Is the Greasy Strangler a masterpiece? | Nyx Fears

[@fritzskrivvens8727]

Weak reviewer: Here's a bad movie I hate. Nyx Fears: This garbage fire is my new favorite thing. You should like it too.

[@tangibleblockofwisdom6386]

Yup. Nailed it it’s why we here. The cult of this crazy beautiful bitch wizard. Love love love!!!

[@fritzskrivvens8727]

@@tangibleblockofwisdom6386 "Beautiful Bitch Wizard" is going to be on my tombstone.

[@etenby699]

You nailed it so hard holy shit.

[@justinTime077]

*BULLSHIT ARTISTS.*

[@mek0626]

Hahaha oh man. I just love May. I wish she was my friend in life 😭

[@chukwa7862]

"Kiss my Juicy Cherry Lips" did 100% psychological damage. Also tell your cat I love her.

[@wolight]

Watching May be a grease goblin around a post-apocalyptic wasteland is definitely the reason I pay 5 patreon dollars a month

[@JasTheFagge]

'tis a great feeling, isn't it?

[@allisonfields3108]

That nose fingering scene broke into my house, grabbed me by my ankles, and swung me head first into every available surface. I wanna die

[@josuenaimzaratecordero4533]

This is Peak May: Singing Bacon Horror movies with a deeper meaning than they seem And more bacon

[@cupidhoodlum]

Ok so in this bideo we're expanding on the May lore. Mays dad is the BTK Killer, and - most horrifyingly - she uses metal utensils on her skillets.

[@nobodynoone4161]

I have a different interpretation of this movie. To me, it is all about intergenerational violence and how abuse affects people. Brayden starts out innocent and trying his best to believe in his dreams, passions and love, but he ends the movie literally becoming a greasy strangler just like his dad due to the abuse the suffered (both by his father and stepfather). He continues the cycle of intergenerational violence by becoming an abuser himself and damaging people he loved in his life (represented by the killing of Janet, and by later agreeing that she was “disgusting” so he could feel justified in the hurt he caused her without admitting blame). The abuse of Brayden is a theme in this movie, you can see it everywhere. Big Ronnie is much older and has accepted his damaged and abuser self, “the greasy strangler” and takes pleasure in hurting (in the movie represented by the serial killing of each and every person who “did him wrong” in any way) anyone who he feels slighted by. It hurts Big Ronnie every time he stops being “the greasy strangler” (the hilarious screams in the car wash), it’s difficult for him to “mask up” and be a less abusive person. He can only do it with the support of Big Paul, his one best friend, a character who is completely blind (literally and figuratively) to the fact that Big Ronnie is “the greasy strangler” until the strangler’s abuse ends up taking him out. Big Ronnie tries to be normal but the urge to be “the greasy strangler” is overpowering and it’s bad behavior bleeds through “Big Ronnie” as well when he’s rude and abusive to Brayden. He is still capable of masking up enough to fool Janet into getting in a relationship with him, though. Now, speaking myself point of view of someone who has ADHD and is neurodivergent, I know that according to studies, physical/psychological/sexual abuse (all things Brayden went through), abandonment (Brayden’s mother leaving when he was young), neglect and ultimately intergenerational violence are all things that can cause a person with ADHD to develop anti-social personality disorder (ASPD) later in life. I see this movie as being about exactly that, both for Brayden and for Big Ronnie, but we only get to watch the process happen with Brayden. Yes, they are codependent, but they’re also extremely lonely because Big Ronnie hurts (kills) anyone who gets close enough and Brayden is just “too different” to meet and befriend people, keep up with relationships. Big Ronnie wants someone in his life he can relate to, he doesn’t want to be alone. Even if he’s incapable of saying he loves Brayden at the end, he’s the most connected to his son by then than he’s been in the entire movie, because that’s when they realize they are alike. The weirdness of the world to me symbolizes how many neurodivergent people have an alien and strange feeling when interacting with society in a broad sense. I could honestly do a scene by scene analysis of this movie, there is so much to interpret. The ending especially gets me. At the end, when we see the fire squad killing the human, vulnerable versions of Big Ronnie and Brayden, the tops of theirs heads blow off, releasing a torrent of grease. That release to me symbolizes the fact that they kept all the abuse (in the shape of grease) rushing inside their heads, and when they see their “humanity” get murdered through no fault of their own (the firing squad could represent to them/us the culmination of all the abuse both of them suffered in their lifetimes), the abuse (the grease) is now free to take its own form and keep damaging people without guilt, because now the two of them truly ARE the greasy stranglers and greasy stranglers seem to be a different species from humans, or at least that’s how they see themselves. The very end is sad, they do have each other but they both feel/are so severed from humanity that it would be next to impossible for their greasy/abusive selves to integrate with society again, hence why they’re shown as primal beings. This is not the only piece of media to deal with intergenerational violence using the grease allegory, by the way. Junji Ito’s “Glyceride” is also an amazing take on that, it’s a painful read on how family can make or break someone (especially a neurodivergent person), and how familial abuse can often feel like you’re covered head to toe in grease: you try to wash it away but it feels impossible, and everything you touch turns greasy too. Thanks for making a video on one of my favorite movies, May.

