cry literally every time I see the ending sceen. Similar vibe there of the 'monster' being more then just scary and bad with an atypical ending

@Doubtfulgrace101

Жыл бұрын

She was weirdly sympathetic. Especially compared to the worse monster hiding in the basement with her and even justin longs character. The Orphanage was a pretty great tearjerker disguised as a horror thriller. It's foreign/Spanish but it's def worth a watch.

@annebeach6630

Жыл бұрын

You could Tess that despite all Tess has been through, she killed the woman out of sympathy rather than out of anger or rage. Like this woman was clearly suffering and had likely suffered her entire life. I really felt for the woman as well, she just wanted to nurture and care but didn't have the cognitive ability to tell right from wrong.

@KoreaMojo

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was evocative because she's really not mentally competent and then she's not been raised normally, yet she still has a nurturing drive. She can't help herself and her and Tess have that caring drive in common.

@mayonnaise3959

Жыл бұрын

Why tf would you feel bad for that thing? It’s not even human. Hell you spend a week being it’s child see if you still feel bad

I love this movie! Also, I know people will find different themes in the movie, focus on different parts, etc., but, for me, the ending was incredibly poignant, when The Mother reaches out for Tess and says "baby". I cried so hard, bc I felt so much the intergenerational trauma of the abuse that led to The Mother's creation and to the destruction she wrought, along with Tess choosing the moral imperative of her own survival

@sheisaMachine

Жыл бұрын

I noticed the contrast between her and Justin longs character. She was bore out of the worst situation imaginable but still tried and wanted to love something. Justin longs character was a POS til the end, even though he seemed like his life was amazing and his mom loved him.

@carriemillar6277

Жыл бұрын

i know! i felt so bad for her, that poor woman

@visaeryon

Жыл бұрын

Yea that one scene just turned around the whole prespective, i thought they will justify the mother in the flashback but the revelation in the climax is just perfect.

Just a note: I think they explain why the rental company doesn't know about the tenants there (though it doesn't seem like they know about the double booking)-they mention that the last tenants were staying there two weeks ago and that they don't clean the house until a new tenant is going to be staying there. Tess says she doesn't know how long she's been down there, so I'm assuming she/Keith were the tenants from two weeks ago that the rental company mentioned (and with no new booking, they hadn't been out there to clean the property yet and see their belongings).

@Emilaria

Жыл бұрын

That makes so much sense! My husband and I were confused about that also.

@Kourinthia

Жыл бұрын

I agree. That's why the lightbulbs had to be replaced. They had been on for weeks.

@linm124

Жыл бұрын

@@Kourinthia Oooo amazing observation!! I hadn't even put together the lightbulb part at all!

@amandaanstett6973

Жыл бұрын

Yooo this explains so much. Good catch

@amandaanstett6973

Жыл бұрын

@@Kourinthia It makes so much sense idk how I didnt catch it during the initial watch

SPOILERS The ending felt so underwhelming at first, but I think that’s the point. Big shot so sure he’s the hero of his own narrative only to end not with a bang but a literal whimper. As much as I wanted to see him publicly condemned, maybe him dying at the hands of what the worst version of him could have created. And naked lady was put down, but not with cruelty in mind, just sad inevitability.

@friday13thirteen

Жыл бұрын

cheers to aj's victim, the real winner in this narrative, who will get to wake up the next day to a news headline that her rapist's head got smashed like a goddamn canteloupe

@Doubtfulgrace101

Жыл бұрын

If a car didn't put her down, there's no way her leaping off a tower like a spider monkey cat would deprive us of the "killer getting back up" trope. Even if Tess and AJ left before she came to, he gets triple cancelled and so on...what even would have happened to the Mother? Animal control show up, darts her and they take her to NIMH to study?

@njmfff

Жыл бұрын

Ending was fine, because most of the movies from 70s and 80s that this movie pays homage too usually ended abruptly with MC killing the villain or creature. So it was kinda perfect ending for this type of movie, because it obviously pays ton of homage to 70s and 80s creature feature movies.

