Longlegs: More Than A Horror Film
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
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Longlegs is a 2024 American horror thriller film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. It stars Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, who also produced the film through his Saturn Films production company. The cast also features Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee and Dakota Daulby in supporting roles
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Longlegs is genuinely terrifying. Especially the part where Nicolas Cage said "My legs are getting longer" and Longlegged everywhere
"It's longing time"?
Trash movie 1/10
the movie is so bad you're gonna give it the morbius treatment? come on man it's a good movie not necessarily a great one but not a bad one
@adammezza5362 alright the cinematography gets a 8/10. As far as being scary or unsettling or even worth watching I'd have to say yah it's a 1/10. Felt like a waste if money going to see it in theaters lol
@@jessieheywood6401 Yeah true, but not so bad it gets meme'd to death like morbius.
When the world needed him most, Nick came back.
nope
"To ignore the marketing"
Nah the marketing ignored me I had no idea this existed until this Monday
HOW
I feel you, I saw one trailer and that’s it.
Same here, I only found out about it because a bunch of friends started logging it on letterboxd (they're horror fans and I'm not tho)
Glad im not the only one, i have never heard of this film :(
Exactly lol
My friends and I agree it works a lot more as a psychological thriller, as we never found the film particularly scary, but the tension was palpable, but the ending was super rushed. The first hour of the movie I could say is fantastic. Genuinely great but the ending was just felt like a way to rap it up. Lee Harker for me has to be one of my favorite protagonists I’ve seen in a long time and I genuinely would love to see more from that character.
I so agree and I feel like it’s a running theme with new films at the moment having super rushed endings :/
i also found that the mom’s exposition during the final act kind of ruined the flow. i agree that it works better as a psychological thriller; it’s quite atmospheric
The whole idea was just way too needlessly complex. When you have a character do an exposition dump like that, it usually points to a problem with the script.
Everyone is insane. This movie just collapses in on itself just as you said. You can tell it was a case of: "QUICK QUICK QUICK! CUT! THEY'LL HOPEFULLY NOT THINK BECAUSE WE ENDED ABRUPTLY!" All that promising set up...for a lazy, tired, generic, and convenient last act that undoes all of the intrigue it built up
Not scary, but creepy as hell.
With a title like that, I was expecting Nicolas Cage collecting 8 legs to create his own spider. Just like Alice Cooper's Along Came A Spider.
To make his own spider that he could fight (if you know you know)
@@lylelylecrocodile2538 😉
Gotta hand it to you for referencing Along Came a Spider. The concept of that album is awesome
I'm gonna be honest, the tension and dread throughout the movie made me feel like I might actually die in my seat. Really loved this movie
Same here the absolute dread I felt throughout was something I haven’t felt in a long time
same with me. It somehow struck a primal fear of an intensity that i never experienced before. I think this is a movie, that is only really scary for people who can actually understand and relate with what the main character is going through. As somebody who at some point in life discovered some buried trauma it hit me on a way more personal level than almost any other horror film i've seen (and i've watched a lot^^)
To be honest I feel like the fact that it actually WAS just Satan all along made it less scary for me. I did love the interpretation of the Bible, but I will always feel like it’s scarier for a character to have secular motives rather than saying “the devil made them do it!”
This is the exact feeling I had after watching hereditary
YES!! exactly my thoughts
@gigachigga for hereditary, I feel like it was better that it was a more obscure demon like Pamon pulling the strings, and the cult which he controls doesn't have as much of a direct dialogue with the protagonists. Makes them scarier just because their motives are shrouded till the very end. With this, I think it really stopped being scary for me when Nic cage got brought in for interrogation and started saying stuff like Hail Satan
Whoa spoiler warning
I went in expecting a serial killer movie and got a supernatural satanic horror. So disappointed. Rolled my eyes at the ending line of hail Satan. Stupid boring shit and a cheap cop out to explain how the murders were done. Magic it just works
Longlegs is not the movie I expected to bring back Nick
Hm
lowkey didn’t even notice he was gone 😢
Which one?
Bring back? He did 6 movies that released last year, and this is his third this year, where exactly did he go?
Dawg, he came back in 2018 with Mandy, you been living life on fuckin autopilot?
Longlegs: nah
Lego movie: YUUUUUUHHH
Never heard of this movie, but happy it brought back the king: Nick.
