I love to see David Dastmalchian in a starring horror role like this. He's been such an underrated actor for decades and he deserves the spotlight. Always a memorable performance from him.
“Underrated” is so tired a bit lazy frankly. He has major parts in huge feature films, he is more successful than 99.9% of working actors. How about “it’s nice to see David as the lead in his own film, he always brings the goods.”
be honest, ive seen this exact comment countless times. you have no idea who this actor is and no he is not underrated at all. theres a thing called side characters and some people just enjoy playing those roles
I really liked it, especially the end part where the demon is let loose. Her head splitting open to reveal, something cool, is what I would think a fallen angel might look like.
@@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju yeah sorry about that, but with a spoiler filled video, I’d like everyone to be able to discuss the film in detail in the comments.
If you like this, may I suggest an obscure old BBC Halloween special called "Ghostwatch". It is set in the UK in nearly the same era as this movie and is framed as real paranormal investigation show that goes horribly wrong. It even used real BBC snews commentators and presenters for versimilitude and was so effective it created a War of the Worlds style panic across the country as people thought it was real. Due to the legal fallout of the resulting panic, the show never got a proper release but if you hunt around on-line, you should be able to find it. P.S. if you watch it, always look in the background.
Can also recommend. I saw it on the original airing when I was 9. Bits of it are a bit dated but tbh it works really well as a horror movie, regardless of the framing.
David Dastmalchian was born for this role. This is what I’d consider a career defining performance. However, I was incredibly confused on their choice of "demonic entity". If they'd done a little research they'd have found that Ipos wouldve made much more sense than Abraxas.
everyone in the comments is saying that it wasn’t really horror but i was already shaking in my boots the first minute 😭 i just can’t watch these kind of movies..such a scaredy cat 🫠
@@GetFramed A lot of people are too materialistic to appreciate this kind of horror. Those types of people think only body/shock horror is horror, which is a very narrow kperception of horror, in my mind. These people often don't believe in the soul so they aren't scared by anything involving the soul and the spiritual.
@@celladoor_uk agreed! Nothing wrong with someone not finding it scary, but I find the stuff that plays with your mind the scariest over gore or shock value.
@GetFramed I totally agree, man. You're right. There's nothing wrong with not finding it scary at all, but I do think it may indicate that those people only accept the existence of the material world. I suppose materialistic is a bit if a loaded term but it's the only one I could think of to make my point. I loved this video, man. You have found a new subscribers in me!!!
@@celladoor_uk Personally, I respect all others beliefs even though I’ve never believed in anything more than the material world, but it’s films like this that make you think, and that’s what’s awesome about it! Thanks so much for the sub too!
Nixon was a fucking nerd. Dude was deeply insecure and had a perpetual chip on his shoulder for having to work so hard to be liked by people around him. He woulda taken it up the ass from a guy in an furry owl suit if that meant he would be part of the in-group.
I loved how it switched from "found footage" to " movie footage" in between breaks. Im assuming these black and white sections are not part of the docu as the video quality is way too modern for that. Love how it shows the neglect of the guests and the situation they gradually put themselves in as they progress the show. Even my gf loved this movie despite the fact that the generally only likes the more gory horror movies. Really well done movie and I can't wait to see what these guys do next
I personally believe they didn’t have the budget to create ads in the breaks so they decided to say they found unseen behind the scenes footage. It stretches a bit of credibility maybe, but it doesn’t bother me one bit. Glad you and your gf liked it!
Thank you for explaining this film. I rented it a few weeks ago and having been a young woman in the 1970s, I can assure you that the sets, hairstyles, and costumes were spot-on. This is a terrifying movie, and it was well done.
I was noticing that! I’ve been disappointed by most portrayals of the 70s being noticeably inaccurate, but this film looks spot on. They’ve even got the proper shades of the hideous colors popular at the time.
My favourite part are the last word of Jack: "Dreamer, here. Awake", the same words used by the sceptic, said desperately, perhaps delusionally hoping to end his nightmare. I would love to hear your thoughts about it.
That’s a part that I didn’t touch on, but only noticed on a subsequent rewatch. As you say, it’s him attempting to escape his Hell by waking himself up. Backing that up is when his wife confronts him and says ‘Is that another thing you’ve managed to forget?’, Jack is blinking quite violently, almost as though if he blinks hard enough, he’ll wake himself up. Damn, it’s been about 6 weeks since I did this video and I’m still getting comments of people finding more details! What an awesome film!
@@GetFramedyou did a good job explaining and going through this movie. Like others have commented, this video showed up in my feed. And now, thanks to your excellent analysis, I need to watch this movie! I like the style it was in, and its progression. Can’t wait to see the whole movie since your breakdown of it was enough to get me interested 👌🏻
@@joshisaliv3591 absolutely right. The reason I mentioned it ‘breaking its own illusion’ was just because it was a criticism that some people seemed to have of the film. Some people said it was breaking the found footage style, making the film less effective as a whole. I completely disagree with that take and agree with yours.
I think you could have also talked about how woman seem to play a part in this movie; its a MENS only club, he killed his wife, the person he exploits in the show is a young girl! my personal take on this is that the movie is probably pointing out the fact that powerful men exploit woman and girls frequently and why that is.
"Catholocism being challened in art." The Exorcist was a massive boost for the RCC. They probably didn't like the movie, but it scared people back into the arms of the Church. The Omen, too, but maybe not explicitly the Catholic Church. The Exorcist showed the Catholics as being right, The Omen did, too, but not to the same extent. Later films, especially in the 80s, started showing Catholic Priests as powerless against evil, but in the early 70s, horror films show the church as being protectors against evil.
It reinforced the government’s narrative about “God and Hell will punish those who disobey our plan” and scared religious people into relying on blind faith in an illusion, and turning their backs to the real and present evil. If a movie isn’t secretly showing us the answers we need to survive, it is obviously showing us the way they want us to behave, which equates to humanity losing the war.
Good point! I think that this fear was also seen in music. The senate had plenty of hearings about how Satanism was influencing the youth. Records were played backwards and plenty of defendants tried the “Devil made me do it” defense.
Yes! Went on a massive James Randy binge after my third viewing of this film. I’m disappointed that I didn’t mention it in my video, because Carmichael Haig is absolutely based off of him.
@mash2481 I’ve decided to pin this comment if you don’t mind, because the most liked comment on this video has a spoiler in it, just in case anyone clicks on this video and hasn’t seen the film. I’ve gotten a couple of comments saying this.
I think the ending sequence is supposed to be another hypnotic hallucination like the scene with Carmichael, hence all the spirals at the beginning of the sequence. That’s why we’re seeing what Jack does before being snapped out
But it’s the demon doing the hypnotism instead. The audience gets hypnotized in the first run with Carmichael, and then the demon shows that it can do it too, but at a much larger scale.
I agree with you, the switch out of dated footage of the 'Master' to a modern tome didnt betray the premise, rather it presented a state of lucidity for us the audience thst helped us feel those moments WITH Jack.
I'm so glad that movie is getting the appreciation it deserves. Up until around 10 years ago, it was reviled for not having Michael Myers in it, and being just weird. It is the best one. The robotic doppelgangers are so strange, they're straight out of Westworld or The 6 Million Dollar Man. Then the toy company having megaliths from Stonehenge somehow powering microchips in masks to make snakes and bugs come out of kids is just jaw-dropping. I think it's a great update to the kind of things people accused witches of a few hundred years earlier. The anthology model for Halloween would have been better than a bunch of boring sequels about Michael Myers. He's kind of the original silent unkillable masked slasher, but why not try something more interesting.