@DeathnoteBB

Жыл бұрын

@@Doubtfulgrace101 I mean, the ground hits harder than a car

@Doubtfulgrace101

Жыл бұрын

@@DeathnoteBB ya know what, that's fair lmao🤣

I was having a particularly stressful day with my toddler and went to see this with some friends to get a little break. It definitely did not help with Mom guilt.

Justin Long is such an underrated actor. Absolutely loved him in this movie.

@SheaRants

Жыл бұрын

Wasn’t he Alvin? I think that’s why he is underrated

@thisiscait

Жыл бұрын

Any particular recommendations? I only remember him from the early 2000s and I didn't really click with his acting at the time

@JustCallMeMeghan

Жыл бұрын

@@thisiscait He's great in Tusk!!

@lunavioleta001

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I hated that they killed him off like that. It was predictable. I'm so tired of always killing off those types of characters.

@ariana7920

Жыл бұрын

@@thisiscait Have you given Jeepers Creepers another go? I re-watched that movie recently and it absolutely holds up, Justin Long was excellent in it. It's easily one of my horror favorites

Additional comment: For a while there (might still be a big thing?) The city of Detroit was selling abandoned homes around the city really cheap (like, $100) with the stipulation that they get fixed to a certain standard. A lot of people, especially young people from California would buy them, sometimes unseen.

@RicoSoprano_

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not like that now and it also wasn’t a bustload of homes for $100 but I have seen super cheap homes very close to the price years ago. But they needed a shit load of work to bring them back up to standards. And I’m talking from the standpoint of someone born n raised in Detroit

@MissTeacakes

Жыл бұрын

@@RicoSoprano_ I'm just outside Detroit on the east side. My sis used to travel all over out west, and she would get all pissed at these people from California (and a few other places) that thought they were going to profiteer off buying cheap Detroit homes. Little did they know what they were going to get themselves into.

@RicoSoprano_

Жыл бұрын

@@MissTeacakes yes exactly lol definitely wouldn’t be what they were thinking.

@amandaanstett6973

Жыл бұрын

Yep, and in the movie they were mentioning at one point how you basically can get a house for free.

@RicoSoprano_

Жыл бұрын

@@amandaanstett6973 yeah that’s why it’s called a movie 💀

As someone who can't watch most horror movies (and especially not this one with this subject matter) I am very grateful to have youtube and people like Amanda so I don't miss out on such bonkers plots. Truly, to completely miss out on such insanity would be a tragedy

@visaeryon

Жыл бұрын

You should experience such things yourself on screen, especially this one is just a perfect mixture of anxiety, gore and revelation.

@fm.9783

Жыл бұрын

@@visaeryon did you ignore the beginning of their comment or something 😭

@visaeryon

Жыл бұрын

@@fm.9783 i did notice that but they didn't say movies in general just the horror ones, so i inferred it as them being to scared to watch horror. If i'm wrong then i'm really sorry for making that comment.

@racheld1310

Жыл бұрын

I'm the exact same. These reviews give me all the info I need without risking triggering myself or making myself anxious. Thanks Amanda!

@kodabuck225

Жыл бұрын

same

That scene of Justin Long going ass first down the creepy stairs was both frightening and hilarious all at once.

I remember at a screening I went to, the trio sitting a row or two behind me were very vocal towards the climax. When Tess was both shot at and tossed off the water tower, the one goes “Are you fucking kidding me?!” Then when Tess finally pulls the trigger on Mother, that same guy goes “Oh, thank God!” That was a fun trip to the movies, I definitely agree that it is one of the best horror movies of the year. And speaking as a Michigander myself (and quoting my Letterboxd review) we do have neighborhoods that look like this and the cops are just as useless.

@Croach193

Жыл бұрын

I just couldn’t believe that she survived all of that to the end.

@calisha1889

Жыл бұрын

@@Croach193 I wish Keith would’ve lived, he was so cool and didn’t deserve it

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

How is Mother going to beat Tess down to the ground though?

