1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to movie Mike's Movie Podcast. I 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: am your host Movie Mike. Today, I want to look 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: at the list of the richest directors in Hollywood right now, 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: proving that you can be a nerd and make a 5 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: lot of money. In some cases, these nerds are billionaires. 6 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: So we'll take a look at that list. In the 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: movie review, I'll give you my thoughts on the new 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: Ghostbusters movie Ghostbusters Frozen Empire and why it was much 9 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: better than I was anticipating in the trailer park. It's 10 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: a very controversial movie being remade. We'll take a look 11 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: at The Crow coming out later in theaters this summer, 12 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: and that I'll also let you know about how I'm 13 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: at Post Malone. So thank you for being here, Thank 14 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: you for listening. Shout out to the Monday Morning movie crew. 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: He Now, let's talk movies. 16 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: In a world where everyone and their mother has a podcast, 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: one man stands to infiltrate the ears of listeners like 18 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: never before in a movie podcast. 19 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: A man with so much movie knowledge, he's basically like. 20 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: A walking IMTB with glasses. From the Nashville pod networking 21 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 2: Movie Mike's Movie. 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: Pot I was caught off guard by Forbes latest list 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: of the richest celebrities right now that at the top 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: of that list there were two directors. Just thinking of 25 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: celebrities in general, I love directors. Oftentimes I'm more a 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: fan of individual directors than I am actors. That is 27 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: kind of how I follow movies, and I know they 28 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: make a lot of money. But when I think about 29 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: the richest people, I think it has to be people 30 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: in front of the camera, not behind the camera. Not 31 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: the case in this instance. So after seeing that, I 32 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: decided to go do some more investigative research and see 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: who are the top ten highest paid directors in Hollywood 34 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: right now. I'm gonna break down the list. I'll give 35 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: you their highest grossing movies. I'll give you my thoughts 36 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: on some of the surprises which I found while making 37 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: this list. So let's get right into it. At number 38 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: ten is Christopher Nolan, who has a net worth of 39 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty million dollars. His net worth is 40 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: only going to increase, and he's been in the game 41 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: for a while now, but now finally getting his first Oscar, 42 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: his rate is about to get so much higher. And 43 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: a director that has had a lot of box office 44 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: success all of his movies combined have grossed six billion 45 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: dollars at the box office. His films include Memento, The 46 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: Dark Knight, That Whole Trilogy, Inception Tenant Like I said, 47 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: just crushed it last year with Oppenheimer, which he was 48 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 1: paid an estimated seventy two million dollars. A report from 49 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: Forbes said that he was able to negotiate fifteen percent 50 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: of first dollar gross on Oppenheimer, which reduced his upfront fees. 51 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: But since that movie became one of the highest grossing 52 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: movies of last year, not only that one of the 53 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: highest grossing R rated movies of all time, he cashed 54 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: in big on that movie. His three highest grossing movies 55 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: so far have been well already. At number three is Oppenheimer, 56 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: which made nine hundred and fifty three million dollars. At 57 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: number two is The Dark Knight from two thousand and eight, 58 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: which made one point oh two billion dollars, And at 59 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: number one is The Dark Knight Rises in twenty twelve, 60 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 1: which made one point one one billion dollars. And Christopher 61 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: Nolan is able to walk that line of make movies 62 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: that are not only critically acclaimed but also that are 63 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: really popular with audiences. So if you look at his 64 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: scores online, he gets great critics scores, great audience scores. 65 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: Sometimes he'll put out a movie like Tenant and we 66 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: don't completely understand it, but we still stay in Christopher Nolan. 67 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: So I'm glad to see him in the top ten. 68 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: I think give him another two movies, especially now that 69 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: he's won that Oscar, he will easily get into that 70 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: top five. At number nine is JJ Abrams with a 71 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: net worth of three hundred million dollars. Honestly, I kind 72 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: of forgot about jj Abrams. I was a real big 73 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: fan of his movies when I feel like he was 74 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: one of the most in demand directors in the twenty tens. 75 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: But I feel like now he's kind of taken a 76 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: step back a little bit more on the producing side. 77 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: And I would always get really excited at anytime a 78 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: new JJ Abrams movie came out, and he's crossed that 79 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 1: line between Star Wars and Star Trek, and we still 80 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: as nerds love him all the same. And early on 81 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: he found a lot of success in TV shows, which 82 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: shows like Lost, Alias and Fringe. That is really where 83 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,559 Speaker 1: I got to know his work first. But he's also 84 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: written and produced movies like Forever Young, Armageddon, Cloverfield, and 85 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: then directed movies like Mission Impossible three and Super eight, 86 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: and that has earned him three hundred million dollars. His 87 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: top three highest grossing movies of all time have all 88 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: been in the Star Wars franchise. At number three, Episode 89 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: four made one point oh seven billion dollars, The Last 90 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: Jedi at number two, made one point thirty three billion dollars, 91 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: and The Force Awakens is at number one with two 92 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: point zero six billion dollars. This one, I'm a little 93 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: bit surprised by. I think that was greatly due to 94 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: the success of The Force Awakened, which set so many 95 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: big records, had the highest grossing opening weekend and the 96 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: fastest for a movie to reach one billion dollars, as 97 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: well as other several imax records, and still making the 98 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: two billion dollars overall. That went down a little bit 99 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: as some people started hating on the franchise, but he 100 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: still got paid and it put him at number nine 101 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: at the list. So a little surprised with that one, 102 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: but it just reminds me that I want to see 103 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: a new jj Airbrams film soon. At number eight is 104 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: Ridley Scott with a net worth of four hundred million dollars. 105 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: Not even American, he is English. He is the director 106 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: of movies like Alien, so he's I would say, primarily 107 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: known for his science fiction, but he has done every 108 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: single genre really well. He's also done crime movies, historical dramas, 109 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: which the last one I didn't really love Napoleon, but 110 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: I think he will make up for it this year 111 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: with Gladiator two. But his three highest grossing movies of 112 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: all time are at number three Prometheus from twenty twelve, 113 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,559 Speaker 1: which made four hundred and three million dollars. At number 114 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: two is Gladiator from two thousand that made five hundred 115 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: and three million dollars worldwide, and at number one is 116 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: The Martian, his biggest success, and I'm going to say 117 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: only made six hundred and ten million dollars, which is 118 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: still a lot of money, over half a billion dollars, 119 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: but if you look at the two directors before him, 120 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't have a billion dollar movie. But he has 121 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: been in the game for a very long time, and 122 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: maybe for that reason he is able to negotiate more 123 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: for every single movie that he does, because I think 124 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: there has to be some other factor contributing to his 125 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: almost net worth of half a billion dollars. I mean, 126 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,559 Speaker 1: he's a solid director, but to have him at number 127 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: eight above JJ Abrams and Christopher Nolan still surprising. So 128 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: kind of doo surprises there in a row. At number 129 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: seven Francis Ford Coppola, with a networth also of four 130 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars. He's best known for the Godfather of trilogy. 