During an interview, Osgood Perkins recalled a story from production where he learned Nicolas Cage has a particular skill that he says no other actor possesses: the ability to recognize how high or low he is able to speak without messing up the audio. According to Perkins: "The sound guy came over to me one day...(he) comes up to me a couple of days into Nic being on set and he's like 'Oz, I've never seen anything like it. When Nic is mic'd, I'm watching the dials, when Nic goes big, he goes *right* to the line. Anything more, a decibel or two over that, and it would be hard to use. Then he goes down, he goes soft and his whispering and he's barely talking, he goes right to the line. Anything past that line, you wouldn't be able to use it. He knows where the lines are. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life'."
The craziest thing he has ever seen in his life is a person who is able to control the volume of their voice? This dude hasn't seen many crazy things :D
Funfact: longlegs whispers "cuckoo" because it's a bird the gets into other bird's nests, eats their eggs and kills the owners befores stealing their home.
Cool story. Or you could just take Cage's own words in which he says he took it from his mother who was mentally ill and would say that out of the blue.
Some species of cuckoo lay their eggs alongside the eggs of another species in another bird's nest, and that host bird will incubate the egg and raise the cuckoo hatchling along with its own. So not quite as dark as that, but obviously you're right in the broad sense (and oftentimes the host's true hatchlings do starve). The cowbird exhibits the exact same technique of brood parasitism, but the poor cuckoo-an entire family of species rather than one species-is culturally synonymous with it, even though most cuckoo species hatch and raise their own young.
@@jude7225 It can be both a metaphor and "just" something his mom said, he doesn't have to consciously say it because of that connection for it to not also be intended by the film maker, jesus.
@@jude7225 Why is everyone in this comment section being so passive-aggressive? People are allowed to interpret things differently because things can hold more than one meaning. Art is literally up for interpretation based on how differently people are raised, or their own knowledge base. It's like saying what the shape of a cloud looks like to you, it looks different to everyone looking at it.
Fun fact... the devil makes an appearance 15 times in this movie you can see him in this video if you freeze it at 44:38 , his reflection is in the door glass.
Favorite things I’ve noticed after multiple views of this movie: -In Longlegs’ interrogation recording, he says, “and you’ll be there, and you’ll be there, and you’ll be there”; he is speaking directly to agent Browning, Carter, and Harker (in that order) -the opening POV is actually from the veiled doll in the passenger seat -Lee’s mom tells her “I kept all of your things” which is the name of the second chapter in the movie -“Come on Down” from The Price Is Right playing as Lee opens the basement door for the first time -Longlegs’ electric guitar in the basement. You hear it playing when Lee is opening her mailbox, and you see him buying earplugs for it at the hardware store. Obviously so much of the metal genre is heavily influenced by satanism -The house Lee looks to at night - and hears the guitar from - is her childhood home, as you suspected! She lives right next to her mom -Ruby and little Lee with their matching long braids -Carrie Anne tells Lee that she’s seen her before, which couldn’t be true unless she is talking about her doll seeing Lee when it was found in the barn (some people think Carrie Anne could be remembering seeing Lee’s mom through the doll’s eyes which is also a cool possibility) Edit to add I’m only fifteen minutes in but I really hope no kids walk in on this one 😂
Wow, was about to say how I've noticed all of those things too except for her old house being next door, and I was gonna say I think that's a bit of a stretch. But after rewinding the video you're absolutely right 😂I've seen it 5 or 6 times, between watching with it friends and watching it on my own specifically to uncover little details like that, and it's never once registered that she's even looking over at another house in that moment. Even during this video, watching them pick up on it on their first time 🤦♂Good catch! Absolutely love movies that reward attentiveness & multiple viewings, and I feel like this is one that will have something new for you no matter how many times you've seen it. Another thing they picked up on straight away, that took me a couple of viewings, is the irony of Lee wanting to be an actor as a child, when much of the movie is about her powerlessness & lack of agency. And of course, one of my favorites, the word association test at the beginning, the image to which Lee says "father". That one registered with me the first time I watched it, though I would never have imagined how much subtext is packed into that one fleeting moment!
carrie anne says "i've seen you before. you or someone who looks like you." which to me refers to her mother, carrie anne is just seeing a resemblance, and the movie is foreshadowing that lee's mother is involved.
"No I'LL be right back. You'll still be in the kitchen". hahahahaha man I still love that line. The one time in the theatre the movie felt intentional for all the laughs.
It felt funny but still so sad that he didn't even care he told his wife out loud jokingly that he was going to horrifically kill her. It showed how controlled they were by the dolls.
'Longlegs' sounds like it could be a reference to the glam-rock high heel shoes worn by the male rock stars in the early '70s. (T.Rex; Bolan; Ziggy; the Glitter band; etc.)
PAUSE at 40:55 ... We can see the Devil with horns behind the window as Lee leaves the house to go outside. In fact, he appears multiple times throughout the movie. 44:36 -- "Knock, knock!" ... It's the Devil, again. _(reflect on the door)_
Perkins has said that longlegs (Cage) was a former Glam Rocker , that's also why he sings. And had undergone a LOT of plastic surgeries, thats what gives him that look. Great reaction you two!👍😎👍🎃🎃🎃
I think Nicholas Cage is a black metal fan, so him taking this role makes some sense. His singing isn't exactly harsh vocals, but definitely leans into something.
