THE BLACKENING Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph spoil The Blackening - a 2023 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Story and written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, based on the 2018 short film of the same name by the comedy troupe 3Peat.
    Premise: Seven Black friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.
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    Cast:
    Grace Byers as Allison
    Jermaine Fowler as Clifton
    Melvin Gregg as King
    X Mayo as Shanika
    Dewayne Perkins as Dewayne
    Antoinette Robertson as Lisa
    Sinqua Walls as Nnamdi
    Jay Pharoah as Shawn
    Yvonne Orji as Morgan
    Diedrich Bader as Officer White
    James Preston Rogers as Camden Conner
    Cinematography by Todd A. Dos Reis
    Edited by Peter S. Elliot
    Music by Dexter Story
    Keywords: ending explained, reaction video, trailer, Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF, Juneteenth, Lionsgate, Tom & Jerry, Taxi, Ride Along, Fantastic 4, Shaft, Barbershop

Komentáře • 183

  • @jam_is_jammin
    @jam_is_jammin Před rokem +127

    The most unbelievable thing in this movie was how Clifton still never learned how to play Spades. I was like, “Damn, dude. Four years of prison wasted.” 😂 I died when Clifton straightened out the gun while Nnamdi was shooting. This was great.

    • @les907
      @les907 Před rokem +2

      Wait, this creates a paradox. Clifton hired the twins. Why would he help Namdi kill them with better gun accuracy (even though it didn't work)?

  • @sonyastephens1632
    @sonyastephens1632 Před rokem +191

    People forget Brandy made it to the end in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and LL Cool J in Deep Blue Sea.

    • @LMason-qd7sq
      @LMason-qd7sq Před rokem +45

      And Taye Diggs in "House on Haunted Hill" and Rah Digga in "Thirteen Ghosts"

    • @jacobstaten2366
      @jacobstaten2366 Před rokem +38

      H20, Mind Hunters, Supernova... LL Cool J must have a clause in his contract.

    • @rika7625
      @rika7625 Před rokem +7

      @@jacobstaten2366 😂

    • @icaliver
      @icaliver Před rokem +17

      Actually there’s Reggie who survived Friday the 13th part 5 (1985) but there goes my horror movie nerd alarm going off.

    • @niktour352
      @niktour352 Před rokem +1

      Right!

  • @MadailinBurnhope
    @MadailinBurnhope Před rokem +105

    "I like all the Shafts" 😂

    • @raunjoseph
      @raunjoseph Před rokem +10

      Had me crying 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @macebluemoon369
      @macebluemoon369 Před rokem +12

      Yes he does. LMAO!!! Nick your laugh after saying liking all the Shafts was endearing.

    • @rika7625
      @rika7625 Před rokem +4

      😂 me too🤪

    • @jpdaboss626
      @jpdaboss626 Před rokem

      Badum *tsk! 🥁

    • @AlansNewMutant
      @AlansNewMutant Před rokem

      OWN IT 😁😁😁😁

  • @CandieP
    @CandieP Před rokem +17

    I love the slogan “We all can’t die first” 😅😅

  • @TamMcC
    @TamMcC Před rokem +42

    Not the zooming in on Kevin Hart when Nick says “Charlie Day”😂

    • @alobo9937
      @alobo9937 Před rokem +5

      😂

    • @aprylthatch
      @aprylthatch Před rokem +7

      Came straight to the comments to see who else caught that part! 😂😂😂

    • @Brandon-el4bz
      @Brandon-el4bz Před rokem +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @HorseJoint
      @HorseJoint Před 5 měsíci +1

      Somebody beat me to it

    • @alisa96earl31
      @alisa96earl31 Před 25 dny

      that part 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @aprylthatch
    @aprylthatch Před rokem +71

    Nothing is better than watching you two discuss a movie that you both found enjoyable. ☺️

  • @diamondsareforever1011
    @diamondsareforever1011 Před rokem +37

    Don't forget Busta rhymes survived in Halloween and also ll cool j in Halloween and ice cube survived in anaconda 😊

    • @tigerlilly9038
      @tigerlilly9038 Před rokem +4

      DID LL survive that crazy ass bionic shark too or nah? I cannot recall......

    • @CandieP
      @CandieP Před rokem +5

      @@tigerlilly9038sure did. I believe he has a clause in his contract that he can’t die in movies 😂

  • @4no3bo3dy
    @4no3bo3dy Před rokem +28

    The last fun theater crowd I experienced was Get Out. A lot of comments and laughs throughout. That last scene’s end, the audience went from defeated & bummed to jumping out of their seats.

