I just got out the cinema from Longlegs. There was a guy in a wheelchair moaning the whole time and could hear him piss in his bottle… Really added to the atmosphere.
Love the music! I once attended a screening of idiocracy with the sound designer (got stories for days off that experience) and sound is a criminally underappreciated part of film!
This made me laugh really fucking hard and I've been saying "66 chevrolet" in an ominous tone all day and annoying the shit out of my friends, so thank you
I watched Longlegs on my birthday (July 14th) and the fact that it is about little girls getting murdered on their birthday when it is the 14th was a crazy ass coincidence. I felt like Nicholas Cage was personally singing Happy Birthday to me.
I watched it on my birthday too just yesterday, one day short of being a 6 day difference lol I still feel like I was having a worse birthday than she was
This happened to my friend’s girlfriend and apparently she was so displeased during that scene that she put earbuds in to hide from nic cage singing happy birthday to her 😂
I love how they refer to every kid in Stranger Things as "stranger things kid" and they refer to every kid not in Stranger Things as "not in stranger things kid"
@@guymann1660 true, I think the choice to make the killer connected to the main character in the way they did caused it to be less believable, and also Cages voice sticks out so much when he screams, you just can't help but think "Nicolas Cage". Like it takes you out of the movie and reminds you it's Nicolas Cage playing Longlegs, when it should be the other way around, "Longlegs the satanic serial killer" that just so happens to be played by Nicolas Cage. For example Tom Hardy in the movie "The Revenant" his look and voice completely changes.
Simplest reason Longlegs is set in the 90s (other than the homages to Silence of the Lambs and Se7en) is because of household technology. You'd have to take into account the cloud, security cameras, and alarm systems at far more homes with active monitoring and such. Putting it in the 90s forces interesting restraints.
@@squelette0 I think they, like most people, were done with him for a while, but he was always leaving pearls buried in the schlock for the true believers. That one moment everyone got with Pig of "My man is still fighting the good fight", I remember having it with Joe 8 years earlier. And even the schlock. A lot of times it was good schlock. Season of the Witch, for example, it is probably the only medieval buddy cop war protest horror movie and it rocks.
I feel like "Pig" and "Mandy" completely switched my perspective on his acting. In the 2010's he was definitely cashing a check and doing Nic Cage shit, but once he was like "I'm just gonna do the weirdest shit of all time and pick roles that no one of my level of fame would ever go out of their way for" has carved this niche or respectability that most actors don't hold onto once they get to that point in their career.
@@tylerblair318 I agree, but I've also learned to respect him even for his work in the 2010's because he was initially trying to get out of financial hot water. Considering the circumstances, I feel like he was genuinely doing his best with bad direction in a subpar teams and he was ultimately type cased by it. He could have phoned it in at that point, but he owned it completely even when it was clearly at his own expense. He's definitely a wild specimen of a human, but his interviews (however out there they may be) show he's always been a committed method actor. It's honestly really inspiring, and I'm happy for the guy.
@@tylerblair318dude takes it to the next level constantly. Also in the Color out of Space too. But Mandy and Pig and Joe proved to people that be is not just bored and taking whatever comes to pay his bills. He really just reinvents himself time and again.
the only thing was the marketing team comparing it to silence of the lambs- but that has nothing to do with the movie. It’s a pretty good movie! I think the visuals carry heavily tho.
I think Nick Cage is one of the greatest to ever do it. Absolutely fearless actor. Made some shit for money. I don’t care. I’ve seen him at his best so many times in great works of art and he’s on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest actors of all time.
For what it's worth, I saw Longlegs in a sold out theater at night. When Nic Cage did some whackier stuff, I didn't hear even a single person chuckle despite it being very funny out of context. I think everyone was on board.
My theater was laughing, especially when Doomed FBI Agent #2 said something along the lines of "he's a Satanist, but this is America and we can't arrest him"
His performance was good, but it was extremely goofy, and removed any sense of fear he generated in part 1 of the movie. Really poor choice to show him so much, so closely, and for so long.
No matter if the movie is good or bad, Nic Cage gives it his all and that definitely makes him a good actor in my eyes If the movie is dumb action shlock like Con Air, he will play up the action hero character to such a goofy degree he becomes genuinely endearing
I usually don’t like Cage’s acting. To me it’s always so unnatural and that nobody would ever genuinely behave like that in real life. I feel like he just takes advantage of these opportunities to get his kicks by being weird, misbehave, and get paid for it, but I actually loved his acting in this. It seemed like he was taking the role and specifically the character very seriously and the few “Cagey” mannerisms that do slip through actually add to role, as Long Legs feels so odd and other worldly even. Unnatural.
I was just talking with someone who's been working on Cage's new film shot in Australia, he's unsurprisingly the most amazing person she's ever seen on a set. Knows everyone's lines, comes up with his own blocking while keeping it a secret from the director.
@@heromjhThe killer started killing in the 60s/70s. A lot of rock bands at the time were labeled Satanic. So maybe he was an aspiring musician who lost his way and turned to witchcraft
Yea I thought this was a brilliant choice, glad they didnt go with a manson clone like a lot of other "mid-century psychopath" films, and sad RLM didn't quite pick up on it. There's a lot to work with re: themes of corruption/subversion of innocence with that music, still no idea how that woulda lead to him going full satanist though lol
If Jay does that thing on an Oz Perkins movie where he waves his hands and smiles and says "It was great!" I'm all in. If he does the other thing where he waves his hands and says "It was fine" but still smiles politely, I'm not bothering. This is the power of RLM!
I have found so many good movies by pausing and looking at the shelves behind them, like the Crippled Masters, I watched it about 5 months ago and then a month ago, this show brought it up and then showcased parts of it. It's really something else like the 2nd MacNamara Bro movie where they're hunting them on the island and their girlfriends are all screwed up on "stuff" and booze. That leader of the gang or free republic of people's army or something, it is SO funny to listen to what he says (or sings/hums) in between scenes. It's usually old nursery rhymes so it's very very weird. Unless you watch these movies in entirety, just the clips they do, they don't do full justice. Cripple Masters was almost too much to watch as I'm missing a hand and it puts me to shame because I can't do _anything_ like that lol but it's still awesome. This is the power of RLM too.
They missed the shot because Jay had to sit on Mike's shoulders to be able to shoot over the crowd, but Mike started laughing at an old person and lost his balance.
Same. It was just a bunch of nonsensical randomness that felt unrewarding at the end of the movie. And the wheel of monsters was just goofy for the tone of the film. Imagine that happening in Signs, because it'd basically be the same tonal shift.
