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HA! What an acid trip! I wish this movie was around back in my younger years. I’ll keep it clean, won’t say why! Chuckle Chuckle…

boring and derivative as hell with generic "owooo" spooky noises instead of a soundtrack and performances with the caliber of a Hellofresh ad read. the script is mostly just some nepo baby's overwrought idea of therapy speak dripping with obvious symbolism. the worst part is every horror movie for the next 5 years will just be trying to copy this to make the absurd amount of money it did.

This movie, holy, I loved the concept of the movie, it really made me think, and when it got to the end, I really REALLY wanted more. Still, I think it ended really well, covered everything that needed to be covered, the actors did insanely well, and it kept me glued to the screen the entire time. The fact that they didn't have a huge budget, it just makes you even more impressed. I think this is a must watch, and I will be watching the next movie when it comes out.

I liked a lot because it was very good and confusing. Some people don’t like it because it’s confusing but that’s the point of the backrooms. “It’s like explaining a dog to someone who’s never seen one before, then asking them to draw one”

A bit disappointing. More weird than scary. I found myself wanting it to be over, as there wasn’t a whole lot to draw from the story, except “well that guy had some issues.” The end.

Pretty cool film. A bit slow in spots but given the budget and constraints they did a great job. Im not intimately familiar with the source youtube videos but its legit freaky and quite gruesome. Def worth a watch if you are a horror fan or found footage person.

Big viral hit is a pretty good thriller but is way too over rated. Yet the film maker, Curry Baker, shows great promise and A24 gave him 2 literally Oscar calibre actors to realise his vision. We can see greater things from him in the future.

While this feature-length expansion of a concept short does not fully align with the anticipated positioning of a conceptual horror film, the grounded allegorical significance it conveys and its visionary production design remain deeply impressive.

I really liked Backrooms. This movie made me think and want to ponder the movie more. Any movie that can do that for me is one that I instantly like.

It was interesting, some sequences very, other scenes were extremely slow and it didn't approach it the way I had hoped where you'd have a team of trained scientists of some kind trying to explore and document the backrooms properly. For me rather than have people who were already a bit crazy exploring the backrooms, it would have been more interesting to see very logical people exploring a completely illogical space.

Really strong first half of the movie, but much weaker second half. Overall decent, but not something I’d care to watch twice. I would be interested in a sequel though.

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It was a fine movie but not amazing. I liked the cinematography. I also liked the using of the found footage technique. But I think the movie could have been better.

Um suspense realmente tenso, mesmo sem depender de grandes sustos. O roteiro é sólido, e a ambientação cria uma atmosfera inquietante do começo ao fim. Ainda assim, ao terminar o filme, fiquei com a sensação de que algo estava faltando, como se a narrativa não tivesse sido totalmente desenvolvida, e os personagens não foram tão marcantes. Apesar disso, a excelente construção da tensão fez com que a experiência fosse muito positiva.

Absolutely terrifying. That's what horror is about, right? But I can say that it's no good for anyone who decides to watch it. Movies like this are not contributing to humanity's wellbeing or anyone's wellbeing at all. They are actually a huge waste of money and resources. People are portrayed being eaten alive and so on. If you want to watch it go ahead (and traumatize yourself), but for me this is the first and last horror movie I'm watching. Just the genre existing shows how low humanity has sunk. We are glorifying horror, calling it genius. It's stupid and distructive. I don't even have to say that I don't recommend it for anyone. Go spend time with your loved ones instead.

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Feels like director had to fill in the lack of story with constantly changing movie aspects, mood, story, pace, character and everything its way too much for my taste, lefts no points to hold onto while watching. Not sure if I can explain but, feels shallow.

也许是看到影片的热度对其有了不切实际的期待，看完其实内心并未波动。 和前段时间看的另一部大热恐怖片《痴迷》相比，差距太大了。 本片的点子本身就一般，更撑不起100分钟的时长。影片本身的呈现上也没什么特别的

A fun little film made to keep you on the edge of your seat. Low budget, but good to see what a 21 year old YouTube creator can do. I wouldn't watch it a second time, no much depth.

It's too greedy with the story line. And the ending is a bit too open to interpretation I think. But i liked the overall vibe of the movie. And had the puzzle pieces been put together a bit clearer I would probably have loved the entire movie quite a lot more as well. Not a bad movie though. Just too much filler where it's just showing weird stuff in the rooms without progressing anything.

Finally: a movie that reminds us that the real evil is the lazy architecture we make along the way.

