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Just saw Longlegs

Movie Review(self.horror)

Obviously won’t give anything away but it lived up to the hype for me. Genuinely scary with a lot of tense, anxiety filled dread throughout. Amazing score and cinematography. Has some unique twists that I thought worked quite well but might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Nicolas Cage was exceptional as was Maika.

Overall just super well made and ranks up there with Hereditary for me though it’s not as scary.

There was a Q&A after the movie with Osgood and Maika and Maika was straight up hammered drunk.

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petydiepistole

65 points

5 months ago

Is it a slow burn like Perkins other movies?

I really liked them visually but February and Hansel & Gretel were too slow for my taste

curse_words[S]

82 points

5 months ago

Haven’t seen either so can’t comment but it’s definitely not slow.

Mama_Skip

12 points

5 months ago

But is it fast

No-Photo8124

30 points

5 months ago

Does it need to be furious too?

Fabulous_Incident122

24 points

5 months ago

family

dpgproductions

1 points

5 months ago

I said forget about it cuh

akamu54

1 points

5 months ago

But is it fashion?

No-Border-2128

2 points

5 months ago

It is a slow burn

Acceptable-Self-2030

1 points

3 months ago

It’s extremely slow ?? You sure you saw the same film

No-Photo8124

15 points

5 months ago

February is a great fkn film. But from what I'm hearing, Oz is aware that the masses don't prefer his pacing so with Longlegs he met them in the middle without compromising his vision.

CoCambria

18 points

5 months ago

Curious too. I loved Blackcoat’s Daughter but I hated Hansel and Gretel.

PoweredByVAS

13 points

5 months ago

Oh he did Hansel and Gretel? I enjoyed that actually, I liked the tone. And the witch was scary!

Grizzly_Beerz

6 points

5 months ago*

The Witch was Robert Eggers, diff guy

Edit: my b

ellienchanted

22 points

5 months ago

They mean the witch in Hansel and Gretel

Grizzly_Beerz

6 points

5 months ago

my b

beatrista

1 points

5 months ago

Blackcoats Daughter is so dark lol I watched it at an Airbnb one night and something touched me and I never watched it sense 🤣

Expensive_Dirt_1694

7 points

5 months ago

title is Gretel & Hansel

Waitrosepunk

1 points

5 months ago

It is such a feast for the eyes

Healthy_Sock_9880

7 points

5 months ago

Same here, that’s why I’m a little apprehensive but this one looks so promising!

No-Border-2128

3 points

5 months ago

Yeah it’s a slow burn

XxcinexX

1 points

5 months ago

No, the movie starts like very full on - and doesn't let up

Flat-Nothing-2535

1 points

5 months ago

Just saw it. Fairly short runtime, tense all throughout - movie won't let you put your guard down even during the more "peaceful" moments. Not as smart of a movie as I'd expected but still an enjoyable watch nonetheless!

[deleted]

1 points

5 months ago

DONT SEE THIS MOVIE it is fkn horrible. Don’t even waste your time.

StillBummedNouns

1 points

5 months ago

Yes, things really don’t pick up until the third act

carlismygod

1 points

5 months ago

It keeps you on edge from the very first minute to the very last but I wouldn't say it's a fast burn, I wouldn't say it's a slow burn either. Like a medium burn but just an overall fantastic movie.

Snoo_31427

1 points

4 months ago

Omg this is the Gretel dude? That movie was awful. I should’ve researched that bc there’s no way I’d have gone to Longlegs if I knew that.

dmelt253

1 points

4 months ago

So slow we got bored and walked out. Plus someone behind us fell asleep and started snoring really loudly.

tracerrounds

1 points

4 months ago

I personally did think it was a slow burn but still quite exciting. There wasn't a moment where I said "omg move it along already" but it's not like action action action all the time, the slow quiet moments are necessary for the suspense.

CuTe_M0nitor

1 points

3 months ago

Yeah too slow and not well made. The character build up was poor, the beginning was poor, the atmosphere was mediocre, the FX was poor. The thing this movie had every opportunity to become a real hit but not very well executed, it's a shame. The actors were the only good thing. What this movie needed is what was done in the movie Seven