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The Cinema Sidekick
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Приєднався 15 бер 2023
You need a Hero.
In that dark underbelly of storytelling, a figure has stepped forward to be the Hero that cinema and television needs, not the one that it deserves.
Unfortunately he's out of town, so his Sidekick is in charge of things in the meantime.
Follow along as the Sidekick investigates films and series and try to get to the bottom of it, whatever it is, all while the Hero is away.
In that dark underbelly of storytelling, a figure has stepped forward to be the Hero that cinema and television needs, not the one that it deserves.
Unfortunately he's out of town, so his Sidekick is in charge of things in the meantime.
Follow along as the Sidekick investigates films and series and try to get to the bottom of it, whatever it is, all while the Hero is away.
Review | The Nightmare Before Christmas is the insane Halloween classic you forgot about!
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is an absolutely insane, batsh*t crazy movie. But it is so much fun, you just cannot stop watching!
The songs are catchy, the world and character design absolutely amazing in both a grotesque and whimsical way. The characters are kinda awful, but they each creep into your heart as the movie progresses.
And at only 74mins, it’s well worth a quick trip down memory lane with this classic. And if you missed it for Halloween, fear not, as it works just as well as a Christmas movie.
Join me on this insane ride into the grotesque world of Jack Skellington and friends!
Let’s go!
Chapters:
00:00 - 01:01 - Intro
01:01 - 01:51 - The geniuses who made it
01:51 - 02:25 - The lyrics ( La la la la la la)
02:25 - 03:21 - There aren't any actual protagonists!
03:21 - 03:35 - Have you subscribed yet?
03:35 - 05:39 - The characters
05:39 - 11:38 - The plot (Spoilery bits!)
11:38 - 13:06 - Outro
#review #reviews #thecinemasidekick #thenightmarebeforechristmas #timburton #henryselick #stopmotion #claymation
The songs are catchy, the world and character design absolutely amazing in both a grotesque and whimsical way. The characters are kinda awful, but they each creep into your heart as the movie progresses.
And at only 74mins, it’s well worth a quick trip down memory lane with this classic. And if you missed it for Halloween, fear not, as it works just as well as a Christmas movie.
Join me on this insane ride into the grotesque world of Jack Skellington and friends!
Let’s go!
Chapters:
00:00 - 01:01 - Intro
01:01 - 01:51 - The geniuses who made it
01:51 - 02:25 - The lyrics ( La la la la la la)
02:25 - 03:21 - There aren't any actual protagonists!
03:21 - 03:35 - Have you subscribed yet?
03:35 - 05:39 - The characters
05:39 - 11:38 - The plot (Spoilery bits!)
11:38 - 13:06 - Outro
#review #reviews #thecinemasidekick #thenightmarebeforechristmas #timburton #henryselick #stopmotion #claymation
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The "kidnap the Sandy Claws" song is so catchy, but also really dark hehehe.
Have you re-watched this one for Halloween yet? It's an insane ride, but I genuinely love this movie! What did you think of it?
Absolutely love this adult animated series, the whole storyline, plots, characters and the design is all amazing and done flawlessly So sad Season 2 is the last season, it’s gonna be so hard to say goodbye
I agree. But I'd rather them end it their own way, rather than it dragging on beyond what it should have. I have a feeling this is going to end up an all-time classic.
This was such an emotional movie! Beautiful!
The Wild Robot is the best animated movie I've seen this year. Would you agree? Is there any other animated movies that came close for you?
I adore this show. I’m painting a 1/6 Jinx with the signal flare model right now. To go with the Vi doing that flying punch in the face of whatever those worded power suit guys… you know the shot. And the Jinx w PowPow models I’ve already painted. Can’t wait for S2! (And more models to paint to go with it) I know Jack & 💩 about LoL. But I bet they already are working on the next couple seasons of XX. Some other LoL region, new characters somewhere else. And if they do it right they can do a few regions and eventually they will clash and have crossovers. It is a brilliant plan if executed correctly.
What did you think of the first season? Excited for this new one?
Did he say superman?
I did! 🤦Oops!
