The "out of focus rooms" over a character's shoulder gave me the creeps. There was one scene where a character is on the phone and all I could watch was the empty doorway
I couldn’t agree less. It way over used after the like second wide shot of absolutely fucking nothing I was over it, and it was even goofier when the little smoke baphomet showed up.
Hey I’m recently starting to really appreciate this genre. Could you recommend me some stuff? I’ve enjoyed films like the shining, suspiria, and possession. Thank you! :)
I don’t think it was as scary as it’s made out to be. However it is very creepy/unsettling. The film is a little too short. I wish they would added 20 to 30 extra minutes to the third act (it was very captivating). I’m definitely going to see it a second time because the family next to me kept talking and meowing whenever they saw a cat 😢
Couldn't agree more with you. I really liked the movie, but I was expecting to be a little more terrified? Still a great horror movie, but I do wish it had a little longer a run time
3rd act was so weak , should have been a bit more bombastic with her ESP powers making her experience hell on earth . The demonic stuff was just all window dressing to a unsatisfying ending
I think the possession stuff was a little weak. Felt like a cop out. And mom I felt like could've been scarier/creepier. Because of that the 3rd act was a little disappointing. Wasn't the worst. But the movie overall was great. I wish more horror movies chose creepy over jump scares. This went above and beyond in that regard.
Yea that run time was weak. I also thought the bus scene was just comedic, this film lowkey has funny moments that I just didn’t like and would have preferred not to go that route. I think this is an easily top 5 serial killer film in the last 10 years, just for agreeable purposes lol
@@randomstuff2665 Honestly the mom really just explained it all at the end. It's good on rewatch but I didn't like how ever single little detail was explained in a 2 minute monologue. I gave it a 9/10 and that was the one thing that threw me off.
@@thevastidity888 I myself understand why the explanation at the end was already warranted but we got more gruesome scenes via! My reading of why it’s not a 10 don’t include the ending. I actually thought Cage just went a bit comical for me at times. His capture was so silly and laughable I was just like wait what? Maybe the cliche chase down or swat invasion would been more interesting. This runtime actually was short and the pacing was quicker then I’d liked for how much story they tried to fit. So much detail which is great but man they squeezed a ton in this. I have way more positives than negatives on this vintage dark serial killer movie.
I really liked it, but to your point I think some of those early reviews and marketing are going to do the film a disservice. It’s definitely not “the scariest film of the decade” and I agree….really wouldn’t classify it as horror…..but it is a really good, crime thriller with a creep factor
I watched prisoners in my basement on a projector without watching a single trailer not knowing if it was even a horror film 😂 I was distressed to say the least
Also you're one of the first reviewers to get that Lee's behaviour and social awkwardness is completely fitting to someone who has been heavily traumatised since the age of nine.
I think maybe some people have a slasher film type taste for horror and that’s why Longlegs is so polarizing. I prefer the slow burn, unsettling, psychological thriller type of horror movies so I think it’s just a matter of preference 🤷🏻♀️
I’ve seen a lot of people say this but I don’t think it’s true. I love slow burn physiological thrillers and still thought this movie was bad, poorly written god awful pacing, slanted dialogue.
Is not very scary, i think is overhyped, this is not the movie fault i think is the media or youtubers that is overhupong it, but i like it, not the best, but enjoyable
kurosawa's Cure is a movie that taps into your unconcious..it's not "scary" but teh last third makes you guess as to what the hell you're even watching. feels dreamy
Overhype is something I try not to get sucked into. Key word: Try. It’s hard; once a trailer has a quote like it’s the scariest film in years, it builds certain expectations that might not (or cannot) be met. I watched it today, really liked it, but not perfect. I know I’m basically saying what you’re saying but it’s something that’s happening more often now and I try to temper expectations the best I can. Was insanely unsettling.
*SPOILER ALERT* The ending reminded me too much of Amityville Horror. The mannequins posses the family members to kill each other.. eh. I was hoping for a better reveal of what was happening that didn’t land with me. Gave me a meh feeling.
When we have to ask "what's your definition of scary" and we have to talk about all these semantics... IT'S NOT SCARY I DON'T WANT TO DO MENTAL GYMNASTICS WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO CONVINCE MYSELF IT'S SCARY...
Thanks, dude. My bro and his GF are over, and I don't like her... so... I'll probably head out and go see it since there's nothing else to do today, especially since it's supposed to rain hard all day today...
