‘Weapons’ (dir. Zach Cregger) | Warner Bros (8/8)

[Silver Surfer]

Why are they even being compared? lol

Both horror...both original stories...both popular...both came out in 2025

Weapons is better

 

[T.H.E.GOD]

Thinking back, the most tense scene for me was......

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when the mother walks out the house at night holding the scissors, walks up to the car window, then gets in the backseat and we're just waiting like to see what she gonna do.

whole theatre reacted loud to that scene

 

[head shots101]

fukking fire ….. just like barbarian…. Way better than Hereditary also

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

I was confused by the gun motif in that one dream sequence. I figured the movie would be about school shootings.

Cregger denied that had anything to do with it which is why it came across hollow to me.

It seemed like thats what it was building up on/playing into. But nah...just wacky shyt in the area from a reactionary force that has nothing to do with the community.

 

[TheNatureBoy]

Just getting back from seeing this, really like how the story unfolded with the pieces coming together and leading to a satisfying conclusion .

Would say the story only continues to build momentum leading to

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The great final scene with the kids going after the witch and the POV shots of them busting through the window

Really curious to see what Cregger can do with Resident Evil.

 

[head shots101]

Cause the biggest press for this movie was about his production company losing out on the bid for it. I think a lot of people think (like i did) that Peele was going make this movie when he was just going to produce it. It was Cregger’s script and he was always going to direct it.

I’m glad peele didn’t touch this

 

[BlackMajik]

Completely missed that part until nikkas here pointed it out.

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was listening to the the ringer podcast interview with Cregger and it was hilarious how much shyt Fennessy was being too deep about and Cregger was just like nah, i wasn’t thinking about that at all.
He also didn’t think he was making a funny movie and was surprised how much people were laughing

Wait he was surprised that so many people were laughing????

Woooooow

 

[RickyGQ]

This was the wildest shyt in the movie to me…

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Ayo

 

[Pool_Shark]

Good movie. Was hoping to get a little more backstory on the aunt but other than that probably one of my favorite movies this year.

 

[Marco Zen]

This was outstanding

 

[Lootpack]

@storyteller Gotta hear what you thought of this one homie

 

[Jx2]

This was the wildest shyt in the movie to me…

There was an up for grabs glizzy that I didn't recognize until this screenshot. The easter eggs in this movie

 

[T.H.E.GOD]

There was an up for grabs glizzy that I didn't recognize until this screenshot. The easter eggs in this movie

yooo, the Easter egg for the gLizzie’s….

almost forgot about that whole scene cuz that meal prep was insane. That and the firearm and the vomit…. just random as fukk….

 

[storyteller]

Yeah, Cregger hit this out the park. I watched that ish yesterday in a crowded theater where people audibly reacted throughout the whole damned movie. Barbarian's tonal shift felt hella abrupt, but I think it felt more natural here with the multiple POVs. Multiple scenes stuck with me, and I've found myself thinking back through the plot and discussing bits with friends all damned day. The best part is that I'm confident I'll pick up way more on a second watch.

I don't find anything scary anymore. So, I generally look at scare scenes for how much suspense they build and this has some killer moments. The scissors bit; the liquor store walk; the gas station convo; the breaking and entering part...and every damned time that door opened with darkness behind it, you knew something bad was coming.

I realize those intense scenes throughout a slowburn narrative, but I think the comedy/drama/etc. helps make those moments more impactful. The first stroll through the liquor store sets up the "following" bit. Then, the "following" scene leads up to the gas station attack. The tension is higher each time, and so is the payoff. I get how that didn't work for some heads, but I eat it up.

I'll also enjoy how much is recontextualized on additional watches. I love Hereditary, The Witch, and Night House because rewatching them is rewarding. You might catch a detail you missed or some clever foreshadowing in the dialogue. I think this is gonna be the same.

Lastly, I think this year has had the best two final act payoffs in a long time. Sinners had the morning shootout. This has the final chase scene. I like that both movies give the audience a reason to cheer after watching the horror unfold. It makes them more rewatchable than Bring Her Back, which I think is on the same level but so depressing that it's hard to revisit.

I've got Weapons neck and neck with Sinners for my favorite movies of the year. This is a banner year for horror.