Horror Longlegs

[The Shape]

So you're saying in terms of box office gross this is going to have some... long legs?

 

[emielaen]

So you're saying in terms of box office gross this is going to have some... long legs?

 

[Deck Rickard]

I liked this film a lot but it left me with some questions.

I think the one that sticks out the most though is what the hell Cage’s character called himself Longlegs. Has Perkins ever explained that? lol

 

[Luigi]

So you're saying in terms of box office gross this is going to have some... long legs?

 

[Luigi]

Spoiler

Didn't even notice this, need to do a rewatch.

 

[blueharvest]

How ‘Longlegs’ Shocked the Box Office to Become the Summer’s Breakout Horror Hit

Inside the unexpected box office success of Neon's "Longlegs."

www.google.com

 

[Kane52630]

I think the one that sticks out the most though is what the hell Cage’s character called himself Longlegs. Has Perkins ever explained that? lol

He has, multiple times.

 

[Closerframe]

People complaining about this feeling like a bait and switch in the marketing seem to not know how horror movies need to be marketed these days to attract an audience. The Witch got the same complaints. If it were plastered all over the trailers what the true nature of the film is, that completely defeats the purpose that it’s suppose to take you on a ride that goes in seemingly unexpected directions. Coupling this with “horror movie logic”, people looking for explanations for why there’s a supernatural element, again, miss the point of some horror movies. Even those with elements of hyper realism. There shouldn’t always be an explanation. If the original Nightmare on Elm Street came out today, the same critics would question how Freddy went from a janitor to a supernatural demon that can invade teenagers’ dreams.

I’m saying all this as someone who didn’t find Longlegs particularly interesting or groundbreaking, but it was great to see something new versus the same ghost crap and remakes/sequels we’ve been seeing for the last decade from Blumhouse and Warner Brothers.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I don’t really get why people thought this was going to be like Silence of the Lambs and then when it wasn’t they were disappointed. Aside from a young female FBI agent investigating (potential) serial murders, the similarities kind of end there. She doesn’t go visit an imprisoned serial killer for insights on another one. There are no cannibal or skinning aspects to the killings. The marketing was so ambiguous that it didn’t make me think of Silence of the Lambs once.

I don’t know. It just seems weird that people are angry that this movie wasn’t a loose remake of another movie. If you want to watch Silence of the Lambs, just watch Silence of the Lambs. If you didn’t like this movie, fine. But judge it based on its own merits.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Black Narcissus]

People complaining about this feeling like a bait and switch in the marketing seem to not know how horror movies need to be marketed these days to attract an audience. The Witch got the same complaints. If it were plastered all over the trailers what the true nature of the film is, that completely defeats the purpose that it’s suppose to take you on a ride that goes in seemingly unexpected directions. Coupling this with “horror movie logic”, people looking for explanations for why there’s a supernatural element, again, miss the point of some horror movies. Even those with elements of hyper realism. There shouldn’t always be an explanation. If the original Nightmare on Elm Street came out today, the same critics would question how Freddy went from a janitor to a supernatural demon that can invade teenagers’ dreams.

I’m saying all this as someone who didn’t find Longlegs particularly interesting or groundbreaking, but it was great to see something new versus the same ghost crap and remakes/sequels we’ve been seeing for the last decade from Blumhouse and Warner Brothers.

I don’t really get why people thought this was going to be like Silence of the Lambs and then when it wasn’t they were disappointed. Aside from a young female FBI agent investigating (potential) serial murders, the similarities kind of end there. She doesn’t go visit an imprisoned serial killer for insights on another one. There are no cannibal or skinning aspects to the killings. The marketing was so ambiguous that it didn’t make me think of Silence of the Lambs once.

I don’t know. It just seems weird that people are angry that this movie wasn’t a loose remake of another movie. If you want to watch Silence of the Lambs, just watch Silence of the Lambs. If you didn’t like this movie, fine. But judge it based on its own merits.

I must impress Jodie Foster now. Some how.

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Pennywise]

Nicolas Cage’s Max Schreck Moment: Behind the Backstory and Look of His ‘Longlegs’ Serial Killer

'Longlegs' director Osgood Perkins and makeup designer Felix Fox reveal the serial killer’s mysterious past and how it informed his look.

www.indiewire.com

 

[Sawyer]

I loved seeing a clip of an interview earlier where the interviewer was sort of hinting around the idea of if he ever goes method with his roles and he’s like “No, I’m a craftsman.”

 

[Deck Rickard]

Maika is so great in this, and everything really. I just watched Watcher yesterday and she plays a very different kind of protagonist in that. What’s cool is that even though she’s our reigning scream queen, first of her name and protector of the dark realm, she’s managed to find wildly different sub genres of horror films and very different characters to play. Her characters in Longlegs, Watcher, The Guest and It Follows are all very different and so are the films. Kudos to Maika for finding good parts and really differentiating her performances. I’m excited to see They Follow and whatever else she does in the future.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[CaptainWagner]

Looks like the divisiveness was definitely overblown, because that's an incredible hold for something that had an over-performing opening weekend. Strong chance this beats Hereditary and hits $100 mil at this rate.

 

[Captain Tired]

It suffered very minor hype whiplash

 

[Kane52630]

You mean to say people saw the movie not onccce, not twiiice, but as many times as they llllike!?

 

[Deck Rickard]

You mean to say people saw the movie not onccce, not twiiice, but as many times as they llllike!?

Kudos to Osgood Perkins for basically allowing Cage to reenact his “SCRAAAAPIN AT THE DOOOR” moment in that scene and making it actually work.

 

[Kane52630]

Kudos to Osgood Perkins for basically allowing Cage to reenact his “SCRAAAAPIN AT THE DOOOR” moment in that scene and making it actually work.

I also thought of that scene in Kickass.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I also thought of that scene in Kickass.

Yesss that’s a good one