Criticising other people’s work is one thing but having the balls to have a shot at it yourself is extremely admirable. I really hope it does well or I hope it at least gives him a good start in the industry.

Drinker really went "Fine. I'll do it myself"

I can’t wait for this to be released direct to VHS in 1998.

“Threat Level: Midnight” A Michael Scott production.

Critical Drinker: "Who wrote this shite!?" "Oh, fuck."

This pleases me greatly.

I mean...it looks like a movie...so theres that

Even the Drinker struggles with writing swearing. Writing is harder than it looks.

Half expected this trailer to start with a “You know” and end with a “Go away now”

Boy this better not suck or those marvel fans are gonna tear your ass up 😂

Out of every movie in existence, this sure is one of them...

There's a bot in the comment section who comments "Solid for a first in my opinion. Live the right life." for every comments that criticises the trailer and I'm losing it :DDD

“Nah it’ll be fine!” - Ryan Drake after getting drunk right before a big mission

When the protagonist said "It's Drinkin' time" i was literally shakin'. Truly, a certified "go away now" moment. Bravo, Vince.

The critic makes something on par with the stuff he complains about.

1:10 That is some serious eyebrow acting.

Wouldn't it be funny if for the next project The Drinker announces a Ryan Drake cinematic universe with a strong female lead for modern audiences?

If it screens here, I will watch. I hope there is a post credit scene of the Drinker telling the audience to go away now.

(From someone who works full time in the film industry) - It's great to see more people giving filmmaking a go. However, this is a great example of how hard it is to make a decent movie. It's also a great example of how comparatively easy it is to be a film critic versus a film maker. This shit takes a lifetime of dedication to get right. I'm sure this has been and will continue to be a humbling experience for all involved. Please keep writing and keep creating though! Could be worth making a short, or proof of concept and hiring a script editor who's got some decent industry credits to vet the script and concept before going into production. Looking forward to seeing what's next man!

Was the brunette with the knife a "girl boss?"

I loved the part where Ryan Drake polished off a bottle scotch, and then said “Go away now,” before smashing it over the bad guy’s head

*Handler:* "Mr Drake, this is your mission if you choose to accept it. Well, do you?" *Drake:* "NAAAAH, it'll be fine!"

Horror would have been a better first attempt at a film, imo. The budget for making a horror movie tends to be not that expensive, the ideas have more flexibility to transform the narrative into something original, and audiences tend to be more forgiving about the flaws since the genre is well known for its quirks and imperfections. An action film really requires an experienced director for it to not come off extremely generic, unoriginal, and cliche. I'm still hoping the best for any and all independent content creators out there, especially Drinker because I've been following his channel for almost 4 years now, but I still think its important to add constructuve criticism where needed.

This trailer reminds me of that fake movie thing at the end of Barry.

Started following Drinker when he had, like, less than 20k followers, in what, a few yrs ago??? This is absolutely WILD. However this goes, it’s one of the greatest and most inspiring accomplishments I’ve ever seen in my life, truly something to behold. Massive respect Drinker, here’s hoping this is only the first of many, kudos!

The perfect start for the ending credits: "anyway, that's all I've got for today.. go away now"

The drinker has got himself quite a CRITICAL audience...

This looks like the moviest movie ever.

This is the most "put your money where your mouth is" move I have ever seen. Shitting on movies on KZfaq is one thing, but to have the balls to put yourself out there and try to do it better is worthy of insane respect. Congrats Drinker!!!!

This is the epitome of "FINE! I'LL DO IT MYSELF!"

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves. Sums up The Critical drinker

I love you, CD but this does looks pretty rough; and I’ll say that what looks the most rough about it is the acting. That’s always the weakest link in low budget stuff. As a first time director, I know it’s insanely hard to get the best performance out of your actors.

"If you hate it so much, why don't you try making a movie?" Critical Drinker: "Aight bet."

This is the dream, isn't Drinker? The perfect example of "if you want something done right, do it yourself." I would pay for a whole theater to watch this movie.

Whoof! Judging by the acting and the dialogue in the trailer making a good movie might be a little tougher than you expected, eh Drinker? Normally I wouldn't judge too much by the trailer alone, but since that's one of your favourite things to do I don't feel particularly conflicted about it.

Ryan Drake's superiors don't understand his methods. He doesn't play by the book but he gets results. If he disobeys orders one more time his chief will have his badge. He wants payback because his best buddy was just gunned down. He was one day from retirement. This is exactly the kind of fresh, unpredictable writing the modern movie industry has been waiting for.

No matter how it turns out, the fact that he's had one of his books make it into an actual production is worth applauding.