@shadowenderscar

11 күн бұрын

As a fellow Michigander, I couldn't agree more

My dad took me to see this, not letting me know ANYTHING about it beforehand, and i can honestly say it was one of the best experiences of my life. So many times I thought that I had the plot figured out, only for it to turn a 180 on me. Justin Long's scene in the hidden parts of the house had the entire theater cracking up. By the end, the character I felt the most for was, surprisingly, the Mother. 10/10, will recommend!!

I can totally see what you mean about AJ, sometimes death doesn't feel like a consequence to their actions and it just feels like they got away with being assholes

@_sumina

Жыл бұрын

I mean…did you forget about the part where he was forced to be breast fed 😂

I don't get emotional watching many things but this movie actually made me genuinely sad and had me tear up at the end cause I felt so bad for mother and how badly she just wanted that connection and to nurture. It didn't scare but I loved it even though it was heartbreaking to me

I loved watching this in the theatre. It was unreal! Justin Long measuring the underground room was one of the funniest and most tense scenes ever. 😂 🫣

That hard cut from Keith in the tunnel to A.J. in the car was everything!

I liked how the trailers played a sound of footsteps instead of the weird sound when Tess's door opens which made the moment in the movie even scarier

Opinions on the plot aside can we all just agree that every character is written incredibly well? Everyone besides the old man were multifaceted charactes. Tess and Keith especially are amazing. As a guy you can relate to Keith's pressure to try and be nice while also trying not to be creepy. Up until he goes to the second basement without saying anything (which doesn't fit that well with his character imo) he does everything a nice person would in the situation he's in. Then AJ and the old man show why it's so hard to trust men even when they try their best.

I definitely bit in hard to the Bill being bad, especially because I refused to watch the trailers. All I knew was airbnb + strange man and so when the twist came I was shocked. Great movie!

I loved that Tess was such a unique final girl.

Considering Bonnie, The rental agent who double booked the place technically started the whole ordeal and rebuffed AJ’s concerns I honestly wondered if she was going to turn out to be a surprise villain lol

@mayjailerxx

Жыл бұрын

Imo anyone in real estate is a confirmed villain

That ending is so truly heart wrenching for me. Mother didn’t understand. She was human too. It wasn’t her fault, what she had gone through. That man didn’t deserve to off himself. Mother should have been the one to kill her. She meant well for her “babies” God I feel like I’m gonna cry. Not understanding that your baby is hurting only to be kill by them. And the look in her eyes before the trigger was pulled. Heartbreaking.

My favourite part of watching Barbarian was Love In The Villa had just come out also & they both have the "two people forced to share a rental" premise with WILDLY different outcomes. Theyre great paired together

this movie really was a trip

@sydneybeth1977

Жыл бұрын

OT

@stephenbyers6173

Жыл бұрын

One topic is hiding from click lol

@lukebeer7778

Жыл бұрын

OT!!!

@thisiscait

Жыл бұрын

Aw yay it's OT 💖

@hakiymyoung2513

Жыл бұрын

Ot

I'm just so depressed about The Mother character like man... That's sad.

I died a little during the tape measure scene. So funny, but also so tense. I think my nervous system was confused. 🤣

@Brewing_Coffee

Жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I thought Justin Long's ending was a pretty solid culmination. After his "breakthrough" we see that he'll immediately discard any sort of growth in favor of self preservation. He was there to sell the house to pay for his pending legal fees, so he essentially still dies a bad guy

A legitly scary movie and one of the most traumatizing things is how he threw her laptop.

Okay I feel that we have a clear psychic connection because this is the SECOND time I have told my aunt (fellow horror connoisseur with me) I was going to watch a review of a movie first with you in mind, and WITHIN FIVE MINUTES I saw you posted a video on it. She told me this might actually qualify as disturbing because I’m pregnant & I should pass on it til my nuggets born. So thank you for this 😂😂

@Kristine_202

Жыл бұрын

They don't actually show anything. The concept is disturbing, but you never actually see a pregnant woman or any of his victims aside from "The Mother." They do show him unlocking the window in that one woman's house, but we don't see her again after that. And when Justin Long's character watches the video, we don't see what he's watching.

