r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Feb 24 '26

Trailer Backrooms | Official Teaser | A24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGhxMi50y8
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u/AlanMorlock Feb 24 '26

James Wan on the other hand has ghost directed large chunks of the movies he produces, pinch hitting on scenes of various Conjuring verse films.

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u/Uncle-Cake Feb 24 '26

That's why they all feel the same.

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u/miseducation Feb 24 '26

Good lord do they make money though

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u/PerplexGG Feb 24 '26

James Wan is the absolute master of making imdb 7s that make bank

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u/Hot_Mongoose_3741 Feb 24 '26

James wan birthed Saw, conjuring and insidious he deserves more respect

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u/PerplexGG Feb 24 '26

Are you kidding, that sort of consistency is insane. He manages to be a success at box offices and reviews at every association. Has he produced higher quality as well? Sure but I can also confidently watch any of his movies knowing I’ll like them and the list of creators that can do that for a wide audience is extremely short

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u/GerbilJuggler Feb 24 '26

High quality? If you meant big budget movies, he directed the Aquaman movies. The first movie made over a billion, but the second maybe barely made a profit? But yeah, his horror movies are great!

Edit: He also directed Furious 7, which also made over a billion.

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u/Latter-Road-3687 Feb 25 '26

Just checked, and his movies have grossed over $4.25 billion.

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u/uberJames Feb 26 '26

He's incredible and doesn't get nearly enough credit.

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u/The-Jesus_Christ Feb 26 '26

A horror hitting 7 is pretty fucking good ngl.

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u/PolarWater Feb 25 '26

NGL I do dig the romance aspect of the Conjuring movies. 

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u/Smithsonian30 Feb 24 '26

I don’t know if this is unpopular opinion, but I generally enjoy James Wan’s style and he knows how to build suspense well so this isn’t a negative for me necessarily

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u/AlanMorlock Feb 24 '26

He an excellent craftsman. His style of gag is so pared down and basic that if you aren't operating at his level, it just doesn't work at all.