It Follows movie review 

"So the premise of this movie is "You Come, Then It Follows"." Jeremy is right, it's exactly like STD.

"Skin on Skin... Let the Love BEGIN!" XD

Watch babadook jeremy for fucks sake

i think the movie is a metaphor for whatever decisions you make in life, will carry along with you forever, and someday those bad decisions might catch up to you.

So... its The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon?

If anyone watches the RoosterTeeth podcast, this is basically the killer snail Gavin was talking about.

the only scary part was when they opened the door and the thing was behind their friend disguised as a tall guy

Finally got around to watching it with my wife tonight, and I was sorely disappointed. It just wasn't good lol. We've thoroughly enjoyed some recent horror outings like Invisible Man, The Conjuring movies (heck even the third one wasn't horrible), Get out, Don't Breathe, etc, but this one was NOT it. The pace was absolutely snail slow. And not in like a Haunting of Hill House kind of way, where it slows down to tell stories and develop characters. No, nothing like that. More like REALLY slow slow, where it just has to pad the runtime until the "thing" catches up to her. That was the whole movie. See the thing, go somewhere else not that far from it, pad out runtime with conversations or random stuff, until it catches up to her and she has to run to another place not that far. And so on and so on. The movie has NO plot, and it ends exactly where it starts, but unlike the Ring, you know what the twist is from the beginning, so there isn't even a "ohhhh no way" moment. The actors were quite good, which is why I hate how much this worthless movie wasted them. For once the main "pretty" girl wasn't annoying, but MAN did she turn out to be a complete idiot in 10 different extreme ways by the end. I'm not particularly tough to suspense/horror movies, as my wife and I only started watching them for the last 2 years or so, but I can't begin to express how unscary this movie was. The most it did was make me nervous that the characters were going to make another wildly stupid decision, which they always did. That seemed to be the only thing that padded this movie out: making the characters make stupid decisions. Because if they hadn't, the movie would have ended after 25 minutes when Shay buys a flight to somewhere across the world and it can't catch up to her for a year. And then she flies back. Dun dun DUUUUUUN! The end. I really wanted to like this movie, but it was stupid, treated it's audience like an idiot, and made it's characters as stupid as a plank of wood, and that's something I have 0 tolerance for in horror movies. Overall score: 3/10 (at least it was nicely filmed and acted)

Jeremy, watch "The Babadook"...now.

So basically it's the film adaptation of the killer snail scenario that Gavin from Rooster Teeth came up with

The greatest horror movies in history have usually been low-budget. They dare to take the risks Hollywood doesn't. Night of the Living Dead, Suspiria, Texas Chainsaw, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, Blair Witch, Nightmare on Elm Street, and countless others.

This is the best horror movie I've scene in a while. The cinematography in this movie is stellar. I love the way scenes in this movie are framed and shot. I love the metaphors for the loss of innocence. How when we're kids, we're so innocent and aren't aware of the horrors in the world. We assume people are good and won't hurt us. But as we start to grow up, we realize this isn't true. You start to get bullied in school. People start to treat you like shit for no reason. You start to realize that most people that talk to you don't want to be your friend. They just want something from you. And then you become a loner and sit in your apartment on Friday and Saturday nights and play video games because you're sick of going out to the bars and getting hurt by every new person you meet. Or at least I do.

Instant zinger within the first 10 seconds. Nice!

this movie reminded me too much of my ex-wife

Jeremy is so underrated, this legend deserves way more subscribers!

There are a ton of people in this comment section that don't seem to understand that horror is probably the most subjective genre in film. Everybody's scared by different things. Saying this movie is terrible just because it didn't scare you is a little out of line because it clearly scared the vast majority of people. The Shining doesn't scare me at all, but I know a ton of people that swear by it as the scariest film ever made. If I said it was shitty because it didn't scare me, I would probably sound like a douche.

Jeremy, if you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend you check out The Babadook. It's a great horror film that isn't Exorcist level scary (though it does have scares) but is very creepy, has a terrific lead, and is very atmospheric and layered in story.

You wanna know what I hate Jeremy? I hate how Five Nights at Freddy's, a series that's been out a year now and is completely based on jump scares, is getting a movie but Bioshock never got shit.. Also Resident Evil has like what, 5 movies now?

Jeremy, watch the Babadook. Wow, what an original comment.

I absolutely loved this movie! It wasn't necessarily "scary" but it gives such a creepy atmosphere and is so expertly filmed that I had so much anxiety throughout the whole film. It isn't for everyone's taste, but if you love old fashioned horror films, you will love It Follows.

They really missed their chance to call this thing like STDemon or something.

now i have a feeling jeremy would give the same rating to babadook as this movie given if this is what his take on horror movies!!!

The movie was filmed in Detroit. Not only did she have to survive an STDemon but the hood too? Sounds scary to me.

