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Every family tree hides a secret.
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.
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Mostenire diabolica, El legado del diablo, 유전, Dòng máu bị nguyền rủa, Héréditaire, Hereditary: Das Vermächtnis, Ondskabens hus, Hérédité, Hereditary: le radici del male, Hereditário
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watching HEREDITARY in a packed theater (with *bright projection*) is one of life’s great and terrible pleasures. go see it this weekend. bring your whole family.
it’s very important that you bring your whole family.
say the words exactly as they’re written on the page.
your sacrifice will be rewarded in the end.
HP.
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Toni Collette does *at least* three different things in this movie that might fuck you up forever.
imagine a supernatural creep-fest like THE CONJURING, but told with the patience of THE WITCH, the emotional depth of THE BABADOOK, and the kind of scares that that James Wan would kill for.
curious how it hangs together the second time around (scary movies tend to lose their edge, but a part of me suspects this one might get even better), but for now this feels like a *major* debut.
[clucks tongue]
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i’m so goddamn glad i avoided all of the trailers and info on what this movie was about. the way the camera movements and lighting in this movie play on the audience’s expectiations of horror to build tension without jump scares is so fucking outstanding that i’m already mad that the cinematographer of this movie probably doesn’t win an oscar in 2019
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this is easily one of my favourite horror movies to date. it was creepy as hell but not too cheesy or overdone. there were some chaotic moments at the end with the twist and some unnecessary CGI that probably could have been left out but it didn't take away from the overall effect of the movie. what makes this movie so good is how it is about a family experiencing family tension and trying to deal with hardships. the tension between each family member made up for some of the slower parts in the middle.
i love movies that make you think as you're watching them and leave little bits of foreshadowing and clues. this one slowly drove me insane…
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First time, I was genuinely terrified. Second time, I had to contain my laughter in the theater. Not mockingly funny, it’s just funny when you know the f*cked up craziness that’s about to ensue. Despite the insanity—and Ari Aster has clearly had an intense childhood—this story is such a unique family portrait; a horrifying way of examining the tougher, less-talked-about side of family... also the dinner scene! What an amazing performance by Toni Collette
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Yeah, still damn freakdy. I liked the ending more this time.
*watched with Dane, Sabrina, Sophia, and Josh*
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This is the best horror movie if not one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. You will not be the same after watching this. I don’t know what the fuck is wrong with me but I watched this alone in the dark.
I wanted to scream, cry, and stop watching. I kept watching. You need to see this. Somebody does. I need therapy.
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This was already the best movie of 2018 for me, and my second favorite (my favorite being The Favourite), but upon a second viewing, and knowing how the movie ends, this movie improved tenfold, scratch that, fifty-fold. This is now BY FAR the best film of 2018, and my favorite. Also, it's my favorite horror movie from the 2010's. The storytelling here that Ari Aster slowly unravels is so flawless in execution, as he leaves little droplets of foreshadowing and nuance throughout the film. It's a must-see for a first AND SECOND time, and I'm giving Hereditary a second rating of 10/10. But now, there's one thing I'm hearing a lot that I need to address.
"Toni Collette deserved an…
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Your appreciation of this film will likely depend on how you feel about its final act twist, but personally I found it frustrating.
Hereditary sets up a truly unique and tense narrative, showing that there’s still avenues of originality within the horror genre. Unfortunately they seem to abandon this as the film goes on for a rather generic Deamon Posession story that’s rather overdone in the era of the Conjuring franchise (or even within the confines of this studio’s last few productions). The twist itself may be clever but nothing beyond that point is as well written or orchestrated as the scenes preceding them. Some questionable use of CGI and over the top imagery fly in the face of the…
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Really loved the cinematography, but the story was a little all over the place. Really great sound design and use of tension and not a single stupid jump scare. I can appreciate it for the style alone.
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what a creepy fucking movie. i felt like i was seeing something I️ shouldn’t see the entire time. like i was invading their privacy. goosebumps
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