10 Movies That Explained Way Too Much

Some explanations give us more than we wanted and kill our enjoyment of movies we otherwise love.
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[@joytravis1628]

actually in the pirate film, in the first one, they left clues as to what made Jack's compass so special, the 2nd movie just confirms them

[@ivanpetrov5255]

I was going to say that - his First mate says it while in Tortuga (if memory serves me right about this scene), and there is a scene were Jack and Turner were chasing the Black Pearl through a storm, and Jack was using the compass.

[@mrshadelock]

Aye, but we're not trying to go north are we?

[@collinfox5088]

Seriously whoever wrote that part of script isn't very smart. Made me click right off the video

[@thehulkamaniabrother2.089]

Stacker Fucking Pentecost lol? Really?

[@Aruynn]

She spent 7 days suffering knowing she was going to day, so she makes them suffer for the same length. How is that overexplaining?

[@TheAntagonistx]

Lol ukr these people dumb

[@stephenhirt1883]

I don't think these people actually watched any of these movies.

[@vinnyl264]

Lots of what culture lists are pretty bad

[@briangressett902]

Truth. I only watch these to see what they get wrong. It's usually when they pronounce words wrong.

[@Ash-sn4jr]

@@briangressett902 Well, she did say "expecially."

[@jessetorres8738]

This is 1 advantage tv shows have over film; they allow far more time to explain the story and develop characters.

[@ivanvalentin7713]

Until they rush the ending last season or it's mirror problem, overstaying it's welcome

[@tommythecat7752]

I don't think that's really relevant. In both film and TV it's often best not to explain too much.

[@kolawoleoluwagbemigaboluwa3289]

True

[@theequasian3823]

That’s why I like 3 hour movies it gives enough time for action and exposition

[@commandercaptain4664]

If a character has no sense of self within one's first few minutes of introduction, the audience won't care.

[@shaelynnterry5859]

I don't agree with the ring. The 7 days thing was good. And when you find out its because she died in 7 days. To me its saying she suffered for 7 days so she will make you suffer for 7 days in physiological ways.

[@tommythecat7752]

That's literally what it means. It doesn't make it good (I'm also not saying it's bad).

[@CertifiedSlamboy]

It’s way more than that. It’s “show someone this video within 7 days so they know my Mother killed me”. If you make a copy and show someone, you don’t die, right? Seems they missed that whole point in this video.

[@AussieTurtle86]

The most horrifying thing about The Ring is how horrendously awful it was.

[@LucyLioness100]

The point of the 7 days was to nearly drive her victims mad given how long Samar’s suffered before she expired on that 7th day. Believe even the original film had the same explanation, but slightly different

[@matbroomfield]

psychological

[@Stormx2233]

Umm it was a little more then solders killing Hannibals sister and revenge.. they killed her and fed her to him. I feel that's a little more then just they killed her..

[@weelzneal4768]

Than*

[@LucyLioness100]

It’s even mentioned briefly in “Hannibal” that he had to cannibalize his sister by the Nazis

[@lvmonkey77]

i thought the same. it was more the canibalism... and if memory serves the book was also pretty bad. the author himself didn't want to make a Hannibal book to keep him a mystery... and then gave in years later. I think even he knew it was a bad call. Such a bad novel in such a great series.

[@2pnordics928]

@@lvmonkey77 The book is super graphic. I have a copy. there is a guy who is fed to pigs, a myster surrounding an orphanage (If I recall correctly) and hannibal just being hannibal during all of this. Plus Clarice being in the center of it all,

[@PollyW326]

Um.... Hannibal Rising is based on the book that came before it. It wasn't a made up story by the film makers.

[@bbsy1]

Either way his motive in the movie is revenge, but it also shows what triggered his pathology.

[@jakethelifter3824]

Thomas harris was actually forced to write an origin for Hannibal so that the film could be made. Or else they would hire someone else to write it.

[@marcusthea-hole1725]

You explained too much why The Ring made this list.

[@hammersandnails1458]

The whole premise of this video is a stretch.