In the sea of hatred that is the modern internet, I'd like to say, it's refreshing to see a positive film review.
This movie is getting extremely good reviews. People are allowed to be critical of something so blatantly unfinished and uninspired in terms of writing despite looking, feeling, and sounding gorgeous.
Better have tons of (righteous) hate than false positivity about mediocre/bad films.
@@jarg8I can understand why some people didn’t like it, and I don’t think it’s “the scariest movie ever” by a long shot, but it was an 8/10 for me all things considered. I think after 4-5 years it will age very well and people will come around to it. Future cult classic.
@@pppppppppppppppppppppb4036 agree to disagree. Seen enough horror across decades to know (for myself) that this has nothing new to add. Better off looking elsewhere and/or continuing to dig through the daunting number of older films which can still shock and scare. This is a Catholic Grandma's idea of what's scary.
@jarg8 oh man you're so cool!!! Can you teach me your ways, oh great and powerful master? I wish to be as mighty as you!!!!!!!
I love horror movies and saw a lot of them. Longlegs terrified me in a way that followed me home for a few days. Maika and Nicolas killed it. The intro is one of the best intros ever. Will definitely watch it again. "You're slim, you're weak, you got the teeth of the hydra upon you"
Seeing Nick come back with a review on a recent movie is so nice to see
Watching LongLegs and Maxxxine back to back for me was like adrenaline in one arm and horse tranquilizer in the other.
Yeah, but which is which?
Watching movies back to back? Crazy I can’t do that
Having your mind paralized by horse tranquilizer can be a much scarier experience than an adrenaline rush
The whole movie, I was on edge. It's the first movie I've watched where I was afraid the whole time. I was constantly watching the background, wondering what was going to happen next. I had a blanket with me in the theater and I was gripping onto it almost the whole time! The beginning where we see a glimpse of Longlegs face, that got me. I jumped so damn high.
I did not expect to laugh at some of the scenes, that is for sure. The last ending scene was hilarious. I would watch it again. To see more secrets in the background.
I would not say it was the best thing ever. But I would say it was enjoyable.
Goat is back
@MisterCrabs-u4qUh, that's so cutee and scary
Is it terrifying? No. Is it even scary? Also no. Is it unsettling? Yes. I think the marketing for this movie is really what's making so many horror fans unhappy with it. Marketing it as "terrifying/scary" when it's not is just dishonest.
That being said, I did love the movie, and even liked the ending that so many weren't fond of. It was a very well made & well-shot film, and I liked the story it had to tell.
Same here man. This is my favourite movie of 2024 so far
Personally, this was scary to me. It was so unsettling that whenever a jumpscare happened, it got me. I like the movie, but i do understand where the hate is coming from.
The marketing for this movie almost felt like it was for a different movie entirely, it was incredible. Sad I didn't get to see that movie
Tbh I didn’t necessarily find the film itself to be terrifying. Unsettling, sure. But something has really really stuck with me, had trouble sleeping the first time I watched it since Longlegs’ face was kind of burned into my mind lol. It’s able to keep you thinking about it for ages after watching, as if you have literally been cursed by watching it and The Devil is in your mind, like how the dolls infected the fathers’ minds, or that you literal have “the teeth of a hydra upon you”
@@groverkiinmuppetborn714You did see the movie the marketing presented, you just didn’t understand the movie.
keep going nick, i’ve been watching you since middle school and i’m glad you can make the videos you really want to make now. we’ll be here no matter what
For me, Longlegs was a disappointment. The marketing material had me hooked, but the final product felt too forced. If it weren't for its Rodger Deakins esc cinematography, eerily slow pacing, and abundance of creativity, Longlegs would've been on par with some of Blumhouse's stinkers. For me, 'style over substance' would be the best way to describe this film. But thats just me tho
For me it sort of dropped off after long legs himself (anyone reading that hasnt seen it yet prob don't read further) offs himself. Nicholas cage killed the role imo but that still doesnt make up for the rest of the movie
agreed, I think the cinematography and the sound design really carried the film. The plot was interesting at first, but it became overly predictable and I felt the reveal at the end/the ending was so rushed. It felt like it had nothing to say, just pretty shots.
