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This is fucking great. Talk about a debut for Jordan Peele. 

 

The old lady next to me kept falling asleep though so that was annoying, but not enough to impact my enjoyment. I had a blast with this; it really does everything right.

 

I'm so glad I won tickets to this screening or else I would've had to wait till May.

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So finally saw this away from the hype and eh it was fun but nothing groundbreaking or anything. I think I saw it earlier this week and already can't remember a lot about it. I remember when it came out people were comparing it to CITW....yeah this wasn't anywhere close to that level for me. 

Things I liked:
All the homages to a lot of classic horror films
The lack of jump scares
Great lead character

Nice tension in the first half before it started to drag
Chris's friend
A lot of good humor moments
Good score and soundtrack (liked how Chris and Roses theme foreshadowed that something sad was to come)
The realistic way in which Chris approached the house keeper (or Grandpa) chopping wood

Things I didn't like:
Any plot element involving hypnosis. Yeah coming from someone who has personally attempted to have it done multiple times, that doesn't work that way....

Rose leaving the photos of past victims lying around in a wide open closet.
The twist that I saw coming from a mile away which was done so much better in Scream. Roses line "You know I can't give you these keys Chris" seemed ripped right out of it. This whole moment would have worked better without Chris seeing the photos beforehand. 
Disturbing Behavior already did an idea similar to the big gotcha of this film in the late 90s and I thought it was a lot more effective there since I still remember it. 
Earplugs that seemed to appear out of nowhere that set the whole climax into motion. Did Chris rip the chair he was sitting in or something? Because the movie didn't show it being damaged.
Roses transformation (damn she looked like a guy or one of the kids from Funny Games - maybe this was supposed to be another homage?)
The final act which was cliche as hell and reminded me of movies like Hostel. Once it hit this area, it operated in the exact same way as all those torture porn movies of the early 2000s. And I guess now is the time to pull out that that trusty shotgun! Hypnosis worked just fine up until then *rolls eyes*

Not going to talk about any of the race elements and rate the film away from all of that as a huge horror fan.

It was definitely better then a lot of recent horror but not something that I would revisit that much like CITW or You're Next. Unlike something like It Follows, only a few scenes gave me an unsettling feeling and they were towards the beginning. I think the main one was when the housekeeper guy ran at Chris. That was done well.

Like most of this years releases thus far, I just found it pretty average. Fun enough while it lasts but not much more.

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1 hour ago, somebody85 said:

So finally saw this away from the hype and eh it was fun but nothing groundbreaking or anything. I think I saw it earlier this week and already can't remember a lot about it. I remember when it came out people were comparing it to CITW....yeah this wasn't anywhere close to that level for me. 

Things I liked:
All the homages to a lot of classic horror films
The lack of jump scares
Great lead character

Nice tension in the first half before it started to drag
Chris's friend
A lot of good humor moments
Good score and soundtrack (liked how Chris and Roses theme foreshadowed that something sad was to come)
The realistic way in which Chris approached the house keeper (or Grandpa) chopping wood

Things I didn't like:
Any plot element involving hypnosis. Yeah coming from someone who has personally attempted to have it done multiple times, that doesn't work that way....

Rose leaving the photos of past victims lying around in a wide open closet.
The twist that I saw coming from a mile away which was done so much better in Scream. Roses line "You know I can't give you these keys Chris" seemed ripped right out of it. This whole moment would have worked better without Chris seeing the photos beforehand. 
Disturbing Behavior already did an idea similar to the big gotcha of this film in the late 90s and I thought it was a lot more effective there since I still remember it. 
Earplugs that seemed to appear out of nowhere that set the whole climax into motion. Did Chris rip the chair he was sitting in or something? Because the movie didn't show it being damaged.
Roses transformation (damn she looked like a guy or one of the kids from Funny Games - maybe this was supposed to be another homage?)
The final act which was cliche as hell and reminded me of movies like Hostel. Once it hit this area, it operated in the exact same way as all those torture porn movies of the early 2000s. And I guess now is the time to pull out that that trusty shotgun! Hypnosis worked just fine up until then *rolls eyes*

Not going to talk about any of the race elements and rate the film away from all of that as a huge horror fan.

