The VVitch (2015) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Who is The Witch?!?

[@justinsherman9350]

The boy's death scene is one of the greatest performances put to film by a child actor, if not the greatest. What a crazy moment.

[@hjorturerlend]

I'd argue Aleksei Kravchenko in Come and See. Which is definitely a movie they should watch.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

He got to kiss that total babe actress too! I might have needed a few takes on that scene...

[@lightningphil9186]

Little girl from train to busan puts on a show

[@MrFredstt]

@@jasoncaldwell5627 I was surprised that happened. I didn't think it would be legal

[@razycrandomgirl]

@@jasoncaldwell5627 weirdo

[@nGUNNARp]

kinda funny how just this normal couple watching movies has become my fav KZbin channel in the last month or 2...I love watching people watch movies I've seen for the first time, but most people who do it on KZbin are clearly over reacting, putting on a performance, or whatever...you guys just keep it 100% real and it's the absolute best that way. Don't change things up!

[@msj2677]

I also enjoy watching them game. I can do relate to Mrs on the hard parts!

[@jeffjenkins7976]

Yes they are great together and love their content!

[@MrsMovies]

Thanks so much Nick! Appreciate the kind words

[@cocteaut]

Agreed. It is like having friends round to watch a film together. With snacks obviously! It is comforting.

[@hairywelder5188]

Agree. I've found some great reactors but some definitely start giving fake or exaggerated reactions when they get lots of views, I'm sure some watch the movie or TV show in advance so they know exactly where and how to react ( that's when I hit UNSUBSCRIBE 😉 )

[@Polyphemus89]

“Maybe it’ll be like Hocus Pocus” made me laugh harder than anything in a long time!

[@antviper135]

I said, "My sweet summer child." When she said that 😂

[@DanaWren]

I immediately hit like on the video just for that comment she made lol

[@Pengi_SMILES]

Narrator: It wasn't like Hocus Pocus. This is such an unsettling film- brilliant though.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

I want this director to remake the Harry Potter movies.

[@antviper135]

@@jasoncaldwell5627 nah

[@yourneighborhoodxenos]

One of my favorite aspects of this movie is the fact that the forest is displayed the way it is. In that time, Puritans saw the woods as the devil's land, where God and community may not protect you. I think that's the feeling the Mrs was trying to describe toward the beginning, when they first arrive at the place of the homestead. It's also why the children were barred from entry--not just because it was dangerous, but because it was dangerous due to the devil. The sheer idea of being exiled from the Puritan settlement was a death sentence, and the entire family got it because the father was very prideful and righteous, and he thought he knew better of God than the rest of the village. In those times, a single sinner could damn the whole town, so to them, they had to get him to repent or leave to save themselves. The Mrs also got the atmospheric effect of immersion, and even said if things like this were going on (or we just think they are) then hell yeah, we're burning people. It just goes to show how effective Eggars was at getting you to empathize with a very hardline religion's followers despite such a gap with the audience. It's truly an amazing period-piece, and there are so few good ones done of the Puritan days, especially in horror. I'm an English nerd and loved that Eggars used "true accounts" and research so heavily to create the film, because it reflects back so well.

[@patrickelliott2169]

The most disturbing thing about it is how many people haven't outgrown the sort of thinking of the puritans in the movie, and would be just as happy, if they could, to exile people for imagined dangers, or even try to kill them. In the end, all this was purely in the heads of "the faithful", when it wasn't being driven by greed, avarice, jealousy, and other vices, and that being from the accusers, not the accused.

[@MrFredstt]

As well as it being new land that wasn't 100% known probably added into the danger and fear factor. Being exiled back then would've been a pretty big deal and life would've been really hard. Though of course there's exceptions. There were many pilgrims who came precisely because of the new and dangerous adventures and discoveries that could be had

[@MrFredstt]

@@patrickelliott2169 Of course. You see it even today where people exile (ban) "dangerous" people from the internet/social media. It's the same mindset

[@4Kandlez]

Even today with our knowledge people still find the forest scary, the sounds, the lack of vision (as Mrs movies said) that give you a closed in and eerie feeling. Multiply that x100 for people living in those times

[@MrFredstt]

@@4Kandlez Plus predators depending on the area. I'll never forget almost shitting myself seeing a gator near me while I was fishing. Terror like I'd never felt before lol

[@KC1976fromDetroit]

I love this movie so much. Robert Eggers spent a long time researching this specific time period in North America. He used journals, court records and news articles as samples for how people spoke in New England in the 1600s, and in some cases directly lifted the dialogue from the source texts. Anya Taylor-Joy is one of my favorite actresses, she is just so good in this film.