[@marccolten9801]

Tell us why. At length.

[@setoishot]

The compass was magical in the first movie... did u even watch it??😓...

[@blacksheep_edge1412]

EXACTLY! They make these claims, and it's always, "did you even watch it?" level of WTF-ism.

[@sweetmissirish]

Came to make the same comment...

[@DaraGaming42]

Just a shitty movie list made by sjw mellenials white hate every movie with white people in it

[@Life-Row-Toll]

"10 Movies OVER Complained by WhatCulture"

[@jonathancaldwell6342]

Or "10 Movies Hated By Whatculture But Loved By Everyone Else".

[@laterreurrouge1917]

"10 more movies Whatculture doesn't get"

[@Leyanna69]

@@laterreurrouge1917 or rather films SHE clearly doesn't get and just an excuse to make a rant video......😂

[@deunanknute6318]

OF COURSE, Whatculture loves the new Star [J] Wars Trilogy.

[@commandercaptain4664]

@@Leyanna69 KZbinrs are just forum posters with editware.

[@steed643]

I actually really loved the idea of Jacks compass. It may seemingly diminish some of Jacks quirkiness but I was really enjoying the epic fantasy route they were going with.

[@lucario2able]

Honestly the compass suddenly becoming a magical artifact doesn't change much for me at least. It just if anything adds depth and shows that magick is everywhere even in places you wouldn't have thought.

[@TheChromescorpion]

@@lucario2able The compass always showed the person holding it, the direction of the thing the possessor wants most in life. It was never in any of the movies just a compass that did not point north.

[@alltheworldsastage4785]

Same.

[@sweetmissirish]

Yes

[@ChronoXShadow]

Same. It was also quite smart.

[@OfficialNube]

If anything The Rise of Skywalker didn't explain enough. You guys really missing the mark on that one.

[@PlayaSinNombre]

Proto but... but... but... muh expectations! They. Must. Be. SUBVERTED!

[@davesefoster]

I respectfully disagree. I felt that it over-explained everything because they spent the better part of the movie trying to undo the previous two movies.

[@Iggybart05]

@@davesefoster just the previous movie really. i actually thought of the last jedi as a 7 or 8/10 until rise of skywalker came out. you could literally almost skip 8 and not be lost they had to do so much reexplaining. after seeing rise of skywalker i knocked episode 8 down to a 5 or 6 because it just doesn't fit with the other two movies. disney's real mistake was not having 1 director do all 3 movies.

[@Jose-ht2lw]

I disagree with the ritual, I like the concept that the monster was revealed. So in case you get lost in the forest, you know what to look for, or not to.

[@lucario2able]

That was awesome. If it wasn't shown then it would have sucked imo. Revealing it has a huge effect that makes you realize everything was real nobody was crazy (well still crazy people but not the way you think) because the evil being they follow is physical and real.

[@weelzneal4768]

"The less u see the more horrific".... Such bullshit

[@commandercaptain4664]

@@weelzneal4768 This. The monsters in Leviathan and Deep Star Six weren't revealed, but that didn't save those movies.

[@Allie1981]

jay p I completely agree with you. I like that the monster is revealed. Scared the hell out of me. It actually added more greatness to an already great film in my opinion.

[@HeartoftheWinter]

You do realize that the exact same arguement you made against Rise of Skywalker could be made against Last of the Jedi in how it handled storylines from The Force Awakens?

[@malicewonder8345]

3:12 - Those guys are Lithuanian collaborationists, not Germans.

[@ashh4929]

And didn't Thomas Harris only create Hannibal rising because he would have lost the rights to the franchise or something to that effect?

[@TomsGotPowers]

Thank you, someone gets it!

[@stephenhirt1883]

Yeah, pretty obvious oversight here. Did they even watch this movie?

[@saxonde68]

Definitely disagree with your assessment of The Ritual. The reveal of the creature was one of the better monster movie reveals in recent memory. Plus if you look more into some of the clues from the cult, it pays off even further with Norse mythology, so not over explaining that is what kept the mystery and tension strong in the film.