Just watched this today and I think it’s a good film. The sound design and cinematography are both great and definitely made the vibe of the film more unsettling. It’s not an in-your-face horror movie, something I would say a slow burn type. Third act threw me off a bit, but still great
I believe the hype definitely hurt it. The press campaign has been selling it as the next elevated horror masterpiece on par with It Follows or Hereditary, which it isn't. I think I would have appreciated it more on its own terms : a decent effort to be added to Nick Cage's recent indie winning streak. Creepy atmosphere, good acting, intriguing story, but somewhat ruined by an abrupt, over-explained ending and the fact that the villain and the mystery around him was revealed too early, as well as a clumsy protagonist. Cage's performance was a mixed-bag also. The first shot of him, when you didn't see his eyes was intensely creepy, but as soon as you start seeing and hearing him as Nick Cage hamming it up, it becomes more funny than scary.
I couldn’t finish the movie. It was super boring. It’s just me, but anything regarding demons or evil spirites are incredibly cheesy to me. The main character is interesting on how she’s tied up with the murderer, but it just wasn’t scaring me. Also I found the main villain to be really boring and lame. Like he looks like a crack addict and his whole thing being connected to the main character and black magic or whateves just wasn’t intimating. I think it’s just because I find it really difficult to be unsettled by anything that’s like evil sprites, making it less intimidating for me. I won’t sit here and say it’s not scary just because I wasn’t scared. It can be for others, I just want to know what made it unsettling for others because frankly, I don’t understand the hype or scare.
I really wanted to like this movie. But Silence of the Lambs is a better serial killer thriller with a female lead, and Prisoners is a better slow burn psychological thriller dealing with satanic murders.
Better in what ways though? I would say Silence of the Lambs and Prisoners have more meat on the bone to dig into with the plot and characters but I feel like Longlegs is going for something a little different and it’s execution of that was equally if not more entertaining and immersive for me. But of course it’s subjective, so the level of immersion might be higher if you’re watching from the perspective of really analyzing the characters and trying to get into the mind of the serial killer . Not that I’m not into that aspect at all .Silence of the Lambs or Prisoners are great interesting movies but personally I’m more of a feeling or emotion based movie watcher if that makes sense?.. things like score/music , set design, mood , camera work will captivate me more and I’m not thinking so much about who each character is on deep level or what it all means.
@@juju-vl7oj I appreciate your perspective. I went to see it again last night for a second opinion. I will agree that although Longlegs shares similar DNA and imagery as SotL and Prisoners, you're right that it tries to be something different from those films. Longlegs feels more like a super-latenight grindhouse shock horror film, which after watching a few interviews of Oz, it seems like that was his goal. He wanted to start the story within familiar trappings, but then go off the rails into its own direction. That being said, I feel like the marketing went a little overboard for me. Although I respect Oz's intentions, the very nature of the setup begs comparison to what it's paying homage to. I love me some insane Nic Cage as well, but for me I kinda wish it was a lesser known actor under the prosthetics. When he started doing his typical Nic Cage yelling in the car, it lost me. I wasn't watching Longlegs, I was watching Nic Cage. But I also acknowledge that the movie wouldn't have been what it was without Nic Cage, so I'm kind of in a catch 22. At the end of the day, I just wish the marketing didn't prop the movie up as being one of the scariest films in the last decade, let alone in 2024. However, the film may have simply flown past my radar if it had not been marketed that way.
Nicholas Cage screaming in his car should be either laughable or ridiculous or both. But in this, it made my blood run cold (along with that fantastic score/sound design). Overall I thought this was solid all round and I will definitely be watching this again.
That ending straight to credit scene is what makes this movie a mid tier, they have lots of time to build up the suspense but in the end just end abruptly wtf was that
I don't consider this really scary but it is creepy. Scary is subjective, ask the person next to us in cinema literally crying the whole time because she was scared to death. I love this movie, could be better though
I love the movie! The main reason was because somehow i did not know about it my dad just asked if i wanted to watch it. Im a bigger horror fan then him but somehow i did not know it
Forget scary, it was not even good. The plot is stupid. It’s the definition of style over substance but given the horror treatment. It reminded me of Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Style over substance can be fun, but Long Legs isn’t one of those films.
Definitely overhyped. Loud at times, kind of weird, hard to follow at times. A depressing ending with lots of mental health problems between spoilers Nicholas Cages' character and Alicia Witts' character. I was expecting an engaging psychological thriller but that is not what i got.
