*"I think this is one of those films where a lot of older people aren't the target audience."* Are we EVER the target audience for ANY movies these days? It doesn't seem like it.
People aren't sick of background movies. They are just not willing to leave their house, & pay premium prices to see them. Viewership for these kinds of movies are high when they are just dropped on the apps to view. Viewership is even high when these movies flop in the box office & eventually hit streaming.
Nobody who is a viewer should be caring about the budget of a film outside of the occasional nerdy behind the scenes conversation. Either you liked it, hated it, or thought it was just okay. Or you're not interested in the film at all, & if that's the case focus your attention on the films you are interested in. People have made a hobby out of focusing their attention on things that is either not important or they honestly don't care about. Just spreading negative out of boredom is bad time management.
@@HollywoodERockI feel like this is what’s killing the movie business Everyone thinks they’re a movie executive instead of being what they are which is a fan
I really enjoyed this movie, saw it twice in the theater so far. Even my mother in her 70s was laughing throughout, repeatedly whispering to me, "What movie did the critics watch? What's not to like?" As soon as we exited the theater, she stated flat out, "we have to get this one when it comes out on DVD".
Sorry Paul, that's two people who were absolutely enamored by this movie. My wife and I had a blast, and we're adding it to our Christmas movie rotation as soon as the physical copy is out.
I don't understand all the negativity, it wasn't bad at all, it entertained me and wasn't cringe or pushing any agenda , kind of simple but for me wasn't bad, my kids laughed like crazy at the end when Santa delivered the presents
I honestly really enjoyed this movie! I liked the characters, the actor picks were great (even The Rock was good in it), the world/lore building was beyond what I was expecting and the story was actually really entertaining with some deep moments! 👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐
I completely agree with this review. Did it have its issues yes but it’s a fun family film with an underlying meaning of what it means to be a good person and having faith. Not every movie needs to cinema
I keep pushing this issue everyone cries about anything that isn’t 10/10 like how can we get anything if everything has to be literally the same sometimes people want fun movies to relax and enjoy with simple themes and others just won’t let you have it if they had their way shit is disgusting
My problem with the "not everything needs to be peak cinema" defence is that it implies that no one should put in the effort to make a good film with a well written story and interesting characters. The people who use that defence are basically saying "Put out any old shit and people will like it."
I havent watched many of the Rocks recent movies so when I saw this at the theater today it was actually pretty refreshing and I enjoyed it. Put aside the CGI and something about it felt old school to me.
I just watched Red One last night after a few people told me they enjoyed it and I enjoyed it too. I think you summed up the positives and negatives of this movie very well. It is a perfectly entertaining Christmas movie and that is generally what people expect of Christmas movies. I liked the twist on Santa being a serious buff guy and I agree that the final scene showing the mechanics of how Santa delivers all those presents was a highlight of the film. Thanks for a thoughtful breakdown!
This is a top 2 movie review channel with Angry Joe. Half in the Bag only does like 4 movies a year (unless you count their mash ups like best of the worst)
While I didn't like how cgi heavy the movie was there was things I liked. Like how toy store stock rooms can be portals, how santa has a least favorite cookie or how christmas presents are shrunk to a much smaller size etc
I don't know man, I walked out of this movie with a really bad taste in my mouth. Like, did we REALLY need Jumanji 3 as a Christmas movie from the same director with the same lead actor? Did we REALLY need to spend $250 MILLION on it? How is that even possible? Oppenheimer which virtually had half of all A-list actors in Hollywood cost 40% of that. Dune Part 2, a movie heavily reliant on visual effects with a bunch of great actors that looked phenomenal cost less than this. Instead of doing the most "been there, done that" movie of the year, you could literally have given David Fincher the money to finish his Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy and have enough money left to finance like 15 more Barbarian-type projects from up and coming horror directors. We just had Juror #2 come out from 94 year old director Clint Eastwood for $35 million -- a movie with a great premise, a really good cast and fantastic execution that WB couldn't get bothered to promote at all and they think Red One deserves more attention from moviegoers? Sorry, but that just rubs me the wrong way...
Remember this first tho. Amazon made this movie for streaming only, they just release this movie in theaters for bonus. So money they earn in the box office are actually bonus for Amazon
Imagine watching a movie and critiquing the finances above all else - like what do you mean by “we” need to spend? How is it possible? We know there was mismanagement and under experienced managers paired with the Rock showing up to set late. Plus the reality is the Rock and Chris likely have massive paydays vs most everyone in Oppenheimer with the exception of maaaaybe RDJ. It’s just weird, I understand questioning the budget paired with the quality of the CG but in the grand scope of things I don’t get why it carries so much weight to the final product. It’s not like you’re a producer or an investor so why does it bother you so much?
Thank You ! , I just finished watching this movie a few hours ago and I'm like this is the movie that's getting trashed relentlessly online ? , this movie is harmless fun and extremely entertaining
I think people are just on a kick to hate everything The Rock. He’s always been a hero of mine, but I’ll admit that him being endlessly adored by many lasted a lot longer than I thought it would. Everyone gets the mass-hate-train treatment eventually though.
