Brightburn - Movie Review

[@talhakhan-ht6hj]

"two parents grateful to have a child but slowly realizing it was a big mistake" ....i didn't ask to be attacked like this chris :(

[@markparkinson6378]

One of the greatest “out-of-context” jokes I have ever read!

[@banticraider]

tbirum did you watch the video?

[@Biggjuggs333]

Lol

[@La-familia-de-Fazio]

tbirum the context is... treacherous, hypocrisy, indifference!

[@La-familia-de-Fazio]

tbirum the joke is modern "humanity" or less than!

[@whybother9396]

Sequel. General Zod comes to earth and he is good.

[@chrisjimenez2192]

*Justice League: Gods & Monsters* That's pretty much what that is Well I mean he's more of an anti-hero

[@Reprodestruxion]

Shione Cooper - Google Me e habla castellano

[@dvader3000]

Thats a bad idea. It will be the same,one good,one bad. Whats the difference?

[@dangerousfreedom5340]

Why Bother yes.

[@smithwill9006]

What the hell is that profile picture

[@dvader3000]

Lex Luthor: I told you.

[@TheRealest127]

This isn't clark tho.

[@BDLabs2]

A Brightburn version of Lex Luthor KINGSEANFAME.

[@santiagomunez3633]

Also Bruce

[@babs4009]

*bvs Batman*

[@german9277]

if there is even a .01 percent chance we must take it as an absolute certainty

[@crimson1x]

Can we get a child God:Nah Satan:I gotchu fam

[@JPGellabroke]

yooooooo I was thinking that when I watched this movie

[@aderemiporsche]

Lucifer, gesturing dramatically: Behold, I give you a child, a gift that will keep on giving!

[@timotiuspetrus5630]

movie remind me of Lucius

[@Devastator-cr3oh]

Poor Roy.

[@westcoastsgreatestvoice8619]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PlasmidJunkie]

We Need To Talk About Superman (2019)

[@One21Jiggawatts]

Maddox Jackson hah. That was my response when watching it.

[@NNOutBurger_Gaming]

I see it more as if supermen was evil

[@kippenkopjes]

Megamind

[@cameronroy2129]

What about bat women

[@alwayssayingbasically5292]

Shultz Ey We Need To Talk About Kevin was a good movie. It’s okay if you didn’t like it but it was good and Ezra Miller did a good job.

[@toadboy7493]

Unfortunately I don’t think that at any point they could have hid the fact that he was an alien cause the whole hook was evil superman

[@KoolKeithProductions]

EXACTLY. That's how they PROMOTED the film. The kid FLYING and wearing a RED CAPE is on all the posters. So who the hell went into this movie and thought "oh shit, the kid's an alien?" Sometimes I think Chris needs to leave script writing to the professionals....

[@Dryblack1]

Well if they planned on the alien thing being a mid-movie reveal, they probably would have marketed the movie differently

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@@Dryblack1 But exactly HOW would they have marketed this differently? The whole premence of the movie is what happens when a superpowered alien lands on earth and had utter disdain for us?

[@unusualbydefault]

@@KoolKeithProductions make it creepy. Show very little but enough to keep people hooked. Think Blair witch

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@@unusualbydefault Impossible. The marketing of Blair Witch was based on the fact that there WAS a Blair Witch. Nobody went into that movie and thought "oh shit, she's a witch?". They knew that going in. That's why they wanted to see it. A creepy ass witch in the woods abducting people was the HOOK. But how do you sell Brightburn without giving people the hook? Which is that it's evil kid superman? Without the hook, it's just another movie about a disturbed kid, and we've seen that too many times already.

[@jacobodom8401]

Chris, the twist isn’t that he is an alien. The twist is that the aliens that sent him to earth do not have good intentions. The marketing gives us the impression that Brandon turned bad due to external influence of the community but we find out that he was never good from the get go. Instead of being told to become a symbol of hope for humanity - the Brandon is told to take the earth While Superman is the equivalent to Jesus - Brandon is basically the Anti-Christ version Superman.

[@biggsam34]

One way to look at is this what would have happened if Zod sent his kid to earth. The strong should rule the weak.

[@tarkus1056]

I don't think thats a twist, I actually think it was obvious from the trailers, posters, etc. Even more, the twist I expected was that he somewhat resisted or at least there was some kind of conflict. They show glimpses of a very interesting mythos, but they serve no porpuse because the movie turns into an average fun (almost comedic) slasher. The death of the uncle has a full on humor monologue from him that felt completely out of place. I think the main problem with this movie is its tone, its so inconsistent.

[@g.d.graham2446]

Oof

[@AaronLitz]

The trouble is that the alien child isn't Kal-El... he's Kakarot.

[@AlukardTheDeathknight]

Brightburn Evil Superman Darkburn Evil Batman Lightburn Evil Wonder Woman Oilburn Evil Aqua Man

[@SaucySauceda]

Then we can have ourselves a Crime Syndicate of America

[@thelemonddropskid5445]

Sideburn Evil Plastic Man

[@MATIASJUAJ]

BlackBum James Harden

[@AgeOfGiants]

Alukard TheDeathknight I love this

[@tylerjaynes822]

Darkburn would be a lit ass name for a sequel

[@tonybigarms61]

plot twist kryptonite makes him stronger, broccoli kills him.

[@pa1poni]

*:O*

[@matthewcrane5294]

Lmao seen this comment already

[@justscrolling2180]

You stoled that comment

[@Tysnack]

MG that he did

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

I think alot of people have that weakness.

[@vigor9675]

What if Goku didn’t bump his head.

