My top 5 FWIW: Late Night with the Devil, Immaculate, The First Omen, Alien: Romulus, Longlegs. Worst: The Strangers Chapter 1 by an absolute country mile.
Infested just made my skin crawl!!!! Brilliant movie!! Rest of the best so far of 2024 for me are Immaculate, Longlegs, Cuckoo, Quiet Place Day 1, Late Night With The Devil, In A Violent Nature and Alien Romulus - seen ALL of them on the big screen 👍
@@whatthehorror In A Violent Nature is quite diverse. I think the ending sucked but quite liked the originality of it. Going to see Blink Twice tonight 👍 Looking forward to it! I hear it's quite disturbing!
My top 10 so far 1. Longlegs 2. Oddity 3. Late Night With the Devil 4. The First Omen 5. Cuckoo 6. Immaculate 7. A Quiet Place: Day One 8. The Vourdalack 9. In a Violent Nature 10. Consumed
I´m so happy to see Le Vourdalak making it to your top! It´s not even in my top ten, but it definitely was one of my favourite movies of these last months, and I can´t stop recommending it
Great list! Fun year for horror fans and we're not even to spooky season! Just wanted to share a couple comments. I loved Immaculate up to the reveal. The reveal fell so flat and took me out of the movie. And I agree about trailers. Abigail, for example, could have been so fun if they left a little mystery or misdirected with the trailer. I still enjoyed it but the trailer stole all the opportunity to try and figure out the destination during the ride.
Great list ! As for my top 10 so far: 1. The First Omen 2. Late Night With The Devil 3. The Devil's Bath 4. Exhuma 5. I Saw the TV Glow 6. Stopmotion 7. Oddity 8. Longlegs 9. A Quiet Place: Day One 10. Vermines (Edit to add the EN title: Infested)
Alien Romulus was FANTASTIC!!!!! I'm certainly going to own it when it's available. I have all the others. I LOVED the nods and the respect they paid to all the other movies in the franchise as it "brought it all together"... I appreciated that. The thing I didn't like about the prequels is that they didn't FINISH it. They made two and we kinda see the beginning of the whole story and what the characters did to get the Xenomorphs to actually come into being. Also, the creation of the Engineers was a really "sci-fi" way of telling the story and I liked how they were making the weapon and then it turned into what they did. I just wanted the writers, producers and the powers that be to FINISH the prequel. How did the spaceship GET to LV-426? CLOSE but I wish they'd have finished. However, while Romulus didn't answer that, it paid respect to those two movies nicely. It was, in my honest, movie watchin', sci-fi lovin' opinion, the BEST Alien movie yet. I hope they keep it going. As always, great work, keep going.
Good video. I totally agree with you about Oddity. Without doubt Strange Darling is the best I've seen with Oddity close behind. I found Longlegs a huge let down, as was Alien Romulus. Late night with the devil was great fun. Still want to see Cuckoo, The Devil's Bath and others but considering it's only September, we've had some fine films with horror season still to come.
i watched the quiet ones day one because of your previous video so i will be going back to watch oddity based on your recommendation! unfortunately I am terrified of spiders, so even though so many people have recommended infestation i can't bring my self to watch it!
Long Legs isn’t just one of the best of 2024 but one of the all time greatest horror suspense thrillers ever. Very Stanley Kubrick think The Shinning combined with Seven
I rewatched The first omen recently. And.....goodness it's so tense and terrific! Nell was superb! I had only watched it once back when it released. Loved it & own it now. I just love getting scared. Especially nearing October season😱🍿🎃
I thought Alien Romulus was awesome! I didn't like one or two of the very obvious callback lines, or the rendition of a certain character... But I'm quite forgiving of things like that. I think it's daft to let a couple of things you dislike colour your entire opinion of the film.
👏🏻👏🏻 well said. If you had a good day and then had a terrible 5 minutes, you would say you've had a terrible day. Movies are the same. Unless it's something REALLY bad lol
If someone told me that I'd consider a prequel to an old, tired franchise to be not just good but the best horror of the year , I wouldn't believe them. But lo and behold, First Omen is all of that and then some. Brilliantly done film.
aye I'm happy to see this list but can I reccomd Abigail? it less horror but more horror /comedy. it was my favorite vampire movie that came out January.
Excellent review of an unusually good run of horror films! The First Omen has quickly become one of my favorite horror movies of all time (I'm hoping it gets a truly worthy prestige physical release sometime soon... and, I would be all in for a sequel, following Margaret, Carlita & the girl, especially if Arkasha Stevenson is once again at the helm!). I also thought Immaculate was a beautifully made film as well (and so far has my vote for best director's commentary of the year as well, for anyone deciding if they want to pick up the blu-ray). No, Longlegs wasn't "the scariest film of the decade" but it was fantastic, and I'm loving that Osgood Perkins is finally getting his due (I envy you getting to watch Blackcoat's Daughter for the first time, and discovering his other films). I'm definitely planning to check out Oddity soon. As for films not mentioned here, I had a of of fun with more "popcorn horror" like Abigail and Late Night with the Devil. As for what's to come... I'm really looking forward to Heretic and, of course, Nosferatu(!).
