Why BEHIND THE MASK Is The Best Horror Satire
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*This was a popular request for years! ... What should I talk about next?*
The Lighthouse please!
Host (2020) cause it was made in quartine and managed to creep me the fuck out even with it being found footage and similar to unfriended.
Man Bites Dog
Hot fuzz!
Have you ever done David Lynch? I’m watching Inland Empire and it’s freaking me the hell out.
Theres a fan theory that Eugene is actually an older version of Billy, the killer from Black Christmas.
Is not a fan theory, the director said that "in his mind when he wrote the script, actor Scott Wilson’s character Eugene (Leslie’s mentor) was intended to be Billy from the original Black Christmas"
@@bruhmozg Oh fuck thats amazing
@@bruhmozg he said he's also supposed to be the killer in 2 other films that came out around the same time where the killer managed to remain anonymous. I think one was called either tool box or Toy box.
Also the comic book series confirms it
@@gabrieljewett4042
What comics?
I love the thought of a shared slasher universe. The character of Leslie was even referenced in Hatchet 2.
Wasn’t the killer in Hatchet the guy who played the morgue assistant at the end of this film?
@L Train 45 opinion, a mostly wrong one
@@TheChugg11 , no, hes the guy that was taking out the trash, and going back to the Elm street house.
I saw that movie, and was so excited when he mentioned that name.
@@TheChugg11 Kane Hodder!
OMG I just got my first true "HOYVER" ,finally heard it
But have you felt the PEAN yet?
Tree....oops, wrong channel
I love the theory that Eugene is the killer from the original Black Christmas. We never found out who was the real killer and they only had one appearance which is just like how Eugine describes himself.
Apparently the director confirmed it! Just found that out
I love the story behind the "Character" of Leslie Vernon. Thrown in a waterfall and eaten by turtles.
Honestly, I think the mask itself, and the turtles can just be some weird nod to the "I Like Turtles" kid, and I honestly can't stop laughing at that concept.
Note: the sequel script was turned into a comic that was Crowd funded on indiegogo
Ooh I had no idea! Definitely have to check that out, thanks!
Cool!
Damn that's cool, thanks for the heads up!
What's the name of the comic?
@@jackmafo832 "Before the Mask: the Return of Leslie Vernon" because I guess they wanted it to sound simultaneously like a prequel and a sequel lol
It is a shame this movie is not more well known.
Kinda agree
It's crazy to me how this movie is still underrated. Horror hidden gems are usually found very quickly by the horror community. I mean they have been trying to get funding for a sequel for like a decade and still nothing.
It's a shame we never got the sequel.
Honestly its fucking criminal. I would love to see the lead guy in more stuff to he was perfect
This movie took me by surprise. Deliciously dark and played perfectly straight.
I clicked on it by accident a year or so ago on Amazon Prime and was blown away.
Yeah it was a lot of fun! Definitely not what I expected, even if I guessed the twist a bit early on. I still really enjoyed the ride!
@Johnathon Beckwith I agree 100%
Couldnt have said it better
the fact they have freddy himself Robert Englund in it is cool enough when apparently freddy himself is real in the universe of the film. Also masterful fourth wall break right there. 8:47
Then that’s means the fourth wall is just completely gone if we’re talking New Nightmares, and Robert England is actually a serial killer in this movie’s universe but hey small plot hole I guess?
The England character is looking with disdain at the in-universe camera guy because they're glorifying a mentally ill villain and also taping him super close up.
The fourth wall isn't established until the movie switches out of the documentary style and into third person.
Basically, it kinda comes across like Freddy is staring at the audience but I wouldn't call it a fourth wall break since he's looking at a camera that exists in the movie.
@@veritasnon didnt see the movie so I dont know the context of the scene that I just what it looks like.
@@Nogdog945 They were going to do a scene in New Nightmare where Englund, dressed in Freddy gear would help Heather Langenkamp and her son Dylan fight the black caped, skin and bone clawed New Nightmare Freddy but it got cut.
Kane Hodder makes a brief cameo in the opening too.
Loved the documentary aspect of this movie, and the whole universe where horror slashers are real is so interesting. Glad to see you cover it!
How in the poop have I never heard of this channel until now? Great video dude.
