Bodies Bodies Bodies (Dead Meat Podcast Ep. 174) 

Lmao loved when Alice was calling for Greg and they tried to cover her mouth and she was like “you’re silencing me!”🤣

23 here, and I feel like the movie was more so critical of privileged rich kids in a Gen Z setting, rather than targeting Gen Z as a whole. Felt similar to how Heathers did that for the 80s or Clueless in the 90s (albeit having much more likable characters)

AS a gen z the ALLY joke hit so well and the the 'silencing' and 'triggering' jokes were so spot on to my friends arguments

the body dysmorphia line has to be my favourite line in the movie

SO MANY films are condescending when it comes to Gen Z and “youth humor”, and I felt like this film was the only one that I’ve seen that felt semi-authentic and funny!

"Maybe if you took your eyes off my cleavage you could of enjoyed the film" Devastating. Iconic.

Greg wearing the therapeutic light mask for Seasonal Depression as a reference to Silence of the Lambs is so fucking funny.

Hi Dead Meat. Former Floridian of over 30 years. I just wanted to comment about the concept of hurricane parties. While i agree it's privileged to be financially well off to never worry about damage of hurricanes, it's a mixed bag of reasons as to why you would have a hurricane party. A very common safety measure that you take during hurricane season is Safety in Numbers. Usually in advance, communities, neighbors, friends formulate a plan to meet at one place to ride out the storm. A common strategy is to pool resources such one family brings flashlights and batteries, another brings packs of water, maybe somone brings their generator etc etc. When a hurricane makes landfall, it usually loses a lot of its strength. I was fortunate enough to live in Central Florida most of my life, so by the time the storm hit us it was usually just an extra windy storm with heavy rain. Work is usually cancelled for 1-3 days before and after the storm hits and power companies are usually pretty quick to restore power. A lot of my experience with hurricanes usually boiled down to getting work cancelled, heading to a friend's or family's house after protecting our own home, playing video games and eating snacks until the power goes out, and then returning home after 2-3 days. The movie kind of makes light of what is usually people making the best of a potentially dangerous situation. However, there's definitely a non-zero amount of people who actually make it a PARTY party which is absolutely privileged (and irresponsible).

The ending of this film can be described with one word..."Bruh..."

Another great part of Alice's character is her saying multiple times when they find people's bodies is her insistence not to move them, because it's evidence. (Because of COURSE she's into true crime.) As someone into true crime and has also had that reaction baked into my head, it's hilarious to see that part of me in Alice's character, and simultaneously realize how detached that response is in those moments.

I think everyone moved on from this to Barbarian is just kind of due to the fact that we had, what, five or six major horror and thriller releases in less than the span of a month and a half. Great time to be a horror fan!

"Gen Z, super gay" is both an incredible and true statement I love it so much /gen

I actually think Alice is the MOST toxic friend, she's the white woman you can never trust because she's always playing to whoever's side she thinks will cause the least resistance and make her look like the good guy, she's the complete opposite of an ally 🤣 LOVED this movie, love you Dead Meat Team!

i went to a school with incredibly rich gen-z kids and it felt like i was watching the same exact people in this movie which was HELLA surreal to me and my boyfriend when we watched it. i didn’t find it offensive, it felt like a social commentary and it made a lot of sense. i think some of the “gen z” commentary in movies feels out of touch and unrealistic and this one felt authentic, maybe a little exaggerated but in a way that worked really well and kind of encapsulated everything. i have never laughed harder at a horror movie

I’m watching this in class, Don’t have my headphones on me so I’m using subtitles. 💀 I love ‘ ten meat. ‘

“He was chill and cool and now he’s dead” was also my feeling during the movie. Lee Pace has been iconic to me since Pushing Daisies

I'm Gen Z myself and I found the generational satire utterly hysterical and spot-on to how some people around my age and a bit younger interact online. The twist had me in stitches; I had several theories by then but none were as funny as the actual reveal.

We were in the audience during opening weekend with a Q&A with the director and cast - apparently there was a scene with Lee Pace and Bee where they really get to know each other and bond over their mutual outsider-ness that was cut. That also makes the racquetball court scene even more sad.

So the last two movies I watched have been “X“ and “bodies bodies bodies” and the juxtaposition between the character types is insane with this film they’re insufferable but in X they’re so wholesome and genuine. I say this here bc y’all pointed it out for me

its a shame you didnt get to see it with a full crowd. i got to see it at SXSW for the world premiere and the theater was completely full and having a blast. so much energy and the cast was so fun. the director said that it was partially inspired by scream

17:20 i’m actually laughing so loud at james’ reaction 💀💀

As a ‘94 millennial that saw Scream in theaters as a two year old, Scream really is so cozy to me. I can totally see this movie being Gen Z’s cozy horror movie like Scream was for us. I loved this movie, just got done watching it and finally came back to listen to your commentary!

