Imaginary (2024) - Movie Review
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Imaginary is the latest horror film from Blumhouse. While the concept had a lot of potential, this movie is plagued by terrible dialogue and a "Blumhouse template" that is beyond stale.
#Imaginary #Blumhouse
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@mikedearing7736 4 ай бұрын
When the 1st positive is ‘I like the concept’, you know there aren’t that many positives 🤣🤣
@tlgmc1908 4 ай бұрын
I watched it today and thought it could've been so much better. At the very least, don't show the "friend" made it seem better
@shakenbake3249 4 ай бұрын
I love the use of Jack Black’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time” lmao
@scottwantstoleaveearth6418 4 ай бұрын
You’d think Blumhouse could take a page out of the film's title and use their imaginations to make something more interesting.
@bobsacamano8041 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@dwkd710 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 you killed me
@JRAYDABEAST 4 ай бұрын
Good one that had me laughing 😂
@308719236 4 ай бұрын
Well considering Jason Blum takes ideals from horror short films from KZfaq very little of his movies are his studio ideas
@PlasmidJunkie 4 ай бұрын
Did anyone else get an ad for this movie for like every other midroll? I swear for a week straight I was absolutely BOMBARDED with ads for this movie
@Guyvermectin 4 ай бұрын
Yes, more than any horror movie since Halloween ends
@kylebean5743 4 ай бұрын
No fr it made me hate the movie before I even fully knew how bad it was. So sick of seeing it over and over
@DMapollogies 3 ай бұрын
I never even heard of it before seeing it in cinemas
@finlaywelburn 4 ай бұрын
Damn, we got a January movie in March.
@christophermoore5007 4 ай бұрын
@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 five nights at Freddy's did really well.
@SlasherInSuits 4 ай бұрын
It’s all year so far
@mariolopez3728 4 ай бұрын
And we got another one coming in April....The First Omen.
@joeybubble144 4 ай бұрын
Is it me, or have we been getting "January Movies" in March for the past 5 years? Lol. Shit, SPLIT was released in January in 2017 but then CHIPS came out that same year in March
@christophermoore5007 4 ай бұрын
@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 I enjoyed it for what it was.
@LORDHASBECOMEABOVE 4 ай бұрын
Cody’s face on the thumbnail was all the confirmation I needed😂👏🏿
@AtlantaLovesMovies 4 ай бұрын
Haha same
@LORDHASBECOMEABOVE 4 ай бұрын
@@AtlantaLovesMovies lol 😆
@juanverduzco92 4 ай бұрын
When she dramatically revealed what “see bee” stood for I started punching the air 😤😤😤
@WhateverProduction4 3 ай бұрын
For me it was when the neighbor played by an actress that can’t act to save her life, decided to have a weird ass excited freakout moment in Chauncey’s world.
@Cinderella718 4 ай бұрын
This year has started with a 3 by 3 January: Night Swim February: Madame Web March: Imaginary
@classifiedfive4377 4 ай бұрын
Night swim was terrible
@1kaz1 4 ай бұрын
I hope I remember to check in next month to see/say if the trend continued!
@mattalexander1978 2 ай бұрын
Dumb and Dumber and someone owes me some money.
@mackattack315 4 ай бұрын
0:37 Are you ever going to be able to say the word ‘nefarious’ again without getting flashbacks lmao
@Guyvermectin 4 ай бұрын
Nah he’s gotta look edgy for his more thin skinned viewers
@LTJfan 4 ай бұрын
Man, even Blumhouse have the nerve to use the song "Just My Imagination" by The Temptations in the trailer to make it somewhat scary.
@theoneandonlykyle9800 4 ай бұрын
That was a terrible marketing move
@kayskaht2052 4 ай бұрын
15:29 THIS IS WHY I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. You are so real Cody!!! Thank you for always giving us insightful, raw, and authentic reviews. I've basically stopped watching out film reviewers and exclusively watch you because of how diligently you cover different projects. Cheers!
@vonVile 4 ай бұрын
Not a surprise it sucks. 9 times out of 10 Blumhouse makes is trash. They should be renamed to Outhouse for all the crap they produce. The director made 2 of the worst Blumhouse horror movies "Truth Or Dare" and "Fantasy Island'.
@Jaythesparrow 4 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more.
