These Reactions From the SXSW Premiere of Jordan Peele’s Us Have Us Dying to See the Film
Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated follow-up to Get Out, Us, premiered last night at SXSW in Austin, TX. After his culture-shifting debut film, which won him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, fans were eager to see Peele’s sophomore effort. After all, how do you follow a massive success like Get Out?
Well, fans need not worry, because according to the Twitter reactions after the premiere, Us has the makings of a brand new classic. The film, written and directed by Peele, stars Winston Duke and Lupita Nyong’o (both of whom starred in Black Panther) as a married couple going on vacation with their kids. The trip soon takes a chilling turn as they are confronted and terrorized by their doppelgangers.
Once the film, ended the audience took to Twitter to share their reactions, and let’s just say, this film looks amazing:
I have not, I repeat, have not been able to get #USMovie off my mind. So many themes, so many angles, So much to process…
I don’t trust any of the reviews coming out bc its not a film you can process in a few hours. No way. pic.twitter.com/ptjcGw3vEr
— valerie complex @ sxsw (@ValerieComplex) March 9, 2019
I will not for a minute claim any real understanding of what I just watched but it was comfortably a top ten lifetime movie going experience. #USmovie
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) March 9, 2019
Jordan Peele's "Us" is a horror masterpiece. We are witnessing the birth of our modern day Hitchcock. 20 years from now we will ask one another what our favorite Peele film is & you will get 10/12 different answers. Incredible performance from Lupita Nyong'o! #UsMovie #UsFirst pic.twitter.com/vvHunYqSxd
— Clayton Davis (@AwardsCircuit) March 9, 2019
#UsMovie is a heck of an experience. Funny enough to make you laugh, scary enough to make you scream, genuinely heartbreaking in moments, anchored by several incredible dual performances, especially Lupita’s. #SXSW
— Angie J. Han (@ajhan) March 9, 2019
My review for #UsMovie. Lupita is about to win another Oscar but this time as lead actress. She should actually win 2.
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) March 9, 2019
#UsMovie just cemented Jordan Peele as the greatest horror mastermind of the decade. A terrifying, funny, smart, thoughtful movie with a phenomenal cast. Between this and Little Monsters we are living in the year of Lupita Nyong’o!
— Rafael Motamayor @ SXSW (@GeekWithAnAfro) March 9, 2019
#UsMovie is… different. And everything I wanted out of @JordanPeele’s sophomoric effort. The mystery of it allows for multiple watches. Less political and “important” as Get Out. More interesting, gripping, and daring. Better balance of the sick and the hilarious. Awesome job. pic.twitter.com/ItIqH77Klc
— Kevin L. Lee is at SXSW (@Klee_FilmReview) March 9, 2019
#SXSW: @JordanPeele’s #USmovie frays your nerves with exacting precision, ambitious original ideas, and moments that will traumatize (in… the best way, as great genre films do?) a whole generation of youngs who sneak in to see it. ✂️ Also: Lupita. Is. INCREDIBLE. pic.twitter.com/bdM5EwI0bW
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) March 9, 2019
Oh, @JordanPeele. You sick, twisted, brilliant SOB. Don’t ever stop making us think.
Go see @UsMovie when it opens. I do NOT like horror films, but this one is doable. And necessary. #WatchYourself #UsMovie pic.twitter.com/dgAVh5c37h
— April (@ReignOfApril) March 9, 2019
Went to see #UsMovie. I’m still dazed and confused. And scared. And exhilarated. Modern day Hitchcock. I will see it again. And again. And maybe will never use scissors again. Thanks @JordanPeele
— Sunny Hostin (@sunny) March 9, 2019
#UsMovie is a house of horrors. More terrifying, but as fun as GET OUT. And what it says about our divided country also shows that @JordanPeele is a new master of suspense. The enemy is — and maybe always has been — us.
I’ll never listen to “Good Vibrations” the same way again. pic.twitter.com/WV7vUzmYOr
— Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) March 9, 2019
Winston plays cornball Black dad perfectly. To PERFECTION. Mans often was the source of comic relief even during the films most terrifying moments and he is GENUINELY FUNNY.
I WANT TO SEE THIS MAN IN MORE COMEDIES#UsMovie #UsFirst pic.twitter.com/yp42renE1m
— Clarkisha Kent: This One Lady (@IWriteAllDay_) March 9, 2019
Jordan Peeke has crafted a thrilling film that seals him as a master of horror. #UsMovie is an entertaining insight into humanity and who we are. LUPITA. WOW. Lupita is everything. Review soon!
— Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) March 9, 2019
In 30 years we will talk about @JordanPeele the same way we now talk about Craven, Carpenter, Barker, Chabrol, Argento, Spike, and yeah, Hitchcock. But also Wilder, PTA, Polanski, Cassavetes, and Kubrick.
He's top-shelf, Mt. Rushmore, art-form-shifting, holy-fuck good.#UsMovie
— H. Perry Horton (@hperryhorton) March 9, 2019
Janelle Monae sums it up perfectly:
OMG
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— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) March 9, 2019
Us hits theaters March 22nd and we cannot wait. How about you?
(image: Universal Pictures)
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