Bad Movie Beatdown: Project X (2012) (REVIEW)

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=Originally posted June 13th, 2013=
Film Brain looks at a film set at the biggest party you’ve likely ever seen and offers a view of humanity that will make you want to hurl. Season 5.
#ProjectX2011 #ProjectXFilm #MilesTeller #OliverCooper #ToddPhillips

[@kimifw58]

I think being stuffed into a drawer was a good thing for the dog. In that chaos, he could have gotten trampled, force-fed beer, drowned in the pool, run over by a car, lit on fire, etc.

[@theodoremastermind6898]

Kimi FW yeah or he could have died considering how insane the party got too

[@albatross4920]

6:40 that line pissed me off watching the movie. The dad has no reason to say something like that about his own son. Also, yes Costa's a miserable character to the point where I question how anybody would hang out with him

[@thema1998]

Cameron Duvall Back when I used to sort of enjoy this movie, Costa always annoyed me.

[@mikeoxsmall6061]

Exactly Thomas said 50 people only And costa calls a radio station puts and ad on Craigslist and pretty much was the reason Thomas house got destroyed because he took tricks gnome Thomas even said give it back to him but costa said keep driving

[@sorayaalcyone2726]

The dad calls him a loser? Wtf, a father would use a term like introvert, loner or just any other euphemism.

[@TheJorgieVerse]

Right!

[@florinivan6907]

Don't underestimate crappy dads. It may be harsh but lots of dads talk like that.

[@devinharbert6071]

Costa was Better father then Thomas’s Dad

[@bigshrimpy2585]

Lmfao this comment reeks of priviledge u really think a dad has never called their son a loser before???

[@bigshrimpy2585]

Have u seen precious? Or any other movie with shit parents in it??

[@SlenWash]

In terms of characters in film and television, Costa is the perfect example of how "poorly written" and "unlikable" are a lethal combination.

[@SpookyNero]

MichealPercy Jackson yeah. I mean, they could have given us something to identify with, out sympathize with in the character...

[@MrPiccoloku]

Even if they wrote him as the irredeemable shit he is, if they'd developed him enough where he still felt like a real person, he'd still be sympathetic, but he had to be bland for shitty people to relate to him. Giving him any character beyond "Asshole Avatar" would have made it harder for some shitfuckers watching the movie to relate to him.

[@wearenxt818]

I would disagree. The movie was absolutely fantastic. Probably one of the best films in the time ans still lives up. Costa killed the role and did an awesome job.

[@scottylewis8124]

@@wearenxt818 Do you even have a brain?

[@sorafowler4497]

@@scottylewis8124 Well he's not wrong, if the movies goal was to make us hate costa, the actor DID do an amazing job

[@floraposteschild4184]

What would have saved this film -- well, a bit -- would be the revelation that the goth cameraman was making a documentary to expose these godawful people, and he went on to a successful film career. I liked your 2013 voice, but it must have been a strain.

[@TheStoenk]

What would have saved this film would be to have Costa be punched in the face repeatedly

[@scottylewis8124]

Flora Posteschild and then he goes on to work for Jigsaw.

[@pedrosaabedra5653]

I wish that would have happen in movie

[@thema1998]

Bob Tipping At least Costa got hit in the nuts by a little person. That's at the closet thing to comeuppance he gets. EDIT: Removed an unnecessary "at least".

[@TheSkully343]

@@scottylewis8124 Now that's an idea for a Project X Sequel. "Hello Costa... I want to play a game"

[@DarthAzabrush]

You missed one "Screw Costa"- in the final credit "he is waiting on the result of 3 paternity tests."

[@ryanrobotham7696]

As someone with Aspergers Syndrome, I mostly kept to myself at school, so I never really identified with the whole "wanting to be popular at school" thing, but I get that it's a common trope in young adult fiction and for good reason. When we're young, the movies, books and music we consume and the friends we make inform the people we become, which is why the morals of films like this are not just bad they're dangerous.

[@SpookyNero]

Ryan Robotham you dealing with Aspergers, in high school, would probably have been a more enlightened and interesting movie than this. Not trying to be insulting. I just can't imagine what you went through. High school is already a pretty f'ed up experience without dealing with autism...

[@dontfearthe]

It's the worst. The literal worst. Everyday I wanted to kill myself because of the stress of being around so many arseholes and my chronic headaches.

[@derman1907]

I was the same way. I also have Aspergers, and hated (and still hate) the idea of a party involving getting drunk and doing stupid, disgusting things so people would like me. I've just never seen the appeal, and after seeing this review, I want to stay as far away as possible. The constant loud noises and celebration of stupidity would drive me insane.

[@alexanderklepp]

I'm autistic and I fully agree. I've never understood the appeal of this.

