Longlegs (2024) | FIRST TIME REACTION & REVIEW

[@ChannelNamePending699]

Note: The camera wobbles at times during the video because we had to film this before a flight so the set up was very last minute and we ending up placing the camera on the bed. Thankfully it's not too bad but sorry about that!

[@Humanipathic]

Scary doesn’t mean scary or jump scares.Unnerving creepy and tension building is scary too. That it stays with you. Faced with these things IRL it would be scary. This film is incredible and last 40 blew my mind from the interrogation scene to end

[@jaydubs6354]

Exactly. This movie is incredibly disturbing and creepy. It accomplished all that without having to resort to torture porn and overly grotesque edgy concepts. Possession and occult murders is far from a new roof in horror movies but longlegs made it feel so unique and fresh. I really enjoyed the movie. For one it was exactly what I was expecting going into it as a fan of Oz person. Secondly I believe the cinematography was damn near perfect

[@the_realmkc4452]

exactly...it was unsettling throughout...had this discussion w a friend of mine who said it wasn't gory enough..blah blah blah... so frustrating...

[@liamroberts1458]

​@@the_realmkc4452 I bet your friend loves all the Terrifier movies.

[@leonpaulbolissian5387]

Scarier than other movies or not, this is a REAL horror movie.

[@violentlycreamy]

people miss when Lee is talking to Carrie Ann, Carrie Ann remarks how Lee has been to her house before, someone that looks and sounds like her, and called her an Angel B**** ie: her mom in a nun outfit.

[@ChannelNamePending699]

We didn't miss it! I added text at 24:15: "Foreshadowing Ruth being the accomplice"

[@pobstrel]

T Rex was a British glam rock band from the 1970's.

[@amandasutton3717]

Definitely agree with the Twin Peaks vibe and the odd speech patterns! I think this takes place in Oregon? So, also the Pacific Northwest. Bonus layer: Alicia Witt, Harker's mother, was actually in Twin Peaks! I definitely read Lee's character from a place of CPTSD, possibly on the spectrum, but I think the CPTSD ends up being a higher possibility with the storyline.

[@masteronionnorth2341]

Longlegs is one of my fav horror movies now. It's up there with It Follows and The Autopsy of Jane Doe. It's just so well done.... And I'm excited that you're watching Dark. The most unique TV series It's brilliant It's stunning It's mind boggling It's bewildering It's crazy It's insane It's relentlessly....dark. 😉

[@ChannelNamePending699]

I'm very excited for y'all to see our reactions to Dark, one of the best series we've seen yet 🔥

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

y'all were dead on about the marketing playing up how scary this movie is a little too much, but fear is so subjective that i think any movie one person thinks is really scary will be totally ineffective on someone else. one of my fav authors Jason Pargin put it like this: "saying that any movie is the scariest is an invitation for the most annoying guys on the planet to write comments saying 'YOU thought THAT was scary!? i thought it was FUNNY, i let my 12 YEAR OLD watch that movie. you must have an AWFULLY SMALL PENIS if you think that movie was scary--" anyway this movie made me paranoid lmfao i had to watch a comedy just to unclench enough to go to bed

[@ChannelNamePending699]

That's very true. Even though horror's my favorite genre, it's hard to not feel desensitized to it most of the time so it can take a lot to scare me. But I can totally see how many casual watchers or even horror veterans would be absolutely terrified by Longlegs.

[@pennze]

couldnt have said it better myself

[@johnorourke3969]

Highly coincidentally and swear it's true, but the 1st murder made me smile as it happened exactly on the same day i was born and year, 14th July 1966, it's only a film though lol.

[@M00nlight0ni]

18:36 lol as someone who's autistic my overall demeanor in real life matches up to Lee's pretty well.

[@HaldorMaximius]

34:45 This bit is eerily close to a moment in Silent Hill 3 when you find a payphone in a locker and some random weirdo starts singing "Happy Birthday" to you in almost the same way, inflection in all. Not sure if it could be a rip off or a homage.

[@pennze]

this girl is gorgeous...

