The Cell - Nostalgia Critic
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- Before you see The Immortals, take a look at what the directer made long, long before. It's The Cell!
Originally aired on November 8th,2011.
The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film follows scientists as they use experimental technology to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to locate where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
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Fun fact: Tarsem, Michael Bay and Zack Snyder were all buddies at film school together.
...No really, they were! Go look it up!
That. ..... explains A LOT!!!!
hmm but Snyder is cool.
HeatForce hahahahhahahahahagahahagagagagag..no
+Red Hood yup he is. 399, watchmen, dawn of the dead, MoS. If none of these films are in your collection, well, the laughter can only be from am insane mind.
+HeatForce 300*
The Peewee's Dungeon bit is probably my favorite Nostalgia Critic joke.
@@Brotherofthe4thCompany it’s the mask I hate everything wore in his I hate unboxing videos
It's human flesh!
I personally like the part where he goes “Blblblblbblblb” to Vince Vaughn
“Someone wants attention”
His Surf Ninjas review is one of my favorite jokes
Not super disturbing, but I'll admit the "horse slicing glass guillotine" was pretty cool.
Kind of seems like a thing you would see in game of thrones.
(Has anyone tried stuffing a horse in something?)
Necromentia is far more disturbing. But the special effects were and still are incredible. It's sequel was good too.
Salad fingers???
The kitchen in every Mcdonalds.
Ehh, Golden Wind did it better.
I’ve actually met the writer of this film, Mark Protosevich. He was a really nice guy. He said that it went through several rewrites between him, the studio and other people. Needless to say, He says that he’s not proud of this final product and hopes that they remake it and better
Patrick Preston why am I not surprised?
Ahh, another classic case of studio interference. I honestly am curious what the original script would’ve been like.
Imagine what they could do with the effects now
That sucks. I honestly can't see studios being in a rush to remake this. Only way I can see this being remade is if David Fincher wanted to do his own take on it maybe?
He hopes someone remakes it because he’d get a “based on characters created by” check.
YOu know what... there was an episode of "The Batman" That had this exact same plot involving going into the mind of the Joker to try and find out where he has hidden Detective Yin who is put in a death Trap. And THAT WAS DONE SO MUCH BETTER!!!
Danny Caracciolo I thought I was the only one thinking about that episode. to this day that episodes my favorate
Yeah, and it wasn't pretentious crap about Joker's past. It was just Batman fighting Joker's mind's attempts to keep him from finding what he wanted.
So basically it's another case of ''the kid version being more adult than the adult version''.
And given 'the Batman''s reputation as a glorified toy commercial compared to Batman TAS (though I liked their odd interpretations of some of the villains, and they made Clayface 10x better in my opinion), it's amazing that they of all things managed to beat a feature fucking movie.
I REMEMBER THAT EPISODE! How is it that a show for kids with a smaller budget manages to do this plot better than a big budget film!?
I would totally watch Peewee's dungeon
That's worrying?
I find it comforting since now I know that I am not alone.
Hey many people's got some sort of fetish. You gotta respect that.
My room is peewee's dumpster.
well dont watch the movies as he is watch it the mind set as what he used to be
00:24 " I don't make major motion pictures, I make crap."
I think I found Uwe Boll's catchphrase.
Honestly, I think the film's visuals is the only thing that made this film above average.
Also why the fuck would you cast Vince Vaughn for a serious movie. Is there something I am missing? I mean yeah Wes Anderson casted comedy actors Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson for his movies but the thing is Wes Anderson is a good director.
+S O U R P A T C H Yamaha PSR-3 the reason why Vince Vaughn was in this film is because it was during the period in his career in which he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor, and credit where credit is due I've seen films he's in where you can take him seriously,but here he doesn't even look like he knows what's going on, and just wanted to get it over with.
Porn with the extra budget and drug inspired
Yeah I like this movie tbh, its a guilty pleasure. Some of the visuals were, and are to this day evocative to me. I actually really like the painterly desolate landscape (with the women looking up at the sky) that vince vaughn's character falls into, and he seems to wake with flashlights being shown in his face from a distance. Theres something about that
S O U R P A T C H Yamaha PSR-3: Vince had been in other serious movies before this one. Circa 2003 is when he started to focus mainly comedies. I don't get your Wes Anderson example. His movies are comedies too.
The "be disturbed" buttton is my favorite NC joke of all time. It´s Doug´s delivery that makes it so great.
Soooo walter white's brother in law was in this task force before he joined DEA huh?
