The Reel Rejects - Extended Version: THE BLACK PHONE (2021) IS ABSOLUTELY CHILLING!! MOVIE REACTION!! Ethan Hawke | Mason Thames

Episode Date: October 14, 2025

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Halloween is on Disney Plus. Hello. So you can feel a little fear. What's this? Well. Or a little more fear. I see dead people. Or a lot of fear.

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All right. That's how he wakes me up every morning. Could also be Wild Card Wednesday, I don't know, but whichever day it is, welcome. We have a genre-based schedule. This is a Scott Derrickson film, so there was my reference to begin. begin. But yeah, this is the black phone. I've heard such great things. Fellow geek chick could not stop saying that this is his favorite modern-day horror film. So we'll see if it lives up to the hype. I trust him. Otherwise, he's going to be hearing from me after this. Anyways, as we do before

every reaction, we like to check in to see how we are feeling. Real roomy, how are we feeling? I'm good. My muscles are intact. I'm ready for this. I got blanket today because I don't want to get scared. I don't want to get spooked. So what did you look at that? Oh, Got the black blanket. Real Reject Apparel. Oh, look at that. Listen to your sweaters over here. Oh, my gosh.

It's the Halloween time sweater for 2025. You know, he's got the black blanket. I've got the black cup. What do you, I guess you've got the black. And I got the green phone. You got the mint green teal phone. You know, Miss Libby's car is also green. I know that now.

Yeah, so did. Oh, yeah, I do have this black screen. So did Eric Gordon. But, yeah, anyways, how did, wherever are you doing, John? All right. I'm doing okay. It's been a good story. spooky day and I'm excited for

another installment on my personal horror movie marathon but look forward to this it's got some of my favorite actors in it I'm happy to hear that nice we haven't been together in a horror movie since the final destination thank you Andrew it's going to be I like cutting you off my bad

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start up the conversation when it comes to the review. You get to ask us questions. You get to see the schedule a little ahead of time. So yeah, you get to kind of guide us into our review. All right. We are, I think we're ready to go. Let's get into the black phone commencing in three, two, two, and a one. The King of Beer. He knows the period beats because of the shape of the cans. You know what the family of beer is. Corona.

Hey. In 1978's the year Halloween came out. And it's also the year Jaws 2 came up. What do you got for us, Aaron? Uh, it's uh, it's uh, music. Music came out that year as well. Yeah, real baseball. He's got that New York Yankee and King Arthur's court shit.

Uh-huh. Or whatever that movie version of Connecticut. Rookie of the year. Whoa. Whoa. He's going places. Yeah, where he's got like the crazy broke arm that makes him pitch called fast. So rookie of the year.

The only movie Daniel Stern ever directed in 1993. Bruce. Bruce. Bruce. This is definitely a reference to Matilda, right? where they're all cheering on Bruce Bogotrider. Shows out Matilda. Love that movie. Oh.

She was drinking a crush, and that is his crush. Wow, symbolism. Your arm is mint. Mint. Hey, respect. He's nice. Okay, I dig it. Yeah, Mason Thames, he's a fan of the channel.

Oh my God. I love you guys. I watch you guys like all the time. It's so good. Shouts out to Mason Thames. I'm rooting for you to perform well in this movie. Blast off! Dude, now it's October Sky.

I saw that probably like 2000-201. I love that he's getting a kick out of that. They're connected. What that, no? Oh, why did it get so darker? Oh, my God. No, Bruce, no. Sorry, Bruce.

It was nice knowing you. Whoa. Cool. Mind me to watch my back when I go to... Scott Derrickson. That's right. Madeline McGraw is in tons of horror movies. Those McGrath sisters. Ethan Hawke. One of my all-time favorite actors. Him and Nicholas Cage.

You know what? His daughter is fantastic in Stranger Things. This feels like the intro to an HBO show. I feel like Sinister also had a pretty crazy, like, you know, grainy film style intro. I still need to see Sinister. Sinister's pretty bad out. Never seen it. It's good. I'll put it on the list. oh boy sorry daddy oh all right there's clearly a boundary and boundaries here in the

relationship it feels like abuse tense household yeah it's new what what the flyer mr yamada's bruce not bruce you don't think they're gonna find them to you're not how they want to who you are wiser than your years kiddo I will pound you like a nail you whoa oh whoa hey hello oh damn taking martial art in the why nice damn let's give this kid with us holy oh whoa you could kill him oh jesus just murderize him you learned a lot of Rex Wondo. Bow to your sense.

Whoa. Oh, shit. Ralphie, you're going to kill him. You will never bully anyone ever again. Yeah, someone got to break this up. Oh, my God. Oh, wow. You're going to kill him.

That was Moose. I don't care. Moose is a giant asshole. I know. But last year when he made your nose, he had it coming. He had it coming. He said Tuftskin's school since the grabber got pinball,

Vance Hopper. I wish you want to call them that. Even the paper's calling the grabber. I love their rapport already. The grabber. He doesn't really take kids that safe. I know that. Don't get caught by those nasty grab-ons.

Then say it. Are you chicken? I didn't need it. No, it's... Are you a chicken? Cheap, chip, chip, chip, chip, chip, cheap, cheap, chip. Oh, the black man. As the earth separated into layers, it began to grow slowly.

Nope. But the interior. That's like me where I look away from the really good looking chick that looks at me. at the gym you invented this behavior it's all from me making sure he doesn't see his feet oh oh oh oh come out avoid the noid what's doing in our bathrooms that noids were from cool world wow is this the kid who fights

yeah dude Yeah, sir. Guys, meet my bodyguard. Keep it on, keeping on, I guess. Oh! Guys, you're leaving the boys' room. Fuck with Finn again. I fuck with you.

Yeah. I like this kid. You can leave now. Dang, sir, yes, sir. was so surprised when he swung to be on that a cheech and mark or what was it cheech and mark the more blood the better what a strategy makes a stronger point i've seen texas chainsaw massacre friday night you've seen it just released today on our channel go check it out you got time to stop by my house after school is it matthew

mr johnson talks too fast i like that we got that character bonding scene that was really nice gwendolen blake this is detective right and detective miller is it What references are they? They're not Craven or Carpenter. What did you say to Amy about her brother Bruce? Just that I had a dream about it. What kind of a dream? What happened in your dream? He was taken.

By man with black balloons in a van. Yeah. And then Liam Neeson got him after. Who else knows about the dream? Nobody. We found two black balloons at the scene, Gwen. Yikes. We also found one black balloon at the scene of Griffin Stax's abduction.

And we never released those details. So how did you dream about it? Either there's a leak in the department or what? She's just a kid, dude. No. You think I could not be on top or last spring? Is that it? I love how witty she is.

I've seen him fight. And trust me, he could kick the shit out of either of you blindfold. When? Dang. I took him down because obviously I'm the grabber, you dumb fucking fart knock. Yeah! Wow. Fart knockers.

I like these kids, man. They're really, they're really good. really good and have a ton of personality who who sometimes my dreams are right all y'all asked for trouble let's just say i'm glad i'm good at math i'll be home in the morning and you better not eat all the ice cream i love her little poncho shawl thing yeah it's cute oh he is a drinker and a fiend uh-oh i'll tell you and i've had enough that was me last night i fell asleep on the couch right erin yes he did i don't believe it is he allowed to be watching this will he get in

trouble dang i should know what movie this is shit john you're failing just the last one we just watch with all the black and white horror movie i know they played all the hits this is the original edwood movie this is the blob i don't know they did that back then if you like colored it or i don't know splice it somehow it's the 50s version of it that was beverly going to the bath this is going to drive me crazy though i know i've seen that yeah i know let us know in the comments what it is oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no save your sister dude what the hell what the hell what the hell Jesus Christ stay out of this when he came to my work why did the police come to my work

is it about the dream the dream that about the dream she had nothing Oh my god. This is... Jesus with a bottle. Oh, do it. You drop that and I... What is this all? Dude, knock him on the head with it.

Oh. Jesus. A $8 bottle. You are not your mother. That means you do not hear things. They're not there. Okay. This is so heartbreaking.

They're just dreams. Do you understand me? Yes. Do you understand me? Yes. You take your dad out. You'll take your dad out. God, I wonder how they prepared for this.

