Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: VIRUS

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  • @TheBrandonTenold
    @TheBrandonTenold  3 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    We may not have big-screen adaptations of the Dark Horse comic sequels to "Aliens" or "The Thing", but at least we got this movie.

    • @petepeterson118
      @petepeterson118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      First

    • @thegnarledpirate9198
      @thegnarledpirate9198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The pain.

    • @royshaheer
      @royshaheer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am all into this flick!!!

    • @evildoughboy7773
      @evildoughboy7773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Interesting choice for Christmas.

    • @nepallotsofyaks4721
      @nepallotsofyaks4721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha Brandon tenold fan can you do Aztec Rex hell even Michael Myers hade 600,000$ it was successful and Aztec Rex mm 900,000$

  • @zmbdog
    @zmbdog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    I like the part where they do the cliche "what do you want?" and the entity just strait up answers them listing off various muscles and nerves it wants to harvest from them.

    • @marhawkman303
      @marhawkman303 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      yeah, it's a fun subversion of the trope of having alien horror you can't understand. This one tells you what it's gonna do because it thinks you can't stop it.

  • @evildoughboy7773
    @evildoughboy7773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    The plot was questionable, but this movie has some nice cybernetic body horror to fuel my inner Cronenberg.

    • @scockery
      @scockery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You should have that looked at it. It might spawn into little creature that will attack your enemies.

    • @vertigo4236
      @vertigo4236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@scockery Or worse, force you to write a book...

    • @monokuma1798
      @monokuma1798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You have the same Name as a person that I know from Geeks + Gamers.

    • @dangus6934
      @dangus6934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hell yeah! That is probably why I loved it. The Cyborg-body horror was excellent.

    • @BurntOutMixedMedia
      @BurntOutMixedMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      #InnerCronenberg

  • @b3rz3rk3r9
    @b3rz3rk3r9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    An alien made of electricity weirdly sounds quasi-Lovecraftian, if anyone also thought of The Color From Outer Space when it was described.

    • @TheBrandonTenold
      @TheBrandonTenold  3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      If Nic Cage had been in the Jaime Lee Curtis role, this would've been a totally different movie.

    • @b3rz3rk3r9
      @b3rz3rk3r9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@TheBrandonTenold I'm almost terrified to think of Nic Cage with a Russian accent.

    • @medexamtoolscom
      @medexamtoolscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sorry, but I can't help think of Rayden from Mortal Kombat when you point out that it's made of electricity. But it's much cooler than Rayden since it has abilities far beyond his.

    • @medexamtoolscom
      @medexamtoolscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheBrandonTenold I am SO glad Nicholas Cage wasn't in this movie!! Jesus! That would have ruined everything!

    • @shardinhand1243
      @shardinhand1243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      me to, though i saw this film many years before i knew of the color from space, which i sadly have not had the pleasure of seeing yet.

  • @1jotun136
    @1jotun136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    I actually like this movie. The gory Borg stuff really set me on edge.

    • @TheBelrick
      @TheBelrick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Human history from 200k years to 2019: "Viruses exist, we pay a price to live on this world" -everyone. Virus 2020: "We must stop people living and transfer their businesses into the hands of mega corps under cabal rule. We must become Authoritarian to save the .02% of us vulnerable to this virus" -World rulers.

    • @jamesthompson7694
      @jamesthompson7694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is it bad that this movie, Godzilla 1998 (US), and Dog Soldiers are my favorite all time movies :T

    • @1jotun136
      @1jotun136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesthompson7694 since you like Dog Soldiers, I'm willing to overlook the Godzilla thing. lol

    • @jamesthompson7694
      @jamesthompson7694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@1jotun136 It's just Godzilla 1998 is the first movie I genuinely remember watching. I still prefer the Japanese movies.

    • @1jotun136
      @1jotun136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamesthompson7694 you don't have to justify to me the things that give you pleasure. I was just goofing. I do however love Dog Soldiers. It was a pretty tight budget and I think they achieved what many more expensive movies never did.