@@famousthaneus9810 We are definitely in the season of hating on The Rock. These kinds of seasons roll around ever so often for certain popular celebrities. Eventually it will pass, & it will be like it never happened. People are just.........smh
@@famousthaneus9810he’s still one of my fav actors and I watch everything he’s in and you’re right people just hate when you are doing great not good but great and they just switch up I won’t switch up no matter what some others try to force on me
I appreciate that Cody doesn't just regurgitate whatever the current narrative happens to be. It's one of the central reasons I like this channel. Nothing could convince me to go out and spend my money on a movie like this, but I'm glad someone with sensible eyes is giving it a fair review.
07:11 "The mixed side of it is that this movie cost, like, a quarter of a million dollars." Another great review, Cody; but, er, I think that should be a quarter of a BILLION dollars
Great review!! I think I liked this movie a bit better, but you have a very evenhanded take on the film. (You even use your hands to good effect in the review.) It's a film that I will probably watch every Christmas season as I'm a big fan of J.K. Simmons, and I love his take on St. Nick. I also see this film as a hilarious take on the "Air Force One" type of action films. I do think that the budget was ridiculously high, and the run time was bit too long. I wouldn't have gone to see this in theaters, but it was worth watching through Amazon Prime.
People talk about "Die Hard," but don't forget about "Lethal Weapon," "Peppermint," "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "Batman Returns," and "Die Hard 2." Yes, I am also mentioning "Die Hard 2" because I feel that one gets the short end of the stick a lot. It's an underrated film.
Imo Die hard 2 also actually feels more like a christmas movie than the first one does. With the snow and all that. I agree its an underrated movie as well
7:56 I like Ryan Reynolds but I think that Chris Evans fits this role better! In terms of the Rock, his movies are always hit or miss with me (primarily because I don't always think he's right for the part) but he actually was really good in this! 👍👍
Christmas Story, Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, die Hard, Krampus and I think a movie overlooked is a Christmas horror story I think it’s called with William Shatner as the radio DJ. That movie really felt like Christmas and Krampus was awsome in it. Oh and Polar Express of course.
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The only thing i cam think to where this movie should be criticized is that it really is not a kids movie and i can understand strict parents being upset thinking they were takimg their kids to see a wholesome christmas movie. But for me as an adult i found it to be an awesome suprise that it was kinda edgy, funny, and action packed. But what i loved most was how they dived into mythology almost like it was a christmas version of the percy jackson books. I also loved the prothestics they used for krampus and his goons.
I love how they incorporate other christmas lore into this movie, they make it so that any other person who has heard or never heard of the lore in a way that makes it not only intriguing, but also not compromising the story, gryla showed through her actions and although Krampus was a bit more obvious, it was fitting that his lair not only told, but showed his behavior, I think it was ok when it was just Santa, but the second Gryla was another part of the lore and freaking Krampus, I absolutely fell in love with the movie TL:DR Krampus and Gryla were awesome additions to a christmas movie
I just saw this movie last night, and it exceeded my expectations. I am mind blown by how many people thought it was a flop. It was one of the best Christmas movies I’ve seen in years. The creativity with this film was at a level that I’ve never seen before in a Christmas movie. They did such a good job with it. It was deep and philosophical as well as entertaining and funny, and there were a lot of unexpected twists and turns thruout the whole thing.
I think Hollywood producers need to tell these actors to start taking pay cuts or start grooming other actors. 20% of this movies budget is reportedly just for the rock. The movie needs to make $100 million just to pay for the Rock working on this movie. That's insane! Who the F would okay this?
My thoughts exactly. Not a masterpiece, but it was never meant to be. It’s just a harmless and fun enough Christmas action/comedy. A lot of people are being way too harsh on it for no apparent reason
17:54 I completely agree! I really don't understand the hate towards this film. Yes there are the negatives that you pointed out but even with that I don't think it's any reason to trash it like it has been; especially with it scoring so high on audience scores.
It’s refreshing seeing someone not be hateful towards this movie and ik there’s problems with the film like you said several here but I like the movie despite all that and it’s refreshing hearing someone say that people are being too harsh
I was curious about this movie so I saw it yesterday. Im a " see for myself " kind of person instead of listening to critics 100% of the times. I disagree with critics. I liked it. It was entertaining and these days we definitely need entertainment. We need goofy parts and action as well. They had some good characters too and some good ideas. I do have 2 criticisms for the movie. They put it out too soon and not enough marketing. Also I do think that they might be better off with it if it was put on streaming because the competition in theaters is not going to help them succeed. They have to go up against an anticipated and beloved musical and also a sequel of a beloved Disney kid's movie Character. That's going to hurt them especially during a time where most likely people are going to tighten their wallet and probably only watch 1 or 2 movies because of holiday shopping.