131 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: He's won five Oscars, not only for directing but also 132 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: for writing. His top three highest grossing movies of all 133 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: time have been at number three, The Godfather Part three, 134 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: which made one hundred and thirty six million dollars, Dracula 135 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: from ninety two made two hundred and fifteen million dollars, 136 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: and at number one, The Godfather from nineteen seventy two 137 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: made two hundred and fifty million dollars. So again, it's 138 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: not about how much you make on each individual movie, 139 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: because his top three highest grossing movies have earned less 140 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: than Ridley Scott's number one. But man, the Coppola family 141 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: has some money because his daughter Sophia Coppola is also 142 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: a really well established director, and his nephew Nicholas Cage, 143 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: who was actually Nicholas Coppola, has also done really well 144 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: in his acting career. So overall, Copola fan Family eight 145 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: hurtin whatsoever. I would like to go to their family 146 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: reunion and just start asking people if I can borrow 147 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: some money. Hey, I know you're good for it. At 148 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: number six is Michael Bay, with a net worth of 149 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: four hundred and fifty billion dollars. A lot of explosions 150 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: probably went into making that net worth, a lot of 151 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: lens flair, a lot of overtly ridiculous action that has 152 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: been the Michael Bay brand for decades now. And he 153 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: is not a director that is going to win an 154 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: Academy Award, but that is fine. I think he truly 155 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: speaks to audiences that love big dumb action, and he 156 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: does it really well. He's also done a little bit 157 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:47,239 Speaker 1: more serious movies too. He's known for movies like Pearl Harbor, Armageddon. 158 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: But really where he has made the majority of his 159 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: fortune and really solidified his identity is the Transformers movies, 160 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 1: which have grossed just that franchise seven point eight billion 161 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: dollars at the office. So this one is not surprising 162 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: to me whatsoever, because that is why he is so successful. 163 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: It's not that his movies are critically acclaimed or he 164 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: wins these awards, it's because he knows how to make 165 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: movies that demand the big screen. His top three highest 166 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: grossing movies are all Transformers movies. Actually, his entire top 167 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: five are all Transformers movies. So I've been doing top three, 168 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: but since his are all in the same franchise, I'll 169 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: go top five. And number five is The Last Night 170 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: from twenty seventeen, six to oh five million, and number 171 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: four is the original Transformers from two thousand and seven, 172 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: which made seven hundred and ten million and kicked off 173 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: this entire empire of money. At number three is Revenge 174 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: of the fall In making eight hundred and thirty seven million. 175 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: At number two is Age of Extinction from twenty fourteen, 176 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 1: making one point one billion dollars. The height of it, 177 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: but at number one is Dark of the Moon from 178 00:09:56,559 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: twenty eleven, making one point two billion dollars, And I 179 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: kind of forget that I've seen every single Transformers movie, 180 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: even the bad ones like the one with Mark Wahlberg, 181 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: is still enjoyable because he has all this big, dumb, 182 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: high flying action that is still a spectacle to see. 183 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: So even though plot lines may be filled with holes, 184 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: the dialogue might be cringey at times, and some of 185 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: the flashy special effects just don't really age entirely. Well, 186 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: they've all been really big blockbuster movies, so he has 187 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: gotten away from the Transformers franchise, still produces some of them, 188 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: but doesn't direct them anymore. But even still, movies like 189 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: Ambulance with Jake Jillenhall I really enjoy and still have 190 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: that Michael Bay feel. And even though he's not a 191 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: part of the Bad Boys' movies anymore, they still all 192 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: have his aesthetics. So he has greatly identified and showed 193 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: us what his voice is as a director, as it 194 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: continues to live on because it's inspired so many other filmmakers, 195 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: because it works. It gets the peace people going, it 196 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: gets the butts in the seats. At number five is 197 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 1: James Cameron. He has a net worth of eight hundred 198 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: million dollars, and not only that, he is responsible for 199 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 1: three of the highest grossing movies of all time, Titanic, 200 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: Avatar One, and Avatar The Way of Water. So his 201 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: top three highest grossing movies of all time have made 202 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: one point nine billion dollars. For the Way of Water, 203 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 1: which came out back in twenty twenty two. At number 204 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: two is Titanic, which made two point one billion dollars 205 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: and at number one still holds the record because it 206 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: was thrown back into theaters when Way of Water came 207 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: out and it was able to overtake Endgame, which they 208 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: kind of do this battle every now and then. But 209 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: Avatar has made three billion dollars three billion dollars at 210 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: the box office. And for the longest time, I was 211 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: not a fan of James Cameron because I didn't really 212 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: get it. And then as I rewatched some of his movies, 213 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: go back and watching like it was like Turninator, I 214 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: start to realize his real greatness. And it was once 215 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: the Avatar movies finally clicked with me. It allowed me 216 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: to see that nobody can do what he does, make 217 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: movies that are so big and elaborate and create really 218 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: big works of art almost out of thin air. I 219 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: feel like the average person or even a good director, 220 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: couldn't even begin to think how to develop a movie 221 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: like Avatar, a movie I thought was so overhyped when 222 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: it first came out back in two thousand and nine. 223 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: But now I start to see his vision and as 224 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: ridiculous as it sounds, that he has Part three, Part four, 225 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: and Part five all planned out already, and it sounds 226 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: just like, what are you talking about? You to keep 227 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: making these movies for so long, But they make a 228 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: lot of money, and they work so well internationally, which 229 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: I think is also a great contributor to his box 230 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: office numbers. I think the best decision he made was 231 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:03,479 Speaker 1: making these character's blue, because they are not identifiable whatsoever 232 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: to a country or a type of person. They are 233 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: really just a blank canvas that you switch out the 234 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: language and anybody can put themselves in those movies. So 235 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: I think that's why those movies do so well. And 236 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 1: then Titanic obviously is one of the best movies of 237 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: all time, so I'm giving credit where credit is due 238 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: at number five, not that I paid him, but James 239 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: Cameron with eight hundred million dollars getting in further to 240 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: the top five. Now at number four is Tyler Perry, 241 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: who was also number eight on this Forbes list overall, 242 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: so he's number four as a director, but in every 243 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: single celebrity out there, he is number eight. This is 244 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: where the list starts to get crazy, and I feel 245 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: like Tyler Perry is somebody left off the list. Of 246 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: great directors. And I think the reason that is it's 247 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: unfair that some people don't see media movies as quote 248 00:13:54,760 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: unquote cinema. That's not me. I love every type of movie. 249 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: I think movies are supposed to be escapism. If they 250 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: distract you from your daily life, they have done their job. 251 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 1: They can be as ridiculous as Tyler Perry dressing up 252 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: like Medea. That's what movies are. They are entertainment. They 253 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: don't have to have some level of sophistication. If a 254 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: movie is able to bring joy to somebody, they are cinema. 