It’s hard to believe that You’re Next, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, has never before been available in 4K here in the United States until now.  But, thanks to Lionsgate Limited, Americans can finally get their hands on this eye-popping restoration which was previously only available in the UK.  Featuring new art from Matt Ryan Tobin and more blood-soaked gore, this horror film is now a classic.

Horror movie convention gets turned on its bloody head with You’re Next, a freaky and fun home invasion slasher. Though the setup is a familiar one with the proverbial herd of sacrificial lambs converging on an isolated house for a family reunion, it’s what happens throughout the course of the blood-soaked proceedings along with a deliciously unexpected tonal shift that brings a refreshing take to the spook party.

The Davidson family is gathering to celebrate the anniversary of retired defense contractor Paul (Rob Moran) and his pill-popping wife Aubrey (the legendary scream queen Barbara Crampton coming out of retirement) at their palatial, yet slightly run-down, mansion in upstate New York. In attendance are their four children with significant others in tow. College Professor Crispian (AJ Bowen) brings along Australian girlfriend Erin (Sharni Vinson), obnoxious older brother Drake (Joe Swanberg) is accompanied by Kelly, while spoiled sis Aimee (Amy Seimetz) arrives with aloof filmmaker Tariq (Ti West), and other brother Felix (Nicholas Tucci) introduces his eye-rolling hipster girl Zee (Wendy Glenn).

Dinner has hardly been served before we begin to learn why the family hasn’t gathered in several years. A decades-old sibling rivalry is threatening to derail any hope of reconciliation as brothers Crispian and Drake are soon at each other’s throats. Then, the awkward family conversation is suddenly disrupted when a noise from outside draws a guest to the window. Moments later, glass is shattered, chaos erupts, and guests are scattered throughout the room with one dead and numerous injured.

As the survivors engage in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the masked intruders, we begin to wonder what possessed the bad guys to think of crossbows as efficient killing tools. Sure, a guy taking an arrow to the head is both terrifying and violent for an audience, but bringing our attention to the poor choice of weapons probably isn’t such a good idea.

In fact, hardly any decisions made by director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barret make much sense, nor do any of the stupid traps our victims walk themselves into. The acting is passable at best, and the dialogue is more often juvenile than not. Then again, that’s part of the campy allure and devilish charm that oozes from every frame of You’re Next. Well, that and the gallons of crimson-colored corn syrup. The kill shots are every bit as gruesome and gory as any you’ll ever see, and the underlying pretext – something about rich people deserving what’s coming to them – goes refreshingly counter to many of the overtly conservative themes from the ‘80s slasher films, which this one so dearly covets.

Wingard and Barret play it mostly straight to the film’s mid-point, seemingly oblivious to the cloying bits of dialogue like, “we’re all gonna die” or “why would anybody do this?” Then comes a hellishly wicked tonal shift that not only leads to masterful gems like Zee telling her boyfriend, “I want you to f#$k me on this bed next to your dead mom,” but also reveals that the coolest head in the bunch might belong to Erin who we learn grew up on a survivalist compound in Australia. Too bad for the intruders, as she unleashes some kind of primal feminine Home Alone rage that becomes an unstoppable force. Some may remember Vinson as the lively hoofer in 2010’s Step Up 3D. She’s just as energetic here, and this role could prove to be her breakout.

In our current run of films and TV shows featuring evil characters who bask in the anti-hero spotlight, it’s nice to once again root for the good guys, despite a seemingly willful stupidity here that all but predetermines their own demise. There’s also redemptive societal value in knowing that our masked killers learned basic punctuation which is put on bloody display when they inscribe the film’s title in their victim’s blood. Writing “Your Next” would simply be all kinds of wrong.

Lionsgate Limited Exclusive SteelBook / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital

Home Video Distributor: Lionsgate
Available on Blu-ray - February 25, 2025
Screen Formats: 2.39:1
Subtitles: English SDH; Spanish
Audio: English: Dolby Atmos; English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1; Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Discs: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc; Two-disc set
Region Encoding: 4K region-free; blu-ray locked to Region A

Nothing brings a dysfunctional family together like murderous masked intruders trying to kill everyone.  One of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, You're Next reinvents the genre by putting a fresh twist on home-invasion horror. When a gang of masked, ax-wielding murderers descend upon the Davison family reunion, the hapless victims seem trapped...until an unlikely guest of the family proves to be the most talented killer of all.

VIDEO

Visual violence in stunning 4K!  This new 4K transfer slashes and hacks its way with unmatched clarity.  Surface details are excellent throughout.  From facial hair to the masks themselves, there’s nothing that doesn’t look rippled with layers.  Being largely set indoors, interior lighting sets the mood well and appears as natural as an everyday home would. Skin tones appear natural as does the copious amounts of blood that graces the screen. Colors are quite soft as a whole with nothing being too overpowering. The darker nighttime and outdoor scenes are also very good with no detail being lost to the shadows.

AUDIO

The English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio continues to slap with harditting sounds and splatter!

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Commentary:

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Special Features:

Let the bloodbath begin in this 4K limited edition of You’re Next. Featuring Matt Ryan Tobin’s stunning art rendering of the iconic character, Lamb Mask, on the SteelBook, this collectible package will captivate horror fans with hours of killer bonus content — including all of the special features presented in the 2024 UK version released by Second Sight, and the legacy special features from the Lionsgate’s original 2013 Blu-ray  release. With plenty of gore and macabre humor, this raucous countdown of kills is a horror collector’s dream!

• 2024 Audio Commentary with Director Adam Wingard and Writer Simon Barrett
• Children of the ’80s: Interview with Adam Wingard and Simon Barretto
• The Most of Us: Interview with Producers Keith Calder and Jess Wu Calder
• Script as a Blueprint: Interview with Actor AJ Bowen
• Down in the Basement: Interview with Actor Joe Swanberg
• Be Funny and Die: Interview with Actor Amy Seimetz
• Falling into Place: Interview with Production Designer Tom Hammock
• Slashers Don’t Die: Tom Coleman on You’re Next
• Who’s Next? The Making of You’re Next
• Animated storyboards

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MPAA Rating: R.
Runtime: 107 mins
Director: Rob Reiner
Writer: William Goldman
Cast: James Caan; Kathy Bates; Richard Farnsworth
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Tagline: This Christmas there will be... Misery.
Memorable Movie Quote: "You want it? You want it? Eat it! Eat it till ya choke, you sick, twisted fuck!"
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Official Site:
Release Date: November 30, 1990
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: October 12, 2021.
Synopsis: After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.