M3gan

[Coola Yagami]

Anyone interested in this movie? A girl lost her parents and her aunt isn't equipped to watch over her so she lets a new robot doll she created watch over her. At first it looks like it takes the 'protect Cady from any physical and emotional harm a little too serious, but the trailer looks like she eventually goes full AWOL.

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Love the premise. It's too bad they didn't do it sooner before that Chucky reboot movie went in a similar direction.

Similar to the Smile marketing campaign, a bunch of 'M3GAN' took over a sporting event's halftime show.

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[ssjup81]

Oh we are so going to watch this movie Coola Yagami. It’s creepy looking and AI gone rogue, but given the premise, curious how M3GAN will be dealt with. I hope the ending isn’t set up to have a sequel. Stand-alone films seem to be such a rarity these days.

[Coola Yagami]

We'll have to see. The marketing campaign suggests they can be mass produced, hence all the girls walking around dressed like M3GAN clones.

The only thing I don't like about sequels is the more you add to them the further removed you get from the original premise.

[ssjup81]

We'll have to see. The marketing campaign suggests they can be mass produced, hence all the girls walking around dressed like M3GAN clones.

The only thing I don't like about sequels is the more you add to them the further removed you get from the original premise.That’s why I don’t want a sequel and why I’m worried about one coming about…the mass production of M3gan. Maybe they’ll all get destroyed.

[IMJ]

We are looking forward to this one here in the house as well.

[Andrew NDB]

I was interested until I noticed it was PG-13. Now I'm not so interested.

[Coola Yagami]

I was interested until I noticed it was PG-13. Now I'm not so interested.

LOL it's always gotta be hard R for you, doesn't it?

[IMJ]

I was interested until I noticed it was PG-13. Now I'm not so interested.

I take that to mean that it will be more of a thriller than "robot horror", you know?

[Andrew NDB]

LOL it's always gotta be hard R for you, doesn't it?

With horror movies about a lot of murdering yeah, generally. And I just read they actually shot a bunch of R material but then went back in and reshot it all as PG-13... which is certainly something I can't respect, remotely.

[RaphaelinSTL]

With horror movies about a lot of murdering yeah, generally. And I just read they actually shot a bunch of R material but then went back in and reshot it all as PG-13... which is certainly something I can't respect, remotely.

Agree with Andrew on this as generally it's done in practice to try to get more money at the box office to avoid that R rating. Studios tend to hinder/cut down pivotal moments and scenes so it gets a PG-13 allowing younger audiences to see it and get in more screenings.

That said, this movie looks ridiculously b-movie goofy, and looks like a fun laugh at how silly it is.

[The Deadman]

For the thousandth time, horror movies don't need to be rated R to be good. Not sure why nobody understands this.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

That said, this movie looks ridiculously b-movie goofy, and looks like a fun laugh at how silly it is.

Which is why the PG-13 rating doesn't bother me much. Doesn't look like it's to be taken seriously.

[Andrew NDB]

For the thousandth time, horror movies don't need to be rated R to be good. Not sure why nobody understands this.

And for the thousandth time what seems to be endemic to a lot of people is a general sense of "R rated just means you can swear and blood." Also, you're not clever or cool for taking that stance. No, it's quite a bit more than that. It's characters being allowed to talk and react believably like real people in real situations. It means you can show even one kick to a head. It means you can show actual graphic consequences to violence, which is an important piece of being able to buy into whatever it is you're watching... moreso the more fantastical it is.

Now, insert killer doll movie where a doll starts murdering a lot of people. You won't have people talking or reacting believably to it. There won't be any or definitive visual data on the kills going on. There won't be anything. Maybe a music score with a lot of "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAM"s. Great.

And what exactly are some post-modern horror movies that are great that are rated PG-13? What, The Ring? No, not scary. "Spooky kids" has become a popularized thing but I've never found it very horrific in and of itself.

[Sumac]

I smell some people will find themselves a new fetish.

Other than that, it can be either very creepy (if played right) or very stupid, because, premise like this is barely above Chucky-level.

And it reminds me about the movie Toy Soldiers with some Artificial Intelligence thrown in.

As for the blood: yeah, it'd be unfortunate, if in the movie about killing doll, they won't show much of it. Like, this is a horror movie about doll killing people, why bother with making it a family one?!

On a technical level, I wonder how they executed doll dancing and jumping - was it an actress or a pure CGI?

[Coola Yagami]

I smell some people will find themselves a new fetish.