[@MrFredstt]

Really loved having them speak in that old English dialect instead of just modern day English that many movies would do. Really helped to put the viewer in that period feel it rather than just being a pure spectator

[@matthewcastleton2263]

@@MrFredstt it's not Old English. It's Early Modern English. Old English was the language of Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. It was a language similar to German, because that's where the Anglo-Saxons came from. The language that developed into what we call English is really a fusion of the Old English or Anglo-Saxon language with Norman French, which became the language of the nobility once the William the Conqueror conquered England in 1066. The people of that time, who had recently emerged from Elizabethan England and the time of Shakespeare, would have spoken what's known as Early Modern English, not Old English. That language would have fallen out of favor in England many centuries earlier.

[@billybobtexas]

Such a great film. Its a masterpiece really. The kids performance is too good. The ending “wouldst thou like to live… deliciously?” That vocal performance is also too good. Like nothing I have heard. No screechy monster voice for the devil. Only temptation. Can’t tempt someone if you are being all scary. So great. Great review as per usual.

[@emilywilhite5807]

Another great voice during a final line is from the movie Session 9. ‘I live in the weak and the wounded.’

[@billybobtexas]

@@emilywilhite5807 that is a crazy film. People don’t seem to know about it. Its 100% dread. Also not the usual modern horror, its very much its own thing. Watching that film alone… bad idea. 🤣🤣🤣

[@StinkyGreenBud]

@@emilywilhite5807 Oh what a gem of a horror film. I hope they react to it some day. Would be a great film for October.

[@deadsexyradio7045]

@@emilywilhite5807 that’s a movie that’s never got enough love.

[@mw5158]

@@emilywilhite5807 that line and delivery still haunts me to this day. Very underappreciated movie 🤟

[@rullmourn1142]

The actors playing the married couple were both in Game of Thrones, he was an Ironborn and she was Arya Starks crazy aunt, Lysa Arryn.

[@jstratton1981]

@Alexander the Grape dagmer cleftjaw

[@rullmourn1142]

@Alexander the Grape ..That's right.

[@elve5555]

I am begging for The Lighthouse to be next... Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson give an incredible performance

[@Drforrester31]

*fart*

[@freshsoulbeats6084]

it is the most broting movie evr.. and dont say it is artsy

[@elve5555]

@@freshsoulbeats6084 The Lighthouse? Boring? Lmao

[@neilsun2521]

The father was also in Game of Thrones - he was the guy who encouraged Theion to capture Winterfell in Season 2.

[@Redplant99]

And Kate Dickie (the mother) played Lysa Arryn (the somewhat unhinged ruler of the Vale) in GoT too. When she says "Please don't hurt this baby!" in the reaction I was thinking she's going to be quite disappointed on that front.

[@neilsun2521]

@@Redplant99 Yup, indeed.

[@Blake_Mills]

He’s also in Chernobyl on hbo. Such an incredible voice.

[@MrGlenbw]

Not to mention one of the Death Eaters in The Deathly Hallows Part 2, Cid in Final Fantasy XVI and most recently an evil American General in The Creator (I'm shocked he can really pull off his American accent pretty well!)

[@emil87th]

No people were burned at the stake at the Salem Witch Trials. Nineteen were hanged, three died in captivity and one guy, Giles Corey, had a door placed on top of him and then heavy stones put onto the door to crush him slowly. They wanted him to confess to heresy and when told to he only responded with "more weight". It took him three days to die.

[@boboca20]

The eerie and unsettling atmosphere in this movie is sooo well done. The violin chords, the dark light, the family dialogs and even the father's voice makes us all feel unease. No wonder why after this Robert Eggers became one of the biggest names in the horror genre, alongside Ari Aster and Jordan Peele.

[@hunterdalton6905]

Don't put Peele with these guys. He clearly ripped off the Skeleton Key and never admitted it.