Say it again. My dreams are just dreams. She's acting her ass off. Yes. They get these kids, man. And Scott Derrickson's Bravo job directing these kids. And no ice on that bottom young lady. Wow.

What do you think about what you did? So you're going to be thinking either way, bro. Did you know anything of Marcus? The same was for you. We need to get your little friend with the bandana to beat your dad's ass. That was heavy as shit. Yeah. That's the real horror.

That disturbed me more than terrifier. I did. Well, honestly. Golly. Those McRoss sisters, man. Throwing down on horror since day one. Oh, no. no don't get grabbed so I was gonna say I hope he doesn't get the best kid don't get

freaking grabbed shit beat the grabber's ass the music just I'll grab him uh shit yeah beat the shit out of that grab her what's like a magician so he can lure kids in oh no no where is he I understand thank you for calling damn and now who's gonna be this dude's ass it's interesting because I was told this is a horror movie but this feels

more like a thriller than a horror do you know a kid named robin a a rariana a seat of

midifin he's a friend from school why oh he's been abducted dude the dad's hair and beard

combo is craziness wow great drone shot I know it's funny how we've gone from like wow

great crane shot to like great drone I wonder if people use cranes anymore They must I'm sure they still use crane shots For overhead shots close by You know what I mean

But I'm sure they've tempered down On how much they use them I'm really sorry Finney I know he was your friend Oh Yeah He's my friend Sorry

You're good Gwen Can you do a dream thing I was about to say Is she gonna have a dream about him It doesn't work that way You tried Of course I have

Go into the further I'll try again, please She's the dream master, John She could be a dream warrior Next time, baby Jesus, my brother He needs his friend And I know you can't just let him go

Because you don't interfere or whatever I don't know the rules The rules are confusing You could help me have a dream or two And you'll see something that could help The police or me I would follow you forever Oh

It's a sign Don't think I don't know what's going on in here. No plan after lights, Santa. Go to sleep. I love you. Ugh. Ugh. Oh, dude.

Said my belt loves you, too. What the hell does she do now? Your daughter hasn't done anything. But is there any way we can speak with her? Ha, ha, ha. Dude, while the cops are there, you know, you can just tell them a little bit about your dad. I know they're probably not going to believe you, but still. God, if only.

no another one it's a cute cat wonder if that's got derrickson's cat or something i don't know or just a random one oh right because he doesn't have his friend to back him up now that sucks why do you guys hate this kid man oh yeah get him gwen get him gwen Let's frickin' go. Oh my god. Dude, just struck him across the face of the rock. Holy shit, holy shit. A lot of blood.

Got him good, you got him good. Send that message. Wow, y'all are really the worst. They're gonna beat up a little girl, dude. That's one thing about these older, like Stephen King style things like bullies are... Oh, he's cracked his head open. Insane in these movies. All right, class, it's the day you've been dreading.

day you've been dreading all semester think i ever got to dissect a frog in school i choose you hey three partners we're a thruple at science class yeah we are you you need a partner no no i mean yeah i don't have a partner like he's so nervous he's stumped oh those guys are assholes everybody's talking about it your sister's really cool though i wish my brother and i were friends like that You and I can be good friends Yeah, I know Mm-hmm

Mm-hmm Yeah, you got to My lab partner Mm-hmm Aww All right, see you tomorrow We're going I'm seeing over at Susie's tonight

All across his dad See you kid They said that last time as well Man, you gotta go watch Texas chainsaw at the drive-in again Maybe you'll find your buddy Speaking of which I saw a lot of comments

In that video saying Why didn't you guys do the original Didn't you react to the original With Tara What you're talking about? Texas Chainsaw They did. Yes, they did.

It was like... Yeah, it was like the... Uh-oh. All abracadabra. Oh, abracadabra. Oh. Well, isn't that just peachy keen? What a predicament!

Would you hit me my hat? I'm wagging. I'm a part-time magician. Would you like to see a magic trick? Yeah. Yeah. With spray paint? There's black balloons in there?

Is that? balloon makes her smile oh wow damn oh shit oh god no oh no what is that something like spray chloro for him out yeah oh yeah that icky blur Oh, what the hell? Jesus, it's covered in blood. It's like I killed someone. You see that? Not like you can see shit.

I like the intensity he brings in his eyes. But I'm not going to hurt you anymore. And you did a number on my arm. I'm not going to hold it against you. The way he's able to modulate his voice already. It's creepy as hell. You don't have to be scared because nothing bad is going to happen here. You want to crush?

I'm going to go get you a soda and then I'm going to answer the phone. Is that the phone? The black phone? You're a phone ring? I'm going to go see who it is. Then I'll get you a soda

and then I'll come back and explain everything. Oh my. Ew. Creepy. Disturbing. Oh, smart, yeah. Tabbed him with the rock. A little surprised he didn't like try to examine what he stabbed him with.

Oh, we're just going into the darkness now. Oh, no. The black toilet. Oh, there's the black phone. Who can you dial on it? That will make things a little challenging. Hotwire it. He should call Chris Evans.

Gwynny, your dad's on the phone. Oh, God. What does he want? I'm not here. Hi, Daddy. No, I haven't. Not since school. Uh.

Oh, you're going to have a dream and find him. Oh, be careful, though. Be careful. Be careful. Please, Black fan, don't be out there. Oh, she's running in place. Oh, dolly zone. Nice.

Super long lens for that. Oh, boy. Oh. Music is very chilling. I wonder at the rate at which these kids are just appearing. Like, is we losing a kid a week? Is this like every few months? Because what?

There was one kid missing, then Bruce, then Bandana Kid. It seems like Bruce and the Bandana Kid were all within like a week of each other. Was it as she was praying at Ring? It doesn't work. Not since I was a kid. Good timing. Hang it up. Huh, you look so tiny.

I know you're scared and you want to go home. I'll take you home soon. Oh, that mask. Define the definition of home. Everything's off. It's up. I got to be upstairs for a while. Something's come up.

What's that? What? Never mind. What? Oh. Did someone see something? Are the police coming? If you let me go before they get here, I promise I won't tell.

It's not the police. Uh-huh. Someone's coming. I'll scream. If someone's upstairs, they'll hear me. No, he won't know with the door shut. Oh, my God. With the door shut, no one can hear anything down here. I soundproofed it myself.

So shout, if you like, you won't bother anyone. Damn, we got to get you in here, soundproof these studios. You're the one who killed the others, Bruce. Oh. Robin. Bruce Robin so it's Superman right yeah that wasn't me that was someone else I will never make you do anything that you won't like yes I guess good if you try to touch me I'll scratch your face and whoever's coming will see and ask for smart kids this face oh hang up the phone now I was down here once when it rang a creepiest damn thing I think I think

It's static electricity that does it. Because it's like a physical ringer. It went off. I was right next to it. I picked it up without thinking to see if anyone was there. He was there? No. Ethan Hawks got a wonderfully gravelly voice.

For sure. He's not the main guy. Whoa. Help! Please! Oh. Do we know if Scott wrote this himself as well? It said him and see Robert Cargill, I think,

where the cargill, sorry. We're the writers, I believe. Yeah, they write together on a lot of the stuff now. They wrote Dr. Strange together, Sinister. They wrote that movie that he did about Eric Banna solving exorcisms or whatever. Oh, if you move the mattress, maybe, kid. He can potentially get over there. Stop, stop, stop it.

If anyone could have broke that window, they already would have done it. All right. What's the next logical move? Robin works on it. It seems like you're not far off. If you take the top of the toilet seat off, you can stand on top of that and probably get up there. You're not getting out of here.

Wow. I'm not getting out of here. Robin Band. You got to, I understand how difficult is you've got to hold on to hope. Oh, what? How the hell? It's static key. Hello?

Huh? Huh. Oh. Hello? Ricky. I do appreciate that. the deliberate pace at which they were unfolding this oh no what the hell oh look it's warping it's breathing yeah oh god oh geez he's got he's doing his whole collection for you god he's

He's doing his whole collection for you. I need food. Over your eyes? They hurts. Well, I can't bring you anything to eat. You'll have to wait. For what? If you weren't going to feed me, why'd you even come down here?

Just a look at you. Ugh. I'll get one last look at you. I just wanted to look at you. He's crying. Yeah. Okay. Oh, my God.

