1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome back, and it is the first episode 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: of three Movie Mix Movie Podcast. I am your host 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: movie Mike. Today I'm sharing with you my top ten 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: movies of the last year, plus my top five disappointments 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: movies I thought I was going to love and they 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: just let me down. I'll let you know why they did. 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: And in the movie review, we'll talk about Netflix's Knives 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: Out sequel Glass Onion, which came out over the break. 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: So so many things to talk about. Thank you for 10 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: being here, thank you for joining me for another year 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: of the podcast. Shout out to the Monday Morning Movie crew. 12 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: And now let's talk movies. In a world where everyone 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: and their mother has a podcast, one man stands to 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: infiltrate the ears of listeners like never before in a 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: movie podcast. A man with so much movie knowledge, he's 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: basically like a walking audim TV Who's glasses from the 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: Nashville Podcast Network Movie Movie Podcacast. Let's get right into it. 18 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: My top ten movies of twenty two. At number ten, 19 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: I'm going with the biopic Elvis. Music biopics they're usually 20 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: just not my favorite thing. I feel like it's really 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: hard to get them down to where you do the 22 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: artist justice and telling their story and telling and learning 23 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: things that we haven't learned about that artist without kind 24 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: of glamorizing it and glossing over a lot of the details. 25 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: But this movie had a decent enough run time that 26 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: it was able to explore all of the points I 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: wanted to learn about Elvis. And it was also done 28 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: in a way which it was directed by Bo's Lehman, 29 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: that I wasn't expecting, and I felt like it added 30 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: to the theatrics of Elvis. It made this movie feel 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: kind of like a fairy tale, which I hadn't really 32 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: seen in a music biopick before. And I feel like, 33 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: if you're gonna do somebody's life like a fairy tale, 34 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: it has to be one of the biggest names in 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: music of all time, Elvis, So I felt like that 36 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: style really lent itself to the vision of this movie 37 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: and the telling of his story. And then you also 38 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: have Tom Hanks, which you don't root for him in 39 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: this movie, and it's very rare not to route for 40 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: Tom Hanks, but I liked seeing him as the villain, 41 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: playing Elvis's manager. And then you have Austin Butler, who 42 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't have been my first pick to play Elvis. He 43 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: doesn't exactly look like him, and I know a lot 44 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: of criticism for this movie was saying that he didn't 45 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: look like Elvis at all, and after watching this movie, 46 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: it kind of added more to my point of you 47 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: don't really have to look exactly like the person you 48 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: are playing, as long as you're willing to put in 49 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: the work to really take on this character. And I 50 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: felt like, ever since Austin Butler played Elvis like he 51 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: is still Elvis to me. I saw him host Saturday 52 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: Night Live, I still see Elvis, so I think this 53 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: will be kind of a hard role for him to shake. 54 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: So I'm kind of excited to see what he does 55 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: next after this role. But I thought this was a 56 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 1: great movie, probably a movie I will revisit at least 57 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: a couple more times. So I put Elvis at number ten. 58 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: At number nine, I'm going with Jackass forever. I'm a 59 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: huge Jackass fan. I have been a fan of their 60 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: work ever since I was a kid in middle school, 61 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: and that's when they blew up in the two thousands, 62 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: and I was one of those kids who saw them 63 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: on TV and then wanted to go recreate everything. They did. 64 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: I still have a lingering injury on my hand from 65 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: watching Jackass and wanting to be like Johnny Knoxville and 66 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: Steve Oh And I know you look at Jackass and think, oh, 67 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: they're just a bunch of idiots, But there are a 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: bunch of idiots that I feel don't get credit for 69 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: some of the things they've been able to do over 70 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: the careers and all these movies and TV shows. Is 71 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: they are able with their work to really bring people together. 72 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: And that is the vibe I got while watching Jackass Forever. 73 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: It was a full theater of people there just wanting 74 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: to laugh at the most ridiculous things. And I feel 75 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: like that sense of camaraderie in a movie theater doesn't 76 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: happen anymore, and I really have only ever had that 77 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: feeling while watching a Jackass movie from one, two, three, 78 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: too Forever. It's unlike any other theater experience. And it's 79 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: also a movie format that no one else can really do. 80 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: It's just a bunch of sketches back to back to back. 81 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: There's no real plotline, so just the fact that they 82 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: were able to get paramount you pay for this movie 83 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: and to agree to all the crazy things they have 84 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: done over the years. I think they don't get enough 85 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: credit for that. But another thing I feel they have 86 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: been able to do in these movies and really through 87 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: all their projects is their storytelling and their commitment to friendship. 88 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: I mean, they've all been friends for such a long time, 89 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: and I feel like we've watched them kind of grow 90 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: and show all these things and have us really invested 91 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: in them as people. And that's why these movies work 92 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: is because they are big characters that have great personalities. 