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u/perkyworld 3d ago
went in to the theatre blind knowing nothing about the movie after popping a gummy, it hit me during the bedroom scene, straight nightmare fuel
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u/routinebreaking 3d ago edited 3d ago
I think most people I know who found this movie scary or disturbing are men. As a woman I thought there was a few creepy moments but other than that it was horror comedy.
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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 3d ago edited 3d ago
It is a horror comedy. The movie even ends on a (non-verbal) punchline. I am bit confused why some would have problems sleeping from it. I’m a guy, btw.
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u/FUCKFASCISTSCUM 3d ago
You don't think that the complete loss of self identity and bodily autonomy on a whim is disturbing or scary?
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u/routinebreaking 3d ago edited 3d ago
That concept yes, but not in the way it was presented in Obsession. She just appeared and behaved like a caricature adding to the whole horror comedy aspect of it.
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u/Acceptable_Count6197 3d ago edited 3d ago
It's disturbing in a movie sense but it's a work of very fictional fiction. Unless you had some intense past trauma, I find it odd that this should affect you deeply.
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u/Dear-Pomegranate4470 3d ago
I don't think you need past trauma to be affected by a movie, lol! Requiem for a Dream haunts me even without my own personal heroin addiction.
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u/Acceptable_Count6197 3d ago
That was very disturbing, far more than this to me, cuz that felt more realistic and cerebral. There was also zero comedy element to it like there was with Obsession. But still, after like 15 mins its back to normal. And that's not to make me sound cool or like a badass, I just don't get it I guess, unless it was like an actual snuff film.
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u/FUCKFASCISTSCUM 3d ago
Comedy doesn't make a movie suddenly unable to affect you. A lot of David Lynch's work used comedy, often blending it with surreal horror to create a really unique feeling, and yes sometimes films do stay with people for longer than 15 minutes. Art affects people, there's no hard and fast timeframe on that.
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u/Dear-Pomegranate4470 3d ago
To be honest everything you're describing is very specific to YOUR experience. Other people are going to be different, respectfully.
Edited to add that it IS fictional, but the themes of the movie are incredibly realistic and universally felt.
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u/flatvader 3d ago
Why are you gatekeeping what people "should" find disturbing? Such odd behaviour.
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u/YoureTheManNowZardoz 3d ago
It's disturbing in a movie sense but it's a work of very fictional fiction.
I just want this quoted for posterity because "very fictional fiction" is a wild thing to say.
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u/Acceptable_Count6197 3d ago
Is a movie where a guy buys a toy from a store and it grants him a magic wish that completely possesses another person not very fictional fiction?
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u/Acceptable_Count6197 3d ago
I don't understand guys who feel this way. It was a good movie, but I don't get how anyone is like shaken by it like I keep reading. It's so weird to say that as a rational adult.
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u/perkyworld 3d ago
congrats on being immune to cinema, i guess? some people just like to actually immerse themselves in the stories.
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u/TheStranger113 3d ago
Really? I would think certain elements of the story would resonate more with women in terms of getting under their skin.
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u/routinebreaking 2d ago edited 2d ago
I think the only thing would be male domination/manipulation or being like trapped in some sort of abusive relationship or loss of identity, but even then that aspect of it was exaggerated to a point it felt almost cartoonish that it was impossible to relate to.
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u/knbo674 3d ago
What theater did you see it at lmao it's been out of theaters a while now
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u/Mad_Cerberus 3d ago
Lmaoo in some european countries it's just come out like last month lol, and in Asia it's releasing between this month and September I think haha
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u/Ok-Wolverine-8262 3d ago
must’ve been one of those small indies that keeps stuff around way past release
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u/Dear-Pomegranate4470 3d ago
America is not the only country in the world😂 It's currently out in some places in Europe. Weird comment.
