I don't get it why you emphasise that it is good for something 8 years old, like yeah mate, cardboard already existed 10 years ago and I don't think there would be a huge difference if it was made today
I completely forgot! The drama was realistic, the story was very solid. I'm surprised by the all of the realism that went into something with a "cardboard gimmick"!
@@blinkersgaming It’s as if they were at first making it seem like it was going to be a silly video with a silly concept And then they just bombard you with emotions that you didn’t expect coming from it The first seconds of the video actually put us in their shoes and showed the realism of what this was going to be like very well
Yeah when it cut back to the guys in the forest and he brought up the cardboard binoculars I was like, "oh fuck that's right this is just a really good vid"
@@istiruparguments6662 It is a short film though. A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. So yeah, he's right calling this a short film
ah... The Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang, Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan[1] ("Supreme and Venerable Association of the Children of the Nation", Spanish: Suprema y Venerable Asociación de los Hijos del Pueblo), also known as Katipunan or KKK,[5] was a Philippine revolutionary society founded by anti-Spanish colonialism Filipinos in Manila in 1892; its primary goal was to gain independence from Spain through a revolution. Source:Wikipedia I thought it was something else :O
nothing else then Monty Python and the Holy Grail where they realised there is no money left for horses so they used coconuts ... they really wanted to use normal horses first
I'm just gonna leave my comment here so when someone likes it, UA-cam's gonna remind me of this awesome masterpiece. The production of this short film is just astonishing... I love it!
This should be a movie. IT feels like hours. But I love this so very much. I will make billions of Google accounts just to like this. More people Deserve to watch this. Thank you for making this awesome video!
@@khatijahussain7495 did you seriously say he is an idiot because of his comment? In the future he could invent the world’s 1st flying car yet your calling him stupid, stop insulting people just because of a comment.
That beginning scene gave me flashbacks to the C-130 ride into Iraq, literally every thought imaginable goes through your head, and it was the first time in my life I was 100% sure I wasn't safe sleeping at night.
I cannot believe how well made this is. You guys truly outdid yourselves, I have been watching this for over 8 years and the first time I saw it , it made me cry at the end.
First of all, this was done really well. Second, I recognized much of the music in this; some of it is from a game I used to play on the Gamecube. I think it was a Medal of Honor game. It really gave me nostalgia.
Shit be shit like that sometimes. The objective heartbreakingly takes prescidence (sp?) over all. Or else it's failed and more people die. Soldiering ain't easy, or fun, nor fair.
O_O I am amazed by what I have just witnessed! A 24 minute movie with Cardboard and some Internet Editing Software could out preform a million dollar, 2 hour, Crazy Cgi Hollywood blockbuster in terms of pure Emotion and gripping Action that didn't have you subconsiously saying *Great...Another explosion...*
Or they made small versions and edit in effects, the air planes are the same and they built one big box to take a scene in the plane alot of it is not full size but alot of good editing of POV
“We are gonna take this cannon out The cannon we are taking out is there” “That cannon?” “Yes the cannon there” “I’ll radio HQ about the cannon so they know we are taking the cannon out. HQ we are gonna take a cannon out then proceed to continue the mission after taking the cannon out” “Confirmed, take that cannon out” Literally the start haha
I am BEYOND impressed with these guys, everything they do seems legit, it seems they have thourally researched their roles, and that broken soldier? Wow, Oscar stuff, straight up!
I watched this little movie back in 2015 or 2011 and now it reapeared in my list I watched it again and It still gets me the same feelings I really like this video
It's like someone said, "You can't make a video with cardboard props and still find a way to make it deep, engaging, and serious. No one could take it seriously without thinking of the cardboard!," and this channel overheard and said, "Challenge accepted."
I used to watch this time when I was a kid, and now returning back to watch this hits me on my memory strings, as I love creating paper and cardboard guns from Call of Duty. Man, this brings me back to the easier times.
So are we not going to talk about how well made this is for something almost a decade old? (now over a decade old)
Let us talk . This is great !
For real tho this is amazing
not really there's tons of movies that are this well made in 2012
Alquin Fuentes yeah, movies, with big budgets.