255 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: And I feel like some people doing this list would 256 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: even leave him off because of his work. I saw 257 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: some lists leaving him off, like he is a filmmaker, 258 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: he is an actor. He is a writer and director. 259 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: So in these movies, he's doing it all. He'll write it, 260 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: he'll direct it, he'll start it. That is amazing, and 261 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: it's earned him a network of one point four billion dollars. 262 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: We have our first billionaire on the list. He's only 263 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: fifty four years old. He has a three decade career 264 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: in acting and TV and movies and stage plays. He 265 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: does also so much to give back. His three highest 266 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: grossing movies of all time have been Media's Family Reunion 267 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: making sixty three million dollars, Medias Witness Protection made sixty 268 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: five million dollars and is number one. Medie Goes to 269 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: Joe making ninety million dollars. And you may be saying, well, 270 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: that's so much lower than all the other movies on 271 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: the list, But these movies cost way less to make 272 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: than all the other movies we've been mentioning on this 273 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: list because they don't have that same big Hollywood budget. 274 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: But he has better margins and he has created this 275 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: empire where he is making a lot more money off 276 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: of those box office numbers because he is involved in 277 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: every single aspect. He has his entire production company, so 278 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: he is really the captain of his own ship, and 279 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: that is how you become a billionaire. At number three 280 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: on the list is Peter Jackson, who on the normal 281 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: Celebrities list is right above Tyler Perry at number seven, 282 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: so Therey's seven on this list, he is number three. 283 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: He is the director of movies like The Lord of 284 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: the Rings, The Hobbit, King Kong. Sixty two years old. 285 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: He is from New Zealand and he is worth one 286 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: point five billion dollars and we are now in the 287 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: top three of this list, and you're gonna see why 288 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: because they are hardcore nerds. So for me, somebody who 289 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: is very passionate about things that other people tend to 290 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: not care about, this brings me joy. This brings me happiness. 291 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: This also gives me hope because growing up the things 292 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: I liked were seeing is lame, geeky, and it's those 293 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: things that are just a little bit different but so 294 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: specific are what earned people so much praise because you 295 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: are able to identify with a different group of people 296 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:36,239 Speaker 1: by getting so nerdy. And Peter Jackson is a visionary 297 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: director and created arguably one of the best trilogies of 298 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: all time. And I've said historically on this podcast that 299 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: I do not like the Lord of the Rings movies 300 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: all that much when it comes to my level of nerdiness, 301 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: just not my brand of movie. But I can respect 302 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: their greatness. I can respect the fact that they earned 303 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: a lot of money at the box office and have 304 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: also been a critics darling and earned a lot of award. 305 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: Peter Jackson has done amazing things. Movies are still just 306 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: not for me. I have been challenged by a member 307 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 1: of the movie crew to rewatch all those movies see 308 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: if I still feel that way about them. It is 309 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: about a nine hour investment, so I haven't had time 310 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: to carve out to do that, but I will do 311 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: that this year. I promise you, I will rewatch the 312 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: Lord of the Rings movies and the verdict will be 313 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: out on whether or not I still think are not 314 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: that great. But his top three highest grossing movies of 315 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: all time, only one of them is a actual Lord 316 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: of the Rings movie. At the other are the Lord 317 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: of the Rings stories, and number three is The Hobbit 318 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: The Battle of Five Armies, which made nine hundred and 319 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: sixty two million. At number two is The Hobbit An 320 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: Unexpected Journey, making one point one seven billion dollars, and 321 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: at number one is The Lord of the Rings Return 322 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 1: of the King, making one point one four six billion 323 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: dollars at the box office. He's also won several Academy 324 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: Awards for Best Director and number three. Peter Jackson at 325 00:17:55,800 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: number two, and also number two on the overall list 326 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: of richest celebrities, so he makes it at the top 327 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: of both. It is Steven Spielberg. I mean, when I 328 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: just think of movies and think of directors. I think 329 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: of Steven Spielberg because he has made movies that are 330 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: just all out classics that everybody has seen, what I 331 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: would consider to be essential films, not only for movie lovers, 332 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: but for everybody, Movies that we all grew up with 333 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: and just know to be in. Oftentimes just the mount 334 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: rushmore of movies, talking movies like Jaws Et, Jurassic Park, 335 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: Indiana Jones. The list goes on and on of iconic 336 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: movies that are all Spielberg movies. He's been on this 337 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: list since nineteen ninety four as being one of the 338 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 1: richest celebrities. Steven Spielberg is so rich that he says 339 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: he hasn't taken a salary in almost a decade now, 340 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: meaning he doesn't take any money up front. Instead, what 341 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: he does is what you can do as a director 342 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: at his level, is negotiate to get a percentage of 343 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 1: the sales of his movies. And not only that, he 344 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: still gets a slice of every ticket sold at Universal 345 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: theme parks thanks to the Indiana Jones series. So that's 346 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: a whole other level here that we're gonna see is 347 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: creating movies and owning ips that you can license out. 348 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: That is where the real money is. That is why 349 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: he has a net worth of four point eight billion dollars. 350 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: Is because not only do his movies make so much 351 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: at the box office, but you're talking mert celles, licensing, 352 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: theme parks, everything related to the movie. He creates worlds. 353 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: He is the fabric of imagination in America. So it's 354 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: making movies that inspire fandoms and things you not only 355 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: want to experience in the theater, but also go have 356 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: some kind of experience in the real world where you 357 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: can see and feel and interact with these movies. Because 358 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,719 Speaker 1: look at its highest grossing movies at number eight, Jaws 359 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: and Saving Private Ryan Ready Player one, War the World's 360 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: The Lost World, Durrassic Park three or Indiana, Jones and 361 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull making seven hundred and 362 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: eighty six million dollars, and number two is Et seven 363 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety two million dollars. And at number one 364 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: is Jurassic Park making one point oh four billion dollars. 365 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:17,439 Speaker 1: And that's just in his top eight all classics. Not 366 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: a bad movie in the top eight. I don't think 367 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: he's made a bad movie. He's made some that all right, mediocre. 368 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: Didn't really nail it with that one, but it's still 369 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 1: a good movie because you're Spielberg. He is such a 370 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: great director that I don't even need to list him 371 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: in my favorite directors. He is in a category all 372 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: on his own. He is just cinema to me, because 373 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: it almost seems unreal that one person could be responsible 374 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: for all of these classics. So at number two four 375 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: point eight billion dollars Steven Spielberg. And at number one, 376 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: the biggest nerd of all, who is also number one 377 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: overall on this entire Richest Celebrities list, is George Lucas, 378 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: the director of Star Wars who also created it. He 379 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: first viewed as a billionaire back in nineteen ninety seven. 