For decades we worried about "what happens when AI gets smart?" when all along we should've been worried about the fact that AI will be able to write & deploy code while it's still too dumb to distinguish applause from random noise 😂 A friend of mine has a deaf sister and I once asked her about this exact issue. She said (perhaps unsurprisingly) that most of the time you just interpret "applause" to mean noise, screaming or actual applause depending on the context, but that the rare instances where it's unclear from the context are really, _really_ annoying.
@@je7055 I can hear volume but I can’t distinguish words very well unless I’m looking at the persons mouth. So I watch everything with captions and it’s always been so funny to me when it’s like a horrible death scream and you see (applause)
Nicolas Cage has this uncanny ability to make himself creepy to the point that you are not sure if he is sane or not. He used to freak out a lot of his co-stars for laughs on many movie sets.
She didn't come into action immediately at the end because she was in shock. In a situation like that, you don't think rationally and quickly as if you're just watching a movie. And she couldn't shoot the doll. She had bullets left. The gun just wouldn't work.
@@PhilBrett-uy7bt She was literally experiencing emotions for the first time since she was 9 years old as well since she's been under the influence of the doll/ the devil. She's allowed to be confused and overwhelmed.
@@deadsetondreams1988 no, she isn't allowed to be overwhelmed for that reason when it leads to people's deaths right in front of her 😂😂 you gonna let a law enforcement officer off if they don't save your family because they experienced some form of childhood trauma, she's getting sacked as a minimum haha
@@synr-g hahaha okay bud, bad bad film in my opinion and filled with ridiculous unrealistic moments like this but if you think they're fine then you crack on and enjoy it
I thought it was a good movie. Not as good as i'd hoped, but gets better with repeated viewing. However, the one thing that will ALWAYS be STUPID is how the FBI director (played by Blair Underwood) never even considers the distinct possibility that him and his family are targets, with his daughter about to turn 9 on the 13th of the month (and the 13th being one of the missing numbers).
44:37 its “Black Phillip” in the door reflection 😮 So “Cuckoo” is by the same people that did this and it’s wildddddd! Your opening scream was one of the most real screams I’ve ever heard!!! Awesome thst you don’t fake it!!! Watch again in the dark on your own time and look very closely at ALL the dark spaces behind Lee and some flashes too , like when her boss closes the door at the birthday party, look at the reflection, it’s EVERYWHERE! So damn creepy but it’s hard to see
The first thing I thought when I saw the Asian agent with her high cheek bones was, 'her face looks a lot like cage's makeup'... I'm with MrMovies on this
I hope you two watch barbarian it’s a good horror movie staring Justin long and the guy who played pennywise- if you do, grace us with you’re barbarian Arnold accent 😂🤠
@@tutorialslave ah my bad man I wasn’t even going to mention it but I couldn’t keep it in any longer the part when he bursts out of the closet and drop kicks the mother was EPIC 💪🏻🤙🏻
I saw this movie twice in theaters, and the number of things that I caught on a second watch, the sense of how dark and twisted it was, how bleak the ending truly is. God what a ride.
Osgood Perkins would have made his dad, Anthony, so proud. He's made one of the most LEGITIMATELY horrific horror films of the past decade with this, but the film that put him on my radar is a haunting little gem from 2015 called 'The Blackcoat's Daughter,' which is 100% recommended! His next film (for which there's a trailer) is a Stephen King short story adaptation called 'The Monkey' and it looks NUUUUUTS! I'm really so happy that Perkins is a major force to be reckoned with now ❤
Really love 'The Blackcoat's Daughter'! It has a sense of dread and a beauty and sadness that draws me back regularly. (I really hope you react to it someday on here, Mr and Mrs Movies!) Enjoyed some scenes in Longlegs though and even though it kind of fell apart for me in the final minutes esp with that info-dump, I'm really interested to see this reaction!
.........I've seen this movie about 50 times now - gets better every time! Gotta say though - you were the only ones who have seen it that figured out the end. Good job!
People crying saying it's not the scariest movie ever, but there's no such thing as scariest movie ever, the movie is just weird and creepy that sticks with you after you watch it. That's what makes this film amazing
Yeah idk what most people were expecting. It’s a spooky serial killer movie where the girl from It Follows tries to solve the mystery of a rock and roll inspired Nic Cage serial killer. That’s it, and that’s what they got. Literally every movie says “#1 Movie of the Year” and no one complains then. Every horror movie is “most terrifying film of the year” and they never are, and no one complains. But I see people saying dumb shit like “This is more thriller than horror” about this movie in particular when it’s not even debatable in my opinion. It’s very clearly a horror movie.
When I was watching this, halfway through, I turned to my daughter and said "they copied my book." I had just released Baby, Baby, a paranormal detective story. The stories diverged, but there were a few similarities. I think this is how modern horror films should be shot. The characters were all strange and seemed a little off, making it extra creepy. Very well done film. May I recommend Oddity, it was actually my favorite horror film of 2024. Think you'll love it. It's streaming on Shudder right now.
