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Well there was that!

Yes! Soooo many kids films are plasticy nah-nah-nah garbage that has me wondering what kind of adult would think a kid would like the film. So, when I saw Harold and the Purple Crayon, I was pleasantly surprised. It had that sense of joy to it that so many kids films today seem to be lacking. Thanks for the comment.

Check out “Gentlemen Broncos” and you’ll see where they stole the nerdy, librarian, sci fi author character from. From the Napoleon Dynamite folks.

Yes, I agree. There was something insidious in how the film was written and produced that made it feel so much more real than other films that tackle similar topics. The fact that the therapist is part of the story in such an unsettling way is also one of the things that erodes any feeling of safety in the film. Thanks for making that point! I haven't yet seen "It Ends With Us," but there are so many people talking about it that I kind of feel like I need to watch it.

yeah... Their series have been really hit or miss lately. I really do think the problem is hiring screenwriters and directors who are just doing a job or who don't really care about Star Wars and are just in it to make a name for themselves.

True, but remember, before everyone died, they would have been sending regular reports back to the home office. The position of the space station would have been recorded. Then, using AI and math, the company could have figured out potential trajectories based upon last known coordinates, time, gravity, and velocity. If they can build life-like androids, the science to map potential coordinates for a lost station would not be difficult, and with such an expensive investment going dark, I don't think the company would have not investigated.

@@ErinUnderwood But what if it was a top-secret, classified project that no one else knew about? Well, in any case, you certainly have a point, because once the station powered back up, it would have surely become a beacon of communication and distress signals and have been instantly detected by the authorities on the planet below.

@@TueSorensen You have a good point too. It's funny that either way you look at it, it could have easily been resolved if the company showed up at some point....even if it was to watch the station blow up in the final scene as Rain and Andy escape.

That is a brilliant observation. It's the little bits of science that will get them every time. Good eye!

I am so glad you liked it! 🙂

The visuals were really well done. They did an excellent job in that department as well as the tech that they employed. Top notch in that areas! I'm glad you liked the film. It was an exciting 2 hours.

Alien! Romul-Kiss-My-Ass.. WTF! No disrespect to the channel but seriously! This was rushed and not character fleshed out enough to give us the full impact of what's about to unfold. Not to mention the disregard to the cannon on certain scenes EG: Chestburster to Adult in 10 minutes WTF! As for the ending we got a resurrection flashback seriously!!!

@@TheNITRO68 Yep, these were some of the issues that I talk about in this review as well. There were a number of other issues that I could have brought up, but I felt like the video was already going onto the longish side of things. Still, they kept the action moving almost from the start of the film, which I think did a decent job of keeping people from really thinking about the flaws while they were in act of watching the film. So, lots of people are likely to enjoy the wild ride ... until they actually start thinking about the film after the fact. For me, the super fast gestation rate for the aliens is a big miss with the film. I was secretly hoping that Bad-Andy would just airlock everyone and blow everything up. BUT then I started thinking that even that wouldn't "kill" the alien. It would just distribute it's little organic bits throughout the rings to be discovered by some human later. Thanks for the comment. This is one of those films that while I really enjoyed the "action," the best parts of the movie are in the flaws that we get to talk about here in the comments.

@ErinUnderwood Going to keep this simple. Act One: Good Act Two: OK Act three: “what a PoS” My question is when did the xenomorph go from the “perfect organism” in Alien as stated by Ash in the original to basically “canon fodder” in Romulus??……… 🤨 Ash also said in the original "I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality". Considering that 3 (maybe 4 since I may have missed one considering I was LOLing at that time) other lines in Romulus were “taken” directly from either Alien or Aliens……. Was a big mistake…… my biggest issue was there were too many scenes that were directly taken from Alien or Aliens…….. best example: Ripley and Newt in the infirmary with face huggers…….. Romulus, the same just a water……… 🤨

@@bkh8528 Dear god... when that particular line was said, I think I sank into my seat at least three inches from depression.... It's little things like that which change a movie from moments of homage to falling over itself to provide unwanted fan service. I think they had some interesting and exciting ideas, especially up front, but then they decided to ramp things up at the end... so rather than ending at the natural ending point, which would have been FINE... they strung it out another 30 minutes with an ending that was more of an act of jumping the shark than delivering something clever and new.

