Agree 100% about the ending not making any sense. There were also plot holes with regards to the timeline. Halle tells the boys throughout the movie that she also didn’t believe her mom while growing up, but then before she dies, she admits to her son that she is the one that brought the evil with her from the city and it’s her fault. So did it start with her mom or with her? Unclear. They also didn’t follow through with the line of her dark past and what she was hiding (as called out by her husband). And are we to understand the hiker was real, but his daughter was a trick of the evil? Were they both the evil? So many questions.
*** spoiler**** She said it’s in their blood. She lied about the world to keep to kids safe in the house. If they were in the city it would be harder to keep them safe. The rope keeps them safe because it is connected to the house. The house is what keeps them safe from getting possessed.
She got called out for lying about something by the dad. She also finally admitted to the kids she was the one that brought the evil. I think all the pieces are there, but it could have done a way better job of explaining itself. I do think a rewatch will make it better. And maybe that is what they were going for.
Watch Never Let Go Explained by Ferdinand. It’s a non-biased video and he goes to explain the story writers intent. And as he does so, you can start to put the pieces together.
Some biased opinion on my case, is that HollyWood makes the intention or theme just way too hard to understand or more of an entertainment brainless thing.
So did she eat her parents and husband? There was like a flashback scene where the Halle berry is hunched over on the ground eating something I think. Maybe she was pregnant with the boys, and the whole family went out off the rope. And ghost grandma and hubby says “I’m gonna make you eat your babies”. Maybe she went crazy and ate them and jarred them? And I feel like there may have been bones tied to sticks made into like a crib carousel thing. Like where was their graves?
For me, what was disappointing was seeing Nolan as the only survivor. I say this because he was the one who got his mom killed, and now we have to watch him survive through the evil. It is reminiscent of The Last of Us Part 2, where we play as Abby - the killer of Joel, and it just doesn't feel satisfying to do so, with an ending that leaves us feeling, meh. The CGI snake woman was also a let down, it seems like act 3 of a lot of modern horror movies always have to have a CGI monster to defeat nowadays.
You said exactly what I'm thinking my man. Been dying to see if anyone else was as baffled by the wishy washy choices. What's even worse is I just saw a 10th anniversary screening of the Babadook the day before. Very similar stories--centered on a house, a mentally ill mother and her young child, and ambiguity over whether the supernatural entity was real. But where the Babadook excelled in walking that line satisfactorily, this movie fell flat and it's hard to exactly pin down why but you did a great job.
I respect your opinion, but I feel like the trailers spelled it out for me enough for the ending to be clear. I will have to rewatch it to understand your stand point, I just don't think it's as confusing or split as you're making it seem lol... in the context of the story it makes a lot of sense, they highlighted the boy that listened to their mom because he was scared and one that listened to apply it.
I enjoyed it and kept enjoying it. And then it just went off the cliff. Spoilers After mama died the skeptic kid going back to the rope makes zero sense
I agreed a lot on that on!! But from a different video (Never Let Go explained. Video by Ferdinand), does a lot better than this guy. Mainly because it’s not bias. He explains the story writers intention.
I almost wonder if she was trying to keep them there, like she knew the world was fine, but if they left that it would get into the real world, she even says she never told them everything, an then she goes bye bye, I still wonder if in reality they all passed away an the evil won, an the boy flying was his after life an something he wanted, so that is what he experienced once gone, an he even has his brother there because he said he could never let his brother go, or leave him behind.
ranking: 1. Halloween 1978 - Favorite slasher movie ever 2. Halloween 4 - 80s vibe hits hard 3. Halloween Ends - I love how they went a different direction with the story 4. Halloween 3 - Underrated and creative 5. Halloween 2 - I adore this sequel 6. Halloween 6 - Michael at his prime 7. Halloween 2018 - Not a fan of the lost sibling arc 8. Halloween Kills - Arguably the most badass Michael but that doesn't mean its great 9. Halloween 5 - Bad characters and lazy theme 10. Halloween H20 - Terrible michael but badass Laurie 11. Halloween Resurrection - Extremely cheesy 12. Halloween 2007 - Hate the first half 13. Halloween 2009 - Pure pain
this movie was basically dinner, shit, piss, somewhat creepy/culty stuff that went NOWHERE in the end. The old lady was just crazy, creepy, and shitty.
