Insomnia - Nolan's Most Underrated Film
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Chris Stuckmann and Matthew Brando discuss Insomnia, Christopher Nolan's 2002 film that many refer to as his worst.
Super underrated. People definitely slept on this movie.
Cameron James Lau lol not sure if you intended that pun
So true. Even scrolling through all these top comments you can see that Chris' subscribers don't appreciate this film and the review itself enough to be commenting on it, not on some other stuff.
This was actually the first Nolan's film that I saw and fell in love with it at once. I feel like I started to enjoy crime dramas and police procedurals 10 times more after that. And perhaps the most relatable thing in it is even not that feeling of having almost no sleep for too many days and being not like yourself, but this thing about doing something terrible by accident and realizing how bad it might look for others and not being able to justify yourself. Plus some other great themes. There are so many great things about it, despite it's just a remake.
Ira Levadnyaya honestly this movie has a lot of flaws through editing and the story. The sleep aspect is just unbelievable. 6 days of no sleep without the influence of any drugs is just absurd. He puts ransoms objects against the window to black out the room a day 5-6? Seriously it took you that long to do that. A simple towel on the window will black out a room. Then he "falls asleep" while driving at the brightest part of the movie. The editing flaws at the trash beach was so distracting. The fog scene editing is so bad. Each cut while he stumbling over the rocks, the fog is gone and you can tell he's not even in the same place between cuts. It's not a bad movies but it's not even close to underrated. 92% on RT is a gift.
So would you say...
Insomnia cured insomnia?
*Ba dum tss*
Cameron James Lau hahahaha slept on it pun intended?
Nolan’s insomnia is finchers panic room. Unpretentious, straightforward and extremely underrated
Stop munching on ur poop sandwiches
Now, I want to watch "Panic Room".
Nolan's early work (Following, Memento, Insomnia and The Prestige) feel like they all could have been Fincher films
I love that its Nolans most low scale movie
So many great detective thrillers such as Insomnia, Se7en, Prisoners and Zodiac are some of my favorite genre films of all time.
Water Hazard David Fincher definitely the best ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
Water Hazard My favorite director is Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners and Sicario are both great crime thrillers). Memento is my favorite film though.
Hey Jake, how did you forget about Chinatown
David Fincher is the master!!
And two of my favourites has Kevin Spacey as the villain.
The screenplay for this movie is like, shockingly good. If I were a teacher who taught screen writing, this screenplay would be part of the curriculum. It packs interesting character beats, twists and turns, and a setup that's poised for drama.
Pacino also had a great exploding moment when he said "WRAPPED UP IN GARBAGE BAGS!!!!"
Pacino exploding is the moment that every cinema fan hopes for
It took you ten minutes to beat Kay Connel to death, TEN FUCKING MINUTES you calling that an accident?
The original Insomnia movie is Norwegian and came out in 1997, just wanted to throw that out there.
The lead actor however was Swedish, Stellan Skarsgård.
He played a Swedish inspector in Norway! So, no ...Norge-washing or whatever you want to call it. :)
Øyvind Hermans thats cool. as a norwegian i didn't know that!
Björn Tirsén Norwegian squad! Finally!
I think this fact is quite well-known. Personally I really like Norwegian and Danish movies (and on some films\tv series they have collaborated, AFAIK), and I tried to watch the original after I saw this one, but it was super hard to relate to it (maybe because I was too young or simply because I had seen 'Breaking the waves' before this and absolutely hated and regretted watching it, thus Skarsgård is always associated for me with that turgid Von Trier's abomination) and I gave up.
I feel that Al Pacino managed to bring in some slight humour, i.e. at least some positive moments. Also, it's always nice to see some contrast and different colours in the frame. I mean that even if you haven't slept for many days or feel really down, life would never be 100.00% depressing, at least something good still remains. And the same is with colour pallette - world doesn't become just gray and blue simply due to the fact that someone is insomniac.