[@boboca20]

@@hunterdalton6905 how does this change what I said? Like it or not he is one of the most promising names in the genre... not my fault haha

[@harold3165]

I wouldn't say Eggers is one of the biggest names in horror. His movies have either performed low at the box office or just straight up bombed. He's not a well-known horror director.

[@boboca20]

@@harold3165 like I said to the previous comment: I meant to say that he is rising as a horror film director. I did not say he is the biggest guy in the genre. Plus I don't agree to the fact that he performed low or bombed. 50M for the Northman

[@darkerthanblack4430]

​@@harold3165This aged horribly as he is very well regarded now. Too soon to comment sometimes. And cant go by numbers, Fight Club tanked in box office but today is recognized as one of many masterclass films.

[@TheOdMan]

One of my absolute favourite films from the last 2 decades, crazy to think this was his directorial debut, and also Anya Taylor-Joy in her first major filmrole is just brilliant.

[@nGUNNARp]

wasn't split before this?

[@dodo8339able]

@@nGUNNARp no

[@TheOdMan]

@@nGUNNARp No, Split was a year or so later :)

[@josephamoraz7990]

this film really is underrated, the way the camera just sits on certain scenes with the score building the tension. that's what I like in horror films. no need for gore or bogus jump scares. this movie did it right

[@ObsceneVegetableMatter]

I'm afraid i have to disagree. Critics love this movie. Film geeks/cinephiles love this movie. Mainstream audiences mostly don't like it very much, but that is expected since The Witch is not the type of film that plays well to general audiences. So who is doing the underrating?

[@Drforrester31]

I think for me the scariest part was when Tomasin and the twins are locked in the stable and the witch lands on the roof then creeps in. Watched it for the first time alone and late at night and I was just holding my breath the entire time. Glad you both enjoyed this so much, it's an incredible film and really helped to usher in this great new age of arty/folk horror (along with It Follows in '14)

[@irishinnish1]

I read somewhere that there is another, very subtle theory about what happened to the family. At some point in the movie, the father made reference to the bad crops, and that they "will not consume us." In real life, the ergot fungus - if consumed - can cause delirium, hallucinations, convulsions, fever, and death.

[@Alizudo]

Ergot does not grow on corn.

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

@@Alizudo I love how when someone gives a fact...there's an expert right there to correct that fact.

[@Seraphim4190]

@@HittokiriBattousai17 That person is right Ergot doesn't grow on corn. The info about ergot is interesting knowledge but isn't applicable in this situation. Clarification is a good thing. Why be snarky about it?

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

@@Seraphim4190 I understand, I write, myself, and I'm obsessed with being accurate, and stuff, but the point is that the whole family is tripping on some fungus. I do not expect realism from anything american.

[@granterwin952]

The director, Robert Eggers, said that working with a goat was so insanely difficult. He advises young filmmakers to avoid needing them for their films. Looking forward to your The Lighthouse reaction, that shit is on another level.

[@aleta_lundell]

17:13 "thanks for telling everybody"😂 22:04 I never realized the goat and the rabbit had the same eyes😱 26:18 it's like ASMR...

[@jmwild1]

I like the mention of immersion. This whole film feels so immersive for me, I just lose myself in the dialogue, environment, the fear of the unknown. What a hard life it was back then, made even harder by going out on your own to try to survive in the wilderness.

[@cocteaut]

The accurate use of old Yorkshire English dialect is outstanding. I love the bleakness, the feeling of isolation after they are banished, it is a remarkable film debut. The discordant rising vibrato voices builds even more tension that the usual horror movie jump scare musical "stings." It is a beautifully horrific film, and has some balls to tackle a few issues that most film makers shy away from, even if they unsettle me every time I watch this film. My face is basically the same expression as Mrs Movies when I watch it. It's intense, I must doff my hat to the minimal cast for carrying the film so well, and so naturally. First time I watched this was on a large screen, at night, with headphones. Yeah, that provided very odd dreams. Now you both have been introduced to the Yorkshire accent, Happy Valley will be a doddle to watch and understand! (doddle - no problem, easy-peasy etc!!)

[@kristennelson3190]

The Mrs.:"..please don't hurt this baby👶" Me:😳👀😬

[@r.h.3084]

The amount of symbolism packed into this movie is amazing. It's one that was worth a second watch after I read a few articles explaining different things I missed.