Skin on skin, let the love begin! 🤗

This movie really reminded me of the original Halloween: the music and many of the shots were reminiscent of the film

I totally think you nailed it with pointing out the perpetual anxiety that this movie keeps at a high-level and makes you feel so uneasy

Hugh/ Jeff describes this movie in a line where he is describing It to Jay "It's slow, but it's not dumb". This movie has so many layers to it and the creepiest parts of the movie are when characters are just sitting around and you dont know when It is going to show up. What It symbolizes can be interpreted in many ways depending on the viewer and I just love it. To me, it is the consequence of an action in your life where life will never be the same as a result, and either the punishment, feeling, or whatever consequence will follow you around forever. You can temporarily escape but it will always be there. That touches the human soul on a deep level and makes the movie very disturbing.

I enjoyed this movie quite a lot, it didn't scare me but it did enough to impress me.

You watched this before Babadook. ; ;

Great thriller. I've always had a small fear that someone could be watching me or following me and this movie made that fear and anxiety grow. The walk out to my car had me looking around it was that good.

I love how this film was left open. The ending stuck with me. It had one of my favorite aspects of any horror film without over doing it: seeing something the characters don't see, unsettling you

That was by far Jermey’s best opening line in the history of his channel.

It follows is what horror movies need to be. Classic horror vibes.

it's one of the best movie i saw in 2015 and even of this first half of a decade It's beautiful, the shots are photographic, the music is its own character, the tension never ends, the concept is simple yet genius.

I still can't get over how masterful the tall man's scare was.

I saw it last Saturday on a date, and we both really enjoyed it. I loved the fact that it was more of a slow burn than most modern horror films that jump straight into the action. I thought the cast was great, I loved the tone of it, very much harkening back to late 70s & early 80s horror, I thought the premise was very intriguing, almost kind of reminded me of something David Cronenberg would do only not as gory, and overall I thought it was really good.

"The premise of this movie is 'You come, and then it follows.'" I see what you did there xD

i honestly thought this movie was terrifying. something about a creature literally never leaving you alone and never being able to escape from it even though it just walks just got under my skin. it gave me so much anxiety back when i saw it for the first time and it still scares the shit out of me. it was such a throwback to when horror films were even scarier than most movies that have come around recently. it created such a rich atmosphere of relentless anxiety. i have a major fear of being stalked/kidnapped and having my house broken into, so a lot of this movie really got under my skin. i can understand why you didnt thinknit was as scary as i thought it was, but i cant ignore how badly this scared me. and the soundtrack is BEAUTIFUL and i still listen to it every once in a while to this day.

the scary version of roosterteeths snail? it follows you, cant let it touch you, and you never know where it is? thats a win

The 1979 music impression was spot on :)

And then we have unfriended... Now thats gonna be ass

I watched this movie a few days ago and it was AMAZING!

I work nights, unfortunately (10:00pm - 8:00am) outside Chicago. Saw the movie yesterday and it just so happened to be VERY foggy yesterday, as well. I walked into the parking lot and saw a homeless (?) man wearing what appeared to be a white poncho, slowly lumbering towards me and was RIGHT UNDER the only street lamp that was burned out in the oversized parking lot of my work. He was going through the garbage for recyclables, but I didn't know that at first and was FUCKING FREAKED OUT!!! I'm 35 years old and not easily scared but the sad a lot of fog, I was working solo and this guy moved JUST LIKE the ghost/curse in the movie. Slowly and deliberately. The fog dampened the sound around us and created an echo for each footstep. Also, it's a creepy area anyway so Munger Road is less than a block away (which has its own horror movie on Netflix because it's purportedly haunted, and although I don't subscribe to the theory of the road I do admit it's just a creepy road). "It Follows" worked for me and living with your head on a swivel would be torture beyond comprehension to me.

Ill give Jeremy this one. I thought it was over hyped when I finally saw it because it WAS different but majority of the time it was just slow and the build ups would be just in that category of "uh oh there it is, watch out" but said in a monotone voice. Not saying the movie wasn't good, but in my opinion I just felt like the idea of making a Smart low budget horror film using the idea of not having sex or itll kill you premise wasn't all cracked up to be

I really liked It Follows

This movie gave me mixed memories of one of my favorite Resident Evil games: Code Veronica on the DC. You're going for your A Rank without dying, saving, using herbs/first aid kits, etc. in a speed run (pausing didn't pause the game clock either. haha). You're almost at the end and encounter Alexia's first form. Cutscene plays out as she boxes you in, and slowly walks towards you, and within a foot of your face, you're back in-game. Get touched by her and it's instant death and you fail your A Rank. xD

I'm actually surprised you reviewed this. More of this please!

glad your feeling better jeremy was missing your reviews.

