Agreed, I legitimately laughed out loud when that happened! Definitely was thinking of that when she mentioned how perfectly it jumped between terror and comedy but still managed to seamlessly jump back into terror without losing that tension.
@@jeffcobb2734 And yeah, I even paused and mentioned to my fiance that it kinda gave a nod to that discussion on the couch about the difference between men and women in situations like that. Although, let's be honest... I think plenty of men would have been unnerved by that discovery too. But it worked for his character, and especially worked to momentarily let us breathe and have a laugh between tense scenes.
@CWS and TKP 66-02 I dont understand your comment, youre acting as if the joke is bad for those reasons, but youre literally just explaining the point and function of the joke, like yeah thats the joke its ironic thats why its funny because instead of being concerned with the rape dungeon hes more concerned with measuring more square footage so he can sell the house for more money, the joke is that he's a bad person who is too ignorant to acknowledge or care about the dungeon and he only cares about his own personal gain, yet hes unknowingly getting lead into a confrontation with a terrifying monster.
YES! I think Barbarian is a master class for filmmakers on how to deal with sensitive, traumatic issues effectively without forcing people to watch someone go through it on screen.
i’d love to get a spoiler review in a few weeks about this from you! there’s so much to discuss and i’d LOVE to hear your specific thoughts on all of it more in depth
Old school horror done right. This, and X are homages, while remaining original, and nail biting. The first 40 minutes of Barbarian were masterful. The set up was a great riff and twist on Psycho.
I love how X, Bodies and now Barbarian are your “favorite movie of the year” means you’re having so much fun with this releases and all of them are original! 🙌
I truly don’t understand how ppl love bodies I really hated it. I just don’t get it compared to X and Barbarian where the good reviews are 100% validated I loved those movies but bodies naw that is the worst movie I’ve seen in a long time.
@@jarredah yeah it’s fine if others people liked it but like this RUclipsr says in some of her reviews that when she doesn’t understand how a movie is getting sm positive reviews that’s me. The acting was bad, all the characters sucked, it wasn’t funny, it was boring, for the “horror” aspect there was literally nothing, literally watching the movie my face was like 😑. I’m usually someone who’s easily entertained but when a movie can’t even make me feel anything that’s how ik it’s bad. The movie accomplished what it was doing and making my generation look stupid especially with the ending like yes my generation would do something stupid like that.
@@BrandonJames2016 I mean yeah bodies bodies bodies does kinda require a target audience to find it entertaining lol me personally tho I love the movie lmaoo but I get what u mean :) It should've been labelled as dark comedy rather than "horror"
@@minhnhatduong1154 well the movie is targeted towards me someone of gen Z but I still didn’t like it. However my thoughts have changed a little and I don’t hate the movie I just think it’s bland. The movie still didn’t make me laugh and even if it was labeled as a “dark comedy”. It’s personally in one of my least favorite movies of the year and it was at the last place until I saw jeepers creepers reborn and holy shit that movie made me change the way I viewed bodies from hating it to realizing that movie was just bland. Good on you for enjoying the movie I just couldn’t get into it especially the casting and most especially Pete Davidson I don’t hate the guy but I think he’s a terrible actor like I saw his other movie something Staten Island and it felt like i was watching the same character (didn’t even finish that movie). No one was god awful but none of them did it for me.
PEOPLE HAD A GREAT TIME WATCHING THIS FILM , Barbarian marks the auspicious feature film debut of director-writer Zach Cregger, someone well-versed in film tropes and with a subtle skill at social satire approaching Jordan Peele levels. He will also somehow make you laugh hard. It's simple - Barbarian is the best horror film of 2022. If you’re a genre fan, won’t find a wilder ride this year, guaranteed. Wildly entertaining while maintaining a strong horror underbelly, Barbarian is one of the surprise hits of the year! 2022 has been strong year for horror films but Babarian maybe top of the list
I just got back from the theater. I love it so much. A lot of us horror fans constantly complain that there isn’t enough original movies. Well, this is about as unique as it gets. This is 100% my favorite movie of the year. I can’t stop thinking about it. 2022 has been the best year for horror in a long time, and we’re not done yet. We have Smile, Halloween Ends, Pearl, Hellraiser, and Terrifier 2. Probably some I’m forgetting.
I think the creepiest part about this movie is how realistic it was, just terrified me you know? all those houses you always see, you never know what’s actually happening
I think the title was supposed to make you ask yourself, “who is the barbarian?” Even after you’ve finished watching it, you can answer that at least 3 different ways.
Im glad you brought up the film’s score! It’s something that definitely impacted those “quiet” scenes where we were introduced to the hallway/tunnels. eerie vibe sorta reminded me of the vibes the sinister sountrack made me feel 😖
This was a shocking movie. I just knew watching it that it was entirely unique and I love how it did its messaging. I felt like it knew exactly how it wanted to portray itself and I loved that the writing fit the story perfectly. The more I think about this movie, the movie I like it. It's definitely going into my top 5 which is surprised because I expected next to nothing from this lol! Great review, Sarah!
clicked on this video and the second you said we should go in as blind as possible i paused, saw that people were liking it in the comments and left immediately to the theater to see the last showing of the night- the second the tone of the movie changed my jaw went to the floor, i sat up in my seat and stayed that way for the rest of the time. extremely in love with it hoping to watch in the theater again soon, and extremely concerned in my ability to say that there were multiple small children present in my theater as well lol
I think the score and sound design is absolutely perfect. The score builds you up the tension and the sound design lets you hear just enough to make you nervous but also makes the sound low enough that you really have to pay attention to be drawn into so you can confirm what you think you’re hearing. This is one of my favorite of the year for sure.
Title question: to better understand it, remember the Airbnb’s street name. No spoilers but in case you didn’t catch that, that’s why the title- at least that’s my take 😂 I was so looking forward to your review and I’m so happy to see you reviewed it!!! LOVED THIS !! Saw it Friday night in a theater and what a great fun experience!! Amazing movie. It is great!!
Absolutely loved this movie. Expected nothing from this. Like I thought it would just come and go and then they hit us with THAT. WOAH! YES! It inspired me to write again after weeks. Man, that was great. It has its flaws but even so, I had such a fun time with this ride because WOO! Also “a whole child” cracked me up.
It's a really interesting movie. I like that it's a movie you can discuss afterwards and is so clearly in love with the genre. Also we had kids in our theater and they had their own side convo too. Such a great movie to watch in theatres, but why kids man. Why.
Your story reminds me that someone brought 3 children that looked younger than 10 years old to The Black Phone when I saw it. The Black Phone wasn’t super scary (other than a few hard-to-watch scenes). I would’ve probably been okay watching it as a kid, but it was clear that these kids were not ready for the movie. They had to leave after lots of screaming and crying. I’m not saying that it’s bad parenting to allow your child to watch horror movies, but it has to be on their terms and limits.
Oh I’m judging that for sure, in a cinema? First screening so it’s obvious the adult haven’t seen the movie before?! Talk about being an asshole and possibly traumatizing and ruining horror for the kids
There was a child in our screening too! I heard her at one point say, “Mommy I’m scared” and my husband and I looked at each other in pure shock lol. I couldn’t hear what her mom responded but they didn’t leave so who knows 💀
As soon as I left the theater, I had the urge to go back in and watch it again. I gasped so many times during this movie. I couldn’t look away the entire time.
