1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to movie Mike's movie podcast. I 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: am your host Movie Mike. Today we are talking about 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: the actors with the biggest box office appeal. We'll break 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: down the list and I'll tell you who they left 5 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: out because my favorite actor right now does not make 6 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: the list and I don't know how that happens. In 7 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: the movie review, we'll finally talk about The Evil Dead, 8 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: one of the creepiest movies I've seen in theaters in 9 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: a very long time. And in the trailer part we're 10 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: breaking down Dune Part two and how I'm thinking. I'm 11 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: hoping it's going to be more action packed than the 12 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: first one, because frankly, this was me after the first one. 13 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: Does it look like the case with the sequel? 14 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: So thank you for being here, thank you for being 15 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: subscribed and being a part of the movie crew. 16 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: And now let's talk movies. 17 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 3: In a world where everyone and their mother has a podcast, 18 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 3: one man stands to infiltrate the ears of listeners like 19 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 3: never before in a movie podcast. A man with so 20 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 3: much movie knowledge, he's basically like a walking IMTB with glasses. 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: From the Nashville Podcast Network. This is movie Mike's movie 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: We've balked. 23 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: So the National Research Group conducted this nationwide survey. It 24 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: covers people ages twelve to seventy four to find out 25 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: which actors have the most box office appeal. I'm going 26 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: to go through the top twenty. We'll run through twenty 27 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: through eleven pretty quickly and really dig into the top ten. 28 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: But before we get into this, what exactly makes an 29 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: actor a box office draw They are about five factors. 30 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: I think an actor needs to be a big box 31 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: office straw. Number one, I think they have to have versatility. 32 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: The more looks that you're able to give us to 33 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: the audience, the more chances we're going to want to 34 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: keep seeing you in more and more things, to know 35 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: that you're not just doing the same old thing over 36 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: and over again. Number Two, I would say you have 37 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: to have charisma. You have to have something that draws 38 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: me to you on the screen, whether it be the 39 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: way that you talk, the way that you look, or 40 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: just your overall nature in what you deliver on screen. 41 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: You have to have that chemistry with your co stars 42 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,559 Speaker 1: as well. Number three, you have to have talent, which 43 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: you may think goes without saying, but sometimes I feel 44 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: that actors get forced up us, whether through the fact 45 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: that they are a Nippo baby, or just the fact 46 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: that sometimes Hollywood just really tries to make certain actors 47 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: work and sometimes they just don't have the talent. So 48 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: even though you keep putting them in movies, keep shoving 49 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: them down our throats, unless we feel like they have talent, 50 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: as viewers, we're going to tune out. 51 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: Number four. 52 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 1: I think you have to have a level of professionalism. 53 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: This means to really have a long, lengthy career as 54 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: an actor that spans decades, you have to have a 55 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: level of professionalism and be easy to work with that 56 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: you're able to create these relationships with directors and producers 57 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: and production companies, because if an actor develops a reputation 58 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: that they are difficult to work with, their roles are 59 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: going to start drying up. And at number five, I'm 60 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: starting to believe that this is more important in twenty 61 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: twenty three. But you have to have a really good 62 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: public persona and online presence, and I think that has 63 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: changed over time. Back in the nineties and early two thousands, 64 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: it really didn't see actors outside of award shows. We 65 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: would only see them in their movies, and their personal 66 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: lives were often very secret, aside from things we would 67 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,839 Speaker 1: read in magazines or see on the news. But now 68 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: you have to have a social media presence. You have 69 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: to have a public persona that people have to know 70 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: you as a person to get invested more in you 71 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: as an actor. So I think this includes everything from 72 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: off screen, what their fashion is like, what award shows 73 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: are they going to, what are they wearing when they 74 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: go to these award shows, how many followers they have 75 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: on Instagram and TikTok, But also what are they doing 76 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: to give back? Are they a part of a charity, 77 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: do they have some other cause that they are passionate about. 78 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: So I think that definitely plays a role into how 79 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: much the movies that they start and end up making. 80 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: If they have a big social media presence, they post 81 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: about it, people are aware when their movies are coming out. 82 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: So that's what I think makes an a list actor 83 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: right now. In twenty twenty three, let's get into the 84 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: list the top twenty actors with the biggest box office 85 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: of par According to this survey, I also pulled their 86 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: highest grossing movies of all time. Coming in at number 87 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: twenty is Chris Hemsworth. His highest grossing movies are Avengers Endgame, 88 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: Thor Ragnarok, and Avengers Infinity War. I feel like Chris 89 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: Hemsworth just snuck into this list. I think his appeal 90 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: is still greatly due to his work in the MCU. 91 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: I think he's had a little bit of success outside 92 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: of that, but it's really been primarily on streaming, so 93 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: I still don't quite think, at least to me, that 94 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: he's that big box office draw. I pay attention to 95 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: everything Chris Hemsworth is in now because I am a 96 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: huge fan of Thor. I even love Extraction on Netflix, 97 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: looking forward to that sequel. But I feel like if 98 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: he did a couple more, maybe three more bad movies, 99 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: I'd be a little bit checked out on Chris Hemsworth. 100 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: So I don't really think he demands my money right now. 101 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: At number nineteen is Morgan Freeman. His highest grossing movies 102 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: are The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and Batman Begins. 103 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: I would say he still definitely has that appeal. Morgan 104 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: Freeman has been around forever, and those three movies aren't 105 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: even the movies where he is the star. But I 106 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: still say his name carries a lot of weight. At 107 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: number eighteen, is Angelina Jolie. Her top three highest grossing 108 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: movies are Maleficent Mistress of Evil from twenty nineteen, Maleficent 109 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: from twenty fourteen, and Kung Fu Panda Tu from twenty eleven. 