Theres clearly an appetite for a great thriller out there judging by the reaction to this and whilst the trailer hints at this being an edge of your seat horror, the reality is its just another damp squib. Leave your expectations (and brain) at home and you might get something from it.
Excellent review. I agree with how the general audience might be expecting something else. Right now its 68% with the audience reviews on rotten tomatoes. seeing it tonight, hopefully i love it
Saw it today, it’s not the scariest movie of the decade, neither it’s a masterpiece, didn’t feel any dread, there are no scares, the feeling you get from the teaser and trailer is missing from the movie, overly hyped
I feel slow because i’m not understanding the hype and what makes it so comparable to Hereditary? like is everybody being pretentious or am i just not getting it
funny you mention the immature high schoolers cuz when i went to go see it there were this teenage boys watching and were laughing and talking through the whole thing and it was so annoying and nearly ruined the experience for me :(
Spoiler Alert* I actually enjoyed the ending. I’m usually not a big fan of when movies just go on one big tangent at the end explaining everything. But, I like how they did this one. I saw the whole sequence as Longlegs torturing Lee even after dying or from jail, not sure if he had already offed himself at that point. I believe she was still under his trance after the doll got shot. I believe that was his way of telling her that his plan worked after all. Kind of like the what’s in the box moment.
I think I had a hard time taking Nic Cage seriously… I liked the first half (it was very silence of the lambs coded) but it lost me in the second half…I was super disappointed in this movie. It’s not bad, just overhyped and marketed incorrectly.
Neon is a company which is involved in human AI experimentation. It’s making movies about real people and watches/measures their reactions and effects on real life. Long legs hints at a person so they would know it’s about them bc they attack deep state members with witchcraft 😂😂- he’s a friend of mine and I’m not telling BS here, but I’m aware you’ll call me crazy. Neon had so many bad movies but is still going strong, hope some ppl will read this and realise the truth about what Neon really is.
Sorry old comment ahah, Osgood has said why recently, because he thought it was a fun word and has imagery of like creepy crawlies, but he also said it reminded him of like stuff thatd be painted on a vintage van etc
Overhyped but comes somewhat close to living up to it. Wasn’t nearly as scary as it was made out to be but the direction it goes in the last 20 minutes made me eye roll
@@contra5975 Ok, I think I will like Long Legs. I kind of figured that it's not anywhere near a full on horror movie like Evil Dead Remake lol but more similar to slower types a bit and more of a crime scene movie.
@@Bri32675 Yeah exactly. A lot of people are disappointed because they didn't really understand that going in. If you are open-minded and expecting a great horror/thriller experience u will have a good time
i walked out of the theater & instantly said it was a dud/it sucked the only entertaining parts were the little 5 second scenes of longlegs singing like he's in an 80's metal band lol
It was trash I literally just finished it. BRUH A MAGIC SATAN POSSESSED DOLL AND HER MOM DRESSED AS A NUN IS THE HANDLER... THERE JUST SAVED YOU 2 HOURS!!!!!
It wasn’t scary or creepy it was boring and the script made no sense. Why did Lee let someone get murdered in the kitchen while she stood there? Why didn’t Lee tell anyone about the letter she received? WTF was with the picture she took she didn’t have a camera in the opening scene now all of a sudden she has a camera ?
This movie was overhyped and underperformed. Its not as smart as Silence of The Lambs, not as scary as Hereditary, not as gross or tense as Seven. If they never tried comparing it to those famous movies it may have come off better. the dolls were creepy, yes but Nick Cage? He was a just a weirdo creep. "Dad, that gross guy is in here again." I found not one likable character in the small cast. It reminds me of "The Little Things" but that was actually better. Both lacked a decent satisfying payoff. Too many plot armor points to some up the story.
@@theprime6439 forgive me for having high expectations when they marketed it as the best scary movie in years, competing with silence of the lambs and seven, it’s not even in the same ballpark. This movie was as mid as it got
@@796r yeah well obviously all movies claim it’s the best film of the past year or whatever even ghostbusters afterlife said that, it’s just personal expectations like you said and some take it very serious just so they can criticise it afterwards
@@theprime6439 ghostbusters is a kids movie, they were comparing this with silence of the lambs and seven, some of the best thriller movies of all time. The trailer was promising, hell the first 40min of the film was promising, but come on Nic cage isn’t even a serial killer he’s making possessed dolls that allows the devil to come into a home and cause the father to do a murder suicide? Absolutely ridiculous. Not scary at all and a waste of a potentially sickening murderer. They could have made him the blood thirsty heartless, demented psychopath (as portrayed in the trailer) and they went the paranormal route. Complete waste of time. And a complete waste of what could have been an iconic serial killer in long legs.
