Your the first person that I have heard on UA-cam that likes Red One, I really enjoyed it, just turn off the brain and be entertained. I watched Back in Action which is a Netflix show and I was entertained but everyone is giving terrible reviews of the movie. Anyway I think it helps to ignore negativity or look for the positive videos if you can find them. All the best and thanks for the video.
Yeah we went in as we always do with an open mind and just see what happens and Red One was a fun time, not the greatest ever Christmas film but still really enjoyed it 🤩🤩👌👌 yeah I agree Bob, too much hyper critical videos online that (in my opinion) are views of people who think they are a good critic but haven't really got that skill, a bit like getting your car serviced by a 3 year old 🤔😁 I don't mind criticism by someone who has a genuine point and is not looking for that extra click on a video 🙄 actually it's really easy to avoid them as the thumbnails will tell you all you need to know about the dope making the video 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for watching Bob and take care yourself mate 🤩🤩👍👍
There's people out there who complain about everything. If the new 4K presentation isn't "perfect" then they call it trash. So many people complaining about grain structure etc, when the 4K is arguably better than the old DVD copy which is now 20 years old. Either things are going bad in their lives that they feel the need to take it out on movies, or everything is so good that they don't have any genuine problems to complain about. Either way, being constantly negative is a rabbit hole to avoid, it just makes everything worse and eventually you're going to hate everything.
Yeah Tim, the majority of the releases these days looks excellent 👍 I've seen some truly awful transfers in the VHS and dvd days and those films are sometimes on 4k with honest transfers and look sensational 🤩🤩👏👏 it is a chance for some people to whine about something if your that way inclined, but wow, imagine wanting to even take that stance when something is obviously a good version 😬😬 hey ho, but that's not my view at all 🙄 cheers for watching Tim 🤩🤩👍👍
I agree completely,thousands of rubbish videos and opinions backed by no evidence of understanding of film good or bad.Its motivated by one thing Money.Problem is this then makes any genuine criticism or opinion difficult to find. I will make my own decision on Nosferatu,I also noticed a trend in negativity towards the newly released movie. The reasons behind this negative attitude towards cinema/film or the arts in general is part of the culture could be everybody sees themselves as my opinion = expert which of course is rubbish. The internet was supposed to free up opinion and it’s true I can watch your interesting thoughts,but as you say the increase in opinion of little value or worth is really disappointing.Theres a lot of Crazies out there .A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.🥳 ❤
Thanks Michael 🤩🤩👍👍 good points mate 👏👏 this "original draft" of this idea was meant to be me running through it to see if it worked, then I was going to watch it then record the "real version" but I put out the first one, in hindsight I should have done that 🤣 it wasn't fully formed but hey! Totally agree that the videos that preport to know why something is bad isn't made generally by someone who knows the film or particular genres, I could easily go to a romantic opera and say its garbage because I don't get it but how can I critique it as I know nothing about it and it might be a great film in that particular genre 🤔 I don't think I've seen any film this year escape the "early poor reviews" but I stay well clear as 99% are just empty opinions 😳 yep everyone has an opinion but I find this new negative trend to be lets all have the SAME negative opinion 🥴 I really will seek out positive or at least constructive videos now and hopefully this will die out 🤞🤞 it probably won't but hey! 😶 Its funny that in a film community there's some people who love to hate it.... What are they doing watching it? Just ditch it and move on.... Oh they can't as they like films but just the present mindset says "winge" 😊😊 the channels I watch on UA-cam don't employ this strategy at all 😁😁👌👌 thanks again Michael appreciate your great comment!! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you as well mate 🎅🎅🎄🎄👍👍
I think for many of us it's pessimism rather than just negativity. I'm tired of remakes, reboots, sequels and anything lacking a unique nature. Even Marvel just makes things that are self referential, self mocking. I barely watch new movies anymore, but that has made me embrace physical media all the more as I watch films from the 20th century with truly unique ideas and creative vision. I suffer from depression so life is bleak enough as it is for me, but to see all the things I've adored in life like Star Trek, Doctor Who, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Predator, Alien, etc become a mockery of their past selves, it just breaks my spirit.
Sorry to hear about your depression Gary 😞👍 I'm not saying every movie out there is great, but it seems to be popular to slate films there days, so now EVERY film seems to be targeted by media and results in an instant flop, this is a worrying trend that hopefully will stop and films will be given a fair shake 🤔 I agree there is a lack of creativity out there and there are plenty of quick fix films that don't work at all 🥴 cheers Gary, all the best mate 😁😁👍👍
Totally agree. So much negativity regarding certain 4k releases - some people think they’re leading experts and banging on about film grain and how dreadful some movies look. It’s normally way better than dated VHS and DVD versions!
Cheers Richard 😁😁👍👍 I get that you are paying more money for the "ultimate" picture quality and you expect to be wowed, but usually the ones that cause an outrage with people aren't as bad as they say they are and sometimes I even struggle to find the problems mentioned even visible 🥴🥴 there's a lot of putting good transfers down these days.... Probably cause it's fashionable at the moment, let's get back to just enjoying a 4k that might have a few wonky bits and not let that bother you 🤔😁😁 cheers bud 🤩🤩👍👍
I’d much rather have heavy film grain than the god-awful AI tampered releases we have been getting from the likes of James Cameron. The True Lies 4K looks appalling.
I know what you mean John. Up until about a month ago I was subscribing to alot of UA-cam channels where every single post was negative about the latest TV show, movie, computer game. Often in amusing ways. But alot of times going into rants. And I just found myself getting fed up with them because everything that was coming out was getting trashed. It became a bit tedious.
