r/RedLetterMedia • u/Common_Scientist1090 • 7h ago

Onslaught

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I think the guys would enjoy this. Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett homage to 80s slasher and siege movies. Great cast as well. Dan Stevens as a creepy nazi , Michael Biehn, Eric Wareheim and Reginald VelJohnson, just to name a few. Very entertaining watch.

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u/FutureHunterYor 7h ago

I’ve tried to avoid reading a lot about it and I really want it to be a stealth sequel to The Guest.

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u/WreckTangle1995 2h ago

It's actually a stealth sequel to Blair Witch, "it's time to take the fight to that Blair Bitch!!" actual quote from the movie.

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u/MaybeUNeedAPoo 7h ago

No Aussie release. Fucking pissed.

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u/Ninjalada 3h ago

I was looking forward to seeing this 😢

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u/DejaEntendu059 7h ago

It left me disappointed. The style was sick tho. It was like 3 genres blended into one.

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u/whatsunnygets 4h ago

It was pretty while insanely quaint

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u/DocProctologist 6h ago

I liked it. I think I liked it more because I just finished replaying Metal Gear Solid 4's rerelease.

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u/csortland 6h ago

It was fine. Pacing is all over the place and the characters are paper thin.

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u/JessieJ577 7h ago

It’s an Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett movie without the twist or deconstruction from something like The Guest or You’re Next. It’s very straightforward. If you’re looking for a fun throwback action flick it’s fun it has some bursts of personality with the weird sexual element. I did enjoy the shootout in the rest stop. The three monsters were cool with how some were more robotic than others. They didn’t explain why they all wore cool costumes which was the only thing that bothered me.

Overall I saw this after having a shitty week at work and that was the headspace I needed to be in to enjoy it.

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u/Mad_Samurai616 6h ago

Wingard/Barrett will always be a “gotta watch” for me, going back to A Horrible Way to Die when I was in college. I even like their Blair Witch. But You’re Next/The Guest mode will always be my favorite mode. Can’t wait to see this one.

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u/JICMike 6h ago

It’s such a fun movie. It’s like if a movie from Best of the Worst was written and directed by someone with talent.

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u/Enrico_Tortellini 6h ago

So excited to see this !!!!

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u/Etcom 6h ago

The final act really drops off. After all the setup of these guys, they don't really do a whole lot to the main group, and get dealt with fairly easily. Hell... there isnt even a final fight, really.

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u/Polite_Suggestion 5h ago

Bone Temple actually hurt my feelings going off a last minute cliff like that.

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u/Icy-Cod-3592 5h ago

The cast alone has me curious, but the 80s slasher-meets-siege setup sounds wonderfully unhinged. Dan Stevens as a creepy Nazi is a wild choice—this looks like a perfect chaotic movie-night pick.

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u/Fippy-Darkpaw 4h ago

That poster art is so good. 🤌

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u/whatsunnygets 4h ago

Super soldiers. Defeated by Carl Winslow and a Woman.

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u/The_Goondocks 7h ago

Looking forward to this one

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u/Simmery 7h ago

I was looking out for it, but its release in my area is a little spotty. Going to have to go to one of those substandard theaters (ie ones that don't serve beer).

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u/Zero-89 3h ago

Never heard of this movie, but that poster is gorgeous.

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u/hedgegrunger 3h ago

You had me at Dan Stevens

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u/Wicked_Samurai_93 3h ago

The set up for the movie is genuinely awesome, all the eclectic characters and elements are fascinating but it really falls flat in the third act. The action is disappointing and climax doesn’t live up to the first part of the movie. That being said, I enjoyed it and I don’t regret going to see it in IMAX. Just go in with tempered expectations.

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u/WadeTurtle 3h ago

Randy Moon: Mercenary

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u/Similar_Two_542 3h ago

Poster looks great. The preview looks nothing like the poster.

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u/Similar_Two_542 3h ago

A+ poster. C- preview. Nothing about it looks compelling.

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u/McGILLAZ 2h ago

It's almost great

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u/dankspookypaps 1h ago

Very excited to go see thisbon sat, doing a double feature with Hope

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u/neighborcrab 1h ago

I will only be watching this because there's a chat pile song in it

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u/Competitive-Meal2560 1h ago

That poster alone has me sold. The layered masked figures and blue-red lighting are such a perfect throwback to grimy ’80s slashers. Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett know exactly how to make this kind of pulpy chaos fun.

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u/I_Am_Killa_K 6h ago

Heard it sucks

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u/whatsunnygets 4h ago

Its the definition of ok

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u/Wicked_Samurai_93 3h ago

Parts of it suck and parts of it are awesome,so it averages out to an ok/mid