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Civil War haunted me and because of that I think I figured something out. It's a war movie that's not about death or journalism. It's about denying humanity. It's about trauma. It's about the death of the idea that life is precious. It was Jessie's (the young photographer) journey from a whole person into someone traumatized until they can disassociate enough to function in war. It's about what happens to people when they don't believe or stop caring about the preciousness of human life. That other people are just as fully human as they are. It's about what has to happen to a person in order to overlook the horrors of pits full of bodies. I think that's why it's polarizing. Not everyone gets it and that's not an easy reflection to see. It's also a really hard thing to convey, and Alex Garland gets ALL of my respect for trying. IMO this is a film that transcends "movies" and can well and truly be called art. That said, I didn't "enjoy" it, but it is important.

I loved_ "The Beekeeper", it's dumber than a bag of hammers with no heads, but, it knows it, and is 100% OK with it. In fact, it goes out of its way to make it known that it's SO FRKKN DUMB, but it doesn't need to be. It's kinetic comedy. I loved it.

Ooh that Jennifer Lawrence/Ripley cut was tight 12:20

I thought the Beekeeper was fun. With the caveat that I saw it on Amazon Prime without paying extra to watch it- I would not have liked it as much if I had paid a rental fee or to see it in a theater. It brings up current events (a coke sniffing, s*x worker frequenting son of a sitting president, government agency corruption) and pokes fun at them without engaging them. It doesn't take anything seriously, it's almost a parody of John Wick clones. And Jason Statham has some movies I think are much better (Wrath of Man for example) that are not as big as they should be. I see the Beekeeper as delivering the elements that fans want in a Jason Statham movie, but almost pokes fun at those elements.

Rebel Moon was the worst for me. I was super excited to watch it and was blown away by how bad it was. Madam Web wasn't as bad for me because I rented it knowing it was going to be bad, so I got what I was expecting.

Back in the 70s, before Super Cinemas... there'd be one theatre showing 1 movie at a time. You'd wait in line around the block to buy a ticket for prime time shows. The budget place we'd go to (after the main theatres were done with the movie) would be packed and it cost 99 cents. Good movies would spend 2 years in theatres. That experience was a blast. I don't go to theatres anymore. In general, modern movies just aren't any good, and the movie experience is not really fun like it used to be. Sit in a comfy chair in a huge theatre with 7 people. Wait a month and you can stream it.

Rebel Moon was HORRIFIC, so bad not only was it DNF I honestly don't recall when I stopped watching, I just wandered off...😊

Just a note on female lead movies. The KZfaqrs you showed in your video don’t say you can’t have a female lead in a movie they say you can’t have a female lead in your movie and think that alone will make it successful. You need a good story no matter who the lead is. You kind of do them dirty by implying they simply hate on female leads.

the emotional breakdown i watched you go through trying to explain madame web was so funny 😭 that’s the face of a man that came back from facing the terrors of war

I don't really understand what people expected or are missing with Civil War. I guess, put another way, I thought it was great. I didn't have specific expectations in watching this movie because I've seen Alex Garland movies before, and expecting something specific would sort of be a mistake in my opinion. I've heard people complain that it doesn't take a stance or make a statement, and I don't agree. It seems like people just wanted it to agree with their left or right preference when it's political statement was instead about something else- bigger than left vs. right. It was pretty scary to me. I felt what it would be like to have war in our country. I had to think about how our perspective on conflicts like this is always through a lens. Also, because it wasn't stooping to the level of 'left' vs. 'right', I think it made a statement that "it doesn't matter who is right or wrong in this pretend conflict--> shouldn't we calm down a bit and lose any and all perverted excitement over what a civil war would look like?". Not my favorite movie of the year, but it made me think and I've been sort of confused to see people ripping on it.

My wife and I are convinced that Ai wrote the script to THE BEEKEEPER. No one can kill a Beekeeper! 7 seconds later, We have to kill the Beekeeper. It does that several times. 😳

We're really gonna bring up Alex Garland's filmography without mentioning that he not only helped write, but direct Dredd?!?! (Karl Urban has confirmed Garland ended up taking over on that project)

the fall guy rocked.. i wasnt sure how much i would enjoy, but this truly was freakin awesome!