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

Harvey Scrimshaw was only 14 when he played that death-scene. I still cannot believe what an outstanding performance it was. Djent by the way is a very rhythmic sub-genre of metal/hardcore.

[@cassandramcbride7007]

the beauty of this movie it does cover every prespective. Religion, witchcraft and mental issues, or just a bad luck of coincidences. Its up to the viewer to follow the path it wants...

[@josephwalther5979]

One interesting thing that somebody pointed out in another video concerning the movie was that you see more and more of Thomasin's hair as the movie goes on.

[@IH8YH]

Something about the Salem Witch Trials: "In 1976 Linnda Caporael offered the first evidence that the Salem witch trials followed an outbreak of rye ergot. Ergot is a fungus blight that forms hallucinogenic drugs in bread. Its victims can appear bewitched when they're actually stoned. Ergot thrives in a cold winter followed by a wet spring. The victims of ergot might suffer paranoia and hallucinations, twitches and spasms, cardiovascular trouble, and stillborn children. Ergot also seriously weakens the immune system."

[@leeb6476]

This theory is disputed but I find it really interesting. I believe there was a modern example in France perhaps in the 60-70s. Ergot had infected the local crops of a rural village deep in France and the villagers had intense trips from eating the local bakers bread I think. One old man is seen on film describing tigers wandering his garden and house. This was described in a BBC documentary I half remember from the 90s. Fascinating stuff.

[@IH8YH]

@@leeb6476 theres multiple events like these and its only plausible that people back then would think someone used witchcraft on them. also: every theory is disputed, even ones that are proven 100% correct.. like the earth being a sphere and evolution.....

[@bruuno77]

I don't know why but you referring to the goat as Black Phil at one point made me laugh out loud. A personal favorite movie for me. Love you guys.

[@dancolon47]

Regarding the rabbits ... I read once that Puritan settlers at the time believed that witches disguised themselves by taking the form of rabbits.

[@petersvillage7447]

That's correct, albeit it's Hares rather than rabbits. It stretches back a long way to a pagan goddess associated with the hare, named Eastre - it's from her that we get the word 'Easter' and the idea of the Easter Bunny.... and the Christian attitude toward old beliefs was (broadly speaking) to equate them with devil-worship, so there was this association between witches and hares and a belief that a witch could take the form of a hare. This still shows up in English folklore and literature. So, the hare in the woods can absolutely be read as the witch spying on them, and hexing the musket-shot. On the other hand, it could just have been a hare and a bad luck misfire...

[@dancolon47]

@@petersvillage7447 Thank you for sharing! I'm not familiar with ancient Anglo-Saxon folklore.

[@petersvillage7447]

@@dancolon47 n/p You might also like this - it's an old BBC film that includes the same idea of witches turning into hares: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqW3f2xmos1knas

[@josephamoraz7990]

no way you guys watched the witch. hell yeah! not enough people have watched this film. and it's a breath of fresh air after all those Texas chainsaw movies. this movie is fantastic. so many great shots with an excellent score.

[@DuchessofSassytown]

Great pick. This is one of my favorites. I believe they actually constructed the family's home so they could try to make it as authentic as possible.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

They shot this in a part of Canada so remote, it's entirely possible the film crew were the first (or among the first) people ever to set foot there. Gives a realistic impression of 1600s frontier New England.

[@eugenelawson5255]

It became custom to baptize babies as soon as possible, because it was believed that the fat from an unbaptized child was the main component for a witches flying potion.

[@Mr-gg8ek]

So glad you saw this film. A quintessential example of what can be achieved when a talented writer/director, an extremely small cast and a minuscule budget are allowed to operate without studio executives messing everything up.

[@Ehud1513]

Shoutout to Markus for consistently recommending my favorite movies.

[@MovieFanatic4500]

Its hilarious to see how emotional your wife gets with these scenes in these dark movies, only to be interrupted by a lemonade ad from KZbin itself. The timing couldn't be better. I always enjoy your reviews, and please keep up with these great reactions. I always look forward to your movie and Galactica reviews.

[@garbageday587]

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[@shakycam3]

Historical experts were blown away by this film. Lots and lots of natural light was used.

[@matthewcastleton2263]

It was 100% natural light. The scenes indoors were filmed using candlelight.