A good way to put it Kevin... tedious 🤩🤩👍👍 i can see a film that's pretty decent and I know it would play well with a lot of people and someone says its the worst thing they have ever seen??? Rubbish!! That's what I'm saying to that one 🙄🙄 yeah the joke wears off quick doesn't it Kevin 😵💫😵💫🥴🥴🤩🤩👍👍
Great video John 👍 I enjoyed that and I mostly agree with you. The recent True Lies 4K was roundly lambasted recently but when I watched it I thought it looked great. It's easy to jump on the band wagon I guess. I also think sometimes there is over positivity too though. I've seen happy clapping videos where everything is awesome and fantastic. Usually from folk who have samples 😆 I like to think my videos are me being honest. I want to love everything I watch in an ideal world but sometimes you can't polish a turd 😅
Cheers Roy 😁😁👍👍 I haven't seen the 4k of True Lies yet, but I'll be picking it up down the line for sure 😁😁👍👍 I do hear that it's not as bad as some people say 🤔😁👍👍 I think you can spot an honest review on UA-cam, much prefer to watch them as you get an idea whether or not to go for the release 🤩🤩👌👌cheers Roy, all the best for 2025 bud 😁😁🎇🎇🎉🎉
john you are 100 percent right well said happy christmas to you and your family look forward to new vids from you next year tc steve ps me and sue loved red 1 i was told its silly so what its fun we are forgeting how to have fun
Cheers Steve 😊😊👍👍 hope you had a great festive period mate 🎅🎅🎄🎄👌👌 got lots of plans for videos next year mate, hopefully they will all work 🤞🤞🤩🤩 great point about Red One Steve 👏👏 yeah having fun is the first point of enjoying films 👍👍 they can just be harmless escapism and nothing more! Not every film has to be Citizen Kane after all 🤔😁😁 all the best to you and Sue for 2025 mate 🎊🎊🎉🎉🪅🪅
Totally agree Chris 🤩🤩👍👍 yeah films are purely for entertainment and not to use as a platform to raise your profile on here by making some uninformed views and pass it off as criticism 😵💫😁 me too I never listen to critics either just annoys me that they pop up all over the place on UA-cam and the net at the moment 🤬🤬 but they don't spoil my enjoyment of the films Chris 🤩🤩👍👍 Happy New Year and all the best for 2025 😁😁🎉🎉🎇🎇
It just depends on what you like I watch stuff where I've heard people say what's he got that for but if you like it that's all that is plus if there things I don't want to watch it just stay away because I know it's not for me le the human centipede films but then again there's an old saying everyone's a critic great video as usual
Cheers Neil 🤩🤩👍👍 i agree, personally if I've had a bad experience with a film, I might mention it on a video in passing and that's about it, otherwise I think its a waste of time to make a dedicated video on it personally 😵💫 too many critics for critics sake around at the moment Neil 🤯🤣 have a great 2025 🤩🪅🪅🎉🎉
Great video, John. I have to agree, i can't stand the clickbait shit that people come out with, and slating things before they've even come out just for views. It's very draining. And don't get me started on the crappy thumbnails they use. Urgh.
Cheers mate 🤩🤩👍👍 it would be better if these videos weren't the ones that seem to be always pushed by UA-cam, as it encourages others to make them for "growth" but hey hopefully it'll run it's course and it'll be less of a thing in 2025 🤞🤞😁😁👍👍
The 70's and 80's were certainly a different time for movie watching. It was simple back then. Was it a good or bad movie? Nowadays it seems people can't wait to 'dis' something. Bad news or reviews always sell I suppose? I too remember late night Barry Norman and agree-he just didn't like horror movies lol
Yeah agreed there Steve 🤩🤩👍👍 I prefer the times when films were never spoiled 👌 it seems that negative reviews are popular and unfortunately it seems to affect the performance of some films at the box office, it's a shame bud 😵💫 haha yeah Barry hated the horror, I was hoping Clint Eastwood would make one as Barry loved Eastwood films.... it would have broken his heart to have to give a negative to Clint Eastwood 😭😭🤣🤣👍👍
Agreed matey.. worlds full of negativity these days.. I rarely listen to people I don't know.. certain people here in our community who I know have similar opinions to me then yes I'll listen to what they say.. but overall I'll always give something a chance and watch and decide for myself 😎👍
Cheers Marcus 😊😊👍👍 yeah sadly that a fact bud 🤯😵💫 I'm exactly the same mate, a lot of people's opinions I value highly and I listen to them and they will help me out with my picks 😊😊👍👍 best of checking out those films you like the look of yourself and not listen to I'll informed views 🤩🤩🤩 cheers mate 😁😁👍👍
I don't ever count these reviews as anything else than click bait, just annoying that they are literally the first thing you see when you fire UA-cam up bud 😁😁👍👍
For me it's all about the films, and if I do not like a film I will not review it. Why waste my time being negative. I would much rather talk about films I like and love. Sometimes even going against the grain being positive about films that a majority do not like. I can feel passionate about them, I'm looking forward to doing my favourite films of the year. I would never do films I disliked. I don't see the point. Only on a live have I enjoyed doing a rant, but it's more for entertainment value to make people smile. It's good we all have different opinions, but I'd always be positive in videos I make. I rather be honest than going after more views and subscribers. Though I am far from perfect since I do videos that I know will do better than others. Music does not do as well on my channel but I love doing it, and will not change. In life it's always best to be positive. 👍
Hi Ian 🤩🤩👍👍 yeah I wouldn't put out a review of a film I didn't like as it's pretty much a waste of time, I'd rather make a video about one I liked for sure 🤩🤩👍👍 I'll check out your Best of the year, I've watched a few, don't watch worst of... No point mate 🥴🤣 yeah I agree you can say if your not a fan of something but this "putting things down" seems to be a growing trend sadly Ian 🙄😬 it's a pity that they do more than positive videos but hey I suppose it's here now, hopefully it'll die out 🤞🤞🤩🤩 I agree that you do what makes you happy on your channel and let other people do the buzz word of the day 🤔😁😁 yeah positivity wins for me every time Ian 😊😊👍👍 Happy New year and all the best for 2025 mate 🤩🤩🎇🎇🎉🎉