👎 Nicholas Cage delivers a delightfully maniacal performance as a serial killer, but unfortunately, he is not the main star of the movie. The rest of it is dogshit, reminiscent of a poor imitation of Se7en and Silence of the Lambs, with a story that unfolds so incoherently that it's forced to include a scene solely dedicated to explaining the plot of the movie.
Quit struggling to try and point out the remote positives of this movie and face it = garbage pile of a movie. I was excited to see it as well, so hyped up, and saw it last night on debut. @15 people for the night showing, and almost all were commenting to each other about how bad it was as they were leaving the theater. Complete strangers venting their disappointment to each other. I felt bamboozled for paying good money and taking the time and effort to see this movie in the theater. This was a big steamy turd. Good cinematography and era depiction, the only positive thing I have to say for Perkins on this. Not scary, Poor construct and pacing, this movie dragged so hard, BAD dialogue, scenes/actions that made absolutely no practical sense. Nic Cage doing typical Nic Cage cringy acting but in "serial killer" form. It was bad, and then he (she?) started talking, even worse. When the ACTUAL and HONEST reviews of people that truly saw this movie start flooding in you will see these reviews take a dive. Avoid at all costs. Hail Satan. Bang a Gong.
The "out of focus rooms" over a character's shoulder gave me the creeps. There was one scene where a character is on the phone and all I could watch was the empty doorway
I couldn’t agree less. It way over used after the like second wide shot of absolutely fucking nothing I was over it, and it was even goofier when the little smoke baphomet showed up.
As someone who has always been into experimental/artistic horror. I dug it!
Hey I’m recently starting to really appreciate this genre. Could you recommend me some stuff? I’ve enjoyed films like the shining, suspiria, and possession. Thank you! :)
I don’t think it was as scary as it’s made out to be. However it is very creepy/unsettling. The film is a little too short. I wish they would added 20 to 30 extra minutes to the third act (it was very captivating). I’m definitely going to see it a second time because the family next to me kept talking and meowing whenever they saw a cat 😢
Couldn't agree more with you. I really liked the movie, but I was expecting to be a little more terrified? Still a great horror movie, but I do wish it had a little longer a run time
3rd act was so weak , should have been a bit more bombastic with her ESP powers making her experience hell on earth . The demonic stuff was just all window dressing to a unsatisfying ending
My gripe with runtime didnt have aftermath after everything went down.
I think the possession stuff was a little weak. Felt like a cop out. And mom I felt like could've been scarier/creepier. Because of that the 3rd act was a little disappointing. Wasn't the worst. But the movie overall was great. I wish more horror movies chose creepy over jump scares. This went above and beyond in that regard.
Yea that run time was weak. I also thought the bus scene was just comedic, this film lowkey has funny moments that I just didn’t like and would have preferred not to go that route. I think this is an easily top 5 serial killer film in the last 10 years, just for agreeable purposes lol
It was so close to being a perfect horror film. It think it had so much potential to have an amazing ending and it just didn’t meet. It was close.
I'm curious to hear how you would have liked it to play out
@@randomstuff2665 Honestly the mom really just explained it all at the end. It's good on rewatch but I didn't like how ever single little detail was explained in a 2 minute monologue. I gave it a 9/10 and that was the one thing that threw me off.
The writing is almost always Osgood's downfall.
@@thevastidity888 I myself understand why the explanation at the end was already warranted but we got more gruesome scenes via! My reading of why it’s not a 10 don’t include the ending. I actually thought Cage just went a bit comical for me at times. His capture was so silly and laughable I was just like wait what? Maybe the cliche chase down or swat invasion would been more interesting. This runtime actually was short and the pacing was quicker then I’d liked for how much story they tried to fit. So much detail which is great but man they squeezed a ton in this. I have way more positives than negatives on this vintage dark serial killer movie.
@@thevastidity888OMG I thought that as well, it made no sense
I really liked it, but to your point I think some of those early reviews and marketing are going to do the film a disservice. It’s definitely not “the scariest film of the decade” and I agree….really wouldn’t classify it as horror…..but it is a really good, crime thriller with a creep factor
So what is the best serial killer movie since Silence of the Lambs, and why is it Prisoners?