  • @Noperare
    @Noperare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Even if the story isn't great, the practical effects and design of the bloody cyborgs are pretty cool

  • @SirAsdf
    @SirAsdf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Imagine being in a horror movie and your character dies slipping off the ship like a three stooges bit.

    • @shardinhand1243
      @shardinhand1243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      hehe some people in horror films stooge themselves to death like with the last pradator movie the badguy shot himself with his own shoulder gun. at least this one wasint self invflicted, he was swept away by the current... it happens.

    • @DeadMeat991
      @DeadMeat991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's realistic though.

    • @shardinhand1243
      @shardinhand1243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DeadMeat991 true... also this film is one of the all time best sci fi horror.

  • @darkwoods1954
    @darkwoods1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I've never understood the hate for this film. It's a perfectly fun action horror romp with really good practical effects and a memorable cast of characters.

  • @chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926
    @chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    15:28 The ship blowing up might not kill the electrical monster, but the dunking into the ocean when the ship sink should because electricity and water really don't mix.

  • @michaelj.beglinjr.2804
    @michaelj.beglinjr.2804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Just like Thanos, the alien in " Virus" makes an excellent point. Another way it's like Thanos is he goes about implementing said point in entirely the wrong way.

  • @metallicbigtoe3949
    @metallicbigtoe3949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    This is such a good movie, criminally underrated !

    • @spirtmonger
      @spirtmonger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I loved this movie

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I liked it as well, spooky sci fi is big love :)

    • @DAVESPEPSI
      @DAVESPEPSI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Are you kidding this is probably the worst movie I've ever seen.

    • @metallicbigtoe3949
      @metallicbigtoe3949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Its not even the worst movie Jamie Lee Curtis has done, as Brandon says lol

    • @mortson978
      @mortson978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's not great, but that scene where the thing woke up on the table really stuck with me. It was fairly atmospheric, you might even say original. It had its moments for sure

  • @heyseed1673
    @heyseed1673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I remember seeing this on VHS a few years after it was released to theatres. Maybe it was bc me and my younger bro were just turning 11-12 when we saw it, it's always been a favorite of ours. Never even knew it bombed back then.

    • @curtisstromski2024
      @curtisstromski2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Always someone that makes a comment like this no matter what movie is reviewed. The I love this movie,one of my favorite movies of all time cliche. No offense,I just find it hilarious seeing these comments in every movie review.

    • @sonofccn
      @sonofccn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here. Back when I was 12-13 this movie was in my constant rotation along with Aliens, Predator and The Thing.

    • @sweettea3994
      @sweettea3994 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro idk about y’all but it looks like this guy posted the comment 23 hours ago for me

    • @Mr.Handsnif
      @Mr.Handsnif 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My sister made me watch this movie every time it was on the space network we thought it was awesome
      Edit : HOW THE FUCK YOU COMENT BEFORE THE VIDEO IS POSTED

    • @TheLyokoWarriors
      @TheLyokoWarriors 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Mr.Handsnif Patreon. People who support Brandon on Patreon get to see episodes early. He uploads the video as a private video and shares the link on Patreon. When it comes time to make it available to the whole world, he switches it to public.

  • @davidromeroblaya7920
    @davidromeroblaya7920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Virus, the favourite movie of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

    • @davee7352
      @davee7352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I got 40k vibes from this as well. Would love an adeptus movie.

    • @tipinsdisciple7524
      @tipinsdisciple7524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hail the omnisia

    • @razorburn645
      @razorburn645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Abominable Intelligence...

    • @WASDLeftClick
      @WASDLeftClick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      More like the Dark Mechanicum than the Adeptus Mechanicus. Although the difference between them pretty much comes down to how they feel about the concept of innovation and which faction they consider convenient allies. But the cyborgs in this movie do actually look a lot like servitors.
      MAKE PE-NIS INTO RO-BOT!

    • @ionman1761
      @ionman1761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      FOR THE EMPEROR

  • @TooManyMovies
    @TooManyMovies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I had no idea how much I needed a Richard Stanley Transformers movie.

