@@michaelgreene4816Chris got involved with the drama. I think the other black guys are still there. It’s just Chris Herman who got fired for constant drama
This will go down as one of the most unexpectedly funny double toasted review of all time. From the world building to monkey bone. I love that Martin antagonizing Julian is pure gold
i want a super cut of every Mark Ruffalo scene in this movie, he was keeping me hooked the entire time. I love Emma Stone as well but Mark STOLE THIS MOVIE
@@AirQuotes finally saw it. Very ambitious and visually stunning but its just lolita and dark fantasies. Sex was gratuitos. Basically is mysoginistic. As someone who watches hard NC17 europran films i think this impresses americans just for the wrong reasons. I hope lily gladstone wins instead of emma
An odd entertaining comedic scene that did nothing to move the narrative or had little to do with the plot but that was typical of the entire film. A lot of arbrary moments that were never quite explored to any conclusion. Poor Things was a series of pieced together events that revealed several deep issues yet none of them followed through. Many of them were often contradictions. For one, her character seemed more retarded at first rather than a newborn innocently becoming aware but it was her blunt unfettered naivety I felt was portrayed as too cold & cruel with no sweet innocence or wide-eyed curiosity. She was often emotionally one dimensional, IMO. Later attempts were made to humanize her but by then the story began to drag & the many narrative ideas remained unresolved. Pretty to watch & quirky but far from the best thing since sliced bread. Ended up being mostly just icing without much cake! I find it interesting that people care less about seamless intricate complex storytelling & more about surface decoration.
I'll never trust another movie critic if they don't reference "Monkey Bone" -- FINALLY!!!! But seriously, I went into this movie expecting a cute Wes Andersen comedy (based on the trailers). When the body horror and graphic sex started up, I was kind of upset. Then the story unfolded and Bella's character began to develop and Ruffalo became hilarious. By the end I was all in, and could not predict where it would go. It's like Wes Andersen and Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro created a nightmare baby that was still somehow loveable. I'm still thinking about the story. Love ya'lls reviews!
Director is genius. He has lolita and girl on girl mysoginistic fantasies and he presented them in a socially sanctioned way. Hope lily gladstone or sandra huller win instead of emma in a year where greta gerwing was snubbed an actress who is playing the harvey weistein game shouldnt win.
@@JulienHemmendinger is that really you? You are killing it man. Your views on these artsy filns are both, pointed and hilarious. You are a great addition to a channel I was about to unsubscribe... Please talk american fiction, saltburn and holdovers
You summed it up with that Tim Burton statement in the beginning so well. I was trying to find a way to describe this film to my mother and the best I could with was "it reminds me of Edward Scissorhands... but not really."
Justice for "Monkeybone"! Despite all it's issues, that film had some incredible scenes and visuals. Also, the doctors chasing the dead guy to steal his organs is pure comedic gold.
People are raving about this movie, but it just seems so unappealing to me. As I’ve gotten of older I’ve gotten better about not trying to force myself to like something just because other people like it, or because it’s popular. Some things just ain’t for everybody, and that’s okay.
I love the director but wasn’t going to be swayed because people gush over something. These days people just want to gush. Such short memories when saying this is stronger than the favourite. It’s good though. Not as weird as it seems from the trailers. Thoroughly enjoyable but not a must see imo.
One of the best movies this year, one of the best feminist movies I've ever seen. Mark Ruffalo doing his "Stella!" yell was hilarious. Emma Stone's about her 2nd Oscar
A lot of the silliness is actually the story. Obviously the art direction and choreography are original to the movie, but the story and its tone come from the novel, which is a dark, grotesquely comical satire of Victorian literature, including gothic novels like Frankenstein and 'mannered' romance novels such as those of Jane Austen, in which characters comment throughout with observations of how society works. It's a little frustrating that directors tend to get credit for even the stories and characters of their movies even when they don't write the script or the original story if it was not an original script. Poor Things seems to be the most appreciated of Alasdair Gray's novels and he deserves credit for having imagined this unique narrative.
no part of me was prepared to click on this video about a movie i've never heard of and learn that it is frankenstein meets lolita meets bioshock with a dash of monkeybone. incredible.
My wife and I thought the preview looked interesting. Last minute, we invited her conservative 70 year old mother and even more conservative aunt to join us. When the nudity, masturbation and sex started, I was like dang... we should have seen that Willy Wonka movie. Good movie though lol
Lathimos is pretty consistent. I dug this more than The Favourite and The Lobster, but less than Dogtooth, Alps and Killing of a Sacred Deer. One of the better films of the year, for sure.
