You did nail it with the whole “no more monsters, no more slashers, no more aliens, no more actual characters for Horror movies” it really did feel like we went through an entire decade of nothing but paranormal ghost movies to the point where it was just, “is this all we have now?”
But Gabriel was evil 😈 from the start. Him getting revenge was wasted. The police station action sequence was cool. But I wouldn't call this a horror movie. This was just a reworked Basket Case movie 🎦
Someone said this movie was good , so I started watching it one week ago still on my phone. I couldnt finish even 20 minutes of this movie ...this is how great the acting is ....
Tbh Hereditary was technically unique, and imo a movie doesn't need to be original. In this day and age it's very hard to do so, so it's a great challenge to make something unique out of existing ideas. On my top 3 horror movies Hereditary is number 2 so it's powerful.
Ikr? Hereditary is masterful. It has so many details that you miss the first time around, but on a second watch you can't help but notice and realize the poor family never stood a chance.
James wan said audiences were starved for something new and he was going to give us something new. Love it or hate the film he delivered on his promise. Personally I loved it
Something....new? I can give you a couple of close reference for each scene or detail, but I'm sure it has already been done. The movie was somewhat entertaining but saying it was new shows a serious knowledge of "classics" (which doesn't require taste for old or pedantic stuff). Please go dig IMDB cross referencing of similar movies going back in time and have a blast looking for stuff and watching them. I mean...just watch this video.
Anyone who is familiar with Italian horror, shock cinema or James Wan as a filmmaker should know full well that he had his tongue tucked firmly in his cheek throughout the making of this film. I went in expecting exactly what this movie gave, and I loved every single outrageous minute.
My roommates and I couldn't stop laughing at the police station fight scene. Gabriel jumping around with what looked like a mask strapped to the back of his head was just over the top. We couldn't take this movie seriously as a horror film.
I liked learning about the contortionist that played the character Gabriel. But the movie reminds me quite a bit of Basket Case. Also when Gabriel wipes out the police precinct, I definitely got Terminator vibes.
I thought the exact same thing as both of you two, I honestly don't care if it's "good" or whatever it's just not as original as it prides itself on being so I just can't really enjoy it in that aspect.
Whats really sad and funny is what you said about this new generation of horror fans. I actually work with a guy who refuses to watch any older movies and thinks special effects are a good substitute for actors performing
I think you forget, Cordery, that the classic horror movies that we all love were rejected by the major public when they first released. So complaining that the mainstream horror movies suck and people are rejecting the good ones, is not exactly valid when er... yeah. That's what happened to most of the original horror movies too. So there's no real point declaring it the death of horror when this is pretty much status quo for the genre where it matters. Time is the best critic 🤷
> Fucked up ideas Well said. A long time ago, before the horror, fantasy, or science fiction genres were defined like today there was the "weird" genre. Maybe that's the issue: shit's not weird enough anymore.
I had a blast, especially towards the end. Even though I kinda knew what the twist was, at the same I'm like Nah, there's no way it's going in that direction....oh....hahaha. All right, let's have some fun. So I guess James Wan was busy watching some Frank Henenlotter films. It reminds you of the Dark Half as well. Yeah, the characters weren't the greatest, I guess Leigh Whannell should have worked on the script instead. Still, it was nice to see James Wan going towards the Raimi horror style and taking risks. And I get it, it's not for everyone especially if you're looking for another Conjuring type film. And some people hate the Evil Dead films as well, I have shown them to some horror fans who love conjuring and paranormal activity films....they thought the Evil Dead trilogy was garbage. I guess, they never heard of horror comedies, oh well.
That would have actually been cool of Leigh was involved in this movie. Maybe they should collaborate again in the future and see what they can do with the skills they have now. And yeah... I pity people who don't get Evil Dead. Missing out on greatness.
@@cordzfx I saw it myself and I had fun with it.. Also, some say he's paying homages to Argento/Giallo movies of the 80s hence why the craziness of this production and plot twists.