[@evantaylor4796]

Yes! This is my favorite horror movie ever (this one and Babadook) The scariest part to me was the exorcism of the young boy, it was so realistic and not like The Exorcist or The Exorcism of Emily Rose (wich are amazing but this one is more believable) And yes, the goat was Satan himself all the time, and he did this just so Anya's character could be a Witch, in the beginning she was the only pure and actually faithful one, Satan wanted to turn her on his side by corrupting the most dedicated-to-god member of the family, and that, for me, is the best representantion of the devil in all cinema... Just pure evil and him finding pleasure on destroy good people

[@rodrigofoli]

My top 3 is the witch, babadook and hereditary

[@evantaylor4796]

@@rodrigofoli yes! I love those... I would also love Midsommar, Possessor, Annihilation and Mother!

[@antviper135]

Its also very accurate to the dialogue , attire, setting, and witch lore

[@mcentepede]

@@rodrigofoli All 3 are creepy and weird....not necessarily scary though. Hereditary features great acting that elevates a rather subpar storyline as it's (*spoiler ....cult ending is similiar to Witch)

[@DerekHamby]

I would definitely recommend The Woman in Black with Daniel Radcliffe . It'd be an excellent watch for the month of October.

[@Damiana_Dimock]

“Please don’t hurt the baby,” she says, and then my heart sank knowing what would happen next 😬😬😬 Yes, you pronounced Djent correctly, (like Django-A style of Metal more than a genre.) This reaction reminded me that Bobby Eggs has 3 films, like Jordan Peele and everyone is ranking his films after the release of Nope. So, I was wondering if y’all plan on doing any ranking videos-Maybe a tier list-of the directors & their works you’ve seen? 🙏🏼☺️ BTW, Last Podcast On The Left just did a great series on The Salem Witch Trials. Would love to see more Folk Horror: The Wicker Man (1973,) Blood On Satan’s Claw (1971,) and Witchfinder General (1968,) being the big three of the genre, (though I’d like to see Witchfinder General replaced with something else, maybe The VvItch (2014) or La Llorona (2019,) tbh.) I do think The Ritual (2017,) Krampus (2015,) & Midsommar (2019) absolutely get the “Folk Horror” label, though I think too many people get Folk Horror & Rural Horror confused, so there’s a lot of crappy lists out there. The Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History Of Folk Horror documentary is probably the ultimate guide on the genre, if y’all are interested.

[@xen0bia]

"Don't worry, all those witches were later burned in Salem. We're all good now." - Yeah, that's not comforting whatsoever when you know they were all innocent of what they were being accused of IRL... All those witch trials and burnings are infinitely scarier to me than the very off chance of an actual supernatural witch actually existing. On another note, you should watch The Blackcoat's Daughter for a similar non-mainstream unsettling horror movie that f*cks with your brain (directed by Osgood Perkins, son of Anthony Perkins of Psycho fame, and another A24 Films production).

[@lindseysteward7736]

I agree that the statement he made was not comforting because those were innocent people who were sentenced to death for witchcraft. Also, the people in Salem were not burned. They were hung/crushed by rocks. The people in Europe were burned for witchcraft.

[@bergman6581]

I freaking love this film. People complained that it is slow or difficult to understand the dialog. I'm not even a native speaker and I understood what they were saying. The only thing thats different is the old pronouns and that they add -th at the end of some words. Advice for people that are going to watch this film for the first time or are going to watch it again. For the last scene with black Phillip you need to make the screen of your TV brighter or you will miss one neat 1/2 a second transformation. Black Phillip is the "Goat" (NPI)

[@Fedorevsky]

You'd probably love Hagazussa if you haven't seen it already.

[@petersvillage7447]

I'm still irritated that the Oscars didn't introduce a 'Best Goat' category for him...

[@bergman6581]

@@petersvillage7447 Oh My Lord!!! I thought the same thing when the film "BABY" was nominated for Best Picture but they completely snubbed the pig 🐖. He truly deserved a nomination.

[@beinnice1356]

Glad to know I'm not the only one that turned up the brightness for a rewatch of this movie.

[@jacklively5229]

Puritan folklore was that witches made their “flying” salve from the blood of babes, which they would apply to their brooms or, in earlier traditions, themselves, so that they could fly. Eggers delved into the deep lore.

