I'm DONE with new blockbusters...
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- Why I am no longer excited for new movies...
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While I'm not 100% done with new movies, I do find myself completely disinterested in 90% of the new movies being released nowadays....
Me too… but “ well I’m not 100% done with new movies, I do find myself completely disinterested in 90% of the new movies being released nowadays…” … isn’t as catchy or eye-grabbing as “I’M DONE!”
@@BrandoCritic - good point!!! :D
You know this video is going to be golden when Madame Web is in the thumbnail 😂
Totally!
@@BrandoCriticHey Brandon, seeing Madame Web (2024) on the thumbnail makes me think that time you got the chance to meet Dakota Johnson years before I subscribed to your UA-cam channel.
Madame Web was a stupid premise. She is very minor in MCU. They should try
Kraven the Hunter with Spider-Man
@@THEPATRIOT1000Madame Web (2024) isn't part of The Marvel Cinematic Universe.
@@markkenny2001 Haha I was just an extra in 50 Shades 😂
I was DONE with "new movies" several years ago!! CLASSIC MOVIES for me (1930's-1980's). Join the CLASSIC CLUB!!
Haha there are "just a few" good movies from the 90's onward...
Hey Brando! I don’t think you remember me but I started watching you at 1k but it’s been a very long time since I watched you since I took a break from the internet but it’s actually crazy to see how much your videos have improved in quality.Hope you keep on growing!
Thank you so much Shaun!!
This is definitely an important perspective that needs to be discussed. What goes hand in hand with this is that people are anticipating "what's next" so much that even when we get an awesome movie like Dune: Part Two, after about a week and a half the majority of the internet has already moved on from it...We used to actually drink it in and constantly discuss when a landmark title like that would release, but not in 2024. Great video, Brando!
Thank you!! I think that’s the technology. The Internet has made it so accessible for everyone to gain information and entertainment, that time goes by so fast
I can’t remember the last time I went to a movie at the theatre and wasn’t disrupted by someone in the theatre. Yes ticket prices are absurd but nobody can just sit and watch a movie anymore, have to get their phone out or talk through the whole damn thing or even start vaping! Theatres also are cutting staff down to lower numbers because they aren’t as busy as they used to be so when something is going wrong there isn’t anybody that can really help or do checks in the theatre throughout the movie. I am jealous of the people who aren’t bothered by that and it doesn’t take away from their movie experience.
I find some places in the world have much more respectful audiences
I guess I try to block al the negatives out.. I’m very fortunate I rarely have a bad theater experience or a bad audience but. I also try to go during times when most of the public won’t be there. I’ve noticed this year there’s a lot of first time directors getting opportunities which is good. On the flip side it could be because they’re cheaper and the lack of experience can sometimes make not that great of a movie.
Yeah! I’m having fun discovering old movies
I understand you Brando.
Sometimes we get good movies and other times we don’t.
That is why I limit myself for watching new movies and watching more movies from the past.
Totally!
You are 100% spot on, sir! Pretty much everything you said is exactly what I've been feeling about movies for the past 2 or 3 years, but could never quite articulate, so thank you. Well done to you.
Thank you so much Marcus!!
I agree with you 100% Great job on the video!
Much appreciated! Thank you!
BTW, I’m enjoying the new releases so far. I did saw The First Omen movie and it was pretty good. It was my first time watching an Omen movie in theaters because I didn’t watched any of the Omen movies and the 2006 remake with Julia Stiles.
Glad you liked it
about 5 to 7 years behind on films myself no smelly kids or nosey parents i dig it got a 75 in 4k tv so there's my cinema 15 years since i last paid to go to the flicks
Hahaha I’m getting there soon
Totally agree with everything you said, I couldn’t have articulated it any better.
I’ve officially reached the point now where I only go to the theatre maybe 2-3 times per year. I just can’t deal with idiots who talk/use their phone during the movie. It’s incredibly disrespectful and it astounds me how often it happens. Does nobody understand basic cinema etiquette anymore? I feel like these used to be rare one off occurrences, but I’ve noticed in the last few years it’s become a regular thing.
Also I remember during the pandemic people complaining about the lack of new movies, and I was telling them the same thing… “you have 100 years worth of cinema to explore”.
I watched so many classics during this period. All the spare time gave me a chance to catch up on the back catalogue of Kubrick, Scorsese, Hitchcock etc. I was even watching monster movies from the 30’s haha.
You’re speaking my language my friend
I agree with you 100%. One other thing I might add, and this is my opinion. Many people are getting tired of being labeled a sexist, racist, misogynist, etc. by the creators of certain movies and shows because they didn't like them.