Other than that, it can be either very creepy (if played right) or very stupid, because, premise like this is barely above Chucky-level.

And it reminds me about the movie Toy Soldiers with some Artificial Intelligence thrown in.

As for the blood: yeah, it'd be unfortunate, if in the movie about killing doll, they won't show much of it. Like, this is a horror movie about doll killing people, why bother with making it a family one?!

On a technical level, I wonder how they executed doll dancing and jumping - was it an actress or a pure CGI?

Actress dancing with a plastic doll mask. Extra CGI for the face details added in post I assume.

[IMJ]

For the thousandth time, horror movies don't need to be rated R to be good. Not sure why nobody understands this.

I think a lot of people understand that, but it also speaks to the kind of horror a film is trying to capture.

The Ring & Pulse pulled it off as PG-13 but those movies spoke to a sense of personal dread in ways that were "scary". Whereas a movie like Silent Hill (the first one) sort of had to go the "R" route to really capture what it was doing.

Actress dancing with a plastic doll mask. Extra CGI for the face details added in post I assume.

Yeah I would say very similar to how the robot was done so convincingly in Zathura. Perfected hybrid approach.

[Coola Yagami]

I think a lot of people understand that, but it also speaks to the kind of horror a film is trying to capture.

The Ring & Pulse pulled it off as PG-13 but those movies spoke to a sense of personal dread in ways that were "scary". Whereas a movie like Silent Hill (the first one) sort of had to go the "R" route to really capture what it was doing.



Yeah I would say very similar to how the robot was done so convincingly in Zathura. Perfected hybrid approach.

Yeah, it's all over those Youtube shorts and Instagram stories. They show the entire dance sequence uninterrupted (you know, without cutaway shots or close ups or whatever) and then the actress taking off the mask post filming.

[Bahamut810]

Movies like this are why I am like "Man I love AI in movies," then when I see some news that 'we taught AI to do XYZ' I am like "WHY HAVE WE NOT LEARNED FROM THESE MOVIES?"

[Andrew NDB]

This seems actually pretty close to the Child's Play remake where Chucky wasn't a voodoo possessed doll but purely AI gone wrong. Except that was more about Chucky interfacing with your Alexa type stuff... which might even be in this.

[Coola Yagami]

This seems actually pretty close to the Child's Play remake where Chucky wasn't a voodoo possessed doll but purely AI gone wrong. Except that was more about Chucky interfacing with your Alexa type stuff... which might even be in this.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Kinda wish the Chucky reboot didn't go with the corrupt AI route because that will just draw more and more comparisons to that one. I'm sure even if it stuck with 'voodoo possessed doll' it would have drawn comparisons anyway, but now people can call this a Chucky rip off.

[RaphaelinSTL]

98% on Rotten Tomatoes, lol. Let's go.

[Coola Yagami]

Yep, watching it next pay day.

[Coola Yagami]

Loving their advertising campaign. Their Instagram stories are blowing up as the M3GAN clones are going all over the place lol.

[Andrew NDB]

https://www.darkhorizons.com/m3gan-gets-a-sequel-possible-unrated-cut/

So she killed "bunch" more people in the originally shot R version and that version was "much gorier" than the PG-13 version they edited and reshot it into.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Has anyone watched it yet?

[RaphaelinSTL]

Has anyone watched it yet?

Hopefully checking it out later this week.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Saw it, I really enjoyed it. It's a movie I felt is entertaining on it's own, despite some say about its similarities with Child's Play. There are some scenes that noticeably show that this was originally going to be an R-rated film which kinda leads to my few criticisms...
Megan's kill count was 4 in total. I'm not counting the dog since they never really show what happened to it or how she killed it, if she did. You hear it whimpering somewhere in the garage but you don't know if it's actually the dog or her imitating it's voice. The deaths were heavily toned down as there's very little blood even though the aftermath of her last two victims of the elevator were as bloody as they could get. Still pretty bad that the boy's ear being ripped off couldn't show any blood. Why bother leaving that part in? How they defeated Megan was predictable and a little disappointing.


It helps that you know what kind of movie you're going to watch a head of time with mild expectations. If you do, I would recommend it.