Weird, freaky guy, dude. He's got some emotional issue. What is this man's freaking story? dude hello somebody there i need help static what the hell oh what the hell of that jesus oh i mean the good news is the roof the room is soundproof so he's probably not hearing the phone ring right now all right is he tripping or is he hearing another boy call from a different room in this underground place also it's unplugged so who the how was a call being made yeah the wires broke it super natural this is a good show no who is this i don't remember my name

whoa why not it's the first thing you lose first thing you lose when you die oh how do you know my name Oh, Bruce. Bruce. Bruce. You almost had me. Bruce. Bruce. Oh.

Yeah. Where is he calling from? Bruce. Ah, I'm Bruce. Oh. Your arm is a mint. You almost had me. Oh.

Did the phone ring for you? It rang. But none of us heard it. Just you. Whoa. The grabber hears the phone too. He doesn't want to believe it. What?

Creepy. Why are you calling me? Your arm is a mint. Ha. He almost had me Oh, God Stuck in a loop There's a dirt section

Of the floor in the hallway With the tireless loose Dig down underneath the foundation I tried But there wasn't time for me to dig up And out the other side Oh, I've enough time Oh, they're pushing

Punching Bruce, Bruce Slake Who's? Morpius giving Neo advice To escape from the agents In the corner office Oh

Not saying that was a reference but it reminded me. Oh, poor Bruce. That's definitely a reference. I'm just saying it reminded me. I'm not saying that the film was making a reference to that. This is a reference to Field of Dreams, Mr. Baseball, Rookie of the Year, the rookie.

Oh, wait, damn. Okay. This is Sonic the Hedgehog. Angels in the Outfield. Sonic the Hedgehog. Moneyball. There's baseball money ball. Yep.

Oh, Jesus. I love the way they use this old film. It's like almost looks like stock footage. Oh my God. In her dreams. Nice segue. She saw 1242, right? Something like that.

They are screaming. It's interesting because, yeah, in Sinister, they did a bunch of 8mm film footage to, to, you know, represent the creepy film reels that appear on the movie. And I wonder if they did some actual 8mm shooting or Super 16 or whatever for these dreams. Holy shit, what he said was true. Hey. God, that bike.

I like banana bike. Oh, it's getting in there. He is digging like he is Andy Dufrain. Hey, I now understand that reference. I thought you would. Oh, yeah. Smart kid. You're doing good, Mason.

You're doing good. I've been told to I only make comic book references, so I think the Andy DeFrain one was a very appropriate one in this case. I challenge you to only reference dramas. Yes. Actually, Stephen King, his son Joe Hill, wrote the book of this. Oh. That this is based on.

Interesting. Timberwolves. God, I can't even imagine. or is it gwen's that is sister's name must be heartbreaking do you have to be at this assembly it's got visual storytelling you know exactly what's happening oh for sure yeah you don't even need to hear the dialogue oh oh yeah you can tell his crush really likes him she feels for him i agree with you john that's great visual narration right there in storytelling oh is it a crush i made you some breakfast when you put that's all

pepper better. Bigel like a little southwestern shirt you're already down here what do I need to drug you for

oh wonder how popular those masks were and this is 2021 for Halloween oh yeah probably a good amount of grabbers

oh don't let him hear that he messing with you Hello Don't go up the stairs Who? Why not? It's a trap

It's a trap Are you Bruce? It's Robin Who's Bruce? Is it Robin? I don't know any Bruce He's the baseball player We don't play

Baseball here Oh, you wouldn't like it Oh shit! Oh shit! Who? Did you play? Oh That is wild

You can't even see him I delivered news He's going to the front of the shit out of me. You're Billy so old. I think it's Billy. Maybe. No, dear Billy. Do not go.

Wow. This really got supernatural. I really like that they keep the phone filter sound. Yeah. On the other side with that fucking belt, he didn't say you can leave. So if you try, they'll punish you.

Help you with that belt you pass out. Wow. I mean, he knows all about that. Unfortunately. Hurts good. You'll cry. You'll cry. It just keeps being.

Oh, my God. That was a great way to show that. Yeah, the visual there was insane. Really cool use of sound and imagery, yeah. And yeah, just keeping his voice over the phone, but personifying him for us. Very cool. And I'm glad he couldn't see him, too.

Kind of reminded me of the sixth sense. Never seen it. But you can, I guess, mention it. Do know the twist. he told you not to go up there bro why don't you listen to him see something the others missed oh god oh jesus christ god with the wardrobe changes and the mask change is the frowny fit oh he's got the belt ready i do not like this man's is fit yeah that looks really good oh lemon sprite i was talking about the salt and pepper eggs Damn, no utensils. Eggs and Sprite, what a combo. Yeah, seriously.

Oh, you poor dear. Go to the nurse's office and get a nap. I wonder if when she woke her up, she was possibly having a dream about her brother. She already had one. Who? Billy show me. No, why?

Oh. remember it he's not who i am now is patrick swazy i'm in sprite what do you remember i told you i was a paper boy paper boy paper boy all about that paper boy yeah i tore along cable loose from down there i kept a hidden what am i supposed to dad what the hell is happening love it whoa whoa and to be played like a kid's game too listen to spin the bottle. Spirits of the ghosts helping this kid. Spirit to the other kids, rather.

All these wides of him looking so tiny in that room and that one ray of light. Oh. Paper boy, paper boy. Oh, good boy. I want to see a good boy. Me too. Oh, this is where he got abducted.

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listen to the score then whoa oh oh yeah clocked him on the head on the way down yeah dad crappola I can imagine the father is drinking even more than normal can I ask you a question of course come no I don't want to sit you won't get mad I promise my dreams uh you promised her

all right I would not I don't know What about your dreams? Your mother, she was a special soul, and she was smart. But sweetheart, she was also... Crazy? Touched. Mm-hmm. She just became so convinced that her dreams meant something, and eventually they told her to do things.

Until she took her own life. Jesus, I thought that's where we were going. They weren't real, so they just weren't real. I loved mom oh I loved her the way she was I know I just I don't I don't want that future for you sweetheart what if it could help me find Benny oh kid girl as much as he's been a piece of shit like this guy's doing the writing and the performance are doing a really good job of drawing like a real guy yeah tragic dude you know it feels very grounded like i feel for him even though what he does do his kids is despicable yeah no we're not we're not

human and you see his pain we're not justifying it but we understand oh boy is this ether not good evening sir we're canvassing your neighborhood talking to residents and we're wondering have you seen this boy for the missing kids yes sir what the what all the kids live in the same district he has to be able to grab these kids and get them back to his place very quickly which means he got a house with a garage and he can't risk them getting away or wake him up if he's not him out which means that the grabber has to live somewhere in this area him and josh roland from weapons would be friends

yeah they all got their charlie day string board I live down in Durango. I'm just crashing here. This is my brother's place. I've been reading about this case. I'm in between jobs right now and you guys could really use my help on this. If you see any of these boys, give us a call. Oh, God. And I want to tidy up before your brother gets home.

Who is this guy? He looks familiar. He does. I'm like really angry. I don't recognize him right now. He's not in sinister. Oh, stupid, stupid. Why did you recognize?

Literally about to say. Yeah. Yeah. I was like, you are too coked up to be talking to these guys right now like you either just chug some espresso or what it's the same house oh weird is he his brother oh it is his brother oh it is his brother oh that's because he did say that remember he said the guy upstairs or something like that right so he's looking for the grab bird he doesn't realize it's his brother holy shit that is wild

either that or his brother was like yeah can you cook up some kind of crazy conspiracy guy i don't know he was doing hard drugs just now but he seemed genuine unless i don't know i believed him i know you're not sleeping oh i'm starving tell me your name what do you care i usually don't My name is Arthur I find out eventually in the paper They always print a nice big photo With all the details I could ever want All the things you boys lie about

You ain't lying You can let me go I'm thinking about it I promise I don't tell anyone You can blindfold me Drop me off on the street I'll walk home But tell me your name Taylor

Hey Taylor mom You liar. Ooh. A frowny face. Yeah. Ah, this was a test, and you failed. I was really starting to like you.