Eff the budget. This movie was absolutely great. It didn't pull any punches. It wasn't all wokish. It represented Santa as a superhero(at the end). The characters were gritty enough, but as not to muck up Christmas movies with curse words. It's for adults and kids of the internet age. The sleigh took off like Superman, breaking the sound barrier. The Krampus scenes were the least I liked but still interesting. I loved Santa doing parkour on the roofs, and the elves' delivery system of bulk presents from a mega blimp to Santa's sleigh was genius. The actors are Hollywood elite, but they didn't act like it except for the Rock being the Rock as expected. We weren't saturated with corny puns. Red One , NL Christmas Vacation, and Santa Claus (1985) are my top Christmas movies ever.
I like the must watch Christmas movie list as a video topic. Maybe your annual Must watch, maybe watch, forgotten Christmas movies, and will never watch again.
It’s a pretty good Christmas movie is how I’d sum it up. It’s not perfect or great by any means but people are definitely being too harsh on it I’ve seen worse Christmas movies that didn’t get this much hate
Honestly, I saw this with my brother yesterday in theaters. I kinda dig this. Yeah, it has problems, like The Rock being the same he was in the other movies, some other characters not having much time for character devolpment, the villain is kinda lame, & it kinda feels like more of the streaming film. But hey, at least me and my little brother have a great time in the theater seeing this.
i’m glad someone is doing this because I saw this movie last night on Amazon prime just to see what all the negativity was about. Is it the world’s greatest film ? No. when I saw the trailer for it, all I expected was a fun holiday film and that’s what I got.
I was turned off over what VIOLENT NIGHT was supposed to be about, and that made me yearn for just straight up action comedy for the holiday season - and totally what this movie brought to that.
It was ok. I have regal unlimited so you could judge how much I like a movie by how many times I’ll watch it for free. Inside Out 2 and Deadpool got like 8 watches from me. Red One will get only 1. It’s not worth sitting through again. Later this week I’ll watch Wild Robot for the 4th time or try something else. But not RedOne
I've literally seen channel after channel hate this movie, and saying how The Rock is disgusting and a disgrace and he's getting what he deserves etc. Like, what?
I think I’ll just consider it good that I watched your review and skip out on this one 😂 always appreciate your reasoning and explanation when discussing these flicks
Putting someone else’s opinion above your own for something as subjective as a movie is strange I think you should watch it for yourself if you ever get time man
@@jon_ovo3653i get what you’re saying but I just don’t really have any interest in seeing this movie. Normally I’ll see a movie before watching reviews at all but I wanted to see if maybe Cody’s perspective would move the needle for me and unfortunately I’m still not interested after hearing his pros and cons. If people are having a good time with it then that’s awesome but for now it’s a pass. I may throw it on when it hits streaming but I’m def not gonna go out of my way to see it in theaters.
@@jon_ovo3653 I get what you're saying but I'm just not interested. I typically don't even watch reviews beforehand but I was curious if Cody's review would move the needle for me at all. Unfortunately it didn't so it's a hard pass for me. If people have a good time with it, that's great but I'm certainly not gonna make it a priority to see it myself.
This movie reminded me a lot of the Christmas chronicles, which I absoloutely loved. Needless to say this movie was a solid 7/10. Overhated? Definetely
I need a Marrowbone review!!! One of my favorite more recent physiological horror movies I’ve seen. First time I watched it I had a roller coaster of emotions
The movies you described are essentially the social media reel, tiktok equivalent for cinema. Designed for people to switch their brains off and watch. But sadly that is all that media is now, switch your brain off and watch. Cinema is not designed for you to switch your brain off, it is designed to captivate and ask questions and make us think
Cinema is designed to entertain. If you're entertained by thought-provoking movies, great. Others are entertained by giant explosions, or silly jokes, or jumpscares. Don't diss someone else's entertainment just because you feel its beneath your intellect.
Wrong. Like AbuMaia01 said, cinema is designed to entertain. That's what movies are: A form of entertainment. That can come in different forms. Some people find thought-provoking films to be entertaining, while others find mindless blockbuster films to be entertaining. Personally, I like both. I enjoy movies that me think and feel certain things, while I also enjoy movies that are just fun. I agree with AbuMaia01 in that you shouldn't diss someone else's entertainment just because you feel it's beneath your intellect. It annoys the hell out of me that some people are trying to draw some kind of a line...and decide what movies are truly "cinema" or not. ALL movies are cinema. ALL movies are art. Make no mistake about that. Films tell stories through the art of motion-picture photography. Whether you like the stories they tell or not is something else entirely.
I really likes this movie. Could of cast anyone aside the rock but it's not a deal breaker. Had a good time with it and liked how they mythology was used
I think everyone forgot it's a movie for kids. Some little kid is going to be blow away by this film . I'm going to take my mom to see it. Yeah it's that type of Christmas movie. Not expecting anything amazing.
I think it was ok as well. Also, I consider Die Hard 1&2, Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Iron Man 3, and Batman Begins non-official Christmas movies. But that’s just me!
Comparing Jingle all the Way and this showcases one big thing of how movies have changed. Jingle all the way was 89 minutes, which is what light fluff should be. This is over 2 hours! Way too much for this kind of film.
