NotSuperCritical t1_iud8e83 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:25 PM

I think you are missing the point of Malignant. You’re supposed to laugh at it. It’s ridiculous and unhinged and that’s the point. Nice list.

mrjake118 t1_iue7iun wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:37 PM

Malignant was like a half-decent joke where the quality of the delivery is what makes it stupid or funny. James Wan started the movie out right but then seemed to have forgotten what he was going for until near the end. It kept switching between going for serious, creepy scares and wacky insanity.

There were some cool scenes but if a movie can't commit to what it is, then I can't get as into it as I'd like because I'm spending more time thinking about it than enjoying it.

Drag Me to Hell did a much better job.

zGnRz t1_iud9s2j wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:37 PM

lol I love the Malignant argument on Reddit. You either like it or you don't, and I personally hate it

TuckerThaTruckr t1_iudi6yd wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:41 PM

No you don't get it, it's supposed to be bad/s

Mission accomplished

the_Gonz OP t1_iudkk5o wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:58 PM

If I remember right, the beginning set it up that way, too. Idk why I stopped looking at it like it was silly.

brynmawrtion t1_iudzfb2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:42 PM

Probably because after that first scene, there’s an hour of complete snooze-fest before it starts to get good and schlocky again. It sort of feels like they purposely tried to lull you into thinking it’s another boring cookie-cutter James Wan special before he pulls the rug out from under you. Executed slightly differently, there’s a solid b-movie style horror comedy in malignant. As it is, I have to agree with you. Wack.