And he worked under the US president in 24.
Before that he was in SWAT trying and failing to prevent destruction of Cyberdyne building
They made a "The Batman" episode thats basically like this, joker kidnaps a detective, puts her in a death trap, dr. strange makes a machine that can let batman go into his mind then they have to find out were the detective is by traveling through the jokers mind
And given 'the Batman''s reputation as a glorified toy commercial compared to Batman TAS (though I liked their odd interpretations of some of the villains, and they made Clayface 10x better in my opinion), it's amazing that they of all things managed to beat a feature fucking movie.
How are Batman and Doctor Strange in the same film?
@@nathandust Its Professor Strange, although he is also a doctor
@@nathandust I think that means Hugo strange. but I could be wrong.
Also kind of happens in an episode of Smallville
Be disturbed! And then get down with the sickness.
Because of that joke, if you go to hell your punishment will be you getting 10,000 fists shoved up your ass.
And then be struck by the sight of ten thousand fists in the air!
+StupefiedRex umm. Please tell me that's from one of their songs because I actually rarely listen to Disturbed.
Aaron Stever Everything is from Disturbed.
StupifiedRex I'm asking if that last comment was from a Disturbed song. I know every other joke, but not that one.
That Pee Wee's Dungeon bit. Omg. 😂😂😂😂
I like the spongebob version of this crap better its called "Sleepy Time" Spongebob goes into all the other characters dreams
f r?? Sick, bro!!
I prefer Psychonauts, it's less pretentious and has more fun with itself.
shoot. that was my last quarter
Some killers do actually stop themselves. Not because they want to of course, and rarely do they stop permanently. But many do stop for fear of getting caught or wanting to let the heat die down first.
so this movie is basically "inception" meets "50 shades of gray"
virus4812 Pretty much that what is it, its ok its not as terrible as NC says it is but it aint great.
+marlin manson music video.
Not even close, and it`s "grey" if you`re referencing the movie it`s a name and not a color.
Where the fuck is the eroticism here?
@@Ruukas9
Marilyn, ffs..
Go finish first grade english..
No wait, never mind, just don`t breed..
And YES I`m a pedantic asshole because english is turning into sdgzhdjribnrtzihesrkfkzmvfrjnvmr nuuuuuuuuuuuu duuurka bloopetti blaflflafaf0afoaflfoaafop.
BECAUSE EVERYONE`S A FUCKING ILLITERATE!
I completely agree with what you said about scenes of abuse in movies. Decent human beings who have been lucky enouph to never have been abused are still disgusted, survivors of abuse really don`t need to be reminded of it, and sickos are still going to enjoy it, no matter how skillfully or sympathetically portrayed. Yes, I know he just meant this movie, and I`ll allow that sometimes it is necessary. Also a lot of the imagery used is stolen from William Blake`s Red Dragon series of paintings which was used to much better effect in both Mindhunter and Red Dragon.
If this cheers you up, the director of this movie also did "The Fall", it's a much better movie, with a well-told story and likeable characters. Not trying to undermine you or anything, I just want to make you feel better, since this sounds quite personal to you, I hope that you are doing well.
I have the same opinion about movies about depression
If I'm not depressed I find the characters to be huge pussies
If i was depressed I wouldn't want to watch depression
Nor would I show it to depressed people
So ppl can’t have abuse in movies , then we need to stop horror movies with death. Many ppl seen or know someone murdered
@@jborrego2406 someone will always be offended
Because Hollywood is a pit of sado masochists. well actually. Most directors and producers are on the dark side.
4:56 - 5:10 Rare footage of Corporal Hank Schrader, pre-Blue Meth crisis.
Oh shit! I didn't realize it until the horse scene, but I saw this movie way back when I was a kid and it freaked me out so badly that I blocked it from my memory! Fuck this movie! D:
There's a good reason this movie has the look of an extended music video or commercial-- because Tarsem CAME from a background of directing music videos and commercials. His most notable work, of course, was the video for R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion", which earned him a LOT of acclaim. He won an MTV VMA for Best Video of the Year in 1991. The Cell was his first attempt at a feature film-- and it shows.