The scariest aspect for me had to do w the fact that all of us either have had (or know someone who had) a creepy Airbnb experience and this just brought those memories back 😭

The Barbarian is one of the best movies of the year. I was so scared while in the theater. The twist was so simple but amazing. The writing, cast, and pacing were on point. Can't wait to watch it again. Justin Long did very well. 10/10.

Maybe it’s just Bill Skarsgaard’s history of creepy characters, but I thought he was still the bad guy until the creature shows up and kills him.

@kawaiigargoylegirl

2 ай бұрын

nah they definitely want you to be unsure of his intentions until that very moment

If i booked an Airbnb and bill Skarsgard opened the door i would take that as a sign from god 😭

After the roommate dies I had no idea where it was going for the rest of the movie. Super on edge. Seen some great horror this year!

One thing, the managing company didn’t not know it was rented out I think, it’s just been a couple weeks since it was. Meaning she was in the basement for a couple weeks, I think that’s why they went out of their way to say they only clean it when a new guest comes, to show that no one new has come since the original two.

I watched Barbarian last night. It was crazy as hell. I felt like I was being manipulated in all different directions.... In a good way. I thought it was the most unique "Horror" movie I've seen in a long time. Next time I see a baby bottle I am running for my life.

On the subject of your theater experience. I went alone and was hooked immediately. 30 minutes into the movie a large gentleman sits down right next to me. Mind you there were only 2 other people in the theater. Starts looking at his phone on full brightness. I gave it about five minutes and said “I’m trying to watch this movie” and he puts it away. I got anxious and moved two rows down. He then leaves the theater and never came back. 🤯

Watched this in a very empty theater with three friends and five other people. We were all losing our minds at various points. That act 2 switch came with such nervous/shocked/hilarious laughter that we were gasping after a little while. Such a great theater experience. I don’t really have any intention of watching this again unless it’s with more people who are going in blind so I can enjoy their reactions to this buck wild ride.

this year has been exceptional for horror movies, most importantly original horror movies but Barbarian might be the best horror movie this year. this story went to places i wasn't expecting it to.

@thisiscait

Жыл бұрын

Oooh recommend some!

@Luvandrockettes

Жыл бұрын

Your reactions are everything Chu! ❤

@hughnguyen9831

Жыл бұрын

I know that the marketing for it was really corny and, conceptually, it's kinda corny, too, but I SUPER recommend that you go out and watch Smile before it leaves theaters. It's such an unexpected gem of a movie and I walked in not expecting much and came out absolutely stunned at how amazing it was from the acting to the camera work and it being, overall, so imaginative.

I burst out laughing when he looked at the laptop to find out whose it is and when he can’t figure out the password he just throws the laptop at the wall 😂

@bectoons

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, and it also feels like a bit of foreshadowing for the water tower scenes. One attempt to figure out a password/fix a bad thing, and then next minute - yeet!

Man, I just watched this last night and was so stoked to hear your thoughts! A lot of this movie reminded me of Promising Young Woman in that we were shown a spectrum of toxic masculinity and how it manifests to all hurt women. This movie was really similar - the three different "stories" all feature men who are increasingly troubling and harmful; Kyle was altogether a decent guy but he pushed things a bit too much when she was uncomfortable and most egregiously brushed off her reactions to situations that ultimately led to his death and her capture. Then of course, Justin Long's character was a certifiable bad guy and he endangered women as a result of his own twisted preceptions , and finally ending on the Father's character, who was just monstrous. You can even argue that all the other male characters in this movie had moments of antagonizing or ignoring our protagonist, like the two male cops who refused to offer any real help. Even the man who saved her from the Mother was introduced as obviously threatening in a way that he didn't have to be, and which ultimately catalyzed the rest of the events in the film. I just thought this movie was such an interesting look at the various ways in which men can not only be barbaric but also how their seemingly "harmless" behaviors can lead to situations that cause far more harm. And while I enjoyed "Men", I think this movie did the same exact thing, but more effectively.

This movie had me feeling sorry for the mama by the end I remember practically yelling “just be her baby” lol wild for sure. But why were ppl falling for the Airbnb in such a worn down area?