Backrooms was an okay horror film. The build up in the first half was tense and exciting, but the 2nd half of the film was FAR weaker than the first, basically as soon we switch protagonists. [SPOILERS] As soon as I saw the drawings on the wall and the monster depicted as a pirate I stopped being afraid of it. The film very much had the benefit of your imagination before revealing the monster to be a goofy caricature of the 1st main character. The sets were neat but not nearly as varied as I would have liked. (E.g. missed out on a pool-rooms sequence) I watched this film and Obsession within a couple days of each other, as many of us did, so comparisons are inevitable. I noticed both films had 2 main characters and 2 secondary characters, and while I know the names of all 4 characters in Obsession I can't name any of the Backrooms characters, despite hearing their names multiple times in the film. I feel like that speaks to the writing between the 2.

Nota: 9/10 Backrooms: Um Não-Lugar é uma adaptação que compreende a essência do universo em que se inspira. Em vez de apostar em sustos constantes ou em explicar detalhadamente todos os mistérios das Backrooms, o filme opta por construir um terror psicológico baseado na atmosfera, no isolamento e na deterioração mental de seu protagonista, Clark. O maior acerto da obra está justamente em mostrar como as Backrooms afetam a mente humana. Na minha interpretação, o filme não se perde em sua segunda metade; quem se perde é o próprio Clark. Sua transformação psicológica faz parte da narrativa e representa o impacto daquele ambiente inexplicável sobre sua sanidade. A atmosfera é excelente e é reforçada por uma trilha sonora marcante, que aumenta constantemente a sensação de desconforto. O filme prefere criar tensão por meio do ambiente e da construção psicológica, em vez de depender de sustos fáceis, e essa escolha funciona muito bem. Ainda assim, a obra não é perfeita. Alguns personagens secundários poderiam ter recebido um desenvolvimento maior, e, em determinados momentos, o ritmo se torna lento. Além disso, o final deixa várias questões em aberto e alguns acontecimentos não são suficientemente explicados, o que pode frustrar parte do público. Apesar dessas limitações, considero que elas não comprometem a proposta principal do filme. Backrooms: Um Não-Lugar consegue transmitir a sensação de estranheza, isolamento e perda da realidade que tornou esse universo tão fascinante. É uma experiência envolvente, visualmente marcante e psicologicamente inquietante, que se destaca pela atmosfera e pela direção. 9/10. Uma adaptação que privilegia a experiência e o terror psicológico em vez de respostas fáceis, entregando um filme memorável mesmo com algumas falhas de ritmo e desenvolvimento.

This boring vomit can hardly be called a film. Obsession is a million times better.

Great debut directing and vibes. I liked the traditionally filmed sequences way more than the found footage sections, the story definitely lost me eventually.

la acabo de ver, que bueno que le di la oportunidad, tenia algo de expectativas pero no muy altas y que bueno que halla sido así porque no decepciono; no es para todos, pero es un poco lenta al inicio pero cuando arranca la trama o la exploración de los backromms me pareció super entretenida incluso para aquellos no familiarizados con el concepto del juego creo que les gustara, una idea simple pero muy original, bien ejecutada, ambientada en una época ideal, los 90s. Demasiado resaltable la actuación de casi sus dos únicos protagonistas en especial su contraparte masculino me encanta su cara de desesperación sin sentirse incomodo ni agresivo para el espectador y su contraria femenina completamente calmada y racional, ensimismada y lógica pero escondiendo cosas muy hondas que no nos terminan de explicar, sin embargo la interpretación en esta cinta si creo que sera muy personal, no es un limbo ni un infierno, no es silent hill, los sustos llegan cuando menos los esperas, el sonido parece nulo pero no lo es, esta para contar cosas precisas, avisarnos no solo que no estamos solos sino que no comprendemos lo que va a pasar y esta ahy su genialidad en lo impredecible que nos resulta, exige atención sin ser demasiada, permite hacer pausas y pensar nosotros mismos que estaos viendo. me gusto, realmente una buena pelicula de suspenso terror para ver solo, no creo que justifique la ida al cine pero si nuestro tiempo. se agradece.

It's... something, I guess. I had a decent time with it, but it feels shallow and pointless. I don't even feel like asking questions. It's definitely not a bad movie, but it's just... a movie. It just exists.I'm pretty sure the creators don't know what they want to do with it, or whether they even want to do anything with all the buildup that's leading nowhere.

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Me encantó. La cinematografía, ambientación, trabajo de cámaras y escenografía... es todo de excelentísima calidad. Un filme puro de terror psicológico. Se toma su tiempo y no busca satisfacer a quienes van a ver una película de terror para ver jumpscares y gore. Genera preguntas, nunca se pasa para el lado de la fantasía burda y es muy fiel a su propio estilo.

