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This is probably the most fucked up film of the year, which was surprising to me, since it's kinda getting mainstream buzz. At it's core, it is a wonderful body horror story, incredibly gory, totally brave. The last 20 minutes are wild. Fantastic work by everyone involved.

An action movie with a touch of Lovecraftian Horror. Ron Perlman is unbelievably good in the lead role. His performance is physical, funny, soft and even sensitive when it needs to be. The Abe Sapien character played by Doug Jones is cool and I'm glad to see the character get a larger role in the "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" sequel.

The creatures are plentiful and the practical effects are a standout. Having Nazis and Rasputin as bad guys certainly provides a significant challenge to the team of super-powered good guys, as well.

As with all Del Toro creations, this is a great looking movie. It's one of my favorites of the "superhero" genre.

the X, the XX AND the BORING ONE.

Highly original and unpredictable, bringing different elements to the style. The movie takes place mostly in a single environment, and is divided into chapters, all very cohesive and surprising, some scenes are impactful and tense. The chemistry between the protagonists is excellent, even with some humorous moments and a lot of spontaneity.

Could have been okay if his daughter didn’t have a speaking role (maybe), but the plot was very straightforward and didn’t go anywhere.

Like marriage, it started of as a good idea but just kept going downhill until the only thing that keeps it together is doing it for your daughter.

The idea that a Beyonce level star would hold a concert to trap a killer is a lot to bite off, but then it just kept getting harder and harder to swallow.

Watching the credits, however, I realized the entire film was a vanity project to showcase the director's daughter's talents, which is the only thing that ended up making sense about the whole idea.

Unbelievable! The way they were able to find street parking outside the concert venue :sob:

I almost feel generous giving it a 3... listen I have no qualms with the story, its supposed to be cheesy, goofy. Its nothing unique and I can honestly sit and enjoy these type of movies and have a good laugh.

Mellisa carries the film but I'm sorry I found Octavias acting in this poor. She was so robotic and awkward and had no life in her whatsoever (my opinion of course) and as I say while Mellisa was the only redeeming factor I feel like even all of her characters are one dimensional and she now just plays the same roles with different tweaks. I do still find her funny but I hope she can branch out into different roles in the future.

I trudged along until the end but neither me or my wife was impressed and just found it poor with only a few laughs here and there (I think a few were forced as we were trying to find SOME humour and not feel like we'd wasted an evening)

Was it the best movie I’ve seen in the world? No. Best movie of an awful year of lockdowns and generally poor productions? Still no.
But does it deserve a 3.5 star rating on IMDb? Hell no!
I love Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy but never seen them act together and never realised they were actual life long friends! Jason Bateman was typically amusing too.
I enjoyed this movie for what it was. It was cheesy, lighthearted and generally a bit of fun.

Being a smart ass doesn't always help: The Movie

Basically a remake of Alone (2020) with a Wind Chill (2007) twist. The best thing about this is the combination of beautiful snowy landscapes, winter clothes and makeup to make it feel cold—I definitely felt cold watching it. I saw the first twist coming a mile away unfortunately but in all fairness I doubt it was meant as a surprise, if it was then that's lame. Most of the runtime is two people talking in a single location but I just couldn't stand either one of the characters or the dialogue. Whenever it shifts back to survival thriller mode is when it gets interesting but it's all been seen before. The best scene was the flashback and the conversation that followed. It got weird at the end, not sure what to think of it.

Not awful but not particularly good either. The wintry setting adds atmosphere but the film becomes less interesting as it goes on.

Extremely disappointing movie that came after a great first part and a spectacular second installment ... In my opinion it lacks originality in terms of plot and characters and to be honest I basically found it boring #wasteoftime

Another boring arty "horror" film in the vein of A24... at least it was pretty short. Perkins is such an edgelord he even ran the credits backwards(!) in red(!) with a pop song on it, oohh!!! Twat.

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Longlegs’:

1. I’m so annoyed. I am SO over cryptic artsy fartsy horror. You’re allowed to be a digestible film and be stylish at the same time. You don’t have to make somebody’s head spin for 90 minutes. You’re allowed to make sense. Too much time was spent on being weird than building real stakes and fleshing out characters. And the Annabelle-esque reveal is so out of left field. Like what?!