I love this movie - but I can see why some might not - and it’s primarily down to the fact that having some knowledge as to how Perkins does his thing helps appreciate it more. He’s the master of ambiguity and leaving things up in the air - it’s effectively his calling card at this point - personally I love it, but it’s an acquired taste. Another thing he’s masterful at is dropping little hints here and there - and “Longlegs” has many - just going to go through a few: 1 - It takes about 5 minutes for the viewer to figure out that there’s something a little... odd, about Lee. She’s stilted, weirdly unemotional, awkward - quite frankly she comes across as someone on the spectrum. But there’s another little hint as to what the truth is... and it’s right there from the beginning. Notice how Lee walks - slightly hunched, stiff long strides, head down, arms basically clamped to her sides - her arms basically don’t leave her side for the entire first 2/3 of the movie - why is that? It’s a doll allegory - she walks like a doll being played with. At the end of the movie, we know why. Also - she’s much more animated after Ruth shoots the doll. 2 - Ruth isn’t handicapped, she’s obviously troubled, but she’s not handicapped - why is one of the defining traits of her character through the movie that she takes a long time to pick the phone up? The viewer is led to believe it’s a quirk... truth is she’s in the basement and it takes a while to get upstairs. The only real time Ruth shows any true mirth during the film is when Lee tells her that she doesn’t pray and haven’t prayed in a long time - she cackles, but then seems oddly proud of Lee for coming to that realization - we know why in hindsight. And about Ruth - and I’ll just say it: “Hail Alicia Witt” - the ending is horrific, in a tragic sense. It’s clear that her reasons for doing what she’s doing is no longer about keeping her daughter safe, or not entirely, that is. And she tells on herself when she says: “I’ll do it again, and again, and again - and that makes it right” (the notion of protecting Lee) - at some point Ruth stopped caring about the justifications and Lee became a giant permission slip for her to keep pleasing “Father” Which brings us to the ending: “Father” has a plan for Lee, Ruth, Longlegs - for everybody. And Longlegs tells Lee exactly what her endgame is in the interrogation when he tells Lee that he’ll “let her get started now” - up until that point Lee has simply been a pawn, Satan has moved her around on the board a little, but nothing indicative of what her fate is - until Longlegs tells her the aforementioned. Lee’s life has been like one of those toy cars that you wind up by pulling it backwards and letting it go - to her “birthday party” Lee’s fate was always to know the truth, about herself, about Longlegs, about her mother - and having to live with that knowledge and the visual of her mother’s body slumped on that couch - and that she’s the reason for it. It’s why the gun clicks when she tries to shoot the doll - the devil planned it that way - she’s meant to “savor” the moment - twist and burn, little girl, forever. “Hail Satan”
I don’t think Harker would have been able to shoot the Ruby doll regardless if she had tried first or saved the last two shots she should have had for the doll. It was no coincidence the gun wouldn’t fire. I would doubt her order of doing things would have altered anything. I don’t know this for certain, but i don’t believe in coincidence and going with the theme of the movie, i think its safe to say the gun not firing when she should have had two rounds left is no coincidence. Such an excellent movie. This was one of my favorite of the year. Y’all absolutely need to watch Oddity. Please put that in the rotation.
Lee not shooting the doll could mean something else to me. She may have run out of bullets but she still had other ways to destroy the doll. What if Lee chose to keep the doll intact so that the little girl wouldn't have to suffer the fact that her parents were dead? Maybe the trance that the doll's spell leaves the child in must be better than real life where his father brutally killed his mother and was killed afterwards.
I sort of had the same reaction as Mrs. The way this was marketed as a catch-a-genius-serial-killer movie in the style of The Silence of the Lambs, and then at the end we find out it's all because of the devil.
I'm so happy to finally watch a reaction of this movie by people who actually pick up on the clues, and can follow along. Yeah, there were a couple times you said "I'm confused," but your confusion was appropriate at the time. I won't say other reactors were simpletons, instead - other than being bad at picking up on nuance - I think they were more invested in providing commentary and/or conversing. But you two, y'all still remain engaged with the film, and actually REACT to it. 👏
I was on the fence about her "being on the spectrum"; but when she corrected people and pointed out that it's the Book of Revelation without an "S", I knew I was looking at what might be a decent depiction of 'tism. Or maybe it's just voodoo, idk.
Great reaction as always, was personally reallg disappointed with this film, was a bit cringe and silly rather than scary and quite disrespectful to silence of the lambs that people put them in the same sentence ha
The only thing scary about this movie was Nicolas Cage in make-up. He looked like a drag queen yo. His overacting is getting ridiculous now. It's fully turned into a meme
You should check out Oz Perkins other films The Blackcoat's Daughter, I am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House & Gretel & Hansel. For more Maika Monroe: It Follows
Hello, I've been a huge fan of your channel since I stumbled upon your video reacting to Pride and Prejudice. I thought this film was okay but I do disagree with the "SCARIEST FILM OF THE YEAR" tag. Now, this is my first time commenting and please do let me know if comments are not meant for requests. Could I please suggest/request your reactions to these films eventually: A Monster Calls Short Term 12 Other People
But everyone already knew it was nic cage cause everything has to be spoiled now. Otherwise a good idea though. Same thing with that blink twice movie. it starts with "trigger warning" and basically ruins the movie
remember the FBI still has decoded all of the zodiac killers messages also i think lee doesnt save the wife because her mom said she was already dead, like maybe the devil already had her soul...idk she either ran out of bullets or the doll wouldn't let her shoot it, because it doesnt want to break the spell on the little girl.