[@kc1john]

If you haven’t seen “The Blackcoat’s Daughter”, you should. Also directed by Oz Perkins. Has similar horror themes, cinematography, and unsettling atmosphere. Kiernan Shipka, who played Carrie Ann, is one of the main characters.

[@b3z3jm3nny]

You should try to check out Cure (1997) for a very good film that has a kind of similar premise of a detective investigating multiple, mysteriously connected murders. Not sure how it would do on the channel since it’s not *super* well known but at least def try to watch it on your own time, one of my favorite movies and based on what you said about movies you like I bet you’d like it too =)

[@BrandonLeeTalks]

Cure is one of my favorite foreign films

[@ChannelNamePending699]

I love Japanese horror so I'll definitely be checking this out, thank you!

[@kylekeicher83]

Divine in the original 1988 Hairspray was much better than Travolta in 2007. Great reaction too.

[@michaelpalma6346]

This movie was SO GOOD watching it in theaters. The sounds in the movie were so amplified and creepy

[@paulantonelli6308]

Oh Dark reactions are gonna be dope

[@StuntmanDanHemi]

The reason this movie worked when it shouldn't have it's because of the haunting atmosphere. They really made you feel like something is watching you at all times and the cinematography is worthy of a metal music video, i love that shot of the mom in front of the tree with a bloody face arms extended saying "hail satan" i need that as a wallpaper, but that is exactly why cringe lines worked, and Nic Cage's over the top acting worked, everything came up creepy af because of the imagery and tone of the movie

[@ChannelNamePending699]

Agreed, and that shot of her mom was my favorite shot of film for some reason.

[@StuntmanDanHemi]

@@ChannelNamePending699 right?! it really stays with you lol

[@connorcargo]

This movie is for sure not for everyone. You definitely have to have a taste for it. It is a work of art. Beautiful all around. IMO. I heard Skinamarink mentioned. If you haven't seen Oz Perkins' other films, I definitely recommend both The Blackcoat's Daughter and I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House. Both films are slow burn arthouse horrors that feel just like this and Skinamarink. It's a niche style of horror, I enjoy this type of unnerving and unsettling film more than the traditional "horror" jumpscares and yadayada all that. It is very Midsommar/Hereditary like as well with the delivery. I defitely feel it fits into that horror category. Great reaction. I hope y'all watch his other films!

[@connorcargo]

I agree I think "scariest film of decade" was a tough assessment. I think stuff like that is subjective. And for marketing they are going to pick reviews to drive tickets and asses in chairs. I think it is up there, especially for my style and enjoyment of horror. This film gets better after each watch. I've seen it probably 5 or 6 times now.

[@connorcargo]

Also gets better having watched Oz's other films.

[@jeffreyhinkley4651]

Yes to the Twin Peaks comparison. Unsettling is the word I would use

[@jasoncinema]

I just found your channel and loved this reaction! And Niki, I wholeheartedly concur - I’m team arthouse horror, too! ;) And again, you two rock! This really felt like hanging out with good friends and watching a great movie! 😃♥️

[@ChannelNamePending699]

Wow thank you! 😁

[@jasoncinema]

@@ChannelNamePending699 you’re very welcome!! 😃❤️♥️

[@seanfortes7156]