@MondoChelloveckMovies Thank you for your comments, I'm glad you agree, I think being positive is always a good thing. Also it does happen to me where viewing a film the first time I'm not always impressed by it, but a second viewing I change my mind I like it. I love it when I find a film I really fall in love with. That happened with two films this year, Maxxxine and Strange Darling, I think it's been a good year. I love surprises too who would imagine Hugh Grant would make such a brilliant film as Heretic? I did a video of favourite films and realised I had missed out some I'd enjoyed. It was my memory again,, I enjoyed brilliant films like The Zone of Interest and Anora which are not mainstream. This what makes films so wonderful, art that moves and inspires us. Have a great New Year and continue to be yourself, and you have a great channel which a lot of people love, you are a great lad who the community love. 👍
This is something that put me off UA-cam John, I hope it’s a passing trend. We have never had things so good in human history yet a lot of people just love to moan about things…..nice to the alternate cut of this video 😉 take care mate👍😃👍
Yeah Alan, just no need for all the negative stuff (which seems like the critic is only doing it for the current trend) yeah the physical media at the moment is brilliant and really enjoyable to see 👌👌wish I'd kept the 52 min original version of this now 🤣🤣👍👍
A very good topic to cover John, thank you. I do agree there is often so much negativity on social media. I watched Kraven in IMAX at Leicester Square yesterday evening as part of a movie triple-bill at the cinema. It wasn’t busy. Went in with low expectations so can’t say I was overly disappointed. HYPED for the new Superman (2025) teaser trailer which drops at 14:00 GMT on Thursday. Check out the motion poster and sneak peak of the soundtrack. 👍🏻 😎
Cheers Cheekster 😁😁👍👍 hope 25 is more positive on that front mate 🤞🤔👍 we are hoping to see Kraven as well mate, why not 😁😁 I'll definitely be checking the Superman trailer out mate, cheers for the heads up 🤩🤩👌👌
Very good video as usual John, a much needed one too. Since 2011 I've only watched three new films: Wonder Woman (2014), Beauty and the Best (2017), and Abigail (2024); they were all quite enjoyable I have to say, but the majority of films today don't do a thing for me. I do want to check out some of Robert Eggers films as I've heard plenty of good things, and I like he's bringing back Gothic and Folk Horror. Martin Scorsese hit the nail on the head when he said there's a very small amount of creativity left in filmmaking today, Marvel and DC are way oversaturating the market and very few young people are exposed to other types of films due to it. Don't me wrong, many of those Marvel and DC films are quite well done and finely put together, but they aren't the only types of films out there, and unfortunately that's the mind set many new fans are forming. Marvel and DC should cut back a little bit and let others be able to showcase their talent. I normally don't mind Influencers as generally they want to get people excited about stuff but seeing them and the Tik-Tokers do movies isn't something that fits into their style, and that truly does hurt the business, much like when certain celebrities back in the day said movies like Midnight Cowboy shouldn't have been made - it affects and hurts the business. I feel like most people are wising up the shenanigans and not taking it seriously. Most of the channels I watch, including yours, don't go into too much negative stuff, unless genuinely warranted of course, so I've had little exposure to it. The last two to three years have been some of the best in Physical Media in some time, but as my dad always says, "you can't please everybody". If anything, people ought to be complaining about companies like Amazon using cheap shipping material to send out DVDs, Blu Rays, 4Ks, and boxsets. Secondary market sellers I can give a break to as not all of them have access to sturdy boxes, but big companies like Amazon and a couple others that are insisting they have loads of employees, and only do the bare minimum are just making themselves look bad. Apologies if any of this went into ranting, but I needed to get this out as best I could. Take care my friend, hope you and the Debs are well, and speak to you soon.
The thing I don't like about this kinds of negative reviews you're talking about is how hyperbolic they are. It can't just be that a film is bad anymore, it has to be "the worst thing I've ever seen" (probably because it will get them more views).
Yeah Phillip 👍👍 some reviews these days aren't reviews, they seem to be ultra negative without any explanation and the trend seems to be getting them more views for it, some people like a good rant but seems like it's becoming a bandwagon.... Hope it changes soon bud 🤞🤞🤯🤩🤩👍👍
Hi John, great video. Don't pay any attention to these a## holes reviews. Back in the early 80s the critics here hated Fulci movies and look now, his films are classics. All the best and Merry Christmas. 👍
Cheers Gary 🤩🤩👍👍 yeah i don't watch them but I do think they are starting to influence movie box offices and wow that puts film making in jeopardy 😵💫😵💫 yeah i do think many critics look for really high brow films and laugh at the low budget stuff...... that as you say are watched more and more Gary 😀😀👍👍 thanks again all the best for 2025 mate 🎉🎉🪅🪅👍👍
Was taken to see the new Alien movie, which I had no real interest in after the last two ahem. I did enjoy it up to the point where it becomes a K Tel compilation ahem. Personally my film of the year is probably The Zone Of Interest, a film that I haven't seen a lot of folk touch (possibly due to subject matter?).
I thought the new Alien film was much better than a good few previous entries Steven 🤔😊👍 I think I've heard of Zone of Interest 🤔 but I'll go mooching for it 👌 thanks for the recommendation and have a great 2025 🎉🎉🪅🪅👍👍
Hey John. My hot take of 2024 is I really liked Joker 2. I really enjoyed it. I would also say to anyone if you think Ed Wood films are bad, you haven’t seen enough Bad films. There’s thousands of films worse than anything Ed Wood Jr did. Seasons greetings to you.