110 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: I've kind of checked out on Angelina Jolie. Her last 111 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,559 Speaker 1: two movies were two of the worst movies I've seen 112 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: in the last ten years. Those Who Wish Me Dead 113 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: was a snoozefest and Eternals was the worst MCU movie 114 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: in all of the Marvel history. So although her name 115 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: still carries a lot of star power, I'm just not 116 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: that interested anymore in Angelina Jolie. At number seventeen is 117 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,799 Speaker 1: Robert Downey Junior, who carried on his back the entire MCU, 118 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: is the reason it's as successful as it is today, 119 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: and his highest grossing movies reflect that. Avengers Endgame at 120 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: number one, and number two is Infinity War and at 121 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: number three is The Avengers. And unlike in Chris Hemsworth case, 122 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: Robert Downey Junior was the draw in those movies. He 123 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: is the reason we were so invested in the MCU 124 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: and all the Iron Man movies. 125 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 2: I feel like he should be higher on this. 126 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: List, but after the MCU, Robert Downey Junior kind of 127 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: fell off. He did Doolittle, which bombed. He's going to 128 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: do another Sherlock Holmes movie, and he's going to be 129 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: in that new Christopher Nolan movie later this year. Oppenheimer, 130 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: I feel like he's at a point where he can 131 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: do whatever he wants. He's definitely still a draw at 132 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: the box office, so I guess him being at number 133 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: seventeen is kind of like saying, Hey, what have you 134 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: done for me lately? At number sixteen is George Clooney, 135 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: another one I would imagine to be higher on this list. 136 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: I went to go see him in a rom com 137 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: in theaters last year with Ticket to Paradise. I rarely 138 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: go see rom comms in theaters, but George Clooney has 139 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: that star power that does that. His highest grossing movies 140 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: include Gravity, Ocean's eleven, and Oceans twelve. I think they 141 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: should just make another Oceans movie. At number fifteen, as 142 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: Harrison Ford, his highest grossing movies include Star Wars, The 143 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: Force Awakens, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull 144 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: from two thousand and eight, and Star Wars The Last 145 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: Jedi from twenty seventeen, Harrison Ford is still making movies, 146 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: with the final Indiana Jones movie coming out this year, 147 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: and unlike Morgan Freeman who was on this list earlier, 148 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: also in his eighties, I feel like Harrison Ford is 149 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: still the star of the movies he is coming out in, 150 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: as in, he is still lead character worthy you put 151 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: his name and people come to see it. And not 152 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: only that, he's getting into streaming now. You can also 153 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: watch him on Shrinking over on Apple Plus, so even 154 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: in his eighties, he's not slowing down. At number fourteen 155 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: is Adam Sandler. His highest grossing movies include Hotel Transylvania 156 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: three Summer Vacation, which of all the movies Adam Sandler 157 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: has done, that is his number one highest grossing movie. 158 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 2: That's surprising to me. 159 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: At number two is Grown Ups two from twenty thirteen, 160 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: and at number three is Click from two thousand and six. 161 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: I would figure that Adam Sandler would rank lower on 162 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: this list mainly because everybody just says everything he's done 163 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: post two thousand's has been so bad. At least that's 164 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: what all of the critics say. But if you look 165 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: at this survey, this is just the general public from 166 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: all ages. I think we all still love Adam Sandler, 167 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: so forget what the critics say about him. At number 168 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: thirteen is Ryan Reynolds. I honestly think Ryan Reynolds is 169 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: top five, even though he's not my favorite. I just 170 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: think he is in so many movies right now that 171 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: it's almost too many movies to the point that where 172 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: you're kind of sick of him. But I think that 173 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: is the sign of a really big A list actor 174 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: who is gonna draw a lot of eyeballs onto the screen. 175 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: It should get to the point to where you are 176 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: a little bit sick of them. But his highest gross 177 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: in movies include at number one, Deadpool two. At number 178 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: two is Deadpool one, and at number three is Pokemon 179 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: Detective Pikachu from twenty nineteen. And aside from a box 180 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 1: office draw, I feel like he has also stepped into 181 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: the streaming world really well, striking a pretty big deal 182 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: with Netflix. He's put out a lot of movies over there, 183 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: which you can't really measure the success of those movies 184 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: in the same way because they aren't generating income like 185 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: it would in theaters. When it comes to streaming, the 186 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: focus is more on completion rate, so I feel like 187 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: he has a good completion rate, which means people are 188 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: not only starting his movies, but they are watching them 189 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: all the way through. That is what streaming services look 190 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: for actors who can draw people onto their streaming services 191 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 1: not only get them to start a movie, but also 192 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: watch the entire thing. So I do find that kind 193 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: of different on how you rank your A list stars. 194 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: It's also could change the way that directors and producers 195 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: make movies. You have to hook people in in those 196 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: first fifteen twenty minutes. When it comes down to streaming, 197 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: it could be within the first few minutes that somebody decides, 198 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: I don't want to watch this, let me go watch 199 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: something else on Netflix. So I would assume, even though 200 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: they don't release these details, that Ryan Reynolds has a 201 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: really good completion rate on streaming services. He also made 202 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: three hundred and thirty one million dollars with Free Guy recently, 203 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: so I feel like Ryan Reynolds right now is in 204 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: the prime of his career with Deadpool three coming out 205 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: next year. Number twelve is Sandra Bullock. Her highest grossing 206 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: movies include Minions from twenty fifteen, which I kind of forgot. 207 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: She was a voice in that movie. At number two 208 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: is Gravity from twenty thirteen, and at number three, making 209 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: three hundred and nine billion dollars was The blind Side, 210 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: another one I would include on that Again, since it 211 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: was a streaming movie, there no metrics for this, but 212 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: bird Box on Netflix was really their first big hit 213 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: over there, and at the time that was a movie 214 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: I felt the entire world collectively watched on Netflix, so 215 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 1: it had that same effect as if it came out 216 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: in theaters. Probably the best movie on Netflix to do that. 217 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: Their most viral hit at number eleven on the survey 218 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: is Keanu Reeves, again, another actor I thought would be 219 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: top five. His top three highest grossing movies include The 220 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:47,599 Speaker 1: Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and the newest edition is 221 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: john Wick Chapter four, which made four hundred and thirty 222 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: million dollars so far this year. Now, that is why 223 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 1: I mentioned it earlier. Public persona has a lot to 224 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: do with bankable Hollywood actors. Keanu Reeves is the per 225 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: example of that, because let's be honest, he is not 226 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: the best actor. Just watching john Wick Chapter four, he 227 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: is charming, he looks great on screen, but his actual 228 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: acting abilities in that movie are extremely limited. If you 229 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: look at all of the movies he has done, he's 230 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: a pretty limited actor. But I think he is also 231 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: just so likable off camera. You hear all these great 232 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: stories about how kind he is to the cast and crew, 233 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: but not only that, how nice he is to just 234 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: random strangers when he encounters them out in public. So 235 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: I think he is somebody that we just hold of 236 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 1: great value because he is just a genuinely nice person 237 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: in the industry where some people can just be awful. 