Also since I have an infant that I’m nursing, I have had so much fun doing the nose boop to skeeve out my husband since we watched this movie.

So grateful for your summaries that let me "watch" horror movies that I probably wouldn't be able to stomach sitting through in real life!

this movie was just such a great expirience to watch at the cinema, it was scary, funny, entertaining and original, I love that I didn't know where it was going cause everytime I thought something cliché was going to happen...nope, it went to the opposite direction and i loveeed it

Justin long: "I don't know if I'm a bad person" The internet after Alexa Nikolas' H3 interview: "Yes"

I kept hearing and 100% now agree that going in to the movie knowing nothing is the best thing to do. I was flabbergasted by the twists and turns it took.

Filtered through Amanda the Jedi is literally the only way I watch horror movies. Thank you for this service.

That movie had more twists and turns than a rollercoaster designed by a squirrel on caffeine!

Most realistic cops EVER in a movie. "Someone is being murdered!!!!!" "Do you have ID?"

I have such a fondness for WKUK and I love that this is Zach’s return to directing

I thoroughly enjoyed this film and agree about the ending. I was waiting for more little cuts at the end in between the credits, maybe like what we get to see in Jennifer's Body for some final closure. I wanted to see Tess make it to a hospital or a news report or SOMETHING to get that feeling of satisfaction after she was dismissed by the cops, and confirmation of the public opinion of AJ.

Barbarian was hands down one of the best horror movies I’ve seen in a long time. I saw it by myself on vacation without knowing anything about it (except that it was a horror movie)and that was such a great decision. Loved the hard cuts, and how the movie seems to switch sub genres (thriller, drama, crime) but still remain scary.

loved as they had that talk with some wine and bill asked her "what do you think Im some kind of monster?" .... made me chuckle

Barbarian is an excellent continuation of the 'Comedian directs Horror' (which I hope carries on for a long time) 2 movies I've really enjoyed/appreciated of late are Glorious & You Won't Be Alone- tho they are very very different films. also Who Invited Them was decent, esp the cast

@elwynbrooks

Жыл бұрын

Well plus Jordan Peele started out in sketch comedy!

@corydeceased

Жыл бұрын

@@elwynbrooks and Josh Ruben

So glad you made this video, I was really hoping you’d talk about this movie! I absolutely loved it, genuinely one of my favorite horror movies of all time, if not movies period. So so suspenseful, I have never felt so on edge with a film before.

just finished the movie and ooh i like your idea of it having ended showing media fallout for aj as he tries to redeem himself. i'm stressed for tess like girl where you going, the struggle you've been through is so real. overall was really here for this different style of a horror movie.

I know you posted this review last year but it only just got around to watch this movie now and oh my God I am glad I did. GENIUS casting of Skaarsgard, what a clever way to build up expectations in the viewer, RIGHT before subverting it all on us.

18:17 I immediately thought for the tapes with descriptions were the women he kidnapped and the tapes with names were the offspring.

Incredibly suspenseful can’t even compare it to anything else.

This movie did a genious job of casting Bill Skarsgard and Justin Lonh and then relying on people's preconceived feelings about them. SPOILERS The way we think about Bill Skarsgard is exactly as Amanda pointed out - this good looking but essentially creepy guy, voted most likely to be the culprit in a horror movie. Then we spent the whole first half of the movie expecting him to do something bad and THEN we realize he's actually the good guy. While the total opposite happened to Justin Lonh narrative - he's a great guy, possibly being framed for a crime he didn't do, then it turns out he did do it, then it turns out he continues to be a creepy asshole for the remainder of the movie. If it was any other actors, the impact would not be so great. So good job movie!

The hard cut to “Be My Baby” at the end had me HOWLING

wait, so...I was SUPPOSED to laugh my ass off at this movie? because I'll be honest I was laughing at every jumpscare at "scary" moment. They just never hit "scary" for me.

Can we stop teaching people, especially men, that persistence is not cute, it's COERCION. Like if that person gives you anything besides an ENTHUSIASTIC Yes, it's a NO.

By the end of the film, I figured that the title was aimed at AJ and Frank, despite the mother being the "barbarian" in appearance.

