the best part about that imo was that it made his death less expected because he's a big actor. usually you'd want the big name actors to have more screen time so we expect him to survive much longer than he does
Maybe it's cause I'm not familiar with Justin Long or maybe it's just in this role but he didn't look sweet to me at all, immediately threw off the sleaze ball sensors
@@adagiobreeze8493 Maybe it's the my gay sapphic ass that is unable to see any charm but I think I interpret the boyishness as immaturity which naturally leads to asshole.
This movie is the definitive example of how going into a movie knowing almost nothing about it can be hugely beneficial. I love how the biggest twist is that Keith wasn't the bad guy. Too chivalrous for his own goid, yes, but he was trying so hard not to make Tess uncomfortable. He's fully aware he is the more threatening party, and is trying to come off as unthreatening as possible. But he's clearly at a loss of how to handle the situation, and it just comes off as awkward. Those first scenes with Keith and Tess were very well-written and acted.
I felt that this was for sure a man's viewpoint on being a woman and knowing that men are physically stronger and that they know it too. She didn't do any of the things real life women do in case they re murdered, like giving friends her location and calling to have someone to loudly talk to or make sure he knows she's paying for half so he doesn't try to pull a 'you owe me so strip' thing men use. Watching the movie I remeber thinking it was for sure made by men but that twist still got me good! What a weird movie
I love the twist that Keith was a decent guy all along. I never fully trusted him until I saw him die, I was just waiting and waiting for him to be a twist creep. But that works perfectly for the premise, bc as a woman you can never be too careful when deciding to trust a man
This was actually one of my biggest issues with the movie. The movie tries so hard to make the audience think that Keith was going to be the bad guy to the point where it started to become obvious that he wasn’t evil
@@superjackster0165yeah I don’t know what it was. But I never felt weird about Keith. Or maybe because I saw my bf on him a little bit. Just awkwardly trying to do the right thing. I knew AJ was scum the second he was on screen.
The scene where Tess gets pulled from the basement by the homeless guy while the creature reaches out for her and slowly backs away is extremely disturbing and burned into my memory
@@Quickfulness well it wasn't just her and the rapist down there. Remember the guy who brought all those women down there forced them to have children and then did the same with those children, so there were mothers and daughters (I surmise he likely killed any sons that were born because he only needed the daughters), and it's likely the mother in this movie had a mother take care of her and maybe at some point had children also. She also had her mothering instinct.
@@Donika691 That is a good point. She may of had an emotional attachment to quite a few of the women, but it also is just like... Why didn't she kill the guy to begin with?
@@Quickfulness Most likely fear and also dependence (seeing as technically he would be her family); She might not have been able to kill him because he was so scary to her. You do have to remember he was *her* monster - even if physically, he's just an old decreipt man.
I loved the analysis of the themes in the movie here! I definitely walked away with a huge sense of the themes but to hear the director's intentions and have that brought in adds so much to the Kill Count. This is SO well done. I appreciate the thought and care put into every Kill Count script you guys do as well as the thoughtful analysis in the podcast. Keep up the amazing work. This is my favorite CZcams channel for a reason. (And yeah-I'm also one that actually sits through the ad skits instead of skipping them because of how well done they are! Tell your advertisers their money is well spent here! Haha!)
I know the horror mother is overused but this film is the one I will not complain about because it makes sense for the plot. Since mother is not actually the main monster and she’s just a victim of inbreeding, isolation, and other traumas. It really helps her have an empathetic depth that other monster naked mothers lack. It’s also crazy that the biggest villain is an old man who un-alives himself and has such a small role in comparison.. I feel like a lot of people put emphasis on mother being the main villain overall but for me the beauty of the movie is how she isn’t a conscious villain
@@GribbleGob lol hence why I said she’s not main monster Victims can def be villains it’s not black and white. However, if old man hadn’t been such a heinous monster then mother wouldn’t have existed to become the monster she was
I notice that most of the men who didn’t like it was only focus on the “not all men” instead of actually acknowledging pretty much any of the points the movie made. But the men that did like it either was married with kids or in a relationship. Why is that
@@nolan9765 plot was extremely weak, but I do agree cinematogrophy was top notch for the first 30-40 minutes if we get over the stupid decisions, and before it all goes downhill
One of the reasons I like this channel is, because of my autism I can’t read body language or social cues. Even in movies. So I’m glad James fills in those details .
Same, first time i saw this movie i read several characters incorrectly. I just about always watch the kill count after i watch a horror film cause chances are ive missed something that james will point out
Have you tried rewatching the clips after he mentions the cues and details, so you can look for what he says? Examples where you already 100% know what's being conveyed are very helpful.
@@pat2romeyes! And rewatching movies after knowing everything yourself as well is pretty great for picking up on cues and hints etc, it’s like an Easter egg hunt once you know what you’re looking for!
Let me guess you diagnosed yourself… just be cause you are socially awkward doesn’t make you autistic just like ADHD which you just talk to someone and they diagnose you with adhd it’s bullsh*t…
When I first watched this movie, I was at a loss for words when Justin Long’s character came in. I genuinely thought that I put on a different movie by accident. I haven’t felt that blindsided by a movie in a long time! What a great and must see horror movie!!
I watched this with only seeing the first trailer and was shocked at the plot turns. I really enjoy how they treated the characters. Especially Justin Long. As you start to gain sympathy for him and think the woman possibly lied. Before you’re able to really get on his side that bar scene automatically strips all of it away. Then later in the film, you start to gain sympathy for him again, based off his funniness and actions he takes. Even self reflecting with the homeless man. Once again, just to strip it away when they get to the top of the water tower. It is some good writing. I also really enjoyed the first half and it was just entertaining to see the characters navigate the awkward interactions. It really was surprise knockout film that has its funny moments, gross moments, but also serious moments.
I’ll never forget the whiplash in the theater I had when it suddenly went to the beach and Long was driving his car . Thought I was watching a different movie at that point.
I wonder what it was like for someone that had to slip out to use the bathroom before that scene and came back to Justin Long driving in sunny LA. They had to have at least a moment of checking that they came back to the right theatre
I do like how keith did absolutely nothing wrong in that first half hour. Lots of people ignore the second part of the gender issue. I was legitimately surprised they didn't make him the bad guy
I like how Keith is a nice guy while AJ is a "nice" guy Keith is a genuine good guy who knows his limits and respects Tess AJ is a dude who's only nice when it benefits him, he has no actual respect for anyone and only cares about himself, which comes to bite him in the ass in the end
I think Keith's sin is not listening to Tess when she warns him about the sex dungeon downstairs. It kinda falls into the pattern of men not listening to her when she tells them exactly what's going on.
@@Baronnax I think him going down despite what Tess said is definitely his big failure, but oh man... She said there's a bed and a bucket, why leave out the whole "bloody handprint on the wall" and "camera facing a restroom bucket" parts lmao.
I find it deeply troubling that Keith did nothing wrong and yet is one of the three faces of "sexism". The message is that all men are sexist and that message is wrong.
@@geoffrogue3049 you missed Keith's flaw. He was condescending and didn't listen to her at all when she brought her concerns to him. A very realistic depiction of men who think they're flawless, like you. Did you just make up a message? Lmao that wasn't there at all. He isn't sexist, that's the wrong word.