    • @Ave_Echidna
      @Ave_Echidna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'll take ANY Richard Stanley movie.

    • @Anon26535
      @Anon26535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not just any Transformers movie.
      *Beast Wars!*

  • @lorem9587
    @lorem9587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Ah yes, the movie that made me terrified of all the red stand-by lights of the appliances/electronics in my parents' house when I was a kid. Going to the kitchen in the middle of the night was never the same. Good times, good times :P

    • @aquariandawn4750
      @aquariandawn4750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love it when kids jump like a cat when I go BOO!

  • @SwaggyG_2102
    @SwaggyG_2102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "Virus" A movie that's on the brink of being a 2000s movie, but still has close ties to the 1990s.

    • @marcoantoniosalazarmatamor9496
      @marcoantoniosalazarmatamor9496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well, "Virus: Day of Resurrection" is a bit too much on the nose right now, but on the other hand it's an American/Japanese production and it's every bit as overacted as "Latitude Zero".

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I remember seeing the toys for this movie. I bought the Jamie Lee Curtis figure just so I could display it with the Michael Myers figure on my shelf.

    • @truefanforum3273
      @truefanforum3273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nice.

    • @TheIceAnt
      @TheIceAnt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They made toys of this hard R movie?? LOL 😅 The 90s.

    • @truefanforum3273
      @truefanforum3273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@TheIceAnt Why not? There were toys based on Aliens, Predator, RoboCop, and Terminator. So why not Virus?

    • @VorpalDerringer
      @VorpalDerringer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Woow, Virus? Gotta see if anyone's done a video on them.

    • @SlashTheWeasel
      @SlashTheWeasel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I got couple of the Virus movie toys. I've seen one in toy store going for small fortune which I thought was funny. Didn't think there was market for it or much market for it.

  • @DmitryKurushin
    @DmitryKurushin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    9:58 they probably meant to write "Help me!" in Russian, but I guess Google translate foiled them. Instead they wrote something akin to "You help my". The correct way would be "Помоги мне!" or better yet "Спасите нас!" for "Save us!". Still works, but fits better.

  • @shadowleon659
    @shadowleon659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    This movie is so underrated. Just like Deep Rising.

    • @Zhadum456
      @Zhadum456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I love Deep Rising, yes its corny but so funny as well.

    • @noelienoelie8425
      @noelienoelie8425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is a better movie. Deep rising is great fun tho.

    • @Zhadum456
      @Zhadum456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@noelienoelie8425 Nah Deep Rising is at least for me the better movie. The actors seem to be having more fun. Plus in Deep Rising the humor lifts the movie above Virus.

    • @lovecchio420
      @lovecchio420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      some of my fav's

    • @jsurovy
      @jsurovy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Deep Rising is one of my favorites. Good call.

  • @LimaFX
    @LimaFX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    I loved this movie

    • @Kurtsg10
      @Kurtsg10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've heard it follows the comic/graphic novel fairly well.

    • @EmeraldFatalis
      @EmeraldFatalis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I loved this movie as well and yes, it does follow the comic very closely.

    • @LordPoshnameVonPlumbingparts
      @LordPoshnameVonPlumbingparts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I enjoyed it also.

    • @wren7195
      @wren7195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @MonolithEnforcer Me too! Great to meet you all

    • @evilbob840
      @evilbob840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The effects were probably a big part of it, but I'm a fan too!

  • @Redajam92
    @Redajam92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I loved this movie when it came out and still do. the monster looks so awsome

  • @marsguyphil
    @marsguyphil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The most shocking part of that whole thing was "By the way, yes, there was a sequel to Timecop". Like... WTF?

    • @mauricerobinson3184
      @mauricerobinson3184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ikr! I'm scared to even watch it now that I know it actually exist .

    • @djay6651
      @djay6651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There was a Timecop series that ran from '97-98.

    • @sammohunk
      @sammohunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is a decent sequel with a way more entertaining story and lots of time jumps through different eras.