93 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: Anybody can do a random stupid things in filment, it's 94 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: all over TikTok and YouTube. To really have a sense 95 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: of like it feels like your friends doing these stunts 96 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: and these people that you've known for your entire life. 97 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: Now that is something that no one else has really 98 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: created anywhere else. So and they're also bankable. They made 99 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: a lot of money doing stupid things and risking their 100 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: lives and they need credit for that. So at number nine, 101 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: one of my favorite theater experiences of the year goes 102 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: to Jackass for Ever, which I gave a four out 103 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: of five rating, and going back one for Elvis also 104 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: gave that one a four out of five rating. At 105 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: number eight, is another movie I gave a four out 106 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: of five rating, and it is Top Gun Maverick. Going 107 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: back to that feeling in a sense of camaraderie in 108 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: a movie theater. I really felt that in Top Gun Maverick, 109 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: that kind of electricity when you go into a theater 110 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: and everybody's excited. That is also what I experienced in 111 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: Top Gun Maverick. And I'm not even the biggest fan 112 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: of the original movie. Before a movie to come out 113 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: thirty years after the original one, I had some interest 114 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: in it, and I felt like this movie really resonated 115 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: with a lot of people because of that reason. I 116 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: saw people who had never been to a movie in 117 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: the last ten, fifteen, twenty years want to go see 118 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: this movie in theaters. And it was also a movie 119 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: that everybody I know who watched this movie loved it. 120 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: And the word of mouth that got around because of 121 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: this movie is really what boosted it so much. So 122 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: everybody had seen it, and when I went to go 123 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: watch it, I was like, all Right, I'm gonna next 124 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: to not really enjoy this movie. But Tom Cruise really delivered. 125 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: He brought a big action movie that you had to 126 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: see on the big screen, and for this movie to 127 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: be plagued with delays and delays. It was supposed to 128 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: come out so long ago. I didn't think it could 129 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: live up to that expectation. But I'm so glad that 130 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: we ended up having to wait this long to see 131 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: this movie, because it really did it justice. Was it 132 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: a little cheesy, Yeah, but that's all right in a 133 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: big summer blockbuster, and that's exactly what this movie was. 134 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: I think it's exactly what the film industry needed and 135 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: what America needed. So at number eight, I'm going with 136 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: Top Gun. Maverick at number seven is a movie I 137 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: wish more people would have seen, but it is an 138 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: independent movie. It's called Breaking starring John Boyega. You also 139 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: have Michael K. Williams and Connie Britton. But it's based 140 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: on a true story from ten a man named Brian 141 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: Brown Easily who was a decorated Marine Corps veteran and 142 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: in the movie, he holds a bunch of people hostage 143 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: inside a Wells Fargo Bay, threatening to blow it up, 144 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: and it's all because he didn't get his payment. He 145 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: was owed from the Department of Veteran Affairs and all 146 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: he wanted was his eight hundred and ninety two dollars. 147 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: That was actually the original title of this movie was 148 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: eight two. He doesn't want to steal any money from 149 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: the bank, he doesn't want to make any other negotiations. 150 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: He just wants his payment from Veteran Affairs so he 151 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: can get his daughter a birthday present and go on 152 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: with his life. So I thought the movie also shed 153 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: light on a very important subject, something that we don't 154 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: always think about when it comes to our veterans. And 155 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: then you also have John Boyega, who was so powerful 156 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: in this movie and the way he played this real 157 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: life person to where you feel so sympathetic for his 158 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: character because even though he is doing something this extreme, 159 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: you don't really see him as a villain. And I 160 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: found his performance in that to be a very delicate 161 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: thing to where you don't hate him for doing this, 162 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: You really sympathize with him and you want things to 163 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: work out for him. So a very emotional movie. It 164 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: was also the last film that Michael Kay Williams did 165 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: before he passed away, so there was another emotional level there. 166 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: But I felt like this was a sleeper pick. I 167 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: wish it would have been shown in more movie theaters, 168 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: and I even wish that a streaming service would have 169 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: picked up this movie. Because it's not on Amazon, it's 170 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: not on Netflix, it's not on Hulu. You can still 171 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: rent it, but you have to pay for it. I 172 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: think the cheapest is on Amazon for five bucks. So 173 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: if you like movies based on real life, if you 174 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: like dramas slash thrillers, I think you'll really enjoy this 175 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: movie because I loved it, so at number seven, I 176 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: went with Breaking at number six, kind of along the 177 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,439 Speaker 1: same vein. I watched these movies around the same time 178 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: in theaters, and it's another thriller. I think that is 179 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: like my second favorite category of movies. You go superhero 180 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: movies for me, and then psychological thrillers slash crime thrillers. 181 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: Those are my favorites. I just think the emotion you 182 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: get from watching a thriller is what I enjoy so much. 183 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: And then I would probably put Horror at three. Now 184 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: it or used to be number two, so I think 185 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: it's kind of slid down in the last couple of 186 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: years because there have been so many great thrillers. But 187 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: at number six, I went with Emily the Criminal, which 188 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: I gave a four point five at a five rating, 189 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: starring Aubrey Plaza. You would probably know from Parkson Wreck, 190 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: and she's really more known for her comedic roles, and 191 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 1: in this movie, she plays a woman who is haunted 192 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: by her student debt and she is trying to get 193 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: her dream job but isn't able to land it, so 194 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: it was working a different job that really doesn't allow 195 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: her to pay off those loans, so she's trying to 196 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: find ways to make money and she gets involved in 197 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: this underground crime ring. It all starts with her purchasing 198 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 1: products with stolen credit card. So the movie really kind 199 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: of brings up to question, kind of like we did 200 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: in Breaking, but this time focusing on people with student 201 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: debt and the extremes you would go to get out 202 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: of that situation. And this was before I saw her 203 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: in White Lotus Season two. I still think she is 204 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: better in Emily the Criminal because she really gets to 205 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: be the star of this film. And the movie is 206 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: also available now on Netflix, so I feel like more 207 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: people are getting a chance to see this, and I 208 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: think everybody I've recommended it to has really enjoyed it. 209 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: So if you've been seeing this movie pop up on 210 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: your Netflix, I encourage you to check it out. If 211 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: you love a thriller, and at number six that's where 212 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: I'm putting it. Emily the Criminal getting into the top 213 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: five now at number five, I went with Jordan's Peel's Nope, 214 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: which I gave a four point five at a five rating. 