Halloween without Michael is like Jaws without a shark. Ergo retarded. Go ahead and make your movie, but don’t pass it off as part of franchise without the main character 😂
UA-cam recommended this video out of the blue. Your first few sentences encouraged me to pause and go find it. David Dastmalchian being the star sealed the deal, I had to see it. Now I'm back and really enjoyed your video essay on it. The only thing I don't think you touched on was Lilly saying she knows Jack from the tall trees (the Grove). There were hints earlier that the Abraxus cult were charged with kidnappings. I did wonder if Lilly was part of the Grove's creepy gatherings, facilitated by the cult's human trafficking services, and that her inner demon remembers what she's blocked out. Those are the dark places my mind went anyway. It might have just been the demon saying he knows Jack was at the Grove gatherings. You watched 3 times? Does Lilly in her human form also mention Jack in the tall trees?
Awesome that you watched the film and came back to this, glad you enjoyed hearing my perspective on it. From my interpretation, Lilly herself never said anything about Jack at the ‘tall trees’, that was all the demon that was inside of her (Abraxas). Lilly says some creepy things (‘you’re going to be very famous after tonight Jack’), but I don’t believe that Lilly mentioned the Grove herself. Interesting ideas though, that does certainly give food for thought! Such an interesting film and the kidnapping stuff went straight over my head. Maybe a fourth watch will bring new things into light!
@@GetFramedBut on a subtextual level, can you really separate Lily and the demon? Possession tends to have connotations of dual identity, like conscious/subconscious. You could very easily read the demon as the suppressed rage of an abused child.
My girlfriend and i went to see this in theaters. The theater was virtually empty. Honestly it was an amazing experience. I hope more horror films take inspiration from unique plots like this. It really had us thinking and feeling some type of way as we walked out.
@@serpenticide_555 YES!!! But that guy was pretty evil as well so he doesn't really have room to talk. Had it come from anyone else it'd have shown dr. phil for who he is.
Having been a teenager during the 70s, all the scary feelings from that time came back, watching your video. I haven’t seen the movie but good job creeping me out.
I loved that it really takes some inspiration from analog horror. Especially during the end bits where the whole video gets corrupted before going into the dream sequence.
Like others in this comment section, UA-cam randomly recommended me this video essay and i had to pause it and go see the film before continuing this vid. Well I'm back and I am glad that i got to watch this one stille in theaters. Most interesting and fun to watch horror film I have seen since hereditary. Thanks YT gods for the random recommendation
I didn't feel the 'in his head' sequence at the end broke the illusion, it was pretty clear that it was being broadcast. He even turns to the camera and tells people something like "if you're still watching, turn this off". For me, i thought the backstage scenes very clearly broke the illusion every time. There can be backstage cameras, but when not in use they'd be fixed in place and unfocused on the people we're seeing in the unintended take. I thought the backstage scenes were very poorly done and unfortunately dragged the movie down considerably. Pretty good movie overall but I felt the backstage scenes showed a surprising lack of care for realism.
The movie felt unique in a way to where it set the standard for its own category. It also reminded me of some aspects of the Conjuring franchise like the interview and presentation moments shown.
Came back a week later, had to watch the movie first. Great video covering this film, glad it popped up on my feed. Fantastic movie too! David Dastmalchian is becoming one of my favorite actors and this is another excellent performance from him.
So glad you took my advice and watched the film first, and thanks for coming back too! I’m really glad you enjoyed both the film and the video. Dastmalchian is excellent, from smaller roles in Oppenheimer and The Boogeyman to larger roles like this, it’s great to see him excel.
@@arenomusic thank you! I’m so glad this turned out so well, because it is quite a daunting task, but I had a lot of fun! I’ll be sure to try and do a couple more of these by the end of the year.
Solid job. Subscriber earned. You are very articulate with your words and I find your view on American television in the 70’s to be quite entertaining. It’s obvious you have a great passion for films and I hope you continue to make good content!
While people have been bringing up "Ghostwatch" (which is true) it also reminds me just a bit of a movie called "Noroi the Curse" a Japanese film, which has a somewhat similar narrative device, not of being a tv episode, but like a documentary, which also looks very much like an actual documentary from the time. While it is slightly different in style I think you should check it out if you liked this movie. Also great essay and thanks for convincing me to finally check this movie out before finishing the video
One of my favorite parts of the movie was Jack begging us the audience to turn off the tv to end his hell. I thought the movie would just end there honestly and I wouldn’t have been mad since I love when we are made to sit with the fact that all the horror, drama, and everything is only happening for our amusement. But when the movie kept going and did give a great and satisfying ending. (The dagger was making me so nervous once it was set down and I was confused when it ended up not being used by Lily and thought it was just another false flag but then the movie got me)
Also me and my bf were confused about why there wasn’t more info on the grove and then I found out it’s fucking real and that made me like it so much more
I am so mad at myself for not going with my gut and seeing this movie in theatres like I originally wanted. I got swayed by hearing a few people say that its a bad movie and very boring. They were so incredibly wrong, this is definitely a top 3 favorite horror movie of mine now. Thanks to your intro for convincing me to go check it out.
No problem! I would actually argue that the film is more effective at home than in the cinema, it makes it feel more like you have found something that you shouldn’t be watching. Makes it more of a personal experience rather than experiencing it with a crowd, although it was great fun watching in a packed theatre!
This is a brilliant mix of the Talk Show era and The late 70's (when I was a teen) new wave of Horror films ....It reminds me of the equally excellent (1992) british Horror mockumentary "Ghostwatch."
I really wanted to like this movie, because it had such a great set up to be a psychological thriller/horror masterpiece, but fell short. Would have been better if they made the demon, more subtle and less on the nose with supernatural effects. Especially in the end, with the demon showing its 'form' through the little girl. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then watch Nefarious, which came out last year and is way more creepy.
I absolutely ADORE this film. Saw it three times in the theater and plan to watch it again soon. It’s so unique and well executed, and I love little details I noticed on my second and third watches. After my first tome seeing it, my first thought was, I need to see it again now that I know what happens. I took a friend to it the next night, and as soon as the credits rolled he looked at me and said, Well damn I need to see it again now that I know what happens.
I was one of those people scratching my head going "what the hell just happened?" when I saw this, so this interpretation of the ending was nice to hear.
I normally don't just subscribe to a channel unless I've watched multiple videos and have plans to watch more...but you did such a great job here I'm absolutely subscribing!!! Well done
Thanks so much! These video essays won’t be nearly as frequent because of how long they take to make but I will definitely do more alongside my normal reviews.
I don't know about you guys, but the movie gave me a bit of anxiety, especially the sacrifice scene. This video helped me decompress and come back to my senses, so thanks for that 👍
I took the end as not what was in Jack’s head but what the demon was broadcasting for him and everyone to see. That’s why the last scene with the demon is it staring at the camera with it zooming in. I also think the modern look is because the viewer (us) is essentially being hypnotized in present day through the video.
Your description of the disaster filled life in the US in the 1970s amazes me! How did I not kill myself in the middle of it all? All I remember about the pre-hiv 70s was the rampant availability of sex - any time, any where. Guess I'm going to have to reassess - I didn't realize how miserable I was!