I hope in the first seconds of the movie the drinker says "Not updated for MODERN AUDIENCES"

The logos for the production companies are so bad it hurts my soul... I'll make them new logos for cheap, let them know

Some critique: Characters. Need. To. Enunciate. I could hardly understand half the dialog lines. Their British / Scottish accents made things worse, not better, because they were very much not the BBC English that Americans are used to. But everybody in your movie needs to understand that speaking clearly, not lengthily, is very important. Half of the scenes that didn't feel great can be saved in the edit with overdubs, but they'll need it. The scene where the Badass Operative's about to enter? It's all wrong. Character should hear a radio voice saying, "you can't go in there, wait for backup" / "it's too dangerous" / insert action-movie trope here. But Main Character? He should be silent. He's got his pistol's magazine out; he's counting rounds. Action, not dialog. Cut to Bad Guys sitting there Guarding The MacGuffin; now we have two POVs and the scene is set. Radio voice ends. Close up to door flying open. Super close-up to the barrel of the Main Character's gun. Fires; either show Bad Guys dropping, or cut to next scene- either way, the audience knows what happened here. The scene with the knife-wielding guy and the Main Character? Needs to be reshot. The men should be almost touching faces; they should be making eye contact. The audience should see everything they're feeling. The way it's shot and cut is awkward. The torture scene? IDK what to make of that, except that it doesn't have the drama it required. What you really want, in a movie like this, is something that feels like the torture scene from Payback. That was classic. Look at the tension, the pacing. Sure, none of your actors are in that league, but most of what made that scene work was the pace, the humor, and the sense of the stakes involved. You don't have much budget. That's fine. Don't do things that require much budget. Use trickery, like not actually showing people getting shot, unless it's absolutely required to make a scene work. Use your writing skills, but don't be enamored with dialogs that take too long; it's better that the film is short but good than that it drags. Frame and explain through action. Keep cuts short. Drive pacing and tension in action scenes by gradually accelerating the cuts (this is a cool trick that's been used in quite a few good movies, such as 28 Days Later). Most importantly, don't lose hope. Most problems can be saved in editing. You know how to do that, and you have help, and you have good taste. It'll be fine!

post credit should be "That's all I got for today, Go away now"

The fact that the Drinker himself is the one writing this make this all the more *awesome.*

"All the characters have a unique look and seem formidable. " Where are these NPCs coming from?

I guess writting a movie is hard af cause even after identifying hundreds as shit this looks dubious... maybe its just the acting and cinematography but its just seems like something everyone has watched before. As a subscriber and long time viewer im shocked

You took the Thanos meme "Fine, I'll do it myself" personally. Best of luck with this and all future endeavors 🍻

If there isn't a "nah it'll be fine" in this, we will riot. But seriously congrats Drinker you deserve all the success you have achieved and coming to you good sir. Cheers. 🍻

Why does this look like a Steven Seagal movie?

Is this the whole thing ? I feel like this is the full thing😂, a bunch of confusing video put together.

Alan Wake, Ryan Drake, Tyler Rake, Solid Snake, Nathan Drake

Whether good or bad, you have taken the leap from someone merely in the audience to actually stepping into the arena and participating. Best of luck and Godspeed!

This deffo feels like an Amazon prime movie from the shots to the action scenes

While I always hope for people outside of the big studios to succeed, I'm not super hopeful here. Drinker and his friends know a lot about good storytelling, but doing an action movie short (even if based on his novels) is probably not the best starting point to show that. As Shawn Coyne likes to say: The pure action story is the hardest to do, since it's extremely hard to innovate it. And I think you can really feel that in this trailer. Well, hopefully I'm wrong. And at least it will not have to make 100 million to break even.

Nappa: "Hey, Vegeta! What does the Scouter say about Rogue Element's Hype Level?" Vegeta: *"IT'S OVER 9000!!!"*

Holy shit Drinker’s actually making a movie himself?! Hah, take that Chris Stuckmann! You CAN make movies in the industry and still be extremely critical of it as well!

I love you Drinker. But is the trailer meant to have a slight element of cheese?

While not my taste I applaud the effort and will support this. Great job in making your dream a reality 💪

Holy shit Drinker. This needs to be a full length feature. Looks awesome.

Congratulations, Drinker! No matter how the film performs, getting it made is a helluva accomplishment!

is this real or is it satirical? because it looks like crap.

I love drinker and wish him all the luck in the world, but it looks like not my cup of tea. If it turns out sub-par hope he’ll learn the right lessons and improve it in the next projects. We need independent movies, the more the better.

I want Drinkers honest review of his own movie once it's released 😊

A movie trailer that doesn’t spoil the entire plot?! Where the music draws me in, instead of blasting me away?! This looks awesome!!!

