CHOOSE OR DIE - A Very Dumb Netflix Horror Movie

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[@3ambinges898]

At this point you don’t need to say DUMB HORROR MOVIE just put Netflix Horror movie and we know it’ll be dumb

[@spirituallyconscious7774]

The movie called Spell from netflix was actually good

[@dixienormus-6916]

@@spirituallyconscious7774 cap

[@declanp1]

@@spirituallyconscious7774 there are some good Netflix horrors.

[@spirituallyconscious7774]

@@dixienormus-6916 Spell was good

[@tashyboi]

@@declanp1 He is under the spell

[@be_an_rm]

It's weird how clean, polished, and good it looks (even if looks generic). They had the money, they had potential, but because Netflix wanted to fill a 'gap', _this_ got made.

[@AxxLAfriku]

AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! PAAAAAIIIINNNN!!!!!! I broke my hand yesterday because of the hate comments I get all the time. I was so angry that I punched a hole in my computer. Please don't hate me, dear ben

[@luansh55]

@@AxxLAfriku wait what

[@be_an_rm]

@@luansh55 looks like it's one of those copy and paste commenters, just ignore it

[@DrDark-im9kv]

@@luansh55 just another low-life copy and paster or bot.

[@metachrist723]

@@be_an_rm Nah he's actually a KZbinr and insane

[@JustAThrowAwayName]

I was really surprised this wasn't one of the Netflix choose your own adventure movies like Bandersnatch. It seems like it would have been natural.

[@maciejayne28]

I really wish it was a choose your own adventure. Maybe it would've been better :/

[@cornholius]

Felt like a slight ripoff of bandersnatch. Lots of netflix movies are.

[@qty1315]

@@maciejayne28 I miss that gimmick. I like the idea of replaying a movie and making characters make bad decisions or good decisions. It'd be funny to answer those questions like "Oh, they're so stupid, why didn't they do X?" with an option to have them do X that ends with "Now the movie is 10 minutes long and has a really boring ending. You're welcome."

[@TheNitroG1]

@@cornholius I felt more like it was ripping off two other episodes of black mirror and slamming them together. Play test (which is about a video game that kills people) and shut up and dance. which is about people being controlled via text messages giving them tasks to complete or else. I mean you combine those two and you have the entire plot of this movie.

[@god3485]

@@TheNitroG1 and those weren’t even the good episodes lmao (Black mirror is good, all episodes are good. But some are better, and those two would be out on the bottom of my list)

[@soulsymphony5111]

The rat scene was very creative and well executed, I was invested. They made a cleaver choice not to let the audience see what the creature look like and experience the narrative through the protagonist and her mother hysteric perception. It was a really a good movie till the explanation I thought.

[@SanFran51]

"NOW I'M PLAYING WITH POWER!"

[@riverselive_kdmz_8458]

​@SanFran51 idk if I can finished this whole movie review video, but why are people hating this?

[@Noname-uk9mu]

Best scene

[@rachaelmcphee3717]

I also thought when she ate the glass was really effective/hard to watch

[@macaronicheese1737]

And people are seriously wondering why Netflix is dying when movies like this are pretty much being mass-produced 🤡

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

And they also cancelled a lot of shows mid production and also I want Netflix to never handle anime

[@DeathbatOfSpades]

what’s funnier is that they didn’t even produce this movie. they just acquired the distribution rights. they watched it and thought “yeah, this is a great purchase. people will love this.” and then they paid to host it on Netflix.

[@aninquisitor9622]

@@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375 they fucked over JJBA and Baki has bad animation too

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

@@aninquisitor9622 Yes seriously How do you hype up JoJo and then decide to release the batch on the fall of 2022 the next batch will likely be in 2023

[@OhWowThatsDumb]

They are literally throwing money away, it’s insane

[@stephenclarke7992]

The voice acting of the mother when the rats are after her was the peak of the movie.

[@beansmybeans2433]

Tbh that scene made me laugh a lot. The way it showed her "dead" body at the end of the level was peak comedy

[@gemstar7286]

I haven't seen this movie, but i'm surprised to see the actress who plays the mother in this weird movie . She's actually a well known tv actress here in the UK and she's quite good usually. Her Name is Angela Griffin .

[@ImmortalBroken]

@@gemstar7286 And Eddie Marsan!! I'm not even from the UK but I know he's a big deal.

[@gemstar7286]

@@ImmortalBroken Yeah he's very method, he's been in loads of things.

[@Joe-hi1zw]

@@ImmortalBroken He's been literally everywhere recently it's mad

[@princeapoopoo5787]

The rat scene and the family dinner scene at the end have some kind of potential despite how bad this film is. And I do love how exceedingly retro the game is. This movie is like the equivalent of finding a few gold flakes after days of prospecting. Not really worth the trouble of it all.

[@luxord2654]

Yeah I'll admit they used the rat scene as a preview on Netflix and that's what hooked me in. Not actually being able to see entirely what's going on leaves more to the imagination and makes it scarier that way. Had some good potential and was expecting more from it but the rest was pretty lackluster.