I loved this film. This was also the first movie I've seen where no one in the audience moved or talked during the entire end credits. We were all doe eyed and speechless. Omg, I also laughed at the R word being used only because the phrasing and context was so ridiculous. No audience member should be afraid to laugh at what makes them uncomfortable or surprised
I agree with everything you guys said. I’m more hit or miss on Yorgos’ work from what I’ve seen as I loved The Favourite but was pretty mid on The Lobster and Sacred Deer, but this is my favorite movie of his and one of my favorites of the year though I can get how it won’t be for everybody. Usually I can’t stand movies similar to this where it’s just to weird and artsy fartsy but think what they’re doing is so profound to where they come off as pretentious to me, luckily as you said Yorgos knew when pull back and for a movie as weird and *horny* as this, it actually have heart to it and I saw Chris Herman made this comparison where it’s kind of similar to Barbie in its themes of self discovery and creating your own path. I did get Tim Burton vibes from this, mainly Edward Scissorhands and Frankenweenie, but also a bit of Terry Gilliam like Imagination of Doctor Parnassus. Emma Stone was amazing and it’s a performance that could’ve gone south and at first I was like, “Is this going to be female Simple Jack from Tropic Thunder?” but she brings a lot of nuanced to the character to where she made it work and it’s may be her best performance. And Mark Ruffalo & Willem Dafoe were also excellent as well, and it’s funny as hell. It’s also funny how I saw more people at my screening for Poor Things than I did at my Aquaman 2 screening 😆
Good world building: Showing two factions of mutants tearing a city apart whilst civilians flee. This leads to the construction of Sentinels by the US government. Bad World Building: Finding out about the intricacies of the US government, military and how the sentinels were constructed. The former sets the stage for a story about Mutants fighting for their right to exist and why people are frightened of them. The latter answers questions that add nothing to the story. I think it is the latter approach to world building that Corey doesn't like.
I DEMAND!!!!! Roast review of Monkey Bone. With all of you guys and Billy. I havent seen that flick since i was 11. This movie I'll definitely watch it, when i have time lol.
Thank you guys for reviewing this. I was afraid that you wouldn’t get to it. It’s hard to know these days which movies you'll review. But I've been following this movie since it was announced so thank you for reviewing
I wish they posted their reviews here. They do them for twitch and that platform isnt review friendly ans most toastie twitchers arent into movies. So many twitxh reviews missing here.
I feel like there is A LOT of sex & nudity in the movie, but I feel like if you’re watching it at home by yourself or with a significant other or if you’re European, the amount of sex & nudity may not bother you as much as it might in a theater with other people
Europeans don't mind it when middle-aged men have sex with women with the mind of a child? They see it as teaching the woman-child the ways of the world? Then I'm glad I'm not european.
Question that will probably go unanswered: when Bella Baxter has sex in the movie is her brain fully developed? Because it seems to me she's like a toddler in most scenes and a grown person shouldn't have sex with an undeveloped child.
@@laurellairose9314 sight unseen, going by trailers alone all her scenes she seems mentally too young. I ak not essily offended but as a father of two teen girls it creeps me out. still will watch. Have you seen the movie
Yep it's super fucked up. I think by the time she runs off with the lawyer, she's a teenager mentally, but that only makes it slightly better. Max was perving on her when she was definitely still a toddler mentally, and the movie tried to say he's better. The only decent dude was the black guy on the boat, and even he was cruel. The men were all terrible. Great movie though
@@AirQuotes I saw it. She wasnt a teen, more like a preteen. Honestly the brothel thing was unnecessary and yes Im a dude but i dont enjoy girl on girl gratuitos scenes of characters who dont identify as lesbians. Many male directors try to add such unnecessay scenes like in birdman, poor things, dracula and they get away with forcing their actresses on that without feminists noticing. If i was made to kiss a man in a gratuitous scene that adds nothing to the movie id call out the director. Emma is playing the system and approving it Great movie but sex was gratuitos and emma was exploited.
This movie Poor Things is not a good movie. It’s pretty much about her learning the world through sex. Explicit for no reason at many points. I wasted my time on this. Luckily the tickets were 5 bucks a piece. Crazy thing is it’ll be on the Oscars list, which says a lot about the Oscars. 🤦🏾
Its a good movie. But sight unseen I know I wont ever got past the fact thAt a woman with the brain of a baby/toddler/infant is having sex with an adult. I asked on this comment section whether her brain is fully developed when she is having sex and nobody answered.
This weird, raunchy, hilarious, inspiring hell of a movie is an instant classic, without a doubt. Most original movie since "Grand Budapest Hotel", but so light-hearted and with positive view to life itself a movie which will never gets old. I was stunned! Anything less than a rain of Oscars would be scandalous.
No, oppenheimwr and killer are better written. Hopefully the only oscar this ped0 movie gets is Emma Stone, and even then lily gladstone still has a chance. I didnt enjoy that she has the brain of a toddler when she has sex.
Was in absolute amazement of the set design for the steam boat scenes. The aestheics of the skies and sea felt like something out of a Smashing Pumpkins video. Elements of the fantastical, surrealism, steam punk and antiquated in a motley array of styles. Full Price for me. Eager to see what else this director has in store.
Which black actress will agree to do the sex scenes? Which black actress will agree to star in a weird movie like this? Black actresses don't take roles like this. They always play it safe.
Julian is taking with women the attitude he criticized from Nolan fans. My wife and I did get the intention, we didn't missed the point, but the director has ped/ ideas and put them all in this movie. This is lolita except lolita is a teen. Bella is a child, maybe even a toddler when she has sex. And wife has very valid points against the story, not the movie as she appreciated the artistry, but the story is a p000do fantasy.
Bella is NOT a child or a toddler. She may have a child's mind, but in the body of a fully grown-up woman, with all the hormonal activity and urges that come with it. So the fact that she's curious about it actually makes sense. Where's the p3d0 fantasy in that? What are your wife's "valid points"?
