brilliant movie , and a fantastic ending , and will be reading the book soon

Wasn't one of Crichton's better stories, TBH

Which 😂door do I leave from asshole was the best line

Excellent film analysis! Thank you sir! 🫡💪🏽

Lou Bloom is an interesting character stuck in a mundane story

2024 and KZbin algos got me here looking for the trailer of this film....Video Essay....never knew such a thing...carry on...nothing get's that much better....new administration....war....same stuff....thanks

Bogart is my choice for #1 cool in film.

I thought the resolution to the movie was great. I never understood why it bombed. One of my favorite movies for sure.

Remember watching the movie in school.

I love the movie, bought the book a year ago. They tried their best but tentacle monsters would have likely scratched the itch of the dullard.

Connery was such a great actor. He just commanded the scenes he was in, in this film. Very regal and majestic. I also liked Dragonheart where he voiced Draco the Dragon.

Guilt

this film is so good and deserves so much more love and attention. THank you so much for this. Also IDK if this is the way you usually narrate, but your voiceover reminds me of the voiceover in the film. If intentional, A+. if unintentional, still A+.

Neanderthals

I consider the movie to be one of my most favored.

Love the book Like the movie. Every time I watch this I always feel like it is missing a beat. Like if they had kept the part of the story where Norm fights the giant squid that would serve as a great climax both for the sake of spectacle and narrative.

“First hand accounts…” proceeds to offer his hook. No you didn’t! 😂

I always loved this one. It held so many elements.

Fire in sky was a great film

I watch this movie at least once a year.

8:25 you are right on point

Because Crichton wove an incredible story and ends it with everyone just agreeing to forget that it ever happened? I felt so ripped off when I got to the end. It's a regular thing with Crichton. He did it for "The Andromeda Strain" and "Congo" too. Fool me once, shame one you, fool me twice, shame on me, I don't what to call it having fallen for it three times. He writes incredible stories, and the sometimes can't come up with a good ending, so he comes up with a sort of "Deus Ex Machina" ending. I'm reading the comments, and everyone seems to love the story while ignoring the lack of payoff at the end.

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The scene of Chili walking up the stairs to meet Bear is the coolest scene ever.

I thought it was a great movie. Very weird.

Man this was a GREAT analysis, I wish more people gave this movie a chance. It is so good.

I love this movie, one of my favorite Bond movies, Pierce was the best.

My new 2nd favorite Canadian channel on the internet. Loved your video about The Majestic.

Cause it was Bad. Anticlimactic ending

You sold me on it

I mean, The American is right there if you want a subtle, nuanced performance from Clooney. Still, I'll check this out.

The Thirteenth Warrior is a masterclass in storytelling. Language, heroes, myths, discovery, and a basis in both history and mythology. Michael Crichton was a genius. The cast well brought forth his vision.

Great video!!

Holy crap, you are an artist! I’m so tired of these snarky, cynical KZbin reviewers, your format is refreshing and to the point. You are the Polyphonic of movie review, thank you Edit: this movie was a budget punisher but was able to break the stupid video game movie curse even if it wasn’t that good of a movie

I’ll never forget the scene where they go through the books and it’s empty past page 87, I don’t know why but that always stuck with me

I don't consider this a great movie, owned it on DVD back in high school though, and yet...the atmospheric style is something to love.

I have been a case manager, case worker, case officer, etc in the social welfare system for 37 years, and Rooney Mara is so spot on as a heavily traumatized victim of childhood abuse. I never saw the Swedish film, and don’t need to just to find out how accurate Rapace was in displaying a realistic portrayal of how far child abuse will effect child development. Reading comments on line, reviews, talking heads, etc, have no effing clue just how, and why, Mara was impressive my guess is that Mara signed more than a few HIPAA authorizations during her research for this role.

What I love about the second movie is how it references Chili's Rio Lobo/Rio Bravo comment from the first. Both Rios are the same movie, different actors playing the same basic characters, but John Wayne is playing John Wayne in all of it. The two movies get meta on themselves. I think of the two movies as "East Coast Chili" vs "West Coast Chili". In general I prefer the East Coast recipe. But the "Sin. Ms. Moon. Dabu. PLAYA" exchanges in movie two live rent free in my brain.

Probably my favorite fantasy movie of all time.

I watched it for the first time a couple of years ago and didn't think much of it. Then a friend gifted me a copy of the book for my birthday a week ago, so I decided to rewatch it. And it's a let-down. The narration never stops and is outright disruptive. And the lack of a consistent tone and a frantic pacing left me with whiplash going from scene to scene. It needed to slow down, be longer, or a mix of both. Let the mystery have time to settle. Trust the audience to put some of the pieces together. The dinner date at the church was especially bad, with both Anton Yelchin and Addison Timlin rushing through their lines. The decision to have Stormy more involved than she was in the book was a good choice, but it felt more like they were partners in crime than in love.

Mistrzu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Nie wszystko zalezy od Nas!!!!!!!!!!!!To co jest nozliwe!!!!!!!!To co jest mozliwe!!!!!!!!!!!To co jest mozliwe!!!!!!!!N!!!!!!!!!Marek.

Any time it's on I can't not watch it to the end. Top tier - other movies might be as good but none better.

Mistrzu!!!!!!!!!!Nie boj sie byc Sam!!!!!!!!!Duzo sie nauczysz!!!!!!!!!Ja tez nie mam Szkoly!!!!!!!!A marze o Akademi!!!!!!!!!!!Medycznej!!!!!!!!Powolanie!!!!!!!!!Ale moze sproboj Sam ocenic jakie!!!!!!!!!!!Powolanie do zawodu lekarza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Zycie rozwija sie naturalnie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Przyjaciele przyjda raczej pozniej!!!!!!Tez sa ludzmi!!!!!!!!!!!Osadnikami!!!!!!!!!!Szczesc Boze!!!!!!Lask Bozych!!!!!!!!!!Im wiecej tym lepiej!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Marek.

Yeah, I found this movie recently and I can't get why this thing is so under the radar. Everything the narrator said here about this video is so true. Everybody is in this film: Jay Baruchel, who has an uncanny talent for working with just about everybody! (Eastwood, Stiller, Downey, Nic Cage, America Ferrara, Alice Eve, Alexis Bidel and so many others) an excellent job! Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon Terence Stamp (Remember Larry Wildman from Wall Street?) and so many others, it's a very awesome cast. Well done. Had so much fun watching this, and when you watch for the 2nd, 3rd, or even 10th time you discover something new. My favorite scene: Kurt Russell and Matt Dilllon walking down the street and Dillon's character pickpockets two different people, one a nine-year-old Chinese girl, and Kurt Russell's speech to him. So funny!!!

Reminds me of 'take shelter'

Dating used to be easier

I loved the massage scene on the boat with the actor that played Jimmy Cap. I was thinking last time he got a massage in a movie it didn't end well for him. When he played Moe Green in The Godfather.

Beautiful analysis of one of my favorite movies. Good stuff!

Just watched this movie. It was awesome to see many many great actors. Recommend watching it's worthwhile.

What I like so much about this movie is everyone but John Travolta. Chili Palmer is written as a two dimensional, too cool to be believed character. Travolta's rendition is what you'd expect from a an author who most likely embellishes Chili Palmer to ad naueum. I think Travolta is much better when he's frantic and nervous. The rest of the cast is spot on and much more entertaining.