[@Proserpira]

I hate how they managed to get it to work on a phone. That just makes no sense unless they created a port. But it isn't a port, seeing how it's made to be used on a phone specifically.

[@officerbanana9096]

I kind of like the idea of ancient cursed text being able to be used as coding, it could be like there's real coding within the extra pixels of image for each symbol and that's how the computer reads it to work as a video game (obviously there's other stuff like "how does it change reality" and stuff like that but the concept is kinda cool)

[@Stormith]

10:20 I have lost someone, and I agree with you. Like the character in the movie, I lost my younger and only sibling, at a similar age to the child in the movie. I've literally had nightmares about seeing my dead sibling appear in real life again, I would wake with a feeling of disgust and fear. If I saw the appearance of that person, knowing full well they're dead and buried, I think I would run AWAY from them as much as possible or like, immediately faint from the sheer fear overload. I would NEVER chase after them, that is the most terrifying thought

[@justalittlecucumber]

I'm sorry to hear such, but yes. Absolutely agree. That's the LAST thing I'd do

[@Parasiteve]

i hate when people in movies go after dead loved ones too! its like, i get you're upset over them dying but theres no way you can really believe they're alive now. are you chasing them for answers? what answers? why are you alive when you've been dead for 10 years? lol. i mean id want an answer to that too but id also rather not die trying to find out so id just not chase after them.

[@CornCob7178]

Damn, I sorry to hear that. I hope you and your family are doing well

[@declanp1]

@@Parasiteve given the fact that the game is definitely doing supernatural shit in their universe, maybe her brother could come back to life? I agree, in reality it would be stupid to chase them, but when you are dealing with everything that’s going on in the movie, who knows what could happen?

[@jessicawilliams3849]

I lost my mom a little less than 2 years ago, and it changes for me. Sometimes I have dreams where I’m trying to save her. Other times I know she’s dead but she doesn’t; a few times we both know. Sometimes we both forget but I still have an inkling that something’s different.

[@wendymccoy1093]

"FUCK THE 80S?!" is way funnier than it should be

[@Relek448]

And pretty vindicating from how overused the 80s has become in the media in general

[@delete---7593]

​@@Relek448 No. .🤔😑🖕.

[@crowdemon_archives]

That caught me off-guard too.

[@starchaser777]

the reaction of everyone when the 80's are related to something horror-based

[@victiniplayz3965]

Put out of context? Funniest line in the movie

[@Barnesofthenorth]

I mean the main character is 100% insane and evil at the end, as she saw herself that she didn't suffer that much physically, so she is more likely to hurt people close to the bad person she targets. She isn't likely to kill him, but probably his kids or family who might be against what hes doing.

[@user-hi2dr3js2c]

Well the only realistic thing in this movie was that the programmer didnt know how his game worked

[@hester234]

5:23 Ears or tongue... not much of a choice?? From a medical perspective this is easy! Take the ears!! The part of the ear that you can cut off is not essential for hearing, it just improves the manner in which the soundwaves impinge your ear drums. The tongue on the other hand is an organ you definitely never want to miss, since drinking, eating, speaking etc. is usually pretty important in life. Edit: Regarding the computer vs arm feast.. well.. your survival chances depend on your equipment.If you have tools to actually eat your arm (fun fact: your teeth wont be enough) and if you have tools to manage the wound (stop the bleeding, desinfection) than it actually might be better than eating the computer. Aside from the fact that some elements are toxic, pieces of plastic can definitely damage your intestines, thus cause peritonitis or sepsis. You can live without an arm but not with a hole in your digestive tract.

[@seancombs1188]

That was my first thought lol, like they gonna just take out her whole damn eardrums? I feel like it'd be less painful as well, in a sense.

[@AllDayDavis]

I agree with you you can always get a prosthetic ear. He made the wrong choice there

[@bee0soup187]

I'm not even a medical expert and I knew that!!

[@krazat]

@@AllDayDavis maybe he just likes bis wife way more.

[@TheNitroG1]

to be fair his son is kind of a d*ck at the beginning of the movie. I also kind of wonder what would have happened if she told the waitress to keep breaking glasses. would she have started throwing them at her or would it have just continued for a little bit longer before the game asked again? Because I don't really see a way to write out of that corner if she doesn't pick clean up. I feel like both choices should seem viable after the context of the reveal. I do totally agree that eating the computer was by far the worse choice though. But it sort of struck me as the guy didn't believe it anyway so he was just like "yeah whatever my arm." but there were far dumber choices made during the movie. like her not starting with rewind when her friend was trapped. instead going back and forth which seemed to have no possible benefit and made it look like she was actually torturing him to death on purpose. regardless of how silly the whole thing looked. Not to mention his last words were CRINGE AF. It is extremely difficult to make a joke work during a scene where a main character is dying. Also not sure how dragging her friend a few feet saved him when he was not breathing. But on top of that they go ahead and kill off that dude like 10 minutes later. Making that choice entirely pointless. Also this game supposedly alters reality to such an extent it can materialize objects from thin air. So who is to say if she had chosen to save her brother he wouldn't have just come back to life. This is the problem with not clearly defining what the rules of your movie. P.S. This movie had robert englund phoning it in...I believe that is probably literal, because it sounds like they just had him record a couple lines of dialogue and email it to them. That is his only role in this movie. it's not even interactive conversation it's pre-recorded bs where he has to say his own name so you know who it is. So he technically isn't even in this movie at all. I feel like they wanted him to be the cursor but when he read the script he only agreed to do a voice cameo. he was actually in zombie strippers for a good amount of screen time...but this movie was too bad for him. lol