I’d have to agree. The only normal guy in the entire movie she just watches him & his family fall to the devil. I get it’s not that simple but she doesn’t even try it feels like.
Is it me or does everyone have trouble understanding what Mr. movies says about the Patreon link? I can hear a few words scattered throughout, but he talks so fast. The rest is gibberish to me. And even when I use the closed captioning, it just says (shrugs).
Do you know why he says cuckoo? As brood parasites, cuckoos do not raise their own young, instead laying eggs in the nests of other birds, which raise the chick thinking it is one of their own. Very much like what he is doing and does with the dolls.
During an interview, Osgood Perkins recalled a story from production where he learned Nicolas Cage has a particular skill that he says no other actor possesses: the ability to recognize how high or low he is able to speak without messing up the audio. According to Perkins: "The sound guy came over to me one day...(he) comes up to me a couple of days into Nic being on set and he's like 'Oz, I've never seen anything like it. When Nic is mic'd, I'm watching the dials, when Nic goes big, he goes *right* to the line. Anything more, a decibel or two over that, and it would be hard to use. Then he goes down, he goes soft and his whispering and he's barely talking, he goes right to the line. Anything past that line, you wouldn't be able to use it. He knows where the lines are. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life'."
Haha that's so cool.
The craziest thing he has ever seen in his life is a person who is able to control the volume of their voice? This dude hasn't seen many crazy things :D
@@Bambuzzsprosse you must be a blast at parties
@@ArmchairRizzard Says the dude using the oldest run-of-the-mill insult online :D
@@Bambuzzsprosseagreed 😂😂😂😂 yeah real crazy😂😂😂😂😂
Funfact: longlegs whispers "cuckoo" because it's a bird the gets into other bird's nests, eats their eggs and kills the owners befores stealing their home.
Cool story. Or you could just take Cage's own words in which he says he took it from his mother who was mentally ill and would say that out of the blue.
Some species of cuckoo lay their eggs alongside the eggs of another species in another bird's nest, and that host bird will incubate the egg and raise the cuckoo hatchling along with its own. So not quite as dark as that, but obviously you're right in the broad sense (and oftentimes the host's true hatchlings do starve). The cowbird exhibits the exact same technique of brood parasitism, but the poor cuckoo-an entire family of species rather than one species-is culturally synonymous with it, even though most cuckoo species hatch and raise their own young.
@@jude7225 It can be both a metaphor and "just" something his mom said, he doesn't have to consciously say it because of that connection for it to not also be intended by the film maker, jesus.
@@jude7225 Why is everyone in this comment section being so passive-aggressive? People are allowed to interpret things differently because things can hold more than one meaning. Art is literally up for interpretation based on how differently people are raised, or their own knowledge base. It's like saying what the shape of a cloud looks like to you, it looks different to everyone looking at it.
@@deadsetondreams1988that’s TH-cam for ya
She tried to shoot the doll, it wouldn't let her.
Longlegs reveals all 15 times the Devil appears and it’s terrifying
The real horror of this movie is every reaction I've seen of this, no one knows who T-REX is :(
Right? I shake my cane in their general direction!
i konw who he was ,he had a mini and met with a tree.
I saw the quote and started singing "Bang a Gong"
The T-REX walked the earth back when you were alive,with your old ass :)
Same. Damn kids. Get off my lawn.
Fun fact... the devil makes an appearance 15 times in this movie you can see him in this video if you freeze it at 44:38 , his reflection is in the door glass.
"He's downstairs. Right under your feet."
Oh, shit. It didn't click initially. Yes, he was.
Super simple yet super creepy
Aw man I love it when Mrs Movies gets scared I can't get enough of it
These folks are adorable. Always liked the silly banter and ad-libs.
the way she got scared at the opening 😆
Favorite things I’ve noticed after multiple views of this movie:
-In Longlegs’ interrogation recording, he says, “and you’ll be there, and you’ll be there, and you’ll be there”; he is speaking directly to agent Browning, Carter, and Harker (in that order)
-the opening POV is actually from the veiled doll in the passenger seat
-Lee’s mom tells her “I kept all of your things” which is the name of the second chapter in the movie
-“Come on Down” from The Price Is Right playing as Lee opens the basement door for the first time
-Longlegs’ electric guitar in the basement. You hear it playing when Lee is opening her mailbox, and you see him buying earplugs for it at the hardware store. Obviously so much of the metal genre is heavily influenced by satanism
-The house Lee looks to at night - and hears the guitar from - is her childhood home, as you suspected! She lives right next to her mom
-Ruby and little Lee with their matching long braids
-Carrie Anne tells Lee that she’s seen her before, which couldn’t be true unless she is talking about her doll seeing Lee when it was found in the barn (some people think Carrie Anne could be remembering seeing Lee’s mom through the doll’s eyes which is also a cool possibility)
Edit to add I’m only fifteen minutes in but I really hope no kids walk in on this one 😂
Wow, was about to say how I've noticed all of those things too except for her old house being next door, and I was gonna say I think that's a bit of a stretch. But after rewinding the video you're absolutely right 😂I've seen it 5 or 6 times, between watching with it friends and watching it on my own specifically to uncover little details like that, and it's never once registered that she's even looking over at another house in that moment. Even during this video, watching them pick up on it on their first time 🤦♂Good catch!