238 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: So to be that famous and still be a good person, 239 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: he could be faking it. He could have us all fooled. 240 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: I hope that's not the case, but that public persona 241 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: is a really big factor that contribute to how well 242 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: his movies do, because we all just want to go 243 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: see him be Keanu in a movie. He doesn't have 244 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: to deliver a captivating performance. He just has to do 245 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: characters we love. We just love Keanu Reeves. So thought 246 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: he would be but number eleven with his acting abilities, 247 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: pretty good, all right? Getting into the top ten. Now 248 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: at number ten is Kevin Hart. I don't think he 249 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: should be on this list. I think Kevin Hart is 250 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: a great comedian. I feel like he hasn't really fully 251 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: clicked in movies. I think it's just his influence, his 252 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: social media presence, and the fact that he sells out stadiums, 253 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: not arenas, but stadiums doing comedies. So I feel like 254 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: of all the comedians turned actors, he's had great success financially, 255 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: but as far as making really long standing movies, I 256 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: don't think his career has been there, and I feel 257 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 1: like his window has kind of closed now. I think 258 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: most comedians turned actors have had this window to operate 259 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: to make their best work, and this window where they 260 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: are the most sought out comedic actor and they're putting 261 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: out hit after hit. I'm looking at comedians like Adie Murphy, 262 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: Richard pryor Chris Rock. I'd even put Dan Cook in 263 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: that category. And I feel like Kevin Hart had that 264 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: window in the twenty tens, but now I'm kind of 265 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: checked out unless it's something he's doing animated. He has 266 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: a very funny voice, so I'll go watch him in 267 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: all the Secret Life of Pat's movies, but you're not 268 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: drawing me in to see a live action Kevin Hart movie. 269 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: At number nine is Johnny Depp His highest grossing movies 270 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 1: of all time include Pirates of the Caribbean, dead Man's Chest, 271 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: Alice in Wonderland, and at number three is Pirates of 272 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: the Caribbean on Stranger Tides from twenty eleven, which I 273 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: would argue would probably be his last decent movie in 274 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: a very long time. I don't know what is drawing 275 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: people to see a Johnny Depp movie anymore. I mean, 276 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: look at the movies he's done since then, Dark Shadows, Bomb, 277 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: Lone Ranger, Bomb Mordecai, one of the biggest bombs of 278 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: all time. So maybe he still has the name draw 279 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: to him, but he's not putting out anything of worth, 280 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: anything substantial. But he also hasn't put out a movie 281 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: since his trial took the entire world by storm, so 282 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 1: that was his last real polarizing performance. So unless he 283 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: wants to star in a movie about that, I'm not 284 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 1: going out to see a Johnny Depp movie. At number 285 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: eight is Leonardo DiCaprio. He's my number one. I will 286 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: spend any amount of money to go see Leonardo DiCaprio 287 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: movie in theaters because I know he is going to deliver. 288 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: He only makes about one movie a year and it's 289 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 1: always a very impactful and noteworthy movie Give Leo All 290 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: My Money. 291 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 2: At number one. 292 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: Of his highest grossing movies of all time is Titanic. 293 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: It just don't make them like they used to back 294 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety seven. At number two is Inception, and 295 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: at number three is The Revenant. I can't wait to 296 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: spend money on him again this year and watch him 297 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: in Killers of the Flower Moon. I think he is 298 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: the total package. He has the box office draw, he has, 299 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 1: the versatility, has the charisma, the talent, the professionalism, and 300 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: the public persona. He's always trying to save the world, 301 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: save the environment, save the whales. 302 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 2: I love the whales. I love Leo. 303 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: So there he is made it at number eight should 304 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: be number one, and number seven is Will Smith. I 305 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: would say Will Smith maybe ten years ago, now will 306 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: Smith anymore? And this would even be my thoughts pre 307 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: the Oscar slap of last year. But his highest grossing 308 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: movies include A Independence Day and Men in Black three, 309 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: which is surprising that movie made six hundred and twenty 310 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: four million dollars with as bad as it was. I 311 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: just don't think the appeal and draw is there anymore 312 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: for Will Smith. He's made a lot of bad movies. 313 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: To the point to where I just don't believe in 314 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: the things he does. I think the one movie that 315 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: changed my mind was King Richard, and I love that 316 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: movie when I watched it, but I have to say 317 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: post the Oscar Slap, it was hard for me to 318 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: enjoy that movie and want to revisit it. It just 319 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: kind of left a bad taste in my mouth, and 320 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: I really wasn't expecting to have that reaction to it. 321 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: I thought that I could separate the art from the artist, 322 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: but a lot of the appeal of Will Smith is 323 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: his public persona and how he presents himself on social 324 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: media and how he connects with fans, and for me 325 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: kind of ruined it a little bit. And I was 326 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: already less interested in going to see the movies he 327 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: was starring in because he had made a lot of 328 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: box office bombs. So that really just led to my 329 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: contribution that I am no longer a Will Smith stan 330 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: At number six is Julia Roberts America's Sweetheart. Her highest 331 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: grossing movies include at number one, Ocean's Eleven, at number two, 332 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Brockovich, and at number three is Nodding Hill. She 333 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: definitely still has that box office appeal. I was mentioning 334 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: George Clooney earlier being one of the only actors who 335 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: could get me out to see a rom com in theaters. 