[@misternobody855]

Honestly as far as bad movies go, this didn’t feel as bad as most mainstream horrors. For example, the rat scene without showing the rat was pretty well done, especially when u see the aftermath. The jump scares weren’t over done either and honestly, the concept felt lovecraftian and kinda cheesy-on-purpose. I agree with your points though but I also think it had its moments- some elements were interesting enough to remember, in a really stupid, fun, scp kinda way

[@type_4410]

true

[@thisguy3444]

Yeah

[@ssharkbait]

Yeah I skipped watching the movie the other day so decided to watch this, but it doesn’t seem as bad as he makes it seem. Some things seem pretty interesting.

[@type_4410]

@@ssharkbait Sure, it's not the worst, but most of his points still kinda make sense for me

[@St.Justitius]

Absolutely, I think this is a Film that everyone should actually rather watch and make their own opinion upon before simply writing it off as a bad Netflix horror. I think the acting is very captivating and I had a great watch.

[@Mystiq1]

I actually liked this movie when I first watched it It isn't the best movie, but it isn't the worst. It's just an average movie, and I think that's fine

[@Starae336]

I liked it too

[@realswobby]

The more people will think like this, the more of garbage or average shit will be produced while truly great stuff gets no funds or gets canceled.

[@DevilJhoMama]

@@realswobby bro what? enjoying mediocre films will encourage mediocre films, yeah. What it won't do is discourage good films, that makes no sense. It's still recognised as a mediocre film, whilst great films are still great. Not everything has to be perfect, so things can just be good. I believe critics are important, but your opinion makes very little sense.

[@Honeymooncake]

​@@DevilJhoMamaI think the only valid part to the argument is that specific streaming services like Netflix seem to be purposely doing the bare minimum because they know people will still watch it. Hypothetically there's a stack of scripts given to Netflix and some of them are good and some are bad, it's upsetting to imagine a movie like this being picked over something better.

[@DevilJhoMama]

@Honeymooncake yeah but Netflix exclusives in general really kinda suck. People like me usually see reviews before they see the movie. If everyone on the internet is telling me not to watch a movie, then I'm not going to watch it. I agree that people will watch a movie regardless of it's quality or the messages it's peddling, cuties is a prime example of this. However, The Office was the most streamed show on Netflix for the time that it was on there. Compare that to the mediocre movies, and you can see how Netflix would be incentivised to host the more popular shows and movies. I mean, The Office was still super expensive, more so than it was worth. But my point stands I think.

[@BlackRosesBloom-Emily_Rose]

In fairness to "It", Georgie was not pronounced dead, just missing. His body was never found. Also, how did you not get Stanley Parable from red and blue door?

[@luchirimoya]

I was just going to mention the Stanley Parable thing! But maybe Elvis hasn't played it idk

[@sussy6905]

Stanley walked through the *RED* door

[@luchirimoya]

@@sussy6905 stanley: * goes through the blue door anyways * ↘️⬇️↙️ Narrator: the *_RED_* DOOR ➡️🚪⬅️ 😤 ↗️⬆️↖️

[@NightTheNeko]

@@luchirimoya goes through wall

[@trexindominus8119]

​@@NightTheNeko * gets put in the serious room *

[@thelazarusheart86]

Just want to point out that the >r in Curs>r is the command in MS-DOS (which is the format old text-based RPGs used) which executes (runs) any command text placed after it. So the title is essentially implying that once you start the game, with every action you take you are executing (running) commands within the curse program. Love you Elvis, but it irks me when reviewers (not just you) apply arbitrary and usually false or misleading details to things they simply didn't research or know about just to get a laugh, or to straw man the material to prove a point. EDIT: cleared up explanation; typos

[@felicityhoneycutt8570]

I dig that you pointed this out. Thank you. Cool beans.

[@seancombs1188]

I thought that there must be something more to the title, cause I took a class in C++ not too long ago. Not super similar to MS from what I know about it (which isn't much), but I thought it was a fun play on programming.

[@bunnycrofts8127]

Thanks for explaining that! I figured there had to be more to it.

