Longlegs | Neon | Nicolas Cage horror movie | July 12, 2024

[PrinceRico]

WOM definitely don't seem good. Not sure why it's hard for critics and audience to agree when it comes to these kind of moves

[lorddemaxus]

What a snoozefest. Only scare got to me in this and that’s because I was falling asleep right before the scare happened

[Krissykins]

Film of the year! 
 

Found it genuinely scary. Best opening scene of the last few years too. 

[JohnnyGossamer]

On 7/11/2024 at 5:45 PM, Krissykins said:

Hot take, I think Watcher is a better film than It Follows (which I never really liked). 

Hotter take... The Guest is much better than both. While she's great in both, neither is all that great. Longlegs might be her best yet though.

[Krissykins]

58 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Hotter take... The Guest is much better than both. While she's great in both, neither is all that great. Longlegs might be her best yet though.

Longlegs is her best. I’m not actually big on The Guest either. 

[Insomnia]

I'm seeing this tomorrow. Been looking forward to it for awhile now!

[FilmFincher]

My showing tonight is also a total sellout, bet they're regretting not doing more than just one evening showtime. 

[SpiderByte]

Overrated

[Krissykins]

 

Got these cool cards last night. The call is creepy. 

[Ryan Reynolds]

 

[ThomasNicole]

The image lollllll 

 

 

[ThomasNicole]

The amount of likes … this marketing team is really something else. Hopefully studios will see this and be inspired 

 

 

[Human]

On 7/12/2024 at 6:39 PM, PrinceRico said:

Not sure why it's hard for critics and audience to agree when it comes to these kind of moves

Critics see every horror movie.  No audience member does that.  This makes very different viewing experiences.

[Krissykins]

42 minutes ago, Human said:

Critics see every horror movie.  No audience member does that.  This makes very different viewing experiences.

[Human]

I always assume you are a figment of my imagination.  You cannot by strong standard of evidence prove you are not.

[ThePhasmid]

The First Omen remains the best horror film of the year for me right now, but this is a close second. I'm glad directors can make such wild swings like this. There's almost an idiosyncratic nature to the film that reminds me of classic Lynch. One actor plays deadpan as another is let loose in the most unhinged way.

[MikeQ]

This was excellent. It gripped me from the beginning, with directing that contributed to a thoroughly unsettling (and occasionally shocking) experience. The cinematography in particular was impressive and tremendously effective - in a way that I haven't seen in a little while.

 

I appreciated Maika Monroe's understated performance, while Cage proves how underrated of an actor he is. He delicately straddles the dividing line between terrifying and hilarious - uncanny in the way that the most unnerving villains can be. 

 

While I have my quibbles, this is my favourite horror film of the year so far.

 

Peace,
Mike

Edited July 16 by MikeQ

[budice]

 

[Krissykins]

A great article from Neon on the marketing for Longlegs.

 

https://www.screendaily.com/features/neon-execs-talk-record-longlegs-opening-its-about-a-multi-faceted-campaign/5195554.article

 

The phone number on the billboards has been called 930,000 times. 

[Krissykins]

Second weekend hold here in the UK -5%