2. The only reason my rating is somewhat reasonable is because I honestly thought Nicholas Cage’s performance was masterful. What he did with that character was next-level. He went places that I didn’t think he was capable of going. GENUINELY bone-chilling. A backstory of his character could be major.

3. I think the most frustrating part, for me, is that I felt this film was one big missed opportunity. Beyond the Longlegs character, I thought the mood was absolutely on point and the music/sound was just fantastic. This could have been a truly scary picture. Ugh.

Longlegs wins for imagery and atmosphere. The creative shots, the sound design, and the theme all work together to make the film horrific and effective. Where it falls short is in the connection with the villain and insight into his character. Knowing there's a monster in the closet is scary, but feeling their motivations can turn your blood ice cold. This film has none of the latter.

Like a daddy longlegs spider: odd, slow and not very scary.

Longlegs is Silence of the Lambs with too much silence and not enough lambs. This horror / thriller tried to be Seven but only got to a 5.

Watching Longlegs felt more like someone telling me the story of a serial killer rather than watching a movie about one. The actors failed to live up to their roles and looked more like caricatures than threats, and the climax felt rushed and premature.

The film definitely has a cool aesthetic, but style with nothing inside it is just an empty suit that should be kept in the closet.

Great horror that relies on the suspense when the obvious is about to happen rather than jump scares.
This however results in a story that's very foreseeable. Still better than most other horror movies released recently though.

At its core, Oddity isn't unique, but its setup and atmosphere make it a great watch with plenty of scares. The film isn't perfect, but it knows better than to screw up all it has going for it.

Alien universe film order:
1. Prometheus (2012)
2. Alien: Covenant (2017)
3. Alien (1979)
4. Aliens (1986)
5. Alien 3 (1992)
6. Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Spin-off franchise:
- Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

The Neon Demon is a horror movie? starring Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, and Keanu Reeves. There’s so much artistic douchebaggery going on that it’s hard to get a handle on what kind of film this is. The story is your basic naïve teenage girl coming to Los Angeles to make it as a fashion model and finding that success inspires the homicidal envy of her peers. The sets and costume designs are incredibly well-done, and create a very visually rich look. But with all the symbolism and metaphors going on, it’s really difficult to follow the plot. A problematic film, The Neon Demon is a fascinating dark fairy tale that’s just too artistic for its own good.

Disturbing, stylistic snoozefest. Painful to get through the whole movie.

This was a beautiful and haunting slow burn.

Visually stylish and interestingly told. It won't be for everyone - this is an artier take on the classic story - but for the patient viewer, there are rewards.

Fountains of Blood (alt title). It's just gore for the sake of gore, on average a death every 2 minutes to the point where you don't give a shit about any of the characters.
You know anyone who is in the frame will be killed in the next 2 minutes. Some good action and acting...but meh.

I've seen this movie 2 weeks ago when it was called “Immaculate”. Also if you're horror movie is 2hrs long it better be at least 8/10

Despite some genuinely great body horror, the film's pacing is painful and it makes very corny, embarrassing use of jump scares quite frequently. I wish I liked it as much as others, the premise was wow good, but sadly it didn't land for me at all, I was mostly bored.

"I don't want to be one of those things. Walking around without a soul."

While it's not the best zombie movie out there, I enjoyed this more than I remembered. Maybe it's because I know what the series is like later, but I try not to let that change how I feel about movies. The intro is pretty good and the lab is a good place to have it go down, and the zombie dogs look awesome.

Although not a "great movie", RE is still enjoyable if you are the type of person who can appreciate one and a half hours of horror-action without much depth!

A very wholesome and condensed family movie of life in soviet russia

Just the most boring, corporate sludge. The script can’t balance all the different storylines, characters, nostalgia porn and corporate tie-ins. There’s a lot of stuff thrown at the wall and none of it is memorable. It keeps bringing in acclaimed comedians to prop up dull exposition scenes, but they’re given the worst material. For as childish as most of the comedy is, Kumail gets to riff with an extended BDSM bit (and even that’s not funny somehow). Most of the cast looks visibly bored, and there’s no personality to the direction. Just skip it, there’s no merit to this for those who can look past obvious pandering.

3/10