Ryan Gosling is not a "comedy actor" he's just so god damn good that he can do Comedy as well! Still love that shirt RVD

One of my favorite action movies is Alita which has a female lead

MONKEY MAN was outstanding! 💯🤘🏽

Late night with the devil was great! The lead actor I’ve seen in other movies where he plays a creepy background character. Never liked him but man he was incredible in this movie and I’m a fan now.

My wife (not a movie person) wanted to watch Argylle the other night and whole time I was thinking this movie is horrible, but she bought into it and liked it. So, I got to watch the whole thing!!

Everyone i know who has seen Civil War loved it and only complain it was too short. It's an amazing and powerful movie

I LOVED the Beekeeper:) for the action.

Argylle - when the pet cat gets more screen time in the trailer than any other character - you just know it's going to be problematic.

I know it technically came out late last year but another one you could call one of 2024’s best is Poor Things! So good! Just don’t watch it with the family…

Saw Furiosa in its first week and to this day still has me reeling. I know it’s a work of fiction, but it’s depiction of people turning to barbarity and cruelty because of the bad situation they are in is masterclass from George Miller.

Thank you for speaking the truth about Dakota Johnson. I thought it was just me. Never understood her appeal

We need a movie stared by Dakora Johnson and Jaden Smith... (Ducks and hide)

Hey, I liked The Beekeeper… But Civil War was bad?

Yo-D- The Transporter movies are big fun. I liked the first one so much, I bought a 740i! And, it was a new twist at the time. The other two are over the top, still fun and one must admit the girl in T3 is worth looking at.

Best The Last Stop in Yuma County

Why does it seem that a lot of the really good writers in Hollywood are writing horror movies? The amount of fantastic horror movies in the last 4-5 years is unbelievable. I do think we're in the golden age of horror right now. It is KILLING (pun intended) every other genre of movies right now. Not even close.

Dune 2 felt like too much character development was cut from it, as I can't really believe Villeneuve wouldn't include it. Sometimes characters have a change of mind that isn't explained, or is very sudden as if something somehow flipped a switch.

Civil War is easily forgettable. No grounding or direction. Hated the ending. Only thing I can say is they projected that if there is a true civil war there will be either no points of command or extreme gaps in command and/or who to trust.

Finally someone else see’s Dakota! 50 Shades felt like a made for tv movie i thought and just couldnt understand what people see in her🤷‍♀️

I consider “Madam Web” to be like a vaccination shot. Now that I’ve watched it, I can probably handle whatever schlock there is…like “Velocipastor”👍🏼

Monkey Man surprised me too. Thanks for the warning away from Civil War. I had my doubts. I like this format, btw, you as a critic of bad films not just offering up the good ones. Thanks!

It's worth noting on Madam Web they weren't trying to make a good movie. The main goal for that movie was for Sony to use characters they would lose the rights to if they didn't use them. So from Sony's perspective, use the characters or lose them to Disney/Marvel. They could have made an effort at least, but sadly they didn't. But Sony retained the rights to the characters for future use.

Rebel moon is like an elevator that does not go up. It only let's you down.

ok, i was about to get on you about furiosa, until i realized you felt exactly as i did hahah.. i agree, the movie was good, and some parts even amazing, but the way the story was put together was not like fury road at all which gelled from start to finish, i found myself feeling like i was watching 2 movies or even 3 at once.. a little bizarre

Thanks, feeling vindicated now. I stopped watching Rebel Moon at the beginning, when the writers created the painfully obvious plot device of conflict between the admiral and the village leader. ..

This might be my favorite style of video I've watched of yours. Have you done others with this hate it/love it format?

I did like civil war, why? Because I saw it as a mix of what is happening in the moment with journalism's moment of it, by the way they combined the photos as frames of the scene. It could be better yes, but I did appreciate that is not like many movies and the fact that this could happen in a near future.