[@4thlord51]

You beat me to that comment.

[@reyboyvideogames]

WOW 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@JamesKeithProduction]

Roshi or General Blue would’ve killed him.

[@TheRezro]

It probably wouldn't change much. Goku is a idiot. Grandpa Gohan most likely would persuade him with candy anyway.

[@taureanfrazier3487]

@@TheRezro do you know that Goku BECAME an idiot because he was bumped on the head?

[@michaelbuzny1170]

They literally tell you his motivation in the science class with the bees and wasps discussion. He species sends their young to other planets, to be raised on that planet and then eventually take it over/destroy it. IE they are brood parasites, and Brandon literally spells this out in class, by talking about a wasp that does this.

[@brendandubalos2149]

He's just Kazuya Aoi from Freezing with Superman's powers.

[@tarkus1056]

So the kid is Turles from Dragon Ball

[@brendandubalos2149]

@@tarkus1056 Lol.

[@nscott2590]

Well that choice was a stupid one. I feel like that’s a cop out.

[@nscott2590]

Well that choice was a stupid one. I feel like that’s a cop out.

[@elzibiel]

after seeing Brightburn, my first problem with it is that the ship itself is really the crux of the entire movie. From what we see, up until his ship started talking to him, he was basically a pretty good kid. Obviously intelligent, a little shy, socially awkward, sure, but that doesn't really signify a problem with the boy. There was little to no arc after the ship's activation. No internal struggle. No real sense of resistance to what the ship was telling him to do based on his presumably happy childhood. No real development. He just turned bad. End of story. Brandon: "I grew up here, I seem okay, there's this cute girl in my class who actually seems to like me..." Ship: "Take the Earth". Brandon: "Um... okay." He even says "I want to do good, mom" at one point without ever doing anything to make us believe it. This entire film seems to me something of a wasted opportunity in that sense, which is my second problem with the movie. It would have been so much better to have seen him go down a road to tyranny and destruction step by little step, making wrong decisions and then justifying them to himself. Brandon, thanks to the ship, now believes himself (arguably rightly so) as "superior" to everyone else. Well, let him act as such. He could have done so by specifically killing his uncle for driving drunk, lording his uncle's "inferiority" over him for doing just that. He also argues something else (forget the exact line) about how sometimes some people might deserve it (paraphrasing it there). His descent into righteous brutality showed some signs of being set up but was then dropped in favor of more general mayhem "just because I can". I went into Brightburn with no expectations but came away from it feeling like my expectations weren't even met.

[@Saia_xx]

elzibiel bitch fuck your expectations tf you wrote all that for what!?

[@Nikki_the_G]

I agree, it could have been good but was pretty shallow and ultimately uninteresting, even from a purely "slasher film" pov.

[@jeremyblackwater439]

Messiah ThomaZ 😂

[@angxlpeach]

I agree. There were so many things they could have done with the concept. I was waiting for it to be interesting but it was just flatlining.

[@Windyielder]

Elzibiel I agree

[@johnhrock1009]

Bright Burn was exactly what Batflec was afraid of in Batman V Superman.

[@Cerc5789]

john hrock100 I really want a Batman or Lex Luthor to fight this kid in the sequel now

[@lorraine7876]

😂 Yep!

[@xanthippus3190]

So batfleck was right? 🤔

[@charlesngs8249]

Bright Burn 2 will have Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory go against Brandon. Coz Dexter is the Batman in this universe.

[@johnhrock1009]

@@xanthippus3190 In the world of Bright burn Batflec was right.

[@brandonp51]

"The breakdown of that family was what made this movie work so well for me." Jesus, man.

[@neal2399]

“I grew up watching families rip themselves apart a lot, so this movie really resonated with me” Are we still making those jokes? If not, I’m sorry, but I’m doin it anyway

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

comedy is subjective and comedy like any form of art shouldn't be limited because one person didn't like a joke

[@kufujitsu]

@brandon51 Well, what's the reason someone should watch a horror film then? If you're looking for reassurance in a film, it isn't horror, is it?

[@brandonp51]

@@kufujitsu r/woosh

[@Olderaccount17]

@@neal2399 Tell that to the family's snapped necks

[@mnemic6969]

I wish that the movie had more depth. It played out like it was expecting you to assume how everything worked

[@tarkus1056]

Exactly, they give glimpses of a very interesting mythos, but instead it turns into an average almost comedic slasher.

[@The_realJesus]

It’s still great nonetheless. It was a cool and unique plot.

[@davidcarney1827]

I agree..it lacked real depth..but still enjoyable

[@Kidcrowley]

It doesn’t need a lot of depth tho...it’s superman but evil, superman isn’t deep at all, it does what it’s supposed to do and pretty well done, the real depth on most of this should come if and when a franchise stems and we get an anti justice league (which seems to be the intent here)

[@mnemic6969]

@@Kidcrowley They should make some kind of mention of that then. Superman fucking blows as well.

[@tipsaybonez]

I agree with spec script. But think they went with that opening scene for marketing It's a selling point.

[@nheuk3]

TipsyLand Agreed. Without that spoiler it would be awfully tough to sell the film.

[@guitarman0365]

@@nheuk3 ya this movie is basically being talked about soley because of the superman connection and the almost shot for shot opening to the man of steel trailer. That is what sold the film knowing he is an alien with powers.

[@grieverlion]

I think they went for the safe bet because, if you put his origin as a plot twist, audiencies probably won't like it because they might look a it as a deception.

[@Banterbear]

Plus, not that big a twist. You know it's going to be sort of superhero origin; setting it up as Superman gone wrong from the start gets the premise directly laid out.