[@Tomas_France_]

One of the better horror films of the past 10 years

[@TheKieshaKiesha]

one of my favourite recent films by a talented new filmmaker. His attention to detail and authenticity is refreshing. I dig it, I see this more as a historical period piece than a horror movie. The dialogue and acting and design and costume... i mean. This guy knocked it out of the park and gave us the best film related to witches and american history i guess. 5 stars and two thumbs and two big toes up !! Thanks to these two reactors as well. def getting my sub and a like and comment and bell

[@TeamEvil84]

The spelling of the title "The VVitch" is how the word was written in the story's period because the letter "W" was not yet in common use at the time.

[@Bahamutdordi]

19:50 That's the best acting in the whole movie. Truly great.

[@iandism]

I'm so pleased you took the time to watch this incredible film. It is such an underrated movie yet very well done. No stupid jump scares or silly masked killer. It just uses your mind and imagination to frighten you. The whole atmosphere and dialogue (as well as the acting) makes this a fantastic movie.

[@thel7503]

The wife eyes at 27:52 was how I felt the first time I saw this movie

[@toddhill7483]

Caleb's first (and last) kiss probably not how he imagined.

[@josephwalther5979]

I see this movie numerous times it really really like it, and every time I watch it I see something new. Picked up two things the last time I watched it. One is that as Thomasin and Black Phillip are bargaining the light in the background goes dark as she's making her "dark" decision. The other part is when Philip asks her if she sees a book before her there a camera cut to the book on the floor. Black Phillip walks by it, and the first foot is actually a goat's hoof and the second foot is actually black Phillips boot, so he's changing as he's walking by. And at one point you can actually see Black Phillips face when he walks behind her.

[@John_Locke_108]

What a fraking amazing film. Have you watched The Lighthouse yet?

[@YouMeTheMovies]

Nope. It's on our list.

[@John_Locke_108]

@@YouMeTheMovies Yes! Can't wait.

[@tidepride86]

Oh damn the dad is the guy who helped Theon take Winterfell in Game of Thrones. Can't mistake that voice lol

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Many people that were claimed to be witches were actually just mentally ill or drug users. For a really long time it took forever for schizophrenia to be recognized as a mental illness. Egger's has said he has no interest in making a modern setting film, so I'll be interested to see what else he does. Period piece films are always really interesting, especially when it's very accurate and has attention to detail.

[@ragtimeraver]

Accusing someone of being a witch was a convenient way to other and persecute anyone who was different, noncompliant (regarding religious and social norms, or critical of the witch hysteria itself), or just plain in the way (like in neighborly disputes or instances of personal revenge). Part of the "never again" lessons in many New England schools is recognizing that the Salem witch trials were less about the accused and more about the motives of the accusers and the tense community environment that allowed for the hysteria to flourish.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@ragtimeraver Yeah. Similar to the Kulaks of the Soviet Union. Anyone could be called a class traitor and purged, usually due to personal grievances, and not due to any actual supposed crime.

[@sonicboomerino7281]

Just saw Barbarian and was horrified, so many terrifying moments and crazy twists. Would love to see you guys cover it when its on demand! And more of the Saw series!! Thanks for the great content!

[@TheOneAndOnlySpookySteve]

This is one of my favorite horror films of the last maybe 40 years and that’s saying something. It’s up there with my favorites of all time. I’m glad you’re finally watching this.

[@Blue_Eyed_Chippewa]

Y'all are gonna be at 100k and beyond in no time. 100% real. Love kickin it with Mr and Mrs

[@jamesoblivion]

Eggers does tons of research, is a stickler for period accuracy, and pulls a great deal from historical writings. His films truly transport you to another time.

[@toddhill7483]

Quite a unique film you're reacting to here. Among the many impressive details is the research and implementation of the language of the time into the script. I thought I caught most of the dialog until I watched it with subtitles. My first viewing was in the theater. Two ladies got up and left huffily after the scene with the infant and the Witch. And they made a big SHOW about leaving. I delight in such occasions. Perhaps there's something wrong with me. Gratitude Mr n Mrs. Movies.

[@paulgirling9927]

Hi folks, Glad you both enjoyed this film, as you can see it’s not your typical horror film as this film doesn’t need to rely on gore effects or jump scares every so often. This film is a slow burn horror which works well for this type of movie. I’m pleased you two enjoyed this film as it’s a favourite of mine. Thanks folks………..

