ARTEMIS FOWL | What went wrong?

ARTEMIS FOWL | What went wrong? | EXPLORED

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Artemis Fowl is a 2020 fantasy adventure film based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Irish author Eoin Colfer.
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@BlueButterFlyXOXO 4 жыл бұрын

What went wrong? Everything

@therubennation8700 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@George-ze9hx 4 жыл бұрын

Spy kids vibs bad.

@SoulofGrimm 4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree, the movie adaptation is very bad at bringing a story full of wonder and magic to life

@Riddiep23 4 жыл бұрын

That's was my exact thought. They tried to cram 5 books into a 1hour 30min movie

@tristg5346 4 жыл бұрын

Ngl when I saw this comment and looked at the title I thought they said the same thing

@svagglaorde4387 4 жыл бұрын

Disney wanted their own Harry Potter, but instead they made A diary of a wimpy kid eragon movie.

@spartancam-rs5ru 4 жыл бұрын

Watching the eragon movie hurt me physically, the books are some of the best I've ever read but the film was utter shit

@shadowraven3253 4 жыл бұрын

@@spartancam-rs5ru The first books I EVER read. You can Imagine how much I wanted to see the movie...and then it came out...and I didn't want to know that it exists.

@JhenMaster 4 жыл бұрын

The if the Eragon movie was not connected to the books at all it would have been a pretty good movie. But it was, this forcing a comparison to the source material showing it missed many of the points that made the book series so good.

@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim 4 жыл бұрын

@@JhenMaster I wouldn't go *that* far. It was a mediocre movie at best.

@mtnd02.06 4 жыл бұрын

@Stellvia Hoenheim Doubt it, I come from the opposite end of the spectrum. Never read the books, saw the movie instead and even though I know they are better, I'm less inclined to read them because the movie was utter crap. Sort of a "so bad it hurts" scenario. I don't want to read what could have a great movie adaption because it turned into something bad.

@UATU. 4 жыл бұрын

The screenwriters never read the source material. After seeing the horrible trailers there is no way I would pay $3.99 to rent it and ruin my memories of the books.

@zZhippyZz 4 жыл бұрын

Good choice it was horrible

@coreytripp9939 4 жыл бұрын

lol this may be shit but im never gunna believe somebody soley based on a rotten tomatoes rating, prolly the most pretentious douchebags ever to rate movies shit that are actually gems just cuz it doesnt follow the same basic lines as a 1940s movie

@thomaswilson6170 4 жыл бұрын

Nick Trybull i tried to watch it on disney + got half way and said fuck this

@TheChesher 4 жыл бұрын

I've read the Opal Koboi and the demon arc as a kid and can confirm it was a good series, i loved it, this movie is a crime against the source material and the fans, also it's full of PC.

@Jennabumbo3 4 жыл бұрын

True as heck

@matthewnichols4843 4 жыл бұрын

He claims to be a criminal mastermind but does practically nothing smart the whole time.

@marcofava 4 жыл бұрын

Or criminal

@rhys2699 3 жыл бұрын

Or interesting.

@JizzyF83 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing he does is study a chair belonging to a therapist

@scarybubblegum5100 4 жыл бұрын

I swear in the books Fowl already believed fairies existed completely. Hell, its made a big deal that he knows of their little gold book, and manages to procure one.

@RhantheSlayer 3 жыл бұрын

He did, and the book is the reason he knows so much about the fairies in the first place, and his decryption of the language is the first major representation of his genius. This movie got none of that

@hyperion9793 4 жыл бұрын

God I loved this book. This is giving me percy Jackson flashbacks. Crappy rendition of an excellent series. Also I actually finished watching this and after hearing some of the things the director said convinced me that he's never read the books.

@filmcomicsexplained 4 жыл бұрын

He said his nephew read it and asked him to make a movie version

@ryangray8392 4 жыл бұрын

@@filmcomicsexplained very sure his nephew hates this now.

@p24p14 4 жыл бұрын

@@filmcomicsexplained You should do a video on Percy Jackson! That'd be a fun movie series to tear apart

@TheChesher 4 жыл бұрын

@@filmcomicsexplained He probably regrets it now, he should've insisted having him to read the entire series and not dumb down a thing, the book series was aimed at teens and it was great, I've read all the way to the Demon arc.

