Bad Movie Beatdown (w/

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Film Brain surprises Dominic by making him review this ill-fated film adaptation of the Alex Rider books, which Dom is not pleased about...
#AlexRider #Stormbreaker #AlexPettyfer #EwanMcGregor #BillNighy #AliciaSilverstone #MickeyRourke #StephenFry #JimmyCarr #DamianLewis #AnthonyHorowitz #AndySerkis #DonnieYen

[@FilmBrain]

Also, Dom has done a Lost in Adaptation on Stormbreaker, making this a double video event! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYrQf4uunNp1Z5I

[@scottylewis8124]

Film Brain but.. Ewan had the high ground.

[@SpeedyEric1]

I'm surprised that you guys didn't make a "Wanna know how I got these scars?" joke with Andy Serkis' character.

[@catfoy8888]

I read one book that had teenage spies and did explain well why they had them it was called CHERUB

[@davidbauler3159]

Ah, Film Brain. You and your crossovers always bring a step in my joy. Er. a hard in my hat...er..um...I mean a warm smile and wholesome...yeah...wholesome thoughts......now I have to check out the Dom (and subscribe to him as well).

[@mikeduncan3953]

A Bad Movie Beatdown! Has it been a year already?!

[@icantthinkofaclevername9109]

I always found the horse-chase quite funny because it's ridiculously obvious that the horses are cantering at a very controlled pace. Their filming like it's Fast and Furious except everyone's going at 30mph.

[@Zezlemetkun]

"Me and my very quiet helicopter"

[@LordSvzklx]

its a shame the dom is moving to america. it means he, film brain and mikej can't all unite and make Channel Spiffing

[@wolftitanreading5308]

meh give it a year film brain will weasle himself in

[@DiarraHarris]

Film Brain and The Dom? It's the team up we didn't know that we needed!

[@kevinthepilgrim]

But one we deserved!

[@lordultimus559]

At least in the book, Sayle is portrayed as a literal raving lunatic, which makes his evil plan a little easier to swallow. And Alex calls him out on his pettiness. Honestly, considering how dark the later books get, it probably would have worked better if Sayle was portrayed as having had to endure Carrie levels of bullying.

[@shanerulez79]

Eric S he'd have to be a lunatic, his plan hurts him and not the prime minister

[@Rtotalmagic]

The fifth book in the Alex Rider series, Scorpia (which had been out for two and a half years by the time the Stormbreaker movie was released) was especially dark, and it is easily the best of the books by some distance. Somehow, I doubt that the film version would have done this twisty, though-provoking story any justice...

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Rtotalmagic isn’t there like a rape in alex rider?

[@brokenhomebob34]

Carl Wheezer wut

[@randomclonetrooper6445]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 umm... No. They are still kids books, just more mature than most kids books.

[@alicedarhk9790]

Audience: since when does he have a helicopter? Dom: since always Terrence in helicopter: The shit I do for you, muggle.

[@shanerulez79]

Alice Darhk he got it after his tank was destroyed

[@jackaylward-williams9064]

Have you learned nothing from these movies? We don't need to establish anything!

[@alicedarhk9790]

@@shanerulez79 what kind if vehicle do you think he'll get after his helicopter crashes after trying to sabotage Christian Grey's with it?

[@elizabethbunch1290]

Double Obi-wan Kenobi! XD best line ever!

[@scottylewis8124]

Elizabeth Ruddick you were the chosen one! It was said that you would save this movie, not die in it! Bring balance to the adaptation, not leave it in stupidity!

[@jme6036]

Yassen had the high ground

[@AquaLantern]

Yet another example of a film's lack of focus utterly destroying it's potential. At times it's like a silly Disney Channel movie, at others it's like complete a parody of the spy genre, and others are like a completely serious spy thriller. All of these things DO NOT go together!