[@dub2536]

@@guitarman0365 So they decided to "bite" Superman's fame, and add the evil to twist it in to infamy for the evil twin in this film....huh!

[@chadmichaelcampbell]

I'll be honest, I was looking forward to this review a lot more than Aladdin.

[@grieverlion]

second that

[@bornyesterday2994]

Chad Campbell dude aladin sucks

[@Rainydaz3]

There was like 4 songs in the disney picture of aladin that my brain actually recognized. The new one looks entirely like a musical, it's really off-putting.

[@bornyesterday2994]

RaeN what do u expect from will smith the dude is a clown

[@balkee42]

I dont see how he sat thro Aladdin. That shit looks like torture

[@peterborrie5027]

He explains his motive through the wasp and bees thing in the science class

[@maximumrisk2004]

True, every class scene ties into the movies plot.

[@ahsonny8024]

maximumrisk2004 that’s what class is all about

[@parcyvalley9618]

well there's a lesson in our class where beavers mate for life and I think I mate for life Does that mean I'm a beaver 🤔🙄

[@maximumrisk2004]

@@parcyvalley9618 You are not in a movie though, or are you?

[@speedlgt]

I kinda disagree, idk maybe that moment was it. I really liked this movie as someone whos read evil superman comics before I kinda wanted to see more of what made him evil. like if had not had a good family or something. I mean we saw superman get more picked up in man of steel than this kid.

[@RetrogradeBeats]

This movie was slow burn at start but once he went psycho sh¡t got real, quick.

[@dhwwiiexpert]

You missed a “shit got bright burn” pun.

[@gabrielp9646]

I thought it was extremly boring and predictable...

[@dashnyamkhurelbaatar1318]

@@gabrielp9646 me too. But it's really interesting take on superhero genre. I would like to see a another sequel

[@richwhiteguy8524]

@@dashnyamkhurelbaatar1318 I thought it was predictable but the Ending actually got me...I wasn't ready

[@gabrielp9646]

​@@dashnyamkhurelbaatar1318 What?? Well to me, it reminded me to the other million "evil supermen" that Ive seen so far (meaning: steelheart, supershock from powers, omniman from invicible, ultraman, etc...) And I have to say, most of them are a lot more developed and made in a much more interesting way than this movie :S:S

[@youtubecommenter2527]

The ending shot of the mother's point of view as she falls was so chilling. Very well done.

[@Naturenerd1000]

The Villian was pure evil. No redeeming the boy at all. This universe really needs a hero to counteract evil. Solid movie though gory. The one property Marvel or DC couldn't get their hands on.

[@maximumrisk2004]

I would argue, that the boy could have been saved by the mother. But she made the wrong choice in the end and burned the last bridge he had to being human. Well, there is that girl he liked, but thats never happening.

[@antviper135]

@@maximumrisk2004 💯

[@BDLabs2]

You’re right maximumrisk2004. Evil can’t be eliminated by killing it off. It’s a choice everyone has to decide to or to not do every day of their lives. The adopted mother was in an emotional state and tried to kill Brandon. All she need to do was to love on him and understand both him and his race of people. That’s what shifted the fate of Brandon and their entire world.

[@platinumvoid1648]

Not every story needs a hero, open your fictional world view.

[@kafaya77]

@@maximumrisk2004 when the mom tried to get rid of the kid it was after he was proven to be hurting and killing people. she had to try to stop him before he hurt more. she made the right decision.

[@Empire_JeSzO]

There was no point hiding the fact he was an alien because the whole draw to the movie is he is an evil superman. Everyone knew

[@ojasagarwal3783]

exactly

[@mxctrl3473]

Agreed. In fact at times I wondered if it would have been better to deliberately track the movie more closely with a superman movie...

[@ThisAintNickelodeon]

They didn’t hide it. They show the ship in the barn glowing within the first 10-15 mins.

[@Jaydavid25.]

@@ThisAintNickelodeon Yeah, but he was gettin at the fact that Chris said the director should have hid the ship scene from the audience.. When we already knew the story was of a hypothetical evil Superman.. Lol..

[@Sumi-e1999]

To be honest i hate it so much when Chris suggested that. Not everything has to be about twisting expectation these days. The whole subvert expectation trend is awful. You don't have to write a story solely for the sake of twisting expectation, just like there's a lot more about Star Wars than Vader being Luke's dad, George lucas didn't write the story solely to surprise everyone about who Luke's dad is.

[@WaterHazard86]

Chris, review Tarantino films leading to Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, and Scorsese films leading to The Irishman.

[@johntremendol]

yes please!

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

Awesome idea!!!

[@hotfries4490]

Amazing idea !

[@susieg4185]

Yes yes yes!

[@rochajraphael]

Yes!!!!

[@dainlord]

Brightburn - AKA What if there was Red Kryptonite in Supermans spaceship

[@ianmpena]

This movie kind of reminds me of that comic book I read call DC house of horrors and it reminds me of that short story of the demon superman issue in the comic

[@MatthiasAI]

I loved in the end they had the JL all as dark versions of themselves. That was an awesome bit~

[@markparkinson6378]

Sounds like the origin story of Superboy-Prime.

[@Psycorde]

Except both are quite different from this one, which is basically lifted from OG Superman

[@koyinproductions9053]

Nah he didn't say "I'll kill you to death!"or"Everything was better on my Earth!"

[@xRisK_Flash]

Nope... Superboy Prime was pretty much good until COIE. This is much more like Ultraman

[@Aztecatl7]

Or a story of a saiyan sent to earth to destroy.