I just got done seeing it. If you want gore, this movie don't deliver. Which is great imo. This movie is good. If the idea of someone stalking you slowly creeps you out and peaks your curiosity, then watch this. I was scared a bit with the jump scares but I was mostly interested in knowing this "thing".

Lord Of The Rings was not overhyped for me at least .... Neither was Empire ..... nor Breaking Bad .... nor Game Of Thrones ...... I just have GREAT luck when it comes to stuff people consider to be overhyped

I hate it when you have these "one hit kill" creatures in horror movies, it's more scary in my opinion when you can be wounded by the villain and live in order to drag out the tension and suspense. Remember those scenes where the hero/heroine has barely managed to escape or hide, but he/she is bleeding, tired and doesn't know what to do? You watch, wondering what will happen if the monster encounters them again, or what you would do in that scenario. In this movie, it's "You get tagged, you're dead, period". That's far too absolute to leave a lasting impact on the viewer. It may cause paranoia, but ultimately is just too one sided to allow much conflict.

Hey your almost to a million subscribers! Good you deserve it I love all of you reviews. :)

Umm, empire is not overhyped. It's the greatest film in the greatest franchise of all time.

This movie's really overrated in my eyes, it wasn't scary, didn't care about the characters, and the film just ended WAY too quickly. The premise was interesting, but I felt there could have been more done with it, but eh that's just my opinion.

***** "Skin On Skin, Let The Love Begin." I actually remembered that from one of your Twilight reviews. Nice callback humor, Jeremy.

One way to beat the monster was to not screw a guy you barely know or dig a large deep hole trick it in to falling in and cover it in quick dry cement.

Best horror movie I've ever seen and I have seen HUNDREDS!

Not the best horror moive I've EVER seen, but the best one I've seen in a really really long while.

This issue I had with this movie is that nothing happened. It was cool for like the first 20 minutes of setup, maybe even at the first hour mark,but then it went no where. They had a cool concept at the start, and made a movie about that concept for 100 minutes. Nothing else happened. It was enjoyable watching it, but then afterwords I was completely disappointed. It just a lot of suspense that leads to a cliffhanger. I could think about what actually happened (even though it is quite obvious), but I just stopped caring already. Maybe the sequel will had more.

This concept reminds me of something from a game. I dont play many horror games but i remember a part in zelda Twilight Princess. Your in the twilight castle and your supposed to steal these orbs and get them back to the entrance or something, its been a while. But way, all the while, this hand is slowly coming after the orb, the hand can go through walls and is not phased by anything. It just keeps coming. I remember this as being one of the most stressful moments in that game,

Should've been called "STD - Sexually Transmitted Demon"

I have learnt one thing in my entire life that you cannot kill Ghosts with guns and this movie did Just Did dat

Glad you're back Jeremy! This movie was scary to me. Lol. I mean it wasn't the scariest ever but it was creepy as hell, kept me on edge, and had me looking over my shoulder while trying to unlock the door to my house. Anytime a horror movie does that, it's a win for me. Also the soundtrack!!! That played alot in the creepy factor!

I saw it a few days ago and what threw me off was that clam shell hand held kindle device that the friend had. She scrolled books on it and it had a flash light, so that took me out of the 78-82 period vibe the movie had. It was just so out of place I fixated on it. The pool scene was soooo good. ANd Im so glad they didn't explain the monster. I hope if they do others, they don't explain the monster.

it reminded me of games like slender... there is no gore, no people being hacked to death, just trying to avoid this entity that is constantly after you..

Please review The Things We Do In The Shadows.

I never watch horrors but under Jez's recommendation I did. It's the 1980's again. Friday the 13th meats Poltergeist but at 1/2 speed and with an STD. Defo worth a watch thou!

Just the fact the he Referenced a Def Leppard song makes this a AWESOME review !! NICE Jeremy !!

This video had an incredibly clever opening.

Err. I agree that it's a good thing that they didn't over-sexualize the main character, but I'm not really a fan of your use of the phrase "not slutty". I'm just saying, to me it sounds like shifting the blame towards the female characters for being promiscuous rather then the writers for writing them that way.

If it's not to late, do Babadook! The way you talked about this movie, I could tell you would like that one.

that joke at the beggining is absolutley amazing

I admired this movie's tone, score, and camera work. However, instead of cliched horror characters, the film had clueless characters that lacked personality. The actors needed more material to make their characters more colorful.

i saw it and loved it! i am a huge horror fan so seeing a movie like this was really refreshing! the moment where the main girl and her "boyfriend" where playing the game in the movie theatre and he was like "oh the girl in the dress" and she was like "...what girl?" i was like CRAP AND NOW IT BEGINS!! i watched it up at my cottage so after watching it I WAS TERRIFIED! i usually don't get scared like that after scary movies but this one REALLY got to me. the only other movie that i remember that scared me so much to where i had trouble sleeping was The Fourth Kind.

