Us [DVD] [2019]
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- Product Name: Us [DVD] [2019]
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- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Truly Frightening
My wife and I saw this movie in the theater when it came out, and it is one of the most frightening movies we’ve ever seen! Jordan Peele is a master of suspense. Alfred Hitchcock would be proud! This multi-media package was the perfect addition to our library. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys scary movies!
This review is from Us [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2019]
Posted by flatcatrecords
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very good movie with surprise
Very good suspenseful movie with a very surprising ending
This review is from Us [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2019]
Posted by joeb
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
The Devil's in the Details
“Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.” And so goes the Bible verse Jeremiah 11:11 from the Old Testament which serves to add incredible weight to the context of Jordan Peele’s sophomore effort and follow-up to his Oscar-winning feature debut, Get Out. Specifically, this passage represents a key mind set for half of the characters in US, but given the countless interpretations each verse of the Bible inspires so does what this verse might mean to our cast of characters. Peele utilizes both a handful of horror movie tropes as well as some admittedly fantastic symbolism to reiterate the influence of this verse on his work time and time again throughout the film seemingly forcing the audience to determine just how much they might mean to take or receive from film, what these images and actions might mean, what they might be saying, what they're trying to say, or if they even intend to say anything at all. In the context of the Bible, this verse refers to God's punishment of the Jews after the fall of Babylon. God was punishing Jeremiah and his fellow Jews for worshiping false idols, but in US, the descending attackers who are also doppelgängers of the characters that make-up our main family seem to be mad at their counterparts for a handful of other reasons. Of course, there is no doubt the argument could be made that in some regard the family under attack in US are false versions of these invading doppelgängers thus the reason the red jumpsuit-laden clones are so intent on doing away with their counterparts, but it can't help but feel as if there should be more to Peele's second film than simply this tit for tat comparison between the verse he quotes and the story he is telling. Moreover, it doesn't just feel as if there should be, but it feels as if there is more at work here than just a metaphor for this kind of darkness that lurks inside us all; this ugliness we all have to come to terms with at some point in order to move on and either choose to better ourselves or succumb to our repressions. Of course, the seemingly numerous analogies and motifs littered throughout US could simply exist to suggest the inspiration of different ideas and considerations in individual viewers while the core of what Peele is doing is executing his love of horror on a much grander if not more stimulating scale.
This review is from Us [SteelBook] [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Only @ Best Buy] [2019]
Posted by VandyPrice