I think it's also not too bad that Pacino's character looks much older that Skarsgård's one - it brings in some new themes and ideas. About being at sundown of your life, feeling alone and helpless and all that. Plus it was amazing to see Robin Williams as an antagonist for once. It made me feel that some terrible criminal might turn out to be just an everyman type guy, someone you would least expect.
But this is just my opinion. Don't mean to offend anyone. I know that Norwegian 'Insomnia' has slightly higher critic and audience ratings, I just mean that Nolan's Insomnia might be one of the few Hollywood remakes that have the right to exist, haha!
Anyway I was fond of all the other Norwegian films I had seen before and saw after that. I think these films / tv shows are really not well known the way they deserve.
Fun fact : "Dormer" is pronounced as "dormeur" in french, which means "sleeper"...
Wow, cool
That’s what I thought when I saw the movie: his last name related to something that has to do with sleep. Dormir in Spanish means To Sleep.
Wow, I speak French and I didnt even notice that at all.
Robin Williams and Al Pacino were actors I didn’t know I needed to see in a movie together
it's considered his worst because some thing has to be
Studio0113 should be dark knight rises
rabnessmonster25 Nah following
If not Insomnia, I'd put Batman Begins as his weakest.
Probably because it's a remake, and there's an unwritten rule all remakes are pure evil.
It should be TDK, TDKR and Interstellar.
The most underrated movie of the 21st century
A typical cat and mouse story where by the end you don't know whos the cat and whos the mouse
Connor Old it’s good but not as underrated as interstellar
greg muniz interstellar litteraly has a 8.6/10 on imdb
@@GregMuniz7 how is interstellar underrated bruh, it was a very popular film when it came out, it has good reviews, and it still has an impact on today's culture in some form with almost anyone I know watched that film or knows the key ideas.
@@GregMuniz7 I agree Interstellar is very underrated
@@GregMuniz7 Imagine being stupid enough to call Interstellar underrated. The most moronic thing I’ve heard in quite sometime, and I’ve watched some flat earth videos lately too.
R.I.P Robin Williams
See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time. - Robin Williams
Shame he wasn't a good actor or comedian.
Silhouetters. Yet he's achieved more than your entire bloodline has since the dawn of time in his single lifetime.....
The Plastic Paddy god damn you went straight for the kill
Varinder Bhandal I see you everywhere e
Insomnia rocks! (The movie, not the actual insomnia.) This is such a great film with great ideas, cinematography, direction, characters, editing, and story! It’s such an underrated Nolan gem and I would definitely watch it again!
i actually might argue that the prestige might be his most underrated work
The Prestige is like in my top 3 Nolan films.
DJJekyllTV this. Besides maybe the dark knight, the prestige is Nolan's masterpiece. Beautiful and fascinating film that permanently affected my perspective on films.
I prefer Insomnia a bit more.
DJJekyllTV I'm actually watching it for the first time right now
I'm not sure I'd count it as underrated, it gets alot of deserved love from what I've seen.
What people don't realise is this film had a lot of symbolism. Whenever he sleeps, the light is the truth (murder he commit) which he can't escape and the tape and pillows is the amount of things he does to cover up his crime but no matter what he does his guilt never lets him gain his sleep hense the insomnia and finally when he decides to do the right thing and turn himself in, he gets shot but gets his sleep. When the girl was going to throw the bullet he said no because as Robin Williams explained before talking about Robbie, a guy who beats up a girl in the present, if hes not given punishment can do worse crimes in the future. Therefore with her, if she threw the bullet and covered up the lie, then this will give her a mentality in which she'll constantly wipe out evidence for people she likes so that they escape being charged.
Definitely one of Robin William's most out of character performance, which I love
If you liked him in this then i def recommended one hour photo
His best performance in my opinion (and yes better then good will hunting)
@@Xphantomgamer I dont think you can compare, both acting are amazing.
I think its on par, you don't always have to have the best performance
@@jstratton1981 Walter Finch is more evil than Sy Parrish.
