This is my first “ranking” post on here and I figured I’d start out with a good one. Keep in mind that this is my own personal ranking and it may or may not be the same as the viewer, so if you wish to change my mind, feel free to leave a comment below!
3. The Strangers (2008)
I liked this one and then I didn’t like this one. Honestly, to me, I felt this was the weakest of the overall series so far. I’ve seen this movie multiple times over the years and it still can not catch my attention. I feel like I am watching a couple trying to figure out their life before the shit hits the fan in the last 30 minutes. One of the Strangers telling the girl “because you were home” when she asked why they were torturing the couple does get unsettling, because that could happen in real life. I just wish more happened.
2. The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
To me, this definitely went down the slasher route and I wasn’t opposed to it. Being chased down while on vacation different than the first, and this time the family actually fights back against the masked goons. While the first one built on suspense, this one added to it with the slasher route and I enjoyed it for what it’s worth.
3. The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
The first movie of a planned trilogy (which I will review on this site at some point), combines both the tension from the first movie, with the family actually being chased in and around a cabin from the 2nd. This was definitely felt like a Friday movie to me but with 3 nutjobs in a mask that only did it because they were in the cabin. I hope one of these movies eventually throws out there that they only attack one building any time someone occupies it just for the fun of it.
That being said, these are a guilty pleasure if you’re trying to think of a reason why 3 random strangers in masks want to break into your house and just play with you. Im definitely looking forward to Chapter 2 when it comes out later on this year.