[@christophermerlot3366]

Agreed. The Ritual was much better than I was expecting. All of the mythology mixed with the underlying grief and anger in the characters made for some serious quality.

[@ronsabol3424]

Somebody help me with this movie. I can't find it. Who's in it?

[@christophermerlot3366]

@@ronsabol3424 The cast is pretty much unknown actors (to me anyway) but the movie is on Netflix.

[@mskss01]

Hey you scrolling. Have a good day

[@h.borter5367]

Thanks you! You too 😘

[@tiffprendergast]

Shane u too

[@cornishcat11]

thanks dude

[@mattendspiel9341]

You too bro 😊

[@ryanvantassell1775]

You too bro and stay safe!

[@griffinjensen7123]

Really disagree with Sinister - after so many horror movies of having spirits/ghosts/etc. with the goal of tormenting subjects to get revenge or for no real reason at all, it was really refreshing and to me much more terrifying that the ghost had a seemingly neverending and extremely ~sinister~ goal in mind

[@christophermerlot3366]

Sinister was great until that stupid jump scare at the last second. Booo!

[@griffinjensen7123]

@@christophermerlot3366 definitely agree that was the weakest and most unnecessary part of the movie

[@dadoctah]

This is exactly what I love about French sci-fi, like Barbarella (yes, I know there's a lot of Italian content there too), The Perils of Gwendoline, The Fifth Element, Delicatessen, Valerian, etc. They don't explain *anything*. They just create this complex world to set their stories in and pitch you right in without so much as a floatie.

[@RogueShadows]

I take umbrage with Jack’s compass. In the first movie there’s a whole bit where Gibbs responds to Will saying that the compass doesn’t point north. “Aye, but we’re not trying to find north, are we?” We then see that Jack is using it to navigate and when Gibbs asks why he’s in a good mood he responds “we’re gaining on them”. The compass was always magical, it just wasn’t the focus of the first movie. It was probably always intended to be an explanation for how the pirates found Isla de Muerta in the first place since it’s an island that can’t be found except by those who already know where it is.

[@correlis]

I'd argue that Alien: Covenant does a worse job of over-explaining than Prometheus did, whereby we learn that the xenomorphs were created by the android David for... reasons. At least the idea that the Engineers created them as a bio-weapon makes *some* sense.

[@arguekayes]

Yeah exactly, Prometheus doesn't explain enough about the Engineers and Space Jockey.

[@lynnevetter]

Meh, I don't think the ring was over explained.

[@LucyLioness100]

It seemed straightforward to me

[@duncansouthern2255]

The ring messed with my head dudette..

[@tedgovostis7351]

Yeah, you want over explaining, go look into the lore behind the Japanese version. Sadako (the japanese version of Samara) is revealed to be a powerful psychic hermaphrodite who was raped by a pedophile who killed her after discovering she had a penis, but also had small pox and had infected her. When the cabin was built over the well she was in, her ghost telekenitically rearranged the DNA of the small pox virus and infected the tape, and it is a literal virus killing the people who watched the tape, unless the spread the virus to others via the tape. Ultimately it is revealed the entire thing takes place in a VR simulation, and Sadako is really a computer virus trying to manifest in the real word. No, I am not being funny.

[@Strahst]

well prometheus didnt explain too much, it actualy opened more doors, wich is a good thing

[@lucario2able]

I totally agree. The entire point of the movie was the explanation of where the Alien came from and why it is so different from seemingly all other life. You don't even get to realize it fully until you start reaching the end.

[@wallywest4727]

If anything Prometheus should have explained more, its the sequel what explains too much with the whole thing that David created the Xeno's what ruins the idea of them and the idea Prometheus hinted at with them.