[@shadowspider9]

Given what they said it seems like the book wasn't all that great to begin with. After all the movie plot stay's faithful to the book it's just the comedy is ramped up and the action ramped down. Film Brains even said the biggest strength of the book was it's action scenes, not it's plot.

[@scottylewis8124]

LordManda2 if you want to see a good spy movie about a child spy, watch fucking Spy Kids.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

Scotty Lewis Now that's Child Spy Movie that I can actually enjoy!

[@scottylewis8124]

The Stereotypical Evil Mastermind hehehehehe.

[@mizukihozakai7417]

Yeah, this is what gets to me. I'm a huge fan of action movies, and given how much they fucked up the fight scenes, I was beyond disappointed. I get that it was supposed to appeal to kids, but I've actually seen family movies with better action sequences than this crap.

[@MythicSuns]

Jimmy Carr plays a banker, and then years down the line gets in trouble for not paying his taxes. It's a bit of a loose punchline but I'll take it.

[@tjjordan4207]

Wait, seriously?

[@MrCaerbannog]

I remember this film got a crazy amount of hype in the UK back in 2006. I'm guessing if they'd known it was going up against the second Pirates of the Caribbean film, they probably wouldn't have bothered.

[@VirtualBoy500]

On behalf of America, Dom, let me be the first to say, "Welcome!" and, "We're sorry."

[@joeyshears1483]

Hey! Don't apologize, it ruins our shameless image. 😁

[@ThePa1riot]

15:10 That's actually really disrespectful on the movies' part. The SAS are some of the biggest badasses on the planet. That's like saying Kevin McCallister took out SEAL team six.

[@silverbrumbyfan]

I remember wanting to watch this film badly after reading the book. We rented it from Blockbuster and the disc was scratched to hell, I could only watch up to the bit where Alex is tailing the van to the scrap yard so I was already pretty frustrated with it, then I finally managed to watch the whole thing and became furious

[@derekonodera8891]

"Harry Potter meets James Bond" Oh, you mean like Kingsman?

[@derekonodera8891]

British schoolboy protagonist drawn into potentially life-threatening situations.

[@Zeturic]

25:17 > Alex then fires a Sodium Pentothal dart into Mr Grin using his pen gadget. I was so hoping that the next words were going to be "And he also explodes for no reason".

[@pwnorbepwned]

Yeh fact he explodes for a good reason in the book makes this even funnier.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

What? A new Film Brain review that isn't a reupload of a previous episode to tie in with the latest movie?

[@shadowspider9]

what year is it!

[@wstine79]

I know right.

[@srbarkerchan]

Huh. Neat.

[@QuicklimeTime]

A James Bond film, only with pointless cameos, juvenile humour, bad acting, silly plot elements, blatant product placement and forced dramatic events that are more cringey than dramatic? Didn't Die Another Day beat them to the punch?

[@Tacom4ster]

Or Cody Banks

[@cinemagraphic6324]

QuicklimeTime EX would be EXCELLENT at Cinemasins!

[@NebLleb]

Yes, but from the looks of it, Stormbreaker is the lesser of two evils... But not by much.

[@blondbraid7986]

At least Die another Day was silly enough to be funny, I watched Stormbreaker as a kid and literally the only character I remembered from that movie was the giant jellyfish, and the fact that even 9 year old me thought it was dumb and inconsistent that the jellyfish could skeletonize fish with electricity yet the evil henchwoman just died.

[@NebLleb]

I Still consider Die Another Day to be the worse of the two, mainly because I hate it when stuff I like is ruined.

[@JimmyC1994]

I remember loving the Alex Rider books as a kid. I wrote a God awful fan fiction in English class where he crosses over with Artemis Fowl, I always wanted to see them fight for some reason

[@tjjordan4207]

I would rather read your crossover fanfic than watch this movie to be honest. That sounds more interesting.

[@tereziamarkova2822]

Bad Movie Beatdown AND Lost In Adaptation?! Are you kidding me?! It's mid-may, not Christmas! :D

[@arnoldrivas4590]

Is it a Dream of Spring? ... ... I'll show myself out.