    • @andrewblanchard2398
      @andrewblanchard2398 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@sammohunk
      RYAN CHAN
      needed therapy after seeing his
      20 something year old parents
      making out while dancing

  • @Vonalray
    @Vonalray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    There's also a novelization that gives more backstory to the characters and even a name to the alien's creations, Biomorphs.

    • @razorburn645
      @razorburn645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is there an audio book?

    • @Vonalray
      @Vonalray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@razorburn645 I checked Audble but didn't find anything. Found it on Amazon though if you're interested. Just search "Virus: A Novel by S.D. Perry"
      Fun fact, Perry has also worked on tons of novels and comics from Resident Evil to Aliens Vs. Predator.

    • @happyjohn354
      @happyjohn354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Vonalray There is also a game for it that never released in the US I have a French copy that I found at a swap meet and its kind of like Resident Evil meets PS1 Tomb Raider.

  • @SirAsdf
    @SirAsdf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    10:43 I see one of those obnoxious Twitter posts about how "We are the Virus" became sentient.

  • @midwestmonster9886
    @midwestmonster9886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    All of the creepiness goes out the window when your villain starts talking like Dr. Claw.

  • @Nexus9_KD6-4.8
    @Nexus9_KD6-4.8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This movie is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. I especially like the electronic villain voice.

  • @MrMoorkey
    @MrMoorkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Virus - "In Soviet Russia, Satellite pirates YOU!"

    • @Sedgewise47
      @Sedgewise47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In the comic, weren’t the first victims supposed to be _Chinese_?

    • @dustinjenney9736
      @dustinjenney9736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Please see yourself out sir! LoL

    • @rachdarastrix5251
      @rachdarastrix5251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sedgewise47 Cold war hadn't ended. It would have defiantly been the Chinese if it was 2020.

    • @andrewblanchard2398
      @andrewblanchard2398 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@Sedgewise47
      yeah , but the
      VIRUS
      would've been hungry again
      in half hour later

  • @Zaraku888
    @Zaraku888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    A captian power reference? Didnt expect that nostalgia.

    • @The_Lone_Aesir
      @The_Lone_Aesir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. I instantly flashed back to a birthday party where we took turns with the game

    • @victorhernandez8723
      @victorhernandez8723 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neither did I!

    • @TheBrandonTenold
      @TheBrandonTenold  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, I AM Canadian...

  • @gamervideos11
    @gamervideos11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thanks for reviewing this film . One of my favorites from the 90's.

    • @SoftAsABaboonAss
      @SoftAsABaboonAss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mine too. Virus and Screamers were some of my favorites back then!

    • @TheBrandonTenold
      @TheBrandonTenold  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SoftAsABaboonAss This movie could've seriously benefited from some captain Peter Weller

    • @jeremyfrost2636
      @jeremyfrost2636 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@TheBrandonTenoldI was thinking Bob Peck.

  • @thebonefish
    @thebonefish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This movie was one of my go to rentals when nothing caught my eye back in the day. The "Steve" line even was quote we'd throw around with my dad.

    • @happyjohn354
      @happyjohn354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It reminds me of the "Alan" line from Jurassic Park 3...

  • @heros2580
    @heros2580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes, I got the Lord Dread reference. Thumbs up for the captain power throw back

  • @davidthomas6679
    @davidthomas6679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Kudos for the Captain Power reference

  • @Brucifer2
    @Brucifer2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was watching some of Brandon's old videos, and he seemed a tad more hopeful in his voice. Its like these movies beat him down...i love it and this channel is underrated.

    • @thatonea-hole
      @thatonea-hole 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eh, that's what happens when he had to watch things! It really did suck some life from him also it's 2020, alot of people ain't being hopeful anymore 😔

    • @Backinblackbunny009
      @Backinblackbunny009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Approaching middle age is depressing all around.

    • @Brucifer2
      @Brucifer2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel like people missed the point of my comment...

  • @Legather
    @Legather 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Lord Dread? We doing series now? Totally up for a Captain Power review!

    • @davidgantenbein9362
      @davidgantenbein9362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was that the name of the series? I can barely remember Lord Dread, the winged CGI and the sick digitalizing gun ... but that’s about it, not even sure that stuff really existed.