[@lawrencezeiders1449]

The "cheesy narrator" is also Robert Englund aka Freddy Krueger. They say it in the movie too, not that it absolves his performance or anything, but it felt like Elvis was just nit picking stuff to shit on with this review

[@thelazarusheart86]

@@lawrencezeiders1449 Agreed. Englund is much more of a pop culture icon than he is a good actor (unless he's playing a very specific role, obviously), but that doesn't make it ok to neglect to mention that its him in order fit the cheesy voice (which was probably intentional) in to his 'bad movie' narrative.

[@cocolime6496]

it makes sense for her to pin herself underwater with the sculpture because your instincts wouldn't let you drown yourself even if you consciously know you'll be ok

[@41052]

That’s definitely a very smart move, most wouldn’t even think of that.

[@ea8455]

Human lose the instinct to hold your breath with the age of 9months. Not kidding, 1-8 months old babies can't drown instantly, they instinctively close their respiratory tract. adults however can't and all she had to do is literally open her mouth and taking a big gasp. If we had this instinct the torture method water boarding wouldn't work

[@41052]

@@ea8455 this isn’t about holding your breath this is about your body instinctively doing everything to survive, like swimming up even when you have full intentions to drown yourself. So had she opened her mouth and took a big gasp she would have swam up. Guess your one of the ones who wouldn’t think to do what she did huh? 😂 but yeah if you were to ever want to drown yourself bring something heavy.

[@emstink]

@@ea8455 There is a reason why people who commit sewerslide in bodies of water fill their pockets with stones or tie bricks to their feet, and no it's not because they don't want their body to be found. It's because it's incredibly difficult to fight against the instinct to survive even when you don't want to. Dying hurts. Brains want to avoid pain. It's the same reason why when someone hangs themselves and doesn't immediately break their neck, they claw at their necks to try to get the rope off.

[@TheNitroG1]

@@ea8455 ...none of that is true at all. for one thing your instinct to not breath water doesn't go away with age...what the actual fuck are you talking about? for another all your experience prior to that moment has taught you not to breath water and the feeling of it flowing into your airway is going to choke you the second you start to try to breathe it in. So it's going to be a pretty violently painful experience. as far as your waterboarding comment that has to be just about the dumbest thing I have read today. it's exactly that instinct that prevents the person you are torturing from drowning. They wait until you breath out so that you choke on the water and have to fight to keep it out of your lungs. People being tortured with no end in sight would likely choose to breath in when having the water poured over their face, but they can't. On top of all of that, she doesn't actually want to die and her instinct to survive will take over even suicidal people have problems with their attempt sometimes because of their own instinct to survive. A classic example is someone who puts a gun up to their head and pulls the trigger but flinches causing a non fatal wound or missing completely. This actually happens quite a bit. There was one example they found where the guy attempted to kill himself in the garage with a shotgun but flinched as he pulled the trigger blowing off part of his ear instead...he actually walked back into the house and bandaged himself up before walking back out to the garage for a second, more successful attempt. At least that was what was concluded from the used shells, blood trails and bandages they found.

[@loke3684]

isaac's death scene was probably the funniest thing i've ever watched

[@iphonecharger2707]

i actually thought the movie was quite charming in its own way, like a "lol wtf is this haha" kinda way, but near the end everything just fell apart so horribly

[@DogWithAYoutubeAccount]

Overall this movie was pretty damn cheesy, but I was actually kinda impressed by the scene with the mother on the phone with the rat in the house. It was a massive step up in quality from the other parts of the movie in my opinion. They actually used the contrast of the simple game template and the mother’s realistic scared audio well. That said, I still thought this movie was pretty fuckin bad lmao

[@type_4410]

true

[@ErinJeanette]

Agreed, that scene was sad and actually uniquely creepy.

[@JuriAmari]

That rat scene was creepy. I got chills when she looked through the apartment. The final battle was interesting as well. But a lot of the plot execution was terrible. I wish they showed more players or even the consequences of what happens when you don’t choose in time. The stakes felt way too low. I even thought it was gonna go the direction of the Ring where Kayla has to duplicate the game to survive or she gets more corrupted into her darker impulses as she plays further. I get - fiction wise - not getting more people involved to save lives and also how difficult it is to explain to the authorities but in a lot of these situations, it was better to have backup. I did enjoy it when I initially watched it but when I think about it more, the film had so much potential to be better.

[@DogWithAYoutubeAccount]

@@JuriAmari 10000%. There were so many times that the true potential of the movie shone through, but the way it was executed ended up being cheesy and not what it could have been. Like with the final battle especially, like the concept was GOOD but the way the fight went down just felt so…lackluster. And the ending was just so anticlimactic to me lmao. Like she hates the game, it kills her friend, and then she’s like aight bro time to murder people. There was no buildup to her reaching the “imma be a vigilante” conclusion at all XD

[@fortheloveofketchup]

That scene was in the netflix preview and that was what convinced me to watch the movie. Imagine my disappointment to discover that was the peak of the movie

[@UmHowAboutNo]

I watched it and I completely agree. It really did seem like it had potential.

