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LockeMonster
05/24/19 1:51:23 AM
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For some reason my pre-order became available to watch through MA, and I just finished it.

That was a fucking movie. I didn't know what to think on where it was going till the third act when it got more obvious. That final battle with "I got 5 on it" fucking takes me right back to the 90s.

Lupita Nyongo was both amazing and really hot. Didn't see her like this in other stuff or even Black Panther.

While Twilight Zone has been pretty mixed and preachy, which is also by Jordan Peele, this is way more like Get Out and there are rumors they will all be connected with a third movie like Glass. Apparently the family in Get Out and the US Government experiments could be linked through the Knights Templar.

Anyway, lots of things didn't add up unless you considered the tethered supernatural/alternate reality.

What do you/did you think?
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Lord_Wombat
05/24/19 1:54:14 AM
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Rabbits
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qwertyuio1
05/24/19 2:29:12 AM
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Alice in wonderland + Thriller music video
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SMAP-
05/24/19 2:31:25 AM
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I loved it while watching it, but it sadly makes less sense the more and more I think about it. A very very good first experience, but Im afraid to be disappointed with a rewatch
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boxington
05/24/19 2:42:40 AM
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I really enjoyed it.

and yea, some stuff doesn't make sense under scrutiny, but I feel like it's more about what the movie is trying to say, and to do so in an entertaining manner.

the dance/fight was also pretty dope.
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DoctorVader
05/24/19 2:51:27 AM
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It's obviously "supernatural". There's no way these people stayed in some endless tunnel hallway underground with a staircase leading through a hall of fucking mirrors.

I honestly kept thinking of that one story from VHS about the parallel timeline story.

Anyway, it's like a less demonic version of The Upside Down, but only in actions imo.
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Lorenzo_2003
05/24/19 3:09:47 AM
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I liked Us.

Doing a doppelgnger movie, such as the twist being twins or clones, can easily go off the rails, as it often does with time travel stories. But Us was the right level of creepy, funny and intriguing. Its better to not think too hard about the logic of it all, so I consider it kind of a long Twilight Zone episode.
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LockeMonster
05/24/19 2:27:00 PM
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Lord_Wombat posted...
Rabbits

Michael Myers?

qwertyuio1 posted...
Alice in wonderland + Thriller music video

Peele said it's closer to Michael Myers.

SMAP- posted...
I loved it while watching it, but it sadly makes less sense the more and more I think about it. A very very good first experience, but Im afraid to be disappointed with a rewatch

boxington posted...
I really enjoyed it.

and yea, some stuff doesn't make sense under scrutiny, but I feel like it's more about what the movie is trying to say, and to do so in an entertaining manner.

the dance/fight was also pretty dope.

Yeah, exactly.

DoctorVader posted...
It's obviously "supernatural". There's no way these people stayed in some endless tunnel hallway underground with a staircase leading through a hall of fucking mirrors.

I honestly kept thinking of that one story from VHS about the parallel timeline story.

Anyway, it's like a less demonic version of The Upside Down, but only in actions imo.

But what about the opening statement about abandoned tunnels? I get where you're coming from because I've been reading this same thing, but idk.

Biggest question is how no one ever ventured down those stairs to find allegedly millions of people. So maybe you're right.

Basically the mirror universe from Star Trek.

Lorenzo_2003 posted...
I liked Us.

Doing a doppelgnger movie, such as the twist being twins or clones, can easily go off the rails, as it often does with time travel stories. But Us was the right level of creepy, funny and intriguing. Its better to not think too hard about the logic of it all, so I consider it kind of a long Twilight Zone episode.

That's true, but Peele has expressed interest in a combined universe for Get Out, Us, and 3 other movies, so it's not like one single episode of TW with no more information beyond that. Which is the fun with this movie.
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Ryangrad
05/24/19 2:34:59 PM
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LockeMonster posted...
While Twilight Zone has been pretty mixed and preachy, which is also by Jordan Peele,

Well, he doesn't write or direct anything for TZ, and he isn't the showrunner either. He just hosts and EP the show. So he has nothing to do with the daily goings on and the overall flow of the show.
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LockeMonster
05/24/19 2:42:17 PM
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Ryangrad posted...
LockeMonster posted...
While Twilight Zone has been pretty mixed and preachy, which is also by Jordan Peele,

Well, he doesn't write or direct anything for TZ, and he isn't the showrunner either. He just hosts and EP the show. So he has nothing to do with the daily goings on and the overall flow of the show.

While I agree with what you're saying, he's listed as a creator and the other creators and the showrunner are his friends.