380 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: And it's all because of Lucasfilms, which he sold to 381 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: Disney in twenty twelve for more than four billion dollars 382 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: in cash and stuck. And that is it. Like we 383 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: were just saying, it's about creating that ip, creating something 384 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 1: so valuable that a company like Disney would want to 385 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: buy it and create almost the fabric of their company. 386 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: That is what Disney did. They bought Marvel and completely 387 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: turned that around. I know some people say that Marvel 388 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 1: was diminished in quality when it was bought by Disney, 389 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: but that's not the case whatsoever, because Marvel was a 390 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: struggling business until Disney got involved. We wouldn't have even 391 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: been close to getting to endgame if they didn't buy them. 392 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: And I know some people don't like the new Star 393 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: Wars movies, but I feel like Disney overall has done 394 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 1: a really great job with everything Star Wars, creating some 395 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: really great series over on Disney Plus, and I want 396 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: to see the new Star Wars movies as much. Just 397 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: people hate him, but George Lucas, with a networth of 398 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: five point five billion dollars, the richest director and the 399 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: richest celebrity. His top three highest grossing movies of all 400 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: time are Star Wars Return of the Jedi from eighty three, 401 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: making eight hundred and eighty one million dollars, and number 402 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: two is The Empire Strikes Back making nine hundred and 403 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: twenty million dollars, and at number one the og from 404 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:28,360 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy seven, A New Hope and my favorite Star 405 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: Wars movie, making one point six billion dollars at the 406 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: box office. So this list proves to me overall that 407 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: it pays to be a nerd. It pays to have 408 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: weird ideas. It pays to sit in your room and 409 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 1: think about how can I create a world that nobody 410 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: has seen. Characters that are memorable, that people are going 411 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:53,959 Speaker 1: to want to costplay at at comic cons, Movies that 412 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: create big, fun action. And I bet all of these 413 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 1: billionaires on this list, at one point we're told they 414 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: were weird, they were nerdy, they were never gonna make it, 415 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,360 Speaker 1: But now they are laughing all the way to the bank. 416 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: So that is the list. We'll come back and talk 417 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: about Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. We'll get into why I feel 418 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,439 Speaker 1: like the Crow movie is being made in bad taste, 419 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: and then I'm gonna let you know how I've met 420 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: my hero post Malone. Let's get into it now. A 421 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:30,959 Speaker 1: spoiler free review of Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. If you are 422 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,640 Speaker 1: new here to the podcast or watching on YouTube where 423 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: I post individual movie reviews YouTube dot Com, slash Mike Distro, 424 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:40,479 Speaker 1: you may not know that this is part of an 425 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: entire podcast, so if you're just watching there, I highly recommend. 426 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: Obviously I have a bit of a bias here because 427 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: I do the podcast, but every single week movie Mike 428 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: Movie podcast comes out, So not only do we do 429 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: a movie review, but we also talk about movie topics. 430 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 1: We break down trailers. So if you're watching here or 431 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: listening here, or you're not doing one of those, be 432 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: sure to check the podcast, be sure to check out 433 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,919 Speaker 1: the YouTube channel. But maybe you're not that familiar with me, 434 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: and you think, oh, this is just some other movie 435 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: critic on YouTube who gets paid by studios to review movies. 436 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: Not the case whatsoever. I am just a guy who 437 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 1: loves movies. I pay to watch every single movie that 438 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: I review. Now I do have Regal Unlimited, but nobody 439 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: pays me for that. It's not an endorsement. Everything I 440 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: go watch in theaters is because I want to see 441 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: it personally, or I know it's going to be a 442 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: big movie and I want to share my thoughts with 443 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: you guys to let you know what is good and 444 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: what is not good. But I don't have any pressures 445 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,880 Speaker 1: by any studios or anybody telling me, hey, go check 446 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,360 Speaker 1: out this movie and let us know what you think. 447 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: Wink wink. Not the case here. I don't even consider 448 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: myself a really good movie critic because a lot of 449 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: the things I break down are how movies make me feel. 450 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 1: I'll always do spoiler free reviews because if you stick 451 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: to the ways that movies make you feel, you'll always 452 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: give your truth and you'll never ruin things. So I 453 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: get into very bare minimum of what the plot is about, 454 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: but more about how the movie makes me feel and 455 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: what type of person is going to enjoy this type 456 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: of movie. And the reason I'm telling you all this 457 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 1: is because I wasn't that excited about going into watching 458 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. And at the time of recording this, 459 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: the movie has already been out for a couple of weeks. 460 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: By the time you hear this, it'll probably be in 461 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: its third week. And I did not go see this 462 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: movie on the first week of release. I didn't go 463 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: to any press screening because I just wasn't that interested 464 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: in it. And historically the Ghostbusters movies have been some 465 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: of the most iconic movies. I think it was just 466 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 1: a little bit before my time. If you grew up 467 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: in the eighties, were born in the early eighties, and 468 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 1: these movies you associate with your childhood. I feel the 469 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: fandom there. If you're a big Bill Murray fan, Dan 470 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: Aykroyd fan, I can see why you would love these movies. 471 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: If you watch the cartoon of the kid you had, 472 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: the toys you dressed up like that for Halloween, I 473 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: could see why you would be more passionate about these movies. 474 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: But I never really was. And when After Life came 475 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: out in twenty twenty one, I even refused to go 476 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: see that one in theaters because I wasn't that interested 477 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: in it. It felt like nostalgia bait to me. It 478 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: felt like they were just cranking out these movies to say, hey, 479 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: remember what we did back in the eighties, let's make 480 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: it cool again. But I rewatched that one a couple 481 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: of weeks before this one came out, and I was like, 482 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: you know what, Glad I gave this movie another chance, 483 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: because I actually think it's pretty fun. The way they 484 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 1: reset the story with a family member who is the 485 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: grandkid one of the original Ghostbusters. You learn all about 486 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: that in the first one. So you do need to 487 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: watch After Life going into Frozen Empire, because that one 488 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: really sets the stage on all these characters. But I 489 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: didn't watch that one the first time or the second time. 490 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: I rewatched it thinking I cannot wait to watch this 491 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: next one. Froze at Empire. And the reason I'm telling 492 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: you all this is because I was so surprised how 493 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: much I ended up loving this movie. And I don't 494 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: read reviews or watch reviews or listen to reviews going 495 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,199 Speaker 1: into a movie, but people just felt the need to 496 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: tell me about this. The guy who scanned our tickets 497 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: going into the movie said, oh, I heard mixed things 498 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: looking at it now. Tends to be the temperature going 499 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: into Frozen Empire. Some people loved it, some people hated it. 500 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: I think the people who hate it were those that 501 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: I was talking about earlier who were a big fan 502 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: of it back in the eighties, probably because they wanted 503 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: to be like those original movies with more dan Aykroyd, 504 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,400 Speaker 1: more Bill Murray, more of the original Ghostbusters, at least 505 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: the ones that are still living, and be just that again. 