Hey Wolf 😁😁👍👍 yeah Joker 2 was a great film, different from the first one but not as bad as some people say for sure mate 🤔👌👌 I agree with you on Ed Wood Wolf 😁😁 his films are awful but amazing and it's a shame he never knew about his status now 😞 Happy New Year and all the best for 3025 🤩🤩🎉🎉🎇🎇
It seems that way Mike, especially if I know a release they are talking about is really good, a negative one stands out more doesn't it 🤔 I used to click on to see how they would put it across that it's a bad release 🤔 I soon found out mostly it was just saying it was bad and that's about it... Load of rubbish Mike... But at the moment it seems to be a thing unfortunately bud 🤬👍👍
Hey John. It's becoming a little ridiculous isn't it. Everyone is a frame by frame critique, Everyone is an expert. They see one channel with 80k subs say this has been ruined and they throw in some cool "technical" sounding phrase and Everyone starts saying it but they don't actually know what they are talking about and it spreads. Everyone can clearly see their world in full focus cause clearly the background on 4K should in focus just like the subject matter on screen. So when it's not, AI has messed it up and it's bad😅 We can only carry on with the positive and beat back the negative. Take it easy mate. Trev
Couldn't agree more Trev 🤩🤩👏👏 life is short and i like to focus on the positives in things 😊😊 Why not 🤔🤩🤩 I don't mind anybody being critical of something, as long as they know what they are talking about and not saying a release is awful because it'll get people to watch a video 🤔🤩🤩 if someone puts a clickbait "this is awful" video out, I know that review will probably be negative just for a click, so I'll swerve it, the thumbnail narks me though it has to be said 🤣🤣 yeah positive and bin negative 😀😀 cheers Trev, all the best for 2025 🎊🎊🎉🎉🤩🤩
Hi Robert, many thanks for getting in touch mate, yeah I would love to see Eyes Wide Shut on the big screen at the Tyneside, but The Debs would never have went for it 🤯🤣 but I'll try and catch it again sometime, great to see a film like that on the big screen though 😁😁👏👏
Yeah I understand!!! I went and it was great to see on the big screen ! I’m a huge fan of Kubrick and was too young to see his films when they were released so I always jump at the chance if anything is shown in the Newcastle etc !!!🫡
Yeah I can understand that !!! I have saw the shining and eyes wide shut but the 2 I really would love to see are clockwork orange and Barry lindon !!!!
It's all about algorithms. You do a couple of top ten worst... & your views will increase compared to your other videos. 4Ks I can take it or leave it. What annoys me though is you get a distribution company such as 88Films, and there's no consistency, for example, Jackie Chan movies, the blu ray re-releases were big box bells & whistles collector's editions, then later when they did re-releases of other titles in 4K, the they're in slim cases not in the big fancy boxes like before. The Tigon collection, 2 movies are in UHD, the rest blu rays. Where is the consistency? When you have in America the distributors are throwing out UHD's of movies left right and centre, we are way behind, and they choose not to release certain titles such as the Shaw Brothers movies which are only on Blu-ray, or a first time release of a Jackie movie. Also what's also off putting is that there's no quality control now & some of the latest 4K releases come with faults, which is happening more than it used to be. Sometimes people have the right to complain especially if they are spending near enough £50 on a movie, then they would want it to look spot on without AI interference or DNR'd to death. If I get a UHD then I will get it second hand where it's cheaper than the retail price. I wouldn't spend £30 on a movie such as Nightmare on a Damaged Brain isn't any better than a blu ray. Sorry for the long rant.
Cheers Floyd 🤩🤩👍👍 valid points mate, apparently the elements for the 88 Tigon films weren't all up to the 4k treatment and blu ray was the level they were on, I was disappointed to see they weren't all 4k myself but if they wouldn't have looked as good as Witchfinder General, Satan's Claw 😵💫 the best thing about the boutique labels releases are that they don't employ AI and hardly go for over use of DNR 🤞🤞🤩🤩 I try to buy the bigger label 4ks in sales myself, don't really get too much on release Floyd 🤔🤩🤩 cheers for your views, Happy New Year and all the best for 2025 😊😊🎉🎉🎇🎇
I should have "air inverted comas" when I said Kid A was shit as I did saying Radiohead has made a classic album then a bad one, Kid A was perceived by the people who had jumped onto Ok Computer as bad because it was radically different to Ok Computer, that's how I compared it to Joker 2, sorry for any confusion there 👍👍
Yeah Jordan 🤔😁 I think that UA-cam would benefit a lot without this moaning about most films these days, let's just watch things and not disect everything 🤔😁 cheers for watching Jordan, all the best for 2025 🪅🪅🎉🎉🎊🎊
Your the first person that I have heard on UA-cam that likes Red One, I really enjoyed it, just turn off the brain and be entertained. I watched Back in Action which is a Netflix show and I was entertained but everyone is giving terrible reviews of the movie. Anyway I think it helps to ignore negativity or look for the positive videos if you can find them. All the best and thanks for the video.
Yeah we went in as we always do with an open mind and just see what happens and Red One was a fun time, not the greatest ever Christmas film but still really enjoyed it 🤩🤩👌👌 yeah I agree Bob, too much hyper critical videos online that (in my opinion) are views of people who think they are a good critic but haven't really got that skill, a bit like getting your car serviced by a 3 year old 🤔😁 I don't mind criticism by someone who has a genuine point and is not looking for that extra click on a video 🙄 actually it's really easy to avoid them as the thumbnails will tell you all you need to know about the dope making the video 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for watching Bob and take care yourself mate 🤩🤩👍👍
Another great video mate
Thanks mate 😁😁 had some fun with this one 🤩🤩👌👌
There's people out there who complain about everything. If the new 4K presentation isn't "perfect" then they call it trash. So many people complaining about grain structure etc, when the 4K is arguably better than the old DVD copy which is now 20 years old. Either things are going bad in their lives that they feel the need to take it out on movies, or everything is so good that they don't have any genuine problems to complain about. Either way, being constantly negative is a rabbit hole to avoid, it just makes everything worse and eventually you're going to hate everything.