I'm like, no your movie just wasn't any good.
I agree that the whole “oh you don’t like this because of X” gets real old
It’s ok man, I definitely feel your opinion and agree with it. Here is what I want to comment on the reasons you gave and my input
Lack of good quality films - While I do find there to still be really good quality films in theaters - I really feel like a lot of them are indie films and no mainstream blockbusters.
Predictability - Studios need to learn that franchises have to die at some point. They can’t be interesting forever, and there’s only so much that can be done. The box office is symbolizing this, look at Ghostbusters Frozen Empire’s awful gross so far! We are craving something fresh and interesting - I think this is why Dune 2 was so great because while it technically is a franchise, it was a story that was complex and the movie was just so well made, crazy good visuals and everything
Hype - This is perhaps the most annoying thing. I don’t understand why every new movie that comes out has to be touted as being the best thing ever. While there are still great films, them being described early as the best film of all time is only for sure going to make the film fall below your expectations.
Politics - I agree. Kind of ironic that movies are meant to escape from reality yet so many studios (Both sides of political spectrum) try to shove down ideologies down our throats. Even if I agree with things being pandered, I don’t want politics in movies. This is coming from a guy who has committed his life to avoiding political stuff b/c I believe it only causes divisions among people. It is really sad in many ways.
Bad Theater Experiences - I do find the home experience to be somewhat better due to how it is only you and the movie, not with a bunch of rude strangers. What you said at 12:02 I actually agree with. I understand it’s natural for people to get excited, like in NWH, but I don’t like when people scream and jump up and down. Movies are supposed to please crowds, but not in a way that makes them act insane. While some moments in NWH did have my mind being excited, I was trying to soak in the movie and not act like a crazy person in the theater.
Great video Brandon! I love your channel!
Thank you so much!!
Anticipation and commitment of movies is lost. Maybe we need to ignore social media, the hype, and stop watching trailers, and discover these things slowly on our own again, without it being shoved down our throats. That's just me.
Yep! I’ve really detached myself from all of it and I feel SO much better
I'm less excited this year. For example Twisters looks just okay. Deadpool & Wolverine and Sonic 3 are my most anticipated movies this year.
Hope you like them
Well, it took you long enough. I was done with new movies a while ago, although I will check out Costner's Horizon and Coppola's Megalopolis when they come out this year.
"Took you long enough" hahaha. Hope you watch the video and enjoy it!
I highly recommend Godzilla Minus One once it’s available on DVD and Blu-Ray in Candana but I’m pretty much done with most new movies as well.
Even Film Stocked loved that movie and is as good as he and everyone else says and as good as Godzilla 1954
What’s “Candana” hahaha 😉
Oh, Candana!
It's not just you Brandon. I have 44 years and I also feel this way recently. It's not a result of growing older because the movies you described getting excited for, I did too. It was around the same time that the problems started to show. The Force Awaken made me feel so inspired only to disappoint, and Endgame pretty much signalled the end. It's not just movies either, it's everything. It's TV shows and games, and food and drink and all of it. We're getting to the point where everyone is just sick and tired of everything. So many of us are clamouring for change and so I believe it will come reasonably soon.
Totally! I had one comment saying that I was just a whiny baby and have to seek out other movies than just blockbusters haha. While, yes, I should do that more often, but it sucks when you have to go looking for good content and hope you find it
@@BrandoCritic what? That's a bit mean. Well, while it's not technically wrong, it's certainly needlessly reductive and ignoring the point of what you were saying. I'm sure you're already well aware of what can be achieved by researching indie films, but that's not what you want, or any of us for that matter. We want our local cinema to be showing quality movies and to go and relax with good entertainment. We want to be able to get excited about the trailers that are publicised in news sources.
Let me be honest, I saw the planet of the apes trailer and I actually think it looks like it could be good, but at this point I'm jaded so I am holding back on my expectations. It might be garbage, so I'm not going to rush to watch it.
Haha yeah exactly. It was like, "You can't expect to eat McDonalds all the time and then complain about not feeling good. It looks like from your videos and letterboxd that you have barely ventured outside of the extreme mainstream. Either change your diet or quit all together". I deleted the comment as the comments underneath started to get a bit nasty, but while there is some truth in that statement, I don't think he really understood what I meant and clearly didn't actually watch the whole video
@@BrandoCritic it used to be, macdonalds was just macdonalds and you could go across the street and get a decent meal. These days, I can't eat 98 percent of what's on offer in all shops, without getting horrible indigestion. It's not just in McDonald's now, the bad stuff is everywhere. I cook most of my food completely from scratch these days, can't even use stuff like ham, as that's got crap in it too. Point is, it's really hard to find good quality stuff these days because we are in late stage capitalism. All these companies are trying to pick the easy option or cut corners etc. It's all about the shareholders at the end of the day. People like those who got your back up, they don't see it. They don't understand how hard it is, because they don't know why the cinema is important to you. They don't have the emotional intelligence to empathise.