I also thought this film was a masterpiece, but you can't really talk about it without talking about Ghostwatch, which was clearly the major inspirations for it.
I could tell during his brief scene in The Dark Knight that it was supposed to be kind of a strong showing for a young actor. Glad to see hes still at it👍
I'm glad I watched this movie before watching your analysis. That movie was amazing! I loved how it was a different take on found footage and demon possession (like you said). And I do agree with you the ending doesn't bother me. I also think it makes sense for the film. It definitely a very nuanced movie. I'll definitely rewatch again in the (near) future.
Thanks so much! I’m so happy to hear that it worked well! I’m not sure when I’ll do my next video essay like this because it took a lot of work to do but I’ll definitely try to do some more this year!
First, I enjoyed your video. If this video is your first time at this format, I would say your future is good. And I’d say your interpretation is not one I’d previously thought of, for a reason that I’ll get into in a moment, but it’s a good one, and I’ll have to see the movie again after I’ve given it a good pause. Spoilers, naturally, will follow. What bothered and distracted me-even though I really enjoyed the movie-about _Late Night With The Devil_ is that it seemingly broke its rule: what we are about to see is the footage interlaced with backstage documentary of the episode. And why wouldn’t Jack Delroy want behind-the-scenes footage of what would likely be his most infamous episode? He seems like that kind of guy. But we get a set piece that seemingly breaks the footage rule. Go ahead and laugh, but I stayed awake for two hours trying to come up with the solution. Then one hit me, and it made the film that much creepier. At one point in the movie, a character is hypnotized with a lot of fanfare, and we see the entire hypnotism set-up before we are treated to a scene with worms, nasty and monstrous, wriggle out of the body of the primary subject in a gross horrifying way. (Tangent: the demon is called “Mr. Wriggles,” by Lilly, and there seems to be a fair amount of phallic imagery, like really big worms, throughout the movie-more details pointing to Jack’s use and abuse of women?) After the tape is rewound to where the subject believes he’s pulling worms from his body and worms start bursting out, we see no worms, just a guy acting like he’s being attacked from the inside by wriggling creeps. It turns out our magician/hypnotist has hypnotized nearly _everyone_ watching. Why we don’t see worms on replay is that we didn’t see the magician’s prep work, or build up, into his act of mass hypnotism. Later, Abraxas manifests itself in the body of the girl. Lots of really bad things happen. But the weirdest and I think, most frightening thing is that we, the viewers, were _hypnotized a second time._ This accounts for the breaking of the footage rule. I think we cease to see view footage (until the end) just before Jack believes he forces his way backstage. I imagine we were hypnotized by Abraxas, but I also wonder if it wasn’t Jack’s psychic scream as he sees the Hell that awaits him. Maybe it’s both. I don’t think it’s ever clear. And having squared that circle in my mind, I feel a bit more satisfied, but I’ll watch the movie again as I think your ritual completion angle has a lot of merit.
Damn I never thought of the audience being hypnotised, that’s really clever! That’s an excellent insight, thanks heaps for sharing! Glad you enjoyed both the video and the movie too.
@@GetFramed i started to feel like i was one of the people watching live at home and when he started yelling to turn off the tv im not gonna lie i considered it for a second 😅
!!!!!!!!! late night with the devil has become one of mine if not my favorite film ever and i loved your video on it!!!! i know you said you were saving for time but id love to here you talk about it more
Thanks! It's one of my favourites too. I love it so much. I would like to talk about it more, but I think that a lot of what else I wanted to say has already been discussed in the comments. Check out a few of the other comments because a lot of them have made really interesting points!
Literally just finished this movie after learning about the Mr. Beast controversy with Jake. I don't think there is a better parallel in the sense of doing whatever it takes to succeed.
I love that interpretation. That now he has to live with the fact that his soul is damned, and his wife is waiting to torment him for all eternity for what he's done to her. He got his wish for fame, but at what cost?!
I've never seen the movie, i have no skin in the game, but bro... if its a documentary style movie that suddenly and without explanation puts you into the perspective of one of the characters... you saying "it doesnt bother me" or "it doesnt break consistancy for me" is not an argument for why it makes sense. Whether it bothers you or not is irrelavent.
It's worth watching obviously, and for some people it doesn't work. It works for me, and it works for lots of other people. I'm not objectively correct by liking it, but my opinion is relevant, and so is everyone elses. I think it's really clever how they don't abide by the norms of found footage.
I stumbled upon tthis video snd immediately stopped to go and watch the movie, I thank you for that. This movie truly shows that the creators did their homework to a T.
I think this really kept ratcheting the tension. Sadly the last ten minutes were a bit of a letdown. Like it didn't know quite where to go. But still incredibly fun.
This was a really interesting deep dive into the themes behind this movie. I missed all it all had connected together, until I watched this. While I was watching and listening to this, I was meditating on how people actually do make deals to gain more power, influence, money, sex, ect.. It really seems as if the people who get involved in making these sacrifices are doing it out of not knowing the demonic power behind these rituals. I really loved how David Dasmalchian's character seemed to repent of his actions near the end by pleading with the people at home to turn off their TV. It really seems as though he didn't really know what he was actually getting himself involved in with this ritual. And all of these rituals where large groups of people are involved in just seem to be practicing witchcraft, sacrificing, sorcery, ect. all seem to do this because they want something and they believe that their works will get them what they want. Religions and cults throughout the world seem to add works into their belief systems, which reminds me of 1 Corithians 1:25 KJV "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weaknesses of God is stronger than men". I believe that religious cults (whether they are Christian, Satanic, Atheist, ect) band together because they think that they are smarter and stronger while they are all together. God still forgives them, but they just need to realize what they are doing wrong and repent of it (like David Dastmalchian's chararcter, or King David in the Old Testament, or the repentant thief on the cross in the New Testament). As a born-again believer in Jesus, Christ; I believe that only Jesus can save us and heal us from our sins; whether it is: foolishness, lust, greed, gluttony, blasphemy, pride, anger, murder, lying, ect.. I believe that Jesus, Christ is going to come back again to rightfully judge us of our sins and we need to confess them to Christ alone (and to anyone else who we had sinned against). To anyone reading this, God hates our sins, but He loved each and everyone of us enough to give us His son that whosoever believeth on him should have everlasting life. I hope that many of you will find Jesus, Christ as your savior. When you do, just beware of the wolves in sheep's clothing (churches who tell you that you can lose your salvation if your criticize the church leaders, theological doctrines, or building, ect..). May God bless you all
Standard deal with the devil for fortune & fame is the first born child, One cannot barter the life or soul of another unless they had a hand in its creation. The wife should have been left alone.
I thought, even whilst credits were running, that it would return and we'd see what the cameras caught at the end and that being Jack actually breaking dudes neck, slicing Dr's throat etc It was a good flick 👌
It's almost like we are the viewers or at least can imagine being in their place, in a sense we are all damned to Hell for witnessing a forbidden event.
Great video, but i feel like you may have glossed over Delroys wife's ghost being present in the studio throughout. I feel like in some way his wife was at least partially responsible for what happened to Jack at the end as a form of vengeance
That is true, I briefly mentioned at the end that his vengeful wife would be waiting for him when he died, but you are right. There were some moments when she flashed on screen, like during Lilly's possession scene, hinting that she did have something to do with it all. Good pick up!
