Craig James Review
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The Substance - Movie Review (Already a stone cold classic)
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Craig James reviews "The Substance", with Demi Moore
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LONGLEGS - Movie Review
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A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE - Movie Review (No Spoiler)
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HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA- CHAPTER 1 - Movie Review (No Spoiler)
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Craig James reviews Kevin Costner's "Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1"
THE BIKERIDERS - Movie Review (Austin Butler + Tom Hardy in motorcycle throwback)
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BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE - Movie Review
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THE WATCHERS - Movie Review (M. Night Shyamalan's daughter makes a movie)
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Movie Review (A fine, but average, reboot)
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Arthur The King - Movie Review
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Netflix's Damsel - Movie Review (Millie Bobby Brown vs. a Dragon)
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Dune: Part 2 - Movie Review
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The Beekeeper - Movie Review
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LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND (w/Julia Roberts) - Movie Review, EILEEN (w/Anne Hathaway) - Movie Review
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Godzilla Minus One - Movie Review (No Spoiler)
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @carolynmccray171
    @carolynmccray171 3 дні тому

    I love movies - really disliked this one. I was expecting intrigue, especially when the trailer showed a bomb going off. The ending was weak and totally out of character for the Catholic church. It's not worth seeing.

  • @mikeainsworth9861
    @mikeainsworth9861 4 дні тому

    I’ve seen this movie twice and your review is spot on. This is a very, very good film.

  • @dreigivetimpoolmassivewedg7646
    @dreigivetimpoolmassivewedg7646 12 днів тому

    If it has a lot of Spring Breakers to it I may never see it. One of the worst films I've ever seen.

  • @johnferrara3457
    @johnferrara3457 13 днів тому

    This looks like it would be great to see. Thanks!

  • @haroldallaberg6359
    @haroldallaberg6359 14 днів тому

    I loved the shit out of this movie. Def my favorite of 2024

  • @johnferrara3457
    @johnferrara3457 14 днів тому

    This sounds really great. Gotta see it

  • @jline90
    @jline90 15 днів тому

    I'm definitely in agreement. The movie was atmospheric, beautifully shot, and had an interesting antagonist (from Nicholas Cage) and overall had the runnings for a great horror film, but i felt underwhelmed once the story played out. There was so much hype, for a relatively mild pay off

  • @johnferrara3457
    @johnferrara3457 15 днів тому

    Who are these people…..?……

  • @ildico1
    @ildico1 25 днів тому

    I just finished watching "The Substance." What can I say? I loved it!

  • @DominickSpano
    @DominickSpano Місяць тому

    I was thinking about Joker 2 last night and I hold the minority opinion in that I liked it. SPOILERS... The movie was to long, the musical numbers did not advance the story and seemed unnecessary at most points, and there were some plot points that did not make sense (i.e., did Quinn make love to him in prison and how was she even able get in in said way?). However, the main story was about cause and affect or consequences. Joker, at least the tail end of it, was about the rise of Joker, and this was about the fall out. All actions have consequences, good, bad, or indifferent, and Arthur's consequences resulted in a dreadful prison sentence and in the end his death. The very end regarding the inmate killing him was the major consequence for his actions and the inmate took on Joker mantel, but him cutting his face to seemingly like The Dark Knight Joker was sort of dumb. To me there was a great movie in there, but it bogged down with a long running time and odd musical numbers that did not advance the story. In the end we landed on an okay/good movie in my opinion. The acting was laudable and directing and particularly cinematography great. I would not be shocked if in many years from now we look back at Joker 2 and somehow see a masterpiece ahead of it's time. I think it makes a more than serviceable companion piece to the original. I actually liked it more than Joker, but I was never a mega fan of this franchise. Just my insight.

  • @hiptinasha8473
    @hiptinasha8473 Місяць тому

    Came for the review, stayed for the chest, arms and jawline combo.

  • @hiptinasha8473
    @hiptinasha8473 Місяць тому

    Woof, that's a man.

  • @justayoutuber1906
    @justayoutuber1906 Місяць тому

    It was really bad. I streamed it and still felt ripped off

  • @johntibbitts5498
    @johntibbitts5498 Місяць тому

    Totally agree! This was a huge disappointment!