506 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,719 Speaker 1: But if you got that again, it wouldn't be as 507 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: successful as these are now. And the people who love 508 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: it are buying into this new generation of Ghostbusters. Maybe 509 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: you're a big Paul Rudd fan, maybe you're a big 510 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 1: Fin Wolf Hert fan from Strangers Things. But I think 511 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: the direction they decided to take this one is kind 512 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: of marrying the two because they tried to make Afterlife 513 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: so different than the Ghostbusters. They put them out in Oklahoma. 514 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 1: They really changed up the dynamic of the team and 515 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: then kind of sprinkled in some of the old school stuff. 516 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: And this one they go back to New York. They're 517 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: trying just to be everyday Ghostbusters. Of course they're at 518 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: the threat of getting shut down again, and then all 519 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: these weird things start happening around the city. It's all 520 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: tied to one object, and a new threat opposes the Ghostbusters, 521 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: opposes the entire city of New York and really the 522 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: entire world at the risk of causing a second ice age. 523 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: Is basically what this movie is about. You see it 524 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: a lot in the trailer, but what they were able 525 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: to do in this one was make it so much 526 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: warmer and inviting, and I really understand what they are 527 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: trying to do here and and see why some people 528 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: are upset because at the core of it, Ghostbusters was 529 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: kind of always meant for kids, even though the original 530 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: ones there are some very suggestive things in Ghostbusters Won 531 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: and Ghostbusters Two. There's not even just straight up innuendos, 532 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: but just straight up sexual jokes. I think those movies 533 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: would have a much different rating. If they were gonna 534 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: come out right now, then they got back in the eighties, 535 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: and maybe the filmmakers realize it now. So what they've 536 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: decided to do and what this movie is is more 537 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,479 Speaker 1: of a family movie, and it's one of the best 538 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: family movies that you can go watch right now. There 539 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: are some of the jokes that adults are gonna get 540 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: and maybe kids won't get. One of them even made 541 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: the trailer Bill Murray referencing the villain in this movie 542 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: as tall, dark and horny, which he does have big horns, 543 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: but obviously he's not talking about the horns when he's 544 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 1: saying that, And that is just Bill Murray being Bill 545 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: Murray and what you pay him millions of dollars to do. 546 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: I love the way that everybody else takes a back seat. 547 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: Who isn't McKenna grace who plays the granddaughter of Egon, 548 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: So that is how they are keeping his legacy alive, 549 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: because not only did he die in the franchise, he 550 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: also sadly died in real life. And she becomes even 551 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: more so than afterlife the main character of this movie. 552 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: It is her as a teenager wanting to be a 553 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: part of the Ghostbusters, but them essentially having to bench 554 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: her because the mayor of New York says, if she 555 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: continues to be a Ghostbuster and doing that all these things, 556 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: she's gonna end up in jail. So Paul Rudfinn, they 557 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: all still do the Ghostbuster thing, and she is struggling 558 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: to find her identity because this is what she wants 559 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: to do. She's really smart, really into science, and ghostbusting 560 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: is what she wants to do in her life. But 561 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: to have that ripped away, to be going through all 562 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: the normal teenage things. Her story is the forefront of this, 563 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: and I think it is such a great way to 564 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: content continue the legacy of Ghostbusters and to make it 565 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: feel fresh but also make it feel familiar with all 566 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: of the ghosts. You have slimer back in this movie, 567 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 1: and it really leans in more to all the fun 568 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 1: supernatural elements that is Ghostbusters and what they are famous 569 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: for and really allows it to turn into a movie 570 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: with some really great, pretty well defined characters when it 571 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: comes to a family film, and you also see Paul 572 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: Rudd's character evolve a little bit more of having to 573 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: have a little bit more authority over these kids. One 574 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: of them is eighteen years old now Finn the older brother, 575 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: and he is now not seen as the kid anymore, 576 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: but yet he's trying to take on more responsibility, but 577 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: yet it still feels like a kid at heart. And 578 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: any good movie is going to be about one thing. 579 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: So yes, it is about them capturing and getting rid 580 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: of ghosts. But a good movie is about one thing, 581 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: but it has a theme underneath it, and the theme 582 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: of Ghostbusters now is family and how they come together, 583 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: work together, love each other. It's also a bit of 584 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: an unconventional family. Paul Rudd is in that role of 585 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: father figure, but he's not really their dad, so you 586 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: have them actually going through things and feeling things. And 587 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: me myself, I was thinking, Man, I wish a movie 588 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: came out like this when I was just a teenager, 589 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: because this easily would have been my favorite movie. Combining 590 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: some supernatural elements. Now it's not overly scary. A part 591 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: of me wanted this movie to come out during Halloween 592 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: because it very much feels Halloween friendly to me. The 593 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: level of horror or scariness that this movie has, which 594 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: I really wouldn't describe it that way, but it kind 595 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: of feels like the Scooby Doo movie from the two 596 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: thousands where the monsters are a little bit creepy looking, 597 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: and maybe if you're like a really young kid, maybe 598 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: six in under, you get scared by it. But anything 599 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 1: above that, I think you would not have nightmares after 600 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: watching this film. What it does really well and what 601 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: some people maybe feel ripped off by is it sprinkles 602 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 1: in just a little bit all the other Ghostbusters. Dan Aykroyd, 603 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: Bill Murray. I mean you have Ernie Hudson at seventy 604 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 1: eight years old looking incredible. Dude is ripped. Dude can 605 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: still act and comparing him to dan Aykroyd and Bill 606 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: Murray who are still roughly around the same age. And really, 607 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: when you look at this cast, Paul Rudd is fifty 608 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: four years old and still looks like he's my age. 609 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: He looks thirty two like I do. I don't know 610 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 1: what these people are doing in Hollywood. They probably have 611 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 1: some secret potion. I don't want to say they have 612 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: good doctors. I just think it's really good jeens. But 613 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: they all look phenomenal. The visual effects in this movie 614 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: are a definite improvement from Afterlife. That one costs seventy 615 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: five million dollars to make. They spent a little bit 616 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 1: more here, one hundred million dollars. I feel like that 617 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: really shows in the villain, who had a much more 618 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: realistic look, was and as ghosty and cartoony as some 619 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: of the other ghosts in the movie, or really in 620 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: the entire franchise, because when you go back to the 621 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 1: very first and second Ghostbusters, the visual effects then were 622 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,399 Speaker 1: just so limited, and it greatly dates those movies. As 623 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: beloved as they are, as much as they are classics, 624 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 1: it is a much better time to be making these 625 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 1: movies now, with the technology we have. I think they 626 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: still keep kind of some of those elements from the 627 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:30,920 Speaker 1: original movie just to kind of give it that look. 628 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 1: I feel like the lions statues in this one, they 629 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,960 Speaker 1: probably could have made those look a little bit better, 630 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 1: but it very much looked like that same kind of 631 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: stop motion animation style that the original movie had, So 632 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: I'm okay with that. I know it could probably make 633 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:51,400 Speaker 1: all these characters look just like fifteen percent better and 634 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,360 Speaker 1: it would be more appealing to me, but