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[@kawaiimoomoo9424]

I don’t think she was meant to be screaming in terror in that scene. She is giving birth without any pain medication. The baby/creature is coming out. She is in agony. She is screaming in pain not fear.

[@BeckieArt]

Yeh I also thought this!

[@orlandogodoy3233]

I wanted to see her not do that and SPOILER be a crazy mommy instead

[@michaelmacaulay7808]

And maybe defiance at the very end too. Fantastic acting

[@TheDJMeyer85]

Yeah, how it could be taken any other way is odd

[@LittleMizzJonas]

I was thinking this exact thing... and I also think it's kinda unfair to say her screaming needed more terror because there's a scene where she's slamming on the door, and there is very much terror in her scream then lol

[@cruella4341]

Guy who forgot birth is painful

[@camisafespace]

Just men things ig

[@bronzeandsteel3344]

The most insane thing about immaculate is that, even in a movie about Catholic nuns, they still found a way to have a sydney sweeney topless shower scene

[@qarcon3247]

It kinda felt the movie was an excuse to show off her body. Like literally the first 5 minutes of the movie multiple people in the film comment how hot she is not even jokingly

[@aaunyea4799]

With how much it gets shown in Euphoria, I thought she'd want a break from nudity😂. But no shame, whatever works for her is good

[@osmanyousif7849]

“The power of melons compels you!”

[@osmanyousif7849]

“The power of melons compels you!”

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@aaunyea4799, “The power of melons compels you!”.

[@Talia778]

Spoiler: The end scream made sense to me cus yk she’s giving birth

[@Maroon-Web]

That isn't the point. The screams themselves just didn't feel painful or traumatized enough.

[@andrewwerling1574]

I will never understand the A24 fatigue trend. If the movies are good, and they are, I don't see a problem.

[@davismorgan7955]

For real. A24 is varied enough in its films to not cause fatigue. The bridge too far for me was Lamb. That movie felt like it was trying to be an A24 film a little too much.

[@andrewboteler7522]

Ill give them credit for putting out something different. Last one i saw was beau is afriad, and idk if id call it good but its weird and different and i will remember it. Keep it coming i say 😂

[@KTK44]

They've made many mid movies of lately. It's as if with how A24 has grown, more movies are being made and the quality drops and fatique settles into viewers. It is very normal and perhaps something A24 should take into consideration the sooner rather than later.

[@leeeev19]

A24 is original enough and pushes boundaries. I think where the fatigue comes in for viewers is the copycats of other movies trying to be A24 and not quiet executing.

[@kenzieb2776]

That 'scene they used for most of the promo where she's covered in blood and screaming'? She's not just doing that for shock value or anything like that. (spoilers ig) She's literally giving birth? People scream when they do that. It was a good display of her acting range and it also did well to draw back to the elongated scenes of suspense and discomfort. My opinion obviously but I think it was really well executed

[@azriel3601]

yes she's not scared she needed to use her strength. I liked her acting

[@cruzwu1282]

So it’s obvious that a MAN gave this critique.

[@bee-xt7kl]

It’s not the scream, its the quality of it

[@picvegita]

SPOILER I think people need to remember it's a monster/demon at the end, not a baby... She didn't kill a baby she saved the world from an antichrist 🎉

[@snowvic]

That's one reading, the other is that it was a malformed baby just like the other fetuses they had in the jars.

[@kooraeth]

hoping the sydney sweeney miscasting era is finally over because anyone but you made me wanna set my own hair on fire

[@perryjones7771]

She didn’t believe a single word she said😂😂😂 you could tell by the look on her face.

[@KTK44]

Sweeney was a producer on Anyone But You.

[@rraw7229]

How was she ever miscast

[@YorgosL1]

it was decent. However that supporting girl is better than sweeney

[@abduliverse]

I honestly feel kinda bad for Sydney Sweeney. She's being overly sexualized lately, and that's why she gets to be in major roles. She would always be remembered as "the hot one", like Megan Fox back in the day.