@billymountiii5788 4 ай бұрын
@@Jaythesparrow Same here
@madcow8114 4 ай бұрын
Couldn't disagree more
@galaxy_cat9575 4 ай бұрын
Disagree I don’t care if blumhouse movie are bad or not
@StormX6 4 ай бұрын
Blumhouse has had so many misfires lately. It makes me nervous they want to acquire more horror licenses because they haven’t proven that they are capable of handling them properly
@clintonkildepsteen3982 4 ай бұрын
Seems like Blumhouse is releasing January horror movies all year round now
@FrightmareCrew 4 ай бұрын
This was basically Night Swim deja vu. The first half is fine and you can forgive some issues, but it completely nosedives in the second half. The script felt like a first draft that was never touched up. The exposition and over-explaining was ridiculous. It’s clearly a movie geared for teens but also believes the audience is stupid every single scene and has to explain everything you literally just witnessed. Blumhouse at this point clearly doesn’t believe in “show don’t tell”. Blumhouse feels like the MCU right now. They used to be firing on all cylinders, but now they stumble on basically every project. They need some serious quality control.
@shirleywang6728 4 ай бұрын
The fact that the dad went crazy from the “imagination of children” literally made me laugh so hard
@DarthEqualizer 4 ай бұрын
Got to give the praise to Cody, he suffers through these trash movies just so we dont have to.
@matratzac 4 ай бұрын
Its not even a bad movie though, i liked it a lot. Dont rely on some pretentious critic, judge it urself
@DarthEqualizer 4 ай бұрын
@@matratzac I watched it and it's not really as bad. It's very predictable and by the numbers but I still had some fun with it.
@samiraschadt8480 4 ай бұрын
My favorite horror movie reviewer on KZfaq!!!
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@JohnMcVay1 4 ай бұрын
Amy Jo Johnson/Pink Power Ranger = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (intro) LOL, Cody. 😂😂😂👏👏👏 Great work, bro!
@weirdguy1495 4 ай бұрын
I'm glad the Kung Fu Panda 4 music is already getting some use, lol.
@Crashking416 4 ай бұрын
Blumhouse really needs to stop shoveling out bullshit and start focusing on fewer, better projects.
@ricardomatta15 4 ай бұрын
I had the same Hellraiser II thoughts during the movie, and I have to say that sequence was the best part for me. I took two of my kids and they had a good time, which makes me happy.
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
I could see my daughters having fun with this one.
@sergioribeiro7725 4 ай бұрын
This type of garbage makes me forget Blumhouse put out Whiplash.
@Phil-For-Reel 4 ай бұрын
Oh my god they did? That's insane!
@blok--head7472 4 ай бұрын
Wheres JK Simmons when you need him...
@supastar25 4 ай бұрын
They're such an odd production house tbh...seeing their name on the screen doesn't guarantee anything...it sways all the way from excellent to basically unwatchable...very topsy-turvy.
@nickoffury 4 ай бұрын
Wasn't that the Drew Barrymore movie with the roller skating team?
@kingkev6338 4 ай бұрын
Cody, I’m just throwing it out there now that you made my day by referencing “Don’t look under the bed”.. I’d definitely watch some old DCOM reviews from you😂😂🔥🔥🤙
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
That just might be something in the future…
@hopefulsoul728 4 ай бұрын
Hey, Cody! 😂😂😂😂 Starting with good jokes already! I hit the like button as per usual. I’m gonna be quiet and listen, now. Thanks in advance, you’re appreciated!
@Joey_Sasso 4 ай бұрын
Great review bro... I'm also mixed on Wadlow but it's not that I do not like his work, I have seen everything he's done. I just can't quite put my finger on what works for me or what's missing. He clearly has a bright eye for telling stories in his way. Never Back Down is an all time teenager classic but for me it's Cry-Wolf that I always go back to. There is something in that movie that feels like it was a few drafts away from truly being great.
@Myers_toast78 4 ай бұрын
I genuinely believe that modern films like imaginary are using Chat GPT and other AI to write scripts. I am in marketing and the past six months my marketing manager has done nothing but push chat GTP on all social media posts, our blogs, website design, everything. They are throwing it at us nonstop and it sounds so robotic and foreign. This has to be what they’re doing with film.
@doctorevil3326 4 ай бұрын
The evil version of the bear reminded me of Rahzar from ninja turtles secret of the ooze.
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
Lmao that’s a good comparison!
@Gamingbish 3 ай бұрын
Ninja turtles secret of the ooze is a GOAT movie 😂 Go ninja, go ninja go 😂😂😂😂
@LaFlor718 4 ай бұрын
Just came back from watching this in theater and eh. I feel like it is a horror movie for children and was poorly advertised. Going in blind I expected a horror comedy but aside from a slight chuckle here or there, this isn’t a horror or a comedy. More of a supernatural drama about a blended family that attempts to hit the same beats as Pan’s Labyrinth, Coraline, Insidious and Ted, but never quite hits the mark. The acting was very confusing. There are parts where too much backstory is given and then points where not enough is given. My favorite part was the bits of familial ties between the step mother and her father. The stepmother’s father had all of 7 lines but his performance was the only one that felt authentic to me due to the set up of the film. IMDB gave the movie a 4.8 and for once I agree. Imo it’s somewhere between a movie released in theater and something on Tubi, so very middle of the road if you know you are going to see a popcorn flick geared towards children.