    • @Legather
      @Legather 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidgantenbein9362 Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future! Oh it was real, they had toys. They had this weird gimmick when the characters in the show powered up, you aimed the toy at the screen and it supposedly interacted with it.

    • @jessehilton1337
      @jessehilton1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hell yeah it was Captain Power. I had the white and black ships with I think 2 VHS tapes. Little figures went inside the ships. Man I would love to see this Channel Review that series hahaha

    • @victorhernandez8723
      @victorhernandez8723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to have a video with two episodes from the show when I was a kid!

    • @DarthTach
      @DarthTach 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I still have one of the animated VHS tapes they put out in addition to the Live Action series.
      Unfortunately the Powerjet XT-7 and my figures went missing a long time ago.
      But I did manage to pick up the DVD of the live series that came out about 5 years ago I think.
      Oh and the CGI "bird" was named Soaron and his tank brother was Blastarr.

  • @Sheevlord
    @Sheevlord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That "Помогаи меня" written in blood was pretty funny, not gonna lie. Writing a plea for help with one's own blood on the wall would be pretty silly even if they didn't butcher the grammar in the process.
    I actually remember seeing this movie on TV. Back then I thought it was decent, if not very memorable. I don't see why it was hated by critics and audiences so much.

  • @wimvanderstraeten6521
    @wimvanderstraeten6521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You should definitely do Moontrap. That movie shows Bruce Campbell at his Bruce Campbelliest.

  • @Vonalray
    @Vonalray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is genuinely one of my favorite movies.

  • @matthewstoneback9
    @matthewstoneback9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One thing of note about this film is that director John Bruno was also the key animation director on the "Taarna"
    sequence in Heavy Metal.

  • @paulrippcord506
    @paulrippcord506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    When you watch a lot of bad movies for fun, Virus wouldn’t make the cut. It’s too competently made and it lacks the cringe factor.

  • @Kolbjornelenano
    @Kolbjornelenano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I guess this is the closer we can get to see phyrexians in a movie

    • @g.sergiusfidenas6650
      @g.sergiusfidenas6650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Old school phyrexians yes, the newer ones could be of some middling hellraiser sequel.

    • @brandonwachter2264
      @brandonwachter2264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I still have ALL my Phyrexian mtg cards, the good original phyrexians. I love there aesthetic.

    • @danpaul4779
      @danpaul4779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still waiting for Wizards to go back to New Phyrexia since they essentially left the story open and abandoned Koth there

    • @g.sergiusfidenas6650
      @g.sergiusfidenas6650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danpaul4779 I don't, nothing against New Phyrexia, to me the plane and everything related to it is too dark for their milk toast storytelling, IMO since Origins the lore has been in a sharp decline, they have no edge they are rounded like a river rock; since Amonkhet I just stopped paying attention to the story anymore.

    • @danpaul4779
      @danpaul4779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@g.sergiusfidenas6650 that's true. Wizards has essentially stuck to their tried and true formula of pumping out new sets without much lore behind them. The whole Theros block was boring and then going back to it after only a set or two was really weak storytelling. I just want more body horror Cronenbergesque Phyrexian nightmares. Closest we got was the latest Eldrazi set based in Innistrad.

  • @poochyenajones1362
    @poochyenajones1362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I loved this movie back when i was a kid. Still think it's pretty decent.

  • @lavo-ld4wm
    @lavo-ld4wm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    7:52 love that Baldwin's face 🤣 !

  • @tinchotincho9231
    @tinchotincho9231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved your reference to Uruguay!! Cheers from Uruguay!!!

  • @ryanbasile358
    @ryanbasile358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I actually kinda really love this movie, I even had the toys when I was younger

    • @joelnachos7988
      @joelnachos7988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There were toys???? Whaaaa?

    • @ZaydinTTV
      @ZaydinTTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For real?
      Ah, the 80s and 90s, when R-rated movies had toy tie ins.

  • @joaoonda
    @joaoonda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was the first Horror movie that I saw when I was a kid and I had nightmares for a few weeks. But now that I saw your review, I think I want to rewatch again! Can´t believe Donald Sutherland was in this movie!

