What really impressed me about this movie is how the smiling is really easy to make unintentionally hilarious like it was in Truth or Dare, but instead it's genuinely terrifying every single time. That's no small feat.
@@ninedeuce8123 That was probably a WWE reference since Matt Bloom wrestled under that name from 2002-2004. James is a huge wrestling fan so it makes sense.
I met Sam Raimi at a con in March of 2023, and I asked him what his favorite horror movies were of last year. He said his two favorites were ‘Smile’ & ‘Barbarian’. So congratulations to Parker Finn for impressing Sam fucking Raimi with your filmmaking debut.
@@ejc.ej6 Same. Normally I don't really care about movie tones or anything, but Barbarian is different. Hereditary is even more terrifying than Barbarian and it didn't affect me in any way But The Mist and Barbarian left me feeling really weird, especially with The Mist's movie ending and Barbarian's backstory
The great thing about a “smile” used as a theme for mental illness in horror is that that’s what a lot of mental illness people feel they need to do. Put on a happy face for everyone else while they are going through all the different struggles on the inside. My brother has a mental illness and he’s talked about that throughout his life. I do really like that part of the film
I experienced something similar to the smile entity for a total of 8 hours…. I wish I was joking but the things I saw were the most terrifying thing your imagination can create came to life for one goal. Consume any energy of life and want you to know how much they hate you
Funnily enough I heard my brother say " at least you know he's not depressed, they at least act happy". I hate smiling unless I genuinely feel like it and even then not too often. Love you work James, keep at it.
@@haiz768why not? He doesn't have to do this shit, James could get another job anywhere but he dedicates his time to this because he loves it. It's still a lot of work even if it's his job all he said was thank you 😂
One thing I love about this movie is how it portrays how mental illness can lead you to traumatizing others no matter how much you try to prevent it. Now, I don’t want to excuse hurting people based on mental illness, you can’t simply say “sorry I have x disorder so I can’t help hurting you”, but the way that the main character desperately tries to isolate herself to avoid traumatizing someone else but fails in the end because her own mind tricks her is so painfully reminiscent of real life, and desperately trying not to let your symptoms affect other people’s because you know it’s not fair, you know it’s not right, you know you’re hurting them, but that doesn’t mean you always have the control to stop it.
I still remember the creepy af marketing they had for this movie. They paid people to attend live sporting events and just stand there Smiling as wide as humanly possible the entire time just in case the camera would pan over them and it worked. There was several baseball games where you'd see 2 or 3 people standing there unblinking and looking into the camera smiling and it is generally unnerving to say the least. This movie looked so cheesey in all the trailers but it's actually really impactful and kinda heartbreaking if I'm being honest.
@@The-S-H3lf-Eaterdid you even try to apply? I did. When 3 comes out, try then. Free sports, per diem, one night accommodation, a bit of pocket money, and (beside promoting the name of the movie) signing and following your NDA.
"How many people flashed pearly whites on the way to the pearly gates" is such an excellent line, and that 'to the numbers' bit was hilarious. Dead Meat team truly on point every single time
I've always found a monster who constantly stalked you and manipulated your mind instead of directly attacking you to be the much more terrifying take on horror. Being chased down by an inhuman monster is suspensful, tense, and adrenaline-pumping, but looking down your dark bedroom and seeing a person smiling at you when you live alone makes your heart skip three beats.
That multi-jawed smiley demon is honestly the most visually unsettling thing I've seen in a horror movie in so long, that fact it was made practically is so cool
Definitely the scariest movie I've seen in a while. Super tragic too. The only central characters who suffer in this movie are Rose (who wants to help the mentally ill and gets punished for it) and her ex (who just wants to help her). Everyone else who abandons her (her sister, boyfriend, etc) make it out alive. No justice in the world of this movie.
Kinda sad because it reflects how mental illness doesn't only affect the patient alone but also their loved ones. And it's also traumatizing to love someone with a mental illness.
So I havem't been into horror movies until about a month ago when my grandmother, who loves horror movies showed me this one. She told me it was really scary and I came out of the movie very disappointed. The next two nights we watch The Conjuring and The Grudge. I was also very disappointed. So if you have any good movies that'll leave me scared shitless, do share.
Trevor pisses me off a lot. Not because he's poorly written but because he's perfectly written as someone who's terrible at dealing with others' suffering. He's constantly mad at Rose, never listens to her and lashes out every time Rose is panicking. He's acted well though
I think traumatized people who are "coping" end up with Trevors more often than not. A Trevor sees someone who will crawl into the bathroom to treat their own wounds, and gloms right on.
And sadly, that is the type of men they attract. She found someone to help emotional block everything out, and without knowing it, lost actually support. How can you truly support someone if not emotionally? Her ex probably wanted to actually help her through the it together, hence the "someone else's problem" so they broke up.
Know my favorite part about the themes of this story? The fact that victims smile right before ending their own lives is probably a subtle reference to the fact that when people who are struggling with that desire finally decide to commit, they actually cheer up. It's a smile, but it's absolutely a twisted smile with dark undertones. And then, of course, when someone does take their own life when people aren't expecting it, it's some of the most traumatic shit you could possibly ask to experience. Seriously, there's so many connections to actual psychology in this movie, and treating it with a deathly serious tone was the absolute best choice for this premise.
@@SuperCakeKing 1. Yeah, people who /survived./ This movie (and comment) is about people who are /about to/ try. Those are completely different subjects. 2. There's literally an entire scene where they explain in detail that the monster spreads through trauma. Do they not have subtext where you're from? This is like fifth grade level reading comprehension.
@@kelliecarmichael2539 Was the sass and aggression totally necessary? Sure, this stuff isn't something hidden, but the first part is absolutely something that wasn't discussed in the video. I get it, I really do; people talking about something that's obvious as if it's the most profound shit in the world is annoying. But was the targeted dig against my reading comprehension totally required to get your point across?