I loved how the movie tries to present Keith as someone creepy, but in the end it's actually Tess who shows up to his booked apartment at night and starts taking photos of his documents with his personal information and rummaging through his stuff. A nice reversal of the usual dynamic.
It’s a shame he didn’t really touch on this! It wasn’t just a film about toxic masculinity, it was a film about toxic gender norms on BOTH sides. Stellar comment
@@ickyhavenno bro what she did was toxic she took pictures and went through a man’s stuff without any logical proof he was a fucking creep just to make sure she was safe and a good guy in normal situations I get it you don’t wanna be in a house with a monster but you just can’t assume someone is without fully understanding the situation she breached his privacy in regards of her own that’s toxic slightly creepy and wrong
I want a whole other horror movie about the creep who kidnapped those poor women and made the tunnels and a different romance movie of Keith and Tess falling in love. Yet this movie somehow mixes the two real well and I love it
Zach the director has stated that he doesn't want to do a prequel to the killer. That even that little bit of screen time was enough to understand we don't need to see what he was capable of. It would be disgusting just to be disgusting and there's no real story telling in that. He did say if he wanted to do a sequel he thought "the mother" being acclimated to society like going to school would be funny and worth making.
@@pleaseshutup7053 oh fuck yeah that's sick!! When did he tell you this? Cause as far as I'm concerned he said maybe to a mother prequel but not frank. And there's a video game supposedly in the works.
11:20 This jump scare is so good because literally up until that point you could’ve had a reasonable suspicion that Keith was the villain. So that transition into him getting his head bashed in and a storyline switch was just all the more jarring.
I will never not howl with laughter at Justin Long's character googling square footage, and setting out to measure every inch of those red flag sub-basements. 😂
I watched this for the first time when I was stoned af, let me tell you, from thinking Kieth was the killer, to laughing hysterically at AJ, to the overall tense atmosphere, it was a first time experience I’ll never forget
9:18 That came out of absolutely no where. Small stuff like that is why I like that you script your own videos because you always come up with small cutaways and references.
Was definitely my horror movie of the year in 2022. You could really tell that Zack Cregger was dipping his toes in the water with Barbarian but I’d argue it worked flawlessly, it’s a movie that quietly makes comments about the dynamics of men and women’s differences in the way they approach situations. Like you look back on it and say “Tess should’ve been MORE trusting of Keith” or “That lady in the flashback should’ve been LESS trusting of Frank” but the sad truth is you should always be as cautious possible because you never know who a stranger really is
There is def some truth to that. At the same time, you shouldn't be overtly prejudice towards men simply because some of them are bad. Something that everyone seems to miss here is the fact that Keith went out of his way to let her stay there, gave her the bedroom, made her tea/shared his wine with her, etc, all in an effort to make HER feel better, while not focusing on him or what he needs whatsoever. I think this is what victim culture has led us to: a society where large portions of certain groups are made to feel demonized and "bad", all because some people have had bad experiences, or have seen others have bad experiences with people that belong to the same group as you. Now you're forced to walk on eggshells because you're afraid of offending them or making them feel uncomfortable.
@Nothereorhere How so? That's exactly what it is. Prior to social media, the internet, and the constant doom scrolling that people do nowadays, especially younger generations, women were a lot less worried about these sorts of things. This modern victim culture has made it to where people not only view themselves as being more a victim, but they feel more justified when they mistreat people that belong to an "oppressor" group, such as white ppl, males, and straight ppl. Notice how she says "men just get to blow through life while leaving messes behind them, but women have to be more careful". That mentality right there is the fundamental issue with victim culture, and the content that feeds the confirmation bias of those within the culture. Men have objectively more difficult lives. They're more prone to being victims of violence, they work they do is much more dangerous, dirty, and physically demanding, they constantly have things blamed on them/they're demonized on a regular basis, they have much higher rates of homelessness, depression, self-delete, mainly due to the fact that it's much more difficult for men to find a companion, especially one that will pay for them. Men literally even face grape at similar rates as women, especially when you factor in prison crimes. Women think they have life more difficult because they deal with *checks list from She-Hulk* catcalling and "mansplaining". Social media, the internet, and Hollywood, have brainwashed people into believing that men are these bad victimizers that are constantly looking for any way they can to hurt women. Meanwhile, women are perfect and if they do say or do anything mean or harmful to a man, well, he probably had it coming. Look no further than Cardi B admitting to drugging and robbing men, only to have nothing happen to her, while her fans all justified her actions. But imagine if a male performer admitted to drugging and robbing women. Well, we don't have to wonder, because men get attacked and "cancelled" for even looking at women for too long. Look no further than the thousands of videos online where females put up cameras in the gym and demonize every man that so much as glances at them.
@@undeadarmy19 Women wouldn't need to be so cautious around men if there were less of them making the mistakes and terrible decisions that Keith, AJ, and Frank made, more protection for women, and more people taking women seriously when they voice their concerns.
@@mask938 Keith didnt do anything wrong. As for everything else, is it acceptable for white people to be prejudice towards and afraid of black people then? Seeing as how 83% of interracial violence between white and black people is black-on-white, while only 17% is white-on-black. On top of the fact that less than 10% of the population (black males) commit 36% of all violent crime and 52% of all murder. I thought as a society we were supposed to be getting away from these sorts of mentalities where people think its ok to be prejudice towards and demonize an entire group of people simply due to the actions of a few. Also, at the end of the day this is just a movie. While some of the interactions are realistic, not all of them are, and def not within such a close time and the same people. Thats one of the issues with many movies nowadays that spend so much time formulating these heavily one-sided depictions of certain groups of people, then trying to make it seem like this is what "group x has to experience all the time".
"The Gift of Fear" is an excellent book. It was recommended to me by another woman and helped me make up my mind when I was experiencing domestic violence. I was in a lot of denial about how bad things were.
i can't believe the writer got inspirited by a self-help book to make this movie i mean i hate self-help books because self help books are useless their garbage their filled with dumb meaningless facts and stupid catch phrases like unleash the power and other crap like that they don't help at all self help books more like unhelpful books
@@user-se7dj6he3e I get that, but "The Gift of Fear" is a very different kind of self-help book. It's not filled with dumb meaningless phrases. It's actually a really great book, I really recommend it. It is the self-help book that the other self-help books wish they were, in my opinion.
I relate heavily to Keith and his blunt honesty. I'm autistic, and I'm really awkward because of it. Especially since I'm really honest about my thoughts and my thought process, and everything Keith says to reassure Tessa sounds like something I would say understanding a lot of the fears women have about a lot of things, especially male strangers. Honestly, I'm pretty sure I've already said some of the exact things he's said, as well as similar things in similar situations. With that said, any help is something I offer, and don't demand anyone take. There is no "it's not up for discussion" from me, you can make your own decisions on what you do and don't accept.
Justin Long is Horror royalty by this point. He was by far the best part of the dissapointing 2023 Goosebumps reboot show & was so good in this going against his typical nice guy role. Kudos James & everyone!
This movie was very good. And I personally like Tess as a final girl. She even had compassion for the villian and did it a favor by putting it out of its misery. Amazing woman right there! And cool video James.
