LeilaniOtter
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I loved "Pulp Fiction".
When the film first came out in the mid-90s, my housemate and I rushed to the theatres to see it because we liked Tarantino's style of "Reservoir Dogs" and wondered how he'd pull of a multi-layer, episodic movie. Thank goodness he had the likes of Travolta, Jackson, Willis, and Thurman to help with the characters.
Fast forward to 2025, and "Weapons", which is another multi-layer, episodic film revolving around a town trying to come to terms with the disappearance into the night of 17 school children from a single classroom.
The concept was brilliant, and the plotting and pacing were top notch.
Unfortunately,director Zack Cregger's first film, "Barbarian", had us looking at each other and saying, "You've got to be f**king kidding." when we were alerted to the payoff - it was so simple and so mindbogglingly dull and stupid, it turned us off the rest of the way through the film.
So too did "Weapons".
We enjoyed the slow burn, the few scares, and POV scenes throughout - until we got to the cause of the disappearance of the children, and it was like "Barbarian" all over again.
"You've got to be f**king kidding."
It, again, literally turned us off to the rest of the film. Now, to give credit, the ending of this film packs a serious punch, and is explosive in action, but it's not enough to grab our appreciation again.
We're left shaking our heads over the final resolution.
To be fair, "Weapons" is well-written (at least most of the time), and the "Pulp Fiction" style is hard not to marvel over. They did a good job with that, and I won't deny them that. it was good.
Just not...good enough.
6.5/10
"Sinners" still reigns supreme as the horror movie of the year - and surely a Best Film consideration in 2026.
When the film first came out in the mid-90s, my housemate and I rushed to the theatres to see it because we liked Tarantino's style of "Reservoir Dogs" and wondered how he'd pull of a multi-layer, episodic movie. Thank goodness he had the likes of Travolta, Jackson, Willis, and Thurman to help with the characters.
Fast forward to 2025, and "Weapons", which is another multi-layer, episodic film revolving around a town trying to come to terms with the disappearance into the night of 17 school children from a single classroom.
The concept was brilliant, and the plotting and pacing were top notch.
Unfortunately,director Zack Cregger's first film, "Barbarian", had us looking at each other and saying, "You've got to be f**king kidding." when we were alerted to the payoff - it was so simple and so mindbogglingly dull and stupid, it turned us off the rest of the way through the film.
So too did "Weapons".
We enjoyed the slow burn, the few scares, and POV scenes throughout - until we got to the cause of the disappearance of the children, and it was like "Barbarian" all over again.
"You've got to be f**king kidding."
It, again, literally turned us off to the rest of the film. Now, to give credit, the ending of this film packs a serious punch, and is explosive in action, but it's not enough to grab our appreciation again.
We're left shaking our heads over the final resolution.
To be fair, "Weapons" is well-written (at least most of the time), and the "Pulp Fiction" style is hard not to marvel over. They did a good job with that, and I won't deny them that. it was good.
Just not...good enough.
6.5/10
"Sinners" still reigns supreme as the horror movie of the year - and surely a Best Film consideration in 2026.