I already saw Bushwick so I didn't feel the need to see Civil War tbh. I loved Furiousa, the storytelling for me was GREAT...only problem was that Mad Max wasn't in it. Late Night With the Devil was great....loved it! Dune 2...I'm sure will win a couple of well-deserved Oscars

Here in Japan, we don't even get The Fall Guy in cinemas until August. I've been looking forward to it for ages.

For people who have a decent Regal theater in their area, Regal Unlimited is about $20 a month and they are also doing reusable popcorn and pop. Initial cost is $22. Subsequent visits it’s $10 for initial fill with one free refill of each. That deal is good till the end of the year. Great deal for the weekend matinees that don’t have as many people. I’ve already seen 4 movies in July, and only spent $55 ($20 for Regal Unlimited, $22 for refillable popcorn and drink, $10 for a refil) that’s only $13 per movie! Still have Longlegs, Twister and might see Deadpool in July (August for sure) so it’s something to look into for those with Regal Thaaters nearby.

The female lead makes a bad movie thing is slightly false. An ORIGINAL movie with a female lead is generally good such as the examples you gave, Alien, Terminator etc. The problem is that instead of writing original movies for female heroes, they get lazy & say "Why don't we do a female version of..." insert male hero movie here. The female 'boss' is fine. The female version of a male 'boss' is almost inevitably dogsh!t.

I’m waiting for the R rated versions of Rebel Moon to fully cast judgment…… Zack claims it will be completely different from the pg-13 versions …… I don’t have high hopes 🤞🏻

Furiosa was super well made and it delivered for me personally. However, 1) it is a prequel origin story and 2) it does not have Max in it. Maybe these things had nothing to do with why it crashed upon landing, but they are certainly worth considering.

Love this channel and your inputs on so many different movies. Definitely gets me into more movies I didn’t think to ever watch!

I LOVED Civil War. I’ve only been to 2 movies in theaters since Covid and this was one of them. I thought the storytelling was excellent, I thought the disconnection was appropriate (and not because it could have happened anywhere. It felt very specifically American.), and I thought staying close to the ground was a chilling way to explore war in a way that films typically. I loved that A24 spent a huge budget on a story about characters, not set pieces with no humanity. Do we have MCU Stockholm Syndrome here? Have we not seen character-driven films that tell small stories on a large stage for so long that we can’t get the bombast out of our heads? Wow. I’m super disappointed at the completely tone-deaf misread of this movie from this channel.

Loved your “They Live” T-Shirt, super cool design and colors, where can I get one?

The Beekeeper was really good. John Wick didn’t invent the revenge movie - and Jason Statham is awesome. It’s entertaining with a good story. This is like when a guy watches their fav basketball team for ten years and then somehow thinks he can coach the team better.

Appreciate a real or "Reel" ones to MISS.... we dont always need to know what to see as much as what NOT to.. especially lately..

Bee keeper was amazing! actually the bad guys were very realistic.. scammers!

I enjoy the content you make very much. Thank you! This episode, for some reason, I got a lot of "to watch" vibes from. Keep grinding and pumping out that content! :)

I would love to know what you recommend for a home theater projector.

Would love to see your thoughts on Rebel Moon when the unedited version comes out. I'm waiting to watch it until then.

fun commentary on the bad ones !!! You saved me some pain!

This is Sam Rockwell’s green lantern…

Hi, I agree with you but I’m flabbergasted that the actors involved (the only reason I started watching the films) agreed to participate. Did they, or their team, bother to read the scripts before signing on? The premise of the beekeeper is interesting but as you said it failed to deliver.

Your fans appreciate the change of pace. Great vid.

Darren Van Dam was in the Amazon with my mom researching spiders before she died.

I loved the Beekeeper, it was exactly what I wanted to watch and didn't try to be anything else.

Boy oh boy. I liked Civil War a lot. The despair and futility is the point. Plus the violence was pretty involved. I did see it in IMAX. This will be a cult classic

Wow!! Trigger Warning did not make it in the list??? I am SHOCKED!!