I miss the 80´s and 90´s. I can totally understand your frustration about todays horror. And thanks to your review I´m gonna watch Malignant again, see if it does the same for me as for you. Thanks for your amazing vids.
I just rewatched it as well, and it was even more terrifying the second time. Once you understand the message of the film, it gets under your skin even more. It’s a modern classic for sure
One Halloween I printed out a bunch of tiny Babdooks and put them in various windows as decorations and created a Babadook mask that I put on a dummy next to the door. After trick or treating with my kids, while they were going through their haul, I quietly left the room put on the mask and hoodie that was on the dummy, crept back, and then jumped into the room with a loud "arrr!" They jumped up screaming, ran to the bathroom and locked themselves in.
Original? This was an X-Files episode. A woman has visions of a killer committing murders. Hang on, let me google. ...My mistake, it's actually TWO X-Files episodes. "Aubrey" and "Mind's Eye." In which a woman has visions where she sees a killer committing murders from his point of view. So it wasn't even original the second time X-Files did it.
Gabriel is quickly growing on me to be one of my favourite slashers of all time, I think most people saw this as a spoopy jumpscare ghosty demon bullshit fest when in reality it’s a fantastic callback to the legendary slashers coming from fucked up ideas, unfortunately now everything today is that ghosty jumpscare shit, fucking paranormal activity is coming back, I want more slashers back
I loved Malignant start to finish! I've watched it twice now and I'll watch it again, happily! When I watched it the 2nd time with my roommates, they mentioned the acting, and said they didn't like how Sexy Asian Cop played everything with such a straight face. I thought it was such a weird take, and pointed out that he spends most of the movie looking EXTREMELY CONCERNED. Also, speaking purely as someone from Seattle, it was really nice to see some of my hometown represented as the "sunny and colorful suburban edge of town that mashes seamlessly with a shiny, high-tech downtown" it really is, instead of "everything is depressing and blue-stained with wet air" that some people mistake it for. The Underground Tour is a real place/thing to do in Pike Place Market and it's a fun and informative time sink. ALSO also! Washington state really DOES have a gothic castle hospital, it's called Pacific Medical in Beacon Hill. I can actually physically confirm that it is terrifying to see it rising out of the mountain from down in your car on the freeway. It's HUGE! And it looks haunted as fuck! I'm gonna go to Rotten Tomatoes and give this movie full marks!
I saw it with my sister in cinema and was laughing, mesmerized and shocked at the same time. We loved the movie. I instantly recommended to my parents.
I came out of the cinema with my girlfriend (she's not as big a horror fan as myself) and we just spoke and spoke and spoke about it during our walk home. I really enjoyed it, it made me think a lot about it afterwards, and I'm really looking forward to getting it on DVD / Blu Ray when it releases. So in my eyes it was clearly a fantastic movie that was quite a breath of fresh air in a genre that, as you put masterfully, is currently just bloated with shit movies that have no imagination or soul. I totally understand why people wouldn't enjoy this film, but I sure as hell did.
See you hardly have those experiences anymore, just enjoying a film so much you just keep talking about it. Now it's mostly "it was good" or "meh". Not trying to be negative, it's just what has been the case lately.
See that's the Problem with this Movie... it pretends to be a Horror/Thriller but it barely is, the Characters are hollow empty shells, the Plot is predictable, the antagonist isn't scary, and most egregious of all it's riddled with Cliché... it's entertaining yes but it fails on the one aspect it's supposed to excel at and it's Tension.
@@TravioliRavioli I enjoyed it too man. It’s definitely not the best James wan has made. But definitely not as bad as say the bye bye man or slender man.
"when's paranormal activity coming back? I wonder what those ghosts have been up to" You called it! I had no idea a new PA movie is soon to be dropping. The setting is in Amish country.
