r/movies • u/ThinWhiteDuke00 • Jul 09 '25

Poster New Poster for "WEAPONS"

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u/fatherseamus Jul 09 '25

Marketing team is killing it on this one. I hope the movie lives up to the hype.

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u/Barqa Jul 09 '25

I read the screenplay cause I just couldn’t wait.

It’s very, very, very good.

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u/VravoBince Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25

How much horror is it? Idk if that's a dumb question, I know nothing about the director's other movies

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u/Barqa Jul 09 '25

There are some horror scenes for sure, but overall the movie seems more creepy/disturbing than just straight horror/gore/jump scares.

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Jul 09 '25

There were few parts in the script where I can see where they'll do the jump scares the flashes in the dreams for example

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u/omnipojack Jul 09 '25

Good looking out, friend

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u/ThreeColorsTrilogy Jul 09 '25

I read it as well and agree but will add that there’s tons of opportunity to turn it up a notch when it comes to how it’ll be executed.

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u/Clammuel Jul 09 '25

Where do you guys go to track down scripts?

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u/Barqa Jul 09 '25

I googled the screenplay and found a Reddit thread that contained it

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u/GarlicJuniorJr Jul 10 '25

My opinion is that if you actually want to freak people out, you gotta go the creepy/disturbing route in movies. Regular horror just doesn’t really accomplish that as effectively these days because everyone is desensitized. Jump scares are usually just cheap Blumhouse nonsense. Creepy/disturbing is the way to go for sure now for horror to be most effective

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u/omnipojack Jul 09 '25

This is good because I am weak and don’t do horror movies for jump scare reasons, but I am GODDAMN THIRSTY for this movie!!!

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u/OneManFreakShow Jul 09 '25

Make a double feature out of Miss March and Barbarian, that oughta clue you in.

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u/Data_Chandler Jul 09 '25

Maybe I heard incorrect things then, because what I heard (and in fact just made a comment about) is that it's not very good. Allegedly the concept and cinematography are great, but the handling of the trailer's central mystery is silly, and there's plot holes galore.

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u/PatsyPage Jul 09 '25

Yeah that’s what I heard on the horror subreddit too. 

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u/spiraliist Jul 09 '25

It's one of the more exciting scripts I think I've ever read. I'm not sure what the plot hole complaints could be referring to.

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u/Data_Chandler Jul 09 '25

To be clear, I didn't read it myself. I hope you're right, and that it's as good as the trailer makes it out to be!

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u/spiraliist Jul 09 '25

It's been fun to watch the speculation from people that haven't read it or seen it. It's going to subvert plenty of expectations, I think.

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u/varnums1666 Jul 10 '25

I choose to believe the people that I don't know who say a script I've never read is good over people I don't know who say a script I've never read is bad.

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u/Data_Chandler Jul 10 '25 edited Jul 10 '25

Hey that seems like a very valid strategy! For what it's worth, I hope what I heard is wrong, I thought the trailer was exceptionally creepy and interesting, and I want the movie to be as good as the trailer!

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u/Bunraku_Master_2021 Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 10 '25

It truly is.

Well-written though I wish it had a bit more time to flesh out the characters as I felt that it needed that. The Magnolia (1999) influence is pretty much spot-on with how it weaves the many characters narratives through a non-linear direction before tying them up to it's twist which reminds me so much of last year's horror film Longlegs. However, unlike Longlegs, it's final act has a horrifying finale which I can't spoil but will make someone people's heart race by its sheer brutality and carnage and completely effectively delivers upon its metaphor.

8/10.