Great characters, great acting atmosphere and script.
I thought it was really good. It's essentially a romantic horror built around the "be careful what you wish for" idea, and I thought it was put together really well. Underneath the surface there's a genuine story about coercion, consent and toxic relationships, and I liked that it explored those themes while still committing to being a horror film first. There are a few memorable scenes, and I thought it played out in a way that was largely unpredictable. I do think the praise has ballooned a bit out of control, but it's definitely a very good film in my opinion.
This is so very true, for example, I can't get scared or creeped out by a horror movie if I'm watching it with even a single person, day, night whatever. Never mind at the theatre, that's just a waste of a good horror for me. Although, I feel bad, such an amazing movie deserves all the support.
Ya ever dated a psycho (male or female)? This movie gets a +2 out of 10 if you have.
It's ok to be wrong.
Nicely said. Good case in point was when I saw the Exorcist re-release back in 2001. First time I saw it I was in an almost empty cinema and that experience will always stay with me. Went home hyped and told my brother, so we together went again a couple days later and it was a completely different experience. Cinema was full this time and everyone was laughing all the time. It was like I watched a different movie.
Haven't seen Longlegs, but I agree about Weapons and Hokum. Those two were very disappointing. Obsession was wildly entertaining from beginning to end. It felt like an 8/10 horror movie while those other two were 6.5/10 at best.Weapons, Longlegs and Hokum better than this? Not in a million years, all bang average "horror"
Medicore performances?
Each to their own though, shame you didn't enjoy it.
I have to rewatch Hokum.
Nah, it was definitely a bit disappointing. It was 'ok'.
I'd seen that "No homo" skit with the director (Curry Barker) and the guy who plays Ian but didn't put together it was them.I never realized I watched this guy and his crew for years on insta doing those little skits.
Honestly that makes this so much better, lol.
Shes young enough to have avoided botox...for now.
I thought the same.
I want to see a Japanese version of this movie and Backrooms. With creative liberties of course.Japanese poster
His downfall was fairly immediate?Shes young enough to have avoided botox...for now.
I really enjoyed the film, the whole possession angle was a nice twist on the love potion formula. And it really stuck the landing, though I thought Bear would get severely crippled, like a quadriplegic, and she'd have him for the rest of his life. That Ian got his billion suggests that straightforward wishes are easily granted with no tricks, or maybe we just never got to see what inevitable downfall was headed his way.
Most immersion breaking thing was that these two record store losers had two such hotties pining for them
Think its on Apple. It only adds a tiny bit to the Steering wheel scene and a slightly different score, at least i think thats the case. I wouldn't worry about it tbh.
Apparently the one on Apple is NOT the unrated version, it just says it is. some weird/confusing info going around
It was explained that they are a pretty rare collectors item and debatable if they work or not. Clearly the ones he got definitely work lol.
Ehhhh, yeah ... that isn't enough for me considering the huge role this plot device has. They're rare, but there's a whole box of them just sitting there as soon as the characters need them and the main character googles them and finds information and people debating about them easily within 10 seconds. Doesn't seem believably "rare". We get three wish pops in the movie and they ALWAYS worked without question and even the store clerk behaves like it's just normal ("he already got his wish"). Like WTF. Again, something like this would've instantantly become known in today's world, streamers/youtubers would literally make make videos on them to investigate, call numbers etc.
Fair enough, I'm not going to dispute how you feel.
If I'm picking then I think it might have been better if the shop was abandoned when he returned. None of it really bothered me though.
It's definitely an enjoyable good movie that I will definitely rewatch, the performances especially are solid. It is just regrettable that this massive flaw hangs over it, ruining what could've been a great movie, for me at least.
Reported for mentioning midiclorians.
I think it would have been so much better if Ian's money wish didn't work. Would have made it seem like Bear's own personal nightmare, and something more sinister than just wishes working for everyone.
Maybe, but I don't think that would've been enough on its own. I think it's just the ending of the movie here that's the issue.
Yeah, except the guy googles it and immediately finds reddit parody site threads about it. I've had more trouble finding software issues that millions of people use on the internet than this guy. Clearly it is not a local thing but a national (maybe even international) item that people have used. Does the store have franchise chains on something LOL. Explanations for it turn into bullshit head cannon justifications. See what I mean, the more you focus on the mysterious item, the easier it is to break the world building and in turn the story. When the guy googled it (if they wanted that scene in), there should've been 0 results to further emphasize the supernatural mystery.
I would have preferred if Ian made some strange wish which quickly turned into a nightmare too. Just seeing a billion dollars raining down felt jarring and not like clever writing.
Yes with mixed answers, some claiming it's rare, some claiming it doesn't work, that's clearly the supernatural aspect of it at work which is why I said it doesn't need further explanation because the reasons for these mixed results could be anything
I don't understand why people need everything spoonfed these days. It's very easy to make up imaginative reasons as to why things are certain ways with the OWW. But some get stuck on "plotholes" that they can't think their way around and lose all sense of immersion.