I actually have very mixed feelings about this movie. I am a very big fan of horror, and this year I absolutely loved X and Bodies x3 and I was very, very excited about this movie because the trailer looked very appealing to me. First of all, let me say that there might be some SPOILERS in my comment, so IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MOVIE, STOP READING. Second of all: English is not my first language. I think myself as fluent but I can miss some stuff when I go to the movies with no subtitles (I live in Western Canada), so maybe there are some details I missed, so if you feel like some of the stuff I'm questioning are being said during the movie, please let me know, I might have missed it. Okay, let's go; I totally agree with you: the trailer was really perfect. I've only seen the first trailer and I'm never looking to see more, because trailers ruin everything but I think this one was really, really smart because it gave away mostly just the first 45min of the movie, which is great because I wasn't expecting that. I loved the changed of tone; to me, the first 20min started more with a romantic tone, because the two main characters like each other, despite the fact that Tess is very suspicious at first (which is fair). Then, the tone changes when she discovers the basement and I really loved this part because I felt like her reactions were very relatable and not the reactions of a typical 'horror character' who is going to look for trouble, even if it is not something any descent human being would do. When she opens the secret door and says "nope", I really loved that because I think 90% of people would have this reaction. Also, Georgina Campbell and (no surprises) Bill Skarsgård's acting were absolutely phenomenal. The music was also great. I was really into the movie and I think the directing was also really, really good. And then, it all stops to go to AJ's storyline, which was very unexpected. My first reaction was "what the fuck ?", because to me, it broke the pace and I didn't really get it but then, I thought it was smart because as the tension was climaxing in the basement, they cut to go to a "normal" story; it felt like a roller coaster, and I think it was great, because it threw the viewer off balance. The comedy brought by AJ's character was fun and I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I liked the movie when Tess decides to go back to the house to save AJ: as Tess was making kind of rational decisions at the beginning, I thought this decision didn't make sense: she was proven at the beginning of the movie that going back to be the "savior" was a bad idea, when Keith got killed and she had been made prisoner. Why going back to save a total stranger? I can understand why she'd want to go get Keith back, but AJ? Also, my main complaint would be about the flashback from the 80's (I think? They were talking about Reagan on the radio, so I assume it was the 80's): they started to show us a potential "origin story" so that we could understand what was that thing in the basement but it was totally useless, because yes: it made us understand Richard was a serial killer, but it didn't bring much to the story. It probably would have been interesting to understand the origin story as AJ walks into Richard's room with all the VHS. I also still don't understand what that thing really was in the basement and I feel a little frustrated not knowing what it was. And finally, I thought the 10 last minutes were just.. ridiculous. The way the homeless guy dies seems just so.. shoddy, the shot where Tess was falling; the shot where that "lady thing" was jumping to catch her.. it just felt off for some reason. I liked the idea, though: AJ was an abuser, and even though he said he wanted to fix the mistakes he had done in the past, he showed that an abuser will stay an abuser all their life by saving himself and pushing Tess. I don't know.. there is a lot of stuff I loved about this movie: the actors were great, the music was great, the horror was great (except for the last 10-15min) but I think I was mainly disappointed by the ending and the lack of answer. Most of the movie had so many qualities that were suddenly swept away in the end. Also, I agree with you: I don't like the title. Not sure anyone will take the time to read such a long comment, but I had to talk about it and none of my friends are into horror so, had to let this out of my chest!
Hi! I know you wrote this a month ago but I just watched the movie and I want to add one thing! This movie definitely played into the “woman savior complex” because Tess felt like she constantly had to save the men around her - this was shown when she was talking to Keith in the beginning and she was saying she “always goes back” to bad guys. I think this is why she went back for AJ. She felt like she needed to save people, which I definitely relate to 😅
I read all of it!!! Because I ABSOLUTELY agree. The unnecessary back story was straight up lazy and just so unnecessary! Could have gave us more scenes with the main story. And aj's story was too long and also could have been replaced with giving us more scenes of the main story. I was so excited to see this movie and it just let me down.. the ending was so fucking cringe. BUT it wasn't terrible yk.. just wished we could have got more horror
Hi! I just read your comment and I just wanted to say that I 100% agree with you. The movie was fun and I can't say it bored me in any given moment, but I also thought that the flashback to the 80s was a bit unnecesary. While the time-shift was (very) cool, I don't think you need to take up 10-15 minutes of the movie to make clear that the guy is a serial killer/rapist. Other than that, I also believe that the ending was a little silly/clumsy and that it left a strange taste in my mouth, but oh well. Like I said, I don't regret watching the movie or anything like that (p.s: sorry if my English is not very good, is not my first language).
I know what you mean by the humor. It was unexpected, but super welcome. I remember one section just had the whole theater howling with laughter, but it somehow didn't take away from the growing tension. It actually added to it, I think. Every time he doubled down it built both the hilarity and the tension in a way I haven't seen before
I saw Barbarian a couple days ago and just had to come back to this video and say that this is probably one of my favorite movies this year as well. It was incredibly well-filmed and the social commentary was great- thanks for the recommendation!
I watched the first minute of your review, heard your "as little info as possible" recommendation, dropped the video and bought the movie tickets to watch it last night. Thank you! The experience is indeed better if you just go in blind. I effing loved it!! Can't wait to rewatch it.
This movie did such a good job at making me so ANXIOUS. The lighting, the music or lack there of, the camera angles, the dialogue, everything. I’ve been terrified to go near my basement since I watched it
Got my tickets for tonight bringing along my horror loving mother. Neither of us has watched the trailer, but with Emma giving it a 9/10 both on the film and on the scare factor, as well as you giving a 5/5. I am SOOOOO excited. Nothing has scared me that much this year, a couple sequences in Nope, nothing in The Black Phone, so I'm hoping this truly lives up the hype. Have no idea what I'm info. Also this is a bit late, but I've been watching you for years and congrats on the pregnancy!!!
"Don't watch this video, until you've seen the mov----" *Silentknight has left the chat* P.S. I also find it concerning how parent's bring such a tiny child into such a movie. But that child will probably be a horror fanatic like us. So there you go🥴
I had a similar experience of someone narrating the movie when I saw A Quiet Place. It was extra annoying because the movie was so quiet so you could clearly hear the kid narrating. As for Barbarian, I definitely didn't expect it to be what it was. Glad I knew nothing about it before I saw it.
I really enjoyed the movie and my audience made the theater experience better but I thought it was overhyped, more thrilling than scary, and some parts I saw coming. Also there were some dumb choices made by the main lead which didn’t work for me but worked for Justin Long’s character. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great horror film but I wouldn’t call it the best horror of the year personally. It did reminded me of Don’t Breathe, Wrong Turn, and The Descent
I CANNOT WAIT to see this movie! I usually wait for VOD because my last horror movie fan friend moved away, but HELL YEAH, I'm going in the next few days! 5 out of five from you and 9 out of 10 from Spooky Astronauts????? Jeez I can't wait!!! Thanks for making sure I won't miss this movie! You've never steered me wrong.
Girl i watched this whole movie on Thursday night i was in the fourth row by myself the other person was five rows back. I damn near watched the whole movie through my fingers and my hoodie😂😂😂 and then bam i was confused and still entertained. OMG it was such a great movie
I just got back from watching it! I started watching your review earlier today but stopped when you recommended going in knowing as little as possible. I'm so glad I did! It was so good, absolutely top tier horror elements, and so unpredictable. Me the entire time: 😱😱😱
I'm glad I followed your advice not to watch this video (I stopped watching after your warning, a month ago) until seeing the movie, cause even the slightest suggestions might have spoiled it a tiny bit. Just saw and was blown away, a whole journey. So now I can safely watch your review.
Same for me! I watched the first few minutes when she first posted this and stopped due to her suggestion and as soon as the movie was over, I back came to watch her video.
I didn’t even see trailers but I’m glad the trailers didn’t give away anything! Awesome review! Saw this last night and I could not look away but my jaw was also on the floor lol very happy with more original ideas in horror lately!