215 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: The movie is now on Peacock, so if you have that, 216 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: you can watch it for free. I think the problem 217 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: I saw most people have with Nope was the fact 218 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: that this was billed as a horror movie, and it 219 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: is at its core, And that is why I like 220 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Peel. I feel like he really knows how to 221 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: make a modern horror movie. But I feel when you 222 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: give people the expectation of a horror movie is meant 223 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: to make you scared, and they watch a movie and 224 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 1: they are not aired at all, then it makes them 225 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: not like the movie. I don't really think that's what 226 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: horror movies are meant to do anymore. I think at 227 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: the core of it, it's meant to have some horror 228 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: elements in the cinematic style of a horror movie, but 229 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: it doesn't really need to make you feel scared. I 230 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: think we've kind of evolved from that. Yes, maybe the 231 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: slasher movies of the eighties, the teen slasher movies of 232 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: the nineties, and kind of the transition we've been from 233 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: the two thousands to the twenty tens. I think the 234 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: new way to make a good horror movie is to 235 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: make something as novel as possible, and I think that 236 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 1: is exactly what Jordan Peel has done in his first 237 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: three movies. And I also love movies where you can 238 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: really hone in on all the symbols and everything has 239 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: a particular reason, Everything has a meaning. Maybe you have 240 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 1: to do a little deep dive after you watched the movie. 241 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: But I like movies that raise a lot of questions, 242 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: but if you are willing to look for them, have 243 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: a lot of answers. And I think that is exactly 244 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: what Nope did. Maybe for some people that doesn't really 245 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: play and exactly into what you like watching, but I 246 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: had only good things to say about Nope. That's why 247 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: I give it a four point five out of five 248 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: rating and put it at number five. At number four, 249 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: I went with The Batman, which I also gave a 250 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: four point five out of five rating. I loved everything 251 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: about director Matt Reeve's vision for The Batman to have 252 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: still that same realism and kind of dark tones as 253 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: The Dark Night, but really making its own and focus 254 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: in on the story of Batman as the great detective 255 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: that he is, and also the commitment of not making 256 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: Bruce Wayne and Robert Pattinson be the same billionaire very cool, 257 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: calm and collected Bruce Wayne, making him kind of a recluse, 258 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: kind of a weirdo. And when you really think about 259 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: what Batman does and all the things he has to 260 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: change in his life, it really plays more into that 261 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: vision of Batman of being this weird dude. Who else 262 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: would really do this job? And I'd just loved the 263 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: cast in this movie, with Zelee Kravitz as Selina Kyle 264 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: a k A Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler was 265 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: one of my favorite Batman villains of all time, and 266 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: then Colin Farrell as Penguin, which was one of the 267 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: most curious castings I felt going into this movie, but 268 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: surprisingly worked really well in a movie with a three 269 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: hour run time. I found myself sucked into every single 270 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: minute of The Batman and I still remember exactly when 271 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: I realized I was watching something that altered the way 272 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 1: I feel about movies, and I felt like this little 273 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: moment kind of happened in my brain like a new 274 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: wrinkle went into my brain whenever the chasing happened between 275 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: the penguin and Batman, and how epic that was. I 276 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: was so excited, and I had this smile on my face. 277 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: And for a movie to give me that feeling, that 278 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: is something that for me, who watches so many movies 279 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: and doesn't really get moved by a whole lot anymore. 280 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: I really enjoyed that moment and love this movie. And 281 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: I've rewatched this movie three times since it came out, 282 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: and that is a lot for me to rewatch a 283 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: movie when I'm watching all these other movies for this podcast, 284 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: like just out of pure enjoyment, I could sit down 285 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: and watch The Batman. So at number four is The Batman. 286 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: At number three is one of the movies I watched 287 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: most recently. It is The Whale with Brendan Fraser, and 288 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: I love this movie so much. I believe that it 289 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: should and will win Best Picture at the Oscars this year. 290 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: I also think Brendan Fraser should win for Best Actor. 291 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: And I love this movie so much that I want 292 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: to wait and do the full review because I feel 293 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: like this movie deserves that and I have so many 294 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: things I want to say about The Whale, but I 295 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: couldn't do my top ten lists without including this movie. 