then it 635 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 1: would probably feel like less of a Ghostbusters movie. And overall, 636 00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,280 Speaker 1: what really made me enjoy this movie is they they're 637 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: just a really good team everybody together with the old 638 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: Ghostbusters and the New Ghostbusters all work together really well, 639 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: some really fun, well defined characters that I wasn't expecting 640 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: to feel so much of a bond to all of them. 641 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 1: Rarely do I say I wish a movie was a 642 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: little bit longer, but in this case, where it was 643 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: just around an hour and forty five minutes, I could 644 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 1: have made it to the two hour mark. And I 645 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:29,280 Speaker 1: know the plan now is maybe not so much another 646 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: sequel to this, which I would love, but they're gonna 647 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: do a Netflix show that is gonna be animated. While 648 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: watching Frozen Empire, I was thinking I would love to 649 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 1: see a Ghostbuster show, which I know they had the 650 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: cartoon back in the day. But I think when it 651 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 1: comes to Ghostbusters, if we had a series over another movie, 652 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 1: I mean, give me one more of this, but then 653 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: after that turn it into a series. I think that 654 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: would have a much better life. It would also probably 655 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: expose a younger audience to it a little bit easier. 656 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: And I just got to say, Paul Rudd is so 657 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: incredibly charming, and I bet it's so cool for him, 658 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: somebody who grew up in the eighties to now be 659 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:13,640 Speaker 1: in a movie with Bill Murray, which I kind of 660 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: thought Bill Murray was gonna have a little bit more 661 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:20,360 Speaker 1: of a substantial role in this. At first, I was 662 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: worried that his appearance was gonna be a mere cameo. 663 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: And what they say about working with Bill Murray is 664 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 1: you never really know when he's gonna show up. They 665 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: would just be filming, he'd be on the call sheet. 666 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:34,280 Speaker 1: They'd wonder is he gonna show up or not? Sometimes 667 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 1: he would, and it feels like once he gets there, 668 00:36:36,719 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: you gotta keep rolling. You gotta let Bill do Bill, 669 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:43,240 Speaker 1: and what you see is what you get. I also 670 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: think that's probably why they can't do a movie focusing 671 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: on just those characters, because they don't know Bill Murray 672 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: is gonna be there or not. But I also think 673 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 1: it was a great time for this movie to come 674 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: out forty years after the original one doing okay at 675 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: the box office so far the time of recording this 676 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 1: and has crossed the one hundred million dollar mark, which 677 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: is good, but for a movie that also spent one 678 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars to make. Generally you want to make 679 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 1: at least fifty percent, but really one hundred percent to 680 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,600 Speaker 1: be profitable. They did that with Afterlife, which is the 681 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:21,439 Speaker 1: reason we got this movie. I think eventually it could 682 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 1: get there with the international box office, hopefully crossing that 683 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:29,080 Speaker 1: two hundred million dollar mark. Oh it's a struggle right now. 684 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: I could easily see them getting to one hundred and 685 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: seventy five. So I think that number is going to 686 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,960 Speaker 1: be very telling on whether or not we get a 687 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 1: third film in this franchise. I'd be pretty bummed out 688 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:43,560 Speaker 1: after really bonding with these characters. Kumal Nan Johnny was 689 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,480 Speaker 1: a fantastic addition to the cast, and I think his 690 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: character really showed how much they stepped up the writing 691 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: in this movie, where it's a lot funnier than After Life. 692 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,640 Speaker 1: It's not like split your pants, laugh out loud, fuddy ah, 693 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: that was a good one. But the amount of jokes 694 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:01,880 Speaker 1: that they kept working in and a lot of the 695 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:05,319 Speaker 1: situational humor and the fun, little quick one liners I 696 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: thought were so much better in this and just so 697 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: much more reminiscent and an ode to the original Ghostbusters. 698 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,279 Speaker 1: So the fact that the comedy was there on the page, 699 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 1: it was met with great performances, stepped up the visual effects. 700 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 1: There were so many things that I just loved about 701 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: this movie, and it was also due to the fact 702 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:27,279 Speaker 1: that I was going into it not expecting to like 703 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:29,840 Speaker 1: it as much as I did. So it's a movie 704 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 1: that if you lower your expectations, change a little bit 705 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 1: how you think about the Ghostbusters franchise, especially if you 706 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:39,759 Speaker 1: grew up with it. But if you were already a 707 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 1: fan of Afterlife, you gotta go see this one. I 708 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: think for the big Ghostbusters fans it is a muskwatch 709 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:51,120 Speaker 1: in theaters just because you get that feeling again. It 710 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,400 Speaker 1: is one that is fun to experience with other people. 711 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:55,920 Speaker 1: There was a big Ghostbusters fan sitting next to me 712 00:38:56,040 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: who would cheer curse along with the movie. He seemed 713 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 1: to be having a really good time. Kelsey was sitting 714 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,880 Speaker 1: to my right who watched the first one with me, 715 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:10,399 Speaker 1: not too familiar with the old school versions, but ended 716 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: up also really enjoying this movie. But you also liked Afterlife, 717 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 1: so if you like that one, if you liked the 718 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,840 Speaker 1: original ones, definitely see this in theaters. If you didn't 719 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:23,400 Speaker 1: like Afterlife and are just hardcore about the original Ghostbusters, 720 00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 1: probably wait for it to come out on streaming. But 721 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:28,640 Speaker 1: I think it's a really fun time. Depending on the 722 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:30,680 Speaker 1: age that your kids are. I do think it is 723 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:33,560 Speaker 1: fine for kids. There is a little bit of language, 724 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:35,839 Speaker 1: like I mentioned what Bill Murray says earlier. There's also 725 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:38,359 Speaker 1: at least one s bomb that I remember that really 726 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: stuck out, maybe another one in there. But there's no 727 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: f words, no real violence. It's all fantasy action based. 728 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,400 Speaker 1: But for ghostbusters Frozen Empire, I was right on the 729 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:50,359 Speaker 1: line between a four and a four point five. If 730 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:53,240 Speaker 1: this was a movie that didn't have any legacy attached 731 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: to it, I think it would be a four point five. 732 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,520 Speaker 1: But due to the fact that I don't even know 733 00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:01,680 Speaker 1: that I would rate the original ones a five out 734 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:03,840 Speaker 1: of five, I'm gonna go a strong four out of 735 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:07,040 Speaker 1: five slimers for Ghostbuster's Frozen Empire. 736 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:14,240 Speaker 2: It's time to head down to Movie Mikes. 737 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:20,440 Speaker 1: Treylar Paul. We're continuing the theme of remake after remake 738 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:24,399 Speaker 1: after remake, but this one just might be flat out 739 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:29,440 Speaker 1: disrespectful on so many levels. They are remaking The Crow, 740 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,879 Speaker 1: which the original one came out back in nineteen ninety four, 741 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:38,840 Speaker 1: and this movie has a legacy attached to it that 742 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:44,240 Speaker 1: is so dark and sad, and it makes the movie 743 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:48,279 Speaker 1: itself just feel even just bigger than it is and 744 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:50,080 Speaker 1: for the time. When The Crow came out back in 745 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:53,760 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety four, this movie was way ahead of its time. 746 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: And what I'm referring to is that Brandon Lee died 747 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:01,279 Speaker 1: while making the first movie. If you're not familiar with 748 00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 1: this story, he is the son of the legendary Bruce Lee, 749 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:08,879 Speaker 1: and he died back on March thirty first, nineteen ninety three, 750 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:11,920 Speaker 1: while filming The Crow. So here's what this movie is about, 751 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:14,840 Speaker 1: if you're unfamiliar with the story. He plays a character 752 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:18,239 Speaker 1: named Eric Draven. He and his girlfriend get murdered by 753 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 1: these bad people and then his character comes back to 754 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:26,160 Speaker 1: life and seeks vengeance on these people. And on the surface, yes, 755 00:41:26,239 --> 00:41:28,600 Speaker 1: that's what this movie is. That's the story about vengeance. 