@@carniethedat7071so, first of all, I fully agree with your point about the link to people who make the decision to kill themselves suddenly appearing really happy. I think the way that as soon as they hit the point of no return in the film they get that fixed grin, it’s just too perfect a metaphor to be accidental. But I don’t see people talk about that as much as they talk about the other themes in the film, so it’s nice to find someone with a similar mindset. That being said, it’s a little funny that you’re upset at Kellie apparently doubting your reading comprehension when you’ve read their comment without realising they’ve tagged someone else. You know, just a smidge funny, just a little irony giggle. Also, the person Kellie’s responding to both tried to ‘correct’ your point while completely misinterpreting it, and I’ve just seen them in another comment thread responding to someone talking about how at age 6 they saw their uncle decapitate their aunt before committing suicide with, essentially, “grow up and stop talking about your trauma online”, so honestly fuck that guy.
I was in the military as a Corpsman. A Medic. Being that close to the dead and dying while you're trying to save them or in my case, being the first responder to a call is something I will never forget as much as I want to. I am stable now, with medications and therapy but it will always eat at me. I still have trouble looking at people in the eyes.
I had a friend who is an EMT and he's shared some gnarly stories. I think it helped him to share, like unloading some of the burden he carries. Thank you for helping people in need, I hope some day soon you no longer have trouble looking people in the eyes.
the jumpscares in this movie were the most effective ones I can remember in recent memory, for REAL. I was got EVERY time; even after years of horror, I done SCREAMED at almost every single scare hahaha
Note for aspiring horror filmmakers: Jump scares only work when they come out of nowhere (the air shaft one in Alien being my favorite example). Several minutes of a character walking around in the dark while we sit there waiting for a loud noise is not scary, it's annoying.
This movie really impressed me as someone who struggles with mental health issues. The idea that you're being "forced" to smile through your pain, having so many people discredit or downplay your experiences and fears, and feeling isolated and confused are all things that resonate with me. I know some people were skewed on the ending since she doesn't make it out, but to me, it exemplifies how even when you bravely face your traumas, they're still a part of you and something you have to learn to live with. This movie could have been a lot more empty and cheap but I think it had a great message.
This movie is honestly a really good representation of the struggles of mental health. As someone who suffers from numerous disorders and issues this movie is one that highlights how unintentionally condescending a lot of people react to people like me by asking if we took our meds or saw our therapist as if that fixes anything. they downplay or disregard trauma that directly effects mental health and instead tell us to just be happy and smile because then they don’t have to deal with it, when all that really does is eat away at our mind until we’re to far gone and then people think we’re just crazy. I’ve never seen media depict the mental decline I’ve experienced time and time again and for that i really respect this movie for giving voice to the problems a lot of people like me experience.
James, don't apologize for the blurring. If anything it adds to the encouragement to actually watch the movie in it's full splendor instead of just watch the Kill Count, like you say in so many videos. I watched this movie months ago, and I really like it! I relate to a lot of the troubles Rose deals with throughout the duration of the watch. Besides, the blurring doesn't change the fact that you're still trying to bring high quality content for your viewers. Instead of just going through the movie's major points and counting up the kills, it feels like we're sitting down and discussing movies with a friend, both the good and bad about them, and how much work goes into making them. So keep your head up! You're doing a great job! Side note, as for the viewers: If you know you can handle horror movies, and you can handle themes that this one portrays, go watch it. When James recommends to watch a movie, even if it's a bad one, it's still better to just watch it then 'substitue' it with the Kill Count. I watched Ready Or Not because of James' recommendation, and it's one of my favorite horror comedies. So, watch the movies before you watch the Kill Count (If you can handle horror movies, gore, and uncomfortable themes of course.)
We are less annoyed about not getting to see the blood and more so annoyed that there are channels with stuff far worse than what you see in the movies he covers remain uncensored, yet James shows a bit of blood and they age restrict his ass.
@@Songofgaiafoe oh I know. It’s why I stopped posting a while ago. Cause it seemed like every time I tried to play one of my favorite games on the channel, it would get claimed.
This movie motivated me to seek mental health counseling , say what you want about the movie’s ending but it did shine a light on what can happen to someone with unchecked trauma. When I was six years old I remember seeing my uncle decapitate his wife in front of the whole family and then shoot himself , my father was affected by it bad so he turned to drugs and soon he took his own life via OD , my cousin turned to drinking but luckily turned his life around but he cites that incident from when we were kids as the reason he turned to the bottle. I used to have nightmares about what happened but tried to just shrug it off , but I realized it affected my relationships with other people , I built walls to try to stop getting close to others cause I feared I would lose them in a vicious way like I lost my uncle and my aunt - it’s been a year now since I’ve been going to therapy , it’s a long road but it’s so worth it - I hope anyone who’s suffering with PTSD can find the necessary help God bless.
This movie had one of my favorite viral marketing campaigns ever. They paid actors to go to baseball games in seats with high chances of being filmed for tv. They did this at several stadiums the same night. The actors then stood up the whole game and just stared at the camera/on field with the trademark smile. No explaination, no signs, just a creepy person smiling and making everyone uncomfortable. Some even got kicked out of the stadiums.
My favorite scene is the one where the entity poses as Rose's therapist, mainly because the entity takes its time before revealing itself and is just having fun roleplaying as the therapist. I like that, because it shows that the entity has its own twisted sense of humor and knows that it has all the time in the world because it will win eventually, so why not have a little fun in between?
It also low key implies that it may be don't this in other scenarios, scenarios where it isn't interrupted by the real version of the person. Just there, manipulating events without ever actually being caught.
@@MaxiLuca I discussed that scene on my Instagram page on how clever they were by putting it in our face that it wasn't the real therapist by giving her different clothes, but I believe the change in shoes was done for more practical reasons as they obviously couldn't have her walk over the furniture with heels on.
One things James missed is during the scenes where Rose was getting a toy train for Jackson, the camera looked down at a family smiling being shown for a few seconds, referencing the smiling meant something was going to happen. Edit: I didn’t expect 400+ likes, but I do like knowing 400+ people saw this and probably know this terrifying fun fact.
the ending is actually insane if they want to make a third movie they need it to be before the events of the first and second (the true second victim to get the curse)
7:36 i like the distinction in costume design between Holly and Rose, Rose always in this drab blue and Holly in a cheery pink, sets apart their lives and how they've coped with their mother's death and abuse. There are a lot of pops of pinks and blue here and there.