Even as a Eli Roth fan...I gotta say, I love your stuff. Funny...but thoughtful.Keep it coming. Thanks!

Jeremy, I really appreciate what you do, you are amazing, never think otherwise, thank you.

Low-budget horror isn't as bad as main-stream horror. At least with the low-budget stuff they actually try for nuance and novelty (the original Evil Dead and Dawn of the Dead, Rec, VHS). Main-stream horror has become nothing but a watered-down regurgitation of the original Exorcist, covering the same tired themes (demonic possession, God vs the Devil, etc) like a dead horse that's been propped up by an inept taxidermist.

Okay...just had to pause the video for a moment to applaud you for that pun in your intro XD Well played good sir.

Loved the movie. But then I love Halloween as well. To me this was a tribute to Halloween and it did well as a tribute and a stand alone movie. Cool to see it was filmed in Detroit as well. There were some scary points in this movie for sure but there are much scarier movies out there.

This movie had some cool parts, but the soundtrack gave me subtle thought of cheap 80's porno

PS - LOTR and Empire SB are not over hyped but worth the hype IMO.

Let me make a joke about this movie. It Follows sponsored by all condom company xD ajajaja

It truly is the scariest movie I've ever seen. The Saw movies didn't scare me. The Paranormal Activity movies didn't scare me. I swear, no horror film has ever made it difficult for me to sleep at night until this one. Maybe you are just not totally there with the suspended disbelief skillz and you need found footage flicks to help you along because, dude... My goodness gracious. I am 35-years-old and my best friend and I were clinging so tightly to each other for dear life throughout the entire film and I have never once done that during any movie I've ever seen. The Hannibal films didn't even bother me. I mean. This concept has got to be the creepiest that has ever existed. And hey - if you agree with me, give this comment a thumbs up. If you don't, give it a thumbs down. But please, please, please don't reply to it. I can't handle all those email notifications. But yeah, just had to say - this movie is legitimately scary. Especially if you have an imagination. It felt like a creepy David Lynch film that actually made some sense. So, there ya go. My horrible review. Just had to put it out there.

This movie did what the Babadook was apparently supposed to do. Suspense and an eerie atmosphere build and build until you're choking on it before the climax even hits. This movie actually creeped me out and I don't know why because its not something that usually gets to me.

A better title would be It Sucks. Wasn't scary, there was no tension or build up of dread. At the hour mark I kept looking at my watch or wondering if I left the lights on in my car.

The ending was horrible. I just felt that the movie did not move forward after she got it. We ended up in the same place at the end.

Jeremy, I totally agree on it being overhyped. My friend wouldn't shut up about how good it was and so I wasn't able to enjoy it as much as I should have because I expected more. It was a movie that I had to think about some before deciding I that I did in fact enjoy it. It would have been cool for you to talk about the ending and the effect it had on the audience. Great review though!

God, I loved this movies. I love the homage to Carpenter and old Wes Craven. The music, the tracking shots, the pans, and the wide lenses. The actings was great. I was scared in the theatre, but this movie didn't follow (hehe) me afterward. Which is great, I could sleep at night.

Are you gonna review the daredevil Netflix series at some point, its pretty darn amazing

You heard it here folks, It Follows is the horror movie equivalent of an STD.

This movie is not scary I'm surprised Jeremy didn't bash it. The premise is stupid hook up With somebody then a demon follows you so you got to pass it on the main girl starts hookin up with people but the "demon" still after her. I mean how horny was the writer of this movie? But the demon doesn't go after her while she sleeps for some reason This movie is whatever the music/score is the best/scary thing in it

I'm so relieved to finally see a movie where there is no obvious solution to killing the monster thing. It's so much scarier than something you can shoot in the head, or stake in the heart, or perform an exorcism for. Those "rules" of horror movies get so boring sometimes.

I never thought the idea of someone continuously walking toward me no matter where I went- in order to kill me would be so suspenseful. =)

Was a good movie, i mean decent movie, oh who am i kiddin it was really fucking bad...

I saw it yesterday and I thought it was good. I wasn't scared by it, but I loved the concept and the main group of characters. Also the music was AMAZING, the best part of the film. Thanks for reviewing it Jeremy!

2:44 That sounds EXACTLY like a part from the Halloween theme. You know when it begins hitting those low notes?

Okay, I still have to ask: Is this still full of a lot of cheap jumpscares? Or is it legit, like Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees, where, sure, you might get a start when you see it, but it's not just anxiety because you're just waiting for the next jumpscare? Is it anxiety because this thing is an ACTUAL threat?

This shit was pretty scary tho.

It Follows is basically a metaphor for a permanent STD at heart. - you get it from sex - it never goes away - you can pass it on to others - you regret it and itll haunt you for life *** update, didnt know he mentioned the std thing, whoops***

Dude your impression of the music was spot on