The Broadway stage format is fast pass and was not going to work for the big screen. Did They over indulged by slowing down and extend the music, as well as extending the plot? Yes! That is what makes great cinema. Could they have shortened to 2hr 30mins and still had the same inpact.. Maybe! It was so successful in spite of its 160-minute run time. Let's just say we got the directors cut, but in theaters.
@WhatsPoppingBruce10 күн бұрын
I think that is a great summary! Can't wait for part 2 😁
@RubenMacLean19 күн бұрын
How would you counter this as a charizard ex player?
@WhatsPoppingBruce19 күн бұрын
Target down the Munki with a dusknoir and then swing into the gardy with burning darkness i rate! What do you think? 🙊
@rosslovett377921 күн бұрын
Hopefully that second print and subsequent releases are given to collectors and players instead of the scalpers 😐
@WhatsPoppingBruce21 күн бұрын
We can only hope.... at the content covering scalpers has it's own niche on social media 🙈
@DarshinsBizarreAdventure22 күн бұрын
Pretty well for an etb, the masterball takes the cake!
@WhatsPoppingBruce22 күн бұрын
When you find a masterball can you even complain!? 🙊 Very happy with that and my two eeveelution pokeballs... honestly if you told me i would get those before i ripped it, I wouldn't have been so stressed during the opening 😋🤣
@tracydalton911322 күн бұрын
I agree 100%. These scalpers are ruining this for everyone. I do not want to see this hobby suffer in our country.
@WhatsPoppingBruce22 күн бұрын
Amen! Let's not let the scalpers scalp! 👀
@stonersloane23 күн бұрын
i love him sooooooo much. thank you for this interview!
@WhatsPoppingBruce22 күн бұрын
You are super welcome! Thanks so much for tuning in 😁
@SolarpopGoPlay24 күн бұрын
It truly has been an amazing journey with Scarlet & Violet!
@WhatsPoppingBruce24 күн бұрын
And it's not over yet! So many great sets to look forward to this year alone 🙊 Thanks so much for everything you guys do for the channel! ❤️🔥
@ShadowPG999924 күн бұрын
This was an amazing look at the Scarlet & Violet era so far! Made me realise I'm missing a ton of cool cards for my collection.
@WhatsPoppingBruce24 күн бұрын
Right!? I didn't think i could get so much fomo for so many sets I've already opened 😅🤣🙈
@kyraleiphАй бұрын
This is why I like making stories. I like seeing actors enjoying playing as characters they enjoy figuring out. I'm trying to make my first webcomic, and seeing this just gives me joy to want to continue on it. Life is full of struggles, and stories reflect that very often. :3 it's a roller coaster for sure. Did an awesome job of Captain Kuro. :3 I'm just slow at making pages. XP (I would have "what if I hired an actor?" type of questions randomly pop up in conversation, and if I could. Alex would be my top pick for a key character I have in my story.) Very complex, and possibly therapeutic. Honestly, brings joy to creatives like me. :o Anywho, I've typed a lot here. XD have a good one.
@WhatsPoppingBruce26 күн бұрын
That's amazing! Thanks so much for tuning in and sharing your story 😁 Best of luck with the new webcomic... i hope to be able to check it out soon!
@kyraleiph3 күн бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBrucethis is a late response on my part, but the first chapter is currently public on comicfury, and Tapas. It's called Stargaze, and the character I had in mind is actually in the beginning chapter as a distinct silhouette atm. Alrighty, I'll be off. Have a good one! X3
@d4545Ай бұрын
Thank you Mr Crossey for this great interview and thank you Mr Maniatis for his making Kuro come alive. He is a great actor and I hope that we will see him in more roles 🤩
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
@d4545 it's a pleasure! I am glad that you enjoyed it 😁💪
@devitradioАй бұрын
Tolkien books and movie (Jackson) fan here. My oldest kids are fans as well. I watched and hated every minute of Rings of Power. I loved this movie. I loved that it was an Anime. Hera wasn't a girlboss, she was quite vulnerable, real, and feminine. BTW, what is the difference between a female Hero and a GirlBoss? That needs to be well defined. A man can be a B.A. hero, but a girl can't?
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
@devitradio couldn't agree more! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it 😁 That's such an important distinction to make and in my opinion it all comes down to whether you are forcing a narrative to fit an agenda and im my opinion this film didn't do that at all! 💪
@k3y155Ай бұрын
I thought it was fine. The story was simple, the characters reflected that mostly (to me anyways), and some of the dialogue was a bit clunky and awkward at points. With that being said, it was definitely not the girl boss lore breaking movie people are making it out to be. It does raise a plot hole about the severe lack of ballistas in the world, but that’s not something worth complaining too hard about.