I wouldn’t call this film “insanely” gory, films like Evil Dead Rise are more fitting for that description. I’d say this film is more like “effectively” gory. It’s not raining blood in every scene, but when it does have gore it really gets to you more, compared to films with excessive gore.
As someone who has struggled with their own mental health and attempts I can confirm that not only does this movie do a great job at showing the more professional point of view but James also does a great job explaining how the movie describes it from someones personal view. It can happen to anyone and it seems like something else to people who don't understand mental health
As a mental health professional, I so appreciate how much care you do take with self harm and suicide. Horror can be a safe space for so many people and your kindness and normalization of mental health and mental health care is so valuable!
blurring it, or disguising it doesnt help the problem. it should be out in the open, and even the subject of jokes. why else do you think cops and firefighters, military, dopctors, EMTs and so many other jobs dealing with trauma and horrible sights have such dark sense of humor?
The ending of this movie really surprised me, the fact that we got to know Joel and we ended up loving him, it killed me that he had to witness Rose die, it’s the perfect ending to a perfect horror movie, now all we have to do is wait for the sequel to drop.
One good thing about working the graveyard shift is that when I get home from work on Friday mornings there’s a new killcount! Also no need to apologize dude, we get it.
There seems to be smiles hidden throughout this movie, really puts you on edge. 16:28 lights in the window make a smile . Her coffee cup is a smile face
This movie is a masterpiece ngl, but also Lucy's squeaky meow at the end of that 'get to the Numbers' bit was the wholesome cuteness we needed to balance out the heavy movie topic
I absolutely LOVE that you pointed out the decline of Rose’s wardrobe. It’s a small detail, but it’s an incredibly realistic one. In the words of my teacher for a clinical psych course, ‘The first thing you should observe [in patients] is their clothes. Even if someone can fake a smile, they can’t fake their way out of how their mental illness might impact their day-to-day life’.
its extra weird cause thats like the only case of the demon messing with the physical world Everything else is just hallucinations but for some reason it murdered her cat and stuffed it in the present? bruh
I remember going to the bathroom afterwards and actually feeling terrified to look at the dudes around me. It took me a year to get over my fear of this movie lol
i always love the amount of effort put into these videos. they even have captions premade and it’s so easy for me to watch- especially when i can’t have my volume too high and don’t have ear buds on me.
My favourite scene is the cat scene. It’s a birthday, so it’s a very calm and enjoyable atmosphere. Out of nowhere, you see a dead cat being held by the child. It’s such an unsettling and out of pocket scene that it’s so scary.
That ending was probably one of the best twist in a horror movie in awhile cause all you wanted was to see her break the curse an not pass it on but no matter how hard she tried she was never escaping
If it's any solace for the blurring headache, episodes like this are the only way I get to enjoy movies like this, since I can't stomach the gore in the actual film. Thank you for uploading these!
My main gripe with this film is the whole thing of having the character explain the most deranged situations, while completely neglecting to use the facts they’ve gathered, when they’re supposed to be trying to convince others they’re telling the truth. Like I get it, the character is under a lot of stress, and so their behavior will appear erratic to everyone. But the scene with her sister is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. They just have the main actress show her sister a disturbing photo, but they don’t have her say “This has happened back to back with the same situation”. So the sister doesn’t believe her. That sort of thing irks my nerves, and then honestly, even though there was constant scenery changes, it started to feel dull for me at certain points. Like I can’t describe it. Maybe it’s because they kept a heavy feeling through most of the film, which we know was intentional, but for me, if there’s not even one break, it starts to bore me after a while 🤷🏽♀️ so honestly I probably wouldn’t rewatch this film. But I still want to give Smile 2 a chance.
I think that we can collectively agree that the blurring is the least of our worries. The fact that you even pump out content the way you do is enough. Keep on keepin on, love the stuff, watched every week for like a million years and will continue to do so!
The Smile Demon may very well be my favorite horror monster, up there with The Thing and Art the Clown. You can’t defeat it, there’s virtually no limit to its power, and as far as we know it’s only doing all of this just because it gets sadistic amusement out of it - none of that “needs to eat” stuff. This is as close to a perfect cinematic depiction of Nyarlathotep as I’ve ever seen, and it’s amazing.
FINALLY, a movie I was looking forward to James covering! Other than the poor cat, of course, being killed off, this movie was amazing. Easily a top tier horror movie.
Probably the best jump scare would definitely have to be when during when Morgan’s faces out of nowhere turns into Carl’s from her hallucination. It’s so sudden and has no build up at all, scared the shit out of me.
The writing in these kill counts still never ceases to amaze me. The “damned smile” line when talking about Sosie Bacon’s character’s experience when Bacon was also in 13 reasons why. Top notch.
I really like the cast in this movie, especially the fact that little Rose/regular Rose and her mom really have similar features and you can believe that they are from the same family!
This movie was the first in a long time to genuinely scare me. Most movies just have jump scares that startle you and then you forget them right after but something about this movie stuck with me after watching it.
I watched it in theatres and it was an empty cinema with just me and my friend there, and having one person with me is probably the only time ever where that is more scary than being alone 😂
I appreciate Dead Meat for covering horror movies past and present. He has made Kill Counts Releases a day to look forward to in order to appreciate the team's hardwork.
James I am 20 now and have been watching since I was middle school. I’ve literally watched every kill count and I rather take a blurry video then no kill count at all. Love u Brodie keep it up because I ain’t going anywhere
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Let's just put on a happy face & get to the kills!
Love you man you helped me through my accident
No need for apologies, blurry or not Dead Meat still awesome, Have A Nice Day
Happy 1000 videos
Do u not want to do a chucky s2 kill count or u cant?
What really impressed me about this movie is how the smiling is really easy to make unintentionally hilarious like it was in Truth or Dare, but instead it's genuinely terrifying every single time. That's no small feat.