  • @mohammaddodi
    @mohammaddodi Місяць тому

    Nice

  • @mohammaddodi
    @mohammaddodi Місяць тому

    Cool

  • @ultimatesunrise
    @ultimatesunrise Місяць тому

    Great Review bro! Earned a new sub!

  • @monciparedes
    @monciparedes Місяць тому

    So much thought and care was put into every aspect of this film beyond the story. The sets, the shots, the music, the sound effects. A masterful performance by Dennis Quaid, Demi Moore, and Qualley. Unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Soo, soo good!

  • @cd3131
    @cd3131 Місяць тому

    Disgusting and, at the same time, hilarious. I had very mixed feelings nearer the end of the movie. Personally, not a fan of horror movies. Demi Moore and Margaret (the younger self) did a great job.

  • @193_samridhikumar8
    @193_samridhikumar8 Місяць тому

    Demi Moore had really botched plastic surgery few years ago, which was fixed this year. She got too many fillers and was posted in all the plastic surgery disasters pictures. I wonder if this movie was inspired from that.

    • @cd3131
      @cd3131 Місяць тому

      Ironically, Demi Moore played her real self in this movie. I guess it's very difficult to resist the desire to rejuvenate yourself to look as good as your colleagues/rivals. 'Looking good' (not necessarily younger) on the screen/stage requires a lot of effort and often equals surviving or even succeeding as you age so we shouldn't blame them for. We have to accept the sad fact that we all react more positively to younger performers and this is all of us who provoked this tendency.

  • @hallowedclaret
    @hallowedclaret Місяць тому

    Thanks for this review! Saw it two nights ago and IMO it’s the best horror film this year 💯👏🏼

  • @victorvelozleon8739
    @victorvelozleon8739 Місяць тому

    Great review, thank you

  • @SliderFury1
    @SliderFury1 Місяць тому

    Saw it last night, friggin awesome movie!

  • @johnferrara3457
    @johnferrara3457 Місяць тому

    Sounds kind of creepy but I’m interested

  • @karadeluca6852
    @karadeluca6852 Місяць тому

    We’re going on Friday!

  • @OfficialTransformers
    @OfficialTransformers Місяць тому

    ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥GREAT VIDEO❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  • @TheAstroKid
    @TheAstroKid 3 місяці тому

    Well the popcorn 🍿 was good

  • @TruthSpeaker893
    @TruthSpeaker893 3 місяці тому

    This movies was trash. The first half was good. Then they just drop everything and we get nothing.

  • @rollwiththepunches5932
    @rollwiththepunches5932 4 місяці тому

    Saw it yesterday my wife fell asleep, 2 people walked out after 40 minutes and the remaining 12 people we all chatter on the way out and no one had a good thing to say

  • @alexandermagnusson5058
    @alexandermagnusson5058 4 місяці тому

    This movie was Terrifier meets Pinocchio meets the Nun. Pour on some Ambien gravy to top it off. Garbage. Nic Cage must have spent all of 2 weeks on this. Massively over -hyped and reviewed positively by paid shills. Worst movie I have seen in years. Don't get duped like I did to pay and see this.

  • @metallewd3472
    @metallewd3472 4 місяці тому

    Time to buy bigger T-shirts dude.

  • @metallewd3472
    @metallewd3472 4 місяці тому

    Finally a sensible review.

  • @johnferrara3457
    @johnferrara3457 4 місяці тому

    Too hot for horror. Keep cool

  • @lorda9678
    @lorda9678 4 місяці тому

    This guy is a loser for spoiling stuff.

  • @81125pata
    @81125pata 4 місяці тому

    Too much spoiler man

    • @CraigJamesReview323
      @CraigJamesReview323 4 місяці тому

      what did I spoil? I tried to be as vague as possible?

    • @onethree1142
      @onethree1142 4 місяці тому

      Saw this comment and immediately clicked out of it smh

  • @77Creation
    @77Creation 4 місяці тому

    B is good.

    • @CraigJamesReview323
      @CraigJamesReview323 4 місяці тому

      it’s a pretty good movie. there was stuff I didn’t like it about it but mostly it does what it’s supposed to do really well.