@TheMrSwampert 4 ай бұрын
in 2018 for one of my writing classes I wrote a prompt very similar to this one, with a few big differences (mine had the teddy bear be sentient and not possessed by an entity, things like that) and it was crazy seeing this trailer and concept finally happen. Unfortunately the movie doesn’t seem very good
@stevenrobinson4904 4 ай бұрын
Remember when you wrote down your idea in your journal about making an imaginary friend horror movie, change that to good imaginary friend horror movie
@calvintate9503 4 ай бұрын
Here from SLEDGEHAMMERHORROR just subscribed this is greawt i cant wait to see more of what you do
@JonHorrorcide 4 ай бұрын
@CodyLeachYT I love your shirt!! Is it from Fright Rags?
@peanut5604 4 ай бұрын
After seeing the trailer 1 I already saw the whole movie basically because ya know blumhouse trailers. 2 The very premise was lackluster and kinda boring😅 At least it wasn’t a let down when I had no expectations going in.
@annnichols3091 4 ай бұрын
As I recall, the title of John D. MacDonald's mystery, The Green Ripper, came from a child mishearing "the grim reaper".
@Diabeticninja90 4 ай бұрын
Cody been following you since you had about 10k people maybe even less , just wanna say it’s amazing how far you’ve come , congratulations my guy
@sad_dad 4 ай бұрын
You never fail to crack me up. Love your reviews and I agree so much with how out of hand Blumhouse has became. It’s a shame bc I do still have a love for them when they put out good horror movies.
@Tchernobog 2 ай бұрын
IMO the movie should have just been about a living teddy bear running around. Aside from Krampus and Demonic Toys and other similar movies where there's an evil teddy in it, we've never had a movie where the whole focus and main villain is a teddy bear running around.
@ShotgunSandwichENT 4 ай бұрын
I was in love with the pink power ranger back in the day.
@JenMistress 4 ай бұрын
An evil teddy bear? That has wait for streaming all over it. Shoot, probably wait for it to hit something that I'm subscribed to, so I won't feel too bad wandering off to go play video games on my computer while just listening to the rest. 😉 Anyways, enjoyed this, thank you, Cody.
@grapeaddict4267 4 ай бұрын
I was just watching never back down a couple days ago and it randomly came to my mind that you would probably hate that movie 😂 but you said you actually enjoy it which I’m glad since I love that movie. Would you ever review it?
@tribbleamidei 4 ай бұрын
Not gonna lie. Kimberly was my imaginary friend too. And I think I have to challenge you to a duel over her lol
@John_Fx 4 ай бұрын
Honestly, I was kinda sympathizing with the creature. It just wanted a friend who it could feed off their creativity. It even offered them a nirvana like existence where her imagination could come true if they just agreed to stay with it and share their imagination. It really wasn't threatening to do anything bad to them if they would just hang out with it.
@Chaneyyyy 4 ай бұрын
Hey Cody hate to get off topic but where u get that shirt
@Robin-ee1mx 4 ай бұрын
I really didn’t think it was that bad. It wasn’t great by any means but I enjoyed it. The first two acts was pretty rough go get through cause it was slow. But I really liked the child actor’s performance and I liked there was a lot of creepy unnerving entity in the back of the room scares. I also think the jump scares were pretty good. I’d give it a 6/10
@GojiraRising 4 ай бұрын
Last time I had an imagination I became a frog kid.
@duck1239 4 ай бұрын
This feels like a movie that was supposed to come out next January but blumhouse looked at the schedule and saw no horror to open the month of March and moved it to pick up some more box office.
@matchesmalone6527 4 ай бұрын
Your Segway into the sponsor made me laugh. Thanks for the review. Btw you were totally right with Judgement Night. Checked it out on your recommendation and wish I had seen it sooner.
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@user-ry5bz9gl7h 4 ай бұрын
Cody I know what happened with winnie the pooh but you NEEEEEEEED to review the 2nd film PLEASEEEE don't let them silence you
@mackattack315 4 ай бұрын
While I think a review would do quite well on the channel, I do respect Cody for sticking to his guns in not giving money to people who have unfairly insulted and disrespected him for months.
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
It should show how much I despise that company that I’ll turn down what will likely be a few grand in ad revenue.