Yeah Tim, the majority of the releases these days looks excellent 👍 I've seen some truly awful transfers in the VHS and dvd days and those films are sometimes on 4k with honest transfers and look sensational 🤩🤩👏👏 it is a chance for some people to whine about something if your that way inclined, but wow, imagine wanting to even take that stance when something is obviously a good version 😬😬 hey ho, but that's not my view at all 🙄 cheers for watching Tim 🤩🤩👍👍
I agree completely,thousands of rubbish videos and opinions backed by no evidence of understanding of film good or bad.Its motivated by one thing Money.Problem is this then makes any genuine criticism or opinion difficult to find.
I will make my own decision on Nosferatu,I also noticed a trend in negativity towards the newly released movie.
The reasons behind this negative attitude towards cinema/film or the arts in general is part of the culture could be everybody sees themselves as my opinion = expert which of course is rubbish.
The internet was supposed to free up opinion and it’s true I can watch your interesting thoughts,but as you say the increase in opinion of little value or worth is really disappointing.Theres a lot of Crazies out there .A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.🥳 ❤
Thanks Michael 🤩🤩👍👍 good points mate 👏👏 this "original draft" of this idea was meant to be me running through it to see if it worked, then I was going to watch it then record the "real version" but I put out the first one, in hindsight I should have done that 🤣 it wasn't fully formed but hey! Totally agree that the videos that preport to know why something is bad isn't made generally by someone who knows the film or particular genres, I could easily go to a romantic opera and say its garbage because I don't get it but how can I critique it as I know nothing about it and it might be a great film in that particular genre 🤔 I don't think I've seen any film this year escape the "early poor reviews" but I stay well clear as 99% are just empty opinions 😳 yep everyone has an opinion but I find this new negative trend to be lets all have the SAME negative opinion 🥴 I really will seek out positive or at least constructive videos now and hopefully this will die out 🤞🤞 it probably won't but hey! 😶 Its funny that in a film community there's some people who love to hate it.... What are they doing watching it? Just ditch it and move on.... Oh they can't as they like films but just the present mindset says "winge" 😊😊 the channels I watch on UA-cam don't employ this strategy at all 😁😁👌👌 thanks again Michael appreciate your great comment!! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you as well mate 🎅🎅🎄🎄👍👍
I think for many of us it's pessimism rather than just negativity. I'm tired of remakes, reboots, sequels and anything lacking a unique nature. Even Marvel just makes things that are self referential, self mocking. I barely watch new movies anymore, but that has made me embrace physical media all the more as I watch films from the 20th century with truly unique ideas and creative vision. I suffer from depression so life is bleak enough as it is for me, but to see all the things I've adored in life like Star Trek, Doctor Who, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Predator, Alien, etc become a mockery of their past selves, it just breaks my spirit.
Sorry to hear about your depression Gary 😞👍 I'm not saying every movie out there is great, but it seems to be popular to slate films there days, so now EVERY film seems to be targeted by media and results in an instant flop, this is a worrying trend that hopefully will stop and films will be given a fair shake 🤔 I agree there is a lack of creativity out there and there are plenty of quick fix films that don't work at all 🥴 cheers Gary, all the best mate 😁😁👍👍
Everything's been overdone in movies now. I miss the 80s and 90s when things first came out.
@makaveli4205 hard to find something truly original now isn't it Makaveli 😵💫😵💫😁👍
Totally agree. So much negativity regarding certain 4k releases - some people think they’re leading experts and banging on about film grain and how dreadful some movies look. It’s normally way better than dated VHS and DVD versions!
Just depends on how old the movie is. Film grain was in all movies especially before the 1980s.
Cheers Richard 😁😁👍👍 I get that you are paying more money for the "ultimate" picture quality and you expect to be wowed, but usually the ones that cause an outrage with people aren't as bad as they say they are and sometimes I even struggle to find the problems mentioned even visible 🥴🥴 there's a lot of putting good transfers down these days.... Probably cause it's fashionable at the moment, let's get back to just enjoying a 4k that might have a few wonky bits and not let that bother you 🤔😁😁 cheers bud 🤩🤩👍👍
Film grain at times can look good in a movie, if it's there let it go, as DNR can spoil a film for sure 🥴😁👍
I’d much rather have heavy film grain than the god-awful AI tampered releases we have been getting from the likes of James Cameron. The True Lies 4K looks appalling.
@horrorfanandy4647 grain is a part of the films DNA, best left alone Andy 🤩🤩👌👌
I know what you mean John. Up until about a month ago I was subscribing to alot of UA-cam channels where every single post was negative about the latest TV show, movie, computer game. Often in amusing ways. But alot of times going into rants. And I just found myself getting fed up with them because everything that was coming out was getting trashed. It became a bit tedious.
A good way to put it Kevin... tedious 🤩🤩👍👍 i can see a film that's pretty decent and I know it would play well with a lot of people and someone says its the worst thing they have ever seen??? Rubbish!! That's what I'm saying to that one 🙄🙄 yeah the joke wears off quick doesn't it Kevin 😵💫😵💫🥴🥴🤩🤩👍👍
Great video John 👍 I enjoyed that and I mostly agree with you. The recent True Lies 4K was roundly lambasted recently but when I watched it I thought it looked great.
It's easy to jump on the band wagon I guess. I also think sometimes there is over positivity too though. I've seen happy clapping videos where everything is awesome and fantastic. Usually from folk who have samples 😆
I like to think my videos are me being honest. I want to love everything I watch in an ideal world but sometimes you can't polish a turd 😅
Cheers Roy 😁😁👍👍 I haven't seen the 4k of True Lies yet, but I'll be picking it up down the line for sure 😁😁👍👍 I do hear that it's not as bad as some people say 🤔😁👍👍 I think you can spot an honest review on UA-cam, much prefer to watch them as you get an idea whether or not to go for the release 🤩🤩👌👌cheers Roy, all the best for 2025 bud 😁😁🎇🎇🎉🎉
Excellent video John...as I always say "if we all liked the same thing, the world would be a very boring place"
Too true Marty 😊😊👏👏
john you are 100 percent right well said happy christmas to you and your family look forward to new vids from you next year tc steve ps me and sue loved red 1 i was told its silly so what its fun we are forgeting how to have fun
Cheers Steve 😊😊👍👍 hope you had a great festive period mate 🎅🎅🎄🎄👌👌 got lots of plans for videos next year mate, hopefully they will all work 🤞🤞🤩🤩 great point about Red One Steve 👏👏 yeah having fun is the first point of enjoying films 👍👍 they can just be harmless escapism and nothing more! Not every film has to be Citizen Kane after all 🤔😁😁 all the best to you and Sue for 2025 mate 🎊🎊🎉🎉🪅🪅
I ignore critics,
If I fancy watching a film, I watch it for what it is.. Entertainment.