[Andrew NDB]

Saw it, I really enjoyed it. It's a movie I felt is entertaining on it's own, despite some say about its similarities with Child's Play. There are some scenes that noticeably show that this was originally going to be an R-rated film which kinda leads to my few criticisms...
Megan's kill count was 4 in total. I'm not counting the dog since they never really show what happened to it or how she killed it, if she did. You hear it whimpering somewhere in the garage but you don't know if it's actually the dog or her imitating it's voice. The deaths were heavily toned down as there's very little blood even though the aftermath of her last two victims of the elevator were as bloody as they could get. Still pretty bad that the boy's ear being ripped off couldn't show any blood. Why bother leaving that part in? How they defeated Megan was predictable and a little disappointing.


It helps that you know what kind of movie you're going to watch a head of time with mild expectations. If you do, I would recommend it.

Sounds like a movie really handicapped by a PG-13 rating. As I suspected.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Sounds like a movie really handicapped by a PG-13 rating. As I suspected.

Yeah no lie, it was.

[CyberCubed]

The actress who played the female lead and little girl were honestly really bad, they never looked scared or believeable in any of the horror scenes. I usually am forgiving to things like this, but the lead actress just had this weird indifference look to her face even after she was being strangled by a robot doll, lol.

[IMJ]

Hopefully we are seeing this tonight....

[Coola Yagami]

****in loved it. I'll give my thoughts in a few days so not to spoil it. Will most likely film a review tomorrow after I have some time to gather my thoughts and not just blurt out madness, lol.

[Coola Yagami]

https://www.darkhorizons.com/m3gan-gets-a-sequel-possible-unrated-cut/

So she killed "bunch" more people in the originally shot R version and that version was "much gorier" than the PG-13 version they edited and reshot it into.

A bunch? I only saw a few examples of possible victims unless there were entire subplots cut from the film.



Two people had kinda ambiguous 'deaths', so I'm assuming in the R version they flat out died and in more definitive and gruesome ways

I mean... maybe that guidance counselor could have been a victim, though I don't know how that would have fit.

M3GAN was also in front of a crowd at the expo, but I mean, her top priority was to head home. She never really got to a 'kill everyone for the sake of killing everyone' mindset, just anyone that directly got in her way and any witnesses (and anyone that hurts Cadie). I mean I can assume maaaaybe some people at the expo tried to stop her from leaving?? Or she ran into more victims on her way to the expo???

[Andrew NDB]

A bunch? I only saw a few examples of possible victims unless there were entire subplots cut

It's their own words, not mine. So probably.

[Coola Yagami]

I will be honest though, that one scene did tear me up, though I'm confused as to why apparently it made other audiences laugh??

As someone who also lost their parents, I did emphasize with Cady's fear of someday forgetting what your parents look like or sound like. Apparently, M3GAN's song during that scene made people laugh despite the scene being played completely straight.

Now her second song though... lol.... and her also playing 'Toy Soldiers' on the piano....

[Sumac]

R-rated edition when?

[Andrew NDB]

R-rated edition when?


They've said they'll probably do it. Hopefully they put that version in theaters for a while.

[Turo602]

Apparently, M3GAN's song during that scene made people laugh despite the scene being played completely straight.

Same with my theater. I didn't get how that scene was funny. Yet they were dead silent when the kid got hit by the car or when she was stretching his elastic ears. Then again, I thought the movie was extremely mediocre despite how much everyone seems to love it even though it was pretty dumb, wasn't scary, nor even that funny. My theater chuckled like 5 times and never at the stuff I was laughing at.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Isn’t this basically a gender-swapped version of the 2019 Child’s Play?

[Coola Yagami]

Isn’t this basically a gender-swapped version of the 2019 Child’s Play?

Sorta. It's kinda why I wish they either released this sooner or they never made that remake.

It's gonna be kinda like the FNAF movie (whenever it comes out). People are gonna compare it to Willy's Wonderland.

[Coola Yagami]

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My review, though ramble warning but I tried to stay on point.

I did bring up some points about how M3GAN might have still turned bad or caused trouble even if things didn't go wrong this time around and thoughts for a sequel.

[IMJ]

Good review, Coola. Yeah - the theater we were in last night had a lot of laughter - especially during the singing.

This movie wasn't a "horror" movie. It was more like.... dark sci-fi that knew not to take itself too seriously. Tonally, it felt very similar to "The Chef" which was a great flick - but not really a "horror" movie.

[Coola Yagami]

Good review, Coola. Yeah - the theater we were in last night had a lot of laughter - especially during the singing.

This movie wasn't a "horror" movie. It was more like.... dark sci-fi that knew not to take itself too seriously. Tonally, it felt very similar to "The Chef" which was a great flick - but not really a "horror" movie.

