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nolabear

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5. Only dorky on one way. -***spoiler***

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 5, 2017, 06:01 PM

Jun 2017

The brain transplant is a great old workhorse. But they certainly used it well as the ultimate objectification of and stealing of the black body. That auction...damn.

The deer in the headlights/buck theme was great. And the guilt over his fear of the system making him avoidant of 911 being exploited was creepy af. As a therapist I rankle at the abuse of psychiatry being a cliche but if you're going to do it they did it up. And it is a real fear people have.

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Have others here seen GET OUT? Can we have a conversation that's full of spoilers? [View all] nolabear Jun 2017 OP

Loved it- second viewing felt totally different. bettyellen Jun 2017 #1

I loved the references too. I'll have to watch with commentary! nolabear Jun 2017 #3

Dorky and preposterous until you realize that similar has happened bettyellen Jun 2017 #4

Only dorky on one way. -***spoiler*** nolabear Jun 2017 #5

Yes the dorky.... bettyellen Jun 2017 #6

It was excellent! Agschmid Jun 2017 #2

It took days to unwind all the symbolism and double entendres bettyellen Jun 2017 #18

I was surprised that the production value was so high grantcart Jun 2017 #7

It's worth listening to Poole talk about the choices he made. He was so careful to choose on the bettyellen Jun 2017 #8

Yes, he played the plot like music. Tension, release, tension, release. nolabear Jun 2017 #9

I'd had a huge list in my head of movies he gave a nod too.... bettyellen Jun 2017 #10

I knew that camera flash rang a bell! And the running too. nolabear Jun 2017 #11

Best "movie of the week" ever! Maybe Trilogy of Terror was as good... bettyellen Jun 2017 #14

Gaslighting in general is a great technique. Draws us into the confusion. nolabear Jun 2017 #15

Agree, and in a sense Get Out has a similar thing - using his empathy and bettyellen Jun 2017 #17

that scene where geek tragedy Jun 2017 #12

... nolabear Jun 2017 #13

They tried a bunch of other one liners for Lil Rel .... one was "do you think... bettyellen Jun 2017 #16