Zodiac
Ugh I LOVE "Prisoners". One of my favourite movies
Zodiac and prisoners were levels more well thought out and creepier
I watched prisoners in my basement on a projector without watching a single trailer not knowing if it was even a horror film 😂 I was distressed to say the least
se7en...
Also you're one of the first reviewers to get that Lee's behaviour and social awkwardness is completely fitting to someone who has been heavily traumatised since the age of nine.
Hyped to the right extent. This is the kind of movie that will definitely be better on a rewatch. I dug it
I think maybe some people have a slasher film type taste for horror and that’s why Longlegs is so polarizing. I prefer the slow burn, unsettling, psychological thriller type of horror movies so I think it’s just a matter of preference 🤷🏻♀️
I’ve seen a lot of people say this but I don’t think it’s true. I love slow burn physiological thrillers and still thought this movie was bad, poorly written god awful pacing, slanted dialogue.
Is not very scary, i think is overhyped, this is not the movie fault i think is the media or youtubers that is overhupong it, but i like it, not the best, but enjoyable
Overhyped as horror usually is. Couldn't decide between realism or fantasy. Def solid premise terrible execution. Just like hereditary.
Hereditary was more unsettling for sure
Longlegs is pretty good...7.5/10 for me.
The best serial killer movie since Silence of the Lambs is still Se7en followed by Zodiac. 5:50
The sloth trap was chilling
@@MagicMonkey96 I agree!💀
Mindhunter
Definitely over hyped as f….. brilliant marketing, but it doesn’t match the film by far!❤️
Audition is “Scary”. Like, it haunted me. I don’t want that
That film caught me off at the climax. Very unsettling.
kurosawa's Cure is a movie that taps into your unconcious..it's not "scary" but teh last third makes you guess as to what the hell you're even watching. feels dreamy
From the first trailer i made up my mind that this is just gonna be another serial killer movie, i am not over excited, going to watch this Sunday.
Overhype is something I try not to get sucked into. Key word: Try. It’s hard; once a trailer has a quote like it’s the scariest film in years, it builds certain expectations that might not (or cannot) be met. I watched it today, really liked it, but not perfect. I know I’m basically saying what you’re saying but it’s something that’s happening more often now and I try to temper expectations the best I can. Was insanely unsettling.
*SPOILER ALERT*
The ending reminded me too much of Amityville Horror. The mannequins posses the family members to kill each other.. eh. I was hoping for a better reveal of what was happening that didn’t land with me. Gave me a meh feeling.
When we have to ask "what's your definition of scary" and we have to talk about all these semantics... IT'S NOT SCARY I DON'T WANT TO DO MENTAL GYMNASTICS WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO CONVINCE MYSELF IT'S SCARY...
I thought it was good but not great. It is being over hyped but it’s still worth going to see.
It definitely missed that entertainment factor
It was dope, especially for an Ozgood Perkins film. I feel like he has nailed his style.
Thanks, dude. My bro and his GF are over, and I don't like her... so... I'll probably head out and go see it since there's nothing else to do today, especially since it's supposed to rain hard all day today...
Just watched this today and I think it’s a good film. The sound design and cinematography are both great and definitely made the vibe of the film more unsettling.
It’s not an in-your-face horror movie, something I would say a slow burn type. Third act threw me off a bit, but still great
@@earlisonline I thought it was a terrible movie but I do agree that it looks and sounds good
I believe the hype definitely hurt it. The press campaign has been selling it as the next elevated horror masterpiece on par with It Follows or Hereditary, which it isn't. I think I would have appreciated it more on its own terms : a decent effort to be added to Nick Cage's recent indie winning streak. Creepy atmosphere, good acting, intriguing story, but somewhat ruined by an abrupt, over-explained ending and the fact that the villain and the mystery around him was revealed too early, as well as a clumsy protagonist. Cage's performance was a mixed-bag also. The first shot of him, when you didn't see his eyes was intensely creepy, but as soon as you start seeing and hearing him as Nick Cage hamming it up, it becomes more funny than scary.
I couldn’t finish the movie. It was super boring. It’s just me, but anything regarding demons or evil spirites are incredibly cheesy to me. The main character is interesting on how she’s tied up with the murderer, but it just wasn’t scaring me. Also I found the main villain to be really boring and lame. Like he looks like a crack addict and his whole thing being connected to the main character and black magic or whateves just wasn’t intimating. I think it’s just because I find it really difficult to be unsettled by anything that’s like evil sprites, making it less intimidating for me.