Thank you for another good video. Your comment about the short time period between release in the cinemas and home release is likely the single greatest reason for falling attendance. Certainly for a movie like the Fall Guy which no one would think needs a huge screen to tell its story. If studios made the conscious decision to extend the time to 3-4 months between the theatre release to the DVD and streaming releases then that would pull more people into the theatre. Secondly, with VPN's, we can see some of these movies on streaming services in other countries even if it is not in our own country. Not a movie but Star Trek Prodigy is already streaming on Netflix UK. Damn. The rise of VPN's along with the fragmentation of streaming services; also is bringing us back to the heyday of torrent downloading. So delaying the release of a DVD or HD streaming also means there will not be any decent rips of these movies on torrent sites. Thus killing two birds with one stone. Reducing downloads and getting more people to go to the cinema. .

The Bikeriders was pretty friggin good

Well seeing your review is just literally you go into my head. Even the thinking that i have in my head you put it out si precisely.

I thoroughly enjoyed the beekeeper. Yeah yeah, had to suspend some disbelief, but Jason Statham always delivers.

The transporter movies are, what made Jason Statham an action movie star. So there’s that. And I am a comic book nerd, earned my living with a collectibles retail store for 20 years. After it was my passion for 5-7 years before that. so I still enjoyed Madame Webb. Waited till it was free on streaming, of course, because I heard such bad things about it.

Also, I LOVE the first "Transporter" movie. Even after multiple viewings I've continued think it to be, tight and on point, even if the overall premise is a little silly; but hey, it's meant to be a "blockbuster"-type movie.

The Beekeeper: I find it strange that the FBI agent whose mother's death was attributable to the villains, showed no grief (other than for some drinking. She then proceeds to try to hunt down the one person who is avenging her mothers death and is going after the villains who are bilking thousands of vulnerable elderly people of their life savings. Terrible.

Cool list but Civil War and The Beekeeper shouldn't be on this list. Civil War isn't bad it's just people were expecting a "war" film not a film about the trials and tribulations of wartime journalism. The Beekeeper was a basic action movie done right like John Wick. It could've definitely gone wrong (like Expendables 4) but it presented itself as nothing but a simple revenge flick. Everything else on the list should be ashamed of itself.

20:12 i hear you, i don't go the movie theaters anymore because of these exact reasons

Thanks for the recommendations and info, have a great day

CIVIL WAR was weird. It was a movie about journalism, not war, prepping or anything like that. FURIOSA was very underrated. I don't understand how that bombed at the box office. 20 years ago that flick would have been a billion dollar blockbuster. ARGYLE wasn't awful, but it was very repetitive if youve seen M Vaughns movies or Guy Ritchie movie. Always love your movie insights, Darren!

I enjoyed Beekeeper. U can’t go wrong with senseless Statham action. And Monkey Man was pretty dope.

I know I'm in the minority, but I really, really wanted Madame Web to be good and prove all the early hate wrong. Love Sweeny, Merced, and O'Connor; plus the complete redirection of the typical superhero film setup looked so refreshing, but alas, it seems the movie was doomed all along and it'll likely be a decade or two before Marvel/Sony will touch these characters, even in their highly successful Spider-Verse films.

One of the best videos you’ve put out Darren. Really appreciate you highlighting/reviewing the turds that I’ve been on the fence about due to personal suspicion. Please do more of these to help us save some money and time!

Very few times have I been to an actual Movie theatre and SERIOUSLY wanted my money back, but more importantly my wasted time. My wife drug me ARGYLLE and hour in I was "ho hum...chick action flick that's a spoof of the genre?".....Then the turn and it sucked so hard from that point on it just made me furious (and I'm no so sure that the people that made it didn't do that on purpose)? Horrible movie that I would have turned off 10 min into the flip if I had rented / streamed it.

Add the latest Planet of the Apes to the "not worth your dime or time" list.

Thank you for reviewing some bombs too!! I love your channel and always watch when new stuff if coming up on streaming. Your shirts are amazing!! Please keep making more

Argyle sounds a lot like the crushing catastrophe and reputation destroying mess of a movie that Virtuosity was for Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. OMG, I watched that mess last night and I thought... What IS this? Horrifically just damn AWFUL!!! And I just felt sorry for Louise Fletcher and wondered why the Heck would they wish this mess on her, too! The way you describe Argyle... sounds like the same kind of star-studded total crap, too.