I agree 100% I just saw the film after seeing a review that gave the same advice as you, go in as blind as possible! I sat in the theater with my mouth open at the end and had to take a moment to gather myself. I called my sister because I was so affected by this film! What a fun ride.
I watched your review when posted but hadn't seen Barbarian until it went up on HBO last night. After finally watching the movie, I knew I had to come back and rewatch your review :)
I’ve been watching you for YEARS at this point, and I have to admit, I don’t really like horror but I think you’re very charming and entertaining! I clicked on this review because I hadn’t heard of the movie and was curious, and funnily enough a group of my friends were going to see it tonight. I am a big old baby, the first and only horror movies I’ve seen in theaters were the new IT movies (Bill Skarsgard is great lol I love him) and I literally cried because I was so scared. Dude, I hadn’t even seen a trailer but this review was enough for me to get the guts to see a horror movie in theaters and man…… nothing could have prepared me for this movie. I was so scared but it was so comedic in such a strange way and I wanted to laugh but like…. couldn’t because I was so scared. Absolutely loved this movie and may now finally be entering my horror movie era!!
I watched the first minute of your review and decided to watch the movie immediately with my boyfriend. Going in without knowing anything and we LOVED it! Thank you so much for recording it.
LOVED this movie. So weird; with all the anticipation I've had (and still have) for 'Pearl'-which I'll be seeing in just a few more days-for this MIND-BLOWER to just come out of nowhere a week earlier... such a pleasant surprise.
OMG, I love your shirt! Benicio is my Hollywood crush! I hope that's who your shirt is about! Lol! Also, congrats on the baby news, my friend. All my best ♥️
By far, one of the best horror movies I've seen. The end, could have used a smidge of tweaking, in my opinion, but overall, it's a must watch. Edge of the seat, whole time. Wish I would have scene it in theater, vs renting on my couch.
I loved it too! I went with my friend and he said his only complaint was that there wasn't enough backstory on the serial killer character. I personally somewhat agree with that, but it was great without it too! They did kind of bait me with Scarsgaard but I'm not too mad about it. Loved the comedic aspect, and the fact that a lot of the more "disturbing" things happen to somebody that you may not entirely feel bad for. Makes the comedic aspects kind of reach further into the horror and it melts together beautifully! I was absolutely on the edge of my seat the whole time. I loved that they didn't get cheap with it, they actually poured a lot of background and writing into the characters. Added so much necessary depth that we honestly do not see a lot of nowadays.
Maybe that’s a good sign there will be a sequence for the movie, going deeper and exploring the story of the serial killer man. I’m very excited for a sequence!
I was able to watch Barbarian on HBO Max last night without knowing anything about it at all. What a refreshing and wonderful experience! This movie is GREAT at red herrings and it's fun to have your preconceived theories completely bashed against the wall and pulverized.
I 100% agree with your review. I haven't stopped thinking about this movie since I watched it because it's so damn near perfect. It was so good that I catch myself trying to think of things I didn't like about it because it was just executed so well.
I actually first heard about this movie because the trailer was played as an ad on another YT video, and it was the trailer that spoils the other actor appearance, so I know who it is. But I'm still really excited to see, even more now after watching your review. I'll definitely be checking it out this week!
The title is what intrigued me the most about this honestly, then I saw it and really loved everything about it. The ending is something I wish they did a little differently but I'm not too bothered by it, I'm excited to make my friends go see it with me just for their reactions.
i don’t know if anyone has commented this, but i think the name of the movie is a hint to the house being on barbary street! earlier in the movie they mention the street name is barbary :-) kinda like how some people are considered an “an” of a place of residence (ex. texan)
HI Sarah, I just finished watching Barbarian on HBO Max early a.m. of OCT 28, 2022 & I also loved it! So I fully agree w/ & appreciate your 98% positive review of it, & I too found certain parts especially with Justin Long hilarious, so I'm glad I'm not alone in that!😊♥️
I agree with you on all the points you make in this review. The title, BARBARIAN, almost prevented me from seeing it. It was only early positive buzz from RUclipsrs like you, Mariana, and Chris that got me into the cinema. And the title must have prevented others from seeking it out as well, because I had the entire theatre auditorium to myself for the first showing on a Saturday morning. Which was good, because I screamed out loud a few times and shouted at the characters when they made questionable choices. The ending was a bit of a stretch, but didn't ruin the entire experience. This was a very creative horror, and I'm glad I saw it.
I saw the trailer for the movie and knew I had to see it, especially after seeing you say how good it was. And it was truly one of the best horror movies I've seen in a long time.
Based on the trailer I was expecting this to be run of the mill, but this one surprised me. One of those that I can’t stop thinking about! This movie thrilled me as a horror fan. I will definitely be seeing it in theaters again.
My wife and I went to see this in our small local theater and were the only ones in the theater. We heard to go in knowing as little as possible so we never watched the trailer. Then the trailer for the movie came on as one of the pre show trailers! So we decided to just stare at each other and cover each other's ears until it was over lol.
Same. I followed the advice and went into this knowing nothing, and I wish somebody had just spoiled it for me so I wouldn’t have bothered watching it. Utter disappointment of a film.
Movie was absolutely amazing, in the beginning you think it’s Keith, you don’t know who is the barbarian and I love how the movie cuts into three different acts with three different people. I was blown away, I thought that Keith was the barbarian and didn’t know that this movie had so many juicy eerie details and some comical moments like Justin Long measuring the basement so he can make more money when he shouldn’t be down there because it’s super dirty and creepy there were funny moments like that but whoever wrote and directed this did it an amazing job, go out and see this!
The act breaks were so jarring. SPOILERS: At the end of Keith & Tess’s story I somewhat expected credits to come up (it would have been appropriate if they had) but the clock inside my head knew the runtime of the film would have been too short to end it there, plus I was waiting for Justin Long. When the film switched to a different aspect ratio and colour palette was jarring as well. I’m not quite sure the film stuck the landing, but there’s a lot that it does really well.
@@jspencer3088 yes I thought the same thing!! I actually said out loud "are you kidding me" when it cut from Tess & Keith because I thought that was the end 😭😂 i love how they connected the 2 stories. I agree, the movie had almost everything right but it JUST missed the mark for me personally....the imagery was great though. I just can't get the head bashing scene out of my mind 😅😅😅
Movie was trash! Superhuman inbred ! Gurl bye! Started great, but I swear horror movie fans literal have the worst taste. Anything slightly scary yall geek out! stawp! It was so dumb!
Just came from the theater and am rewatching your review and I gotta say I completely agree with every point you are hitting! As far as the title goes, I’m not sure if you caught it but the house is on Barbary street. Made me think it was a subtle play on a resident of Barbary being called a Barbarian. Not really a spoiler, but I wish there was an after credit scene where Tess gets a call saying she got the job. Would have been a nice cherry on top.
I went into this movie with just the knowledge that Bill Skaarsgard was in it, didn’t even watch a trailer because he’s one of my “must watch” actors and I’m OVER movie trailers spoiling movies. (I had to look away during Pearl’s trailer because I’m trying so hard to go in blind). Oh yes was that a good decision to go in blind here. This movie was so so so good. The only comparable experience I’ve had that I can think of was when I watched “Come to Daddy” with Elijah Wood and it had that major twist that changed the film. I love the idea that this film is going to lure in conventional horror viewers with the trailer and then surprise them with the twists. Excellent review here btw, you hit the nail on the head with how I feel about this film too, just such a breath of fresh air!