I think the hair-metal glamrock side of the character served the film really well. If you read up on ceremonial magick it makes a lot of sense and paints a picture. His ritual is tied to something personal to him, tailored and weird and almost made up as he goes along, seemingly. He reminded me of the hippies in earthbound
What an interesting take on the music, my best guess was it was just flavor / the lyrics of old rock songs being creepy when in a different context. The cheesy lyrics coming from Longlegs gives them a sinister quality
really glad someone else felt this connection too! i think it borders on silly for people who may not know the more occult connections but it fit the time period very well and made it stand out a bit more vs a more cut and dry supernatural movie
@@ekuude Earthbound is my favorite videogame of all time, so I got you: The Happy Happyism Cult are based on a real Japanese cult that believe in "Happy Science", also were involved in a nerve gas attack aboard a Subway Train, really creepy stuff. Blows my mind that my 11 year old self was fighting cultists in an SNES game.
Cage’s ability to seamlessly transition between these two vastly different roles is a testament to his versatility and dedication to his craft. He’s not just acting; he’s transforming, bringing to life characters that linger long after the credits roll. These films highlight his knack for choosing projects that are both challenging and groundbreaking. 🌟🎭
I think the shared universe has been confirmed since the Ryan's Babe episode of BoTW. Where Jay claimed that episode of Best of the Worst was actually the last episode of Half in the Bag.
I played Arcadians on the BBC Microcomputer in the 1980s. It was a Space Invaders type game. I'm so glad to see a movie based on this intellectual property, with all those cool characters in.
To be clear on how obscure _Arcadian_ is: My best friend is a Nic Cage fan, horror movie fan, and indie director. He texted me about how much he loved _Longlegs._ I replied that I loved Oz Perkins in _Quigley._ He responded that he didn't even know Perkins had been an actor. I just texted him asking if he's seen _Arcadian_ and he responded "What's Arcadian?" To be clear on how big a Nic Cage fan he is, he contacted Cage's agent to ask how much it costs to hire him. The answer is $1 million. My friend has said that if he gets a million dollars to make a movie, he'll hire Cage and take out a second mortgage to finance the rest. And even he hadn't heard about _Arcadian._
Weird. I'd actually heard of and thought about going to it when it was still in theaters but the impression I got from reviews was generally in line with Jay's opinion. Alright, but nothing all that special or memorable.
Jay's go-in-blind recommendation of Blackcoat's Daughter got me to seek it out. Supremely well-crafted horror movie. The writing, the performances are all so tight and captivating. Maybe my fav commentary track ever, too. It's kind of astonishing the same person wrote Longlegs.
I very rarely watch horror movies, but Jay's enthusiasm convinced me to watch Blackcoat's Daughter and I really enjoyed it. Will seek out the commentary track.
@@stephenbarone4053 agreed. The ending of long legs fell so flat compared to the blackcoats daughter. We spend the last leg of the movie watching the character deal with the ramifications of her abandonment, and the horror that comes from what she's done, and is going to do. Longlegs literally just ends, and we spend no time watching the character deal with everything they've just experienced.
I enjoyed a good 90% of Longlegs but I still don't know how I felt about the end. It left me wanting. I loved the feeling of dread throughout the whole movie though. Atmosphere was great.
A new Half in the bag episode and Richard Simmons passing in the same day? Truly a red letter day today and happy that nothing else has happened today...
This movie was amazing. One of my favorite horror of all time instantly, exactly because of that 'elements spread thin' Jay mentions. The vagueness makes this movie work.
_Longlegs_ reminded me a lot of the 1997 Kiyoshi Kurosawa film _Cure_ (1997). It has a similar premise (IE, a crime procedural about a serial killer who incites others to kill on his behalf) and a grim, disquieting atmosphere. The Criterion version of it looks fantastic. Go check that out if you liked _Longlegs_ and want something that scratches a similar itch.
Bong Joon-ho listed this film in his 2022 Sight & Sound poll of his Top 10 Favourite films of all time and I can see how Kurosawa's psychological thriller played an influence on Joon-ho's breakthrough hit Memories of Murders (2003) which also features a decades long hunt for a serial killer.
Saw LongLegs tonight without knowing anything else about it (hadnt seen trailers or read sny reviews, didnt even know Nick Cage was in it until i was in the cinema). The opening scenes (both the pre opening credits scene and the suburban door knocking scene) plus the explanation of the investigation had me fairly hyped for a creepy, supernatural thriller of like Silence Of The Lambs meets Death Note (or something like it). I really liked the cinematography and the creepy vibes given of how LongLegs might be constantly watching. Which got me really excited about how they were going to solve this murder case where the murderer can seemingly kill without being there, can manipulate people, and is seemingly watching constantly; like how does someone solve and catch someone like that?! Really made me think of Light from Death Note in that aspect.... Buttttt then we get to the end... And *SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS INCOMING* it turns out that it's literally just the devil doing it, it's not LongLegs at all, the devil is literally just making people kill their families and themselves. And the doll stuff was so unnecessary too because from an audience point of view there is no material difference to us whether the devil just makes a family kill themselves or whether they first have to see a creepy doll and then the devil makes them kill themselves, would have been far more interesting if LongLegs himself was somehow controlling them through the doll or something like that. So ultimately the protagonists dont really solve anything, because there isnt much to solve, which made the story fall flat, and then of course they had to insult us by having the villain do a literal off camera info dump of what has been happening just to make sure we get it... And then they do another on camera explanation to REALLY make sure we get it. So yeah... Story very disappointing, showed so much promise just to fall flat, and we didnt even get to explore LongLegs' motivations, i guess he was just possessed by the devil too? So presumably the devil will just possess someone else and keep doing these murders regardless of what happened at the end? I'm glad i didnt see any reviews talking about it being scary in advance because i think that would have also been disappointing. I think it does a great job of being creepy, like silence of the lambs, but it's not really scary at all i wouldnt say. So, overall, some nice cinematography, a cool potential premise let down by an anticlimactic/disappointing conclusion. Some cool characters and acting, let down by characters who dont get to fulfil their roles really.
100% I couldn't believe we got a DOUBLE exposition dump. Also, why did the dolls have to be so big? Couldn't they have been like the size of an average doll? And in the final scene, the evil demon ball thing seems to work instantanaeously, but earlier we hear a 911 call with a dad acting weirdly about his daughter not being his daughter or something. So it seemed like it took time to work. Just riddled with inconsitencies and plot holes.
I felt exactly the same way. They setup one of the coolest detective movies I have seen in a long time and completely threw the whole thing away in the second half. I felt the Longlegs character was completely pointless in light of the ending and they did him dirty after the perfect opening scene introduction.
My issue with Longlegs was, in the first half of the movie I had constructed a better movie in my head. I watched it fairly blind with some friends on Discord and I thought Longlegs was going to be a psychic serial killer and the protagonist was going to track him down and stop him and the tension would come from not knowing who is being influenced by him and who isn't. Like a more grounded thriller about a psychic branch of the FBI stopping a crime. The fact that in actuality it was all about satanism and creepy dolls was incredibly disappointing to me.