The only smile in the movie that actually kinda made me chuckle was the therapist😭
The smiling in Truth or Dare looked like a Jim Carrey impression for me.
@@DodoRibeiro-ts6poFr I never liked it 😂
Mostly because truth or dare had the dumb cgi digital smiles. This movies are all genuine
Really? I was laughing at how silly it was haha several others in the theater were as well
“I AM NOT CRAZY. sorry.. sorry..” is my favorite line in this movie because of how realistic it is.
Sosie looked so much like her dad when she said that
Bravo Vince
I know this all too well...
Yeah.
Chuck McGill moment
“He decides to take the *A-TRAIN* out of this situation” that’s a good one
Before watching “The Boys” I wouldn’t have caught that reference lmao
Came to the comments just to see this one lmao
I knew I saw his face somewhere
*CAN'T STOP THE A-TRAIN BABY*
@@ninedeuce8123 That was probably a WWE reference since Matt Bloom wrestled under that name from 2002-2004. James is a huge wrestling fan so it makes sense.
I met Sam Raimi at a con in March of 2023, and I asked him what his favorite horror movies were of last year. He said his two favorites were ‘Smile’ & ‘Barbarian’. So congratulations to Parker Finn for impressing Sam fucking Raimi with your filmmaking debut.
That is one massive achievement
Barbarian is honestly horrifying
@@WarmNitrogenSeriously that movie put me through a roller coaster of emotions 😂
Talk about passing the torch
@@ejc.ej6 Same.
Normally I don't really care about movie tones or anything, but Barbarian is different. Hereditary is even more terrifying than Barbarian and it didn't affect me in any way
But The Mist and Barbarian left me feeling really weird, especially with The Mist's movie ending and Barbarian's backstory
Honestly James, I come for your narration. No amount of blurring can deviate from your passion and charisma.
DAMN STRAIGHHT
Yea me 2
Totally
plus i've already seen the movie so i don't *need* the clips uncensored
FACTS
Af 9:19 I love the way you can hear her smile as she says, “are you sure?” I swear I can imagine the smirk on her face as she says it
I can too
That part gave me shivers 😬
@@I.am.not.in.your.house.or.am.I me too, every single time
Definitely.
The great thing about a “smile” used as a theme for mental illness in horror is that that’s what a lot of mental illness people feel they need to do. Put on a happy face for everyone else while they are going through all the different struggles on the inside. My brother has a mental illness and he’s talked about that throughout his life. I do really like that part of the film
I never even thought about it in that way and that’s a great point
@@toddriehle7675 It's the reason no one saw Robin William's suicide coming. He didn't want to let people down.
I experienced something similar to the smile entity for a total of 8 hours…. I wish I was joking but the things I saw were the most terrifying thing your imagination can create came to life for one goal. Consume any energy of life and want you to know how much they hate you
Funnily enough I heard my brother say " at least you know he's not depressed, they at least act happy". I hate smiling unless I genuinely feel like it and even then not too often. Love you work James, keep at it.
Me a year ago
No problems with the blurring.
Thanks for your efforts as always
Why are you thanking him for doing his job?
@@haiz768well don’t you sound like a delight
@@haiz768 because his job is making awesome content for us
@@haiz768why not? He doesn't have to do this shit, James could get another job anywhere but he dedicates his time to this because he loves it. It's still a lot of work even if it's his job all he said was thank you 😂
@@haiz768 what? what a stupid comment. You thank people every day for doing their job, You're enjoying his content so why wouldn't you thank him
One thing I love about this movie is how it portrays how mental illness can lead you to traumatizing others no matter how much you try to prevent it. Now, I don’t want to excuse hurting people based on mental illness, you can’t simply say “sorry I have x disorder so I can’t help hurting you”, but the way that the main character desperately tries to isolate herself to avoid traumatizing someone else but fails in the end because her own mind tricks her is so painfully reminiscent of real life, and desperately trying not to let your symptoms affect other people’s because you know it’s not fair, you know it’s not right, you know you’re hurting them, but that doesn’t mean you always have the control to stop it.
I still remember the creepy af marketing they had for this movie. They paid people to attend live sporting events and just stand there Smiling as wide as humanly possible the entire time just in case the camera would pan over them and it worked. There was several baseball games where you'd see 2 or 3 people standing there unblinking and looking into the camera smiling and it is generally unnerving to say the least. This movie looked so cheesey in all the trailers but it's actually really impactful and kinda heartbreaking if I'm being honest.
I wish *I* got paid for smiling.
@@The-S-H3lf-Eaterdid you even try to apply? I did. When 3 comes out, try then. Free sports, per diem, one night accommodation, a bit of pocket money, and (beside promoting the name of the movie) signing and following your NDA.
@@spartansdieforglory Yeah, I don't think they advertise in my country.
"How many people flashed pearly whites on the way to the pearly gates" is such an excellent line, and that 'to the numbers' bit was hilarious. Dead Meat team truly on point every single time
Technically since they were possessed by a demon their souls went to the infernal pits
I've always found a monster who constantly stalked you and manipulated your mind instead of directly attacking you to be the much more terrifying take on horror. Being chased down by an inhuman monster is suspensful, tense, and adrenaline-pumping, but looking down your dark bedroom and seeing a person smiling at you when you live alone makes your heart skip three beats.
That multi-jawed smiley demon is honestly the most visually unsettling thing I've seen in a horror movie in so long, that fact it was made practically is so cool
Definitely the scariest movie I've seen in a while. Super tragic too. The only central characters who suffer in this movie are Rose (who wants to help the mentally ill and gets punished for it) and her ex (who just wants to help her). Everyone else who abandons her (her sister, boyfriend, etc) make it out alive. No justice in the world of this movie.
Yeahhhh.... About that boyfriend though 😬😐
Kinda sad because it reflects how mental illness doesn't only affect the patient alone but also their loved ones. And it's also traumatizing to love someone with a mental illness.
he isnt her ex
So I havem't been into horror movies until about a month ago when my grandmother, who loves horror movies showed me this one. She told me it was really scary and I came out of the movie very disappointed. The next two nights we watch The Conjuring and The Grudge. I was also very disappointed. So if you have any good movies that'll leave me scared shitless, do share.