[@sephronnine9591]

Don’t tell him that. He’s been well behaved for a while now. Plus he has such a pure and hopeful origin, he could’ve been one of the best Supermen of all... he was a victim of horrible circumstances and jumping off the slippery slope... then bad decision after bad decision.

[@stephenzarbo229]

1:31 it was a JAWdroping scene

[@rockyhorrorfreakshow5091]

This gave me way too much detail

[@Aruesx]

Lol. Noah's scene

[@Wyin8tor]

Lol

[@imtiredcharlie]

When i saw the movie.......IT WAS SCARY AND GRAPHIC AF

[@keiranferrier3642]

Yeah, but the way it was shot was very DISJOINTED

[@orangenblue6981]

David Denman has come a long way from his 'Roy from The Office' days. Very underrated

[@landoneidson6294]

“I’m gonna kill you Halpert!”

[@jeremykramer8944]

@@landoneidson6294 what's the worst part of prison

[@MrNigandnog]

He was great in Outcast on Cinemax too

[@britneyspears5727]

That’s where I’ve seen him!!

[@sinonslife4812]

Yeah he was really great, totally forgot he was in the Office

[@shadow0946]

If Goku didn’t bump his head??🤔🧐🤨

[@troillandford7679]

if vegeta crash landed instead of goku

[@MissDowie]

Yes.. Goku was intended to conquer earth

[@Madbandit77]

Exactly. :)

[@giveandtake8428]

Or the Iron Giant.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

goku didnt bump his head, he was sent from loving parents who loved him and had nothing to do being sent to earth to destroy it....yuck

[@airplanetowardsthesky3265]

The symbol looks straight out of berserk

[@lynthesynful9550]

It's a rune.

[@maxjam4747]

exactly

[@MrIcaru5]

It's just BB side by side

[@Tom-ju2ny]

It's obvious that the writers are fans of Berserk. His symbol is "the brand" for sure.

[@javiervasquez29]

More like the symbol on the comic nameless practically a copy of it

[@flufflenuggit6499]

Seeing Chris get up from his chair gave me a BRIGHTBURN

[@inflationrisk]

Words to describe this movie: A real EYE OPENER. JAW DROPPING/SPEECHLESS. MIND BLOWING. Some scenes will go RIGHT THROUGH YOU. It'll leave you WIDE OPEN. In the end, you'll FALL for the movie.

[@youngramsey3349]

i see what you did there..pure class

[@MoSportsUSA]

You liked it more than I did. It seemed more like an 85 minute teaser for a potential Brightburn 2.

[@derfnam6627]

Yeah

[@adrianmirecki7534]

It's nice to see Roy doing well...ohh actually nevermind then.

[@SkuIIKn1ght]

Poor guy just cant catch a break

[@spencernielsen392]

At least he got with Elizabeth Banks!

[@WiloPolis03]

How many Gunns are there, like holy Mary Poppins Edit- 181 likes, holy Mary Poppins and thanks!

[@chasejackson7248]

Millions.

[@MissDowie]

Its USA. What u expect? Guns is everywhere

[@WiloPolis03]

@@MissDowie Haha good point I live in north Texas so there's definitely a lot of guns here lol

[@LoLPunky]

21

[@alimran2128]

Is he cool?

[@LaMaestra2102]

I loved this movie in every way. It messed with my head and was so creepy and creative. The acting was superb and there was the right amount of gore - nothing too gratuitous. A+ from me!

[@AlexanderTheGreat1000]

Thanks feel the same way

[@tammybrown779]

It was pretty good!

[@MrMAC8964]

holy crap ! yer not kidding!

[@bejarny8636]

Was so shit

[@gustavocastrejon8763]

I felt it could’ve been so much more . I give it a d+

[@DefaultArk]

Looks like they ripped off the symbol from Berserk, the best manga ever made

[@mckinneym.2743]

Aniki I was gonna say “one of” but then I remembered there’s basically only two contenders with hunterxhunter and jojo (at least from the shonen side of things) so yeah fair enough

[@vanpiisu88]

Indeed.

[@anep1926]

Sacrifice!

[@Omnio0]

THANK YOU!

[@Darkrai110]

@@mckinneym.2743 you haven't read Made in abyss then because it's an easy contender as well

[@TheAdamHawk]

HUGE heads up. This movie was way more gory than I expected lmao.

[@dashnyamkhurelbaatar1318]

When Brandon started to beat that policewoman 😱

[@Thenesrookie]

Meh there's like 3 moments in the whole movie. Not that gory compared to most movies.

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

Extremely gory. I was genuinely shocked (in a good way)

[@faszomebbeaszarba]

you don't watch horrors too often do you. it was not very gory, pretty meh actually. also the weak jumpscares. bleh.

[@mosesafful4200]

Ive heard this tf happens thats so gory in the movie pls spoil

[@mobaby1979]

More Gunns than an NRA meeting

[@Arcadio_Castellanoz]

“That’s it, that’s the end of the review, see you guys later” Might be my favorite Stuckmann moment ever

[@wollemort6977]

Now we just need a James Gunn batman knock-off movie. Let's make it happen people!

[@wollemort6977]

@Deathcheat 666 i'll check it out

[@Sum5thefirst]

That would actually be amazing

[@jeromehoyle4945]

Who? Owlman?

[@mrnukes797]

What about a evil Spiderman.

