Quentin Tarantino urges people to watch horror movie which you should put on ‘not knowing what it’s about’
Filmmaking legend Quentin Tarantino has urged people to watch a specific horror movie without knowing anything about it beforehand.
Usually, if Tarantino speaks about films, you listen.
The creator of classics such as Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood among others might know a thing or two about a good watch, with the 61-year-old revealed the next horror film that should be on your list.
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An old clip of the film director and screenwriter is doing the rounds on social media, where he explains that people should watch this film with no reference, as it has 'one of the best exposition scenes' that he has ever seen.
Speaking about the film, he explained: "A film that I really liked, I don't know if it's come out in England yet, but it was a really clever horror film that came out in America,
"It's really good however, one of the problems with the film to some degree is the fact that people want to tell the story in order to get people to go see it."
Tarantino then urged people not to do this, as the movie has 'one of the best exposition scenes' he has ever seen - high praise from a film legend.
The movie in question is called It Follows, and you can view the trailer here:
Released in 2014, It Follows is directed by David Robert Mitchell in his second feature and stars Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist and Olivia Luccardi.
Spoiler alert if you want to heed Tarantino's advice and go into the movie completely blind, but it follows teenager Jay who is stalked relentlessly by a mysterious shapeshifting figure after contracting a sexually transmitted curse.
The film had a budget of just $1.3 million, grossing an impressive $21.9 million at the box office.
With a glowing score of 95 percent of Rotten Tomatoes, it seems like fans and critics agree with Tarantino on his evaluation of the film - huge shock.
He further explained in the viral clip: "For the movie to truly, truly work, you need to go in not knowing what it's about.
"And you need to be watching going 'what the bloody hell is going on?' and then the exposition scene explains it - and that's the best way to view the movie."
Fans in the TikTok comments also seemed to mirror the filmmaker's thoughts.
One user posted: "The score in that movie is really underrated too, it's fantastic."
Another commented: "I wouldn’t call it a problem with the film, but rather a problem with the audience."
A third said: "Hence why I NEVER watch trailers. That movie was decent cos it had a clever plot and I didn't know anything about it," with a laughing emoji.
A fourth added: "Great film. Shades of Halloween and other classic horrors."
It Follows is available to stream now on ITVX. And, if you end up loving it as much as Tarantino, a sequel titled They Follow is on the way.
Topics: Film, Quentin Tarantino
Joshua Nair