You really have an issue with her punching a child who was trying to kill her? Horror Comedies are a legitimate sub-genre of horror. No idea why you don't like them, but I suggest you avoid Shaun of the Dead or Evil Dead in the future. And one of your complaints is that the movie seemed unrealistic and scripted? I hate to break it to you but nearly all movies are scripted.

>I did not like the comedy here. I don't think comedy belongs to horror, and to me it just did not fit right.

Well there's your problem. Pretty much every other bullet point in your post is just a joke that you didn't like. It's fine if this isn't your kind of thing, but this movie is a really well done horror/comedy

I'm a huge fan of the film, but I am interested in your point about horror comedy. Horror is all about tension, while comedy is all about relieving tension every time there's a joke. Of course, you can also get people to laugh nervously if tension builds more and more. That may be more appropriate for a horror comedy but I'm not sure if I know any examples of a movie that does it that way in this genre. If You're Next is one, then I don't know as I haven't seen it.

I don't remember the kid getting punched but I remember liking the ending. The reveal that this ridiculous ritual was all real was funny to me and I'm a sucker for excessive violence, even if the cgi wasn't convincing.

Yet, some movies Don't FEEL scripted. Like You're Next.

This was a mess.

Also, yes, it was dead wrong to knock the kid out, you wouldn't say it if it was a man in her position or a girl being punched so you are hypocritical.

They were meant to be jokes? Oh god, there we go. To me that was a waste of time

If I watch a horror, I want to feel uncomfortable, creeped out, and scared. Not laugh.

To me they just don't go together.

I think you’re really shooting from the hip there

In what world am I being hypocritical? Now I think you're just trolling. Best of luck to you.

Judging from grammar, spelling, and their post history, you're arguing with a 14 year old.

Read what I wrote and then say it again. Thanks.

In what world am I being hypocritical? Now I think you're just trolling. Best of luck to you.

I am 25, smart ass.

I thought Samara Weaving was excellent in this and I found the whole movie great. I really liked the family butler who thinks he's saved the day near the end. Well worth another watch as I've not seen it in a while !

Yikes.

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I will punch out anyone who's trying to kill me. What do you think she should have done? Die? And what do you mean they wouldn't say they'd punch out a "man or a girl". I'm pretty sure they would.

I’m just ribbing with him

Oh, the bad pun on their misspelling. Nice.

"waist" I cackled at this

If someone is trying to kill you, even if they’re 10, you are justified in defending yourself

I really hate how the badass poster image of her was just a joke. I was expecting a lot more fighting back but thankfully You're Next scratched that itch.

Couldn’t resist lol

What I am saying is the user wouldn't say it is OK if it was a man punching the boy or girl. Your reading compherension failed.

If he was, it's still wrong, she could have pushed him over or took the pistol out of his hands and used it, if she was smart.

But she was DUMB.

Agreed. Grace was a joke.

Yes - it's perfecting acceptable to defend yourself in a life or death situation. Gender and age don't matter. You're reaching there bud.

Hahaha, typo oops

OK, love.

I can clearly see you edited your comment a couple of minutes ago to change what you were saying. It's right there next to your username on the original comment. Nice try, weirdo.

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You might have gone in to it with incorrect expectations. It sounds like you were looking for a serious horror (like You're Next). But from what I remember, Ready Or Not is more of just a 'fun' movie. I wouldn't even really call it horror, it was more like a light-hearted comedic thriller.

I do feel the same as you that comedy doesn't belong in horror though. I don't like laughing at people getting murdered in 'goofy' ways, I prefer horrors to be more tense/serious. But for some reason, I actually did like Ready Or Not, I found it fun and I thought the main actress girl was pretty good.

I also have to give the movie credit: In a lot of modern movies where the main female character is a 'badass', the writers often step over in to 'woke' territory with tons of woke cliches (i.e., all the white males in the movie are wimps/idiots/creeps/evil and all the females are geniuses/badasses/virtuous, the female protagonist complains about things in the movie using millenial buzzwords like 'patriarchy', 'privilege', 'sexist', etc) but I don't really recall cringing about any of that kind of stuff in that movie. It was just a fun movie.

I agree, i was totally expecting a serious movie

It really didn't, but keep digging a hole, weirdo.

OK, love

You are the one who is butthurt someone is criticising a movie you like. Grow up.

Yes the victim of murderous capitalist assholes was rude and selfish/s. What the fuck is this post lol?

I didn’t dislike it, but didn’t love it. Solid 6/10. Not going to watch it again anytime soon, but maybe in 5 to 10 years after I forget what happened in the movie.

I’m in the same boat as you with horror comedy. When I watch a horror movie I want to feel anxious and on edge, or at least some tension wondering how things will turn out. The comedy kind of ruins it for me. I do like very well done satirical horror movies such as Tucker and Dale, Cabin in the Woods, Shaun of the dead. But I don’t think of it as watching a horror movie when I watch them.

Oh, I forgot she has no parents, I feel bad now

What exactly are you trying to say? It seems to me that you just wanna shit talk the movie.

If you want to get uncomfortable why did you even watch a horror comedy?