[@biblicaladrian6007]

Deathcheat 666 YES! I was thinking that exactly I think Netflix owns the rights

[@IvyHilts]

"Chronicle meets Superman" it's good, but I'd rather pitch the de idea as "We need to talk about Kal-El"

[@krabbykat9918]

hahaha yeah that's more suited

[@KiaRoane]

“Yeah no, I’m gonna murder you” Literally something Dark Superman would say. 😂

[@SanDeep-vz3dz]

He is right its like superman got insane

[@manuelaveiga4084]

Kia Roane sounds like something Superboy Prime would say

[@jcw370]

Im glad to see a positive review, the script idea is badass! But the trailer didnt impress me too much

[@BilsonBoi]

joseph samano yea I think we’re just spoiled by stuffed trailers lately

[@foodini666]

the trailers are the entire movie so thats not a good sign for you.

[@wamas1234]

So basically a Saiyan in a Kryptonian body

[@wamas1234]

@Genius Idiot Where did u get that from because I did not know that

[@wamas1234]

@Genius Idiot Thanks for sharing this information

[@Jaykurosakii]

Genius Idiot that wouldn’t necessarily make them as evil as Brandon or saiyans

[@deviantartguy0]

Genius Idiot I agree, and it's nice that your opinion was unbiased.

[@denniswillemsens204]

at the end you see marvel studios. what have marvels studios to do with this movie

[@EA-br1pz]

Found this movie quite good and would recommend. Don't worry about the critics.

[@mikeweezy6288]

Naah movie is ass

[@krazykrycek]

I really enjoyed it...

[@DA24681]

Same it was great. I hope they make a sequel😃

[@s.s.5936]

Mike Walker your ass

[@DeadpoolAnimate]

Ay ay, it’s his opinion.

[@twinone9121]

I think you becoming more active in making and producing your own films have really helped you in your reviews. I find it fascinating when you give us your insight to your experiences. :) Keep it up, Chris! 👍✨👏

[@noeytindol5529]

I don't think so. I think he should review the film and now talk about how he'd change it.

[@twinone9121]

@@noeytindol5529 That was him just expressing an opinion. He's critiquing it because he likes it. His suggestions aren't meant to say "the film did something wrong" but rather an insight into another direction on how the film could have potentially been done. This shows his engagement with the medium and his passion as a filmmaker and creator himself. His opinions were not coming from an intention of malice; he's inspired by the film, and he sees potential. That's all.

[@trahapace150]

No I dont thi k its helping he is seeing a lot of ahit that isnt there none of the shot he mentions in this review is true, the movie does look cheap, the mom is an idiot and it's just not that good.

[@v4vindication622]

trahapace150 which shots weren’t there?

[@tomjackson6532]

Twin one...great handle

[@bdonovable]

I finally saw this one! I was cringing in my seat when they cut to his middle school crush's bedroom moments after his dad was talking about giving into urges. I know it was in the trailer, but the sheriff's death still caught me off guard. I was definitely rooting for it because I liked Jame's Gunn's "Slither" and DC's Superman Character. I think this would have made a good Netflix single season miniseries. I would have preferred a story in which he more gradually discovers his powers, tries to do good but keep failing and hurting people and things by accident and then descends into evil. They could tackle the common physics issues alluded to by superman critics: such as catching someone at terminal velocity but breaking every bone in their body; using super speed to move someone out of way of oncoming traffic, but going through them instead; discovering his radiation gives his mom/a loved one cancer. I guess I'll have to wait for the Snyder cut on this one.

[@AgariBeast]

Pppo

[@hussain6469]

Chris can you please review most of Martin Scorsese's movies that you haven't already reviewed leading up to the Irishman ?

[@HandintheBoxInc]

I 2nd that!

[@Deviant69]

or quentin tarantino before once upon a time in hollywood

[@DrSwavey]

Shark tale

[@earlchatterton9133]

Let's get the pilot episode to Vinyl!

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

He better not do that. I'll unsubscribe

[@sifatshams1113]

What if Mr. Glass was Mr. Steel?

[@angeltesfayexo6909]

Man of steel?

[@TheCobradragon]

Magma

[@imtiredcharlie]

1 year later: Brightburn v.s Superman Dawn Of Aliens

[@estebanfarfan3059]

It would be awesome dude!

[@imtiredcharlie]

@@estebanfarfan3059 yea

[@jemigiwa4528]

Lol. 1 month left.

[@PharaohofAtlantis]

I've been waiting for this review. This was such an interesting premise for a movie.

[@jidm19]

Same

[@lamelwinston7101]

seriously agree, I will see it for sure.

[@jaysmith3360]

What if Superman was evil? Is the concept, that has been an idea for more than 40 years😂😂😂😂💯

[@darthvaper6745]

Love all the Bluetooth symbol drawings

[@lordmegatron4789]

spooky

[@kylixion_6359]

The horror is that it's only gen 1 bluetooth ooooooooooo

[@doll_dress_swap12]

He was Bluetooth connected to his spaceship to be evil, lol

[@MoodyG9]

OMFG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nailed it

[@lordmegatron4789]

@@kylixion_6359 THE HORROR

[@Triforce9426]

It didn't seem like Brandon became evil by choice. It was that signal his space pod started emanating that seemed to trigger or activate his superhuman powers and his violent tendencies. Like, if the parents decided to destroy the pod or store it in such a way that that signal was blocked, would Brandon ever have even discovered his abilities? Would any of this stuff ever even happened?

[@deucevon]

Great Question 🤷🤔?

[@meteorman528]

I saw this movie last night and really enjoyed it. Great review

[@onlyhalfbad333]

Before Chris's video: Brightburn? Hmmmm... Idk? Looks like a comic horror wanna be movie. After Chris's review: Yup. Watching it.

[@zachcouch8654]

You will be disapplinted.