@GetFramed if anything it just shows how layered and detailed this film is, and how multiple theories can be derived from it. Definitely one of the better recent horrors
Thank you very much!!! Just to clarify in case there might be any misunderstanding, Night Owls isn’t a real show, it’s just a fictional show from this film that fictionally competed with Johnny Carson.
Excellent video man! I really enjoyed this filo personally, I liked the twists and non-standard approach to a scary movie that it took. And as to your review specifically, I appreciate you speaking about the real world context that enhances the film. I wasn’t born yet to see the release and reception of the Exorcist (and never really watched or considered the cultural inportance of late-night TV) so I would’ve missed that entire layer of the film if you hadn’t put this video together.
Thanks heaps! I really found the historical context of the film fascinating, so I'm glad I was able to share some of that with you! Obviously I wasn't around then either, but I've always loved The Exorcist, and I could see the influences and parallels.
I felt really let down by this and expected sooo much more personally. Maybe I need to watch it again but as it stands now I felt like it could have been SOOO much better with everything that they had set up in it. Kind of just fizzled out.
I wanted to like this but… it was just… disappointing. It didn’t lead anywhere emotionally powerful. It felt… boring. Predictable. By the numbers. Shallow.
I felt like the ending was a little bit of a letdown but the tension building, the climax, the acting and the plot were all solid and unique enough to recommend to anyone who likes horror films.
@@shivalishankersharma1562 Thank you very much! This video just seemed to pop off and has resonated with a lot of people which is awesome, hopefully it drives more people towards my channel because I like to do these video essays every couple of months!
It was really good! That young actor is one of the best I’ve seen in a while! The stares were agonizingly terrifying. 😳 I watched it after a strong edible… that upped the paranoia for sure! 😂
Enjoyed your essay, and I really enjoyed this film. One I'll enjoy repeat viewings of for many years to come, i think. I knew he was being shown a super dark version of his show at the end, but it never occurred to me that it was Abraxis giving him a quick taste of what Hell would be like after he dies. It's an interesting theory and it makes a lot of sense. But it was pretty clear his soul was damned. I had mostly thought of it as an elaborate trick to get him to sacrifice the girl who got away from fulfilling her role in the cult. I thought that maybe even the intention was to have Jack sacrifice Lily in the end all along because even after his wife died he never got those ratings. So they use that first "sacrifice" as part of the plan to trick him into doing the second one. Crazy devious. Oh btw, I'd call this a mixed medium film. Definitely not pure found footage, which, apparently i like better than you. I thought a couple of the Paranormal Activity sequels were pretty good. 😂
Interesting, I don’t think I mentioned it in my video but I do think that this specific night, he got higher ratings than Carson. But your theory makes a lot of sense too. Glad you enjoyed it!
@@GetFramed right, he did after the SECOND sacrifice. What I was saying was that after his wife died and he came back, he never did get the ratings until that fateful night. Maybe I didn't word it all that well. I should be sleeping.
@@KM-rl4gm May I recommend Ghostwatch? It’s a British tv film from 1992, on Halloween night they aired a live exploration into a haunted house, and shit hit the fan. Now it was obviously staged and not actually filmed live, but it was presented as a live broadcast and people watching it actually thought it was real and lost their fucking minds!
I love to see David Dastmalchian in a starring horror role like this. He's been such an underrated actor for decades and he deserves the spotlight. Always a memorable performance from him.
My thoughts exactly!
“Underrated” is so tired a bit lazy frankly. He has major parts in huge feature films, he is more successful than 99.9% of working actors. How about “it’s nice to see David as the lead in his own film, he always brings the goods.”
@ecbrown6151 Wow you are unpleasant
My daughter and I Love love love this movie!! The symbolism, the story, the actors, the way it was presented … ugh all so amazing!!!
be honest, ive seen this exact comment countless times. you have no idea who this actor is and no he is not underrated at all. theres a thing called side characters and some people just enjoy playing those roles
I really liked it, especially the end part where the demon is let loose. Her head splitting open to reveal, something cool, is what I would think a fallen angel might look like.
It’s bonkers! Such a spectacular image!
Damn really wish a spoiler wasn't the top comment
@@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju yeah sorry about that, but with a spoiler filled video, I’d like everyone to be able to discuss the film in detail in the comments.
YT needs to stop showing top comments in that little window
Cgi. Super realistic demon
If you like this, may I suggest an obscure old BBC Halloween special called "Ghostwatch". It is set in the UK in nearly the same era as this movie and is framed as real paranormal investigation show that goes horribly wrong. It even used real BBC snews commentators and presenters for versimilitude and was so effective it created a War of the Worlds style panic across the country as people thought it was real. Due to the legal fallout of the resulting panic, the show never got a proper release but if you hunt around on-line, you should be able to find it.
P.S. if you watch it, always look in the background.
@@ravendelacour1917 that’s the Michael Parkinson one right? I’ve heard great things about it, thanks for the recommendation!
@@GetFramed That's the one. Hope you enjoy it!
Can also recommend. I saw it on the original airing when I was 9. Bits of it are a bit dated but tbh it works really well as a horror movie, regardless of the framing.
I will give it a go 😜 cheers 🥂
@@FTZPLTC 9 YEARS OLD? WHY, WERE YOU A BRAVE SOUL?? *says the person who watched Child's Play at the age of 8 and reeeeeally shouldn't have haha*
David Dastmalchian was born for this role. This is what I’d consider a career defining performance. However, I was incredibly confused on their choice of "demonic entity". If they'd done a little research they'd have found that Ipos wouldve made much more sense than Abraxas.
Hmmm, yes, rather.
Nice try, im NOT going to look it up and learn about it
what difference does that make
@@doctorposting it’s called analytical thinking try it sometime
@@adriansteele7023 continue being afraid of nothing, then.
everyone in the comments is saying that it wasn’t really horror but i was already shaking in my boots the first minute 😭 i just can’t watch these kind of movies..such a scaredy cat 🫠
I'm a massive horror fan, and I don't know what everyone else was smoking. This movie freaked me the fuck out too haha.
@@GetFramed A lot of people are too materialistic to appreciate this kind of horror. Those types of people think only body/shock horror is horror, which is a very narrow kperception of horror, in my mind. These people often don't believe in the soul so they aren't scared by anything involving the soul and the spiritual.
@@celladoor_uk agreed! Nothing wrong with someone not finding it scary, but I find the stuff that plays with your mind the scariest over gore or shock value.
@GetFramed I totally agree, man. You're right. There's nothing wrong with not finding it scary at all, but I do think it may indicate that those people only accept the existence of the material world. I suppose materialistic is a bit if a loaded term but it's the only one I could think of to make my point. I loved this video, man. You have found a new subscribers in me!!!
@@celladoor_uk Personally, I respect all others beliefs even though I’ve never believed in anything more than the material world, but it’s films like this that make you think, and that’s what’s awesome about it! Thanks so much for the sub too!
To be fair, Richard Nixon did think bohemian grove was, and i quote, "faggy".
Almost most certainly was 😂
This is a quote that tells you everything you need to know about both Nixon and Bohemian Grove
@@Gunnumn i think he said "It was the faggotiest goddamned thing you ever seen...."
Nixon was also responsible for creating the EPA. Totally unexpected.
Nixon was a fucking nerd. Dude was deeply insecure and had a perpetual chip on his shoulder for having to work so hard to be liked by people around him. He woulda taken it up the ass from a guy in an furry owl suit if that meant he would be part of the in-group.