Don't get me wrong, there are successful movie directors who have cut their teeth doing music videos-- David Fincher and Spike Jonze, for example. One of the advantages of coming from that background is that it often affords an aspiring director with the opportunity to quickly develop a strong and unique visual style, without having to compromise it quite as much as if they were directing feature films. Music videos offer a lot of potential for experimentation, and established music video directors frequently find themselves in demand BECAUSE they have a certain style. But of course, a movie is a completely different beast from a music video-- it has considerations aside from cinematography and visual effects. The directors who succeed in making the transition are the ones who understand they are going to have to leave their comfort zone and focus much more intently on developing their storytelling skills. Music videos can have plots, but they aren't essential; and even when a music video does have a plot, it's usually not extremely fleshed out because the medium is so short and prioritizes looking good over everything else. It's absolutely about style over substance. So is it really a surprise that Tarsem's first movie is basically an extension of all his strengths from directing videos, while its weaknesses-- the writing, the pacing, the questionable casting-- are all the things that don't really matter as much in music videos?
I'm not defending this movie; there are definitely problems with it. I'm just saying, it is what it is. If I hypothetically wasn't at all familiar with Tarsem, and you showed me the video for "Losing My Religion", and then you told me the same guy had made a full-length horror/suspense movie about going into a serial killer's mind... this is pretty much exactly how I'd figure it would've turned out. It's not a masterpiece of storytelling by any stretch of the imagination, but at least it does have some rather compelling visuals.
@4:57 I never realized it, but that's Hank from Breaking Bad!
Has Critic done Jack And Jill? If so please reload it.
The NC can only take some much before it becomes life-threatening
Crispy cremestarrrrr
I also saw killer cumstarrrr
He hasn't, but it's on my wish list for him to do it.
Shitty comedies are harder to review. There are only so many ways you can say that something isn't funny.
Directed by Tarzan? You mean THAT Tarza- oh, "Tarsem". Okay then.
Kugawattan The things he wants to do to Jane..... no wonder he's a jungle boy.
Why does Tarsen look like Shaymalan ?
that's racist....AND now be DISTURBED!
Because Tarsem _is_ Shyamalan! What a Twist!
the same reason u look like Harry Potter with progeria and I look like a blue man
He looks nothing like shyamalan.
SHYAMALAN TWIST!
in this world it's Disturbed or be Disturbed
you mean "its disturb or be disturbed."
I think the world is a scary place now that you've woken up the demon in me!
***** Power beyond containing.
***** Define "Dead" in terms of a videogame.
Undertale != Meme instead Undertale = Game That still runs on modern hardware, so... its not really dead.
If you have to ask someone not to post memes or references of something arbitrarily deemed "dead" by random people, then its not technically dead yet... by the way: "so i herd u liek mudkipz..."
"Kittens!"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"What was that?!""Its too deep, you wouldn't get it."
Jesus Christ if you want to see an actually well-done and interesting transition from abusive childhood to psychopathic adulthood, watch season one of Daredevil.
Sugarcoated Slaughterhouse agreed
Coincidently both star Vincent D'Onofrio.
LMFAOOOOOO
Another good example is “Moon Knight”
I suppose I’ve come to appreciate this film a bit more over the years but I have to admit that I still agree with the whole “be disturbed” thing. The visuals are very surreal and interesting but there are certain points where shocking content is included for the sake of including shocking content.
I remember watching this and when the scene of the woman floating through empty space. I came up and said "this movie cost me 17 billion dollars to make and it was well worth it" my father almost choked on his dinner laughing so hard
5:08 Hey, it's Hank from _Breaking Bad_.
also alot of other things... like under the dome, and... um... breaking bad?
The first episode of V.I.P (Bryan Cranston is also in the same episode).
He's also the tumor-head mutant guy in the original Total Recall that says to Arnie "You got a lot of nerve showing your face around here"...
What???
Have to check that out
So The Cell is in the same universe as Breaking Bad. Hank was in the FBI before DEA
My teenage self loved this movie, my adult self is like 'I miss the simplicity of my teenage self. But thankfully I grew out of it, R.I.P teenage me.'
The Cell: a triumph of Style over Substance.
jettisoncargo I don't care. I like it.
This movie while pretentious was ground breaking with its cinematography and visuals. You just have to appreciate there was nothing like it at the time.
What do you think was so pretentious about it?
I remember watching this movie when I was a little kid and I would remember random parts of it and never know where they were from. This review actually helped me solve something that has bothered me for close to 16 years.
Ask me what this comment means!
What does this comment mean
thank you, was it as fulfilling for you as it was for me? DEEPNESS!
+Rawbeard It was good for me, was it good for you? 😂
this disturbe me
be disturbe
old anonymous
Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio & Hank from Breaking Bad; what a cast
I enjoyed "The Cell" but this review was very entertaining.
