‘Longlegs’ (dir. by Oz Perkins) | Maika Monroe & Nicolas Cage | NEON [7/12]

[NobodyReally]

To me, this is more aligned with movies like Seven, which thematically kind of hint at a deeper evil, but don't go there, even if the central villain kind of takes that role--- or Fraility, kind of a forgotten 2002 horror/serial killer/demonic thriller, or, like a mutual favorite, The X Files --in which the means of tracking the killer are all real, no superheroes, no special powers, and most of the killers methods are in the realm of plausible but with one part of supernatural. Toombs, The Pusher, that kind of shyt.

In Fraility, everything is real, with one key exception, but the movie essentially unfolds as a legit thriller.

Had the exact same thought about it’s alignment with Frailty which is really underrated probably because it just as unsettling and the ending is just as ambiguous.

 

[Paper Boi]

had a spark when it started then it was just garbage

6/10 that's generous.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

I don't fukk with that Devil shyt...

A-

 

[darealvelle]

To me, this is more aligned with movies like Seven, which thematically kind of hint at a deeper evil, but don't go there, even if the central villain kind of takes that role--- or Fraility, kind of a forgotten 2002 horror/serial killer/demonic thriller, or, like a mutual favorite, The X Files --in which the means of tracking the killer are all real, no superheroes, no special powers, and most of the killers methods are in the realm of plausible but with one part of supernatural. Toombs, The Pusher, that kind of shyt.

In Fraility, everything is real, with one key exception, but the movie essentially unfolds as a legit thriller.

Long legs got more in common with the movie “mind cage” starring Martin Lawrence being possessed by a serial killer in prison than silence of the lambs.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Is this on Streaming anywhere?

 

[FlyRy]

Is this on Streaming anywhere?

Late Next month for purchase/rental

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Pretty good

 

[Slimkid07]

It was cool but overhyped. Enjoyed the visuals and Cage's Tiny Tim performance.
Nice seeing Blair Underwood in bigger projects

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

It was cool but overhyped. Enjoyed the visuals and Cage's Tiny Tim performance.
Nice seeing Blair Underwood in bigger projects

Blair was great!

 

[FruitOfTheVale]

Silence of the Lambs is my GOAT movie and I bought into the hype that this was cut from the same cloth so I went in blind... naw

Spoiler

The whole theme of "birthday horror" went nowhere and the supernatural connection to the dolls did little to add to the horror outside of the creepiness of the dolls themselves. The leads did a good job and the cinematography and editing were on point but the screenplay had nothing to say.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

The hype around this movie reminds me of Barbarian which was mid.

 

[hu3ypdadon]

loved this movie 9/10

 

[IAMDetroit]

Man this was dope. The DOP deserves some nods. The pacing was great imo. Even the plot was engaging.

Until it turned into a legit supernatural thriller.

Spoiler

fukk outta here with that devil shyt. Everytime

 

[duckbutta]

I thought the movie was good and I don't even like "evil for the sake of being evil" movies. I wish it had just been a straight up thriller without the supernatural stuff though. The first 3rd of the movie was fukking A1 until they veered to much into that.

Cinematography was incredible. Every scene has this real...curated feel to it.

If they had made it a straight up thriller this might have been an instant classic. The first 35 min or so of this movie is the best thriller I've seen in years.

 

[capblk]

This one made me very uneasy the first time I watched. Second viewing, I was able to appreciate it more since I wasn't on edge expecting something to jump out at the screen every other scene. Will pick this on up on Blu-Ray.