@user-pq4fc1mc7q grown woman my ass, the mental age is of a child as it's literally the brain of newborn what activates it. It's metaphor of course but the body might be grown but the mind is of a baby. Clever from Yorgos to make people think this is artistic (which it is) so he can deviate the attention of his real dark fantasy. Lilly gladstone lost for representing how women are, Emma won for representing women how many of us would like them: sexually ready for any of us, no standards whatsoever and beautifu.l. If the main actress was fat and bald let's say olivia coleman the movie wouldn't get our attention. But many wanted to see hot emma stone naked...you failed to see the intention but some of us aren't naive.
I wish the director had directed True Blood. Never have I watched a series with so many hot women, and thought, "man, can you keep your clothes on please?" Also, the writers of that series were not nearly as clever as they thought they were.
Feminism according to the type of 3rd wave neoliberal feminists is all about sex , it’s empowering to be an only fans model or a sex worker according to this kind of attitude about feminism . Economic empowerment or socialist feminism isn’t really relevant , which is what really annoys me about this movie
Weird movie, but so good. Probably my favorite of the year. Solid acting, directing and a cool approach with the themes. Emma Stone deserves another Oscar for it, but I expect some competition with Lily Gladstone. My prediction is it wins best pic and Lanthimos gets best director.
I'm late to this review, I saw the movie a couple weeks ago, but holy crap! JULIEN, man, I laughed at the same part and other moments where no one laughed and I kept feeling like "oh boy, I am the most hated person in this theater."
All of Yorgos' movies are pure comedies. Deranged comedies, but, they are that They are right, Tim Burton has lost it and hasn't been weird good since Sleepy Hollow
So does she have an adult sophisticated brain when she has sex? I feel like all reviwers are skipiing over this. Sounds like a toddler is having sex with an adult.
Poor Things is nothing like Monkeybone Julien, it does have influences with Bioshock and Dishonoured games in terms of world building and universe. This was a near masterpiece, it’s on Disney+ now.
Dude brohs are at their best reviewing artsy films. Check theur reviews of lamb, midsumner, the favorite, maestro, killers of the flower moon... Hilarious and insughtful.
THE MOVIE WALKS A FINE LINE as CLUMSILY as BELLA's first baby steps. I left so let down & feeling like the poor thing was me having gone to see it! I view the mainstream praise as a reflection of our times where superficiality vs substance has become the norm. If there's enough surface glitter, lip filler, butt padding & marketing ferocity then there's a good chance of success. Like a Frankenstein monster, Poor Things was a series of pieced-together events that touched on several deep social issues yet followed through on none of them. Like a Frankenstein who's threads are were loose vs sewn tight., much of her character was just plain contradictory. For one, her performance seemed to be retarded at first rather than a newborn innocently becoming aware while her unrestrained bluntness & unfettered reactions seemed too cold & cruel and lacking any sweet naive childlike innocence or wide-eyed curiosity. She was often emotionally one dimensional & distant, IMO. Later attempts were made to humanize her but by then the story had already begun to drag & the many narrative ideas remained unresolved. SO MANY CRITICS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME REACTIONS to the film so I know I'm not just being purely subjective. EITHER YOU CAN IGNORE ALL THE BROKEN PIECES of the Story or they stand out like a sore thumb. Maybe the pretty nature on the surface camouflaged the holes in the film or the quirkiness but it was far from the best thing since sliced bread. In fact it ended up being mostly just icing without much cake! I find it interesting that people care less about seamless intricate complex storytelling & more about surface decoration. Some directors can do both. Although there were a few funs scenes, none of them validate the flaws of the overall film. At times her actions are CONTRADICTORY & hypocritical to a Story that was CONVOLUTED in it's exploration of many social themes which were never resolved. Many scenes were pretty but ARBITRARY and did little to progress the narrative! Her FRANKENHOOKER phase was wild & a bit intense but it was mostly contrary to her strong free-willed independent nature. Concepts of misogyny, pedophilia, prostitution, abuse only serve to SHOCK rather than reveal any true insight, empathy or heroic sentiment. For all the men bashing she then freely allows a woman, the Madame Dwarf, to use & abuse her. Saying nothing about contraception and STD's. Often I was just confused to whether or not to laugh or frown. Nevertheless the IMAGERY is stimulating to watch but the STORY just gets SLOW around 3/4 the way through. After all the controversial SEX, when it should become full of intrigue, conflict resolution or drama it stalls when her new found "ENLIGHTENMENT" BOAT TOUR tries to get Political, to no successful conclusion except to END with a GOAT SACRIFICE & sick operation to show REVENGE towards her estranged Father, a stranger to us & her the entire film only to end with a, so far, non-romantic relationship with a FEEBLE wannabe Frankenstein Scientist Husband who unsuccessfully did to that poor girl exactly what was done to Bella. WTF!!! I LEFT UNINSPIRED, unsympathetic, irritated over the whole experiences! > Please GO WATCH any TERRY GILLIAM film * or PIERRE JUENET's "Amelie" or 'City of Lost Children" (in French) or even DEL TORO'S "The Shape of Water" to experience truly strange, VISIONARY, eclectic, quirky, enriched, yet fascinatingly cohesive FAIRYTALE STORYTELLING. Heck you can even rewatch the classic "The WIZARD of OZ" to experience a film of this style, done EXCELLENTLY!