This is a pretty bizarre take in my opinion. Comedy and horror are inseparable in their reflection of cultural taboos, fears, and desires. Even more so, both create moments of tension and release that the viewer feels. Ever notice how many peoples’ reaction to something horrific is to laugh uncomfortably at it? Both horror and humor are mechanisms for release - most good horror movies realize this.

Some of the most beloved horror movies are also very funny, and that is no accident. Get Out, Pearl, Evil Dead, American Werewolf in London, Cabin in the Woods, Shaun of the Dead… the list goes on.

For truly visceral reactions to horror, levity is required. It can either provide an inverse sensation that makes characters likeable and adds stakes to their misfortune or, conversely, twist the knife further with an additional layer of humor or irony. Both approaches make the horror elements of a film stronger.

I don’t think anyone still commenting this far down a petty ass argument thread is mentally well. Me included

I think the original post is basically: "There was a comedy horror film that I expected to be straight horror. I don't like comedy horror so I didn't like this movie".

Oh and - "an entitled, psychotic little prick got punched for trying to murder someone and that made me sad."

It's a movie about a bride being hunted down by her in-laws on her wedding day because she picked Hide & Seek, how did this movie look serious to you?

How the hell is Grace in the wrong for punching a kid who SHOT HER IN THE HAND AND WAS TRYING TO KILL HER?

And Grace survived due to her would-be killers being a bunch of incompetent rich people who never worked a day in their lives nor had to kill anyone in 30 years and don't know how to operate weapons.

Using the wrong word is not a typo.

I didn't realise it was a comedy movie.

He didn't know what he was doing, he was completely innocent and just watched his junkie mother shooting.

You don't know what you are talking about. Grace and his mom were the bitches here.

Thanks, at least someone agrees lol

No, her husbands brother could have killed her 2x if he wanted to. He also protected her once from his wife who could have shot her dead.The waiter could have killed her too when he got her in the car.

Well it was a little boy, and he was innocent.

He did not want to kill her and play the game due to getting his father killed in the previous Hide & Seek game 30 years ago. And the butler couldn't kill her because the family has to do it.

The boy tried to *murder* Grace and shot her through the hand with a gun, how is he innocent if he has no trouble killing someone?

He said to his mom later that he was just doing the thing with gun like they are. He just copied them. He had no idea what was actually going on.

You're Next was like 10x better in this regard. This movie was meant to portray a woman fighting for her life for a whole night, but they failed.

Right, love

I concur. I liked it and thought it was entertaining. But I’m sure my opinion will be dismissed for liking horror/comedies. The OP was upset that Grace punched a 10 yr old? So what was she supposed to do in that moment? The kid was giving away her position to the killers, so she knocked him out. I’m curious what he would have liked her to do instead. In the context of the situation, I think it was justifiable. Honestly, I was disappointed she didn’t do worse to the kid. From the way he wrote his complaint of this, it sounded like she punched the kid for no reason. But the more important part is that it’s just a movie you blockhead.

When everyone behind him was screaming for him to turn around but the music was too loud... My husband and I laughed so effing hard.

Hahaha

Hah

You’re right. A man would’ve kicked the kid in the face and spit on him or her. Common, give me a break. What are you a Mormon? Instead you would have whipped out your guitar and sang for the kid.

Truly a batshit crazy post, but I enjoyed everyone else’s comments.

Go outside. Touch some grass.

I would definitely be fine with a man punching a child or woman in that scenario.

Would you seriously let someone murder you just because they were a child or a woman?

1.Are you forgetting the 10 year old asshole shot her in the hand before she punched him? She tries deescalating the situation but he’s so kill happy he shoots her in the hand. She then knocks him out because he shot her and would do it again. I also find it concerning that you found the murderous 10 year old more likable than the woman who thought she married her dream-man, only to find out there are weird traditions she finds funny. She doesn’t make fun of them to be rude, she just finds it kind of weird and is joking with the family. Then she gets pissed when she finds out they’re all trying to kill her and her husband didn’t tell her that this was a possibility. She is 1000% a badass because she thinks on her feet, gets the shit beat out of her, and still kicks the bad guys asses.

2/3. That is meant to be a joke. The whole movie is meant to be a horror/comedy. The movie even ends on a funny one liner of “I want a divorce”. Personally, horror/comedies are my favorite type of horror film and this movie does it excellently.

4. She gets help because it is made clear multiple times in the movie that the older brother hates his family and their tradition of killing people. He helps her because he likes how different from his family she is and doesn’t want to see someone nice get killed after his aunt(?) had her husband killed. The other times she escapes danger, she does so by either quick thinking, or because her husband is helping until he changes teams. There are reasons explicitly shown for why people are helping her.

5. This plot is similar to You’re Next, only so far as its about a family being killed off and the new girl being the last to survive, but you aren’t wrong that You’re Next is more serious. I still prefer this movie though because this movie has some really fun deaths and the humor is great.

Yes I found almost every character and pacing and editing ALL OF IT to be incredibly annoying

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> Grace could have gotten killed so many times throughout the movie, but she gets help instead so she is not killed. It kind of made it unrealistic and scripted to me.

I hate to break it to you, but the vast majority of movies are scripted.

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