Whoa, someone that didn't fall asleep during one of my videos lol :o thanks.


Yeah the movie only felt creepy near the end when was glitching out. Though how Cady can sleep with that thing sitting there and staring at her in the dark is beyond me lol.

Gemma really should have added safety protocols, parental controls and the three laws of robotics in there somewhere.

I think the comedy goes to M3GAN's sass but also that over the top boss. That dude really took a page from Burne Thompson and cranked it up. :lol::lol::lol:

[ssjup81]

Whoa, someone that didn't fall asleep during one of my videos lol :o thanks.


Yeah the movie only felt creepy near the end when was glitching out. Though how Cady can sleep with that thing sitting there and staring at her in the dark is beyond me lol.

Gemma really should have added safety protocols, parental controls and the three laws of robotics in there somewhere.

I think the comedy goes to M3GAN's sass but also that over the top boss. That dude really took a page from Burne Thompson and cranked it up. :lol::lol::lol:Nice video. Interesting points made for it.

The idea of having M3gans around and practically raising kids is a dangerous premise and showed why it wouldn't (and shouldn't) work. Humans (parents) should be guiding and raising kids. Also, this could apply to M3gan too. She didn't have the guidance she needed either, by the sounds of it. She was just...let go without any guidance herself from Genma. Her actions were questionable but if she'd had that guidance (and those safety protocols on top of safety protocols lol ), most of the events of the film probably wouldn't have happened.

You know, it's like when parents avoid certain topics with their kids because it makes them uncomfortable. Usually the sex talk. You can tell, mostly, which ones had some guidance and which ones didn't. I have two aunts who became pregnant as teens because the topic wasn't discussed and neither knew that you couldn't get pregnant if you had sex your first time. Crazy to think, right?

Another example that pops into mind...kind of, is from the movie My Girl. Vada's character had issues regarding death. She didn't understand it very well despite growing up in a funeral home. Up until near the ending, she'd never even seen a dead body, but she was still having a hard time conceptualizing it. She also blamed herself for her mother's death. The reason for this is because her father never talked to her regarding it or how she wasn't the blame for her mother's death. Okay, maybe not a good example, but the bottom line is communication is key when dealing with kids...and M3gans. :P

[RaphaelinSTL]

Had a really fun time with this one.

Definitely more Small Soldiers than Child's Play when it comes to carnage and scares, but I liked it.

[Coola Yagami]

So the thought just came to me. So what if they were mass produced and several kids had their own M3GAN? Say one kid shoves another. I'm assuming that kid's M3GAN will step up and tell the first kid to stop it. Then the second kid's M3GAN now steps up to defend her kid against the opposing M3GAN. Would it lead to a clash between androids?

Imagine a playground with like.... 8 kids, each with a M3GAN. Would it eventually become an all-out robo-brawl?

[ssjup81]

So the thought just came to me. So what if they were mass produced and several kids had their own M3GAN? Say one kid shoves another. I'm assuming that kid's M3GAN will step up and tell the first kid to stop it. Then the second kid's M3GAN now steps up to defend her kid against the opposing M3GAN. Would it lead to a clash between androids?

Imagine a playground with like.... 8 kids, each with a M3GAN. Would it eventually become an all-out robo-brawl?You need to book that! :lol:

You know, it would be a bit traumatizing to the kids, though because imagine all of them breaking each other up and parts are left all over the playground. Maybe one will have her head knocked off or something and then creepily talks.

[Sumac]

Imagine a playground with like.... 8 kids, each with a M3GAN. Would it eventually become an all-out robo-brawl?
I'd pay for it.

[The Deadman]

A sequel is coming in 2025
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3747661/m3gan-2-0-brings-your-new-favorite-slasher-back-to-theaters-in-2025/

And yet, people thought you needed blood and gore and a hard R rating for a horror movie to be good.

[Andrew NDB]

And yet, people thought you needed blood and gore and a hard R rating for a horror movie to be good.

The movie's success isn't a testament to PG-13 horror movies. Apparently there isn't even really much of a horror component here at all, at least in this version they've reedited? Also, you can't deny the marketing department did a hell of a job with the marketing.