I agree and I'm glad that Tess made it out because I was really worried about her (I have a tendency to get attached to horror victims). Rest in peace, Big Mama. If reincarnation is real, then I hope she's reborn into a better life where she gets to have the family and babies that she wanted so badly.
So glad you guys are covering this, one of my favorite horror movies of the past few years. Dead Meat just gets better and better with these counts and analysis.
first watch (blind) was so intense. this movie is definitely unique in the best way. and honestly, i was waiting for this kill count! and then when I saw the viewer discretion! hell yeahhhh. thanks guys
A good Kill Count, James! Your shows never get old And holy shit, next week is SAW X?! Brilliant!! An excellent choice of Kill Count. Boy, I can't wait to hear everything you'll be saying through that
@@mimikyutubesaltaccount4875 Also, the DVD for SAW X has its Release Date on December 11th. Looks like the audience was desperately expecting it. I know I am
I watched this with both my mum and dad. All three of us loved it and as the credits rolled I said to them "I think we learnt a very important message from this movie." Both my Dad and Mum agreed, nodding their head. I then said "And that is never book from an Airbnb." My Dad laughed while My Mum was all "Boy!" She still laughed so all good.
As someone who grew up infatuated with WKUK and really their whole style of comedy, losing Trevor Moore to a freak accident really hit me in the feels. I loved him and Zack Cregar. Ms.March is still one of the most off the wall, out of nowhere comedies ever. So a year after his death, when this came out, I had nothing but the highest hopes and I'm really glad this movie delivered. It's probably my favorite standalone horror movie so far of the 2020s.
So might be reaching, but did it feel like Keith was very similar to Trevor? Like I felt the whole time watching it was just a Zack sketch but with a horror theme. His writing is so consistent,but really great
@@sufianabuahmad7781 so personally I was watching their lives streams up until his death. Just the void of them all talking without Trevor there got to where I can't watch it anymore. Dude was funny and talented AF and an overall great guy. It really is hard seeing the group without him but I'm really glad Zack is doing great
@@blainmoney6948 yeah there is definitely streams where you can feel there is moments they would stop as if he would say something then. They've slowed down on their videos and uploads since it happened which is fair I can't imagine losing someone that integral to what they do. I think they are all doing their own things like Darren has a show I think and Sam is teaching sketch writing. I hope Trevor's family is doing well after it all happened. It's cool meeting someone else who loves WKUK , it's not as popular as it deserves, but I think that also kinda helped make it more special
Barbarian was one of the best horror movies my wife and I have seen in a while. Knowing that the pipeline from TWKYK to this movie exists makes me smile! 😊
Something I always questioned was her drivers license. By the time I watched the movie, the ID was expired for a week. So I was like “ITS AN EXPIRED LICENSE GET OUT OF THERE!”
Buddy, an expired license is the least of her worries. She'll deal with that once she's no longer running from an inbred giantess and bleeding from a bullet wound in her gut.
I literally go to sleep early Thursday night just to wake up early Friday morning to catch the newest Kill Count like an elder catching their morning news
Not only that, it’s a form of indoctrination. Male equals bad. Like every male character. Woman good, smart, and has to save the day. It’s feminist bullshit.
@@ayoutubeuser1160 They can only "force" you because, unlike women, you're not already forced by society itself to consider these issues, you can just go about your merry way without thinking about them. That's called privilege.
Still kind of the problem. Lol. He could have taken Tess’ word for it, and NOT explored the basement himself.. and he CERTAINLY didn’t need to go deeper after seeing the first room. So maybe, listen to people when they tell you there’s a scary kill room in the basement and just get the hell out and you won’t get your head smashed in against a wall. 🤷🏻♀️
@@samanthakoller533agreed. When will horror movies stop being so… predictable and unrealistic? How is any sensible person meant to relate to the “I’m going to investigate” trope? 😂
@@samanthakoller533 Actually, bomb shelters are kind of common depending on the age of the house, and Tess's house would DEFINITELY be the type to have a bomb shelter, being made around the 1940s, according to the flashback to the late 60s. Keith is, sort of, in the right with that. If Tess said there was an extra room in the BOMB SHELTER, that would be panic "GET THE ABSOLUTE FUCK OUT OF THERE" time. Like, the moment Keith saw the staircase down to the weird dungeon, he should have fucking booked it with Tess out of the STATE. If I saw that, you'd be seeing my ass in the dead center of Japan by the next day. Edit: Nevermind, forgot the fucking tunnel. Going to evacuate the planet right after discovering THAT, then.
I paused the Kill Count to go watch the movie first, and I'm so glad I did. For sure, there were twists that I didn't see coming at all! Loved the Kill Count, Dead Meat team!
I was shocked to find out some states don’t have basements when I was in highschool. Overcoming the fear of unfinished basements is like a right of passage as a Michigander 😂
I loved this movie when I first saw it and had no idea the director was inspired by The Gift of Fear, which is an incredible book everyone should read at least once.
This was one of my favorite movies from last year because of the obvious theme of womanhood, but the less talked about theme of Black womanhood too, so I’m glad James mentioned the nod to white flight! I don’t think the writers meant to, but having the lead as a Black woman meant to me that the constant mentions of it being a “bad neighborhood”, the way the police thought she was an addict/liar, and that the only other Black person tried warning her but ended up dead, all had second meanings to me. Also the way Frank’s knowledge means the white man was able to apparently semi-openly abuse woman for decades and never got punished for it because of the neighborhood he was in. Such an interesting movie that I feel like you could watch over and over and keep having new conversations about!
Does anyone else think it would be funny if for the saw X kill count James dresses up as John Kramer in that one flashback where he's wearing backwards cap
i’m new to the horror genre after being scared for so long, i’m so glad that i can enjoy them and know what i’m getting myself into with the help of everyone from this channel!! THANK YOU GUYS WE LOVE YOU!!! ❤
I also reccomend Too Scary Didn't Watch! It's a trio of women and one will watch a movie and do a plot walkthrough to the others. I love it bc they get so into it like they're watching the movie itself.
I knew nothing but the title going into the movie, and when it cut halfway through, I had to check my TV that I was still on the same movie! It was such a crazy Rollercoaster and I loved it!
This is the perfect example of going into a movie without knowing a single thing about it. That scene before the second act had me so tensed up and then I wound up jumping out of my chair!!
You guys are awesome for making entertaining sponsor skits rather than just talking about it in front of the camera, it's original and I love it. Love you guys!
LMFAOOOO aj and tess' completely opposite reactions to the basement in the basement cracked me up cause how is man going "can underground.. rooms be listed.. in square.. footage.." WHEN ITS A LITERAL BASEMENT IN A BASEMENT 😭😭
I never thought I see the day where James showed footage from Jeepers Creepers in this Kill Count Someday, on the day when Salva is no longer alive and profiting from his movies, Jeepers Creepers will be covered on that day
It's truly great to see a channel like Dead Meat try to give their joy and pleasure of Horror to everyone else and also just trying to make the Horror genre community a better more enjoyable place
The title of the film is great because of it's ambiguity. You think the mother is the Barbarian at first, but then it becomes clear that AJ and Frank are the true Barbarians. I can relate to your gripe against the city of Detroit being used for a back drop in horror. I feel as if It Follows is the only one that truly uses the area as a back drop, and doesn't necessarily capitalize on the decrepit nature of the city and outlying areas, apart from some key set pieces in the film. I feel like It Follows actually captures different aspects of living in Michigan, with depictions of colleges, lake front areas, and well populated suburbs, along with abandoned areas. But I'm a native Ohioan, so what do I know.