I just got back from the theater and I’m honestly very surprised you liked this film! I liked it as well but I didn’t think it would be your kind of thing haha. Great review as always though
I'm one of those people who dont watch horror movies, but watch your channel, and you review of this movie made me so interested that i looked for a full-spoiler-storytelling video, bc i'm never gonna be able to watch it myself (im getting paranoid very easily lol) and hoooly fuck what theee hell, i'm not even in the horror community but i totally understand now what you mean with "totally not predictable"...i just watched 2 dudes talking about it and my jaw not only dropped but stayed dropped lol. Can only imagine the effect it has if you watch the actual movie, thats intense
I’m surprised at your dislike of the title! Between the house and the cast of characters and themes, I think it’s excellent and prompts us to ask a great philosophical questions too.
this movie scared and shocked me so much, it even has a jump scare with a warning, so actually, it wasn't a jumpscare, but it is so shocking that it does the same to the viewer. and it is also incredibly funny, unintentional. that one scene when that house owner was trapped and was forced to do something, inside a cage, I loled so much, my stomach still hurts. that scene and that dude - hilarious. great great great movie.
I had no idea what to expect going into this, but I knew it couldn't just be what it pretended to be. Granted, I knew it was widely loved, so I had reason to suspect it couldn't be that simple.
I just found your channel & binged a bit. The only thing we’ve agreed on so far is how much the new Strangers sucked lol but you explain your opinion so well, I love listening even when I don’t agree at all lol
Because of all the hype about how scary it is, I was really disappointed :( I think if I didn't see Emma's scare score of 9 and all the RUclips trailers are saying its the scariest movie ever, I would've liked it more? I did like the movie, it was really well done but after the first segment, the scares for me weren't there. The pacing was great but I really did feel like I was able to predict plot points. Im really sad that I wasn't as pumped about it after seeing it. However I will praise the tape measurer scene because I was not expecting that and it was the funniest bit I've seen in so long. I usually don't really like comic relief in movies. Its a really well done movie but I guess just not for me? Maybe like a 7/10. idk what's wrong with me lol. Love hearing your thoughts on this and Im really glad you liked it!
great movie. the first 3/4ths are brilliant. my biggest criticisms are the last 30 minutes were so predictable and had a massive drop in quality and the ending was one of the worst i've ever seen. go into expecting a rough ending and you'll have a better time. it's the main reason people hate it.
my partner and I just left the theater! we enjoyed it so much. I agree - some parts were truly shocking, scary, and didn’t see what was gonna come next. nice pacing, I didn’t feel bored at all. wanna watch again for sure!!
Gonna be driving two hours to see it tomorrow just because of how much I want to see it. The theater in my town won’t play it but that’s fine, that’s their loss.
Seriously glad to see this movie getting the praise it deserves. I also went in with basically no expectations. The trailer only picked up my interest slightly and I chose it because I was just in the mood for horror. But, wow, it is really that good and it went places I did not anticipate at all. So happy and excited to see more great, unique horror films being released!
Spoiler free is sooooo important, as the lady says :) Seeing this movie blind (only saw the poster before watching!) in theaters yesterday was a real treat, to say the least, and I think especially for this film this is seemingly very important! Incredible movie. Aaaands you could criticize the ending a little bit for various reasons, but it didn't matter and doesn't hurt the overall impact. This is up there with X and Pearl as best horror films of the year.
I knew going into the movie it was going to be my favorite horror of the year. I could tell something else was going to happen from I think a trailer or something. Even if it was just the two people staying together, I felt something more sinister beneath it. This movie was phenomenal. I felt so giddy and excited after watching it!!
Honestly, if you didn't recommend this movie, I would never have tried it. Thank you for leading me in the right direction! I was so engrossed the entire runtime.
Such a good movie! Completely unpredictable. So glad you liked it. Probably the most fun my wife and I have had in the theatre all year. All actors were amazing, but Justin Long stole the show. Loved the blending of genres; at points, we were actually wheezing with laughter (in between the scares)! Sorry you had to deal with the child/family in theatre though; yikes.
So excited for it, I just wish we would have at least release dates for horror releases on Brazil. Barbarian isn't even listed in our biggest movie theaters upcoming movies. Orphan 2, Men and Bodies Bodies Bodies will drop only this month here, X dropped last month out of the blue, and so did Nope. I believe Halloween is the only movie this year we are getting a simutaneous world release. It sucks because when it drops in Brazil, I have already watched after given up on waiting to see if the film will go to the theater.
The moment this film revealed the direction it was going, I leaned over to my wife and said "I'm gonna be super disappointed if THIS is what all the hype is about." What a lazy premise. The first 20 minutes was more atmospheric than the rest of the film. I'm putting this movie in the "how can we make people say WTF for as little money as possible?" category. The trailer draws a crowd because of who it promises is in it. If anything, the comedy in this was good. I laughed so hard at the measuring tape, the severed arm, and the nose dive.
I might save Barbarian for my main Halloween night movie in case Halloween Ends is terrible. Who brings an eight year old kid to see this kind of film? Smh.
I see this a lot, parents bringing children that are wayyyy too young for certain films. I wanna say, wtf is wrong with you?! BUT, I can't be a Karen, lmao.
The Measuring Of The Floor Scene Was Hilarious 😂
perfectly depicts most men because we go through life mostly wearing blinders
Agreed, I legitimately laughed out loud when that happened! Definitely was thinking of that when she mentioned how perfectly it jumped between terror and comedy but still managed to seamlessly jump back into terror without losing that tension.
@@jeffcobb2734 And yeah, I even paused and mentioned to my fiance that it kinda gave a nod to that discussion on the couch about the difference between men and women in situations like that. Although, let's be honest... I think plenty of men would have been unnerved by that discovery too. But it worked for his character, and especially worked to momentarily let us breathe and have a laugh between tense scenes.
@CWS and TKP 66-02 I dont understand your comment, youre acting as if the joke is bad for those reasons, but youre literally just explaining the point and function of the joke, like yeah thats the joke its ironic thats why its funny because instead of being concerned with the rape dungeon hes more concerned with measuring more square footage so he can sell the house for more money, the joke is that he's a bad person who is too ignorant to acknowledge or care about the dungeon and he only cares about his own personal gain, yet hes unknowingly getting lead into a confrontation with a terrifying monster.
That had me 💀
Huge huge props to the director for their decision on what types of violence to show, and what types NOT to show
Masterfully done. Showing too much would have completely undermined the films message. Besides, oftentimes it's scarier to leave us to our imagination
YES! I think Barbarian is a master class for filmmakers on how to deal with sensitive, traumatic issues effectively without forcing people to watch someone go through it on screen.
Yes!! I SO appreciated we didn’t see the tapes and what the dad was doing.
I agree, was so scared they would show the rape
@@umbraldame what’s the movie’s message?
the first kill was the most shocked i've been watching a horror movie in a while ! wasn't expecting it
i’d love to get a spoiler review in a few weeks about this from you! there’s so much to discuss and i’d LOVE to hear your specific thoughts on all of it more in depth
yesss!!
Agreed!
Agreed
I agree!!!!!
Old school horror done right. This, and X are homages, while remaining original, and nail biting. The first 40 minutes of Barbarian were masterful. The set up was a great riff and twist on Psycho.
Basically, the writer/director thought to himself- ‘what if I combined Psycho with Lovecraftian subterranean horror of “The Lurking Fear” kind?’ 🤔
I love how X, Bodies and now Barbarian are your “favorite movie of the year” means you’re having so much fun with this releases and all of them are original! 🙌
I truly don’t understand how ppl love bodies I really hated it. I just don’t get it compared to X and Barbarian where the good reviews are 100% validated I loved those movies but bodies naw that is the worst movie I’ve seen in a long time.