756 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:31,560 Speaker 1: But at the core depths of The Crow, it is 757 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: really about love. It's about dealing with grief. But his 758 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:38,759 Speaker 1: character now can't die that he's already dead. So in 759 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:42,359 Speaker 1: a scene he was supposed to be shot, and there 760 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,360 Speaker 1: were blanks put into this gun, but the problem was 761 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:50,440 Speaker 1: there was a fragment of a real bullet lodged in 762 00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:52,880 Speaker 1: the barrel of the gun that they were using, So 763 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,719 Speaker 1: it wasn't that they put a real bullet in there, 764 00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:58,839 Speaker 1: or had the wrong amm or anything like that. They 765 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:02,080 Speaker 1: just used the gun and that probably at some other 766 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:06,240 Speaker 1: point that the propmaster had put a live, real bullet 767 00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:11,320 Speaker 1: in there at one point and that fragment was still 768 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:14,600 Speaker 1: in that gun when the blank was fired, and that 769 00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:18,919 Speaker 1: propelled the force that caused the fatal injury to Brandon Lee. 770 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,560 Speaker 1: And this was not the first time somebody had died 771 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:25,120 Speaker 1: while making a movie, but it's one of the most 772 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,319 Speaker 1: famous cases. And after this it sparked a lot of 773 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:32,319 Speaker 1: investigation on safety protocols on films. The weird thing is 774 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:36,040 Speaker 1: we're having something like this that is still ongoing with 775 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:40,000 Speaker 1: what happened during Rust and the whole Alec Baldwin thing, 776 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:45,200 Speaker 1: which is still unraveling today. We are still dealing with 777 00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:48,160 Speaker 1: making sets safe, which is not good. This should not 778 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:52,440 Speaker 1: be happening. It shouldn't. Brandon Lee should still be alive, 779 00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:56,239 Speaker 1: but he's not. Sadly, and The Crow has always been 780 00:42:56,400 --> 00:43:00,160 Speaker 1: that movie that we all remember him for because as 781 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,920 Speaker 1: he did such a good job at it, and sadly, 782 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:06,560 Speaker 1: due to the fact that he died, has probably heightened 783 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,080 Speaker 1: the cult classicness of that movie because it creates so 784 00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:15,000 Speaker 1: much more historical significance. But the movie itself was amazing. 785 00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:19,400 Speaker 1: It has such a unique visual style. He was great 786 00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:22,839 Speaker 1: as the Crow. Just the vibe of it inspired an 787 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:27,239 Speaker 1: entire generation of goth kids, and that is what this 788 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:31,759 Speaker 1: movie was. It was iconic, it was important, it was memorable, 789 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:35,279 Speaker 1: it was edgy. It was a real big definer of 790 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:38,719 Speaker 1: the nineties, one of the most cultiest of cult classics. 791 00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: And that is exactly what The Crow was. And I 792 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:44,200 Speaker 1: think that that should be the legacy of Brandon Lee 793 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:47,879 Speaker 1: because he died while making this movie. As you can tell, 794 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:49,200 Speaker 1: I'm getting a little bit fired up and I want 795 00:43:49,239 --> 00:43:51,759 Speaker 1: to get more into this, But I got to mention 796 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:54,400 Speaker 1: that the all reason I'm doing this is because the 797 00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:56,719 Speaker 1: trailer has been out for a few weeks now. The 798 00:43:56,760 --> 00:44:01,640 Speaker 1: Crow coming out on June seventh. Bill Skarsgard's playing The Crow. 799 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:06,720 Speaker 1: Fka Twiggs is playing the love interest, essentially the same story. 800 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:11,600 Speaker 1: The plot is. His character is Eric Draven, his love 801 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:15,400 Speaker 1: interest is Sherry Webster. They are brutally murdered when the 802 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:18,080 Speaker 1: demons from her dark past catch up with him. Given 803 00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:21,280 Speaker 1: the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, 804 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:24,319 Speaker 1: Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, 805 00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:26,960 Speaker 1: traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to 806 00:44:27,040 --> 00:44:30,640 Speaker 1: put the wrongs at right. And here's just a little 807 00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:31,360 Speaker 1: bit of the trailer. 808 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:36,120 Speaker 3: When someone dies, a crow carries that soap to the 809 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:46,040 Speaker 3: land of the dead. Sometimes something so bad happens and 810 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:47,479 Speaker 3: the soul cannot rest. 811 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:56,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna cool them are the single one of them. 812 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,600 Speaker 1: I've watched this trailer now a few times. The real 813 00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:05,000 Speaker 1: big difference that stuck out to me is that it 814 00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:08,160 Speaker 1: looks a lot more violent, and initially I thought that 815 00:45:08,239 --> 00:45:11,120 Speaker 1: was kind of cool. Seeing Bill Scar's guard getting shot 816 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:15,000 Speaker 1: up very bloody, looked very over the top. I thought 817 00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:17,720 Speaker 1: that part was cool, But as I rewatched the trailer, 818 00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:22,600 Speaker 1: I kept getting Joker in Suicide Squad from the look 819 00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:27,240 Speaker 1: of Bill scars guard because they put a more emphasis 820 00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:30,759 Speaker 1: on his physique, which he is oddly ripped up. He 821 00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:32,600 Speaker 1: is one of those actors that you never really think 822 00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:35,600 Speaker 1: about him being so muscular, but he is without a 823 00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:39,359 Speaker 1: shirt through the majority of this trailer. He has all 824 00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:42,880 Speaker 1: these random tattoos on him and it just kind of 825 00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:46,600 Speaker 1: looks like when Jared Leto came out as the Joker 826 00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:49,440 Speaker 1: in the Suicide squad and they put all these ridiculous 827 00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:52,480 Speaker 1: looking tattoos on him, and he's all ripped up without 828 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:56,520 Speaker 1: a shirt and trying to look a lot edgier and 829 00:45:56,680 --> 00:45:59,800 Speaker 1: make it seem more updated. And I feel like that 830 00:46:00,120 --> 00:46:03,960 Speaker 1: takes away from what made the first one so great, 831 00:46:04,040 --> 00:46:08,400 Speaker 1: which that makeup that Brandon Lee had was so iconic, 832 00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:12,200 Speaker 1: and the leather jacket, the entire outfit and wardrobe for 833 00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:16,560 Speaker 1: that movie was yes, very nineteen nineties. But the way 834 00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:19,960 Speaker 1: they decided to update it was to make this movie 835 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:25,600 Speaker 1: look like a generic action movie. There is no vibe 836 00:46:25,640 --> 00:46:28,399 Speaker 1: in this trailer. It just looks like they are trying 837 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:32,680 Speaker 1: to apply botox to something that doesn't need it. The 838 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:37,560 Speaker 1: Crow does not need a facelift. That movie is aging 839 00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:41,400 Speaker 1: gracefully and we should let it do. So this is 840 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:45,360 Speaker 1: a case where it's a movie that should not be remade. 841 00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:50,360 Speaker 1: And I'm understanding that for the most part, everything I 842 00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:54,640 Speaker 1: love will eventually be remade. It is the movie business, 843 00:46:55,400 --> 00:46:58,879 Speaker 1: and I try not to get so cynical about every 844 00:46:58,920 --> 00:47:02,200 Speaker 1: single remake. It feels like it's happening so much right now. 845 00:47:02,840 --> 00:47:06,800 Speaker 1: But for a movie where somebody died while making it, 846 00:47:08,080 --> 00:47:13,000 Speaker 1: and that film was still finished and it is that 847 00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:18,560 Speaker 1: actor's legacy. You can't remake it. This movie has cash 848 00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:25,239 Speaker 1: grab written all over it. Because The Crow came out 849 00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:28,520 Speaker 1: back in nineteen ninety four and people still talk about it. 850 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:31,239 Speaker 1: This movie will come out on June seventh, and it 851 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:34,799 Speaker 1: will be forgotten by December thirty one, twenty twenty four. 852 00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:36,919 Speaker 1: By the time the next year rolls around, we won't 853 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:40,520 Speaker 1: even think about this movie. I don't care how even 854 00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:43,040 Speaker 1: good it ends up being, because it's not. Just by 855 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:44,799 Speaker 1: the looks of this trailer, I don't think it's going 856 00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:47,960 Speaker 1: to be. It looks very just that it kind of 857 00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:50,040 Speaker 1: feels like The Crow. Let's slack the name on it 858 00:47:50,680 --> 00:47:53,640 Speaker 1: and get people interested in it. It just doesn't have 859 00:47:53,840 --> 00:47:57,680 Speaker 1: that aesthetic. You have the director from the original Crow 860 00:47:57,840 --> 00:48:03,040 Speaker 1: saying these exact things if this remake is disrespectful, and 861 00:48:03,320 --> 00:48:06,400 Speaker 1: I agree. Aside from that, it is also hard for 862 00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:11,879 Speaker 1: me to see Bill Scarsgard in this role. I saw 863 00:48:11,960 --> 00:48:15,120 Speaker 1: him play a villain in John Wick Chapter four, and 864 00:48:15,239 --> 00:48:17,440 Speaker 1: even that was a little bit hard to believe. He 865 00:48:17,640 --> 00:48:21,520 Speaker 1: is great as Pantywise, the Clown, and the it remakes. 866 00:48:21,840 --> 00:48:24,640 Speaker 1: I just don't even think it was properly cast. But 867 00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:27,720 Speaker 1: maybe it was also hard to find somebody that wanted 868 00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:30,359 Speaker 1: to take on this role. Knowing the legacy, I would 869 00:48:30,440 --> 00:48:34,879 Speaker 1: imagine somebody who could actually do the character justice would 870 00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:38,120 Speaker 1: probably pass on something like this for that exact reason. 