[@outsidercain3038]

No need to be autistic for saying you don't want to be popular. This is the quiet majority.

[@bthsr7113]

Every minute of this review makes me angrier. Not because of Film Brain, but because these are horrible people, and I'm reminded of horrible people in high school. They weren't this bad though, thank goodness for that.

[@FilmBrain]

Notes on this episode: this episode was produced in 2013, during a period where I was really going overboard with emoting in my voice. This was due to various comments claiming that I was too monotone and that I wasn't really acting in these episodes. I'm not a fan of the videos produced in this year, especially since they strained my voice badly, hence why I decided to pare back to my more natural tone, and if I had the time, I'd re-record the voiceovers. I decided to reupload this as it tied with Office Christmas Party and it's a popular episode. So if you're not a fan of my voice work in this episode, I completely understand why, and know that not all of my videos are like this.

[@fatimagic1365]

i hate all the flack you get for your voice in these reviews, matthew, as they're really well done. when i first started watching bad movie beatdown, i was a bit jarred, too, but people should realize it's all part of the character.

[@FilmBrain]

I pulled it back from here, though. This was far too exaggerated. I prefer other episodes that sound more like 'me'.

[@markiangooley]

Film Brain I liked the BMB format and I'd like to see more new shows. I don't mind the voice here but I can see how you might've been hurting you pipes here.

[@DoctorDex]

I hate this movie so much. Despicable characters like these belong in a slasher film. Nice to see some old BMB videos though. Personally I don't mind the voice work at all.

[@gamerhero9559]

Film Brain At least you're enjoying yourself reviewing movies. Not many people have fun doing this.

[@nifralo2752]

Surely most parents would be selfless enough to put their son's birthday a head of their anniversary, at least when he's young? Also in the real world (not movies and 80s sitcoms) most people don't threat over an anniversary unless it ends in a 0. I think mine go out to a posh restaurant (without me or my sister) and that's it, if they even bother at all. Hell they once where on a plane BACK HOME on for their 20th anniversary, and it didn't bother them to much.

[@bigshrimpy2585]

Not every character has to be relatable

[@phantomfan6966]

You know what would have made this a better movie? If this was made into a drama/horror movie. It could take some inspiration from some of the imitation parties that started because of movies like this and make everything go horribly wrong. Not “comedically” horribly wrong, but “people getting killed, possible police brutality, and lives getting destroyed” horribly wrong. To top it off, the main character could notice that other people are trying to emulate what happened and calling him a hero, when he just wants to be left alone and try to salvage whatever is left of his broken life.

[@troin3925]

Reminds me of mother!

[@martyr_lightsilver1833]

Literally just watched this movie not long ago with two of my friends and it was a hell of an experience. To me, it genuinely felt more like a tragedy than a comedy because all I felt throughout the movie was an underlying sense of dread. I kept hoping things wouldn't get worse, yet they did. Doesn't help that it has the lighting of a horror movie as well. My one friend seems to like it just because it's a fucking insane party, so I asked my other friend what he thought, asking him if I sounded like a lunatic for calling this comedy film a psychological horror/tragedy, (not to say there aren't parts I wouldn't call funny). Turns out, I wasn't alone in that interpretation. Now I can't tell if this movie is a shitty cash grab or an accidental masterpiece of commentary on audience perception. Although, the more uplifting finale helped get rid of the movie's remaining, darker tones.

[@troin3925]

18:36-18:39 Oh, of course, they _had_ to make his wife fat to hammer in the fact that we're supposed to hate him... I really hate this movie.

[@SpookyNero]

Troin agreed. this movie feels like it was made by frat bros. racism, homophobia and fat shaming. funny stuff...

[@scottylewis8124]

This movie gave teenagers a bad name. And everyone involved should have been arrested for disturbing the peace, possession of controlled substance, destruction of property and a plethora of other things.

[@jayo1212]

And if that Kirby had half a brain, she would never even so much as look at Thomas after that party! Hell, if she had half a brain, she wouldn't have wasted her time going to that party at all!

[@gracekim1998]

Agreed.

[@scottylewis8124]

Gracekim1 😈😈😈😈

[@JamesMC04]

This flick sounds unpleasantly like the garbage that is “The Inbetweeners”. Even the criticisms are similar.

[@geedee1264]

Inbetweeners is hilarious

[@Headbanger142]

This is certainly one of my favorite BMB episodes. This movie was fucking garbage. Costa was a fucking douchebag who somehow got away with everything without getting in trouble, the absolute clusterfuck of inhumanity and destruction caused by a thousand drugged up losers, it was certainly one of the saddest movies I've ever seen in my life. Sadder than the average drama film.