I guess you were Smart enough to get it
I... miss this Nostalgia Critic ... I really do. No ... complex skits with multiple people ... just plain ole' NC doing what he does best without the need for too many comic foils. There might be one like Carl here, or Terl, or even Dr. Smith but at least there weren't like 20 skits interlaced between the movie clips.
Least of all there weren't any entire movies redone via those skits ... course we can blame the MPAA for that.
The reason why Red Dragon succeeded is because we were able to identify Dolarhyde, we knew who he was, we felt sorry for him, we saw him fall in love with another woman and his serial killer mind didn’t know how to handle it. Here, I don’t have a clue of who Carl is, and I don’t even care enough to find out
5:08 isn't that the dude from Breaking Bad?
Waltuh…the waters always low at this time of year
Holy shit All I can see is Leto Joker at 10:02
It's not nearly ridiculous enough
Every dream sequence in this movie looks like a Lady Gaga music video
No it doesn’t
jesus lord, this aged so well with 911
I hate how accurate this is
Well, it is visually interesting and has nice music. But the characters aren't fleshed out. The only reason I kinda care about Lopez's character is because she's physically perfect
Lol, this movie is basically a Nine Inch Nails video made into a feature length film.
Also... 13:45 “How it feels to chew 5 gum.”
I'm sad nobody mentioned the twin peaks reference
This movie needs a serious remake.
At 7:46, that's actor Pruitt Taylor Vince (from The Mentalist) and he has "nystagmus", a condition which causes a person's eyes to move rapidly back and forth involuntarily.
How many times have I seen this video uploaded?
69...
I'm sorry.
Same
+Killer Memestar Don't. Your name is Killer Memestar.
+Killer Memestar just looking at your name makes me laugh
mmbe disturbed~
A+ for Twin Peaks reference
24:04 My reaction to "Playing With Fire"
OK, I practically fell over laughing at the Twin Peaks joke. So very very well-played.
I've always thought this film was beautiful, not disturbing. I don't remember the plot that much, but it still looks really nice to me.
The Cell. This is a new genre: WTF-sploitation.
Loy Turns ..
Executive Meddling: During the mind scene where Stargher disembowels Novak, Novak was supposed to remind Catherine that she had an abortion at college, which made her become a child psychologist. Test audiences didn't like it and was replaced with Catherine's brother in a car accident and a coma for six months before his death.
15:15 I died when the "evil monsters to battle" line came in rofl
It's like The Thief And The Cobbler; might have been better off as an art installation than a film. Heck, I'd buy an art book of this if I could, it's fantastic to look at.
If I were to make a villain I would have him become evil because his or her parents mentally or physical abuse or both but have him or her ether become smart and well mannered or well still smart but awkward and can't show their intelligence very well that makes them feel stupid and insecure. Or maybe have them have repressed sexuality and that drives them nuts or any kind of insecurity.
Carl is smoking, so he is TOTALLY an intense character, so we totally know him socially. Also, he's probably also a sociopath, which makes knowing him socially hard.
4:55 now I'm certain that this is set in the Breaking Bad universe
Pee Wee's dungeon
I would totally watch that!
yah I would too lol
Todays secret word is torture. Whenever someone says it or mention anything related to it you.....SCREAM! Lets go try it.
The Cell
AAAAAARRRRRRRGH!
Haha!
This guy obviously didn't understand this film. The Cell is an excellent movie. It is:
A taut thriller that really does build the suspense. Things just become more urgent with each passing minute.
A science-fiction movie that explores an interesting idea and does a great job of conveying it with very odd visuals.
I can't stand reviewers that think they're entertaining. I'm not a Jennifer Lopez fan but this movie managed to catch my attention and solidly keep it. I could in no way anticipate what would happen next. That is what a good film is supposed to do, I think.
I recommend "The Cell" and give this film 4.5 / 5 stars.
I watched this video when I was wayy too young. I come back years later because I could never forget how hilarious nostalgia critic's videos are
The Twin Peaks part had me in stitches
I love how the only awards this got was a Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Best Sci-Fi Female Actress for Lopez and MTV's Best Dressed Actress.That and Best High Work.
I really loved this movie. It was very surreal and had beautiful imagery.
16:05 Yeahh, I still wouldn't feel sorry for him.
The Pee Wee’s Playhouse part had me dying
The cell is the one Jennifer Lopez film I can stand. lol. There could definitely be more depth but I actually thought the movie wasn't terrible. It was astoundingly decent.