  • @morphman86
    @morphman86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this film. It's probably my favourite cyberpunk film of all time.
    The gore and grime of Tetsuo meets the budget and effects of Robocop.

  • @TyranusRex721
    @TyranusRex721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really enjoyed Virus. The plot is kind of dumb, but the special effects are pretty damn good.
    It is like a more modern day b-flick and I love that.

  • @squidboilukas
    @squidboilukas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Video: *Released 4 minutes ago*
    Comments: *22 hours ago*
    Man TH-cam, you sure are smart

    • @DarkLorddReviews
      @DarkLorddReviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      TH-cam's drunk again.

    • @villeuusivuori7150
      @villeuusivuori7150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Through the magic of Patreon you can see (and comment on ) these vids early.

    • @squidboilukas
      @squidboilukas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@villeuusivuori7150 ah, now that makes way more sense

    • @Axolotl_Mischief
      @Axolotl_Mischief 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's Patreon early release (unlisted) for you.

    • @TheBrandonTenold
      @TheBrandonTenold  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's almost like I have a Patreon or something...

  • @Section8Spectre
    @Section8Spectre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Damn it’s about time you got to this gem, I love this comic by DH as well as this movie as cheesy as it is. Love the creature effects

  • @jeanpaulmichell7243
    @jeanpaulmichell7243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I agree that Virus isn't one of the worst horror flicks ever, however when I first saw it on VHS I was disappointed by it. The setting with the huge ship is actually pretty cool and atmospheric, was expecting a better movie to match that. Oh well, at least it has entertainment value.

  • @elainegarcia7666
    @elainegarcia7666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “And what’s worse gordon light foot isn’t there to right a song about it” that got me good

  • @MsLiaria
    @MsLiaria 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I actually liked this movie. Mostly for the gnarly cybernetic body horror stuff.

  • @Vickeeo
    @Vickeeo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember enjoying this movie years ago. I still think the organic/mechanic builds are awesome.

  • @permagamerog5332
    @permagamerog5332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Lol I was looking for the turkish knock off, and saw this below the Barbarella video, and was like, oh a lost episode?

  • @Irondrone4
    @Irondrone4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Saw the TV version of this film when I was a young teen. Being a fan of anything to do with robots/cyborgs, I really dig this movie based on the concept and effects alone, even if it's otherwise somewhat lackluster. Give me some creepy-looking cyberzombies and a monstrous death machine and I'm sold.

  • @jasonmusgrave4085
    @jasonmusgrave4085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the Lord Dread reference.

  • @private2132
    @private2132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "robot/bio hybrid is kind original".. man, Systemshock was 1994.

    • @TheBrandonTenold
      @TheBrandonTenold  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And Moontrap was 1989, which is why I made the reference

  • @jorts_master69
    @jorts_master69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't believe they made a movie about the Strogg from Quake II

  • @BladedEdge123
    @BladedEdge123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some of the effects make me think of the 40K universe with a tech priest on Mars who replaced their organs with machine parts.

  • @dreamlandnightmare
    @dreamlandnightmare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I most certainly got the Lord Dread reference!

  • @OtisMcNuttIII
    @OtisMcNuttIII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember The Berlin Decision. As sequels go it was alright. I preferred the Time Cop TV series over the sequel though.

  • @supersyfydude
    @supersyfydude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When he said the part that looks like it could be of a getting of a godzilla film I'm like yeah It looks exactly like godzilla 98

  • @williammatthews693
    @williammatthews693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "You hear that Foster? We're all going to die... cause there are aliens on this ship." Donald Sutherland's delivery of that line has cracked me up since I first saw this movie for some reason. He makes it sound as crazy as it's supposed to.

  • @serendipity_hunter3974
    @serendipity_hunter3974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a small spot for this movie. I have fond memories watching this when I was in 4th grade. Another fond movie being Congo.
    Just found your channel so if you haven’t done a review on Congo yet I highly recommend you do

  • @crisbwilliams
    @crisbwilliams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I don’t remember a Godzilla movie called Virus?...... lol I saw this in the theaters... thought it was fine... lol

  • @lemsrache8377
    @lemsrache8377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A random Baldwin brother... spilled my tea...