@ErinUnderwood Couldn’t agree more and I feel your review was spot on. I feel the movie had it’s moments but its failings which were far worse then it’s good moments. It was a serviceable movie that could’ve been a lot better (like you suggested) I thought the cast overall was fine but how they were portrayed was not, I saw a bunch of 20something year old miners that looked like a bunch of 20something year old influencers as apposed to Alien where I was seeing a bunch of “grizzlied” “space truckers” or Aliens were I’m seeing a bunch of “hardened marines”. Certain characters becoming “badass” didn’t make sense logically speaking, i mean Ellen Ripley didn’t become “badass” til the end of Aliens when she went to rescue Newt….. 😉 Honestly this movie felt a lot like playing a video game……. Move from one fetch quest to another til you fight the big boss……. And all the while toss out some “fan service” here and there to try to keep interest up……… It had potential (sure, never could’ve been an Alien or Aliens) but could’ve been in the same category but sadly it’s probably going to be in the category of Alien 3 or Prometheus maybe a 5/10 possibly a 6 though only because of its visual appearance……….

Brilliant!!! I wish I had that idea and had included it in my review! That would have been a perfect ending! I completely agree with you on that...and it would have made us mourn her and feel more compassion for Andy. Great idea!

@@ErinUnderwood Thanks! That is very kind of you.

Our pleasure! The film wasn't so great, but we had a great time at the movies. :-)

Oh. My. God. YES. My grad school thesis was actually on the art of adaptation, and it's absolutely wild how many studios just green light things because they see a built in audience without any real understanding of how to adapt the story into something that makes sense within the film industry. I think Borderlands falls into that category.

@@ErinUnderwood - I think you're right. It's not that a game can't have a good story and it's not that a writer can't produce a good film within an established world - it's that the right combination of people rarely align at the best of times. Birthing a film in a marketing department is like planting a minefield for a writer and director!

@@JohnnyWednesday Oh my god... I would like to put that last line on a postcard and send it to every studio's marketing department!

Oh! I totally missed seeing your comment! I'm so sorry about that. I actually haven't seen these films yet, but Hellsing Ultimate is on my wish list for when I have time. I'll add that others, too! Thank you!

@@ErinUnderwood What I found most impressive is how much research the Artist did for "Hellsing Ultimate."

@@ErinUnderwood I forgot to mention that what I listed are Anime series, and though there might be an associated movie, I listed the series titles. They are a good mix of a range of stories and emotions. I do hope you enjoy them!

If you liked Season 1 or Game of Thrones, I think you'll probably like House of the Dragon, Season 2. I think people who watched it on a weekly basis probably have a different take on the series since I bingeing it actually helps to speed up the slow moments. If you do watch, let me know what you think. :-)

Oh, I am so glad you liked Abigail. I think a lot of people skipped it because ... well, it's hard to make a "new" and "unique" vampire film lately. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this film. Let me know what you think of Monkey Man. I put off seeing that film and went because a friend wanted to go. I was also pleasantly surprised by that film, but it is really violent. I don't mind violence, but I know some people are sensitive to it. Thanks for the comments. I am enjoying reading them!

I hear you on that for sure! I go into these films now with major skepticism... and I always leave asking myself, "Was it worth the price of the ticket?" I never used to do that before.

So say we all. This series was so far ahead of its time. If it were airing for the first time right now it would be killing everyone in the ratings. Enjoy!

You get at one of the things that I think Disney doesn't know how to do: write great, smart, cheesy science fiction. It's like they can't seem to walk and chew bubblegum at the same time when it comes to Star Wars. I think the only reason that Deadpool & Wolverine was good was because Marvel had so much control. If Disney could have tamed it down, it would have been awful.... like The Acolyte... Sigh.

No worries. I make mistakes all of the time. :-) If you like GOT and/or the first season of House of the Dragon, I think you will likely enjoy this season as well when you get a chance to watch it. There are some bumps and it's a little slow in some areas, but bingeing it helps to solve some of those issues. Let me know what you think if you watch it. :-)

@@ErinUnderwood I will let you know.

Don’t bother. It’s not toxic to tell the truth. She’s not

Hi there, @valyrianPrince . I am telling my truth. I enjoyed this season, despite the bumps that it had. It lagged a bit here and there, but overall, it felt like the Game of Thrones world, which I like a lot. So, while it's not perfect, I do think most fans will generally enjoy the series.

@@ErinUnderwood On your side, Lady.

Yeah. That was my big fear about the multiverse as well. There are (or were) ways that they could have used the multiverse to great effect (and Deadpool & Wolverine is a great example of that), but they are overusing it in so many different films. ... and the storytelling is starting to get slopping and hard to follow. I really hope they find a way with this new set of films to solve or close off the multiverse. Thanks for the comment.