Most of the people who are going to see it I've talked to IRL don't even realize it's PG-13, and are shocked when I tell them. And even the people in this thread that've seen it remark that it was visibly hurt/hamstrung by the rating. I mean, you definitely can take something like Nightmare on Elm Street, cut it/reshoot it as PG-13 and there is still enough of a good story and ideas and performances that people will still see it and it'll still be successful... but it's just, why would you want to do that? Just for hypothetically a few more bucks? As an artist that's just a bankrupt move. It's the exact same principle as studios writing around certain things to make sure their movie will play in China.

[member_removed]

I saw this yesterday in a crowd cinema with a bunch of 13 year olds, apart from them playing with their phones, the atmosphere I think helped my enjoyment of the film.

I think my major gripe was the introduction of "Chekov's Bruce" early on. That really telegraphed how the Hero's were going to defeat Megan.


Otherwise, a fun movie, looking forward to the sequel.

[Coola Yagami]

I saw this yesterday in a crowd cinema with a bunch of 13 year olds, apart from them playing with their phones, the atmosphere I think helped my enjoyment of the film.

I think my major gripe was the introduction of "Chekov's Bruce" early on. That really telegraphed how the Hero's were going to defeat Megan.


Otherwise, a fun movie, looking forward to the sequel.

The only problem with that is

If they didn't introduce Bruce early on, how would they explain it later without making it look like 'oh so Gemma just happened to have ANOTHER robot lying around? I guess maybe have it in the background or something without placing much attention to it?

[neatoman]

So I watched it... I guess the biggest question is why M3gan was given the strength to be able to harm people if she was designed to be around children? At first I thought she was weak (barring her ability to stretch cartilage like bubblegum), which is why the dog, the neighbor and the boy died in more clever ways. But then she kills those two guys later on in ways that require a greater deal of strength, not to mention how she restrains Gemma and needs to be taken out using another robot.

[Coola Yagami]

So I watched it... I guess the biggest question is why M3gan was given the strength to be able to harm people if she was designed to be around children? At first I thought she was weak (barring her ability to stretch cartilage like bubblegum), which is why the dog, the neighbor and the boy died in more clever ways. But then she kills those two guys later on in ways that require a greater deal of strength, not to mention how she restrains Gemma and needs to be taken out using another robot.

That's the only part that doesn't make sense. I heard people say it was probably part of making her durable since she's meant to be a kids toy and some kids do play rough (like tossing her around or whatever). I can also guess maybe she was given the strength to help pick up a kid, say if they fell in the middle of the road and needed someone to get them out of harm's way..... but I guess, like many other things, Gemma overlooked things or overdid it.

[Coola Yagami]

I heard some movie review guys mention this might be the way to go for some horror movies going forward, at the very least brand new franchises. Make em PG-13 to make bank at the box office, release the R rated version later.

The argument can also be made that by making the PG-13 theatrical cut, now people have to be much more creative to really bring on the scares and the overall creepy vibe and anxiety than just relying on blood and guts.

[IMJ]

And yet, people thought you needed blood and gore and a hard R rating for a horror movie to be good.

This flick wasn't even remotely a horror movie. :roll:

So I watched it... I guess the biggest question is why M3gan was given the strength to be able to harm people if she was designed to be around children?

That movie trope that robots are "super strong". Truth is that in real life we'd be building robots that people could easily overpower, and any robots that needed "strong limbs" most likely wouldn't be anthropomorphic. Although I will say that it wasn't too overblown in the movie - I mean she was wrestling with it enough on the kitchen table near the end....

[Sumac]

I heard some movie review guys mention this might be the way to go for some horror movies going forward, at the very least brand new franchises. Make em PG-13 to make bank at the box office, release the R rated version later.
I think stuff like that had happened already and none of those movies were very successful.

The argument can also be made that by making the PG-13 theatrical cut, now people have to be much more creative to really bring on the scares and the overall creepy vibe and anxiety than just relying on blood and guts.
It will require a lot of creativity, something that modern Hollywood is missing mostly.

[ssjup81]

I heard some movie review guys mention this might be the way to go for some horror movies going forward, at the very least brand new franchises. Make em PG-13 to make bank at the box office, release the R rated version later.

The argument can also be made that by making the PG-13 theatrical cut, now people have to be much more creative to really bring on the scares and the overall creepy vibe and anxiety than just relying on blood and guts.This is why I like older films. They didn’t have to rely on jumpscares and gore. They had to be creative and allowed the audience to put things together and use their own imaginations. Imo, movies of this genre do not need a lot of gore or sex. Just tell a story, up the suspense, and let the viewers’ imaginations go wild. This is why I liked Hitchcock films. Suspenseful and a bit surreal sometimes. Hm, might also explain why I like the Shining. Yeah it’s vastly different from the book, but it’s creepy and suspenseful thanks to Kubrick’s take, the score which is a bit disjointed at times…and Jack Nicholson in general. lol

[IMJ]

I heard some movie review guys mention this might be the way to go for some horror movies going forward, at the very least brand new franchises. Make em PG-13 to make bank at the box office, release the R rated version later.