  • @FUCKSampleClearance4U
    @FUCKSampleClearance4U Před rokem +14

    N: "Well, I like all the Shafts (but I)..."
    J: "Yes, he does (go ahead)..."
    THE COMMENTARY ON THIS CHANNEL! 💯❤‍🔥

  • @pacjam3000
    @pacjam3000 Před rokem +38

    I really enjoyed this movie. So many funny moments & unapologetically Black! Everyone did a great job and it was shot well. I plan to see it again with a few friends.

  • @starbrand3726
    @starbrand3726 Před rokem +7

    LL Cool J's character survived to the end in Deep Blue Sea.

  • @briecheeseplease1845
    @briecheeseplease1845 Před rokem +10

    I love how one of you knows all the technical details and references and the other is pure reactionary shady commentary ❤😂

  • @avigindratt7608
    @avigindratt7608 Před rokem +12

    When he said 'all lives matter' I lost it 😭

  • @LynneJordan11
    @LynneJordan11 Před rokem +12

    I love the way you talk about individual actors and characters and the funny bits. This movie was crazy funny!

  • @tigerlilly9038
    @tigerlilly9038 Před rokem +4

    Joseph YES!!! 😂😂😂OMG. Shaneequa ass sure did look like Pennywise in silhouette coming up out of that damn lake!!! 😂😂😂

  • @briecheeseplease1845
    @briecheeseplease1845 Před rokem +5

    The telepathy scene was a funny nod to Black ppl looks… we will squint at eachother and you’ll know exactly what the other needs

  • @gonaye1
    @gonaye1 Před rokem +5

    That look on Joseph’s face in the thumbnail 😂

  • @indauroleal7953
    @indauroleal7953 Před rokem +15

    The resignation in Joseph's voice when he said "yes, he does" hahaha

  • @kumaridesilva3992
    @kumaridesilva3992 Před rokem +12

    I went to this movie cold, just because it was the only thing showing when I could go, I ended up being the only person in the theater - and yet I laughed out loud. This movie was so funny and so unapologetically black :)

  • @qinight92
    @qinight92 Před rokem +6

    Tay Diggs survived in house on haunted hill, Jada Pinkett demon knight she survived had they said that instead of scream 2 they would of been ok lol

  • @VirgosGroove3
    @VirgosGroove3 Před rokem +13

    I saw this movie at a pre screening and it was good. Deff a movie that’s fun to see in theaters because the crowd was laughing a lot. 😅

  • @kevindrake4529
    @kevindrake4529 Před rokem +20

    I was so happy you reviewed this…and I watched just long enough to see if you both liked it. Since you did, I’m going to pause and watch the rest of the review after I see this movie because it looks hilarious. When you both hate a movie I figure I can skip it and just know what it’s about from you. Excited to see this now!

    • @marcusclark1339
      @marcusclark1339 Před 6 měsíci

      its not good and just racist to white people throughout
      like every "white bad" joke isn't a joke they GENUINELY feel that way about it, there's no punchline there, and the movie is just that for over an hour, its just a slog honestly

    • @dalubuhlengwenya7188
      @dalubuhlengwenya7188 Před 4 měsíci

      I literally just did the same. Started their review. 4 mins in Joseph sold me and I’m like let me go watch this it sounds funny. I’m back now after finishing, it was so good😂I’m not a horror girl so was relieved at all the funny moments, still got a few jump scares though 😂

  • @briecheeseplease1845
    @briecheeseplease1845 Před rokem +4

    When they called Lisa Mr. Mustard from Clue 😂😂😂😂

  • @ZoraNH.dusttracks1891
    @ZoraNH.dusttracks1891 Před rokem +11

    Can’t wait to see this…saw a clip the other day and was sold. Also, Angela Bassett was in Critters 4 and survived until the end.

    • @clintcoleman6300
      @clintcoleman6300 Před rokem

      Really? That was a paycheck choice. She must have needed a new deck or something

  • @JarvariusClemons
    @JarvariusClemons Před rokem +13

    I loved this movie. Had me laughing the whole movie. The only really horror moments I got was the jump scares. The arrows scared the shit out of me 😂

    • @AlansNewMutant
      @AlansNewMutant Před rokem +3

      THIS is the additional information a brotha needs to KNOW! Horror movie watching veterans be like "It wasn't scary at all" and the same movie be having me getting my heart palpitated on by ENTs in the aisle. 😂

    • @JarvariusClemons
      @JarvariusClemons Před rokem +2

      @@AlansNewMutant haha I guess I should have prefaced with the fact that I love scary movies. With this being a horror/comedy, the horror parts made me laugh because of the reactions. You’ll love it. If you watched Scary Movie, you’ll be fine.