I loved his performance so much, Robin Williams and Michael Keaton are my go to comedians when people doubt comedic actors in serious roles
Matthew Brando and Chris are a great team. I'd love to talk films with these awesome film junkies like myself. I always look forward to when Brando shows up as a guest. I subscribed to his channel too a few months back.
lnsomnia is a masterpiece... and Pacino, Williams and Swank are all on top form in this.
I'm in my 30s and just saw this for the first time, such a great movie that I'm beyond shocked that I never saw it before. The wait was well worth it though.
Completely agree.
This is one of my favourite Nolan films.
So well put together and wonderuflly acted. Al Pacino really good.
If this was made after Dark Knight, it would have been a blockbuster and nominated for awards for Pacino/Williams.
You talked about Heat a lot in this movie.
You should review Heat.
This movie is pretty good, but I feel that The Prestige is Nolan's real masterpiece
Lucas Sampaio one of my favourite films.
Prestige and insomnia are the only movies which I keep forgetting and then I rewatch it and I'm completely awestuck again. I don't know why this happens with these two particular films but i'm glad it does.
Agreed
No. That would be interstellar sir
@@beet1508 no. Memento
one of the best Nolan movies for sure. I've seen it many times. I love how real the portrayal of sleep deprivation feels, and Robin Williams was amazing across from Pacino.
"i have never actually slept in my life so insomnia is a film i really relate to"
Although primarily known for comedic roles, this is one of two thrillers in which Robin Williams starred in the same year. The other being One Hour Photo (2002).
Trunks 未来のトランクス Drama: Good Will Hunting
MrShaiya96 isn't it more coming of age?
MrShaiya96 Good Will Hunting isn't a thriller
Trunks 未来のトランクス I'd stray away from calling One Hour Photo a thriller. More like a psycho-drama.
Both Insomnia and One Hour Photo are great, and feature two of Robin's best performances.
Well Insomnia has a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is higher than Following, Inception, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises, and Interstellar.
It only has 7.2 on imdb for some reason
ahahaahhaa rotten tomato critics hahaahhaha
@@carlostdied1184 do you even know how rotten tomatoes works
yes but Rotten Tomatoes was only like 4 years old at the time. it was totally irrelevant up until maybe 10 years ago.
and Rotten Tomatoes is still irrelevant.
My favourite scene is when Fitch falls dead in the lake and Dormer stands there so we see Fitch as a reflection of Dormer
LOVED you guys' discussion on this movie. I recently just watched it as well, and still think it holds up very well today.
Another great technical aspect that you and Matt left out of this review was Wally Pfister's BRILLIANT cinematography. The way it was shot with the fog sequence and all the helicopter shots of the town and mountains looked absolutely incredible and I think it's some of Pfister's best work (probably even more than The Dark Knight and Inception).
Huge fan of Insomnia, I do feel it gets slept on
Lol
I suspect the reason why many people think insomnia is one of his weaker films. It’s because it’s definitely more small scale and straightforward, it doesn’t have a complex plot like inception, or Menento, and it’s not like a grand spectacle Lake inception or interstellar. And it’s not a big scale action crime drama like the Dark Knight with huge visuals, and a gigantic score, by Hans Zimmer. It definitely is more small scale.
But be perfectly honest that’s one of the things I love about this movie. And I think that this is definitely the Nolan film with the least passion because Nolan according to the IMDb for this movie didn’t really have much to do with the writing process of the film.
100% agree about this movie. Not only is it a Nolan masterpiece, but it's definitely one of Al Pacino AND Robin Williams' best performances ever :)
Brilliant movie. I watched this over and over back in the 2000's along with Memento, Tigerland and Con Air.
I got an ad for Dunkirk.... #SeemsLegit
Matthew Brando Same! It's like they know...
Hello chris
3 weeks ago?
Legend says Chris Stuckmann replies to replies
time passes fast my friends
Insomnia was the first Christopher Nolan film I watched, so it'll always have a special place in my heart. I remember many people tended to compare it to Memento, and said the twist was crazier in Memento and perhaps its lack of action scenes was what turned people off to this film, but I also will never really understand why people don't give it the high praise Nolan's other works get. It's probably my favorite Nolan film. Great discussion on this film, guys! It's been a really long time since I've watched Insomnia so I will have to watch it again soon to see if my opinions have changed on it.