296 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: And if it wasn't for number two and number one, 297 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: this easily could have been my number one given any 298 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: other year. But two other really great movies came out 299 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: this year. Is that just ranked above the Whale? And 300 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: for a movie to be a pretty straight on drama 301 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: to land in my top five, maybe that says something 302 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: to you. Maybe it doesn't. But all the other movies 303 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: in this top five have a spectacle to them. They 304 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: have this big reason that you need to watch them 305 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: on the big screen. And for The Whale to really 306 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: kind of move me in a way just by the 307 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: telling of somebody's story and landing at number three, I 308 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: feel like it deserves a full movie review on its own, 309 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: so I will be doing that one next week. So 310 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: this is just the preface to that. The Whale is 311 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: already at number three with a four point five out 312 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: of five rating that brings me to the top two. 313 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: At number two, I'm going with Waconda Forever, the only 314 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: movie I've given a five out of five rating in 315 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: the last year. This movie checked all the boxes for 316 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: me superhero movies, which I love. Yes, I am a 317 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: bit of a Marvel stand but this movie. I actually 318 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: saw it twice in theaters and loved it more the 319 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: second time because of the way it served as a 320 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: tribute to the death of Chadwick Boseman, but also how 321 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: they chose to continue on the story and the introduction 322 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: of one of my favorite Marvel villains in a very 323 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: long time, nay More easily now lands in my top 324 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: five Marvel villains of all time. But it is the 325 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: last Marvel movie to come out and me to instantly 326 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: want the next one to come afterwards, and I know 327 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: it's going to be a long time before that one, 328 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: if that one ever gets made. But it's a Marvel 329 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: movie that left me so excited after watching it, and 330 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: that was even after me anticipating it so much and 331 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: for something to live up to that expectation, and me 332 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: still wanting to see it again and again and again 333 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: and tell people about it. And I know I've already 334 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: spoken so much about this movie, so obviously it was 335 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: going to land at number two. At number one, my 336 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: top movie of two is Everything Everywhere, All at Once, 337 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: from A four, which I actually gave a four point 338 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: five at a five rating when I first reviewed this movie, 339 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: and it is the first movie I have retroactively looked 340 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 1: back on and realized why I did that. I should 341 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: have given this movie a perfect score, but I'll leave 342 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: it at a four point five out of five. There 343 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 1: are so many great things I can say about this movie, 344 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: how it deals with the multiverse, and how it was 345 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: so original and did so well. I think that is 346 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: really my favorite thing about this movie, because what I 347 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: see a lot that people criticize Hollywood for are remaking 348 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: movies or just making superhero movies. There's nothing original anymore. 349 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: But here in two you have one of the most 350 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: original movies, a movie not set in any known franchise, 351 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: a movie that didn't bank on it's a list stars, 352 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,479 Speaker 1: even though you have some great people in this cast, 353 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: a movie that didn't have the most fancy budget but 354 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: was able to do something so novel, and a movie 355 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: that resonated with me in so many different ways, and 356 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: overall just really an exciting and fun movie that it's 357 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: the only movie that I've watched in the last five 358 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,439 Speaker 1: years that I wish I could watch again for the 359 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 1: first time, like I've never seen it because That is 360 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 1: how much I love this movie. If you love a 361 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: story about an unlikely hero, you need to watch this 362 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: movie if you haven't yet. The movie centers around this 363 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,919 Speaker 1: family who is down on their luck, having issues with 364 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: the I R s and their small business, and then 365 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:31,199 Speaker 1: their entire world kind of comes crashing down and the 366 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: main character, played by Michelle Yao, has to navigate all 367 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 1: this madness while learning how to use her newly found powers. 368 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: But it is a movie that is so much fun 369 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: to watch, and so many crazy things happened in this movie. 370 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: I felt like it was things I would experience in 371 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: a dream, and the directors that Daniels were able to 372 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 1: bring to life. So between this movie and The Whale, 373 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: I hope they both together clean up at the Oscars 374 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: because they very much deserve it. So at number one 375 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: with the four point five out of five rating and 376 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 1: my number one movie of two, everything everywhere, all at once, 377 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: and I do have quickly some honorable mentions. I watched 378 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: about a hundred new movies this year, so obviously couldn't 379 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: fit all of them into a top ten list, But 380 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 1: some other great movies I watched were Vengeance with b. J. Novak, 381 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: I think a really great debut for him if you're 382 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: into more independent thrillers. Again, continuing my kick of thrillers, 383 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: that was probably my third favorite thriller of the year. Also, 384 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: most recently, Avatar The Way of the Water. I ended 385 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: up enjoying a lot more than I thought, and I'm 386 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 1: ready for all other Avatar movies despite its three hour 387 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 1: runtime a really great theater experience. Clerks three, which I 388 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: love Kevin Smith and maybe on paper wasn't the best movie, 389 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: but I just love all of the other Clerks movies. 390 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: I felt like that one really tied up that entire 391 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: franchise really well. Don't worry, Darling, I probably enjoyed more 392 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: the second time I watched it. It was a movie 393 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: that I was a specting to. It be instantly one 394 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: of my favorites of all time. It just had that 395 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: aesthetic going into it. So maybe I was a little 396 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: disappointed the first time I saw it in theaters, but 397 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: I still recommend it if you haven't seen it yet, 398 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: it is on HBO Max and I also want to 399 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: shout out to Sonic the Hedgehog too, which I don't 400 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 1: know why I love this first and second one so much. 401 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: Maybe it's because I was just such a big fan 402 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: of the video game on Sega. Maybe it's just because 403 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: I love Jim Carey, but there is something about watching 404 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: the Sonic the Hedgehog movies that I just love. Sometimes 405 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: you just need a movie to make you feel like 406 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,239 Speaker 1: a kid again. So I feel like if I had 407 