I’ve seen both, obsession and backrooms are incomparable. Obsession is a masterpiece of horror which really fucked me up. Backrooms is a fairly fun piece especially if you like the overall backrooms concept, nothing spectaculsr but if you have spare time it’s worth a watch.
Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 week ago
Genuine question: what’s the verdict on the movie? I am very tempted to go watch Obsession for a second time, but am also wondering about checking this one out. Is it better or worse or equally good as Obsession?
unrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Haven’t watched Obsession, but I loved the Backrooms. I’ve never seen my fiancé more horrified by a movie, and a friend that was with us had to step away for a bit.
Fair warning though, the protagonist does get verbally agressive/abusive/physically abusive.
There was also a lot more gore than I was expecting, because Kane typically keeps it light.
Easily one of my favorite movies this year.
Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 week ago
Fair warning though, the protagonist does get verbally agressive/abusive/physically abusive.
I should hope so, since it’s a horror movie xD
But cool. I’ll check it out. I know a bit about Kane Pixel and his style through Wendigoon and I’m sure he made something freaky with the concept. I blank on the lead actor’s name, but I really liked him in 12 years a slave and its cool to see him in a movie like this one!
You should really consider seeing Obsession as well, my friend. It is currently threatening to kick The Wailing out of my personal number 1 spot for favourite horror movie of all time. The bedroom scene is one of the most viscerally terrifying scenes I have ever seen. I’m a big fan of horror and while I do scare relatively easily, I rarely carry the fear with me after the credits.
Obsession kept me awake for two straight days because of that fucking bedroom scene. Total masterpiece of a scene, and the movie is very, very close to being flawless. Maybe don’t bring fiancé if she isn’t good with horror, though, because this one embeds itself into your nervous system for a little while after seeing it. Not only is it scary, it’s also funny as hell and deeply tragic and quite the conversation starter.
davetortoise@reddthat.com 1 week ago
Didn’t watch obsession but backrooms is fun. Has a low-budget horror movie vibe which isnt really a bad thing. The horror itself isn’t especially scary, but quite unsettling. The ending I thought was quite weak, it really obviously tries to set itself up for a sequel in quite an off-putting way
Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 week ago
Thank you. If I understood wendigoon correctly, the movie is basically the prequel to the entire YouTube series, which I thought was pretty neat, but sucks that he didn’t stick the landing. Bit of a bummer.
I think Kane is super good at making spaces feel threatening. I still remember that one he made about the giant on wheels, that chases a guy through a mall and it’s borderline ridiculous how such a silly concept can be this scary, haha.
I look forward to checking it out.
Highly recommend Obsession as well, my friend. That film is terrifying and the ending is horrific in the best way possible.
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 1 week ago
its good
Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I liked backrooms way more than obsession, it has some interesting themes, suspense and some unpredictability. For me obsession was just another default American horror movie where the characters make stupid decisions, but I guess they are both OK considering their budgets
Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 week ago
Oh, I couldn’t disagree more on your interpretation on obsession. Bear is not stupid and he doesn’t make his decisions out of stupidity. Everything that happens after the dinner scene, he knows exactly what’s going on and he doesn’t care. That is why it becomes so scary on so many levels.
I’m still curious about Backrooms, but I genuinely think you either missed the point of Obsession or you didn’t pay attention to what was going on in that film.
jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 1 week ago
Obsession is literally lightyears better than backrooms
I saw obsession twice within a 24hr span, i saw backrooms and thought it was so ass
KravenTheHunter@lemmy.browntown.dev 1 week ago
Check out this incel, so obsessed with Nikki he had to see here twice in the same day.
jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 1 week ago
no, no, no, nO, NO, NO, NO, NO
Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 week ago
That’s a wild 24 hours!
My impression is that Backrooms is a more unique concept and it’s focus may be more on telling this weird, complex story about people and governments being exposed to an inexplicable phenomena, where Obsession is an intimate story that focuses on the complexities of relationships in a modern context.
So, I mean, maybe it was unfair of me to ask if one is as good as the other as they try to do very differenet things. Probably should have asked if they have a similar entertainment value. Because as a sucker for psychological and interpersonal horror, I don’t expect that I will connect in the same way with Backrooms as I did with Obsession, but I hope it’s at least a fun ride that would be worth a movie ticket. :D
As long as Backrooms isn’t as terrible as The Happening, then I’m good. It’s almost been 20 years and I’m still low key mad that I spent money on a ticket for that POS movie. The fact that it became an internet meme years later, didn’t help my regret and disdain. XD to think, back then, you expected every movie to be of a certain standard of quality as a movie goer. If the happening was released today it would be considered a masterpiece on Netflix, lol.