I don't get it why you emphasise that it is good for something 8 years old, like yeah mate, cardboard already existed 10 years ago and I don't think there would be a huge difference if it was made today
When a little kid is playing with friends pretending to be in a war:
Other person's perspective:pew pew kids running around.
Kid's perspective:
Yes the kids enjoy role playing as Nazis
Axel Ramirez jimmy! Nazis in the trees : beach fall so jimmy: they got him grab him and run for cover!!!!!
Sorry not beach branch
So true! When I was a little kid this was what I was imagining.
Dum nazis they were no Match for the USA
The fact that they were able to make this so realistic and emotional. It almost makes you forget everything is made from cardboard.
I completely forgot! The drama was realistic, the story was very solid. I'm surprised by the all of the realism that went into something with a "cardboard gimmick"!
@@blinkersgaming It’s as if they were at first making it seem like it was going to be a silly video with a silly concept
And then they just bombard you with emotions that you didn’t expect coming from it
The first seconds of the video actually put us in their shoes and showed the realism of what this was going to be like very well
facts
Jesus Christ loves you and all 😊😊😊
oh god i hope he's ok- oh yeah its cardboard
“Panzer of cardboard, what is you wisdom?”
“your free trial of life has ended”
Man Face
At some point we all forgot they were just holding a piece of cardboard.
same
i legit thought it was real
Yep
yas
Yeah when it cut back to the guys in the forest and he brought up the cardboard binoculars I was like, "oh fuck that's right this is just a really good vid"
Wait they are holding card board?
It’s 2020 and 8 years later and still this is one of the greatest UA-cam Videos I’ve ever seen
Amen to that
Amen to that
Same
Bernardo Caetano, totally that was great too
Ikr
Low budget Band of Brothers
high quality band of brothers
LM Bros that’s probably what this is based on from the beginning of it
y e s
Hell yeah..😂
And just as good
the creator did a great job at recreating WWII, this is a masterpiece
I mean guns are really accurate, and uniforms are great!
The only inaccurate things I could find were that the guy was using a Thompson with a extended magazine, which only the marines used
@@soldierstudios7316 and mafia
@@alicorn3924 yes but the mafia isn't a military branch as far as I know
@@nomsterdude Doesn't exclude them from using ext. tommies.
Literally watched this like 5 years ago and now its back in my feed for some reason
UA-cam: You thought it was all over, aha.
Same
Same
Same
I literally just saw this profile pic like last video, now it’s in the comments section again.
Girls sleepovers: omg he’s so cute
Boys sleepovers:
ROFL that was insane
Why is there just 2 random Korean and Japanese dudes
Unspeakable 2 FLIP you are to young
Rockstar is Greedy lol was about to say you won’t understand
Test flights of paratrooper dropships 1942 colorized.
This was the first time watching this and im astonished how something from 8 years ago on UA-cam is better than what you see lately.
9 years ago for me
I have watched it like ten times and I still love it.
this is 2011????????????
My account was made in 2011 when the movie was made, wow.
Huge respect for the people that made the video and actors
This is better than a few world war 2 movies i've seen recently xD.
Agree
hi
@@pluralraccoon2187 hii how are you
Which movies?
Jojo rabbit
When a movies budges goes all into cgi and acting. And can't afford props
Lol
@@jorgyt754 it was a joke bruv
@Alexzander Busby yeah i guess you are from africa you poor shit
@Ezekiel Arincorayan DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN
Lol
Is no one gonna talk about poor Horton? He never got to see his son.
R.I.P Horton
Nop
Big oof for him, but isn’t it Gorton?
100th like
F for Horton
“You should’ve just let them burn...”
Best one-liner on a UA-cam film.
saving private ryan throwback
@@motutovlogs3055 no that's a fury line not saving private ryan
@@the_person_that_playz_game8515 i was talking about the "let em buuurn!!!" line not exactly that particular line.
@@motutovlogs3055 "Don't shoot! Let 'em buurrnn!!!"
The production quality of this short film is absolutely insane.
If 24 minutes is short to you, then I'm envious of the life you have.
@@istiruparguments6662 It is a short film though. A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. So yeah, he's right calling this a short film
@@istiruparguments6662 It is factually called a short film, wtf did you expect it to be called? Medium-lengthed film?