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 1: one guilty pleasure of the movie that I gave a 408 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: really high rating two just because of the way it 409 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: made me feel, I would go with Sonic the Hedgehog too, 410 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,679 Speaker 1: which I gave a four out of five rating. Also 411 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: Light Year, which I felt like a lot of people 412 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,119 Speaker 1: ripped to shreds, but I thought was actually a pretty 413 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: good love letter to sci fi. And I'll also throw 414 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: in thor Love and Thunder and Chat Show Real Smooth 415 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 1: on Apple TV Plus, or some other of my favorites 416 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: of the year. So I'll come back give you my 417 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,719 Speaker 1: top five disappointments. I'll give you my review of Knives 418 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: Out Glass Onion. So I gave you my top ten 419 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: movies of two But now here are my top five 420 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: disappointments in the last year. And these are movies that 421 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: I was expecting to love because on paper they seem great, 422 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: great director, great actors. The trailer won me over, but 423 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: when I went to go see them in theaters, they 424 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: really let me down. So they didn't make my Worst 425 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 1: of two episode that I did a couple of weeks ago. 426 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: But there were just movies that I watched and was like, huh, 427 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: I thought I was gonna lave with that movie. At 428 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: number five is Halloween Ends, which I love the Halloween movies. 429 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 1: The original Halloween is my favorite horror movie of all time, 430 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: and this entire franchise kind of threw me for a 431 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: loop when it had such great introduction back in eighteen. 432 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: It really went downhill from there, and I thought this 433 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: movie was going to do a good job and kind 434 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: of closing out the chapter not only in this series 435 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: of reboots, but on the entire Halloween Michael Meyer's story. 436 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: But this movie really missed the mark. I enjoyed maybe 437 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: twenty minutes of this movie and then I was like, 438 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 1: all right, wrap this thing up. It's not what I expected. 439 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: So at number five, one of my biggest disappointments of 440 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,439 Speaker 1: the year is Halloween Ends. At number four is another 441 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: movie I just watched on Apple Plus, and it was 442 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: Emancipation with Wolf Smith. I did a breakdown for the 443 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: trailer in the Trailer Park, and this movie was kind 444 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: of builled as being one of Will Smith's best performances 445 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: to date, and it came at a weird time of 446 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: him having the whole Oscar slap situation being his first 447 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:41,439 Speaker 1: role after that, and people were quick to say that 448 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: this could be a movie that he would, you know, 449 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: be nominated for again. So I think given the subject matter, 450 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: given the trailer we saw from this movie, I thought 451 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: I was really going to love it and kind of 452 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: be on that team too, of like, oh yeah, he 453 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: should be nominated again. And weird that he's not invited 454 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,400 Speaker 1: to the Oscars for another ten years. And it wasn't 455 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: so much his performance that I was disappointed with, but 456 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 1: I was kind of thrown off by the style of 457 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 1: this movie because it has a great story. I just 458 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: felt like the direction didn't do the story justice, which 459 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: is a very powerful story about him being a slave, 460 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 1: escaping and finding his way to Louisiana where he joins 461 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: to fight in the Civil War. But I was so 462 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: distracted by maybe it was the black and white style 463 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: and all the other effects that this movie had on 464 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: which I know, when you watch a movie on Apple 465 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: TV Plus, you usually get the best quality, but it 466 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: almost felt like the movie was overproduced, that it took 467 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: away from the rawness that I was expecting. And Will 468 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: Smith's whole dramatic intentions just were completely watered down because 469 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: of all the kind of flashy effects, So it took 470 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: away all the heart in this movie. So now I 471 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: don't even feel like it's a movie that people need 472 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 1: to see, and I don't even think he needs to 473 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: be in the consideration for Best Actor anymore. So that 474 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: really let me down. At Number three is Smile, which 475 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: I love horror movies. I went to go see this 476 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: movie in theaters and I was so excited. I went 477 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 1: to watch it by myself because my wife does not 478 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: like horror movies, so I had my middle seat ready 479 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: to enjoy this movie. And it let me down because 480 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: all of the scary parts are in the trailer. Why 481 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: do you do that for horror movies? It completely takes 482 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: the fun out of it. Even now, when I see 483 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: commercials for the Blue Ray, they're showing all the best 484 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: scary parts, so you don't even need to watch the movie. 485 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: And I know I was talking about Jordan Peel's Nope 486 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: and how not every horror movie has to be scary, 487 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: but that exactly is what this movie was wanting to do, 488 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: and it did a lot of it through jump scares, 489 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: which I feel are very cheap. So it was wanting 490 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: to give you that feeling of like, oh, we got you, 491 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: but it didn't really do that. And for a movie 492 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 1: that had such great marketing and a movie that people 493 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 1: were talking about just by the trailer and by all 494 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: the things they did with the MLB games, I thought 495 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: that was amazing for a movie to cut through like 496 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: that and people just to be talking about organically. I 497 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: think that is why the movie did so well. But 498 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 1: I found myself so bored at a certain part of 499 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: this movie, and I felt like it dragged on for 500 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 1: at least forty minutes before it got to the finale. 