[@onlyhalfbad333]

@@magnolia549 How so?

[@onlyhalfbad333]

@xrelik That would be an amazing movie.

[@TheRezro]

@@onlyhalfbad333 Superman versus Snyderman Prime. Ups not that one. Superman versus Ultraman ;D

[@blammowammo5886]

You didn't watch the trailer?

[@jojivlogs3697]

Bet you didn't know it's in the same Universe as the Movie Super. Just kidding you probably knew

[@One21Jiggawatts]

Joji Vlogs tease. That would be awesome to see Crimson Bolt fight Brightburn.

[@deviantartguy0]

I had no idea. Damn I loved that movie.

[@sadgeness6898]

As in the movie super 8?

[@KublawiA]

Darkness the dark comedy superhero film “Super”

[@davidmoreno820]

Super 8 makes more sense for a shared universe

[@saltygrandpa9683]

Spoiler alert Did you notice that at the end of the movie it shows Rain Wilson's character from the movie "Super"??? That movie was made by James Gunn, it's like a connected universe.

[@andiran23]

Don't read too much into it, it's just an easter egg, like the "connection" between Watch dogs and Assassin's creed IV

[@MrzTara]

@Er boro 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂what you smoking

[@MrzTara]

It wouldn't matter at all especially for a lot of reasons

[@fieryredruby]

Digging the Goblin King shirt! David Bowie and Labyrinth...😍😍😍😍

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

yeah...good times!

[@jamcradleandmtb1023]

I think the point of the movie is the ship waking him up to what his real mission is on earth. So in a sense he did just suddenly turn evil, for me it was okay for him not to show any remorse. I would like to see a sequel though when we (earthlings) try to fight back and get him!

[@blameitonthedesign]

So Rita Repulsa and the Red ranger’s dad got together? 😯 Let it sink in.....

[@tyreewilson2140]

Lol

[@SurvivalSpec]

Brandon M sink that let in

[@blameitonthedesign]

Arnold Schwarzt I know right. Krispy Kreme always helps 😂

[@grubbyarmadillo9863]

So basically, he’s a Power Ranger villain

[@RalphJr-xp3hp]

Brandon M hold up!! Roy from The Office was in the 2017 Power Rangers movie???

[@ezekielparker1359]

I really love your filmmaking perspective. I have a new appreciation for directors b/c of this show.

[@jwnj9716]

I prefer Chronicle more but I enjoyed it.

[@CRITICAL0PS]

Your point about taking away the mystery by doing away with him crashing in the beggining is the same feeling i have when i watch predator. If they didnt show the alien ship in the beggining the movie becomes a thrill ride trying to find out wtf is in the woods. I now always skip to when arnold is getting off the chopper to make predator more enjoyable to rewatch.

[@graveperil2169]

could they realy have held that back in a film being sold on what if superman was bad?

[@dannyoneill1384]

ALF 452 I think that applies much better to Predator than to this as when Predator came out no one had a clue what it was about, so that mystery would have been a massive factor in making it feel more thrilling. With Brightburn the way it was marketed heavily relied on the Superman parallels, they even used similar music and font to Man of Steel in the trailer which was genius. So I can’t see how holding back that ‘mystery’ would have helped the film when most people would have just been expecting it. I haven’t seen it yet as it’s not out in the UK but after this review I’ll definitely check it out!

[@roycastanon5754]

ALF 452 I get that but come in it’s no secret. We all know Superman’s origin story

[@PLAYER_42069]

I disagree with Chris' analysis as well. The whole marketing and premise of the movie is "What if child Superman went bad?" Everybody knows he's an alien (if you know who Superman is), so this being some big "reveal" already established. I also don't like how Chris is over-analyzing the whole spec script and process of movie making vs. evaluating what is there. It's great he is trying to get his career off the ground, but he's doing exactly what I feared he would do and that is project, more or less. I like Chris, but other industry people are going to see his reviews and if he keeps projecting, this is going to make his own work more of a target because he critiques and speculate on others processes. He's going to have to make a choice -- Film critic or Film maker -- Some time down the line because you can't be both. Sorry for the tangent, but it's very relevant to this particular review as well, in my opinion.

[@noahfregger380]

I’m a huge predator fan (as I’m sure most of us are). I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the ship being added at the beginning was a last minute thing. I think test audiences were confused because the predator isn’t really your traditional looking alien. He looks more like some crabby swamp monster. Leave it to the test group to ruin a perfect twist like that, but the filmmakers felt like they really needed to spell it out for your average audience member.. I agree with you they could have spelled it out in a different way though.

[@fatbysnacksident3217]

I have one budgeting tip for you Chris don't buy any more action figures

[@MrrSpidey]

Lol!

[@Thewiseone124]

They have resale value so....

[@CYB0RGX9022]

What?! Chris is sitting on a chair? I thought he stood up all the time

[@jessequest8575]

😐

[@ryankoplien7820]

You're wierd

[@abdulkhafidsulaymaan]

You stupid

[@quannino0461]

So u saying the cabinet behind him that he uses to store books and action figures is human tall? Yeah u stupid

[@Zanemob]

I love how you explain things. You're very thorough and you clearly put a lot of thought into these reviews. If I ever make a movie I'd be honored for it to be reviewed by you.

[@Horus1688]

Chris, I think your critique about the spaceship crash in the beginning is right on. Here's my only concern with that writing/editing choice might not have had the impact we think it would because it's so close to the superman origin story.

