"Get Out," the Movie

[Skwim]

Just watched this the other night, and not knowing anything about it I was pleasantly surprised by its plot twists---for those who are unaware, it's been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screen Play Oscars this year.

I 'm wondering what others think of it. I have a few quibbles with some of the incidents and events.

To those who haven't seen the picture but plan to I suggest you don't read any further.​

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[Jesster]

I thought it was incredible. I was shocked by the twists and laughed at a lot of jokes on the side. It was enjoyable in many ways.

 

[Phantasman]

Just watched this the other night, and not knowing anything about it was pleasantly surprised by its plot twists---for those who are unaware, it's been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screen Play Oscars this year.

I 'm wondering what others think of it. I have a few quibbles with some of the incidents and events.

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It's definitely a sleeper. I watched it twice and found I had missed a few clues the first time. Good story line and great acting. I'd be surprised if such a snobby academy would give it Best Picture. But Daniel Kaluuya deserves an Oscar for such a great performance.

People who enjoyed movies like "Sixth Sense" will find it as memorizing as well as entertaining.

 

[sayak83]

Just watched this the other night, and not knowing anything about it was pleasantly surprised by its plot twists---for those who are unaware, it's been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screen Play Oscars this year.

I 'm wondering what others think of it. I have a few quibbles with some of the incidents and events.

To those who haven't seen the picture but plan to I suggest you don't read any further.​

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I did not like it much. No particular reason.

 

[Skwim]

I thought it was incredible. I was shocked by the twists and laughed at a lot of jokes on the side. It was enjoyable in many ways.

"Incredible" is a good way of describing it. The actor who played the daughter was very convincing, and I have to agree with the nomination of Daniel Kaluuya, the boyfriend, for an Oscar. I look forward to seeing him in other works.

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[ImmortalFlame]

I thought it was genuinely brilliant. The entire cast play their roles brilliantly, and I particularly loved the interplay between Daniel Kaluuya and Alison Williams and their respective reactions to everyday prejudice, and how this all builds into the film's main themes. Few films gave me as strong a reaction to the climax, and even fewer films manage to be scary, believable and funny, yet Get Out seems to flip constantly between the three and never feel unbalanced.

 

[ThePainefulTruth]

Just watched this the other night, and not knowing anything about it I was pleasantly surprised by its plot twists---for those who are unaware, it's been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screen Play Oscars this year.

I 'm wondering what others think of it. I have a few quibbles with some of the incidents and events.

To those who haven't seen the picture but plan to I suggest you don't read any further.​

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It started off as a modern take on "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" but gradually turned stagnant as the typical horror theme emerged. The Father summed up the underlying theme of the movie when he said he'd have voted for Obama a third time (which probably was behind it getting the Oscar nomination). There is some other good humor (not all intentional) included as well.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Just watched this the other night, and not knowing anything about it I was pleasantly surprised by its plot twists---for those who are unaware, it's been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screen Play Oscars this year.

I 'm wondering what others think of it. I have a few quibbles with some of the incidents and events.

To those who haven't seen the picture but plan to I suggest you don't read any further.​

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Frankly, I really didn't understand the hype, and I found the racial aspect quite tacked on. I think the transfer of consciousness theme was explored much better in (the underappreciated) Self/less (2015) - IMDb and I don't think the horror aspect really had anything The Stepford Wives hasn't thoroughly covered. The only memorable element of the movie was the best friend's comic relief.

Hey, I'm not saying it was bad, all things considered. It was a perfectly serviceable sci-fi/horror thriller. I just don't see it being anything particularly special. I think an awful lot of the accolades it's getting about exposing racial issues have far more to do with viewer's projections and wishful thinking than anything inherent in the film.

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[Augustus]

I was disappointed by it as I'd heard it was fantastic so had high expectations. It wasn't bad, and passed the time, but was pretty meh overall.

It didn't do anything extremely well imo. Did nothing for me as a horror, thought it was more of a satirical comedy. In this regards it was reasonably funny at times, but nothing particularly profound or original in the way of satire though.

Didn't really find much to make it stand out from innumerable entertaining yet unremarkable 6/10 type movies.

 

[Holdasown]

I thought it was basically Skeleton Key without the voodoo. The Cure for Wellness was much better

 

[1137]

It was silly. Not scary, not some genius social commentary, not a masterpiece by any means. Literally if it didn't have it's "social commentary" ploy we'd have already forgotten it.

 

[Skwim]

I thought it was genuinely brilliant. The entire cast play their roles brilliantly, and I particularly loved the interplay between Daniel Kaluuya and Alison Williams and their respective reactions to everyday prejudice, and how this all builds into the film's main themes. Few films gave me as strong a reaction to the climax, and even fewer films manage to be scary, believable and funny, yet Get Out seems to flip constantly between the three and never feel unbalanced.

I have to agree about Daniel Kaluuya and Alison Williams. He, in particular, was a joy to watch.

It started off as a modern take on "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" but gradually turned stagnant as the typical horror theme emerged.

You know, their are only so many plots on which to hang a story. Think the Star Wars plot was original? If so just watch an old shoot-em-up western. In any story it's the yarn spun around the plot (yeah, I know "yarn" - "spun") and its execution more than anything that grabs the reader/viewer.

The Father summed up the underlying theme of the movie when he said he'd have voted for Obama a third time (which probably was behind it getting the Oscar nomination). There is some other good humor (not all intentional) included as well.

Good grief.

Frankly, I really didn't understand the hype, and I found the racial aspect quite tacked on.

Although it made no sense as far as the goal of the project---why blacks and not just whites, particularly when it would be a black body one would be inhabiting---I thought it set up the tension very nicely for everything that followed, and it gave the interplay with the maid and and the gardener more depth---loved the maid's droll character.

I think the transfer of consciousness theme was explored much better in (the underappreciated) Self/less (2015) - IMDb and I don't think the horror aspect really had anything The Stepford Wives hasn't thoroughly covered. The only memorable element of the movie was the best friend's comic relief.

Which I thought clashed with the tone of everything else in the movie. While funny, I thought it belonged in some other movie.

It was silly. Not scary, not some genius social commentary, not a masterpiece by any means. Literally if it didn't have it's "social commentary" ploy we'd have already forgotten it.

I agree that the goal of their shenanigans was silly, particularly in the way it was accomplished. But I don't think it was meant to be scary, just intriguing. And if there was some aim at "social commentary" it was lost on me.

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