Nah, you are not old and cranky. :-) And Manga and Anime are wonderful art forms. I love them!! Hahahaha! I would have died if the Disney blue birds were fluttering around in that final scene. I think Ryan Reynolds would have done it if he had thought of it.

@Byronic19134 this is such a thoughtful and strategic response. I love RDJ and was really torn inside over this announcement, and while I LOVED Deadpool & Wolverine (which absolutely needed the multiverse to exist), I am so tired of the multiverse. Superhero films (which I love dearly) have this tendency to keep ramping the stakes up and up and up to this insane levels that make it harder and harder to achieve good storytelling. So, all that is to say, thank you. Thank you for giving me hope. I think you are right that they want Doomsday to succeed, and If they do put your stragegy into play with the right kind of money and writing to back it up.... I do think it can work and I'm here for it. Amazing comment. Thank you!

Also great point in that it should have been Yoda summoning Vernestra, who should have started by saying something like I see you have returned from vacation or the inner core, to show Yoda was not around for the events, and have Yoda say as you stated say , “Problem, we have?” I can even see in my head Vernestra reaction as her jaw would initially drop then quickly set back into her resting mean face as her eyes narrow questioningly like the face a kid makes when they are trying to discern how their parents found out about their shenanigans at school.

Yeah, I agree. There were a few different ways they could have handled Osha and Mae to land in the same place. What I really like about your suggestion is the idea of having Sol actually show her (Mae) he cares and how that would impact her since a lot of time anger is the external form of internal pain and sadness. That would have been a nice solution. Qimir is actually my favorite character in the show, and what I love about your suggestion is that it would give Osha a really solid reason to leave with Qimir. It's obvious he is lonely (and I don't mean in a sexual way like so many other people say). He misses the bond of master and padawan, and that loss scarred him as much as the marks on his back... and I did see the connection he felt with Osha, which I think had as much to do with her time with the Jedi as her potential to be his apprentice (or partner). I would have been happy with these solutions that you made. Sadly, the best solutions that I have seen suggested (like yours as well as mine) seem to all stem from Sol telling both girls the truth, and it's unfortunate that Headland didn't choose that path because she could have ended exactly in the same spot with the season while producing a much more compelling story.

I loved this film. I had been looking forward to it for so long, and I was delighted that it worked so well. I also think Ryan Reynolds is a power in the film industry and he has a very strong and proven track history... and he REALLY understand the market, the fans, and the stories. The result of having creators who are fans and really "get" the story they are telling, you automatically up level the quality of the story. I laughed so hard during certain moments, and I was actually wondering what you would think. I thought you would love it too, and I am so glad you did. I think the point you make about Marvel's and Disney's involvement in the script, production, and direction is actually right in line with the frustrations that I have been having with Disney regarding The Acolyte and some of the other Marvel films. In this case, they trusted the writers of the film and signed off on it without interference. Alternatively, with The Acolyte, Kathleen Kennedy did shoot down the original script from Leslye Headland and she approved the one that got produced. (I am curious about that original draft.) It is the job of the studio (as well as the publisher) to approve, edit, green light, produce, market, etc the products that they produce. Responsibility rolls upward on these things. The biggest difference between films and books is that when the book bombs, the book just gets dumped - often along with the author (who sometimes gets stuck having to payback an advance, but this doesn't happen with film). Most books don't have global audiences that are clamoring for the book. Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, etc are at the level. There is also a natural difference in audience size and expectations. If GRRM bombs on his next GOT book, the internet will explode.... but I don't expect that to happen because he's a great writer and he trusts his editor and his publisher is actively protecting that IP.

Eggs-zactly! RDJ is amazing! No doubt... but this is a bad business decision for them both. Right now, he is known for going out at the height of his talent, love, and adoration in his role as Tony Stark. What will his exit from Doctor Doom look like? And I can almost guarantee you that they will be using AI to some degree to de-age him... and what does that say about age-ism?

Bro wtf this is good because he is back like you are a newbie just let him play like wtf I love him he is my favorite character in movies funny you don’t understand how sad I was when he left marvel

@@KingPsychoz Lets break it down... I live RDJ as Ironman since the first movie. great actor and he made a great character. His charisma kept the whole Marvel project moving. I know a lot of fans love him and so do I. But here is the reality RDJ salary is going to be $80 million per movie. He will only work with the Russo Brothers who want 90 million to direct this project. (According to trade mags) That is a budget of $170 Million before a single frame or script. That is crazy. This means your making a $300 to $350 million movie. Just looked what happened to Indiana Jones with such a large budget. The lower the budget the easier it is to get a hit profitable movie. If this is not a profitable movie like Antman Quantumania, The Marvels or the Eternals it is going to continue Marvels downward spiral. It is also time to kill this whole multiverse concept. It is not popular. It means there are no stakes. "Ironman dies a valiant heartfelt death".... no worries we will just bring him back through the multiverse. As I am also a fan, I am mad that death no longer matters. Just like Starwars when Lightsabers no longer are fatal. They are cheating instead of writing good stories. Then see above about the whole age thing. And Final thought.... He was your favourite character.... he will be a new character. The Doctor Doom that I know is nothing like Ironman. If he plays it like Ironman.... Doctor Doom fans will be mad. If he plays it like Doctor Doom... Ironman fan will be mad because they didn't get what they expected.