It was definitely better then a lot of recent horror but not something that I would revisit that much like CITW or You're Next. Unlike something like It Follows, only a few scenes gave me an unsettling feeling and they were towards the beginning. I think the main one was when the housekeeper guy ran at Chris. That was done well.

Like most of this years releases thus far, I just found it pretty average. Fun enough while it lasts but not much more.

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This is false. The movie does show it being damaged.

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7 hours ago, Mulder said:

This is false. The movie does show it being damaged.


Yeah I don't remember it showing it and I was looking for something like that and the arms of the chair looked fine.

From what I recall this scene happens so fast that I guess Chris had to make no noise for this idea to work which is still stupid because he's only unstrapped for a few moments while the brother is in the room with his back turned. It seemed like an unwinnable situation then bam, cheap plot device.

Kind of like the zombies who magically appear on TWD when the plot needs them too.

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My favorite film from this year so far. The main thing that really stuck out to me was Peele's timing, using humor to throw the viewer off while still building up naturally to each plot point.

 

The social commentary works on a wide variety of levels, but the high level of storytelling from a creative standpoint is crucial in allowing it to register amidst the wide variety of genre tropes that Peele employs.

 

One of the most impressive directorial debuts to come around in recent memory. 

 

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On 3/8/2017 at 9:35 AM, cheesypoofs said:

This is awesome. One of the kind of movies where you're going to have to watch it a few times to catch everything. I definitely don't see it as a horror film though, more of a psychological thriller. I would have to say I loved just about everything about this film and it only gets better as it goes along. My fiancée and I both thought Chris was fucked when that cop car shows up at the end because we both thought it was the cop in the beginning of the movie. This movie is entertaining, smart, and crazy (in a good way).

I just finished watching it. I loved it! I think his girlfriend was mad a the racist cop because if he writes his name down. Than there would be proof on where he went missing.  

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On ‎4‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 6:25 AM, somebody85 said:


Yeah I don't remember it showing it and I was looking for something like that and the arms of the chair looked fine.

From what I recall this scene happens so fast that I guess Chris had to make no noise for this idea to work which is still stupid because he's only unstrapped for a few moments while the brother is in the room with his back turned. It seemed like an unwinnable situation then bam, cheap plot device.

Kind of like the zombies who magically appear on TWD when the plot needs them too.

 

They had a close up of his fingers clawing at arm rest, which is an unconscious thing he does, which was established. You could see little puffs of cotton already poking out.

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Get Out is genre filmmaking at its finest. Wickedly terrifying for most of its runtime, Peele's debut is accomplished in its tension and detailed twisted world that feels all too real at points. The script is remarkably tight, using every minute to its full advantage. Missing even thirty seconds of this film for a quick bathroom break would be a huge disservice to how it expertly builds the lore and atmosphere subtly and constantly. It's also quite funny, but not overtly so, allowing the audience to really buy into the reality of the somewhat ridiculous situations.

 

Kaluuya continues his excellent body of work as our lead, giving a nuanced portrayal of a role that could easily come off as a blank slate. The entire cast really is excellent, with every character getting a few memorable moments. Howery in particular is fantastic in a comic relief role that allows him to punctuate some of the film's best moments. Abels' score is appropriately off-kilter, serving the film's more mundane elements well and its lesser ones fantastically.

 

The most important element though is what Get Out is saying about our world today. Modern mainstream horror has sadly avoided making statements for the sake of cheap thrills. Get Out has those thrills, but they certainly aren't cheap. This film has a bite to it that's rarely seen in this genre nowadays. Peele is loudly proclaiming the horror inherent in racism in any form through this film. It's fitting that its final moment of dread comes from something unrelated to the more unrealistic aspects of the story. Get Out is a stunning debut and one of the best horror films in years, leaving one with a lot to ponder about a variety of social topics. Perhaps most importantly, it is the rare Hollywood release that simply must be seen to be believed. A

 

(BTW, I rewatched this and it’s the first horror film I've ever seen that got funnier and tenser on a rewatch, even with a screaming baby and constant talkers in the audience. It's really a remarkable film that should be commended more than the already pretty huge accolades it's been getting. Fantastic.)