@@BrandonJames2016 I can’t understand why you didn’t like it. It’s just different opinions.
@@jarredah yeah it’s fine if others people liked it but like this RUclipsr says in some of her reviews that when she doesn’t understand how a movie is getting sm positive reviews that’s me. The acting was bad, all the characters sucked, it wasn’t funny, it was boring, for the “horror” aspect there was literally nothing, literally watching the movie my face was like 😑. I’m usually someone who’s easily entertained but when a movie can’t even make me feel anything that’s how ik it’s bad. The movie accomplished what it was doing and making my generation look stupid especially with the ending like yes my generation would do something stupid like that.
@@BrandonJames2016 I mean yeah bodies bodies bodies does kinda require a target audience to find it entertaining lol me personally tho I love the movie lmaoo but I get what u mean :) It should've been labelled as dark comedy rather than "horror"
@@minhnhatduong1154 well the movie is targeted towards me someone of gen Z but I still didn’t like it. However my thoughts have changed a little and I don’t hate the movie I just think it’s bland. The movie still didn’t make me laugh and even if it was labeled as a “dark comedy”. It’s personally in one of my least favorite movies of the year and it was at the last place until I saw jeepers creepers reborn and holy shit that movie made me change the way I viewed bodies from hating it to realizing that movie was just bland. Good on you for enjoying the movie I just couldn’t get into it especially the casting and most especially Pete Davidson I don’t hate the guy but I think he’s a terrible actor like I saw his other movie something Staten Island and it felt like i was watching the same character (didn’t even finish that movie). No one was god awful but none of them did it for me.
Thank you for making sure we know it spoiler free before clicking the video! So annoying when other reviewers don’t and then u get spoiled
The movie gets spoiled, not you 😂
PEOPLE HAD A GREAT TIME WATCHING THIS FILM , Barbarian marks the auspicious feature film debut of director-writer Zach Cregger, someone well-versed in film tropes and with a subtle skill at social satire approaching Jordan Peele levels. He will also somehow make you laugh hard.
It's simple - Barbarian is the best horror film of 2022. If you’re a genre fan, won’t find a wilder ride this year, guaranteed. Wildly entertaining while maintaining a strong horror underbelly, Barbarian is one of the surprise hits of the year! 2022 has been strong year for horror films but Babarian maybe top of the list
hey Sarah! i also wanted to note that the airbnb is located on “barbary street” which also plays into the title of the film
I noticed this too
I just got back from the theater. I love it so much. A lot of us horror fans constantly complain that there isn’t enough original movies. Well, this is about as unique as it gets. This is 100% my favorite movie of the year. I can’t stop thinking about it. 2022 has been the best year for horror in a long time, and we’re not done yet. We have Smile, Halloween Ends, Pearl, Hellraiser, and Terrifier 2. Probably some I’m forgetting.
smile will definitely be more of a scare
Scream and X and also Watcher which was pretty underrated
I read that as Terrified 2. Now I’m sad
Barbarian and Pearl are AMAZING. I saw them back to back and though they couldn’t be anymore different, they oddly go very well together. 😂
@@Renee-zy6oy hell yeah! I just watched Barbarian tonight & am watching Pearl tomorrow. 🤘
I think the creepiest part about this movie is how realistic it was, just terrified me you know? all those houses you always see, you never know what’s actually happening
I think the title was supposed to make you ask yourself, “who is the barbarian?” Even after you’ve finished watching it, you can answer that at least 3 different ways.
What I got was its called Barbarian because they are the dwellers of Barbary Street
@@NotIfICU1st_ also, it's only spelt using the letters a-i-r-b-n-b.
Yes: the guy who wrote the film, the reviewers who praised it and its fans.
Im glad you brought up the film’s score! It’s something that definitely impacted those “quiet” scenes where we were introduced to the hallway/tunnels. eerie vibe sorta reminded me of the vibes the sinister sountrack made me feel 😖
This was a shocking movie. I just knew watching it that it was entirely unique and I love how it did its messaging. I felt like it knew exactly how it wanted to portray itself and I loved that the writing fit the story perfectly. The more I think about this movie, the movie I like it. It's definitely going into my top 5 which is surprised because I expected next to nothing from this lol! Great review, Sarah!
clicked on this video and the second you said we should go in as blind as possible i paused, saw that people were liking it in the comments and left immediately to the theater to see the last showing of the night- the second the tone of the movie changed my jaw went to the floor, i sat up in my seat and stayed that way for the rest of the time. extremely in love with it hoping to watch in the theater again soon, and extremely concerned in my ability to say that there were multiple small children present in my theater as well lol
Yeah there was a 5 year old in my theater….that kid definitely has trauma now😭
I think the score and sound design is absolutely perfect. The score builds you up the tension and the sound design lets you hear just enough to make you nervous but also makes the sound low enough that you really have to pay attention to be drawn into so you can confirm what you think you’re hearing. This is one of my favorite of the year for sure.
Completely agree! Definitely buying the movie when it comes out
Title question: to better understand it, remember the Airbnb’s street name. No spoilers but in case you didn’t catch that, that’s why the title- at least that’s my take 😂 I was so looking forward to your review and I’m so happy to see you reviewed it!!! LOVED THIS !! Saw it Friday night in a theater and what a great fun experience!! Amazing movie. It is great!!
Absolutely loved this movie. Expected nothing from this. Like I thought it would just come and go and then they hit us with THAT. WOAH! YES! It inspired me to write again after weeks. Man, that was great. It has its flaws but even so, I had such a fun time with this ride because WOO!
Also “a whole child” cracked me up.
It's a really interesting movie. I like that it's a movie you can discuss afterwards and is so clearly in love with the genre. Also we had kids in our theater and they had their own side convo too. Such a great movie to watch in theatres, but why kids man. Why.
Your story reminds me that someone brought 3 children that looked younger than 10 years old to The Black Phone when I saw it. The Black Phone wasn’t super scary (other than a few hard-to-watch scenes). I would’ve probably been okay watching it as a kid, but it was clear that these kids were not ready for the movie. They had to leave after lots of screaming and crying. I’m not saying that it’s bad parenting to allow your child to watch horror movies, but it has to be on their terms and limits.
Totally!
yep
Oh I’m judging that for sure, in a cinema? First screening so it’s obvious the adult haven’t seen the movie before?! Talk about being an asshole and possibly traumatizing and ruining horror for the kids
There was a child in our screening too!
I heard her at one point say, “Mommy I’m scared” and my husband and I looked at each other in pure shock lol. I couldn’t hear what her mom responded but they didn’t leave so who knows 💀
Not good parenting. The mom shouldn’t have taken her kid to go see it
Both you and Emma have said this is the best horror of the year! I'm so excited for it now!
As soon as I left the theater, I had the urge to go back in and watch it again. I gasped so many times during this movie. I couldn’t look away the entire time.
Also the comedy in this movie was 10/10
I actually have very mixed feelings about this movie.
I am a very big fan of horror, and this year I absolutely loved X and Bodies x3 and I was very, very excited about this movie because the trailer looked very appealing to me.
First of all, let me say that there might be some SPOILERS in my comment, so IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MOVIE, STOP READING. Second of all: English is not my first language. I think myself as fluent but I can miss some stuff when I go to the movies with no subtitles (I live in Western Canada), so maybe there are some details I missed, so if you feel like some of the stuff I'm questioning are being said during the movie, please let me know, I might have missed it.
Okay, let's go;
I totally agree with you: the trailer was really perfect. I've only seen the first trailer and I'm never looking to see more, because trailers ruin everything but I think this one was really, really smart because it gave away mostly just the first 45min of the movie, which is great because I wasn't expecting that.