As younger gen-z horror lover I ADORED this movie. I felt it was such a fun take on the (mostly true) stereotypes pushed onto kids my age. With every character I could just think, “Wow, i know someone exactly like that” or even “That’s so how I would react in this situation”. Amazing movie, definitely see myself coming back to this some time when I’m older and just cracking up.

As a Floridian, “Hurricane Party” has a vastly different connotation depending on who says it. Growing up we used it in more of ironic sense. To me preparing for hurricane parties means boarding up windows, buying water and batteries for when the water and power goes out, and staying with friends or family for safety. I’ve never thought of a hurricane party as a privilege thing until this movie.

One joke in this movie that I feel like nobody has talked about but is so smart and funny is when everyone’s talking about how Emma always cries during bodies bodies bodies and Alice accuses her of something along the lines of “always being the first one to ugly cry”. Later on, when shit gets real, Alice is the first girl to openly ugly cry.

A drinking game where you take a drink every time Chelsea and James say Lee Pace 😂

This was the first piece of media that I've seen actually satirize Gen Z in a way that actually understands the actual problems among the youth.

The ending is ( for me) what made this movie work. If they didn't land the ending the movie wouldn't be grate. Same with Ready or Not the ending is so much fun. Also Bodies Bodies Bodies is like the episode of Twilight Zone The Monsters Are Do On Manie Street. Everyone is accusing everyone of being the killer. Loved this movie.

I remember that day on twitter Chelsea is talking about. That writer was definitely the main character, which is something you usually never want to be.

I loved how the movies twist was that Keith David was a ghost all along!! Love y’all and your podcast!

Bodies is the first movie that I was able to predict the twist!!! Half way through I was like “wait a minute, what if THIS is what happened,” and then it was revealed that it was what happened. I was quite proud of myself.

A24 is knocking it out of the park this year! And Pearl is coming out this weekend too. Can't wait!😃

Just popping in with a little info. Hurricane Parties are not a rich people thing. I live in FL and my family is NOT rich. When I was younger, families would have hurricane parties in the most secure house on the block/in the area so all the kids and stuff would be safe together

Bodies bodies bodies is pretty much the only movie I’ve ever seen depict gen z effectively

I'm glad you brought up Lena Wilson, lmao, she got tore UP on TikTok for that bull crap! 😂

This movie was so enjoyable to me. I'm similar age to the girls, and I felt like the writing was self aware in a very funny and specific way- they knew the audience and demographic. In a biting and critical (deserved) way of seeing Gen Z...in a way I hope the upcoming Scream films aren't afraid to do.

I have a feeling that Chelsea is here for all the mess and I love it 😩😅

My friend and I were the only ones in the theatre so we were able to laugh at the climatic argument at full volume. We walked out and said something to the effect of “I have been nearly everyone in that conversation at least once.” So yeah, we thought it captured the zeitgeist pretty well.

As a zoomer, i really love how this film payed attention to our hang ups with communication and our collective narcissistic tendencies. Like, yeah, sometimes we really do be so focused on "the now" that we forget the best thing to do in situations like these is to step back and chill, like Greg!

Great catch with the “draw the X”. It wouldn’t even have occurred to me that it could have been misinterpreted!

I am more Greg's age. I have never disliked a group of people so much and thoroughly loved this movie. I work in an industry staffed by the younger generation and I saw many of my coworkers mannerisms portrayed on screen. To me it seemed to capture them perfectly without hating them.

Good point about needing to know it’s comedic in nature! I took my friend to see Scream, and he thought it was supposed to be a played-straight slasher so he didn’t like it as much. He warmed to it after I explained it to him

the look James gives to the camera about 17 minutes in is gold 🤣

One thing I noticed in this movie is all of the wealthy characters have iPhones and Bee has and Android phone. I just loved that little bit since having an iPhone is seen as a symbol of wealth.