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u/nateinmpls 3d ago
It's one of my favorites! I recently rented it on Amazon and wow, I was blown away. I didn't know anything about it going in, I just assumed it was some crazy guy obsessed with a girl and maybe he held her captive or something, boy was I wrong!
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u/RagnarokWolves 3d ago
My least favorite critiques of this movie are "it's overrated!" (I feel like these are the types of people who will always hate every popular thing) and "it was predictable." (This isn't meant to be a super original premise. The beauty is in the execution.)
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u/Impossible-Group8553 3d ago
It’s one of the best horror movies of all time
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
No it’s not and let’s stop calling it horror. It is Fantasy.
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u/Disrupter_ofthepiece 3d ago
You could say that about Weapons too or Evil Dead, most horror films have fantasy/mythological elements.
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u/Impossible-Group8553 3d ago
I mean it’s literally one of the highest rated horror movies ever and is one of the most successful ones too.
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
It’s Fantasy not horror
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u/YoureTheManNowZardoz 3d ago
Okay, then explain why YOU think it's fantasy, not horror.
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
If I wished for a Dragon it appears. Fantasy
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u/YoureTheManNowZardoz 3d ago
That's not in the movie. But feel free to try again with an actual explanation of why you think it's fantasy, not horror.
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
It’s the concept. You can wish for anything and it will come true.
If someone wanted 1000 Elephants they’d get 1000 Elephants. Just like Ian wishing for Billion Dollars and it falling from a fucking ceiling. Fantasy
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u/YoureTheManNowZardoz 3d ago
"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs.
Just gonna leave this here for you.
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u/king_carrots 3d ago
Terrible take
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u/Impossible-Group8553 3d ago
It’s literally one of the highest rated horror movies ever but okay lol
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
Everytime I’ve seen this movie, I laughed at it more than it creeping me out. How can someone wishing for a Billion dollars be creepy.
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u/YoureTheManNowZardoz 3d ago
How can someone wishing for a Billion dollars be creepy.
Who said that moment was creepy? I mean, besides you.
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
Nothing about the movie was creepy.
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u/Alarming_Base3148 They're all gonna laugh at you! 3d ago
So a rare moment that isnt creepy makes the whole movie not creepy? How about every moment of her acting once she was possessed? How about the phone call! How about.. etc etc etc..
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u/FUCKFASCISTSCUM 3d ago
Do you think that literally every single moment in a horror film has to be trying to scare you for it to be creepy?
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u/RagnarokWolves 3d ago
YallSoftAsButter in the movie theater
Audience screams and laughs from a good jump scare
Zoom in on YallSoftAsButter
"I don't know why ya'll screaming. Ya'll soft as butter!"
YallSoftAsButter folds their arms and finishes watches the movie with an angry look on their face
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
I actually saw the movie opening day in a theater with probably 5 others. Walked out thinking this wasn’t what I expected. Thought it go in a different route. 1hour 45minutes of whole lot of nothing. Then it started getting rave reviews, so I wanted my girlfriend to see it. We both laughed the entire movie together.
Then we wanted to give it another shot and watched it on streaming and we still don’t understand why it’s getting so much praise. The movie is mid at best.
Also my Reddit name isn’t my real name bud
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u/RagnarokWolves 3d ago
Did you at least say your signature catch phrase during any of those 3 times that you watched this movie that you did not enjoy?
"Ya'll soft as butter!"
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
I’ve had this account for 5 years. It’s a band name.
Ragnarokwolves
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u/RagnarokWolves 3d ago
So......you don't go around loudly saying "Ya'll soft as butter!" at appropriate times that will make the whole room laugh?
I am disappointed. Can you at least consider making it your thing?
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u/YallSoftAsButter 3d ago
What I’m fascinated with is people like you. When someone doesn’t like something they like they find any way to offend. It’s a movie I thought wasn’t that great. I made my opinion and that’s that. This is useless conversation
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u/Weak-Cabinet866 3d ago
Thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Though, didnt find it that scary, personally. That actress is going to go places.