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That scarecrow dude on the beach is the part that gets me the most so far

Thought it was brilliant. The acting and directing were fantastic, there are plenty of plot holes but they didn't really bother me.

I loved it one of my favorite horror films in a long time and a nice departure from Get Out aswell more please

I feel the plot here was complicated to the point of interfering with getting the message across. I really like how simple the premise is in Get Out, where it just allows its themes to percolate to the surface. But here the world building just got on the way of things.

Tho tbf I never heard of the "hands across America" charity drive which seems like it was supposed to be the main clue as to what the film would be trying to say. Also I watched it with a terrible audience who would not stop shouting and giving a running commentary at the screen the whole time so paying attention was difficult.

I never really got the hype around Get out. It was an ok movie, but fairly average. I was shocked when it won the oscar for best original screenplay. But I thought this was a better film. The acting from everyone, including the kids is flawless. Its a genuinely scary film with a very sinister, foreboding atmosphere from the word go. Theres probably all sorts of allegorical undertones at work here but I didnt bother to look that deeply into it. All in all though a solid evenings entertainment.

Didn't find it scary in the slightest, Get Out was scarier and that wasn't scary either but it's clearly not going for your standard horror fare.

Overall it was not a bad film, very well crafter and some beautiful shots and moments of symmetry throughout that I think will make it very interesting on a rewatch. Some good performances and haunting visuals.

That being said I felt like it was a bit of letdown overall. I liked Get Out more than this and I thought that was a tad overrated too.

I think people will try poke holes in the film and if that's what you enjoy doing there's plenty of that but I think the film is going for more social and political commentary than a strong narrative, perfectly understand some people turning against it for those reasons but it didn't bother me on the whole as I could overlook it for some of the aspects it was going for.

It feels like a film that will be studied and analysed for a long time, you always hear the suggestion that horror reflects our society and I think to a certain degree that is clearly evident here.

The film is obviously a thesis on modern America, Us(a). The division in society and the political sides and how vitriolic it has all become and how both the left and the right demonise each other. I don't know though, those are just my thoughts, I only saw this a little over an hour ago so still need some time to think about it, that hasn't even touched on any of themes of race in the movie, which there is less of than Get Out overall. Lot of other images and things to be analysed too I imagine.

I'm not the most political person but that was what I took away from the film as the meaning. There's lots of imagery too that I've thought of that suggest this theme too. Didn't like the ending though, thought it was obvious and a bit hackneyed. Found that scene towards the end with all the exposition too was a little awkward and lazy.

Probably give it a 7. If you want a scary horror film, you'll be disappointed. Very interesting to analyse but not sure, it wasn't the most gripping film even though there was some great ideas and visuals in it.

Might talk about it a bit more on my podcast this week when the dust settles a little and I can think it over some more shameless plug

Just back from it. I'm not sure if I enjoyed it or not. And when I feel like that, I think, shouldn't you be sure if you've liked a movie or not?- and if you're not sure, you probably weren't mad about it.

I just kinda felt like it was too clever for its own good. It was tonally inconsistent, same as Get Out. What other people seem to view as Jordan Peele ingeniously making several genres work at once, I'm just a bit- meh. It ends up with me just not really caring about the characters. I also felt we didn't really get much of a sense of their personalities before the mayhem started. Then, bits were just ridiculous, especially as it went on. For example,
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I did like other aspects- it's imaginative and original, the production design is eerie and effective, especially , the score and acting are great.

But, I just didn't love it. I feel like you're meant to be constantly questioning what the message is the whole time. I'd give it 6/10. The highlight was
Oh, and it really wasn't scary at all, and I'm a bit of a wuss.

Over the course of the two hours, I went from like, to dislike, to like, to dislike, to like (etc.)

I think the net rating was dislike overall.

The whole stuff was paper thin and doesn't stand up to much scrutiny.

I didn't really enjoy Get Out either. I think they were both style over substance.

Lupita Nyong'o was phenomenal though.

Did anyone else spot what i think was a visual reference to this scene from 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes'?

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Hugely disappointed by this. Visually stunning and the acting was top notch in places (Lupita Nyong'o) but by and large a fairly poor film. It wasn't scary for various reasons. The "monster" was revealed far too early. It was an action film from then on. The plot didn't make any sense anyway. Even with the final reveal, there was far too much left to explain. I found it hard to care since there was far too many plot holes. The dad was like Homer Simpson; a bit of comic relief but jarring. I hate to give out about child actors but the boy was awful. I felt I watching someone trying to act, another small thing that took me out of the experience. I walked out of Get Out thinking 9/10. I was a reinforced Jordan Peele fanboy considering I already loved his comedy. But this... he's lost a bit of credit in the bank. I can't recommend it to friends, 3/10.

I liked it a bit more than you but I agree with lots of your points. After the initial home invasion, it should've amped up the terror and avoided so many jokes.

Also agree about it not really making any sense. The conversation in the bedroom with the husband where she reveals her 'house of mirrors' incident just doesn't work at all in the context of the twist.

I did not see the twist in Get Out coming at all. This was easy to telegraph and it just wasn't very clever.

The strongest aspects of the film are the direction of the actors, the visual foreshadowing and general high standard of artistry. Peele has a lot of rhythm and a keen eye for creating chilling moments.

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Bang on. Exactly how I read it.