[@EmeraldDragon]

Either Dom is taller than I expected or Film Brain is shorter. Also, why is FB always the butt of jokes? He's so sweet. Also, I hope this was filmed at Dom's place or does FB have a painting of Dom?

[@shadowspider9]

I think Film Brain is somewhat short. He's been shown to be about as tall as Linkara and i don't think Linkara is all that tall either.

[@jalix9574]

I think it would be weird if Dom had a painting of himself too.

[@EnterTheMorg]

I've met Film Brain a couple of times, and he seemed to be the same height as me, or slightly taller (I'm 5'6). It's not as unusual in the UK as it might be across the pond. ^-^

[@shadowspider9]

5'6 is on the low end of normal here. Anything below 5'5 and you are considered short over here.

[@Advent3546]

I like the Alex Rider books. This movie just sucked. That's all I got.

[@Roadent1241]

Advent3546 at least I know not to hope for a Jimmy Coates movie, I think a TV show would be better.

[@dprototype6431]

Yeah, the books were pretty great from what I remember. The villains were a lot creepier, I think one of them was a white supremacist or something.

[@jakupharrison8051]

Can we also remember that while Alex can ride he hates riding horses why put a horse chase in for no reason. He could of seen her on a bike ride and taken her bike just as a small improvement.

[@augustwilson9633]

Eyyy it's like watching Nostalgia Critic, but with less horrid mistreatment of staff

[@mathunit1]

August Wilson Shut the fuck up.

[@augustwilson9633]

Oliver Xu tell me I'm wrong mate

[@Dim4323]

August Wilson only Becuase NC missed some stuff from the movie.

[@mathunit1]

August Wilson Wrong or not, it's still fucking annoying as fuck so you should shut the fuck up.

[@mathunit1]

August Wilson And yeah, it's 2 months late, but time never forgets about shitholes joking about annoying controversies like you.

[@kevinthepilgrim]

So good to see Matthew Buck back in a BMB video, and a crossover no less. Nice analysis and you had very good chemistry with The Dom. Haven't seen the movie or read the book and after this im not interested in either one.

[@kaledmasterme]

Kevin H. Pilgrim the books are very good and only get better with each title, where there's an increasing focus on what effect this life is having on Alex, also there's more of a focus on Alex not wanting to be a spy and MI6 manipulating him. The film, yeah avoid it like the plague.

[@GLAASJEMELC]

Why is there a gigantic painting of the Dom with a flaming sword in your background?! I'm kind of obsessed with it

[@cjstanky]

Yassen had a wierd portrayal, he didn't do any helicopter stunts in the book, he ambushed Ian and impersonated the pilot of the helicopter at the end. Not sure why the movie changed that

[@1Katakana]

The fact that the military in this movie is so weak, that when some of the guys gets, as they said, cuts and bruises, it's enough for the higher ranks one to get furious and complain to the MI6 about Alex, makes me snicker =P

[@Matrim42]

I mean, in fairness, if someone had pushed a truck full of soldiers off what appears to be a 50’ cliff during a training exercise, the person responsible would have likely had to stand trial for attempted murder. I don’t know a military in the world that would let you off the hook, regardless of how minor the injuries ended up being.

[@Ridgwaycer]

Yeah, I really don't see why they didn't say "X broken legs and broken arms".

[@josiahcain4176]

it's still nice to see that film brain has a carreer after leaving channel awesome, makes it clear that people like him never needed doug especially when they're funnier and much better critics. Also Dom and Film Brain share the same angry energy they mind as well be siblings

[@thecinematicmind]

Good lord Missi Pyle’s performance is equally shocking as her performance in Home Alone 4.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

The Cinematic Mind Yep. Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn seems dignified in comparison. At least she seemed to have fun with the role given what she had to work with. Though I'll admit, I would have liked it better if she was properly established in a Batgirl film...