If there's one thing Korey hates more than world building, it's character development 😂
Martin looks like he’s about to slap Korey “what do you mean you hate world building” lol
What is that?
Korey hates world-building. 😂
So funny
Because of this review, we now NEED a bad movie roast of Monkeybone, featuring Julien LOL
We were close to picking Monkeybone on last night’s Bad Movie Roast poll on Twitch but Fight of Fury won.
Pester korey on twitch asking for it
I think Julian has solidified himself as a great addition to the show. He brings a lot of interesting discussion.
Him and the other white guy are great additions
And he does cosplay!!!! His ironclaw/oompaloompa combo was great. 🎶
Agree like the diversity
What happened to the last guy with the beard and the black guy?
@@michaelgreene4816Chris got involved with the drama. I think the other black guys are still there. It’s just Chris Herman who got fired for constant drama
I was skeptical about Julian going into this but he's won me over. Him and Martin had me cracking up this episode! Cory is always hilarious.
And he does cosplay!!! Ironclaw/oompaloompa and Barbie
This will go down as one of the most unexpectedly funny double toasted review of all time.
From the world building to monkey bone.
I love that Martin antagonizing Julian is pure gold
Hands down. I also love their lamb , wonka and midsummer reviews
i want a super cut of every Mark Ruffalo scene in this movie, he was keeping me hooked the entire time. I love Emma Stone as well but Mark STOLE THIS MOVIE
I cant wait to see this. People forget Ruffalo is a show stealer
Hard disagree. Was he great in this absolutely, but Stone was just as fantastic
@@AirQuotes well your opinion is respected
@@AirQuotes finally saw it. Very ambitious and visually stunning but its just lolita and dark fantasies. Sex was gratuitos. Basically is mysoginistic. As someone who watches hard NC17 europran films i think this impresses americans just for the wrong reasons. I hope lily gladstone wins instead of emma
YES he was hilarious! The scene in the asylum had me crying
I walked into this movie blind, so the thing that snatched me up the most was the dancing sequence. Hella entertaining.
CHeese
An odd entertaining comedic scene that did nothing to move the narrative or had little to do with the plot but that was typical of the entire film. A lot of arbrary moments that were never quite explored to any conclusion. Poor Things was a series of pieced together events that revealed several deep issues yet none of them followed through. Many of them were often contradictions. For one, her character seemed more retarded at first rather than a newborn innocently becoming aware but it was her blunt unfettered naivety I felt was portrayed as too cold & cruel with no sweet innocence or wide-eyed curiosity. She was often emotionally one dimensional, IMO. Later attempts were made to humanize her but by then the story began to drag & the many narrative ideas remained unresolved. Pretty to watch & quirky but far from the best thing since sliced bread. Ended up being mostly just icing without much cake! I find it interesting that people care less about seamless intricate complex storytelling & more about surface decoration.
Julien is killing it. I think hes provided 1 of Doubletoasted's funniest moments of 2023.
Definitely keen to see the film.
Legit movie fan who does cosplay. Best adition to the show.
I'll never trust another movie critic if they don't reference "Monkey Bone" -- FINALLY!!!!
But seriously, I went into this movie expecting a cute Wes Andersen comedy (based on the trailers). When the body horror and graphic sex started up, I was kind of upset. Then the story unfolded and Bella's character began to develop and Ruffalo became hilarious. By the end I was all in, and could not predict where it would go. It's like Wes Andersen and Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro created a nightmare baby that was still somehow loveable. I'm still thinking about the story.
Love ya'lls reviews!
Whats your rating? Full price or better than sex?
You said it
Director is genius. He has lolita and girl on girl mysoginistic fantasies and he presented them in a socially sanctioned way. Hope lily gladstone or sandra huller win instead of emma in a year where greta gerwing was snubbed an actress who is playing the harvey weistein game shouldnt win.
Missed opportunity to say "better than furious jumping" 😂
I’ll never forgive myself.
@@JulienHemmendinger is that really you? You are killing it man. Your views on these artsy filns are both, pointed and hilarious. You are a great addition to a channel I was about to unsubscribe... Please talk american fiction, saltburn and holdovers
@@parareefaelias656that’s a lot of movie! All are on my list. FIRARI review Tuesday tho, maybe I’ll squeeze in Saltburn.
I hope Korey hating worldbuilding becomes a recurring joke.
You summed it up with that Tim Burton statement in the beginning so well. I was trying to find a way to describe this film to my mother and the best I could with was "it reminds me of Edward Scissorhands... but not really."
Justice for "Monkeybone"! Despite all it's issues, that film had some incredible scenes and visuals. Also, the doctors chasing the dead guy to steal his organs is pure comedic gold.
People are raving about this movie, but it just seems so unappealing to me. As I’ve gotten of older I’ve gotten better about not trying to force myself to like something just because other people like it, or because it’s popular. Some things just ain’t for everybody, and that’s okay.
Ive felt that way about all this directors other films, which makes me apprehensive about this one
I love the director but wasn’t going to be swayed because people gush over something. These days people just want to gush. Such short memories when saying this is stronger than the favourite.