I'm wondering the same after discovering this channel last night. Hours later I've seen SO many of his videos. 😅 I'm always on the "hunt" for new, good horror movies. 💀
I'm so sorry but when I heard "ahab" all I could think was "assigned himbo at birth"
Shhh 😂
jesus christ
Robert Englund could play a james bond villain.
Man has natural class.
I had completely forgotten this movie existed. Literally a week ago it came bubbling back to the surface of my mind and I could not remember it’s name for the life of me. Being some strange coincidence or a something else thank you for making this, I seriously need to watch this movie at some point
YES! I love this movie. One of my favorite moments is when they're hiding out in the library and Leslie pulls a book off a shelf and says "Paradise Lost? Found it". Made me laugh way harder than it should have.
therer is a docu called paradise lost. watch it.
I’ve literally adored this movie for years! Leslie Vernon, an absolute legend through and through
Seems like this should join the ranks of Cabin in the Woods and Scream as the horror satire that fans of the genre should adore.
Love those films.
@@anubusx Me too
@@claytonrios1
I wish we could get another film set within The Cabin In The Woods universe. Maybe a prequel.
Love Scream
I think Behind the mask works better than scream, considering scream's legacy has become a slasher flick franchise that it was trying to mock in the first place. But it's subjective I guess.
Ryan's accent is very soothing to me. Like when he pronounces town as "tine" and however as "hiever" my UK ancestry genes tingle
My favourite Irish pronunciation is "puhr" instead of "poor"
The tone shift from the light hearted first half that takes place once Leslie starts killing is fantastic
"Nobody gets away, you mess that up, everything breaks down. Plus it's just embarrassing"
Truth. 😂😂😂 This movie should definitely be way more well known.
"This video is sponsored by skillshare"
**woman screaming in the background**
I’ve always wanted a horror satire making fun of all those fangirls that idolize and have crushes on horror movie villains and seeing what would actually happen if they were dropped in a real situation like that. But this is close enough to the idea.
The real trick would be making the slasher’s reaction to the fangirls in character while also making it funny. You could just have them kill the fans, but that would be much too abrupt and the movie is over.
Wow, I was waiting for a comment like this to come up. It’s always a trip to see that there are people that love these kind of slashers (romantically and sexually I guess) . Though, I think for some they have an idea of knowing it’s fiction at the end of the day, and the idea of indulging in fantasies is just a typical fan thing for them. But to explore that phenomenon in a horror movie would be great in seeing the psychological aspect of it and how consuming dark content like that, since there is a debate on the whole fiction=/=reality.
I’ve been into horror for 20 years and I don’t think I’ve ever seen these "fan girls" you speak of. At least less than a handful.
@@TheSCPStudio There's alot of people who have crushes on real life serial killers so it's not a stretch to say people also have crushes on horror movie villains as well.
Bro I wanna get rawed by Micheal so bad. There's so many of us, not just women. I think we fall into the monster fuckers, cuz they barely count as human. Shit has nothing to do with real serial killers tho, its pure fantasy lol
Times like this is when I feel like I'm on the Truman Show, I JUST watched this movie last night.
Same.
@ShadeRunner I'm the narcissist? That's why I have a Twitter page putting my thoughts that I think are important but no one cares about? Yea makes sense "ShadeRunner"
@@AntonioGee you do realize they were joking right?
I wouldn't call them serial killers, they're slasher villains due to their theatrics and supernatural exploits.
Not all serial killers are slasher villains, but all slasher villains are serial killers.
@@yinyang920 or spree killers.
Shut up.
just stop ok
It's very similar to Man Bites Dog but here its more of a slasher with the horror cameos (which reminds me of Wishmaster) while the other one is a serial killer. And what better way to end a movie than having a Talking Heads song.
One of the best uses of Psycho Killer I've seen in a movie
Oh man when dude scares the old lady to death. That was a wild movie.
"WE HAVE AN 'AHAB'!!!! . . . What's an 'Ahab'?" 😃
its like an old nemesis
Ahab is character that want to kill the white whale, Moby Dick
OP is quoting the film, not asking themselves
OP is quoting the film, not asking themselves
@@TheChugg11 Thank you for noticing. I'm glad that someone besides Mr. Hollinger understood. 😄
I know that this is barely relevant, but Charlie Chaplin actually played a serial killer in the film Monsieur Verdoux (1948), an underrated dark comedy.