This movie will be a $9.99 4K on Amazon after 3 months. Like all of The Rocks movies like Rampage, Black Adam, Jungle Cruise, Baywatch, Skyscraper etc...
I was actually moderately excited for this movie. I knew it wasn’t gonna be groundbreaking but it seemed like a good time! My problem is that it was released pretty early on in November, seemed like a December release would be much better but I guess they prefer streaming numbers
I love jk and kiernan shipka so when it comes to streaming I’ll check it out but 90% of movies aren’t worth going to the theatre for and I’m sure this is one of them
Did you ever review Suspiria 2018? I just watched it for the first time recently, along with the original. And the 2018 reimagining blew me away. Would love to hear your thoughts on that film specifically
Thank you. Excellent and purposeful review with an honest attempt to understand the movie as opposed to just being narrow minded and reviewing from that position only.
Well, Sorry I haven’t commented much lately. Cody, the thumbnail was a WARNING. I respect your opinion and I appreciate your work. That includes reviewing the movies that LOOK LIKE THEY ARE AN ANNOYING CASH GRAB. I saw the trailer and thought “ I will wait for streaming.” Sometimes I change my opinion after I see reviews. You cited the positive and negative fairly so thanks. I hit the like button as per usual and you appreciated, take care.
It is a good family movie. It is a Science fiction. Father and son love and affection explain in a nice way. If you have kids, must watch movie with kids. Director has handle social issue well.
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Ever watch the Kick-Ass films? Very enjoyable, which surprised me. Pretty violent.
*"I think this is one of those films where a lot of older people aren't the target audience."*
Are we EVER the target audience for ANY movies these days? It doesn't seem like it.
I think people are just REALLY sick of “background” movies. To me, the hate comes from people just being so sick of this kind of stuff.
I agree and I understand that to an extent.
Then don’t go watch it. I have zero interest in this movie but that doesn’t mean there aren’t others who may want to see it.
I can't tell you the amount of movies I've noped out of in the last 5 years.
@@elizabethhey9475 He speaks the truth
People aren't sick of background movies. They are just not willing to leave their house, & pay premium prices to see them.
Viewership for these kinds of movies are high when they are just dropped on the apps to view. Viewership is even high when these movies flop in the box office & eventually hit streaming.
I'm liking these new sitdown stripped down reviews without the green screen. Feels more relaxed and personal. Dig it 🤘
Seeing Adults as a childs spirit was touching.
I always have a 🧒 🧒 spirit
I think a huge part of the hate is the budget, people are just sick of these wasteful blockbusters. Cause I do agree it’s not that bad
Not a masterpiece but its getting dumped on way too hard
Nobody who is a viewer should be caring about the budget of a film outside of the occasional nerdy behind the scenes conversation. Either you liked it, hated it, or thought it was just okay.
Or you're not interested in the film at all, & if that's the case focus your attention on the films you are interested in.
People have made a hobby out of focusing their attention on things that is either not important or they honestly don't care about. Just spreading negative out of boredom is bad time management.
@@HollywoodERockI feel like this is what’s killing the movie business
Everyone thinks they’re a movie executive instead of being what they are which is a fan
@@LanceG007exactly like stfu and watch the movie
I don't know where the money went.I wish i knew but Amazon won't open their financial books to show me.I just know that i enjoyed the film.
I really enjoyed this movie, saw it twice in the theater so far. Even my mother in her 70s was laughing throughout, repeatedly whispering to me, "What movie did the critics watch? What's not to like?" As soon as we exited the theater, she stated flat out, "we have to get this one when it comes out on DVD".
Then the entire cinema stood up and clapped.
Sorry Paul, that's two people who were absolutely enamored by this movie. My wife and I had a blast, and we're adding it to our Christmas movie rotation as soon as the physical copy is out.
Loved it
I don't understand all the negativity, it wasn't bad at all, it entertained me and wasn't cringe or pushing any agenda , kind of simple but for me wasn't bad, my kids laughed like crazy at the end when Santa delivered the presents
I honestly really enjoyed this movie! I liked the characters, the actor picks were great (even The Rock was good in it), the world/lore building was beyond what I was expecting and the story was actually really entertaining with some deep moments! 👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐
Even Disney plus has DIE HARD
as an Xmas movie!!
It’s Christmas
I completely agree with this review. Did it have its issues yes but it’s a fun family film with an underlying meaning of what it means to be a good person and having faith. Not every movie needs to cinema
I keep pushing this issue everyone cries about anything that isn’t 10/10 like how can we get anything if everything has to be literally the same sometimes people want fun movies to relax and enjoy with simple themes and others just won’t let you have it if they had their way shit is disgusting
Underlying meaning😆😅🤣😂...ridiculous
@@jon_ovo3653Ok...no one is preventing you from watching shit films😂
Why do you want to defend this movie so bad? @jon_ovo3653
My problem with the "not everything needs to be peak cinema" defence is that it implies that no one should put in the effort to make a good film with a well written story and interesting characters. The people who use that defence are basically saying "Put out any old shit and people will like it."