He's like GRRM to GoT, but not relying entirely on him. I'm sure he still has a lot of influence.
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Joenage
05/24/19 3:10:14 PM
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LockeMonster posted...
this is way more like Get Out

WOW
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DoctorVader
05/24/19 3:21:31 PM
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LockeMonster posted...
But what about the opening statement about abandoned tunnels? I get where you're coming from because I've been reading this same thing, but idk.

Biggest question is how no one ever ventured down those stairs to find allegedly millions of people. So maybe you're right.

Basically the mirror universe from Star Trek.

Dude, as you said, it's highly improbable not a single person ever checked the basement that was easily accessible by stairs. The stairs themselves led to an alternate dimension ala The Upside Down. That way, it didn't always have to be there or even accessible by everyone.
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qwertyuio1
05/24/19 4:45:04 PM
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qwertyuio1 posted...
Alice in wonderland + Thriller music video


LockeMonster posted...
Peele said it's closer to Michael Myers.


I know that I'm talking about subliminals
Girl through a looking glass(mirror) into a wonderland(Alice), (Alice down the rabbit hole)rabbits(I'm late).

Red outfit one glove(Michael Jackson Thriller red outfit always wore one glove), when the original girl danced surrounded by the zombie like copies(Thriller M.J. dances surrounded by them too), when it turns out the original little girl switched with the monster(Thrillers end scene reveals M.J. switched with monster M.J.)

Etc
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ElatedVenusaur
05/24/19 4:55:44 PM
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Lupita Nyong'o was incredible. The movie itself was good, but she put it on her back and carried it over the top.
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qwertyuio1
05/24/19 4:57:15 PM
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Samman123
05/24/19 4:58:07 PM
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It wasn't as good as Get Out but it was still really good
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Smashingpmkns
05/24/19 5:00:25 PM
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Wtf why did I never make the connection to Alice
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qwertyuio1
05/24/19 5:03:17 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
Wtf why did I never make the connection to Alice


tbh my Alice radar doubled ever since I realized the Resident Evil movie was "zombie Alice in Wonderland"; even had it's own version of the "Red Queen"
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greatmonkeybaby
05/24/19 5:21:42 PM
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adelaide literally went through a looking glass into a rabbit hole & was lost in that wonderland that's savage! so is "red" the "red queen"???

and ^ isnt the mc in the RE films literally named alice?
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greatmonkeybaby
05/24/19 5:23:24 PM
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*mind blown*
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qwertyuio1
05/24/19 11:47:21 PM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
adelaide literally went through a looking glass into a rabbit hole & was lost in that wonderland that's savage! so is "red" the "red queen"???

and ^ isnt the mc in the RE films literally named alice?


Yeah Resident Evil film m.c. is Alice.
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LockeMonster
05/25/19 8:12:16 AM
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Damn, I can't get over that final dance/fight. Just watched it again. Love how Red just styles on Adelaide DBZ style. Can't even land a single hit.

In retrospect to the ending, I feel terrible Red lost and died, especially through that brutal strangulation. She got completely fucked in the ordeal.

When you first see it, you're like "yeah, fuck yeah, kill that bitch". But once you know the ending...

qwertyuio1 posted...
I know that I'm talking about subliminals
Girl through a looking glass(mirror) into a wonderland(Alice), (Alice down the rabbit hole)rabbits(I'm late).

Red outfit one glove(Michael Jackson Thriller red outfit always wore one glove), when the original girl danced surrounded by the zombie like copies(Thriller M.J. dances surrounded by them too), when it turns out the original little girl switched with the monster(Thrillers end scene reveals M.J. switched with monster M.J.)

Etc

No, I definitely understand where you're coming from. But Peele had specifically said the rabbits had to do with Michael Myers. And also why every Tethered is in a jumpsuit like his and why when they first show up, they act just like him.
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greatmonkeybaby
05/25/19 7:44:33 PM
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LockeMonster posted...
Damn, I can't get over that final dance/fight. Just watched it again. Love how Red just styles on Adelaide DBZ style. Can't even land a single hit.

In retrospect to the ending, I feel terrible Red lost and died, especially through that brutal strangulation. She got completely fucked in the ordeal.

When you first see it, you're like "yeah, fuck yeah, kill that bitch". But once you know the ending...

qwertyuio1 posted...
I know that I'm talking about subliminals
Girl through a looking glass(mirror) into a wonderland(Alice), (Alice down the rabbit hole)rabbits(I'm late).

Red outfit one glove(Michael Jackson Thriller red outfit always wore one glove), when the original girl danced surrounded by the zombie like copies(Thriller M.J. dances surrounded by them too), when it turns out the original little girl switched with the monster(Thrillers end scene reveals M.J. switched with monster M.J.)