Absolutely love movies that reward attentiveness & multiple viewings, and I feel like this is one that will have something new for you no matter how many times you've seen it. Another thing they picked up on straight away, that took me a couple of viewings, is the irony of Lee wanting to be an actor as a child, when much of the movie is about her powerlessness & lack of agency.
And of course, one of my favorites, the word association test at the beginning, the image to which Lee says "father". That one registered with me the first time I watched it, though I would never have imagined how much subtext is packed into that one fleeting moment!
TY! I was trying to figure out the part about Carrie Anne and Lee but never thought that she saw her through her doll's eyes that same night. 🤯
carrie anne says "i've seen you before. you or someone who looks like you." which to me refers to her mother, carrie anne is just seeing a resemblance, and the movie is foreshadowing that lee's mother is involved.
All the people in the movie that are "weird" are all people that have been affected by the ball in the doll's head.
Impressed by Mrs.’ Movies 90s baseball knowledge
"No I'LL be right back. You'll still be in the kitchen".
hahahahaha man I still love that line. The one time in the theatre the movie felt intentional for all the laughs.
It felt funny but still so sad that he didn't even care he told his wife out loud jokingly that he was going to horrifically kill her. It showed how controlled they were by the dolls.
'Longlegs' sounds like it could be a reference to the glam-rock high heel shoes worn by the male rock stars in the early '70s. (T.Rex; Bolan; Ziggy; the Glitter band; etc.)
Finally! I knew I couldn't be the only one who questioned why the blinds are still open when it's pitch black outside.
The situation making sense went out the window when she went outside after hearing someone obviously banging AND left the door wide open
introvert exhibitionist recluse ?
This is a baffling trope in many horror movies especially US ones. I've been asking this same question for decades.
@@countgeekula9143even Drew Barrymore’s house in Scream. Almost all glass, and no curtains.
mrs movies gets jumpscared and slaps mr. movies😂😂😂😂 4:15
she`s never heard bang a gong by t rex ? thats a classic !
PAUSE at 40:55 ... We can see the Devil with horns behind the window as Lee leaves the house to go outside. In fact, he appears multiple times throughout the movie.
44:36 -- "Knock, knock!" ... It's the Devil, again. _(reflect on the door)_
Never heard of T. Rex?! Marc Bolan?!! Y'know, glam rock legend :)
Maika Monroe is a great actress and scream queen.
It Follows, this one and It Follows 2. Three to make it a serial killer so yeah, she's a Scream Queen
But if you think about it she never screams. Love her
@@mcentepede If you haven't seen The Guest, I recommend it. It's more of a dark humor horror, but still excellent.
@@mcentepedeIt Follows, The Guest, Greta, Longlegs
Perkins has said that longlegs (Cage) was a former Glam Rocker , that's also why he sings. And had undergone a LOT of plastic surgeries, thats what gives him that look.
Great reaction you two!👍😎👍🎃🎃🎃
I think Nicholas Cage is a black metal fan, so him taking this role makes some sense. His singing isn't exactly harsh vocals, but definitely leans into something.
It’s just singing in the car….I do it all the time!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I really enjoyed this movie, the style, the acting, the effort. I didn’t understand that hate
I love that loud noise or screaming is dubbed as “applause” in closed captioning. Poor confused deaf people :(
For decades we worried about "what happens when AI gets smart?" when all along we should've been worried about the fact that AI will be able to write & deploy code while it's still too dumb to distinguish applause from random noise 😂
A friend of mine has a deaf sister and I once asked her about this exact issue. She said (perhaps unsurprisingly) that most of the time you just interpret "applause" to mean noise, screaming or actual applause depending on the context, but that the rare instances where it's unclear from the context are really, _really_ annoying.
@@je7055 I can hear volume but I can’t distinguish words very well unless I’m looking at the persons mouth. So I watch everything with captions and it’s always been so funny to me when it’s like a horrible death scream and you see (applause)
Nicolas Cage has this uncanny ability to make himself creepy to the point that you are not sure if he is sane or not. He used to freak out a lot of his co-stars for laughs on many movie sets.
She didn't come into action immediately at the end because she was in shock.
In a situation like that, you don't think rationally and quickly as if you're just watching a movie.
And she couldn't shoot the doll. She had bullets left. The gun just wouldn't work.
She's an FBI agent not an accountant, I think she should have been a bit more with it 😂
@@PhilBrett-uy7bt She was literally experiencing emotions for the first time since she was 9 years old as well since she's been under the influence of the doll/ the devil. She's allowed to be confused and overwhelmed.