Exactly. I had a similar experience with the movie,like for instance I thought the mom's mental health decline was because Longlegs tried to influence her to kill Lee and herself and the only way to resist was to wipe her mind and memory. The actual twist with the mom just felt dumb. Like why did she just turn evil for no reason? I get she was coerced initially but later she seems just as evil as Longlegs and that isnt really given a reason. I feel like the satanism stuff overall just got really mishandled, especially towards the end. If it was more of a supernatural crime thriller like what you described, and then the satanist stuff was more of an implication or at least not directly spelled out to the audience, it would have been more effective and less detrimental to the tone of the movie. Hereditary had the same problem towards the end- for some reason the movie feels the need to explain itself straight up to the audience, which completely ruins any mystery or ambiguity that had been built up to that point.
I’m younger and liked Longlegs. I will say though some of Longlegs scenes made me laugh because I couldn’t stop seeing Nicholas Cage. You’re right I think it would have benefited from an unknown actor so people could project more mystery and horror on the character
Long Legs kinda sucked balls. The predictably camp outbursts from Cage were unintentionally hilarious. The plot was silly. Really dumb. Not in the least bit scary or suspenseful.
But i stayed awake until what is now 2:42am on Sunday Morning here in Bavaria, Germany because i expected the next Best of the Worst to be uploaded! That said, i think this Half in the Bag will give me my temporary Fix! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
the shoebill stork is a 3-5 foot tall bird that will clack its beak so loudly and rapidly that it is likened to machinegun fire. this may be the inspiration for the head clacking
I was really hyped for longlegs as I’m a lifelong horror fan and haven’t been scared by a movie since I saw the Thing aged eight and I really thought this would finally be the one. I won’t say it was a disappointment as I really enjoyed it, mood, tone, acting , writing and of course Cage, all excellent, it just wasn’t as scary as I’d been led to believe it was going to be.
My senses start tingling every time a new RLM video is about to come out. I need RLM every day, but I especially needed them today 🥲🙏🏻 They always come through!
Longlegs was incredible for two thirds of the movie. The last third of the movie had too many absurd or bad plot twists which took down the movie from a must watch to something I couldn’t believe I didn’t wait until watching it on streaming
"I feel like the younger people would get bored" Oddly enough, and fortunately, we're flocking to the theaters for this. Saw it twice, full houses each time
That’s heartening. I don’t know what group it’s coming from, or if age is relevant at all, but I’ve seen a flood of backlash and negative audience reviews in the last couple days. My best guess is maybe people feel misled in some way by the trailers? Speaking for myself, I went in completely blind, only knowing the title and the cast, and was absolutely floored. So, the overwhelming negativity is a mystery to me.
I wish Longlegs had worked for me. I really wanted to like it (and the first half truly does slap) but by the end of it I was all but scoffing at how goofy and predictable the plot had become. The various elements just did not mesh for me.
I saw Long Legs a few hours ago and was thoroughly unimpressed. It was all tension and tone-setting, but it felt like there was no payoff. It felt like a big spooky nothing burger. Beautifully shot but ultimately disappointing, and I saw none of the promotional material.
Yeah, that kinda summarize my experience. I appreciated a lot the effort for the ambiance and directing/camera style, but I really did my best to get invested in the history and the longer it went the less i was caring. I honestly hope it did good money, despite i didn't enjoy it much I would like to see more of this kind of different horror experiences, especially if they have just an amazing production and creative quality behind them. Just a bit sad it didn't got me a 100% u_u. By the way, i'm young audience but I can enjoy "weird horror" as much as anyone else. Love the Lighthouse, really like Empty man, and totally into Night House. Hope the director keep up that level of detail :)
I was lucky enough to watch Longlegs on the xtreme screen at the last session of the night, and there was nobody else in the theatre. Perfectly quiet, perfectly dark. It was just like watching it alone at home, with a much better sound system and gargantuan screen. I really enjoyed it.
I attended a sold-out showing of Longlegs in a smaller local theater this weekend - the crowd was mostly respectful and along for the ride, myself included. While I also really liked the movie, the script IS the weakest part overall. There were a few sections, especially towards the climax of the film, that made me roll my eyes and chuckle.
For me, the story flaws outweighed the technical aspects. It was well shot, well edited, and Maika Monroe’s performance was very nice. But honestly, I couldn’t take the whole “Hail Satan” thing seriously. Several people were laughing in our theater, including myself.
I don't want to post any massive spoilers but I'm seriously surprised they didn't mention the massive information dump the character just dumps on you like 3/4 of the way through the movie. While the visuals were compelling during it, it completely ripped me out of the movie as this character just tells you the answers to everything lol. Knocked the movie slightly for me in the end even though I still very much enjoyed it
It's a pretty weak script. The characters are all pretty flat, the clues come fast and easy but nobody seems to actually investigate, the narrative doesn't build up any real steam and eventually just dumps the big reveal in your lap, which doesn't really tie anything together
What kills me is like 2 scenes after we get another information dump from the mom where she gives away the same information but subtler. in this second one they even do a montage of her with the luggage case. it feels like the second one was meant to be the reveal but afterwards they were like "eh we should explain it more" and just did it twice
Yes! I was like… wow is this movie a lot dumber than I thought? The opening section was so bold and riveting I had hoped we were in good hands plotwise… alas
Story was pretty dumb to say the least. Great vibe and acting though. Incredibly predictable. Enjoyed it for what it is but not a classic or scary, just filmed well.
It's really the climax and the answer to the overall horror element that ultimately makes this film not stand up to scrutiny and reflection. Cause it ends up being profoundly simple yet stupid, when the supernatural gets thrown into the mix (without spoilers, the answer is downright contrived and oddly simple to an insulting degree).
The connections between Longlegs and Blackcoat's Daughter were incredible! The portrayal of Satan being identical in both films is very very cool to me, whether it's merely an Easter egg for fans of Blackcoat's Daughter, or actually meant to connect the two films
the definitely felt connected to me, my partner even theorized a more direct connection with one of the characters, but I was feeling more along the lines of "this is probably gonna be one of those trilogies that are based around a theme." kinda like Park's "Vengeance Trilogy" or Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy"
it's not as obvious as Satan looking extremely similar between both movies, but I also picked up on the fact that both Longlegs and The Blackcoat's Daughter have the devil communicating directly to people through phone calls (Lee getting the phone call about Ruby's birthday near the end, plus earlier on there's a moment where her mom is on the phone and there's some kind of demonic whispering), and to a much lesser/possibly coincidental extent, the fact that both movies' characters most heavily and directly touched by the devil have bleached blonde hair (Longlegs himself, Kat in The Blackcoat's Daughter. Hell, Kiernan Shipka even has bleached blonde hair in her scene in this movie like she does in BCD). It 100% feels like two stories that take place in the same setting.
My boss is older than these two dinosaurs, and he turned to me at one point during the movie to ask, "What did I ever do to you that made you want to punish me this badly, by putting on this crap??" I almost fell outta my chair!
Now I'm gonna have the "Two Brothers" ad fron Rick and Morty in my head all day. That Steve Brule trailer is pure artistry, especially since you know these hack frauds don't know about AI at all.
