Smile. The sequel is also quite scary but the first one is just…well fuck, it still haunts me. I’d say my tolerance for horror is medium maybe medium high. Some friends of mine can handle far worse, but for me the right amount of existential dread and horror is Smile.
One of the jumps startled a couple next to me who had a bunch of snacks and whatever was in their hand went absolutely flying. Every time they moved, you’d hear another thing fall to the ground. It unfortunately took me out of the movie a bit because it was so funny
Lol, imho horror is one of those genres that actually is more effective when viewing it alone in a dark eerily silent house. But obviously that’s solely to increase the anxious vibes.
I can only imagine watching Smile and Smile 2 in an empty theater for the first time would be absolutely terrifying though.
The reason I think the first one is more frightening is for one, the sequel is…the sequel, we’re aware of the nature of the entity is by the time we’re watching the sequel and because of that, the discovery phase of the horror is slightly dulled. Don’t get me wrong, its still terrifying, but part of the horror of the first movie is the absolute brutality of the reveal at the end. In the sequel, we can more reasonably suspect exactly how it’s going to go down, with some admittedly intriguing caveats that keep the second movie interesting.
Secondly, I just feel like the protagonist of the first film is far more relatable than the protagonist of the second, but that’s just a personal take. I think most fans of the franchise actually disagree with me on that one.
I will say that the sequel is very well done though and is just different enough from the first film to garner a watch as it’s not solely a repeat of the beats from the first film.
I do very much love the Smile series as you can probably tell, and horror isn’t usually my jam. Just this one…it did manage to terrify me in a unique way that I don’t think I’ll ever forget.
If I think a movie is going to be too scary, or just don’t have time to watch the full movie, I usually just watch Ryan Hollinger’s review of it on YouTube. He’s a great Film Critic that specializes reviewing the Horror genre, and if you don’t mind spoilers and just want the plot and analysis of horror films/games, he’s a great resource.
Smile. The sequel is also quite scary but the first one is just…well fuck, it still haunts me. I’d say my tolerance for horror is medium maybe medium high. Some friends of mine can handle far worse, but for me the right amount of existential dread and horror is Smile.
When I saw Smile 2 in theaters I thought I was going to have a heart attack. That movie has the most intense jump scares I’ve seen in quite a while
One of the jumps startled a couple next to me who had a bunch of snacks and whatever was in their hand went absolutely flying. Every time they moved, you’d hear another thing fall to the ground. It unfortunately took me out of the movie a bit because it was so funny
Lol, imho horror is one of those genres that actually is more effective when viewing it alone in a dark eerily silent house. But obviously that’s solely to increase the anxious vibes.
I can only imagine watching Smile and Smile 2 in an empty theater for the first time would be absolutely terrifying though.
The reason I think the first one is more frightening is for one, the sequel is…the sequel, we’re aware of the nature of the entity is by the time we’re watching the sequel and because of that, the discovery phase of the horror is slightly dulled. Don’t get me wrong, its still terrifying, but part of the horror of the first movie is the absolute brutality of the reveal at the end. In the sequel, we can more reasonably suspect exactly how it’s going to go down, with some admittedly intriguing caveats that keep the second movie interesting.
Secondly, I just feel like the protagonist of the first film is far more relatable than the protagonist of the second, but that’s just a personal take. I think most fans of the franchise actually disagree with me on that one.
I will say that the sequel is very well done though and is just different enough from the first film to garner a watch as it’s not solely a repeat of the beats from the first film.
I do very much love the Smile series as you can probably tell, and horror isn’t usually my jam. Just this one…it did manage to terrify me in a unique way that I don’t think I’ll ever forget.
Just the advert for that creeped me out it looks way too scary for me
If I think a movie is going to be too scary, or just don’t have time to watch the full movie, I usually just watch Ryan Hollinger’s review of it on YouTube. He’s a great Film Critic that specializes reviewing the Horror genre, and if you don’t mind spoilers and just want the plot and analysis of horror films/games, he’s a great resource.
Here is his channel link.