[@kodakflaps8267]

She’s a producer so….. in an era post me too women have more power to speak up I don’t think it equates to what Fox went through.

[@KTK44]

Feel bad for her? She was host on SNL and she has a say in what she wants to do and not do and that whole night of SNL was her sexualizing herself, skit upon skit. She is also a producer on these movies that sexualizes her. So how can you feel bad for her?

[@YorgosL1]

@@kodakflaps8267fox never shown anything so she have more power then compare to sydney

[@YorgosL1]

She get to be in major role and make milllions 😂 yeah i’m sure she felt that

[@vivivivi1506]

She was giving birth 😂 so yes that scream hit right

The plot seems so similar to the first omen that whenever I see the trailers I get them mixed up.

[@kpalma2317]

i thought i was the only one

[@JordanKaminski]

First Omen also has a very similar poster to Monkey Man, weird

[@goblinzaku6211]

Scripts floated around Hollywood at the same time so it’s not surprising they have a similar antichrist focus

[@ksmooth1973]

Yea I was really bored and I thought this movie was average at best, sorry I paid for it

[@samanthamcleod2578]

@@kpalma2317😊

[@halfbakedmovies]

Perfect timing, just on my way out of the cinema. This film is actually way better than I was expecting it to be.

[@leongglm]

karsten you promised me you'd rank all of the barbie movies before greta´s film

[@Jtomei123]

No he didnt

[@stevecheevers7337]

Sydney Sweeney has the potential to be great, another good performance from her was in TV show Sharp Objects with Amy Adams and White Lotus season 1. She has the acting chops, just needs to find right projects that bring out the best in her. It won't be long before the next Hollywood beauty "It" girl will come along and steal her spotlight. She can't live on that one forever. I don't think she's found her footing as a leading actress yet, she works way better in smaller character supporting roles which brings the best out of her. She's likeable and she's more then sexy "It" girl right now in Hollywood. I do think indie and TV work is where she suits better but she's going to push for big time Hollywood films, i totally get it.

[@KTK44]

Think she is better suited for television and not movies.

[@SteveDCM]

Karsten is definitely Runquisting

[@swapna3395]

How does no one talk about her performance in The Handmaid's Tale

[@honorablemention614]

Because there's a difference between evaluating someone in a leading role versus evaluating someone in a supporting role.

[@gleewhoseline198]

Because she was barely n it and she was just fine.

[@swapna3395]

@@honorablemention614 we can still recognize she was good in it

[@swapna3395]

@@gleewhoseline198 she wasn't just fine.. Her acting was subtle but very believably heartbreaking

[@KK-pm7ud]

​@@swapna3395Gal Gadot was good in the Fast & Furious movies. Doesn't make her a leading actress.

[@trinaq]

At least Sydney Sweeney is in a better movie than the fiasco that was "Madame Web", that's for sure! 😂

[@maximumoccupancy]

Is this comment written by AI?

[@gleewhoseline198]

@@maximumoccupancy Im pretty sure this is a bot account

[@barbicel]

​@@gleewhoseline198 i dont think it is, i always see their comments in other videos, mainly musical and reactors, and she used to have the full Addams family musical bootleg videos on their channel. I watched them, before they deleted it, and I recognize their username.

[@deanmoss]

why do i see you everywhere

[@dillondelaney4347]

You cant make a good movie about the Catholic church if you don't respect the Catholic church and its beliefs. Thats why the first exorcist works so well

[@kapner2104]

Saw karst log this with no star rating on letterboxd yesterday, knew that meant we were getting a video

[@FPSBuzz]

Her perfomance in anyone but you is one of the worst ive ever seen in a mainstream film. I cannot believe it had that much success and it was not WIDELY talked about.

[@leandersantos2477]

Wrong

[@GroovyyAlexx]

this. while i thought she was phenomenal in euphoria, i absolutely HATED her performance in anyone but you

[@KTK44]

Anyone But You was kind of a trainwreck

[@perryjones7771]

@@KTK44KIND OF. You’re being too kind bruh

[@YorgosL1]

elaborate more ?