@@deadsetondreams1988 no, she isn't allowed to be overwhelmed for that reason when it leads to people's deaths right in front of her 😂😂 you gonna let a law enforcement officer off if they don't save your family because they experienced some form of childhood trauma, she's getting sacked as a minimum haha
@@PhilBrett-uy7bt its literally devil magic and her moms a crazy murderer anybody would freeze
@@synr-g hahaha okay bud, bad bad film in my opinion and filled with ridiculous unrealistic moments like this but if you think they're fine then you crack on and enjoy it
I thought it was a good movie. Not as good as i'd hoped, but gets better with repeated viewing.
However, the one thing that will ALWAYS be STUPID is how the FBI director (played by Blair Underwood) never even considers the distinct possibility that him and his family are targets, with his daughter about to turn 9 on the 13th of the month (and the 13th being one of the missing numbers).
4:10.........Mrs. M gives the best jump care, but What did Mr. M Do on this one.......Hey got Whacked for Nothing...LOL
57:12 lmaoooooo Freudian slip right there
And that's the tea 🍵 oop- 👀
I know! She’s kind of a hater but she’s cool haha
When she tried to shoot the doll the gun jammed, if anything her hesitation to shoot the doll first saved her life
How so?
Revolvers don't jam
@@MrCyb999 yes they can
@@Sparks0114 You didn’t answer mv28’s question. How did hesitating “save her life”?
@@autumnphillips151 shooting the doll first = the gun jamming early, leaving her her pretty much defenseless against Blair Underwood and her Mother
44:37 its “Black Phillip” in the door reflection 😮 So “Cuckoo” is by the same people that did this and it’s wildddddd! Your opening scream was one of the most real screams I’ve ever heard!!! Awesome thst you don’t fake it!!!
Watch again in the dark on your own time and look very closely at ALL the dark spaces behind Lee and some flashes too , like when her boss closes the door at the birthday party, look at the reflection, it’s EVERYWHERE! So damn creepy but it’s hard to see
The first thing I thought when I saw the Asian agent with her high cheek bones was, 'her face looks a lot like cage's makeup'... I'm with MrMovies on this
I hope you two watch barbarian it’s a good horror movie staring Justin long and the guy who played pennywise- if you do, grace us with you’re barbarian Arnold accent 😂🤠
Come on, why would you indirectly give away Arnie's 3rd act cameo? Do better.
@@tutorialslave ah my bad man I wasn’t even going to mention it but I couldn’t keep it in any longer the part when he bursts out of the closet and drop kicks the mother was EPIC 💪🏻🤙🏻
Barbarian is great shame it’s not on dvd or Blu-ray
Justin Long is the worst part of any project he's a part of. Movie was fire until his introduction.
@@minoruミノル九 really? That’s actually surprising you think that never heard anyone say that but I think his performance in jeepers creepers was perfect
I enjoyed this alot. Alicia Witt was really good/creepy in this. I didn't recognize it was her as the mom until I saw her name in the credits.
I saw this movie twice in theaters, and the number of things that I caught on a second watch, the sense of how dark and twisted it was, how bleak the ending truly is.
God what a ride.
Osgood Perkins can make super creepy and unsettling horror very well indeed.
This is apparently his last serial killer role. Although he didn't say it would be his last villain role.
Osgood Perkins would have made his dad, Anthony, so proud. He's made one of the most LEGITIMATELY horrific horror films of the past decade with this, but the film that put him on my radar is a haunting little gem from 2015 called 'The Blackcoat's Daughter,' which is 100% recommended! His next film (for which there's a trailer) is a Stephen King short story adaptation called 'The Monkey' and it looks NUUUUUTS!
I'm really so happy that Perkins is a major force to be reckoned with now ❤
Really love 'The Blackcoat's Daughter'! It has a sense of dread and a beauty and sadness that draws me back regularly. (I really hope you react to it someday on here, Mr and Mrs Movies!) Enjoyed some scenes in Longlegs though and even though it kind of fell apart for me in the final minutes esp with that info-dump, I'm really interested to see this reaction!
The trailer for The Monkey popped up as an add during this, and it looks like a good time indeed.
The Monkey is the King story that scared me the most. Didn't know it was being made. Can't wait to see it!
I've seen every reaction. It's sooooo funny that when you get really scared you slap Mr. Movies. Hahaha
.........I've seen this movie about 50 times now - gets better every time! Gotta say though - you were the only ones who have seen it that figured out the end. Good job!
This movie is a mix of the exorcist 3 and silence of the lambs
I saw it in theater I was only one there and had to look over my shoulder several times. So totally get it
Nic Cage is so unhinged in this movie. I love it so much.
"..all psychics are on the Spectrum!
That's right!
We are.
Wow. I had no idea this was what the movie was. Wow. 😮
People crying saying it's not the scariest movie ever, but there's no such thing as scariest movie ever, the movie is just weird and creepy that sticks with you after you watch it. That's what makes this film amazing
Yeah idk what most people were expecting. It’s a spooky serial killer movie where the girl from It Follows tries to solve the mystery of a rock and roll inspired Nic Cage serial killer. That’s it, and that’s what they got.