I loved how it switched from "found footage" to " movie footage" in between breaks. Im assuming these black and white sections are not part of the docu as the video quality is way too modern for that. Love how it shows the neglect of the guests and the situation they gradually put themselves in as they progress the show.
Even my gf loved this movie despite the fact that the generally only likes the more gory horror movies.
Really well done movie and I can't wait to see what these guys do next
I personally believe they didn’t have the budget to create ads in the breaks so they decided to say they found unseen behind the scenes footage. It stretches a bit of credibility maybe, but it doesn’t bother me one bit.
Glad you and your gf liked it!
Thank you for explaining this film. I rented it a few weeks ago and having been a young woman in the 1970s, I can assure you that the sets, hairstyles, and costumes were spot-on. This is a terrifying movie, and it was well done.
I was noticing that! I’ve been disappointed by most portrayals of the 70s being noticeably inaccurate, but this film looks spot on. They’ve even got the proper shades of the hideous colors popular at the time.
My favourite part are the last word of Jack: "Dreamer, here. Awake", the same words used by the sceptic, said desperately, perhaps delusionally hoping to end his nightmare. I would love to hear your thoughts about it.
That’s a part that I didn’t touch on, but only noticed on a subsequent rewatch.
As you say, it’s him attempting to escape his Hell by waking himself up. Backing that up is when his wife confronts him and says ‘Is that another thing you’ve managed to forget?’, Jack is blinking quite violently, almost as though if he blinks hard enough, he’ll wake himself up.
Damn, it’s been about 6 weeks since I did this video and I’m still getting comments of people finding more details! What an awesome film!
@@GetFramedyou did a good job explaining and going through this movie. Like others have commented, this video showed up in my feed. And now, thanks to your excellent analysis, I need to watch this movie! I like the style it was in, and its progression. Can’t wait to see the whole movie since your breakdown of it was enough to get me interested 👌🏻
It is my fav part too
0:59 in and I'm sold. Pardon me while I pause this video and go watch the movie. I'll be back.
Awesome! Seen it yet?
@@GetFramed Yup! And I loved it. I adore the movies that make you think about the story and dig into it long after you're done watching.
I did the same, back now after finishing it!!
the black and white scenes are to mimic 35mm cameras used back stage i think, considering in the opening of the film they say it was bts
@@joshisaliv3591 absolutely right. The reason I mentioned it ‘breaking its own illusion’ was just because it was a criticism that some people seemed to have of the film. Some people said it was breaking the found footage style, making the film less effective as a whole. I completely disagree with that take and agree with yours.
I think you could have also talked about how woman seem to play a part in this movie; its a MENS only club, he killed his wife, the person he exploits in the show is a young girl! my personal take on this is that the movie is probably pointing out the fact that powerful men exploit woman and girls frequently and why that is.
That is 100% true. I hadn’t even thought of that. This is such a great film that there is so much to read into!
@@GetFramed I completely agree!
Or it's just a movie
Reaching.
@@Ronam0451 maybe? What do you mean exactly by ‘it’s just a movie?’
"Catholocism being challened in art." The Exorcist was a massive boost for the RCC. They probably didn't like the movie, but it scared people back into the arms of the Church. The Omen, too, but maybe not explicitly the Catholic Church. The Exorcist showed the Catholics as being right, The Omen did, too, but not to the same extent. Later films, especially in the 80s, started showing Catholic Priests as powerless against evil, but in the early 70s, horror films show the church as being protectors against evil.
I was going to comment something similar. These movies are usually playing into the 'satanic panic' although not with that intention I think.
It reinforced the government’s narrative about “God and Hell will punish those who disobey our plan” and scared religious people into relying on blind faith in an illusion, and turning their backs to the real and present evil. If a movie isn’t secretly showing us the answers we need to survive, it is obviously showing us the way they want us to behave, which equates to humanity losing the war.
Good point! I think that this fear was also seen in music. The senate had plenty of hearings about how Satanism was influencing the youth. Records were played backwards and plenty of defendants tried the “Devil made me do it” defense.
Satan leads to God.
See who in the RCC carries the title of Lightbringer. It is 3 individuals.
@@Peoe500Your mindset is playing out in real time right now. How are things going now that scary evil religion is gone? is it utopia?
Love how the one skeptic on the shows panel was a parody of The Amazing Randy
Yes! Went on a massive James Randy binge after my third viewing of this film. I’m disappointed that I didn’t mention it in my video, because Carmichael Haig is absolutely based off of him.
I bought a James Randi book he wrote some time back about Houdini. Gonna have to have another go…
I see it as a parody of the average Reddit atheist. I say this as someone who is agnostic. lol
James randy is also gay
@mash2481 I’ve decided to pin this comment if you don’t mind, because the most liked comment on this video has a spoiler in it, just in case anyone clicks on this video and hasn’t seen the film. I’ve gotten a couple of comments saying this.
I think the ending sequence is supposed to be another hypnotic hallucination like the scene with Carmichael, hence all the spirals at the beginning of the sequence. That’s why we’re seeing what Jack does before being snapped out
But it’s the demon doing the hypnotism instead. The audience gets hypnotized in the first run with Carmichael, and then the demon shows that it can do it too, but at a much larger scale.
I agree with you, the switch out of dated footage of the 'Master' to a modern tome didnt betray the premise, rather it presented a state of lucidity for us the audience thst helped us feel those moments WITH Jack.
I dont think anyone captures uneasy anxiety like Mr. Dastmalchian
@@mikeestvanik He’s always done it so well. He was great in Prisoners, and even in The Boogeyman his character was very intense.
The "turn it off" is so reminiscent of the best Halloween movie, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch.
One of my faves and scariest movies I have seen
I'm so glad that movie is getting the appreciation it deserves. Up until around 10 years ago, it was reviled for not having Michael Myers in it, and being just weird. It is the best one. The robotic doppelgangers are so strange, they're straight out of Westworld or The 6 Million Dollar Man. Then the toy company having megaliths from Stonehenge somehow powering microchips in masks to make snakes and bugs come out of kids is just jaw-dropping. I think it's a great update to the kind of things people accused witches of a few hundred years earlier. The anthology model for Halloween would have been better than a bunch of boring sequels about Michael Myers. He's kind of the original silent unkillable masked slasher, but why not try something more interesting.
It's time, kids....
🎃🎃🎶🎶 Happy Happy Halloween.... Silver Shamrock. ..🎶🎶🎶🎃🎃
Halloween without Michael is like Jaws without a shark. Ergo retarded. Go ahead and make your movie, but don’t pass it off as part of franchise without the main character 😂
The ending stuck with me all these years. Like I barely remember anything else from that movie but the ending was iconic.
UA-cam recommended this video out of the blue. Your first few sentences encouraged me to pause and go find it. David Dastmalchian being the star sealed the deal, I had to see it.
Now I'm back and really enjoyed your video essay on it. The only thing I don't think you touched on was Lilly saying she knows Jack from the tall trees (the Grove). There were hints earlier that the Abraxus cult were charged with kidnappings. I did wonder if Lilly was part of the Grove's creepy gatherings, facilitated by the cult's human trafficking services, and that her inner demon remembers what she's blocked out. Those are the dark places my mind went anyway. It might have just been the demon saying he knows Jack was at the Grove gatherings. You watched 3 times? Does Lilly in her human form also mention Jack in the tall trees?
Awesome that you watched the film and came back to this, glad you enjoyed hearing my perspective on it.