[@jsantos4176]

Prometheus (and its sequel, which would be renamed "Aliem Covenant") suffered from an audience tbat "wanted answers right away" and a studio that caved and made Scott rush the overall story. What were described as plotholes were breadcrumbs to be followed and explained in the next movie. Movie goers expected an Aliens prequel, but gasp, there were no xenos! Outrage! Scott was in the middle of finishing up the story for Prometheus: Paradise Lost, when the studio put pressure on him to change the story to speed up the appeance of xenomorphs and rename it Alien: Covenant to distance itself from Prometheus and establish a directconnect/line to the Alien franchise to placate the audience. Love Prometheus. Its not without its flaws, but it laid some pretty good ideas, and wish it wouldve kept its original existential lovecraftian horror vibe.

[@andraslukacsovits2349]

@@wallywest4727 David didn't create them. He simply re-created them (as a weird recreational activity - pun intended). Btw that thing is called a neo-morph. It's built is different from the xenos in Alien and Aliens. The most appearant difference is it's movement and posture. David's desdain of humans is also given reason as we're shown how and whom he had first made contact with and saw their dealings. It's no wonder he turned out like that.... The first scene also makes more sense if you watch the long version. Tooo much was left out of that movie and by that I mean important plot points that clarify things, answer questions we wouldn't even have if this content wasn't cut, and change how we look at the characters. It's a shame it was shortened. Really. You should watch the director's cut if you get the chance. The left out scenes are all on youtube but seeing them where they belong sure does top the experience.

[@PlayaSinNombre]

Opening doors is fine... as long as you actually get to walk through the freaking door

[@seangallaher7748]

Sinister did a good job, sinister 2 however......

[@seangallaher7748]

I liked the idea but yeah cash grab for sure

[@archerer98]

In the case of Prometheus, Vickers was portrayed as an android almost as she was so emotionless.

[@caseypride]

Narrator, you're way off the rails the minute you say "Prometheus was not a bad film." Oops. Let me help you: it was expensive garbage. Raise your standards.

[@archerer98]

@@caseypride it was awful.

[@jonhall152]

Hold on...there was something interesting in The Last Jedi?

[@commandercaptain4664]

*movie explains nothing* Whiners: THIS DESTROYS EVERYTHING! *movie explains everything* Whiners: THIS DESTROYS EVERTHING!

[@PlayaSinNombre]

Correct.

[@pechugaslarou3433]

@@PlayaSinNombre Agree!

[@realbadger]

I very much enjoyed "The Last Exorcism" (which your video misspells, btw), and I loved the unexpected Lovecraftian ending. I didn't feel that particular film was over explained.

[@dysartes]

"The Last Excorcism"? WC, please get your editors to spell-check these title cards...

[@kromus1]

There's stuff like this in every single WC vid

[@nixeleth]

As was already pointed out a few times, the compass was already revealed to be special in Black Pearl; Norrington points out the apparent absurdity of a compass which doesn't point north, and a gun with only one bullet--then it's later revealed that Jack did not have these items because of "quirkiness."

[@BrianBledsoe53]

I prefer more explanation than less because I'm more interested in understanding what the filmmaker envision for their story than me guessing about it unless that is their intention.

[@haustyl12]

The compass is a great prop for the series. The first movie hints there’s more to the compass. And the second one finally explains why the compass works that way. Because it only points where your hearts desire. And it never works for Jack because he doesn’t know what he wants which adds depth to his character. The only time the compass works for Jack is when it pointed to a bottle of Rum. The compass works and this list sucks

[@inahurry6528]

Honestly, i've seen most of those movies and you have seemed to missed the point

[@Bendrix27]

You're upset that the ending scene of The Wicker Man shows that the cult of women burning people alive might actually be a bit nuts? Seriously?

[@LucyLioness100]

I mean did Kirsten even see the original where Edward Woodward is sacrificed by Sir Christopher Lee’s cult of men and women? Hello that’s the point of the narrative in each: victim is arrived and toyed with for a few days and then is sacrificed to appease angry God by the islanders

[@christophermerlot3366]

Brian Cox was the best Lector ever. Hopkins hammed it up--that fava bean/nice Chianti speech is comedy gold though.

[@gfear24]

My goodness, I forgot how much LeeLee Sobieski (woman on the right at 12:25) looks like a young Helen Hunt.

[@hammersandnails1458]

Under appreciated hottie.

