• Nangijala@feddit.dk
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    2 months ago

    Genuine question: what’s the verdict on the movie? I am very tempted to go watch Obsession for a second time, but am also wondering about checking this one out. Is it better or worse or equally good as Obsession?

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      Haven’t watched Obsession, but I loved the Backrooms. I’ve never seen my fiancé more horrified by a movie, and a friend that was with us had to step away for a bit.

      Fair warning though, the protagonist does get verbally agressive/abusive/physically abusive.

      There was also a lot more gore than I was expecting, because Kane typically keeps it light.

      Easily one of my favorite movies this year.

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      2 months ago

      Didn’t watch obsession but backrooms is fun. Has a low-budget horror movie vibe which isnt really a bad thing. The horror itself isn’t especially scary, but quite unsettling. The ending I thought was quite weak, it really obviously tries to set itself up for a sequel in quite an off-putting way

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      2 months ago

      I’ve seen both, obsession and backrooms are incomparable. Obsession is a masterpiece of horror which really fucked me up. Backrooms is a fairly fun piece especially if you like the overall backrooms concept, nothing spectaculsr but if you have spare time it’s worth a watch.

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      2 months ago

      I liked backrooms way more than obsession, it has some interesting themes, suspense and some unpredictability. For me obsession was just another default American horror movie where the characters make stupid decisions, but I guess they are both OK considering their budgets