Imagine they found a real metal flak gun and they say "its a decoy"
Wtf is that prof pic?
@@kiavang7309 search katipuman on google anr you will know
ah...
The Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang, Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan[1] ("Supreme and Venerable Association of the Children of the Nation", Spanish: Suprema y Venerable Asociación de los Hijos del Pueblo), also known as Katipunan or KKK,[5] was a Philippine revolutionary society founded by anti-Spanish colonialism Filipinos in Manila in 1892; its primary goal was to gain independence from Spain through a revolution.
Source:Wikipedia
I thought it was something else :O
That would have been an amazing joke
@Rainy Nightz if you want then yes
"Sniff, sniff" this was t-t-the "Sniff" most beautiful, "Sniff" budget cut I - "Sniff" I've ever seen!
I know, these poeple needs more reward for this piece
Damn abandoning Johnson like that is just cold if you ask me
I swear I felt so bad
Me too
James Sy Yes And karma For that Rude stupid Soldier Got What he Get Death in 19:52
@@spectrapple6673 johnson was in no condition to fight
beary and friends@ But John Is In a Bad Health and Leaving John That so cold He needs aid
Man, I can't believe how well this has aged. This was so well done it still holds up 10 years later.
I love how i got this in my recommended 8 years later
Same
Same
Same
Same Same Same
Same
Cardboard Ptsd: Hey grandpa! The package arrived!
*fortunate son starts playing*
Little Blue Blob ua-cam.com/video/ec0XKhAHR5I/v-deo.html here ya go
Dude that's hilarious
These are the flashbacks
@@labanw3226 amazing song
@@sadetta9312 I love CCR
"A masterpiece!"
- Cardboard times newspaper
5:13 this one guy, in the middle, looks a lot like that guy known for the "Boom headshot!" thing years ago.
"Still a classic!"
- Corrugated Weekly
Nostalgia hits hard with this one. I tried making a cardboard m1a1 Thompson model after this and failed miserably
I tried making a mp 40 and failed
@@soldierstudios7316 wow
What they did is like origami with cardboard lol
@@rachaeldangelo1337 I did manage to make a luger PO8 but I cant find it now
this is actually a really well made film
agreed
well said sir .veteran..82nd AIRBORNE division
I know right?!!!
It is pretty good
How children see the world. Absolutely beautiful
Memories
Ah yes
uuuh sure?
Lol
What?
Teacher: Ok class today we will be learning the history of cardboard.
Girls: OMG why it's so boring
Boys:
This exact scenario happens to me all the time
Grim I haven’t seen anyone more correct than you
@GFG .
Boys:Yehey
*why am i crying over a thing called " Cardboard Warfare"*
To be honest this is better than a movie.seriously the story is so good🙂🙂
Yeah I’ve watched this so many times cause it was also professionally made
Nah it's just copied off of band of brothers
Ya ever heard of Dunkirk?
@@changeabletornado2828 saving private ryan
These special effects were out of its time
Saving Private Ryan: ._.XD
Let's all give a big salute to our Cardboard Armed Forces!
Call'em CAF
You side it
😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😲
LOL "side it," good one eisen.
G.M. Danielson's Horror Vault i
The soundtrack, editing & cinematography is purely amazing
Medal Of Honor Soundtrack. It's amazing.
Sam and Niko from corridor are the pilots wow. They're in everything.
I thought that was them but I wasn't sure.
not surprised, they had cameos in just about every "popular thing but with mundane thing" video back in the day
they spent their whole budget on uniforms, then realized they still had to make a movie.
nothing else then Monty Python and the Holy Grail where they realised there is no money left for horses so they used coconuts ... they really wanted to use normal horses first
@@simonsayz3925 lol
I wish they input the scene where john miller tried to shoot the tank with his pistol and then he actually thinks that he blew it up.
Moms: “aw look at how cute the kids are when they are playing”
The kids:
Saving private paper
Saving private RaYze dark
Brandon Bradford sgt*
Best cmmnt soo far
Hehe no but someone should do that
My childhood in 24 minutes
“I know not what weapons World War III will be fought with, but world war IV will be fought with cardboard”
-Albert Einstein
Lol
lol, but the quote goes like this "I don't know what world war 3 will be fought with but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones."