501 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: I was so let down by this movie. And I 502 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: know there's gonna be a Smile too eventually, and I'll 503 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: go watch that one and be let down again, but 504 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: I won't like it. I'll tell you that. So at 505 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: number three, my disappointment is Smile. At number two, it's 506 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: Black Adam, a movie I had seen the Rock talk 507 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: about for almost two years on his Instagram, a movie 508 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: I thought was going to save d C. I thought 509 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: we were going to have our next big d C hero. 510 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: I went to see this movie and the Rocks performance 511 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: was so flat. He added nothing to the character. He 512 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: was really just this big, muscled up dude in a 513 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: cool suit. But that is not enough to carry the 514 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: or gen story of a superhero. The entire plot of 515 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: this movie was very minimal. And don't get me wrong, 516 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: the action was pretty good. The visuals were actually really 517 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: great when it comes to V effects and superhero movies. 518 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: This one had it down really well, but everything else 519 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: was just now working for me. The supporting cast was terrible. 520 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: I think Pierce Bras's character deserved to really have the 521 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 1: leading rollman's movie. It should have been about his character, 522 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: because I actually learned nothing about Black Adam that maybe 523 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 1: want to see another Black Adam movie. And now that 524 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: d C is completely scrapping the character for a while, 525 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: we won't even see the Rock as Black Adam. Maybe 526 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: ever probably not. And as much as I love superhero movies, 527 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: I couldn't get into this one. It let me down. 528 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: So that's at number two and number one is the 529 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 1: last movie I saw in theaters. And sometimes I just 530 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: like a movie for the aesthetic, and there are certain 531 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: movies that I see the trailer for, I see the 532 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: directors and the actors attached to the movie. I'm like, 533 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: that is a movie I'm going to enjoy. I'm calling 534 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: it now. I had that expectation going into movies like 535 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: Nope and The Batman. Obviously, in Black Panther or oftentimes 536 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 1: I just have my favorite directors like Christopher nolh Wan, 537 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: Quentin Tarantino, I know I'm just going to like their movies. 538 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: And for Babylon, for a movie to have Brad Pitt, 539 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: one of the best A List actors of all time, 540 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: Margot Robbie, Toby Maguire, the list goes on and on 541 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 1: for a stacked cast, and the trailer won me over. 542 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: But the first thirty minutes in this movie, Given is 543 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: a three hour movie, probably the worst thirty minutes I've 544 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,959 Speaker 1: seen in any movie, and it kind of reminded me 545 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 1: of when I went to see another movie I rated 546 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: a zero out of five this year Amsterdam. You have 547 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 1: this big ensemble cast that you can't direct them, and 548 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: it feels like there's no direction in this movie and 549 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: everything just happens, and I know it's supposed to be 550 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: this big, intertwined story. It takes place in the twenties, 551 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 1: and it's supposed to be sho wocking, it's supposed to 552 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: be graphic. There's a lot of nudity, people doing drugs, 553 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: and all of these crazy things that are happening that 554 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: are supposed to, you know, have this shock value. But 555 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: you can't really do all those things and expect it 556 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,679 Speaker 1: to also land and resonate with the viewer. You have 557 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: to create something, You have to create some kind of storyline. 558 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: And it just felt like things were coming out of nowhere. 559 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: And if that was intentional and I totally missed that, 560 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: let that beyond me. But there was no enjoyment I 561 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: found in this movie. And I just don't know how 562 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: you waste that much talent. And yes, maybe if you 563 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 1: looked at each actor's individual performance, there are some things 564 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: you can pick out that are actually good. Yes, to 565 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: see Brad Pitt doing a character like this is impressive 566 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: in some ways. To see Margot Robbie, although I kind 567 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: of feel like she was just being a version of 568 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: Harley Quinn. And maybe the cinematography in this is something 569 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: you would be like, oh, well, they have all these 570 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: people on screen at the same time, that's a feat 571 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: in itself. Yes, maybe technically there are some things in 572 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: this movie, but when it comes to substance, there is 573 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: absolutely nothing in this movie that I would pick out 574 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: and think that was actually something I needed to see 575 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: in the movie. So I feel like this is the 576 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: Little Debbie Snacks of desserts when it comes to movies. 577 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: Just like there is no nutritional value to a little 578 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: Debbie Snack, there is no cinematic value to Babylon, and 579 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: the movie just really let me down. So my number 580 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: one disappointment of two was Babylon, and some honorable mentions 581 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: for some disappointments were Scream five. I thought that was 582 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,719 Speaker 1: gonna make me a little bit more interested in the 583 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: reboot of the screen franchise, and they kind of banked 584 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: a lot on nostalgia and bringing back some of the 585 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: original cast from the first movie, but it ended up 586 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,959 Speaker 1: just being just another generic horror slasher movie. So that 587 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: movie kind of let me down. Also a Christmas Story Christmas, 588 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: which made my worst movies of the year, and Barbarian, 589 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: which I saw so many people loving this movie and 590 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: I just thought it was pretty average. I like the 591 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: style of the movie more so than I like the 592 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: actual story. The first thirty minutes and third of this movie, 593 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 1: we're great, but it kind of fell off for me 594 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: there at the end. I thought it was gonna be 595 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: my favorite horror movie of two and it wasn't. All right, 596 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: So we'll come back and wrap things up with my 597 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: review of Knives Out back with my first movie review 598 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: of Let's Get Into It now Knives Out Glass Onion 599 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: on Netflix. This is the level of movie that Netflix 600 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: needs to put out more often. We really only get 601 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: one year on this scale from Netflix. Maybe that's all 602 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: I can afford at this point, but if they put 603 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: out more movies at the quality of Glass Onion, I 604 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: feel like it would really set them apart from all 605 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: the other streaming services. And this movie was a great 606 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: get for them after the first one was such a 607 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: big success to get the sequel to be on Netflix exclusive. 