Post #3121093

Not sure how to judge #Backrooms. Just got back. I watched most of the web series for the first time, before seeing it. I think I like the web series better. It's more interesting seeing how it unfolds as it goes. The film, however, takes another path with it. It's less interesting. Less corporate/science involvement. More horror. Which blows my mind, because I remember an interview where the guy behind it explicitly called out the horror element that others took. It's better as a kind of unknown variable. Something setting you in extreme unease. An uncanny valley of reality. (The film actually gives a terrific analogy to describe it that I really enjoyed, but I won't spoil that here.) And the film DOES go into that a bit, but it has a specific narrative mission to fit into a neat 2 hour film. A film that has to serve as a clean introduction to the concept for mainstream audiences. It's not bad. You'll probably enjoy it. It's unique, and if I didn't already load up on the existing stuff, I'd probably have left a lot more impressed. See the film first. Then watch the web series it's based on. You'll have a much richer experience for both, I think. For me, 3/5. But I absolutely understand how it would rank higher for anyone going into it cold.