Barbarian may not have been my favorite horror movie of 2022 (it's still up there!) but it was by a landslide my favorite movie going experience. To truly go through those oh no and gtfo moments to hard narrative shifts and omg the uproar of laughter when the tape measure came out. Truly what going to the movies is all about. You just don't get that experience from home
I don’t usually comment on any CZcams video but I just wanna say you saying “you should really go in blind and try it yourself” worked on me, just watched the film and came back. Genuinely one of the best horror movies in the last few years 🙏 so excited to watch the kill count now
Normally I don't watch horror movies before watching their kill count counterparts, but I did for this film and honestly, it was an amazing experience. By far, bar none, one of the best horror movies I've seen on Hulu to date, and I know a good horror movie when I see one.
That scene of Justin Long talking to [the director] in the bar was probably the most gross and disturbing experience I've felt from a movie in a while. And it's a totally different kind of disturbing than what you would normally expect from a film like this. I think one of the strongest directorial choices here was all the stuff he didn't show on screen, but made you feel like had to be in the scene off-camera.
Thanks for staying consistently awesome over the years guys. Always look forward to your videos :) you guys have been a staple since my senior year of high school (2017) and I’m hoping it stays that way for as long as you guys are around
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theres a viewer discretion warning james , also love your videos always look foward to them !!
Hi James, I’m wondering what your preferred saxophone manufacturer is because that bari is beautiful 👀👀
I Have This Movie On My Playlist On HBOMAX.
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You know it’s gonna be good when you get a viewer discretion warning
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the scene when AJ sees the creepy basement and immediately started measuring the square footage had my entire theatre laughing
My theater audience started laughing when the naked lady pool dived down the water tower lol
Same lol 😂😂
@@Roberto_olivo22she looked like a fnaf jumpscare
that's giving me some Will Navidson vibes
I lost my shit with his line before that.
"Oh hell yeah...Yeah, bitch"
His delivery had me on the floor🤣🤣🤣
Getting Bill Skarsgard was a perfect move because we’d just seen him as pennywise, so we weren’t sure which way his character would go in this.
I mean, even without that association he looks the part
the best part about that imo was that it made his death less expected because he's a big actor. usually you'd want the big name actors to have more screen time so we expect him to survive much longer than he does
I love Mr. Skarsgard as a person but FUCK MAN that The Crow remake looks SO FUCKIN BAD
I like how They made Justin Long the creep when he looks so sweet and Bill Skarsgard the good guy when he looks so menacing
Maybe it's cause I'm not familiar with Justin Long or maybe it's just in this role but he didn't look sweet to me at all, immediately threw off the sleaze ball sensors
@@Spooky_Magooky Long has a natural boyish face making him seem unassuming and lots of his roles are usually him being boyishly charming
@@adagiobreeze8493 Maybe it's the my gay sapphic ass that is unable to see any charm but I think I interpret the boyishness as immaturity which naturally leads to asshole.
@adagiobreeze8493 Also boyish faces with dirtstaches automatically look sketchy
All I could think about watching him was how much he looks like Anthony Kiedis
This movie is the definitive example of how going into a movie knowing almost nothing about it can be hugely beneficial.
I love how the biggest twist is that Keith wasn't the bad guy. Too chivalrous for his own goid, yes, but he was trying so hard not to make Tess uncomfortable. He's fully aware he is the more threatening party, and is trying to come off as unthreatening as possible. But he's clearly at a loss of how to handle the situation, and it just comes off as awkward. Those first scenes with Keith and Tess were very well-written and acted.
Yes, the acting was so good.
Zach Creggor did an amazing job.
immeadiately spoiled it for myself reading this😐
I felt that this was for sure a man's viewpoint on being a woman and knowing that men are physically stronger and that they know it too. She didn't do any of the things real life women do in case they re murdered, like giving friends her location and calling to have someone to loudly talk to or make sure he knows she's paying for half so he doesn't try to pull a 'you owe me so strip' thing men use. Watching the movie I remeber thinking it was for sure made by men but that twist still got me good! What a weird movie
this movie tripped me tf out lol
It's so refreshing when Keith wasn't an actual creep. Just a guy who does not understand how careful some people have to be.
I know a good number of people like that. Especially when they are homeschooled so social skills never develop
@@padraigbrowning9746 or autistic
I think he’s the most accurate or relatable character but in the other hand what’s her name is the dumbest main character to ever be written
i mean he SA’d someone if you don’t understand ur part of the problem
@@spooghnot the guy he’s talking about dude
I love the twist that Keith was a decent guy all along. I never fully trusted him until I saw him die, I was just waiting and waiting for him to be a twist creep.
But that works perfectly for the premise, bc as a woman you can never be too careful when deciding to trust a man
This was actually one of my biggest issues with the movie. The movie tries so hard to make the audience think that Keith was going to be the bad guy to the point where it started to become obvious that he wasn’t evil
@@superjackster0165yeah I don’t know what it was. But I never felt weird about Keith. Or maybe because I saw my bf on him a little bit. Just awkwardly trying to do the right thing. I knew AJ was scum the second he was on screen.
So are you empowered or oppressed?
@@user-ey2zs8jg3v so much for not missing the point by a mile.
@@deusex9731 Failed to answer my question lol
The quick "Chop Suey" reference got me lmao. James, you don't miss brotha.
The scene where Tess gets pulled from the basement by the homeless guy while the creature reaches out for her and slowly backs away is extremely disturbing and burned into my memory
his deliver at first was off lol maybe tess could’ve avoided all this shit and the got damn milk lol
It's so iconic
Funny how all the of male leads he’s most like a feminist
That scene had me scared the most like with Frank's scenes onscreen
"Extremely disturbing" lmfao calm down
I love when the monster has a protective side in horror movies - the Mother’s insistence on protecting Tess admittedly got me a little choked up
Agreed. Makes you wonder how the Mother had sympathy to begin with - after all, there's no way she could have sympathy for the rapist
When the monster mother in the movie is a better mother than you’ve ever had
@@Quickfulness well it wasn't just her and the rapist down there. Remember the guy who brought all those women down there forced them to have children and then did the same with those children, so there were mothers and daughters (I surmise he likely killed any sons that were born because he only needed the daughters), and it's likely the mother in this movie had a mother take care of her and maybe at some point had children also. She also had her mothering instinct.
@@Donika691 That is a good point. She may of had an emotional attachment to quite a few of the women, but it also is just like... Why didn't she kill the guy to begin with?
@@Quickfulness Most likely fear and also dependence (seeing as technically he would be her family); She might not have been able to kill him because he was so scary to her. You do have to remember he was *her* monster - even if physically, he's just an old decreipt man.
