Longlegs (2024)

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Springbok

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I thought it was good not great - drifted into some territory that I was not really expecting and kind of caught off guard by (will not expand on that to avoid spoilers) - but was hoping for a more SOTL/Seven tone/pacing.

Still, good movie and well acted/shot. Some of the cinematography was superb. I don't think it was as good as I was hoping/expecting, but feel like I got my $6 worth easily.

Mild rant - I haven't been to a theater in years, maybe once since hoax flu, and I'm astonished by the amount of filler between showtime and when the films actually start.. 10:20 showtime, movie did not start until 10:56. 40 god damned minutes of previews, commercials, bullshit filler etc. Pissed me right off.
 
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Dr.Retarded

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Springbok said:
I thought it was good not great - drifted into some territory that I was not really expecting and kind of caught off guard by (will not expand on that to avoid spoilers) - but was hoping for a more SOTL/Seven tone/pacing.

Still, good movie and well acted/shot. Some of the cinematography was superb. I don't think it was as good as I was hoping/expecting, but feel like I got my $6 worth easily.

Mild rant - I haven't been to a theater in years, maybe once since hoax flu, and I'm astonished by the amount of filler between showtime and when the films actually start.. 10:20 showtime, movie did not start until 10:56. 40 god damned minutes of previews, commercials, bullshit filler etc. Pissed me right off.
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Jesus, I haven't been since 1917, and maybe you I sat through 10 minutes of previews. That's just obnoxious though, I don't know honesty another reason for me never to step foot in the theater ever again if it's that bad.

Fuck that shit. I'm already paying exorbitant prices for concessions and tickets to see what might be a lackluster film, I know you're going to make me watch a bunch of dumbass commercials.

Sounds like I'm waiting for VOD. After all I'm sure it's not necessarily a film that requires the big screen experience. Rather set my office with my brand new monitor and headphones on in the dark and enjoy something spooky.
 
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Szlia

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Maybe I expected too much, but this good looking, decently acted film is marred by a shockingly weak script. It still kinda works, because even a terribly written investigation plays on our curiosity, our fundamental thirst for truth in the face of mystery.
 
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Dr.Retarded

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Szlia said:
Maybe I expected too much, but this good looking, decently acted film is marred by a shockingly weak script. It still kinda works, because even a terribly written investigation plays on our curiosity, our fundamental thirst for truth in the face of mystery.
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I'm guessing wait for it to come out on streaming?
 
Arden

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Springbok said:
Mild rant - I haven't been to a theater in years, maybe once since hoax flu, and I'm astonished by the amount of filler between showtime and when the films actually start.. 10:20 showtime, movie did not start until 10:56. 40 god damned minutes of previews, commercials, bullshit filler etc. Pissed me right off.
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Ive got my movie timing down to a science. I leave home exactly when the movie is listed to start, drive to the theater, walk inside, stand in line for popcorn, and by the the time I find my seat and sit down, the movie is just starting. Hasn't failed yet.

I absolutely refuse to sit through 25 straight minutes of unmutable commercials. On the rare occasions I watch something on TV with commercials (sports) I mute them immediately.
 
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Chukzombi

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rhinohelix

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Holy Fuck. I just read the summary for this film. What the absolute fuck. I was not expecting that. I mean, it's not world breaking but I am unsettled.
 
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Breakdown

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Finally saw this.

I get why people want to pretend this is good. It’s a true throwback in ways, and has so much good going for it.

but Jesus, the weird singing shit takes be out of it so fast. They had a good, or great, film made into a clown show
 
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You are spot on. I was also expecting something like seven.

I have seen it a while ago and I'm still not sure what to think about this. I like weird movies. At least it was different I guess.
 
Lunis

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I thought it was good, not great. The tone/atmosphere are great and Cage's performance as Longlegs is unhinged (which is a good thing in this case). I had the same issue with the story though. I don't like it when the main character turns about to be central to everything... its too obviously written. Still, it's a solid horror flick with some genuinely creepy moments.
 
Void

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I agree with most everyone here, good not great. Kind of a letdown at the end, even. And as I literally just wrote a few minutes ago in another thread, the average movie audience is retarded, so I am pretty sure it isn't that everyone "got it" and I didn't. But I do have a couple of questions/thoughts in case I just completely missed something.

So is it really that "Satan" was influencing these people? I get that the mom brought the dolls into the homes, but that doesn't make a dad want to murder his family. I distinctly saw that when the mom blew the head off the doll of her daughter some black smoke came out of the main chick's head, so am I to assume that is the "evil force" that has been controlling her, making her forget, making her mom keep helping, etc?

In another movie I wouldn't bat an eye at Satan being the motive force, but this was pretty much entirely a "grounded" movie except for her having psychic powers, and even with that tidbit I feel like it was a huge jump to "Satan is real and Nic Cage is channeling him into these metal balls he puts into dolls that make normal people suddenly want to murder/be murdered by their loved ones" or whatever variant of that you pick. At what point were we supposed to accept that level of supernatural? Please don't tell me the psychic thing was supposed to be enough, because it wasn't for me, and shouldn't be for everyone else either.

Or am I retarded and completely missed the point?

That being said, it was fantastically made and shot and acted. It just fell flat in the actual story it portrayed. By a lot.
 
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Animosity

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The reveal with the doll really ruined this movie for me. Fantastic cinematography and well acted. Cage did a good job being creepy. It’s worth a watch.
 
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