@@persikkapuu06 I know, but he was surely something else
"Aw that's nice!" "Oh, That's...not nice".
I really LOVE his voice in these moments XDDD
Trevor pisses me off a lot. Not because he's poorly written but because he's perfectly written as someone who's terrible at dealing with others' suffering. He's constantly mad at Rose, never listens to her and lashes out every time Rose is panicking. He's acted well though
I think traumatized people who are "coping" end up with Trevors more often than not. A Trevor sees someone who will crawl into the bathroom to treat their own wounds, and gloms right on.
And sadly, that is the type of men they attract. She found someone to help emotional block everything out, and without knowing it, lost actually support. How can you truly support someone if not emotionally? Her ex probably wanted to actually help her through the it together, hence the "someone else's problem" so they broke up.
A-train
@@spriterefreshed935can’t stop the a train
he was just off the compound v he cant be blamed
Know my favorite part about the themes of this story? The fact that victims smile right before ending their own lives is probably a subtle reference to the fact that when people who are struggling with that desire finally decide to commit, they actually cheer up. It's a smile, but it's absolutely a twisted smile with dark undertones.
And then, of course, when someone does take their own life when people aren't expecting it, it's some of the most traumatic shit you could possibly ask to experience. Seriously, there's so many connections to actual psychology in this movie, and treating it with a deathly serious tone was the absolute best choice for this premise.
statistically thats the opposite. those who survive suicide attempts regret it. this movie isnt about trauma its about a demon
@@SuperCakeKing 1. Yeah, people who /survived./ This movie (and comment) is about people who are /about to/ try. Those are completely different subjects.
2. There's literally an entire scene where they explain in detail that the monster spreads through trauma. Do they not have subtext where you're from? This is like fifth grade level reading comprehension.
@@kelliecarmichael2539 Was the sass and aggression totally necessary? Sure, this stuff isn't something hidden, but the first part is absolutely something that wasn't discussed in the video. I get it, I really do; people talking about something that's obvious as if it's the most profound shit in the world is annoying. But was the targeted dig against my reading comprehension totally required to get your point across?
@@carniethedat7071 ?????? I've raved for twenty minutes about the smile motif myself. That was a reply to the other person, not you.
@@carniethedat7071so, first of all, I fully agree with your point about the link to people who make the decision to kill themselves suddenly appearing really happy. I think the way that as soon as they hit the point of no return in the film they get that fixed grin, it’s just too perfect a metaphor to be accidental. But I don’t see people talk about that as much as they talk about the other themes in the film, so it’s nice to find someone with a similar mindset.
That being said, it’s a little funny that you’re upset at Kellie apparently doubting your reading comprehension when you’ve read their comment without realising they’ve tagged someone else. You know, just a smidge funny, just a little irony giggle.
Also, the person Kellie’s responding to both tried to ‘correct’ your point while completely misinterpreting it, and I’ve just seen them in another comment thread responding to someone talking about how at age 6 they saw their uncle decapitate their aunt before committing suicide with, essentially, “grow up and stop talking about your trauma online”, so honestly fuck that guy.
I was in the military as a Corpsman. A Medic. Being that close to the dead and dying while you're trying to save them or in my case, being the first responder to a call is something I will never forget as much as I want to. I am stable now, with medications and therapy but it will always eat at me. I still have trouble looking at people in the eyes.
I had a friend who is an EMT and he's shared some gnarly stories. I think it helped him to share, like unloading some of the burden he carries. Thank you for helping people in need, I hope some day soon you no longer have trouble looking people in the eyes.
Hope you’re doing better now.
James missed the final kill of the audience dying at how ADORABLE Lucy’s little squeak was!!!!!!
Underrated comment
As cheap as jumpscares can be, this movie actually earns its sudden moments. The audio jumpscare and both car ones REALLY got me.
the jumpscares in this movie were the most effective ones I can remember in recent memory, for REAL. I was got EVERY time; even after years of horror, I done SCREAMED at almost every single scare hahaha
Note for aspiring horror filmmakers: Jump scares only work when they come out of nowhere (the air shaft one in Alien being my favorite example). Several minutes of a character walking around in the dark while we sit there waiting for a loud noise is not scary, it's annoying.
It doesn't earn it but okay
Oh yeah! When the sister knocks on the car window…..holy shit, I can’t remember the last time I was genuinely frightened like that.
@coolnerdlll6053 Tension with jumpscares are fine if it actually is done unexpectedly or somewhat creatively
8:11 code red means fire in a hospital. Technically she'd be calling a code white for an aggressive patient.
This movie really impressed me as someone who struggles with mental health issues. The idea that you're being "forced" to smile through your pain, having so many people discredit or downplay your experiences and fears, and feeling isolated and confused are all things that resonate with me. I know some people were skewed on the ending since she doesn't make it out, but to me, it exemplifies how even when you bravely face your traumas, they're still a part of you and something you have to learn to live with. This movie could have been a lot more empty and cheap but I think it had a great message.
honestly had a terrible message.
@@SuperCakeKingnot really that terrible when it’s based in reality. thousands of people a year fall victim to trauma
13:43 me when somebody giving me the most cliché advice about mental health
@@quidproque76 trauma isnt real what is so victimizing about it? whats something from the past doing now to stop someone in their tracks?
@@kyrohowe3156 have you tried nofap?
I'm 100% sure that jump scare at 10:07 startled everyone who has seen this movie. It was well placed.
So many movies are boring and lazy with their jump scares. This one had a couple of great ones.
i’m not ashamed to say the sister in the dark over her shoulder and the head flopping in the car window made me jump out of my seat
@@aidanthecasual7723the head flop was in every commercial lol
I saw the movie twice and it got me twice
@austinkennedy7312 yeah the advertisement that spoiled the jump scare😑
23:51 sweet Lucy's little squeak, so cute❤
I love squeaky toy meows🩷🩷
I can’t believe Puppetmaster and the Lost Boys kill counts aren’t doing better. They’re both beloved classics. Heartbreaking.
