Borderlands Kinda Sucks - Let Me Explain

[@LetMeExplain]

What video game deserves a movie?

[@throughthelensYT]

@@LetMeExplain Metroid hands down. Would love to see that

[@skatedurr]

Wing Commander

[@kevinhardy8997]

Nier Automata

[@hellraiser666666]

tetris. simple as.

[@sanjek]

Metal Gear Solid

[@JosephH-m2f]

I think part of the reason this failed, is because everyone is sick and tired of seeing the same 12 actors in literally 80% of all movies.

[@nailinthefashion]

This should have been a springboard project for completely unknowns since the source material is SO good

[@Oddy91]

For real! I miss the days where a cast was mixed with well known and unknown actors

[@fzcbh4698]

I agree, they should give a chance for anyone who dream to b an actor and especially if they are huge fan of this game.

[@UNREASONABLEDOUBT]

nah. the movie is just a big budget waste of time. just had it play in the background to get through. 😂😂

[@800Ms-k6n]

It truly speaks a lot of the film's quality when the original writer wanted his name off the movie and even denied a pseudonym name after Eli Roth rewrote his script and turned into something else. For Craig Mazin who's making a strong comeback after doing several terrible comedy movies, if this was known by the public to be his follow up after The Last Of Us and Chernobyl, i honestly can't blame him for taking his name off and wanted no part of it whatsoever

[@Zombiesnyder13]

#IBlameAviArad

[@terencepace1730]

this movie was hopeless from the very 1st announcement

[@RayMcElroy50]

#IBlameAviArad

[@jjeaze]

Facts. Saw the trailer and my jaw dropped. Said out loud "this will fail".

[@marigolden_mariposa]

why? the games are great, if done right a movie could've been just as great

[@dyreckta23]

Especially when they revealed the cast ooof!!

[@CyrusIsnt]

​@@marigolden_mariposaThis one of those do not tranalate into live action things its a bad idea. The interactiveness plays adds a lot of valve in stories for games. If you remove that a lot of stuff falls apart. In terms of movies adaptation vs game the game is always better. TLOU series is cinematic enough to translate fine, but the payoff is still lower then the game

[@donnajocatlady3839]

Just from the trailer, it's OBVIOUSLY a casting FAIL.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

AVI ARAD has ruined so far... * Borderlands * Daredevil (2003) * The Punisher (2004) * Elektra (2005) * Fantastic Four (2005) * X-Men: The Last Stand * Spider-Man 3 * Bratz (2007) * Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance * The Amazing Spider-Man 2 * Ghost in the Shell (2017) * Venom: Let There Be Carnage * Uncharted (2022) * Morbius And now he's gonna ruin... * Kraven the Hunter * Venom: The Last Dance * Legend of Zelda * Naruto As long as Arad lives, there's no hope

[@princesscherry5217]

legend of zelda hurts so bad man, someone take it away from him 😭

[@JGandthe2kk]

No tell to him leave naruto alone please

[@cityguard4847]

You know what must be done

[@DannyKnightblade45]

Punisher ( 2004 ) was really good.

[@rubydaberry4157]

After looking at it he’s also making metal gear, mass effect and infamous, he’s gonna make these video game movies horrible lol

[@Spydr331]

you had a really good point at the end. a movie like this that is supposed to be a franchise you cast young so that it can last... which they did not do

[@Lady_Ginnie]

I don't actually think the actors having no knowledge about the games is a problem. Would it help? Sure, it always helps to have context for the character they're playing. But the actors in the Fallout TV series hadn't played the Fallout games, and that show still turned out great.

[@marigolden_mariposa]

some of them, like Ella, DID play the game beforehand as research. Walton chose not to play the games intentionally and gave his reasons why. but yes, no actors NEED to play a game for the adaptation to be good.

[@Tomodrone]

I think the point is less that actors need to play the game, but more that they should at least have some knowledge of the source material to get the basic tone. You don't have to know everything or even play the games, but maybe watching a few KZbin videos and cut scenes to get the basic idea of the character and the tone of the setting can't hurt

[@blindmanai6957]

The video game curse continues to thrive.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

#IBlameAviArad

[@BrontoSmilodon1]

Right it's basically the "Treat IP's like crap" curse.