I waited months for this and im super disappointed… i agree with you on all aspects.. i was hoping the house represented something the evil wanted to enter for more mythological reasons. Back stories and folk lore would of carried this.. im super disappointed… I needed Cabin in the Woods vibes didnt get it… 😢
I'm a HUGE movie enthusiast especially horror movies, aspiring business owner and actress. I've already watched 38 new releases in the movie theater this year including Never Let Go which was one of my most highly anticipated movies of the year. I enjoyed it. Halle Berry doesn't do horror movies that often so we she does it has to be a project she is passionate about. This was another good movie review. ❤❤❤❤🎥🎬🎟️🎞️🍿🥤🍭🍬🍫
I did enjoy the film, but i would have tweaked the third act a bit. If it was more of a revenge thriller than merely the family defending themselves, it would havelooked more like "when a passive person has enough and lashes out" tone and will give the not-so-happy ending feel the director intended (and considering the director of the remake directed Eden Lake, which the director of the original cited as one of the inspirations, i believe this was his intention). That being said, I did enjoy the remake. That i hadn't know it was a remake and not having seen the trailers helped me appreciate this one. I do prefer the original, no doubt, but this one was worth it.
ok, this was most definitely NOT a horror movie, but I was entertained. While it wasn't scary there were scenes that were so out of hand that I found them hilarious. Kathryn Hunter was actually fantastic as the stepmother. She was EATING the scenery every scene and I thought it was fun to watch her. It was not very well written but well made, I liked the use of mirrors during the interior shots, it was almost all interiors. It was a tight 96 minutes which I always appreciate. I kept waiting for a horror turn but it never came. I can say it was not boring, which to me is the worst offense a movie can make. Watch it when it's streaming.
This movie hit close to home. My wife's father has been living with us for almost 8 years and he's killing her. She won't put him in a home because she says she'd be even sicker, worrying about him. What I can't understand is why God doesn't just take him and spare us this misery. I know she's allowing him to kill her, but where does that leave me as her husband? My hands are tied, and I just have to sit back and watch to see how this plays out. Been waiting for almost 8 years. One cannot imagine the depth of despair unless they've been there.
1. Jeepers Creepers 2. Jeepers Creepers 2 As far as I'm concerned there is no other movies in this franchise and no one can convince me otherwise. So happy that this is a franchise that never released an abhorrent sequels. Jonathan Breck was fantastic as the creeper, especially in 2 when he chooses his victims inside the bus!
This is legitimatelly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. EVERYTHING was off in this film...EVERYTHING and the greenscreen at times honestly made it hard to even look at this sh*tshow. I hated the third movie for the most part due to the truck but atleast it had some redeeming qualities as a bad horror film which I enjoy watching from time to time...but JC:Reborn is bad on a whole different level in every way you look at it.
Nice review! Enjoyed the part blasting the main character of the flick, the hilariously nonsensical and over the top "Batmobile on crack". The amount of time spent on that and the sheer stupidity of how the truck was portrayed made my bladder boil. As if the creeper needed that to begin with...
Interesting movie to go forward with. Cringe as hell. I was captivated for the first two acts and then it derails and goes nowhere and makes no sense 🤦♂️😂
It's so hard because personally I really enjoyed this movie. That being said I also have issues with my mother-in-law and that kind of hit me that way coming out of this movie. I would put this in the good for her genre of horror along with Pearl, the witch, Carrie... Ect.
Nice video and rankings! Didnt agree with all of them but well thought out! At one point I also had Ends as my #2 but that was after my first watch. On rewatch, its still good but it does feel kind of egregious in how different it is from Kills. Not just the story but whole character arcs seem like they are from entirely different concepts (like Laurie was a survivalist who was all about protecting her family from Michael and once he comes back and actually kills her daughter, thats when she just sorta says "i gotta move on"? But nice work with these rankings.
The animation was really good and the music too, but I am so mad about how they haven't explained anything about the cat/god, Daijin, or like the reason it was so obssesed with Suzume. Was it really just because it was finally set free after all the time in duty and it wanted to enjoy life a little? I would really have loved the story more if they at least added some scenes about that, because seeing how Daijin was so depressed when she yelled at it made me so frustrated and mad. All I saw in Suzume was a teenager who fell inlove at first sight and got into all types of troubles, not only affecting her, but the people around her too, like her aunt who was dying of worriness or Shouta himself. Of course, she is just a teen and making mistakes is what makes us grow and mature, but I can't see myself liking this character even a little.
6:55 and the fact that the husband was the way he was, eventually lead me to think he was in on some weird religious thing and that maybe the visions were true. But nope. He’s just a wuss and the movie still didn’t go anywhere. And what’s with the necklace..