    • @AlansNewMutant
      @AlansNewMutant Před rokem

      @@JarvariusClemons I didn't watch Scary Movie, lol. I'm a big chicken. R more accurately, I hate the adrenaline surge from jumpscares. I understand people love that surge and want to experience it time and again, but it only makes me furious.😂😂🤣🤣

  • @PLOTTHICC
    @PLOTTHICC Před rokem +9

    Kaluuya survives Get Out.

  • @blujones1257
    @blujones1257 Před rokem +3

    clifton did it all because they didn’t teach him how to play spades 😂

  • @ginabeena6757
    @ginabeena6757 Před rokem +8

    Everyone loves the shafts!! 😂💗

  • @SikeChick
    @SikeChick Před rokem +3

    I think Ken Forey's character in Romero's Dawn of the Dead is an OG Black horror movie survivor.

  • @Prettyboyred336
    @Prettyboyred336 Před rokem +3

    Two snaps, in a circle. This reminds me of in living color skit. 👍

  • @lesliehardeman6212
    @lesliehardeman6212 Před rokem +3

    Thanks guys, if I hadn't come across your review, I'd have missed out on a great movie.

  • @mirtieraczo5842
    @mirtieraczo5842 Před rokem +24

    Ll Cool J made it to the end Halloween H20 and Deep Blue Sea. As a matter of fact, I don't believe he's ever died in a movie.

    • @theboost2524
      @theboost2524 Před rokem +6

      He died in Rollerball. Pretty bad movie.

    • @mirtieraczo5842
      @mirtieraczo5842 Před rokem +2

      @@theboost2524 thanks! My friends and I have been joking that LL must have it in his contract that he can't die because none of us could think of something he dies in. Now I know. 🙂

    • @shericegillespie7409
      @shericegillespie7409 Před rokem +2

      Busta rhymes survived Halloween: 20 years? He played dead after fighting Michael

    • @clintcoleman6300
      @clintcoleman6300 Před rokem

      To me he dies in every movie. His acting is “wooden” like a 2 by 4 piece of deadwood

  • @mrd5024
    @mrd5024 Před rokem +6

    "I like all the Shafts" 💀

  • @briecheeseplease1845
    @briecheeseplease1845 Před rokem +2

    As far as your third act commentary- the inside joke is that Black people, we take spades seriously… it’s like Clifton took it back to the. “The not invited to the cookout” seriously.

  • @TheBearAspirin
    @TheBearAspirin Před rokem +2

    Shout out to the 2018 short film by 3Peat that was the basis for the film (and some of the funniest lines are in the short).

  • @ladyca-ws1xb
    @ladyca-ws1xb Před rokem +3

    U're right about that drink tha King made, funny as shyte 😂.

  • @LateCambrian
    @LateCambrian Před rokem +6

    Who doesn't like Shafts?

  • @SkyLukewater
    @SkyLukewater Před rokem +5

    I might be childish but the Shaft joke got me

  • @noahlondon8005
    @noahlondon8005 Před 10 měsíci +1

    The movie is a total guilty pleasure for me. the survivors' ending lines are a scream( no pun intended). I did know the villain the second they showed up but that didn't spoil it. it's a hoot...major fun watch for this Brotha!

  • @camillewalker2962
    @camillewalker2962 Před rokem +4

    It reminded me of the Cabin in the Woods mostly. I liked that movie. I liked this one too. Very funny.

  • @sparksfan
    @sparksfan Před rokem +4

    I dig watching you guys. I love how Nick always knows what Joseph has seen~ Joseph to Nick: "What else have I seen him in?" or "What other movies did we see from this director?" And then Nick with the "I love all the Shaft's..." LMAO!

  • @jay-dubb.dubb.68
    @jay-dubb.dubb.68 Před rokem +6

    Thank you, gents, for this review!! As always... I couldn't wait to watch your review!! I saw it today and was pleasantly surprised, I was howling out loud at so many scenes! The characterization was excellent, and they were all memorable! Negros At Applebee's Cooking Pasta!! 💀

  • @jujutaylor2186
    @jujutaylor2186 Před rokem +8

    Thanks for the review. Looking forward to the movie

  • @NINrod_M
    @NINrod_M Před rokem +4

    The movie reviews are great, but I just love watching you guys together. ❤

  • @RobOlivierbjr64
    @RobOlivierbjr64 Před rokem +2

    “I like all the Shafts”😉😂😎🌈

  • @sewj8046
    @sewj8046 Před rokem +2

    Fun movie! I've watched it twice so far. As a brotha, I felt like I was in it with them. I love how they cover at the end, how to call for police. That was a sad reality only reserved for our people but you got to laugh to keep from crying.