[@ryan.1990]

Imagine being so pretentious you write an essay on YT about a pisstake movie lmao

[@sarajanewebster5321]

I really liked your thoughts, thank you. I like the connection you brought between a strange murder gimmick (grease) and psychological trauma. I read glyceride like….10 years ago?? And never would’ve drawn that comparison.

[@Lotrprofessor1500]

@@ryan.1990 rofl!

[@justinTime077]

A person like you can look at a puddle of diarrhea and conjure up some contrived meaning from it

[@bingandbongcouch]

@@ryan.1990 idk it's not a weird concept to get meaning from something that doesn't align with the artist themselves. The mind will make patterns and take information from past experiences of the individual. I think it says alot psychologically about the person who wrote this comment more than maybe what the creator intended. That's a big part of art and what's so great is that we can get as little or as much as we want from it.

[@agirlnamedbrett.]

Cindy inching towards the bacon is great.

[@shaunmccomish8572]

This film comes across as the unholy love child of Troma and John Waters, especially with the constant references to poo. One detail I like is when greased up, Big Ronnie acts less like a serial killer and more like an old B-movie monster with superhuman strength. The unabashed absurdity of it all is probably what will make the film a cult hit.

[@madsm7422]

My mom was a very dominating and controlling person in my life, and it was fine when I was younger, we were really close, but as I got older we started fighting. It wasnt until later when i found myself getting into one sided, borderline codependent relationships that I realized how codependent our relationship was, or at least how unhealthy. I would attach myself to one person, basing my whole life around them, being happy if they are happy, trying to please them and stay out of the way, do whatever they wanted and minimize my own needs. And then I realized that that's how I used to be with my mom. And I realized how fucked up it is that she made me feel that to be a good kid was to bury who I really am and only exist as an extension of her and whatever dreams she was trying to live through me. Anyway child/parent codepedence isn't talked about enough, thanks for doing so

[@madsm7422]

@@somander mom?

[@20000dino]

As someone diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, your functioning seems to be quite compatible with that framing. I'm not diagnosing you, just suggesting that this might be something you'd be interested in looking into.

[@rdarkstorm8414]

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[@martinm9343]

😭😭😭 this is the part that did me in lmaoo this movie is cinematic terrorism and I’m here for ittt

[@nBasedAce]

It's hooty tooty disco cutie.

[@edwardzignot2681]

FACE! MELTING! NO JANET! NOT YOUR ASS!

[@willonastring]

the nose hole fingering bit made me literally shout "I HATE IT! NOOOO!!" in real life why would you do this to me

[@evening_star3]

I love being taken for a ride through a movie I will probably never watch by May 10/10 highly recommend (also your cat is lovely)

[@nopizzawithoutpineapple]

She made me watch plenty of movies with her essays and lists :) I have heard about this one, but the video made put it higher on my priority list

[@henryaldersondrapersanchez9673]

the movie is even better after you watch May talk about it

[@nopizzawithoutpineapple]

@Tom Cat you mean the trumpet who passed laws making life more difficult for homosexuals and trans people? Fuck off with your fascist bootlicking.