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
@k3y155 thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, really appreciate it! 😁
@k3y155Ай бұрын
@ no, thank you for your review!
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
@k3y155 it's an absolute pleasure! I'm glad it could spark some conversatjon 😁
@matthewjordan8694Ай бұрын
Someone in Hollywood wants to make the Lord of the Rings about Jesus and the Church...
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
How so? :)
@CH-vc2pwАй бұрын
The animation was choppy and atrocious. The took way from important characters. It just wasn’t good
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it!
@rburk854Ай бұрын
Rarely do you see so many people upset that some other people liked a movie
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
It happens more often than you would think... trust me 🤣
@jamesmars1914Ай бұрын
Saw it in IMAX, very enjoyable
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
It's such amazing animation to see on the big screen! 😁
@Sisko24Ай бұрын
I thourougly enjoyed this return to middle earth. Visuals and audio were absolute candy. I’ve had multiple people tell me I know nothing of animation, but to be honest I really liked the style - it felt very physical and real. Art is subjective The story of Hera and her family was very gripping. You quickly learn to care for these characters
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
I really felt the stakes for the future of Rohan in this film... it was a great way to tell a more contained story within the broader world of Peter Jackson's middle earth 😁 And I agree... it looked amazing on screen! 🎬
@easyalpha1Ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
😎👍💪
@BenjaminAlternateАй бұрын
Thanks for a much needed ACTAULL real review, instead of just hating on it just because there is a female lead
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
Awesome! Thanks so much 😁 have you seen it yet? 🙊
@jomamasophat8973Ай бұрын
Just saw it. I had a fun time. Was so refreshing to be back in the real Middle Earth.😊
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
It really is a fun time! I think that's the perfect way to sum up this film 😁 I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
@TeamAaron647Ай бұрын
No lore breaking in this film....are you for real 😂😂 Please go read some of Tolkien's work and then rewatch the movie. You have some wild takes that is for sure!
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
Let me know where the lore issues lie... always keen to learn 👍
@Team-AaronАй бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruce Sure for this movie try Appendix A section 2 The House of Eorl. This isn't a faithful creation based of the roughly 2 & a half pages about the end of Helm rather taking the movie that should have been about Helm and basically using his name to give creditability to a boss/mary sue character that a writer has created for themself. To shoe horn the orks looking for the ring and Hera off to see Gandalf simply completely unnecessary. My suggestion to you as a content creator would be to put a little bit of work into your reviews, I don't think reading the roughly 2 & a half pages that is the source of the movie should be too much to ask.
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
@Team-Aaron what is unnecessary or shoe-horned in your opinion still does not constitute breaking of the lore...
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
@Team-Aaron what's more... the same section of the appendices you cite refer to helm's death with reference to Helm dying one night when he was out stalking his enemies. He was found dead as a stone but with unbent knees, standing upon the Dike near the Hornburg. Is the movie embellishing this to create a narrative? Obviously... is it lore breaking? I remain unconvinced.
@Team-AaronАй бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruce Classic! Much like your review you again missed the point. If you took the time to read the comment you would have seen "To shoe horn the orks looking for the ring and Hera off to see Gandalf simply completely unnecessary." key point would be unnecessary not lore breaking, the lore breaking come from what the writer changes from the Apprendix in order to push the made up character.
@dominicbrown5336Ай бұрын
how does this one shot charizard???
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
Move 30 damage onto zard from your bench using Munkidori, bravery charm on the drifloon with 100 damage and you are knocking out zardies in one shot 💪😎
@SilverScribe85Ай бұрын
If the OG trilogy's cast openly praises this movie, you know you're in for a good time
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
Amen! Completely agree with what Andy Serkis had to say about this one 😁
@SilverScribe85Ай бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruce On that note, I pay more attention to THAT consensus than most reviews
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
Too true! Let me know what you think once you have seen it 💪😎
@sunsin1592Ай бұрын
I don't think you know what the words "visual spectacle" mean. It's crappy 70s Japanimation. And no "Tolkien Nerd" could possibly support this. Your fandom is revoked.
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
Always a pleasure to hear from a true scholar on the subject... thanks for your valuable input.
@rburk854Ай бұрын
"Japanimation?" How old are you? I think it's been at least 20 years since I last heard someone use that term.
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf2 ай бұрын
Cheers mate i`ll be seeing it
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Awesome! You will have to let me know your thoughts once you have seen it 😁
@waynemcauliffe-fv5yfАй бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruce Sure mate
@Dilbub2 ай бұрын
Thank you for creating and sharing this video. I love this informative and useful review. The amount of trolls that are so upset they made this movie is so bizarre. I’ve been stoked for this movie for over 16 months and I am so ready to experience this on Thursday.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
It's definitely been a long wait and a long time coming! I think that the future of lotr definitely lies in live action, but this was a refreshing deviation and a great way to tell a new story in a universe we all love 😁 You have to let me know what you think once you have seen it!