Some people have no taste.
yeah, more people need to check those 2 previous kill counts@@LokiMartin
I tried to do my part and watched the Lost Boys one twice. And Tim Cappello's sexy sax has been in heavy rotation on my Spotify lol
I'm not surprised. I did warn James that those movies wouldn't do well, since nobody has heard of them. But he did them anyway.
@@Chimcharlover13why you talking like you know him personally bruh
This movie is honestly a really good representation of the struggles of mental health. As someone who suffers from numerous disorders and issues this movie is one that highlights how unintentionally condescending a lot of people react to people like me by asking if we took our meds or saw our therapist as if that fixes anything. they downplay or disregard trauma that directly effects mental health and instead tell us to just be happy and smile because then they don’t have to deal with it, when all that really does is eat away at our mind until we’re to far gone and then people think we’re just crazy. I’ve never seen media depict the mental decline I’ve experienced time and time again and for that i really respect this movie for giving voice to the problems a lot of people like me experience.
have you tried nofap?
@@SuperCakeKinghaving depression kills your libido so don’t think that’s going to make a difference. They’re probably already doing that.
@@SuperCakeKingI’ve tried
And failed
@@Joe_blow121 try again.
@@SuperCakeKing i’m not lying I literally just did it like five minutes ago
Jame's little "that's not nice :(" made me laugh so hard it was unreasonably funny
“Take the A-train out of here” lmao
So great, right?! If there were UA-cam Oscars then Dead Meat would have to get one for best writing (or at the very least, most fun writing).
A -Train and Barry Allen in the same movie
@@CharlesH-t9rKyle Gallner played Bart Allen.
I really liked Smile, it was a little derivative of other horror movies, but it was still well done and nicely acted. Looking forward to the sequel 👄
Terrible movie
There's a sequel coming out? Nice!
only part I did not enjoy was the ending being sequel bait, not every movie needs to be a franchise
why the emoji
I enjoyed it as well
5:42 "Oh, that's nice!" *literally two seconds later* "Oh, that's not nice."
Tbf it is a that’s nice moment until the worst smile moment
Me trying to comfort someone but I don’t know how.
Community reference?????
OMG, this movie had the absolute best marketing in the world with creepy people smiling at baseball games! I really hope the sequel does it too!
I hope the sequel doesn’t repeat
itself like it’s set up in the movie. I hope it goes well though
Sequel?
Unfortunately movie is just your standard possession story with a smile gimmick
@@clementcastro9725why is that unfortunate lol
@@clementcastro9725have you watched it? Lol
James, don't apologize for the blurring. If anything it adds to the encouragement to actually watch the movie in it's full splendor instead of just watch the Kill Count, like you say in so many videos. I watched this movie months ago, and I really like it! I relate to a lot of the troubles Rose deals with throughout the duration of the watch.
Besides, the blurring doesn't change the fact that you're still trying to bring high quality content for your viewers. Instead of just going through the movie's major points and counting up the kills, it feels like we're sitting down and discussing movies with a friend, both the good and bad about them, and how much work goes into making them. So keep your head up! You're doing a great job!
Side note, as for the viewers: If you know you can handle horror movies, and you can handle themes that this one portrays, go watch it. When James recommends to watch a movie, even if it's a bad one, it's still better to just watch it then 'substitue' it with the Kill Count. I watched Ready Or Not because of James' recommendation, and it's one of my favorite horror comedies. So, watch the movies before you watch the Kill Count (If you can handle horror movies, gore, and uncomfortable themes of course.)
We are less annoyed about not getting to see the blood and more so annoyed that there are channels with stuff far worse than what you see in the movies he covers remain uncensored, yet James shows a bit of blood and they age restrict his ass.
@@twister107 Exactly! UA-cam only ever seems to throw genuine channels under the bus, while worse channels seemingly go unnoticed.
@@Songofgaiafoe oh I know. It’s why I stopped posting a while ago. Cause it seemed like every time I tried to play one of my favorite games on the channel, it would get claimed.
Y'all keep giving me shout outs in these videos and it warms my heart!! Thank you so much!
This movie motivated me to seek mental health counseling , say what you want about the movie’s ending but it did shine a light on what can happen to someone with unchecked trauma. When I was six years old I remember seeing my uncle decapitate his wife in front of the whole family and then shoot himself , my father was affected by it bad so he turned to drugs and soon he took his own life via OD , my cousin turned to drinking but luckily turned his life around but he cites that incident from when we were kids as the reason he turned to the bottle. I used to have nightmares about what happened but tried to just shrug it off , but I realized it affected my relationships with other people , I built walls to try to stop getting close to others cause I feared I would lose them in a vicious way like I lost my uncle and my aunt - it’s been a year now since I’ve been going to therapy , it’s a long road but it’s so worth it - I hope anyone who’s suffering with PTSD can find the necessary help God bless.
I’m so glad to hear you are embarking on that journey-same here and this movie hit hard. You’re so right saying it’s tough but so worth it
Best of all you're not alone. So many people are not alone. Realize it'll be worth it to know others in the same type of situations. 💜
God bless bro, that’s nuts. Glad you and the cousin were able to figure it out and turn things around from that
take after your pfp be like batman dont write a paragraph about trauma on a video about a shitty horror movie
@@SuperCakeKing bro is trying to rage bait 🥱😭🙏🏾
This movie had one of my favorite viral marketing campaigns ever. They paid actors to go to baseball games in seats with high chances of being filmed for tv. They did this at several stadiums the same night. The actors then stood up the whole game and just stared at the camera/on field with the trademark smile. No explaination, no signs, just a creepy person smiling and making everyone uncomfortable. Some even got kicked out of the stadiums.