[@donnylurch4207]

You should definitely watch it.

[@NobodyCaresALot]

It's a pretty great movie. Null from Kiwi farms suggested and I thought it was great. He has good taste.

[@marreco6347]

The ending of this film just might be the most depressing shit ever. Drayden sacrifices his love, his life and his ambitions to have his masculinity validated by his fuck-up dad, basically the embodiment of everything repulsive men can be.

[@blankgen78]

Yes absolutely. John Waters and David Lynch meets Napoleon Dynamite and Tim & Eric . I wanted to look away . But just couldn’t

[@seanklaussss]

I really appreciate that you emulated the chaotic editing of The Greasy Strangler in your video about it. The hot dog stand man is an icon, and I'm afraid he lost his license.

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

"And after you remove the hair from your food..." Why, you pleb! The hair is clearly the best part!

[@shelbichandler7571]

HOOTIE TOOTIE DISCO CUTIE 🕺

[@MrMonkeyLogic]

You're informing me that "Bullshit artist" is yelled more than "I'm all about the ropes"? This is criminal.

[@DarlingMissDarling]

This is what I came to comment as I am also aghast.

[@teddywitch]

"I'm Big May and i'm BACK" is exactly the vibe i needed to tackle this day. Thank you. ;w;

[@MsKetchupBlaBla]

I would probably hate this movie but I can appreciate that it exists

[@KnaveMurdok]

why is it SO funny when you rhyme? you said "it's a grease feast" and I completely lost it!

[@greentearoll]

This is literally one of my favorite movies of all time. It's AWFUL. I've never seen a film so braindead yet so brilliant.

[@24601InspectorJavert]

Holy shit, May. I did not expect to get called out with a description of my unhealthy relationships with my parents in a video discussing The Greasy Strangler, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't impress me. As soon I have a secure income again I'll definitely start helping you fund these psychic-damage dealing masterpieces of media discussion. Lmao

[@loganplonski922]

I clicked on this video to have a good time and now I'm contemplating the concept of becoming your worst self for the benefit of your parent.

[@bigsmellbad1187]

My boyfriend LOVES this movie. It has literally changed our lives bc we say bullshit artist almost every day

[@siriush100]

Horse shit

[@allentxjason]

My wife and I have been saying it for months. I can't stop

[@mtizdrunk6419]

Horseshit

[@ms-wr6he]

I made my bf watch this and he said "wtf is this gf?!" at least 5 times. Now i hear him singing hootie tootie disco cutie to our dog on a weekly basis. We have never been closer.

[@dyldragon1]

5 Minutes in and this movie looks like Napoleon Dynamite with murder so I'm in

[@OddoFelacio]

It's almost exaxtly a gross Napoleon Dynamite.

[@naranara1690]

Napoleon Hand Grenade

[@jamestiberiuskirk3277]

This movie should be on the national curriculum and on a permanent loop in rest homes for seniors. Love it!

[@Nono-hk3is]

Oh it's a baby 🐈 I can't ignore a baby.

[@tiredstrawberrycream]

that 'the house that jack built' joke had me in tears lmfao

[@scorpiosystem8082]

every time your kitty appears in a vid i feel blessed

[@cassidygruver840]

Family movie night. I jokingly recommend The Greasy Strangler after watching this video. Twenty minutes later, I'm sitting in the living room with my parents watching Big Ronnie covered in grease rampage through the city. Absolutely incredible, not even joking it was a great bonding experience. Had a blast. Thanks, May!

[@deathsplat8620]

Algorithm boosting comment. I have no clue how that works but I see people do this and I assume it helps. Much love to all of you reading this. 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@meat___]

how was this whole experience like... somewhat wholesome by the end !watched this a year later and it was even better than i hoped. stan janet

[@Hannahgs]

May, you are criminally underrated, this vid is a masterpiece and as queen of darkness and horror films you deserve all the views 😭😭

[@Radikitty]

Okay since May released this video Ive watched it 3 times and finally decided to watch the movie last night. I feel like I've been changed fundementally as a person and I dont know if thats good or bad

[@hypatiamoser7364]

Great video essay! Glad to see the ceremonial knife make an appearance, too!

