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Exit 8 (2026) Movie Review · The K.B. Radio Network

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  hello ladies and gentlemen welcome to the concession stand here on the kb radio network i am your host kevin reed and this is the review of the japanese psychological horror mystery exit
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  8 which is based on a what 2023 video game that i had no clue that this movie was based on a video game until after I walked out of it.
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  I had no idea.
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  that this was a video game adaptation.
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  But nonetheless,
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  that probably helped me out in my viewing of this film.
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  This was a film that
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  I wasn't,
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  you know,
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  seeking out to watch.
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  It's just randomly something that I knew about.
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  And I was,
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  it piqued my curiosity and I wanted to watch it.
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  But
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  I had the attitude of,
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  you know,
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  when I catch it,
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  I catch it.
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  You know,
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  when it comes on television,
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  I'll probably catch it then.
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  But,
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  you know,
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  as life dictates,
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  I had time.
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  I had time.
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  And I decided,
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  okay,
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  I'm going to go check this out.
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  Being as though it released in the United States on April the 10th.
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  I said,
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  well,
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  I'll check it out opening weekend.
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  I enjoyed this movie.
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  I don't know how the video game plays out.
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  I would assume it's pretty accurate in its adaptation.
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  But it...
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  It is a really good movie.
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  Dare I say great.
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  It borderlines great.
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  This movie has a simple premise.
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  Simple.
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  You're lost in the subway.
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  Okay.
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  You keep going around and around.
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  It seems like you can't get out.
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  Every now and then you get a little creepy noises happening.
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  you occasionally pass one or two people it's like okay this is really really disturbing me and my anxiety the first time i turned the corner and realized that i was back in the same hall that i was i just walked out of i
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  would have curled into a ball in the corner and just wept for until somebody came and found i can't there's no way i would have went through
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  what our lead character goes through in this film so needless to say this movie had a big impact on me and my anxiety i was i was anxious watching it i mean i started sweating i was like there's no way out of this there is no way out of this situation and
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  i was freaking out if even though he wasn't completely freaking out even though he he had some freak out moments rightfully So,
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  the movie does a good job of...
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  Just jumping right in with our lead.
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  We know pretty much everything we need to know about him in the first five minutes and what he's going through mentally and physically as well.
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  And the rest of the movie just plays off of that.
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  What I enjoyed about the film,
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  aside from the creepy psychological elements of it,
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  was the way this film was shot.
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  It was no wasted scene.
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  there was no wasted moments it's a movie where you as a viewer you have to pay attention to everything that's going on it's as if you're playing the game now i researched the game after i left you
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  know after the uh viewing of this movie and from what i can tell without playing it but from what i can tell this is a very very accurate adaptation of that game
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  And it feels like you're in this movie.
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  You're a part of this game.
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  You're a part of this film.
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  You're it's you is it portions.
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  The film is shot in like a POV version,
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  whereas you're walking through the corridors of this subway station and it just feels claustrophobic.
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  It feels tense.
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  It was it was perfectly directed.
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  I'm telling you.
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  I'm telling you now,
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  this is a movie you shouldn't sleep on,
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  even if you never played the game like me.
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  I never played the game.
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  Even if you're not a fan of horror,
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  psychological horror,
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  or whatever the case is,
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  this is a movie to check out just for film.
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  If you love film,
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  this is a great film.
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  I'm honestly floored on how good this movie is and worried that this movie is going to go under the radar,
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  just like it almost went under the radar for me,
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  for a lot of people,
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  you know,
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  that don't even know about this movie.
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  They have no idea what this movie is and no desire to go see it.
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  I would highly recommend,
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  if you're able,
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  to go see this movie.
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  this film grossed 5.2 billion dollars in japan now that's in uh japan money now i don't know the difference but you know the difference between japan and and u.s dollars but that's still a nice chunk of change i would think it was a it was a high grossing film there and
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  they supported it of course it's their film is is a japanese horror film but i hope that americans see this movie
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  find a way to see this movie because aside from the horror of it all i'm telling you is telling a very compelling story with our lead that translates over to us it was is universal it's
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  yes the film is in japanese yes there are subtitles all that is true but it is still easy to follow.
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  I understood everything that was going on in this movie.
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  Even without reading,
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  I found myself.
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  Now,
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  granted,
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  it isn't a lot of dialogue in the movie,
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  but
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  I found myself not even looking at the subtype because at one point,
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  I got it.
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  You know?
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  No,
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  I can't speak Japanese.
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  But at one point,
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  I got it.
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  It just clicked.
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  Something about this movie clicked,
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  and it was just beautifully done.
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  Of course,
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  I'm not getting into spoilers and all that.
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  I'm dancing around it.
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  But
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  I'm telling you,
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  I'm telling you,
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  I'm willing to put my head on a chopping block.
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  You will enjoy this film.
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  And I highly,
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  highly,
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  highly recommend it.
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  Exit 8 gets a letter grade of an 8.
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  There's not one flaw in this movie.
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  There's nothing about this film that I sit back and say,
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  oh,
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  well,
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  they could have kept that scene.
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  nah.
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  That didn't work for me.
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  It was none of that.
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  None of that.
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  I was truly locked in from the first frame to the last.
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  And what more can you ask for from a film?
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  I would like to know,
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  did you ever play the Exit 8 game?
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  Or do you plan to see the Exit 8 movie?
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  Or have you not heard of either one of these movies?
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  Like I say,
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  I didn't hear the game.
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  I knew about the movie.
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  Didn't know about the game,
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  but I would like to know your thoughts.
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  thank you for joining me for this review of Exit 8.
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  I want you all to know that I love you.
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  Continue to love everyone.
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  And until we speak again,
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  you all be blessed.