It’s good though. Not as weird as it seems from the trailers. Thoroughly enjoyable but not a must see imo.
@@Army1601Watch it. It never looses it way and the character development is so good.
This “movie” isn’t even worth your time man, trust me
@@baileyrowe15 hot take
One of the best movies this year, one of the best feminist movies I've ever seen. Mark Ruffalo doing his "Stella!" yell was hilarious. Emma Stone's about her 2nd Oscar
Bellaaaaaaaaaaaa
f'ing gag🤢🤮🤮🤮-yall should get out more,,,,
I havent seen it but why is it called feminist? Isnt a woman with brain of a baby having sex a form of rape?
If u see Willem Dafoe, the Moonlight dudes, or the ATLANTA cast, u know it's gonna be something crazy with it lol
Emma Stone has mentioned in interviews for this movie that this character is her favorite (no pun intended) role she has played to date.
yeah,she LOves being a porn "star"🙄
@@bethulrich5406grow up
Another Lanthamos hit, in my book
I died at the "and a little bit of 'Ernest goes to camp"
This is one of their funniest reviews
“Where you see MONKEYBONE, I see …” 😂
This is my favorite film of the year. Emma Stone's performance is remarkable.
There was a 4 year old kid in my theater. I just- I don't know, man...
Hellnahh lol
There was a 9 year old with his parents back in 2012 when I saw gitl with the dragon tattoi
Word on the street is that Korey hates world building. You didn't hear that from tho 😶
A lot of the silliness is actually the story. Obviously the art direction and choreography are original to the movie, but the story and its tone come from the novel, which is a dark, grotesquely comical satire of Victorian literature, including gothic novels like Frankenstein and 'mannered' romance novels such as those of Jane Austen, in which characters comment throughout with observations of how society works. It's a little frustrating that directors tend to get credit for even the stories and characters of their movies even when they don't write the script or the original story if it was not an original script. Poor Things seems to be the most appreciated of Alasdair Gray's novels and he deserves credit for having imagined this unique narrative.
Writers are alway underated.
15:56 That whole tirade Cracked me tf up lmaoo
no part of me was prepared to click on this video about a movie i've never heard of and learn that it is frankenstein meets lolita meets bioshock with a dash of monkeybone. incredible.
Sounds like a must see movie
@@parareefaelias656it really go see it
Lisbon was particularly like Bioshock
@@mylesfinn66 i agree
My wife and I thought the preview looked interesting. Last minute, we invited her conservative 70 year old mother and even more conservative aunt to join us. When the nudity, masturbation and sex started, I was like dang... we should have seen that Willy Wonka movie. Good movie though lol
Korey hates world building 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
"Confidently bizarre." Hit it on the nail.
They watched Frankenhooker and made it arthouse
Literally the first thing I thought when the movie was over. I was even waiting for Emma to start asking people if they had any crack on 'em🤣🤣
That's a classic!
Corey hating world building is Insane 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Monkeybone is a goddamn classic now just because of Julien 😄
Lathimos is pretty consistent. I dug this more than The Favourite and The Lobster, but less than Dogtooth, Alps and Killing of a Sacred Deer. One of the better films of the year, for sure.
He has a consistent voice
I loved this film. This was also the first movie I've seen where no one in the audience moved or talked during the entire end credits. We were all doe eyed and speechless. Omg, I also laughed at the R word being used only because the phrasing and context was so ridiculous. No audience member should be afraid to laugh at what makes them uncomfortable or surprised
A must see at theaters. Too bad it hasnt opened where i live
@@parareefaelias656 the movie never also come out in South Africa.
For all the sex in this movie I’ve never left a movie being less enticed by the thought of sex outside of maybe Shame with Michael fassbender.
Same. It also helped like 95% of the people having sex or naked were old and / or ugly.
@@AirQuotes definitely that but just the way she stripped all intimacy from it and just repeated it over and over
The sex wasn’t meant to be hot or pretty
@@johnwerner69 I’m aware
I agree with everything you guys said. I’m more hit or miss on Yorgos’ work from what I’ve seen as I loved The Favourite but was pretty mid on The Lobster and Sacred Deer, but this is my favorite movie of his and one of my favorites of the year though I can get how it won’t be for everybody. Usually I can’t stand movies similar to this where it’s just to weird and artsy fartsy but think what they’re doing is so profound to where they come off as pretentious to me, luckily as you said Yorgos knew when pull back and for a movie as weird and *horny* as this, it actually have heart to it and I saw Chris Herman made this comparison where it’s kind of similar to Barbie in its themes of self discovery and creating your own path. I did get Tim Burton vibes from this, mainly Edward Scissorhands and Frankenweenie, but also a bit of Terry Gilliam like Imagination of Doctor Parnassus.
Emma Stone was amazing and it’s a performance that could’ve gone south and at first I was like, “Is this going to be female Simple Jack from Tropic Thunder?” but she brings a lot of nuanced to the character to where she made it work and it’s may be her best performance. And Mark Ruffalo & Willem Dafoe were also excellent as well, and it’s funny as hell.
It’s also funny how I saw more people at my screening for Poor Things than I did at my Aquaman 2 screening 😆
Cant believe Herman reviewed this. He alway seemes more prone to. Videogames and action comedies.