I just got out the cinema from Longlegs. There was a guy in a wheelchair moaning the whole time and could hear him piss in his bottle… Really added to the atmosphere.
That darn Mister Plinkett, always pissing in his bottles
Probably more disturbing than the film.
sooo...did you ask mike for his autograph ?
Lmao 😂😂😂😂
Oh that was just Garry Busey you saw.
I wrote the music in the Long Legs trailer, and also a huge RLM and Steve Brule fan. Was very fun/happy to see all the worlds collide. Wild!
Well done!
Seriously?
awesome if true
how did you make that noise
Cap
Love the music! I once attended a screening of idiocracy with the sound designer (got stories for days off that experience) and sound is a criminally underappreciated part of film!
In my theater during Longlegs, the first time we see Longlegs' car some guy proudly said in full volume "'66 Chevrolet..."
This made me laugh really fucking hard and I've been saying "66 chevrolet" in an ominous tone all day and annoying the shit out of my friends, so thank you
Sounds like a cool guy 😂
Yeah my mums partner is like that. Except he's possibly getting alzheimers, cos he'd also say it the next 3 times the car was on screen
@@noone3216 You'll know it's Alzheimer's for sure when he starts calling every car he sees a "66 Chevrolet".
@@thea.m.p.co.467 oof 😅
I watched Longlegs on my birthday (July 14th) and the fact that it is about little girls getting murdered on their birthday when it is the 14th was a crazy ass coincidence. I felt like Nicholas Cage was personally singing Happy Birthday to me.
I watched it on my birthday too just yesterday, one day short of being a 6 day difference lol I still feel like I was having a worse birthday than she was
my birthday is january 14th :)
"OOoooooooh... there she is! The Birthday Girl!"
I cannot imagine the self-conscious awkwardness that went along w that.
RIP
This happened to my friend’s girlfriend and apparently she was so displeased during that scene that she put earbuds in to hide from nic cage singing happy birthday to her 😂
I think it was Brad Jones who summed up Nicolas Cage perfectly: "He makes great movies even greater, he makes bad movies watchable."
Wow, great quote
Very underrated critic of things in general. Best of the whole C.A. period.
interestingly Jay is actually staring in a new horror movie called Shortlegs
Lmao
I'M ANGRY BECAUSE IM SO TINY
And Mike in Hairy legs 🦵🏼
@@steakeater4018 Biden will be invited for that premier
You rude young whippersnappers giving poor old folks the business! You just stop that right this minute young man or I'll wag my finger at you!
"In The Hands of Another Filmmaker" is an unironically good idea for a show.
The Roman Polanski Story
I'd watch it
No it isn't
@@jimmyredd Spotlight in the hands of Polanski
@@tonypine3434👍&👎
I love how they refer to every kid in Stranger Things as "stranger things kid" and they refer to every kid not in Stranger Things as "not in stranger things kid"
Before Stranger Things, it was hard to tell all the kids apart.
there's two kinds of kids
It's like every Lost actor being referred to as "Character from Lost"
didn’t they say “IT kid” in this???
It kid, not the stranger things, it kid
i left Longlegs severely disappointed over the lack of long legs
unironically this, mid movie
honestly i thought the movie was gonna be about spiders
Nick cage has fairly long legs. Longer than yours, I bet
@@guymann1660 true, I think the choice to make the killer connected to the main character in the way they did caused it to be less believable, and also Cages voice sticks out so much when he screams, you just can't help but think "Nicolas Cage". Like it takes you out of the movie and reminds you it's Nicolas Cage playing Longlegs, when it should be the other way around, "Longlegs the satanic serial killer" that just so happens to be played by Nicolas Cage. For example Tom Hardy in the movie "The Revenant" his look and voice completely changes.
They are long if you are short.
Simplest reason Longlegs is set in the 90s (other than the homages to Silence of the Lambs and Se7en) is because of household technology. You'd have to take into account the cloud, security cameras, and alarm systems at far more homes with active monitoring and such. Putting it in the 90s forces interesting restraints.
People ain't beyond the memefication of Nicolas Cage. He's just greater than it.
@@squelette0 I think they, like most people, were done with him for a while, but he was always leaving pearls buried in the schlock for the true believers.
That one moment everyone got with Pig of "My man is still fighting the good fight", I remember having it with Joe 8 years earlier.
And even the schlock. A lot of times it was good schlock.
Season of the Witch, for example, it is probably the only medieval buddy cop war protest horror movie and it rocks.
I feel like "Pig" and "Mandy" completely switched my perspective on his acting. In the 2010's he was definitely cashing a check and doing Nic Cage shit, but once he was like "I'm just gonna do the weirdest shit of all time and pick roles that no one of my level of fame would ever go out of their way for" has carved this niche or respectability that most actors don't hold onto once they get to that point in their career.
For your Hell
@@tylerblair318 I agree, but I've also learned to respect him even for his work in the 2010's because he was initially trying to get out of financial hot water. Considering the circumstances, I feel like he was genuinely doing his best with bad direction in a subpar teams and he was ultimately type cased by it. He could have phoned it in at that point, but he owned it completely even when it was clearly at his own expense. He's definitely a wild specimen of a human, but his interviews (however out there they may be) show he's always been a committed method actor. It's honestly really inspiring, and I'm happy for the guy.
@@tylerblair318dude takes it to the next level constantly. Also in the Color out of Space too. But Mandy and Pig and Joe proved to people that be is not just bored and taking whatever comes to pay his bills. He really just reinvents himself time and again.
Perfect timing as always
Finally, a fair and measured review of Longlegs that isn’t either “It sucks!” or “I had several heart attacks and I’m in a psych ward now”
I appreciated it and enjoyed it visually. I'll watch again in a couple of years and still enjoy
the only thing was the marketing team comparing it to silence of the lambs- but that has nothing to do with the movie. It’s a pretty good movie! I think the visuals carry heavily tho.
I liked the film and will watch again someday. That’s a pretty good review as far as I’m concerned
@@lillianjeffers3780I thought there were a lot of references! You can tell the director likes silence a lot!
I just remember sitting in my chair when the movie finished and I just went "meh"
I think Nick Cage is one of the greatest to ever do it. Absolutely fearless actor. Made some shit for money. I don’t care. I’ve seen him at his best so many times in great works of art and he’s on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest actors of all time.
For what it's worth, I saw Longlegs in a sold out theater at night. When Nic Cage did some whackier stuff, I didn't hear even a single person chuckle despite it being very funny out of context. I think everyone was on board.
My theater was laughing, especially when Doomed FBI Agent #2 said something along the lines of "he's a Satanist, but this is America and we can't arrest him"
@@lazurustout of context that IS pretty hilarious😂
My friends and a few others were dying laughing in our theater
His performance was good, but it was extremely goofy, and removed any sense of fear he generated in part 1 of the movie. Really poor choice to show him so much, so closely, and for so long.