608 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: When it comes to all the streaming services and their 609 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: original movies, Netflix was one of the first ones to 610 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 1: have a big hit back when everybody watch bird Box 611 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: over the holiday break back in the day, and now 612 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: it's had them very far and few between. I feel 613 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: like Kulu has actually done surprisingly well when it comes 614 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: to having great original movies. But then Netflix comes out 615 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: and puts a movie out like this to remind everybody 616 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: we are the king of streaming. So let's get into 617 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: how this movie stacks up from the original one. It 618 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: is somehow better to me, but also not as good 619 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: as the original, and for different reasons. I feel like 620 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: the first one was a little bit more novel in 621 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: its approach, and we had no real expectations going into 622 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: the first Knives Out movie, but this one really kind 623 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: of turned up the campion nous, which I feel like 624 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: some people view this movie as being a little bit cheesy, 625 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 1: but I feel like this movie is pretty self aware. 626 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: But I feel like when it comes to a murder 627 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: mystery movie, it has to have that kind of level 628 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 1: of cheesiness to get the story across. But I feel 629 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: like it handled it very well. And I just have 630 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:01,719 Speaker 1: to say, this is how you make a movie with 631 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: an ensemble cast, because there are so many great A 632 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: list level actors in this movie, and I feel like 633 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 1: no other movie has done it like Knives Out, glass 634 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: Onion has a lot of the other ensemble cast movies 635 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: I have hated this one. I love from Daniel Craig 636 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: to Dave Batista, Kate Hudson, Janelle Money. I feel the 637 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: reason this one works so well is because each individual 638 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: actor has their own time to shine. You often don't 639 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: get that in some of the other ensemble cast movie 640 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: is just like, oh, look at all these A list 641 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 1: actors trying to prove that they are great. Everybody in 642 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 1: this movie has a very specific role and it's very 643 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: character driven. All of these people who you're trying to 644 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: figure out are they the ones who did it have 645 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: their very own individual characteristics and they all do that 646 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: very well. So I think that is what makes this 647 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 1: movie work. And I never really found myself to be 648 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,040 Speaker 1: one to love a murder mystery, but now I'm totally 649 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: into the genre. I'm even going back and watch like 650 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: Death on the Nile and Death on the Orient Express 651 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 1: just to get my fixed now. And I think that 652 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: is why this movie works so well. It is a 653 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: very fun movie to watch with family. That is what 654 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: I did over the holiday break. We all sat down 655 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: and watch Knives Out, and there is an element of 656 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 1: kind of like playing a game, because everybody, as you're 657 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: watching it is picking who they think did the murder 658 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: in this movie. And I think for that reason, the 659 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 1: whole Knives Out franchise has the ability to go on 660 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 1: forever because you can just keep bringing on new characters. 661 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 1: You probably keep Daniel Craig to keep that one thread 662 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: to make it feel like a Knives Out movie, but 663 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: you have a whole new story, You have a whole 664 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 1: new set of characters, you have a whole new murder 665 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: mystery with all new twists and turns. So you could 666 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: keep this format and keep on doing it. Eventually, when 667 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: Daniel Craig doesn't want to do it anymore or he 668 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 1: becomes too expensive, you bring someone else in and you 669 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,640 Speaker 1: continue on this franchise, and just with this formula, it 670 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 1: still makes it entertaining to watch. I mean, when we're 671 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: going on getting into the double digits in the Fast 672 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: and the Furious movies, I feel like Knives Out would 673 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: have no problem doing the same and keeping people around 674 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,920 Speaker 1: and keeping people interested. When it comes to the standout 675 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: performances in the cast. I guess because I never really 676 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:18,440 Speaker 1: got two into the James Bond movies. I've never really 677 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:22,680 Speaker 1: been a particular fan of one individual Daniel Craig movie, 678 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: and I feel like some people find his character annoying 679 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 1: in this movie because he has the fog Horn and 680 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:30,880 Speaker 1: Leghorn KFC accident, but I find it kind of beendeering 681 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,720 Speaker 1: and it's fun to see him playing such a witty, smart, 682 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: cool character, and I find myself analyzing as he is 683 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: analyzing things. So I really enjoy following along his character 684 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 1: in this movie and felt like he really honed in 685 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 1: on that more so than in the original movie. But 686 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: I have to say, hands down, who I think is 687 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:53,960 Speaker 1: the best and knives out Glass Onion is Dave Batista. 688 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: And I do not think Dave Bautista that gets enough 689 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: credit for how good of an actor he is. I 690 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 1: think everybody just compares them to The Rock, but I 691 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: think he is a far far better actor than The 692 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 1: Rock because he is not just muscles and charisma. Dave 693 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: bautistaa actually has some range and he shows that a 694 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: lot in The Glass Onion, and I think that is 695 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: something that The Rock should be jealous of. Yes, they 696 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: are comparable in the sense that they both came from 697 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: W W E and both transitioned into an acting career, 698 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 1: but when it comes to individual movies that they have 699 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: both done, I find myself being a bigger fan of 700 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:35,759 Speaker 1: Dave Batista's acting, whether it be in Guardians of the Galaxy, 701 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:39,359 Speaker 1: in Dune, Army of the Dead, Blade Runner, and now 702 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: Knives Out, and I'm very much looking forward to his 703 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: performance and Knocked at the Cabin in the new m 704 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:47,240 Speaker 1: Night Shamalan movie. I think he has really proven himself 705 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: to have some range and to have some depth, and 706 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: unlike the Rock, actually have some acting ability, and you 707 