871 00:48:39,200 --> 00:48:43,000 Speaker 1: So this is one oddly I might not even go 872 00:48:43,239 --> 00:48:46,400 Speaker 1: and see it out of respect for the original, because 873 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:49,959 Speaker 1: after watching this trailer doesn't motivate me to watch this movie. 874 00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:51,640 Speaker 1: It really just makes me want to go back and 875 00:48:51,719 --> 00:48:54,719 Speaker 1: watch the one from nineteen ninety four. And I feel like, 876 00:48:55,480 --> 00:48:59,080 Speaker 1: I know, as a movie reviewer and podcaster, I have 877 00:48:59,280 --> 00:49:01,520 Speaker 1: a duty tea you guys, I have a duny in 878 00:49:01,600 --> 00:49:04,759 Speaker 1: curiosity to myself to see this movie, but almost for 879 00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:08,680 Speaker 1: a moral reason to stand my ground in my fight 880 00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:12,600 Speaker 1: against remakes that should not be remade. I don't even 881 00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:15,480 Speaker 1: know if I can go see this one. I just 882 00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:19,360 Speaker 1: think down in my heart I wouldn't feel right. So 883 00:49:20,560 --> 00:49:24,080 Speaker 1: as of now, I am not gonna plan on watching 884 00:49:24,200 --> 00:49:29,359 Speaker 1: The Crow because I think it is disrespectful to Brandon Lee. 885 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:32,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to throw any money at this movie 886 00:49:32,560 --> 00:49:35,920 Speaker 1: unless you think that I'm being out of line here 887 00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:38,000 Speaker 1: and I should go watch it and I should review it. 888 00:49:38,200 --> 00:49:40,279 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna dip out of this one. It 889 00:49:40,480 --> 00:49:42,879 Speaker 1: just doesn't feel right to me. But if you want 890 00:49:42,920 --> 00:49:46,040 Speaker 1: to see it, it's coming out on June seventh. Oh man, 891 00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:49,960 Speaker 1: I just can't see it at That was this week's 892 00:49:50,120 --> 00:49:53,799 Speaker 1: edition of Movie min Framer Bar, and that is going 893 00:49:53,880 --> 00:49:56,560 Speaker 1: to do it for another episode here of the podcast. 894 00:49:57,160 --> 00:49:59,680 Speaker 1: In that trailer there was actually a post alone song. 895 00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:02,920 Speaker 1: And if you are a new listener of this podcast 896 00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:06,400 Speaker 1: and don't listen to me on the radio show, I 897 00:50:06,520 --> 00:50:08,440 Speaker 1: am a head writer on the Bobby Bone Show, I 898 00:50:08,560 --> 00:50:11,360 Speaker 1: am a huge post Malone fan. I don't really have 899 00:50:11,600 --> 00:50:14,160 Speaker 1: the opportunity to talk about it here on this podcast, 900 00:50:14,239 --> 00:50:18,040 Speaker 1: even though he does have a pretty substantial movie career now, 901 00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:21,040 Speaker 1: so maybe I will do a deep dive on post 902 00:50:21,120 --> 00:50:24,120 Speaker 1: Malone in film. But he has been my favorite artist 903 00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:27,520 Speaker 1: for years now. The first time I ever saw him 904 00:50:27,560 --> 00:50:30,600 Speaker 1: was in a small club here in Nashville, maybe five 905 00:50:30,719 --> 00:50:33,560 Speaker 1: hundred people in attendance. This was long before he was 906 00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:37,520 Speaker 1: a megastar like he is now, before his second album 907 00:50:37,600 --> 00:50:40,080 Speaker 1: Beer Bongs and Bentley's Ever came out. He actually announced 908 00:50:40,080 --> 00:50:42,719 Speaker 1: it at that show that that album was coming out 909 00:50:42,800 --> 00:50:46,280 Speaker 1: later that year. But he has been my favorite artist 910 00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:50,440 Speaker 1: for so long now. I greatly identify with his music 911 00:50:50,560 --> 00:50:53,560 Speaker 1: and it has helped me through some very dark times 912 00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:56,719 Speaker 1: in my life. Kind of been the soundtrack of my 913 00:50:58,480 --> 00:51:01,719 Speaker 1: mid to late twenties to early thirties. Now. I've seen 914 00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:04,839 Speaker 1: him in concert a bunch since then, and he played 915 00:51:04,880 --> 00:51:07,920 Speaker 1: a show here at the Ryman Bobby Bones and the 916 00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:10,600 Speaker 1: Ragging Idiots Million Dollars show, which they put on every 917 00:51:10,719 --> 00:51:13,040 Speaker 1: year to raise money for the kids at Saint Jude. 918 00:51:13,120 --> 00:51:16,280 Speaker 1: It's always an awesome show and there's always surprise guests. 919 00:51:17,760 --> 00:51:21,800 Speaker 1: And about Monday of the week of the show was 920 00:51:21,840 --> 00:51:24,880 Speaker 1: going down on a Wednesday, Bobby told me there was 921 00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:27,640 Speaker 1: about a seventy five percent chance that post Malone was 922 00:51:27,719 --> 00:51:29,960 Speaker 1: going to show up, and I lost my mind at that. 923 00:51:30,200 --> 00:51:32,080 Speaker 1: The next day he came in on Tuesday and said 924 00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:34,799 Speaker 1: it was about a ninety five percent chance, and then 925 00:51:34,880 --> 00:51:37,880 Speaker 1: when he came in on the show day on Wednesday morning, 926 00:51:37,960 --> 00:51:40,960 Speaker 1: he told me it was at a ninety nine percent 927 00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:43,920 Speaker 1: chance that he was going to show up. Lo and behold. 928 00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:47,800 Speaker 1: That night, I was standing backstage and somebody said he 929 00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:50,520 Speaker 1: was about an hour out. Kept getting more and more nervous, 930 00:51:51,480 --> 00:51:53,560 Speaker 1: and then he finally showed up with the non entourage 931 00:51:53,560 --> 00:51:56,040 Speaker 1: of people, walked right in front of me, and I 932 00:51:56,080 --> 00:51:58,800 Speaker 1: could feel my soul leaving my body in that moment. 933 00:51:59,719 --> 00:52:02,720 Speaker 1: It was like I was standing overhead and watching myself 934 00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:05,520 Speaker 1: see my favorite artist walk right in front of me. 935 00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:07,600 Speaker 1: And I was nervous the whole night because I wanted 936 00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:10,560 Speaker 1: to meet him, wanted to get that picture, and I 937 00:52:10,760 --> 00:52:13,879 Speaker 1: was worried that the opportunity was going to evaporate from 938 00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:16,600 Speaker 1: my hands because there were so many people there. He 939 00:52:16,680 --> 00:52:19,360 Speaker 1: had a big entourage. The word was that he was 940 00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:22,200 Speaker 1: going to leave right after the show. He played two 941 00:52:22,360 --> 00:52:24,600 Speaker 1: songs and write as soon as he was done, he 942 00:52:24,680 --> 00:52:28,239 Speaker 1: went immediately and said hi to every single fan that 943 00:52:28,440 --> 00:52:31,279 Speaker 1: was waiting right there in the front row. And that 944 00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:33,759 Speaker 1: whole time, I'm standing on the stage still. I watched 945 00:52:33,800 --> 00:52:36,879 Speaker 1: the entire set side stage, and I'm thinking, oh, man, 946 00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:39,759 Speaker 1: he's gonna like duck out from the other side of 947 00:52:39,840 --> 00:52:42,920 Speaker 1: the stage. They're gonna grab him immediately. But it was 948 00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:45,040 Speaker 1: also so cool to see him taking pictures with every 949 00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:48,040 Speaker 1: single fan lying on the ground to take a selfie. 950 00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:51,320 Speaker 1: And I've always known him to be that person to 951 00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:54,839 Speaker 1: wait outside and meet the people who want to meet him. 952 00:52:55,520 --> 00:52:58,480 Speaker 1: He's always made that a huge priority. And then lo 953 00:52:58,600 --> 00:53:02,520 Speaker 1: and behold hepped up, saying hi to everybody. Security guard 954 00:53:02,600 --> 00:53:04,680 Speaker 1: was bringing them back to where the rest of his 955 00:53:04,760 --> 00:53:06,440 Speaker 1: crew was standing, which I was right over there in 956 00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:10,040 Speaker 1: that corner. Two and I finally got to meet him, 957 00:53:10,719 --> 00:53:12,840 Speaker 1: and I told him how big of a fan I was. 958 00:53:13,600 --> 00:53:17,400 Speaker 1: I shook his hand, he took the picture. He was 959 00:53:17,520 --> 00:53:20,920 Speaker 1: so nice and warm and thanked me. Didn't need to 960 00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:23,120 Speaker 1: thank me. I'm like, I should be thanking you for 961 00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:26,040 Speaker 1: so much more. And not only that, I saw that 962 00:53:26,120 --> 00:53:28,800 Speaker 1: he left his bud light can I grabbed that. I 963 00:53:28,920 --> 00:53:30,600 Speaker 1: dumked the beer out and I put it in my 964 00:53:30,719 --> 00:53:32,920 Speaker 1: jacket pocket and I now have it right here. I'm 965 00:53:32,920 --> 00:53:35,120 Speaker 1: looking right at it here where I record this podcast. 966 00:53:35,320 --> 00:53:38,160 Speaker 1: So that was cool, because sometimes you worry about the 967 00:53:38,239 --> 00:53:40,840 Speaker 1: people who you have been the biggest fan of for 968 00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:43,959 Speaker 1: so long if they will actually be cool in real life. 969 00:53:44,239 --> 00:53:47,359 Speaker 1: And I can say, without a doubt it's not an act. 970 00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:51,160 Speaker 1: He is that genuine and nice of a person. And 971 00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:55,560 Speaker 1: it really solidified me dedicating so much of my life 972 00:53:55,600 --> 00:53:57,720 Speaker 1: to being such a big fan of his music, spending 973 00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:01,040 Speaker 1: money on his tickets, buying tradition of every time you 974 00:54:01,080 --> 00:54:03,480 Speaker 1: put that in an album, I get t shirt that 975 00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:05,480 Speaker 1: he puts out that goes along with the album. So 976 00:54:05,560 --> 00:54:07,399 Speaker 1: I have a t shirt where every single album he's 977 00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:09,839 Speaker 1: put out. Literally, there's so many things in this room 978 00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:13,600 Speaker 1: that have post malone. Things I have is Cane's cup collection. 979 00:54:14,480 --> 00:54:17,080 Speaker 1: I have a pop toy. I know so much about it. 980 00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go on a sound like a crazy person. 981 00:54:19,480 --> 00:54:21,719 Speaker 1: But it was so cool to see that all come 982 00:54:21,840 --> 00:54:25,560 Speaker 1: full circle and him be a genuine dude. Finally get 983 00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:28,879 Speaker 1: to meet him. So if ever somebody says never meet 984 00:54:28,880 --> 00:54:31,800 Speaker 1: your heroes, just don't have heroes who are jerks. I 985 00:54:31,840 --> 00:54:35,080 Speaker 1: also got to meet a lot of listeners of this podcast, 986 00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:37,319 Speaker 1: and that is going to be this week's listener shout 987 00:54:37,360 --> 00:54:39,560 Speaker 1: out of the week. Everybody who I talk to, and 988 00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:41,759 Speaker 1: the immediate first thing that you tell me is that 989 00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:45,600 Speaker 1: you love the podcast. That is the biggest compliment to me, 990 00:54:45,719 --> 00:54:48,719 Speaker 1: because this is the thing I'm most passionate about. The 991 00:54:48,800 --> 00:54:51,879 Speaker 1: thing I'm probably known for more is the Bobby Bone Show. 992 00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:55,960 Speaker 1: Obviously twenty five Whistles and the Bobby Cast, but this 993 00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:59,279 Speaker 1: being the thing that you say you listen to first 994 00:54:59,320 --> 00:55:02,799 Speaker 1: when you meet me is the ultimate compliment because you're 995 00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:04,759 Speaker 1: a part of the movie crew and I feel like 996 00:55:04,880 --> 00:55:09,080 Speaker 1: this is a very select group of people that I 997 00:55:09,280 --> 00:55:13,120 Speaker 1: know who I'm talking to, and we've built this community here. 998 00:55:13,320 --> 00:55:17,520 Speaker 1: So thank you to everybody who I met on Wednesday 999 00:55:17,600 --> 00:55:20,160 Speaker 1: night of last week at the Ryman or outside of 1000 00:55:20,239 --> 00:55:22,960 Speaker 1: the show as I was walking around downtown. Thank you 1001 00:55:23,040 --> 00:55:25,600 Speaker 1: everybody who said hello and for listening to this podcast 1002 00:55:26,040 --> 00:55:28,440 Speaker 1: and making me a part of your week. So until 1003 00:55:28,520 --> 00:55:31,480 Speaker 1: next time, go out and watch good movies and I 1004 00:55:31,560 --> 00:55:33,279 Speaker 1: will talk to you later.