[@scottylewis8124]

The Cinematic Mind ugh...

[@thecinematicmind]

Scotty Lewis Home Alone 4 is just painful.

[@scottylewis8124]

The Cinematic Mind has Missi Pyle ever been in a GOOD movie?

[@alisonslade1081]

Big Fish?

[@Volvagia1927]

17:36: I'd guess Frau Blucher more than Frau Farbissina. 24:12: I'd argue it'd be a little more passable in something also aimed at adults if they cast for the book's original background and not Mickey Rourke and made it clear that at least some of that bullying was racist in nature.

[@Komicklepto]

I loved the Alex Rider books as a teen and couldn't wait for this to come out. I remember going to watch it and being so angry with what they did with it, especially changing the ending, the nationality of the villain and very poor casting choices (the actor looked way too old to be 14 eventhough he was 14 at the time of filming). This is one of those movies that grates on me to this day because it ruined one of my favourite childhood books.

[@wrxstigoabs]

Pettyfer was 15 at the time of filming and I agree he was poorly cast as he looked older than 14. It’s clear he was cast due to pretty boy good looks

[@hurricanejay1777]

I'd like to say in defense of the "hitting with a rope," some of the techniques Alex is using are similar to, if not actually, the techniques of chain whip. It's a surprisingly difficult weapon to master as it's fluid and you can't control the entirety of the chain. I don't know the background of Alex's (the actor) martial arts training, but I could understand why some cuts by the editor would be necessary if Alex wasn't specifically trained in the weapon. The editing style was awful, no doubt about that, but maybe this explains the rope scene a little better?

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

My main issues with the film. Sabine who was introduced in Eagle Strike at Wimbledon while Alex was investigating match fixing by Chinese triads. Nadia Vole not having the moment of lying to Alex about working as a spy as well but then tries to kill him. The fact Sayle had a backup for releasing the virus. Using "Feel Good Inc." By Gorillaz during the SAS montage.

[@limegreenelevator]

Ohhh I'd almost purged this from my memory. I love the Alex Rider series; this was painful to watch in 2006, and it's painful to watch now. (Great review!)

[@OnDavidsBrain]

Are you sure that they didn't adapt an episode of Archer instead of Alex Rider? Because honestly I'm taking Archer more seriously.

[@austindevine248]

1TrulyMad I think Archer is a better spy then this kid and that’s a huge accomplishment

[@LaineMann]

That show is actually good. And saying he's a better spy then a teenage boy is really sad.

[@sebastionchosay3620]

They are making a show I love the alex rider books hope the new show does it justice

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

I get the feeling that the filmmakers did their jellyfish research by watching SpongeBob.

[@Crowley9]

If he's the Dom, does this mean Film Brain is the Sub?

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

Crowley9 Ewww...

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Nice one.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Well, we know he has subs.

[@johnthecrazed5679]

So is this “Lost in Beat Down” or “Bad Adaptation Beat Down?”

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

I would call it, "Bad Adaptation Beat Down.”

[@PhoenixHealing]

If only there was a feasible way to have a crossover with Film Brain, the Dom, and Mike Jeavons. That would be a Trifecta of Awesome and if Diamanda Hagan happened to stop by and try to muck it all up, that would be even better :-)

[@caravaggio1534]

It's great to see you doing Bad Movie Beatdown again.

[@kashyyyk]

OBSERVATION: Except for the bullet holes in the driver's side door, the BMW appeared to be in pristine condition. If the first two bullets shot at Ewan McGregor did kill him, how was the car able to safely stop without being involved in some sort of damage producing collision? THEORY: The bullets missed Ewan (or were not fatal). This could have given him an opportunity to stop the vehicle... and be killed afterward. Thus explaining why the vehicle has no remarkable damage and why there are more bullet holes in the door.

[@kramermariav]

I'm so happy to see the two of you review together!