    • @tigerlilly9038
      @tigerlilly9038 Před 10 měsíci

      The same feeling when the blue lights show up at the end of GET OUT..relief and fear at the same time

  • @jpdaboss626
    @jpdaboss626 Před rokem +5

    Oh shyt! A positive review! I’m definitely in for this one! Thanks for sharing!! Loved the commentary

  • @ThousanWhite
    @ThousanWhite Před rokem +4

    19:17 Jump to listen to final rating without spoilers

  • @mareygracer14
    @mareygracer14 Před rokem +3

    I saw this one last night at an early screening. I really loved the trailer. Thanks for posting, FJF🏹

  • @ysahehre4316
    @ysahehre4316 Před rokem +4

    I need a nice refreshing film.
    I wanna see this today.

  • @chloequinn2274
    @chloequinn2274 Před rokem +4

    The only black character in Night of the Demons the original !

  • @conniewillis6756
    @conniewillis6756 Před rokem +1

    Thanks! Highly recommended!!!🎉😂😂

  • @bjanderson_09
    @bjanderson_09 Před rokem +2

    Tim Story worked on the short lived Queens show with Brandy from 2021/2022.

  • @schlomogoldbergsilverman507

    nick loves the shafts

  • @Truthseeker738
    @Truthseeker738 Před rokem +4

    I’ve been looking forward to this review! Great video guys 🙌🏽

  • @gayhomosexuallll
    @gayhomosexuallll Před rokem +2

    Not Leah and Lee Daniels! LOL

  • @macebluemoon369
    @macebluemoon369 Před rokem +32

    More than likely I will embarrass you guys and embarrass myself for saying this. However it must be said. Watching your videos and observing the dynamic between you guys I've always thought that if you guys were a hetero couple you should be making hundreds of babies. LMFAO!!! Both of you are cute when one gets annoyed with the other. Yet anyone obviously notices the bond and love you guys share and it is beautiful.

  • @JoaquinGonzalezSmilingalways

    Thanks for this movie review guys! 👏

  • @nhenry76
    @nhenry76 Před rokem +1

    Never forget LL Cool J made it out of Halloween H20 !😂

  • @th3ronin407
    @th3ronin407 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for reviewing this movie, you guys are awesome and I'm subbing

  • @Doglover79586
    @Doglover79586 Před rokem +8

    Hopefully it’s going to be funny been waiting a while for a comedy not a big fan of superhero movies and transformer type movies the last couple of months there hasn’t been any really good playing

  • @ItsTifahTifah
    @ItsTifahTifah Před rokem +1

    This movie also had a little bit of Jumanji in there

  • @ItsTifahTifah
    @ItsTifahTifah Před rokem +1

    I suspected early on that the nerd was the one in on this

  • @ssme_
    @ssme_ Před rokem +2

    This movie was a comedy central skit/short. It's on CZcams with the same title.

  • @collinrath3960
    @collinrath3960 Před rokem +1

    Django & Django Netflix doc on spaghetti westerns was good, easy watch would love a review.
    You guys are great

  • @user-wz5ud4mn4y
    @user-wz5ud4mn4y Před 10 měsíci +2

    *looks back*.
    "All lives matter" 💀

  • @MeghannMonroe
    @MeghannMonroe Před rokem +8

    Brandy in I know what you did last summer

  • @kev3k
    @kev3k Před rokem +2

    It was such a ridiculous movie but that’s what made it such a good watch

  • @cluv513
    @cluv513 Před rokem +2

    Fine ass Nick and Joseph!!! For the win🎉🎉🎉

  • @jimfaust6342
    @jimfaust6342 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Taye Diggs in House on Haunted Hill 1999 he plays Eddie and he lives as does Ali Larter

  • @TechnicJunglist
    @TechnicJunglist Před rokem +2

    Great review. thank you both.