Jackson Rogers yeah I know I was joking
@Rexknopf 007 r/woooosh
btw VI=6 IV=4
HOLY DANG THIS
SHOULD BE AN ACTUAL MOVIE
LIKE IF U AGREE
AND HOW DO U
MAKE THIS STUFF
لان
Oliver The Legend tries to get win
editing and lots of boxes
The power of papa jake
Yep
I'm just gonna leave my comment here so when someone likes it, UA-cam's gonna remind me of this awesome masterpiece. The production of this short film is just astonishing... I love it!
Parents: oh look, the kids are playing
The kids:
Facts 😂😂
Truth😂
He speaks of Reality
So true
If they made a whole movie like this and it was put in cinemas I would totally watch it
Jacob Burnett same
Jacob Burnett me too
Jacob Burnett who wouldnt?
xTNTMANx me too
BoltingCrown337 It would be the best time seller of 2017-3067 XD
This should be a movie. IT feels like hours. But I love this so very much.
I will make billions of Google accounts just to like this. More people
Deserve to watch this. Thank you for making this awesome video!
SorryNoName 101 or you could just likebot
as a history buff, I love how accurate this is from the jump commands to the flash, thunder friendly call
(I mean, besides the cardboard)
I remember this being a movie for me as a kid. Now im 21 and this still is one of the best youtube short films
so im watching this in 2020 thinking “wow alot of work must have gone into this during quarantine!”
...
8 YEARS AGO?!
SAME
@@chow9093 .
Same
9 Years ago
Same
Jeez I felt like I was in a movie theater watching a world war 2 movie that was just cut short great job you should make an hour long special
How have I not seen this yet?! Totally not what I expected at all! Top tier all the way you guys deserve Oscar's all around!
When your mum can’t afford a nerf gun so u play outside with your cardboard guns
This is better then nerf
I use airsoft, they look realistic.
Derek Studios I use the cool hyper realistic gun I found in my dads drawer
@@dinguskhan46329 I use the bullet casing my dad had when he got shot in the head to remember him. I'm not kidding
Or real guns. But hey it worked
Girls: cardboard warfare is just running around with cardboard.
Boys: nope
Girls: prove it
Boys:
Idiot
@@khatijahussain7495 did you seriously say he is an idiot because of his comment? In the future he could invent the world’s 1st flying car yet your calling him stupid, stop insulting people just because of a comment.
I agreee with Putin
@@khatijahussain7495 ok that’s not necessary but ok
@@roosevelthannan4813 I also agree
This is the type of content UA-cam needs.
Agreed
That beginning scene gave me flashbacks to the C-130 ride into Iraq, literally every thought imaginable goes through your head, and it was the first time in my life I was 100% sure I wasn't safe sleeping at night.
This is way better than most movies these days. These guys should be making movies for theaters.
Seriously... This is awesome
Liked this comment
Hey,airborne creed is good!
I agree
I agree but hollywood changes shit a lot
I'm going to start the cardboard Oscars. With the categories: Best Paper, best faker and best overall ok actor. You guys won them all!
Joz not the paper tho
Joz no
It's like a war movie...
But on a budget, and it's even better!!!
Man you must have seen some pretty crappy war movies
Jonny R this is the perfect movie
Joseb britoin I’m not saying this is bad, but you can’t compare it to amazing war movies like Saving Private Ryan or Letters From Iwo Jima
@@potatoes2539 It was a joke....
Jonny R yeah
I cannot believe how well made this is. You guys truly outdid yourselves, I have been watching this for over 8 years and the first time I saw it , it made me cry at the end.
First of all, this was done really well.
Second, I recognized much of the music in this; some of it is from a game I used to play on the Gamecube. I think it was a Medal of Honor game. It really gave me nostalgia.
Yes Medal of Honor frontline soundtrack, brought back so many memories, your the first I seen in the comments that mentioned it
Not to mention medal of honour European assault at the end and medal of honour vanguard at some points as well I think
And call of duty 2
they should really consider kickstarting a full length film
Wait a minute is taht fake gun control hats paper box gun
I "smell" a success!