I love this director. And Emma Stone has been crushing it for years
Both always deliver. Can't wait to see this.
Can't wait for the Saltburn review
Same! And Americqn fixtion
Good world building: Showing two factions of mutants tearing a city apart whilst civilians flee. This leads to the construction of Sentinels by the US government.
Bad World Building: Finding out about the intricacies of the US government, military and how the sentinels were constructed.
The former sets the stage for a story about Mutants fighting for their right to exist and why people are frightened of them.
The latter answers questions that add nothing to the story.
I think it is the latter approach to world building that Corey doesn't like.
At 2:41, Mark Ruffalo is about to Hulk Out after the slap 🤣🤣🤣
Korey hating world building is news to me🤣🤣🤣
I DEMAND!!!!! Roast review of Monkey Bone. With all of you guys and Billy. I havent seen that flick since i was 11. This movie I'll definitely watch it, when i have time lol.
Pinocchio meets Frankenstein's monster
Also, Monkeybone is underrated and helped develop my taste to LOVE films like this.
Thank you guys for reviewing this. I was afraid that you wouldn’t get to it. It’s hard to know these days which movies you'll review. But I've been following this movie since it was announced so thank you for reviewing
I disliked it and I got it. The themes are shallow so it's pretty easy to get.
I wish they posted their reviews here. They do them for twitch and that platform isnt review friendly ans most toastie twitchers arent into movies. So many twitxh reviews missing here.
I feel like there is A LOT of sex & nudity in the movie, but I feel like if you’re watching it at home by yourself or with a significant other or if you’re European, the amount of sex & nudity may not bother you as much as it might in a theater with other people
Europeans don't mind it when middle-aged men have sex with women with the mind of a child? They see it as teaching the woman-child the ways of the world? Then I'm glad I'm not european.
Ah yes, the Euros are more sexually sophisticated old chesnut. There is such a thing as gratuitous sex.
@JDotwill I am also waiting for this movie to come out. I will watch it all by myself without my family. I love Emma Stone. She is a superb actress
As a European that watched it in the cinema it didn't bother me. Frankly it became kinda boring by the end. I don't need 30 minutes of sex scenes.
Is the dining room dance better or worse than Wednesday's dance for quirkiness?
Bettee juging by the creative camera angles. I havent seen this yet, but noe I will
Better for sure.
Wayyy better
Question that will probably go unanswered: when Bella Baxter has sex in the movie is her brain fully developed? Because it seems to me she's like a toddler in most scenes and a grown person shouldn't have sex with an undeveloped child.
It was after she discovered masturbation
This aspect made me sooo uncomfortable and took me out of the movie tbh
@@laurellairose9314 sight unseen, going by trailers alone all her scenes she seems mentally too young. I ak not essily offended but as a father of two teen girls it creeps me out. still will watch.
Have you seen the movie
Yep it's super fucked up. I think by the time she runs off with the lawyer, she's a teenager mentally, but that only makes it slightly better. Max was perving on her when she was definitely still a toddler mentally, and the movie tried to say he's better. The only decent dude was the black guy on the boat, and even he was cruel. The men were all terrible. Great movie though
@@AirQuotes I saw it. She wasnt a teen, more like a preteen. Honestly the brothel thing was unnecessary and yes Im a dude but i dont enjoy girl on girl gratuitos scenes of characters who dont identify as lesbians. Many male directors try to add such unnecessay scenes like in birdman, poor things, dracula and they get away with forcing their actresses on that without feminists noticing. If i was made to kiss a man in a gratuitous scene that adds nothing to the movie id call out the director. Emma is playing the system and approving it
Great movie but sex was gratuitos and emma was exploited.
This movie Poor Things is not a good movie. It’s pretty much about her learning the world through sex. Explicit for no reason at many points. I wasted my time on this. Luckily the tickets were 5 bucks a piece. Crazy thing is it’ll be on the Oscars list, which says a lot about the Oscars. 🤦🏾
Its a good movie. But sight unseen I know I wont ever got past the fact thAt a woman with the brain of a baby/toddler/infant is having sex with an adult. I asked on this comment section whether her brain is fully developed when she is having sex and nobody answered.
Prude
This weird, raunchy, hilarious, inspiring hell of a movie is an instant classic, without a doubt.
Most original movie since "Grand Budapest Hotel", but so light-hearted and with positive view to life itself a movie which will never gets old.
I was stunned!
Anything less than a rain of Oscars would be scandalous.
No, oppenheimwr and killer are better written. Hopefully the only oscar this ped0 movie gets is Emma Stone, and even then lily gladstone still has a chance. I didnt enjoy that she has the brain of a toddler when she has sex.
I remember when they gave Showgirls an NC17 rating. This one is an R and I think Showgirls today would be PG13 based on thjs
Agreed
I loved this movie. I give it a high Full Price. I saw it in a pretty full theater, which was a pleasant surprise.
Was in absolute amazement of the set design for the steam boat scenes. The aestheics of the skies and sea felt like something out of a Smashing Pumpkins video. Elements of the fantastical, surrealism, steam punk and antiquated in a motley array of styles. Full Price for me. Eager to see what else this director has in store.