[@ilisafonua2798]

She's probably not giving terror with that scream because its literally childbirth 😂 but uh keep telling us how it was lacking

[@davismorgan7955]

I don’t know if Sydney Sweeney has the chops to carry a movie quite yet. She’s got potential, but I’m really worried that she’s going to get pushed into center stage too early due to her popularity. Similar to Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattenson.

[@geekylove3603]

All three actors you mention are excellent.

[@geraldwafflebottom3397]

Double featured it with "Late Night with the Devil", and that one was so much better than Immaculate, immaculate felt like "The room" a few different times

[@mrtomatoma3498]

Doing both of them tmr+

[@zacgale4231]

Wasn’t a fan of late night with the Devil. Definitely not bad but I found it ultimately pretty forgettable. Haven’t seen Immaculate yet.

[@melissabruno7564]

Late Night with the Devil is one of the best movies I have seen this year (maybe even since late last year)

[@tooniejensen7505]

Jus saw late night devil last night went stupppid hard

[@optimascrime5235]

Is it me or is the horror genre having some of the best couple of years in a long time, and there are also Blumhouse movies as we'll 😅

[@SigmaQuotesForRealSigmas]

Yay, new Karsten video! Time to eat some toast!

[@norahfarber7001]

another banger another banger from karsten runquist

[@marianeal7352]

is it weird or does it deserve better karsten

[@val6nt9ne]

I honestly liked the film , it was interesting . I liked that it didn’t take her 5 business days to kill them 😭

[@aarongutierrez7705]

wtf is Sydney Sweeney doing recently! I see the same thing happening to her like Margot Robbie. She came out swinging in her first huge debut, we all know she’s can be a great actor, and now she’s on a dry streak of movies that make people question her skills :(

[@sobermidnight]

What was her first debut?

[@mewingmanda]

@@sobermidnightprobably euphoria even though it’s a show

[@osmanyousif7849]

I don’t think film is her strong suit. She’s probably more of a TV actress than a movie actress.

[@KK-pm7ud]

Please don't compare her to Robbie. Not even in the same stratosphere in terms of success.

[@DontMindMe45243]

​@@KK-pm7ud You're joking right? Sydney Sweeney is Margot Robbie 7 years ago. Coincidentally that's how much younger she is

[@soniaiboyako4023]

4:03 she did have a similar role in The Handmaid's Tale though (similar in theme ig)

[@davemac9563]

I give it a 7.5/10. I enjoyed it, the atmosphere is amazing and she actually made smart decisions in a horror movie?! You don’t see that nowadays

[@juliamar2372]

the director guested on a podcast I listen to (good christian fun) and the way he talked about religion and horror definitely made me interested in seeing the movie so I'm glad to hear it's pretty good! like he definitely brought his own personal experience with christianity to it which is always nice for this genre. he also mentioned the movie came together kind of "frantically" in terms of its development so I wonder if that explains some of the issues w it

[@juliamar2372]

if ur curious it's the ep about the exorcist and they start talking about immaculate around the ten minute mark

[@Price_with_a_b]

AHHH THANKS FOR MAKING A VID ON THIS! Thank you for another great video! I will say I disagree with you on some things (respectfully) but especially your takes on Sydney Sweeney. (Minor Spoilers) Her best scenes in my opinion are her more subtle acting choices cause she’s rlly able to show her range. Like after she escapes the fire and is laying there you can see the change in emotions from being terrified to realizing she won and smiling (at least I think she does) back to terror upon realizing that she hadn’t when the guy jumps back out. The change in emotion is so clear to me and I would probably understand what was going on without them even showing it js thru her face. The scream at the end felt more like a scream from actively giving birth and less of a “I finally escaped this terrible situation and went thru a bunch of traumatic sh*t” scream so to me it seemed realistic (but I will say I think they could’ve cut it earlier cause it got kinda awkward when she’d stop screaming for a sec, catch her breath, and then start again). Anyways the only real critiques I have with her performance is a lot of the conversational lines felt like she took a chapter from “Anyone but You” with a sort of cheesier delivery than what the scene required. Regarding the whole film, I think the beginning was a little rushed and do wish they filled it out more to feel like a sequential story rather than a montage of scenes but once it got the the car scene the movie rlly picked up and got rlly good (for me at least) because everything filled out a bit more. I do agree with you about the jumpscares ngl but the scissors one and the one where she’s dreaming about being in the confessions room rlly got me (and the bird one was pretty good too)! I’d definitely watch it again and it makes me wanna see more horror from Sydney Sweeney so I’d give it a solid 7/10 😁