Never seem Insomnia, but I would say the prestige is more underrated. I just went to Best Buy 3 days ago and I remember seeing a Christopher Nolan six movie pack with the dark knight trilogy, insomnia, memento, and inception.
A sin against humanity
This movie is not a murder mystery. Its not about the murder. It's mostly about two guys who are on both sides of the law and morals, trying to cover up their tracks on the crimes they committed, while intimidating each other
I enjoyed this movie a lot so underrated #RipRobinWilliams u legend
They're right in this movie being underrated. The only way I remembered it is because 'it's the one with Robin Williams.'
R.I.P.
Chris you and Brando have great chemistry. Love your point of views of this movie and making me want to rewatch this Nolan movie! Thanks guys
Chris should start reviewing Paul Thomas Anderson's films after he's done with Nolan.
Terrible Gamer why is he making a new film?
Yes, with Daniel Day Lewis
Let me predict
Boogie Nights - A
Magnolia - A-
Punch-Drunk Love - B+
There Will Be Blood - A+
The Master - A
Inherent Vice - C+
Terrible Gamer Yes he's so great I'd argue he's the best living filmmaker!! Can't wait till Phantom Thread
Why would you want him reviewing Resident Evil movies, Mortal Kombat, and AVP? We all know those movies are shit. ;P
Inception, The Prestige, and Interstellar can’t be forgotten about either! So many great ones!
If people *now* think Insomnia is underrated or Nolan’s worst film, then they are more familiar with his bigger movies like Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy. I understand why those people think it’s underrated because it’s not full of the Nolanesque things that are in his later movies.
I absolutely love Insomnia. I loved the atmosphere Nolan created in Insomnia, it felt so dark. And the plot and the characters are also really great. The ending was really haunting for me. And the music was superb. And did I forget to mention the great acting by Pacino and Williams and everybody else?
RIP Robin Williams, truly a legend and what a great movie.
I am so glad that you and I were on the same page with this. Back in 2014, I wrote an article explaining the lower ratings for this movie. The lower ratings are due to the Nolan fandom only. They were mostly disappointed because it isn't an usual Nolan mind fuck non linear story telling kinda stuff. One should watch this movie without those kind of expectations. This is such an amazing piece of work by the entire team that made it nearly a flawless masterpiece.
I love that movie, Pacino best actor ever
Insomnia is up there for me as well in the Nolan filmography. The tone is perfectly eerie and Pacino playing against William's villain works beautifully IMO. I hold out hope that Nolan will someday return to this genre.
The scene between Pacino and Maura Tierney where they just talk honestly is astonishing, and so incredibly powerful
It's his "least liked" movie because it doesn't have his signature time jumps/twists/grandilocuent style.
No, it's his least popular studio film because it's his most ordinary film. And there's nothing wrong with that. The Conversation is also often forgotten when people bring up Coppola's best films because of its small scale and lack of grandiose.
@Kai McCook i don't know i thini it's one of his best.
@@antona.8659 what do you mean ordinary? i can't think of many other movies like it.
@Kai McCook nah dude, insomnia was better then memento. I ended memento with just like, meh ok.
the twist was good at all but the film didnt have the grip and atmosphere that insomnia had
The only thing I didn't liked about this movie is the soundtrack. I mean the score on itself is pretty good but I don't think it just matches with the movie's tone. when the movie wants to be dark atmospheric, the score gets all these upbeat orchestra vibe, that just feels out of place. as if it was made for a different movie
Not sure why Pacino doesn't get more praise for this role. I think it's really one of his best.
Only heard about this film a week ago and I was moved to tears by the end. I loved everything about it and it makes me even more excited for T E N E T !!