[@cck4863]

They only change the lores, change the stories, change the characters and change the settings, change everything except the names. Why didn't the game fans like it?

[@RpgBlasterRpg]

IT COULD BE SO MUCH SIMPLE TO STAY TRUE TO THE STORY OF THE GAME INSTEAD OF MIXING THINGS UP, RESIDENT EVIL 1? ANYONE?

[@motherplayer]

"Furiosa" was sad to see underperform because it was still clear as day a lot of effort and care went into it from a passionate crew all around. "Borderlands" isn't sad to see underperform because it feels like such an aggresively miscalculated piece of work released under a more marketable rating in the hopes they'll at least get the teenage audience late summer numbers, it really is hard to feel bad about it's failure. Also, appreciate that this movie makes me want to see "Dungeons And Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" again to remind me of something that puts effort to earning that "Guardians" comparison in a positive light.

[@nailinthefashion]

2:35 While I admit it looks goofy in live action, popping her hip was very common in the game so I really enjoy that little bit of characterization. Put everything else in the ✨garbage✨

[@phunkym8]

it seems more and more to me that the yield of worthwhile movies gets lower and lower each year. pretty sure every year there are more new movies than the year before but at the end we still end up with only 1-2 good ones.

[@xavierbrown8848]

Surprised alien didn’t come out first, must really be a good vid

[@LetMeExplain]

Rendering it right now 👍

[@ronorleans]

5:55 "I wanted to be with that f--king dog man" 😂 It's ok, you got Barbie, and no one blames you for this. 🤣🙌🏽

[@raybibisi2832]

There are movies that are screaming to be explained by you like, Inside Out 2, and Deadpool 3.

[@jeffodabear]

The second I heard that Jack Black was announced as clap trap, instead of the original voice actor. What an absolute middle finger to video game fans.

[@Caroline-Ellis]

The original VO for claptrap didn't return for Borderlands 3 because of issues with the CEO, there was zero chance they asked him to be in the movie

[@alitty3224]

I thought Jack black was the only one that tried tbh. Wasn’t mad at his performance

[@stephiybabii]

I don’t watch anything with Bobby Lee anymore after his creepy behavior & past have come to light.

[@monarchmyers3101]

It's gross the crazy amount of support him and his creep podcast still get, he has admitted to the grossest things on there, and said some of the most out of pocket things about kids

[@JacobPaul-ix7oc]

Bobby Lee is no different than most people in Hollyweird, so perhaps you should stop watching movies and TV shows all together. I don't care who doesn't want to hear it, the majority of people in Hollywood are degenerate, hypocritical, self-righteous, hedonistic reprobates who sold their souls for fame and fortune. This passage comes to mind when I think of "progressive" Liberal Hollywood that promotes immorality while claiming to be on the moral high ground. 2 Peter 2:19-22 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. 20 For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.” Romans 1:22-32 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man-and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. 24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. ---Reminds me of the Liberal activists who serve the earth through "Environmentalism" and animals through "Animal Rights Activism" instead of serving the God Who created all of those things. 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the [d]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased (adokimos, reprobate: failing to pass the test, worthless, counterfeit) mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 *being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.* ---That is Hollywood in a nutshell. Mark 8:24-28 34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 *For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”*

[@TheSimbulUK]

2K trying to divert everyone's attention from this absolute failure of a motion picture by announcing BL4 at Gamescom this week lol I just hope they invest as much in making the game as they wasted on the movie, and pay the developers what they deserve 😮‍💨

[@xtuffcookiex]

After Borderlands 2 the franchise hasn't really been the same though..

[@throughthelensYT]

Cate Blanchett had me laughing because she didn't care which mimicked how I felt watching the movie itself lol

[@IntercutPod]

Cate Blanchett 🤝 Me thinking about Tar during Borderlands

[@hybridvigga]

Yeah, Randy bitch-slapped the voice actor (and main writer for the first two) because he asked to be paid for doing the voice acting and not just doing it for free on the side of being a writer, you know, like ALL the other voice actors were paid for doing it. He's got his own KZbin channel that does film analysis too now, and it's an awesome channel, my guy knows his stuff, and the storylines for the newer games are almost as disappointing as this movie was without him.