[@k.roberts8541]

What is it with people putting Mickey Rourke as a tech genius? Maybe they gave him a doggie for the poster because he wasn't allowed to have his burd haha Edit: Andy Serkis is a true man of many faces, this is his weirdest

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

K.Roberts Not surprising since Darrius Sayle seems like a prototype Aldrich Killian.

[@SirViolentDeath]

And now Artemis fowl got the Alex rider treatment

[@douglasfreer]

That fight footage of Nadia and Jacks was funny to watch! Even funnier when you consider a trained fighter lost to a civilian who really really loves Japan and has no experience fighting.

[@GeriatricFan1963]

Wow, I remember when I was in junior school one of the teachers had the DVD of Stormbreaker and there would be this event where they'd play it on a projector in the assembly hall and force kids to sit through it... They did a much better Bond knock-off a few years ago; it was called Kingsman. (Although I doubt that would ever be shown to children aged 8-12)

[@luckystriker842]

The problem with this movie as a PG-rated action flick is that its too grounded in reality to not require being cut up. Most PG rated action films are very fantastic in nature. Race To Witch Mountain, Tron: Legacy, Tomorrowland, Alice In Wonderland (2010), Pan, and A Wrinkle in Time are either fantasy or sci-fi. Those films are respectively one of my favorite movies ever, good but extremely generic, a massive disappointment, just okay, complete shit, and insanity rendered on celluloid.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

Tomorrowland's a 12.

[@jatkinson85]

And then there is the childhood shattering horror that is Watership Down that was certified in Britain ..... U .....

[@MythicSuns]

nothing says Bond meets Harry Potter more than having the Prime Minister be played by an actor who has appeared in Bond movies and plays a major character in the Potter films.

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

There was a better version of Stormbreaker. It's called Kingsman The Secret Service.

[@Dim4323]

You need to read the kingsmen comics

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

@@Dim4323 The plot of Kingsman The Secret Service is quite similar.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

And now there's an Alex Rider TV show, which is actually quite good.

[@Launchpad05]

Hey, wait a minute, This is what a movie adaptation of 'James Bond Jr.' would've looked like!

[@archivedaccount5990]

Makes sense, given all the cheesy nonsense it has.

[@Nestalgba92023]

James Bond 'Jr.' movie adaptation announcement?! Since when?

[@gracekim25]

@@Nestalgba92023 I remember reading it

[@yamiatemyugi]

1:26 I'm not even 2 minutes into the video and I'm already laughing at how ridiculous this is. Is Dom actually taller than Film Brain because it certainly looks like it. I absolutely love the 'please dear god get me out of here' look on Dom's face. Too funny.

[@cameronheaton9900]

Matthew you looked like a hobbit next to the Dom.

[@TwilightRogue15]

Bad Movie Beatdown makes a return! YES! AND it brought a crossover with The Dom with it! It feels really good to have the series back, especially after watching the re-releases of the old videos and really missing this series. The effort to put this together is really appreciated. On a side note, it's also fun watching you act with green screen effects, Mathew. That was a cool special treat for the return. On that note, thank you, Dom, for putting in your usual effort and enthusiasm. It is always appreciated.

[@Darth_Moraband]

My favorite thing about this movie is the performance for Herod/Darius Sayle. The actor always just has this emotionless smile on his face. Even after he has been shot and is falling off of a skyscraper, he does not react at all: he just keeps smiling blankly at Alex. Honestly, the performance is so bad that it's funny.

[@FilmBrain]

Mickey Rourke seems positively animated compared to when I reviewed him in Take Back...

[@deltaprime3509]

Love this review, you guys worked very well together on this.

[@MFields2178]

A new episode? Wow!

[@katedoes...9783]

I just wanted to let the both of you know that I have been looking forward to this review so much.

[@gracekim25]

So do the movie writers not understand that we have school uniforms in schools not non-uniform like in America?!🤦‍♂️

[@Matrim42]

Given that the film writer was Anthony Horowitz, author of the book and official British guy, yes, I think he understands.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

It's not even a writing issue, as it's entirely visual and inconsequential to the scene.