The first omen caught me by surprise tbh. Snitching on myself here but it’s the first omen movie I’ve ever watched because I already heard the franchise was wack af. I watched this just on a slow day at work and was like..woah this is great
So, a few things to say to the channel host. I have not yet seen Longlegs, but I pre-ordered the 4K sight unseen. Pre-ordering a film sight unseen is something I pretty much never do these days due to most films being poorly written politicized propaganda disguised as "entertainment" that I wouldn't watch for free. Truth be told, I don't even buy movie tickets now for any films I might be interested in unless a source that I trust has first vetted them - meaning that I never see a film opening weekend nowadays (with rare exception - I did see two Japanese films on opening weekend, Godzilla Minus One and The Boy And The Heron, without consulting vetting resources because the Japanese entertainment industry hasn't yet at least succumbed to PC idiocy.) It's depressing that I have to do that, but it is what it is given the abysmal state of Hollywood in 2024. So, having said that... I made an exception for Longlegs because of the director's body of work. You mentioned not having seen any of Oz Perkins' other films. I will say that, though not all three of his previous films are top shelf, all of them are good in some way. And his debut film, The Blackcoat's Daughter, is a flat out masterpiece - it was my top film of 2017, even above The VVitch, and is just excellent on so many levels. It is one of the most well written, well directed, atmospheric, and eerie films in the last decade. You also mentioned that you appreciated the new A Quiet Place film because it was a character study. The Blackcoat's Daughter is very much a character study (among other things - it is also open to interpretation and offers excellent opportunity for the viewer to assign subjective meaning) wrapped in a decidedly creepy horror-themed shell, and a contemplation on the effects of loneliness and isolation and what these can bring. Anyway, definitely check The Blackcoat's Daughter out. And thanks for the clip.
I’m really new to horror. I’m trying to not get super scared because I absolutely hate jumpscares but I do enjoy stories and like the mysteries of horror. I’m not sure if I would like Alien. I’m very curious.
If you're new to horror then starting with the OG Alien might be the better way to ease in. A Quiet Place Day One could be a good one for new to horror
Along with not giving us much anything new on the aliens, my main issue with AQP Day One was that I thought it would be interesting to see exactly *how* humans figured out they hunt by sound. And how the aliens couldn't swim! Missed opportunities.
I felt the same way about Longlegs. Wayy too over-hyped and did leave the cinema a bit disappointed...but... I went to see it again and enjoyed it wayyyy soo much more the second time round! It is a modern classic horror/thriller! Maike Monroe is phenomenal. Such a brilliant actress. Loved her in "Watcher" from 2022.
I want to see Infested, ta. The First Omen was too derivative for me. It needed to stand on its own, rather than plagiarise great films like Possession and reference the original The Omen in such an on the nose way. I cringed at ''It's all for you'' -It took me completely out of the film. It was very well made though, with excellent performances and a decent score. Longlegs was like a sampler of far better films, very disappointing (great marketing though).
1. The First Omen
2. Long Legs
3. Abigail
4. Oddity
5. Cuckoo
Strange Darling is definitely one of the year's best. Also, Abigail and Late Night with the Devil were a lot of fun
Sadly Strange Darling isn't out in the UK yet
I have never heard of "Oddity," but I'm glad to have it on my watchlist now. Thanks!
Definitely worth checking out if you can
Just came across your channel, new sub
My favorite channel 🤩🤩🤩
Thanks for the heads up sis! Good list and cool video Sarah!👉🏼🙂👈
My top 5 FWIW: Late Night with the Devil, Immaculate, The First Omen, Alien: Romulus, Longlegs.
Worst: The Strangers Chapter 1 by an absolute country mile.
Infested just made my skin crawl!!!! Brilliant movie!! Rest of the best so far of 2024 for me are Immaculate, Longlegs, Cuckoo, Quiet Place Day 1, Late Night With The Devil, In A Violent Nature and Alien Romulus - seen ALL of them on the big screen 👍
That's awesome that you got to see them all on the big screen. I just didn't love In a Violent Nature .
@@whatthehorror In A Violent Nature is quite diverse. I think the ending sucked but quite liked the originality of it. Going to see Blink Twice tonight 👍 Looking forward to it! I hear it's quite disturbing!
