LONGLEGS

I didn't know much about Longlegs at all going into the theaters. I had watched one trailer, but I've heard that there have been multiple trailers out. I didn't bother to watch them because I didn't want the movie to be given away at any chance. I wanted to be surprised, but I am still in shock. I had a great feeling this would be one of those movies, especially since it was so packed in the theater. I've never seen a theater so packed and long, and the anticipation was so heightened. I like the concept of Longlegs, and Nicolas Cage did a spectacular job playing long legs. It was so creepy to see Longlegs and how she goes about his way of killing people and joking about it. It reminded me of Art The Clown from Terrifier and his way of joking, laughing, creeping up on you, and being playful. I loved it. I thought it was genius and very bizarre. His face was frightening, his body movements and the way he spoke were wild and chaotic, and his way of thinking, his choice of religion, and his intelligence were alarming. Longlegs terrifies me, and I like how we discover why it's called Longlegs at the movie's beginning. I was so excited and mesmerized that not one person looked at a phone screen at all during the movie. It's not your typical jump-scare horror, which is why many people will have a different opinion than me about this film. We're so used to those typical jump-scare movies. But we also have to remember there are psychological and thriller films that don't contain any jump scares, and for this one, they didn't necessarily need a jump scare. It had so much suspense in the beginning sequence, starting with a substantial red screen and a quote from someone, and it's silent, and you can hear a pin drop in the theater. It's eerie, horrifying, and confusing because you don't know what will happen.

They did a great job of keeping you on your toes at all times; you never knew where the movie was going to go and what direction it was going to go in, and it was terrific to see precisely the protagonist, Agent Lee Harker, who is an entirely different person than her job which is an FBI agent she's reserved, she's socially awkward she is introverted and very skittish call when she has the FBI agent jacket on; she is WORKING. She is locked in and dedicated and transforms into a different person. It's incredible and fascinating to watch. I love it. I loved watching her every second on the screen. Maika Monroe is the perfect person to play this role, and she did it so phenomenally that it almost felt like she wasn't active anymore; it was beautiful. I loved every second of her acting; she was spectacular, and this film is for everyone who is a fan of the movie Prisoners, The Silence of the Lambs, or even The Lovely Bones I was getting that kind of flashback to. It is probably the best movie I've seen in a very long time from beginning to end; it is astonishing: the editing, the visuals, the camera angles, and the scenery shots of Vancouver. It was chilly and foggy. It was so quiet and disturbing. I loved every second of it. I felt like I was present at that moment in every moment, and I have nothing wrong to say about this movie. I can't find anything foul to say, and I loved it more because I didn't know a lot going on, and that made it more and more intriguing for me and very fun, and it was amazing to watch. Longlegs is this generation's Silence of the Lambs. And if you love that movie, you will love Longlegs even more.

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1

I got to see The Strangers Chapter 1 today and was so eager to see it because it has been so long since we've had a new Strangers movie. I was so surprised that they would come back with a new one because I thought the franchise was quiet and done for good. I thought it was over after the second one, but I'm glad it did. The Stranger's Chapter 1 is very similar to The Original Stranger's Innocence, where it's the same plot where it's a couple in a strange town they've never been in. The car breaks down, so they don't have a car, and the girlfriend wants something to eat. Hence, the boyfriend leaves her at the house and gets her something to eat, so she's alone in the dark, eerie town with barely any cellular connection, which is bound to be the most traumatic experience. She's in the house alone. She's hearing noises and thinks she's seeing things, but she is still oblivious to it on the way up until someone knocks on the door (it made me so happy hearing this again). A girl asks whether Tamara is here, and the character Maya says no, but the mystery girl walks away. During this conversation, you can't even see her face, so it's Maya talking outside the door to a dark figure. It looks terrifying there in the dark. There are just trees around, no one near, and no neighbors. It's eerily quiet. It's sickening, puts you into her perspective, and makes you want to be like girl, close that door!

A lot of the movie was just basically containing running around trying to evade these crazy trio mask killers and it started to get repetitive and boring quickly I think maybe because since I've seen the first and second one and they've had that same style of action happen and plus with the weak jump scares it was just overplayed and kind of dull in a sense but it wasn't the worst I've seen but I definitely was expecting more for a reboot and I wish we would've gotten to see him more fighting instead of just running away from these killers I wanted more fight scenes more action more dialogue and interaction with the mask killers I think it would've made the movie just a little more intriguing but what I did like was we got to see a little more personality of the mass killers than we've seen ever before which made me really happy I loved that we got to see them the leading mask killer which is a man and he's very much playful and trolling and he's conniving in the way that he comes up with scaring them and taunting them in it's so awesome to see because they already have barely any dialogue as it is so for you to just interact with the way that you walk or the way that you look for Maya and Ryan and how you plan to scare them and even turning on the record player it's humorous it's trolling it's crazy all in one and it's so thrilling to see. And we get to see that pinup girl and man in the mask have some romantic connection, which is so insane and funny and unhinged to see while torturing these people's lives. I love it; we now know they have a connection. Overall, the film is good. It's not great, but it's chapter 1. It's not the ending of the story. It's the beginning, and we all need to be patient for the second one to kick up the action and dialogue and wait to see what happens. It has the potential to be excellent. The worst part of the movie for me was the ending. I wanted more than what we got, and I wouldn't say I liked the waiting game for the next one. I know it will be a while, but it's good to let people digest what we just saw. You know the anticipation will be more, and more people will want to see how this plays out and how it ends, so it's both good and bad, but it's a movie to see.

We need to give Art more credit

Is Art the Clown ever going to get his flowers? We don't give him enough credit in the horror community, and he needs to be more acknowledged. Hundreds of slasher characters have done crazy great work throughout film. Still, for me, I feel like Art the Clown is so different from everyone else with the way that he jokingly kills people or taunts people before he kills them and how he feels no pain or emotion. You could hit him with the most enormous truck you have 50 times over, and he will still be on the floor laughing and smiling like nothing has ever happened. It's wild. It's funny, creative, and psychotic, but it makes you love him more. I love the clown's humorous torture style, and it almost reminds me of Ghostface in the Scream franchise because he is also hilarious in his creative way. Those two are so different from the others, and it's genius, and it makes you want so much more.

When I saw Terrifier in 2018, I felt disgusted, confused, and intrigued. The movie was great. It was different. It was scary. Everything was all at once, and I wanted more movies, so when the second one came out, I fell in love with it; I love that they still use the same visual filter in the film. I love that we got new characters in a new, more in-depth background of those characters, and if you think the kills were insane in the first one, the kills are a whole other level. In the second one, I saw there were reports of people passing out, throwing up, and getting carried out on a stretcher. I mean, it was just something I've never seen before. Terrifier 2 is one of the best slashers of this time, making you ready and eager for something next. I'm so glad we're getting a third one that takes place during Christmas. It sounds like it will be diabolical, and I am here for it. I am all here for Art the Clown destroying the world.