Honestly, I thought it would be more realistic to have a WOC portray this character, given the historical nature. They treated woc like lab animals.
True
My exact thought when completing this movie.
@@christinac.3973 yes women of color alwaya have the short end of the stick
Which black actress will agree to do the sex scenes? Which black actress will agree to star in a weird movie like this?
Black actresses don't take roles like this. They always play it safe.
@@singstreetcar5881 a Real actress
Julian is taking with women the attitude he criticized from Nolan fans. My wife and I did get the intention, we didn't missed the point, but the director has ped/ ideas and put them all in this movie. This is lolita except lolita is a teen. Bella is a child, maybe even a toddler when she has sex. And wife has very valid points against the story, not the movie as she appreciated the artistry, but the story is a p000do fantasy.
Bella is NOT a child or a toddler. She may have a child's mind, but in the body of a fully grown-up woman, with all the hormonal activity and urges that come with it. So the fact that she's curious about it actually makes sense. Where's the p3d0 fantasy in that? What are your wife's "valid points"?
@user-pq4fc1mc7q grown woman my ass, the mental age is of a child as it's literally the brain of newborn what activates it. It's metaphor of course but the body might be grown but the mind is of a baby. Clever from Yorgos to make people think this is artistic (which it is) so he can deviate the attention of his real dark fantasy. Lilly gladstone lost for representing how women are, Emma won for representing women how many of us would like them: sexually ready for any of us, no standards whatsoever and beautifu.l. If the main actress was fat and bald let's say olivia coleman the movie wouldn't get our attention. But many wanted to see hot emma stone naked...you failed to see the intention but some of us aren't naive.
My favourite film of 2023
I wish the director had directed True Blood. Never have I watched a series with so many hot women, and thought, "man, can you keep your clothes on please?" Also, the writers of that series were not nearly as clever as they thought they were.
So you never watch Game of thrones?
@parareefaelias656 3 seasons. H
It is the weak writing that makes True Blood the lesser of the two.
Feminism according to the type of 3rd wave neoliberal feminists is all about sex , it’s empowering to be an only fans model or a sex worker according to this kind of attitude about feminism . Economic empowerment or socialist feminism isn’t really relevant , which is what really annoys me about this movie
But if she is like a toddler having sex... Isnt a male director romantizing sexual abuse of little girls?
@@parareefaelias656she’s not a toddler. Under half an hour in her brain gets better and she grows throughout the movie
Saw this yesterday. Really enjoyed it, but not as much as MonkeyBone😂
This movie is super bad if this movie was bad for everyone else people would hate it but honestly disliked
@@ReesesPrice what? That sentence structure made no sense to me and your point was lost due to the fact.
Lol
I knew you hated world building! Lol
I REALLY wish the crew would do a review of the Stephen King adaptation of the Outsider!!!!
Weird movie, but so good. Probably my favorite of the year. Solid acting, directing and a cool approach with the themes. Emma Stone deserves another Oscar for it, but I expect some competition with Lily Gladstone.
My prediction is it wins best pic and Lanthimos gets best director.
Korey most DEFINITELY hates world building
Loved this movie-for me it's a 4 star film. From its fantasy elements, its call backs to horror to its feminist themes.
I'm late to this review, I saw the movie a couple weeks ago, but holy crap! JULIEN, man, I laughed at the same part and other moments where no one laughed and I kept feeling like "oh boy, I am the most hated person in this theater."
Looks like a family film at times😂 if Salvador Dale's work was for families hahaha
Saltburn is crazier than this movie.
Saltburn was a really good film. Ending didn't need to spell everything out like it did though
Please ask them to post their review of saltburn here
It's definitely better.
All of Yorgos' movies are pure comedies. Deranged comedies, but, they are that
They are right, Tim Burton has lost it and hasn't been weird good since Sleepy Hollow
miss peregrine, charlie ans the.chocolate factory... Miss peregrine is so underrated
To me the sex scenes were kind of necessary as one of the films main themes in my opinion is sexual freedom
So pointless scenes.
Havent seen the film but isnt it rape? Shes too young to agree. She has the brain of a baby!
sex scenes took up the majority of the screen time tho
@@willfrancis4967 the book wasnt likevl that
Those kind of scenes with what is potentially a child. Ok.
I’ve never been a fan of movies that are just weird to be weird .
There's meaning to the weirdness
I’m not either but I wouldn’t lump this movie as just being weird for the sake of it.
Preach, I watched Kajillionaire recently and thought it was gonna be like that but it was weird but the plot was actually interesting.
The review said its not weirdeness just because... Theres a story. I believe Korey
Imo the debauchery was part of the point the movie was trying to make about humanity.
A new Phantom of the opera is here... Yorgos did a gothic , set , film great .
I kept saying "It's good world building but is it Monkeybone-level world building?"
Rebel moon was world borrowing!
Ahahaha true
Mark Ruffalo is basically playing a Terry Thomas character (a brilliant old UK character actor)
I can definitely say-. I haven't seen that story premise before.😅
Sounds so original
This movie felt like an excuse for SAing a child because they look like an adult
It’s not really the born sexy yesterday trope but I can see why you would think that
I've heard of this movie but had no idea what it was about it's now the best movie I've seen in years Bella was primitive but also sophisticated
So does she have an adult sophisticated brain when she has sex? I feel like all reviwers are skipiing over this. Sounds like a toddler is having sex with an adult.