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

Little LeeLee was definitely a hottie back in the 2000s.

[@scottferrell2806]

Yes I always thought so too.

[@marlzz92]

“Expecislly” oh dear Kirsten 🤣🤣

[@PamelaSmithakapossbert]

Am-big-you-it-tee, the word is pronounced ambiguity, not ambigwatee.

[@invaderjae]

In the Pirates movies. Its explained right away that the compass points to what you want most. Meaning It can point to more than one thing. Depending on what your heart desires. So your comments are wrong.

[@DJGamingSmash]

I'm passionately mixed on this list. I HEAVILY agree with Hannibal Rising (I think, haven't seen it) and The Rise of Skywalker but HEAVILY DISAGREE with The Ring (2002) and Premetheus.

[@jessieBird96]

There's no way the monster in ritual isn't creepy, I still shiver everytime I see it 😨

[@DanteG023]

this is one of those videos that was definitely created because someone told her she needed to make a video about something to get out in time. It doesn't need to make sense, it just needs to exists

[@XX-sp3tt]

I do like the compass ALWAYS points to what you want most, not what you NEED most, or how you can GET what you want most, or what could be the most useful to you. When one of the villains who hates Jack more than anything... keeps pointing on Jack, because he wants to see Jack DEAD!

[@SirSeabass]

8:30 "We see characters who survived the original trilogy and whose survival was important to the... Day-nu-men(?) of those films" Do you mean Denoument? If you don't know what a word is can you take 5 seconds to look it up instead of being lazy?

[@johnwrath3612]

Ambiguity and specious are also wrong. She is really bad with pronunciations.

[@erikthompson619]

"The secret of how to become boring, is the desire to tell everything." - Voltaire. (Unlike that "I disapprove of what you say, etc." quote, this is something that Voltaire really DID say.)

[@darkamora5123]

I just have to point out Voltaire never actually said anything. It's a pen name, meaning one he wrote under. If it was said, that is spoken, then François-Marie Arouet said it, not Voltaire.

[@Paul_McSeol]

Good list. I did think the last exorcism had a pretty awesome ending but you know, to each their own. Have an awesome day!

[@kimjiro4591]

TLJ is interesting? It's July already, not April.

[@ourabouras]

I have to disagree with you on the monster from The Ritual, that thing still haunts my dreams, the design was so unique and otherworldly that I give it a pass for having one too many glory shots.

[@jordanaethelric2614]

The Last Exorcism is awesome, it does a great job adding depth to a tired trope and then tosses the whole formula a sharp turn at the end. Sure there was some atmospheric dissonance, but it was exciting.

[@jeremygrimes7769]

You guys need to make a video about the 10 movies that didn't explain a damn thing that should have and it comes at night needs to be on that f****** list

[@stevester9148]

Black Christmas 2019 says ''Hold my beer''

[@svenusling]

Halloween II and/or Rob Zombie's Halloween should be on a list like this.

[@Ryno_757]

The Ritual showed the entirety of the creature just enough (2-3 times?) that it made me curious about the creature, doing some research. It’s not just a creature of fiction, but one taken from Norwegian(?) legend. I appreciate the effort to keep enough mystery versus honoring a culture’s story.

[@feanor411]

I really like the ending of Last Exorcist. There are a ton of exorcism movies out there, and they are particularly bad for using that tired old device of leaving the real cause of the events ambiguous. "Let the audience decide for themselves." It's a bit cowardly, really, because it's a way to navigate a potential minefield of controversy. If they say the character was possessed, they risk alienating rationalists and atheists. If they say it was psychological, they risk alienating religious people. With the "choose your own adventure" approach, they're trying to have their $100 million cake & eat it too. Last Exorcist doesn't ride that middle line, it dives over the side. It's good storytelling. More plot development happens in those final moments than in the whole rest of the film. What is their goal? To raise a demon. Why? Because crazy cult people. The answers kind of write themselves. I really admire Eli Roth for going for it, for taking the risk and actually giving a conclusion to the story.