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 1: see that in this movie. So I think when it 708 00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 1: comes to wrestlers turned actors, John Cena Dave Batista are 709 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,719 Speaker 1: right there at number one and number two. So obviously 710 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 1: this is a spoiler free review and I don't want 711 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 1: to get into what happens at the end of this movie, 712 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: but I will say the entire story I felt this 713 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: time was a lot more satisfying than the original one 714 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,880 Speaker 1: and maybe even more so a little bit easier to 715 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:20,839 Speaker 1: follow along with. Throughout this movie, I felt like they 716 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:24,879 Speaker 1: streamlined the entire mystery process very well in this one. 717 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 1: So I like the direction they went from the original 718 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,759 Speaker 1: to the sequel. And I'm ready for a Knives about three, 719 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:33,279 Speaker 1: four or five, six, seven eight. I will watch them 720 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,640 Speaker 1: all back to back. So I think this is a 721 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 1: big win for Netflix of having such a hit putting 722 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 1: out such a good movie over the holiday to give 723 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people I think to watch, especially like 724 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 1: I did with my family. I think it's a great 725 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: movie to watch and make a game out of it. 726 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: I think it is a big win for all the 727 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: actors in this movie. I think a movie like this 728 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: is fun for actors like Ed Norton to do and 729 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 1: be a part of. I even love the smaller cameos 730 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: like Ethan Hawk the very beginning of the movie. The 731 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: cameos in no way feel forced or cheesy like they 732 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:06,920 Speaker 1: would in another movie. And third, it has made me 733 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,400 Speaker 1: a believer in the who Done It? Genre? So I 734 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: give Knives Out glass Onion a four point five out 735 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 1: of five Mona Lisa's and that'll do it for another 736 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:19,720 Speaker 1: episode here of the podcast. The Trailer Park will return 737 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: next week, but I know this episode already ran super long, 738 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 1: and I don't want to take up any more of 739 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 1: your precious time. Any amount of time that you spend 740 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:31,479 Speaker 1: listening to this podcast I greatly appreciate, and I still 741 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,719 Speaker 1: want to do the listeners shout out of the week. 742 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:35,839 Speaker 1: How do you get a listeners shout out of the week. 743 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: If you are new to the podcast, all you have 744 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: to do is send me an email movie Mike d 745 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 1: at gmail dot com or hit me up on my 746 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: social at Mike destro on Everything. And as always, all 747 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:49,160 Speaker 1: of those links are in the episode notes of this 748 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 1: podcast wherever you're listening to this right now. But this 749 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,399 Speaker 1: listener shout at is from a d M I got 750 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: on Instagram that really made my day and it is 751 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,040 Speaker 1: from at Polly Picks, and Polly wrote, Hey, Mike, I 752 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,239 Speaker 1: just want to say your movie podcast is new to 753 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 1: me and I love it. I've been hopping around and 754 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: loving them all so much. I told my husband about 755 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: the random facts like what actors get paid the most, 756 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 1: and your hot takes on Christmas movies and just all 757 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: the things. I love how you also talk about the 758 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: stuff that's not in theaters and I would like to 759 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:21,320 Speaker 1: know your favorite TV show series to binge And anyway, 760 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: I was wrapping presents and had to let you know 761 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: I found a new podcast to add to my face 762 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:29,280 Speaker 1: for Also, your wife is adorable, So thank you Polly 763 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:32,279 Speaker 1: for being a new listener to the podcast. I love 764 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 1: that you were hopping around different episodes. Welcome to the 765 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 1: movie crew. I hope you stay a while. And to 766 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:41,080 Speaker 1: answer your question about TV shows. I think my favorites 767 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,719 Speaker 1: of the last year. Probably my favorite show of three 768 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 1: was Stranger Things season four. I feel like some people 769 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:51,879 Speaker 1: dipped out after season two and haven't revisited that. But man, 770 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,600 Speaker 1: season four was so good and I can't wait for 771 00:38:54,600 --> 00:38:57,319 Speaker 1: season five, especially because they're all getting older now. But 772 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: season four was just so great. I can't wait for 773 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:03,080 Speaker 1: season five, and hopefully they can get that done pretty soon. 774 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:05,799 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of the show Atlanta, which is 775 00:39:05,840 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 1: on Hulu. I love Donald Glover a k A childish Gambino, 776 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 1: and this last final season is exactly what I look 777 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: for in a comedy series. It is very dry, but 778 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:19,960 Speaker 1: this type of humor in that TV show is so 779 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: much of like my own personal taste and humor, so 780 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,719 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a show for everyone. And it's 781 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,840 Speaker 1: also a show that you don't really have to watch 782 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: every season or even every episode in order to get it. 783 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 1: I feel like there is a very loose storyline, but 784 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:38,000 Speaker 1: it almost kind of feels like a modern day Seinfeld 785 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:41,400 Speaker 1: type of show. It is just so original and the 786 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 1: only show that really makes me laugh out loud while 787 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: watching it. Also, being a fan of superheroes, Two of 788 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:50,879 Speaker 1: my other favorite shows were The Boys on Amazon and 789 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:54,920 Speaker 1: Peacemaker on HBO Max. And then to round out the 790 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:58,160 Speaker 1: top five was a drama I just watched on Hulu 791 00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 1: which is Fleischmann Isn't Trouble starring Jesse Eisenberg. I think 792 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,920 Speaker 1: when it comes to TV series, I like drama comedies 793 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: and that is one of my favorite drama comedies of 794 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 1: the year. So those are five of my favorite shows 795 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 1: of the last year. I don't talk about TV shows 796 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,600 Speaker 1: a whole lot on this podcast because it is a 797 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:17,880 Speaker 1: movie podcast. But if there's some kind of connection to 798 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:20,319 Speaker 1: another TV show, that's usually when I bring it up. 799 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:22,440 Speaker 1: But since you asked, Paulie, and because I love new 800 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:25,520 Speaker 1: listeners of the podcast, there you go. That's for you. 801 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:28,439 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening, And until next week, go out 802 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:31,200 Speaker 1: and watch good movies and I will talk to you later.