I havent watched many of the Rocks recent movies so when I saw this at the theater today it was actually pretty refreshing and I enjoyed it. Put aside the CGI and something about it felt old school to me.
Yeah, as someone who has watched exactly one other The Rock movie, I thought this was such a delight.
I just watched Red One last night after a few people told me they enjoyed it and I enjoyed it too. I think you summed up the positives and negatives of this movie very well. It is a perfectly entertaining Christmas movie and that is generally what people expect of Christmas movies. I liked the twist on Santa being a serious buff guy and I agree that the final scene showing the mechanics of how Santa delivers all those presents was a highlight of the film. Thanks for a thoughtful breakdown!
I'm so glad I found this channel, its really good!
Me too..I agree with his movie reviews 80% of the time..when other review channels I only agree with 55-60% of the time
This is a top 2 movie review channel with Angry Joe.
Half in the Bag only does like 4 movies a year (unless you count their mash ups like best of the worst)
Went to early with my mom screening and we BOTH LOVED IT! Going back next week with the whole family this time!
I hope you are lying.
@@monnica1862 shut up nerd
It’s streaming on Amazon Prime but you need a code to download it fyi
While I didn't like how cgi heavy the movie was there was things I liked. Like how toy store stock rooms can be portals, how santa has a least favorite cookie or how christmas presents are shrunk to a much smaller size etc
I don't know man, I walked out of this movie with a really bad taste in my mouth. Like, did we REALLY need Jumanji 3 as a Christmas movie from the same director with the same lead actor? Did we REALLY need to spend $250 MILLION on it? How is that even possible? Oppenheimer which virtually had half of all A-list actors in Hollywood cost 40% of that. Dune Part 2, a movie heavily reliant on visual effects with a bunch of great actors that looked phenomenal cost less than this.
Instead of doing the most "been there, done that" movie of the year, you could literally have given David Fincher the money to finish his Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy and have enough money left to finance like 15 more Barbarian-type projects from up and coming horror directors.
We just had Juror #2 come out from 94 year old director Clint Eastwood for $35 million -- a movie with a great premise, a really good cast and fantastic execution that WB couldn't get bothered to promote at all and they think Red One deserves more attention from moviegoers? Sorry, but that just rubs me the wrong way...
Keep preaching man! 👏🏻👏🏻
Remember this first tho. Amazon made this movie for streaming only, they just release this movie in theaters for bonus. So money they earn in the box office are actually bonus for Amazon
Remember, they spent that money so Dwyane could pee in water bottles and arriving 5 hours late to set.
The Rocks salary was $50 million. So you've already spent $50 million before you've even hired another person to start working on this movie.
Imagine watching a movie and critiquing the finances above all else - like what do you mean by “we” need to spend? How is it possible? We know there was mismanagement and under experienced managers paired with the Rock showing up to set late. Plus the reality is the Rock and Chris likely have massive paydays vs most everyone in Oppenheimer with the exception of maaaaybe RDJ.
It’s just weird, I understand questioning the budget paired with the quality of the CG but in the grand scope of things I don’t get why it carries so much weight to the final product. It’s not like you’re a producer or an investor so why does it bother you so much?
Thank You ! , I just finished watching this movie a few hours ago and I'm like this is the movie that's getting trashed relentlessly online ? , this movie is harmless fun and extremely entertaining
I think people are just on a kick to hate everything The Rock. He’s always been a hero of mine, but I’ll admit that him being endlessly adored by many lasted a lot longer than I thought it would. Everyone gets the mass-hate-train treatment eventually though.
Megan's Law needs to give you a call buddy
@@famousthaneus9810 We are definitely in the season of hating on The Rock. These kinds of seasons roll around ever so often for certain popular celebrities. Eventually it will pass, & it will be like it never happened. People are just.........smh
@@famousthaneus9810he’s still one of my fav actors and I watch everything he’s in and you’re right people just hate when you are doing great not good but great and they just switch up
I won’t switch up no matter what some others try to force on me
@@HollywoodERockfacts
I appreciate that Cody doesn't just regurgitate whatever the current narrative happens to be. It's one of the central reasons I like this channel.
Nothing could convince me to go out and spend my money on a movie like this, but I'm glad someone with sensible eyes is giving it a fair review.
Like the red and green lights in the background
Thanksgiving was released on this date last year, it's already been a year
@ yeah it’s a great film
07:11 "The mixed side of it is that this movie cost, like, a quarter of a million dollars." Another great review, Cody; but, er, I think that should be a quarter of a BILLION dollars
I caught that too I thought it was just me. But maybe it just look like it cost a quarter of a million😂
7:10 if only it cost a quarter of a million dollars lol
I noticed that too! BILLION
Dr Evil enters the chat 😂
@ my thoughts exactly
Great review!! I think I liked this movie a bit better, but you have a very evenhanded take on the film. (You even use your hands to good effect in the review.) It's a film that I will probably watch every Christmas season as I'm a big fan of J.K. Simmons, and I love his take on St. Nick. I also see this film as a hilarious take on the "Air Force One" type of action films. I do think that the budget was ridiculously high, and the run time was bit too long. I wouldn't have gone to see this in theaters, but it was worth watching through Amazon Prime.