Extremely surprised. A very well-made film with an excellent plot that keeps you glued to the screen. Every little detail makes a difference. It left me feeling anxious for two days. This horror film really hit me hard.

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Backrooms logra trasladar con bastante éxito uno de los creepypastas más populares de internet al formato cinematográfico. En lugar de depender únicamente de sobresaltos, la película construye una atmósfera opresiva basada en espacios repetitivos, silencio, iluminación artificial y la constante sensación de estar perdido en un lugar que desafía toda **** mayor acierto es el apartado visual. Los interminables pasillos amarillos, las habitaciones vacías y el sonido permanente de las luces fluorescentes generan una incomodidad constante que mantiene la tensión durante gran parte del metraje. La película comprende que el miedo a lo desconocido suele ser más efectivo cuando no ofrece respuestas inmediatas.Aunque el desarrollo de algunos personajes es limitado y ciertos pasajes avanzan con lentitud, la narrativa consigue sostener el misterio sin perder completamente el interés. Además, evita sobreexplicar el origen de este extraño laberinto, respetando parte del atractivo que hizo tan popular al concepto original en internet.Backrooms no reinventa el cine de terror, pero sí ofrece una adaptación sólida de un fenómeno digital moderno, construyendo una experiencia inquietante que demuestra que perderse puede ser mucho más aterrador que enfrentarse a un monstruo.

Je ne regardes pas beaucoup de film, les films d'horreur en particulier sont tous les mêmes a mes yeux... Backrooms est différent, vraiment différent. Je connaissais très bien l'univers des backrooms et en particulier celui de Kane Parsons, malgré tout, je m'attendais a quelque chose de classique, grand public, rien de spécial... J'ai été tellement agréablement surpris !!!! De loin le meilleur film d'horreur que j'ai vu.

The complexity of our psyche and thought processes continues to pose major puzzles for science to this day. The human brain has connections that sometimes make it difficult for an individual to understand themselves. Psychologists are the ones who, on the one hand, help patients to make sense of and understand their behaviour, their psyche and their innermost thoughts, and, on the other hand, delve into their patients’ minds. It is precisely this complexity and the relationship between patient and therapist that director Kane Parsons explores in an abstract and surreal manner in his feature film debut, based on his own web series.Clark, an architect who doesn’t actually work as one. He works as a sales assistant in a furniture shop. He is currently going through a divorce and has left his own house to his wife. He has also struggled with alcohol addiction. Everything points to instability, suffering, unease and psychological trauma. For this reason, he is seeing Mary, a psychologist. The psychologist, like many in her profession, suffers herself from the traumas of her childhood. Meanwhile, she manages to delve ever deeper into Clark’s emotional world. He trusts her. He tells her almost everything. She succeeds in penetrating ever further into his subconscious through a role-play in which she takes on the role of his wife.Clark’s psyche is influenced not only by his problems, but also by his difficulty in dealing with emotions. ‘He would rather feel like a piece of furniture,’ he admits. Pieces of furniture are lifeless objects. They feel nothing. He wants to feel nothing. However, this statement does not occur in the present timeline, but in his subconscious, his psyche: the backrooms of his self. The psychological exploration takes place within him personally. The audience delves into Clark’s psyche. The subconscious is like a labyrinth. All the more fitting, then, is the term ‘trails of thought’. They are complex. Once inside, it is difficult to find your way out **** this world, everything that Clark’s psyche has to grapple with comes to the fore: his problems, the people who have influenced him or caused him pain. At the same time, something else happens as his psychologist, Mary, enters this world. She certainly gains an insight into his deepest inner conflicts, but at the same time she is also caught up in her own traumas and puts herself under strain by allowing Clark’s psyche to get too close to her. The interpretation of *Backrooms* is multifaceted, and viewers can decide for **** his feature film debut, Kane Parsons presents himself as a surrealist. The unique set design, in particular, stands out and feels constricting, frightening and bewildering – just as the inner world of the human psyche is. You find yourself swept up in a torrent of paranoia about your own thoughts and fear of yourself. Furthermore, the set design is brilliantly brought to life by camerawork that amplifies the emotions just described. Of course, one could argue that the screenplay sometimes lacks depth, but for me personally, the director achieves this depth precisely through the camerawork and the visual and auditory presentation.

In thenfilm Happens nothing the last 15 min are good but the Rest there Happens nothing

Backrooms is not a bad film. The story is the most interesting aspect. There is some slow moments here and there. Visually interesting. It use a very minimal approach but efficient. It's very psychological, as it is horror. The acting is sensational. Music is almost absent. Good work on the sound. I give it 74%. For a youtuber movie, it was worthy of an Hollywood production.