@Jaythesparrow 4 ай бұрын
@@mackattack315Agreed, fuck those clowns. Cody is my go to critic for horror, hasn’t let me down yet.
@gordgar0943 4 ай бұрын
Cody knows what "Don't Look Under the Bed" is? I would love a spooky DCOM review of that!
@user-ul3ld9ft7z 4 ай бұрын
Awesome shirt! And let’s hope Blumhouse doesn’t get its hands on Friday the 13th!
@Kush4Life420 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the review
@AtlantaLovesMovies 4 ай бұрын
I’m so impressed that you found positives for this film 😅 really love the review format
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@politefan8141 4 ай бұрын
I think the line was “it hurt you more to say it” which was one of the few lines of dialogue I liked because it reminded me of the actual work of being a parent which is to be brutally honest when their children mess up. Despite appreciating this bit of character development, I didn’t much care for the story or the lore. It felt like the writers were just making stuff up as they went along. The husband becoming a non entity later on is never explained. All in all pretty forgettable. There are some comedic moments mostly having to do with poor effects but overall boring.
@edvaira6891 4 ай бұрын
Why the hell does Jeff Wadlow keep getting work?? Dude Seriously screwed the pooch a decade ago with KICK ASS 2! And just about everything he’s done ever since has been a trainwreck (Truth or Dare and the HIDEOUS Fantasy Island!)
@motyfactory215 4 ай бұрын
You post this as I'm deciding whether to get a ticket or not 😂
@sloppyjocks 4 ай бұрын
Don't do it. It's totally crap.
@JerryU1101 4 ай бұрын
It's good. My audience enjoyed it. It jumps right into the story as it immediately starts.
@motyfactory215 4 ай бұрын
It definitely sucked
@17samalex 4 ай бұрын
Your great. BTW my next door neighbor who was the predator of Prey. He is the Chanucy the bear creature in this
@CodyLeachYT 4 ай бұрын
Well that’s cool! Lol
@disgruntledsaintsfan 3 ай бұрын
I'm digging that shirt. Got the same one. Did you get the Dream Warriors shirt they released?
@JonathanBills55 4 ай бұрын
Love the use of Tenacious D’s rendition of Baby hit me one more time it makes the intro funnier
@matratzac 4 ай бұрын
Just saw this tonight and liked it a lot, definitely was not bad at all. Theatre had a lot of peeps in it too
@thebrentrobinsonshow2882 4 ай бұрын
I still want to see this movie. Blumhouse still needs to step it up with their horror movies.
@colerigo6658 4 ай бұрын
Hey Cody! I have a question for you man are you a reader at all? I think I have this really good book/movie idea that I’d love to share with you somehow and see what your thoughts are and if you think it’d make a good movie or not! Your opinion has always been one that matters to me fs
@colerigo6658 4 ай бұрын
But if not that’s cool I understand you’re a busy man fr love your videos dude
@buddacards 4 ай бұрын
After seeing the movie today, I think I’d need a few bottles of your sponsor from today video 😂
@joshuainman6599 4 ай бұрын
You nailed this. This idea. Can go in so many interesting ways and concepts. Yet they let it fall flat. Quite disappointing
@Apollo22251 4 ай бұрын
Ready to get more innovative horror flix the cash grab stuff doesn’t do well I don’t know why it’s getting made
@jeremiahallyn4603 4 ай бұрын
Exactly for the cash lol 😂
@shaw8443 4 ай бұрын
Love the intro with Kimberly lol;)
@kevin___ 3 ай бұрын
I like your review, but not every movie needs a sequal or a franchise. This one does not need that. At the end, we can already imagine how a next one goes..
@corkyschilling4699 4 ай бұрын
I went and saw the movie yesterday. I almost walked out. Save your money.
@dionysisnance4204 4 ай бұрын
We need a kickass 3
@step9624 4 ай бұрын
Cody you ever see the slasher from 2005 venom? I watched it the other night, was expecting it to be complete garbage but was pleasantly surprised, not the best but has that early 2000s teen horror feel, the villain was kind of like a mix between the swamp thing and Jason
@Las645 4 ай бұрын
Yeah it wasn't a bad movie.
@KillerKondom 4 ай бұрын
Ive already got jack black baby one more time stucked in my head... it looks like its gonna stay there for a while
@DefConprime28 4 ай бұрын
So it's a prequel to that wonderful Canadian movie that was filmed in Wisconsin called The pit if you haven't seen the pit you're missing out bro
@tng2112 4 ай бұрын
I thought it was okay it was pretty good in my opinion but did you catch the shuttle reference to a Nightmare on Elm Street there are tons of Easter eggs
@justusakers1615 4 ай бұрын
Sweet shirt Cody I got the same exact one and I love it my favorite Jason look ever
@damonestephens8722 4 ай бұрын
I saw it and I didn’t think it was that bad. I was kinda interested and wanted the lore behind everything. I would say it wasn’t as scary as it should be.