[@mcentepede]

Exactly what I said but in my own style words. It's not scary, but Mrs. Kaiju Cowboy can handle this type of stuff. It might be awhile B4 they can tackle "The Descent" type of scary movies.

[@MrFredstt]

This movie imo is what horror should seek to be like. It's scary and unnerving because the movie makes the effort to immerse you and FEEL what the characters are feeling. It doesn't have to rely upon cheap jump scare after cheap jump scare

[@mcentepede]

@@MrFredstt We love jump scares though, Halloween is my favorite holiday, even though it's not recognized as such here. Nothing beats the scares when they see our decorated home full of creepy stuff, Pennywise, Ghostface, Annabelle and I'm running out with a Michael Myers mask on. Bottom line, the people come back every year and we go through at least 1000 bags of candies each time. People like to be scared. This is one such movie. Witches frighten my fiancee alot.

[@JCResDoc94]

*20:00** that was an incredible performance. what a scene.* hard to find child actors, w rage of subtle to extreme. extreme can be easier. but that was gr8. _JC

[@KytexEdits]

DUUUUUUUUUUDE MARCUS when I heard fractilize I was like "surely he's not talking about the moldovian guy" and then I heard moldovia and I went "DJ DJEN, DJ DJ DJENTTTTT". Would make for great game music.

[@unintelligentlifeform7180]

for the Salem witch trails...I read in a college history book that the first woman accused of being a witch was a female land owner. she had inherited the land via death of male member of husband? But the accuser had wanted to purchase the land but was unable to get her to.sell. So the accuser conspired with the judge/law (can't remember the position) to obtain property.

[@miker252]

I think this movie was conveying how superstitions can create a self-fulfilling psychosis. Their belief system was so entrenched it altered their perception until their hallucinations became real.

[@a-Jill-Sandwich]

One of my favourite horror films in the last 10 years! So happy you guys got around to this!

[@chriscornwall1672]

I was flabbergasted that you made it past the baby scene. Great commitment.

[@scotthewitt258]

That awkward moment when you hear weird noises while watching a scary movie..... Also, Mr. Movie may not be aware. The "tiddies" when Kat's sister was "feeding" Robin in the Aerie in GoT were prosthetics.

[@PuppetMaster-Blade]

FINALLY!! Been waiting for more people to react to this 😍😍

[@JJ_Adventures]

This time period was around the same time that Vs and Us were doubled up to make the W sound or portray the W in writing. That's why the title looks like that. Goes to show how much Robert does research when delving into his movies

[@ahabswine]

My personal favorite film from the 2010s decade.

[@MRC_5000]

the build-up, the atmosphere and consequently the descent of this movie is incredibly well crafted. it is a truly dark fairy tale in some deeply sampled history. i should watch it again. and whooohoooo, grand daddy markus! i appreciate the shoutout to fractalize! his music is awesome :-D it even made me contemplate for a moment to buy a 9-string guitar xD (but then i wouldn't have a proper bass to go along with that)

[@ianblake815]

Robert Eggers is an awesome director!

[@beinnice1356]

Great movie. Great reaction. Thanks Marcus.

[@manintveld_nl]

The movie title in itself refers to the woman in the woods. However, the movie is not about a witch. But the creation of one. By her own family.

[@leeb6476]

It sounds like Black Philip up those stairs! 😜

[@krissanders987]

I only know of this movie, cuz the band Chevelle. The singer wrote a song of the witch in this movie after he got Traumatized from it. The song is called the last days and the album cover is of te goat in the thumbnail of the movie.

[@michaelcullen5308]

With respect, "jump scares" aren't scary. Suspense is scary :)

[@Vishakha_B897]

Watching movies with you guys is like watching with non-annoying friends.

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

I had an ancestor, Wilmot Redd, that was executed during the Salem Witch Trials

[@aquariandawn4750]

Thy rudderless tongue has betrayed thee to us!

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

@@aquariandawn4750 press me, daddy. More stone!

[@shakycam3]

“Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?” I will never forget how that voice rumbled the speakers in the theater and my blood ran cold. So freaky. But who wouldn’t want to live that way? Look how they were living! They were barely getting by and practically starving. I always think nature and the woods must have been absolutely terrifying back then, especially if you are all alone. And the Salem witch trials were all about mass hysteria. And finger-pointing. No actual witchcraft. Some folk remedies were misinterpreted and a handful of girls started playing a scary game and didn’t know how to stop.