[@HaiTharImDavid]

Yes! All of this. I was gonna say the same thing as well about the scream. I thought it was pretty apparent that she was giving birth so of course there wasnt really any terror in it lol and definitely yes, coudlve been shorter. Just a wee bit. I mean I cant say for sure since ive never seen a real birth in real time but for the sake of the movie it was just a bit long lmao but she killed it. Just a few gripes like the nuns not really being explored or the girl at the beginning sortve just being a throw away scene. But other than that i thought it was a nice watch without over the top jump scares.

[@Price_with_a_b]

Yesss I agree there was definitely room for development in many aspects of the film, but overall it exceeded my expectations and I found myself really enjoying it! The best part of the movie in my personal opinion was Sweeney's performance even though that seems to be a bit divisive lol (more divisive than I thought it'd be). I found her performance to be so raw and unfiltered which is something I haven't seen from her yet (contrasting her cheesier delivery in "Anyone but You" and her clean, precise approach in Euphoria). I think a lot of people are seeing her performance through the other characters she's played and not as it's own separated performance. Like I really don't think I'd see this much discourse about whether Sweeney fits the role or not if she was never associated with her other roles. Idk if that makes any sense but hopefully you can understand what I'm trying to get at lmao @@HaiTharImDavid

[@Ctburnett]

this is the review i was looking for!

[@lattealmiele]

After The Voyeurs (which wasn't really good) and Nocturne, I think Sydney Sweeney is good at playing main characters in horror/thriller movies. I wish to see her in more movies like this one.

[@matthewdyer3065]

I need a video on love lies bleeding. Very Karsten film

[@demigodwizardtributejedi4052]

Karsten please watch “Late Night with the Devil”, it’s another recent 90-minute horror movie with a great cast and ominous aura

[@adrrria]

wait Karsten i TOTALLY agree about Anyone But You, i was deeply annoyed with the many troubled elements and my friends just didn’t understand me. pls explain more

[@bondfall0072]

He did a video on it i think

[@bondfall0072]

Saw this today on a lark with no idea of what it was about. Was pleasantly surprised. This felt like an excuse for Sydney Sweeney to go on an Italian vacation, but in a good way. I wish there was a bit more substance, but it was fun and definitely better than most religious horror movies we tend to get nowadays. That tongue scare definitely worked for me, but i think they lingered on the foot thing for too long. And that finale... Oh boy. I was not expecting that.

[@hvitekristesdod]

I thought this film was total ass from start to finish 😂

[@loupiote2315]

To me the screaming at the end wasn't supposed to be one of terror but of rage and pain, which Sydney did really well. It was a liitle too long for a film that wasn't that serious in its message delivery though

[@bondfall0072]

Too long? I dunno, after seeing dune part 2, this felt like a breeze.

[@loupiote2315]

@@bondfall0072 to me the long scream would've been impactful if we had seen Cecilia a little more repressing her emotions throughout the film, but she spends the last 30 minutes killing people and being rightfully unhinged so I don't think this long scream at the end serves the rhythm of the film. Just my opinion though

[@giotorres9848]

2 good horror movies back to back cant go wrong with either one immaculate or late night with the devil i highly recommend both

[@lukapitkanen3333]

Classic Karsten thumbnail and title

[@domclegg1225]

its a self aware banger. michael mohan and sydney sweeney knew EXACTLY what movie they were making. workes best with a crowd bc this movie is (intentionally) hilarious and i found that third act to be genuinely thrilling. i really enjoyed it and i hope people see it for what it is

[@reneelyons6836]

First time ever, that i hear the movie would have been better if it were longer. I can't wait to see this. I did really like Saint Maud.