Im still looking for new movies, but i understand where your coming from.
Great video Brandon and take care and stay safe 👍.
Thanks, you too!
@@BrandoCritic Im still looking for Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2.
I hope you like those. I hope I like them too if I see them, but the excitement is completely gone
@@BrandoCritic I understand.
you should watch Cabrini.
very inspiring
Never heard of it!
I know you won't abandon new movies altogether and just watch only the ones you really want to watch! One new movie I really enjoyed recently is Godzilla Minus One which became the first Japanese Toho monster movie to win an Oscar in almost 70 years! I hope you get to watch that one someday! I actually prefer the Japanese Toho monster films over the American Monsterverse ones. Also, I hope you being done with most new films will give you more time to check out the old cult classics like Kingdom of the Spiders, Day of the Animals, Grizzly, Piranha and Alligator! 😁
We will get around to those for sure!
@@BrandoCritic Affirmative! 🫡
As far as I'm concerned, you're getting older and wiser - not older and more bitter. I absolutely agree with everything you've said in this video. I've been watching you on UA-cam now since we were coming out of the pandemic. I love and appreciate your perspective when it comes to the movies. Ten years ago, I was looking forward to the next cool movie coming out with anticipation. Now, for all the reasons you've listed in this video, I mostly enjoy just watching and rewatching favorite movies from the 80's and 90's.... It seems like everything is changing for the worse in the world, and the movie-making business and movie-going experience is a microcosm of all of the other negative changes that are happening out there. I hope you and your family are happy and healthy in every way, sir. Keep watching the movies you love, and keep telling us about them as you are watching them....
Thank you so much John! I'm glad that you are able to see why I am struggling to stay excited for the next big blockbuster. Thank you as well for the kind words!
I think personally special effects are overtaking and masking the need for good story telling rather than working to enhance good story telling...all my favourite movies are mainly from the 90s...when special effects was starting to play a part but not overtaking the storytelling aspect of a movie...just on a side note...the marvel saga should have ended with endgame IMO...apart from Black Widow everything since endgame has been garbage
Dude, the 90s were nothing BUT special effects. Tons of disaster movies took over the late 90s
We now have over 100 years of film since the silent film era, almost every idea has been done at least once before. I don't agree when people complain that they are looking for something original, how many different kinds of stories can be told where no one can find a film from the past that is similar. I do agree with you that we have so many incredible movies from the past that we can always still enjoy, we should be more selective in the future. Maybe we only find 5-10 great movies a year for a while, anything is better than nothing. Future generations will have thousands of great movies to choose from, we have to guide them into which ones to watch that are of the highest quality.
Totally! I want to explore THOSE rather than simply watching the newest release
I’ve been watching you for some time dude. A few times after a few beers, I was a few of your live streams. You’re pretty spot on on this new upload. You pretty much sum up my thoughts. Be good my dude.🕺😎
I appreciate that! Thank you!!
This is, indeed, the best video you’ve made. Well done
Wow, thanks!!
The only movie I'm semi excited for is deadpool but I'm not opening day excited.
Right on. I saw the trailer and… I feel nothing
I felt this way about Dune part 2. Sorry, Brando! It was pretty, though.
Haha don’t apologize to me. Your opinion on Dune has no effect on me
Well, that sucks. At least, there’s Letterbox’d. I don’t have a problem with new releases as long as the reviews were good or mixed. I sometimes review them on either Letterbox’d, Metacritic, or IMDB. And when the movie is bad after I saw the movie, it was bad like Madame Web. Boring Movie. Black Adam, pretty forgettable with a disappointing post-credits scene. Thanks, WB.
I’m still going to be making videos!
Thank you mentioning the political stuff. You explained it very well without being partisan. I first noticed this after I watched the Last Jedi. I genuinely didn’t like the movie when I saw it. I thought the story was all over the place and didn’t make any sense, the characters were poorly developed, and the tone was all over the place. Immediately afterwards, the discussions about the movie were heated, but they were still about Star Wars. However, weeks later it turned into people saying that you were racist and sexist if you didn’t like the movie, especially if you criticized Rey or Rose. I even saw articles blaming the low rotten tomatoes audience score on “Russian bots”. After that I was just like “alright, this is getting ridiculous.” And just like you said, this wasn’t just coming from fans. This came from people who worked for Lucasfilm as well as JJ abrams and Rian Johnson.