I loved the analysis of the themes in the movie here! I definitely walked away with a huge sense of the themes but to hear the director's intentions and have that brought in adds so much to the Kill Count. This is SO well done. I appreciate the thought and care put into every Kill Count script you guys do as well as the thoughtful analysis in the podcast. Keep up the amazing work. This is my favorite CZcams channel for a reason. (And yeah-I'm also one that actually sits through the ad skits instead of skipping them because of how well done they are! Tell your advertisers their money is well spent here! Haha!)
Thanks so much for the kind words, (other) Chelsea
(Other) James @@DeadMeat
“She makes like a mice and mother and shoots this Franken-Steinbeck” the wordplay is insane
I also loved the house of leaves reference
I know the horror mother is overused but this film is the one I will not complain about because it makes sense for the plot. Since mother is not actually the main monster and she’s just a victim of inbreeding, isolation, and other traumas. It really helps her have an empathetic depth that other monster naked mothers lack. It’s also crazy that the biggest villain is an old man who un-alives himself and has such a small role in comparison.. I feel like a lot of people put emphasis on mother being the main villain overall but for me the beauty of the movie is how she isn’t a conscious villain
exactly!!! thats why i liked it so much. it made sense!
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totally agreed, thought it worked perfect for this movie
still killed people so...
@@GribbleGob lol hence why I said she’s not main monster
Victims can def be villains it’s not black and white. However, if old man hadn’t been such a heinous monster then mother wouldn’t have existed to become the monster she was
This movie was like 3 different horror movies wrapped into one, and I could see a full length version of all of them!
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Soooo true.
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TOTALLY. I wish they'd picked one and stuck with it...that first movie is amazing!
Me and my girlfriend went into this movie completely by accident and had never seen literally anything of it and man we loved it
I notice that most of the men who didn’t like it was only focus on the “not all men” instead of actually acknowledging pretty much any of the points the movie made. But the men that did like it either was married with kids or in a relationship. Why is that
Sorry U don’t have to answer just based on observations
@@ceeceeyoungblood9626 I get the point but the plot was just weak in my books it wasn't that entertaining
@@nolan9765 plot was extremely weak, but I do agree cinematogrophy was top notch for the first 30-40 minutes if we get over the stupid decisions, and before it all goes downhill
@@arielbadw1368 The cinematogrophy was some of the best ive seen in horror movie but the movies just kind of sucks
One of the reasons I like this channel is, because of my autism I can’t read body language or social cues. Even in movies. So I’m glad James fills in those details .
Same, first time i saw this movie i read several characters incorrectly. I just about always watch the kill count after i watch a horror film cause chances are ive missed something that james will point out
Have you tried rewatching the clips after he mentions the cues and details, so you can look for what he says? Examples where you already 100% know what's being conveyed are very helpful.
@@pat2romeyes! And rewatching movies after knowing everything yourself as well is pretty great for picking up on cues and hints etc, it’s like an Easter egg hunt once you know what you’re looking for!
As someone who has autism i get it too.
Let me guess you diagnosed yourself… just be cause you are socially awkward doesn’t make you autistic just like ADHD which you just talk to someone and they diagnose you with adhd it’s bullsh*t…
I like how James can't even hide that he hates the naked lady trope
I’m with him. It’s tired at this point
@@lucassantiago697gotta be one the most tiring ahahah … People don’t trip in scary movies anymore
I hate it more.
@lucassantiago697 is it any more tired than the toxic male evil character, and yet no one seems to mind that.
@@lindagoad2163yeah but I feel like the toxic evil male character is much more of a broad term and the evil naked lady is just an evil naked lady, imo
Please tell me Molly got paid for that ad. Her acting was impeccable
Yeah it’s incredible how she kept changing positions between each shot
The fact that she never jumped and ran off gets extra points. Dogs get distracted easily!
Bro she’s a dog
@@thematiasmadness7010 That's the joke
When I first watched this movie, I was at a loss for words when Justin Long’s character came in. I genuinely thought that I put on a different movie by accident. I haven’t felt that blindsided by a movie in a long time! What a great and must see horror movie!!
I watched this with only seeing the first trailer and was shocked at the plot turns. I really enjoy how they treated the characters. Especially Justin Long. As you start to gain sympathy for him and think the woman possibly lied. Before you’re able to really get on his side that bar scene automatically strips all of it away. Then later in the film, you start to gain sympathy for him again, based off his funniness and actions he takes. Even self reflecting with the homeless man. Once again, just to strip it away when they get to the top of the water tower. It is some good writing. I also really enjoyed the first half and it was just entertaining to see the characters navigate the awkward interactions. It really was surprise knockout film that has its funny moments, gross moments, but also serious moments.
I’ll never forget the whiplash in the theater I had when it suddenly went to the beach and Long was driving his car . Thought I was watching a different movie at that point.
The laughter in my theater when AJ was measuring the basements was hilarious
I wonder what it was like for someone that had to slip out to use the bathroom before that scene and came back to Justin Long driving in sunny LA. They had to have at least a moment of checking that they came back to the right theatre
I do like how keith did absolutely nothing wrong in that first half hour. Lots of people ignore the second part of the gender issue. I was legitimately surprised they didn't make him the bad guy
I like how Keith is a nice guy while AJ is a "nice" guy
Keith is a genuine good guy who knows his limits and respects Tess
AJ is a dude who's only nice when it benefits him, he has no actual respect for anyone and only cares about himself, which comes to bite him in the ass in the end
I think Keith's sin is not listening to Tess when she warns him about the sex dungeon downstairs. It kinda falls into the pattern of men not listening to her when she tells them exactly what's going on.
@@Baronnax I think him going down despite what Tess said is definitely his big failure, but oh man... She said there's a bed and a bucket, why leave out the whole "bloody handprint on the wall" and "camera facing a restroom bucket" parts lmao.
I find it deeply troubling that Keith did nothing wrong and yet is one of the three faces of "sexism". The message is that all men are sexist and that message is wrong.
@@geoffrogue3049 you missed Keith's flaw. He was condescending and didn't listen to her at all when she brought her concerns to him. A very realistic depiction of men who think they're flawless, like you.
Did you just make up a message? Lmao that wasn't there at all. He isn't sexist, that's the wrong word.
I loved how the movie tries to present Keith as someone creepy, but in the end it's actually Tess who shows up to his booked apartment at night and starts taking photos of his documents with his personal information and rummaging through his stuff. A nice reversal of the usual dynamic.
It’s a shame he didn’t really touch on this! It wasn’t just a film about toxic masculinity, it was a film about toxic gender norms on BOTH sides. Stellar comment
@@pedantickilljoy9916what Tess did was FAR from toxic. it was to assure that she’s safe
@@ickyhavenno bro what she did was toxic she took pictures and went through a man’s stuff without any logical proof he was a fucking creep just to make sure she was safe and a good guy in normal situations I get it you don’t wanna be in a house with a monster but you just can’t assume someone is without fully understanding the situation she breached his privacy in regards of her own that’s toxic slightly creepy and wrong
@@ickyhaven it’s not just Tess exhibiting toxic femininity though. It’s the mother too, to a similar extreme as we see toxic masculinity demonstrated
@@pedantickilljoy9916toxic femininity 😂
I love the Alvin and the chipmunks reference, I want Justin Long in more horror movies. He’s a good actor
I want a whole other horror movie about the creep who kidnapped those poor women and made the tunnels and a different romance movie of Keith and Tess falling in love. Yet this movie somehow mixes the two real well and I love it
Zach the director has stated that he doesn't want to do a prequel to the killer. That even that little bit of screen time was enough to understand we don't need to see what he was capable of. It would be disgusting just to be disgusting and there's no real story telling in that. He did say if he wanted to do a sequel he thought "the mother" being acclimated to society like going to school would be funny and worth making.