I'm so glad you didn't hate this movie Cody. I actually enjoyed it even more myself. It's the best movie from The Rock since the Jumunji sequel.
People talk about "Die Hard," but don't forget about "Lethal Weapon," "Peppermint," "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "Batman Returns," and "Die Hard 2." Yes, I am also mentioning "Die Hard 2" because I feel that one gets the short end of the stick a lot. It's an underrated film.
Peppermint was awesome
@@jon_ovo3653never heard of it, when it came out?
@@adamcade604 I think 2018 it’s really good
Imo Die hard 2 also actually feels more like a christmas movie than the first one does. With the snow and all that. I agree its an underrated movie as well
Last year, we had "Violent Night" which was Die Hard on steroids. Surprised you miss that on the list.
7:56 I like Ryan Reynolds but I think that Chris Evans fits this role better! In terms of the Rock, his movies are always hit or miss with me (primarily because I don't always think he's right for the part) but he actually was really good in this! 👍👍
Christmas Story, Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, die Hard, Krampus and I think a movie overlooked is a Christmas horror story I think it’s called with William Shatner as the radio DJ. That movie really felt like Christmas and Krampus was awsome in it. Oh and Polar Express of course.
My top 3:
1 It's A Wonderful Life
2 Santa Claus is Coming to Town
3 Elf
First time here, but thanks for giving an awesome and fair review!
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ALSO WILL YOU BE SEEING GLADIATOR 2 BECAUSE NEXT WEEK I AM GOING TO THEATRES TO WATCH IT.
The only thing i cam think to where this movie should be criticized is that it really is not a kids movie and i can understand strict parents being upset thinking they were takimg their kids to see a wholesome christmas movie.
But for me as an adult i found it to be an awesome suprise that it was kinda edgy, funny, and action packed. But what i loved most was how they dived into mythology almost like it was a christmas version of the percy jackson books.
I also loved the prothestics they used for krampus and his goons.
I love how they incorporate other christmas lore into this movie, they make it so that any other person who has heard or never heard of the lore in a way that makes it not only intriguing, but also not compromising the story, gryla showed through her actions and although Krampus was a bit more obvious, it was fitting that his lair not only told, but showed his behavior, I think it was ok when it was just Santa, but the second Gryla was another part of the lore and freaking Krampus, I absolutely fell in love with the movie
TL:DR Krampus and Gryla were awesome additions to a christmas movie
About time. Been checking for this review.
Much love
Something different with Dwayne Johnson: Pain & Gain
Something different with Chris Evans: Snowpiercer
Something different with Christmas: Bad Santa
I want to watch snowpiercer. I’ve heard it is a really good one.
I just saw this movie last night, and it exceeded my expectations. I am mind blown by how many people thought it was a flop. It was one of the best Christmas movies I’ve seen in years. The creativity with this film was at a level that I’ve never seen before in a Christmas movie. They did such a good job with it. It was deep and philosophical as well as entertaining and funny, and there were a lot of unexpected twists and turns thruout the whole thing.
Love seeing your subscriber count go up bro. Been here since you had like 30,000ish.
I think Hollywood producers need to tell these actors to start taking pay cuts or start grooming other actors. 20% of this movies budget is reportedly just for the rock. The movie needs to make $100 million just to pay for the Rock working on this movie. That's insane! Who the F would okay this?
The rock is a B actor at Best
I think the problem is Hollywood does to much grooming
@@doubleupload5620 I didn't mean that kind, but I suspected that word might garner that kind of response. 😆
@@coleyounger5689 still B tho ✨✨✨✨
My thoughts exactly. Not a masterpiece, but it was never meant to be. It’s just a harmless and fun enough Christmas action/comedy. A lot of people are being way too harsh on it for no apparent reason
Then you didn't watch the fucking film
Hearts filled with hate and sheep mindset go together like pb and j and that’s all their having these days
Couldn’t have said it any better.
I liked it and got what I was expecting. FUN
The tooth fairy was already covered by The Rock, haha!
17:54 I completely agree! I really don't understand the hate towards this film. Yes there are the negatives that you pointed out but even with that I don't think it's any reason to trash it like it has been; especially with it scoring so high on audience scores.
Do you consider Terrifier 3 a Christmas movie I do. It’s in my top five favourite Christmas movies of all time.
It’s refreshing seeing someone not be hateful towards this movie and ik there’s problems with the film like you said several here but I like the movie despite all that and it’s refreshing hearing someone say that people are being too harsh
I was curious about this movie so I saw it yesterday. Im a " see for myself " kind of person instead of listening to critics 100% of the times. I disagree with critics. I liked it. It was entertaining and these days we definitely need entertainment. We need goofy parts and action as well. They had some good characters too and some good ideas. I do have 2 criticisms for the movie. They put it out too soon and not enough marketing. Also I do think that they might be better off with it if it was put on streaming because the competition in theaters is not going to help them succeed. They have to go up against an anticipated and beloved musical and also a sequel of a beloved Disney kid's movie Character. That's going to hurt them especially during a time where most likely people are going to tighten their wallet and probably only watch 1 or 2 movies because of holiday shopping.