[@Webshooters1]

Costa is everything wrong with humanity wrapped up in one person. I hate this film with a burning passion.

[@troin3925]

Goku Black As NC said once, "You're too fucking nice!"

[@SpookyNero]

Venchenzo "these pretzels are making me thirsty" LOL thank you, sir. You made my day...

[@598superchris]

Headbanger142 this film is garbage but it is popular with people on movie social media

[@troin3925]

If Phelous ever sees this movie, I bet he would be even more enraged by Costa than the characters from Prom Night 3, and that review was probably his angriest ever. At least in that movie, the characters were stuck in hell at the end, Costa gets nothing.

[@theodoremastermind6898]

I wish Mary Lou would drag Costa to hell

[@AncapOtaku]

well I would say let's try to put that to the test however I don't think this is something he would ever review if I'm being perfectly honest. Unless his fans requested it enough.

[@jliller]

The popularity of "Superbad" seems to be based primarily on guys who either: A) acted like one or more of the main characters when they were that age B) are that age and act like that C) wish A and/or B were true

[@nitromagilou597]

13:22 And to think this has the same actor that starred in Whiplash and War Dogs. Then again, he was also in Divergent and Fant4stic.

[@scottylewis8124]

You wanna be like Revy? Me too.

[@nifralo2752]

Why are the boys letting one of their classmates film them in their pants in the changing room? Would any of you's do that? Or allow that to happen? How'd the teacher not notice him bring that in?

[@sharonspears-mandeville2369]

President Kudsi you really don't wanna know- I think it's just because found footage,it doesn't even need explanations,dude.. Annnddddd...for the teacher reason,you may ask? Probably that dude either went to lunch early or mucked off to take a long-ass smoke break while the boys were showering/getting changed after class,apparently..

[@nifralo2752]

@@sharonspears-mandeville2369 I agree with all that apart from letting them film each other while in their pants, even if they are cool with group showers (And seeing each other nude in general), they surely wouldn't want it filmed, cause then any old creep could see it.

[@sharonspears-mandeville2369]

President Kudsi goddamn there,dude-you may actually have a point there..and I actually agree with you,surprisingly..

[@LoudmouthReviews]

Love this review. This movie is beyond disgusting. It encourages self centered and even criminal behavior in impressionable teenagers. It's characters are despicably unlikable but the movie has absolutely zero self awareness of that fact. Movies with an unlikable set of characters can actually be really great if the movie has any self awareness of their behavior. This movie doesn't in the slightest. Fuck this movie and everyone responsible for it

[@sowceitup5547]

This is a while after you originally posted that comment, but I’m pretty sure the movie is supposed to be against this

[@NebLleb]

@@sowceitup5547 it totally isn't

[@BanjiStillLoading]

u need some bitches

[@CTladiesman]

I agree with you and you’re review of that’s my boy,movie 43 and jumper.

[@paulman34340]

@@sowceitup5547The movie doesn't know WHAT it wants to be! It's like that terrible crapshow "Cuties" where it CLAIMS to be a deconstruction, but then looking at the fact "idiots copied ". Seriously believe the writer looks back at this movie as a shame even if it made it's money back twice over! If it was a deconstruction, Thomas would have never been called "A loser" by his father and the movie would end with Thomas getting the third degree (like Ferris Bueller when after we know what Cameron's dad is like, "we know a murder happened that night with Cameron as a the victim" after his dad found out what happened to his car!) and Costas not even getting that "interview" at the end (which felt like it was referencing what happened with "the IRL person this movie was based around" which knowing this happened in Australia and on a LESSER scale, really means the writer was trying TOO HARD for it to make sense in the USA on a BIGGER scale! Trying to outdo Super Bad and failing!) When you deconstruct, the only way a GOOD ENDING can come about is if it makes sense to the deconstruction! If you "deconstruct HARD" like this movie, their is not HAPPY ENDING for the main characters! Frankly a DOWNER ending for all involved, not even "Bittersweet!" Feels like the Deconstruction was a MYTH made to try and say this movie was trying to "say something" when it really wasn't!

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

I was waiting this whole review for some genre-turning moment where Costa and his "bodyguards" died due to their own reprehensible stupidity.

[@TheBonkleFox]

I pretend everything after the flamethrower was a dying dream

[@TheArceusftw]

A better alternate ending would be if our "heroes" served heavy Community Service for their little party, Thomas getting grounded for life(Or at least until all the debt is payed off), and the ringleader Costa getting either life in jail, or the death penalty.(favorably the latter)

[@Rudeboi0608]

Shutcho dumb ass up lmao

[@troin3925]

@@Rudeboi0608 You're just like one of those teenage pricks from the movie.

[@CTladiesman]

Ikr!!!! I completely agree!!!!