I get what you're saying... But this movie was dumb as hell and I agree with all of your points about modern Hollywood horror. I get all your analysis about this, but just because it's original, doesn't mean it's entitled to praise or appreciation of any kind.
@@ComptonArtist It's far from the worst. My point is this video seems to imply that because we're not embracing Malignant like we embrace other horror movies it's because we don't grasp its importance by being original and that importance alone should entitle it to at least equal enthusiasm to current major horror films and any lack of that means we're doomed.
@@OccultDemonCassette Just because it has those influences doesn't make it any better than any other horror film. Best horror film of the decade is laughable to me but if that's all you need especially since this is a new decade. Do you.
Also, I actually liked Dead Silence.. Beware the stare of Mary Shaw, if you ever see her in your dreams, make sure you never ever scream. Love that line.
25:50 you're also forgetting another very important genre of horror: Lovecraftian Horror. Movies like Annihilation, The Thing, The void are great examples of this ( even though no movie managed to use both halves of that type of horror to the fullest and hit the ending with a nice little bow. ) The only piece of media that did this was Bloodborne tbh that's a huge feat. Also, slither was a "lovecraftian" movie that fits the same genre as Malignant, also very fun and cool movie
Speaking of Lovecraft did you see the Colour Out Of Space with Nicolas Cage? Obviously a Lovecraft adaptation that i thought was decent. The Thing is one of my personal fave horror films 👌
@@jordanpeakofficial it was decent indeed, but unfortunately it failed to capture the tension and pressure that the buildup to the climax was supposed to bring... The book managed that very awesomely, as one would expect, and picturing the slow corruption as it progressed was very good. I think the movie needed more runtime to be able to faithfully translate the book to film
@@Razielts1 i enjoyed it but it could have been much better like you said. I was looking forward to ‘the dunwich horror’ adaptation until i found out about the troubles the director got into so its been scrapped
Honestly tho, I do think we're actually seeing the beginning of a better era of horror. They may not be mind bendingly original, but movies like Hereditary, Midsommar, The Night House and The Lodge are actually being appreciated and we're at least starting to see the generic copy and paste pg-13 haunted house movies fade out to give way to some genuinely well made and effective horror movies. The jump scare ones are always gonna be around now, but I think general audiences have gotten tired of those as well and though they may not have been ready for malignant, I think we're getting there slowly but surely.
I dunno man. There is great horror being made but just like the old days, you gotta dig. Personally I'd rather watch the straight to streaming stuff that can take more risks. (2020) Bloody Hell had me rolling and grossed out in equal measure. (2015) Hell House LLC was pretty creepy for a found footage. For the big screen, I'd recommend the reimagined (2018) Suspiria . I have a place in my heart for Argento's version, but it's more for it being a visually stunning piece. The later one had a far more interesting story and the gore was amazing.
I think Wan was pretty successful with this since its a such a strange span of reactions and subsequent viewings tend to change the feelings. Not sure if I'd call it good but its interesting and rewatchable.
why he keep saying the newer generation loves these jumpscare movies as if we arent sick of it either other than the people who cant handle actual horror
Original doesn’t always mean it’s good. And I think Malignant is the perfect example. It also had horrible marketing. It should’ve been marketed as a horror comedy
I cannot BELIEVE how hard this movie filtered so many critics, like I knew this was going to happen but I didn't think it would be this much especially when we have Redlettermedia, it's like they're the only ones who immediately knew what the movie was going for in the first 5 minutes, I've only seen like 3 other reviewers who "got" it
I like the violence, look, and goofy tone of the movie and it’s more unique than most movies that released this year, but in terms of an actual plot and characters, it’s kinda bad. Now I love campy horror films. Films like Braindead and Slither are some of my all-time favorite, but I feel like those movies have a more interesting cast and bizarre stories. This movie definitely gets crazy, but only around the beginning and at the end. The second act is pretty meh, and while that might be the point, I was sorta going on autopilot when it came to the mystery elements. It also doesn’t help that the characters aren’t really that memorable aside from the main character and her “alter ego.” Overall, had a nice time with it, but I kinda dread this movie suddenly getting like 20 sequels milked out the ass like most other James Wan movies.