Strange Darling at the very top of mine, no doubts about it
Sadly Strange Darling isn't out in the UK yet
@@whatthehorror oh I was wondering why it wasn't even on the list lol. But just wait for it, you are in for a trip lol
My top 10 so far
1. Longlegs
2. Oddity
3. Late Night With the Devil
4. The First Omen
5. Cuckoo
6. Immaculate
7. A Quiet Place: Day One
8. The Vourdalack
9. In a Violent Nature
10. Consumed
I´m so happy to see Le Vourdalak making it to your top! It´s not even in my top ten, but it definitely was one of my favourite movies of these last months, and I can´t stop recommending it
I like your list but A Quiet Place: Day One and In A Violent Nature were way better than Immaculate.
A couple that I've seen not on your list, Exhuma and The Devil's Bath
Great list! Fun year for horror fans and we're not even to spooky season! Just wanted to share a couple comments. I loved Immaculate up to the reveal. The reveal fell so flat and took me out of the movie. And I agree about trailers. Abigail, for example, could have been so fun if they left a little mystery or misdirected with the trailer. I still enjoyed it but the trailer stole all the opportunity to try and figure out the destination during the ride.
I agree 100% about Abigail's trailer.
Great list ! As for my top 10 so far:
1. The First Omen
2. Late Night With The Devil
3. The Devil's Bath
4. Exhuma
5. I Saw the TV Glow
6. Stopmotion
7. Oddity
8. Longlegs
9. A Quiet Place: Day One
10. Vermines (Edit to add the EN title: Infested)
1. Longlegs
2. Cuckoo
3. Late night with the devil
4. Abigail
Hmmm.... to me, it's Late Night with the Devil > Alien: Romulus> Abigail > The First Omen > Immaculate > Longlegs> Cuckoo > MaXXXine
late night with the devil is peak this year!
Great choices. Although I've not seen Cuckoo yet
Didn't Late Night with the Devil come out last year?
Alien Romulus was FANTASTIC!!!!! I'm certainly going to own it when it's available. I have all the others. I LOVED the nods and the respect they paid to all the other movies in the franchise as it "brought it all together"... I appreciated that. The thing I didn't like about the prequels is that they didn't FINISH it. They made two and we kinda see the beginning of the whole story and what the characters did to get the Xenomorphs to actually come into being. Also, the creation of the Engineers was a really "sci-fi" way of telling the story and I liked how they were making the weapon and then it turned into what they did. I just wanted the writers, producers and the powers that be to FINISH the prequel. How did the spaceship GET to LV-426? CLOSE but I wish they'd have finished. However, while Romulus didn't answer that, it paid respect to those two movies nicely. It was, in my honest, movie watchin', sci-fi lovin' opinion, the BEST Alien movie yet. I hope they keep it going. As always, great work, keep going.
Good video. I totally agree with you about Oddity. Without doubt Strange Darling is the best I've seen with Oddity close behind. I found Longlegs a huge let down, as was Alien Romulus. Late night with the devil was great fun. Still want to see Cuckoo, The Devil's Bath and others but considering it's only September, we've had some fine films with horror season still to come.
I'm dying to see Strange Darling but it's not out in the UK yet
i watched the quiet ones day one because of your previous video so i will be going back to watch oddity based on your recommendation! unfortunately I am terrified of spiders, so even though so many people have recommended infestation i can't bring my self to watch it!
Lol definitely give Infested a miss if you don't like spiders. The film is not worth exposing yourself to that.
But I would highly recommend Oddity 😊
Long Legs isn’t just one of the best of 2024 but one of the all time greatest horror suspense thrillers ever. Very Stanley Kubrick think The Shinning combined with Seven
Great video! 💕
oddity and alien romulus ftw 💪💪
I’m so behind on this year’s releases (as per usual lmao) but so far Longlegs is my fave!
It was a joy to see you pop up on my comments 😊 there's so many released, it's hard to keep up. I need to re watch Longlegs to fully make my mind up.
I love Oz Perkins, and I think you’ll love Gretal and Hansel, and The Blackcoats Daughter. They’re both good and spooky.
I rewatched The first omen recently. And.....goodness it's so tense and terrific! Nell was superb! I had only watched it once back when it released. Loved it & own it now. I just love getting scared. Especially nearing October season😱🍿🎃
I'm glad you enjoyed it as much on a second watch
I thought Alien Romulus was awesome! I didn't like one or two of the very obvious callback lines, or the rendition of a certain character... But I'm quite forgiving of things like that. I think it's daft to let a couple of things you dislike colour your entire opinion of the film.
👏🏻👏🏻 well said. If you had a good day and then had a terrible 5 minutes, you would say you've had a terrible day. Movies are the same. Unless it's something REALLY bad lol
If someone told me that I'd consider a prequel to an old, tired franchise to be not just good but the best horror of the year , I wouldn't believe them.