I won’t sit here and say it’s not scary just because I wasn’t scared. It can be for others, I just want to know what made it unsettling for others because frankly, I don’t understand the hype or scare.
I really wanted to like this movie. But Silence of the Lambs is a better serial killer thriller with a female lead, and Prisoners is a better slow burn psychological thriller dealing with satanic murders.
Don't forget that Arcadian is the better 2024 Nicolas Cage horror film.
Better in what ways though? I would say Silence of the Lambs and Prisoners have more meat on the bone to dig into with the plot and characters but I feel like Longlegs is going for something a little different and it’s execution of that was equally if not more entertaining and immersive for me.
But of course it’s subjective, so the level of immersion might be higher if you’re watching from the perspective of really analyzing the characters and trying to get into the mind of the serial killer .
Not that I’m not into that aspect at all .Silence of the Lambs or Prisoners are great interesting movies but personally I’m more of a feeling or emotion based movie watcher if that makes sense?.. things like score/music , set design, mood , camera work will captivate me more and I’m not thinking so much about who each character is on deep level or what it all means.
@@juju-vl7oj I appreciate your perspective. I went to see it again last night for a second opinion. I will agree that although Longlegs shares similar DNA and imagery as SotL and Prisoners, you're right that it tries to be something different from those films.
Longlegs feels more like a super-latenight grindhouse shock horror film, which after watching a few interviews of Oz, it seems like that was his goal. He wanted to start the story within familiar trappings, but then go off the rails into its own direction.
That being said, I feel like the marketing went a little overboard for me. Although I respect Oz's intentions, the very nature of the setup begs comparison to what it's paying homage to.
I love me some insane Nic Cage as well, but for me I kinda wish it was a lesser known actor under the prosthetics. When he started doing his typical Nic Cage yelling in the car, it lost me. I wasn't watching Longlegs, I was watching Nic Cage. But I also acknowledge that the movie wouldn't have been what it was without Nic Cage, so I'm kind of in a catch 22.
At the end of the day, I just wish the marketing didn't prop the movie up as being one of the scariest films in the last decade, let alone in 2024. However, the film may have simply flown past my radar if it had not been marketed that way.
Not sure if it’s pure gold but it’s pretty damn good creepy and scary as hell very satanic like the first omen
Nicholas Cage screaming in his car should be either laughable or ridiculous or both. But in this, it made my blood run cold (along with that fantastic score/sound design). Overall I thought this was solid all round and I will definitely be watching this again.
That ending straight to credit scene is what makes this movie a mid tier, they have lots of time to build up the suspense but in the end just end abruptly wtf was that
If the movie had not been hyped so much I might have actually enjoyed it more.
I don't consider this really scary but it is creepy. Scary is subjective, ask the person next to us in cinema literally crying the whole time because she was scared to death. I love this movie, could be better though
I love the movie! The main reason was because somehow i did not know about it my dad just asked if i wanted to watch it. Im a bigger horror fan then him but somehow i did not know it
Over hyped
It definitely was not scary it was a good movie with a great story 8/10. The last ten minutes are excellent to, but it definitely needed to be longer
I didn’t think it was scary at all, I just admired the insane left turn it took by the second part
Forget scary, it was not even good. The plot is stupid. It’s the definition of style over substance but given the horror treatment. It reminded me of Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Style over substance can be fun, but Long Legs isn’t one of those films.
Scary not much for me, but how ozgood portrays the themes he wanted to was very good and creative imo.
Definitely overhyped. Loud at times, kind of weird, hard to follow at times. A depressing ending with lots of mental health problems between spoilers Nicholas Cages' character and Alicia Witts' character. I was expecting an engaging psychological thriller but that is not what i got.
Long legs himself never felt threatening he never hurt anybody directly he just seems like a weirdo
The ending made me leave with The bye bye man vibes
Theres clearly an appetite for a great thriller out there judging by the reaction to this and whilst the trailer hints at this being an edge of your seat horror, the reality is its just another damp squib.
Leave your expectations (and brain) at home and you might get something from it.
It felt like a mix of prisoners, the conjuring, and alan wake 2
The most similar review to my own, especially your wrap up at the end.
Excellent review. I agree with how the general audience might be expecting something else. Right now its 68% with the audience reviews on rotten tomatoes. seeing it tonight, hopefully i love it
This movie was soo creepy and they build up the cage reveal not for nothing.
marketing was so good they overhyped it lol still good tho
It was okay but it missed an entertainment factor to keep you engaged
@@attackonlevi5383what did you want to see? I thought the creepiness was all the engagement needed.