336 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: Also starring in that movie Ticket to Paradise was the 337 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: one and only Julia Roberts, so she definitely still has 338 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: that draw. I would probably say yeah, more so than 339 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: George Clooney because she's also at a point in her 340 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: career which he's not taking on every role, so anytime 341 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: she does put out a movie it is pretty significant. 342 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: And out of all the actors on this list, I 343 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: feel like she is the one who really the only 344 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: time we see her is in the movie theater. For 345 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: as famous as she is, you don't see her in 346 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: interviews talking about things. You don't really see her out 347 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: in public at all. So if she is starring in 348 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: a movie, it feels like an event. So at number six, 349 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: I'm good with Julia Roberts getting into the top five. Now, 350 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: the only thing I'm not happy with in the top 351 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: five then it's all dudes. But at number five is 352 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: Denzel Washington. His highest grossing movies include The Equalizer two 353 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: and number two is The Equalizer. At number three is 354 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: American Gangster surprising that all of the Equalizer movies are 355 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: in his top three, with Equalizer three coming out later 356 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: this year on September first. He doesn't really do any sequels. 357 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: The Equalizer series is the only movie franchise he's done 358 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: multiple movies inside of Denzel Washington is one of the 359 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 1: most charismatic actors of our lifetime, probably on this entire list. 360 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: Just his smile alone, I look this up is worth 361 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: fifty million dollars and that source is Movie Mike's movie podcast. 362 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 1: And not only does he have the box office numbers, 363 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: but he also has the Critical Acclaim, multiple Oscar winner 364 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: for Best Actor Supporting Actor. He's been in Best Pictures. 365 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: Denzel has done it all and continues to do so, 366 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 1: so not surprising he made it into the top five. 367 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: At number four is Brad Pitt. I would put him 368 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: on my list, right underneath Leonardo DiCaprio. Brad Pitt is 369 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: the only actor I would pay just to hear them talk. 370 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: He could just grab a dictionary and just read words 371 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: and say each page in a different accent, and I 372 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: would pay fifteen dollars to see that for two hours. 373 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: His top three highest grossing movies of all time include 374 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, World War Zee and 375 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: two thousand and Fourst Troy. 376 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 2: I feel like his. 377 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 1: Prime came in the late nineties early two thousands, but 378 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: I almost feel like he's entering this second prime of 379 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: his career now that he's in his fifties. And I 380 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: say that him being in the last year of his fifties. 381 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 1: He's fifty nine years old, just did Bullet Train, so 382 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: I think he's still at that level where he can 383 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: do action movies. So I'm curious to see how his 384 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: trajectory as an actor changes as he gets into his 385 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: sixties and even seventies, and see him kind of transition 386 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: the way Tom Hanks did in entering an era of 387 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: his career where he can't take all in those older roles. 388 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see Brad Pitt as a grandpa. 389 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 2: That brings us to number three. 390 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: Speak of the Devil it is Tom Hanks. His highest 391 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: grossing movies include Toy Story four, The Da Vinci from 392 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: two thousand and six, and Forrest Gump from nineteen ninety four. 393 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: Crazy to me that Tom Hanks is only seven years 394 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 1: older than Brad Pitt, but he's already doing roles where 395 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: he is that older grandpa figure. So not only is 396 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: he still doing roles that are bringing money into movie theaters, 397 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: but he's also doing roles that people are still talking 398 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 1: about and buzzing about. We saw him in Elvis, unrecognizable 399 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: and doing a villain role. Then we also saw him 400 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: be heartwarming and charming in A Man called Auto. If 401 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: Tom Hanks ever decides to retire from acting, I hope 402 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: his final role is him sitting down and saying, hey, 403 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: I want to write a movie. I want to write 404 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: Forrest Gump too, and he goes out on the highest 405 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: note possible, at the height of his career, being the 406 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: last movie he ever does. Just picture it Forrest Gump 407 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 1: in his seventies, maybe his eighties, depending on when he 408 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: wants to retire, sitting on a park bench talking about 409 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: everything that has happened since the last movie. Once the 410 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: writer strike is up, somebody get out and make that movie. 411 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: You have some time to work on it. At number two. 412 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: It's hard to argue with this, but I'm gonna try 413 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: to anyway. It is the rock. His highest grossing movies 414 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 1: include Jumanji The Next Level, Hobbs and Shaw from twenty nineteen, 415 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: and at number three is Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle, 416 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: And you could make a claim that The Rock has 417 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: all those qualities I was talking about early on in 418 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: the episode, except for versatility. The Rock is just the 419 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: Rock in every single movie. He just changes out whatever 420 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: outfit he's in, and I feel like that is going 421 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: to start to limit him in his roles as he 422 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: continues on. A lot of his career is based on 423 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: his physical attributes, and just him playing the same character 424 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 1: over and over can't really hold on to that forever. 425 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: And you also just can't hold on to that level 426 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: of popularity for a long long amount of time. So 427 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: I feel like as that starts to dwindle, his box 428 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: office numbers are going to start to reflect that. And 429 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: I also don't feel like he has one outstanding role 430 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: that defines him as an actor. Just looking at those 431 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: top three highest grossing movies, it's the Jumanji movies. I 432 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: still don't associate him with the Jumanji franchise. I still 433 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: associate Robin Williams. So this also proves to me just 434 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: because you can generate a lot of money at the 435 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: box office doesn't necessarily mean you're a great actor. He's 436 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: just very very popular, but that will dwindle. So say 437 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: the rolls dry up, say he stops making movies because 438 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: we stop going to see them, we get a little 439 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: sick of them. He'll be fine. He can still sleep 440 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: every night on his piles and piles of money and 441 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: dry his tears with dollar bills. And at number one 442 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: on the list it is mister Hollywood himself, Tom Cruise. 443 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: His highest grossing movies include Top Gun Maverick, which made 444 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: one point five billion dollars at. 445 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 2: The box office. 