Some films critics have slated, I have enjoyed.
I used to watch siskel and ebert. Their show used to be on tv all the time.
@makaveli4205 I don't think I watched their show Makaveli 🤔 but I've seen loads of reviews of theirs for some reason 🤔🤩👍
@@MondoChelloveckMovies I live pretty close to where they were from
Oh really 😁😁👍👍 are they legends in your area Makaveli? 🤩🤩👍👍
Totally agree Chris 🤩🤩👍👍 yeah films are purely for entertainment and not to use as a platform to raise your profile on here by making some uninformed views and pass it off as criticism 😵💫😁 me too I never listen to critics either just annoys me that they pop up all over the place on UA-cam and the net at the moment 🤬🤬 but they don't spoil my enjoyment of the films Chris 🤩🤩👍👍 Happy New Year and all the best for 2025 😁😁🎉🎉🎇🎇
It just depends on what you like I watch stuff where I've heard people say what's he got that for but if you like it that's all that is plus if there things I don't want to watch it just stay away because I know it's not for me le the human centipede films but then again there's an old saying everyone's a critic great video as usual
Cheers Neil 🤩🤩👍👍 i agree, personally if I've had a bad experience with a film, I might mention it on a video in passing and that's about it, otherwise I think its a waste of time to make a dedicated video on it personally 😵💫 too many critics for critics sake around at the moment Neil 🤯🤣 have a great 2025 🤩🪅🪅🎉🎉
Great video, John. I have to agree, i can't stand the clickbait shit that people come out with, and slating things before they've even come out just for views. It's very draining. And don't get me started on the crappy thumbnails they use. Urgh.
Cheers mate 🤩🤩👍👍 it would be better if these videos weren't the ones that seem to be always pushed by UA-cam, as it encourages others to make them for "growth" but hey hopefully it'll run it's course and it'll be less of a thing in 2025 🤞🤞😁😁👍👍
The 70's and 80's were certainly a different time for movie watching. It was simple back then. Was it a good or bad movie? Nowadays it seems people can't wait to 'dis' something. Bad news or reviews always sell I suppose? I too remember late night Barry Norman and agree-he just didn't like horror movies lol
Yeah agreed there Steve 🤩🤩👍👍 I prefer the times when films were never spoiled 👌 it seems that negative reviews are popular and unfortunately it seems to affect the performance of some films at the box office, it's a shame bud 😵💫 haha yeah Barry hated the horror, I was hoping Clint Eastwood would make one as Barry loved Eastwood films.... it would have broken his heart to have to give a negative to Clint Eastwood 😭😭🤣🤣👍👍
Agreed matey.. worlds full of negativity these days.. I rarely listen to people I don't know.. certain people here in our community who I know have similar opinions to me then yes I'll listen to what they say.. but overall I'll always give something a chance and watch and decide for myself 😎👍
Cheers Marcus 😊😊👍👍 yeah sadly that a fact bud 🤯😵💫 I'm exactly the same mate, a lot of people's opinions I value highly and I listen to them and they will help me out with my picks 😊😊👍👍 best of checking out those films you like the look of yourself and not listen to I'll informed views 🤩🤩🤩 cheers mate 😁😁👍👍
In the last few years the box office seems to be getting it more right than wrong. Listen to that.
I don't ever count these reviews as anything else than click bait, just annoying that they are literally the first thing you see when you fire UA-cam up bud 😁😁👍👍
For me it's all about the films, and if I do not like a film I will not review it. Why waste my time being negative. I would much rather talk about films I like and love. Sometimes even going against the grain being positive about films that a majority do not like. I can feel passionate about them, I'm looking forward to doing my favourite films of the year. I would never do films I disliked. I don't see the point. Only on a live have I enjoyed doing a rant, but it's more for entertainment value to make people smile. It's good we all have different opinions, but I'd always be positive in videos I make. I rather be honest than going after more views and subscribers. Though I am far from perfect since I do videos that I know will do better than others. Music does not do as well on my channel but I love doing it, and will not change. In life it's always best to be positive. 👍
Hi Ian 🤩🤩👍👍 yeah I wouldn't put out a review of a film I didn't like as it's pretty much a waste of time, I'd rather make a video about one I liked for sure 🤩🤩👍👍 I'll check out your Best of the year, I've watched a few, don't watch worst of... No point mate 🥴🤣 yeah I agree you can say if your not a fan of something but this "putting things down" seems to be a growing trend sadly Ian 🙄😬 it's a pity that they do more than positive videos but hey I suppose it's here now, hopefully it'll die out 🤞🤞🤩🤩 I agree that you do what makes you happy on your channel and let other people do the buzz word of the day 🤔😁😁 yeah positivity wins for me every time Ian 😊😊👍👍 Happy New year and all the best for 2025 mate 🤩🤩🎇🎇🎉🎉
@MondoChelloveckMovies Thank you for your comments, I'm glad you agree, I think being positive is always a good thing. Also it does happen to me where viewing a film the first time I'm not always impressed by it, but a second viewing I change my mind I like it. I love it when I find a film I really fall in love with. That happened with two films this year, Maxxxine and Strange Darling, I think it's been a good year. I love surprises too who would imagine Hugh Grant would make such a brilliant film as Heretic? I did a video of favourite films and realised I had missed out some I'd enjoyed. It was my memory again,, I enjoyed brilliant films like The Zone of Interest and Anora which are not mainstream. This what makes films so wonderful, art that moves and inspires us. Have a great New Year and continue to be yourself, and you have a great channel which a lot of people love, you are a great lad who the community love. 👍
This is something that put me off UA-cam John, I hope it’s a passing trend. We have never had things so good in human history yet a lot of people just love to moan about things…..nice to the alternate cut of this video 😉 take care mate👍😃👍
Yeah Alan, just no need for all the negative stuff (which seems like the critic is only doing it for the current trend) yeah the physical media at the moment is brilliant and really enjoyable to see 👌👌wish I'd kept the 52 min original version of this now 🤣🤣👍👍
A very good topic to cover John, thank you.