I really liked it
Loved this movie, this review and your Keith Haring shirt
Saw it today, it’s not the scariest movie of the decade, neither it’s a masterpiece, didn’t feel any dread, there are no scares, the feeling you get from the teaser and trailer is missing from the movie, overly hyped
I feel slow because i’m not understanding the hype and what makes it so comparable to Hereditary? like is everybody being pretentious or am i just not getting it
@@tiddyboof its just hype because of Nicholas cage, the movie is okay.
I feel like Malika character could have and should have suffered much more
funny you mention the immature high schoolers cuz when i went to go see it there were this teenage boys watching and were laughing and talking through the whole thing and it was so annoying and nearly ruined the experience for me :(
Mainly thuis is a beautiful tragedy, especially on consecutive watches. From the first scene you know Lee is absolutely fucked and has no way to win
Spoiler Alert* I actually enjoyed the ending. I’m usually not a big fan of when movies just go on one big tangent at the end explaining everything. But, I like how they did this one. I saw the whole sequence as Longlegs torturing Lee even after dying or from jail, not sure if he had already offed himself at that point. I believe she was still under his trance after the doll got shot. I believe that was his way of telling her that his plan worked after all. Kind of like the what’s in the box moment.
Overhyped. Saw it last night, I might see it again but definitely overhyped.
I think I had a hard time taking Nic Cage seriously…
I liked the first half (it was very silence of the lambs coded) but it lost me in the second half…I was super disappointed in this movie. It’s not bad, just overhyped and marketed incorrectly.
I liked your video right when you gave your reaction at 1:36
It was unsettling and good until the ending. Also why was he called longlegs?
Neon is a company which is involved in human AI experimentation.
It’s making movies about real people and watches/measures their reactions and effects on real life. Long legs hints at a person so they would know it’s about them bc they attack deep state members with witchcraft 😂😂- he’s a friend of mine and I’m not telling BS here, but I’m aware you’ll call me crazy.
Neon had so many bad movies but is still going strong, hope some ppl will read this and realise the truth about what Neon really is.
Sorry old comment ahah, Osgood has said why recently, because he thought it was a fun word and has imagery of like creepy crawlies, but he also said it reminded him of like stuff thatd be painted on a vintage van etc
Definitely overhyped. I like it though. It got under my skin. Definitely want to add it to the Blu Ray collection.
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OR maybe Jonathan should finally cover oscar tech preds!!!!!
it was alright
Overhyped but comes somewhat close to living up to it. Wasn’t nearly as scary as it was made out to be but the direction it goes in the last 20 minutes made me eye roll
How would you say it is compared to It Follows?
Since Maika is also in that movie.
i liked this movie twice as much but i still enjoy it follows.
@@contra5975 Ok, I think I will like Long Legs. I kind of figured that it's not anywhere near a full on horror movie like Evil Dead Remake lol but more similar to slower types a bit and more of a crime scene movie.
@@Bri32675 Yeah exactly. A lot of people are disappointed because they didn't really understand that going in. If you are open-minded and expecting a great horror/thriller experience u will have a good time
Pound for pound It Follows is a better film. But Longlegs looks better and is definitely creepier.
i walked out of the theater & instantly said it was a dud/it sucked
the only entertaining parts were the little 5 second scenes of longlegs singing like he's in an 80's metal band lol
Probably the least scariest horror movie of the decade. A lot of people are going to be mad about that.
Couldn’t disagree more but to each their own.
Overhyped
The story felt underbaked.
Whats the best serial killer movie?
Maybe Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer
If you want to see some crazy unsettling shit in this genre watch The Poughkepssie tapes
It was trash I literally just finished it. BRUH A MAGIC SATAN POSSESSED DOLL AND HER MOM DRESSED AS A NUN IS THE HANDLER... THERE JUST SAVED YOU 2 HOURS!!!!!
Horror masterpiece
It was good to me but not as good as Silence Of The Lamb Jody Foster Anthony Hopkins🔥
It wasn’t scary or creepy it was boring and the script made no sense. Why did Lee let someone get murdered in the kitchen while she stood there? Why didn’t Lee tell anyone about the letter she received? WTF was with the picture she took she didn’t have a camera in the opening scene now all of a sudden she has a camera ?
