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The Official "The Babadook" Thread
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Just saw this. Man I was feeling so bad for the mom bike halfway through. She was dealt a rough hand no douvt. What an awesome little movie though. Very tense. Not flat out scary all the time, but very tense. Glad it's over. That fukking Babadook sounded goddamn horrifying
I kind of like how they're open and ambiguous with the ending.The problem is the movie tries to tell two stories without committing to either one.
For a decent chunk of the movie it could possibly be a nervous breakdown/insomnia and trauma from losing her husband. But then they introduce the actual monster, and obviously supernatural things happen....but then she over comes the monster by asserting herself, and it cowers in the basement where her dead husband's belongings are kept. Maybe the monster thrives off of loss and grief but it doesn't change the fact that they still have a monster living in their basement, who is summoned by a child's book.
It's just....
I'm like....what are you trying to accomplish with the movie? It's all over the place. Maybe if I read an interview with Kent it'll make more sense.
As is stands I still like the movie, but it's an 8 when it could've been an easy 10.
Fred.
It would be too magical and happy if everything fits perfectly when she just overcame her grief/fear/whatever and then proof the Babadook is gone. Nope. This shyt is messy and there's all kinds of leftover potential fukkery. That goddamn babadook isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Its really kinda creative n shyt to me. They had that message in there whrtr it can kinda be seen that it lives off of despair. But on the other side of it, it's also legitimately a supernatural type monster and not Just a phony movie emotion monster so that isn't going to kill it.
So they've stopped the monster but don't know how to kill it. Like how she can control those emotions but they're always gonna be there in the background ready to creep out. Like the Babadook living in the basement. So maybe it IS really all just a psychological monster type thing still.
So they've stopped the monster but don't know how to kill it. Like how she can control those emotions but they're always gonna be there in the background ready to creep out. Like the Babadook living in the basement. So maybe it IS really all just a psychological monster type thing still.
Lol maybe I'm just faded but I see this as being so much more interesting this way.
this movie is creepy as fuk. it plays with your line of sight & feels different from other horror movies i've seen. loved it
HamAndEgger
All Star
After being told this was an incredibly scary movie, unfortunately I didn't feel that way after seeing it. 
But I will say it is a really good psychological thriller and the acting from the Mom was one I think may land her in bigger roles. The kid also did a really good job of being a pain in the f*ckin ass. But as the movie progresses you start feeling for the kid and they do a good job of putting you in the moment. Overall, really good movie but as far as being overly scared, I was more scared in The Conjuring.
7.5/10
But I will say it is a really good psychological thriller and the acting from the Mom was one I think may land her in bigger roles. The kid also did a really good job of being a pain in the f*ckin ass. But as the movie progresses you start feeling for the kid and they do a good job of putting you in the moment. Overall, really good movie but as far as being overly scared, I was more scared in The Conjuring.
7.5/10
EarlyMaridia
All Star
Thank you Australia.
Movie had me like
damn near the entire time.The stage like callbacks to the Dr. Caligari era.
The acting.
Bava on the screen ho.
The camera angles they used to elongate the mother and make her seem Xenomorph scary.
The open-ended ending that points to her needing to go see a fukking psychologist, instead of trying to straight repress and feed the
creature with life and happiness.
Her alluding that it was a quiet day for the creature, and her almost being possessed again, but because she wasn't on tilt she held it off.
The mom being a good parent in the beginning, and throwing that book on top of the shelf, and then into the bushes.
The open-ended ending that points to her needing to go see a fukking psychologist, instead of trying to straight repress and feed the
creature with life and happiness. Her alluding that it was a quiet day for the creature, and her almost being possessed again, but because she wasn't on tilt she held it off.
The mom being a good parent in the beginning, and throwing that book on top of the shelf, and then into the bushes.
This movie struck all of the right chords with me. There wasn't a single cheapass jump scare with someone throwing 7 pieces of your mom's, "only touch this on holidays" china against the wall.
OG_StankBrefs
Da Spice...
Dope film.
Zombi_Jeezus
Bad Hombre
I had been putting off watching this movie. Just peeped it on showbox over the holidays. I enjoyed it. That kid woulda had the wet bandits in bodybags in under 15 minutes.
Thatrogueassdiaz
We're on the blood path now
Great points you've made here, and those points are tangible to everything I felt and thought after viewing this film.
King Crimson
Member of a very exclusive gang
About to watch this just now. After reading some of these reviews, my expectations for this have lowered. That's a good thing though, Maybe It'll deliver now that some of the hype has been taken off of it for me. 
Just finished watchingI thought it was dope
Cat piss martini
Veteran
that kid is a great actor.....not since
joffery have i wanted to kill a kid dead.
joffery have i wanted to kill a kid dead.