It lost me as soon as Harker circled 3 6's in that cipher code longlegs made, before proceeding to open up her Bible for answers or whatever. Legit after the incredible mystery and atmosphere of part 1 it really just fell so flat as soon as it was revealed that it was literally just satanists doing satan things. I read an interview afterwards and honestly lost all my respect for this film, as Osgood Parker answered questions like "why did you name him longlegs?" with "We writers just like words" and "You've used devil imagery and satanism before, what inspired you to tackle it again?" with "Devil worship to me is like window dressing, like halloween stuff."
Agreed. It was amazingly made but it didn’t have a satisfying story to tell imo. I think it had potential if it was a little less rushed towards the end. It had such a slow build up to rush the end
This reminds me of an underappreciated classic - Exorcist 3
Good to hear from you old buddy.
It’s so good to see you! Welcome back ❤️
Eerie is the word I use. You could call it scary, but it's something more uncanny or uncomfortable than that. It's an atmospheric scary mostly, the kind that makes you look over your shoulder. The sound design was so good, there's a baby crying sound in the movie that legitimately made me jolt and glance ariund unsure if someone brought a baby to the theater. Being able to hear exactly whefe it was coming from when nothing was there, is exactly what they needed. It's like the Doctor hearing something coming from the orb, but surely that can't be right... right?
THE GOAT RETURNS
great video 24 frames of nick
The atmosphere is incredibly well done in this movie. I also havent thought about a movie for days afterwards since hereditary, and this movie did that
Hes back!
I wont lie i ended up laughing whenever nicholas cage was on screen 😂
He’s back! THEY CAN NEVER HOLD A GOAT DOWN!!!!
A video essay about Longlegs with the OG Resident Evil 4 music in the background... *chef kiss* 🤌🏻🎞
All I know is that the daddy long legs was beaten by the scorpion in the hit book "Who Would Win Ultimate Bug Rumble"
Glad to see you back bro, keep up your amazing content and just have fun with it
This movie didn't need that third act exposition from the mother. Still a solid 9/10.
Cannot wait for 2 Long 2 Legs
Can’t we just appreciate a well-made horror film instead of judging how scary it “should” be?
No because it’s marketing didn’t need to do allat and I wouldn’t even say it’s horror
No
@@keithvillarreal9876 Marketing is supposed to be selling people on a movie.
I think that we the audience should leave expectations at the door and have as open of a mind as possible when watching a movie
@@keithvillarreal9876that’s literally the PURPOSE of marketing….. it’s supposed to do the most to get people to buy into the product.
@@longlivethesheet4561 if I sold you a pen with no ink would you think the same thing
He has returned!
On first watch I was disappointed, but it stuck with me, and I watched it again, and then I have watched every video analysis I could find, and I feel sort of obsessed with this story and understanding it.
I can’t explain it. I have thought more about this film than I do about 90% of movies.
Same here..... Reason for me is because eversince i had depression since last year....my life is a total messed up and I'm always had this high anxiety feelings when it comes to huge crowd of people around me and sometimes when I'm alone like legit alone i just feel there is a strong energy or a presence near me and whenever my eyes start to tilt left and right continuesly than i guess there must be "someone being" just standing there staring at me........ At times .... making me unnerve further 😬
@@Your96kidzI’m like that a lot, too. They say you’ll understand LongLegs better if you’ve gone through trauma, especially in childhood, which makes sense to me.
@@lydiaboll2872 Yups i agree with you... Everyday is a challenging day for anyone who have the same condition, in this movie i like how Det Lee Harker potrayed as this weird half pyshic ability of the next "DARKNESS IS COMING".... to me I don't have that psychic but still relatable to my everyday life is because i always trust on my instincts and it came out exactly like a dejavu thing for me. When her mouth shift subtly left or right is like someone tapping on her shoulder where to see and not to loook 🙉🙈🙉🙈....... Damnnnn i just have alot to say but i thing maybe im just soo happy to be able to communicate with the positive community and share around with people too..... Lastly before i go.... I just wanna let u know.... You are love by many people out there and your life has a purpose and meaningful ways you can craft it and make it to the finish line when the times is up you know i know... I pray and wish you a less stressy facing issue from today onwards 🩷🩷🩷
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Welcome back nick! I can’t wait to see you in my attic at night!
glad to see you back nick :)
6:10 This moment had me screaming "IM NOT INSANE", because I also noticed a LOT of similarities to Cure (my fav horror movie), but in a different regard. I think what makes Cure so horrifying is the feeling like the movie changes your psyche, hypnotises you, makes you ask yourself questions you don't wanna answer, like "would I kill my loved ones if it made me happier". Longlegs leaves a similar feeling, like you're being haunted by the Devil. I think there's even a homage to Cure in Longlegs - a shot of blinking train crossing light with a hypnotising beeping sound.