  • @andrewhalverson6974
    @andrewhalverson6974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember watching this. Now all I can think of is if they used these effects in a warhammer 40k movie out would be pretty cool.

  • @charlesderosas5577
    @charlesderosas5577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The relic is also underrated monster film.

  • @thenumbah1birdman
    @thenumbah1birdman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    While watching a bad movie:"...does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?"

  • @tannerrennat7786
    @tannerrennat7786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Moon Trap, has he done Moon Trap yet? He literally answered my question in the video while i was typing this. Life is awesome sometimes.

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Moon Trap on Blu-ray looks worse than VHS.

  • @bukster1
    @bukster1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    For all it's faults, this movie looks great and is a lot of fun. A bit of a guilty pleasure.

  • @MagicDarkStar
    @MagicDarkStar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes I was hoping you would cover this. Thanks man you saved christmas.

  • @majdo007
    @majdo007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Now I remember. Decker Shado also reviewed this.

    • @TheBrandonTenold
      @TheBrandonTenold  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Simpsons did it! Simpsons did it!

    • @WillsonT011
      @WillsonT011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBrandonTenold 😂

  • @matthewkoch6937
    @matthewkoch6937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Merry Christmas, Brandon! This is a spooky and appropriate movie to end 2020 with, since both the year and the monster seem unstoppable and horrific.

  • @Loonaticx
    @Loonaticx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brandon is hands down my absolute favorite reviewer

  • @DchanZockt
    @DchanZockt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actually, the movie could also be called "Humans against LEGO Technics".

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember some buddies of mine who worked on this movie in Wilmington. He said it was a nightmare.

  • @SuperBurgerLord
    @SuperBurgerLord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Supernova has a naked Angela Basset, which is alone worth the price of admission.

  • @NGMonocrom
    @NGMonocrom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Nadia's last name literally translates into the word, "Grape."

    • @Backinblackbunny009
      @Backinblackbunny009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My dad is friends with a Italian family who's last name was a originally pizza. They changed it to Pietzo when they got here for obvious reasons.

    • @jeremyfrost2636
      @jeremyfrost2636 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Backinblackbunny009Missed opportunity to open a restaurant. Pizza's Pizza.

  • @apex2000
    @apex2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember liking this film back on new VHS

  • @rogermorris9696
    @rogermorris9696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Donald Sutherland in "I need a paycheck" mode.

    • @vertigo4236
      @vertigo4236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's kind of interesting watching actors who normaly do A movies in B movies, some always give their A-game, others may ham it up and enjoy the ride, and some just half ass it...

  • @johntumahab323
    @johntumahab323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I actually saw this one in theaters. I also saw "Sahara" in theaters. Sheesh, I used to be a magnet for box office bombs...

  • @snarlyshot
    @snarlyshot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A Gordon Lightfoot joke????? lmao well played :)

  • @dustinjenney9736
    @dustinjenney9736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Two words. CULT CLASSIC!

  • @jaymartin8273
    @jaymartin8273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Got to admit I would watch this just for Donald Sutherland and Jaime Lee Curtis :=)

  • @SaintofM
    @SaintofM ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For what it is, its a fun little movie that had alot going for it but ehen it fell flat it landed face first. Still a fun popcorn flick

  • @joaolucasnascimentoleite2831
    @joaolucasnascimentoleite2831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    you got to admit this movie deserve a second chance it has a good concept it would be cool if they made and animated series like the godzilla the series.

  • @nervecentral
    @nervecentral หลายเดือนก่อน

    This movie is one of my guilty pleasure horror movies. Trapped on a ship, somewhat creative plot, great effects, memorable characters and moments. Totally rewatchable.