@TheChesher 4 жыл бұрын

@@filmcomicsexplained On the other Hand Netflix can save this IP and remake it.

@shainewhite2781 4 жыл бұрын

This film has been in development hell for 19 years and it should have stayed that way. This film has 9% on RT and it's one of Disney's Worst films ever

@weijohn24 4 жыл бұрын

Even Cats has a higher score and that's saying a lot

@twoDie4 4 жыл бұрын

It just goes to show you that Disney isn't always magic

@thememeguy2195 4 жыл бұрын

Just wondering, if it's not Artemis Fowl what is Disney's worst film?

@twoDie4 4 жыл бұрын

@@thememeguy2195 People say it's Treasure Planet, but I personally don't believe that.

@davidbarnett342 4 жыл бұрын

@@twoDie4 ik alot of people that enjoy treasure planet

@amohotepv 3 жыл бұрын

It's so very Disney to look at a character well known for his character arc and say "You know what would make this more digestible? If he didn't have a personality. Growth is too complex."

@raphses6871 4 жыл бұрын

When I first saw an image of the guy with the stretched out mouth, I was convinced it was just a bad photoshop. I cannot believe it’s actually in the movie.

@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun 4 жыл бұрын

It was such a *fowl* movie

@DinoDave150 4 жыл бұрын

Ba-dum tiss

@UATU. 4 жыл бұрын

@David DuBey I literally came here to say that. 😆

@DinoDave150 4 жыл бұрын

@@UATU. Sorry I beat you to it. 😆

@grizl635 4 жыл бұрын

I'm scared at your name

@Virgil-Arcanum 4 жыл бұрын

They didn't read the damn book, that's what. They just got a dyslexic child to read the blurb.

@KyrieFortune 4 жыл бұрын

That implies someone read anything beyond the title. A dyslexic child would have written a better screenplay.

@snippy0820 4 жыл бұрын

KyrieFortune oof

@User-mk2xn 3 жыл бұрын

Books were shit too

@shubniggurath3255 4 жыл бұрын

As a person who read the books and loved them, I REFUSE to watch this movie - the trailer was enough to scare me away

@andrewknickerbocker314 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Blappyboop 4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t read the books, but Jesus Christ, I’m pretty sure the books are way better then this trash by a long shot

@comradecameron3726 4 жыл бұрын

The books are okay. Not amazing.

@swolechic 4 жыл бұрын

The books are amazing for kids

@Remix-jv2ue 4 жыл бұрын

@@comradecameron3726 what about the graphic novels?

@TheChimeraDude 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the books when I was a kid. This film is horrible.

@VVEGA2940 4 жыл бұрын

oh, without a doubt

@zoomer5700 4 жыл бұрын

What went wrong? Disney ruins everything Edit: It's Percy Jackson all over again

@yeetskeet1581 3 жыл бұрын

@Tobias Klose the percy jackson books were amazing, the percy jackson movies were atrocious

@joshuabankole7522 3 жыл бұрын

Please do a video on Percy Jackson

@comradecameron3726 4 жыл бұрын

I think it would be easier to count what went right. But if we did that this would be a very short video.

@filmcomicsexplained 4 жыл бұрын

What went right is a single joke about Mulch being a good thief. Its at the end of my video from 12:04-

@almostalucard9021 4 жыл бұрын

FilmComicsExplained I have to be honest, I found that part genuinely funny. It’s too bad that doesn’t make up for the travesty that was nearly the entirety of this movie.

@abdurrahmanmohammad4983 4 жыл бұрын

@@filmcomicsexplained My first book series that I absolutely loved was Artemis fowl, I have all the books, though I'm saddened by Disney's 2/10 execution of this amazing book series. Thanks for such an insightful video about the movie's errors.

@TheChesher 4 жыл бұрын

@@filmcomicsexplained I have to say this, Thanks for warning me of this atrocious movie, I haven't watched it.