Literally every movie says “#1 Movie of the Year” and no one complains then. Every horror movie is “most terrifying film of the year” and they never are, and no one complains. But I see people saying dumb shit like “This is more thriller than horror” about this movie in particular when it’s not even debatable in my opinion. It’s very clearly a horror movie.
The marketing should have never compared this movie to movies like silence of the lambs. I think people's disappointment was justified
When I was watching this, halfway through, I turned to my daughter and said "they copied my book." I had just released Baby, Baby, a paranormal detective story. The stories diverged, but there were a few similarities. I think this is how modern horror films should be shot. The characters were all strange and seemed a little off, making it extra creepy. Very well done film. May I recommend Oddity, it was actually my favorite horror film of 2024. Think you'll love it. It's streaming on Shudder right now.
Mrs movies with the Mariners shoutouts made my day. Go M’s!
I love this movie - but I can see why some might not - and it’s primarily down to the fact that having some knowledge as to how Perkins does his thing helps appreciate it more.
He’s the master of ambiguity and leaving things up in the air - it’s effectively his calling card at this point - personally I love it, but it’s an acquired taste.
Another thing he’s masterful at is dropping little hints here and there - and “Longlegs” has many - just going to go through a few:
1 - It takes about 5 minutes for the viewer to figure out that there’s something a little... odd, about Lee. She’s stilted, weirdly unemotional, awkward - quite frankly she comes across as someone on the spectrum. But there’s another little hint as to what the truth is... and it’s right there from the beginning.
Notice how Lee walks - slightly hunched, stiff long strides, head down, arms basically clamped to her sides - her arms basically don’t leave her side for the entire first 2/3 of the movie - why is that? It’s a doll allegory - she walks like a doll being played with. At the end of the movie, we know why.
Also - she’s much more animated after Ruth shoots the doll.
2 - Ruth isn’t handicapped, she’s obviously troubled, but she’s not handicapped - why is one of the defining traits of her character through the movie that she takes a long time to pick the phone up? The viewer is led to believe it’s a quirk... truth is she’s in the basement and it takes a while to get upstairs.
The only real time Ruth shows any true mirth during the film is when Lee tells her that she doesn’t pray and haven’t prayed in a long time - she cackles, but then seems oddly proud of Lee for coming to that realization - we know why in hindsight.
And about Ruth - and I’ll just say it: “Hail Alicia Witt” - the ending is horrific, in a tragic sense. It’s clear that her reasons for doing what she’s doing is no longer about keeping her daughter safe, or not entirely, that is. And she tells on herself when she says: “I’ll do it again, and again, and again - and that makes it right” (the notion of protecting Lee) - at some point Ruth stopped caring about the justifications and Lee became a giant permission slip for her to keep pleasing “Father”
Which brings us to the ending:
“Father” has a plan for Lee, Ruth, Longlegs - for everybody.
And Longlegs tells Lee exactly what her endgame is in the interrogation when he tells Lee that he’ll “let her get started now” - up until that point Lee has simply been a pawn, Satan has moved her around on the board a little, but nothing indicative of what her fate is - until Longlegs tells her the aforementioned. Lee’s life has been like one of those toy cars that you wind up by pulling it backwards and letting it go - to her “birthday party”
Lee’s fate was always to know the truth, about herself, about Longlegs, about her mother - and having to live with that knowledge and the visual of her mother’s body slumped on that couch - and that she’s the reason for it. It’s why the gun clicks when she tries to shoot the doll - the devil planned it that way - she’s meant to “savor” the moment - twist and burn, little girl, forever.
“Hail Satan”
19:32 that’s good advice 😬
17:27 Is that a doll face as she walks up?
I hate my hearing, 15:04 I thought you said "She's got Herpes" and thought damn that came out of nowhere! 😅
I don’t think Harker would have been able to shoot the Ruby doll regardless if she had tried first or saved the last two shots she should have had for the doll. It was no coincidence the gun wouldn’t fire. I would doubt her order of doing things would have altered anything. I don’t know this for certain, but i don’t believe in coincidence and going with the theme of the movie, i think its safe to say the gun not firing when she should have had two rounds left is no coincidence. Such an excellent movie. This was one of my favorite of the year. Y’all absolutely need to watch Oddity. Please put that in the rotation.
Lee not shooting the doll could mean something else to me. She may have run out of bullets but she still had other ways to destroy the doll. What if Lee chose to keep the doll intact so that the little girl wouldn't have to suffer the fact that her parents were dead? Maybe the trance that the doll's spell leaves the child in must be better than real life where his father brutally killed his mother and was killed afterwards.
anyone else get sinister vibes from the opening scene i mean it starting like sinister film with the old footage
Great movie.👍🏻 🍿
I sort of had the same reaction as Mrs. The way this was marketed as a catch-a-genius-serial-killer movie in the style of The Silence of the Lambs, and then at the end we find out it's all because of the devil.
29:48 she’s also the redhead in urban legend
Osgood was definitely influenced by "Cure" (Japanese Horror Classic by Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
You should watch The Blackcoat's Daughter. Great movie. No jumpscares, just creepy as fuck.