Honestly, the only new movie I have intention of seeing is MI Dead Reckoning part 2 and this movie has been delayed twice. Once because of the pandemic and twice because of the Hollywood strike.
It’s totally exhausting
I agree with you Brandon Covid writers strike last year has affected movies badly. What about Alien Romulus? The trailer looks good doesn't give away too much of the plot and it looks like a combination of Alien and Aliens. Director Fede Alvarez even said he went back to as much practical affects to make it feel real and he also consulted with Ridley Scott and James Cameron and they both had good things to day about it. I understand how you feel about the audience in the theaters Brandon. I live in south east Asia and one time on weekend I went to see the first Nun and I kid you not the crowd was scared like they all had just crapped their pants. It was so distracting and noisy for almost the whole time I was there. It's just a movie for crying out loud I still was able to enjoy the movie but that was a horrible experience and now I only go on weekdays when no holidays are coming up less people in the theaters makes it more enjoyable for me even if I walk out not liking the movie
I haven’t seen the trailer. But if I see the trailer, and it looks good, and there are good reviews, I will see it
I’m definitely feeling this for 2024 too. I’ve watched 16 2024 releases so far, and the only one I feel I can unreservedly recommend to people is Dune Part 2.
All of these points are spot on! Critical Drinker has a super in-depth series called ´Why Modern Movies Suck’ that you’ll be nodding your head in agreement with until you have whiplash if you haven’t watched them already.
Love the shout out to the Clova too, RIP ❤
I haven’t seen that video yet! Some people in the comments are already calling me a whiner haha. Like “You can’t expect to eat McDonalds all the time and then feel good.” Telling me I have to broaden my horizons haha
LOL if people don’t speak up about this, how does anything change right?
Your message is obviously more directed primarily at films in the Hollywood system, it’s not like you’re saying EVERY new movie you watch is bad. That said, international and awards season films that come out in the last few months of the year tend to be the salvation - but there’s so many months of garbage to sift through until then 🫠
Haha that’s where classic movie season comes in
There’s always 2 big blockbuster every year. 1 is actually good and the other is stupid fun. eg:2022 had top gun maverick and moonfall, 2023 had Oppenheimer and barbie. This year has dune 2 and Godzilla X Kong.
And there’s a lot more of the year left
I think general audiences are getting burnt out on the MCU, franchises, sequels, and formulaic storytelling. That's not just you. But there are still plenty of bold, creative, interesting films coming out. If you're burnt out on the blockbusters, shift to focusing on the indie scene (while still of course watching some missed classics and hits).
Absolutely! I definitely plan on doing that! I even mention in the video that there are still movies being released on the indie scene that are original and great!
@@BrandoCritic Yeah, I saw the brief mention and the shot of Past Lives! ❤️
Yeah! Some people think I’m just complaining and “being a victim” but I know that there are still great films out there. Heck, Banshees of Inisherin and Triangle Of Sadness are AMAZING (although from 2022)
I will say films now a day seems to be more interested in doing more sequels or bringing back franchises that have peaked or just weren’t interesting and it doesn’t help they want to put their political agenda in the films like I watched the mummy the 25th anniversary two weeks ago and it made me miss when films felt like an adventure like you rooted for these characters like you’re experiencing the world they’re introducing to you and it seems most 2000s films is getting appreciated more compared to today films
Thanks for the reply!
Madame Webb is so bad that the whole Spider-Man series is getting a theatrical re-release. Although im glad!!
Haha is that what that is?
@@BrandoCritic Not completely sure but it's rumors
alien 79 is how you do a trailer
Right on!
I watch most new movies at the end of the year after everyone I trust vouches for them. There’s typically a handful of good indie and foreign films each year. Mainstream films are pretty much dead
There ya go
@@BrandoCriticI do really miss the mid-level budget drama and comedy films that seemed to completely disappear or are sort of lowest common denominator type of entertainment. A lot of the magic seems to be gone in modern films. It all feels so corporate. There’s no heart or soul to films made today.
Very corporate
Most of your points are just the same things as I've heard from many others who complain about modern movies before tho I don't blame you.
Also 3:56 old trailers spoil too and do it worse. While today's movie trailers do spoil the movie's context, at least they let the audiences figure out what is going on in the trailer. In old movie trailers, there's this narrator who spoon feeds the plot in the audiences' faces. I get it, social media didn't exist back then, but these people can just go into the movie not knowing the plot. And don't get me started on the GoldenEye trailer. When it comes to trailers that spoil plot twists, GoldenEye did it worse than Terminator: Genisys.