Great review and reaction. I just watched this movie the other night, along with Talk To Me. I managed to avoid trailers, and most hype around both, and really enjoyed both. I personally tend to like movies like this, I almost feel like trying to insist or advertise it as "scary" undersells the concept. I personally frame it more as creeping terror, or unsettling oppressiveness. Like finding yourself in a grasslands with a lion rushing towards you is scary, but being in a room with a lion that was born with a mutation, and it had two heads and both seem functional, but one head is dead and it seems blind, but its slowly crawling towards you, and you aren't sure if you should feel bad for its circumstance or scared for your life... Thats like an altogether different sensation. Some thoughts I had. Even though its should seem really obvious that Harker and Carter should both feel more weary about Birthdays, as in her own, and Carter's daughter, I think both are guilty of distancing themselves and putting up a wall, and separating themselves with whats happening. Which I think could be neat in a few ways, because its a pretty natural thing for people to generally do. Put distance between what happens in the world and ourselves, whether its news, our jobs, or even movies. Plus like one of you said, they don't know they are in a horror movie. Also in the same way many horror movies are about trauma, domestic abuse, mental health, this sort of alludes to this as well. i mean, one major factor in this movie, is its about fathers killing their families and selves. Generally speaking, its something most actual, normal and healthy people just can't imagine doing or condoning... Yet also domestic abuse is something that does happen, and can happen. Its sort of this uncomfortable idea, of whether such people ever actually intend or plan to be that way, or whether they are victims of circumstance, themselves, substance abuse or other such factors (in this movie, its a supernatural presence). So I think that sort of describes why Harker and Carter both don't really dwell on the fact her Birthday is soon, as well as Carter's daughter, because they are putting up artificial walls, of sorts, like Carter knows/believes he would obviously never kill his wife and daughter... he's not a victim or insane, he's FBI... Also really enjoyed the creepy use of the dolls in the movie. One thing I thought was interesting, was a lot of the earlier movie seems like its trying to ground the movie. Like its shots, directing style, colour, and general framing. Really grounded. Except also Harker seems like she just knows stuff through intuition. Like she has psychic abilities. So later when we get these dolls with these odd silver metallic orbs in them... That seem to make these eery sounds, I started to get the impression that.. well it reminded me a bit of Mass Effect (I won't say much more), but the idea of long form communication beyond our current scientific understanding, to the point of being supernatural. Something that both gave her increased predictive powers and intuition, but also something that could control, manipulate, and influence her. So when it was destroyed, she was sort of freed from that, but possibly lost the sort of supernatural guessing she demonstrated earlier. Finally, since I am essentially rewatching the movie via peoples reactions, yes, its fun and interesting how much the movie will give away, just without context and framing. Like Harker's connection, and when people guess or realise she was on the opening scene... but if she was, then how did she managed to avoid being murdered by her father? Like all the other victims? Well then you start to ask questions about her fathers absence in the movie, and her mother, who does seem a bit odd. Then how her mother explains she "got to get old", which hints that she had to intervene. Also... why does she keep insisting about praying? Well the mother probably feels like she is in hell, and wishes that some sort of god being would/could intervene... Since she knows the devil is real, maybe her daughter praying can save them both... but then her laughter when her daughter explains she never prays, because the mother probably does pray all the time, but then she laughs because she sort of figures its useless, and makes no difference, but she has to keep killing or assisting Longlegs, so they can at least avoid Hell. Rewatching the movie is pretty fun (I don't think its necessary mind you, its incredible regardless, I more so mean as far as hints and guessing. I think many people would make theories during the movie, because its designed that way, so a rewatch can help affirm guesses and theories made). Cheers!

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Thank you for your insight! I love the lion analogy, definitely borrowing that one for future horror discussions. Completely agree, and I for one almost always prefer that kind of deeply weird, off kilter, almost existential kind of horror to the in your face horror of yet another jump scare. That's a good point about Harker and Carter putting up walls that prevent them from making those connections. I can especially buy it with Carter considering how skeptical and unwilling he is to accept the supernatural. I still think Harker's character would have caught it sooner than she did, with how deeply invested she was getting in the case, but then again maybe in a roundabout way it was that investment that distracted her in the first place. And yes, this movie was full of cool foreshadowing. The bit with Ruth insisting on prayers and then later contradicting herself definitely stood out to me as odd, and then became much more chilling during my rewatch knowing what I know now. There's something deeply disturbing and ironic about someone who poses as a nun but in reality works for the devil himself - made more tragic by the fact that she's in many ways a victim herself. And finally, I also want to give a shoutout to Talk to Me - an amazing horror film that I regret not waiting to react to on the channel. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@seanfortes7156]

@@ChannelNamePending699 Cheers. I've always been a bit more fascinated by slow horror, and I like your description and explanation as to why. I also don't know it it was intentional, in regards to putting up walls, but given how intentional a lot of other aspects are in the film, I figured there could be a few different intended reasons. Yeah her laughter (Alicia Witt's character), was almost a mask off moment, but it also almost seemed like a type of catharsis, realising it really doesn't matter. I actually checked your channel to see if you had a Talk To Me video as well. Feels like there have been quite a lot of good horror movies recently. Did spot Abigail, which I know is a very different kind of horror, and more fun, but yeah. Take care and good luck with the channel!

