Brief Summary
Jeremy Jahns reviews the horror movie "Barbarian," praising its mysterious and vague premise, strong tension, and disturbing imagery. He highlights the performances of Georgina Campbell, Alexander Skarsgard, and Justin Long. While noting the first act as the strongest, he appreciates the film's ability to remain enjoyable even with some cheesy elements in the later acts. Overall, he recommends "Barbarian" as a surprisingly enjoyable modern horror movie with a blend of classic horror elements.
- The movie's premise is intentionally vague, enhancing the viewing experience.
- The first act is particularly strong in building tension.
- Performances by the cast, especially Georgina Campbell and Justin Long, are noteworthy.
- The film blends modern and classic horror elements effectively.
Jeremy Jahns introduces his review of the movie "Barbarian," asserting that it is the best Resident Evil movie they've ever gotten, albeit in an unconventional way. He acknowledges that this opinion might be a leap but expresses confidence in his assessment.
The movie is written and directed by Zach Cregger. The premise of "Barbarian" is kept vague to maintain the mystery. Georgina Campbell's character arrives at an Airbnb, only to find Alexander Skarsgard's character already there. The house turns out to be a place of horrors. Jahns expresses his appreciation for going into the movie knowing nothing about it, which contributed to a fulfilling horror movie experience.
The first act of the movie features some of the best horror and thriller tension Jahns has seen in years. The uncertainty and endless possibilities contribute to the fun of the movie. Georgina Campbell delivers a great performance, and her chemistry with Alexander Skarsgard is engaging. Justin Long plays his character effectively, embodying a person with zero regard for others, which adds a darkly funny element to the movie.
The movie incorporates horror with social commentary, often revolving around Justin Long's character. It also features disturbing imagery, distinct from violence, which Jahns appreciates. While the movie does have violence, it is used sparingly but is undeniably bloody when it occurs.
While the first act is strong, the second and third acts are not as impactful. Some elements in the third act come across as cheesy. Despite this, Jahns still enjoys the movie overall. He respects that the cheesy elements do not compromise the experience.
Jahns concludes that "Barbarian" is a surprisingly enjoyable horror movie experience. He notes that the premise and execution feel like they would be at home in 70s or 80s horror, but it is undeniably a modern take. The movie has a runtime of about an hour and 40 minutes, and Jahns had a great time watching it. He recommends it as a good, enjoyable horror movie.
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0:00 you know stay with me on this this might be a leap but it's my leap so i'm totally gonna take it this movie is the best resident evil movie we've ever gotten kind of in a way but a way that's worth it so barbarians written and directed by zach craiger who's i don't think i've seen any of his movies at all i think back when i worked at the movie theater i might have seen miss march but that's it but judging by barbarian dude might just have a bright future ahead of him so the premise of barbarian i'm gonna keep it vague because the trailer was vague thank you trailer thank you trailer to a mysterious horror movie for remaining mysteriously vague it is appreciated among we the audience but the premise is
0:46 essentially there's a character played by georgina campbell she goes to this house as an airbnb and there's someone there played by alexander skarsgard and from there place might be a house of horrors i'm sorry i need to keep it vague because that was the fun of this movie for me this is the first movie in a very long time i knew nothing about i didn't know what the trailer looked like i didn't know what the movie was about i heard nothing about the movie i heard no buzz i didn't know what the critic reception was i have heard no drama surrounding the movie all of it was very refreshing and led to me having a very mysteriously fulfilling horror movie experience in the theater because the first act of this movie is absolutely some of the best horror slash thriller movie tension i
1:32 have seen in probably years you don't know who to trust you don't know what's going on everything looks fine but it's you know it's a movie with that poster so obviously everything's not gonna be fine and it's that uncertainty mixed with the endless possibilities and path of horror movie unknowns that this movie could take damn it that was the fun of it georgina campbell was great in this movie and although this movie does bounce to other characters she stands out and the back and forth in chemistry she has with alexander skarsgard that brought me into it justin long plays a bag and he plays him so well zero regard for people around him like there's one scene where he opens up her laptop types in it for a second and shuts it and throws it the way he lobs it you're like no one does that human beings do it's also darkly funny and it usually has to do
2:19 with again justin long like when he's measuring this room for the square footage and you're like you you're not looking at the room i don't know why that cracks me up this movie does have that horror meet social commentary angle usually revolving around justin long's character but also a conversation with two other characters all in all it did weave it into this movie very well this movie has some disturbing imagery in it too and i want to clarify i'm not necessarily talking about violence though this movie does have sparing use of violence but when the violence happens like oh that's undeniably bloody let's know what i'm talking about what i'm talking about is disturbing imagery which isn't necessarily the same as violence i always appreciate it when a filmmaker knows that those two are not the same that they are separate i will say though like i said the first act chef's kiss in terms of tension the second and third acts are never as
3:05 strong as that first act in fact in the third act there are some things that go down you're like was that cheesy it was a bit cheesy still really enjoying the movie as a hold up that's when you know you found something special is when it can throw things that kind of come across as cheesy but you're like but it didn't compromise it i respect that guys in the end barbarian was a surprisingly enjoyable horror movie experience once in a while you see a movie come along and you think about the premise and the execution you're like that would have been right at home in 70s 80s error horror but it's undeniably a modern take of that so it's this really fun merging of the decades of horror it wasn't overinflated it was a nice run time of about an hour and 40 minutes and in the end i walked out having myself a great time no alcohol
3:50 required i know there's a new pinocchio live action movie out there on disney plus but i like me a good enjoyable horror movie i feel like you might too i feel like this was worth getting out there first alright so barbarian have you seen it what did you think about it whatever you thought comment below let me know and as always if you like what you've seen here and you want to see more click right here to see more [Music] you