Epic Arnold Schwarzenegger voice
I bought this DVD a very long time ago before I even knew of Nolan. It wasn’t till the Prestige that I learned “holy crap this Nolan guy made Insomnia and Memento too? He’s on a roll!” And still to this day he hasn’t made a disappointing film.
Just saw it... loved it so much definitely his most underrated I’d give it an A
I love how through out the entire movie they have that quick cut of the white threads soaking up blood, to then find out it's him recalling the blood he dropped on his shirt and it (for me at least) signifies that not only is he making the suspect guilty with this act but also himself. Really great movie I'm so glad I watched it for the first time just now because I seen this review went up and I wanted to see the movie first then the review.
Finally watched this movie , great film
The editing when Robin Williams describes the murder is so chilling and top notch.
It's Nolan's most underrated film because people at the time consider, and still consider, the original Norwegian film to be superior.
Adryon Thomas I feel like you think a lot of people watch Norwegian films more than they actually do.
Excellent review. This whole movie is immersive in the most unexpected way, the same musical achievement in the opening credits sequence as the Shining and the Shawshank Redemption, where you feel physically like you're being gently pulled into a different world, and you remain there for the entire film, and when you come up for air at the end, it was all worth it.
This and Death to Smoochie are some of my favorite Robin Williams performances.
Also One Hour Photo!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate not just Williams' incredible sell of the role but the PERFECT casting of him for this film. This has to be one of the greatest casting calls of all time. Why? Seeing this before one hour photo, you have Williams' previous characters subconsciously in your head (he's basically a good guy right?). Through the editing and his incredible performance AND your subconscious expectations of his character given Williams's previous roles you totally get sold, like Pacino's character, on the "basically a good guy who made a mistake" schtick. The turn at the end where the raw truth of the character is revealed just would not have been as powerful with almost any other actor. Williams smashed it but whoever had the foresight to stick him in for this magic fit also made the best call of their career.
It is a really underrated and excellent film. My Mrs is not a massive Nolan fan. But she loves Insomnia.
My favourite moment of the Insomnia is when Al Pacino's character is trying to sleep, but it's too bright so every time he's trying to cover windows more to make it darker, although we can clearly see it's pretty dark already and thinking "Meh, movie's not selling this convincingly.", but after few times lady says something like "You know it's dark enough.", meaning "You know you can't sleep because it's too bright, you can't sleep because of your conscience."
Insomnia > Interstellar, and I love both
Fun discussion. Wish there was some mention of the original Norwegian film Insomnia from 1997, which in many ways I feel is a bit stronger on a filmmaking level, and filled with more dread with its simple but disorienting approach. I do find Nolan's remake is still very good on its own artistic merits though, and stands out from a lot of other crime thrillers at the time.
Inception is my favorite Christopher Nolan movie.
i like this colab the most because we have a guy as intelligent as chris and they have these great convos together.Keep it up.
This is actually my favorite Nolan film. I actually feel it's my favorite Pacino performance. It's a fantastic movie. I think it gets short-shrift because it's an adaptation and not an original. But Nolan is best when he was small scale. Memento, Prestige, Insomnia. His non-blockbuster stuff is where he shines.
Also, Matthew Brando is my favorite guest on this channel. He is a man who is willing to reasonably and rationally discuss the underrated early works of directors who later became more recognized.
Why do people say this is his worst? Following is much worse.
Hey, Chris! Great review/talk as always. I do really think you should give the original a go though. Sort of expected you had seen it starting to watch this video. I was really looking forward to some back and forth comparison between the two. Stellan Skarsgård does a pretty good job, but I must say I love Bjørn Flobergs character (Jon Holt/Walter Finch). He's a character actor from Norway, so his style doesn't really change much from film to film, but his style really suits this character. Another interesting thing about the two movies is that the original is a stereotypical scandinavian crime movie, and some of the 'feel' of 2002-Insomnia definately takes from that style of crime film.
I saw Insomnia years ago and thought it was meh. This review makes me want to watch it again!