446 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: So of all the actors in this top five, to 447 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: have a one point five billion dollar movie in the 448 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: last year, that is unheard of. At number two is 449 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: Mission Impossible Fallout from twenty eighteen, making seven hundred and 450 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: ninety one million dollars. He has another one of those 451 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: on the way, and at number three is War of 452 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: the World from two thousand and five by making over 453 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: half a billion dollars. I think he is the most 454 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: bankable A list Hollywood star of all time. He makes 455 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: movies that demand the big screen. Even though I'm not 456 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: the biggest fan of him as a person, in his 457 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: last few roles, he has really won me over as 458 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: somebody who is saving Hollywood and somebody who makes movies 459 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: that drive people out to the movie theaters. And I 460 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: am somebody who loves going to the movies and wants 461 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: more people to go to the movies and have a 462 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 1: reason to. And I think if Tom is the person 463 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: doing that, so I can respect that, even though I 464 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:33,959 Speaker 1: feel he's kind of weird. 465 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 2: So that is the list. 466 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: Some actors I am surprised who did not make the 467 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 1: top twenty. I would say the fact that Matthew McConaughey 468 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 1: is not on the list is pretty surprising to me. 469 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: Maybe more of his bankability was in the early two thousands, 470 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: but he is an actor much like Brad Pitt. I 471 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 1: would pay fifteen dollars to hear him read words out 472 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: of the Dictionary. I just love the way that he talks, 473 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: the cadence in his voice. He's just the polarizing person. 474 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: I would also on my personal list put Jake Gillenhall. 475 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: Every single movie he's done recently has had me out 476 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: in the theater if it was available there. The Covenant, Ambulance, 477 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 1: fider Man, Far from Home. He's also had success on 478 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: streaming with the Guilty. I think he is oftentimes an 479 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: actor who doesn't get the recognition he deserves even though 480 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 1: his movies make a lot of money. I would also 481 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 1: add onto the list Margot Robbie, who I feel is 482 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: also in the prime of her career with Barbie coming 483 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 1: out this summer, but with movies like The Suicide Squad. 484 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: Also one of the stars once upon a time in Hollywood. 485 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: I think any movie she makes is gonna make money, 486 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: even if it's bad. Just look at Babylon. Another actor 487 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: I would put on the list is Robert Pattinson, and 488 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 1: I think people still just see him as Edward Colin 489 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 1: from Twilight, which is mind blowing to me because he's 490 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: done so many different types of role since that, not 491 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: only in the mainstream but also just so many great 492 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: indie movies that he's done that really shows his versatility 493 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: as an actor. So I think he has the box 494 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: office appeal from the Twilight movies. He was also in 495 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: Harry Potter, but he's also done big action movies like 496 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: The Batman and Tenant, and he's definitely in my top 497 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 1: five of actors that I will go see no matter 498 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: what they are in. Another actor I think could get 499 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: there is Timothy Shallomey, who I'll talk about more in 500 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: the trailer Park with Dune two. But I feel like 501 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: in a world that feels like we have less and 502 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: less movie stars, he's really been able to cut through. 503 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: I will also put his co star from Dune in 504 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: that category. Zannaya, who has been a pillar in the 505 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: Tom Holland Spider Man movies and even outside of film, 506 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: has done really well on euphoria, so I think that 507 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: is greatly going to translate into her box office appeal 508 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: as we go into another Dune movie. So that is 509 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: the list. Those are the additions I wanted to make. 510 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: If you think there should be someone else in the 511 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: conversation of the actors with the biggest box office appeal, 512 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: let me know. Hit me up on email movie Mike 513 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: d at gmail dot com or on socials at Mike Distro. 514 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: All the links always for you. In the podcast episode description, 515 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 1: we'll come back talk about the Evil Dead and Dune 516 00:24:56,440 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: Part two. In the trailer park, let's get into a 517 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: spoiler free movie review. Now finally get to talk about 518 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: Evil Dead rise. I love me a good horror movie, 519 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 1: and I feel like Evil Dead is just one of 520 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: the most underappreciated franchises in the entire genre. Now at 521 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: this point, in my movie watching career, it is really 522 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: hard for me to feel fear when watching a movie. 523 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 1: I'm pretty desensitized. Blood guts, demons don't really get under 524 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: my skin. But just watching this trailer alone, it got 525 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: me scared, and going into this movie, I felt a 526 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: little bit worried oddly for me that I wasn't going 527 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: to be able to handle it. Because there are so 528 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: many disturbing images in the trailer alone, I can only 529 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: imagine what they were going to put into the actual movie. 530 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: So I probably hold this movie to a bit of 531 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,160 Speaker 1: a different standard. So before we get into this full 532 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: movie review, here's just a little bit of that trailer 533 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: if you missed it, and just so you know, pretty 534 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: scary movie, pretty scary trailer. So if you're not into it, 535 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: we'll buckle up because we're getting deep into this movie 536 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: now coming in the. 537 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 4: Mouth the Book of the Day. 538 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: Mom, hope. 539 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 2: Now we can be a big, happy family again. 540 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: You don't look so good, fault, So I will say 541 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: it at the top of this review. Evil Did Rise 542 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: is one of the best horror movies in years, but 543 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: it's not perfect. This movie is better than Megan, it's 544 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: better than Smile, but just Based on what I've said 545 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: so far, I feel like this movie is harder to 546 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: sell to the general public. Even for me going into 547 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 1: this movie having that nervous feeling and thinking that it 548 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: was gonna give me nightmares afterwards. It's hard to convince 549 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: somebody to want to go watch a movie like this 550 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: with you. Hey, you want to go watch a movie 551 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 1: about demons and you may have nightmares after watching this movie? 552 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 2: No, I really don't. But I feel like that is. 553 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: The essence of the Evil Did franchise back what Sam 554 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: Raimi created with the original one. Yes, the Sam Raimi 555 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: who did the original Spider Man Trip and Doctor Strange 556 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: into the Multiverse of Madness, and I feel like this 557 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: franchise has built a fan base on being very campy, 558 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: over the top, extremely gory, basically taking every horror element 559 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 1: up to a ten. 560 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 2: So Evil Dead. 561 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 1: Rise did not disappoint on that front. With the movie 562 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: is about. It's a reunion between two a Strange sisters. 