My favorite joke is "Paradise Lost...found iiit." 😂 That shit was hilarious
Personally mine is “Does that mean you’re pro-life Leslie?”
I hate when people complain about how unoriginal the horror genre is, but it problaby has the biggest number of metafiction, parodies, and deconstruction films of any genre, they just get overlooked because of being horror films... Thanx!!!
Where is the sequel ??? I heard humors of it being lost in development hell, but there was always hope
They tried to fund it through Kickstarter years ago but it didn't end up reaching its funding goal. Actually I think they ended up doing a comic based on the script instead but I don't know how that turned out or if it's available to buy anywhere.
I know they tried and failed for at least a decade. I seriously don't know how they couldn't get funding for a sequel. There are way worse horror movies that get multiple sequels.
@@Dielawn69 It's really cult and not many people have seen it or know what it is. The horror fan community isn't that big really and this movie is niche even among them. Of those who liked it, some probably didn't want a watered down sequel. I kinda don't. Some feel like kickstarters and gofundmes are tacky. Throw me in that camp too.
This really seems to be one fans either love or hate. I’m in the love category. Such an interesting breakdown and redefining slasher horror film it is.
This movie has become part of a tradition. We watch this movie, Halloween, and Trick r' Treat when carving jack o lanterns. 🎃
I have such fond memories of this movie. 😮 The deconstruction of slasher movies and then the implementation of their methods to create one itself. This really solidified a tendency to me: when I learn of someone who's an expert on some phenomenon he's fighting, I say he's that phenomenon's "Ahab." 😊
My favorite scene is when the crew tries to save the girl they think is the virgin, only to find out she is *not* a virgin.
You had me at Hershel from 'The Walking Dead' playing an aged serial killer.
Now you need to review: What we do in the shadows.
Love that movie so much the TV show is good but not as good as the movie
I randomly rented this from blockbuster back when their was such a thing. It was one of my favorites. Due Castle freak next!
Hey now that you've done THIS movie, you know what's a similar kind of movie but would be a REAL deep dive? Man Bites Dog
This is actually the movie that got me into horror. I used to avoid horror movies since I didn't think I would like them. Then my friends got me to watch this by telling me it was a comedy. I loved it, even when it got to the more traditional horror movie ending. I've loved the genre ever since.
Dude I feel like you have been putting out lots of content to get me through quarantine, thanks man.
THIS MOVIE HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART...THANK U
Behind the Mask and Jennifer's Body are the most underrated horror movies I've seen in the late 2000s
Loved this one. Especially when the expected "final girl" did't live up to her expectations at the end, heh!
The actor for Leslie, Nathan Baesel, is my wife's uncle. I keep trying to get him to do more movies, and once i graduate with my film school degree, i'm gonna offer him roles in alot of my horror movies
Was I the only one disappointed that Taylor didn't end up with Leslie like Eugene and his wife?
I love what you had to say about tropes and convention at the end of this video.
I have gotten into arguments with fellow writers who try to say that your work has no value if it isn't completely original.
Stories have been around as long as spoken language and there's a reason we still see the same tropes used throughout all of history to tell effective stories: it's because they work.
No work is truly original. All art builds off of all of the art that came before it. And if you choose to ignore that then you are fundamentally crippling yourself and your ability to tell an effective story.
Great video as always, looking forward to the next one!
I love this movie. It is really an underrated gem.
A friend of mine found this movie on DVD years ago and told me to buy it. He promised to pay me back if I didn't like it- that's how much he liked the movie and wanted me to see it.
I kept it and my wife and I watch it every Holloween.
“OHHH BUT HES BACK! THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK-AND HES OUT OF CONTROL-HES BACK! THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK!! and he crawled, out, of, his, home...”
I love your type of video everything is so quality! I have never heard of this but I’m glad I know about it now
Ryan, talk about The Lighthouse I would love your analysis on it!
It's a perfect movie. The acting is so good. It has got that rob Zombie and sam raimi quality to it. Where it keeps its seriousness sincere but never downplays the humor and charm of focusing on a psycho killer. The credits scene is so seat gripping even though you know what's gonna happen.