[@KevinThePilgrim]

I believe I'll never understand the people who loves this movie and finds it funny. For me, it's annoying and violently unfunny. And like someone said before me, it's just a shitty version of Superbad (a legitimately funny movie). The only good thing that this movie produced is this review, because is one of the best of your repertoire, Matthew. Hope you go back to do Bad Movie Beatdown anytime soon, cause I really enjoy your long reviews.

[@03bgood]

Superbad is Citizen Kane, compared to this.

[@mayotango1317]

Because you are a millenial. This is a real party.

[@Tubewings]

You think Costa would care if those three paternity tests passed? Because even ONE of those positive tests would have a huge affect on his life. Maybe they added it in so that he could have suffered at least SOME consequences, if any, to this whole fiasco.

[@Blondegenius3]

I can imagine his ass on the Maury Povich show. "You are the father."

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Tubewings Wrong consequences then. I mean, child support alone is a deeply flawed system and I, for one, would never want Costa to be around even his own kids. He should have been made to pay for all the property damage instead.

[@sharonspears-mandeville2369]

ajmrowland god damn!

[@Du808-o8k]

Tubewings How many girl that kid had fuck you never he maybe got 3 baby from three different mama...

[@3215-p5u]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy Besides they're saying that this annoying fuck despite being it got laid with at least three girls.

[@lentzadam533]

Did the makers of the film think destroying property would be hilarious to the audience? Well, they failed at that result.

[@MK-rw1on]

they didnt fail tho, the audience loved the movie. it wasnt a good movie but that doesnt mean it hit its target audience

[@commandertorres]

is it me or did I really wanted the whole movie to end up being a horror movie with T-Bone basically setting the house and the party on fire. yeah he aint no saint, hes fucking psychotic, but I see it as the most cathartic ending, even if that shits morally fucked up

[@bifflechips-t5r]

Ugh this was on in the background somewhere I was a few years ago, and I'm pretty sure I hurt my face from frowning the entire runtime. I felt like a lunatic in a room full of people that thought this was hysterical. "Is it just me? Is this what comedy is now?"

[@NightmareLyra]

How on earth is this meant to be a comedy? Somebody involved had to have known they were basically making an exploitation horror film, right?

[@emiljohansson4655]

Nightmare Lyra horror film?

[@gracekim1998]

Nightmare Lyra that exactly what it is

[@scottylewis8124]

Gracekim1 it is.

[@sharonspears-mandeville2369]

Well,just add a tasteful mention and a few visuals of a mass..some crazy-ass nutcase slashing every secondary sex-hungry,drug hopping and/or clueless virgin spliced-in between the dope party,while blindly leading you (the viewer) and the main crew of kids on some wild goose chase on trying to find the killer as the bastard/bastardette (or a multiple group of murderous mofos,in an alternative term/way to say it,apparently) enacts their crazed horror spree,leading to the main character Thomas to find out it was either Costa or even a second cousin or close/ex-friend of his who was enacting their plan without having to commit suicide by cop..on live television (you get the gist of what I'm saying/getting at,dudes) effectively... Now THAT would be a better written version of the story than of this bucket of fish guts-storyline,guys..you with me,dudes?

[@TheSkully343]

This is what happens when you forget to add the Serial Killer into the horror movie.

[@envoguemama996]

To quote Cinema Snob, "YOU ARE SUED, YOU ARE SO FUCKING SUED!"

[@TheSkully343]

One of the best episodes of the show and god damn did this movie deserve the Bad Movie Beating you gave it. An absolutely repulsive piece of drivel and a movie that I say with no hyperbole as being one of the WORST movies I have ever seen (though nothing ever beats out Five Across the Eyes for me)

[@scottylewis8124]

It even made worst film of 2012.

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

My uncle tricked me into watching this, he pretended like he forgot the name of it, and I only found out as I saw the poster going in. He loves shitty bro movies but even he had to admit this was shit. Still not letting him live this down.

[@AncapOtaku]

oh shit that definitely sounds like an annoying situation is that happened to me I would be just as frustrated as you would be and I'll probably be a little bit of a passive aggressive dick about it.

[@justdannyquinn]

I really like your Bad Movie Beatdown reviews and can stomach your voice perfectly fine. Also, do you think making Costa someone we were supposed to despise would've helped the movie any, because if I were writing Project X, that's what I would have done. Personally, I quite like this episode.

[@FilmBrain]

I think it would have helped. He's supposed to be the character we're laughing along with, but the movie never has any repercussions for his actions or any humility, when he's almost solely responsible for it.

[@justdannyquinn]

Especially when the other two, whom he practically bullies and manipulates throughout the entire movie, get punished more for their actions.