563 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: One comes home after being on the road as a 564 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: guitar tech with the band. She goes to see them 565 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: for the first time in years. It's her sister and 566 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: her three kids and they live in this really creepy 567 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 1: old apartment complex that's about to be condemned, and little 568 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: do they know, a demonic presence is hiding underneath this 569 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: apartment building that comes out in the form of this 570 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: big earthquake. It shakes up a bunch of things, and 571 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 1: then the kids go down into this hole created by 572 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: the earthquake and find the Book of the Dead. 573 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 2: And if you see any. 574 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: Other Evil Dead movie, or if you haven't, that's where 575 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: everything comes from. That's where all the evil demons come 576 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 1: out of. As soon as you open up that book, 577 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: it unleashes havoc and it really doesn't let up until well, 578 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,719 Speaker 1: basically it takes everybody out. Well, these characters have a 579 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 1: better time defeating this evil presence. Well to figure that out, 580 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: you have to watch the movie. But what I loved 581 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: that this movie did is right out of the gate, 582 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: it hits you with that punch right in the face. 583 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: I love it when horror movies have a killer opening 584 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,199 Speaker 1: and waste no time with a lot of backstory, and 585 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: that's exactly what this movie did. It really quickly established 586 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: the tone with this kind of vicious cinematography. Through the 587 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: use of a drone, it gave this really jarring opening 588 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 1: that combined with the theme song, really just made it 589 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 1: feel like an Evil Dead movie. So you get that 590 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,719 Speaker 1: opening sequence and then it leads us to our story. 591 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: So you get that punch at the beginning with the 592 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: opening scene, and then you get right into the story. 593 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 2: Now. I always feel that. 594 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: Horror movies lose me a little bit in those first 595 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: twenty minutes as they're trying to establish all their characters. 596 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: But what director and writer Lee Cronin was able to 597 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: do was actually create some characters I cared about. I 598 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: was actually interested in the sister's relationship the three kids 599 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: in the movie, so as it's fleshing them out, as 600 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: it's going through the reason they are living here, going 601 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 1: through all the issues with the kid's dad, their entire relationship, 602 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: I really start to care about them and bond with them, 603 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 1: even though it's pretty quick. Most times I just don't 604 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: even care. I'm just like, hey, get to the horror stuff, 605 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: bring out the demons, show me some blood and guts, 606 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: because that's what we all came here for. But I 607 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: think there is power of creating characters to actually feel 608 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: for in a horror movie, because then once all the 609 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: crazy stuff happens and you know some of these characters 610 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 1: aren't going to make it to the very end of 611 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: the movie. It gives a little bit more impact there. 612 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: So that was the way I felt that not only 613 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: did this movie set itself apart from others in this franchise, 614 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: but really from any other horror movie. Also, what I 615 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: loved about this movie was the strong female presence throughout 616 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: this entire thing. A lot of times in horror movies, 617 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: it's that overuse damsel in distress, and the female characters 618 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: are always needing rescuing, always needing help, or always being 619 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: taken out by the villain. In this case, they're the 620 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: ones being awesome. They're the ones taking on this demon. 621 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: They are the ones who make this movie fun to watch. 622 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: The main conflict they face is after they opened the 623 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: Book of the Dead, this demon possesses the mom and 624 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: she is no longer herself, makes this really creepy speech 625 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: saying she's gonna kill everybody in her family, and then 626 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: they just try to keep her out of the apartment 627 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: as they find a way to escape from the building. 628 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: I also really enjoyed that it has a pretty limited cast. 629 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: You have the family and then you have a few 630 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: of the people living in the apartment, so that really 631 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 1: is able to create this little horror fairy tale. And 632 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: since they didn't spend a whole lot of money on 633 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: having other actors, a lot of that money, I felt 634 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: went to the VFX all the blood and it did 635 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: create one of my favorite movie theater experiences when watching 636 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: a horror movie, something that collectively the entire movie theater did. 637 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: There was this moment where one of the characters was 638 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: doing something that was like, why are you doing this? 639 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: That always happens in a good horror movie. It's a 640 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: little bit cliche at times of nobody in their right 641 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: mind would do this go towards the danger, but they did, 642 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: and there was a collective no do it moment in 643 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: my theater, and that just felt like this fun, little 644 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: bonding moment. That is the reason I love going to 645 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 1: the movies. I think horror movies especially bring that out 646 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: in people of just going enjoying a movie with strangers 647 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: and yelling at the screen. Visually, I don't think there 648 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 1: was anything groundbreaking in this movie. I would have to 649 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 1: say what really shined was the sound design. You heard 650 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: it a little bit in the trailer I played earlier, 651 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: but all the weird little buzzing sounds, all the little 652 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: distorted voices, a lot of the panting left and right 653 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: in the theater. I felt that in my chest throughout 654 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: this entire movie, and I actually think that is what 655 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: made this movie scarier to watch. It was all the 656 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: things going on in your ears more so than the 657 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: images for me, and I was really expecting to be 658 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: a little bit more scared by this movie. Maybe I 659 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: overhype myself a little bit too much, but I felt 660 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: like all of the action and all of the horror 661 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: was just a little bit more shocking and gory aside 662 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: from being scary. 663 00:31:57,520 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 2: I think there's a difference there. 664 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: It's easier to throw a lot of blood on the screen, 665 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: and there is a lot of blood used in this movie. 666 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: I believe it was seventeen hundred gallons used in this 667 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: entire movie, which is the equivalent of about thirteen thousand 668 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: blood donations. And I really love seeing the return of blood, 669 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: which is something I feel that the genre has gotten 670 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: away from. 671 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 2: It was just kind of nice to see that level. 