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I laughed through most of the movie. Definitely feels like Aster is making the movie for himself. Doesnt need to be three hours. This is one of those amazing films that comes once a decade. I will not watch it again for a long time, but when I do it will be just as funny and extreme as it was the first time.

After the movie we talked about so many scenes that had stuck with us. The first location of the film is just perfectly insane. The doctor's house had so many little jokes, but the entire time you are uncomfortable because you can tell something is off. The mixed media sequence was my only real gripe with the film, even though it was visually fantastic. It just went on for too long.

I'm just going to state some differences between this and early SAW.

-Focus on cop drama instead of elaborate traps

-You won't be rooting for the people to escape the traps

-More comedic relief, some of which is actually pretty funny

-New villain is kind of lame

-Production quality is way better

What's the same:

-people constantly being easily captured, not being cautious even though they know they are SPECIFICALLY being targeted

-Traps are still pretty cool, although very short

-overly dramatic during traps

-jump scares are only jarring because of loud noises, which don't actually exist to the characters. Just added in for the audience. Lots of pigs mask showing up and a loud pig squeal which isn't actually there

-villains master plan is only made possible through a series of unbelievable/convenient events, but of course that was their plan all along

Overall, if you want to watch a saw movie you can't go wrong with this, although there is a lot less emphasis on the parts where people wake up in traps. The focus is on the detective work. There are plenty of elaborate killing contraptions, but you will find you don't care much about the people that are subjected to them, and the scenes are quite simple, going quickly from "oh god how did i get here" to them dying or escaping. Minimal exposition to strengthen the scene.

This show is fantastic in every way. It's even more of a fever dream than the Eric Andre show. The jokes are so well thought out, the guests are fantastic, and the absurd aesthetic is hilarious.

A lot of people think this show is making fun of millennials, but that isn't true. It's just a satire; it jokes about people who dislike millennials just as much as with millennial culture.

Derrick Beckles is an outstanding host, rivaling Eric Andre. The inclusion of the studio audience adds a ton, and the pranks are sincerely absurd.

I have watched season 1 at least ten times, and cannot wait for many more seasons to come. The show seems cheap and low effort at first, but if you give it a chance you'll find it's the most fresh material you've seen in a long while.

Think about it