@JoelKellenProductions 4 ай бұрын
Guess my expectations for a Blumhouse film were low, because I enjoyed this one. I definitely liked it more than Blood and Honey.
@asianpersuasion9646 4 ай бұрын
Another imaginary friend based movie that I enjoyed growing up is “They” by Wes Craven
@WhateverProduction4 3 ай бұрын
It’s sad that this movie started off really good actually. It had SO MUCH potential that the writers decided to go “Hmm, don’t need that.” Once we met the old neighbor that was played by an actress that makes The Last Airbender look Grammy Nomination worthy, I was done. Then when she had that childlike moment in the Chauncey world, I almost threw up in my mouth. It’s like they couldn’t decide if they wanted to be scary, or satirical. So they went in the middle and it just didn’t work. The little girl was the best part of the movie, it always amazes me when the child actor stands out and is 10,000x better than any of the adult actors. They even had JESUS from TWD, they gave him like 2 scenes. Missed opportunity there too.
@N00bkillr693 4 ай бұрын
The director did a horror movie called Cry_Wolf and I like it a lot. It’s a little bit silly when things go down but I didn’t mind it
@matt1372 4 ай бұрын
Veronica falcon who plays the therapist she is in ozark as soon as she comes into the movie it picks up for me.
@JerryU1101 4 ай бұрын
Her recording scenes were awesome!
@billysaint4981 4 ай бұрын
Wow they could’ve done so much with that tittle especially blumhouse smh shame, I was really looking forward to this
@killagvidzz7131 4 ай бұрын
Would you ever do a Blum house ranking of the stand alone movies?
@longdrawarcher4857 4 ай бұрын
I really liked this movie, I thought the suspense /horror was done perfectly. But I also hated Megan, I thought it was just boring and dumb. 🤷♂️
@PSN-Chill21red 4 ай бұрын
Love your stuff bro, insightful, clearly a die hard horror head….so, have you heard Ice Nine Kills? If so great but if not please check them out asap, listen to “the shower scene” to start….seriously bro, they’re amazing
@ChelseaAllen420 4 ай бұрын
I didn’t “grow up” watching horror like you did Cody so when I saw Don’t Look Under The Bed it scared the pants off me (I’m a day old than you for reference)
@mrhalloween3653 4 ай бұрын
What the heck is going on with Blumhoue lately? Also. where did you get that badass Jason T shirt? I need it!!!!!
@MegaAwesome1121 4 ай бұрын
movie should’ve just been about the teddy bear just killing people as a stuffed animal and talking, like chucky or megan
@calentempleton1022 4 ай бұрын
You should see Shaitaan. It was very good. Kind of long, it was the first movie I've seen in a theater with an intermission.
@danielpatterson5189 4 ай бұрын
Hell yeah Kimberly the pink ranger was my favourite too. 😂
@jdmarsh91 4 ай бұрын
@danielpatterson5189-Oh, yeah, probably THE crush for boys who grew up in the 90s
@angelriojas5544 4 ай бұрын
Don’t look under the bed is my #1 Disney channel movie ! Very Underrated.
@Josevasquez06 4 ай бұрын
Cody we need a Blumhouse movie ranking
@vergilcold1167 4 ай бұрын
The entire theatre was laughing when i saw it. Which is new since usually I'm the only one who laughs at horror movies
@jamestriska14 4 ай бұрын
When the therapist shows up, that’s when the movie starts.
@juanverduzco92 4 ай бұрын
I will say the fire department in this town deserves a raise because they are amazing
@layz6864 4 ай бұрын
I more often than not love Blumhouse, but it's the first after a while where I've walked out post film not completely sold on the film. Like Cody said the concept was good but it's not had the punch of previous works
@Kradle888 3 ай бұрын
To me imaginary felt like a goosebumps movie
@kevinriley6320 4 ай бұрын
Would a Calvin & Job es horror movie work?
@CarrieArt7 4 ай бұрын
Cody Leach is my favorite movie reviewer.
@jacobgerth2656 4 ай бұрын
The thing is I thought the first half of the movie pretty decent, not the best but entertaining at the least. Then the final act kicked in and everything got silly, the setting, the acting, the plot. Movie took a real turn for the worst in the final act when it was doing good at keeping my attention for the first bit
@christopherrogiero458 4 ай бұрын
Greatest intro and Unexpected. Thanks Cody
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