@technounionrepresentative4274 3 жыл бұрын

@@filmcomicsexplained mulch is the only part I didn't hate with all the blue fires of hell No instead I hated him with three blue fires of hell

@Ocelot-ng2jb 4 жыл бұрын

It is sad that I can justify the reaction of batman by talking about his unresolved trauma of seeing his mother and father die, realising that superman can't be that big of a threat if he wants help saving his adoptive mother. Now using daddy issues to create a sudden bond between 2 strangers is difficult and I'm not going to try especially since I honestly can't really connect with either character in the first place.

@vellss3524 4 жыл бұрын

Everything this was the most cursed thing I’ve seen

@Godzilla-tu2cd 4 жыл бұрын

What went wrong? Everything went wrong

@CPS2 4 жыл бұрын

"You're a wizard, Artemis!"

@connordickerson6815 4 жыл бұрын

Remember the books from my childhood, such a shame the way the movie turned out. Had fun listening to you tear it to shreds.

@seanpatrickcain2 4 жыл бұрын

Olaf: Hi, I'm Olaf. Your worst nightmare! It's feeding time!

@shainewhite2781 4 жыл бұрын

3:58, yeah, he did a good job Directing Thor and Cinderella and when it came time to direct Artemis Fowl, oh, boy.....

@filmcomicsexplained 4 жыл бұрын

That's what made this so disappointing.

@TheChaosDragoness 4 жыл бұрын

Branagh also did pretty good (in my opinion) directing his take on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein but for me the movie was enjoyable mainly because of Robert DeNiro's fantastic acting skills.

@TheChesher 4 жыл бұрын

Which was a surprise to everyone, guess not all directors should be Allowed to work solo, they need a team and not be ashamed to share the credit as well as a team to him and his team in check.

@sgtreznov6525 4 жыл бұрын

We need a remake that is faithful to the books, and doesnt pull any 'Holley wood magic'

@omegagamer4124 4 жыл бұрын

Or a proper series made by netflix like they did with a series of unfortunate events after Disney also messed up that movie

@generaljedi8691 4 жыл бұрын

A couple minutes after the movie started, there is the scene with Artemis and his Therapist and it’s almost word for word from the book, I got excited!!! Then...it was all down hill from there...

@VVEGA2940 4 жыл бұрын

this is literally the only movie i "walked out of" considering i saw this at home. it was genuienely insulting

@reevesjustin 4 жыл бұрын

I walked out of Jack and Jill. That One-of-many shitty-Adam-Sandler-movies

@Arion661 4 жыл бұрын

I just watched the film. Thanks for saying out loud all the stuff I felt inside as I watched this movie. God, the terribleness of it hurt me.

@jackwingrove4773 4 жыл бұрын

Hey film comics explained I love it vids you are probably one of my fave KZfaqrs I just like all of your opinions

@shikipop5930 4 жыл бұрын

The worse thing is they had a direct score material written for them, all they had to do was follow the book, its all there.... OK they might have thought "what about the kids?" kids are not stupid, they love that shit.. What a fail 😑😢

@johnblaze1988 4 жыл бұрын

Niyat: "Did you want shade? Because here's all of the shade."

@frostygamingyt9134 4 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, you should totally do the fellbeast from lord of the rings!

@owloddity9297 4 жыл бұрын

By far the scariest film you have reviewed. The monsters were terrifying.

@denniscampos5448 4 жыл бұрын

It was made

@nikhiljoseph4459 4 жыл бұрын

loving the new intro sick dude

@BonelessCheese 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Niyat for this awesome video 👍😂

@thatsmellgaming782 4 жыл бұрын

New intro? I like it, my bad if I just never noticed; usually listen to your videos at work lol.

@STppNGMTN 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your way of anylsing these films. You don't just critique you also give a synopsis of the lore. Therefore allowing us to grasp the world and genre to better understand.

@damianstarks3338 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this explanation.

@MasSam3713 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Niyat spittin' fire in this video! 😂

@asmodeus1234 4 жыл бұрын

I recall the book being superb, happy I waited for the reviews

@RachCan 4 жыл бұрын

Niyat really went off 🤭 perfect video tho! It’s just so funny to hear the disappointment in his tone

@juansanchez4301 4 жыл бұрын

They did the books so dirty I was so frustrated throughout the movie. Should have been a Netflix series!

@user-id6po7lw2o 4 жыл бұрын

They took the story, stripped it of everything that made it unique and made it generic at best. And because they never even read the book, they changed a lot of things which clashed with the very script they wrote.

