Netflix users only have days left to watch 'haunting' movie that cemented director as 'master of horror'
Topics: Netflix, Horror, Streaming, Film and TV
Callum Jones
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Topics: Netflix, Horror, Streaming, Film and TV
Netflix users are being urged to watch a 'haunting' movie that fans say made its director the 'master of horror'.
The streaming service has thousands of titles on offer, from dark comedy mini-series to captivating horrors.
And the horror market in particular is one that can get extremely congested, but there is one movie in particular that certainly hit the spot when it comes to fans and critics' reputation.
Us was released by Universal Pictures in 2019 and was immediately loved by horror fanatics out there.
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The movie follows Adelaide Wilson, who returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child - but is instantly reminded by a traumatic event from the past.
She becomes increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen, and Adelaide was certainly right to think the worst.
Four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilsons to fight for survival in what is a truly horrid story.
And in true horror film fashion, the Wilsons are in store for another horrifying shock when the four strangers unmask themselves and they notice a lot of similarities.
To this very day, Us sits at a near-perfect 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, and if you sticking on Netflix to watch it, you'll have to be quick.
That is because Us is set to leave the streamer on September 1, and give the reviews, it's one you really don't want to miss out on.
"I saw it for the first time about 5 years back. Us sticks with me and haunts me the to this day. That is the highest honor one can give a horror movie in my opinion," one viewer rote.
While a second added: "Jordan Peele [Us director] has cemented himself as on of the best master of horror."
As for the thoughts from those whose job is to review movies, well, they are just as good.
Randy Myers, from San Jose Mercury News, wrote: "Every element in this film serves a purpose and is set up like a chess move, from the soundtrack to the detailed production values. (Be sure to check out the old VHS tapes in a flashback sequence)."
Shadow and Act's review stated: "With his second feature, Peele completely obliterates the concept of a sophomore slump, debuting what will go down as the first true, soon-to-be-iconic horror classic that we've seen in many, many years."
While K. Austin Collins, for Vanity Fair, said: "The joy of it, what makes the film a severe accomplishment, is that it can be a fun ride no matter how overstuffed. But only if, ignoring the film's prompts to mean more, you let it."