[@theunbeatable6598]

Is it good? I thought I'd watch Let me know

[@roguelites5225]

@@theunbeatable6598 this video is literally saying it’s not

[@martianfilms9902]

Somehow looks like a modern grindhouse movie, I'll say

[@oliverislost]

@@theunbeatable6598 I would say it's stupid fun not a great movie but I enjoyed it

[@sanna9062]

@@theunbeatable6598 Watch Elvis' review and you'll get your answer

[@cosmoscaptainyuri]

To be honest, the premise is actually kinda interesting, I'm probably gonna give it a watch

[@courageousmelon5654]

2:30 I don't think it is random. It is because in many command line interfaces, the cursor is quite often next to that > sign.

[@BessotenJenny]

My favorite part of this movie was when they put the game cassette in a regular cassette player and then plug that into a laptop via aux cable and can somehow run the game.

[@TheBestAsbestos13]

B R U H

[@dopesickdog]

i'm sure it could be done with the right instruments, somehow, but i doubt anyone in this film was tech savvy enough to do _anything_

[@visassess8607]

Technology

[@yuki97kira]

"playing doom with a calculator" vibe

[@PeachReverie]

The, "FU*K THE 80'S !?!!??" line made me bust out laughing, best of the movie

[@Solanin0803]

Genuinely the best part of the movie

[@Melissamms]

Okay so hear me out: I don't ALWAYS hate it when characters chase after a voice of someone dead. In some movies (and I would lump 'It' into this category) the force/ghost/whatever has other supernatural powers that not only mimic the voice but also "hypnotize" the victim. 'It' especially. The clown in 'It' isn't a clown at all but a fundamentally evil force that has existed since before the Big Bang. 'It' has the power to not only cause immense sorrow and suffering but also (implicitly) great joy. False hope really that the dead can be raised and life can be happy and good. There are many TERRIBLE examples but I think using 'It' really does a disservice to the new movies (and the book because the movies were actually quite accurate). I think it is used badly in this movie, but if it has been established that the villain is capable of mind-control, the luring in using a dead person's voice is just a technique of the mind control.

[@sinisterwombat3128]

Well they don't make much use of their mind control power than. Would make their goals easier to accomplish if they played that hand more effectively.

[@etsoya4620]

Luring a character by someone or someone's voice would make more sense if it was someone alive in character's life. Although in 'It' movie I think it made sense (first movie) cause Bill believed for the most of the film that his brother is still alive. Still, reasonable people would think twice if that's not a trap especially when a lot of weird, paranormal shit is going on around them.

[@paytonyoder1260]

Level 4 was completed because the cheater had been punished. Which echoes how her friend wanted to create a game that would punish people for cheating. That’s why it was completed.

[@tashyboi]

The concept and the the actual effects look great, this movie could've been something.. Lol

[@blueismylove3128]

I recommend actually watching the movie. It's really not as bad as Elvis made it seem. A lot of the questions he had where explained or even contradicted by a scene HE put in. It just seems like he didn't like it cause he didn't understand it. Not that it's a masterpiece or anything, I just think it deserves more of a chance.

[@garrettking1488]

@@blueismylove3128 i watched it and actually enjoyed it. I was hoping for more

[@blueismylove3128]

@@garrettking1488 Was hoping for more from Elvis or the movie?

[@garrettking1488]

@@blueismylove3128 this was my first time watching this youtuber. I clicked on the video because I watched the movie and was wondering how everyone else thought of it

[@blueismylove3128]

@@garrettking1488 Ah

[@Maestromase]

As a writer, I used to think getting a Netflix deal was a major thing, and would define the steps you would take a filmmaker. Now it’s just like “oh neat, another mid tier (pick a genre) film by someone Netflix threw money at”

[@channel45853]

That should be an amazing thing, these types of products that let people post on them as freely as Netflix will produce a lot of bad or disliked movies, but could also produce gems. We shouldn't get rid of these types of things because quality doesn't come out each and every time.

[@Maestromase]

@@channel45853 I’m not saying that, we need bad films to be made so the good ones can stand out, just saying Netflix deals have fallen significantly from the high spot they used to be at for me.

[@yourbabytee]

I agree they’re slowly becoming Blumhouse

[@en49]

9:35: "ok Stanley, I don't think you understand. Stanley walked through the RED door!"

[@dragensnow9280]

9:38 Narrator: "Stanley walked through the red door"

[@fuzzbun711]

I kinda liked this movie. Some things and scenes were fucking dumb but the idea and the whole rat thing were my favorite

[@cici952]

I thought I was the only one that kinda liked it, like an ok relationship with it

[@newguy90]

The phone thing is called "phone phreaking" and it was legit from the 70s until the 2000s when everything went to fiber optic. Back in the 70s they replaced human operators with computers. You could sends tones back through the phone to hack it. You could also interpret tones similar to IPv4 address ranges to determine where a call came from. The most popular hack was playing the tone that tricked a pay phone into thinking you added a quarter to get free calls. Another hack was playing the tones for a neighbor's phone number, then playing the tones for the place you want to call. It tricks the phone company into billing the neighbor for the call since it thinks it came from their phone.