But lo and behold, First Omen is all of that and then some. Brilliantly done film.
aye I'm happy to see this list but can I reccomd Abigail? it less horror but more horror /comedy. it was my favorite vampire movie that came out January.
Yeah, I enjoyed Abigail.
Excellent review of an unusually good run of horror films! The First Omen has quickly become one of my favorite horror movies of all time (I'm hoping it gets a truly worthy prestige physical release sometime soon... and, I would be all in for a sequel, following Margaret, Carlita & the girl, especially if Arkasha Stevenson is once again at the helm!). I also thought Immaculate was a beautifully made film as well (and so far has my vote for best director's commentary of the year as well, for anyone deciding if they want to pick up the blu-ray). No, Longlegs wasn't "the scariest film of the decade" but it was fantastic, and I'm loving that Osgood Perkins is finally getting his due (I envy you getting to watch Blackcoat's Daughter for the first time, and discovering his other films). I'm definitely planning to check out Oddity soon. As for films not mentioned here, I had a of of fun with more "popcorn horror" like Abigail and Late Night with the Devil.
As for what's to come... I'm really looking forward to Heretic and, of course, Nosferatu(!).
The first omen caught me by surprise tbh. Snitching on myself here but it’s the first omen movie I’ve ever watched because I already heard the franchise was wack af. I watched this just on a slow day at work and was like..woah this is great
So, a few things to say to the channel host.
I have not yet seen Longlegs, but I pre-ordered the 4K sight unseen. Pre-ordering a film sight unseen is something I pretty much never do these days due to most films being poorly written politicized propaganda disguised as "entertainment" that I wouldn't watch for free. Truth be told, I don't even buy movie tickets now for any films I might be interested in unless a source that I trust has first vetted them - meaning that I never see a film opening weekend nowadays (with rare exception - I did see two Japanese films on opening weekend, Godzilla Minus One and The Boy And The Heron, without consulting vetting resources because the Japanese entertainment industry hasn't yet at least succumbed to PC idiocy.) It's depressing that I have to do that, but it is what it is given the abysmal state of Hollywood in 2024. So, having said that...
I made an exception for Longlegs because of the director's body of work. You mentioned not having seen any of Oz Perkins' other films. I will say that, though not all three of his previous films are top shelf, all of them are good in some way. And his debut film, The Blackcoat's Daughter, is a flat out masterpiece - it was my top film of 2017, even above The VVitch, and is just excellent on so many levels. It is one of the most well written, well directed, atmospheric, and eerie films in the last decade.
You also mentioned that you appreciated the new A Quiet Place film because it was a character study. The Blackcoat's Daughter is very much a character study (among other things - it is also open to interpretation and offers excellent opportunity for the viewer to assign subjective meaning) wrapped in a decidedly creepy horror-themed shell, and a contemplation on the effects of loneliness and isolation and what these can bring.
Anyway, definitely check The Blackcoat's Daughter out. And thanks for the clip.
I’m really new to horror. I’m trying to not get super scared because I absolutely hate jumpscares but I do enjoy stories and like the mysteries of horror. I’m not sure if I would like Alien. I’m very curious.
If you're new to horror then starting with the OG Alien might be the better way to ease in.
A Quiet Place Day One could be a good one for new to horror
Love the dress! You are awesome! ❤❤🎉🎉
Along with not giving us much anything new on the aliens, my main issue with AQP Day One was that I thought it would be interesting to see exactly *how* humans figured out they hunt by sound. And how the aliens couldn't swim! Missed opportunities.
I felt the same way about Longlegs. Wayy too over-hyped and did leave the cinema a bit disappointed...but... I went to see it again and enjoyed it wayyyy soo much more the second time round! It is a modern classic horror/thriller! Maike Monroe is phenomenal. Such a brilliant actress. Loved her in "Watcher" from 2022.
Watcher was amazing, it was my 2nd favorite of 2022 (I think)
@@whatthehorror 100%! I only discovered Watcher a few days ago!! What an amazing movie!
liked infested but the unlikable characters are hard to root for, cool video btw
I thought they could have done better with covenant. They had so much material and they dropped the ball big time. But I did love the end to covenant.
Darling
Like the crow 😅
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I want to see Infested, ta. The First Omen was too derivative for me. It needed to stand on its own, rather than plagiarise great films like Possession and reference the original The Omen in such an on the nose way. I cringed at ''It's all for you'' -It took me completely out of the film. It was very well made though, with excellent performances and a decent score. Longlegs was like a sampler of far better films, very disappointing (great marketing though).
This year's horror movies are 🗑
Honestly didn't think quiet place prequel was good at all, think the first one was great and wish they had ended it there🫠