I want you to know brother, that no matter what happens with this, I still love you for who you are and all that you do! Got to be honest though and tell you that I almost fell asleep during the trailer. Can't wait to see it though.

Looks like something you'd find on sale for five bucks in a DVD bargain bin.

Premieres during my lunch break. Perfect timing man

Can't imagine what it must feel like to have something you've cared for and nurtured be put on screen. I am looking forward to this, and regardless of how it fares, well done on getting here, Will. I love your books and your Drinker persona. Thanks for the good work!

But...but...did I see a woman holding a much larger man back from stabbing her?

This has some serious potential. One good thing about these companies not learning their lesson is that more independent creators are going to inevitably come forward and give the people what they want in entertainment again. Congrats so far guys. I’m excited to see what else you’ve got coming.

As an independent filmmaker in Brazil, I know how hard it was for you to get this far. Liked, watched and commented, even though I'll probably never see the movie. ❤

Michael Scarn: Threat Level Midnight

Looks absolutely horrid. Great work!!!

Us: Give us good stories Hollywood: no Drinker: fine i'll do it myself. This looks phenomenal!

This is somewhere between "OK this actually looks promising" and "Nah this looks kinda shyte", and realistically I think it's a bit of both. Stuff like the talking to someone through an earpiece before changing plans in the middle of an operation, and the cliche 'we're in for a long night cuz I don't know shit' is pretty cringe inducing, but some of the camera work, the sound design etc, some of it does look well done.

It's hard to make this type of movie without a big budget. Probably not a best genre for the beginners.

I didn't see Steven Seagal

Cheers to the Drinker! From Vermont, USA. Throwback to when Action/Spy movies were actually awesome. Takes people who care about what they're making. This looks epic! Excited to support the release.

The director's clearly a Michael Bay fan...

Remember when Critical drinker blasted House of the dragon and Prey BEFORE watching them? Yeah. Good times.

One thing I can say is Critical Drinker fans aren’t ass kissers 😂😂

The audio needs some fixing, it sounds like its a cheap dub/voice over.. and other sound effects sounds too crisp for it to be believable

1:09 The Critical Drinker with an AK lol! 100% will watch!

Looks like something at 2 am on a b-movies cable channel.

0:53 "I guess we're in for a long night, because I don't know shit." Lethal Weapon called - they want their line back.

Nice work Drinker and RO production team. Looks great, clearly a lot of care and thought went into this. Disney and WB are you paying attention?

No sign of THE MESSAGE 😂 excited for a movie for the first time this year 👏🏻👏🏻

Wow, one of those generic, straight-to-video, movies from the early 2000's. How did I miss this back in the day---wait, what? THIS WAS MADE WHEN??!?!?!?!? Oh. Oh dear god.

I want to see Drinkler reviewing it :DDDDD

The fact that you managed to get Mike Dopud on this production is pretty fricken cool! Looking forward to seeing the completed film!

"Fine. I'll do it myself." - The Critical Drinker

I want drinker to scathingly review this flick

Why didn't he say "going in... hard"? "Going in hard" could have transitioned to that scene where the sweaty naked dude is like "it's gonna be a long night", and that would have made the movie a 10 of 10 The biggest problem I'm having with the trailer is that I've watched it four times now and I still have no idea what's happening. All I know is that the lights are dimmed, there's no time to find a new insertion point, and the main dude is going in, hard, before it's too late.

I’m calling it now Drinker is gonna do a movie with Neil Marshall one day

Well done for taking a brave step into this field of entertainment, I think everybody is hoping this turns out really well.

This trailer emotes about as well as Ben Shapiro's eyebrows.

Anyone here from YMS?

Great work to everyone that worked on it and thank you to everyone that donated.

Binged the series on audible a few years back. Fair play on this achievement! Looking forward to it 🤙

It's mind boggling how one can criticize stupid writing, but then write something just as generic as this. Like, you would think that self awareness would stop the guy. And remember, the trailer usually shows the best takes... Oof

For someone who talks shit about Hollywood for a living, I'm honestly not surprised he inevitably had a "fine I'll do it myself" moment, only to succeed in creating another incredibly generic movie like everyone else in the film industry. A problem that no one seems to realize is that the film industry has been completely oversaturated for years. No one can come up with a good story or an original story because it's all been done already. Everything is just a rip-off of something else, and even this guy can't escape that fact.

I’m in the middle of reading the Drinker’s first novel ‘Redemption,’ and, I gotta say, I’m SUPER excited to see “elements” of it adapted into this film. Way to be, Drinker!! Can’t wait to watch!