@kuuphone3193 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't read the book, but knew enough to know I really wanted to watch the movie. I'm glad I caught on to how bad it was going to be, and never have. I truly hope someone comes around and tries again soon. A movie, or a TV show. The content is there. The lore is there. It's all there. Just show it on screen.

@shainewhite2781 4 жыл бұрын

5:30, yeah, they want the route of cliched supervillain tropes as seen in James Bond.

@mrvampire2292 4 жыл бұрын

crazy thing is, Artemis Fowl is one of my favorite book series, and I actually did forget this movie existed

@johncarter8103 4 жыл бұрын

love the review and can you do kandyman,the master from doctor who love it!

@BovineDesigns 4 жыл бұрын

I love that your explanation isn't so much about the story as it is about the meta that surrounds it.

@itsjustlukeRevive 3 жыл бұрын

I was so confused during the whole movie

@RhantheSlayer 4 жыл бұрын

This just confirms Disney has forgotten how to make good movies

@maxdecphoenix 3 жыл бұрын

They haven't forgotten, they're just activly not making good films to instead make nonsensical woke bullshit.

@DaBwiggz 4 жыл бұрын

KEEP THE GOOD STUFF UP, miss Niyat's Facecam though.

@MrMoorkey 4 жыл бұрын

This was trying SO. SO. HAAAARD. to be Harry Potter. Instead, it isn't even fit to be Barry Trotter.

@ralphjimenez3191 4 жыл бұрын

That opening reminded me of the Classic KZfaq TF2 SFMs I used to wattch as a kid

@redstone6163 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir! Could I request you explore the Viltrumites from image comics invincible?

@Pockketss 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what movie the quote from 3:50 is from? I've been trying to find it but I just cant no matter where I look

@Pockketss 4 жыл бұрын

I just realized it could of been from a show, which is why I couldn't find it

@mikemeta4908 4 жыл бұрын

To be honest with you Nyat. I haven't read the book or watched the film adaptation. So now I know what to look for first.

@dopeass3731 4 жыл бұрын

7:52 ptsd of the time i got my ear blown by an Irish man playing video game infront of a camera

@aquasauce362 4 жыл бұрын

Movie so bad niyat gotta whip out the memes

@kirbymarchbarcena 4 жыл бұрын

@0:23 NYAT: To say it has problems is an understatement ME: My kind of critique

@predevaderjirahulkfanmodel7543 4 жыл бұрын

I think that a video about The Uruk-Hai would be intersting

@powerbalancevathelastkitsu2504 4 жыл бұрын

My review request: Could you take a look at some of the monsters from Monster Hunter Franchise? I have a list of starts: 1. Rathalos 2. Lagiacrus 3. Glavenus 4. Nargacuga 5. Zinogre 6. Tigrex 7. Nergigante

@josephchristian4620 4 жыл бұрын

Cool intro!

@twoDie4 4 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the time when Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief released and everyone hated it.

@Tacos16x20 4 жыл бұрын

You can hear him try not to laugh as he talks about batman and superman throwing hands

@malachi589 3 жыл бұрын

I loved these books as a kid

@glass22man 4 жыл бұрын

i had asked you once to do equilibrium still waitimg

@johnrandolph1989 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, haven't heard your tone of disappointment in a long time. I recommend, Ghosts of Mars, Escape from New York, and Escape from Los Angeles.

@polishspy3088 4 жыл бұрын

I loved the books and i didnt even know there was an movie

@enjolireyes643 4 жыл бұрын

Dang! This was the smoothest critique ever, of a cringe movie! I wanted there to be cussing and crap talking but all I can do is wince at the pain that was delivered with every line! I had no hand in this movie but I feel like I need to take a crap-ton if pain meds to heal the hurt I feel for the creators!

@orwwan 4 жыл бұрын

I loooooove artemis fowl books i was so happy to hear it was getting a film adaptation but boy as soon as i saw the trailer i knew it was crap 😭😭😭

@dr.richtofen8875 4 жыл бұрын

Hey niyat. Love your videos. Could I recommend element 115 from cod zombies and the head crabs from half life

@redgardoas 3 жыл бұрын

this is the movie i was the happiest hearing about and saddest seeing the trailer

@carlopannone5281 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I saw a video where you explained the 9 titans. Since you do anime monsters now might I suggest you do eternatus next ? Not now but maybe in like a couple years. Or something

@Master_Of_The_Universe 4 жыл бұрын

New intro, looks good and gives of fthis "Paramount Pictures™" vibe. Or like most companies use.