[@sebsignat8286]

It also brings up questions like the paperwork that had to be created, the people who had to be bought off to keep the lie; a string of 'unrelated' deaths if money or paperwork don't work to keep the lie alive

[@mickcv4554]

Seems like there was 2 scenes that clearly showed it was rated R....broken glass and pickup truck

[@FemboiMars]

Would be pretty hard pressed to find something like a young child crushing another young child's hand effortlessly and remorselessly in a PG13. Coupled with things like the dad trying to shoot him and Idk, definitely felt like a hard R rating with a lot of very mature moments and themes that wouldnt suit a PG13 audience

[@CitizenSnips]

How R was it? Well here in the UK, it only got rated 15 after cuts were made

[@dickchocolate1706]

Jackal Prints Lmaoo I was about to say the same thing. Fucked up scene.

[@dakingataleedo]

@@FemboiMars Lmao in our house the R, PG13, PG, and G audience were the same people

[@lamelwinston7101]

@Razh 80 yeah, that was some homelander shit!

[@lightsabermetrics]

With James, Brian, and Mark all working together on this movie, it's essentially a Gunn show.

[@frod79]

Which we need to buy tickets to

[@Enrique-lk1nx]

Great review as always. Also, really cool shirt.

[@Unqualifiedmedicalperson]

If the Gunn brothers decide to do a crossover film with Super (which was teased at the very end), I’d be there opening night!

[@BDLabs2]

I think they should, have an evil justice league. Then have them fight a good suicide squad, a good joker, a good lex luthor, good penguin, etc.

[@mon_nobi]

@Bryce that sounds like a terrible idea

[@leonartha03]

B for Brightburn S for Superman Jk.. love your review

[@kadenprows8079]

YOUR SHIRT! I love it. Will you please review Labyrinth on your channel?

[@carltonstaples7423]

Actually, he should do Jim Henson Retrospect Reviews: The Muppet Movie, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and The Witches.

[@UstashaMe84]

Labyrinth is my favourite of all time! He gives that anything less than an A+ I’ll curse his entire life by way of a blood sacrifice. 😊🤣 okay maybe that’s a bit extreme but I’ll sure be upset.

[@kadenprows8079]

@@UstashaMe84 You'll turn him into a prince... ...prince of the land of stench.

[@UstashaMe84]

Kaden Prows He’ll go back to his room and play with his toys.

[@aaronsarchive82]

@@UstashaMe84 Chris, go back to your room and play with your toys and put on your costumes. Forget about the review.

[@howardgriffen7187]

It was pretty good. About what I expected and, thankfully, slightly less gory than I thought it would be. I hope they do expand the "Brightburn" universe. It will be interesting to see if "The Batman" of the bright...dark...universe is able to discover, and execute, how to kill Brandon Breyer. By the way, The Mask "Brightburn" wears is also emblematic of the parasitic Wasp he references early in the movie.

[@coletrainhetrick]

That's interesting because it's way, WAY more Gorey than I thought it would be. I honestly can't recall a movie this Gorey in a while.

[@adamw116]

I thought this was done by Sam Raimi at first not Gunn. Would have been nice to see him come back to horror and comic book films at the same time!

[@samuelbennion4282]

He's coming out with some weird alligator movie lol

[@adamw116]

@@samuelbennion4282 What happend to WWWIII? I thought that was his next project?

[@samuelbennion4282]

@@adamw116 I'm not sure, maybe he's doing both. That alligator trailer showed before brightburn so it's coming out soon

[@chrisjeremy8109]

My word I love your shirt!!! Also thanks for the review I really wasn’t sure about this film.

[@Trap_Or_Die_84]

Can't wait until we have an sequel to this!

[@zeroamericanhero]

I want that Goblin King Tshirt. I ❤️❤️ David Bowie-he is my British Dad!!!

[@aderemiporsche]

This is Superman's true origins, in the Injustice timeline 😉😉

[@LuckyBastard12345]

More like Ultraman

[@RuffWarl0ck]

Zack Snyder’s wet dream

[@mjfedup6853]

What if this is true?👀

[@aidanpaulin5143]

Pretty ur trolling

[@m3rl1on]

injustice superman started out good though.

[@Spiral-Mark]

I agree with these statements you told us. I also do feel it could have been a bit longer to develop Brandon and more things secretive like you said. It seems to hold back some moments that could be very interesting to see.

[@JoseGuzman-st2cc]

Randomly opened KZbin and saw this was uploaded 35 seconds ago. Guess it's time to start my 1:00am KZbin grind :)

[@timmy6803]

Me too

[@JoseGuzman-st2cc]

@@timmy6803 shoutout to the late night crew!

[@Nassit-Gnuoy]

It said 12 minutes for me.

[@JoseGuzman-st2cc]

@@Nassit-Gnuoy same thing if you round it.

[@jasondouglas152]

I've been STUCKMANIZED!!

[@polb.9201]

Great, that will grow you a redish beard.

[@LordMalice6d9]

More like SUCKmanized.

[@jasondouglas152]

Oh. Burn 🔥

[@LordMalice6d9]

@@jasondouglas152 If that's the way you wanna put it. I don't like most corporate backed youtubers.

[@jasondouglas152]

I was joking. I could care less either way. Everyone has their likes / dislikes. Just thought it was funny.

[@cresTXTreme]

This is what Lex Luthor's saying about his dad's painting actually meant. --------------"Devils don’t come from hell beneath us. They come from the sky."

[@bennett4789]

Armageddon X you are quoting the worst movie of all time

[@montreauxs]

Hmmm.. Question.. Did you ever do a review on A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Stephen Speilberg ? Would like to see your take on that one..

[@monsieuraout]

"Power Corrupts". After watching this movie now I understand why the humans in the X-Men universe had an aversion/phobia towards the Mutants.