the amount of jumpscares in a movie is a indicator of its quality....even my 3 year old nice could hide behind the door and jumpscare me....building up suspense and slow horror is for professionals
I’ve always thought if the paranormal activity franchise wanted to save itself it could do so by ‘fleshing out’ the personality and history of a totally underdeveloped yet integral character- Toby.
wow this depressed me lol. but i agree, we are seeing this across the board with all media. We are so results driven, and so money driven that new ideas get squeezed out, and even when something seems new, it is procured to you by industry research and data, repackaged as being new and exciting.
I had a blast with Malignant in the cinema. Pure unadulterated lunacy from start to finish. This video is both a wonderful paean to James Wan's latest horror masterpiece and a timely polemic on the godawful state of mainstream horror today. Bravo sir. Bravo 👏👏
James Wan, the man who makes the most generic and tired films that people pretend are great and different and now suddenly this one is supposed to be any different? Short answer: Nah.
We definitely want new and original horror films, and this one had potential, it was unique so I give it that. However, it was poorly written, poorly acted and the camera work and plot points were silly. Overall, it seemed like a parody most of the time and I could never tell if it was being serious or tongue in cheek.
@@OccultDemonCassette “Obviously” is not accurate when the entire film is the same way. Lends you to believe that those involved actually were being serious but it turned out unintentionally funny
@@Jordansparte completely outlandish scenes being played straight and serious is a classic trope of 80s horror, man. The film is a love letter to old-school VHS rental horror fans without any of the modern pretensions, and that was blatantly obvious from the very first ridiculous scene in the hospital.
I had a fuc*ing BLAST while watching it. I could almost see James Wan in the editing room, laughing and jumping around, like a child who just got away with the biggest mischief ever.
27:59 I had a near death experience because a motorcycle accident and this is how it feels like. You just keep hearing everything far and far away while the "frame" of your reality slowly goes deepening in to obscurity (or it was me who did?). To me this was the best-worst part of your video. You got a new subscriber.
As someone else who loved having no idea what I was in for and was thoroughly entertained throughout the film. I wholeheartedly agree with pretty much everything in here. It wasn't so bad it's good. It was just enjoyable. Good ol fun. I so much want to see what Wan does next. And somebody PLEASE give him the reigns of a new Power Rangers movie!
Hopefully in a few years Malignant is seen for the skilled piece it is. It'll start something, first among the cults and then, hopefully, to the rest of us.
Honestly I had the same experience coming out of my first showing. I think my experience was heightened because I hadn't even seen the trailer so I went in totally blind. I really want to watch it again now!