[@alexandrahansen7029]

Yes, yes, just from the title - IT IS A MASTERPIECE, and beverly luff linn is great too

[@ambersimone6226]

I know that mural at 1:16! I live near there :)

[@SupernaturalBaby08]

Something about May's videos is always so real and down to earth and honest. That something is probably May

[@merinalvarez7904]

Your videos have 100% changed how I watch and enjoy movies! I'm genuinely so excited to watch this FILTh.

[@Muffinpurplegurk]

This was the last thing me and friends watched right before the pandemic and lockdown shizz went down

[@badasswolftattoo]

i was eating when i started watching this and had to eat faster and faster to finish before i remembered everything that happens in this movie. i cant believe you never mentioned hootie tootie disco cutie

[@elusiverobertdenby3000]

I dont think i could stomach this movie so thanks for makin this video 🙏

[@Katiethewizard]

This feels like napoleon dynamite if napoleons uncle was a serial killer

[@gabukomitsukiva]

Is May her own aesthetic? Because honestly. She is an aesthetic.

[@vegasvanga5442]

BIG NYX

[@evildeadening9826]

god the music in some of those clips is amazing and eerie

[@nBasedAce]

Greasy Strangler alternate title: Greasy Gardens

[@charmygreen665]

Your channel seriously has been one of my favs I've found in the past couple years

[@pandoragoldspan7012]

my doorknob broke watching this video trapping me in isolation, so i decided to watch the movie, leaving me in a fugue state. 10/10 would do again

[@Batbimbo]

My friend showed me this a few years back and it haunts me to this day, I consider it a favorite

[@nattmazzoni]

I tried so hard to like this movie, it sounds right up my lane but I just cannot like it at all. However I absolutely love the director's following movie, An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Thank you May!

[@InsanityPrevails]

I love your reviews. Honestly, if I had just watched the movie I would probably just have been left dumbstruck and would not have understood any of the more intricate ideas, like codependency for example. Thank you for these.

[@PurplePocketPirate]

Really cool video! I found your analysis really interesting, plus I'm happy to see somebody actually taking time to examine this movie closely. I'm not alone anymore!

[@devilsob5029]

FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT IT!!!!! I FUCKING LOVE THE GREASY STRANGLER

[@fiyahspinnah]

You read into this perfectly thank you for using this as a vessel to talk about real abuse that happens and how men have to heal.

[@foxiesque3352]

I have to say, I was very curious about this film...and I'm really glad I didn't watch it before you made this video. I get SO sick when people eat gross things or like the way they seem to in this film, to the point where I had to pause and gagged a bit just with you describing it, so yeah, thank you May lol. I think I shall pass on this one for now.

[@sh-bp4iw]

i started watching this when it came out but i was like 2-3 weeks deep into an insomnia episode. gotta say good call insomnia me and also thank you may for ur service. will never watch this movie but i did like watching you talk about it

[@haileymac9040]

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I think 56% of my speech is Greasy Strangler quotes

[@MeonLights]

I hate that I know the film the "haha serial killer" clip came from. But I adore the cat babe.

[@Vulvatr0n420]

Greasy Strangler was on my watchlist for a while and then I saw you did a video about it so I made that movie HIGH PRIORITY and watched it on Discord with 5 friends tonight so I could then come and watch your video. I can't remember the last time I laughed this much watching a movie! One friend loved it as much as I did, one left, two suffered major psychic damage and one became unresponsive, hopefully fell asleep. So, it's definitely a divisive one XD

[@longlivethesheet4561]

To answer the title of the video… *Yes. Yes it is.*

[@meticulator]

You do not seem arrogant or narcissistic, even with your special knife.

[@Dadavissquizmath]

Thank you for recommending this , it was one of my favorite film experiences last year. I marveled at how weridly beautiful the art direction, lighting and costumes are: eye-gouging neons mixed with suburban surroundings now out of style, extremely kitschy and in decay. It goes a long way into enhancing the willfully nasty dark humor, but with your commentary, maybe it's also enhancing the idea of decaying patriarchal traditionalism?