[@rickperez5572]

i agree with hannibal rising and deadman’s chest, but gurl... biiig disagreement with the ring, sinister, the ritual, and ESPECIALLY last exorcism... i will now be taking future lists by kirsten with a grain of salt... and a shot of tequila

[@nabukuma]

I didn’t even know Hannibal rising existed until now

[@SionnachOghma]

The book wasn't much better than the awful film. It was written just so they could make a movie, and it shows. Nothing compared to the earlier titles.

[@coribug42]

Hannibal himself said, "Nothing happened to me...I happened." The revenge was due to the tragic event, but it's how he naturally processes human emotions makes him who he is.

[@arturocastillo1662]

Skip it, not worth it

[@AlexisBrookeM]

If I recall correctly, the "seven days" response to the "how long can you survive at the bottom of a well" question was just some offhand remark made by Rachael. It's never indicated in the film that she was correct about this, or that the amount of time Samara's victims have to save themselves has anything at all to do with how much time she spent in the well.

[@hawksoob]

"Psycho" rather famously tells too much at the end with the psychiatrist explaining to everyone, in great detail of his mental condition, precisely why Norman did what he did. I think that "Frailty" suffers from a similar issue as The Last Exorcism. The ambiguity of "is this real? Or is this guy just a nut?" was eliminated by the revelation in the end.

[@LucyLioness100]

That ending in “Psycho” is kind of a victim of its time because people didn’t understand criminal psychology like they do now. In the original book, Bloch has Sam Loomis tell Lila about Norman’s split personality; similar to what De Palma did at the end of “Dressed to Kill”

[@ajbryan59]

I thought the most realistic and disturbing version of Lecter was done by Brian Cox in Manhunter. This because of how subtle the acting was.

[@bheast86]

but the handling of the rest of the movie was overblown and largely dumb

[@ajbryan59]

@@bheast86 That might be true if you viewed out of context to when it was made. When it debuted, it was stylized after Miami Vice which was hugely popular at the time.

[@jaymilla4345]

Nope, if there ever was a monster that needed to be seen on screen, its definitely the monster from The Ritual. I also disagree with your exposition on the Ring and Sinister.

[@Twiggymaster666]

One thing I don’t get about rise of skywalker who was the skywalker that was rising

[@stefanpolomsky1306]

I think you're partially wrong with "The Wickerman". It's Magic 101. The point of sacrifices is usually to reach a certain goal (in this case "reviving the stagnating honey production"). And blood magic is usually stronger than "verbal magic". In this case it's basically "double blood magic": Not only is the death blood magic, but the daughter is starting the fire and was instrumental in the whole process of getting and keeping him there and preparing him for the ritual. That is also blood magic, as it is performed by a member of the bloodline (aka the daughter). And if you factor in the elements (in this case death by fire) and/or powerful beings (like gods, demons etc), then the result will be even stronger. And magic always comes with a price (it could be a physical toll, or a mental one or a sacrifice)... and it rarely lasts forever. The way I see it: The ritual needs to be repeated on a more or less regular basis. Be that once a year or once every few years (I think it this) or once the effects of the previous one are almost ended), because: The "6 Months later" just ushers in a new cycle. The seductions of the two men is supposed to result in a new pregnancy, which will result in another daughter. Either they have "means" (aka magic, like a different ritual) to ensure a daughter or they just seduce as many man as they need, probably within a certain timeframe, so that at least one child will be a girl. Then they raise the girl(s). And once the honey production is stagnating again, or the time is up, they call upon the father... for another sacrifice. And even if it's not magic. Let's say the island is a cult. That still opens up a number of possibilities... I could make up a whole backstory/explaination for that too. And "the women are just crazy" is not one of them". Well... "crazy" is in the eye of the beholder... I know that my "explaination" is also an overexplaination, but that's how my mind works anyways. I always think about the how and why. I can find an explaination for most supposed plotholes or even supposed errors in movies and tv shows. And the longer it runs (in case of tv shows or movie franchises), the easier it usually gets. That's why I also liked the origin of the 'Alien' provided by Prometheus.