First!
You are!
A Nightmare On Elm Street is such a classic! Revisiting it every few years just reinforces how well this was made, especially when you see the story of how it got made. What did you think of this movie?
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From the review scores I think you might be right!
Twiggs looks so......weird, kinda like an alien. I know she trying to be edgy but damn.....
Great ranking.. Here's mine 1. Spider-Man (2002) 2. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 3. Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse (2018) 4. Spider-Man No Way Home (2021) 5. Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse (2023) 6. Spider-Man 3 (2007) 7. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) 8. Spider-Man Homecoming (2017) 9. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) 10. Spider-Man Far From Home (2019)
Great list! Not a big fan of the Amazing Spider-Man or MCU Spider-Man, I see.
across the spiderverse should be higher
If you watch the full ranking video, you'll see why I ranked it at 7. But yes, I've gotten that comment a few times now. Where would you rank it?
@@thecinemasidekick i would rank it at 4
No it’s number one
@@Theultimatelifeform217 I definitely think it's a good movie, but the art styles went too far at times, and it ending so abruptly was another problem for me.
@@Yumyan-hi sure the ending is the only bad part about the movie but everything else is top tier
If you dont mind me asking, are you a South African?
I used to be, yes :)
The romance between Eric and Shelly was so passionately electric I was flat out jealous, why can't I have that? Oh, right, cause I live in Canada.
Overhate
There's a lot of movies that have been unfairly ripped apart, but this one is not one them.
@thecinemasidekick I've seen bad movies this one ain't it
That's a cool list! I would probably go with the first Spiderman film as my #1. I'd maybe rank Across the Spiderverse a bit higher too.
I loved watching all the Spider-Man movies again! What did you think of my rankings? Do you agree, or did I get it very wrong?
The trailers were enough to keep me away from this. The first Crow was lightning in a bottle, and Lee is immortalized in that role. You can't top that.
He looked like a "Sound cloud" rapper reject!!! It is a total insult to The Crow!!!. They should have just left it with Brandon Lee!!!.
I fully agree!
Lol, great review! I knew this movie would be crap and I'll never watch it, but Skaarsgard's body is perfection!
I still love Bill
He unfortunately seems to be a good actor stuck in bad movie hell.
Shelly returned back alive in the past so does it means all the goons Eric killed are still alive ?
We don't ever get a proper answer. That's what I ask in the video as well. It's just so awful.
If you think this is bad, Wait til you see Megalopolis 😁
I actually can't wait to see that. It looks insane, and not sure if that's in a good way.
or joker 2 lol
I only finished it because bill was hot throughout the movie , I was also frustrated with it too.
Total garbage 🗑️ and please DO NOT compare it to the original because it has nothing or even close to the original
Better than any Pixar movies of the last 5 years.
I haven't seen the movie yet (planning on seeing it over the weekend), but if the movie itself is even close to the trailers, then I'm sure this will be true.
The soundtrack is amazing, I still listen to it to this day and whenever I feel bad or down I listen to it and I feel better.
Oh yeah! I didn't really touch on that in the review, but I have to agree. That was part of what made it so epic.