I like the before/after edit. You're becoming a good director, soon to surpass Zack Snyder! (W movie btw~)
Fucking masterpiece. No question. Anyone who says otherwise didn't understand it.
please explain why it's a "fucking masterpiece"
@@ZackTH-cam Figure it out for yourself :).
@@doctortodoctor77777ok so u cant explain or hold your ground to why it was a masterpiece 💀
@@mrpinkfreak4168 Lol Idc enough to explain.
@@doctortodoctor77777 no you just cant defend why you think its good
the ending was trash. the supernatural element was trash. besides cool shots and cinematography save your $$.
The Blackcoat’s Daughter was better.
the correct answer is that it's overhyped AND it's a cinematic masterpiece xD
This movie sucked balls.
So overrated! Know one should ever listen to Rotten tomatoes
It was booooring.
Wack ass movie!
So wack so garbage so overly hyped. Pure hot trash of a movie.
Wack ass comment and reply.
Trash film. I want my full refund. That was f king garbage
the movie sucked
This movie sucked
This movie was overhyped and underperformed. Its not as smart as Silence of The Lambs, not as scary as Hereditary, not as gross or tense as Seven. If they never tried comparing it to those famous movies it may have come off better. the dolls were creepy, yes but Nick Cage? He was a just a weirdo creep. "Dad, that gross guy is in here again." I found not one likable character in the small cast. It reminds me of "The Little Things" but that was actually better. Both lacked a decent satisfying payoff. Too many plot armor points to some up the story.
OVERHYPED
It’s only overhyped for people who have high expectations, a very good movie
@@theprime6439 forgive me for having high expectations when they marketed it as the best scary movie in years, competing with silence of the lambs and seven, it’s not even in the same ballpark. This movie was as mid as it got
@@796r yeah well obviously all movies claim it’s the best film of the past year or whatever even ghostbusters afterlife said that, it’s just personal expectations like you said and some take it very serious just so they can criticise it afterwards
@@796r frozen empire not afterlife sorry
@@theprime6439 ghostbusters is a kids movie, they were comparing this with silence of the lambs and seven, some of the best thriller movies of all time. The trailer was promising, hell the first 40min of the film was promising, but come on Nic cage isn’t even a serial killer he’s making possessed dolls that allows the devil to come into a home and cause the father to do a murder suicide? Absolutely ridiculous. Not scary at all and a waste of a potentially sickening murderer. They could have made him the blood thirsty heartless, demented psychopath (as portrayed in the trailer) and they went the paranormal route. Complete waste of time. And a complete waste of what could have been an iconic serial killer in long legs.
👎 Nicholas Cage delivers a delightfully maniacal performance as a serial killer, but unfortunately, he is not the main star of the movie. The rest of it is dogshit, reminiscent of a poor imitation of Se7en and Silence of the Lambs, with a story that unfolds so incoherently that it's forced to include a scene solely dedicated to explaining the plot of the movie.
Not scary, not interesting. Marketing is just to get people to go. Bad movie
Not really. Uh, yeah...that's what marketing is supposed to do. Dumb comment.
@@77Creationfrfr, the people complaining about a creative movie on a 10mil budget are so lame and have the attention span of a toddler
I don't like being mislead.
Maybe I expected more, especially after reading good reviews. A good movie grabs my attention and keeps it.
Quit struggling to try and point out the remote positives of this movie and face it = garbage pile of a movie.
I was excited to see it as well, so hyped up, and saw it last night on debut. @15 people for the night showing, and almost all were commenting to each other about how bad it was as they were leaving the theater. Complete strangers venting their disappointment to each other.
I felt bamboozled for paying good money and taking the time and effort to see this movie in the theater. This was a big steamy turd. Good cinematography and era depiction, the only positive thing I have to say for Perkins on this. Not scary, Poor construct and pacing, this movie dragged so hard, BAD dialogue, scenes/actions that made absolutely no practical sense. Nic Cage doing typical Nic Cage cringy acting but in "serial killer" form. It was bad, and then he (she?) started talking, even worse. When the ACTUAL and HONEST reviews of people that truly saw this movie start flooding in you will see these reviews take a dive. Avoid at all costs. Hail Satan. Bang a Gong.
Everyone has their own opinions, and yours just happens to be hot garbage
Yeah extremely over hyped and just completely flat out boring and uninspired
Cage casting was a mistake
No. It wasn't.
@@philsnook1391 perhaps ironically, he is the only thing I enjoyed in this incoherent and plodding mess of a movie
Terrrrrrrrriiiiibbbbbllllleeeeee!!!!!!
Over hyped