"Weapons," the new horror movie...in a year of pretty good horror films..

[2aguy]

The new movie "Weapons," reviewed by one of my more trusted film reviewers...John Nolte....

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Weapons is as mesmerizing as stories get. Nothing is contrived. Nothing is predictable. Having no idea what will happen next ratchets the tension. And when things do happen that surprise you, they make sense. Nothing cheap is hurled. The story is beautifully crafted and told in a fascinating way…

Cregger’s screenplay is broken into chapters based on each central character. “Justine” tells the story from the point of view of Garner’s despairing teacher falsely blamed by a desperate town. “Archer” is told from the point of view of a missing son’s father (Josh Brolin), crippled by grief and by the fact that he is a doer and doesn’t know what to do.
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In that way, this is a fun movie. Not “fun,” like 80s slasher movies are fun. Maybe a better word is “delicious.” Weapons is a feast in every way you want a movie—and not just a horror movie—to be a feast. You’re engrossed and care about these deeply flawed but relatable characters who feel so real they still make you laugh even as the dread and tension become unbearable.
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‘Weapons’ Review: A Genius Masterpiece of Horror

Weapons is as mesmerizing as stories get. Nothing is contrived. Nothing is predictable. You'll want to see it on the big screen.

www.breitbart.com

 

[1srelluc]

Kid clowns?....**** that!

 

[g5000]

The new movie "Weapons," reviewed by one of my more trusted film reviewers...John Nolte....

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Weapons is as mesmerizing as stories get. Nothing is contrived. Nothing is predictable. Having no idea what will happen next ratchets the tension. And when things do happen that surprise you, they make sense. Nothing cheap is hurled. The story is beautifully crafted and told in a fascinating way…

Cregger’s screenplay is broken into chapters based on each central character. “Justine” tells the story from the point of view of Garner’s despairing teacher falsely blamed by a desperate town. “Archer” is told from the point of view of a missing son’s father (Josh Brolin), crippled by grief and by the fact that he is a doer and doesn’t know what to do.
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In that way, this is a fun movie. Not “fun,” like 80s slasher movies are fun. Maybe a better word is “delicious.” Weapons is a feast in every way you want a movie—and not just a horror movie—to be a feast. You’re engrossed and care about these deeply flawed but relatable characters who feel so real they still make you laugh even as the dread and tension become unbearable.
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‘Weapons’ Review: A Genius Masterpiece of Horror

Weapons is as mesmerizing as stories get. Nothing is contrived. Nothing is predictable. You'll want to see it on the big screen.

www.breitbart.com

I was very happy to see the woman who plays Ruth in the Ozark series got a major role in a movie. She is an outstanding actress.

Unfortunately, when I watched the trailer for Weapons, it was obvious this is a blood and gore slasher movie. This is a hard stop for me.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

To g5000 - it isn't a blood gore slasher, there are only a few scenes of that.

It is a good movie, could have been a great movie but IMO - the movie is understated. It could have been a really-really good horror movie, but it doesn't get there. It might have been that the movie can't decide who is the leading character - is it "Justine" played by Julia Garner, or Archer played by Josh Brolin?
They finally put the two together, but too late in the movie to be as good as that should have been.

See the movie - it is good. Unique storyline, solid acting etc. But just not quite enough Oxygen to make the movie what it could have been.

But - I can be a bit harsh of a critic, so there is that.

 

[g5000]

To g5000 - it isn't a blood gore slasher, there are only a few scenes of that.

It is a good movie, could have been a great movie but IMO - the movie is understated. It could have been a really-really good horror movie, but it doesn't get there. It might have been that the movie can't decide who is the leading character - is it "Justine" played by Julia Garner, or Archer played by Josh Brolin?
They finally put the two together, but too late in the movie to be as good as that should have been.

See the movie - it is good. Unique storyline, solid acting etc. But just not quite enough Oxygen to make the movie what it could have been.

But - I can be a bit harsh of a critic, so there is that.

Well, I watched Weapons yesterday based on your recommentation.

I liked it. A lot.

There was too much gore for my liking, but those parts were thankfully brief.

It's a good story. I guess I liked it better than you do, which is ironic.

As the movie is presented from each character's perspective, the movie does a good job of stitching all of them together by the end.

As we watched Josh Brolin's character do his thing, my wife kept saying, "That's what you would do....that's what you would do...
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[g5000]

Kid clowns?....**** that!

That's from a dream sequence.

There is a clown. Kinda sorta. The dream sequence is foreshadowing.

No, this is nothing like Stephen King's IT.

My wife has coulrophobia and when she saw the kinda sorta clown, she was NOT happy.

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[iamwhatiseem]

Well, I watched Weapons yesterday based on your recommentation.

I liked it. A lot.

There was too much gore for my liking, but those parts were thankfully brief.

It's a good story. I guess I liked it better than you do, which is ironic.

As the movie is presented from each character's perspective, the movie does a good job of stitching all of them together by the end.

As we watched Josh Brolin's character do his thing, my wife kept saying, "That's what you would do....that's what you would do...
"

Awesome. Glad you liked it. It is good. Sometimes, for me, when a movie is on that line where just a little more of this or that - and it would be great... it is frustrating.
I would like to see Brolin and Garner together in something else. When they put them together towards the end - it totally worked. I wanted to see more of that. They both are probably in my top 20 performers. (Currently)

 

[2aguy]

To g5000 - it isn't a blood gore slasher, there are only a few scenes of that.

It is a good movie, could have been a great movie but IMO - the movie is understated. It could have been a really-really good horror movie, but it doesn't get there. It might have been that the movie can't decide who is the leading character - is it "Justine" played by Julia Garner, or Archer played by Josh Brolin?
They finally put the two together, but too late in the movie to be as good as that should have been.

See the movie - it is good. Unique storyline, solid acting etc. But just not quite enough Oxygen to make the movie what it could have been.

But - I can be a bit harsh of a critic, so there is that.

Yeah....other problems......but I guess the witch using magic helped her hide the children...so that would explain they couldn't find the children with searches...

 

[braalian]

Yeah....other problems......but I guess the witch using magic helped her hide the children...so that would explain they couldn't find the children with searches...

IIRC, she sent the children somewhere else (the woods, some random abandoned house?) when the detectives came. There was a scene showing all the kids running somewhere in the night before the authorities came

I did find it hard to believe the media/police didn’t monitor the boys house/family more closely. One interview with the “aunt” was sufficient? No one was suspicious about the story she spun that the father had a stroke immediately after the incident and couldn’t talk when he was clearly catatonic?

 

[whitehall]

Disturbing rather than entertaining

 

[braalian]

Disturbing rather than entertaining

Did you see it, or just going off the trailer?

 

[whitehall]

Did you see it, or just going off the trailer?

I watched it with all the screaming and illogical plot and splatter and still couldn't figure it out. Is that the future of horror movies?

 

[g5000]

I watched it with all the screaming and illogical plot and splatter and still couldn't figure it out. Is that the future of horror movies?

It's better than the usual zombie movies.

Hollywood has run out of ideas. This one was above average.

But I watch a lot of Korean movies. Theirs are much better.

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