Poor Things is nothing like Monkeybone Julien, it does have influences with Bioshock and Dishonoured games in terms of world building and universe. This was a near masterpiece, it’s on Disney+ now.
i was doing perfectly fine having forgotten 'monkeybone' exists. now i'm not so sure
I couldn’t tel if that was Stephen King or Willem Defoe in the thumbnail
Cruel but I agree
9:07 Martin nailed it
He always do.
He always does.
I respect Julian for his Monkeybone comment 🤷♂️
Same, and hopefully his "korey hates worldbuilding" becomes a recurring joke
Why some people in the comments seem to agree with the worldbuilding comment? I never pegged Korey as a worldbuilding hater.
I think they're joking.
@@7thsygn martin and julien maybe, but the comment section took it at heart.
@@parareefaelias656nah we’re joking
Lovely these "dudes brohs" loving this movie 🎉
Dude brohs are at their best reviewing artsy films. Check theur reviews of lamb, midsumner, the favorite, maestro, killers of the flower moon... Hilarious and insughtful.
fish eye lense shot vs Snyder's slow mo
Fish eye any day
when i first heard about this movie i was like oh yea this one of them types movies got hollyweird written all over it 😂🤦🏾♂️
all my homies know korey hates worldbuilding
We knew it!
Visually on how it was shot but still weird.
Ernest goes to Jail. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂 laughed so hard for this review 🤣
Matches the movie
Thanks for the review put me in a good mood
FYI: Mark Rufalo
is like 5'7" Tall.....
No Shit!
my arizonian actress emma stone 👍
I never thought she was arizonian
If there's one thing Korey hates more than world building, it's Training Day :)
How dare he!
Can’t wait to see this!
THE MOVIE WALKS A FINE LINE as CLUMSILY as BELLA's first baby steps. I left so let down & feeling like the poor thing was me having gone to see it! I view the mainstream praise as a reflection of our times where superficiality vs substance has become the norm. If there's enough surface glitter, lip filler, butt padding & marketing ferocity then there's a good chance of success. Like a Frankenstein monster, Poor Things was a series of pieced-together events that touched on several deep social issues yet followed through on none of them. Like a Frankenstein who's threads are were loose vs sewn tight., much of her character was just plain contradictory. For one, her performance seemed to be retarded at first rather than a newborn innocently becoming aware while her unrestrained bluntness & unfettered reactions seemed too cold & cruel and lacking any sweet naive childlike innocence or wide-eyed curiosity. She was often emotionally one dimensional & distant, IMO. Later attempts were made to humanize her but by then the story had already begun to drag & the many narrative ideas remained unresolved. SO MANY CRITICS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME REACTIONS to the film so I know I'm not just being purely subjective. EITHER YOU CAN IGNORE ALL THE BROKEN PIECES of the Story or they stand out like a sore thumb. Maybe the pretty nature on the surface camouflaged the holes in the film or the quirkiness but it was far from the best thing since sliced bread. In fact it ended up being mostly just icing without much cake! I find it interesting that people care less about seamless intricate complex storytelling & more about surface decoration. Some directors can do both. Although there were a few funs scenes, none of them validate the flaws of the overall film. At times her actions are CONTRADICTORY & hypocritical to a Story that was CONVOLUTED in it's exploration of many social themes which were never resolved. Many scenes were pretty but ARBITRARY and did little to progress the narrative! Her FRANKENHOOKER phase was wild & a bit intense but it was mostly contrary to her strong free-willed independent nature. Concepts of misogyny, pedophilia, prostitution, abuse only serve to SHOCK rather than reveal any true insight, empathy or heroic sentiment. For all the men bashing she then freely allows a woman, the Madame Dwarf, to use & abuse her. Saying nothing about contraception and STD's. Often I was just confused to whether or not to laugh or frown. Nevertheless the IMAGERY is stimulating to watch but the STORY just gets SLOW around 3/4 the way through. After all the controversial SEX, when it should become full of intrigue, conflict resolution or drama it stalls when her new found "ENLIGHTENMENT" BOAT TOUR tries to get Political, to no successful conclusion except to END with a GOAT SACRIFICE & sick operation to show REVENGE towards her estranged Father, a stranger to us & her the entire film only to end with a, so far, non-romantic relationship with a FEEBLE wannabe Frankenstein Scientist Husband who unsuccessfully did to that poor girl exactly what was done to Bella. WTF!!! I LEFT UNINSPIRED, unsympathetic, irritated over the whole experiences! > Please GO WATCH any TERRY GILLIAM film * or PIERRE JUENET's "Amelie" or 'City of Lost Children" (in French) or even DEL TORO'S "The Shape of Water" to experience truly strange, VISIONARY, eclectic, quirky, enriched, yet fascinatingly cohesive FAIRYTALE STORYTELLING. Heck you can even rewatch the classic "The WIZARD of OZ" to experience a film of this style, done EXCELLENTLY!
Cool 😎 review bro
Wonder how this movie ranked on koreys list.
His favorite movie!!
Also Monkeybone was a fun time lol crazy visuals