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Ready or Not (2019): The Horror Comedy That Gets Better Every Time You Watch It | feat. KT Baldassaro

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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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