The Black Phone (2022) Movie Reaction! (MASSIVE SCARE!) *First Time Watching* 

The ghost are able to communicate with Finney because he has a bit of the "gift" like his sister and mother did. That's why one of the ghost says it rang for them all but they couldn't hear it because they didn't have that sixth sense.

"He looks like the kid version of Tom Holland" Tom Holland is the kid version Tom Holland

“This kid’s more of an adult than his own dad, and that’s really sad. The fact that some kids are more mature than their parents just says a lot.” My dad has driven under the influence several times and one time I called him out on it and he was not happy with me. My mom heard this conversation and told me that someone has to be the adult around here, and it clearly wasn’t me. It’s upsetting how true that statement is.

Sorry about the little editing mistake at the start, the grabber got me before I could fix it! 😭

Gwen and Finn inherited their mother’s psychic abilities, they could basically feel spiritual energies. The basement is very haunted due to the murders that occurred there. Having psychic abilities allowed Finn to communicate with the spirits of the dead boys.

Gwen's actress was fantastic the whole movie. Her performance in the scene where she was getting beaten by her father with the belt was at peak. Ethan Hawke was amazing as well. He literally acted like a crazy phsycopath. I wasn't frightened by the movie except for a few jumpscares, but I loved the dark vibes of it the whole time.

Love your reaction and insights! The actress for Gwen is sooo good! 36:23 My assumption is the grabber had a bad childhood with his own father who locked him down in that same basement, and he's doing the same thing with these kids to feel powerful in order to unhealthily deal with his own trauma. The mask looks demonic to represent his father. So when the mask was ripped off from him, it made him acknowledge that he's the one doing all these shitty things. I assumed this because remember when he called Finny "Johnny" early on? That's probably the grabber's actual name, and he's just repeating what his father had said.

I was actually SHOCKED at how amazing the kids' acting was. Like, everyone is talking about Gwen but also the expressions of Finney- he barely speaks but his expressions! He was a good foil to his sister. Also both siblings are psychic, tho Finn's aren't as obvious as Gwen's as she has dreams but Finn can actually communicate with the ghosts & the basement is haunted- Bruce tells Finn in the earlier half that Grabber can hear the phone ring but only Finn can speak to them. I think the only reason the Grabber could hear them at the end is either cause He was so close to death or because Finn was channeling them.

Something I really appreciated about this movie was that it doesn't really care to tell you why The Grabber does what he does or who he even is. Cause the story isn't about him. It's about Finn, Gwen, and the kids that were hurt, and how they used what was happening to them. They're the heroes of the story, not The Grabber. Screw him. It's like the opposite of true crime stuff that pays more attention the criminal and/or glorifies the crime(s)~^.^

Pugg's gon be a good dad 🥲 The dad beathing Gwen was scarier than everything with the grabber. The part-time magician was able to own two houses?! I think you had a lot of fun editing this.

It’s not just Madeline. Her sister Violet McGraw was “Nell” in the Haunting of Hill House series on Netflix - Both of these girls are gifted they just tear your heart strings out 🥺

Gwen's yellow raincoat could be a homage to "It." Or Gwen's raincoat could be yellow because that's the most common color for children's raincoats in the past. It certainly was in the 70's in the United States. I even had a yellow raincoat. Though I never realized that I had a raincoat just like Georgie until you pointed it out. Thanks for the nightmares!!

Gwen slayed 🔪🔪🔪🔪💅

I think the scary comes from where it’s a real life thing, not just ghosts and crap. Def wasn’t super scary, but also I’m desensitized to everything lmao

Me personally, I love this movie so much. I was a little disappointed that it wasn't that scary but in the end that didn't even matter to me. The acting was phenomenal, the way everything was captured and the few jump scares really sold it, on-top of that, despite the movie not being scary it was super unsettling, there were times when I had to pause and look away. Honestly my favorite movie of 2022.

You know, I thought the same thing about the fight scene. But watching it back the kid getting beat up must be a horrible person because literally everyone was cheering for him

Gwen’s acting was AMAZING! She fucking broke my heart in the belt scene! Omg I was fucked up watching this! My daughter (10) begged me to watch it with her! It’s one of her favorite movies & I was blown away by the acting from both kids!

Same director as Sinister so it makes sense with the haunting soundtracks, he knows what he wants in his movies, Sinister had some of the most haunting i have heard, also the actress playing the sister.. wow awesome work!

Finney and Gwen CARRIED!! Their chemistry as siblings was too adorable! It's scary if you have children. It should have been advertised as a psychological thriller or a mystery with supernatural elements, more so than a horror film. But it was better than I expected it to be. I liked some aspects of his mask. When it had a smile it was creepy as heck! Also, the face constantly changed based on what personality was being represented. It get slight Split vibes if you've seen that. I highly recommend it if you have not seen it yet. It's a part of a trilogy for reference. Unbreakable, Split, then Glass. I accidentally saw Split 1st not knowing it was a part of a trilogy. But it was phenomenal!!

It actually would’ve been an interesting ending if his brother was arrested for it and the actual killer got away since he never took his mask off. But anyway I agree with you. It is haunting that some kids have been through this and never made it out. Very sad and heartbreaking.

