What Josiah Saw
- 2021
- 2h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.1K
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A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.
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Seeing that this barely has had any audience I'm amazed how controversily it has been recieved in the reviews:
In my eyes the movie doesn't qualify as a horror flick, but it is a pure bred thriller. For most it might be a little rough to enjoy the storyline, as we're being dealt a missfit set of characters that are hard to empathize with. But it's exactly their consistency therein, that make this movie a fantastic gut wrencher. All sibilings deal with their childhood trauma in a unique way, that in itself forms a picture that the viewer might be able to puzzle together before its penultimate conclusion.
I'm quite sure that most people will be surprised how good this movie actually is, therefore I recommend seeing it.
In my eyes the movie doesn't qualify as a horror flick, but it is a pure bred thriller. For most it might be a little rough to enjoy the storyline, as we're being dealt a missfit set of characters that are hard to empathize with. But it's exactly their consistency therein, that make this movie a fantastic gut wrencher. All sibilings deal with their childhood trauma in a unique way, that in itself forms a picture that the viewer might be able to puzzle together before its penultimate conclusion.
I'm quite sure that most people will be surprised how good this movie actually is, therefore I recommend seeing it.
This movie was twisted. Hard to watch and hard to stop watching. Without revealing any spoilers; this film visits some disturbing life potentials that most of us aren't exposed to but , unfortunately, we have known people who are. The dynamics across father, son, siblings....in a whacked out environment. Not really a horror film. More of a psychological thriller / drama.
Don't Really know how I feel after watching this. I think it's better than average. But, this is a strange flick. If you decide to watch it, allow yourself extra time to watch something else afterwards as I don't think you want to go to sleep thinking about this one. It's just weird.
Don't Really know how I feel after watching this. I think it's better than average. But, this is a strange flick. If you decide to watch it, allow yourself extra time to watch something else afterwards as I don't think you want to go to sleep thinking about this one. It's just weird.
Let me just start off by saying I'm a horror movie fanatic. I love horror and have been watching them since the under counter nasties of the mid 80s. Not many I haven't seen.
This is good, really very good the actings superb, it's wonderfully dark and deals with extremely taboo subjects and interweaves them into a beautifully crafted movie.
It wonderfully builds its characters throughout it's entirety until bringing them to a crescendo in the final scenes.
Really haven't enjoyed a movie so much since hereditary. It's up there with that, though slightly more subtle with it's paranormal undertones. Love it.
This is good, really very good the actings superb, it's wonderfully dark and deals with extremely taboo subjects and interweaves them into a beautifully crafted movie.
It wonderfully builds its characters throughout it's entirety until bringing them to a crescendo in the final scenes.
Really haven't enjoyed a movie so much since hereditary. It's up there with that, though slightly more subtle with it's paranormal undertones. Love it.
A savage slice of southern gothic is an expertly concocted slow-burn, brimming with unease and dread.
It's true that the film is more noir like drama than straight up horror, which sadly means that the jumpscare crowd will probably downvote it excessively. I truly can't comprehend how horrorfans don't seem more open to embrace the various subgenres the films of fright has to offer - jumpscares, gore, slow-burn or whatever - as long as the product is competently made, what's the difference. Try reading a few reviews first to get a feel for the material and maybe you won't feel so cheated.
Grim, bleak and utterly captivating, topped off by a pitchblack ending.
Hell I loved this film.
It's true that the film is more noir like drama than straight up horror, which sadly means that the jumpscare crowd will probably downvote it excessively. I truly can't comprehend how horrorfans don't seem more open to embrace the various subgenres the films of fright has to offer - jumpscares, gore, slow-burn or whatever - as long as the product is competently made, what's the difference. Try reading a few reviews first to get a feel for the material and maybe you won't feel so cheated.
Grim, bleak and utterly captivating, topped off by a pitchblack ending.
Hell I loved this film.
Outstanding. An true example of the notion that horror as a genre can be as meaningful and thought-provoking as any other. Incredibly disappointed to see reviews denouncing the movie for its length or lack of jump scares. Watched it over a week ago and have been thinking about it every day since. A must see for any believer in the idea that horror can be an art form. Acting and cinematography worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster. A must watch for any horror aficionado. I truly do not understand how any viewer could challenge the suggestion that this is a horror film - it instigated and cultivates a sense of dread and despair more as good as (or, in fact, better) any mainstream release of the last two or so decades.
Did you know
- TriviaRobert Patrick and Nick Stahl both appeared in The Terminator franchise.
- SoundtracksShadow of the Day
Written by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
Performed by Linkin Park
Produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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- Gross worldwide
- $47,538
- Runtime
- 2h(120 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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