[@biscutbuu69]

I have the entire Michael Jackson monolog memorized and I'm not ashamed to admit it

[@jerameysattler5291]

Omg, I just subscribed and then instantly recognized where you where running around in the beginning of the video. I moved away a few years ago but still miss the town

[@blaholtzen]

I love Greasy Strangler, its like nothing else, and the soundtrack is top notch

[@AtomicTopher]

No it's not a masterpiece. It's a masterGREASE

[@charlielarwill5895]

My brain and stomach were hurting before watching this. What have you done to me?

[@raemoebea]

This movie is so unbelievably funny, I just can't hate it

[@oliviapete]

Will you ever put out a video on “Mulholland Drive”? I remember you stating that it was your favorite movie and I would love to see your take on it

[@CaptainWoggy]

*Secret* masterpiece? No its just a regular masterpiece.

[@Spiritwhisperer11]

I've been meaning to watch this movie for a while, I'm so glad you covered it and described some of the themes

[@nekoattack96]

im so glad u invented videos may. listening to u talk always brightens my day 💕

[@coraline2770]

I still can’t put into words why I liked greasy strangler I’m excited to hear what you think

[@ryan.1990]

Nyx legit looks like a character from this movie

[@SillyPom]

Just watched this not too long ago on a Satanic Kast stream. I'd say it was a hit with everyone. I personally enjoy "Fingers" more (made a year or two later, stars the same actor who plays the dad as an asshole who collects human fingers) but "The Greasy Strangler" is certainly a unique experience. Comparing it to Tim and Eric was appropriate as I was drawing a few parallels of my own, only in this case those similar elements work in the movie's favor rather than being insufferable.

[@ThEmDl-ei6vl]

HOOTIE TOOTIE DISCO CUTIE!!!!

[@rcolmanetti]

I was expecting to open the video and seeing only May saying "nooooo" for half an hour.

[@siriush100]

This video NEEDS MORE GREASE!

[@daneofdanger]

Making videos before I was born--the ancient, undying May

[@teslajambox]

only may could have made this video essay. only may.

[@tealeafmissile4849]

OH MY GOD YES the greasy strangler is one of my alltime favs!!!! you really knocked it out of the park with this one!

[@cabooseNorris]

one of my fav movies ever tbh

[@hellfire5108]

One of the best movies of all times.

[@judahosborne8868]

Nobody: May: I'm feral now

[@MiguelMendoza-pn1fe]

I like her hair black better. Js. You're always a joy to watch regardless

[@organicketchup5171]

Michael St. Michaels would make a very good voice actor, I imagine. I watched this last night and definitely enjoyed it. It’s like if a 15 year old had the means to make a movie. I couldn’t say it was good, or recommend it, but I’m interested to show it to some friends just to hear what they think.

[@LilBpixi3]

"hopefully you understand numbers" May, I am simply too gay for math

[@rebeccascott2197]

Thank you for putting into words what I couldn’t about this movie! I really like it and was beginning to think I have too many problems 😂

[@spauldingcinema9607]

I got the blu ray for Christmas and it has become a cult classic amongst my local film crew🙏

[@piranhamae8982]

HOOTIE TOOTIE DISCO CUTIE

[@iidaethel]

What a great video again! Love how you talked about the misogyny perspective, I think its very interesting and often forgotten. Also you are so funny

[@galoespejo2814]

when you said you have a video essay coming out today i didnt expect the greasy strangler...with that being said its a good surprise!!! Greasy nasty movie

[@sleepyowl76]

That’s a very nice knife

[@Yojizu]

I have seen this film upwards of 10 times as I slowly convince all my friends who haven't yet seen it to watch it with me, so I vibe w/ this

[@avee2056]

Really upset this didn't show up on my subscription feed, thanks youtube keep doing that shit we all love it.

[@artemisiaabsinthium8806]

So one of my housemates knows the guy who plays Oinker and when he found out I’m a fan he sent me a hot pink beanie with the word greasy on it. Not sure what to do with it since it’s not really my style and I feel like the overlap between people whose style it is and people who wouldn’t feel violated wearing greasy strangler merch is very small. Maybe I should just embrace it and get a turtleneck and mini shorts in a matching color 🙃