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Weapons (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by IWW4@lemmy.zip to c/movies@piefed.social
 

Whoa! What a fucking head bender of a movie this was. It sucks you in right from the beginning and just gets more intense as it goes a long.

It does leave a lot of questions unanswered but it sure is worth the ride!

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[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That ending. I was laughing my ass off!

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 weeks ago

HAHA yeah the horde of the little buggers just trashing everything.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The ending was so satisfying seeing her getting ripped apart and the kids getting drenched in blood.

[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

It was the crone’s realization and ohshitohshitohshit that cracked me up. And yeah, just desserts are sweet!

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 29 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fucking blows my mind that one of the WKYK guys made this. I guess if you had a comedy troope in the early 2000s you make horror movies now.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 15 points 2 weeks ago

The pacing and, I want to say, editing style is so oddly familiar to me when I was watching it. Plus the ending. It feels like a WKUK sketch with budget lol

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

I didn’t realize it was them, until you pointed that. That it is made by a once comedy troop does not surprise me at all. I list comedy as the toughest type of TV and movies too make. So if you are good at comedy you can easily transition to drama and other genre,

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

So proud of my boy Zach from WKUK for this. It was written following the death of Trevor Moore, and showed the various responses to grief.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I loved the 7 hotdogs reference.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As soon as I saw all those hotdogs I was like "what the hell that's so many-... OH nice lol"

I think he failed by not putting any Baked Beans character in it.

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[–] marighost@piefed.social 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Zach Creggar's other movie, Barbarian, is also a freaky ride. Glad you enjoyed Weapons, definitely one of my faves this year.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

OH WOW! I didn’t realize Barbarian is made by the same guy. It is now top of my list to check out next.

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

My only complaint was that it was sold to me as a horror. It’s horror in the same way Army of Darkness is a horror movie.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I thought it was a great horror film. There's enough there to be spooky but it's not over the top with jump scares and other genre specific tropes.

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed it was more of a Thriller to me. I guess it could be labele d as a horror thriller.

[–] Bristlecone@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I was horrified

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's significantly less silly. I think it walked the line perfectly because it set the vibe and then subverted it quickly and intentionally. Armies of Darkness plays as comedy from the start, while weapons is brilliant pastiche.

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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Lots of great scenes in this movie, but my favorite is Brolin’s WTF when he woke up from his nightmare. So realistic lmao.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

Everything the Brolin character did was excellent, the first time we see him at home he is sleeping in his Son’s room. The amount of grief that illustrated was great.

[–] stray@pawb.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

SPOILERS for the 2025 film Weapons.

Let's see if this spoilers tag works.

e: I think this should work for most people??

SpoilersI think my favorite was looking directly into the face of a man mindlessly murdering his husband, and remembering what nice people they both were.

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You could use the preview of your post to check if it works before posting. It didn't work this time :(

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I did. The problem is that different apps seem to work differently, and it's quite frustrating. If I've understood my search correctly, spoilers aren't supported by Lemmy's backend.

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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Great movie, saw in theater knowing nothing about it going in.

I did have to laugh at the Naruto running though

[–] RaoulDuke85@piefed.social 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Not sure if its true, but I heard it was inspired by the famous photo of a Vietnamese child running naked in the streets after the village was napalmed.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

Oh wow that is wild!

[–] flabbergast@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

That is exactly how the movie feels like to me.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

That makes sense ! I shouldn't poke fun but let's be honest it was kind of funny.

Thats a cool tidbit though

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

OMG it really was a great movie.

Julie Garner is one of the best.

[–] SoftNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The gun over the house in that one scene was so weird and out of place.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

I thought that part was great, captured the vibe of that sort of dream and foreshadowed that character later developing a mental model of what was happening to the victims. Seemed like a realistic depiction of how dreams can be involved with how we process things where it seems like mysterious nonsense in the moment but comes together later.

[–] keyez@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

In an interview with The Big Picture Zach Cregger said he just saw that shot in his head and really liked it and thought it worked well so they included it, wasnt really because of anything but I was curious as to what it meant also.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah that one lost me. I haven't figured out the symbolism,.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The symbolism is the studio saying they dont want a school shooting allegory, or at least dont want it driven home so hard.

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[–] mundane@piefed.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I failed to see the appeal in this movie. Sure, there were a few funny scenes, but the overall flow of the movie was just a snooze fest for me. I generally dislike seeing the same events multiple times from different perspectives, so that might be why I feel like that.

That said, I'm really glad for any originality in new movies and people seem to like this one. You can't please everyone I guess.

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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Director is a founding member of WKUK, hence the hot dog scene. So funny

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[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you all think the meaning of the AR above the house in the dream was? I read an article that suggested the movie could be partially commentary on a community response following a school mass shooting.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

I really don’t know. Clearly the parents and the community is going the same range of emotions that a community that endured a school shooting has to deal with but the floating gun was a bit too on the nose.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I never heard of this movie and i thought you're shitposting with that poster, now you piqued my interest!

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's absolutely crazy to me that you didn't hear about this movie.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm only aware of movies that's being posted here as i don't have any other social media and i avoid ads like a plague.

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm the same way and regret nothing. I have personal social contacts and YouTube reviewers who recommend plenty of content. I go into movies without any knowledge or expectations and love it.

One of my favorite experiences is starting the Substance, thinking to myself how pretty Demi Moore is and admiring her as an older woman, and then gradually learning what the film is about.

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[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I loved the theme music for the homeless guy.

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