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

Could you please explain better for me? So what you're saying is that every place has an specific little music, and that by playing them, you could trick the computer and make a free call?

[@declanp1]

@@felipecosta-kv2fx it was before computers. Everything was analog. Every phone number is unique and each key was a different tone.

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

@@declanp1 I was talking about the computers that answered your call, I know every number makes a sound, I just wanted to know if the computer reading your call reacts to the sound each number makes for something like calling for free

[@SoftieDog]

@@felipecosta-kv2fx It used to be something you could do, it isn't possible anymore with how dialtone phones work now. It was essentially the same thing as sending binary on and off code to an analog system.

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

@@SoftieDog to be honest this sounds fun, if someday I write a story that takes place in the 80s I will put this calling stuff on it

[@Steven-wy6qi]

1:15 I'm pretty sure the game in the movie is called "Curs greater than R" since they used the greater than symbol

[@rebootloops5534]

I even double checked the html for cursor just to see if I was wrong or if greater than could double as cursor....but no...this is just wrong haha

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

I mean, yeah it was dumb. But I still surprisingly enjoyed it and it somehow actually managed to unsettle me. The acting was also surprisingly good at parts.

[@anabominationagainstman3597]

She survived because since the man was being constantly harmed due to drowning, she healed. As the movie said, the cursor benefits when the cursed is harmed

[@PuddingXXL]

I genuinely like the game idea tbh. With some ironing out of plot holes I believe it could be a good movie. The cast was nice as well

[@CalvinChikelue]

Honestly the voodoo doll style final boss battle was one of the most intriguing & unique parts of the movie that could have had a lot more impact in a film with better writing & characters

[@axuwu6939]

The fact that movies like this are considered good enough to be promoted on Netflix makes me feel SO much better about my own cringe stories

[@kinyutaka]

The ghostly spirit asking for a choice between red and blue seems closer to the Japanese ghost that asks if you want a red cape or a blue cape. It kills you either way. The correct answer is to choose neither.

[@theactualmiuiswaifu]

red toilet paper blue toilet paper ghost thingy

[@kinyutaka]

@@theactualmiuiswaifu I've heard it both ways.

[@soupstoreclothing]

have you seen the dubbed version of the anime ghost stories? it has an episode about that and it's literally so funny.

[@ransacked]

I won't lie my wife and I enjoyed this movie. Sure it's not the best thing ever but it was entertaining for what it was. If they put more love and care into its sequel that it's getting it could be awesome. It could be similar to VHS an anthology series about people dying or winning at the hand of the game.

[@visualdosage234]

I felt the same, i dont think the movie was to be taken too seriously, but the concept was something new, and overall i thought it was entertaining.

[@savannahserwah7223]

I agreeeee! This video seemed just a bit cynical tbh

[@DunkMyNuts]

@@malicetosociety When you decide to insult people over movie. Idk man, seems like you might just be a prick.

[@applsauce_spl]

@@malicetosociety Orr they just have a different opinion then you? Just because someone enjoys a movie that is supposed to be entertaining even if public opinion is regarding the movie as meh or bad doesn't mean if someone enjoys it they have "low standards". Are we also going to ignore that you are basing their whole "standard" from one movie that they enjoyed. I don't know seems like you have a pretty bad take if you ask me.

[@Pha_Kiew]

@@malicetosociety Way to generalised people's taste in movies. The world doesn't revolve around you dear. Grow a spine instead to conforming to mass opinions.

[@2DUCKY2]

6:08 the mom spaghetti joke was amazing it was great and made me sub

[@blueblynd685]

I love how she just instantaneously forgot that 1: the target of the curse wasn't the player, but the people the player LOVED, and 2: THE FINAL BOSS FOR ANY PLAYER SHE TARGETED WOULD BE /THE CURSER/, WHICH WOULD BE /HER/ She has 3 "levels" MAX to make sure any of these mfers end up dead, or they're DRIVING TO HER HOUSE!!!

[@Taz_Davies]

As much as I really didn't like the film, Eddie Marsan's delivery of "fuck the 80s!?" was a bit iconic

[@_InkGod]

no

[@ResidentInsanity]

"very cheesy narrator" Excuse you, that is none other than the great Robert Englund. 😂

[@Blueeyelashes]

this game boldly asks the question, 'what if jumanji were bad?' and then answers that same question with a 'yawn'

[@marra4174]

The storyline had hella potential. I like the concept. It’s the execution that fucking sucks 😭

[@uhoh6706]

The voodoo concept is actually really interesting. If that whole fight had some sort of competent direction behind it, it probably would’ve been a good gem inside of this movie

[@captaink3944]

This editing is top tier 👌 genuinely just the visual jokes made me laugh

[@mr.boozoo6002]

6:35 the common gamer moment

[@BrettDMaynard]

I’d easily pick “her ears” over “his tongue.” Ever see ‘Million Dollar Baby’? Yeah, her ears getting the axe is the far better (and much less deadly) option… unless you hate your son. Which, yeah, now that I mention it…

[@laurihalttunen6442]

When my dad died I was like 10 and sometime after that at night I "heard" him laughing in the kitchen and I was fearing for my life so yeah I don't think many people would chase after a dead loved one

[@dogf421]

i actually love how creative it is, shame they couldn't really make it make sense

[@dhdhensmsm3280]

Elvis' sense of humor never gets old, hes been making me laugh w these for years now

[@sparkyfolf9487]

12:10 Actually that is a U-Matic tape used for broadcasting footage, they're similar to vhs tho.