Thanks for making this video
That's one of my favorite horror movies
You are the best!!!
THIS MOVIE DOES NOT GET ENOUGH LOVE. Thank you for highlighting it.
The way the Slashers are idolized is kind of realistic in a way, given the strange subculture of true crime
tho not to the same extent maybe
I wish someone would just make a decent slasher movie again. Not a deconstruction, not a remake, not some cheap knockoff dumped onto Amazon Prime, just a good ol' fashioned slasher movie like you'd see in the 70's, 80's, and 90's.
This comment is a little old, but the Polish film “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight” is really good (despite having poor killer designs). The F13 fan films “Never Hike Alone” are pretty good too.
HELL YEAH, finally someone is talking about this movie, it's too bad that we just got a comic book from the "franchise"
The one slasher satire truly worthy of challenging scream? Cabin in the Woods was perfect!
Tucker and Dale vs evil was pretty good too
@@chubbs.mp3435 yeah, it was hilarious
This movie is seriously SO good. I was honestly surprised to see this movie come up in my feed, but then I saw it was Ryan who uploaded and it all made sense.
Actually never herd of it, but was pleasantly surprised, it's a really good movie overall. I was immediately reminded of a nineties belgian movie Man Bites Dog, also quite good. It doesn't explore any slasher tropes, but it's about a film crew following a charismatic serial killer and explores the life of a "real" serial killer and violence in our lives.
Have you ever watched Dark City? It is pretty much a forgotten sci fi gem from the 90's! Basically the precursor to The Matrix but mot in the way you might think. Watch the Director's cut that leaves out the beginning narration. Another great video! Your reviews are always enjoyable to watch!
I never thought I'd see Hershel from The Walking Dead talk to me about serial killers at 2:43
Man, there sure were a lot of horror mockumentaries in the noughties.
There are so many easter eggs in this movie, I love it, rewatching it every halloween has become a tradition
So I saw this video and I turned it off and watched the movie as soon as I could and it was great!!! Thanks for the recommendation and awesome video Ryan :)
HE DID IT!!! HELL YES THANK YOU!!!
It's funny because I just watched this movie for the first time last night. It was great. I loved it.
fucking love this underrated gem! i remember catching it on IFC for the first time when I was too young and hearing “psycho killer” for the first time at the end
I'm surprised nobody in-universe in the film saw this coming. His parents named him Leslie, for bollocks' sake! You name a boy Leslie he's definitely gonna end up messed up.
I'm curious what your perspective is on 2001: A Space Odyssey
The "twist" in this movie is so glaringly obvious very early on in the movie to the point that it would have been a better film without it. For me this movie failed as a mockumentary. At no point while watching this did I feel like I was watching a real documentary, it all felt incredibly staged. The final half hour or so is a very weak slasher film. It is too bad because the concept is actually interesting but the execution was so poor that I was not able to find much enjoyment in the film as a whole.
Couldn't disagree more.
Except the part about the last half hour being a pretty weak slasher film... that section needed a few tweaks.
Otherwise, i found this film to be a very unexpected gem.
so the movie plays in a world where all the iconic horror villains exist but Robert Englund is not Freddy Krueger but the good guy
anyway cool film, they should do a prequel about Leslie's mentor
Just watched this and I hate it! It talks about all the tropes of horror movies and then expects you to buy into those same tropes when it pulls them with no variation. Completely adequate, but unenjoyable to me.
*edit:* I also really hate how it calls out horror for its porny voyeurism but later still takes two panty shots and hangs on the main’s butt.
Same, great concept, but execution was not enjoyable lol
Best this is whenever people ask for a random movie night and haven't heard of this film I tell them it's a must watch
I'm glad I decided to watch the movie before watching this video
Finally. I've been requesting this on so many channels for years and nobody will review/cover it. Thank you so much!
0:00 is this Otz's DbD video?
This movie had me cracking up when I saw it, and surprised that it’s not more talked about. It’s probably due to a general aversion to/ saturation of “found footage/ mockumentary” style flicks, respectively. This is definitely a hidden gem, though.