The argument can also be made that by making the PG-13 theatrical cut, now people have to be much more creative to really bring on the scares and the overall creepy vibe and anxiety than just relying on blood and guts.

This is why The Ring, The Grudge, Pulse were all solid horror movies. They got to the core of that sense of dread that actually makes "horror" real. Both existential as well as impending. And sure, some of the final dispositions of the "dead" were creepy, but there is a big difference between that and something like the blood and guys of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

[Coola Yagami]

It will require a lot of creativity, something that modern Hollywood is missing mostly.

True, but that's where the smaller companies thrive. They can make passion projects without having it be a billion dollar picture nor are they forced to check all the boxes and other such nonsense.

Like when you hear the cast and crew, all they talked about was how excited they were about it and all the stuff needed to bring M3GAN to life etc. Nothing about diversity and inclusion. Like in this movie, the boss of Funki was an Asian dude, but you don't hear a peep about 'omg so stunning, so brave' etc about it.

[Coola Yagami]

M3GAN's Instagram started to advertise the Unrated version.

[Andrew NDB]

M3GAN's Instagram started to advertise the Unrated version.

Good. I'm looking forward to finally seeing the movie.

[ssjup81]

Hope it's going to be in theaters in April. ^^

[joe-eyeball]

Hope it's going to be in theaters in April. ^^

It’s supposed to be on Peacock next week

[ssjup81]

It’s supposed to be on Peacock next weekOh, well...so much for that. I don't have Peacock.

[joe-eyeball]

Oh, well...so much for that. I don't have Peacock.

It’s only $5.00 a month.

[joe-eyeball]

Oh, well...so much for that. I don't have Peacock.

It’s only $5.00 a month. Or maybe there’s a free trial?

[Coola Yagami]

Oh, well...so much for that. I don't have Peacock.

No probs. I'll just get it temporarily while you're in town.

[ssjup81]

No probs. I'll just get it temporarily while you're in town.Cool, thanks. Looking forward to seeing it.:)

[Wildcat]

Saw it on Peacock and loved it. It was the unrated version so I don’t know the difference but I thought it was R anyway. I really think this could be the next Child’s Play...the original not the remake.

I remember reading the remake was fast tracked so it came out before this was made. They do pretty much have the same plot and storyline. I liked the Child’s Play remake alright but I think M3gan was much better. It was already at a disadvantage with the whole original Chucky franchise.

My only complaint is some of the humor is little too self aware. It’s funny though. It made me laugh but it also kinda breaks the 4th wall because some of the things people say or do would just not happen in real life. It’s definitely tongue in cheek.

Like the toy commercial and boss being over the top. I thought Bruce falling was funny but unintentionally. I don’t know it came off like a Zord falling down.

[Coola Yagami]

Saw it on Peacock and loved it. It was the unrated version so I don’t know the difference but I thought it was R anyway. I really think this could be the next Child’s Play...the original not the remake.

I remember reading the remake was fast tracked so it came out before this was made. They do pretty much have the same plot and storyline. I liked the Child’s Play remake alright but I think M3gan was much better. It was already at a disadvantage with the whole original Chucky franchise.

My only complaint is some of the humor is little too self aware. It’s funny though. It made me laugh but it also kinda breaks the 4th wall because some of the things people say or do would just not happen in real life. It’s definitely tongue in cheek.

Like the toy commercial and boss being over the top. I thought Bruce falling was funny but unintentionally. I don’t know it came off like a Zord falling down.

What were the bloody parts? Spoiler tag if necessary.

[Andrew NDB]

Unrated is out? Sweet. I'll watch it tonight. I think they're doing themselves a disservice by not just re-releasing it into the theaters as such, even on a limited basis. There'd be a draw.

[Wildcat]

What were the bloody parts? Spoiler tag if necessary.Well if you don’t mind getting spoiled. I’m guessing these are the differences.

She rips a kids ear off and then gets hit by a car. It’s show briefly. She kills the neighbor with tools. Sprays her in the face with weed killer. It was like acid I guess. Kills 2 guys at the toy headquarters with a sword. Not super graphic but bloody.