ARE YOU GUYS SKIPPING OVER THE CINEMATOGRAPHY!!! The cinematography is so beautiful in this movie; the fog scene is creepy but amazing for it; the intro with the plane flying over the glaciers; all of it is amazing (I’m going to use the word amazing a lot; deal with it). There is a scene with him driving passed a waterfall, I’m so blown away by it. It. Is. AMAZING!!!
This film and Jackie brown are the same is in they are both good films yet considered the worst by the respected directors
Stick Wan Death Proof is considered Tarantino's worst. Not Jackie Brown.
Brandon Badgett Actually, I think Hateful Eight is Tarantino's worst. A lot of good things about it, but it's messy
David Wangberg How is it messy?
Stick Wan I disagree Dead Proof is so much worst than Jackie Brown.
Jackie Brown was perhaps his most critically acclaimed and many agree the character development is much deeper and richer than that of Pulp Fiction's. Jackie Brown lacked the level of violence that Tarantino became known for. And Insomnia certainly lacked the style of action that Nolan became known for with Dark Knight and Inception. So the comparison is appropriate in that regard.
Your discussion was great to watch. I'm meeting with a film club tonight where we watched the original and the remake. You gave me a lot to think about - especially enjoyed the discussion of the acting and Method actors.
BEST TH-camR EVER
Just watched this movie for the first time with my wife and my moms and we absolutely loved this movie. Never thought Scarface and Genie would have great chemistry.
I LOVE insomnia. An incredible film. And Pacino an Williams! HOLY SHIT those guys are good!
Thank you,thank you a hundred times! This movie is wonderful, so much tension. You're spot on about the editing.
Pacino: . .Okay. .I caught you.
Williams: Nah. No you didn't.
Pacino: Don't make me do it.
Williams: Do what? I'm on the top, you're below me.
Pacino: You asked for this. .
Williams: (wait, oh god)
Pacino: TAKE A LOOK AT MY DUNK-A-CINO!!
Williams: *shoots Pacino*
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Guessing the folks who did not love it only watched the film once. I loved it more after the second time and even more after the third. After my last viewing (6 or 7 times), I was just stunned by how overall great this movie was. The acting is spot on and everyone was perfectly cast. And a great story and the screenplay even better! The music is perfect. The cinematography is perfect. And a great location. But every actor's connection to Pacino is really its own perfect little sub-plot - and the sub-plots keep coming and coming. Sometimes there are more than one subplot between two specific characters. And Dormer (Pacino) himself was in almost every subplot as well - Pacino was definitely at the top of his game - so good - and guessing every other actor rose to that occasion as well. Every aspect of this movie is excellent and when you put it all together, it gets better and better with every viewing.
Chris, when are you going to do a face reveal?
LOOK AT HIS PROFILE PICTURE
Its Jeremy Jahns under that mask
Jonathan Sefcik “nobody cared who I was til I put on the mask”
Chris you got my Nolan movie marathon exactly right. I watched the Prestige, Memento, the Dark Knight Trilogy and everything else before Insomnia. Nolan and this movie are fantastic. More people need to see this film, it's super relatable but a lot of people haven't realized that yet. We all lose people we care about and sometimes the grief gets out of control. Robin Williams in this movie.👏👏👏
Inception, the biggest sleeper hit ever.
Micah Johansson i think Prestige is loved by the masses now, but was definately slept on upon release.
Sadly, the term 'overrated' is over used and abused.
Um, guys, it's a pun.
Life-Row-Toll people who call nolan overrated are the same type of people who thought Ali, Brady, and Jordan were overated, people love to hate greatness
I have to agree with AG64 here. Overrated might be over used but not in this case. Interstellar was an example of a movie where they couldn't let go of some of the ideas they had to make it flow better and the movie ultimately suffered. Nolan is overrated. His movies are fun and exciting and some of them are great, but he's not the god everyone says he is. His movies don't nearly have as much depth and flawed characters as a guy like Paul Thomas Anderson. He's the guy who deserves the internet love that Nolan has.
This is the reason I watch your channel, first it was Snow Piercer which I think is massively underrated and now its Insomnia which I have not watched it yet. Excellent Review.