@iliasgold42842 ай бұрын
Imo anime is not suitable for lotr. Maybe if they had gone with animation like 2007s beowulf i would had been more interested but anime was clearly a wrong choice!
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Why do you say that? :)
@Dilbub2 ай бұрын
Beowulf….the motion capture disaster of uncanny valley? Oh goodness me, I think you need to rewatch Beowulf if you think it has great animation. A lot of people have never watched anime, yet are quick to judge The War of the Rohirrim without even watching it.
@rburk854Ай бұрын
@@Dilbub yep these people are ridiculous lmao
@Tacoking88912 ай бұрын
I am excited for this. It’s glad to hear a good take because I have had a hard time making sense of some of the criticisms. Unfortunately, the lord of the rings fans can be extremely toxic and gate keepers. I personally enjoy all the films, including the hobbit films (despite the hobbit being my favorite book of all time). I am even enjoying the rings of power.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
I think that there is definitely a lot here to be excited about 😁 it seems to me that it is always far more click-baity to rip things apart and spread criticism where it isn't deserved. Credit where it is due... I think that this is an exciting return to Peter Jackson's middle earth. Please let me know your thoughts once you have seen it as well 😁
@christianmelendez1177Ай бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruceYou telling me because with those both haters and toxic fans community so we needed to defend this film😊
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
It's far easier to tear something down and rip it apart than be positive and share your honest thoughts... unfortunately that's what gets more clicks 🙈
@hussain19212 ай бұрын
Its bombing at the box office internationally, I think this may be a wake up call that live action is the way to go..
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
I think its a great medium for a story of this type that perhaps doesn't warrant a full live action outing and is a little less risky for the studio. But i can't wait for the hunt for gollum and the other live action projects that are in the works... as long as it's not rings of power 😅🤣
@BenjaminAlternateАй бұрын
what wake up call? there were very few people who were thinking of having lotr be animated. I like animated and its a shame that people are going to hate on it despite its potentially good story just because it exists alongside Rings of Power released along the same time. Plenty of lotr reviewers (who aren't actually lotr reviewing, just anti woke) get mad because it makes money for the algorithm.
@WhatsPoppingBruceАй бұрын
Anger and outrage get clicks... these are facts...and i couldn't agree more! Really enjoyed my time with this film even though i was worried going in 😁
@johnberry20902 ай бұрын
At this point wouldn’t the ring be in Gollum’s possession not at the bottom of the river? Gollum had the ring for more than 200 years.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
You are right! I stand corrected... Gollum had the ring for over 500 years 🙊 so it was likely with him in the cave during the events of this film 😁
@tracydalton91132 ай бұрын
Cannot wait to see it.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
It is well worth the watch! 😁
@jiakaiwang63672 ай бұрын
Great information! thanks for the videos. Maybe you could both mic up in the future!
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Its a pleasure! We had a bad storm that played havoc with our audio... but thanks for bearing with us 😁
@GamesLoveBrandon2 ай бұрын
The interview audio is really fuzzy , alot of echoing
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Unfortunately we had a rain storm hit halfway through... but the show had to go on! 😅
@swagsurfer60942 ай бұрын
The movie was Brilliant. People were mad at the trailer having a hip hop song, already comparing it to the past film. Then people used the hip hop music to ironically marginalize Denzel's role. People are just simply miserable. People keep talking about accents is hilarious. English 100 years ago is not even the same as today. What is an ancient Roman accent in english? People are just dumb, straight up. And haters
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
It really has been crazy to see such a super negative response from so many people. Really sad how it is the "cool kids" way to spread hate without backing up their critiques with anything more than throwaway comments or poorly reasoned arguments. I'm all for people sharing their opinions... but the level of disrespect is upsetting!
@swagsurfer60942 ай бұрын
It's honestly frustrating. Every movie review on youtube is regurgitating the same nonsense talking points. KZbin movie reviewers talk about hollywood only concerned with profit yet these youtubers have to rely on same attention metrics hollywood does (on a smaller scale but all is relative) to make money. So these youtubers cater to nostalgia and whatever opinion is already dominating the public sphere. Everybody has so much access to information but with no discernment, everybody has a LOUD voice online but nobody has good ears to listen. Regardless I'm happy the movie is smashing the box office. Also though the music during the action scenes was impeccable
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
@swagsurfer6094 couldn't agree more! Thanks so much for sharing 💪
@russturk41322 ай бұрын
MASTERPIECE? Are you insane??????? It was a complete mess.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear it wasn't for you!