Etc

No, I definitely understand where you're coming from. But Peele had specifically said the rabbits had to do with Michael Myers. And also why every Tethered is in a jumpsuit like his and why when they first show up, they act just like him.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.okayplayer.com/originals/michael-jackson-thriller-references-jordan-peele-us.html/amp

if anything it's an all of the above combination of those things because peele also said the red jumpsuit & glove are influenced by his infatuation with thriller & hands across america is also a michael jackson thing
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billcom6
05/25/19 7:45:02 PM
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Once you examine the plot for more than 5 seconds literally none of it makes any fucking sense.
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qwertyuio1
05/25/19 8:12:34 PM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
LockeMonster posted...
Damn, I can't get over that final dance/fight. Just watched it again. Love how Red just styles on Adelaide DBZ style. Can't even land a single hit.

In retrospect to the ending, I feel terrible Red lost and died, especially through that brutal strangulation. She got completely fucked in the ordeal.

When you first see it, you're like "yeah, fuck yeah, kill that bitch". But once you know the ending...

qwertyuio1 posted...
I know that I'm talking about subliminals
Girl through a looking glass(mirror) into a wonderland(Alice), (Alice down the rabbit hole)rabbits(I'm late).

Red outfit one glove(Michael Jackson Thriller red outfit always wore one glove), when the original girl danced surrounded by the zombie like copies(Thriller M.J. dances surrounded by them too), when it turns out the original little girl switched with the monster(Thrillers end scene reveals M.J. switched with monster M.J.)

Etc

No, I definitely understand where you're coming from. But Peele had specifically said the rabbits had to do with Michael Myers. And also why every Tethered is in a jumpsuit like his and why when they first show up, they act just like him.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.okayplayer.com/originals/michael-jackson-thriller-references-jordan-peele-us.html/amp

if anything it's an all of the above combination of those things because peele also said the red jumpsuit & glove are influenced by his infatuation with thriller

https://mashable.com/article/jordan-peele-michael-jackson-us-movie/

https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/us-michael-jackson-reference-jordan-peele-1203167647/

https://www.nme.com/news/film/jordan-peele-responds-to-character-wearing-michael-jackson-t-shirt-in-us-2462321

https://www.bet.com/celebrities/exclusives/us-movie-michael-jackson-thriller.html

https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/michael-jackson-thriller-references-jordan-peele-us.html

https://www.thewrap.com/us-costume-designer-michael-jackson-nods-thriller-glove/

https://www.bet.com/celebrities/exclusives/us-movie-michael-jackson-thriller.html


Yeah it is likely to be all those things simultaneously.
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LockeMonster
05/25/19 8:13:23 PM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
LockeMonster posted...
Damn, I can't get over that final dance/fight. Just watched it again. Love how Red just styles on Adelaide DBZ style. Can't even land a single hit.

In retrospect to the ending, I feel terrible Red lost and died, especially through that brutal strangulation. She got completely fucked in the ordeal.

When you first see it, you're like "yeah, fuck yeah, kill that bitch". But once you know the ending...

qwertyuio1 posted...
I know that I'm talking about subliminals
Girl through a looking glass(mirror) into a wonderland(Alice), (Alice down the rabbit hole)rabbits(I'm late).

Red outfit one glove(Michael Jackson Thriller red outfit always wore one glove), when the original girl danced surrounded by the zombie like copies(Thriller M.J. dances surrounded by them too), when it turns out the original little girl switched with the monster(Thrillers end scene reveals M.J. switched with monster M.J.)

Etc

No, I definitely understand where you're coming from. But Peele had specifically said the rabbits had to do with Michael Myers. And also why every Tethered is in a jumpsuit like his and why when they first show up, they act just like him.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.okayplayer.com/originals/michael-jackson-thriller-references-jordan-peele-us.html/amp

if anything it's an all of the above combination of those things because peele also said the red jumpsuit & glove are influenced by his infatuation with thriller

https://mashable.com/article/jordan-peele-michael-jackson-us-movie/

https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/us-michael-jackson-reference-jordan-peele-1203167647/

https://www.nme.com/news/film/jordan-peele-responds-to-character-wearing-michael-jackson-t-shirt-in-us-2462321

https://www.bet.com/celebrities/exclusives/us-movie-michael-jackson-thriller.html

https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/michael-jackson-thriller-references-jordan-peele-us.html

https://www.thewrap.com/us-costume-designer-michael-jackson-nods-thriller-glove/

https://www.bet.com/celebrities/exclusives/us-movie-michael-jackson-thriller.html

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. The jumpsuits are exactly like Michael Myers and he's said it resembles his and nothing really like Jackson's, except with the red color and gloves. So it's a blend. This is what I'm referring to in terms of the rabbits.