Finney. I almost let you go. I almost let you go. Hello? When's his friend going to call? no god so he was probably just doing his little evil guy yoga routine in this room while the cops were in the other room yeah it could be could have been uh-huh dozing his eyes are freaking haunting i do appreciate that Ethan Hawk decided to do this

yeah right he's a very different kind of role for him and he's really really relishing the opportunity, it seems like. Oh, we see something scary? I don't want it. Just relax your muscles. Oh, oh, oh, shit. That's freaky. Kiddo.

You're tripping. Oh Oh Oh Make a call What kid was that? I can't even tell Maybe it was the paper boy or could be Robin Hello

You don't have much time The grabber hasn't been sleeping He thinks this might be it That he's gonna figure it out Figure what out His brother upstairs Are you Griffin? Who?

You're from the side. Probably. Probably. Why hasn't he killed me? You won't play the game. You have to play the game. If you don't play, he can't win. What game?

Nottie Boy. Ew. You don't play Nottie Boy. The grabber can't beat you. And if he can't beat you, you can't move on to the next part. And the next part of Nottie Boy is his favorite part. Uh, the punishment part. What's the next part?

You don't have much time. He is now. And it's true. He passed out, waiting for you to play. What good is that to me? Sneep past him. The door is still unlocked. The door is still unlocked.

Uh-huh. There's a combination locked. On the inside of the storm door. What's the combination? I don't remember. I remember being afraid I forget it. That's why I wrote it down. Where'd you write it down?

I carved it with a bottle cap in the wall. Which wall? Which wall? Oh. One on your right. About shoulder height when you're sitting down. Drop. Two, three, seven.

Two, three, seven. two three three one seven two three seven if you say so yeah 2331 seven or 23 317 i tried just try them all you'll have to try them all and you'll have to be very quiet about it oh i have a very loud bike lock you get it wrong alarm start blaring yeah step away from my bicycle i repeat step away from my bicycle you are being recorded it's the peewee it's the peewee hermann bicycle ha ha ha ha ha ha got the paul rubin's juice johnald there i had so much tension right now see i would just if there is availability to it i would go to the kitchen grab a butcher's knife

and just cut his neck although I know that's probably easier said than a child at this age or a teenager I think it's easier said than done for anyone all right let's do that bike block he's gonna grab him he's gonna freaking grab him

oh it's loud 233-17 oh he's gonna be in the shadows on the other side of the frame I just feel it I feel it Mr. Grabs no he's getting away this is the end of the movie just break the freaking window and just leave.

Ah, she's a dog. Did he get it out? He got out. I think he got out. Oh. Yeah, it's two-parters, two-part mask. Whoa. He's doing so much with his eyes.

Oh, shit. Oh, not in the fan. Uh, good luck out right. Just go with the van. Can't go. cut through someone's yard kid oh shit oh shit you mother children oh finjamin no fin yes holy shit ow oh say one fucking word and i won't got you like a pig right here in the street wow dude

oh wow you played the naughty game god from relief to stress no max oh he's a different voice for that yeah again his voice modulates so many different ways he's fantastic in this performance that's his blending in voice it's fantastic for her I ask you for help when you give me these clues that don't mean anything. And now this morning I wake up without any dream at all. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you? Hell am I praying you for? And don't tell me that you don't get involved because you've been giving me these dreams.

Fascinating. I love this dialogue with faith. Unless maybe you're not even real. Shit. She wears a lot of clothing that has owls on it. Son of a bitch. Damn, huh? Is it finally Robin?

He's going to teach him how to kick his ass. What? You're going to say something? Do you even know who you are? What is this shit kind of question is that? Do you even know who you are? Oh. Oh, nice to fucking meet you,

Fennie Blake. Right here. This is it. This is what? The horrifying nightmare end of your pathetic little life. Shit. What hell is this guy? You're a fence hopper.

Is he the one that, uh, that his friend beat the shit out of? Trust me, Finney. i think that guy was called moose jeez oh so this is a totally different guy i could be wrong but i think you're right i think that guy was definitely called moose yeah you're right it's a totally different guy want to know your name billy i know it looks like and argyle yeah it's billy and I understand these references now, thank God. I do love a pinball. Yeah, you're right.

That's not the kid Robin beat the shit out of her. I said I would. Oh, oh, oh. Hey, damn it. Wow. Yikes. Oh, shit. oh we got the switch blade whoa whoa oh oh it's fun cutting in and out of like the

grainy film style holy shi haught god but for a guy in a neck scarf to say that and then oh god dang have the grab or get this guy whoa what are you doing oh oh oh number's them seven four one is it going to be your score damn kid some kind of badass sure plays a mean pinball at least he's not going to bother Max at home oh there's going to the dream she's seeing this cool yeah damn that's cool you go from flashback into dream that's wild hub both of their super nap visual visions are kind of intertwining with each other. Whoa, this is trippy.

He reminds me of. He reminds me of some other person than the people we've already mentioned. Do you even know who you are? What the shit kind of question is that? Oh, she can hear Finney. She's tapped in. I'm Finney Blake. Oh, nice to fucking meet you, Finney Blake, right here.

This is it. Whoa, she could hear the entire interaction. Sure, Fass Hopper. I remember you. He should scare me. 7-7-4-1 carved in that kid's arm You know what you had coming, you'd be fucking terrified Today's the day, mother

Jesus She's Nancy Thompson now Have you tried stacking the carpets to reach the window? I've tried everything No, not everything Oh When the grab her saw what I had done that was it And he took us time with me too

Oh Oh that fuck how to spend a fortune A pair of the damages What did you do? I'm kidding today Wow What do you have some other important shit You have to do right now

No no no no I'm listening Yeah I got another but time There's an outlet in the shitter Across from the John I think of that wall There's a storage room Can't get into that room

It's just a big ass upright freezer in the way Huh Break into the wall about two feet Above the outlets Until you get to a panel with screws in it Get the panel off You're into the freezer And then out into the storage room

Dizzle Thank you For what For helping me Helping you this isn't about you fuck wow

oh damn I wonder how they did that that's crazy this movie is insane yeah the question of the supernatural here is fascinating I had no idea

this movie delved into supernatural True. Now I'm gonna be happy about the repairs. This music is awesome. I wonder who did the score this time. I think some kind of... I know Michael Jekino did...

Strange. Dr. Strange, but I don't know what we do this. I mean, some kind of... I want to say like experimental, Experimental Electronic Outfit did Sinister. Kind of has flourishes that sound like that. Smart, super resourceful kid. Yeah, dude.

Freaking bodies in there or something? His resourcefulness and intuitiveness is serving him well right now. Dude. And his resiliency as well, my man. Save some of these stakes for later. Those missing kid stakes? this movie oh there's a lock on it frick is that is that a lock it's definitely latched at least yeah those are those heavy latch doors oh you know I feel

you man no all hope feels lost right now oh oh kiddo I knew it I said in my head This has to be Robin. I'm just not going to say it. Robin? Hey, buddy. What is him? I'm not. Hey.

I can see you. Oh. Where is he? I'm with you. I've been with you this whole time. Oh. Buddy. A man never leaves a friend behind.

Bro. My dad didn't leave his buddies behind when he went to NAM. That's right and come home. And I'm not coming home either. And I'm not going to leave you behind. Damn. What would he gather against him? Fuck that.

You ain't going to go like I did. Oh. I've tried everything. Nothing's worked yet. Robin. Do you remember what I told you? Did I need to see Texas chainsaw massacre? Step.

Before that. Someday I have to stand up for myself. Someday is today, Finn. Let's go, Finn. Today is the day you stop taking shit from anybody. And use a chainsaw. You've always been a fighter, Finn. That's what we have in common.

You're resilient, my friend. You're getting out of here. If you can't do it for you, do it for me. Hey, hey. How? You're going to use a weapon? What weapon? The one in your hand.

The phone? Fill the receiver with dirt. Pack it in tight. Then you practice over and over. You raise the phone. Take a fast step back. Step forward. Step back and swing.

You raise the phone. Take a fast step back. Step forward. Step back. And swing. This is such a fascinating way of teaching him. Be a supernaturalness. this is so uplifting it's in this situation i've never seen a horror movie like i know i'm with you i agree

it has yeah that element of heart yeah heart and upliftingness i'll i still be able to talk with you this was the last call finn oh saw you from here on now no last call i miss you robin can get out for me i like how robin was able to remember who he was. He's what we gave you. I will. Oh, buddy. Man, that one really hit me in the field.