Dude I forgot about this movie but I watched it when it came out because my friend recommended it to me. He always showed me movies that I would end up loving and this was one I was like wtf is Leslie Vernon? We watched it and I kept laughing it was so ridiculous yet awesome.
Also holy shit I just realized watching this again that the old actor I loved is hershel from the walking dead.. man small world.
Man, 2006 was best year ever, that and 2007 and 2008. Didn’t know it back then but they were the best years of my life for movies, games, girls.
Also I always thought the main reporter girl was strangely hot
“She’s empowering herself.. with cock” still my fav line in this film hahaha
I love this movie so damn much. Nathan Barrel does such a good job making Leslie so damn loveable and quirky that you just want to cheer for him the whole way through.
I would love to see you cover the Hatchet trilogy by Adam Green. It predates Creep as a black comedy with some genuinely terrifying moments. The joke being Hatchet is an original idea and is a jab at the remakes of the 2000's
4:09
Fuck, did you just spoil a twist in the movie? Thanks a lot dude, I warning would have helped....
I saw a trailer for this movie on a DVD for a retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat like 10 years ago, and I've been searching for it ever since.
I really enjoy your videos Ryan! PLEASE REVIEW FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’s VERY EARLY FILM “Dementia 13” from the 1960s. Also how about doing the original “Suspiria” from 1977 & then compare it to the remake from 2018. The remake is CRAZY DISTURBING! Thanks! Caps are to get your attention! In case you don’t have time to read all the comments.
Lol thanks for the “stick around for the credits” notice. I haven’t seen this movie in years and decided to rewatch it before watching your video. I click away as soon as the credits popped up and went back to watch them when I saw your notice.
Every time I see a Ryan Hollinger video: 1. Oh! What is this movie? 2. Hit play 3. 30 secs in: “Fuck that looks awesome!” 4. Hit stop. 5. Go find the movie. 6. Watch it. 7. Come back to youtube and resume Ryan’s video. Every. Time.
"Okay now I'm going into spoilers-"
_NOPE_
**Flies off to Shudder so I can watch the rest of this video in 90 minutes or so**
'KAY I'M BACK
LET'S DO THIS
hope u liked it! one of my faves
Did the same thing lol paused the video, watched it on Amazon Prime, came back and resumed. So glad I did!
Loved this comment cause I did the same.
@@rhiley5097 I did! Not something I'd necessarily rewatch with any consistency, but I also wouldn't say no to it on movie night.
It’s been a while since I saw LESLIE VERNON, saw it when it was originally released and liked it, but I’m reminded that MAN BITES DOG did it first: th-cam.com/video/SwRxZlTGbjU/w-d-xo.html
I just got done watching it. And the "film student" was terrible, her line delivery was OKAY, but her face acting was unbearable. The "Leslie" actor was amazing, he was great. Looked familiar, don't know why.
This movie is so fucking good and extremely hilarious. Watched it on a whim cause it looked interesting and I'm glad I did. It fell apart in the end sadly but the first 2 acts are golden.
Been putting people on this movie for years. It's on Shudder right now
OMG I just remembered about your channel, I forgot how much I loved your analysis videos XD
I gave it a 7/10 because a few of the scenes were just too goofy for me, and some of the acting also felt wooden, like in a B-movie (whether if that's the intended effect or not). Regardless, I respect it enough as a love letter to the slasher genre, hence the 7.
Yes...the female documentarian IS the sister from Home Alone. Les incompetent...
Fantastic video as always! Idea for the future, have you considered ‘Children of Men’? I know it isn’t horror, but it is certainly a horrifying and bleak depiction of the future that would be an interesting film to break down.
Fun tidbit, the larger man known as Todd within the film I believe is with a special effects studio named toetag. He starred in the found footage film trilogy , "August Underground", the most famous being the second film "August Underground Mordum". It's a heavy film... plot isn't deep, and is mainly for depravity sake. But it's something.
What we do in the Shadows?
Thank you. I've requested this in your comment sections since I found your channel. One of my favorite underrated horror films.
Ryan, have you seen the Belgian movie 'Man Bites Dog', from 1992? Very similar concept in that it sees a film crew following a serial killer as he goes about his, erm... calling. It's another black comedy and well worth a watch. This movie also sounds excellent and I'll definitely make an effort to look it out, thanks!