[@gracekim25]

@@Matrim42 it wasn’t displayed though 😅

[@gracekim25]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy no it’s important due the fact that we DO do that😶 it makes it feel more like America rather that being here😶

[@AyresForceOne]

Damn, I forgot Sarah Bolger was in this. It’s movies like this that make me wish she’d get a new agent or something because she has so much potential that’s just being wasted on crap (she has had better luck on TV, though).

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

christopher ayres Can you list some examples of shows she's been in?

[@AyresForceOne]

Tommy Deonauth's Archives The Tudors, Into the Badlands, Once Upon a Time, Agent Carter, Counterpart and Mayans MC (a Sons of Anarchy spin-off that hasn’t aired yet).

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

christopher ayres She was in CBC's The Tudors and a Marvel Show? Nice!

[@AyresForceOne]

Tommy Deonauth's Archives Yeah. The Tudors is probably the best of her TV roles because it gives her the meatiest character to chew on. She's only on Agent Carter for a few episodes but she's still really good for the little bit she appears.

[@LaineMann]

Wait are you THAT Christopher Ayres or is that a coincidence?

[@HBarnill]

75% of the comments: Oh, hey! A new BMB!

[@MyssBlewm]

I can't believe the amount of good talent this movie was able to get and potentially ruin except for the fact that no one saw it. Anyway, Film Brain and The Dom, the REAL crossover we've all been waiting for. ♡

[@MilesEdgeworth129]

Another problem: in the novel, Sayle Tower did not have the backup transmitter. In fact, it's not even mentioned if the high-rise building they ascended was Sayle Tower at all.

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

I remember watching this film back when I didn't know good book-to-movie adaptations were an exception, not the norm. Back in middle school, the Alex Rider series was probably the most checked-out and demanded books in the library. There was so many terrible things in this film I either didn't remember or notice. You'd think super, duper agent Ewan McGregor would pull some more sick car stunts such as, I dunno, _stopping the car or speeding up_ when some assassin is pulling an unnecessarily elaborate murder stunt.

[@Gandaleon]

I can NOT believe this video is only two years old. Seems like a lifetime ago.

[@nicholasbova9909]

It's like FB and Dom read my mind when they pointed out that Jimmy Carr constantly sounds he's setting up a joke whenever he talks in the film.

[@evilcow2114]

holy shit! A new Bad Movie Beatdown/Lost In Adaptation I really hope you continue doing more Bad Movie Beatdown reviews. I miss them so much!

[@KawakamiTomie]

I’d like to imagine that they were doing this at Film Brain’s place and he just so happened to have a large painting of Dom.

[@timsillery8709]

Oh hey a new BMB.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Timothy Sillery Yeah. It's not a re-upload meant to tie in with the latest movie out now.

[@daimonatkins3046]

Never expected this crossover to happen

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

What a wonderful, creepy friend Film Brain is !

[@skokartong8659]

Wonderful to see you at it again Film Brain.

[@mijanhoque1740]

You should check out the new Alex rider tv show by Amazon it’s really great

[@francis6775]

All I remember is that I thought this film was dumb when I was a dumb 11 year old. God knows what I'd think of it, now. The books are decent, though

[@ainselcrowvenski487]

Man, I was NOT expecting to be reminded of Agent Cody Banks today. My memories tell me it was super bad, but honestly I really enjoyed it when I was smaller.

[@carlosalmonacid8958]

I just got an advert for the Amazon Prime Alex Rider TV series. What a coincidence!

[@jonathansefcik473]

WOO! New BMB!

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Great to see you do a new Bad Movie Beatdown again!

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

Sayle remains me of Sir Hugo Drax from the novel Moonraker ( 1955 ) : He was also bullied as a foreign student, and wants to nuke London from the face of the Earth .