Well, no signs...some wore a shirt with the smile word on
5:40 Killed me with the "Aww thats nice" -But not a friendly smile- "ooh... thats not nice
My favorite scene is the one where the entity poses as Rose's therapist, mainly because the entity takes its time before revealing itself and is just having fun roleplaying as the therapist. I like that, because it shows that the entity has its own twisted sense of humor and knows that it has all the time in the world because it will win eventually, so why not have a little fun in between?
It also low key implies that it may be don't this in other scenarios, scenarios where it isn't interrupted by the real version of the person. Just there, manipulating events without ever actually being caught.
@@jimm60701 With a sequel coming out later this year, I'm genuinely hoping we get more scenes like this.
Yeah I really liked how the actress was able to stand and walk over the furniture without trouble. It was very stiff and straight and almost inhuman.
@@MaxiLuca I discussed that scene on my Instagram page on how clever they were by putting it in our face that it wasn't the real therapist by giving her different clothes, but I believe the change in shoes was done for more practical reasons as they obviously couldn't have her walk over the furniture with heels on.
My favorite scene had to be when the credits started rollin
James, never apologize for the limitations of the platform. Your team's passion and enthusiasm are exploding from your vids.
23:50 THE CUTEST LITTLE LUCY NOISE EVER OMG
It’s so adorable
One things James missed is during the scenes where Rose was getting a toy train for Jackson, the camera looked down at a family smiling being shown for a few seconds, referencing the smiling meant something was going to happen.
Edit: I didn’t expect 400+ likes, but I do like knowing 400+ people saw this and probably know this terrifying fun fact.
Lucy’s meow in the “To the numbers” bit gave me life
I replayed James’ soft gasp in response a few times, it was equally cute
James is going to LOVE Smile 2
the ending is actually insane
if they want to make a third movie they need it to be before the events of the first and second (the true second victim to get the curse)
@DuneDune1 or even the third could be someone investigating mass self-💀
7:36 i like the distinction in costume design between Holly and Rose, Rose always in this drab blue and Holly in a cheery pink, sets apart their lives and how they've coped with their mother's death and abuse. There are a lot of pops of pinks and blue here and there.
No problem James, we understand why it needs blurred it's INSANELY GOREY
I wouldn’t call this film “insanely” gory, films like Evil Dead Rise are more fitting for that description.
I’d say this film is more like “effectively” gory. It’s not raining blood in every scene, but when it does have gore it really gets to you more, compared to films with excessive gore.
@@RaiffWilliamsprobably like it feel more real than Over the Top like Evil Dead series
Also this movie deaths are all self deleting which is a no no on YT
@@frogz8317can you not say suicide in a UA-cam comment anymore?
@@frogz8317Except the cat
Just left from seeing the sequel! It was (in my opinion) better than the first one. I can’t wait for you to cover it on the Kill Count
As someone who has struggled with their own mental health and attempts I can confirm that not only does this movie do a great job at showing the more professional point of view but James also does a great job explaining how the movie describes it from someones personal view. It can happen to anyone and it seems like something else to people who don't understand mental health
As a mental health professional, I so appreciate how much care you do take with self harm and suicide. Horror can be a safe space for so many people and your kindness and normalization of mental health and mental health care is so valuable!
blurring it, or disguising it doesnt help the problem. it should be out in the open, and even the subject of jokes. why else do you think cops and firefighters, military, dopctors, EMTs and so many other jobs dealing with trauma and horrible sights have such dark sense of humor?
@@domshooter934 That's youtube's fault
The David Bowie Blackstar reference did not go unnoticed.
9:22 that line... FREAKING CHILLS.
That line made me realize I couldn't just close my eyes, I had to close my ears too
17:47 that's a great mentality to have. His effort really shined through and made that scene really memorable.
The ending of this movie really surprised me, the fact that we got to know Joel and we ended up loving him, it killed me that he had to witness Rose die, it’s the perfect ending to a perfect horror movie, now all we have to do is wait for the sequel to drop.
The reveal of the smile monster is honestly so fucking good, its horrifying. the sound of it and rose's scream, its just all so good
did we see the same movie? i thought it was laughably bad
One good thing about working the graveyard shift is that when I get home from work on Friday mornings there’s a new killcount!
Also no need to apologize dude, we get it.
At 16:28 the lights seem to form a smile, while watching this, my friend noticed that and was like "holy shit!"
There seems to be smiles hidden throughout this movie, really puts you on edge.
16:28 lights in the window make a smile .
Her coffee cup is a smile face
This movie is a masterpiece ngl, but also Lucy's squeaky meow at the end of that 'get to the Numbers' bit was the wholesome cuteness we needed to balance out the heavy movie topic
I absolutely LOVE that you pointed out the decline of Rose’s wardrobe. It’s a small detail, but it’s an incredibly realistic one. In the words of my teacher for a clinical psych course, ‘The first thing you should observe [in patients] is their clothes. Even if someone can fake a smile, they can’t fake their way out of how their mental illness might impact their day-to-day life’.
You know it’s a good kill count when he has to blur a bunch of the movie.
Or when has a content warning before the video begins
Smile isn't that gory.
There it is.
Always with the same comment
@@thefoxcritic1I know, which is why I don’t know why it is so censored.
@@Matthew_Hat Exactly.
No one is talking about how Moustache died.
Rip Moustache 2022-2022
Did rose do it?
It was heart breaking how she didn’t even hesitate to grab him and hold him. 😢
WHY DID THEY HURT MAH LIL FLUFFY BOIII
I know I was upset when he died.
its extra weird cause thats like the only case of the demon messing with the physical world
Everything else is just hallucinations but for some reason it murdered her cat and stuffed it in the present? bruh
21:56 the way that he just says "Son of a b#$ch" for some reason is so funny to me.
22:03
Yeah I was so pissed when I saw that scene In the theaters because I really thought we were getting a happy ending
This is one of the few horror movies I’ve seen in YEARS that genuinely scared/disturbed me. They knocked the horror element out of the park.
This is exactly how I felt after watching this film.
I remember going to the bathroom afterwards and actually feeling terrified to look at the dudes around me. It took me a year to get over my fear of this movie lol
i always love the amount of effort put into these videos. they even have captions premade and it’s so easy for me to watch- especially when i can’t have my volume too high and don’t have ear buds on me.