I've always loved horror movies. But these days, I'm kinda realizing I love horror movies as an idea. Because... in all honesty, I can't name a single horror movie that I could with good conscience call a truely great movie. The last one I feel like was better than expected was The Ritual. It felt like it had a fairly good start and setting, then realistic feeling scenario where I can imagine getting into, then admittedly really creepy atmosphere and an ending that I did not expect that served up something quite cool to me... (which however might be a negative for many, but was a positive for me as it played into something I really like. Trying to be vague as to not spoil anything). Yet, I could not say it was a truely great movie. The supernatural type of horror movies are so often so tiresomely similar that I'm absolutely sick of them. There's always a haunted house or a creepy kid or both and then stuff just happens.. They just always go way past subtle into exaggerated, always try to give some half assed explanation to some religion or ancient demon that they read about in books or notes and ... Idk, maybe something unexplainable would remain so much scarier? Isn't that the root of our fear when it comes to supernatural things? So in that sense, movies with real life murderers are more haunting. "Funny Games" comes to mind.. Or "The Strangers". I don't remember either one veery well but they remain in my mind as good movies that made me think "what if that happened to me?" in a way that lasted a bit past the viewing. With that said: *TL;DR* This halloween, at the end of the month I plan on watching tons of horror movies marathon style, so if anyone has some of their favorite horror movies to recommend; please do! (That is, if anyone even sees or reads this before it haha)
I think my issue is that they hyped Wan and this "new vision of horror" so much, I couldn't watch a single RU-vid video without seeing a preview I feel the label of thriller or suspense would be more appropriate Tl;Dr- Advertising campaign gave false expectations
Idk man. This is the first movie in years I actually walked out of. I felt like I was watching horror parody. Or rather, just straight up pop culture parody. There didn’t feel like there was a whole lot of mystery as to what was happening in the movie, just mystery behind the “villain” and his “motivations.” Like the whole thing felt very marvel. It felt to pointed towards the entity to be a thriller, and too “oooooo I wonder what happens next” to be horror. And as stated in the video the characters were just awful. Nothing about this movie required awfully written characters, so I don’t know why there even needs to be a point about “they aren’t he ones that drive the story.” Well characters should drive your story. And even so, they just don’t *have* to be as bad as they were. I was honestly cracking up during the movie when the main character gets home, and the moment she walks in her bedroom I went “omg, *sigh* I know what this is going to be.” Sure enough abusive lazy husband while wife out working 12 hour challenging job while pregnant and they can still somehow afford the house they live in. Then his 0-100 caricatured actions of what abuse are had me thinking I was watching a marvel movie with how hard he like thanos slammed her head into the wall. It just felt so pointless and out of place. Like it served the story basically zero for there to be an abusive husband. It’s just a thing rn. Like if it was a movie where sexism/ abuse is a major plot point then cool, but it’s literally just “oh btw, abusive husband. Oops guess he’s dead so we don’t have to worry about that anymore.” The cops are total cable cop show caricatures. I walked out sometime after the “oh this thing? Yeah I was at a dance” or whatever that stupid fucking dialogue was with the sister in the hospital. Like I swear every other movie that comes out tries to be like a “fun for the whole family” kind of thing. Like your sister got attacked by an entity, police are involved, her (abusive) husband is dead, and ya know what guys fuck it we really need some cheap comic relief riiiiggghhttt *here*. Like once again another thing that served no purpose and really just took away from the drama. They literally had to do nothing to increase the drama of the scene, and instead they added something stupid to undercut it. I really hate that trend sort of across the board with AAA movies rn, but it just made absolutely 0 sense to put it there. Idk what to call the trope, but it’s sort of like constant subversion. Like if a smartass trying to outwit movie logic, was BAKED INTO the movie itself. “Instead of just making a better movie, let’s just shit on the shitty movie we made! Lol that’d be so funny right?” it’s not even really camp. What made camp shit funny (30 years ago) was when like that was literally the best they could do. Not when u dump millions into a triple a 21st century production just for it to be “lol it’s so bad.” If you had to spend millions to make it that bad, it’s not actually funny. At least not to me. And it’s also like combined with all the “heavy” content, it has the same issue as American horror story. One minute it’s campy and stupid, and the next it’s “okay guys, but like seriously, abuse. It’s serious time >:(((((! Lol funny part. I totally didn’t expect to be totally taken out of the moment like that! Wait guys no they are talking about trauma it’s serious time again >:((((.” It’s not good camp, because it’s just like throwing a weighted line in, and dragging at the bottom to catch fucking anything. The camp isn’t part of the style, it’s just more shit thrown in there as a “everyone can have something to enjoy in the movie” thing. Like I said, it was actually like watching a parody of every general thing I could say about “hating new movies.” Which I really don’t, but if I did, every thing I hate would be in that movie. Oh yeah and the whole “cut out the cancer” like at the beginning of the movie. It was like watching an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie from the 90’s. Just to hedge my cynical bet, even if I give wan all the credit in the world, and assume he made this as the “horror killer” and was totally aware of how bad it was, I think he did a shit job. If this movie is trying to dunk on horror movies, it’s sucks cuz it was still trying to be one in the process. He’s honestly be his own biggest target with the shit he directed. Not to mention, horror tropes haven’t really gotten tired out yet. It’s just, well, nearly every horror movie that comes out now is just trash. It’s not exactly a hard target. Most people know this. I don’t wanna be a “omg hereditary” guy, but yeah I thought it was great. Same with Midsommar. U can still make good horror movies. So horror as a genre isn’t this awful thing, it’s just really lazily done by most people. And we really be out here in the hyper reality where absolute best case scenario, this movie is a lazy potshot at a genre that is 90% lazy writing. Best case scenario, it’s like making fun of a kid in a wheelchair, where the kid could’ve just stood up all along if someone just helped them.