[@Maxwel_Rodrigues]

What's his channel name? I'm curious tô watch now 😅

[@hybridvigga]

@@Maxwel_Rodrigues The Channel is called Film Joy, he does the Movies with Mikey videos on there.

[@kalinmorphet1888]

SO glad you’re back!!!! Super missed your videos!

[@Abstrakyt_]

Ariana Killed the role she just needed better wtiting and dialogue it’s good she’s based her mannerisms and lines on KZbinrs she’s watched because Borderlands came out during the Prime Years of the internet so a lot of its comedy was internet comedy

[@MashaRistova]

No

[@AntsMovies]

Nope

[@aldo6532]

Calling ClapTrap a recycled WALL-E is offensive to WALL-E

[@kkelseym]

I was just thinking I hadn’t seen one of your videos in a bit. Welcome back!

[@IOSALive]

Let Me Explain, you're creating a loyal fanbase with your content

[@RafaelHernandez-or8wj]

They should have just made an animated movie in the same cell shaded style the games are known for. Guarantee it would have made way more than the live action movie did and would have cost them a lot less too.

[@NUNYA408]

I’m tired of big budget movies trying to damn hard. I’ve been watching Chinese movies lately and you know what makes them better? They focus on character development so no matter where the movie takes you, you’re invested. It feels like every big budget release lately is so lost in setting the scene they forget to make me care if characters die or succeed

[@b2serious]

200000+ SOCIAL CREDITS FOR YOU! NIHAO!

[@nivarad]

I didn’t believe this would happen, but we might actually have a nominee that could challenge Madam Web for worst movie of the year at the Razzies.

[@ryanreviews8566]

0:25 - the f--king baby director WHINING 🤣🤮

[@stonytrees8573]

Man I’ve been waiting for one of your videos

[@LetMeExplain]

Thanks for the patience! A lot in the edit coming soon 🤝

[@DonEBrooke32]

terrible or not, i love having Kevin Hart and Jamie Lee Curtis in the same film. (i don't think they ever did anything else together.)

[@RickClark58]

I watched the fight scene in the trailer and thought this was edited horribly, it must have been butchered in the trailer. Nope.

[@COSun25]

Which fight scene?

[@dontgivetwothwips3615]

Promoting a gambling site, really? Can’t you just get Factor or the cereal people to pay you?

[@theEdgeCrusher12]

If writers, directors, and actors do not respect, much less familiarize themselves with, the original source material of the film adaptation they're making, the end result will always lead to disaster.

[@xtuffcookiex]

There wasn't any love put into this movie and they just wanted a cash grab.

[@pinoyjona]

Just when I thought the video game movie curse is finally over since Sonic and Mario, the Borderlands movie exists

[@rodneythompson8861]

Sonic somewhat… Mario….. 😂😂😂

[@JR-kx3jr]

It’s funny that Roth actually sounds closer the original Claptrap VA.

[@1wayroad935]

It's like they saw the Halo TV show and took it as a challenge

[@hteekay]

Yo.. that is some iffy gambling sponsorship you have there mate

[@awesumtoast97]

I just wanna say the games were nothing like this. The only part of the plot thats the same is finding the vault. Lillith was always a siren, tina was a kid we found in the second game and not "created" - but homeless practically, krieg was an enemy and brought back as a dlc playable character in 2, and Tannis was a background character. I thought itll be great with the casting of Tannis and Moxxie then they annouced Kevin & Cate and i was like welp it was fun while it lasted.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

7:52 I would call it the "rebuilding phase but it's getting messy" but yeah, strong words when you're in this flick. That said, when can mermaids and fairies be the next trend?

[@bryh555]

"Borderlands Kinda Sucks" is probably the most positive review ive seen of the movie so far. Most others are saying it absolutely, ireffutably, and deeply sucks hard.