@@lazurust in my theatre there was a couple of chuckles after Agent Carter's kitchen line, but in a "oh shit LOL" kind of way
RIP Shelly Duvall. I just watched RLM's Popeye Re-View the other day.
I’ll always remember her in that as well as in The Shining
So sad
I, too, will always remember her for her role in RLM's Popeye Re:View
Gary busey is now on the chopping block
@@frankmerker630He will outlive us all
"Who does Satan think he is, some kinda hunk?"
- Dr. Steve Brule
That dingus satan, stole my Cynthia Drangle
Baby Jingus will save us
For Your Hell
For Your Hell
Welcome to hell who gives a shit
No matter if the movie is good or bad, Nic Cage gives it his all and that definitely makes him a good actor in my eyes
If the movie is dumb action shlock like Con Air, he will play up the action hero character to such a goofy degree he becomes genuinely endearing
He was definitely the reason why I stood awake during the movie
I appreciate his willingness to go gung-ho for his roles, but unfortunately, I'm always looking at a man acting.
One of the best. Should be in top 3 of all time.
He was funny in this
I usually don’t like Cage’s acting. To me it’s always so unnatural and that nobody would ever genuinely behave like that in real life. I feel like he just takes advantage of these opportunities to get his kicks by being weird, misbehave, and get paid for it, but I actually loved his acting in this. It seemed like he was taking the role and specifically the character very seriously and the few “Cagey” mannerisms that do slip through actually add to role, as Long Legs feels so odd and other worldly even. Unnatural.
Just got out of the theater for Longlegs. Now to find out what my opinion will be on it
Rich Evans put his hands on my Longlegs.
noone cares unless one ov you is a certain age... and then... we told you about uncle Rich... this is your fault.
@@nunyanunya4147😂Thx for making my evening dude 😂
@Im_Player_2
did Rich call you Daddy?
Said no woman ever.
And then he put 2 fingers deep, deep into my grundle
RIP Shelley Duvall, RLM's latest victim
@DDd-gm8uzOOOOFFF
@DDd-gm8uz😂😂😂😂😂😂
She probably watched their Popeye review and decided she’s seen enough
@@MickHaggs Also, RIP the other celebs who recently passed, forgot their names
They can’t keep getting away with it
Jay ducking into the frame briefly while Mike's talking about the importance of framing a shot was stylistically designed to be that way
They must have learnt that from Neil Breen's filmmaking course
They probably gone too far in a few places. but they can diminish the effects of it.
Rich is the key to all this
@@nijnij3988is there a Neil Breen renaissance happening?
he’s been mentioned a lot just recently
A Breenaisance if you will
I was just talking with someone who's been working on Cage's new film shot in Australia, he's unsurprisingly the most amazing person she's ever seen on a set. Knows everyone's lines, comes up with his own blocking while keeping it a secret from the director.
Definitely a brilliant man.
That's cool. Glad he's kept his head on
The Surfer
Longlegs was into glam rock not metal. The band T Rex was featured heavily and you can see posters of Marc Bolan and Lou Reed in his room.
Because of that its kinda horror movie that made by rob zombie
Although Marc Bolan is a Metal Guru.
what was the point of that anyway?
@@heromjhThe killer started killing in the 60s/70s. A lot of rock bands at the time were labeled Satanic. So maybe he was an aspiring musician who lost his way and turned to witchcraft
Yea I thought this was a brilliant choice, glad they didnt go with a manson clone like a lot of other "mid-century psychopath" films, and sad RLM didn't quite pick up on it. There's a lot to work with re: themes of corruption/subversion of innocence with that music, still no idea how that woulda lead to him going full satanist though lol
If Jay does that thing on an Oz Perkins movie where he waves his hands and smiles and says "It was great!" I'm all in. If he does the other thing where he waves his hands and says "It was fine" but still smiles politely, I'm not bothering.
This is the power of RLM!
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No youre just a sheep lol
@@nicksothep8472 👆💪🏳🌈
@@thisismyname3928 How gay are you? 11?
I have found so many good movies by pausing and looking at the shelves behind them, like the Crippled Masters, I watched it about 5 months ago and then a month ago, this show brought it up and then showcased parts of it.
It's really something else like the 2nd MacNamara Bro movie where they're hunting them on the island and their girlfriends are all screwed up on "stuff" and booze. That leader of the gang or free republic of people's army or something, it is SO funny to listen to what he says (or sings/hums) in between scenes. It's usually old nursery rhymes so it's very very weird.
Unless you watch these movies in entirety, just the clips they do, they don't do full justice. Cripple Masters was almost too much to watch as I'm missing a hand and it puts me to shame because I can't do _anything_ like that lol but it's still awesome. This is the power of RLM too.
Crazy how Rich Evans uploaded this video immediately after leaving the rooftop
Fucking lol bro
Bro...
Hillary was rusty
Apparently Rich is still up there. RIP.
lol
No matter what happens in this crazy world, Rich Evans provides stability and joy to millions.
Rich Evans laugh allows me to eat sugar and stay in ketosis.
AND HE ALSO BRINGS AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIDS
So too does his childhood photo at Showbiz Pizza known as Dick the Birthday Boy
Not after what happened at that Mr. T rally
@@predalien1413 Is the A-team coming back??
So this is their alibi?
They missed the shot because Jay had to sit on Mike's shoulders to be able to shoot over the crowd, but Mike started laughing at an old person and lost his balance.
I fucking love this fanbase, jesus
Lol This is def their alibi
@@R.Lennartzwhere does Rich Evans fit into all this?
@@you_were_the_chosen_one He was in the Schoolbook Depository eating chicken.
Girl in front of me left Long Legs and said "that was the worst thing I've seen in my life"
Ouch . I'd have so many questions to ask her.
She clearly doesn't watch the same movies as RLM.
Same thing happened to me for Blair Witch.
I just wish the awkward, sensitive brother had said, "We are Devo!"
I “KNEW” I wasnt the only one!!!!!!
Fuck YEA!!!!!
That's actually an amazing reference.
I was hoping for a Devo reference from them!
D.E.V.O
the fingernail shot was the best part. I thought the monster was their Mom at the start but then actually none of that mattered. like the story.
Same. It was just a bunch of nonsensical randomness that felt unrewarding at the end of the movie. And the wheel of monsters was just goofy for the tone of the film. Imagine that happening in Signs, because it'd basically be the same tonal shift.
@@GruppeSechs Goofy? GOOFY? Like you wouldn't be pissing your pants as the wheel of WHY OH GOD WHY is bearing down on you!
I knew as soon as I walked out of Longlegs the world needs a half in the bag about it. I'm hyped to watch this.
All horror movies suck.
@@mrcomment5544facts cuh, the doll part sucked ass. Wish he was just a creepy serial killer and not some dude with powers.
I loved the monsters in Arcadian. The way they just keep unfolding their limbs was unexpected lmao
I DO NOT ENJOY
Yeah and the way they moved their head, like it's on a gimbal.