[@aspiequeeranarchistibashba7679]

Yeah I agree with the loved one sentiment. When I was in high school my gf was murdered. Yes it was traumatic and I miss her, but like if she just showed up alive years later I wouldn't be happy. I'd be scared shitless or at least assume j was hallucinating. I know she is dead so I'm not going to be like oh hello nice to see you again. No I'd be fucking terrified. First i may think somehow it's some horrible joke being played. Then possibly I'd assume I was hallucinating. Then finally If I accepted there is something super natural occurring, I'd think it was some demon or scary alien. I would not assume this was a benevolent force. Like when the alien chooses the form of the women's dad to be less scary in contact, I would personally be horrified. Why would you choose the form of a person I loved who was brutally murdered and that caused so much pain and trauma, yes you would not be a kind trustworthy thing.

[@darianstarfrog]

Exactly.. it's weird

[@misat0san]

great review, but one slight note - its not a greater than sign, it is literally a cursor that appears at the side of a terminal window

[@1marcelfilms]

I hate it when they have an epic movie idea but then ruin it

[@thedude3005]

1:48 wtf stanley parable reference 😱

[@yandereskitty]

Also thank you for stating my biggest frustration at the fact that she seen her dead brother, knows he's dead , yet still chases him. So annoying.

[@declanp1]

Why not? Maybe he’ll come back to life. Look at everything else that going on in the movie!

[@yandereskitty]

@@declanp1 I just see it happen so much in movies like this. Like "Yea ill just run after this thing that looks like my brother to absolve my guilt while putting my only friend in mortal danger" lol

[@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988]

@@yandereskitty It's honestly a painful trope

[@Vice_Kitty]

Gotta disagree about the rat segment, it was a really interesting concept! Your other points are spot on though, this idea could have been decent with some creative writing and directing.

[@faykaris]

LOVE the editing in this video, great job

[@KayKay114]

19:52 There are some of us that do not sink and only float. I would have needed the statue. Otherwise, I'd just float up. 🤷‍♀️

[@ginger_nspice]

A horror film based on a text-based game is actually an interesting premise. Wasted on a shitty execution by Netflix.

[@saga685]

Whenever I see an actor I recognise in a bad film, I’m always embarrassed for them. Unless they thought it was going to be the next Black Mirror, Eddie Marsan and Asa Butterfield probably should have known better

[@User_-xv7ol]

You bring such a good energy into your videos, and make it so fun watching. You earned a fan/subscriber here.

[@nini52tvxq]

The cassette tape part really got me rolling when I was watching it. I knew it’d be bad from the movie title, poster oh and it’s from Netflix. I like some bad funny movies.

[@DiabolicalBiscuit]

i'd imagine Asa is only in this movie because he's under a Netflix actor contract

[@yaarikablubb8871]

As someone from Germany, I have to say that the passage at 10:55 made me laugh way too hard. "Mist" is a German word used roughly like "shit" or "damn". So... you basically said that the game generates a lot of crap and the two got lost in it. A perfect description of the entire film.

[@stefanmayer9047]

Sierra Mist is a soda in the states and I have very fond memories of my opa discovering this

[@haveyous]

So Red Mist means Red Shit then lmao

[@somedummyonyoutube3362]

@@haveyous Might wanna get that checked out

[@axmat3436]

Scheiße!!

[@Dark_Peace]

"you can't just put ancient evil text into your computer to program a game" Poney Island : allow me to introduce myself

[@timothymcqueen3408]

I like the idea of the voodoo doll fight. I can imagine a whole movie of just that.

[@stephaniemitchell4581]

I feel like realistically you would definitely drown before you bled out, especially from a shallow throat wound. People have survived way worse. I found the movie as a whole absolute shit but ultimately enjoyed the ending, the complete opposite of most movies

[@bigjuicyfarts]

elvis’s initial reactions are so funny now. he’s not even surprised at stupid shit in movies anymore. elvis has become numb 😭

[@russianmadhouse1607]

Anyone notice how the creator randomly has Ozone open at 12:22 ?

[@bootblacking]

Playing Devil's Advocate: in these text-based adventure games the input field often begins with ">" so "Curs>r" is actually a little clever.

[@abductedbyhorror1238]

This one was actually decent I felt. I had fun with this. The kills were solid and the premise was decent. It wasn’t the greatest thing I’ve ever seen, but I was able to turn my brain off.