Yep! That’s true
Brando, the industry is broken due to corporate mindset instead of creative mindset. A.I. has also made film makers lazy and movies today look entirely fake. The industry will crash and eventually rise again from the rubble.
Right on. Thanks
2019, 2015 and 1994 were probably the best years in cinema imo
What movies came out that year that you really enjoyed?
@@BrandoCritic well 2019, it would be, once upon a time in Hollywood, joker, parasite, avengers endgame, midsommar, knives out, ready or not, 1917, Jojo rabbit, uncut gems, the lighthouse, John wick 3, peanut butter falcon, fighting with my family, far from home, zombie land 2, booksmart, and marriage story
2015 would be, fury road, the Martian, force awakens, hateful eight, sicario, bone tomahawk, the lobster, the big short, inside out, the revenant, room, age of Ultron, the gift, spotlight, rogue nation, bridge of spies and creed
1994 would be, Forrest Gump, pulp fiction, shawshank, leon the profession, lion king, the crow, the mask, dumb and dumber, true lies, Stargate, speed, natural born killers, ace Ventura, little rascals, clerks, 4 weddings and a funeral, maverick, mouth of madness, new nightmare and page master
I may have gone too overboard there I’m sorry 🤣🤣🤣
No need to apologize! Some good ones in there
So what are you going to do with the rest of your life?
Watch other movies from the past, check out more movies outside the mainstream, spend time with friends and family, travel, play guitar, make other art, focus on raising a family… the usual
@@BrandoCriticLove that! Last year for me was interesting as I don’t think it was the best year for film, but I watched so many movies from the past I had never seen that I ended up loving and did so many new things in life such as go to Europe, meet new friends, create art, read, and be with family. I think not always focusing on the newest thing is great as it allows you to appreciate the things you already have even more.
Alright Lizzo.
Lizzo? I don’t get it
@@BrandoCriticShe also said “I quit” recently. Although she completely reversed her decision.
What did she “quit” though
@@BrandoCriticWell that’s an interesting question! She wrote a statement saying she basically hated people judging her for the way she looks and that she was quitting, implying she was quitting music.
But then when she backtracked she said she was quitting the negativity…
She basically just threw a tantrum.
@@karlhinzeSure. People thinking I’m “quitting” UA-cam… but that’s not the case
7:33 Yes. Thank you! I don't mind movies dealing with political corruption, racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, war and social commentary but I wanted to entertained when I watch a movie and not be lectured (Even if I agree with what they are lecturing about).
What's also sad is that when you bring that up they'll accuse you of being a right winger, a conservative, racist/sexism/homophobic Trump supporter with no evidence. I don't like Trump, but to be honest I don't care about politics and I don't affiliate with either side. Half of my views are liberal and half my views are conservative. Both parties suck. I go to watch movies for escapism and entertainment. Do I want a movie to insult my intelligence? Of course not. But I don't want to be lectured either. Nothing wrong with having movies deal with political corruption, racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, and war or being realistic, but don't get preachy with it.
Totally. You can't escape the discussion no matter how hard you try with movies
@@BrandoCritic That's true.
There are far more original movies released each year than you are giving the industry credit for. The problem is not that they aren't making them, it's that they don't back them. Independent reviewers such as yourself can help inform the general public of these movies by doing some research and seeking them out. A video like this does nothing but turn people off to the industry which in the long run does more harm than good. I agree, the blockbusters and sequels could be better, but it's those movies that give the studios the money to make the smaller films.
I genuinely enjoy your videos but I made to speak out here.
Yes, I agree. I mentioned in the video that there are still original movies being made on the Indie scene. This video was just me explaining why I’m not excited for modern blockbusters. Not saying that those good original films don’t exist.
@@BrandoCritic Perhaps you should have been more specific in your phrasing then, especially with the video title.
That's a good point! How do you like it now?
Great! I was under the wrong impression that you were stopping UA-cam reviews too, so that makes it much more clear! I'm a big fan of your videos, so don't want you to leave. ☺️
Thank you so much! Definitely not leaving!
Hi @BrandoCritic How are you today not all blockbusters are bad and by the way you have Indie movies and micro budget and zero budget movies to review from all.over the world yet including Knockaround Kids, Donut Kid, Eclipse The Rise Of Ink, Father Africa, Yeh Ballet, First Date, 7 Hours On earth, Turbo and many others. There are loads of movies from North America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Australasia, Europe, Caribbean, Central America and South America for you to see.
Exactly. I mention there are more than just blockbusters in the video