[@prestondews1793]

the whole casting was horrible. it was the age of the actors that was weird for me. Cate Blanchet could have been the older character Jamie lee Curtis played, but that's it. seeing JLC's cleavage at the beginning would have been traumatizing if I was a child. Kevin hart and rest of side characters shouldn't have been casted, just a lot of great young actors could have done this and made it a franchise. Covid isnt a excuse for good/bad movies.

[@JoshuaHenelyThornhill]

A dumpster fire of pristine quality ! Truly a gourmet buffet !

[@dasanji90]

People are always so rude to me: "We don't need you, D. You don't contribute anything. The role you played with your writing was so miniscule." Are you sure about that? Okay, show me what you can do without me? Then they make something like this: Zero percent on rotten tomatoes 😂😂😂 Sorry, but I can't help but laugh. That was funny, wasn't it?

[@KouriRyu]

The USB also apparently contained illegal pornography. Yet, no charges have been filed. Amazing... /s

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

I don't care, I'll watch the Benjamin Byron Davis part, #outlawsforlife

[@aaronbarroso494]

Gotta have some GODDAMN FAITH

[@happykal11]

The movie as a stand alone would be…okish. The casting was one of the biggest issues for the movie. The changing of storylines of the characters was a big issue for me.

[@jordan7077]

Old Hollywood need 2 bow out before they get forced/laughed out because this is bad/sad

[@BP-ef8mr]

My cartoon dude is working OVERTIME this week!!! Thanks for the double videos!!

[@st0n3dgvm3r2]

Gears of war needs a movie with Batista as Marcus

[@jacobtingle9849]

If youve never played borderlands, do not let this movie turn you away. I havent even watched the movie and i dont plan on it cause its literally not a borderlands movie😭

[@RichieLanderos]

As someone who's put in hundreds of hours in all of them. I'll even say this is one of my top 5 fav series, I was EXTREMELY let down how bad this movie is. So bad that I don't even want to give it my own opinion. The actors themselves put me off. I'll check it out if it ever becomes free on streaming services. But I really hope that one day they're able to give us the Rated R movie.

[@johnjohnson798]

I still think borderlands should have been made in the style of that scanner darkly movie visually.

[@kubolor1234]

6:46 Hear me out guys, JLC can get it ANY DAY.

[@Djg0221]

My brother... I thought I was the only one😂

[@kubolor1234]

@@Djg0221 🫂

[@kubolor1234]

@@Djg0221 you should see Blue Steel and True Lies 😭

[@NINacide]

Ever heard of The Producers, how about Boiler Room? What if you could get paid a large sum of money to make a show, with the assumption of a return on investment, but as soon as the check clears you take the money and run like hell?

[@ejohnson1767]

I think James Gunn would've been a better choice for writing and directing a boaderlands movie. I didnt even know this movie was made. How much did they actually put into marketing this tax write off?

[@WheeledHamster]

Looking at the casting, I already have a question mark popping above my head.

[@kingchucklesii2197]

It's chunks of different games, with some stuff they made up. And where the hell is Brick and Mordecai?

[@teracota8788]

2024, the year where movie marketing is doing a better job than the actual movie.

[@Lufqil92]

Shouldn't have released the movie fee weeks from Deadpool and Wolverine. Maybe and maybe, Borderland maybe have a chance

[@SprangBrake]

I dozed off in the movie theatre after 10 minutes, had a great sleep

[@agent95_]

It baffles me how anyone can look at this game and think casting these people would be a good idea. I mean Lilith is clearly a very young lady and nowhere near as sassy as Cate played her. Idk why they did this at all.

[@Artemis-eu5ql]

Once I saw that it was going to be a comedy instead of a action film with comedic undertones

[@JehBasquiat]

Kinda? 😂😂😂 yeah and I’m “kinda” high 😂😂😂

[@modnarer]

sorry, i enjoyed the movie. Ive played the games, know the lore, and i enjoyed the movie. It is what it is.

[@LetMeExplain]

Which Borderlands do you recommend playing?

[@modnarer]

@@LetMeExplain I preferred borderlands 2 myself. Was just my jam.