[@jacklauder8226]

Of course I get a trailer for this before the video starts, haha

[@simon_xcx]

act 3 of this movie literally had me shaking

[@Existentialgirls]

Can you review "A Cure for Wellness" please? I would love to hear your opinion!

[@Gandolfini666]

Theres too many nun movies theyre trying to replicate the nun from the conjuring world

[@starsmash7491]

I like your horror movie reviews. Would like to see more.

[@SuperLocrian]

Haven't seen this, probably won't - but a love a tight 90 minutes! Reality was great, and I watched based on your review! So, Thanks!

[@marinasupremacy6149]

Ughhh, nuh it's bad. But did you see a 1997 cult film classic "romy and michelle's high school reunion"? It's incredibly good

[@tulipx8]

Saw the movie. personally , a lot was coming on, a lot was not covered or clarified. good in all but confusing.

[@hitthegoat]

What did you find confusing about it? Genuinely curious as I thought it was almost a little too straight forward and the third act had maybe a touch too much exposition for my taste

[@tulipx8]

@@hitthegoat im not christan lol, so a lot of things that happend confused me.

[@kuroroedamame]

Dude never saw or witness woman giving birth : "yeah that scream is excessive"

[@madison411]

i left the theater feeling bored and underwhelmed. just my opinion

[@le_fabulo]

Hello, I would love to know what you think about The Animal Kingdom by Thomas Cailley, if you have seen it !

[@nolanandryan]

“Don’t Get Me Wrong”

[@phongtranquoc7557]

If i was the director and my goal was still not showing the baby at the end, i would not let her sluggishly taking the stone and kill the baby instead the scene would be just her staring at the baby and then slowly laughing like a maniac and end it there 😂

[@genchsoy]

Still waiting for The Curse review

[@RyanMichero]

Marilyn Burns shout-out!

[@thalitachristine1218]

You know giving birth is very painful, right? Thats why she was screaming for so long, shes pushing the "baby" out

[@yybbhn]

will you talk about Late Night with the Devil?

[@melissabruno7564]

I think she's an okay actress tbh but she surprised me with this role (I didn't think shed do as well as she did)

[@nerd26373]

Sydney Sweeney is versatile and she knows it. Immaculate is not everyone's cup of tea. The bizarre situation would only lead to a string of new speculations.

[@sobermidnight]

It was too short, had a lot of cheap jump scares. I will say Sydney’s acting as the film went on was fairly good but the beginning was awkward lol.

[@user-uv1xf4xb7q]

To me….para mi,,,, this is sydney making a work of art and I think she did and excellent job. That’s why u can tell it’s amateur but I think that add charm

[@user-uv1xf4xb7q]

Like she can only afford 1:30 of a movie she has to tell a story

[@leeeev19]

I was so disappointed in this movie. It had potential, but what got me was things just went on for too long, and that became the annoying theme of the movie. The scene of her on the floor after locking him in the lab goes on for too long, the screaming at the end goes on for too long, the car ride to the hospital too long, so much of this is just off. I felt like it wanted to be like Nocture, which Sydeney Sweeney did with Blumhouse on Amazon. That movie was so so much better.

[@thepotatobich]

I disagree with the screaming at the end going for too long part, she’s giving birth. How? We never know. Was the birth vaginal/ through the cut the mad scientist did? It’s up to the audience to decide, either way it was a painful scene of birth of something she never wanted. It’s supposed to make the audience feel uncomfortable, grossed out, and annoyed. That’s the whole point. We get to see what she’s going through without experiencing what she’s going through

[@julilolmo19]

I named my RDR2 horse like you 👍

[@richardholland5112]

Is there a Melbourne Sweeney?

[@Analblockage]

They got Aaron Burr in this movie?