[@Nightmare-pj4fg]

So the game is a worse Inscryption and the movie is just another video game “horror” movie. . . How original. I can’t imagine why the film industry is dying with all of these awesome, relevant, cool, quality movies being consistently available. *good show*

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

Like, bruv- You could actually make a good or at least decent horror movie out of SLENDERMAN- But thsese guys just fuck it up real hard.

[@declanp1]

It’s not that bad.

[@GhostofKittyKatDawg]

The film industry isn't dying, just Netflix

[@Nightmare-pj4fg]

@@GhostofKittyKatDawg the overall quality of all movies has decreased. Period. Netflix is just ahead of the curb.

[@be_an_rm]

Because of how cheap production costs can be for modern movies, you can get original, high quality movies made on barely any budget: for instance, two well-known and well-polished movies that were made quite cheaply are The Invisible Man and Ex Machina. Plus with how accessable international films are, movies like Drive My Car and Worst Person in the World from last year could be seen anywhere. On letterboxd, the highest rated movie of all time is a Korean movie that came out just three years ago. Modern blockbusters on the other hand are generally dying. Many modern blockbusters are formulaic and uninspired, especially compared to what we were getting from even a decade ago. Bad movies succeed and different and great movies flop. So you're right. The film industry is dying, but films themselves are truly alive.

[@jamesrogers5503]

I like how at the end he says “best friend” and has a pic of bionic pig it’s so cute haha

[@T2NF]

She did try to stop playing the game. You even stated that she closed her laptop and what happened? She was sent to some limbo.

[@tylerdinger9859]

this is a pretty unique-ish idea, im a little bit intrigued. for someone who only did shorts this is definitely not the absolute worst netflix horror i’ve seen. definitely on the upper tier in the scope of the ones i’ve seen

[@OhWowThatsDumb]

A lot of Netflix movies or at the very least the premise of them have a decent amount of potential. But my god they really don’t know how to execute any fucking idea at all

[@JF-um3wz]

I think the ending shows the mentality that “well if I was in this situation I’d break everything using x y z”. Aka taking advantage of the game, but only using it on bad people.

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

2:47 Man…. When I first saw this scene from this episode I died ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️. Black Mirror is hit or miss but when it hits. Geez…

[@CodedToasT]

Gotta say - absolutely love the editing on this one. The memes were on point and matching parts of the movie to the voice over delivery was brilliant. Top stuff.

[@mikedahuman]

My mom was watching this movie a few days ago and even she stopped it like halfway through, and she loves cheesy horror movies.

[@prosefessional2387]

I stopped watching elvis for like a year and his production value, or maybe just the editing, improved so drastically i almost didn’t recognize

[@niamhc7369]

It really feels like you're shitting on this movie for the sake of shitting on it. It wasn't great, no. But it wasn't awful. Its a sci-fi movie so you have to watch it with an open eye. Its not a film I'd recommend but it's far from bad. Still had good storyline. Interesting concepts and good acting.

[@chibuzor5148]

Seems you win the game by just choosing anything. Elvis I'm glad you're having fun with this one.

[@fetch3623]

I watched this movie before I watched this video and it was actually not that bad except for the end. It was generally ok. It doesn't scare you by jumpscares (usually), but it makes you scared of the scenes like the woman eating glass. The end was very stupid tho. 4/10 imo.

[@MrJonline]

The mist is actually a clever feature. Curs>r is a very retro game and so to obscure the limited render distance they put in distance fog to cleverly hide clipping and pop-ins

[@MaeyiQuinn]

The chuckle that came after "the composer was skrillex!" made me fall in love. Thank god I found this channel haha

[@thewickedwanderer]

The narrator is Robert Englund. I think they wanted for him to kinda do his goofy Freddy voice, instead of his scary one, idk. Plus they call his voicemail line in the beginning of the movie lol.

[@paytonyoder1260]

I think it’s spelled they way it is to give a misconception about the name. I think it might actually be meant as Curser, since the idea behind it is that whoever has power over the game is the one cursing the players.

[@corahtheskeleton8062]

The exemple of IT 2017 isn't really valid in the "character runs after loved one who is dead" because in that version, Georgie's body had never been found so Billy was holding onto anything that might indicate that his brother was still alive

[@thegamingwolfe1038]

I feel like the people who made this saw "Would You Rather" and "Squid Game" and thought they could make it better by mixing the two but instead completely missing the mark

[@brandonspain12345]

Comments for Truth or Die trailer: OMG, this looks so cool and so nostalgia, OMG it's a new masterpiece. I can't wait. (After it came out) *Laughed at by millions to generally negative reviews and is already forgotten.*

[@hazza4176]

You need to do a review on Piranha 2010, it's one of those 'so bad, it's amazing' movies. It's just been added to UK Netflix. 👍👍

[@michielvansteenhoven7255]

bruh I paused at 1:08 and saw that the composer was Liam Howlett. That's the main producer of The Prodigy. Crazy shit

[@kaseycurrey4830]

Rubber, throwing it out there. Thanks so much for making my day.