  • @bruh_hahaha
    @bruh_hahaha 4 місяці тому

    You gave a perfect review of this movie. It coulda been great, shoulda been great but it was just a well acted pile of “meh”. I was so pumped when those giallo black gloves appeared but they squandered the plot with a slew of crap tangents and a cringe af finale.

  • @janel7130
    @janel7130 4 місяці тому

    saw you on the Moviechat forum and will sub to your channel. I just finished EILEEN and was not thrilled unfortunately.

  • @franciscomtois7777
    @franciscomtois7777 4 місяці тому

    Fix your audio, the constant humming is annoying

  • @jjdjj5392
    @jjdjj5392 4 місяці тому

    I just saw horizon just yesterday. I really liked it! It shows the true hardships these people had back in those days.

    • @CraigJamesReview323
      @CraigJamesReview323 4 місяці тому

      yeah, I think these movies could really be something. hope people at least give the second one a chance to prove itself more

  • @zionnegus8760
    @zionnegus8760 4 місяці тому

    This a B couldn’t stop laughing

  • @johnferrara3457
    @johnferrara3457 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for summarizing the review in the first sentence. I will agree

  • @TheMetamorphoses2003
    @TheMetamorphoses2003 4 місяці тому

    Awww damn and I had high hopes for this film. Hopefully Longlegs meets my expectations and scares the shit out of me

    • @CraigJamesReview323
      @CraigJamesReview323 4 місяці тому

      yeah, very surprised this didn;t work as well as it did

    • @TheMetamorphoses2003
      @TheMetamorphoses2003 4 місяці тому

      ​@@CraigJamesReview323 Well a trilogy always has to have a weak link and just so happens, this was the weakest link

  • @johnferrara3457
    @johnferrara3457 4 місяці тому

    I’d be willing to give it a look

  • @CineRanter
    @CineRanter 4 місяці тому

    Yeah it was OK. Not trash, not gonna remember it in a couple of weeks, but seeing Axel again was fun. Murphey's best recent movie is still Dolemite though

  • @DRanonDoctorANON69
    @DRanonDoctorANON69 4 місяці тому

    Craig James has nailed this review. I only state this because I fully agree with his positive review. The opening scene is a settler hammering a house marker stake into red ant infested soil near a river bank. This disruption of nature, through the Natives' eyes, who were stealthy viewing from afar, may have contributed to the settlers' deaths moments later. Seeing the ants, then the corpse bugs ravaging the adult body a few scenes later was the attention to detail that set the stage for this film. This was a 3-hour tour de force of master film making. Certainly under appreciated so far, this movie should eventually claim its status as a masterpiece in the years to come. I personally feel this is A+ work for a Chapter 1 entry. I asked myself, how could Costner have made this better... and there was no answer. This film is truly remarkable and everyone will have their own opinions of this motion picture art piece. Kevin should be extremely proud to have his name attached to this work. I certainly would be.

    • @CraigJamesReview323
      @CraigJamesReview323 4 місяці тому

      he made the movie his way and I feel he has a lot of ideas he's trying to get to. the impatient may not like this movie right now but I really cant wait to see what happens here given time.