@@14vatochongothere will be a prequel
@@pleaseshutup7053 oh fuck yeah that's sick!! When did he tell you this? Cause as far as I'm concerned he said maybe to a mother prequel but not frank. And there's a video game supposedly in the works.
love a good “do you wish to continue” before a kill count
11:20 This jump scare is so good because literally up until that point you could’ve had a reasonable suspicion that Keith was the villain. So that transition into him getting his head bashed in and a storyline switch was just all the more jarring.
Whoever added that Goosebumps reference at 13:53 into the script, I want to thank you.
It is@@ShitIer, justin long is in the new goosebumps series.
I will never not howl with laughter at Justin Long's character googling square footage, and setting out to measure every inch of those red flag sub-basements. 😂
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I straight up had to pause the movie for a second cause I couldn’t stop laughing 😂 such a dumb joke but it definitely got me
I watched this for the first time when I was stoned af, let me tell you, from thinking Kieth was the killer, to laughing hysterically at AJ, to the overall tense atmosphere, it was a first time experience I’ll never forget
i will report your crime of drug consumption to the cyber police
Stoner💀
WE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE
Lmao, same it was a great experience
@@SpongebobGaming3depends on the state so it probably wasn’t a crime
9:18 That came out of absolutely no where. Small stuff like that is why I like that you script your own videos because you always come up with small cutaways and references.
James, thank you so much for your soliloquy on the city of Detroit. It needed to be said and as a fellow Michigander, it’s appreciated
Was definitely my horror movie of the year in 2022. You could really tell that Zack Cregger was dipping his toes in the water with Barbarian but I’d argue it worked flawlessly, it’s a movie that quietly makes comments about the dynamics of men and women’s differences in the way they approach situations. Like you look back on it and say “Tess should’ve been MORE trusting of Keith” or “That lady in the flashback should’ve been LESS trusting of Frank” but the sad truth is you should always be as cautious possible because you never know who a stranger really is
There is def some truth to that. At the same time, you shouldn't be overtly prejudice towards men simply because some of them are bad.
Something that everyone seems to miss here is the fact that Keith went out of his way to let her stay there, gave her the bedroom, made her tea/shared his wine with her, etc, all in an effort to make HER feel better, while not focusing on him or what he needs whatsoever.
I think this is what victim culture has led us to: a society where large portions of certain groups are made to feel demonized and "bad", all because some people have had bad experiences, or have seen others have bad experiences with people that belong to the same group as you. Now you're forced to walk on eggshells because you're afraid of offending them or making them feel uncomfortable.
@@undeadarmy19Calling it victim culture shows that you've missed the bigger picture of what the original comment meant.
@Nothereorhere How so? That's exactly what it is. Prior to social media, the internet, and the constant doom scrolling that people do nowadays, especially younger generations, women were a lot less worried about these sorts of things.
This modern victim culture has made it to where people not only view themselves as being more a victim, but they feel more justified when they mistreat people that belong to an "oppressor" group, such as white ppl, males, and straight ppl.
Notice how she says "men just get to blow through life while leaving messes behind them, but women have to be more careful".
That mentality right there is the fundamental issue with victim culture, and the content that feeds the confirmation bias of those within the culture.
Men have objectively more difficult lives. They're more prone to being victims of violence, they work they do is much more dangerous, dirty, and physically demanding, they constantly have things blamed on them/they're demonized on a regular basis, they have much higher rates of homelessness, depression, self-delete, mainly due to the fact that it's much more difficult for men to find a companion, especially one that will pay for them. Men literally even face grape at similar rates as women, especially when you factor in prison crimes.
Women think they have life more difficult because they deal with *checks list from She-Hulk* catcalling and "mansplaining".
Social media, the internet, and Hollywood, have brainwashed people into believing that men are these bad victimizers that are constantly looking for any way they can to hurt women. Meanwhile, women are perfect and if they do say or do anything mean or harmful to a man, well, he probably had it coming. Look no further than Cardi B admitting to drugging and robbing men, only to have nothing happen to her, while her fans all justified her actions. But imagine if a male performer admitted to drugging and robbing women. Well, we don't have to wonder, because men get attacked and "cancelled" for even looking at women for too long. Look no further than the thousands of videos online where females put up cameras in the gym and demonize every man that so much as glances at them.
@@undeadarmy19 Women wouldn't need to be so cautious around men if there were less of them making the mistakes and terrible decisions that Keith, AJ, and Frank made, more protection for women, and more people taking women seriously when they voice their concerns.
@@mask938 Keith didnt do anything wrong. As for everything else, is it acceptable for white people to be prejudice towards and afraid of black people then? Seeing as how 83% of interracial violence between white and black people is black-on-white, while only 17% is white-on-black. On top of the fact that less than 10% of the population (black males) commit 36% of all violent crime and 52% of all murder.
I thought as a society we were supposed to be getting away from these sorts of mentalities where people think its ok to be prejudice towards and demonize an entire group of people simply due to the actions of a few.
Also, at the end of the day this is just a movie. While some of the interactions are realistic, not all of them are, and def not within such a close time and the same people. Thats one of the issues with many movies nowadays that spend so much time formulating these heavily one-sided depictions of certain groups of people, then trying to make it seem like this is what "group x has to experience all the time".
"The Gift of Fear" is an excellent book. It was recommended to me by another woman and helped me make up my mind when I was experiencing domestic violence. I was in a lot of denial about how bad things were.
i can't believe the writer got inspirited by a self-help book to make this movie i mean i hate self-help books because self help books are useless their garbage their filled with dumb meaningless facts and stupid catch phrases like unleash the power and other crap like that they don't help at all self help books more like unhelpful books
It's been a while since I read the book, but it was interesting. Would recommend.
@@user-se7dj6he3e I get that, but "The Gift of Fear" is a very different kind of self-help book. It's not filled with dumb meaningless phrases. It's actually a really great book, I really recommend it. It is the self-help book that the other self-help books wish they were, in my opinion.
@BumDandy-jb1ml Begone troll. 🪄
@BumDandy-jb1ml
statistics?
I relate heavily to Keith and his blunt honesty. I'm autistic, and I'm really awkward because of it. Especially since I'm really honest about my thoughts and my thought process, and everything Keith says to reassure Tessa sounds like something I would say understanding a lot of the fears women have about a lot of things, especially male strangers. Honestly, I'm pretty sure I've already said some of the exact things he's said, as well as similar things in similar situations. With that said, any help is something I offer, and don't demand anyone take. There is no "it's not up for discussion" from me, you can make your own decisions on what you do and don't accept.