I do agree there is often so much negativity on social media.
I watched Kraven in IMAX at Leicester Square yesterday evening as part of a movie triple-bill at the cinema. It wasn’t busy. Went in with low expectations so can’t say I was overly disappointed.
HYPED for the new Superman (2025) teaser trailer which drops at 14:00 GMT on Thursday. Check out the motion poster and sneak peak of the soundtrack. 👍🏻 😎
Cheers Cheekster 😁😁👍👍 hope 25 is more positive on that front mate 🤞🤔👍 we are hoping to see Kraven as well mate, why not 😁😁 I'll definitely be checking the Superman trailer out mate, cheers for the heads up 🤩🤩👌👌
no negative vibe here baby
Nice one bud!! Always great to hear that 🤩🤩👏👏
Very good video as usual John, a much needed one too. Since 2011 I've only watched three new films: Wonder Woman (2014), Beauty and the Best (2017), and Abigail (2024); they were all quite enjoyable I have to say, but the majority of films today don't do a thing for me. I do want to check out some of Robert Eggers films as I've heard plenty of good things, and I like he's bringing back Gothic and Folk Horror. Martin Scorsese hit the nail on the head when he said there's a very small amount of creativity left in filmmaking today, Marvel and DC are way oversaturating the market and very few young people are exposed to other types of films due to it. Don't me wrong, many of those Marvel and DC films are quite well done and finely put together, but they aren't the only types of films out there, and unfortunately that's the mind set many new fans are forming. Marvel and DC should cut back a little bit and let others be able to showcase their talent. I normally don't mind Influencers as generally they want to get people excited about stuff but seeing them and the Tik-Tokers do movies isn't something that fits into their style, and that truly does hurt the business, much like when certain celebrities back in the day said movies like Midnight Cowboy shouldn't have been made - it affects and hurts the business. I feel like most people are wising up the shenanigans and not taking it seriously. Most of the channels I watch, including yours, don't go into too much negative stuff, unless genuinely warranted of course, so I've had little exposure to it. The last two to three years have been some of the best in Physical Media in some time, but as my dad always says, "you can't please everybody". If anything, people ought to be complaining about companies like Amazon using cheap shipping material to send out DVDs, Blu Rays, 4Ks, and boxsets. Secondary market sellers I can give a break to as not all of them have access to sturdy boxes, but big companies like Amazon and a couple others that are insisting they have loads of employees, and only do the bare minimum are just making themselves look bad. Apologies if any of this went into ranting, but I needed to get this out as best I could. Take care my friend, hope you and the Debs are well, and speak to you soon.
Good video John. I like 4k & think HDR is the major upgrade over regular blu ray.
Yeah HDR is a massive bonus, it's a shame Scott Pilgrim never seemed to have used this to it's best ability Mark 😵💫 cheers mate 😁😁👍👍
The thing I don't like about this kinds of negative reviews you're talking about is how hyperbolic they are. It can't just be that a film is bad anymore, it has to be "the worst thing I've ever seen" (probably because it will get them more views).
Yeah Phillip 👍👍 some reviews these days aren't reviews, they seem to be ultra negative without any explanation and the trend seems to be getting them more views for it, some people like a good rant but seems like it's becoming a bandwagon.... Hope it changes soon bud 🤞🤞🤯🤩🤩👍👍
Hi John, great video. Don't pay any attention to these a## holes reviews. Back in the early 80s the critics here hated Fulci movies and look now, his films are classics. All the best and Merry Christmas. 👍
Cheers Gary 🤩🤩👍👍 yeah i don't watch them but I do think they are starting to influence movie box offices and wow that puts film making in jeopardy 😵💫😵💫 yeah i do think many critics look for really high brow films and laugh at the low budget stuff...... that as you say are watched more and more Gary 😀😀👍👍 thanks again all the best for 2025 mate 🎉🎉🪅🪅👍👍
Thank you John.
Cheers for watching Cheekster mate 🤩🤩👍👍
Was taken to see the new Alien movie, which I had no real interest in after the last two ahem. I did enjoy it up to the point where it becomes a K Tel compilation ahem. Personally my film of the year is probably The Zone Of Interest, a film that I haven't seen a lot of folk touch (possibly due to subject matter?).
I thought the new Alien film was much better than a good few previous entries Steven 🤔😊👍 I think I've heard of Zone of Interest 🤔 but I'll go mooching for it 👌 thanks for the recommendation and have a great 2025 🎉🎉🪅🪅👍👍
@@MondoChelloveckMovies It's not a party film, I will say that.
@stevencowie7151 makes me even more interested Steven 🤔🤩🤩👍👍
@@MondoChelloveckMovies Enjoy!
@stevencowie7151 🤩🤩👍👍
We used to have 4 movie theaters where im from. Down to one now. Might not be around in the future. Netflix killed them and video rental places.
got you .the blind leading the goddam blind
I think a lot of people critique a film and really haven't got a clue what they are on about mate 😵💫😵💫🤣🤣 all the best for 2025 mate 🎊🎊🎉🎉🪅
Hey John. My hot take of 2024 is I really liked Joker 2. I really enjoyed it. I would also say to anyone if you think Ed Wood films are bad, you haven’t seen enough Bad films. There’s thousands of films worse than anything Ed Wood Jr did. Seasons greetings to you.
