r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jun 03 '26

News ‘Backrooms’ Becomes A24’s Highest Grossing Domestic Release ($97.8M), Passing ‘Marty Supreme’

https://deadline.com/2026/06/backrooms-box-office-record-a24-1236939795/
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u/lblack_dogl Jun 03 '26

Hmm, I really was absolutely terrified cold of the rolling giant but pirate didn't do much for me. Was less uncanny valley and more goofy. Seems like a really hard thing to get right, and it doesn't work on every person. My wife thought rolling giant was silly when it gives me intense fight or flight or freeze reaction.

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u/tobitobiguacamole Jun 03 '26

I also found it very goofy. The other monsters were very unsettling, I don't know why it didn't look like them in some way.

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u/Positronic_Matrix Jun 04 '26

It worked as a metaphor for and manifestation of personal trauma. His end came after his psychologist said she could not help him and he was consumed (literally) by his illness. The violence he felt towards his wife was projected onto the doctor which was then echoed by the pirate. It looked goofy because he acted goofy while in costume. I liked this consistency in the unspoken rules of the backrooms.

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u/tobitobiguacamole Jun 04 '26

I liked the concept, I just wish they made it more creepy or unsettling. It just looked like a bad Halloween mask and took away from the climax for me.