Really enjoy your videos. Hope you are doing well.
waittt goat is back
me when my pet goat returns
The trailers were scarier than the film itself tbh
Keep up these videos! I discovered you through Letterboxd so I’d be thrilled if you talk more about movies like this.
Nick remember that there will always be people here on this site who will watch what you put out. Im really excited to see where you deicide to go with this channel. See you next vid
Hey nick hope you keep making videos, i feel like if you just pump stuff out regularly yt can become more worth your time. Even if you feel like that would be "low effort content" i would say thats okay because we like YOU and like to hear from you and you sharing your thoughts and insights on things you like. Lots of love
Thank you I actually really needed to hear this ❤️
Can not believe he's back, I'm pretty happy
I watch your videos
@@lylelylecrocodile2538 Thank you im glad you do
Many people who say "style over substance" dont know that substance can be shown in different ways, not just dialogue.
I’m loving the return king. Glad to see you back.
I wanted a good spider movie from this, but instead I got The Devil Made Me Do It's cousin.
Appreciate the Resident Evil 7 safe room theme :)
Longlegs scared Nick into making videos again, it's that scary
People keep saying this as if he hasn’t been in movies since Mandy (2018).
Hopefully after these few new movies ,especially longlegs i hope the horror genre changes to actual horror more often
Excellent breakdown
0:24 I don’t need a movie for that
I tried to avoid the hype for this film, but I did catch the imagery of what turned out to be the doll in black. Well, I immediately made the "Angel Heart" connection (shame, shame if you've never seen it)- and it turned out to be very solid connection- a dog chasing its tail. That said, this is a layered, very worthwhile film that uses misdirection and your own prejudices to disorient you as to what its about. What makes it so brilliant that, upon a rewatch, all the "clues" are there and you can't believe you didn't pick up on them sooner. Most likely, a film that will keep its punch even upon multiple viewings.
He’s back!
I had to walk home alone at midnight after watching this in the theatre. Bad idea.
mr boss loves 24 frames of nick
no it isn't. but it was fun
Yes
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True
Idk man, Buster Moon gave me way more nightmares
@@reginaphalange305 Sing was so scary
Longlegs has "the man downstairs."
The Lego Movie has "the man upstairs."
Coincidence? *I THINK NOT!*
(its the Longlego Movie lol)
It’s late so I’m not gonna watch the video, but I came here to leave a like to show my support!
I’m happy you’re reviewing different movies I cant watch horror so I wouldn’t have learned about this masterpiece. Man long legs feels like a love letter to the genre for its artistry and experimentalism.
He returns!!
I'm so glad you're talking about horror movies!! ❤❤🎉
"There I met an old man
Who would not say his prayers;
I took him by the left leg,
And threw him down the stairs."
welcome back nick!!!!!!!!!! i missed ur vids sm😔😔
It is unreal, it is terrifying. We are so jaded and cool now that we can’t appreciate a modern Kubrick
I thought this film was just going to be about a weird man that was obsessed with T Rex and early 70s glam rock
This movies art direction was cool, but very misleading. It gave me the impression this movie was gonna have substance
First horror movie in a long time that made me leave the theatre with chills continuously rolling down my spine
I missed you king
Not all heros wear capes some heros review movies for our enjoyment o7 glad to see you back king
Hope you are doing well and do what you want man we wull support
Yeah I saw this movie in a very small theater with very few people. We seemed to be unmoved by the events of the movie tbh. By we, I mean the whole audience. The movie was atmospheric which was cool but for me Satan is cliche. I've already overcome the fear of him in real life so suspending my disbelief to feel fear for this being is an uphill battle. I also think Nicolas cages performance was unsettling it didn't really make me feel fear the way I do when I watch silence of the lambs. I guess I have to admit that this movie was more style over substance especially if your like me and want to enjoy a movie before finding more enjoyment picking it apart for all the extra details and this one for me wasn't enough.
