Ready or Not (2019): The Horror Comedy That Gets Better Every Time You Watch It | feat. KT Baldassaro
Cinema Psychos Movie Reviews · Brian Cottington, John Wooliscroft, Kt Baldassaro
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Show Notes
Ready or Not 2 is in theaters — so we went back to where it all started.
Brian, John, and filmmaker/critic KT Baldassaro (@MovieRuntime) dig into the 2019 original and make the case that it's one of the smartest, funniest, most satisfying horror comedies of the last decade. A bride. A devil-controlled game box. A mansion full of rich lunatics. Hide and seek to the death.
What we cover:
- Why this is more satire than horror and why that makes it better — Samara Weaving's all-time performance and why she carries the whole film
- Why Adam Brody's Daniel has the real character arc, not Alex
- The old money vs new money class war hiding underneath the comedy
- Whether the game box is actually random — or whether the devil picks who dies
- Alex as the true villain of the movie
- Whether the sequel can possibly match the original's ending
CHAPTERS:
- 00:00 Cold open
- 00:20 Welcome and introducing KT Baldassaro
- 03:00 First impressions — horror or comedy?
- 08:30 Marrying into a family that wants to kill you
- 16:00 Breaking down the LaBelle family
- 26:00 Why Alex is actually the villain
- 36:00 The game box theory — is it random or rigged?
- 46:00 Practical effects on a $6M budget
- 54:00 Community reviews
- 01:05:00 Will the sequel ruin the franchise?
- 01:15:00 Final verdicts and where to find KT
KT Baldassaro — filmmaker, critic, festival programmer
Podcast: What If I Don't Like It? — search on any podcast app
Follow her: @movieruntime on TikTok
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