My favourite scene is the cat scene. It’s a birthday, so it’s a very calm and enjoyable atmosphere. Out of nowhere, you see a dead cat being held by the child. It’s such an unsettling and out of pocket scene that it’s so scary.
the "mmm drugs" to "mmm drugs" is perfection 😭
Mmm, drugs! 😋
Hmmm. Drugs? 🤔
23:51 Oh my fucking god the sound Lucy makes has me dying, she sounds like a creaky door!
One of my cats makes that noise when I’m about to give them kibble, it’s too cute
That ending was probably one of the best twist in a horror movie in awhile cause all you wanted was to see her break the curse an not pass it on but no matter how hard she tried she was never escaping
If it's any solace for the blurring headache, episodes like this are the only way I get to enjoy movies like this, since I can't stomach the gore in the actual film. Thank you for uploading these!
23:41 JAMES, DONT YOU DARE SCARE US LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN 😭
The cute "hello" she says later made me melt too
Thanks for warning me
Me believing it was actually a real problem and not part of the video 💀
My main gripe with this film is the whole thing of having the character explain the most deranged situations, while completely neglecting to use the facts they’ve gathered, when they’re supposed to be trying to convince others they’re telling the truth. Like I get it, the character is under a lot of stress, and so their behavior will appear erratic to everyone. But the scene with her sister is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. They just have the main actress show her sister a disturbing photo, but they don’t have her say “This has happened back to back with the same situation”. So the sister doesn’t believe her.
That sort of thing irks my nerves, and then honestly, even though there was constant scenery changes, it started to feel dull for me at certain points. Like I can’t describe it. Maybe it’s because they kept a heavy feeling through most of the film, which we know was intentional, but for me, if there’s not even one break, it starts to bore me after a while 🤷🏽♀️ so honestly I probably wouldn’t rewatch this film. But I still want to give Smile 2 a chance.
something about the way he says "oh that's not nice" at 5:45 is perfect
Sounded like Adam Sandler lol
I think that we can collectively agree that the blurring is the least of our worries. The fact that you even pump out content the way you do is enough.
Keep on keepin on, love the stuff, watched every week for like a million years and will continue to do so!
“Aw that’s not nice” genuinely got me laughing
7:05 TITLE CARDDDDDDDDDDD: DUBSTEP REMIX!
The Smile Demon may very well be my favorite horror monster, up there with The Thing and Art the Clown. You can’t defeat it, there’s virtually no limit to its power, and as far as we know it’s only doing all of this just because it gets sadistic amusement out of it - none of that “needs to eat” stuff. This is as close to a perfect cinematic depiction of Nyarlathotep as I’ve ever seen, and it’s amazing.
MY 13 Y/O SON TURNED ME ONTO THESE KILL COUNT VIDEOS AND I'M NOW I'M OBSESSED 🤣🤣🤣🤣
FINALLY, a movie I was looking forward to James covering! Other than the poor cat, of course, being killed off, this movie was amazing. Easily a top tier horror movie.
Are you looking forward to seeing James cover From Dusk Till Dawn next week?
Whoever designed the demon/entity deserves a raise
4:52 ngl I was hoping for a "caaaarl that scares people"
Probably the best jump scare would definitely have to be when during when Morgan’s faces out of nowhere turns into Carl’s from her hallucination. It’s so sudden and has no build up at all, scared the shit out of me.
The writing in these kill counts still never ceases to amaze me. The “damned smile” line when talking about Sosie Bacon’s character’s experience when Bacon was also in 13 reasons why. Top notch.
I really like the cast in this movie, especially the fact that little Rose/regular Rose and her mom really have similar features and you can believe that they are from the same family!
Appreciate your general authentic annoyance at the beginning. Shows you care and are frustrated for your viewers. Keep doing what you are doing James!
11:50 like the boys reference, was waiting for it knowing it’d come any second
same lol
He also said before that like "the boys friend"
To be fair
nothing stops the a-train...
Had no idea that Joel was also the emo kid from Jennifer's Body! Kyle Gallner has some iconic roles
James! You missed one kill at the end! You missed counting all of us that died at Lucy's adorable meow. Shes the cutest for sure
The smile on my face when I seen the notification for this kill count
Uh ooooh
The *SMILE* on my face when a new kill count comes out
15:56 KEVIN BACON!? *THE* KEVIN BACON!?
bacon🥓🥓
19:19 The yellow color signaling hallucinations may be a homage/reference to “The Yellow Wall Paper.” Which shares some similar overall themes.
0:00 Apology accepted for the explanation
Did you just timestamp that lmao
who timestamps the start of a video?
Oh thank god! We were all asking ourselves: "Will animeguy3000 accept the apology?" We dodged a bullet, boys.
@@yojojolovesyouhim obviously
Thank you for time stamping the apology I almost missed it
Lucy's little squeak added me to this kill count.
8:40 Notice the mug having a smiley on it.
This movie was the first in a long time to genuinely scare me. Most movies just have jump scares that startle you and then you forget them right after but something about this movie stuck with me after watching it.
I watched it in theatres and it was an empty cinema with just me and my friend there, and having one person with me is probably the only time ever where that is more scary than being alone 😂
you don’t know how long i wanted you guys to do this one, thank u so much ❤🎉
I appreciate Dead Meat for covering horror movies past and present. He has made Kill Counts Releases a day to look forward to in order to appreciate the team's hardwork.
The ending of this movie is one of the most scary and horrific endings in any horror movie I’ve seen.
If you want a happy ending for Smile, end the movie 12 minutes early.
Im ready for James and the team to cover Smile 2.
No need to apologize as UA-cam has been a pain. Hopefully someone new gets put in charge and it stops this restriction stuff.
James I am 20 now and have been watching since I was middle school. I’ve literally watched every kill count and I rather take a blurry video then no kill count at all. Love u Brodie keep it up because I ain’t going anywhere
The 2nd one is even more disturbing I shut my eyes because I was so horrified at once