Tal Dru but with real props
I smell burnt cardboard
I love the smell of cardboard in the morning
Somebody on their team:*dies*
Them: oh no!
Johnson: I’m dying help me!
Them: nope
Shit be shit like that sometimes.
The objective heartbreakingly takes prescidence (sp?) over all.
Or else it's failed and more people die.
Soldiering ain't easy, or fun, nor fair.
I saw this years ago and didn't know it was Clint from Corridor till today!
I saw Sam and niko where's clint?
@@arros0924 he's the director
Nothing better than full grown men fighting with cardboard
nice touch with the cardboard dog tags.
I love the little details ya
And they say CARDBOARD UNIT
Elijah Greenberg ikr
GhEtT0 GΔMÏÑG idiot.
agre
When your friend destroys your cardboard base and calls you a "weak ally"
What parents see: aww my cutie making a guns out of cardboards
What children see:
So true..the kid started a War..
I CALL TEAM ALLIES
@@Sand100 KIDER GAREN KIDS ATTACK
Captain Kid Speaking, Destroyer of the world, are you still arive? Over.
Destroyer of the world speaking. Yes, but im in a death situation. Over
"This is Private Kid K. Kiddo speaking! Kindergarten-1 is being ambushed! We need immediate backup now!"
This had to be an award wining movie just with cardboard wow guys good job
Girls at a sleepover: you wanna do each other’s make up
Boys:
This was made in 2011 but it's trending now... WHAT?
How is that?
UA-cam works in truly weird ways
Indeed
Took a lot of effort tho
I know, its sad
are we not gonna talk about how this is better than a lot of holy movies nowadays, especially the sequel starwars?
you cant find quality like this on UA-cam eny more
Nicky h225 *any
Well you can find bodies hanging...
What other people see: *sum kids and runnin around with cardboard weapons*
What me and the bois see:
History thaecher: hands out essay
My brain:
"Thaecher"
1945 the first laminated nuclear test strike.on a Japanese town.
@Kaiser Wilhelm II emp
@Kaiser Wilhelm II I think he meant teacher lmao
I'm am a "unofficial historian" but I know the same amount so ask away
That face when oldschool UA-cam classics randomly appear in your recommendations!
What's next? Smosh? Pure Pwnage? Machinima? Angry Video Game Nerd?
This could pass off as an actual world war 2 movie
Maybe this is an episode band of brothers
It's like saving private Ryan
yeah they got it from brothers in arms
+Probably a box Band of Brothers on a tight budget
+1×2+3×2+2×+11+3@2342#×÷=432×÷24÷33=43÷2÷2×= ×2+1×322+ 1+2×34=÷5_%6€6_5_€5%
+Probably a box brothers in arms earned in blood ps2
This references ALOT of lines and scenes from saving private ryan and band of brothers.
...This was made in 2011
The Carpet and saving private Ryan was 1999 and band of brothers was 2001. So what’s your point?
I have found the chosen one historians unite!!
Fascinating concept. I loved it. Wish there was more.
I found this video on 2014, now youtube algorithm found this masterpiece again. Great job guys 👏👏👏
O_O I am amazed by what I have just witnessed! A 24 minute movie with Cardboard and some Internet Editing Software could out preform a million dollar, 2 hour, Crazy Cgi Hollywood blockbuster in terms of pure Emotion and gripping Action that didn't have you subconsiously saying *Great...Another explosion...*
Chips Dubbo I know this is soooooo amazing how much effort they put into that
Same feeling man this world is really crazy based on the little things life gives us
That video was awesome
Chips Dubb o XXX
I loved it
this is world war 3 in 2050 when they ran out of metal
You Right!
DaltonBase no its 2051 they're in a simulation
Yeah I agree
Run out of metal. Lol
DaltonBase in ww3 itll be a nuke war plus itll be sooner then 2050 AND we wont run out of metal
Actually that lighter is the most powerful weapon
Her: he's probably cheating with some other girl
Me and the boys:
When a children's game went too far
Frank Matveliyev lol
Frank Matveliyev they are man children
...it's not a children's game....but ok
Yeah
Me as a 5 year old thinking that I would be in military... Good times
Cardboard parachutes??😆 must've been expensive to make this mini movie 🎥
Or they made small versions and edit in effects, the air planes are the same and they built one big box to take a scene in the plane alot of it is not full size but alot of good editing of POV
I make cardboard guns out of toilet paper rolls, it could be REALLY easy to make parachutes.