@xxvaltielxx1789 4 жыл бұрын

I get the feeling you hold this franchise dearly

@Wanabechef 4 жыл бұрын

Why are the views dropping? Why the fuck are people ignorant to change. I know he’s famous because of his explanations of movies and morphologies of video game creatures but the man wants to change things up! Accept it and support this man for the work he is doing!

@emilyschmanks 4 жыл бұрын

great video. did you see Filmento's take on this? it was very interesting

@shainewhite2781 4 жыл бұрын

11:10, why did they pulled this from theaters!? And please, no sequels! Anyway, thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

@bismark5566 4 жыл бұрын

Haven't read the book but dear lord I fall asleep watching this film :)

@wendybaxter8523 4 жыл бұрын

Like the intro

@PerovNigma 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds like it was directed by Gilderoy Lockhart rather than Kenneth Brannagh.

@daltooinewestwood6380 4 жыл бұрын

It’s been like a decade since I read these books but the main thing I remember was that the human villains were the star of the show and the magic creatures sort of take a back seat. I also remember the guy who lost his teeth to a sonic weapon and got them replaced with a few sets of dentures like shark teeth and metal teeth

@MrBrawr 4 жыл бұрын

Do a video on "I am number four"! The book was interesting, but I'd love your take on the movie.

@DTS214 3 жыл бұрын

Disney needs to make a documentary on all their failures, that way we can get a behind the scenes look on what could’ve been and what went wrong. But no ones going to do that, would be great to see though.

@drlovec6925 4 жыл бұрын

As a viewer and a follower of your channel. I always admired the insight depth and analysis of all the movies that you do and the solo cast, that your you features. (even toward the ones I haven't watched, Or to the movies/characters that were bad.... But u still added some spice or flair, into them. Which made them interested and ntertaining to watched, despite the latter!!!) So with this video, I can feel a sense of.....disappointment tone, in your voice. From the involvement of a Disney adaptation.... So I hope they don't pull a " let it go -- frozen situation" on the upcoming kingdom hearts adaptation, that will done by Disney!

@jakdunn666 3 жыл бұрын

I have read the whole series and was really excited to hear a movie series was coming out!!! Super sad to hear it's just poop sand failure as bad as the last airbender.

@riotbreaker3506 4 жыл бұрын

You should put the Beasts from Beasts of the Southern Wild on your list!

@kenzopoe7050 3 жыл бұрын

This is why certain books should just be made into a series. There's just not enough time in a 2 hour movie to squeeze so much myth & lore.

@canadiancanucklehead8310 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t even know what this movie or the books was. First time I learned about it.

@SpongetteWilliams 4 жыл бұрын

these books had the coolest covers at book fairs

@voodoo1069 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this book and I feel like they killed everything that made the books so interesting.

@astra3310 4 жыл бұрын

The only sequel we want is a good remake. Burn it up and start again. And the Judi Dench “Top O’ the morning” was just.... there’s not enough time in eternity itself to list all the ways that doesn’t work.

@peterseaboldt1250 4 жыл бұрын

If you get the chance, you should check out Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer. It's a cool if slightly goofy twist on the life of one of America's greatest historical figures and the events surrounding him.

@dr.samuelhayden808 4 жыл бұрын

this movie’s development hell should’ve been a red flag at the start

@shainewhite2781 4 жыл бұрын

10:15, what is the Oculus?

@tomxaros48 4 жыл бұрын

Havent seen the movie... It saddens me since I'm a big Kenneth Branagh fan... well nobody's perfect...

@christopherlamont7403 4 жыл бұрын

Comander Root was my favorite character in the books a older run down cop that says what's on his mind while lighting s cigar

@ashurad_fox5991 4 жыл бұрын

The one thing the directors/movie companies must understand is to never rush a movie from a novel built on character development. True that a lot never read the novel but give something better than a mediicre movie adaptation.