This was such a well-presented review 👏 Great stuff as always, Cody!
Eff the budget. This movie was absolutely great. It didn't pull any punches. It wasn't all wokish. It represented Santa as a superhero(at the end). The characters were gritty enough, but as not to muck up Christmas movies with curse words. It's for adults and kids of the internet age. The sleigh took off like Superman, breaking the sound barrier. The Krampus scenes were the least I liked but still interesting. I loved Santa doing parkour on the roofs, and the elves' delivery system of bulk presents from a mega blimp to Santa's sleigh was genius. The actors are Hollywood elite, but they didn't act like it except for the Rock being the Rock as expected. We weren't saturated with corny puns. Red One , NL Christmas Vacation, and Santa Claus (1985) are my top Christmas movies ever.
only the real ones have seen the standing reviews transition to the sitting down reviews
I want violent night 2 based in the North Pole
Man that movie was ass
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@@jon_ovo3653you mean awesome
I agree. It did kick ass.
When Santa stabbed that dude in the eye with the candy cane I cheered in the theater.
I like the must watch Christmas movie list as a video topic. Maybe your annual Must watch, maybe watch, forgotten Christmas movies, and will never watch again.
The ELF as an acronym was already done in The Santa Clause. Lol
It’s a pretty good Christmas movie is how I’d sum it up. It’s not perfect or great by any means but people are definitely being too harsh on it
I’ve seen worse Christmas movies that didn’t get this much hate
Remember the budgets are inflated to not pay royalties, budget numbers are a scam
Love your content!!! Just curious I'd like to see a video ranking/tier list of movies movies that have made you cry/tear up.
This
I also really liked this take on the North Pole!
Honestly, I saw this with my brother yesterday in theaters. I kinda dig this. Yeah, it has problems, like The Rock being the same he was in the other movies, some other characters not having much time for character devolpment, the villain is kinda lame, & it kinda feels like more of the streaming film. But hey, at least me and my little brother have a great time in the theater seeing this.
i’m glad someone is doing this because I saw this movie last night on Amazon prime just to see what all the negativity was about. Is it the world’s greatest film ? No. when I saw the trailer for it, all I expected was a fun holiday film and that’s what I got.
I was turned off over what VIOLENT NIGHT was supposed to be about, and that made me yearn for just straight up action comedy for the holiday season - and totally what this movie brought to that.
It was ok. I have regal unlimited so you could judge how much I like a movie by how many times I’ll watch it for free.
Inside Out 2 and Deadpool got like 8 watches from me.
Red One will get only 1. It’s not worth sitting through again. Later this week I’ll watch Wild Robot for the 4th time or try something else. But not RedOne
I loved this movie unironically. My new fav christmas movie
I feel like the frame rate hurts the effects of this movie. If it was a little more cinematic a lot of the visual cracks wouldn’t show.
I've literally seen channel after channel hate this movie, and saying how The Rock is disgusting and a disgrace and he's getting what he deserves etc. Like, what?
For me, Red One (2024) was a decent action holiday movie and I give it a 7/10.
Ewww
7/10 let’s go baby!!!! 💯 that’s a W
agreed
It would be great if people stopped acting like mediocre movies signify the downfall of modern civilization. They’re literally just movies
I loved Pain & Gain.
Awesome Dwayne Johnson performance AND my favourite Michael Bay movie
Thanks for talking sense! I watched it today and it was just a fun movie that really entertained me. I don’t get the hate at all!
Not watching this in theaters but looks decent for streaming.
Ending logistical display with present elves in the sled. Amazing!
Your absolutely right, it's a fine fun film, and there's nothing wrong with that.
8.40 Finally, The Rock, has left..... his comfort zone *Crowd pops*
At least there is still hope with The rock with The smashing machine
The guy that's never said no to a script?
And being POTUS.
I love silly fun! Nice to hear good things about the movie, great review🎅
I think I’ll just consider it good that I watched your review and skip out on this one 😂 always appreciate your reasoning and explanation when discussing these flicks
Putting someone else’s opinion above your own for something as subjective as a movie is strange I think you should watch it for yourself if you ever get time man
@@jon_ovo3653i get what you’re saying but I just don’t really have any interest in seeing this movie. Normally I’ll see a movie before watching reviews at all but I wanted to see if maybe Cody’s perspective would move the needle for me and unfortunately I’m still not interested after hearing his pros and cons. If people are having a good time with it then that’s awesome but for now it’s a pass. I may throw it on when it hits streaming but I’m def not gonna go out of my way to see it in theaters.
@@jon_ovo3653 I get what you're saying but I'm just not interested. I typically don't even watch reviews beforehand but I was curious if Cody's review would move the needle for me at all. Unfortunately it didn't so it's a hard pass for me. If people have a good time with it, that's great but I'm certainly not gonna make it a priority to see it myself.
