The first festival screening just ended and reactions are insanely positive...

Yes, #GlassOnion is as good as #KnivesOut, if not better - another very funny, supremely well written murder-mystery w/ twists & turns galore. I could watch Daniel Craig play Benoit Blanc forever. Also BIG shout out to Janelle Monáe, the film’s all-star without a doubt pic.twitter.com/MXWX7DGdEJ

— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) September 11, 2022

GLASS ONION is a raging delight, even more furious and blunter in its humor than KNIVES OUT; Netflix better put this thing in theaters because it’s fantastic with a rollicking crowd

— David Sims (@davidlsims) September 11, 2022

Also it’s so fun watching Daniel Craig play a role where he’s actually having a great time. He obviously loves Benoit Blanc.

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) September 11, 2022

I know that last bit my sound like hyperbole, but gosh, this is my favorite thing he’s done.

— Chris Evangelista @ TIFF (@cevangelista413) September 11, 2022

GLASS ONION: Fun!

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) September 11, 2022

GLASS ONION is a gas. an Oscar lock for Best Use of a @janusfilms Mug. #tiff22

— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) September 11, 2022

Glass Onion is very very very funny. Slightly bloated, but Craig, Hudson (!) and Monae are massive standouts. A very good time.

Not an Oscar movie. Just a great time at the movies, er, on Netflix #TIFF22

— Gregory Ellwood - TIFF - The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) September 11, 2022

REALLY excited for this

Is there a release date for this?

On Netflix December 23rd. Still waiting to hear when it'll hit theaters prior, though, and if it'll be a wide or limited release.

Knives Out was great, I doubt the new one is as good because that would be virtually impossible, I don't care how many glowing tweets TCTTS posts. I don't know who those schlubs are or care what they think, some seem like paid shills.

If they said, it's almost as great as the original, that I could believe but all the gushing from several saying it's better is Hyperbole at best.

Will definitely watch this one, either in the theatre or not though.

Looks fun!! I hope it goes to the Big Screen!!

TCTTS said:

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Honestly, I don't understand it either, and Netflix is the weirdest of the bunch in that regard. Especially considering they spent $450 MILLION for just the *rights* to make the Knives Out sequels. Yet before the premiere this past weekend, word was that Glass Onion would be getting an extremely limited theatrical release, for some insane reason. Then it played like gangbusters on Saturday, to a massive crowd, and people are now hoping that convinces Netflix to go wide with a legit theatrical release, in advance of the streaming release. But like you said, the box office performance of the first movie alone should have already be enough to make its theatrical potential abundantly clear, so who knows…

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The only thing that makes sense is if they plan to make at least 4 or 5 more of these (I have no idea how many Craig is committed to but Knives Out 3 is slated for 2024 according to IMDB). If Glass Onion is wildly successful, especially with a theatrical release, I suppose Netflix believes they can recoup their cost by the 4th or 5th film.

What's great about murder mysteries is the cast can continue to change to keep things fresh although that didn't stop the Agatha Christie movies from eventually dying out in the 80's (of course rebooted with Orient Express and Nile).

Also if they make 4 or 5 of them that's some nice inventory for their movie collection. All that to say, you're right, almost half a billion is a LOT of money to bet on Rian.

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After watching that trailer this definitely feels like Rian's homage to The Last of Sheila (1973), which Rian has said publicly is his favorite whodunnit mystery (Jamie Lee Curtis' as well). If that's already common knowledge my apologies.

Anyway, I've seen it and it's good but I'm not sure I would even have it in my top 5. It's a bit dated (obviously) and the effects are not that great but some good performances and a really good cast (including a very young Ian McShane).

Apparently Raquel Welch ticked everyone off and James Mason said she was "the most selfish, ill-mannered, inconsiderate actress that I have ever had the displeasure of working with." Ouch, but hey, she's hot, right. I actually thought Dyan Cannon looked better in this film.

It will be interesting if Rian uses some of the same plot devices from that movie. I won't give anything away but if anyone is interested I'm sure it's streaming somewhere.

TCTTS said:

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Honestly, I don't understand it either, and Netflix is the weirdest of the bunch in that regard. Especially considering they spent $450 MILLION for just the *rights* to make the Knives Out sequels. Yet before the premiere this past weekend, word was that Glass Onion would be getting an extremely limited theatrical release, for some insane reason. Then it played like gangbusters on Saturday, to a massive crowd, and people are now hoping that convinces Netflix to go wide with a legit theatrical release, in advance of the streaming release. But like you said, the box office performance of the first movie alone should have already be enough to make its theatrical potential abundantly clear, so who knows…

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Netflix likely sees this as a balance between theater receipts and attracting subscribers.

Netflix knows that people who subscribe to something tend to stay subscribed because the act of cancelling requires overcoming mental inertia. Their calculus is likely that by keeping the release more exclusive to their platform, they can attract new or return subscribers and keep them on the platform for a more regular revenue stream. If that revenue stream potential is greater than the one time income of a theatrical release, then it makes sense to keep the release limited and drive people to the platform.

November 23

Rian Johnson's Glass Onion will be the rare Netflix movie to receive a large theatrical release. https://t.co/PNHd3qJIWO

— /Film (@slashfilm) October 6, 2022

This is the first time a Netflix movie has been in all of these theater chains, which is a very big deal, it’s one week only, and tickets go on sale…… MONDAY! Let’s GOOOOOOOO

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) October 6, 2022

It's only in theaters for one week and due to scheduling issues, I'm likely going to miss it.

That means I'll have to spend a month avoiding spoilers

New trailer out, can't wait for this one.

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No spoilers at all. Got to see this tonight at the Montclair Film Festival and it was a ******* DELIGHT. Rian Johnson continues to demonstrate a knack not only for twisty, crowd pleasing storytelling, but for extracting the maximum amount of fun out of each performer

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Also, if you have the ability and willingness to see Glass Onion in the theater during this week's limited engagement, I HIGHLY recommend it, as I wrote about (without spoilers) here: https://t.co/1ypWtDLhKT

— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall) November 21, 2022

Saw it tonight….fantastic! Great set pieces and everyone has great performances especially Norton, Craig and Monae.

I predicted it would be a slight homage to The Last Of Sheila and it was but only in the main plot revolving around a rich guy inviting his friends to solve his "murder."

Highly recommend.

Didn't enjoy it as much as the first but thought it was pretty fun.

I didn't find the ending as satisfying as I wanted. Was hoping they'd end up with a smoking gun and get him dead to rights.

bagger05 said:

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Didn't enjoy it as much as the first but thought it was pretty fun.

I didn't find the ending as satisfying as I wanted. Was hoping they'd end up with a smoking gun and get him dead to rights.

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It's not quite as good as the first but it's still fun as hell. Craig really feels comfortable now in this role and has some of the best one liners. Crazy to think this is the same dude from Layer Cake, he's come a long way.

Man I am conflicted on this. I loved the first one and was really excited until I saw the previews + Dave Bautista. I get this feeling that it's going to be like every other Netflix movie, but it keeps getting good reviews so hopefully I'm wrong