Ironically, Arcadian should have been called Longlegs
The Arcadian monsters were extremely unnerving.
Legitimately reminded me of something my younger self would create in his nightmares.
Definitely some creativity on display
Longlegs was a better season of True Detective than True Detective: Night Country.
I think the hair-metal glamrock side of the character served the film really well. If you read up on ceremonial magick it makes a lot of sense and paints a picture. His ritual is tied to something personal to him, tailored and weird and almost made up as he goes along, seemingly. He reminded me of the hippies in earthbound
Is there any context for the hippies in earthcraft? I always found it so random lol
What an interesting take on the music, my best guess was it was just flavor / the lyrics of old rock songs being creepy when in a different context. The cheesy lyrics coming from Longlegs gives them a sinister quality
really glad someone else felt this connection too! i think it borders on silly for people who may not know the more occult connections but it fit the time period very well and made it stand out a bit more vs a more cut and dry supernatural movie
@@ekuude Earthbound is my favorite videogame of all time, so I got you: The Happy Happyism Cult are based on a real Japanese cult that believe in "Happy Science", also were involved in a nerve gas attack aboard a Subway Train, really creepy stuff.
Blows my mind that my 11 year old self was fighting cultists in an SNES game.
I shouldnt have to read a wiki for something to make sense in a film! Why was he also a doll maker and all this other dumb shit?
Cage’s ability to seamlessly transition between these two vastly different roles is a testament to his versatility and dedication to his craft. He’s not just acting; he’s transforming, bringing to life characters that linger long after the credits roll. These films highlight his knack for choosing projects that are both challenging and groundbreaking. 🌟🎭
Relax ChatGPT
I liked how Mike and Jay hinted at a Wheel of the Worst/Half in the Bag shared universe.
I think the shared universe has been confirmed since the Ryan's Babe episode of BoTW. Where Jay claimed that episode of Best of the Worst was actually the last episode of Half in the Bag.
The HITB review of the first Avengers movie also included a section about Mike going to a European film festival to discuss his Plinkett reviews.
i was trying to guess what sort of coincidence it will be. My first thought, of course, was a return of the Showbiz Pizza bear
I've been trying to re-find that part....does anyone happen to have a timestamp of when they mention it?
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I just knew they'd bring up Quigley.
Every time see oz Perkins or his name I think of quigley
It looks like Gary Busey's left eyeball is about to drop out of its socket.
Less predictable was the veiled teaser for WOTW28.
I kept thinking of it the entire time I was watching LOL
I played Arcadians on the BBC Microcomputer in the 1980s. It was a Space Invaders type game. I'm so glad to see a movie based on this intellectual property, with all those cool characters in.
The end of Long Legs had me twisting my face and saying “no no no” out of disappointment. Totally drops the ball in the end.
"Romero and Juliet" was right there, and I would have bet the farm they wouldn't pass that one up.
As he said Rom, I literally thought he was going to say it 😂 My brain autofilled the joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Confirmed, Jay hates blind people and people with Parkinsons
Unless they're a blind serial killer with Parkinsons
Ozbad perkinsons
To be clear on how obscure _Arcadian_ is: My best friend is a Nic Cage fan, horror movie fan, and indie director. He texted me about how much he loved _Longlegs._ I replied that I loved Oz Perkins in _Quigley._ He responded that he didn't even know Perkins had been an actor. I just texted him asking if he's seen _Arcadian_ and he responded "What's Arcadian?"
To be clear on how big a Nic Cage fan he is, he contacted Cage's agent to ask how much it costs to hire him. The answer is $1 million. My friend has said that if he gets a million dollars to make a movie, he'll hire Cage and take out a second mortgage to finance the rest. And even he hadn't heard about _Arcadian._
Weird. I'd actually heard of and thought about going to it when it was still in theaters but the impression I got from reviews was generally in line with Jay's opinion. Alright, but nothing all that special or memorable.
"Hail Santa!"
- Dr. Steve 'Longbregs' Brule
lmao
Seeing the clips of Oz Perkins in that film with Gary Beucy made me realize something else: he also played the dork in Legally Blonde! Lol!
14:33 Longlegs discussion starts
Jay's go-in-blind recommendation of Blackcoat's Daughter got me to seek it out. Supremely well-crafted horror movie. The writing, the performances are all so tight and captivating. Maybe my fav commentary track ever, too. It's kind of astonishing the same person wrote Longlegs.
I very rarely watch horror movies, but Jay's enthusiasm convinced me to watch Blackcoat's Daughter and I really enjoyed it. Will seek out the commentary track.
@@luke-alex it's kicking around on yt fyi
Blackcoat is far superior compared to Longlegs.
@@stephenbarone4053 agreed. The ending of long legs fell so flat compared to the blackcoats daughter. We spend the last leg of the movie watching the character deal with the ramifications of her abandonment, and the horror that comes from what she's done, and is going to do. Longlegs literally just ends, and we spend no time watching the character deal with everything they've just experienced.
Nicholas Cage looked like an albino Tiny Tim (the musician) in Longlegs
He highkey looks like Teddy Perkins from Atlanta lmao
Nick is just living in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight, having a wonderful time.
He looks like a missing bogdanoff twin
The steel ball smoke scene in Long Legs was like Twin Peaks 3.
Oz Perkins wishes
I enjoyed a good 90% of Longlegs but I still don't know how I felt about the end. It left me wanting. I loved the feeling of dread throughout the whole movie though. Atmosphere was great.
A new Half in the bag episode and Richard Simmons passing in the same day? Truly a red letter day today and happy that nothing else has happened today...
You haven't heard?!?!
B-b-b-bird
We also lost Dr. Ruth.
Historic day
"You'll shit your pants, then your pants will shit themselves!" - Jay Bauman, 2024.
Makes my day when there’s a new Half in the Bag
Something calms my soul when I hear "Haff in th' baaag!"
This movie was amazing. One of my favorite horror of all time instantly, exactly because of that 'elements spread thin' Jay mentions. The vagueness makes this movie work.
I loved Arcadian, I can't believe you didn't mention the wheelwolves. Best thing I've seen in years.
CNN just cut away to show Jay talk about a weird horror movie
It's the proper way to unite the nation
Rich's phone is still blowing up... chill Ellen
I mean what's more important than a new RLM video?
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Least someone is watching CNN.
_Longlegs_ reminded me a lot of the 1997 Kiyoshi Kurosawa film _Cure_ (1997). It has a similar premise (IE, a crime procedural about a serial killer who incites others to kill on his behalf) and a grim, disquieting atmosphere. The Criterion version of it looks fantastic. Go check that out if you liked _Longlegs_ and want something that scratches a similar itch.
It's crazy because I had never heard of Cure and this is the second time I've seen it mentioned somewhere today.
@@rkoloegit’s basically the number one movie it’s being compared to it seems.