Finney can hear the phone and talk to the ghost is most likely he is psychic just like his sister Gwen. Which they both inherited the ability from their mother. If he didn't have these abilities he wouldn't have been warned about staying down stairs and the first night the door was left unlocked he would have gone up and would have been beat to death like the others.

this is one of my favorite movies, im so excited to watch you react to this !!!

"Discount billy from stranger things lmao"

Great reaction video. This film was the best horror, suspense film I have seen in quite some time. I like how they didn't give Ethan Hawke's character The Grabber any backstory so you wonder why he did what he did. I imagine he was abused by his father in the same basement and his name was Johnny because he called Finny "Johnny" when he first put Finny in the basement. The young actors in this brilliant film were the standouts. Mason Thames who plays Finney reminds of of a combination of a young Tom Holland, a young Heath Ledger and a young River Phoenix. Thames has the good looks, stoic charm and acting skills that will take him places in the future. Madeleine Mcgraw who plays Gwen reminds me of a young Angelina Jolie with her combination of grace, strength and dramatic acting skills that will take her places in the future. I wish them both much happiness and success.

As far as I know, cops didn't pay as much attention and when I was born- despite having older siblings, my mother's ptsd reared its ugly head, she was afraid to have me stay out too late, veer too far on my bike, go into the woods, etc.. When she was a girl scout back in the late 1950's early 1960's, she was riding home from a troop meeting and some men pulled up in a truck or van I can't remember and pulled her best friend in.. she ran off leaving her bike and by the time they called the police 30 minutes had passed and her best friend was never found. As far as I know, she's a missing person to this day

A great reaction to a fantastic horror film. My favourite thus far. In reference to your question about the supernatural elements. The phone itself acts a vessel of those in the afterlife can communicate with the living. What makes this dynamic interesting is that (as mentioned by the Father previously) is that Finny and Gwen's Mother could see and also hear those in the afterlife/spirit world. However her children only possess one of these abilities that is shared uniquely to them. Gwen possesses her Mother's ability to see those that others cannot (as seen through her visions during her "dreams") but cannot hear, while Finny can only hear those that others cannot (through the black phone) but not physically or spiritually see them. This also explains why Finny couldn't see the other kids in the basement despite them being spiritually present. However there is a minor inconsistency with this, as Finny was able to see the child with the slit throat floating and pointing. I hope this answers your question in regards to the supernatural elements to the movie. I look forward to your Halloween Ends reaction when it inevitably releases.

it’s interesting to me, that no one realizes, that the kid basically saved himself and would’ve been dead if he didn’t fight back because no one was coming to save him at that house. This gave me chills first time I watched it.

When you said that to the ginger i was dying😂😂

the mask, and his mannerisms is what sold me omg!!!!!!

the grabber only takes boys specifically

Love how they pay homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with the intro being very similar to the original. Even mention the film a few times throughout the movie.

I’m so excited you reacted to this!! I love your reactions! Keep up the good work🫶

I loved this film when it came out

Puppy in that room thinking am I having mental health issues right now should I be concerned no

Etan patz was abducted and murdered in 1979 he was the kid that started the missing children on the milk carton he was taken outside a corner store in NY while on the way to school Google etan ( not ethan coincidentally) etan patz also in 1981 Adam Walsh 6 years old was abducted and murdered . his father is the creator and host of America's most wanted they found the boys decapitated head off a highway in florida there was also the atlanta child murders about 30 boys from 1969 to 1981 were kidnapped and murdered although the man arrested was never charged ....yet.... the murders stopped once he was arrested. They're doing DNA testing now since the technology wasn't available then. It was a scary time then I was about 16 years old and remember I wasn't allowed to go anywhere alone

Alex: this wasn’t as scary as I thought it’d be Also Alex: pisses pants

The last kid speaks Spanish. When he said hijo de puta it means son of a whore. He said "Since I can't kill that son of a whore you have to do it for me. " Regarding the homage to IT, I too saw this movie and saw Steven King tropes like kids with special powers. The siblings can be considered to have "the shining." Then I read that this movie is based on a book written by... Steven King's SON. Made so much sense.

All I can see when I look at the van is: AvAdA KeDaDrA ✨💅

Kidnapping was indeed pretty high count in the 80's at least. We were constantly drilled on not speaking to or getting into vehicles with strangers. Those vans were big in that time as well. This is Hollywood-ed up.....but the threat was hella real back then.

Dude the scene when the dad beats Gwen oh my god it’s stuck in my head it’s so disturbing

This girl’s sister is the main one in M3gan.Also a good little actress.

There is apparently a black phone 2 coming out

Watched this movie in the cinema thinking it wont be that scary and is more or a ‘thriller’ never shit myself more from any movie jumpscares.

I always thought this kid looked like a young Brad Renfro. He's very understated to the sisters hyper performance. It plays so well together. Such a great movie.