I’m a massive Crow fan and have been since the original release back in the 90s. I wish these Hollywood types would learn that the only way the Crow needs to be written is as expansions of the universe and as completely separate stories from Eric’s. That film, much like the original comic, is sacred. Both are projections of grief over the loss of a lover and the loss of a friend who so desperately wanted to bring the author’s pain to its end. Eric’s story is written, ended, and should never be changed. The City of Angels crew understood that. If we could get another movie like that one, un-butchered by studio interference, I’d be happy. Now, here’s how I’d fix this movie. Number 1, change the dude’s name from Eric to anything else. He isn’t Eric Draven. Stop trying to rewrite his story. Number 2, change the main character and his partner’s story a little bit. Fuck it, keep the addict aspect. Have them meet in rehab, have him help her get away from the main bad guy’s “street girl” job and have her help him get clean. Once they’re recovered members of society, have the tragedy happen. Big bad rich corpo bad guy comes back with his gang of fixers to end the Main Characters for being whistleblowers to his whole “pleasure ring” operation. Number 3, flesh out the villains. Make this villain with corruption powers a Weinstein/Epstein type. I’m talking island and everything. Flies politicians and the wealthy out to do unspeakable things. Hollywood won’t have the spine to do it but make the lower minions be the ones who treated main girl awfully when she was forced to work for the big bad. Have them be the ones forcing her to recruit other girls and have her have to deal with awful, over the top, villainous mistreatment as she is forced to bring in person after person to their cruel fates. I mean, with that formula, you could still maintain the attitude of this movie’s Eric by making his Crow journey being about forgiving himself for being unable to stop the big bad’s gang from ending him and his partner. The Crow leads him to each gang person one by one, working his way up the food chain, building confidence until he’s so stupidly good at finishing people that the final fight is cathartic and frenetic. You could even add in the big bad guy’s immortality bit as a twist at end. And the whole “pure love” thing could defeat the big bad’s connection to the devil. Maybe even have the Crow be the one who carries the big bad’s soul to the afterlife as it leaves the main character to die to return to his love. And make these fight scenes the highlight of the movie. Make him know how each gang member treated her awfully and make him inflict that same treatment upon them. It’s a journey of vengeance for Christ sake. Number 4, cut Chronos entirely. The Dead Cowboy is metaphor for Eric’s eventual acceptance of dead and his purpose in unlife. This character should have just built confidence in himself over time. That’s my best shot to fix this garbage heap of a film. Great video. Really enjoy your style. Can’t wait to see where this channel goes.
Thanks for the well though-out comment! You've definitely had some time to think about this, I can see. I agree on cutting the Kronos character and making more of the focus the vengeance and not the build-up to it.
It wasn’t dat bad
Wasn't good either.
I enjoyed borderlands but I couldn’t sit through the first 10 minutes of the crow 😂
Like don't get me wrong, he's a pretty good actor but why do they keep using him to ruin iconic movies and rolls? Nobody else will ever the The Crow and nobody else will ever be Pennywise. Next they are gonna remake Rocky Horror and make him lead. Like just stop. You're ruining movies and effectively his career. 🤦♀️
IT was good lol he was a better Pennywise than the originals
I'll be honest, I liked him as Pennywise. The first movie was good, the sequel not so much. But I do agree, he's a better actor than the movies he's choosing.
His pennywise was better than the original
I didn’t mind the crow
For the algo
Man... I called it. Knew this was going to be a shitter movie.
Yikes! Looks like I'll skip this one!
Please do! The first ten minutes was awful!
This one was the worst movie I've seen this year. This was a painful watch. Loving the original so much, made this one so much worse off. Do you agree? Have you seen anything worse this year?
That was the best “subscribe” I’ve ever seen 🤣
Thank you! It was a fun one to create hehehe
Wow, this looks great!
This movie looks incredible! I really hope the storytelling matches the looks. If that happens I think this one will be an instant classic. What do you think of The Wild Robot's trailers?
Good storyline. Best thing since Toy Story.
What did you think about this trailer? Excited for the new Venom movie?
Loved this movie Kate is beautiful
If the footage from 11:30 to 11:45 is unedited straight from the film then that is a hazy nonsensical string of recognizable nonsense. Feels like trying to remember a dream. I'm not mad, but instead baffled that its even possible to be this incompetent to begin with. Incompetence has always existed, but lately it's getting a lot of high profile roles to fail at in multiple industries. A lot of these projects, including this film, very much feel like no amount of stellar staff can deliver any results with all the managerial Incompetence that oozes from all these failures
That section was cut down quite a bit. Though, if you watch the movie, you can see they had to edit around an R-rating. Some of these shots were clearly filmed with that in mind. I have to agree though, Hollywood's management has unfortunately ruined a lot of movies lately.
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they didnt even get the portal color right
This already looks like we've got a contender for worst movie of 2025! How are they still getting video game adaptations this wrong?? What do you think about this?
borderlands about a vault that no one uses
That was one of those wild cuts to the final scene that felt super jarring. Ended so pointlessly.