@russturk41322 ай бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruce It had terrible CGI monkeys and sharks. There was no backstory as to how both those insane brothers became emperors. It was a rehash of the original gladiator storyline basically. It was laughable and lazy storytelling.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
@@russturk4132 like I said... I'm really sorry to hear you didn't like it...
@ncoeache2 ай бұрын
thank you queen
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Huzzah!
@Fortniteballs-wl8zo2 ай бұрын
Move list to one shot a charizard
@spicenico83312 ай бұрын
I don’t even want manaphy because if my opponent is putting some damage counters on my benched drifloons that gives me a head start. 🤔
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
@spicenico8331 good point! As long as there is enough hp left to be able to use psychic embrace and not self K.O 😁
@Dankkyfrankky6 күн бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruceyou can’t self kill with that ability
@hypersaiyan71022 ай бұрын
If only Ikue Otani was with Veronica.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
That would have been insane 🙊
@SeekingGodsWill2 ай бұрын
Masterpiece? What?
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it 🙊
@rayjack2 ай бұрын
They don’t try to outshine each other yet they both shine just perfectly, equally
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
So much shine! 🙊
@scoopittypoop2 ай бұрын
Everyone hating on this movie didn't even go watch it
@stevencook71562 ай бұрын
I am sorry I did not see it. I was watching Wicked. 😊 I have seen it 3 times now. 🥰 but i can only chose one when I go to the theater. And I keep chosing Wicked. 😂 sorry i will probly never see Gladiator 2.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Wicked is awesome! No blame there 🤪
@johnstewart24732 ай бұрын
I can't see anyone who watched the first one, not thinking Gladiator 2 was a piece of crap. It was basically a bad version of the first one. The original was a stand alone movie, and Hollywood just did what they've been doing for years. Regurgitating the same old storyline, thinking it would be just as good as the original.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear it left you wanting... I genuinely enjoyed it 🙊 I hope your next outing to the cinema is a more fruitful one 😁😁
@Mario888810002 ай бұрын
Love Gladiator. Love most of Riddley Scott's work. Was so looking forward to this movie. Tried really hard to make it work. Nope. Just go re-watch Gladiator's director's cut.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that this one fell flat for you 🙊
@reymondlopez74682 ай бұрын
Masterpiece? What the hell movie did you go? See because it sure as hell wasn’t gladiator 2. I got a couple minutes in before I realize that you’re in love with the sound of your own voice and you get high off the smell of your own farts. Seriously though this movie was so bad. The dialogue was so corny and the CGI that was used looked absolutely horrendous.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
You sound delightful 👍 Sorry to hear this one didn't live up to your standards.
@mchoneyofficial47612 ай бұрын
I was really disappointed in this movie. The characters felt underdeveloped, the cgi was bad, the pacing of some scenes was off (too rushed or too quick), the emotional moments didn't land, the geography of characters at times was off "how is he there already?!", the music was pretty average. The emperors were a mixed bag, I thought Joseph Quinn showed some moments of something happening that could've been compelling, but again not enough time spent with him (and even that time was split with another emperor). Storylines didn't really go anywhere (Pedro PAscal's, even Paul Mescal's sort of limped to nothing at points). And some very heavy-handed use of Gladiator 1 to try and tie it in or make it seem greater than it actually is.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
I'm really sorry that it fell flat for you... I think sometimes when film's have such high expectations/legacy it can go one of two ways when you watch it 🙈 Thanks so much for sharinh your thoughts and giving your critique! I really appreciate it 😁
@furrycheetah2 ай бұрын
Not almost perfect but very perfect
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
I'm glad you love it 😁
@furrycheetah2 ай бұрын
@@WhatsPoppingBruce It is the best musical movie since Evita(1996),La La Land(2012),The Greatest Showman(2019) and Barbie(2023).
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Hard to argue with that! Such a great time in the cinema 😁
@GrandeGomez-z3i2 ай бұрын
Need badly part 2 ☺️🤧
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Can't wait! Have you seen the Broadway play? 🙊
@lornekay89482 ай бұрын
I agree that the film was a little too long. But what does one cut ? If you ask 1000 film editors you would get 1000 different cuts. Every scene was excellent, so it becomes very subjective and a matter of personal opinion what cuts to make.
@WhatsPoppingBruce2 ай бұрын
Very true! That's why editing is such an art 😁 I just think some sequences in the second act dragged on a little and there's probably around 15 mins that could be left out. That being said... i don't know what is to come in part 2, so things i felt could be glossed over may be critical to the future plot... thats also why its so hard to judge a part 1 in isolation 🙊 Either way... im excited for what comes next 😁