  • @RSVC11
    @RSVC11 4 місяці тому

    My friend and I watched the film together last night, and we both have significantly different views on why one loved the movie and the other felt like it lacked (I believe the film lacked). SPOILERS AHEAD... So, the themes of the "A Quiet Place" movies essentially boil down to family. The stories are told in a big world while focusing on a small group. Now, the marketing for this movie is why I think it has gotten mixed reviews as of its release date. This film showcased the FIRST DAY of the new world, and we kind of skip over that (now bear with me). When the aliens arrive, there is a cloud of smoke that fills the streets and surrounds Lupita's character, Sam; this builds tension because Sam doesn't know what is happening; the audience does because we have seen the monsters in previous movies, and it was at this point that I believe the film started to fail for me. During this scene, Sam tries to understand what is happening but cannot see anything. She runs, hides, finds someone staying quiet, sits with them and watches an individual calling out for help in the nearby distance who gets killed by the monsters. She then gets up and runs for her life, and an explosion knocks her back to a wall, and she goes unconscious. The title card reveals the movie's name, and we wake up to everyone understanding that they need to be quiet. What I believe would have been more enjoyable when she was in the cloud of smoke is instead of having an explosion knock her out, have us, the audience, experience the world going quiet with Sam. During a moment when you cannot see anything, we could essentially be in the shoes of the monsters while still following our protagonist, which would be a POV we have never explored (this would have been something new to contribute to the films). During this moment, it's loud and chaotic; with each passing second, the decibels get lower and lower because the monsters attack and destroy anything that makes a sound. This would have been an exciting way to showcase to our character that sounds affect the creatures. It felt cheap that Sam had to be "told" not to speak or make sounds. Day One should have been about the characters adapting to the new setting and how they must learn to survive these new predators that have invaded Earth. While the story of Sam going to get pizza fits the theme of a small story set in a big world that a quiet place is known for, the marketing for this movie did not do that storyline justice. If you go over the trailers, they continue to show us this idea that we will be viewing a story of two unlucky characters who get caught in an unbelievably horrific position, and the whole time thinking, how will they escape? If you are someone like me who has watched the previous movies before seeing this one, you already know the monster's weakness; you know they can't swim, that higher frequency sounds can cause them grief and run away, and that loud noises can trump minor sounds. What I expected to see in this film was these survival tactics being learned by the two main characters. There is a great scene in the film where our two characters, Sam and Eric, are in a tunnel being flowed down by a rapid stream of water, and the monster chases them on the ceiling. Brilliant tension, and I, for a moment, forgot that these monsters couldn't swim. As the water gets higher, the monster is caught in it and unfortunately drowns; right there, our characters learn the monsters cannot swim and must go to a boat on the water to escape. This way of showcasing should have been prominent throughout the entire movie. There is a scene when it starts raining, and this would be interesting because we have yet to see what happens with the monsters when environmental factors are considered. Two characters are out in the streets and come up to this metal roof where the noise of the rain trumps the characters' voices, which are kept at a low volume. Sam suddenly looks up at the roof, becomes really smart, and starts talking (at a low volume), saying their voice won't be heard because the rain would be louder, but all I could think was, how could she possibly know that? We have never been told that. These characters have yet to be shown that this is even remotely possible. Again, to me, it felt cheap. They told the audience instead of show. The first movie did this as well, but they at least showed this effect by having the little boy scream at the top of his lungs at the waterfall and us being positioned so far away that we could barely hear him over the waterfall. For the scene in the rain for Day One, what would have been better was if they had the monsters close by and either one of the characters made a mistake dropping something or pushing something over, making a sound, but the monsters don't notice it because it's drowned out by the rain. This, again, would've been a way to showcase how our characters could have a chance at survival against these creatures. On top of that, learning they could talk while it was raining and decided to go find shelter was the loudest "HUH?" I had ever said out loud in a theatre. Again, I know the story centred around Sam wanting to get pizza as a last wish, but even then, to minimize the potential danger of being killed by the monsters, they should have walked the streets of New York during that weather! Overall, the movie is crafted well with its storyline IF the marketing was better handled to showcase the story they told rather than the one we were expecting. The trailers showed a fast-paced, scary horror, which didn't fit the themes of the past two movies, where characters are going to be put in positions that help us (the audience) learn how the characters of a quiet place 1&2 learn the skills and tactics to survive 400 days after Day One. I was expecting something different, which excited me, but this movie was the same thing we had seen before, with cheap ways of telling us how they survive and not actually showing us. Quick note... The first time my friend and I saw the group of monsters crawling around New York at terrifying speeds was extremely fun! It was a solid movie, but the first two were miles ahead on rating scores because they knew what stories they wanted to tell and what audiences they wanted to attract. 6/10.

  • @bravexheart7
    @bravexheart7 4 місяці тому

    I thought this movie was excellent ..but im a huge western fan

  • @brysonboiyeet
    @brysonboiyeet 4 місяці тому

    Just saw it tonight 🔥 I say 7/10 and great introduction but pretty middle tier ending and fast counter paste start

    • @CraigJamesReview323
      @CraigJamesReview323 4 місяці тому

      6/10 for me. first half better than the second; I agree

  • @peterfreemn
    @peterfreemn 4 місяці тому

    I walked out halfway through. This movie bombed!

    • @CraigJamesReview323
      @CraigJamesReview323 4 місяці тому

      I thought it was ok. not on the level of some of the past films other than maybe the Tim Burton one