Justin Long is Horror royalty by this point. He was by far the best part of the dissapointing 2023 Goosebumps reboot show & was so good in this going against his typical nice guy role. Kudos James & everyone!
he was also star of the 2022 film House of Darkness; worth watching if you can go in 100% blind (even Wikipedia spoils it)
This movie was very good. And I personally like Tess as a final girl. She even had compassion for the villian and did it a favor by putting it out of its misery. Amazing woman right there! And cool video James.
I agree and I'm glad that Tess made it out because I was really worried about her (I have a tendency to get attached to horror victims). Rest in peace, Big Mama. If reincarnation is real, then I hope she's reborn into a better life where she gets to have the family and babies that she wanted so badly.
That chop suey "you wanted to" made me laugh so hard 😂
@@kojizillawhen Tess leavesherphoneuponthetable when she’s trying to find toilet paper the morning after meeting Keith
It got me laughing so loud I woke up my neighbour
@@kojizilla 9:18 ,unless you already found it
So glad you guys are covering this, one of my favorite horror movies of the past few years. Dead Meat just gets better and better with these counts and analysis.
first watch (blind) was so intense. this movie is definitely unique in the best way. and honestly, i was waiting for this kill count! and then when I saw the viewer discretion! hell yeahhhh. thanks guys
A good Kill Count, James! Your shows never get old
And holy shit, next week is SAW X?! Brilliant!! An excellent choice of Kill Count. Boy, I can't wait to hear everything you'll be saying through that
It’s a floater
@@jerryperry2065 Floater? What're you talking about?
@@danieloconnor9219It’s this meme idk why he said it tho
I’m honestly surprised he’s covering it so early, it didn’t come out that long ago
@@mimikyutubesaltaccount4875 Also, the DVD for SAW X has its Release Date on December 11th. Looks like the audience was desperately expecting it.
I know I am
Justin longs casting was so perfect. He's so charming that even I wanted to believe him at first
you should see him in the movie it's a wonderful knife he's a monster in that movie
I actually had the opposite reaction, my first exposure to him was in Tusk, so I immediately knew he was full of shit
@@user-se7dj6he3eHe was such an awesome villain.
Thanks for the rec i loved it@@user-se7dj6he3e
I love how the dog keep teleporting so cute ❤ Jamie is a great dog owner for not letting the dog smell chemicals that inside the bottle 3:06-3:12
waited a week to watch this kill count so that i could watch the movie first. i was not disappointed. top 5 horror movie i’ve seen this year.
I love this channel so much. It’s been fun watching y’all’s growth over the years
Thanks so much, Nick.
Barbarian is legit one of my favorite horror movies
"Skarsgard's unique appearance"? Steve Buscemi would like a word.
21:56
Whoever writes the k,c scripts
Clever turn of phrase
Kudos
I watched this with both my mum and dad. All three of us loved it and as the credits rolled I said to them "I think we learnt a very important message from this movie." Both my Dad and Mum agreed, nodding their head. I then said "And that is never book from an Airbnb." My Dad laughed while My Mum was all "Boy!" She still laughed so all good.
It’s a floater
No way he actually wrote this out😭
And then the theater clapped and laughed
Bro 9:15 has to be one of my favorite jokes James has said. That was amazing.
The fact that CZcams warns you of 'topics relating to suicide and self-harm' when its just referring to the VIOLENT SEIAL RAPattempt
Molly was such a good doggo during her part, she deserves all the extra pets
As someone who grew up infatuated with WKUK and really their whole style of comedy, losing Trevor Moore to a freak accident really hit me in the feels. I loved him and Zack Cregar. Ms.March is still one of the most off the wall, out of nowhere comedies ever. So a year after his death, when this came out, I had nothing but the highest hopes and I'm really glad this movie delivered. It's probably my favorite standalone horror movie so far of the 2020s.
So might be reaching, but did it feel like Keith was very similar to Trevor? Like I felt the whole time watching it was just a Zack sketch but with a horror theme. His writing is so consistent,but really great
@@sufianabuahmad7781 would've been awesome to see Trevor do a role like Keith tbh.
@@blainmoney6948 oh dude absolutely, he would have crushed it. Feels weird watching them without him anymore
@@sufianabuahmad7781 so personally I was watching their lives streams up until his death. Just the void of them all talking without Trevor there got to where I can't watch it anymore. Dude was funny and talented AF and an overall great guy. It really is hard seeing the group without him but I'm really glad Zack is doing great
@@blainmoney6948 yeah there is definitely streams where you can feel there is moments they would stop as if he would say something then. They've slowed down on their videos and uploads since it happened which is fair I can't imagine losing someone that integral to what they do. I think they are all doing their own things like Darren has a show I think and Sam is teaching sketch writing. I hope Trevor's family is doing well after it all happened. It's cool meeting someone else who loves WKUK , it's not as popular as it deserves, but I think that also kinda helped make it more special
The System of a Down and Black Mirror references already made this one of my favorite kill counts of all time 🙏🏻
And a Beatles reference too!
Barbarian was one of the best horror movies my wife and I have seen in a while. Knowing that the pipeline from TWKYK to this movie exists makes me smile! 😊
8:09 love the Arrested Development reference. I like to quote the guy from AD when he says "And that's why you don't yell."
Something I always questioned was her drivers license. By the time I watched the movie, the ID was expired for a week. So I was like “ITS AN EXPIRED LICENSE GET OUT OF THERE!”
Keith's license is also for New York, meaning he probably can't renew his license until he leaves Michigan.
Buddy, an expired license is the least of her worries. She'll deal with that once she's no longer running from an inbred giantess and bleeding from a bullet wound in her gut.
I literally go to sleep early Thursday night just to wake up early Friday morning to catch the newest Kill Count like an elder catching their morning news
I like seeing props reused for killcounts
Barbarian (2022) is one of the most batshit crazy & phenomenal horror movies that I've seen in my life.
Just a shame they have to force gender issues in our face at every opportunity
Not only that, it’s a form of indoctrination. Male equals bad. Like every male character. Woman good, smart, and has to save the day. It’s feminist bullshit.
@@ayoutubeuser1160 They can only "force" you because, unlike women, you're not already forced by society itself to consider these issues, you can just go about your merry way without thinking about them. That's called privilege.
It feels good to complete the trifecta.
✔️Movie
✔️Dead Meat podcast
✔️Kill Count
Love how they set it up to where you think Keith is THE problem and then come to find out hes not at all and actually discovers THE problem lol
Still kind of the problem. Lol. He could have taken Tess’ word for it, and NOT explored the basement himself.. and he CERTAINLY didn’t need to go deeper after seeing the first room.
So maybe, listen to people when they tell you there’s a scary kill room in the basement and just get the hell out and you won’t get your head smashed in against a wall. 🤷🏻♀️
@@samanthakoller533agreed. When will horror movies stop being so… predictable and unrealistic? How is any sensible person meant to relate to the “I’m going to investigate” trope? 😂
@@samanthakoller533 Actually, bomb shelters are kind of common depending on the age of the house, and Tess's house would DEFINITELY be the type to have a bomb shelter, being made around the 1940s, according to the flashback to the late 60s. Keith is, sort of, in the right with that. If Tess said there was an extra room in the BOMB SHELTER, that would be panic "GET THE ABSOLUTE FUCK OUT OF THERE" time. Like, the moment Keith saw the staircase down to the weird dungeon, he should have fucking booked it with Tess out of the STATE. If I saw that, you'd be seeing my ass in the dead center of Japan by the next day.