More like this Nick!!! I’d love to see it!
I think we’re starting to see what you meant when you made that Sponge On The Run review, dude. It may not apply to that movie, but it definitely applies to the Backyardigans “reboot”.
Even if it's not about kids movies and even if I'm not gonna ever watch this movie cause I'm a little baby who would hide behind my friend the entire time whilst watching, it's nice to hear your perspective on this! I've been watching more media commentary channels since 2020 that review all types of movies and really compell me to watch them so this was neat
Oh the marketing had me INSANELY hyped, for the record I don't do well with horror movies in theaters due to loud noises and a dislike for being startled too much. At times there was a fun creepy atmosphere but awwww.....I really didn't want Harker to be a psychic. Just a detective flick is all. My friends didn't like it aside Blair Underwood's character.
Very happy that your back! Keep your head up Nick!
Dumbest movie I've seen in a year. Longlegs character has minimal screen time, and when it finally shows up, oh, it's just Nick Cage acting like Nick Cage AGAIN. The character would have been far better served by a complete unknown and not oversold when it's just Cage in a wig screaming and overacting like Cage. The agent is the most dry and boring character. I'm not saying badly executed, this is not a slight on the actress. She was cast to play the most boring person on the planet and she executed it very well. There is no mystery to the entire script. The reveal at the end just comes out of nowhere and the audience is never teased with any possibilities throughout the film. It's just, weird guy, birthdays, and spoiler happens. This movie is WAY overhyped and I would absolutely just wait until it's free on streaming. Don't waste your money.
Wow, I can’t believe long legs actually had short legs the whole time false advertising 😔
watching this made my expectations for longlegs go so high
The man is back
Another nick video
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Hello yellowish brown style 😂
Happy your back man keep your head up.
I look forward to watching this movie. I'm not expecting the scariest thing ever, but based on what I've seen, it makes me think of Silence of the Lambs, something that weeds itself into your mind and haunts you subconsciously for a long time
It’s very scary because it’s has long legs and it is very soooky that ways!
Longlegging all over the place for over 30 years, bruh. That's a lot of fucking leglength.
I was hoping that instead of diving straight into it being Satan, they'd keep it vagually supernatural
Mommy longlegs is one of the best bands ever made
The marketing is a front for a vapid, archaic film that pretends to have good ideas and then goes "just kidding - you want me to scare your catholic grandma and grandpa?". Such strong visual form, such great performances, and such a half-@$$ed concept in the end
This video proves that a horror movie doesn't necessarily have to be scary to be an absolutely amazing movie. I haven't seen this movie yet, but I have seen horror films that are perfect examples. There's this Tubi original movie called dark web murder show that wasn't really scary, but it was such a fun watch.
Nick, just talk about what you want man. Solid analysis man.
Is it the greatest and scariest horror thriller of all time? No, not at all. Was it one of my favorite horror thrillers of all time? Yes. You must set your expectations when watching this movie. The promotions and marketing was top tier, but I wouldn't expect it to be the scariest or best horror movie out there. It was an amazingly fun movie to watch, especially with Nic Cage and Maika Monroe. Cinematography was this movie's strong point. Very satisfying movie, don't take it too seriously and you'll love it much more than you think.
For me, Longlegs was definitely a good horror film. It is best to avoid the marketing as some of it says "it's the scariest film of the decade" when that is certainly not true.
With that statement out there and plastered on all the promos and teasers leading up to the release, there was huge amount of hype for this film as people were expecting something
really terrifying.
But it's not that. It has a very long sense of dread and imagery that make it go under my skin and be there for days. After watching it the first time, I already wanna rewatch it again. It is interesting to see how it all unfolds. While some people will agree that this film is not that great, I for one believe this film has been one of my favorite horror films of this year.
It adds something that I mainly don't see in horror films and I am glad to see it here, and I am definitely buying it on 4K Blu-Ray when it comes out.
8/10
THANK GOD HE IS BACK!
Awesome video nick! I also really enjoyed Longlegs :)
interesting to see people liked this movie. I personally thought it was silly and uninteresting. anyone feel the same way?