[@598superchris]

Danny Quinn I know,right?!

[@sharonspears-mandeville2369]

Honestly,I may be a bit late to the party (no pun actually intended,of course) here,but seriously.. How *EXACTLY* was *this* supposed to be a 17th birthday bonanza/bash for only one high-school kid?!? This isn't a birthday party-it's a fricking drug-alcohol-and-sex-fuelled rager with the intention of all them partygoers acting as if it's the night before (or,more realistically AFTER) either heading into an apocalyptic,end-of-all days battle,celebrating the country's/society's end (noting my mention of the aforementioned apocalyptic reference from before) and/or possibly God-knows-what in that order and yet,clearly everybody is going *nucking futz* about it without no clear reference,mention or intention of regret anywhere,goddammit! Is that really how parties like that go,huh..? Unbelievable.. Also,yeah I agree-That little piece of clarified donkey spit referred to as the child named Costa (okay,although what kinda parent whom would name their child/kid that is beyond me,honestly)..ugh,such a twatwaffle-he is,yes..? Thomas-kid should've just gotten some booze,cake,a couple of friends/hot chicks (girls),some candy-and some fricking common sense,no less-and then snuck it into a,what-a PG-13 and/or an R-rated movie instead,huh..? And then later go home,get drunk,eat cake and maybe trash the house a little bit before sobering up,cleaning up the house and going home,enough said-and again also,I'd go and tell Costa to go and suck it and later leave him in the dust-enough said again,so-eh..?! Still,good review though mate..still pretty good there,eh..?!?!?!? Later!

[@scottylewis8124]

Thomas Mann has an impressive TV career. He was in the middle. And after this film, he would go on to be in Kong: skull island, and The Highwayman. And get this: he's going to be young officer Hawkins in Halloween Kills.

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

I saw this movie when it came out in the cinema, and the whole time I kept asking "Who is this movie for???". It's ostensibly aimed at teenagers but teenagers have zero business watching a film with this much debauchery, drug use and mean spirit. My cousins even felt downright uncomfortable watching the film too.

[@112deno]

This movie is basically for edgy teens lords who think breaking and vandalize somebody house is sitter cool and hip.

[@ramenbowlproductions9479]

A wild Film Brain appears. What do you do it? 1- Shoo it away 2- Give it a bad movie 3- Give it a girlfriend 4- Feed it

[@pickolascage7745]

kill it with fire

[@moonlightrobbery]

Call me a sap, but what would've redeemed the movie for me is everyone pitching in to help out Thomas with getting the money to rebuild his life/house, thusly finding new and better friends. Costa is kicked in the nads some more and fucks off back to Queens.

[@troin3925]

Organic Fantasy I want to say that _that_ sounds way too schmultzy, but considering how depressing, mean spirited, vomit inducing and frustrating this movie is, I'll take it.

[@troin3925]

I remember when I first watched this review on dailymotion, I was appalled by this movie and I hated Costa with a burning passion (and I still do). This is probably one of the worst found footage movies ever made, right up there with PA: The Ghost Dimension and V/H/S Viral. I love the found footage genre and I think it's overhated.

[@quotenpunk279]

What this movie needs is a serial killer plotwist where someone just kills everybody...

[@jeromelancashire3278]

13:57 The actor playing Costa isn't named Costa, he's named Oliver.

[@freemantle85]

Costa is essentially Jay from The Inbetweeners if you took away all his redeeming features.

[@stephendexheimer7914]

He also reminds me of a unlikeable version of Stifler from American Pie

[@bernardomarkuskampffdemelo4323]

@@stephendexheimer7914 Stifler is already unlikeable, but he is the sweetest angel in heaven compared to Costa.

[@heymistercarter.]

31:49 are they seriously playing Intro by The xx for this scene? Uh no movie, that song is awesome, and you are not going to drag it, or The xx, down with you!

[@DemonBoy3223]

8:17, *Costas:* "If you [Thomas] fuck this up, I will stab you." What a friend he to Thomas there, threatens to stab him if he stops the party. If Costas was my friend and he said that to me I'd punch that fucker right there and then.

[@liamdude5722]

When you realize Miles Teller's next film after this was Whiplash

[@VidtopiaEntertainment]

Fun fact Lucas Cruikshank you may know as Fred and Marvin Marvin actually auditioned for this movie but thank god he didn't get it because I like the guy but his film career has a library of bad movies and also he was on Nickelodeon at the time.

[@gracekim1998]

Ghost100Buster oh!

[@Batmanbeyyond]

He could have actually saved this movie

[@mesousagaby740]

Indeed, HOW the hell did Michael Bacall co-write THIS?! And that Miles Teller cameo was...ridiculously awkward.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Mesousa Gaby it wasn’t a cameo he appears a lot throughout the party his career definitely improved after this tho

[@scottylewis8124]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 at least it wasn't fan4stic.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

I wish Kandarian demons showed up at the party...