[@thegreatway890]

Well from an explanation I remember a high school friend gave who was obsessed with magic and the dark arts, and all that jazz. Blood magic is far more powerful if you willing sacrifice your blood and your victim is purposely and knowing partaking in the sacrifice. Aka willing! So they were kind of doing it wrong anyway if they wanted the magic to last any decent amount of time. Atleast that was the explanation she gave me. She sighted a bunch of historical tales and such to justify the books she was listing this all off from.

[@LMason-qd7sq]

Hello, people, could you all give suggestions of films that DID explain things well?

[@insertfunnyhandlehere]

I never actually saw hannibal rising but I love the character but never once did I ever wonder why he does what he does. I always thought he was supposed to just be an almost human monster.

[@LucyLioness100]

Even author Thomas Harris has regretted over explaining Hannibal’s origins

[@jameji_phd]

More like "Kirsten from WhatCulture doesn't like seeing monsters". Sinister and The Ritual had great monster reveals, and were still pretty damn scary after the fact.

[@kelst75]

Re: Hannibal Rising. Poor Nazis. They get blamed for everything. 😉

[@NickShepherd1983]

Hahah!

[@jasonrollins1385]

@Joe Curr well that's not fair, you should only be blamed/hated for being an uneducated racist, who still thinks race is a reason to hate someone.

[@TomsGotPowers]

They weren't even Nazi's, they were thugs conscripted to do the dirty work and had no belief in the ideology.

[@tbotaku]

I liked that they said 7 days, to me that was the length of time in anxiety and suffering knowing she was stuck there for her doom and she's doing the same to the people that watched the video

[@alteredstates927]

I happened to know about the Hannibal seeing his sister get eaten backstory long before "Hannibal Rising" but not because I read the books. I think it was in the DVD extras to one of the earlier films...

[@owleyes1192]

I disagree with Hannibal, Prometheus, and Sinister. I dont think learning where the monster comes from or the "rules" behind them makes them any less scary. Even knowing how Aliens originated, I wouldnt like to find myself anywhere near one. Knowing Hannibals backstory doesnt ease my discomfort with his serial killer/cannibal ways (love Anthony and Gaspard's portrayals) And the Sinister "plot twist" with the haunting rules of the family only dying if they move from the house into a new one and that further progressing the haunting onto the next family is actually one of my favorite plot stories in most scary/ghost/demon movies.

[@twomuch77]

“Prometheus is not a bad film” 😂😂🤣🤣

[@danniantagonist]

Yup. I lol'ed too 😂

[@kromus1]

Yes, i shouted incredulously at my tv screen too.

[@TylerLuvsCinema]

It’s not a bad film. Get over it.

[@stacys8729]

I disagree totally about The Ring - awesome movie , and I loved the detective story about it and finding the answer. I think it's refreshing. Lazy to make random things happen , people investigate, but it's never really explained.

[@ssa6227]

Your point Some things are better left unexplained. Like a joke. As soon as explained it loses its humer

[@empurress77]

I completely agree with the Jason Bourn 4th movie assessment. The rest, not so much.

[@kerbain]

This video undood my faith in this channel.

[@jenniferwilson9288]

Is it weird that I love monster mythology? I adore the ring for the way it investigates and reveals the pieces as it goes. I enjoyed Sinister as well despite the fact that Ethan Hawk really should've figured out the house jumping part before he moved and that was kinda dumb.

[@joelbrown2782]

The Rise of Skywalker is a weird one, because it explains a lot things which it shouldn't, like undoing a lot from TLJ, whether you like that film or not. But then it doesn't explain a lot things, like The Empreor coming back and being able to make clones of Snoke.

[@pirobot668beta]

"The Ritual" monster isn't so much scary by how it looks, but how it acts. It has a personality, it seems to make decisions rather than blindly attack. It's a monster, but it is not a dumb animal.