Caption “if you don’t watch this video the grabber is gonna get you” 😂

Year to late but still wanna put in my opinion. Basically I'd like to say that the masks sort of represented a side to the Grabber. The smiling one was the charismatic and charming guy. This refers to real serial killers. They are often perceived as charismatic and charming, most serial killers like John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy weren't seen as monsters. The other side of the mask with the frown was the murderous and dark side to the Grabber. Like real serial killers they all had another side to them, that dark and murderous type. When the mask was torn off of the Grabber you can see he becomes physically distraught. It's his true form. He no longer is hiding behind the mask and that moment he is truly himself. The mask and his actions aren't separate now. I'd also like to say in the original short story the mask was actually a clown mask, all the more disturbing in my opinion. Great movie overall, I will say it does fledge out the meaning of the original piece. The original story though had bits that sank in more. Like then the Grabber calls Finney Johnny, it kind of just sits weird in the movie like a nickname but in the story his name was Johnny Finney. He knew his name long before he told him. You also got to get inside Finn's head and know what he was thinking. Great movie and story. 10/10.

This movie was pretty damn good

poor Robin just wanted some snacks for Finn and him

Ooooo here we go!!!

Yes kidnapping with popular at that time i'm pretty sure

I quote from "Rosemary's Baby"- "What have you done to his eyes, you maniac!" I quote because of what the Grabber did to a Finney's eyes.

3:46 he called him a slur id say keep beating him lmao idgaf he shouldn’t have said anything in the first place

So the Mask is actually is actually based on the likeness of silent era film actor Lon Cheney. He was called The Man of 1000 faces.

I feel like they gave the movie away in the trailer.

That dog looks like a bear hybrid. I wouldn't even want to go near it.

That Donald Trump joke was top-tier!!! 👏👏👏 🤣🤣🤣

So Arthur Harrow got a new job? Good for him!

ppl find it scary cause this actually happens realistic horror is the worst

Well if you like it react to sinister

my favorite part every time I see a reaction to this is when Finney snaps the grabber's neck

The black phone is a strange channel to the dead but Finney and the grabber are probably the only people who can hear it ringing

8:59 9:16 9:21 9:22 38:27 38:28 38:41

The term and sort of modern concept of 'serial killer' was coined in the 1970's and so you see a lot of media starting then popularizing, sensationalizing (real serial killers are rarely as theatrical as media makes them seem) , and exploiting this idea. Of course, we know now that it is far more likely for someone who knows the child or adult to abuse or harm them, but as we see with the father here, it was still very taboo to name family or friend/acquaintance abuse, it was unthinkable to admit to being sexually abused as a boy/man (and still is even now) and has always been a lesser evil to sexually abuse girls and women. Also, Robin (the martial arts kid) says "hijo de p*ta" is literally translated from Spanish as "son of a c*nt" and is equivalent to "son of a b**ch".

I'd say it's fair to say both kids have a bit of "the shining" in them. Like their mom.

This is the funniest reaction I’ve ever seen 🤚😭

9:44 Yes!!! Yes, that's what I also thought

Why did Robin in this movie remind of a Mexican Rambo

love you man.

yes thank you the actor look like tom holland i couldn't unsee it during this movie

Hey Pug, just wanted to say hi before I start watching the video

You want the dog to eat so you can get by while he’s chopping down … if it’s just outta reach then you run the risk of taken out the grabber an just get ate up from Samson 😳

What is or isn’t scary is definitely subjective and it doesn’t mean much if the movie itself isn’t good either.

the movie was lit

The Father is a good dad. He was afraid his daughter would end up like his wife. He didn't want that for her. I'm not a father but can understand the fear and his want to protect her.

I was grabbed twice the first time at 8years then at 9years, I think I had an angel on my side, both times they let me go, scary but so lucky

fyi there will be a black phone 2

Love the content I watched this a little to late tho

Peed your pants and only 3.5 out of 5...hmmm. I love this movie and found it quite unsettling and effective. Also, I think Finney received those calls because Robin was the last one grabbed before him, and he was still protecting Finney from the grave.

How r u watching this

watch incantation rn its on netflix n people say it literally bone chilling rn everyone is very messed up after seeing it so if youd like a good scare i suggest

ghosts cannot answer questions

Oh my god u liked my comment from fear streets!

Haunting yes but much more suspenseful.

You're going to have to read the book to figure that one out about the mask

I just wish ethan hawke was in the movie a little bit more without the mask BUT he was still fucking great

I love ur reactions they are the same as mine and long videos they

In my opinion Ethan Hawk from this movie is scarier than Pennywise.

instead of making the kids walk home HOW ABOUT THEY GO ON THE BUS

31:32 it truly is sickening

That kid said something Spanish and he thought that he was gibberish even though I'm pretty sure you said an insult in Spanish I think

LMAO ME TO 17:31

Your reaction throughout makes me think you did actually think it was scary. Sooo..

I was actually named after Ethan hawke

He said son of a b**** in Spanish

Hi

Ugh seeing Jeremy Davies play an abusive dad after seeing LOST is difficult to watch

Hai :D

It’s sad bc in the book he sa the boys:(

You thought this was freaky, you should watch sinister

I swere you and daz games should callab you have such simillar personalitys and hummer