  • @666Vampirefromhell
    @666Vampirefromhell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This seems like they discovered an SCP by mistake. Like an origin story for how one got found by the foundation.
    SCP 84787
    A ship stuck adrift in the ocean. It is discovered the ship's controlled by what can only be considered a rogue AI. The AI has used many of the ship's onboard machinery to construct multiple mechanised automatons that seem to be under its direct control. In addition to this, many automatons appear to be built from a combination of mechanical parts salvaged from onboard the ship and biological matter, most likely salvaged from the corpses of the previous crew and other people who managed to board the ship post the takeover by the AI. The AI is extremely hostile and will attack any biological lifeform it encounters onboard the ship via use of the automatons, often mutilating them until death. It will then surgically reconstruct their bodies with cybernetic implants, effectively rebuilding them as new automatons.
    That was rather long winded but tell me you couldn't see that as an SCP and be intrigued.

  • @antfrancis9941
    @antfrancis9941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There was another movie very similar to virus (can't recall its name) but it starred Treat Williams & if I recall after surviving the horror on a ship, the surviving crew gets washed up on a island & discover that the island is filled with monsters & dinosaurs.
    Can anyone remember that one??

    • @parisgreen4600
      @parisgreen4600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't recall the last part, but I think it's Deep Rising. There's a cruise ship with Treat Williams and Wes Studi, giant underwater worms/eels that eat a guy up and then spit him out, riding a JetSki inside the flooded ship, and more.

    • @antfrancis9941
      @antfrancis9941 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rosselliswilkinson you two are making me feel like this could be some Mandela effect thing. It's very vague but I swear it was so. Who knows, maybe it was a Beijing version 😁 or there was a completely different film that had that ending. But from what I recall, their ship at sea blows up & the few survivors then gets washed up on an island & everyone is relieved that they are alive & well, everyone checking on each other then the girl says something like "Oh no, don't get too comfortable, I think we got bigger problems here" & then the camera pans out & you see em all on the shore & in the background there's dinosaurs running around & pteradactyls flying through the skies & then film ends on that (shitty) cliffhanger. I remember the special effects also being terrible too & just laughing at the end of it all..

  • @jrlinsin
    @jrlinsin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    No joke, this movie came out the same day I was born.

    • @thrashpuppy2010
      @thrashpuppy2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for making me feel old lol

  • @DeO316
    @DeO316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Huhu, a Captain Power reference. Neat!

  • @edwardrigsby9032
    @edwardrigsby9032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You know I've actually seen this movie I used to have it on a DVD and I lost it it's good to see it again even if it is horrible and I also have jock the hero dog

  • @Randomkloud
    @Randomkloud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was one of the first movies I remember watching, it was really scary the idea of a ghost shop becoming infested with aliens

  • @cocoduck7745
    @cocoduck7745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still remember when we bought the DVD for this movie, where my brother picked up Virus and I picked up some R rated borderline porn horror movie... Ahh, what a good time

  • @Acul095
    @Acul095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched this movie back in 2000. Way to young back then and even though much of the gore scenes were cut ( in germany anyway) it was still pretty scary. The practical effect really sell that weirdness of flesh and metal being melted toghether.

  • @TheRealNormanBates
    @TheRealNormanBates 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have no problems with Donald Sutherland and all, but how appropriate would it have been if the captain was played by Richard Crenna?

  • @AliceBowie
    @AliceBowie ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The robotic creature is kind of like the Mark 13 from Hardware

  • @philhoffman4700
    @philhoffman4700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hi from Australia! Thanks for this review, I really like this movie, never did understand why it got panned so badly. Great way to end the year Brandon. Merry Christmas to you and your family, thanks for helping us all get through 2020! Much love Kim and Phil xoxox.

    • @JeffreyPiatt
      @JeffreyPiatt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My guess is that unless your doing a Star Trek film in the TNG era cyber body horror just doesn't sell. Star Trek First Contact came out in 1996 with its high budget smorgisborg sequence showing the newly assumulated Enterprise E crew in there proto drone states moving in to get there prosthetic enhancements for specialized use. It was a kind of horror artsy sequence

  • @leejones8582
    @leejones8582 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The special effects are great