[@BDLabs2]

You didn’t understand that when there were literal powerful evil mutants running around in the Marvel universes?

[@monsieuraout]

@@BDLabs2 , people have the right to change their minds and I used to consider these Evil mutants to be sort of like a gang. My feelings were why should GOOD mutants suffer for the heinous crimes committed by EVIL mutants. If we were actually living in the X-Men universe, NOW my way of thinking would be even GOOD mutants can turn and become a THREAT to humans. ALL mutants should be DEPOWERED.

[@bobpolo2964]

@@monsieuraout Power doesn't corrupt. It just reveals the corruption that's already there

[@1997lordofdoom]

"Power Corrupts" Tell that to Superman or the countless X-Men that help humans even though they can kill them all without even trying. With your logic you should also fear every person with power on this planet, what if they go bad and press that nuclear launch button?

[@maxpawa9282]

@@1997lordofdoom superman is a fairy tall, anybody with that kind of power would have turned like bradon bryer(brightburn), pure evil!

[@jackashmore]

James gunn is amazing anything he works with is great...except twitter

[@JaydonTanner]

Jack Ashmore nah he’s good at Twitter too

[@jebb7054]

@@HindiRapGuru Didn't know jokes were pedophillia.

[@thefiddlerontheroof983]

@@jebb7054 Those weren't jokes. Jokes have to be somewhat humorous. Gunn's tweets were bizarre and disturbing.

[@jebb7054]

@@thefiddlerontheroof983 Just because you don't find it funny doesn't mean that others don't find it funny. I don't find it funny either but i guess some people do. Humor is a weird thing i guess.

[@Always-ve9vq]

I've been constantly refreshing for this review!

[@anotherweekschtuff]

Yeah. Even though is motivation was nil, by god he was still terrifying

[@faraz259]

That parent part is so true lol! I am a teacher

[@FBI-ut5ri]

Fa raz what kind of dumbass teacher has x in their profile picture lmao 😂💀

[@cloudystarsatnight]

@@FBI-ut5ri a teacher that probably listens to him?

[@SE-zw1fb]

Lmaooo

[@That1BlackGuy]

@@FBI-ut5ri you can get a teaching degree/certificate by like 23 so maybe they're just young

[@faraz259]

@@FBI-ut5ri Well my certificate never said not to have him in my Profile picture. Smartass!

[@elliotplazinski2264]

I’d love a sequel where he goes into foster care cause he needs a place to live and everyone slowly figured out who he is

[@BDLabs2]

He doesn’t need anyone to take care of himself. Plus, he could read books fast, and force professors from major universities to teach him all of the academic courses and topics to pursue his major in “world domination.”

[@braydenkenney3313]

How have I never seen this channel before? Excellent quality, good writing, and you very clearly know your stuff. Subbed.

[@foundhorrificgames.2505]

Brayden Kenney damn fair enough I have been watching him since I was 12 back in 2011

[@alberteshun2802]

I love Elizabeth Banks, I'm so happy

[@OtakuUnderground92]

I recognize her but I’m not sure from what. Did she play on Scrubs?

[@Jprager]

FEARnoHATE she’s been in handful of stuff “The Uninvited” 2009, “Zack and Miri” 2009, “Slither” 2007 etc.

[@ClemiLeFruit]

You've sold me, the character performances sound beautiful

[@zekojanim]

I genuinely think your reviews are getting better and more critical

[@rubeng370]

Please review Booksmart! Can't wait for Godzilla

[@xikungao2376]

Godzilla +1. Anticipating it more than I did with Avengers tbh.

[@r1val145]

why are alot of people say that they are hypes for Gay Godzilla more that Advengures??? like srsly the Godzilla reboot sucks diq and thats a sequel ig which looks dumb too. idk why people are overhyping it

[@xikungao2376]

@@r1val145 Duh? Because it Godzilla? I'll overhype any Godzilla movie/game/anime/manga whatever it is any day of the week.

[@r1val145]

@@xikungao2376 its just that the previous movie was so bad , idk bout anime or manga just talking about de movies so ig this movie will suck too .

[@littledragon3094]

@@r1val145 Last movie was great, movies are subjective my friend

[@zatanick5676]

I really like your opinions because I think the same. At least the most of the time. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@jorgeflores4928]

Viva Mexico cabrones

[@southofheck]

When i watched this movie and saw the kid get the message from his pod, it reminded me of the beginning of dragon ball. Goku was a super alien dude sent to earth to conquer it, only he was dropped off a cliff and forgot all of that. I feel like the kid in brightburn wasnt pulling his motivation out of thin air as much as he was remembering a programmed mission, like a sleeper agent or something. Also i dont know if the kid playing Brandon is an amazing actor for a kid or if him being a kid means he sucks at showing emotions, but his performance was spot on imo. He gave me chills with some of his lines.

[@JohngeeDoyle]

The alien twist wasn't exactly a twist considering the very 1st teaser trailer features that scene in it

[@ambir026]

John Stowell What he means is, he would’ve liked for them to have that aspect of the movie as a secret/twist, and along with that, the trailer would need to be different indeed. Nonetheless, I also understand that the whole market selling point was that fact.

[@daveadrian492]

Next... evil Batman

[@RuffWarl0ck]

Vampire Batman.

[@grubbyarmadillo9863]

Or maybe a different animal theme, like a wolf or something

[@daveadrian492]

@@RuffWarl0ck vatman?

[@tropicvibe]

BattyMan?

[@MICQUIAMBAO]

Nemesis what? a film? a comic? a book?