Hey Wolf 😁😁👍👍 yeah Joker 2 was a great film, different from the first one but not as bad as some people say for sure mate 🤔👌👌 I agree with you on Ed Wood Wolf 😁😁 his films are awful but amazing and it's a shame he never knew about his status now 😞 Happy New Year and all the best for 3025 🤩🤩🎉🎉🎇🎇
Hi john do you think that people say bad things about a movie just to get people going knowing that people will take the bait
It seems that way Mike, especially if I know a release they are talking about is really good, a negative one stands out more doesn't it 🤔 I used to click on to see how they would put it across that it's a bad release 🤔 I soon found out mostly it was just saying it was bad and that's about it... Load of rubbish Mike... But at the moment it seems to be a thing unfortunately bud 🤬👍👍
no one have there on thoughts anymore.
Sad to see, yeah we need different thinkers out there bud 🤩🤩👍👍
Hey John.
It's becoming a little ridiculous isn't it.
Everyone is a frame by frame critique, Everyone is an expert.
They see one channel with 80k subs say this has been ruined and they throw in some cool "technical" sounding phrase and Everyone starts saying it but they don't actually know what they are talking about and it spreads.
Everyone can clearly see their world in full focus cause clearly the background on 4K should in focus just like the subject matter on screen. So when it's not, AI has messed it up and it's bad😅
We can only carry on with the positive and beat back the negative.
Take it easy mate.
Trev
Couldn't agree more Trev 🤩🤩👏👏 life is short and i like to focus on the positives in things 😊😊 Why not 🤔🤩🤩 I don't mind anybody being critical of something, as long as they know what they are talking about and not saying a release is awful because it'll get people to watch a video 🤔🤩🤩 if someone puts a clickbait "this is awful" video out, I know that review will probably be negative just for a click, so I'll swerve it, the thumbnail narks me though it has to be said 🤣🤣 yeah positive and bin negative 😀😀 cheers Trev, all the best for 2025 🎊🎊🎉🎉🤩🤩
Don’t know if your a Kubrick fan but eyes wide shut is on at the Tyneside tonight !!!
Hi Robert, many thanks for getting in touch mate, yeah I would love to see Eyes Wide Shut on the big screen at the Tyneside, but The Debs would never have went for it 🤯🤣 but I'll try and catch it again sometime, great to see a film like that on the big screen though 😁😁👏👏
Yeah I understand!!! I went and it was great to see on the big screen ! I’m a huge fan of Kubrick and was too young to see his films when they were released so I always jump at the chance if anything is shown in the Newcastle etc !!!🫡
I'm hoping to get across to see some Kubrick at the Cinema Robert 🤞🤞 I kind of think The Debs doesn't like any of his films though 😵💫🤣🤣👍👍
Yeah I can understand that !!! I have saw the shining and eyes wide shut but the 2 I really would love to see are clockwork orange and Barry lindon !!!!
@RobertMunro-wb6jb wow!!! Me too Robert 👏👏👏 wonder if Barry Lyndon will get the 4k treatment on its anniversary next year???? 🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍
Nothing shitter than Twitter lol 😅👍🏻
It's awful Stuart 😵💫😵💫🤣🤣
@@MondoChelloveckMovies I don't do social media ,just UA-cam channels my channels
I will never use it. It's called x now Elon musk bought it.
It's all about algorithms.
You do a couple of top ten worst... & your views will increase compared to your other videos.
4Ks I can take it or leave it. What annoys me though is you get a distribution company such as 88Films, and there's no consistency, for example, Jackie Chan movies, the blu ray re-releases were big box bells & whistles collector's editions, then later when they did re-releases of other titles in 4K, the they're in slim cases not in the big fancy boxes like before.
The Tigon collection, 2 movies are in UHD, the rest blu rays.
Where is the consistency?
When you have in America the distributors are throwing out UHD's of movies left right and centre, we are way behind, and they choose not to release certain titles such as the Shaw Brothers movies which are only on Blu-ray, or a first time release of a Jackie movie.
Also what's also off putting is that there's no quality control now & some of the latest 4K releases come with faults, which is happening more than it used to be.
Sometimes people have the right to complain especially if they are spending near enough £50 on a movie, then they would want it to look spot on without AI interference or DNR'd to death.
If I get a UHD then I will get it second hand where it's cheaper than the retail price.
I wouldn't spend £30 on a movie such as Nightmare on a Damaged Brain isn't any better than a blu ray.
Sorry for the long rant.
Cheers Floyd 🤩🤩👍👍 valid points mate, apparently the elements for the 88 Tigon films weren't all up to the 4k treatment and blu ray was the level they were on, I was disappointed to see they weren't all 4k myself but if they wouldn't have looked as good as Witchfinder General, Satan's Claw 😵💫 the best thing about the boutique labels releases are that they don't employ AI and hardly go for over use of DNR 🤞🤞🤩🤩 I try to buy the bigger label 4ks in sales myself, don't really get too much on release Floyd 🤔🤩🤩 cheers for your views, Happy New Year and all the best for 2025 😊😊🎉🎉🎇🎇
Was with you until you said Kid A was shit. You just don't do that.
I should have "air inverted comas" when I said Kid A was shit as I did saying Radiohead has made a classic album then a bad one, Kid A was perceived by the people who had jumped onto Ok Computer as bad because it was radically different to Ok Computer, that's how I compared it to Joker 2, sorry for any confusion there 👍👍
I was saying the same thing just yesterday 😓🫡
Yeah Jordan 🤔😁 I think that UA-cam would benefit a lot without this moaning about most films these days, let's just watch things and not disect everything 🤔😁 cheers for watching Jordan, all the best for 2025 🪅🪅🎉🎉🎊🎊
@MondoChelloveckMovies I fully agree. And thanks for that! Happy New Year to you too! 🎉😁
Cheers Jordan 🤩🤩🪅🪅🎉🎉