As a 25 year old that gets placed in both the millennial or gen z category depending on who you’re asking, I’d say the generational stuff was pretty solid! Over the top a bit at points, but of course it’s going to be exaggerated. I definitely felt like the characters were realistic enough despite that, I absolutely partied with each of these characters at one point or another in college

This movie is hilarious, but I appreciate that it isn't afraid to do some fucked up stuff. Horror movies are built on fucked up ideas and finding out that they all just killed each other for no reason is such a perfect mix of fucked up and hilarious

My friend and I got the whole theatre to ourselves so we got to react as loud as wanted to the movie's laughs and scares, making the experience 100 times better.

So happy this came out during my 1 hour of screen time that my wife's boyfriend gives me! We love you James & Chelsea!

Damn I’m so lucky I’m missing work rn and am able to watch this from a hospital bed 😭 (I swear that isn’t entirely sarcastic, and I’m okay I promise) ily guys! Been a dead meat fan since 2018 and been a horror fan since I was around 6 yrs old (I’m 22 now) 💕😭

another comment but as someone who grew up during the really intense 2004/2005 hurricane seasons in florida I love the addition of glow sticks. they were a sort of way for parents to comfort their kids during the storm with the pretty glowsticks and i hold a lot of nostalgia for them.

Thank you for teaching me my new favorite word - Pugnacious lol adding it to my vocabulary

Man I wish the film would’ve used the Drowning Pool song 😔

While I’m super down for another round of Survivor, I wanted to mention another idea. I believe there is an AI generated website for a Hunger Games style thing where you can add characters in pairs and watch who kills who and who does what, and I firmly believe you two would make it super fun!

AMOGUS the movie

One thing I don't see being brought up in a lot of discussion about this movie is that this is a primarily female cast and by default, the complex relationships of them being female is never really looked at. I think this movie sort of acts as an antithesis to The Descent, which proudly wore the badge of, "this is a movie about female relationships."

Ooh, people bringing their young kids to inappropriate entertainment drives me insane. I work at a haunted house, and you would not believe how many small kids we get. Then their parents flip out when the kids get too scared to continue. Ugh.

I was waiting for Lee Pace to be like Stephen Lang In Don’t Breathe or Dan Stevens in the guest and the reveal that he was just a veterinarian’s assistant who had adequately prepared for a hurricane made me laugh so hard

Been waiting on this one! Best way to start my morning 🙌

This movie exceeded my expctations, like you said the dialogue is hilarious and the characters are so fun, especially Alice!

you guys are the only podcast i listen to

My theater was a crowd of just me and one middle aged guy in the front. I can't remember exactly when, but I heard him unrecline his chair, get up and walk out. I think it was during the gun scene. But he never came back and that was the funniest thing to me

I'm gen Z, and I was laughing the whole time during this movie. It is definitely accurate to how people my age speak and act, which added to this movie's brilliance. And, I must say, I watch a lot of horror and have gotten good at predicting endings, but this ending was phenomonal. No other ending would have compared, honestly.

I’m a U of M student right now (in flint) and I LOVE when you guys tell us who graduated from there. I get so excited like yeah! That’s my school! Go Blue!

Disasterpiece did the score as well!! He’s the one who did the score for ‘It Follows’!

I have seen a lot of the podcast episodes, but I think this one is my new favorite. I just love the way you guys laughed through the whole thing. It was just so enjoyable to watch and listen to.

as a writer, the best advice i've gotten about the "write what you know" thing is, if you're going to include specific details about your personal life, always make sure you're the only one taking the L. if you're relaying a story about how you shat your pants on a bus in the middle of milwaukee that's one thing, but if you were sitting next to that person, maybe have it be that someone threw up on a ferry ride on their way to long island. what matters is the emotional impact of the event and what you as a writer can uniquely say about it, not the embarrassment of some poor person whose permission you didn't ask for, and whose story it isn't yours to tell.

I found this film to be super fascinating, I saw it as a commentary on the reliance of technology and social media. Which explains why the characters struggle to communicate with each other in person and rely on a group text. It's a very fascinating film to dissect.

i’m so excited for this omg, sacrificing my sleep rn

As someone who is part of Late Millennial/Gen Z generation it was a pretty accurate satire of how arguments are drummed up online on a regular basis.

Listen I’ve been waiting for y’all to review Bodies Bodies Bodies!! Barbarian can wait!! 😂 I literally said “Yay” out loud when this video popped up on my feed lol thanks for all the hard work you all do! ♥️

Man I’m never this early. These podcast make my overnights shift soooo much better!

The reveal of who dunnit made me laugh so damn hard.