I couldn't quite figure this movie out but I know I was loving it especially during the police station massacre I lost it. And it was hilarious to me that the voice of Gabriel Ray chase was also the voice of the main character for the video game I was picking up that same day it released on HBOmax.
I was not confused. I had some of the same comments to the characters. However I just watched it and went along. It wasn't bad. I appreciated it was somewhat original. I appreciated it and wish more films would adapt unadapted written material or be original. I'm also sick of jump scares. Now I wonder about him trying again. Also I had the twist spoiled prior to watching because I didn't think that it would be a twist (surprise) and I still was satisfied.
I'd written this film off purely from reviews... but you've convinced me, I should be watching this. Why am I letting someone else put me off watching something.
I never comment on your videos but I loved the commentary and editing on this specific video. This has been my favorite horror RU-vid channel for a while. I haven’t personally watched this movie yet but I’ve been interested in reading/watching the reactions.
I had a really similar reaction to you. Had no idea what to expect and I absolutely loved it. One of my favorites. Surprisingly good fight scenes too somehow!
It seems like you're biggest praise is the build up. And I had the complete opposite experience. I feel like if you are able to recognize the signs early and identify the mystery early (Which isn't hard to do) it completely ruins that build up. And so the movie just falls short. So it definitely makes sense that people can take the movie differently.
Yeah sure. You were able to identify that Gabriel's head would be sprouting out from the back of Madison's by the end. Right. I mean obviously that would happen. Lol. I'm sure you were the same person who was able to predict the end of The Usual Suspects too.
@@adrianpale2342 I mean... It was really easy to add "shit starts happening after she got pushed into a wall" + "Gabriel moves backwards" and then it made it even easier when she was having visions of the killings. If you weren't able to figure it out from all of that, I don't know what to tell you lmao
I think a lot of people loved this movie a little bit more than what I expected was because of the fact that you pointed out, Hollywood is bloated with so many dogshit horror movies currently that this feels like something new and unique, it gives us something to talk about instead of just going "Yeah, good watch" or something. I personally liked it, but I don't deny its flaws. Good video as always man
Bro the Exorcist is still the one horror movie that chills me to the goddamn core and I struggle to handle. I cannot fathom how people would find it boring and lame 😅 I'm gonna go enjoy this and Hereditary now. Great video my guy 👌
I don't see how you can be a horror movie fan and not love this movie, I also don't see how you can be a fan of mainstream horror movies and love this movie. Glad I got to watch it in theaters so I could witness everyone else's reactions and contrast them to my own. The first half of the movie had everyone engaged, but I was confused, then after the second half I was enamored with joy and everyone else thought it was lousy.
I finally remember where i saw this guy... I saw this slasher villain long ago and ever since i always have him on my mind, finally i know what he's from.