672 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: Of blood again. So I enjoyed that element of it. 673 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: But I think when it comes to the demon and 674 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: possession type movie, I've been more scared in other movies, 675 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: so maybe I was just a little bit more prepared, 676 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 1: but I just felt it was a little bit more shocking, brutal, 677 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: and bloody than it was just all out scary. The 678 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: movie kind of got stuck in second gear where it 679 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: started out with a bang. With that opening sequence, I 680 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: started caring about my characters, but I kept waiting for 681 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: it to ramp up a little bit more and more, 682 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: and then until it got to the third act, I realized, oh, 683 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: it really wasn't going to get to that level for 684 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: me that I was expecting it to go on. But 685 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: it was a really solid third act, and that is 686 00:32:57,320 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: what I love in a horror movie, the big fine battle, 687 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 1: and that is where really all. 688 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 2: The blood is showcased. In this movie. 689 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: I don't want to ruin it, but if you've seen 690 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 1: The Shining, you know there's an elevator scene with a 691 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: lot of blood that was really fun to see on screen. 692 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: The entire time, I was just thinking, I wonder how 693 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: long these actors were colored red, because that is kind 694 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: of a trademark of the Evil Dead movies, to have 695 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: your character completely drenched in blood, their entire body, face, 696 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: everything is red. The only color you see is the 697 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 1: white of their eyes and the whiter their teeth. I 698 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: think that is such a great still and look of 699 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: the movie. So all in all, it delivered on that front. 700 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: I will say when it comes to the entire series 701 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: and where it stacks up, nothing can touch the original 702 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,959 Speaker 1: Evil Dead. It is one of my favorite movies from 703 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: the eighties. But it made me appreciate a little bit 704 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: more of the twenty thirteen version, which I feel like, 705 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: I mean, it came out ten years ago now that 706 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: we don't revisit enough as horror movie fans and don't 707 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:58,239 Speaker 1: give that movie enough credit for reviving this franchise. So 708 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: the movie is a certified hit, making tiny million dollars 709 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: at the box office at the time of recording this, 710 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 1: so it's safe to say there will be another installment. 711 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: Hopefully Lee Cronin will be back writing and directing this movie. 712 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 1: I think he's on the right track. Really nailed the 713 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: action in this movie, really nailed the blood and the 714 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:18,440 Speaker 1: horror elements. But just make a better second act and 715 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,760 Speaker 1: keep that energy up through the entire movie. 716 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 2: The next one could be the best one yet. 717 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,439 Speaker 1: So I am all in still on the Evil Dead 718 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: franchise for the Evil Dead Rise. I gave it four 719 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 1: out of five elevators full of blood. 720 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,880 Speaker 3: It's time to head down to movie Mike Traylor. 721 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: Paul Dune, Dingdo Dodo and Dune Dundo Doo doo, and 722 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: Dude Dune anddn Doo Dude. 723 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 2: That is the movie we are talking about today. I've 724 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 2: had a. 725 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:48,840 Speaker 1: Couple of weeks now to sit with the Dune two trailer. 726 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: I was recently talking about this movie whenever they made 727 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: the big announcement at CinemaCon, and I told you guys 728 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 1: that I found the first one to be pretty boring 729 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 1: and I love sci fi movie. It is in my 730 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:04,240 Speaker 1: top three genres. But when it came to Dune Part one, 731 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: I wasn't really interested in the movie till the last 732 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 1: twenty minutes and then it was over. But now after 733 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: seeing the trailer for Part two hearing more about it, 734 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: I think Dnievil Nub who was the director of this movie, 735 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: who had directed the first one, who was a great director. 736 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: I feel like he has a really big vision for 737 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,919 Speaker 1: these movies, and I am into it and reading more 738 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,359 Speaker 1: about Dune two, it seems like this is where all 739 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: the action takes place. 740 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 2: This is being described more as a war movie. 741 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 1: The first one was really just setting the stage, so 742 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: I don't entirely love that because I feel like boring 743 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:39,959 Speaker 1: audiences in part one is the best idea to create 744 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: momentum going into part two. But looking at the cast, 745 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: looking at the visuals in this movie, and knowing that 746 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:48,359 Speaker 1: there's going to be more action, I am buying into 747 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: Dune two. So before I get into my full thoughts 748 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: on what is happening with this sequel, here's just a 749 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 1: little bit of the Dune Part two trailer. 750 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:58,280 Speaker 4: Have you ever had a dream about your first ride? 751 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 4: Didn't prison anyone? You're brief, We don't know that. Be simple, 752 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:11,360 Speaker 4: be direct. 753 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:14,799 Speaker 3: We gave them something to hope for. 754 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 2: My thie, Knife, Chip, and Shutter. 755 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: So before I get into talking about this A plus cast, 756 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 1: I want to talk about director Denis Villeneuve, who has 757 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: quietly become one of my favorite directors with movies like 758 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:38,880 Speaker 1: Arrival in twenty sixteen, before that, Ciicario in twenty fifteen, 759 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: Prisoners in twenty thirteen, and one of my favorite movies 760 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 1: in the last decade, Blade Runner twenty forty nine. So 761 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: he is somebody who I feel is low key making 762 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: the most cinematic movies out there right now, and I 763 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: feel like he doesn't get enough credit for that. Everybody 764 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: talks about Christopher Nolan, everybody talks about Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron, 765 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: but nobody brings up Denny new when talking about the 766 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: best directors in the game right now. So I want 767 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,920 Speaker 1: to give credit to him for even making me remotely 768 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: interested in watching another Dune movie, because I feel like, 769 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,640 Speaker 1: through his body of work in the last decade, he 770 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 1: has earned the right for me to watch anything he 771 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: creates because I believe. 772 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 2: In him that much. 773 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 1: So aside from that, looking at this A plus cast, 774 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: you have Timothy Chalomey returning, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler 775 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:27,880 Speaker 1: looking completely unrecognizable in this movie. It looks like he 776 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: has finally dropped the Elvis persona. He doesn't look or 777 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: sound anything like Elvis in this trailer, So it's given 778 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: me some hope now that hey, he actually has some range, 779 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: but still glad he didn't win for Best Actor. You 780 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 1: have Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, who is now 781 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 1: just killing the game. I don't even think I need 782 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,719 Speaker 1: to call him a wrestler turned actor anymore. 783 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:48,760 Speaker 2: I just love how. 784 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 1: Ambitious he is with all of his roles, taking risks, 785 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: anything that comes at him. 786 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 2: It just seems so natural. 