Impressive creepy atmospheric movie. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the artistic direction, set design and filmmaking were its strong points. The claustrophobic fear this movie provokes is deeper , more insidious compared to your run of the mill schlock, almost primal in its don’t show don’t tell approach. You actually feel you are trapped with the actors in these rooms .both main actors are talented and give incredible performance. This movie represent what as an audience I want to see : interesting , daring , artistically ambitious projects made by passionate creatives who rely on strong ideas and efficient filmmaking rather than high budget blockbusters recycling the same formula.

The pacing could be a little tighter, but its one of the best, if not THE best film to spawn from a youtube short, meme or game in recent years, and that included the also excellent Exit 8 Kane Parsons has an innate knack creating a mildly unsettling, slightly off atmosphere, and its great to see that transferred from his youtube videos to the big screen. I DO hope he keeps the scale small though, and the success of Backrooms doesnt turn a follow up into some globe trotting bloated monstrosity with a cast of thousands

Wait where is the exit? The Backrooms is a very unique movie based on Kane Parson's Found Footage series. This movie almost made me pee myself.

Espectacular, una pelicula que contruye su atmosfera a fuego lento y te deja siempre con la incertidumbre e incluso hasta el final puede sorprenderte

I relate this to obsession (10/10) and iron lung (9/10). Solid ass movie that goes into the anolog mystery of the backrooms. Many moves that'll keep ya guessing and saying wtf.

The premise starts out interesting with another dimension of a labyrinth of rooms and offices that can be accessed from the basement of a furniture store. There are some hostile creatures in these backrooms which add danger to the new dimension. I thought the movie jumped the shark a bit when the main character, the owner of the furniture store, completely went psychotic. Also, it was never really fleshed out what the backstory was for the backrooms and the movie was too cryptic on this point, suggesting the filmmakers probably didn’t fully think it through.

There is a lot that could be said about this movie, I can see why some love it and some hate it, but as someone completely new to the whole concept, I think it worked perfectly. It was perfectly unsettling and delivered an uncohesive scattered story which actually works kind of perfectly for what it is supposed to be. It was a bit boring for the first 30 minutes or so which brings it down from being a 10/10, but it still is incredible. It felt so immersive and ended in such an unsettling yet cool way. It’s like exploring the mind of someone going through a mix of dementia and insanity. 9/10 from me, ABSOLUTELY wonderful.

The film beautifully illustrates how the things we remember can change. It is one of those classic films.

I know very little about the online vids/story and games that this movie is based on, but I did not like the movie. It's very slow and confusing. When you think there's going to be an explanation about what's going on, you learn there won't be an explanation, and then the movie ends. I have my assumptions about what is going on based on the last few scenes, but the movie as a whole isn't worth the price of admission.

Backrooms is a compelling film with a strong narrative, well-developed characters and an immersive atmosphere. The visuals are stunning and the music a masterpiece. The pacing is excellent and the overall entertainment value is high. It is a well-crafted and impressive film that explains a key aspect of the Backrooms lore.

I had fun! Me and two of my buddies went at like 8pm and had a very enjoyable experience!

Masterfully written and unforgivingly frightening—a testament to the talent of later generations.

Backrooms works best as a trippy alternative reality that reflects viewer anxieties of all kinds. The movie held me when it was weird and inscrutable, less so when it became a conventional horror movie. Mildly recommended. detroitcineaste

As someone who has heard of the back rooms but who doesn’t know a whole lot about it I walked into the back rooms expecting a decent movie but walked out wanting more from it and walked out thinking wow that was a interesting movie I really loved what Kane Parsons did with the film. The directing in this film is incredible. I would’ve never ever known it was directed by a 20 year year-old if I hadn’t been aware, this film is quite enjoyable even at its slowest moments they were very few moments where I knew what direction the film was taking and what I like about this film is that the direction that Kane Parsons takes it is very weird and it shows that he’s not afraid to take the film in a weird direction and the film really embraces that it’s a weird eerie disturbing film I also really love the mix of found footage and non-found footage the mix is what gave the film that really disturbing feeling when there’s found footage scenes. It feels eerie and you’re always curious what’s going to happening next and it really gives you this kind of loose heartfeeling when the film is non-found footage you always feel like something is going to come out from somewhere or it always feels like somethings watching which gives you a feeling that your heart is tight and all these elements work incredibly well for me i really have no problems or complaints I mean the film stays pretty strong from start to finish and doesn’t really weaken ever. In fact the film slowly grabs your attention more and more and the more the film progresses the more you enjoy it not only is the back rooms a solid adaptation of Internet, creepy pasta but it’s also a very deeply fascinating film