[@troin3925]

Costa is like a combination of Eli Roth characters and the skate boarders from the V/H/S Viral segment "Bonestorm."

[@SpookyNero]

Troin love the first two VHS movies. I didn't care for the one with the ice cream truck. far superior movies than this piece of shit movie...

[@troin3925]

SpookyNero V/H/S Viral is much better than this movie. Heck, even Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is much better than this, and I hate that movie with a passion!

[@setcheck67]

Am I the only one who noticed the sign says "Naked Girls only", but in the pool is a bunch of guys and "Naked" apparently means topless? Shouldn't the sign be "Topless people only"?

[@chicostephenson]

This is the kind of movie you only watch once. You watch once and say, "That would be a great party." And five minutes later you say, "That movie sucked!!!!!"

[@Dim4323]

chicostephenson screw costa

[@troin3925]

After watching mother! recently (which I absolutely love), seeing this review in hindsight makes me wish the destruction of the house and the neighborhood went as surreal and nightmarish as that movie as well as have everyone die.

[@TheBonkleFox]

I like to pretend that the end of the movie was just a dying vision from the guy with the camera as they were all painfully burned to death by the guy with the flamethrower.

[@schalasmagic]

Merry Christmas Mathew. Thank you for the entertainment that you provide all year. I hope 2017 is a good year for you.

[@redjed100]

After seeing this video for the second time, I came up with a big time complaint that you missed: You know that “Put down the camera and help, asshole” trope in found footage movies? By the time T-Rick brings with him a flamethrower and starts using it on people’s houses indiscriminately, that trope goes from that to “Put down the camera and run your ass away, Dax!”

[@troin3925]

What the fuck is wrong with everyone attending the party!? Is everyone in this movie a fucking sociopath who tries to do as many crimes as possible!? Geez, this is one of the few times I ever used the F-word in the comment section, that shows you how much I hate this movie. Update: Now I say fuck more commonly in the comments when I'm angry. Times have changed.

[@scottylewis8124]

What would have made this movie better is if Kirby suddenly went Carrie on everyone. Yeah, explosions, Costa being killed in a car accident, druggies being burned alive, the bodyguards being run over by a possessed car, and Thomas's house blowing up.

[@pedrosaabedra5653]

agree, if she were to join the party, I would want her to kill everyone there.

[@sharonspears-mandeville2369]

SWEET JESUS!

[@scottylewis8124]

@@sharonspears-mandeville2369 creepy? I like it.

[@sharonspears-mandeville2369]

Scotty Lewis well,looks like somebody's gonna be writing an AU fic sometime soon..

[@scottylewis8124]

@@sharonspears-mandeville2369 AU?

[@AnalizaTheSnark]

Might have been a good suspense or horror movie if someone they invited from Craigslist ended up being a killer and it turns them into hostages or whatnot.... costa would definitely not survive...

[@florinivan6907]

Or how about this. Costa is the killer.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Why the *fuck* are they recording this? They have just recorded a GOLDMINE of material against themselves.

[@ChrisWolff2013]

Thomas Mann's mindset in this movie: I'm gonna be the only actor, besides Miles Teller, whose gonna have a career after this. Guess what, he was right.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Chris Wolff lol

[@troin3925]

If the ones partying so hard to the point of literally wrecking the house and doing all kinds of illegal crap were the gremlins, I'd be laughing instead of feeling pissed and depressed (the found footage style isn't helping either because it makes it seem like an actual event, ignoring all the errors that the filmmakers made). I just had this image in my head of gremlins randomly showing up at the party to kill everyone and destroy the house _mother!_ style, complete with claustrophobic POV shots when it's inside the house (but minus all the figurative and literal nightmare fuel and seriousness). Maybe some gremlins could steal some of the cameras.

[@isitaloneatlunch4018]

I always thought that project x was a horror movie. Guess i’m wrong.

[@thecinematicmind]

I agree with that so much.

[@stephendexheimer7914]

A big problem I have with his movie is that Costa has no redeeming moments with his character. For example, in the American Pie movies while Stifler was obnoxious but had heart such as in American Wedding when he ruined the flowers for the wedding and decided to get new ones showing how bad he felt and even going out with Michelle’s sister showing he can change for someone he likes, here Costa doesn’t have any of that and I have trouble liking his character

[@spookyrosev6467]

You know at least when similar tropes were used in the 80’s, they could at be considered “not knowing better”, but geez this is only from 2012?