That call. Not that the other ones didn't, but that one, like that. How's his friend? It has all the supernatural, but yeah, there's almost some of that, like, stand-by-me quality. I have not seen that movie.

I've got to check that one out for sure. Cut from the cloth of Stephen King. This does sort of seem to be blending both his, obviously. I mean, a phone. is already really strong but adding dirt in to give it more weight that is who you'll feel that curious as to how much density it provides those old receivers aren't the heaviest thing in the world but they can do a number on you georgie hey please dear Jesus please please I'm sorry I said you weren't real please be real oh it's very natural please on van eyes hey hey

Oh, my God. Holy shit. Oh, wow. I have kids. Wow. All the ones that he have been communicating with him. Oh, shit. 7-7-4-1.

Clever kids. Hey. I found it. Oh, ha ha ha, keep that police business card in your little Bible. God, that's so old school with phone loop. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Whoa, Max.

Got this dog. Go figure it out. You have no idea how close this is. Oblivious detective. Oh shit. Holy shit. I know where it is. Let me go downstairs.

Oh, they gave him the address. I'm glad they're listening to her. I think this guy was the cop and sinister. I know I've seen him somewhere too, but it's just driving me. Oh shit. Oh, no. What a facet. Again, the visual narration is so good.

Shit, it's so good. You don't need them to say anything because you know what they're thinking. Yeah, this music is freaking awesome. Yeah, John, get it. Get it, John. I know. No, I'm being crazy. I'm not going to check.

Is he, like, forbidden to go in there from his brother or something? He certainly doesn't seem to be the one in control of the house. I mean, he is busy with other things that he's doing in the house, so. he's not in a state of mind to be in control oh no is he gonna hit max damn it damn it no shit oh no oh no oh no oh no no fucking way i knew that he was hiding something for me down here of a holy merry mother of god oh okay don't worry he's not here he he had to go into work i'll max me stay stay calm oh did that to his brother

holy shit you demon you freaking demon you freaking monster you freaking monster I thought they're going to disregard her once you said the dream thing you made me kill my brother he was an idiot but he was my idiot oh I'm sorry Max now I'm gonna have to put you with the others oh I feel so bad for Max normally I would use a knife but you are special if any I'm gonna take my time Ah, no, just like with Vance. I want this to really hurt. Jesus. Oh, God.

Hell who. Oh, is you going to have to hit the dog? Is the dog going to eat, Max? Clear. My boy. Hey, boy. the wrong house what's no what is it like next door no they're underground yeah but i mean there's whoa that door to the cellar isn't exactly hidden unless it is now who

hey hey oh yes holy shit get his ass get his ass oh wow oh no you're gonna bite him oh interesting you can't have your full face oh yes yeah fascinating you're choking with a cord whoa yes holy shit okay wow take him take him don't let go oh now he hears it oh yeah he's heard it he's for you welcome to the nightmare end of your pathetic little Wow. Wow. Wow.

Wow. So Finn is gonna do it for me. Finn is mint. Big. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, Jesus. Arm is mint.

Oh, Samson. Samson. Samson's probably a sweetie. Yeah. You've got a basement. Yeah, they are at the right house. You want to stake? Good boy.

That was smart. God, he's such an intuitive young man. Still the wrong house. It's the missing kids. This is where he buries him. Whoa. He kills them someplace else. Yeah.

Oh, wow. Oh, I can't even imagine the smell there. Ooh. Huh, huh. Also, too, I don't think his dad's going to be able to hit him with a... Oh, it's right across the street. It's across the street. That's fucking crazy.

Jesus. Oh, embrace. They're on both home. Wow. Yeah. Run to him and don't let him go. Oh. This is so sweet.

I feel the warmth of the sun. Yeah, because remember what she was saying about the other missing children? They'll never be found ever again. man i swear to god if he's missing from the basement i swear to god if he's missing from the basement i swear her better be freaking dead i mean there is a black phone too i don't know maybe they it's a done of their actor playing another character although sometimes evil just finds a way to survive in the craziest situations oh daddy sad guy I'm, I'm so, I'm so, please forget me.

I can forgive you for inside of Joe, Sal. The perpetrator known as the grabber owned two homes, one where he kept the victims while alive, and a second empty home across the street where he buried them. He afforded this. I guarantee he's going to have a little more confidence now when he speaks to his crush, because he just literally saw death in the...

Bullies back. Well, he just saw fear. in the face of his uh in face of his eyes hi finnie come me finn hey hi you tutz that was great damn yeah that was awesome wonderfully done hell yeah wow that was really impressively done first ad jason blumenfeld it's a little confusing yeah Jason Blum.

I have no idea if there's a mid or a post. Should we double check or should I just get into this? Let's find out. Let's find out then. All righty. Oh my God. Andrew Aaron. We're back.

Yes. We're back. It's a slightly new setup. We're trying some new things. We had to cut solely so that we could all change clothes and get these tables in here. And now it's time to talk about the black freaking phone. phone yeah we need to talk about that phone let's just say the things that hello we're the supernatural people they're not coming i don't see them you know prepper and all that stuff to do the

things yeah by the way guys thank you so much for joining us for this reaction uh special thanks to find folks over at prepper for editing beyond these highlights it is a task we appreciate all their hard work they're the mvPs over here also if you're watching us on youtube make sure you do all the youtube stuff share the video if you don't mind hit that like button so you let us know we are bringing you top quality content don't forget to bring it a bell yeah well you're notified whenever we drop videos such as these and also if you're listening to us on apple or spotify make sure you give us a five-star rating we'd really appreciate it hey how are you guys feeling oh man i mean that that movie lived up to the hype pretty well for me i thought without

you know we're going to answer a couple questions so i'm not going to go on forever but uh yeah i I thought this had a really great grip on its tone. And it's kind of a simple, it's a deceptively simple movie in terms of plotting and whatnot. But the performances from Mason Thames and Madeline McGraw, terrific Ethan Hawk, fantastic use of his talent and a very creepy presence on screen that harkens to horror villains in tradition, but also feels wholly like its own thing with an actual character behind it, the changing of the masks and just the way he carried himself and uh great supporting cast really

well shot really well uh realized and uh yeah i'm excited to see the second one good stuff aaron yeah i thought it was a really exciting really intriguing film i think the the lead did an amazing job of showcasing you know the the what it's like to be both youthful and and afraid but also brave during the situation and then utilizing the people or the the the the boys who have been murdered prior to him to help him escape in a way that he was able to respond to them and the way that they did certain shots with how they showcase the dead kids and the visual language of how they utilized their previous experiences to help our main character was great Ethan Hawk was spooky and haunting and you can tell there's just so much history to his

character that wasn't on display or that wasn't necessarily verbalized to us in the film and yeah I think it's it was great absolutely films of that year absolutely yeah no incredible well said incredible performances by everyone great story I really like the supernatural motif I was expecting the film to go there I think it lends credence that you can really blend supernatural and you know grounded horror really work well together especially in this case so I thought the film did a great job, blending the two. Mason Thames, I probably mispronounced his name. The actor who played Finney, he did a great job, really showcasing his vulnerability and,

you know, his emotional arc where he really had this resilient side to him, just really, really delved deep into his character, and I like the way we built up to that throughout the film. And again, the supernatural characters that he was interacting with throughout the film just really led Creedens again also to the fact that he had to really go to a place that he'd never gone to. Yes, he had dealt with physical abuse from his own father, and then I think that really led him to a place where he could go to.

That character. Yeah, so. That guy was great. And I thought the actress who played Gwen was phenomenal. I think she had a really quick wit with some raw intensity, and I really thought she stole some, a lot of the scenes she was in. She was incredible. And Ethan Hawke, I think he proved in his performance just how chilling he was,

and probably this is actually going to lead into this question, actually, from Jaden Rhodes here. How do you all feel about Ethan? And do you all think he's one of the better modern-day villains for horror? And as I was just saying about the grabber, I think this really proves that you don't always need to go to overt violence when it comes to villains in a film. Like, yeah, he did have that one scene where he took out his brother, of course, and obviously we know what he did to a lot of the other kids, but we didn't see it.