787 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:57,359 Speaker 1: So I have full faith he will continue to have 788 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: an incredible career in movies. And also, you have Christopher 789 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: Walking in this movie. You don't get a glimpse of 790 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:06,400 Speaker 1: him in this trailer, but just looking at all those names, 791 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:10,319 Speaker 1: it's incredible to have such a big movie, looks so 792 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:13,279 Speaker 1: cinematic and also have all these names attached to it. 793 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,240 Speaker 1: There's nothing else really like that out there right now. 794 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 1: So I kind of describe Dune as Game of Thrones 795 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:21,440 Speaker 1: in the desert. That is the vibe I got after 796 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:24,080 Speaker 1: watching the first movie. It parallels in the way that 797 00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:26,000 Speaker 1: there are a lot of characters, a lot of names 798 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,280 Speaker 1: I can't pronounce, and I really have to pay attention. 799 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: So I feel like this one, focusing more on a war, 800 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:34,239 Speaker 1: focusing more on the action, will be a little bit 801 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 1: more pleasing to the more casual viewer. 802 00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:38,240 Speaker 2: So this sequel will. 803 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:41,719 Speaker 1: Follow Timothy Challamay's character Paul and his revenge against the 804 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 1: hurricane who murdered his family in the first movie. The 805 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:47,480 Speaker 1: movie is coming out on November three, so a really 806 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 1: solid time for this movie to come out. This sequel 807 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:53,520 Speaker 1: is based on the second half of the first Dune book. 808 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,759 Speaker 1: I'll admit haven't read it, have no interest in reading it. 809 00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:00,200 Speaker 1: Maybe not the most popular opinion, but why read the book? Look, 810 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:02,200 Speaker 1: when you can watch the movie. I'm a movie guy. 811 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: That is how I will always feel. So what I 812 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,439 Speaker 1: really love about this trailer and what I still loved 813 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,080 Speaker 1: about the first movie. You can't take away the cinematic 814 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:12,680 Speaker 1: quality of that first one. It deserved the Oscar that 815 00:39:12,760 --> 00:39:15,760 Speaker 1: it won. I said that even going into that award show. 816 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 1: But what Dnieville knew has been able to do in 817 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,680 Speaker 1: creating a world that feels like it exists in some 818 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,839 Speaker 1: dystopian future. The movie was filmed in Budapest, Italy, and 819 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 1: I can't even place it into the world. It doesn't 820 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 1: even look like it belongs on this planet. So that 821 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: is a feat in itself. And he is saying this 822 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,719 Speaker 1: movie is more action packed, it's a war movie, and 823 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:39,600 Speaker 1: this is the main course of Doune. What I think 824 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:42,000 Speaker 1: will be the standout moment of this movie, and you 825 00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:45,040 Speaker 1: get a little teaser of it in the trailer, is 826 00:39:45,080 --> 00:39:50,239 Speaker 1: Timothy Chalomey's character attracting and writing a sandworm. And I 827 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: feel like in movies now, it's been a while since 828 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:55,279 Speaker 1: we get a moment that just kind of stands and 829 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,719 Speaker 1: sets itself apart in cinematic history, etches itself into the 830 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 1: history books, and I think that it could be a 831 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 1: moment that we remember for a very long time, although 832 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:06,160 Speaker 1: it did kind of remind me. If you are a 833 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:09,440 Speaker 1: SpongeBob fan like I am, there's an episode called Sandy 834 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 1: SpongeBob in the Worm where Sandy takes on this big 835 00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:16,879 Speaker 1: Alaskan bull worm, and I can't help but picturing that 836 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: moment when I think of this scene that's gonna happen 837 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,840 Speaker 1: in Dune Part two. So again, this movie is coming 838 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:24,759 Speaker 1: out on November three. I also just love the wardrobe 839 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:26,920 Speaker 1: in this movie, so maybe I'll dress up like that 840 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:28,360 Speaker 1: when I go see it in theaters. 841 00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 3: At that point is this week's edition of movie. 842 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 1: Line tram or Bar, And that's gonna do it for 843 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: another episode here of the podcast. But before I go, 844 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,120 Speaker 1: I got to give my listeners shout out of the week. 845 00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 1: You can get a listeners shout out by tagging me 846 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: in your Instagram story, sending me a tweet at Mike 847 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: Distro or hitting me up on email moviemke d at 848 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 1: gmail dot com. This week's listener shout out is an email. 849 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,840 Speaker 1: I got a note from Christine who said, Mike D 850 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: I have finally finished every episode of the podcast, starting 851 00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,960 Speaker 1: from episode one. It took me a few months. I 852 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:02,080 Speaker 1: love the podcast. I'm a very casual movie watcher. I 853 00:41:02,080 --> 00:41:04,640 Speaker 1: don't know the director's studios, and sometimes not even the 854 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:07,239 Speaker 1: names of the actors in the movies, but your podcast 855 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,919 Speaker 1: has given me a new perspective and I've learned so much. 856 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:12,959 Speaker 1: I've also seen your growth as a podcaster. I've heard 857 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,000 Speaker 1: you become more comfortable talking into the mic, owning your thoughts, 858 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:19,160 Speaker 1: and growing in your interview skills. My favorite interview was 859 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:21,960 Speaker 1: the one with Chris Sanders from Lilo and Stitch. Sorry 860 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:23,879 Speaker 1: for the long message, but all of this to say, 861 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:27,440 Speaker 1: keep watching great movies and I'll talk to you. Pause later, 862 00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:29,920 Speaker 1: actually wrote the dot dot dot. I hadn't realized that 863 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:32,440 Speaker 1: little pause has become my little trademark in the outro 864 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:34,720 Speaker 1: that you have picked up on. So thank you, Christine, 865 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:38,520 Speaker 1: not only for this great message, but for listening to 866 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:42,160 Speaker 1: this podcast. From episode one because I started as back 867 00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:45,320 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. It really has been a growing process 868 00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:47,640 Speaker 1: and something I've really just strived to get better at 869 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:50,760 Speaker 1: on every single episode. So the fact that that shines 870 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,880 Speaker 1: through when listening all the way through in just a 871 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: few months, that means a lot to me. I'm glad 872 00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: I'm not getting worse, is what I'm trying to say, 873 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:00,239 Speaker 1: and I will say I feel like I have kind 874 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:02,719 Speaker 1: of a new felin confidence just in this year, and 875 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:04,720 Speaker 1: I think this is something we can all take away 876 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:07,640 Speaker 1: in any aspect of our life, is owning what you're 877 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:11,040 Speaker 1: passionate about, and when you think you do something well, 878 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:14,240 Speaker 1: don't be afraid to say that, yeah, I'm actually pretty 879 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 1: good at this. I wouldn't have said that in the 880 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,719 Speaker 1: first year of doing this podcast, But now I feel like, 881 00:42:18,719 --> 00:42:22,359 Speaker 1: when it comes to talking about movies reviewing movies, I'm 882 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:25,279 Speaker 1: so comfortable with it now that, in a weird way, 883 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:27,319 Speaker 1: for the first time, I'm proud of it. I don't 884 00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:29,719 Speaker 1: mean that in an arrogant way. I don't mean that 885 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:32,520 Speaker 1: in an overly confident way. I just think when it 886 00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:35,359 Speaker 1: comes to the things that we all put so much 887 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:38,120 Speaker 1: time and effort into, you should be proud of it, 888 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:40,719 Speaker 1: so thank you Christine for picking up on that. Thanks 889 00:42:40,719 --> 00:42:44,080 Speaker 1: to anyone who has been listening from episode one, you 890 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:46,759 Speaker 1: guys are the ogs. You are the reason that I 891 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,719 Speaker 1: continue to do this podcast because your support means the 892 00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:52,040 Speaker 1: world to me. So thank you for listening, thank you 893 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:55,040 Speaker 1: for being subscribed, and until next week, go out and 894 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:57,840 Speaker 1: watch good movies and I will talk to you later