[@Fmc_Devil]

The movie would’ve been good if they just took the story from borderlands 1 and then made it a movie or take borderlands 2 main story and make it the movie it would’ve been pretty good if they took the borderlands 2 story and made it into a movie in my opinion but I didn’t see this movie because everyone says it sucks and I don’t want to do that to one of my favorite game franchises

[@dyreckta23]

Im so mad Marcus voice actor did not narrate the film

[@MamaMOB]

Why is all of the cast except for Krieg just straight up wrong? Not a single one of the other actors suits the role. Not one. Why? Cate blanchett doesn't make any sense because she's playing a 22-year-old and she's 55. And she looks 55. And she acts 55 trying to pretend she's 22. At least Jamie Lee Curtis just acts 65 even though she's supposed to be in her thirties. And I'm sorry no offense to the actress but tiny Tina is supposed to have big blue eyes. I thought Hollywood cared about minorities. It doesn't get any more minor than a recessive trait!

[@kpossibles]

Waiting for your Deadpool & Wolverine video!

[@vick_y1117]

Borderlands video games have such a fun and good storyline in the game, and they go and demolish with this movie. All they had to do was follow what was provided in the games and enhance and extend what was given. Such a shame

[@Zombiesnyder13]

#IBlameAviArad

[@rashawn2323]

I wonder what Quentin Tarantino thinks of his best friend’s movie lol

[@randomrangoon5476]

They made this movie about 10 years too late. It looked so bad and the casting is horrible. I mean Kevin Hart as Roland is laughable

[@itcamefromtheradio]

I enjoyed it as a stupid lil fun movie from the 80's.

[@ashitaka.kodama]

"kinda" is a generous understatement

[@Menstral]

I think a bunch of gamer nerds dog piled on this movie. I saw it and it was not good but I've seen a lot worse.

[@lilotaku3801]

Rough year for lionsgate 🥴

[@RpgBlasterRpg]

When there will be a GOOD live action?

[@22cowboys]

Cast was to OLD .. Didn't stick to the Video game story line.. The director SuCKSSSSS

[@monsterguyx]

This is one of the worst-reviewed movies of 2024 so fat.

[@mikhail5428]

*Honestly the movie would've been a success if they just take out the Borderlands name of it*

[@MilouLois]

I got an ad for the movie lol😂

[@tolvfen]

Damn that woman is great, never heard of a woman who play games

[@GamestMesa]

i love jack black but dear god he shouldnt have been clap trap

[@GoldenJoe9176]

Ain’t no way in hell the song I’ve been trying to remember all day is in your fucking video 😂 Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

[@t3tsuyaguy1]

Honestly, they should just release the R-rated cut. What have they got to lose?

[@Zombiesnyder13]

#IBlameAviArad

[@rainbowunicornbrigade1064]

It’s not that bad. Jack Black is the best character in it.

[@strawberrylime33]

Dan murrell says this movie seemed to be made by stoners saying "Hear me out! What if..." and i totally believe it. 😂

[@UnboxingAlyss]

That was a great little skit he did, though I think it was cocain. I don't see him rate too many movies this low, but damn.

[@mjslack3073]

WAIT YOUR TELLING ME THEY WROTE OFF ANGEL AND GAVE HER STORY TO TINA🤡🤡

[@petersarubbi]

Yeah... movies suck now... last great movie was Clerks III in 2022... before that was Jay and Silent Bob reboot and Uncut Gems in 2019... don't waste your time trying to watch new movies... next one I have hope for is The 4:30 movie...

[@Raepok251]

I've tried to watch it twice, I can't make it to the end of this movie. I doubt an R-Rated cut would help.

[@davidmckesey7119]

Eli Roth. Enough said

[@ivorydragon]

This movie hurts people who played borderlands

[@andril]

They should of picked true gamers to play the roles

[@krissyveebaby]

Anyway Bobby Lee did great thanks

[@Epicgamer6949YT]

This movie truly killed off the series :(

[@muchossaugus9927]

Just as bad as the games so kinda accurate I guess.

[@beepboop8973]

I want sims adapted

[@Horrorlovanerd]

Love the video but the background music is distracting.

[@badmonsterman]

Covid still going on 👍