[@AmusedGermanShepherd-er5gp]

667 the neighbour of the beast 😂

[@judypineda3178]

Satan is referred to in the Bible as a snake. Also, the reason she kept seeing the snake was because she was being controlled by Satan in her doll that was still alive not alive, but her doll was still being controlled by the ball and tell her mom shot the doll then when you see the smoke go from the back of her head it basically was saying that she was no longer being controlled by. The devil. Everything was very symbolic in this movie.

[@ChannelNamePending699]

Oh shoot, for some reason I didn't clock the fact that her doll would still be active this whole time since it was never technially destroyed. That explains a lot. Good catch!

[@aubryellaotero1064]

Definitely got Twin Peaks vibes watching this

[@comscouts]

The ending-ugh, Lee should've destroyed the doll first. If the trance persisted, then incapacitate the superior, then the mother.

[@GuamoKun]

32:48 YES it’s terrifying

[@holloweyes5209]

When I first watched this movie, I was saying to myself if it was bad? And after seeing it, I started getting really scared of it over time 🤣🤣🤣

[@pheerstringer]

Yay for twin peaks

[@Cristianhernandez2805.]

Can you tell me on which page or application I can watch the movie?

[@ChannelNamePending699]

We watched it on Amazon Prime 👍

[@jacobwooten6893]

Love the channel name.

[@judypineda3178]

And the last thing I want to say, since I finished watching your guises thoughts, I’m thinking long legs does come from daddy long legs. He took the place of her dad. That’s where my thoughts go anyways and also she was intuitive because she was being controlled by Satan through, the ball that was inside her doll so when she’s seeing all those pictures and she’s able to decode them properly it’s because it’s not her it’s Satan controlling her

[@judypineda3178]

That’s also why she sees flashbacks. I don’t know if you guys noticed she’s not only seeing Satan, but it was flashing back to him in the basement building the dolls. She was having those visions but she didn’t understand what they were.

[@ChannelNamePending699]

We noticed her visions of the basement, but it's good to know exactly how she was having those visions. Great analysis.

[@judypineda3178]

@@ChannelNamePending699 such a great movie

[@NigelShepherd-z7k]

Cage didn't bother to act in this one.... He just turned up. That was enough 😂😂🇬🇧

[@Xervello]

He was the worst part of what was otherwise a great horror film.

[@johnny-vu6rl]

@@Xervelloactually, he was the best part

[@Xervello]

@@johnny-vu6rl Watch all the reactions to this movie. Everyone laughs. This is a horror film, not a comedy. They're all creeped out by the film, then whenever he does his shtick, you can see them taken out of it. A subdued Nic Cage would've been better. Not this.

[@johnny-vu6rl]

@@Xervello uncomfortable laughter. and so what if it makes people laugh? something unsettling can also be funny

[@user-xj3ve7wt8k]

They did not see him once.

[@the_realmkc4452]

overthinkers react

[@super_arcane_boy]

I hope your birthday isn't on the 14th.

[@ChannelNamePending699]

It isn't, thankfully (but I have a friend whose birthday is on July 14 - so that's nice)

[@aadilharoon1807]

I hope to see you react to white chicks and billy madison

[@bhvvlogs7814]

Cage kinda looked like the girls from White Chicks.

[@asian-americanwithanopinio8954]

DO "CURE" KUROSAWA

[@kiiwiifuzzzz]

DADDY long legs...........is that the meaning of 'long legs???????'

[@jacobwooten6893]

No longlegs is just because he’s tall compared to the girls he interacts with. That’s why he bends down at the beginning after saying he brought his long legs.

[@kiiwiifuzzzz]

@@jacobwooten6893 hmmm I see, that's why he says "what happens if I..." I thought maybe it had something to do with the fact that Harker didn't have a dad it seemed

[@gojiramonster2388]

You guys criticize movies too much.

[@andreww1225]

Is your friend single? JK. Good reaction 👍this movie is more comical than anything, kinda corny.