I loved the changed of tone; to me, the first 20min started more with a romantic tone, because the two main characters like each other, despite the fact that Tess is very suspicious at first (which is fair). Then, the tone changes when she discovers the basement and I really loved this part because I felt like her reactions were very relatable and not the reactions of a typical 'horror character' who is going to look for trouble, even if it is not something any descent human being would do. When she opens the secret door and says "nope", I really loved that because I think 90% of people would have this reaction. Also, Georgina Campbell and (no surprises) Bill Skarsgård's acting were absolutely phenomenal. The music was also great. I was really into the movie and I think the directing was also really, really good. And then, it all stops to go to AJ's storyline, which was very unexpected. My first reaction was "what the fuck ?", because to me, it broke the pace and I didn't really get it but then, I thought it was smart because as the tension was climaxing in the basement, they cut to go to a "normal" story; it felt like a roller coaster, and I think it was great, because it threw the viewer off balance. The comedy brought by AJ's character was fun and I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I liked the movie when Tess decides to go back to the house to save AJ: as Tess was making kind of rational decisions at the beginning, I thought this decision didn't make sense: she was proven at the beginning of the movie that going back to be the "savior" was a bad idea, when Keith got killed and she had been made prisoner. Why going back to save a total stranger? I can understand why she'd want to go get Keith back, but AJ?
Also, my main complaint would be about the flashback from the 80's (I think? They were talking about Reagan on the radio, so I assume it was the 80's): they started to show us a potential "origin story" so that we could understand what was that thing in the basement but it was totally useless, because yes: it made us understand Richard was a serial killer, but it didn't bring much to the story. It probably would have been interesting to understand the origin story as AJ walks into Richard's room with all the VHS. I also still don't understand what that thing really was in the basement and I feel a little frustrated not knowing what it was.
And finally, I thought the 10 last minutes were just.. ridiculous. The way the homeless guy dies seems just so.. shoddy, the shot where Tess was falling; the shot where that "lady thing" was jumping to catch her.. it just felt off for some reason.
I liked the idea, though: AJ was an abuser, and even though he said he wanted to fix the mistakes he had done in the past, he showed that an abuser will stay an abuser all their life by saving himself and pushing Tess.
I don't know.. there is a lot of stuff I loved about this movie: the actors were great, the music was great, the horror was great (except for the last 10-15min) but I think I was mainly disappointed by the ending and the lack of answer. Most of the movie had so many qualities that were suddenly swept away in the end.
Also, I agree with you: I don't like the title.
Not sure anyone will take the time to read such a long comment, but I had to talk about it and none of my friends are into horror so, had to let this out of my chest!
Hi! I know you wrote this a month ago but I just watched the movie and I want to add one thing! This movie definitely played into the “woman savior complex” because Tess felt like she constantly had to save the men around her - this was shown when she was talking to Keith in the beginning and she was saying she “always goes back” to bad guys. I think this is why she went back for AJ. She felt like she needed to save people, which I definitely relate to 😅
@@highpr13stess I completely forgot about this part so you got a point there, thanks!!
I read all of it!!! Because I ABSOLUTELY agree. The unnecessary back story was straight up lazy and just so unnecessary! Could have gave us more scenes with the main story. And aj's story was too long and also could have been replaced with giving us more scenes of the main story. I was so excited to see this movie and it just let me down.. the ending was so fucking cringe. BUT it wasn't terrible yk.. just wished we could have got more horror
@@Januaryg1rl oh my god, it feels good to see someone agreeing with me because I feel like everyone LOVED this movie!
Hi! I just read your comment and I just wanted to say that I 100% agree with you. The movie was fun and I can't say it bored me in any given moment, but I also thought that the flashback to the 80s was a bit unnecesary. While the time-shift was (very) cool, I don't think you need to take up 10-15 minutes of the movie to make clear that the guy is a serial killer/rapist. Other than that, I also believe that the ending was a little silly/clumsy and that it left a strange taste in my mouth, but oh well. Like I said, I don't regret watching the movie or anything like that (p.s: sorry if my English is not very good, is not my first language).
I know what you mean by the humor. It was unexpected, but super welcome. I remember one section just had the whole theater howling with laughter, but it somehow didn't take away from the growing tension. It actually added to it, I think. Every time he doubled down it built both the hilarity and the tension in a way I haven't seen before
I saw Barbarian a couple days ago and just had to come back to this video and say that this is probably one of my favorite movies this year as well. It was incredibly well-filmed and the social commentary was great- thanks for the recommendation!
I watched the first minute of your review, heard your "as little info as possible" recommendation, dropped the video and bought the movie tickets to watch it last night. Thank you! The experience is indeed better if you just go in blind. I effing loved it!! Can't wait to rewatch it.
This movie did such a good job at making me so ANXIOUS. The lighting, the music or lack there of, the camera angles, the dialogue, everything. I’ve been terrified to go near my basement since I watched it
Great review. I saw it last night and I loved every second of this film from start to finish. I was blown away. What a ride!
Got my tickets for tonight bringing along my horror loving mother. Neither of us has watched the trailer, but with Emma giving it a 9/10 both on the film and on the scare factor, as well as you giving a 5/5. I am SOOOOO excited. Nothing has scared me that much this year, a couple sequences in Nope, nothing in The Black Phone, so I'm hoping this truly lives up the hype. Have no idea what I'm info. Also this is a bit late, but I've been watching you for years and congrats on the pregnancy!!!
I saw this tonight too. I liked it a lot but I didn't think it was scary. Maybe a six out of ten scare factor. What did you think of the movie?
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I also find it concerning how parent's bring such a tiny child into such a movie. But that child will probably be a horror fanatic like us. So there you go🥴
I’ve literally been waiting for your review all day! I’ll be watching this weekend-I’m a huge fan of Bill!
I had a similar experience of someone narrating the movie when I saw A Quiet Place. It was extra annoying because the movie was so quiet so you could clearly hear the kid narrating.
As for Barbarian, I definitely didn't expect it to be what it was. Glad I knew nothing about it before I saw it.
Its been a while since a horror film made me feel that scared to watch. I had to cover my eyes in some scenes. This movie is crazy good.
I really enjoyed the movie and my audience made the theater experience better but I thought it was overhyped, more thrilling than scary, and some parts I saw coming. Also there were some dumb choices made by the main lead which didn’t work for me but worked for Justin Long’s character. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great horror film but I wouldn’t call it the best horror of the year personally. It did reminded me of Don’t Breathe, Wrong Turn, and The Descent
I CANNOT WAIT to see this movie! I usually wait for VOD because my last horror movie fan friend moved away, but HELL YEAH, I'm going in the next few days! 5 out of five from you and 9 out of 10 from Spooky Astronauts????? Jeez I can't wait!!! Thanks for making sure I won't miss this movie! You've never steered me wrong.
I'm so excited to see it tomorrow!!! Thanks for the review Sarah. You rock!!! ☮💜
Same!
Girl i watched this whole movie on Thursday night i was in the fourth row by myself the other person was five rows back. I damn near watched the whole movie through my fingers and my hoodie😂😂😂 and then bam i was confused and still entertained. OMG it was such a great movie
Saw this a few hours ago. Your review is dead-up. The best of the year so far, and I loved "X." Thanks.
I just got back from watching it! I started watching your review earlier today but stopped when you recommended going in knowing as little as possible. I'm so glad I did! It was so good, absolutely top tier horror elements, and so unpredictable. Me the entire time: 😱😱😱
I'm glad I followed your advice not to watch this video (I stopped watching after your warning, a month ago) until seeing the movie, cause even the slightest suggestions might have spoiled it a tiny bit. Just saw and was blown away, a whole journey.