@ ahh understandable
This movie reminded me a lot of the Christmas chronicles, which I absoloutely loved. Needless to say this movie was a solid 7/10. Overhated? Definetely
At least we adults can take solace knowing that we’ve also gotten some new Christmas classics like The Holdovers and Violent Night.
I need a Marrowbone review!!! One of my favorite more recent physiological horror movies I’ve seen. First time I watched it I had a roller coaster of emotions
Finally. It's not as bad I thought. Actually, kinda liked it.
The movies you described are essentially the social media reel, tiktok equivalent for cinema. Designed for people to switch their brains off and watch. But sadly that is all that media is now, switch your brain off and watch. Cinema is not designed for you to switch your brain off, it is designed to captivate and ask questions and make us think
Cinema is designed to entertain. If you're entertained by thought-provoking movies, great. Others are entertained by giant explosions, or silly jokes, or jumpscares. Don't diss someone else's entertainment just because you feel its beneath your intellect.
Wrong. Like AbuMaia01 said, cinema is designed to entertain. That's what movies are: A form of entertainment. That can come in different forms. Some people find thought-provoking films to be entertaining, while others find mindless blockbuster films to be entertaining. Personally, I like both. I enjoy movies that me think and feel certain things, while I also enjoy movies that are just fun. I agree with AbuMaia01 in that you shouldn't diss someone else's entertainment just because you feel it's beneath your intellect. It annoys the hell out of me that some people are trying to draw some kind of a line...and decide what movies are truly "cinema" or not. ALL movies are cinema. ALL movies are art. Make no mistake about that. Films tell stories through the art of motion-picture photography. Whether you like the stories they tell or not is something else entirely.
I loved this movie, but I hope we get a Krampus spin off movie or series
I actually had a good time with this film. It entertained me and that's all it needed to do.
Thanks - it's a FUN action-hero satire that tries to answer some of the Santa myth questions. Enjoy it for that.
Die Hard is definitely a great Christmas movie, but Lethal Weapon is better!
Absolutely! this 👍
All I know is that…….
I started drooling when Cody was in a tank top 😅
Merry Christmas LOL 🎄☃️
I really likes this movie. Could of cast anyone aside the rock but it's not a deal breaker. Had a good time with it and liked how they mythology was used
Really curious to hear what you think on The Penguin if you get around to watching Cody!
I really didn’t think it was half bad. I enjoyed it
I think everyone forgot it's a movie for kids. Some little kid is going to be blow away by this film . I'm going to take my mom to see it. Yeah it's that type of Christmas movie. Not expecting anything amazing.
This is living proof the Rock is incapable of saying no.
He's a future POTUS.
And I love him for it
@@jon_ovo3653 This doesn't surprise me at all.
@@jon_ovo3653 I am not surprised.
@@LumpyAdams good
The Rock should of been the Santa that was missing. And Chris Evans and JK looking for the Rock
I think it was ok as well. Also, I consider Die Hard 1&2, Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Iron Man 3, and Batman Begins non-official Christmas movies. But that’s just me!
I LOVED this movie! It was so fun 💚❤️
Fact to check...you mean new Christmas bomb
The problem for me is like it is the most streaming movie it could be
Comparing Jingle all the Way and this showcases one big thing of how movies have changed. Jingle all the way was 89 minutes, which is what light fluff should be. This is over 2 hours! Way too much for this kind of film.
Hey Cody, how do you think this movie would play out if Grylr were related to Billy and Ricky Caldwell from Silent night deadly night?
This movie will be a $9.99 4K on Amazon after 3 months. Like all of The Rocks movies like Rampage, Black Adam, Jungle Cruise, Baywatch, Skyscraper etc...
I was actually moderately excited for this movie. I knew it wasn’t gonna be groundbreaking but it seemed like a good time! My problem is that it was released pretty early on in November, seemed like a December release would be much better but I guess they prefer streaming numbers
8 bit christmas. So good! The search for a childs first NES.
I love jk and kiernan shipka so when it comes to streaming I’ll check it out but 90% of movies aren’t worth going to the theatre for and I’m sure this is one of them
Did you ever review Suspiria 2018? I just watched it for the first time recently, along with the original. And the 2018 reimagining blew me away. Would love to hear your thoughts on that film specifically
Red One is one of those movies that I think gets unfairly thrashed by jaded so-called "critics".
Thank you. Excellent and purposeful review with an honest attempt to understand the movie as opposed to just being narrow minded and reviewing from that position only.
Well, Sorry I haven’t commented much lately. Cody, the thumbnail was a WARNING. I respect your opinion and I appreciate your work. That includes reviewing the movies that LOOK LIKE THEY ARE AN ANNOYING CASH GRAB. I saw the trailer and thought “ I will wait for streaming.” Sometimes I change my opinion after I see reviews. You cited the positive and negative fairly so thanks. I hit the like button as per usual and you appreciated, take care.
It is a good family movie. It is a Science fiction. Father and son love and affection explain in a nice way. If you have kids, must watch movie with kids. Director has handle social issue well.