So the problem with your opinion is that you are wrong on facts that have informed that opinion. They are not trying to start a new universe with RDJ. The new universe starts after Secret Wars which is the movie they been building up to since Endgame. They have gone off rails, and now are bringing Russos and RDJ back to finally close the chapter on this Universe and have it go out with a bang in an epic 3 movie long saga starting in F4: First Steps that leads into Avengers 5: Doomsday that will lead into the grand finale of Secret Wars which will be the death of the multiverse, the OG characters and the start of a new one after. Hope that clears things up.

@@Byronic19134 again, I love your perspective here that they are building up to bringing us back to a single universe so that death of a character is meaningful again. This is a path that I hope they take... and I think if they do it right, it can be done in a very emotional, exciting, and poignant storyline. And, as you say, the Russos do have a good track record. Thanks!!!

I've been thinking about your mention of the "benign sexism" and I find that such a strange comment for Headland (or anyone) to make. I think it's natural for people to want to help other people and to care for other people in ways that have nothing to do with sex, sexuality, or gender.... It's human and I think it's probably the most basic aspect of being human - to care for others. If we have to stop caring for people based on the fact that their gender doesn't align with our own, how is that going to impact our humanity? ... but I am getting way too philosophical here. I guess what I am trying to say is that I would just love natural and organic human emotions and reactions in my stories, and Sol's did not feel natural to who he was as a character (at least who he was presented to us to be as a character, which is why those choices didn't work).

@@ErinUnderwood It was exactly that philosophical question, why I completely reject the acolyte. I think, the messaging has the potential to harm society and we are just lucky that the creators have no talent and are not able to present a convincing story-line. I do not know, if Headland is doing it intentionally or if she has just so many psychological problems from her youth that she wants to work on in this show. The result is the same: A convoluted messaging, that is the complete opposite for what Star Wars once did stand for.

Yeah. This is right in line with how I am feeling right now. Maybe they need an older Doctor Doom, rather than a young Doctor Doom. Maybe there isn't a better person to play him based on the story they have in mind, but I just can't help feeling like impulse here is money and when they put money over story... story always loses.

I respectfully disagree and here is why. A lack of imagination would have just been announcing something like Iron Man 4, having RDJ as Doom is a complete curveball that nobody saw coming, so how does that lack imagination exactly? And also yes RDJ is a world class actor who despite those abilities and the frowned upon comic book genre, actually loved playing Tony Stark, loved being in the MCU, and never wanted to be killed off. But when asked to come back, he didn’t want to just portray Tony Stark who is more or less a facsimile of RDJ in real life, he wanted to portray the most complex character in all of Marvel, and in the same universe, to be really show off his acting chops. Because want he wants to do is not just get on with other sorts of work, but he wants to be the first actor to win an Oscar in a comic book movie. Does that make more sense?

Yes. THIS!! THIS!!! ... movies require audiences to suspend their disbelief, especially in a film like this. RDJ is a phenomenal actor for sure... but when they cast him in a Marvel movie as a character other than Iron Man (after we have already watched Tony Stark die)... I have serious doubts that the audience will be able to buy into him as Doctor Doom - no matter how good he is in the role. It's a bold move, and possibly a catastrophic one for the film, the franchise, and RDJ himself. There are so many terrific actors who could have played this role and gotten audience members excited. They didn't need to pick RDJ. So, it just makes it look like a cash grab, which is sad. :-(

Yes! I agree. ... and the hundreds of people in my IMAX theater agree too. Everyone was laughing like lunatics. LOL. ;-)

@@ErinUnderwood Never saw a Marvel movie on opening night till this one. So much fun and good lord that opening scene! I swear that was an ioen commentary to Kevin Feige.