I saw Chris Stuckmann’s review before this & he also compared it to Cure. I will have to check it out.
Yup, I got Cure vibes almost immediately! Both are great films in their own way!!
Bong Joon-ho listed this film in his 2022 Sight & Sound poll of his Top 10 Favourite films of all time and I can see how Kurosawa's psychological thriller played an influence on Joon-ho's breakthrough hit Memories of Murders (2003) which also features a decades long hunt for a serial killer.
Saw LongLegs tonight without knowing anything else about it (hadnt seen trailers or read sny reviews, didnt even know Nick Cage was in it until i was in the cinema). The opening scenes (both the pre opening credits scene and the suburban door knocking scene) plus the explanation of the investigation had me fairly hyped for a creepy, supernatural thriller of like Silence Of The Lambs meets Death Note (or something like it). I really liked the cinematography and the creepy vibes given of how LongLegs might be constantly watching. Which got me really excited about how they were going to solve this murder case where the murderer can seemingly kill without being there, can manipulate people, and is seemingly watching constantly; like how does someone solve and catch someone like that?! Really made me think of Light from Death Note in that aspect.... Buttttt then we get to the end... And *SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS INCOMING* it turns out that it's literally just the devil doing it, it's not LongLegs at all, the devil is literally just making people kill their families and themselves. And the doll stuff was so unnecessary too because from an audience point of view there is no material difference to us whether the devil just makes a family kill themselves or whether they first have to see a creepy doll and then the devil makes them kill themselves, would have been far more interesting if LongLegs himself was somehow controlling them through the doll or something like that. So ultimately the protagonists dont really solve anything, because there isnt much to solve, which made the story fall flat, and then of course they had to insult us by having the villain do a literal off camera info dump of what has been happening just to make sure we get it... And then they do another on camera explanation to REALLY make sure we get it. So yeah... Story very disappointing, showed so much promise just to fall flat, and we didnt even get to explore LongLegs' motivations, i guess he was just possessed by the devil too? So presumably the devil will just possess someone else and keep doing these murders regardless of what happened at the end?
I'm glad i didnt see any reviews talking about it being scary in advance because i think that would have also been disappointing. I think it does a great job of being creepy, like silence of the lambs, but it's not really scary at all i wouldnt say.
So, overall, some nice cinematography, a cool potential premise let down by an anticlimactic/disappointing conclusion. Some cool characters and acting, let down by characters who dont get to fulfil their roles really.
100% I couldn't believe we got a DOUBLE exposition dump. Also, why did the dolls have to be so big? Couldn't they have been like the size of an average doll? And in the final scene, the evil demon ball thing seems to work instantanaeously, but earlier we hear a 911 call with a dad acting weirdly about his daughter not being his daughter or something. So it seemed like it took time to work. Just riddled with inconsitencies and plot holes.
I felt exactly the same way. They setup one of the coolest detective movies I have seen in a long time and completely threw the whole thing away in the second half. I felt the Longlegs character was completely pointless in light of the ending and they did him dirty after the perfect opening scene introduction.
"If you can't wade through my silliness, you don't deserve me at my seriousness"
Nicolas Cage: Are we not men?!
Me, if I saw this in the theater: We are DEVO!
My heart became filled with childhood joy when they alluded to a new wheel episode.
Hralf in the Brag, ya dingus
My issue with Longlegs was, in the first half of the movie I had constructed a better movie in my head. I watched it fairly blind with some friends on Discord and I thought Longlegs was going to be a psychic serial killer and the protagonist was going to track him down and stop him and the tension would come from not knowing who is being influenced by him and who isn't. Like a more grounded thriller about a psychic branch of the FBI stopping a crime.
The fact that in actuality it was all about satanism and creepy dolls was incredibly disappointing to me.
Exactly. I had a similar experience with the movie,like for instance I thought the mom's mental health decline was because Longlegs tried to influence her to kill Lee and herself and the only way to resist was to wipe her mind and memory. The actual twist with the mom just felt dumb. Like why did she just turn evil for no reason? I get she was coerced initially but later she seems just as evil as Longlegs and that isnt really given a reason. I feel like the satanism stuff overall just got really mishandled, especially towards the end. If it was more of a supernatural crime thriller like what you described, and then the satanist stuff was more of an implication or at least not directly spelled out to the audience, it would have been more effective and less detrimental to the tone of the movie.
Hereditary had the same problem towards the end- for some reason the movie feels the need to explain itself straight up to the audience, which completely ruins any mystery or ambiguity that had been built up to that point.
I’m younger and liked Longlegs. I will say though some of Longlegs scenes made me laugh because I couldn’t stop seeing Nicholas Cage. You’re right I think it would have benefited from an unknown actor so people could project more mystery and horror on the character
Long Legs kinda sucked balls. The predictably camp outbursts from Cage were unintentionally hilarious. The plot was silly. Really dumb. Not in the least bit scary or suspenseful.
But i stayed awake until what is now 2:42am on Sunday Morning here in Bavaria, Germany because i expected the next Best of the Worst to be uploaded!
That said, i think this Half in the Bag will give me my temporary Fix!
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
I would absolutely watch a Dr Steve Brule serial killer movie
Fun Fact: Alicia Witt the mom in Longlegs played Alia in Lynch’s Dune.
@@yourfavoritepariah She was also in an episode of Twin Peaks.
wow, i wouldn't have recognized her if you didn't tell me. Well spotted!
And Donna's kid sister in Twin Peaks.
And in urban legend
the shoebill stork is a 3-5 foot tall bird that will clack its beak so loudly and rapidly that it is likened to machinegun fire. this may be the inspiration for the head clacking
I was really hyped for longlegs as I’m a lifelong horror fan and haven’t been scared by a movie since I saw the Thing aged eight and I really thought this would finally be the one.
I won’t say it was a disappointment as I really enjoyed it, mood, tone, acting , writing and of course Cage, all excellent, it just wasn’t as scary as I’d been led to believe it was going to be.
I watched it in CO so it was pretty scary being in a theater
@@richardw3052 Thanks. I have seen audition and thought it was really good and creepy.
I will definitely check out your recommendations
did you watch Hereditary? That one tripped me up
I bet John C. Riley would do a Steve Brule comedy-horror if it was presented to him.
Check It Out is basically already analog horror
Refreshing the page finally paid off
My senses start tingling every time a new RLM video is about to come out. I need RLM every day, but I especially needed them today 🥲🙏🏻 They always come through!
Longlegs was incredible for two thirds of the movie. The last third of the movie had too many absurd or bad plot twists which took down the movie from a must watch to something I couldn’t believe I didn’t wait until watching it on streaming
Kudos to whoever edited the Dr Brule trailer. Well done.
"I feel like the younger people would get bored"
Oddly enough, and fortunately, we're flocking to the theaters for this. Saw it twice, full houses each time
That’s heartening. I don’t know what group it’s coming from, or if age is relevant at all, but I’ve seen a flood of backlash and negative audience reviews in the last couple days. My best guess is maybe people feel misled in some way by the trailers? Speaking for myself, I went in completely blind, only knowing the title and the cast, and was absolutely floored. So, the overwhelming negativity is a mystery to me.
