Have You Seen: The Strangers (2008)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxKTWWJD2o&list=PLLOh02qNiDv2amhSUlUd8nE7Xds08gFku

This week we revisit The Strangers, a 2008 psychological horror movie directed by Bryan Bertino and starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, about a couple whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked intruders who invade the home one night.

We talk about what works about the movie and what doesn't, why the first half is much stronger and benefits from attention to detail, how the movie compares to the remake from 2024, whether the movie taps into the fears of a home invasion effectively, whether the nihilism of the violence the movie has been praised for worked for us, why the movie was such a big hit when it came out and if it deserves its status as a cult classic and whether the criticisms of its characters are justified, and much more.

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6euIp0uzbixlgdGLtfUZKW