This movie is a mixed bag. I like and respect the originality, but there definitely needed to be a better explanation for what Gabriel actually is and why he can do the things he can do. Jason and Michael Myers are pretty self explanatory in that regard. They're huge and evil, Michael is inhuman does nothing but kill, while Jason kills for revenge when people are near his home (for the most part). Both are more or less zombie-like in the way they can't be killed and have little to no social skills. Freddy is a different beast in that he talks a lot and he has a fleshed out backstory even in the original movie. He was a child killer, parents burned him up, and via his evil and desire for revenge on them he gained the power to attack dreams. We don't get any explanation for Gabriel, he's just attached to her, somehow can control electronics to communicate, and somehow he has crazy powers for seemingly no reason. Sure, we don't get an explicit reason for Jason/Michael being so strong (and neither of them actually start off with superhuman strength, they both develop it over time), but we can also very easily postulate reasons for that based on the rest of the story and what we know about horror movies in general. This movie opens with a Kylo Ren style hissy fit destroying a hospital room, then Gabriel eventually can fight like Neo even though he'd barely even been walking or using that body, not to mention that he was using it backwards. I don't necessarily dislike any of his characteristics, but I need a better explanation for his abilities than what the movie gives. The part where he's beating down the cops is well shot action, but I wasn't a fan of it. It doesn't serve much of a purpose when we've already seen from the very beginning that he can kill anyone he feels like, we don't need the movie to prove that all over again. I don't think your comparison to the Terminator works because the Terminator is a robot whose capabilities we hadn't explored all that much up to the point where he attacks the police station. We see him take people down, but not anything that would indicate that a decently sized group of people couldn't stop him, until he wipes out the cops. The cop fight is a bit gratuitous here. On top of that, action fight scenes like that from superhero movies have been boring to me for a long time now. I'm not sure why audiences said they didn't like it to that high a degree, it definitely deserves around a 70% thumbs up vs down. It was far better than other hollywood horror these days, and the idea of a conjoined twin going evil is interesting also. Despite the low score, I think you're dead wrong on the haunted house/demon subgenre continuing as a result of this movie's reception, because people are going to those types of movies less and less. The conjuring movies might keep limping along a bit longer, but it won't last because people are generally losing interest and the franchise name means less with each subsequent sequel.
alright cordz, haven't seen the film, but I will within the next few days and come back to finish this video. And even if I hate it I'm not gonna call you a "beeg wrong seely dom dom seely". love from texas.
This movie was like that Stephen King book “The Dark Half”, except the parasitic twin takes over the body instead of growing it’s own. The twist of the movie was so lame and predictable that M. Night Shymalan wouldn’t use it. I had to put the film on 4 separate times to get through a full viewing because it just bored me enough that I’d wander off and do something else whenever I got to the hypnotherapist scene. I’m glad people enjoy it but just like all these horror movies in the last few years, it just doesn’t engage me.
This movie made me laugh more than it made me scared. I give it a thumbs up for originality, but it failed to keep my attention during the first hour. The 3rd act was decent, but overall laughable. The fight scene in the police station was pretty cool outside the fact that they reused the same sequence twice just from two different angles. The black cop gets stabbed in the neck and then thrown over the desk. Gabriel hitting them with a chair from Steph Curry range made me burst out laughing. 5/10
Apparently, you have little knowledge of the comics edited by William Gaines, because Malignant rips off a comic book story where a man falls in love with a beautiful girl with an ugly, evil sister, who seems to have limbs that bend the wrong way. Guess what the reveal is. Yep, the evil sister's face is the back of the beautiful sister's head!
I loved the Movie. Best review of it. The 3rd act really got my attention so much so I watched it again and realized what this movie was doing....... Entertainment campy fun.
Agreed. Your comment about EFAP, reminded me of a great Aquaman take down video I saw a few years ago. It took me awhile to find it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TJFetY_NYSY.html .Should hold you over until Mauler and crew make theirs.
In reality original horror is not dead at all. Its just that we have been shown so much horror lately that when we finally go see something original the originality starts to miss its point. Thanks for this video! Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland!!