[Coola Yagami]

Well if you don’t mind getting spoiled. I’m guessing these are the differences.

She rips a kids ear off and then gets hit by a car. It’s show briefly. She kills the neighbor with tools. Sprays her in the face with weed killer. It was like acid I guess. Kills 2 guys at the toy headquarters with a sword. Not super graphic but bloody.

Hmmmm those are the regular kills that already happen in the regular movie. I was thinking in the unrated version Gemma's two friends that survived... don't.. and die in worse ways, and that maybe there was an extra scene involving M3GAN offing the parental services lady.

[Wildcat]

Hmmmm those are the regular kills that already happen in the regular movie. I was thinking in the unrated version Gemma's two friends that survived... don't.. and die in worse ways, and that maybe there was an extra scene involving M3GAN offing the parental services lady.

https://collider.com/m3gan-pg-13-unrated-version-differences/

So basically nothing just added blood and some cussing.

Edit: Also it was the paper cutter blade not a sword. Don’t know why I said that. Haha...and the spray was just a power washer. No chemicals. My mistakes.

[Dpooly84]

https://collider.com/m3gan-pg-13-unrated-version-differences/

So basically nothing just added blood and some cussing.

Edit: Also it was the paper cutter blade not a sword. Don’t know why I said that. Haha...and the spray was just a power washer. No chemicals. My mistakes.

The best paper cutter murder scene is in the Punisher. I bid on the porp on eBay and lost by 800 dollars lol.

[Andrew NDB]

https://collider.com/m3gan-pg-13-unrated-version-differences/

So basically nothing just added blood and some cussing.

Edit: Also it was the paper cutter blade not a sword. Don’t know why I said that. Haha...and the spray was just a power washer. No chemicals. My mistakes.

This is a better comparison:

https://www.cbr.com/megan-unrated-theatrical-cut-comparison/

[LeotheLateBloomer]

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[Andrew NDB]

Not to keep banging this drum, but hopefully it's R-rated. I'll watch it in theaters if it is.

[Coola Yagami]

Turned from horror movie to action movie. I guess most of the kills will be from Amelia and M3GAN will mostly go for that uneasy 'can we trust the same robot that almost killed us' paranoia vibe.

I had a feeling M3GAN would somehow turn face. She was too over to stay heel.

[XERO]

I hope they call it "Judgm3nt Day."

[Andrew NDB]

It's PG-13. And it shows.

https://www.nerdalert.world/post/m3gan-2-0-review-an-r-rated-franchise-stuck-in-a-pg-13-body

[Coola Yagami]

It's PG-13. And it shows.

https://www.nerdalert.world/post/m3gan-2-0-review-an-r-rated-franchise-stuck-in-a-pg-13-body

I mean it is what it is. If it was going for the R that would been in the case for that uncut version they did last time, but that was just a stronger PG-13.

It's kinda too late for M3GAN to start ripping entrails and to bathe in the blood of her enemies. She also seems more like a 'get to the point' killer anyways, not the type to do grandiose deaths or torture.

[IMJ]

I'm secretly hoping for a sequel to "Abigail" as well, but I also secretly know that they won't be able to recapture the first one again.

[Coola Yagami]

The movie was fun though I'm not sure what direction they could go for a sequel. I remember some people back in the day were expecting a more horrific looking broken down scrap metal M3GAN seeking bloody vengeance, but I honestly didn't want to see that. Neither did many others. M3GAN was too loved a character, a character that was more misguided rather than flat out evil that could still be redeemed. Back in the day I wasn't looking forward to a sequel in which she would come back full-on evil.

I mean, people root for Freddy, Jason and Chucky and their kills but ultimately they're still the villains and are expected to be taken down. No one really wanted to see M3GAN get taken down in the same way no one wants to see Freddy or Jason be the hero.

I liked the character growth and the uneasiness between M3GAN and Gemma. Like Gemma didn't trust her til the 11th hour, it felt earned. There were a few twists here and there and things that didn't make sense in retrospect, but not enough to ruin the experience for me.

I guess the biggest complaint people will have will be trading horror for action. I mean people died, and M3GAN was kinda creepy and stalkery near the beginning, but this was more of an action movie with the characters feeling uneasy about enlisting the killer from the first movie to help them take down a worst killer.