At the Devil's door was dope too... very creepy
The doll would never allow it to be shot
Thete was buzzing pn the phone when she was everytime she was talking to her mum
You guys should watch The Black Coat's Daughter, another movie by Oz Perkins. Go in completely blind - that's the best way to experience that movie.
Maika Monroe is the girl from It Follows movie and now making part 2 it Follows!!
I have the exact same birthday as Harker! Should I be worried?? lol
I haven't seen this, but I plan to watch ot, maybe this weekend. I am just commenting for the algorithm..
Longlegs was visually stunning. However the screenplay didn't work for me especially during the final act. That ending still stresses me out 😅
Shout out to the early 90's Seattle Mariners
It was not all on her head cause you saw longlegs at the window inside the cabin and he gave her the envelope
I'm so happy to finally watch a reaction of this movie by people who actually pick up on the clues, and can follow along. Yeah, there were a couple times you said "I'm confused," but your confusion was appropriate at the time. I won't say other reactors were simpletons, instead - other than being bad at picking up on nuance - I think they were more invested in providing commentary and/or conversing. But you two, y'all still remain engaged with the film, and actually REACT to it. 👏
4:14 😂😂😂
I was on the fence about her "being on the spectrum"; but when she corrected people and pointed out that it's the Book of Revelation without an "S", I knew I was looking at what might be a decent depiction of 'tism.
Or maybe it's just voodoo, idk.
It was a Ford Thunderbird
What a creepy and uncomfortable movie this was to watch and to hear Mrs Movies has not heard of T Rex was truly horrifying.
Great reaction as always, was personally reallg disappointed with this film, was a bit cringe and silly rather than scary and quite disrespectful to silence of the lambs that people put them in the same sentence ha
The only thing scary about this movie was Nicolas Cage in make-up. He looked like a drag queen yo. His overacting is getting ridiculous now. It's fully turned into a meme
@@mcentepede yeah, the scene where he's screaming in his car is like something from an obscure quirky comedy sketch
I frickin loved Longlegs
You should check out Oz Perkins other films The Blackcoat's Daughter, I am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House & Gretel & Hansel. For more Maika Monroe: It Follows
Are you guys from Oregon?
@@andreww1225 nope. But we have family there.
@@YouMeTheMovies i was guessin the midwest... am i close Mr. Movies?
@@kimmyfreak200 nope. Colder
Hello, I've been a huge fan of your channel since I stumbled upon your video reacting to Pride and Prejudice. I thought this film was okay but I do disagree with the "SCARIEST FILM OF THE YEAR" tag. Now, this is my first time commenting and please do let me know if comments are not meant for requests. Could I please suggest/request your reactions to these films eventually:
A Monster Calls
Short Term 12
Other People
I'm very surprised the Mrs was as engaged with the movie. I figured she was going to hate it.
mommeeeeehhhh, daddeeeeeeehhh .. man i love Nic 😂😂😂😂
I think in the opening credits they should’ve used ? as Longlegs and let the audience guess who played him as a marketing bit.
But everyone already knew it was nic cage cause everything has to be spoiled now. Otherwise a good idea though.
Same thing with that blink twice movie. it starts with "trigger warning" and basically ruins the movie
I thought this was the greatest comedy of the year when nic was on screen
Same here.....entire theatre was laughing along with myself and my date. Helped carry through the boredom of the rest of the movie.
remember the FBI still has decoded all of the zodiac killers messages
also i think lee doesnt save the wife because her mom said she was already dead, like maybe the devil already had her soul...idk
she either ran out of bullets or the doll wouldn't let her shoot it, because it doesnt want to break the spell on the little girl.
The Blackcoat's Daughter is another creepy, more atmospheric, horror movie by Osgood Perkins.
Have you two watched Sunshine?
Close your ears, close your ears 😂
I saw it in theaters. I was creeped out but I loved it. “No, I’LL be right back. You’ll still be in the kitchen” 💀
Kiera Knightley lookalike
She just stood there and let the couple die.
I’d have to agree. The only normal guy in the entire movie she just watches him & his family fall to the devil. I get it’s not that simple but she doesn’t even try it feels like.
Can't shoot the doll, Satan won't allow it, Part 2!!!! more $$$$$$$
Four minutes in and that first reaction lol love it
Umm... you do know that Osgood Perkins, the director of this film, is Anthony Perkins' son right?
@@JohnVinylGen nope. Just learned that today.
I'm so glad you guys watched this, seriously
Did you all catch seeing the devil? He pops up a few times
I did not think it was scary at all, I was expecting more and better after all the hype.
You should watch Frequency with Dennis Quade.
Is it me or does everyone have trouble understanding what Mr. movies says about the Patreon link? I can hear a few words scattered throughout, but he talks so fast. The rest is gibberish to me. And even when I use the closed captioning, it just says (shrugs).
I watched this at the theater recently I thought it was pretty good.
Please watch Strange Darling and The Substance!
Do you know why he says cuckoo? As brood parasites, cuckoos do not raise their own young, instead laying eggs in the nests of other birds, which raise the chick thinking it is one of their own. Very much like what he is doing and does with the dolls.