It was a lot of the things we weren't seeing. Just from his chilling tone and his voice, the way he was able to modulate his voices, really scared the shit out of me personally and the way he was able to emote with his eyes because his face was a lot of the time covered up and I think that is a power to the level of an actor such as an Ethan Hawk

and I was really terrified of him and he spent he sent chills down my spine this performance so I would definitely put him up there in the modern day villains for sure when it comes to horror and it was an really magnifying

performance I would say so I would definitely say incredible job by even hawk so yeah i think it speaks to his versatility as an actor being able to play somebody that is both terrifying and it's weird because he plays a serial killer that is is terrifying has an imposing build yet is soft spoken and those those voice modulations over the course of the film and i thought the most interesting thing that his final impression that we saw him alive is when our main character takes his mask off and he like freaks out because he doesn't have his true face or what he believes to be his true face and i'm like whoa i didn't know he like that was he viewed that as an extension of him like that's the thing that gave him

courage like his like his mad like he was batman that's his math that's his true identity so i think the way that there was some unspoken history of that character and you feel that in his performance and yeah like how you were saying implied violence can be so much scarier than the stuff we actually see and the fact that he was able to take down people of different sizes a couple of them were like you know the clown or class heroes like the blonde kid who like beat up the other people and then our friend with the bandana who beat up the bullies and the bullies were afraid of him so he was like the guy taking down other kids that were viewed as I guess the alpha male of the kid hierarchy or whatnot not because he wanted to he felt like a big kid and he wanted to feel like the biggest kid on

the playground which is why he used motifs like like magic and balloons and stuff so i feel like the stuff that wasn't explicitly on on the page and the subtext of his character was really interesting i would love to like talk to him about this character i agree i think that you could even make a whole film on his backstory would just to see what caused him to get to this place where he feels he needs to do these things so for sure john i don't want that film necessarily i'm not saying i'm not saying i I need to see it, but you could. It's rich enough that, yeah, I think Ethan Hawks, one of my favorite actors and has been for a long time, and I love that he does have some propensity for doing horror stuff on occasion,

and I think this is a role that is deceptively, you know, meriting of a talent like his that is, again, subtle enough to be like, you know, you can kind of see how he might blend in or how he might, you know, appeal to these kids in some way even, between the moments where he's more sinister and whatnot. And, yeah, you get the sense that there's something really up with this guy, but the fun is you just sort of observe him in limited fashion. And, yeah, he's very volatile, but he is very childlike. And you can tell he's got some kind of order in mind

or some kind of idea of what he wants and what he's doing and why. And even if we don't know that, you know, he feels appropriately like he could be some otherworldly, skewing entity or just some guy in a small town who has real problems and uh and i like the way that contributes to the small town feeling the sort of there's something unique about the paranoia of yeah a tight-knit community and kids going missing and the sort of true crime elements and everything is like just grounded enough but leaves the door open enough that the supernatural stuff reads either authentically or you know metaphorically in an effective way and yeah i really

liked his use of the different faces and the way he performed physically beyond, you know, his voice, which is also very distinct, the gravel, the grit, the low register, his higher registers, you know, yeah, this really deceptively utilizes so many of his tools and tricks and it is the kind of role that you could, you could choose to cast anybody here, but I think it's the kind of role that really benefits from having, like, a top-notch actor to fill it with so many things that make you want to see that backstory or curious about it anyway. I wonder if Denzel Washington would

have messed with this Ethan Hawkins Maining Day. Just curious. You know, it's a question we should all contemplate. If you haven't read it already, don't read the last line of the second question. The last line of the second question? Oh, it is being compared part? Yeah. Oh, I kind of read. It's all good. I don't mind.

I appreciate you looking at it. It's all good. Does anyone want to read or should I? Hassanah Ali. Thank you for chiming in. this film it reminded me of Stephen King's stories like it and the book is this is adapted from a joe hill book uh joe hill is the son of stephen king so uh there's an apple falling you did mention that yeah apple's not fallen far from the tree here um i was surprised to find out that the story was written by his son joe hill as you pointed out um are you excited for the sequel i am avoiding the trailer uh but the only thing i know is that this uh that it is being compared to a nightmare on

Street dream warrior three yes that is my second favorite of the nightmare franchise I think the first one's my favorite the third one is my second favorite I would say West Craven's new nightmare is probably my third favorite justice for nightmare too Freddie's revenge hey I I did I dig that movie it's good 1985 directed by Jack shoulder they replaced Robert England for a couple of scenes you can tell the one in the shower scene where he takes out the coach you got the body I got the brains yeah no I still I still I still like that movie, but if it's really being compared to Nightmare and Elm Street Dream Warriors,

I think that's a fascinating thing because I think what that film, you know, what that film does, I think akin to a little bit of this film is there's a lot of resiliency and coming together and, yeah, I would say that in comparison. And, I mean, I don't know if there's going to be stop motion in the sequel to this, but, yeah, there's so many things. It's expressly what I'm sure that. I'm sure that's the, thing, but are we in a, are we going to be in a psych ward like Weston Hills? I don't know. Are we going to be using hypnicell? I don't

know, but whatever the case is the answer is yes. Yes, of course. Yeah, but again, if we got a group of people that are working together because of the trauma they have faced from this one person or entity, whatever, I think that's a fascinating way to take a sequel. I think

there are lots of places to explore, so I think that's great. Again, I love Dream Warriors. I've seen that movie probably over 30 times, so I'm definitely going to be referencing it many times I would imagine in that second reaction so be on the lookout for that Aaron

I've not seen any of the Nightmare on Elk Street. Get on it! But I am very excited for the sequel. I really love this one and I literally was in a movie the other day and I started playing the trailer for the second and I literally ran out with like covering my ears because I don't want to get any spoilers. But yeah, this movie's great

and it's the same creative team. Then yeah, I'm here for it. I was wondering in my head and were like, you saw a trailer in theaters for a nightmare numstreet two phrases and i'm like okay now i know now i know now i know what you're talking about i got you john black phone too i'm excited for it for sure uh and yeah same creative team a lot of returning cast i feel like there's a lot to build on here the buzz is currently good and yeah uh i think it's really fun to discover that this is you know a cut of the stephen king cloth and it does have a lot of king-esque things about it and i feel like as long as

they can keep their eye on the groundedness and the nuance of the human side of the story, as well as build upon, you know, the sort of uniquely kind of unnerving qualities of the grabber. Yeah, I think there's a lot of promise there. I don't think I've seen a full trailer. And so, yeah, the comparison to Dream Warriors just makes me wonder in a fun way. So, yeah, heck, yeah, let's go. It's because, yeah, there's a dock in black phone song. Yeah.

kev b thank you for sending the question kept b do you did you catch that finney might share some kind of psychic connection with his sister and their late mother or did you think the black phone is just a spooky supernatural lifeline how does your take on that change the way you see finney's escape interesting john good question um i think that it's interesting because i think the movie does a very nice job and mason thames is a lovely actor i really like all of the performances i've seen him give and I think he sells both in his performance and they sell in the script, his resourcefulness.

So I believe a lot of the tangibility of what's going on here. But I do think it's a nice, like I like that we're mostly focused in on Gwen in terms of that clairvoyance, whatever it may be. But I would have to imagine that, yeah, you know,

something to do with what she has is probably within him too. He's probably got some element of shine, even though it's not maybe the, same and maybe that's why you know the phone works for him and maybe the grabber has a similar kind of thing and is afraid to confront it or you know accept it or whatever but um i think it's fun that you can wonder and i think if you want to take it as a literal supernatural occurrence that's a cool way to look at the story and i think it's a sweet thing that the kids band together

to help him um you know and if that's yeah like an actual effect of their spirits and his you know psychic attenuation cool if it's just some kind of metaphorical thing also cool um but yeah it doesn't like i don't know she it doesn't it just adds to the interesting you know flavors of his both peril at being confined and his ultimate triumph in escaping sure uh yeah i thought it was pretty cool the fact that he was able to talk to these previous boys who have died and it's funny because i haven't seen the movie but isn't there something similar to that in like movie lovely bones can you like i never saw it okay hey i was i was i was thinking of lorraine gary's second connection with the shark and jaws the revenge that's what you know reminded me of but

but i think that the fact that he was in the situation and didn't seem like he had powers prior to this or like a conscious connection with the undead but putting him this in putting him in this kind of situation ignited that ability within him and you know them working in tandem with the dead is what helped him sort of escape there now did they uh at the end

of the movie he was like the grabber was talking through the red phone or the black phone right he was like listening to the kids talk to him or something like that do I remember that correctly I think so yeah he heard all the voices of all the kids he had taken out of it well and they say like he can hear it he just doesn't want to like

admit that you know he doesn't want to. Oh, you think he's just trying to, like, shut him out? Yeah, I think so. Because earlier on, one of the spirits, I think, says, like, he can hear it. He just doesn't want to pick up. He just doesn't want to, like, confront it. Oh, okay.