How does the mother open the basement door if it stays locked for you from the inside!?

Saw this with my friend, sister, and dad. We all loved it!! It was such a fresh breath of air in the horror genre

I loved that I didn't have anything spoiled for me when I went to see this.

I think you missed she was held captive living on breast milk for weeks, which is pretty horrifying. That's why the rental manager said it hadn't been rented in weeks. Than noted on the call that it doesn't get checked till it's rented. Also when asked she had no idea how long she was held. That was their way of saying it isn't a coincidence he turned up just than.

I had to pause the video right after the first 6 minutes to avoid any spoilers and watch the movie for myself. OMG! It was GREAT! Honestly one of the best horror films I've seen in a hot minute! I counted up all the videotapes in the scene with AJ and Frank in the last room of the tunnel and seems there are at least 41 victims at the hands of Frank based on that.

Amanda, I am totally blind, I cannot see anything, so explain to me why I am over here literally afraid of what my dreams are going to consist of now, thank you for this, your review has given me ample nightmare fuel. And you're right, that boop was definitely terrifying. Consider it a job well done.

I loved it but struggled putting into words exactly why. You hit the nail on the head when you talked about the fun, tense, and unique experience. That's exactly it!

watched this last night and absolutely loved it! The pacing you pointed out is 100% why, it has typical horror elements, but they dont happen at the right time and that makes it so fresh. Loved it.

The first 20-30 minutes of Barbarian would make you think it's like a slasher or something AND THEN THERE'S THE TROLL

The biggest unanswered question to me I have not seen addressed anywhere is this: who rented the house out to the original two characters? The property management agency say that no one has rented the house out for weeks to the house owner, and there is really no reason to disbelieve this, why would they lie? You might argue that is is possible that weeks had passed between when the two original characters encountered the "mother", and when the owner of the house first arrives at the house, but if that is the case why has no one come looking for the two original characters? Clearly people knew where they were staying and had reason to contact them, the guy was supposed to be finding a new place for his group/community to live in and was only staying in the house for a week, and the woman had just attended an interview and the interviewing woman said she has going to contact her the very next day. It's implausible to think that no one would have contacted the agency and that no one would have at least come to check the house out, which clearly hasn't happened given the house is unchanged from when the two main characters go into the basement and when the owner later first arrives at the house. This made me think on first viewing that the supernatural force must somehow behind renting the house out to the original two characters, especially given the mysterious "double booking" incident, but this clearly isn't true. The "mother" character would obviously not be capable of this given she doesn't even know how to talk. Frank/the serial rapist has the potential motivation to advertise the house for rent to attract new potential victims to the house, but I highly doubt he would be doing this given the state we see him in in the basement scene, or that he would be capable of realistically faking the two separate booking agencies online we see the original characters had booked the house from. Also, if he had somehow been renting the house out online with the aim of luring in new victims, where is the sign of any of those new victims? Is this a massive plot hole or did I miss something?

Just Long's character likely would have gotten raked over the coals by the media for a while. Maybe a few months, maybe a few years. But I think eventually he would be given work again and enough people would sympathize with him, and his life would go back to normal eventually. However, him dying horrifically makes it so he never gets his cushy life back.

Awesome video Amanda! So many feelings on this film. I had expected/hoped either Keith was the villain or they’d work to survive together and have a romance. Keith seemed to just be awkward but you have to wonder if maybe the mother knew something we didn’t. After all he tried very hard to show he was harmless and got in her way refusing to let her leave. Tess was an incredible final girl. Justin Long was amazing as always. To begin with I wondered if Aj actually wasn’t guilty or he could get redemption. The fact he didn’t and got what he deserved was bold. Also all that women can go through.

Tess took a picture of his ID. One big mistake she made was not sending the photo to the director's phone when she met with her, in case he WAS sketchy.....

after watching: i cant deal with keiths insistence on going to see the creepy murder room himself. If someone tells you theres a hidden room with a bed, a camera, and a human waste bucket. FUCKING RUN! thats a torture room. why in tf would he want to see that shit for himself.