*Years later* "SHIT!! We're already shooting Green Lantern and we dont have a design for his suit yet! Fuck it, weve got these suits from the The Cell laying around, lets spray paint them green and we're good..."
I have to disagree with you on this film. The film depicts the mind of a narcissistic psychopath perfectly. I've worked with them for going on a decade, and grew up with one for a parent.
To this day I see the monster holding hands with the child, both being the same person. And it breaks my heart that baby had to make such a monster to survive. And is enrages me the monster never lets the baby close to anyone, hurting all that try. But I understand why it's there, to protect the child in the only way it was designed to. By being what we perceive as evil.
... Heartbreaking.
That cop on the left at 4:56 is Hank from Breaking Bad by the way.
Can I get that "Be disturbed" soundclip? Sounds like an awesome ringtone XD
3:03 "CAAAAAAARRRRRLLLLLL!!!!!! There's a dead human in our house!!!!"
Fun fact: This movie was directed by the same guy who made the Losing My Religion video
I expected The Cell by Stephen King but it is one of those... you know, Jupiter Ascending like movies
I think that’s an insult to Jupiter Ascending at least Jupiter had Eddie Redmayne overacting hilariously
I loved this film. I've also never laughed harder at this film for all the good points you brought up while watching your review.
Marine corps. Not army. Gomer Pyle was in the Marine corps.. briefly.
This is actually one of my favorite movies. It's just so visually stunning.
So if I am reading into this right... If die in the game, you die in real life.
Ight imma head out.
3:36 damn that's nice
My favorite line "you wouldn't get it". Lol
9:54 even the camera itself is having a art spasm. not just the scenes
Anyone else notice it's weird that Carl is abused, yet he seems to have a kind of full room. Like it seems to be the room of a standard child, not one being beaten and who's dad sits around in his briefs.
4:33 You're not alone. I'm a big fan of that too.
Carl needs to return, if only for a cameo. Him or Tarson; they're both nuts.
So this is what Hank did before he joined the DEA...
Btw the score in this film is by the Master Musicians of Jououka, from Morocco, originally discovered by Rolling Stone Brian Jones.
Twizzler catsuits 🤣🤣🤣
This is The Outer Limits episodes The Mindreacher and Mind Over Matter where psychiatrists go into the minds of patient's to find out the root of their traumas. They also try to go into the minds of their significant others when they are in comas. (The former succeeds the latter does not.)
Is nobody willing to point out that this movie actually stole from Batman Forever?
Benjamin Johnson I'm gonna be honest. I remember a few years ago I saw a bat man episode just like this where joker kidnapped a police officer and bat man entered his mind to find the location. If you haven't seen it you should check it out it's in the batman series I find it very well done and twisted
Phoenix reborn I saw that episode. Something about the Joker as a character is just so great, and I loved that episode.
Benjamin Johnson oh my god your rapping dog icon. Yeah I love the series.
Phoenix reborn Still though this movie stole from Batman Forever.
Benjamin Johnson I guess nbody really cares because no matter what is done there's always somebody that did it before.
The movie is dropping plenty of hints we should be stoned out of our minds while watching this movie.
I could see Kyle Kallgren in his earlier days doing a review about this.
He did a review of a later Tarsem film, "The Fall".
What was your favorite scene?
Y'know, the Cell looks like a feature-length music video.
9:09 ask me what that means 9:29 Be disturbed 10:24 be chreeped out 11:10 smoke those cigarettes 12:04 close that lip 12:22 driving someone crazy 21:30 choices 22:05 Understand him more 22:58 Let you off the hook 23:15 Oh really? 23:41 Nothing incorrect
"It's pretentious, and Daddy always said an ounce of pretention is worth a pound of manure."
Damn! I was so expecting him to say, “If we don’t stop him...he’ll probably just get tired and move on to another hobby. Most likely crochet. But possibly decoupage.”
8:05 Dr. Reid is the serial killer from Identity. I thought the "eye wiggle" was part of the character in Identity (what you want? I was 17), and only know realized that the actor has the condition.
This movie is nicely written and visually original, cast plays well and even Lopez is not nearly as annoying as she could be wherever else...for me all this criticizm looks pretty pathetic and pretentious while accusing the movie of being "pretentious", lol) specially looking back from nowadays with all that huge pile of shit modern movies production turned into...
You know, an episode of The Batman did this idea much better and more creative. The season 2 episode "Strange Minds", Joker has taken Yin hostage and no one knows where, so Batman goes inside Joker's mind.
Apparently Carl is a really enthusiastic fan of Hellraiser