Oh I loved this movie as part of Gen Z it’s awesome, the depiction is on point by the way people talk, act, and essentially put on a show. It took the best and funny parts plus horror into a movie and it’s perfect. Also love you guys so much

Great podcast episode🫰 TY FOR ALL YOUR HARDWORK CHELSEA and you guys mentioned this in a previous episode but just so you know I love the movie reviews!! I love the games and cool research episodes but just so you both know I don’t think I could ever get tired of watching you guys review movies and I’m always eager to hear the different viewpoints you guys contribute to horror movie discussions

what a fantastic episode, glad you both loved this movie as much as i did

Saw this in the poll and was very excited, and I havent even seen the movie. Started to watch it but couldn’t find it in high quality. So ultimately stopped, im excited to hear about all of it.

i saw a few people talking about the 46:60 go bag! but i am glad you addressed not only how perfectly beautiful Lee Pace is, but also how a go bag would be what an well meaning adult does when asked to go to a new place during a hurricane. 17:20 was me at twitter after watching Bodies^3; this was exactly what i felt the movie satirizing. I was oddly the only person laughing with this movie in my showing but i loved it; all these characters are too real. 33:32 nailed this. love the description!

I hate starting a podcast and see how much you guys liked the movie your reviewing cuz now im only 2 minutes in and can’t finish until I watch this movie 😂

as someone in gen z I really enjoyed this movie it captured this generation perfectly its gonna be so fun to look back on in 10+ years

bodies bodies bodies is just a longer name for among us

I think I had more fun listening to you guys’ reactions to the movie than actually watching it for myself, lol. I love how enthusiastic you get about all the aspects of film making and consuming. It’s clear how much you guys’ genuinely enjoy it! Great episode as usual! (:

it makes me so happy knowing you guys love this movie !!

My friends and I (in college) watched this and found it hysterical and authentic

Im a gen z viewer and this is one of my favorite horror comedies! This was so hilarious i busted out laughing in the theater and i felt it was spot on accurate!

I watched Bodies on Monday and really enjoyed it, more than I thought I would. I can't wait to see it again knowing the ending!

I just love waking up to make breakfast and then chillax and watch and enjoy your guys reviews

I loved this movie when I saw it in the theater! We were the only ones laughing in the theater too! Once the movie ended we left and i realized it was just another older couple in the theaters with us. I heard one of them say to the other that it wasn't not the film they expected haha

I will say in regards to a “hurricane party”; it’s not about wealth or privilege. Most times when there is a hurricane party it’s because a hurricane is set to hit but is low grade enough to have businesses close but not dangerous enough that you need to evacuate. A CAT 2 hurricane isn’t going to level a town but it’s not safe to be driving around. Therefore, you’re guaranteed a day off of work and responsibilities and you go over to that persons house a few hours before the storm and enjoy the day. Lived in Florida for 12 years and it’s a common occurrence for every walk of life

I just watched Bodies last night! So glad to see Dead Meat loves this movie as much as I did! It’s incredibly dumb, but that’s some of the brilliance of it! I love the twist at the end, and I was laughing so hard when I started thinking about everything that happened because of that twist.

I ADORE this movie. As “gen z” I can’t name a more accurate depiction of identity politics and slang

Yes! This movie exceededdddd !! 🔥🔥 do I smell a list coming…oh that’s just me 😭😂

when i watch television shows or even the movies that james and chelsea are talking about, i need to be on my phone or doing something else or i can't focus on the movie. But when I watch this, which is just a conversation between two people, I am completely enraptured. I forget what time it is when I watch them talk. They are the perfect people for this, both very pleasant to look at, they have amazing chemistry and you can tell they love each other even when they talk about horror, and they have soothing voices. Not to even mention the amazing set I could look at all day. Just. A massive thanks to you both for killing my ADHD every time you post.

One of my favorite releases this year!! I can’t believe how much I laughed at this movie 😂

I played this exact game a lot growing up, except everyone I know calls it murder in the dark, I played it a lot at church overnight lock-ins. This movie does a really good job making me feel the same way I felt playing this game, just wondering the hallways in the dark never knowing if/when you're safe. And the arguments they have about who the killer are are really spot on.

Gen Z here and its soooo funny. Identified a lot with them especially Alice and Jordan.

This movie never even crossed my mind until yall brought it up. Thanks! I'm gonna check it out now :)

Watched this yesterday and it was very good, the ending was brilliant and hilarious.

1:12-1:16 I figured y’all would cover this around the time it started to get to streaming and you’ll cover Barbarian a few weeks from now. Beside, I’m always to see a new podcast in my feed and will watch day one.

Just wanted to say that the alumni presentation zoom was really great and informative

Awesome! Thank you guys. Love your channel.