James Wan’s ‘Malignant’ - Official Thread

[obarth]

I fukked with this. Nice departure from his older stuff. Definite homages/intentional campiness that worked pretty well. The action and gore in the last third of the movie was piffI'm still at the point where I want my horror to be higher brow ala The VVitch, The Lighthouse, Hereditary, etc, but more traditional horror works when there's a bit of uniqueness to the premise

 

[Max.]

This ending was corny

 

[Blankthawtz]

Been watching this on HBOMax for the past hour and this shyt is Wack af.... I'm convinced that "scary movies" don't exist anymore....

 

[EBK String]

I could only watch 30 mins before cutting if off and just reading the plot. Complete trash. I thought the beginning of the movie was a parody someone was watching but the movie kept the same tone.

 

[315]

Weak

Bout to check out Prey

 

[Lootpack]

This was really dope, although I can see why it’s divisive amongst the crowd. The trailer has you thinking it’s an entirely different tone.

The tone in the opening is jarring as hell but works out well given the reveal later on in the movie and man, that reveal…was crazy. Gabriel’s body movements are freaky as hell.

Wan needs to keep the streets fed with these new-lane horror stories. The first two Conjuring films were fun, but that franchise is being diluted with low quality sequels/spin-offs. And unlike Dead Silence, the campiness actually works in this film.

 

[YOGEBEAR09]

This the most off the wall shyt Ive ever seen

 

[Lootpack]

Yeah it takes a hard turn which people will either go along with or reject. It reminded me of old school horror flicks so I was ok with it.

Yeah that was a definite make or break moment in the last act. I sensed some walk-outs at that point, but I loved how it embraced its fukkery. Just more confirmation that the film didn’t take itself seriously.

Also, the giallo influences and camera-work in the first half was superb. Bishara’s score even paying homage as well.

 

[Lootpack]

I fukked with this. Nice departure from his older stuff. Definite homages/intentional campiness that worked pretty well. The action and gore in the last third of the movie was piffI'm still at the point where I want my horror to be higher brow ala The VVitch, The Lighthouse, Hereditary, etc, but more traditional horror works when there's a bit of uniqueness to the premise

Homie had the greatest chair toss I’ve ever seen.

 

[Deltron]

this was just an updated version of

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i denno if i was supposed to be laughing at certain scenes (i think i was the only one laughing in my theater..)

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like when the "twist" is finally revealed...the reveal was comical...but that prison fight was

or at the end when Gabe is pushed back in and Maddie's head unsplits...i chuckled pretty loudly

or when reginia exclaims imaginary friend then the music swells... at that

 

[Drew Wonder]

This movie was pure fukkery. I can see why it’s so divisive. You either get the tone or you don’t but what I respect about the film is they kept the tone consistent throughout

what I’m trying to figure out is

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was he psychic? Did he have enhanced powers? How did he do the separate phone calls to the detectives while he was still attached to her body? It was that all in her head? There were some inconsistencies as far as how the whole thing worked

 

[Ironman]

Most fukkery filled movie of 2021

 

[Ironman]

Homie had the greatest chair toss I’ve ever seen.

YOThe accuracy They need to confirm the sumbytch is Supernatural because that entire 3rd act

 

[Ironman]

This movie was pure fukkery. I can see why it’s so divisive. You either get the tone or you don’t but what I respect about the film is they kept the tone consistent throughout

what I’m trying to figure out is

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was he psychic? Did he have enhanced powers? How did he do the separate phone calls to the detectives while he was still attached to her body? It was that all in her head? There were some inconsistencies as far as how the whole thing worked

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Yea they should've leaned in all the way on supernatural because him clearing out an entire jail cell and police precinct in that small ass bodyThat motherfukker flipped a gurney like Luke CageHopping through walls and maneuvering through crevices like Spider-ManDude appearing and disappearing like Batman without a trace

 

[chiefdogg]

I sorta figured the shyt halfway through but the way that Wan Introduced everything was wild I was literally watching it like . Wan is always good for some crazy wild shyt, can't wait for PT 2.