[@cwooddirector]

The Dom and Film Brain?! I'm so excited!!!

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

And I just can't hide it!!!

[@JuriAmari]

YAY! BMB is back! I’m so happy. :) Plus two of my favorite KZbin reviewers are together. What more can I ask for?

[@charliedawson4877]

Honestly, the cut to the tea cup and having an Off camera character shout 'cut' was pretty funny.

[@Malidictus]

That face at 8:47 is absolutely terrifying. I know it's over a year after the fact but JESUS, Film Brain! :)

[@wrxstigoabs]

Alex Pettyfer’s film debut was actually 2 years earlier when he was 13 in the lead role (ironically with Stephen Fry) in the BBC film version of Tom Brown’s School Days. It’s obvious he got the role for his telegenic looks. It’s surprising how bad the film is given the big role Horowitz played in its production and the presence of so many top actors.

[@cinemagraphic6324]

24:45 - You know what you Did, Matthew!

[@skyw4tch]

with the recent series coming up it's a nice time to look back on what it was and hope sony does it justice this iteration

[@PrincessAshley972]

Have not seen Bad Movie Beatdown in years, this is awesome! Subbed

[@DarkDaysOfficial]

Wow. Matthew's Jimmy Carr laugh is perfect.

[@danielvasquez7951]

Does anyone know what is the music in the intro?

[@Tedwardlover]

8:47 the stuff of nightmares

[@pacoramirez7363]

It's a shame this movie turned out the way it did. Some no-brainer things that could have improved it: - Stick closer to the book (I know this is so cliche with book-to-movie adaptations, but 99 times out of 100 it's true. If people liked the story the way it is in the book, don't make unnecessary changes when you make it into a movie.) - An overall more mature/darker tone. It doesn't need to be R rated or anything, but more effort to make the fight and chase scenes more realistic and less watered down to be kid-friendly. And the part where Jack says "What the heck are you doing?" rubbed me the wrong way. No need to drop F bombs or anything, but it would have felt more natural to drop the kid-friendly sugar coating and let her say what the hell. - Speaking of Jack, better casting for her character. She's nothing like what I pictured when I read the books (I think she's red-haired in the books) - Less of the cheesy, over-the-top set design. Make it look more realistic. - Same with the villains' costumes and makeup. It was over-the-top, cheesy and made them look like a parody of kids' movie villains instead of believable evil characters.

[@carlosalmonacid8958]

Paco Ramirez Horowitz wanted it to be 12A but the filmmakers wanted a PG film. IIRC The Harry Potter movies were still PG rated at the time.

[@Ontarioku77]

Great review. I remember only seeing the DS scene while flipping through channels and I did get a chuckle out of the Mario Kart joke

[@Narutogokuanng]

How can I get that instrumental beat I can’t find it nowhere

[@Narutogokuanng]

Where can I find the intro instrumental theme music

[@cinemagraphic6324]

8:24 - MISSED NITPICK: the name "John Crawford" was later used in the 2007 Jet Li movie "War" or "Rogue Assassin", in relation to Jason Statham's character, FBI agent John Crawford!

[@archivedaccount5990]

To be honest, I'd rather much watch that movie instead.

[@scottylewis8124]

@@archivedaccount5990 it's cool.

[@wjzav1971]

Kind of a big mistake to put Ewan McGregor as a spy into the opening, because you immediately wished the film was about him.

[@davidjames579]

It makes the same arrogant mistake as XXX, which has a Bond like spy killed off in the opening and replaced with the new guy. Way to start your hero off.

[@kylepeters8690]

anyone else find Film Brain's laugh impression unintentionally freaky?

[@GenAqua]

I am so sorry Dom. Film Brain is an.....acquired taste, like blue cheese.

[@b.f.2461]

Seriously? Two of the best, funniest movie reviewers in one ep? I’m just going to die of glee.

[@jewboi419]

Man, I didn’t know film Brain was still around. I haven’t watched him since channel awesome days.