Edit: Nevermind, forgot the fucking tunnel. Going to evacuate the planet right after discovering THAT, then.
I paused the Kill Count to go watch the movie first, and I'm so glad I did. For sure, there were twists that I didn't see coming at all! Loved the Kill Count, Dead Meat team!
One of the best surprise movies I've seen in years. Going in totally blind I absolutely loved it.
Barbarian sure is one of the most brutal films next to Saw. It's got that stay factor that sets it apart from all the red.
I was shocked to find out some states don’t have basements when I was in highschool. Overcoming the fear of unfinished basements is like a right of passage as a Michigander 😂
I loved this movie when I first saw it and had no idea the director was inspired by The Gift of Fear, which is an incredible book everyone should read at least once.
Love how Molly jumpcuts into different positions during the sponsor segment
Just watched you all night trying to cram for finals, thank you for the amazing and free entertainment! Keep on kickin ass and counting kills
Wishing you Good luck on your finals👍🏼
Go smash the finals 🫡
good luck on your finals!
I liked how one of the trailers joklingly used the line “From the studio who brought you Alvin and the chipmunks “.
This was one of my favorite movies from last year because of the obvious theme of womanhood, but the less talked about theme of Black womanhood too, so I’m glad James mentioned the nod to white flight!
I don’t think the writers meant to, but having the lead as a Black woman meant to me that the constant mentions of it being a “bad neighborhood”, the way the police thought she was an addict/liar, and that the only other Black person tried warning her but ended up dead, all had second meanings to me. Also the way Frank’s knowledge means the white man was able to apparently semi-openly abuse woman for decades and never got punished for it because of the neighborhood he was in.
Such an interesting movie that I feel like you could watch over and over and keep having new conversations about!
What a tacky comment lol
I haven’t watched you for like a year but been missing the kill count a lot. Keep up the good work!
Sounds to me like you have a lot of dead meat content to watch. How lucky you are🤣
You got plenty to catch up on. That’s always a great treat. Now you can binge 😮
Definitely going to
Welcome back, and thank you!
Does anyone else think it would be funny if for the saw X kill count James dresses up as John Kramer in that one flashback where he's wearing backwards cap
I just watched this movie (because DeadMeat told me so) and I never felt such anxiety during a movie for a long time
i’m new to the horror genre after being scared for so long, i’m so glad that i can enjoy them and know what i’m getting myself into with the help of everyone from this channel!! THANK YOU GUYS WE LOVE YOU!!! ❤
I also reccomend Too Scary Didn't Watch! It's a trio of women and one will watch a movie and do a plot walkthrough to the others. I love it bc they get so into it like they're watching the movie itself.
@@unclewiley1986 you have blessed my life i hope every single good dream of yours comes true!!
My 1st interaction with "Tess" was with her appearance in Black Mirror in the ep titled "Hang The DJ" witty episode, and well worthwhile to view
I knew nothing but the title going into the movie, and when it cut halfway through, I had to check my TV that I was still on the same movie! It was such a crazy Rollercoaster and I loved it!
Its so cool how far that tea bagging ghost helped zach climb, proud of him. Bet trent would be proud too.
I appreciate him keeping the NOPE in as that was me the whole movie. Gotta love all the comedians being great at horror.
This is the perfect example of going into a movie without knowing a single thing about it. That scene before the second act had me so tensed up and then I wound up jumping out of my chair!!
The absolute open mouth horror/confusion as the scene switches to AJ after the death of keith. PEAK horror! so good!
You guys are awesome for making entertaining sponsor skits rather than just talking about it in front of the camera, it's original and I love it. Love you guys!
LMFAOOOO aj and tess' completely opposite reactions to the basement in the basement cracked me up cause how is man going "can underground.. rooms be listed.. in square.. footage.." WHEN ITS A LITERAL BASEMENT IN A BASEMENT 😭😭
Im glad this movie is finally being covered as its very underrated
Personally think it’s overrated.
It is definitely not underrated 😂 James literally backs this up at the end of the video saying what critical acclaim it got
@@Kevo6492Your mom is overrated
Definitely isn't people wouldn't shut up about it
Actually one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen
Dead Meat? More like Fresh Meat because damn I've never been so early
Same
Lmfoa real
I never thought I see the day where James showed footage from Jeepers Creepers in this Kill Count
Someday, on the day when Salva is no longer alive and profiting from his movies, Jeepers Creepers will be covered on that day
It's truly great to see a channel like Dead Meat try to give their joy and pleasure of Horror to everyone else and also just trying to make the Horror genre community a better more enjoyable place
The title of the film is great because of it's ambiguity. You think the mother is the Barbarian at first, but then it becomes clear that AJ and Frank are the true Barbarians. I can relate to your gripe against the city of Detroit being used for a back drop in horror. I feel as if It Follows is the only one that truly uses the area as a back drop, and doesn't necessarily capitalize on the decrepit nature of the city and outlying areas, apart from some key set pieces in the film. I feel like It Follows actually captures different aspects of living in Michigan, with depictions of colleges, lake front areas, and well populated suburbs, along with abandoned areas. But I'm a native Ohioan, so what do I know.
Barbarian may not have been my favorite horror movie of 2022 (it's still up there!) but it was by a landslide my favorite movie going experience. To truly go through those oh no and gtfo moments to hard narrative shifts and omg the uproar of laughter when the tape measure came out. Truly what going to the movies is all about. You just don't get that experience from home
So, there was Se7en, there was Evil Dead and there was Wes Anderson styles all in one. Neat.
Probably my favorite horror movie from 2022. Thanks for another amazing Kill Count!
I don’t usually comment on any CZcams video but I just wanna say you saying “you should really go in blind and try it yourself” worked on me, just watched the film and came back. Genuinely one of the best horror movies in the last few years 🙏 so excited to watch the kill count now
Amazing video James and the rest of the crew!!! Love the commentary on the themes and subject of this amazing film and y’all did such a good job!
The Andre death had me cracking up it's timed so frickin perfectly hahahahahahahahahah one of the best horror movies I've ever watched
Normally I don't watch horror movies before watching their kill count counterparts, but I did for this film and honestly, it was an amazing experience. By far, bar none, one of the best horror movies I've seen on Hulu to date, and I know a good horror movie when I see one.
That scene of Justin Long talking to [the director] in the bar was probably the most gross and disturbing experience I've felt from a movie in a while. And it's a totally different kind of disturbing than what you would normally expect from a film like this. I think one of the strongest directorial choices here was all the stuff he didn't show on screen, but made you feel like had to be in the scene off-camera.
Thanks for staying consistently awesome over the years guys. Always look forward to your videos :) you guys have been a staple since my senior year of high school (2017) and I’m hoping it stays that way for as long as you guys are around
When you get a viewer discretion warning you know it's a good kill count
This movie was insane I hade no idea what to expect when I first watch it and man what I saw was even more terrifying than I could imagine