Civil War was an amazing movie - it was always marketed as a story about journalism. Did you expect the journalists to pick up guns? It was so freaking intense and timely.

This is the first time I watched your show.I liked it except every action movie, apparently, is a John Wick movie. Was The Transporter back in 2002 also based on John Wick? When I was watching Bee Keeper, I was thinking this is a typical Jason Statham movie and enjoyed it. When i watched Monkey Man I thought it was going to be a silly Indian action movie and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I wasn't thinking I was going to see John Wick and don't think it was one.

Wow what a different direction from your usual vids. I almost said vibe instead of direction, but no, your fantastic style of bringing us in shined through perfectly. I wonder to myself, if you questioned making something out of the usual flow. It was perfect. Great honest call out to the studios as a Lover of film, to please pull it together. You've a platform for it and I'm proud of you for stepping out to do so!

I really don’t understand the hate on Rebel Moon I actually liked it🤷🏽‍♂️

Being a commercial driver, my free time is limited. I have a serious backlog of movies, games and tv shows to experience. Going to the movies is something I’ve always enjoyed but it just has to sync with my schedule. The last time I went to a movie was during the holidays when I saw Wonka and Napoleon back to back in Amarillo.

Loved Furiosa. Helmsworth's performance is brilliant.

I really enjoyed Civil War, but it was terribly marketed. It was really a small personal story about a mentor and her apprentice. Most people went into it with different expectations and so lost sight of what it was meant to say.

I liked Furiosa, not great, kinda too long but I liked it in theater. The thunder bike scene with loud effects.

I Loved Beekeeper! Loved how it Ended too!

Next time you watch Furiosa, watch it as a standalone movie that has nothing to do with Fury Road. You’ll enjoy better.

I saw The Beekeeper, and I really liked it. Maybe because I like Jason Statham? Or maybe I like the revenge story against a large corporation which steals money from people online.

I thought Rebel Moon was ok but it was oddly paced. I heard afterwards that Zack wrote it thinking it was going to be a multi episode show and Netflix last minute wanted it turned into movies so he had to cut it up all weird and speed along character development to hit a movie runtime.

I agree with much that you said, BUT... The Beekeeper: typical mindless action flick. Fun, check your brain at the door, but not bad. Civil War: it tried to have a lot of themes and ended up with only one (everyone in a civil war looks the same), and otherwise was visually good, but a wandering mess. Furiosa: nowhere near as good as Fury Road. They shouldn't have tried to recapture the magic - the original was miraculous. I have now made it a point to watch Madame Web because I often get as much from abysmal movies as from good ones. And Dakota Johnson? Nuff said. The Fall Guy: highly recommended. Dune: too good. I'll be making a point to see Late Night and Monkey Man. Thank you!

Thanks for the vid.

Yes! You mirrored my feelings regarding Rebel Moon. I actually thought that at 45 this movie wasn't for me for whatever reason. Tedious and boring. I still haven't watched part 2 and I can't really say I remember part 1 but I am definitely NOT going to sit through that again. 6 movies? Really? I need a vacation...

Mr. Vandam...I hope we can agree to disagree over several of your reviews of movies I've actually seen. I love Dave Patel. But Monkey Man, his 'John Wick goes Bollywood' tale left me unentertained. I enjoyed Argylle, despite all the hate it garnered. The switch ending with Catherine O'Hara and Bryan Cranston going from being the heroine's parents to actually being the super villains was hilarious...as was the end fight scene on 'ice'...complete with technicolor gun battle! And I would say nobody goes to a Jason Statham movie for anything but him. So, I was not disappointed by Beekeeper. Glad we agree on Fall Guy...100%.

The Fall Guy you have to watch past the credits to see some special guests, it was funny they added the original "Fall Guy".

Last 3 movies I saw in a theatre were Avengers Endgame, the first Avengers, and the first Final Destination movie.....