  • @SuperSpasticNinja
    @SuperSpasticNinja Před rokem

    House on Haunted Hill the black dude survived as well right? It's waaay back but I remember fully expecting him to bite it and then coming out surprised

  • @soso694
    @soso694 Před rokem +1

    Great review. As for Clifton's motivation, it's actually one of the many inside jokes in the Black community that are shown in the film. The joke is that Black people are very serious about Spades and reneging is one of the cardinal sins in the Black community. If you've been to Black cookouts and events where people were playing Spades, then you're going to get a kick out of Clifton doing all of this over a Spades game. I

  • @linda9645
    @linda9645 Před rokem +2

    Jade pickket made it to the end on Demon night!!

  • @dayjay9819
    @dayjay9819 Před rokem

    Man my you said spoiler alert 😂 new fan here

  • @kylaphilippe580
    @kylaphilippe580 Před rokem

    They also made a nod to get out because Chris made it to the end of the movie and one of the characters referenced the sunken place.

  • @replicacity92
    @replicacity92 Před rokem +2

    I had a great time with this movie and a pack theater. It was fun

  • @RobOlivierbjr64
    @RobOlivierbjr64 Před rokem +1

    L.L Kool J in Deep Blue Sea😎

  • @asan1050
    @asan1050 Před rokem +2

    ThanksMuch!

  • @replicacity92
    @replicacity92 Před rokem +2

    I think my favorite was de Wayne as well. That was my gf favorite too. I also liked king

  • @veganpeace7890
    @veganpeace7890 Před rokem +2

    I can't wait to see this!!

  • @justaguy7230
    @justaguy7230 Před rokem +1

    Off the top of my head, black characters that make it to the end:
    Keith David in the thing
    The kid from f13 part v a new beginning
    Ll cool j in deep blue sea and h20
    Brandy in I still know what u did last summer
    …. Not a whole lot more 😂
    Just seen this movie last night and loved it. My favourite character was Dewayne as well and I always love when Diedrich Bader shows up in anything. I could have sworn he played the two hillbilly killers as well, but he did not. I didn’t get a good look at them😂

  • @kitsunekitty_channel
    @kitsunekitty_channel Před rokem

    If I can remember correctly the character Maggie or vaggie her name was in the 13 ghost survived in the end even though the whole house exploded 0-0 but she survived:)

  • @EverythingAnimePodcast
    @EverythingAnimePodcast Před rokem +1

    It’s good but… it’s not scary movie good. That’s what I walked away with the ending of the movie

  • @theanimationstation1574
    @theanimationstation1574 Před rokem +1

    He destroyed shaft

  • @mel4977
    @mel4977 Před rokem +1

    Have we forgotten about Brandy in I still know what you did…. #justice4brandy

  • @maxxmadness9866
    @maxxmadness9866 Před rokem

    *Bonus trivia answer*
    Rah Digga survived in 13 Ghosts

  • @terianapride3881
    @terianapride3881 Před rokem

    The movie references a lot of black movies: Why Did I Get Married, Marlon Wayans in Scary Movie

  • @jimfaust6342
    @jimfaust6342 Před 7 měsíci

    This sounds hilarious 😂

  • @dayjay9819
    @dayjay9819 Před rokem

    Great review but you told the killer was glad I saw the movie first u told spoilers

  • @Jasonleal77
    @Jasonleal77 Před rokem +1

    Damn. That’s a great memory recalling the plot points to this movie.

  • @js7dragon
    @js7dragon Před rokem

    Nick being dragged in under a minute is a new record!

  • @mickeyjean2895
    @mickeyjean2895 Před rokem +1

    ………. The plot seems a bit repetitive…..

  • @Jasonleal77
    @Jasonleal77 Před rokem

    The background image!

    • @CrookedShoeTales
      @CrookedShoeTales Před rokem

      Yeah, I don’t really want to look at that for a whole video.

  • @williamerazo3921
    @williamerazo3921 Před rokem

    Wait he did the 2 fantastic Four movies wow. Why he’s not very popular director?

  • @Yolduranduran
    @Yolduranduran Před rokem +1

    Jajaja, that a laugh on Spanish. 😊

  • @babytoshiro7014
    @babytoshiro7014 Před rokem +1

    Love you go👏👏👏👏💯💯💖💖

  • @Bama-ue9dm
    @Bama-ue9dm Před rokem

    Ok but all the best lines are in the trailer.

  • @missleelee7232
    @missleelee7232 Před rokem +1

    I laughed a few times lol....scary movie for the millennials😑

  • @glenncross956
    @glenncross956 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This comedy was bland and corny at best, production quality also takes you out of the movie all the time, especially the sound work.
    Sorrrrryyyyyy.