It is like T2 in concept, though I felt in T2, Sarah took to trusting Arnold too easy. Past the initial shock, she felt too comfortable being with something that looked just like the murderbot that almost got her several times in the first movie and was pretty much the reason she was in the asylum to begin with. Arnold was too 'blockbuster hero' and there was never the sense that he could turn on them on any moment, or that the T-1000 would enlist Arnold to help him. M3GAN 2.0 had much more paranoia with the fact that enlisting her help was a very very bad idea and she could very well turn on them or side with AMELIA.

[sdp]

I never watched the original but I assumed it was a horror movie like Chucky but with A.I.. Somehow got dragged to watch the sequel and was surprised that it's actually an action movie. I had a blast, I can't wait to watch the original one now.
What I love about it is how unhinged it is and didn't give a **** about doing whatever it wanted to be entertaining.

[Coola Yagami]

I never watched the original but I assumed it was a horror movie like Chucky but with A.I.. Somehow got dragged to watch the sequel and was surprised that it's actually an action movie. I had a blast, I can't wait to watch the original one now.
What I love about it is how unhinged it is and didn't give a **** about doing whatever it wanted to be entertaining.

It was a big genre shift for sure. The original was a more paint-by-the-number horror movie though, though it is good to see the origins of everything.

Honestly if it weren't for that Chucky AI remake they did, M3GAN would have felt more original. I guess it's like how the FNAF movie took too long to come out that people were already making random killer animatronic movies.

[Andrew NDB]

I don't really begrudge the genre shift so much as how fast they did this. Movie #2? They should have done at least 3 movies to cement her as some kind of horror icon before trying to subvert anything with her as some kind of action hero. It'd be like following Child's Play 1 right up with Bride of Chucky, or something.

[IMJ]

I don't really begrudge the genre shift so much as how fast they did this. Movie #2? They should have done at least 3 movies to cement her as some kind of horror icon before trying to subvert anything.

Eh the first movie wasn't really "horror" in the first place. Even "Abigail" wasn't really a "horror" movie and that was about a small Vampire Girl ripping people apart.

These flicks are more like... genre-bending whimsical sci-fi with "horror" elements.

[Andrew NDB]

Well, whatever they were trying here, it didn't work. Ooof...

https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/M3GAN#tab=summary

Weekend #2 and it looks like it won't make its budget back... INTERNATIONALLY, even. Yeouch. That's a wrap for this franchise, for sure.

[Coola Yagami]

I don't really begrudge the genre shift so much as how fast they did this. Movie #2? They should have done at least 3 movies to cement her as some kind of horror icon before trying to subvert anything with her as some kind of action hero. It'd be like following Child's Play 1 right up with Bride of Chucky, or something.

The problem is M3GAN was too loved to become a cold blooded killer in sequels, and there's no way to make movies 2 and 3 and onward as a horror icon without turning her into just that.

[IMJ]

Yeah that might be true.
They might have been better off actually going into the sequel and turning the franchise into a real, full on horror flick.

[Andrew NDB]

Yeah that might be true.
They might have been better off actually going into the sequel and turning the franchise into a real, full on horror flick.

Yeah. Make the first one look like training wheels.

[IMJ]

So I got around to seeing this tonight.....

I would say that it was about as good as the first one - it definitely wasn't any worse. But here's what they did - it's in the same "phony horror adventure" spirit as the first was. But they "Terminator 2'd" it.

And that's honestly what they were going for.

I wouldn't say that it deserved to make a fortune on repeated viewings but it didn't deserve "the flop". Not sure if the "Terminator to Terminator 2 evolution" helps or hinders the "should the second have been scary" convo, but that's basically it.

[Allio]

2.0 was just more disappointing than anything

[Wildcat]

Finally saw part 2. Loved it. Love both. Happy to see there’s a lot of positive comments around. I thought it was getting ripped apart after seeing it underperformed. Glad a lot of people actually liked it. I wanted to see it in theaters but couldn’t.

I agree I think M3gan works better as a character that changes to become a hero instead of being another evil doll. I’m glad it didn’t go for violence and gore.

I think they’ll make another one just maybe not that soon. Off the top of my head I can’t think of a storyline but there’s 7 Chuckys and 6 Terminators (both had TV shows). So there’s definitely more you can do. I’m sure they have an idea for a part 3 since they were expecting this to perform better.

[Coola Yagami]

I saw the unrated version and offhand the only thing I can remember being different is Amelia punching the dude's head off and it landing in the soup and the re-insert of that one scene where M3GAN jumps out of the giant toy box.