I mostly liked the movie (one watching so far). Gabriel's uncanny movement was great, even more so after reading that it (for the most part) really wasn't CGI. My biggest problem was the big reveal being quite obvious from really early on, although the movie does its best to throw out some red herrings. I did enjoy the reverse UNO card twist at the end a lot more though.
Maybe it is because I have always found Wan's horror films incredibly formulaic and uninteresting, but I really loved this film. If this is the direction he is moving in I will be paying close attention to his next film, too.
Hmmm... you might actually be my ideal customer, mate! I may not fancy Malignant, but I like how you defended this flick and the older ones I grew up with. Like you dude, I grew up with the classics, like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead, TCM, Friday the 13th, and The Blob (saw the 80s one first), The Thing, The Fly, etc. Fuck dude, even Dead/Alive! Like you, I miss the classic horrors, where the Antagonist is a legit threat, who doesn't give a single fuck about who they kill, like men, women, and children and pets! Shit that gets under your skin! Scenes that put you on the edge of your seat, and disturbs you. When you get disturbed about one scene in a horror flick, you never forget that experience. Here's my example: In TCM, where he puts that chick on a hook and she's forced to watch Leatherface cut up her boyfriend. In The Thing, where Norris' torso opens up and eats Copper's arms off and his head tries to escape the fire. In Evil Dead...pretty much every scene with the Deadites! I want to do a similar deal with my horror flicks, make disturbing sequences that your brain will never forget, with an equally memorable antagonist. So far in the pipework, I'm doing a sci-fi horror, and an Old West horror screenplays. Still writing both and hoping to get my studio set up, so I don't have to work with the creatively inept producers of the bigger studios. I'm sorry, but once you go Woke, you're dead to me...well that and the other things wrong with Hollywood, and you all know what I'm talking about. I would prefer just to own and operate my own studio, on the similar vein as Eric D July with his Rippverse. I hope I win your approval.
I fucking loved this movie . I went in expecting the same old conjuring type of shit and the 3rd half blew my fucking mind . Not cuz the twist simply cuz it just becomes a different movie but in the best way . I also loved the second half cuz the gore and the chase scene was filmed beautifully, imo . But the last half was so dope cuz how the fight scene was filmed and just cuz how Gabriel moved was so unique . Definitely one of the best movies and horror movie I’ve seen in a while .
S1 e1 of ash vs the evil dead has a deadite with her head twisted 180 degrees. The deadite then moves and fights in the exact same manner as Malignant until it gets killed.
I loved the portray of the villain and its moves in the movie. I think i would have enjoy it if i hadn't guess the ending in the early beginning. I have already seen something similar in the x files and in the story of Edward Mordake.
This video is exactly all my thoughts on horror movies and this one. Im a teenager now but I grew up watching old horror movies because of my dad and I love the classic horror icons like Chucky, Freddy Krueger or The Cenobites. They used to have so much personality and be so present. Having an actual cool and interesting character as a villain like Gabriel instead of a ghost or demon with no personality that is just evil was so refreshing
I love this movie for all the reasons you’ve stated. I love the 70’s demon and ghost haunted house movie, and honestly when done well they scare me the most, but I need variety in all genres, especially my favourite, horror. Hereditary is my single favourite horror film, but the ones I think about rewatching are the fun ones. The iconic villains. Freddy, Pinhead, Chucky and yes, now Gabriel. The movie was sooo dumb and silly but clearly out of love with specific intention. The cheese hit just right and I loved having such a different, wacky villain that despite being all those things, is also visually really horrifying. I found the movie pretty predictable for the most part but just because I saw the plot twists coming doesnt mean I enjoyed it any less. It made me excited to see how everything unfolds. My only hope is it inspires other film makers and lovers of horror to try something new and just have fun with it. Sadly, how poorly this movie was received by general audiences worries me it may scare most off more than anything. But I have faith.