From my interpretation, Lilly herself never said anything about Jack at the ‘tall trees’, that was all the demon that was inside of her (Abraxas). Lilly says some creepy things (‘you’re going to be very famous after tonight Jack’), but I don’t believe that Lilly mentioned the Grove herself.
Interesting ideas though, that does certainly give food for thought! Such an interesting film and the kidnapping stuff went straight over my head. Maybe a fourth watch will bring new things into light!
I did exactly the same thing!! Just coming back now to watch this review. Wow. What a unique movie!
@@caketinfairy awesome! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
I kinda wondered if it might've been like Epstein...
@@GetFramedBut on a subtextual level, can you really separate Lily and the demon? Possession tends to have connotations of dual identity, like conscious/subconscious. You could very easily read the demon as the suppressed rage of an abused child.
My girlfriend and i went to see this in theaters. The theater was virtually empty. Honestly it was an amazing experience. I hope more horror films take inspiration from unique plots like this. It really had us thinking and feeling some type of way as we walked out.
THANKS FOR CALLING OUT DR. PHIL
ever seen the guy that dressed up as dr phil and got kicked off the show? great clip
Let o
@@serpenticide_555 YES!!! But that guy was pretty evil as well so he doesn't really have room to talk. Had it come from anyone else it'd have shown dr. phil for who he is.
@@ecivon5314 ?
@@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 yeah bum fights was pretty messed up
8:27 They spent 2 weeks at the grove!? Anybody with enough vacation time to spend it in 2-week intervals deserves immediate investigation.
Having been a teenager during the 70s, all the scary feelings from that time came back, watching your video. I haven’t seen the movie but good job creeping me out.
Mfs be like "The Late Night Show" and it airs at like 7pm
😂😂
I loved that it really takes some inspiration from analog horror. Especially during the end bits where the whole video gets corrupted before going into the dream sequence.
Like others in this comment section, UA-cam randomly recommended me this video essay and i had to pause it and go see the film before continuing this vid.
Well I'm back and I am glad that i got to watch this one stille in theaters. Most interesting and fun to watch horror film I have seen since hereditary.
Thanks YT gods for the random recommendation
I didn't feel the 'in his head' sequence at the end broke the illusion, it was pretty clear that it was being broadcast. He even turns to the camera and tells people something like "if you're still watching, turn this off". For me, i thought the backstage scenes very clearly broke the illusion every time. There can be backstage cameras, but when not in use they'd be fixed in place and unfocused on the people we're seeing in the unintended take. I thought the backstage scenes were very poorly done and unfortunately dragged the movie down considerably. Pretty good movie overall but I felt the backstage scenes showed a surprising lack of care for realism.
The movie felt unique in a way to where it set the standard for its own category. It also reminded me of some aspects of the Conjuring franchise like the interview and presentation moments shown.
Came back a week later, had to watch the movie first. Great video covering this film, glad it popped up on my feed. Fantastic movie too! David Dastmalchian is becoming one of my favorite actors and this is another excellent performance from him.
So glad you took my advice and watched the film first, and thanks for coming back too! I’m really glad you enjoyed both the film and the video. Dastmalchian is excellent, from smaller roles in Oppenheimer and The Boogeyman to larger roles like this, it’s great to see him excel.
The term "video essay" popped into my head about halfway through, can't believe this is your first attempt at one!
@@arenomusic thank you! I’m so glad this turned out so well, because it is quite a daunting task, but I had a lot of fun! I’ll be sure to try and do a couple more of these by the end of the year.
Solid job. Subscriber earned. You are very articulate with your words and I find your view on American television in the 70’s to be quite entertaining. It’s obvious you have a great passion for films and I hope you continue to make good content!
@@icybrisktea6588 thank you very much! I plan to continue!
While people have been bringing up "Ghostwatch" (which is true) it also reminds me just a bit of a movie called "Noroi the Curse" a Japanese film, which has a somewhat similar narrative device, not of being a tv episode, but like a documentary, which also looks very much like an actual documentary from the time. While it is slightly different in style I think you should check it out if you liked this movie. Also great essay and thanks for convincing me to finally check this movie out before finishing the video
@@rabbithaze9707 I’ll add it to my list! And thank you!
Noroi is awesome! I don't see enough people talking about it
Noroi was bloody terrifying. I loved that movie
I watched this movie and it literally left me creeped out for days. Definitely one of the best horror movies in awhile
Lmao are you actually a 5 year old or autistic by any chance?
10:32 in real life Ronald Reagan didn't make a deal with the devil, he was the devil.
He was not the devil, the history channel told us whom that is
This movie is so well paced it’s crazy
@@rosebudsavesacat it’s brilliant, I actually found myself being invested in the talk show itself! It was so fun to watch!
One of my favorite parts of the movie was Jack begging us the audience to turn off the tv to end his hell. I thought the movie would just end there honestly and I wouldn’t have been mad since I love when we are made to sit with the fact that all the horror, drama, and everything is only happening for our amusement. But when the movie kept going and did give a great and satisfying ending. (The dagger was making me so nervous once it was set down and I was confused when it ended up not being used by Lily and thought it was just another false flag but then the movie got me)
Also me and my bf were confused about why there wasn’t more info on the grove and then I found out it’s fucking real and that made me like it so much more
I am so mad at myself for not going with my gut and seeing this movie in theatres like I originally wanted. I got swayed by hearing a few people say that its a bad movie and very boring. They were so incredibly wrong, this is definitely a top 3 favorite horror movie of mine now. Thanks to your intro for convincing me to go check it out.
No problem! I would actually argue that the film is more effective at home than in the cinema, it makes it feel more like you have found something that you shouldn’t be watching. Makes it more of a personal experience rather than experiencing it with a crowd, although it was great fun watching in a packed theatre!
true this movie woulda been great to see in theaters 😢
I’m ashamed to admit I don’t know the actors name but damn he’s played so many awesome parts over the years.
David Dastmalchian is his name. He is truly awesome.
This is a brilliant mix of the Talk Show era and The late 70's (when I was a teen) new wave of Horror films ....It reminds me of the equally excellent (1992) british Horror mockumentary "Ghostwatch."
I really wanted to like this movie, because it had such a great set up to be a psychological thriller/horror masterpiece, but fell short. Would have been better if they made the demon, more subtle and less on the nose with supernatural effects. Especially in the end, with the demon showing its 'form' through the little girl. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then watch Nefarious, which came out last year and is way more creepy.
I absolutely ADORE this film. Saw it three times in the theater and plan to watch it again soon. It’s so unique and well executed, and I love little details I noticed on my second and third watches.
After my first tome seeing it, my first thought was, I need to see it again now that I know what happens.
I took a friend to it the next night, and as soon as the credits rolled he looked at me and said, Well damn I need to see it again now that I know what happens.
@@JediJuniper92 Haha I was the same, I watched it and then got some friends to watch it and they loved it too!
This film felt like an almost two-hour analog horror and I think that was revolutionary
I was one of those people scratching my head going "what the hell just happened?" when I saw this, so this interpretation of the ending was nice to hear.
Eddie Van Halen used to jog with the Devil back in the 80s
This film brought me back to the seventies, and I love it. Also, your analysis is excellent.
I normally don't just subscribe to a channel unless I've watched multiple videos and have plans to watch more...but you did such a great job here I'm absolutely subscribing!!! Well done
Thanks so much! These video essays won’t be nearly as frequent because of how long they take to make but I will definitely do more alongside my normal reviews.