[@balenxigaga5701]

me think you need to rewatch the movie, bcus some of your opint misses, like the scream at the end is her giving birth following with her putting stone on it

[@bensneb360]

I am always down for creepy nuns, and Sydney Sweeney to boot, I’m all in

[@edrodriguez4822]

I don't think it works. It has good cinema scenes but that's it.

[@jeanhamm8269]

please do love lies bleeding!!

[@orlandogodoy3233]

I found myself irritated with it. It didn't know where to go, and I didn't believe Sydney's faith. The twist was confusing and didn't answer anything.

[@charlieanderson7390]

She did that end birth scene in one take lol this review is actually blasphemous

[@thebogking666]

based karsten

[@nv1845]

Not seen the film or your review but what I do know is that you moan about films rather than review them so I encourage ppl to make their own judgements 🤘 (like you do tbf)

[@goblinzaku6211]

As a hardcore Catholic I liked it, it was weird in a good way. Many times when these films try to get a dunk on the Catholic Church, they end up supporting the theology way more than they intend.

[@77Creation]

It was immehculate. The end was dope. But the rest was rote. 2.5 stars out of 5.

[@takethechance7422]

Not watching this video because you should elaborate if this is spoiler free or not in the title/description. Just a suggestion because people like me searched "spoiler free reviews" and like 90% of these videos don't specify. Very frustrating.

[@adrianna7417]

mia goth mention

[@CSorgini]

Karsten the Immaculate Runquist

[@julieis344]

it was terrible. I also don't get why Sydney keeps producing and casting herself in projects lately, does that indicate the start of the downfall of her acting career?

[@e3vL1]

Don't get why they didn't just let Isabelle have the baby

[@Tooboredtochange]

Immaculate was actually immaculate you’re out of your mind

[@skandermahfoudh1838]

Watch Chris Stuckman's review.

[@theshadow1681]

Is she Maria Schiano or not, haven't seen the movie?

[@shatogirl]

it’s good

[@willhockstein119]

A little weird the take away from this review is “I wish the scenes where women are being mistreated were cooler, also why was screaming so much at the end?”

[@seemsfishy23]

Dude how can you not know that women scream at birth

[@Magoonart]

Flashing 3/5 while mumbling “ formula your own opinion” had me gagged

[@DoctorJammer]

Any reviewer that calls a movie "weird" loses my respect immediately. The whole point of art is creativity.

[@realexkav]

how about INSANE

[@krypticunlimited6925]

he didnt outright say that meant it was bad. He was just describing it

[@tturapp]

u guys saying she showed nudity.. where like deadass if u cant look at a womans stomach without thinking sexually thats on you

[@_will795]

How did they actually get her pregnant?

[@ebrakefml]

Sydney Sweeney is not a fantastic actress. She can scream and cry. Those are her talents. Never have I actually felt that she WAS her character. Most of her line delivery is passable at best, and the only reason she's cast in anything is...because tits. That being said, she made a compelling enough protagonist in this story. My issues with this movie are broad. They took the hit of an R rating only to not give us the payoff. They played it safe so as not to offend the delicate sensibilities of the larger audience. I'm glad we never truly saw the baby, because it leaves the audience to wonder, was it evident that this was the antichrist, or was this simply her trauma response to the events she had been through? But everything else was half hearted and the CG was unsubtle and overused. Secondly, this story flirted with a few very common and important questions in religion and science, but never fully explores any of them. The extremely heavy handed line from his eminence about, "if it is not gods work, why does he not stop us" or w/e was lazy and clunky script writing, and only necessary because this movie lacked the runtime to force the audience to ask the question on their own. Overall, as religious horror goes, this was a good concept and decently done, but I could see definite room for improvement. Also, the foley artist was trash for this film. I know there are only so many sloshy, splooshy, squelching sounds one can make, the sound effect during the birth scene actually was so bad that it took me out of the scene entirely.

[@OverlordLilith84]

Immaculate lilith Morningstar the true God

[@itsalexvargas]

tea

[@nicholasblauner7661]

probably one of the most bland movies ive seen in theaters in a long time. i agree the run time was good but otherwise it was pretty, pretty, prettay stale

[@hellboy.ww_]

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