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In lieu of a proper mini-review, here are some thoughts I have upon two viewings of the film:

 

- I honestly had no idea that Jordan Peele had something like this in him. I enjoyed Keanu and most of the Key & Peele sketches I saw, but this film goes to a higher, smarter, and funnier satirical level than any of those previous works did. I can't wait to see what he does next.

- The film's central hook - that a black man is properly paranoid in the face of a group of white people who appear to mean well but couch their racism in admiration - is brilliant. As someone who grew up in a small conservative town and then moved to an affluent-but-still-conservative town, the efforts of the majority of the white characters in the film to bend over backwards to praise every trivial element of a black man they meet - ooh, look how well-spoken he is! - feels like an all-too-real takedown of racial politics in much of America.

- Casting and performances are spot-on across the board. Daniel Kaluuya builds a perfectly sympathetic protagonist, Allison Williams aces every piece the script throws at her, Bradley Whitford and Catherine Keener excel in against-type casting, and LilRel Howrey steals every scene he's in with perfect comedic timing.

- I honestly didn't see some of the film's bigger twists coming the first time around, but the fact that they made perfect sense the second time is a credit to Peele's skillful misdirection.

 

And now, the spoilers... 

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- I figured that the twist would be akin to The Stepford Wives, so I was genuinely surprised by the direction the film followed in its final third.

- Truthfully, Allison Williams's performance is nothing special until she goes full-tilt evil. She sells her character's deviousness and lack of moral scruples like a pro.

- I'm glad that the film didn't end with Chris being arrested on the basis of misunderstanding. Like just about everyone else, I definitely assumed the film was going in that direction as soon as sirens greeted him while he was sitting over his wounded (ex-)girlfriend. Even though such an ending would have been an incredibly ballsy statement against institutional racism, I cared too much about Chris to want to see the film go for such a heavily politicized ending. The reveal and subsequent exchange of dialogue (T, S, muthafuckin' A. We handle shit.) was terrific.

- Even though the film has a relatively lighthearted ending, there's a great deal of effective fridge horror in the fact that the victims essentially suffered a fate worse than death. Even with all the revelations that have been made, the Armitages' other victims will always just be the slimmest of shells of their former selves.

 

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On 4/18/2017 at 10:36 AM, RandomJC said:

 

They had a close up of his fingers clawing at arm rest, which is an unconscious thing he does, which was established. You could see little puffs of cotton already poking out.


Huh yeah I didn't see it. I'll have to look out for that when I rewatch it in the next few weeks. I really was paying attention for anything like that so I'm not sure how I missed it.

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Huh yeah I didn't see it. I'll have to look out for that when I rewatch it in the next few weeks. I really was paying attention for anything like that so I'm not sure how I missed it.

 

It's there, don't remember when they show it with him down there, but it's pay off for the nail scratch thing.

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I was bored the whole way through it. I found the music to be intrusive, the sad backstory incredibly mechanic, the 'family pretends to be perfect' scenes super cringey (not in the way the movie intended), etc. Just lacking in general. 3/10

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1 hour ago, Goffe said:

I was bored the whole way through it. I found the music to be intrusive, the sad backstory incredibly mechanic, the 'family pretends to be perfect' scenes super cringey (not in the way the movie intended), etc. Just lacking in general. 3/10

 

You've become so predictable.

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1 hour ago, Goffe said:

I was bored the whole way through it. I found the music to be intrusive, the sad backstory incredibly mechanic, the 'family pretends to be perfect' scenes super cringey (not in the way the movie intended), etc. Just lacking in general. 3/10

Now you're in the sunken place.

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