Thats great
Seems like these fellas are boomermaxing lately. Maybe there are some punks next door playing loud music.
@@aarondavis8943 it does get a bit grating hearing them commenting on young people's lack of interest in movies like every video these days
The prestige cinema market was at its peak right before the pandemic. This generation seeks that kind of cinema
I wish Longlegs had worked for me. I really wanted to like it (and the first half truly does slap) but by the end of it I was all but scoffing at how goofy and predictable the plot had become. The various elements just did not mesh for me.
Agreed. The third act had weird pacing and too many genres to reconcile. I'm not a movie snob. Just felt like the ride totally changed at the end.
This reverted all my fear in the world to joy after seeing seeing Dr Steve Bruce with jays friend in the thumbnail
I saw Long Legs a few hours ago and was thoroughly unimpressed. It was all tension and tone-setting, but it felt like there was no payoff. It felt like a big spooky nothing burger. Beautifully shot but ultimately disappointing, and I saw none of the promotional material.
Yeah, that kinda summarize my experience. I appreciated a lot the effort for the ambiance and directing/camera style, but I really did my best to get invested in the history and the longer it went the less i was caring. I honestly hope it did good money, despite i didn't enjoy it much I would like to see more of this kind of different horror experiences, especially if they have just an amazing production and creative quality behind them. Just a bit sad it didn't got me a 100% u_u. By the way, i'm young audience but I can enjoy "weird horror" as much as anyone else. Love the Lighthouse, really like Empty man, and totally into Night House. Hope the director keep up that level of detail :)
I was lucky enough to watch Longlegs on the xtreme screen at the last session of the night, and there was nobody else in the theatre. Perfectly quiet, perfectly dark. It was just like watching it alone at home, with a much better sound system and gargantuan screen. I really enjoyed it.
"In the Hands of Another Filmmaker..." Should be something you do, ya hacks. It'd be a fun thought experiment.
I saw this this morning and afterward thought “why do I sense a HITB coming later today?” I also have vaguely psychic powers
I attended a sold-out showing of Longlegs in a smaller local theater this weekend - the crowd was mostly respectful and along for the ride, myself included.
While I also really liked the movie, the script IS the weakest part overall. There were a few sections, especially towards the climax of the film, that made me roll my eyes and chuckle.
For me, the story flaws outweighed the technical aspects.
It was well shot, well edited, and Maika Monroe’s performance was very nice. But honestly, I couldn’t take the whole “Hail Satan” thing seriously. Several people were laughing in our theater, including myself.
Literally just watched arcadian, then went to see longlegs, when i got home, this video was uploaded.
I don't want to post any massive spoilers but I'm seriously surprised they didn't mention the massive information dump the character just dumps on you like 3/4 of the way through the movie. While the visuals were compelling during it, it completely ripped me out of the movie as this character just tells you the answers to everything lol. Knocked the movie slightly for me in the end even though I still very much enjoyed it
It's a pretty weak script. The characters are all pretty flat, the clues come fast and easy but nobody seems to actually investigate, the narrative doesn't build up any real steam and eventually just dumps the big reveal in your lap, which doesn't really tie anything together
What kills me is like 2 scenes after we get another information dump from the mom where she gives away the same information but subtler. in this second one they even do a montage of her with the luggage case.
it feels like the second one was meant to be the reveal but afterwards they were like "eh we should explain it more" and just did it twice
Yes! I was like… wow is this movie a lot dumber than I thought? The opening section was so bold and riveting I had hoped we were in good hands plotwise… alas
Story was pretty dumb to say the least. Great vibe and acting though. Incredibly predictable. Enjoyed it for what it is but not a classic or scary, just filmed well.
It's really the climax and the answer to the overall horror element that ultimately makes this film not stand up to scrutiny and reflection. Cause it ends up being profoundly simple yet stupid, when the supernatural gets thrown into the mix (without spoilers, the answer is downright contrived and oddly simple to an insulting degree).
This felt like an awesome and great new X-Files episode in a way and felt so cozy in that way
I got X-Files vibes from it as well.
Exactly what I thought of as I was watching the movie. Like an extremely high quality supernatural X-Files episode.
I'd say it was more like Millennium than the X-Files. In fact, Millennium even had a similar premise in a few episodes of the first season.
The John C Reilly clip made me die I’m so stoned
31:19 happened to me almost exactly. Walking out of the theater and this group of kids (probably 19ish) were saying how much of a waste of $10 it was.
The connections between Longlegs and Blackcoat's Daughter were incredible!
The portrayal of Satan being identical in both films is very very cool to me, whether it's merely an Easter egg for fans of Blackcoat's Daughter, or actually meant to connect the two films
the definitely felt connected to me, my partner even theorized a more direct connection with one of the characters, but I was feeling more along the lines of "this is probably gonna be one of those trilogies that are based around a theme." kinda like Park's "Vengeance Trilogy" or Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy"
it's not as obvious as Satan looking extremely similar between both movies, but I also picked up on the fact that both Longlegs and The Blackcoat's Daughter have the devil communicating directly to people through phone calls (Lee getting the phone call about Ruby's birthday near the end, plus earlier on there's a moment where her mom is on the phone and there's some kind of demonic whispering), and to a much lesser/possibly coincidental extent, the fact that both movies' characters most heavily and directly touched by the devil have bleached blonde hair (Longlegs himself, Kat in The Blackcoat's Daughter. Hell, Kiernan Shipka even has bleached blonde hair in her scene in this movie like she does in BCD). It 100% feels like two stories that take place in the same setting.
I just got out of my showing if Longlegs thinking “I hope RLM reviews this one” and saw this notification lol
Agreed, and I wasn’t disappointed at all by their analysis!
Cool story bro 😎
Found you guys quite recently. Top shelf content! Great job!
Please don't encourage the hack frauds.
I saw Corey Feldman at Target once. This video is the second best thing to happen to me
Jokes on you or something idk I don't listen to Feldman's music
Not gonna lie I fell asleep multiple times during longlegs
My boss is older than these two dinosaurs, and he turned to me at one point during the movie to ask, "What did I ever do to you that made you want to punish me this badly, by putting on this crap??"
I almost fell outta my chair!
Now I'm gonna have the "Two Brothers" ad fron Rick and Morty in my head all day. That Steve Brule trailer is pure artistry, especially since you know these hack frauds don't know about AI at all.
I'm so happy to hear someone mention Check It Out, by far one of my favorite shows man. It's just so good.
I was in Butler when it happened. I heard distinct high pitched laughing from the direction of the barn.
Good Lord 😂
In my theater when i watched longlegs a guy fell asleep and was snoring so loud that half the theater started yelling at him to wake up.
nic cage singing in his made me laugh like was i not supposed to see that as goofy