"Rabbits they're supposed to be cute. On paper they're adorable, lovable rabbits," Peele said in a red carpet interview. "Have you ever gotten close to a rabbit? You can tell in their eyes that they have a sociopath. If you put a rabbit brain in a human body, you have Michael Myers. They have no empathy."

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a26971937/us-movie-halloween-michael-myers-tethered-theory/
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greatmonkeybaby
05/25/19 8:25:45 PM
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LockeMonster posted...
greatmonkeybaby posted...
LockeMonster posted...
Damn, I can't get over that final dance/fight. Just watched it again. Love how Red just styles on Adelaide DBZ style. Can't even land a single hit.

In retrospect to the ending, I feel terrible Red lost and died, especially through that brutal strangulation. She got completely fucked in the ordeal.

When you first see it, you're like "yeah, fuck yeah, kill that bitch". But once you know the ending...

qwertyuio1 posted...
I know that I'm talking about subliminals
Girl through a looking glass(mirror) into a wonderland(Alice), (Alice down the rabbit hole)rabbits(I'm late).

Red outfit one glove(Michael Jackson Thriller red outfit always wore one glove), when the original girl danced surrounded by the zombie like copies(Thriller M.J. dances surrounded by them too), when it turns out the original little girl switched with the monster(Thrillers end scene reveals M.J. switched with monster M.J.)

Etc

No, I definitely understand where you're coming from. But Peele had specifically said the rabbits had to do with Michael Myers. And also why every Tethered is in a jumpsuit like his and why when they first show up, they act just like him.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.okayplayer.com/originals/michael-jackson-thriller-references-jordan-peele-us.html/amp

if anything it's an all of the above combination of those things because peele also said the red jumpsuit & glove are influenced by his infatuation with thriller

https://mashable.com/article/jordan-peele-michael-jackson-us-movie/

https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/us-michael-jackson-reference-jordan-peele-1203167647/

https://www.nme.com/news/film/jordan-peele-responds-to-character-wearing-michael-jackson-t-shirt-in-us-2462321

https://www.bet.com/celebrities/exclusives/us-movie-michael-jackson-thriller.html

https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/michael-jackson-thriller-references-jordan-peele-us.html

https://www.thewrap.com/us-costume-designer-michael-jackson-nods-thriller-glove/

https://www.bet.com/celebrities/exclusives/us-movie-michael-jackson-thriller.html

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. The jumpsuits are exactly like Michael Myers and he's said it resembles his and nothing really like Jackson's, except with the red color and gloves. So it's a blend. This is what I'm referring to in terms of the rabbits.

"Rabbits they're supposed to be cute. On paper they're adorable, lovable rabbits," Peele said in a red carpet interview. "Have you ever gotten close to a rabbit? You can tell in their eyes that they have a sociopath. If you put a rabbit brain in a human body, you have Michael Myers. They have no empathy."

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a26971937/us-movie-halloween-michael-myers-tethered-theory/


now i want to look a rabbit in the eyes & see what peele saw lmao!
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Hanky_Bannister
05/25/19 8:29:32 PM
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Didnt the others just take over the planet?

Seemed to allude to that at the end

Or were they all following the family?
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cuttin_in_farm
05/25/19 8:48:52 PM
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billcom6 posted...
Once you examine the plot for more than 5 seconds literally none of it makes any fucking sense.

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boxington
05/25/19 8:50:29 PM
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cuttin_in_farm posted...
billcom6 posted...
Once you examine the plot for more than 5 seconds literally none of it makes any fucking sense.

that's the best part
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LockeMonster
05/26/19 10:50:18 AM
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greatmonkeybaby posted...
now i want to look a rabbit in the eyes & see what peele saw lmao!

I think cats are the same. I see it in their eyes all the time. They'd probably love to overpower me and have a feast lol.

Hanky_Bannister posted...
Didnt the others just take over the planet?

Seemed to allude to that at the end

Or were they all following the family?

They were all following Red. I don't think her death stopped them though.

boxington posted...
cuttin_in_farm posted...
billcom6 posted...
Once you examine the plot for more than 5 seconds literally none of it makes any fucking sense.

that's the best part

Yep. It's one of those things where you're having so much fun, you're not interested or thinking about the "how" till later when you're like "wait, wtf?"

The fact that when the real Adelaide was switched with Red, yet the real Adelaide still had the negative experience. I don't think simply going into a tunnel makes you a tethered.
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