That's what they say, you know. Yeah, I think it's up to interpretation. I mean, we saw, like, things, we saw, like, objects being physically moved where I obviously made the Patrick Swayze ghost references where he could literally do those things and make the things physically move like that. So I think it's up to interpretation. You can view it as, yeah, he really did have this psychic connection with his sister. And you can view it as it was more metaphorical.

And, you know, he was kind of using this supernatural ability in his mind. This is how he interpreted things as a way of escaping this and emotionally growing as well. So I think either way. Maybe he saw the evidence of previous tries. Exactly. And this is what was going on through his head. Yeah, I think either way, honestly, is fine of way interpreting it. I personally like the psychic connection with a sister, but, again, I don't think you're wrong either way. It's subject to your opinion, and I think both ways, I think it really hones in,

and they both balance each other out nicely with the grounded realism of the film. Like, I, not for one minute when I was watching this grounded film, was I like, what the hell is this supernatural shit? I didn't question it for one moment is the point I'm trying to make and I appreciated what they were going for and I think they executed Scott Derrickson, rather, and the crew and the writing team.

I forgot his R. C.R. Robert. Cargill. Thank you. Really executed nicely on what they were trying to do because I understood what they were going for and I thought it was brilliant. So thank you so much, Kebby, for the question. We really appreciate you.

All right, Nikki Sun, Risa. Thank you so much for being a royal reject and for asking the question. We appreciate you. What do you think of the theory that the grabber was also clairvoyant? I've also seen this speculation online before and fully believe it. Would you want to see a prequel about the grabber's origins? Well, we know how John feels about a prequel.

He definitely wants to see it. I mean, when it comes to, I mean, he could be clairvoyant. And just, as these guys were just saying, and just kind of chooses not to accept it. And doesn't like, you know, that's his way of ignoring the fact of what he has done. and that's how he accepts, you know, again, just not taking responsibility, basically, for what he's done. When it comes to a prequel, again, it's not about me wanting to see. Like I said, when it comes to the overt violence, I like that they, for the most part, other than the brother. That was more shock value for us as the audience.

I was like, holy shit. We need one slasher movie kill here. For sure, for sure. Which was fine. That was great. And was it Max? Was that his brother's name? Or what was his name?

Something like that. It's a little bit. I'll find it. Either way, if you go into his backstory, depending on the effed-up crap that probably happened to him is my guest, to get him to a point of wanting to abduct and do this to these heinous things to children, you know, it's either going to put us in the audience as a place of, again,

not justifying anything that he's doing, regardless of whatever has happened to him and his childhood, that led to this point. It's either going to give us a place of, again, either a place of feeling empathetic towards him and sympathetic, while not justifying, but giving us a perspective on why he is doing the things he is doing.

So, or just, he's Michael Myers, he's, he's Rediger, he doesn't fear or evil. Nah. He is Max, by the way. James Ransone from Sinister. By the way, and he was also in It, Chapter 2. There you go. That's why I didn't recognize he had the first.

in the goatee and where i'm like why is this guy it looks so familiar i just watched it chapter two so i'm sure you guys have let me know already in the comments but either way i said you guys have let me know it in the comments so yeah i would say look if they do make a prequel with this i would say obviously you can't have heathen hawk playing the kid you could have the narration be ethon hugh but what do you guys think you want a prequel oh do you think he was clairvoyant uh yeah i feel like he probably is clairvoyant and kind of pushing that away and you know um yeah kind of like how john was saying i feel like maybe i i was i got first i wasn't sure because i thought that okay maybe because he's

close to death now he can hear them but if it was something to the fact that he could always hear them but just like kind of pushes it down i would be curious to see a prequel i genuinely would see why he is the way he is if he's always been clairvoyant is him killing you know him wrestling with that relationship of his clairvoyance yeah yeah i don't know i'd be curious to know everything about that why he wears the masks at all you know what is his relationship with his his own perception of self and his face you know i think that that's some interesting territory to to potentially cross over that is a very interesting point you've actually opened up a new thought in my head too just and then we'll get to you really quickly here what you just said

about, you know, was he so close to death and that's why he was hearing those voices? Could he even make a case? We were talking about the aspects with Mason, Thames, how he says, named Finney's character, about, like, it could all be, like, you know, supernatural with his sister,

or it's just actual motifs of what's going on through his mind. It could also be he's so close to death because of, like, what's about to happen to him, and that's how he's hearing these voices, too. So that actually opened up. That's an interesting theory and thought that's just making my mind race a little bit.

I like that, actually. What about you? Do you think he's clairvoy? and how soon do you want to see that prequel? What year? I mean, like, I wouldn't be like, hey, don't do it. But, like, anything, you can make anything good if you work at it hard enough

and you come up with a good idea. So, like, you know, never say never. It is an interesting character. I would, if they made one, certainly walk in with an open mind, excited to see them knock it out of the park. I think the grabber being clairvoyant is a lovely read on that,

and I think you could also imagine then that part of his game is that, like, he's trying to see if he says that he tries to discourage him from using the phone he's like it doesn't work and the kids are like oh you know he can hear it he just doesn't want to um so part of me wonders if because it seems like he wants you to win the game it doesn't seem like he's happy that the naughty boys are naughty and he has to kill them uh you know and that's part of also what makes him interesting and there's a edgar allen poish quality to having the voices of your victims kind of taunting you in the basement from

this, you know, disconnected old phone and you kind of digging this whole deeper and deeper with this fixation, you have this ritual you have to perform, and yet it's clear he's a messed up dude, so I think, yeah, it's... What makes you say that? There's a strong case for the clairvoyance

and I think there are fun notes that you can read as him directly acknowledging it if you want to, and maybe you know, there's something about Finney being special in that they can resonate that way, even though it's never directly confronted head-on. Yeah, yeah. No, it'd be interesting if, like, he had a lot of the same experiences as Finney as a kid.

But, like, because Finney did, like, face these things head on, as you just say, like, that's why he was able to, you know, really build this resiliency towards it. And that's what led to this depth with him and this emotional arc. And that's why he never got to the place where the grabber got to, whatever his name ends up being. So it'd be fascinating to see the parallels between them where it led to one and where, you know, the other one got to with Finney's character. So you could go that route. I don't know.

You know, there's a lot smarter writers than me. Go a totally different route as well. But anyways. Resonance Z. Thank you for chiming in for your horror villains. Do you prefer a more grounded and realistic villain or a more fantastical and supernatural one? Great question.

It depends on the execution, really. Yeah, I'm down for either. It's funny because we just, on the same day, a little behind the scenes for you, uh we watched one of the terrifier movies in black phone in the same day and both two very different kinds of villains you know they're both murderers but the way they were executed were vastly different and i thoroughly i enjoyed watching both of them i thoroughly enjoyed watching both of them yeah uh and i i think that they had two very different takes obviously one is like

based in hyper-violent and an element of supernatural. And this one is a lot of implied violence and a lot of just aura, as the kids say, with Ethan Hawks, the grabber. So it really depends because both sides do it very well. But, you know, I feel like I would sooner watch Black Phone again than watching one of the terrifiers. Yeah, I don't have never seen the terror fire moves. I will never watch the tariffire moves. Oh, come on. Nope, I'm good.

Start the petition, people. I'm with Aaron, though. Change.org. It's all about how you execute and how you watch them execute people, I guess, too, right? But yeah, I'm... Look, Freddie Kruger is probably my favorite villain of all time, and we know that, obviously,

I don't know if this is a spoiler, but he's a supernatural villain. I think you knew that. Right? I think that he's into his games, yeah. What do you mean? He's my favorite. He's my favorite.