So now I can safely watch your review.
Same for me! I watched the first few minutes when she first posted this and stopped due to her suggestion and as soon as the movie was over, I back came to watch her video.
I didn’t even see trailers but I’m glad the trailers didn’t give away anything!
Awesome review!
Saw this last night and I could not look away but my jaw was also on the floor lol very happy with more original ideas in horror lately!
I’ve been waiting alll dayyy for this!!! So excited to hear your thoughts. Quit teasing us on Instagram😭
I agree 100% I just saw the film after seeing a review that gave the same advice as you, go in as blind as possible! I sat in the theater with my mouth open at the end and had to take a moment to gather myself. I called my sister because I was so affected by this film! What a fun ride.
I watched your review when posted but hadn't seen Barbarian until it went up on HBO last night. After finally watching the movie, I knew I had to come back and rewatch your review :)
I’ve been watching you for YEARS at this point, and I have to admit, I don’t really like horror but I think you’re very charming and entertaining! I clicked on this review because I hadn’t heard of the movie and was curious, and funnily enough a group of my friends were going to see it tonight. I am a big old baby, the first and only horror movies I’ve seen in theaters were the new IT movies (Bill Skarsgard is great lol I love him) and I literally cried because I was so scared. Dude, I hadn’t even seen a trailer but this review was enough for me to get the guts to see a horror movie in theaters and man…… nothing could have prepared me for this movie. I was so scared but it was so comedic in such a strange way and I wanted to laugh but like…. couldn’t because I was so scared. Absolutely loved this movie and may now finally be entering my horror movie era!!
As a horror fan myself, I love this for you! Welcome to the club, we're happy to have you😊
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The fact that both you and SpookyAstronaut are loving this movie, makes me super excited to watch it!!
I watched the first minute of your review and decided to watch the movie immediately with my boyfriend. Going in without knowing anything and we LOVED it! Thank you so much for recording it.
LOVED this movie. So weird; with all the anticipation I've had (and still have) for 'Pearl'-which I'll be seeing in just a few more days-for this MIND-BLOWER to just come out of nowhere a week earlier... such a pleasant surprise.
OMG, I love your shirt! Benicio is my Hollywood crush! I hope that's who your shirt is about! Lol! Also, congrats on the baby news, my friend. All my best ♥️
By far, one of the best horror movies I've seen. The end, could have used a smidge of tweaking, in my opinion, but overall, it's a must watch. Edge of the seat, whole time. Wish I would have scene it in theater, vs renting on my couch.
I loved it too! I went with my friend and he said his only complaint was that there wasn't enough backstory on the serial killer character. I personally somewhat agree with that, but it was great without it too! They did kind of bait me with Scarsgaard but I'm not too mad about it. Loved the comedic aspect, and the fact that a lot of the more "disturbing" things happen to somebody that you may not entirely feel bad for. Makes the comedic aspects kind of reach further into the horror and it melts together beautifully! I was absolutely on the edge of my seat the whole time. I loved that they didn't get cheap with it, they actually poured a lot of background and writing into the characters. Added so much necessary depth that we honestly do not see a lot of nowadays.
Maybe that’s a good sign there will be a sequence for the movie, going deeper and exploring the story of the serial killer man. I’m very excited for a sequence!
I was able to watch Barbarian on HBO Max last night without knowing anything about it at all. What a refreshing and wonderful experience! This movie is GREAT at red herrings and it's fun to have your preconceived theories completely bashed against the wall and pulverized.
I 100% agree with your review. I haven't stopped thinking about this movie since I watched it because it's so damn near perfect. It was so good that I catch myself trying to think of things I didn't like about it because it was just executed so well.
It’s an incredible film. I knew absolutely nothing going into this one, and I wish it was like that with all films. It’s much more effective that way.
I actually first heard about this movie because the trailer was played as an ad on another YT video, and it was the trailer that spoils the other actor appearance, so I know who it is. But I'm still really excited to see, even more now after watching your review. I'll definitely be checking it out this week!
seems like a nice little trend we have of comedians becoming filmmakers.
The title is what intrigued me the most about this honestly, then I saw it and really loved everything about it. The ending is something I wish they did a little differently but I'm not too bothered by it, I'm excited to make my friends go see it with me just for their reactions.
i don’t know if anyone has commented this, but i think the name of the movie is a hint to the house being on barbary street! earlier in the movie they mention the street name is barbary :-) kinda like how some people are considered an “an” of a place of residence (ex. texan)
Thanks for no spoilers, looking forward to this movie! Some trailers lately are pretty much showing the whole movie, really pissses me off!
I love how fast you are with making these videos I literally barely watched this movie last night and I wait for your review specifically❤️😂🙏
HI Sarah, I just finished watching Barbarian on HBO Max early a.m. of OCT 28, 2022 & I also loved it! So I fully agree w/ & appreciate your 98% positive review of it, & I too found certain parts especially with Justin Long hilarious, so I'm glad I'm not alone in that!😊♥️
I agree with you on all the points you make in this review. The title, BARBARIAN, almost prevented me from seeing it. It was only early positive buzz from RUclipsrs like you, Mariana, and Chris that got me into the cinema. And the title must have prevented others from seeking it out as well, because I had the entire theatre auditorium to myself for the first showing on a Saturday morning. Which was good, because I screamed out loud a few times and shouted at the characters when they made questionable choices. The ending was a bit of a stretch, but didn't ruin the entire experience. This was a very creative horror, and I'm glad I saw it.
I saw the trailer for the movie and knew I had to see it, especially after seeing you say how good it was. And it was truly one of the best horror movies I've seen in a long time.
The movie was such a fever dream towards the end omg and I loved the addition of Justin long’s character and that whole storyline
Based on the trailer I was expecting this to be run of the mill, but this one surprised me. One of those that I can’t stop thinking about! This movie thrilled me as a horror fan. I will definitely be seeing it in theaters again.
My wife and I went to see this in our small local theater and were the only ones in the theater. We heard to go in knowing as little as possible so we never watched the trailer. Then the trailer for the movie came on as one of the pre show trailers! So we decided to just stare at each other and cover each other's ears until it was over lol.
i am not a "go in with as little knowledge of a movie as possible" person. if im gonna watch a movie, i need to know details.
Same. I followed the advice and went into this knowing nothing, and I wish somebody had just spoiled it for me so I wouldn’t have bothered watching it. Utter disappointment of a film.
Movie was absolutely amazing, in the beginning you think it’s Keith, you don’t know who is the barbarian and I love how the movie cuts into three different acts with three different people. I was blown away, I thought that Keith was the barbarian and didn’t know that this movie had so many juicy eerie details and some comical moments like Justin Long measuring the basement so he can make more money when he shouldn’t be down there because it’s super dirty and creepy there were funny moments like that but whoever wrote and directed this did it an amazing job, go out and see this!
The act breaks were so jarring. SPOILERS: At the end of Keith & Tess’s story I somewhat expected credits to come up (it would have been appropriate if they had) but the clock inside my head knew the runtime of the film would have been too short to end it there, plus I was waiting for Justin Long. When the film switched to a different aspect ratio and colour palette was jarring as well. I’m not quite sure the film stuck the landing, but there’s a lot that it does really well.
@@jspencer3088 yes I thought the same thing!! I actually said out loud "are you kidding me" when it cut from Tess & Keith because I thought that was the end 😭😂 i love how they connected the 2 stories. I agree, the movie had almost everything right but it JUST missed the mark for me personally....the imagery was great though. I just can't get the head bashing scene out of my mind 😅😅😅
Movie was trash! Superhuman inbred ! Gurl bye! Started great, but I swear horror movie fans literal have the worst taste. Anything slightly scary yall geek out! stawp! It was so dumb!