I don't know about you guys, but the movie gave me a bit of anxiety, especially the sacrifice scene.
This video helped me decompress and come back to my senses, so thanks for that 👍
I took the end as not what was in Jack’s head but what the demon was broadcasting for him and everyone to see.
That’s why the last scene with the demon is it staring at the camera with it zooming in.
I also think the modern look is because the viewer (us) is essentially being hypnotized in present day through the video.
Interesting take! That does make sense now that you say it, always good when a movie can leave you with several different interpretations.
Paused at 1:42 to go watch the movie
Your description of the disaster filled life in the US in the 1970s amazes me! How did I not kill myself in the middle of it all? All I remember about the pre-hiv 70s was the rampant availability of sex - any time, any where. Guess I'm going to have to reassess - I didn't realize how miserable I was!
I also thought this film was a masterpiece, but you can't really talk about it without talking about Ghostwatch, which was clearly the major inspirations for it.
Bohemian Grove still exists
As soon as the film opened with “Forever My Queen” by Pentagram, I knew it was gonna kick ass and represented something different and cool.
I could tell during his brief scene in The Dark Knight that it was supposed to be kind of a strong showing for a young actor. Glad to see hes still at it👍
I'm glad I watched this movie before watching your analysis. That movie was amazing! I loved how it was a different take on found footage and demon possession (like you said).
And I do agree with you the ending doesn't bother me. I also think it makes sense for the film.
It definitely a very nuanced movie. I'll definitely rewatch again in the (near) future.
@@jleigh329 glad you like the film and the video! I’ve seen the film four times now and I’m still not tired of it, so many goodies to pick up on.
This was an amazing breakdown and for it being your first amazing job! I’ll definitely be watching more!
Thanks so much! I’m so happy to hear that it worked well! I’m not sure when I’ll do my next video essay like this because it took a lot of work to do but I’ll definitely try to do some more this year!
You spoke very well. Easy to listen to.
Thanks very much! Good to hear that I’m not rambling or stuttering too much.
First, I enjoyed your video. If this video is your first time at this format, I would say your future is good.
And I’d say your interpretation is not one I’d previously thought of, for a reason that I’ll get into in a moment, but it’s a good one, and I’ll have to see the movie again after I’ve given it a good pause.
Spoilers, naturally, will follow.
What bothered and distracted me-even though I really enjoyed the movie-about _Late Night With The Devil_ is that it seemingly broke its rule: what we are about to see is the footage interlaced with backstage documentary of the episode. And why wouldn’t Jack Delroy want behind-the-scenes footage of what would likely be his most infamous episode? He seems like that kind of guy.
But we get a set piece that seemingly breaks the footage rule.
Go ahead and laugh, but I stayed awake for two hours trying to come up with the solution. Then one hit me, and it made the film that much creepier.
At one point in the movie, a character is hypnotized with a lot of fanfare, and we see the entire hypnotism set-up before we are treated to a scene with worms, nasty and monstrous, wriggle out of the body of the primary subject in a gross horrifying way.
(Tangent: the demon is called “Mr. Wriggles,” by Lilly, and there seems to be a fair amount of phallic imagery, like really big worms, throughout the movie-more details pointing to Jack’s use and abuse of women?)
After the tape is rewound to where the subject believes he’s pulling worms from his body and worms start bursting out, we see no worms, just a guy acting like he’s being attacked from the inside by wriggling creeps. It turns out our magician/hypnotist has hypnotized nearly _everyone_ watching. Why we don’t see worms on replay is that we didn’t see the magician’s prep work, or build up, into his act of mass hypnotism.
Later, Abraxas manifests itself in the body of the girl. Lots of really bad things happen.
But the weirdest and I think, most frightening thing is that we, the viewers, were _hypnotized a second time._
This accounts for the breaking of the footage rule. I think we cease to see view footage (until the end) just before Jack believes he forces his way backstage. I imagine we were hypnotized by Abraxas, but I also wonder if it wasn’t Jack’s psychic scream as he sees the Hell that awaits him. Maybe it’s both. I don’t think it’s ever clear.
And having squared that circle in my mind, I feel a bit more satisfied, but I’ll watch the movie again as I think your ritual completion angle has a lot of merit.
Damn I never thought of the audience being hypnotised, that’s really clever! That’s an excellent insight, thanks heaps for sharing! Glad you enjoyed both the video and the movie too.
i wasn’t able to see it in theaters, and when i streamed it last night i realized watching this movie on a tv makes for a really cool experience
@@drewberriesandcream I prefer it on tv! Really feels like you’re watching a tape that you personally have found, very effective.
@@GetFramed i started to feel like i was one of the people watching live at home and when he started yelling to turn off the tv im not gonna lie i considered it for a second 😅
Great video keep it up man! I'm definitely going to see this movie tonight, thanks to you.
Awesome! So glad to hear it!
!!!!!!!!! late night with the devil has become one of mine if not my favorite film ever and i loved your video on it!!!!
i know you said you were saving for time but id love to here you talk about it more
Thanks! It's one of my favourites too. I love it so much. I would like to talk about it more, but I think that a lot of what else I wanted to say has already been discussed in the comments. Check out a few of the other comments because a lot of them have made really interesting points!
This being the same actor who played Polka-Dot Man in "Suicide Squad" proves to me he's going to be going even more places!
Literally just finished this movie after learning about the Mr. Beast controversy with Jake. I don't think there is a better parallel in the sense of doing whatever it takes to succeed.
This is one I’m just not going to “get”. Was intrigued at the start and the visuals are great but it just fizzled out.
Damn bro, your 1st narrative video???? You killed it. I'll sub just based on that.
@@millhousemillard2140 thank you!
@GetFramed no problem
I love that interpretation. That now he has to live with the fact that his soul is damned, and his wife is waiting to torment him for all eternity for what he's done to her. He got his wish for fame, but at what cost?!
I've never seen the movie, i have no skin in the game, but bro... if its a documentary style movie that suddenly and without explanation puts you into the perspective of one of the characters... you saying "it doesnt bother me" or "it doesnt break consistancy for me" is not an argument for why it makes sense. Whether it bothers you or not is irrelavent.
It's worth watching obviously, and for some people it doesn't work. It works for me, and it works for lots of other people. I'm not objectively correct by liking it, but my opinion is relevant, and so is everyone elses. I think it's really clever how they don't abide by the norms of found footage.
I think it had a cool premise, but ultimately did nothing new, and didn’t use any older concepts effectively.
The set up was better than the pay off.
I stumbled upon tthis video snd immediately stopped to go and watch the movie, I thank you for that. This movie truly shows that the creators did their homework to a T.
This video was great, you did a wonderful job at narrating! I’m so glad someone’s done a deep dive into this crazy movie!
Thank you so much!
For your first video essay, this was really well done! You've convinced me to add this one to my movie list.
I think this really kept ratcheting the tension. Sadly the last ten minutes were a bit of a letdown. Like it didn't know quite where to go. But still incredibly fun.
Excellent analysis. Coherent, very clued in to the signs about damnation and salvation. Thanks
This was a really interesting deep dive into the themes behind this movie. I missed all it all had connected together, until I watched this.
While I was watching and listening to this, I was meditating on how people actually do make deals to gain more power, influence, money, sex, ect..
It really seems as if the people who get involved in making these sacrifices are doing it out of not knowing the demonic power behind these rituals.