Yeah, he's my favorite personality reasons. I'll leave it at that, so I don't spoil Aaron too much. but also like before the supernatural stuff like there's a lot of grounded realism there with his character so I mean and also like Michael Myers there's times where there's grounded realism and supernatural shit too I mean it just depends in like this character again I think like there's a lot of chilling and creepy things

that he is doing with in his performance and again without the actual like violence aside for Max obviously we know he took out children as well but we didn't see it So, again, I think, like Aaron said, it just all depends on execution and how you write the character. So I'm always for just a great written villain. It doesn't matter either or. Yeah, I mean, I love, one of the things I love most about horror is that it is a very broad genre with a lot of subcategories. And, yeah, I like both.

I think a realistic villain is more likely to scare me in some kind of real way or, or, make me walk around kind of on edge rather than a supernatural one but i love both traditions and it just depends on what the movie calls for and you know how they execute it so yeah both are great thank you so much oh uh j rush what up jay what to do does this movie or does this movie kind remind of other scary movies uh trivia back in past we used to we use black play phones mostly in airports in urban cities hey j what's your favorite scary movie um does it remind me of other scary movies i mean you got a kid trapped downstairs in like a cellar i mean it definitely feels like stephen king stuff yeah i would say it it has that aside from the floating well it has something

that a lot of stephen king stories have which is it has like your supernatural motif perhaps but it also has like a coming of age quality and it feels like some kind of small new englandy town uh so and it did i mean the same creative team it felt somewhat like sinister in tone without as much of a heavy supernatural element there were parts that reminded me for sure freddie kruger i won't go into the details again to spare aaron here i don't think you could go into details that are really going to ruin anything no but i'm just i'm just it's all good it's all good the spring the spring would slash the springwood slasher you know i'll just leave it at that so i ever heard that before that's not a spoiler you're good okay you won't remember by the time you ever see these movies

maybe me and koya watch but i don't know if koi's we are so late in almost to hallowino i would my guess is you'll probably watch them for sure next year yeah so i would say if you remember springwood slasher by then and you consider that a spoiler my bad what about you does this remind does this film remind you of any oh black oh what was that movie called the I can't remember sorry go ahead it's killing me because it's like

I know that in my database of films there has to be another movie where it's about somebody who's being held captive and then it's about them trying to escape but for the life of me I can't remember a single one at this moment but you know it's my

memory tells me it's reminding me of something but I can't think of a single example but I thoroughly enjoyed it and Aaron is going to comment on this video one day yes he will let you know when black phone two comes out

yes thank you Jay Russian for the question we appreciate you wow actually we will do a trivia really quick quickly after this but last question from Clayton Crook thank you so much for the question

we appreciate you Clayton other than this any other Ethan Hawk performance worth watching I think the only two things I can remember him being is in Persian Moon Night of all things yeah one of my favorite Robin Williams films Oh, Captain, My Captain, directed by Peter Weir in 1988,

the year after Robocop, which Kurt Wood Smith was in, Dead Poet Society. I would say Ethan Hawk really came of age in that film. His performance is phenomenal as Todd. He really stood out to me pretty much over all the other kids in that film. He was incredible. I would say, go watch Ethan Hawk in that film if you haven't. So, yeah, Dead Poets Society.

What about you guys? And Training Day, if you haven't seen that. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Check out a reaction to that. as well. One of my favorite trilogy's in all of cinemas is the before

trilogy. I think we share that. I've never heard of anything to answer. Before sunrise, sunset, and before midnight, all three are so lovely, so beautiful. But to shout out a couple of others. I think he's really lovely in boyhood. I think his vibe in that movie is so wonderful and so lived in. There's a sci-fi movie that he stars opposite Sarah Snook in. called predestination that I think is sick

Gattaca's good too. I like Gattaca a lot. I saw that in school. I saw that in high school but I don't remember it very much. I just know his ex-wife was in it with him. I think he's good in sinister and I would say too. It's not one of his best performances necessarily but I just want to shout out the movie Daybreakers because I think that's a pretty sick

take on a vampire story that stars Ethan Huck as well as some other people but yeah it's hard to beat the before trilogy. Mr. Ederon? I'm looking at his... He's looking at his high MDB. Bill Maude. You're doing what I did. i got to make sure i know every movie so i pick the right answers for me this is my filmography

guys okay okay boyhood i don't even remember him in that total recall movie i really liked oh he was the avengers sketch he was in the the colin feral told rick i i guess so i still haven't seen it he's in the northman that's crazy yeah he is yeah yeah i remember him in that oh i liked him in that movie he's on an episode of reservation dogs too let's go yeah he's done so much stuff i mean he's terrific everywhere he goes pretty much i need to watch more of his his discography. He's got some music out there probably. He must have some music out there. He seems like he would. I love his daughter on Stranger Things. She's amazing. She's got music too. Robin, Robin. Maya Hawke plays Robin. She's very good. She is an incredible character.

Yeah, before movies are great. They're so natural and they're just full on conversation pieces and beautiful locations. And yeah, I don't want to spoil it for Andrew. But yeah, very, very good. But Freddie Krueger does show up. This is true. Yeah. The third act. Thank you. Before sunrise, Freddie Krueger's going to get you with the full title.

One, two, Johnny's coming for you. Hey, hey. All right. Thank you, Clayton. Last thing here, it's a trivia from Kev B. Thank you, Kev. We appreciate it. As a kid, Scott Derrickson dreamed of being trapped and receiving urgent,

mysterious phone calls that offered hope and cryptic guidance. That's cool. That's fascinating. You know what that is fasting, but that also. reminds me a little of West Craven but he didn't have a dream he saw a man across the street that was wearing the Freddie sweater and really scared the crap out of him I think he was a homeless man and I believe that's how he got the inspiration for Nightmare in Elm Street if I'm wrong of course you guys

can correct me in the comments section so it's interesting when of course James Cameron had a nightmare vision then he saw in this nightmare when I think he was in Paris he was really broke at the time and the Terminator rose out of the fire and you know you saw that in the film towards the end of the first one in 84 so it's interesting how a lot of these directors either come up with something they see in a real vision or in a dream

and then that's inspiration for their film I love that well it makes me wonder what the interplay was with the book how much is parallel to what was written in Joe Hill's book or you know what they collaborated on in adapting this do we know how many books that there are for the black phone

I think it might be just the one okay so the second one totally original couldn't tell you I don't even even know what the second one's about i don't want to know oh honey i'm not even going to read the comments on this thing it's like Ethan honk's in or if he's not in i don't know and i want to go in completely blind absolutely but yeah this this was really good this was really well done really conscientious it had a great sense of tone and it was really permeating you really felt the kind of paranoid desolate lonely kind of anguish that everything had um it's a short story apparently

the black phone as written by Joe Hill, so I imagine they expanded it together. And yeah, just like a lot of really nice down-to-earth characterization, great performances. Shouts out to Jeremy Davies, who played Terrence, the dad. He was great. That's a role that is

so thankless and could easily be just, especially in a Stephen King adjacent thing. One trope of King is like, you know, sometimes... Yeah, sometimes parents or bullies can be like ridiculously awful. And this guy was like, yeah, you he did some real bad things but you also really understood the tragedy of who he was as a person and like yeah that really stood out amongst a bunch of other standout stuff and the music too i thought the music was really oh yeah the synthetics that they were the composer was fantastic really made you feel that that dude they really visually captured nineteen seventy eight was like i was watching halloween 78 from the visual cues it was awesome it really took me back to that time it really like the aesthetics and the costume design but you say it was a short story so i got to imagine

of Peter Jackson director. This would have been a three part film. Oh, they're getting there. Don't worry. Black phone three is around the corner. Yeah, no doubt. Aaron, any final thoughts? No, this was great, and I look forward to reacting to the second. Agreed. Very well said. Scott Derrickson, everyone who worked on this,

great job. This is one of my favorite horror films in recent time. Great job. Ethan Hawke, terrific performance. Everyone who was in this, really terrific performances, so this is what horror films should be like. Anyways, guys, thank you so much if you stuck around with us let us know what you thought of this film is this one of your favorite horror films in recent times are you excited to see the reaction for the second film what did you think about the second one obviously no spoilers because just in case either of them check out the comments we don't want to know what is going on i'm not going to be there but take care be safe and answer that black phone if you are in a dark mysterious place take care