[@axolotlfairy2473]

The only saving grace i can give this movie is that they didnt kill the dog for laughs

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

The actor who played Costa went on to play David Berkowitz on Mindhunter, and will be in the new Ghostbusters.

[@TheBonkleFox]

I'm not sure if I should be happy or enraged

[@ShyGuy83]

Movies like these make me very very VERY thankful my high school days are long behind me.

[@CreditR01]

31:20 - And the award for the most unbelievable reaction is...!

[@RD-lt3ht]

Great that you trashed this, well...TRASH! Seriously, I hate it when conformity is celebrated as an achievement. Oh, and your delivery on these reviews always cracks me up...NEVER CHANGE, especially..."SYMBOLISM!!!".

[@moogleknight88]

Definitely one of my favourites of BMB. Cheers Mathew.

[@devinharbert6071]

Didn’t Matthew Broderick make a movie similar to this.

[@tylerdurden8371]

Chronicle was great

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

Tyler Durden I am in agreement with you there Sir.

[@KentuckyWaterfall13]

When this came out I was just starting high school and I thought this movie was the best thing ever. Now that I’m in my 20’s and matured a lot I realize how awful this movie is. Nobody cares if you were popular in high school, nobody cares if you weren’t popular in high school. And Costa is a pretty awful person, after being around him I’d go Chuck Liddell on him.

[@EpicB]

I was also in high school when this movie came out but I thankfully missed out on it. And there was maybe one person I knew who was kind of questionable but there was no way I was ever going to go full Project X given that I live in an apartment. I only ever invited one friend over.

[@LEGOC-3PO]

This is me 100% rewatched it recently and it’s not really even a fucking movie. No plot, no goals, no character development, no drama, no (good) comedy….Wtf is this supposed to be?

[@Nick-pg6lf]

Thomas's dad calls him a loser. Thomas: *throws a party with basically the whole school and fucking throws the best fucking party in the schools history*

[@SuperChochip]

I half-expected Party Cop from Cabin Fever to show up...

[@RichardWatt]

Or Eli Roth to say "fucked".

[@scottylewis8124]

Richard Watt oh faced!

[@marcoantoniosalazarmatamor9496]

This is one of my all time favourite reviews, with 'The Condemned' being second. Hope you make more BMB whenever you have the chance, man Greetings from Costa Rica!

[@KevinThePilgrim]

Marco Antonio Salazar Matamoros Nice to find a fellow central American watching Film Brain videos. Greetings from Guatemala.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Is that... an... After Earth poster?

[@Chrisjbennett89]

Even as a teen i hated this movie

[@CTladiesman]

Good 👍 😊

[@598superchris]

I completely agree with Mathew Buck at 28:08 to 28:16. I also agree with his review of the film. I love your work Mathew Buck. 2 question do have:who is the sexy woman at 19:09?

[@troin3925]

This review made me interested in seeing Superbad.

[@nitromagilou597]

Same here.

[@hesnotquitedead]

vastly superior than project x

[@deafbyhiphop]

how have you not seen superbad

[@troin3925]

Deaf by Hip-Hop I just wasn't interested at first. I thought it was going to be another stupid, mean-spirited, R-rated comedy. I had no idea it had _that_ level of maturity put into it, and going by this video, it doesn't seem to have one of those endings where they ruin a sweet moment by ending on a stupid joke of "hurr durr, the characters learned absolutely nothing," like American Pie (I haven't seen that movie, nor do I really plan to, but I only knew about that ending from Doug Walker's video "Top 10 movies I hate but everyone else loves." Even as a kid, those kinds of endings pissed me off).

[@598superchris]

Troin I recommend you watching American pie because that’s a great movie.

[@KageMaxwell]

I'm so glad I didn't want to see this movie. I think I would have punched someone because of the rage the movie would have caused.

[@khrispy_fur6376]

This dude's over the top facial expressions and irregular movement make this review lol 😂😂

[@ArchwraithRaziel]

So I think we can all agree that Costa is an absolutely detestable character, thinner than the paper that the script was written on. But I think Oliver Cooper's performance was actually pretty good. Whatever little characterisation he had to work with, he took it and ran, even though he makes you wanna beat some sense into him for the entire running time.

[@blackAngelProductions]

You know what's sad I was scrolling around through other project x reviews trying to find this video and I found some video that tried to claim project x is the best movie ever made WTF.

[@CTladiesman]

Ikr! Those are people that live in bad parts of town and young easily influenced teenagers who view this movie as fun and thrilling even though it’s extremely mean spirited and badly influential.

[@blackAngelProductions]

@@CTladiesman indeed I remember when I was young and I was seeing the trailers for this movie I wanted to see it thankfully I never got the chance to

[@CTladiesman]

@@blackAngelProductions how come you never got the chance to see it?