I really loved how David Dasmalchian's character seemed to repent of his actions near the end by pleading with the people at home to turn off their TV. It really seems as though he didn't really know what he was actually getting himself involved in with this ritual.
And all of these rituals where large groups of people are involved in just seem to be practicing witchcraft, sacrificing, sorcery, ect. all seem to do this because they want something and they believe that their works will get them what they want. Religions and cults throughout the world seem to add works into their belief systems, which reminds me of 1 Corithians 1:25 KJV "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weaknesses of God is stronger than men". I believe that religious cults (whether they are Christian, Satanic, Atheist, ect) band together because they think that they are smarter and stronger while they are all together. God still forgives them, but they just need to realize what they are doing wrong and repent of it (like David Dastmalchian's chararcter, or King David in the Old Testament, or the repentant thief on the cross in the New Testament).
As a born-again believer in Jesus, Christ; I believe that only Jesus can save us and heal us from our sins; whether it is: foolishness, lust, greed, gluttony, blasphemy, pride, anger, murder, lying, ect..
I believe that Jesus, Christ is going to come back again to rightfully judge us of our sins and we need to confess them to Christ alone (and to anyone else who we had sinned against).
To anyone reading this, God hates our sins, but He loved each and everyone of us enough to give us His son that whosoever believeth on him should have everlasting life. I hope that many of you will find Jesus, Christ as your savior. When you do, just beware of the wolves in sheep's clothing (churches who tell you that you can lose your salvation if your criticize the church leaders, theological doctrines, or building, ect..).
May God bless you all
Standard deal with the devil for fortune & fame is the first born child, One cannot barter the life or soul of another unless they had a hand in its creation.
The wife should have been left alone.
I thought, even whilst credits were running, that it would return and we'd see what the cameras caught at the end and that being Jack actually breaking dudes neck, slicing Dr's throat etc
It was a good flick 👌
It's almost like we are the viewers or at least can imagine being in their place, in a sense we are all damned to Hell for witnessing a forbidden event.
The Exorcist, if they had stayed in the desert doing paranoia, thsts my head cannon.
Great video, but i feel like you may have glossed over Delroys wife's ghost being present in the studio throughout. I feel like in some way his wife was at least partially responsible for what happened to Jack at the end as a form of vengeance
That is true, I briefly mentioned at the end that his vengeful wife would be waiting for him when he died, but you are right. There were some moments when she flashed on screen, like during Lilly's possession scene, hinting that she did have something to do with it all. Good pick up!
@GetFramed if anything it just shows how layered and detailed this film is, and how multiple theories can be derived from it. Definitely one of the better recent horrors
I thoroughly enjoyed it! I found myself so engrossed in the talk show premise that I found myself watching it as if it were. That’s good cinema
So did I! It felt like a real talk show and at points I wasn't watching it as a movie, I was watching it as a real late night show. Great movie!
Your explanation at the beginning sounds something like jimmy fallon would absolutely do.
Well done video! I had never heard of this show... thanks for sharing! 😊
Thank you very much!!!
Just to clarify in case there might be any misunderstanding, Night Owls isn’t a real show, it’s just a fictional show from this film that fictionally competed with Johnny Carson.
Really enjoyed this! Keep up the good work!
When I originally read the title, it immediately reminded me of the music video of Thy Mission by The Garden. Love the video!
Interesting video, good narration mate. Subbed
Excellent video man! I really enjoyed this filo personally, I liked the twists and non-standard approach to a scary movie that it took. And as to your review specifically, I appreciate you speaking about the real world context that enhances the film. I wasn’t born yet to see the release and reception of the Exorcist (and never really watched or considered the cultural inportance of late-night TV) so I would’ve missed that entire layer of the film if you hadn’t put this video together.
Thanks heaps! I really found the historical context of the film fascinating, so I'm glad I was able to share some of that with you! Obviously I wasn't around then either, but I've always loved The Exorcist, and I could see the influences and parallels.
I felt really let down by this and expected sooo much more personally. Maybe I need to watch it again but as it stands now I felt like it could have been SOOO much better with everything that they had set up in it. Kind of just fizzled out.
I love you interpretation of the ending.
I wanted to like this but… it was just… disappointing. It didn’t lead anywhere emotionally powerful. It felt… boring. Predictable. By the numbers. Shallow.
Great analysis on a great movie bro. Just subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more of your vids 🔥🔥🔥
@@OmarMazinAl-Janabi thank you very much! Very much appreciated!
I felt like the ending was a little bit of a letdown but the tension building, the climax, the acting and the plot were all solid and unique enough to recommend to anyone who likes horror films.
You should do a video essay exploring why you have so little subscribers because wtf ? Your work deserves at least 200k subscribers by now
@@shivalishankersharma1562 Thank you very much! This video just seemed to pop off and has resonated with a lot of people which is awesome, hopefully it drives more people towards my channel because I like to do these video essays every couple of months!
One of the best horror films in years.
wikipedia said this was filmed in my hometown Melbourne… I couldn’t be more proud
@@tahuaroa I live in Torquay, so I’m only about an hour away from where this was filmed! One of the great Aussie films already!
@@GetFramed travelling the Great Ocean Road on motorbike has been one of my fave things ever to do… Victoria is the best state ever
I just watched this. There was just so much stellar work at every level. It's a true delight.
It was really good! That young actor is one of the best I’ve seen in a while! The stares were agonizingly terrifying. 😳
I watched it after a strong edible… that upped the paranoia for sure! 😂
Enjoyed your essay, and I really enjoyed this film. One I'll enjoy repeat viewings of for many years to come, i think.
I knew he was being shown a super dark version of his show at the end, but it never occurred to me that it was Abraxis giving him a quick taste of what Hell would be like after he dies. It's an interesting theory and it makes a lot of sense. But it was pretty clear his soul was damned. I had mostly thought of it as an elaborate trick to get him to sacrifice the girl who got away from fulfilling her role in the cult. I thought that maybe even the intention was to have Jack sacrifice Lily in the end all along because even after his wife died he never got those ratings. So they use that first "sacrifice" as part of the plan to trick him into doing the second one. Crazy devious.
Oh btw, I'd call this a mixed medium film. Definitely not pure found footage, which, apparently i like better than you. I thought a couple of the Paranormal Activity sequels were pretty good. 😂
Interesting, I don’t think I mentioned it in my video but I do think that this specific night, he got higher ratings than Carson. But your theory makes a lot of sense too.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@GetFramed right, he did after the SECOND sacrifice. What I was saying was that after his wife died and he came back, he never did get the ratings until that fateful night. Maybe I didn't word it all that well. I should be sleeping.
@@a_Cynthia_Main ahh I see what you mean, that’s definitely right.
My favorite scene is when skeptic sees a devil and then immediately pledges his alliance xD
@@iphatbass ‘ABRACADABRA!’
This movie was amazing, Super weird idea and super unique plot and considering the budget (150,000 Usd) it was one of the best movies of 2024, I agree
Imagine showing this on live TV in 70s
@@KM-rl4gm May I recommend Ghostwatch? It’s a British tv film from 1992, on Halloween night they aired a live exploration into a haunted house, and shit hit the fan. Now it was obviously staged and not actually filmed live, but it was presented as a live broadcast and people watching it actually thought it was real and lost their fucking minds!
@@GetFramed oh yes I've seen it!
@@KM-rl4gm how good is it!