Imaginary

Not bad, if you're watching just to watch it. For everyone saying it's a bad movie obviously have watched B movies it Tubi movies. I didn't think I'll rewatch it tho.

If you don't love this movie, you're a terrorist.

A creepy teddybear movie?! YES!

The first 45 minutes — and final 10 minutes — of Imaginary are pretty banal.

The acting lacks believability, the writing is subpar (many of the characters are outright mean for seemingly no reason), and there’s a fair amount of genre cliche splashed across it. Haunting figures out of focus that disappear when we cut away? Distorted sounds of a music box? A possessed children’s toy? It’s all here, and we’ve all seen it a million times. The jump scares, while cheap and loosely used, serve their purpose: I jumped.

But when this movie really focuses on the teddy bear and his lore (yes, there’s lore), it’s at its best.

Jessica (DeWanda Wise) is a children’s book writer and illustrator who has moved into her childhood home with her husband and stepdaughters. When the youngest, Alice (Pyper Braun) discovers a teddy bear named Chauncey in the basement, she befriends him. The games she plays with Chauncey become increasingly sinister until they verge on self-mutilation, at which point Jessica intervenes. After Alice goes through a disturbing session with a child psychologist and Chauncey, Jessica tells the psychologist that she’s going to burn the teddy bear and stands up to do so, only for the psychologist to turn to her in confusion and ask:

“What bear?”

At this point, the movie gets much more interesting.

An investigation of Jessica’s personal connection to this entity known as Chauncey cracks wide open. While Jessica searches within herself for answers, and the implications on her family begin to unravel, the neighbor Gloria (Betty Buckley) introduces us to the idea that “imaginary friends” are not as innocuous as they may seem. These entities appear in cultures and religions worldwide and across the ages, typically benevolent beings that attach themselves to children and revel in their friendly and creative spirits until the relationship naturally fades as the child grows up. But when the connection is severed prematurely, problems arise. The amount of actual legend or religious ideology that this is based in is unclear (likely very little), but it’s a fascinating angle on the idea of an imaginary friend. Unfortunately, we don’t get much more of this lore; the essential takeaway is nothing more than Chauncey’s motivations.

You may have noted that I mentioned a husband and multiple daughters, and then omitted them from the synopsis. That’s because they are entirely inconsequential to the plot, and the actors portraying them seem to know this and dialed in accordingly mediocre performances. There’s also a real caricature of a teenage bad-boy who serves no purpose other than to give us a scare sequence; some cuts could have been made from these moments to give us extra time for lore-building and a proper denouement.

This film feels long, but not in a horrible way; there are multiple moments when they do make unexpected choices that elongate the runtime — like actually taking us into a dark realm of imagination by way of an almost religious ceremony and a “benediction” (that word is actually used) — but I’m glad that they did. In fact, if it would have meant a less abrupt ending and more lore, ten additional minutes would have been apt.

Check it out for yourself and take note of when you sat up in your seat and think, “oh, interesting!”

Because that’s the kind of horror movie jolt that I can get behind.

"Imaginary" offers a passable experience within the Blumhouse canon, albeit lacking in groundbreaking elements. While not a standout, the film's concept holds promise, with commendable performances from the lead actress and the young co-star. However, the portrayal of the older sister feels inconsistent, detracting from the overall narrative cohesion. Directorial choices inject a surreal quality, adding intrigue to the storyline. Yet, the inclusion of the old neighbour lady character seems hastily executed. For viewers not typically drawn to Blumhouse productions, "Imaginary" may not offer enough to warrant a repeat viewing, but it manages to deliver a moderately engaging experience nonetheless.

Not sure why so much hate for the movie. It wasn’t bad. Acting, story, and ending were all pretty decent. The mom and dad casting was a little weird though. The dad was way too young and the mom for some reason had a huge head. Super weird. Definitely worth a watch though.

NOTE: This is an updated review from when I first initially saw the movie back in March. I updated my review briefly based on rewatching the trailers and some reviews I watched on YouTube based on my quick thoughts that I written down when I saw the movie back in March.

Movie wasn’t bad.. wasn’t great. I will definitely have to give it another rewatch when, or if it hits streaming. Movie came out back in March and it’s now August and it’s only available for rent or to own it.

When I saw Imaginary, our movie theater was packed for a Saturday night showing. The majority of it were teens but it didn’t affect my showing at all.

The movie itself: Storyline was decent, some things I wasn’t expecting, but definitely could’ve been better. The little girls acting was awesome.

The trailer although, it definitely showed more of the bigger jump scares and some minor things. Showed very little of what happened during the third act. With the jump scares, it’s your typical jump scares during horror movies. It wasn’t overly done, but there wasn’t no impactful jump scare for me.

Like I said, I’ll try to give a better and final review when/if it hits streaming. I saw the movie back in March and it was average. I wanted to write an initial review from my thoughts after I saw the movie. I wanted to clean up some of my thoughts from earlier.

It's there, more Blumhouse schmucky horror. Premise seems compelling and the execution is spotty. It was better than Night Swim which I also recently watched, but it is hard to say much more positive about it. There are other similar horror movies I will revisit before this one.

Rating: 1.5/5 - 60% - Not Recommended to Everyone

The concept is not bad...
But fuck after 30 minutes I got lazy, I had to watch it x2 to finish it....
If you can, don't watch it...
It's not bad, but seriously, watch something else...

there is no more imagination to make movies🙄🙄🙄 las películas de antes eran mejores