[@blackAngelProductions]

@@CTladiesman I don't know it just never happened I was just never able to get to see it in the theaters and over the years I just never caught it on DVD never rented it never knew anybody who owned the movie never even ever saw it on TV.

[@CTladiesman]

@@blackAngelProductions good! You’re not missing anything! It’s only entertaining if you live in a bad part of town to earth if you’re a teenage school slacker.

[@retentiveguy7624]

Costa is like a young Joe Pesci minus everything great that makes him Joe Pesci.

[@PowerGlove79]

Retentive Critic any Joe Pesci character would have shot this asshole within the first 5 minutes of meeting him

[@scottylewis8124]

PowerGlove79 what's this fucking world coming to?

[@graboid78]

What's the background music that starts at 1:01 whilst Film Brian is talking about Judd Apatow and Superbad?

[@chrisg5219]

It isn't legal mumbo jumbo. In the u.s. you still have rights. Cops can't enter the house unless they have a warrant or there's evidence of a crime. It's stupid that they don't notice the party though that'd be enough if they did.

[@Tom_TheDutchguy]

Around the time this review originally came out people also tried to throw a project x style party in one of the parking garages of the shopping mall in my hometown. thank goodness the police got wind of it very fast and arrested or send home anyone who showed up around the time the party was suppose to take place and/or had alcohol and/or drugs with them.

[@galleryofrogues]

5:28 is one of his projects Project X?

[@bigshambowski]

16:10 If I was in that situation, I would have put the camera down and beat Costa to a bloody pulp.

[@scottylewis8124]

So Costa managed to avoid punishment huh? No! That's not how it ends! Just once, Everyone is punished! *Rewrites script* "Costa was found guilty of being a total asshole and is currently serving life in prison".

[@RichardWatt]

Where he is butt sex partner to a big dude called Bubba and is denied access to his (now disbarred for misconduct) lawyer.

[@scottylewis8124]

Every time a scene from this plays, an award winning script writer kills himself.

[@mollymontgomery4565]

The after-credits bit was wonderful. (So was the rest of the video, of course.)

[@KaoticReach1999]

I have no idea why they wouldn't make him 18 instead of 17, I believe the AOC in the state it takes place in is 16, but still why not play it safe and make them 18? It makes the scenes of him "becoming a man" and the "unlimited HS p**sy" and the other comments even creepier Also I blame this movie for helping the stereotype that everyone in my generation are the most obnoxious people in existence. And on a sidenote, theres 24 hours in a day, so after the hours boning, it doesn't matter how attractive your "partner" is, if they've no personality or you don't have any chemistry, that relationship is gonna fail and fail hard, most media seems to forget that when they focus on "just find an attractive person!" But atleast we know Costa ruined his life too because he's gonna be paying multiple child supports his entire life according to the credits (and probably multiple STD's too) And PS Costca giving his supposed "friend" X AND HARD LIQUOR TO WASH IT DOWN/CHASE, that easily could of went so bad it could be its own PSA The ironic thing is the father in this film is realistic, in that it'd be no suprise they raised someone that would end up like that, I'm guessing Costca had a similiar father figure

[@gracekim1998]

Oh thank god it has a 18 rating. But the idea of underage people trying to replicate stuff like in these movies is frightening 😨 Also being popular doesn’t help your future or help you get a job etc.....

[@TheSkully343]

I'm pretty sure an 18 rating isn't gonna stop the underage kiddos from watching Project X. Although I'd like to live in the naive hope that they have a better taste in movies.

[@greenvaledeputy5835]

Well you're wrong there because it's usually who you know that gets you a job.

[@fornas2]

Who cares about job in that age wtf, enjoy the life and have fun lol the rest, i have been in that age, i only wanted to party and be in a projext x party, and i did, now im older, i have a good job and im responsible etc, i believe that if i didnt have done all that shit like getting drunk, some drugs, fuck with every girl in a party like that i wouldnt be stabilished and happy how i am now, i lived all that shit when i was teenager, now i just want to chill and be with my friends and my gf, i dont even think in parties no more, if i hadnt done all that i probably were doing it rn and screwing my life

[@TheSkully343]

21:43 Film Brain throws a sick party!

[@Tyrgermanic]

this is a quintessential Film Brain episode.

[@SamDLIVE]

dude, you're hilarious and I seriously adore your obvious understanding of film.

[@jackmonaghan8477]

If I lived in the reality constructed by this film, I'd be like: "NRA, I know we've had our differences in the past, but for the love of God, sign me up NOW!"

[@Godzilla52]

I really miss the more clever/nuanced coming of age films like Risky Business and the Graduate.

[@krystlvines]

The worst part of this movie is that it seems to think Costa is something to aspire to.