CHILDREN OF MEN.... please....!!! A review in this way... Stuckmann/Brando .....!!
I second this
I remember back when Dark Knight came out and Nolan started getting recognized. When I realized he was the man behind the camera of Prestige, Insomnia, Memento, ... he instantly became one of my favorite directors. I recall thinking "oh holy shit, no wonder I love these movies. They're all directed by the same guy! " I still haven't seen Following but I'm stoked for Dunkirk! I have to say though that Interstellar is Nolans best work IMO. That movie hit every emotional chord with me and it's a masterpiece in my eyes. Looking forward to Chris review of Prestige. It's such an underrated movie
Just watched this!!! Oh my gosh! Best final scene!
Watched 10 minutes of this video and it made me want to re-watch Insomnia again (after watching it the first time about 7 years ago), I can't say I loved it as much as you did but I liked it a bit more than I originally did. One thing I appreciated this time around is Robin William's performance, he really sold that dark, demented, really creepy character. Only after his death did I really appreciate this side of Robin Williams and, now, am saddened to think of what kind of roles he could have turned-in. As you mentioned, and as I could imagine, not a lot of people like/liked his transition into dark roles, I for one like it when I see an actor do a role out of his apparent comfort zone. Some actors shine and others flop but Robin really knocked it out with this role. There's too many good things to point out but this is probably my favorite.
Chris, I noticed that you never EVER did a review of "Oblivion" (2013), it really was one of those "A" movies.... It was truly PERFECT. I got extremely involved in it, as well I understood all of it, from bottom to top. Amazing, it was one of those very few movies that leave you there thinking about the whole thing once it ends. A masterpiece.
I'm so glad that this video now exist in our world! Thanks Chris!
Gods of Egypt hilariocty!
Monarch57 lol
Monarch57 just watched it yesterday for the first time... And I gotta say... Worst. Movie. Ever.
Monarch57 I actually liked it. It was very dumb but very silly and it was 5/10 for me. Don't really get how it's so bad to be honest
Monarch57 Oh my god.. Gods of Egypt.. I once went to theatre with my friends to watch movies.. Me and my best friend wanna watch BvS, but the other two wanna watch something else.. Because the rating and reviews are terrible.. So we ask them, what they wanna watch.. They simply replied, Gods of Egypt because it looks cool from the trailer.. Oh my god.. Did they not know that Gods of Egypt actually had a much worse and much terrible reviews than BvS..?
Thanks for the recommendation. Never gave it a chance until now 👍🏻
maybe because it's a remake
I just rewatched it today, it might be my favourite Nolan movie
Chris can you watch and review Okja on Netflix (from the director of Snowpiercer)
pls give me thumbs up so he can see
walterwhite That movie sucks
MrShaiya96 yeah okja bored me
MrShaiya96 Kind of like your life?
Murdock Files wow smart response.
how does saying a movie sucks give you the idea that someone's life sucks?
you must really be an emotional wreck if someone doesn't like something you like.
walterwhite it had a neat vibe to it, but something was missing from it, and alot of random crap in it felt really unnecessary or unjustified. I had high hopes for that movie to.
The early 2000s definitely had those crime films that got you hooked but feeling all sorts of ways at the same time. Pacino who's a top 5 actor and Williams, who was normally in comedies n dramas, plays a great good guy/bad guy arc.
Honestly even though prestige was well rated, it's easily his most underrated
The fans are right not to treat Insomnia as a Nolan movie. It's a remake of a 1997 movie - Insomnia (from Norway) starring Stellan Skarsgard. And all the best plot points that Nolan's movie has, it got from the Original. Altho, Nolan's version is a better less desolate, less black and white version of the two. And the endings are different.
was that 23 minutes ?
it seemed like a very short video
Insomnia was filmed where I live. I remember getting out of my car and looking across the street, Al Pacino and the Director were mapping out the scene where he shoots the dead dog. I watched for a few minutes. There was no security no fenced off area just the two of them talking.