I am so very conflicted about this announcement because I AM very excited about a Doctor Doom movie. I love the idea of branching out to new stories and new characters. If they "have" to go to a new multiverse world, I'm "okay" with it generally speaking. However, do we really need RDJ to be recycled into the role of villain to make it work? Are there no other actors who can pull this off? But more to the point, we saw Iron Man die. We all grieved. We saw Logan die. We all grieved. ... but now we will all be sitting around not feeling that emotional payoff in future films because in the back of our minds we know that if money gets tight, Marvel will just bring that actor back as a featured actor in a film rather than as a little cameo that will warm our hearts. I'm still working through my own thoughts on this, and the fact that I know my thoughts would be excited and happy if a different actor were chosen make it a little more confusing. Thanks for commenting James. I loved hearing your thoughts.

@@ErinUnderwood it's fair to be conflicted over this matter and I totally understand that. But I have to admit that oh my God bringing back Wolverine was inspired and worked brilliantly with Deadpool. It definitely in no way eradicates or invalidates the experience and emotions that I felt previously and will still feel when I rewatch that film with Wolverine dying. I do also wonder if it's going to be a bit like V for Vendetta and Hugo Weaving where Doom never takes his mask off. And if he does well we won't see the Robert Downey Jr we know. Is there scope here for there to be an absolutely incredible acting performance which throws us all off and immediately brings us along and draws us into Doom. Or will it be a multiverse fix up. Anyone who watches Doomsday who is 17 or younger won't even have been born when the first Iron Man film came out, sure, End Game will only be 7 years old so we haven't hit that generational length of time where Downey Jr could potentially play a totally different character. I do sort of feel though that the films are very much so following aspects of Comics, and I suspect when we are both older, there'll be an Ultimate/s reboot.

@@jamesbacon748 Yes. It's all in "how" they do it. It just feels weird to bring back RDJ as a different character..... and I am also happy to wait and see how the final product turns out. They will have to really think about it to make it good.

@@jamesbacon748 I also LOVE how supportive you are of creatives, especially those in the comics field. You do such a good job of reminding me why I love this stuff. Don't ever change ... even if we sometimes don't agree. 🙂

Well, RDJ is a funny guy.

History is the best predicator of future success and the Russos are 4/4 so far with 4 movies that are 4 certified classics.

@ErinUnderwood It’s just an attempted “cash grab” by Disney……… 😉 It’s “doomed” to failure because it is…….. (noticed what I did there…..lol) You have to look no further then what they did to Charlie Cox in She-Hulk and Echo………… I can already tell what this script is going to be alternate universe where Reid Richards and Tony Stark meet as college roommates, Tony RDJ becomes “victor” and of course Pedro Pascal is Reid……… Then in the 2nd Movie, Secret Wars Tony, RDJ, “victor” “redeems” himself just how it happened at the end of Secret Wars soooo essentially the Beyonder will be the “big bad”…………. Now I’ll just wait here for the next 3 or 4 years to say “I told you so”………… 😉 And considering the “unveiling” of RDJ as Doom and the multitude of Dooms behind him, I also expect the Doombot Legion makes an appearance in these movies………. Just saying…………😉 Soooo in conclusion, most of what Disney touches, they ruin……..

Right! Oh, boy!

You have helped me to conceptualize a problem that I have been having with the deaths of all of the Jedi in this series. None of the deaths truly felt earned. They were all too easy (which reminds me of Princess Leia telling Han Solo that their escape from the Death Star was too easy). The difference here is that for Han, Leia, and Luke, Vader set up the easy escape so that they could track the Falcon back to the rebel base. There is no realistic reason for why the Jedi's death (from the 4 who confronted the witches plus all of the others who Qimir killed) were so very easy to out maneuver and kill. If "guilt" is the reason the 4 jedi were so easy to kill.... why was it so easy to kill all of the others? When there is no logic to back up the outcomes, it points to a weakness in the cause and effect that pushes the story forward. And I think that gets at Headland's true weakness as a writer and director. Thanks for the comment!

I was really excited by the film ,but I still went in with low expectations so that I wouldn't be disappointed. When you see it, let me know what you think.

Hmmm ... I like that. It's not about Hope... it's about regret. That's nice! The series is definitely about Dark Jedi or Sith. I think that's spot on, but the direction was a muddy mess. If they had started there, started with Qimir and Mae and let us get to know them a bit more, I think THAT would have solidified the focus for the series. Instead, they quickly shift to the Jedi and we automatically gravitate to them. I think you are right that better direction would have done wonders for the show!

Green Jedi Lady? She might be!! That would be an interesting, if not unpredictable twist. :-)

Thank you for this comment. I love it. This was exactly how I was feeling when I made this video. I love when people can find ways to connect with each other, especially when they don't always agree about everything. Thank you!!!