@@lalareal180 we don't all have to like the same things (:
Your comment has spoilers and this video is supposed to be spoiler free
Just came from the theater and am rewatching your review and I gotta say I completely agree with every point you are hitting! As far as the title goes, I’m not sure if you caught it but the house is on Barbary street. Made me think it was a subtle play on a resident of Barbary being called a Barbarian. Not really a spoiler, but I wish there was an after credit scene where Tess gets a call saying she got the job. Would have been a nice cherry on top.
I went into this movie with just the knowledge that Bill Skaarsgard was in it, didn’t even watch a trailer because he’s one of my “must watch” actors and I’m OVER movie trailers spoiling movies. (I had to look away during Pearl’s trailer because I’m trying so hard to go in blind). Oh yes was that a good decision to go in blind here. This movie was so so so good. The only comparable experience I’ve had that I can think of was when I watched “Come to Daddy” with Elijah Wood and it had that major twist that changed the film. I love the idea that this film is going to lure in conventional horror viewers with the trailer and then surprise them with the twists. Excellent review here btw, you hit the nail on the head with how I feel about this film too, just such a breath of fresh air!
I just got back from the theater and I’m honestly very surprised you liked this film! I liked it as well but I didn’t think it would be your kind of thing haha. Great review as always though
Great, now I'm hyped. I know Sarah doesn't just praise any movie like this so... I am now excited to watch. Thanks for the non spoiler review.
You have made me so excited for this movie. I’ve been craving a good horror from beginning to end and can’t wait til it’s on rental or streaming😄
I'm one of those people who dont watch horror movies, but watch your channel, and you review of this movie made me so interested that i looked for a full-spoiler-storytelling video, bc i'm never gonna be able to watch it myself (im getting paranoid very easily lol) and hoooly fuck what theee hell, i'm not even in the horror community but i totally understand now what you mean with "totally not predictable"...i just watched 2 dudes talking about it and my jaw not only dropped but stayed dropped lol. Can only imagine the effect it has if you watch the actual movie, thats intense
I agree! This movie is perfect!!! Also, yes, early screenings of movies can draw an interesting crowd. :)
I’m surprised at your dislike of the title! Between the house and the cast of characters and themes, I think it’s excellent and prompts us to ask a great philosophical questions too.
this movie scared and shocked me so much, it even has a jump scare with a warning, so actually, it wasn't a jumpscare, but it is so shocking that it does the same to the viewer. and it is also incredibly funny, unintentional. that one scene when that house owner was trapped and was forced to do something, inside a cage, I loled so much, my stomach still hurts. that scene and that dude - hilarious. great great great movie.
Finally saw Barbarian over the weekend and OMG. Might be my favorite 2022 horror release (so far)
I had no idea what to expect going into this, but I knew it couldn't just be what it pretended to be. Granted, I knew it was widely loved, so I had reason to suspect it couldn't be that simple.
I just found your channel & binged a bit. The only thing we’ve agreed on so far is how much the new Strangers sucked lol but you explain your opinion so well, I love listening even when I don’t agree at all lol
Because of all the hype about how scary it is, I was really disappointed :( I think if I didn't see Emma's scare score of 9 and all the RUclips trailers are saying its the scariest movie ever, I would've liked it more? I did like the movie, it was really well done but after the first segment, the scares for me weren't there. The pacing was great but I really did feel like I was able to predict plot points. Im really sad that I wasn't as pumped about it after seeing it. However I will praise the tape measurer scene because I was not expecting that and it was the funniest bit I've seen in so long. I usually don't really like comic relief in movies. Its a really well done movie but I guess just not for me? Maybe like a 7/10. idk what's wrong with me lol. Love hearing your thoughts on this and Im really glad you liked it!
great movie. the first 3/4ths are brilliant.
my biggest criticisms are the last 30 minutes were so predictable and had a massive drop in quality and the ending was one of the worst i've ever seen.
go into expecting a rough ending and you'll have a better time. it's the main reason people hate it.
my partner and I just left the theater! we enjoyed it so much. I agree - some parts were truly shocking, scary, and didn’t see what was gonna come next. nice pacing, I didn’t feel bored at all. wanna watch again for sure!!
I totally agree about the tone changing every 20 minutes! Literally my exact words :0
Ooo what did I win scammer?!
Gonna be driving two hours to see it tomorrow just because of how much I want to see it. The theater in my town won’t play it but that’s fine, that’s their loss.
I loved this movie! ….. It gave me early 2000's horror, we definitely need more films like these
I also didn’t expect much from this movie, but it totally shocked me. Such an unexpected gem!
Seriously glad to see this movie getting the praise it deserves. I also went in with basically no expectations. The trailer only picked up my interest slightly and I chose it because I was just in the mood for horror. But, wow, it is really that good and it went places I did not anticipate at all. So happy and excited to see more great, unique horror films being released!
Spoiler free is sooooo important, as the lady says :) Seeing this movie blind (only saw the poster before watching!) in theaters yesterday was a real treat, to say the least, and I think especially for this film this is seemingly very important! Incredible movie. Aaaands you could criticize the ending a little bit for various reasons, but it didn't matter and doesn't hurt the overall impact. This is up there with X and Pearl as best horror films of the year.
I’m so upset this doesn’t even have a UK release date yet. I will be coming back to this review whenever actually get to watch this.
"Like a whole child...." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 At least said child was whole.... "Hey! Someone brought half a kid to the theater! For shame!"
I knew going into the movie it was going to be my favorite horror of the year. I could tell something else was going to happen from I think a trailer or something. Even if it was just the two people staying together, I felt something more sinister beneath it. This movie was phenomenal. I felt so giddy and excited after watching it!!
Honestly, if you didn't recommend this movie, I would never have tried it. Thank you for leading me in the right direction! I was so engrossed the entire runtime.
Such a good movie! Completely unpredictable. So glad you liked it. Probably the most fun my wife and I have had in the theatre all year. All actors were amazing, but Justin Long stole the show. Loved the blending of genres; at points, we were actually wheezing with laughter (in between the scares)! Sorry you had to deal with the child/family in theatre though; yikes.
So excited for it, I just wish we would have at least release dates for horror releases on Brazil. Barbarian isn't even listed in our biggest movie theaters upcoming movies.
Orphan 2, Men and Bodies Bodies Bodies will drop only this month here, X dropped last month out of the blue, and so did Nope. I believe Halloween is the only movie this year we are getting a simutaneous world release. It sucks because when it drops in Brazil, I have already watched after given up on waiting to see if the film will go to the theater.
The moment this film revealed the direction it was going, I leaned over to my wife and said "I'm gonna be super disappointed if THIS is what all the hype is about." What a lazy premise. The first 20 minutes was more atmospheric than the rest of the film. I'm putting this movie in the "how can we make people say WTF for as little money as possible?" category. The trailer draws a crowd because of who it promises is in it. If anything, the comedy in this was good. I laughed so hard at the measuring tape, the severed arm, and the nose dive.
I might save Barbarian for my main Halloween night movie in case Halloween Ends is terrible.
Who brings an eight year old kid to see this kind of film? Smh.
I see this a lot, parents bringing children that are wayyyy too young for certain films. I wanna say, wtf is wrong with you?! BUT, I can't be a Karen, lmao.
Saw it last night, amazing movie! the comedic elements were brilliant. I was cracking up and then horrified. What a wild ride !!
i wish it were online. I'm probably never going to a movie theater again, drag
I didn't quite understand the title until a friend I was with said: Barbary Street- Barbarian. I really like the title now lol.