And they used green screen for this. I know a green screen when I see one.
a i r r e s i s t a n c e ™️
@@thegamingwolf6190 r/woosh
*Why are people have to dislike it* ?
They put a lot of work in this film...
_W T __-F-_ ?
Ninja 10 cause people don't know what good content is
The dislikers are probably The German soldiers
Vortephox they did put alot of work into it the people who disliked it is however pretty metal
Vortephox and mental
Thi games hahaha LOL
I've watched this 4 times over the years, still a masterpiece
I started watching this thinking it was gonna be silly, and it's actually really, really good quality. Bravo, guys.
ya it was fun to watch :P gg
I agree 100%
“We are gonna take this cannon out
The cannon we are taking out is there”
“That cannon?”
“Yes the cannon there”
“I’ll radio HQ about the cannon so they know we are taking the cannon out. HQ we are gonna take a cannon out then proceed to continue the mission after taking the cannon out”
“Confirmed, take that cannon out”
Literally the start haha
That's logistics for ya.
If u put the cardboard everything out of mind It feels like your watching a real film this was so well made and the actors are amazing .
yeah.. kind of Saving Private Ryan film.. the actor's acting skills are damn good. I got almost teary-eye on the ending scene.
I'm gonna say this, but this is WAY better than what hollywood was able to come out with in the past few years. And this is cardboard.
If the weapons are cardboard, then would most of our boxes be made of metal?
David Kernan that's inception shit
David Kernan owl
Actually, they would rather be made of wood and metal.
David Kernan uhh.... no
David Kernan no their using crayons for the metal parts
I was so shocked when the dude took his helmet off and he was bald!!!
why tf would you be shocked? everyone in the army/military has to shave
That's not even close to true but ok
Spoilers
20:46 when that one player knows he's gonna die but finishes of the player he knocked out
Free To Ride this deserves so many likes
Free to ride you are so right
Dude what a jump forward in quality to the first Cardboard Warfare
Well, at least you tried making the Nazis speak German
This video is still great though
Yeah
wtf is this japanese kid doing on this video?
@LupeGGV JosephAngel what do u mean
@@mittalmasrani468 because they want to ?
I am BEYOND impressed with these guys, everything they do seems legit, it seems they have thourally researched their roles, and that broken soldier?
Wow, Oscar stuff, straight up!
War......war, never changes
You are right about that
I am cool fallout 4 reference
War is heck
War has changed.
Neither is the acting..... every movie is the same as shown in this parody
Regular people: THIS IS SUCH A GOOD FILM AMAZING
Gen Z's: *Sees Nazi symbol* -Daring today, aren't we?
**C a n c e l s**
Thats Millennials
as a representative for Gen Z,
we don't claim them
Fsfwdfgf
Dzd/855ryydtdg
It’s okay because they only got 0.1 centimeters off
That's what UA-cam does
When he flicked the switched on and the thing actually changed. That got me to snort into my Jagr and 7up.
UA-cam 2011: nope
UA-cam 2012: nope
UA-cam 2013: nope
UA-cam 2014: nope
UA-cam 2015: nope
UA-cam 2016: nope
UA-cam 2017: nope
UA-cam 2018: nope
UA-cam 2019: *YASSSS!*
*..yee*
You 2011: nope
You 2012: nope
You 2013: nope
You 2014: nope
You 2015: nope
You 2016: nope
You 2017: nope
You 2018: nope
You 2019: gay
Me too bruthee
How dead is this meme by this point?
I watched this little movie back in 2015 or 2011 and now it reapeared in my list I watched it again and It still gets me the same feelings I really like this video
It's like someone said, "You can't make a video with cardboard props and still find a way to make it deep, engaging, and serious. No one could take it seriously without thinking of the cardboard!," and this channel overheard and said, "Challenge accepted."
I used to watch this time when I was a kid, and now returning back to watch this hits me on my memory strings, as I love creating paper and cardboard guns from Call of Duty. Man, this brings me back to the easier times.