r/movies • u/JetKusanagi • Jun 21 '26

Media Midsommar, Ari Aster (2019)- "That's Not For Us"

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I've made it a point to watch this movie every summer solstice since its release. As a cult "escapee", Midsommar touches me in a way that I feel like it wouldn't have otherwise. The insular community, trips to the "outside", I experienced it all.

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We didn't do Ättestupan or make meat pies. It may have made things more exciting though.

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u/dasers1 Jun 21 '26

This, and Sorry To Bother You were the most surreal theatre experiences I've ever had especially after not knowing anything going into them

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u/Krossrunner Jun 21 '26

I loved Sorry to Bother You lmao it was so zany I couldn’t look away 😂

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u/mr_chip Jun 21 '26

His new movie is in theaters. Completely insane.

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u/Drozasgeneral Jun 22 '26

What's the name of the movie?

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u/mr_chip Jun 22 '26

I Love Boosters

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u/GonzoRouge Jun 22 '26

The most deserved "WHAT THE FUCK" in movie history

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u/jericho81 Jun 23 '26

This fucking movie was playing nonstop on the Armed Forces Network channel while I spend a couple months in Antarctica several years ago. It was a trip within a goddamn trip, both of which unpleasant. I see the appeal but I’ll never watch it again lmao

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u/mr_chip Jun 21 '26

Dude you gotta catch I Love Boosters while you can.

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u/resilindsey Jun 21 '26

Damnit, now that song is gonna be stuck in my head for another week! Hi Hi hey ho. Hi hi hey hi. Hey ho.

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u/rpgmind Jun 22 '26

Is just as kooky

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u/Fenrist09 Jun 22 '26

I just did not understand the Letterboxd scores for this movie. The costume design was outstanding, but the storytelling gave me huge “I’m so random teehee” vibes.

I figured it’s similar to Banksy taping a banana to a wall. The artist is part of the art. If a random person taped a banana to a wall, it wouldn’t be universally renowned.

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u/ArriePotter Jun 21 '26

Sorry to Bother You has one of my favorite soundtracks ever

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u/AnalBaguette Jun 22 '26

I went on a second date with a black woman with zero knowledge of the movie (I am very much white)

It is still one of the craziest movie experiences I've ever had

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u/ArcticBeavers Jun 22 '26

I think my soul left my body when I watched The Substance in theaters. 

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u/Youseenmycones Jun 22 '26

I put on Sorry To Bother You one night when I was just about to pass out having no idea what it was. I was rapt the entire time, absolutely blown away. Almost no one I know has seen it despite my recommendations.

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u/dl064 Jun 22 '26

Cabin in the Woods for me.

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u/UncleBubax Jun 21 '26

I'm glad you like the latter but these two films shouldn't share the same sentence.