[@ragtimeraver]

The isolation of today's rural New England woods is spooky enough as it is, I can't imagine how oppressive the dread was in the early 17th century. I think its accurate portrayal is my favorite part of this film.

[@AChickandaDuck]

I’d 100% sell my soul for butter

[@terryhughes7349]

Great film. Glad you picked it.

[@ratatataraxia]

So excited for this, loved this movie so much.

[@teksnotdead902]

I love it when evil presents the best option in the end.

[@charkellogg13]

Love your reactions! I’m from Salem and jsyk no witches were burned there. That happened in Europe before the 1600s. In Salem, those accused were hung and one man was pressed to death. There was no actually witchcraft as we see in movies. It was a lot of hysteria, which I think this film portrays very well within a singular family unit. Love love love this movie!

[@Tommy-xq5jw]

Easily one of my most favourite films. x) All of the characters of witches in this film are taken from actual witch reports of the time period.

[@johnt84]

Such a great period piece! When it comes to horror films it's one of my favorites after The Others. The atmosphere is incredible. 🔥

[@SaRENRampaiger]

Really enjoyed this one on dvd.. The black goat killing the dad gave me nightmares esp. talking in a devil human form tempting her to join the coven.

[@mattdamon9326]

28:23 no witch was burned in Salem though that’s the thing.

[@joachimlarsen2k]

This movie is simply incredible

[@Fedorevsky]

Have you seen Hagazussa?

[@Dillpicks95]

Couldn’t ask for a better movie to watch on my birthday.

[@thorstrebla980]

Happy birthday!

[@shanenolan8252]

Happy birthday Dylan many happy returns

[@dredre_lj2003]

Happy BLESSED Birthday

[@Fedorevsky]

Happy birthday, Dylan!

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

Happy Birthday!

[@wumpscutx1]

The V V is a W, it's just the font they used when printing during that time period.

[@lightningphil9186]

Watch lighthouse pretty pretty please. And the guy who's picking these movies has good taste. I'm intrigued to hear his fav movies

[@carloszestyboy2901]

I’ve been waiting for you guys to watch this movie! It’s one of my absolute favorites.

[@Fedorevsky]

Have you seen Hagazussa?

[@carloszestyboy2901]

No but I’ve heard it’s good online.

[@kellifranklin9872]

Once the baby went missing everything went to hell for this family. They ran out of food, they turned on each other and they lost the rest of their children. Black Phillip wanted that girl no matter what.

[@kurremkarmerruk8718]

A masterclass of Puritan paranoia. No other film makes you feel the superstition and fear the early colonists must have felt in quite the same way.

[@vilefly]

On the evil creature, Black Phillip...... He was an unpredictable pain in the ass. Ralph Ineson himself said, "It was a mutual hate at first sight". He would drop his guard once, and that savage goat would zero in on him. The goat had two modes of operation......chilling out......and attack Ralph. Nailed him multiple times and did some damage. He got hit in the ribs and damaged a major tendon. Had to work the rest of the film on painkillers. Got gored a number of times before that. He had every reason to hate that animal. They get real obnoxious when their horns are grown out like that.....and they KNOW they can do damage to you. I don't like goats, either.....go figure.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Cool reaction as always Mr. & Mrs. Movies, you both take care

[@specificsoup]

How are you wearing those headphones over a cowboy hat… I can’t figure it out 😂

[@Ghill4m]

Nice! A24 still have some more movies to watch! lamb, The Florida Project, Midsommar, Men, The Green Knight ofc!! and more! hope react to all them :D The Green Knight still my favorite from A24 :D

[@ActualMichael]

A great film. I would humbly request that you add the Phantasm series to your list of Horror films. The original is one of my favorite horror films of all time, but all are good and well worth the watch.

[@jstratton1981]

Yesss I still argue that series has the best horror music in a film.

[@bumblefritz]

This is a modern classic in my mind. When you find out Black Phillip was Satan all along is really chilling.

[@johndowd1741]

Itt's bad when someone gets your goat, but ti's worse when your goat gets you! As a "bonus" we get a T.M.I. revelation about Mrs. Movies! (If I were Mr. Movies I would keep plenty of fire wood and a adult size stake handy. It's always the one WITCH your least suspect)!