[@LucyLioness100]

As horrid as the 2006 “Wicker Man” is, it did get the ending kind of right if you ignore the post credit ending. However it can’t hold a candle to the ‘73 film considering the ambiguity that we don’t know if Howie’s death will make the harvest work, but that matters little to the islanders during the ritual

[@meadowsong8560]

I don’t really see how most of these movies “explained too much” but I will say I prefer that than a movie that is so vague I have no clue what’s going on! In general.

[@lucario2able]

Died of thirst, shows water in the well...

[@M3TA_K]

You should have put this video as #1.

[@micah4029]

I've never seen *The Ring*, and maybe that reveal does damage the movie, but isn't it at least understandable? The girl suffered for 7 days knowing she was going to die. She then turns around and inflicts that same dread on others. *The Ritual* !? You put that movie on this list!? Part of what makes the movie so good is that unlike a lot of monster horror movies, you get to see the monster in detail. I know there are moves where not seeing the detail makes it better, but the design here is so creepy that it unnerves you even more.

[@davidwiley4953]

As bad as Rise of the Skywalker was, it was still better than Last Jedi.

[@anvos658]

Last Jedi was the problem. It was a middle film that failed to expand upon the first and/or set up the third, let alone if you looked at it all that film left you with was an equally generic Emperor Kylo as its alternative. It subverted expectations by destroying plot threads and not building anything to replace them which doesn't work if your a middle film. The Rise of Skywalkers problems were as much made by the Last Jedi forcing too much upon a single film. . Also lol at Pirates of the Caribbean. A franchise starts with ghost pirates and magic cursed gold and a compass that points to the heart's desire is too much.

[@TheOblake2]

Wasnt it established ealry on that jacks compass is always supposed to point at what he desires most? And what shift in tone are u referring to, cus the series has always dealt with mystical/ fictional things

[@dylanroberts3184]

Can you have a list of top 10 words WhatCulture presenters can't pronounce? You can now add "undoes' and "Ambiguity: to this ever growing list.

[@salman6819]

can someone explain to me why pirates of the carribean 2 and 3 are considered bad? I actually really liked them

[@camdencoblentz3245]

Seems like some find them overly long and complicated and not as fun and gripping as The Curse Of The Black Pearl. Honestly though, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End are my favorites of the franchise, and Dead Men Tell No Tales was the only one I found somewhat stale.

[@stefanpp1155]

Underrated presenter

[@chanceo8805]

I really enjoyed seeing the monster in the ritual

[@n-rage531]

"Prometheus is not a bad film" I keep watching WhatCulture videos that say things like this or like "Shaw was an interesting character" aand I wonder if we've watched the same movie.

[@happybeejv]

movie idea: it starts as a horror movie about unexplained thing, then after it gets explained, it turns into a science fantasy magical realism story that is more of a slice of life drama with its own internal mythology and scary part is kind of ignored to focus on action with other scary things that build upon until it jumps all the sharks and becomes a parody surreal comedy with non sequitur cringe being played strait

[@rmusic08]

Sorry i ended the video after your explanation of the ring. You really think having to explain where the 7 days comes from is over explaining? Ok then

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

Great content. Enjoyable presenters. AGGRAVATING LOUD G. D. NOISE at the start.

[@MrGrombie]

I missed the message at the end the other dude comes up with about caring for ourselves at the end. Kinda curious why you choose not to do it?

[@TheSanctionextremis]

The Ritual is on this list? YOU JUST MADE YOURSELVES AN ENEMY

[@erikklein7618]

I wish I could see you talking, you're very purdy. Your videos are also all very well done.

[@TomsGotPowers]

SIMP

[@efrenarevalo2025]

#1 WhatCulture. Always explains too much to hit the 10 minute mark.

[@wrath745]

On the starwars part the wrost part is Darth Vader was a power house from a non force using family which gave all future characters a open door ray didnt have to be related to anyone to be ray

[@martynbealing79]

Hannibal rising wasn't spoilt by over explaining, it was a great film. In pirates of the Caribbean his compass wasn't magical, it just seemed that it didn't work properly.

[@michaelautrey6641]

actually enjoyed hannibal rising.i thought it had a good premise and a decent twist.