Everything Wrong With Blue Beetle in 16 Minutes or Less

Blue Beetle is the first* film of the new DC Universe... I think. Anyway, it's a harmless little family adventure that has plenty of sins.
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[@acerolobo]

"It's in there, I can feel it." - something my wife never said to me.

[@jedcarosaari8251]

Can't believe they missed that one!

[@shaemuscarr4492]

Not sure if Funny or Sad 🤔

[@ricotrejo4125]

“Did you do it?” “Yes” “what did it cost?” “Everything “- this guy

[@alexneff]

She says that to me all the time

[@air03man]

History info people don't know much on the D.C hero Blue Beetle my Bro didn't read the comics & one of the family members is play by George Lopez try to guess which one here's a tip to know these D.C heroes or Marvel heroes "READ THE COMICS!"

[@The_Bugsy_Show]

I wish you brought up that the heroes journey began with him finding a job, and he never found one 😢

[@seewhativescene]

They gave him a emma stone/Jenny slate inside gal to get info

[@TheRealZombieWizard]

They got a job, now a paying job that I don’t know.

[@tmilker]

"Photonic emitters" is just a nerdy way of saying "lights" which is pretty funny.

[@tommerker8063]

it'S not even the nerdy way, it's the way movies try to make ordinary words sound fancy :D

[@tmilker]

@@tommerker8063 Sure but in this case I think it was the uncle's intention to make something ordinary sound more like security jargon to the rest of the family.

[@BNuts]

Also how the Doctor got around in _Star Trek: Voyager_ .

[@brolohalflemming7042]

I was about to search for photonic emitters, but then I had a lightbulb moment.

[@nickmontgomery347]

So they don't mention how Jenny steals the keycard from the scientist working on the scarab in the lab, but then later that same scientist gets back in the lab without his keycard

[@BlueBeetle1939]

Having seen the movie like 10 times I can only assume she forgot to close the door on the way out

[@Azzameen99AZ]

Ding!

[@UnboxingAlyss]

Pitch Meeting actually made fun of that. 😛

[@simonzimmerman2581]

Literally said that out loud while watching

[@androzani84productions85]

You can get lost keycards replaced

[@oneetatsu]

you forgot to sin that they hired the kid from cobra kai who can actually do all the moves and then cg ed all the fights anyway

[@justingary5322]

FACTS 😂. Xolo could've did ALL THE STUNTS

[@cleverpsyche115]

No they didn't? You can legit find plenty of scenes they did practically by looking up BTS, it ain't hard.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

13:03 How did you see this scene and not immediately think "PowerRanger" spoof?! It's screaming it to me!

[@goldie1089]

I literally cannot believe, for how much Milagro shade is in the video, you Did Not sin the scene where she tripped over literally AIR, and then for some reason didn't get up, causing the Dad to go back and help her and got caught in the crossfires and eventually die. THAT SHIT WAS HER FAULT

[@jeremiahcash4860]

Low key a lot of this was her fault 💀 She was pissing me off

[@Stephanie.101]

She is actually the main villain of this story, she opened the box, she picked up the scarab and then blamed the rich girl by saying “this is your fault why did you give my brother that thing?”

[@spentlizard353]

If this movie came out five or six years earlier this would’ve been wildly successful.

[@bessieburnet9816]

Yeah. It really is a shame it came out during the dark darks of the DC movies. That's why I didn't go see it in the cinema. I didn't think it looked good, especially with the track record. Had I known, would have went to go see it instead of a 2nd viewing of Barbie.

[@gentblue]

​@@bessieburnet9816 Yeah. Just thought it was another superhero movie that would waste my time. Still, at least the cast didn't whine about it like Madam Web did.

[@RM-xx6fm]

Naw, it was because people are only used to white and black movies only. Hispanic/ Latinas. Is the last thing anyone wants to see.

[@zacharyclarke4991]

indeed! I thought it was really good as far as superhero films go. Maybe it become a cult classic down the line if James Gunn can turn DC around.

[@JuliusRoweEka]

No it wouldn't have

[@slinger0083]

So glad someone else noticed the Zorg blaster.

[@JustStopPlayingGames]

Thank you! I recognized it immediately! 🥰

[@Korealignments]

It's pretty amazing that they still have those sitting around in a prop warehouse somewhere almost 30 years later.

[@apbmes7690]

And the glove is a Nintendo Power Glove.

[@nopenopenope131]

Missed a good outtake at 10:43 - "...we can transfer its code directly into the OMAC." Independence Day: "I gave it a cold."

[@benyijohnson7925]

Could we have a "a bus is cut in half in superheroes movie" cliché? Shang Chi, Blue Beetle, Doctor Stra nge: MoM, Captain America: WS... just to name a few, feel free to add what I'm missing

[@deputado]

They must be angry about the fares

[@mogamadrifaatabrahams8643]

I like how most of your sins are just referencing better marvel movies

[@justingary5322]

This is DC COMICS

[@mogamadrifaatabrahams8643]

@@justingary5322 no thats the dceu DC Comics is good😂

[@HarringJess]

I had the same thoughts about him having a hard time finding a job when he has a law degree. The sister also saying a negative thing about pre-law, he's no longer pre-law after graduating. He just hasn't passed the bar yet. He can get ANY job in a law office for $30 to $50 per hour or MORE because he can be paid as a paralegal but has MORE skills than a paralegal since he went to law school. Once he passes the bar, he can charge higher if he's hired as an associate attorney. So yea, he graduates from law school and within the first few days he thinks that working as a cleaner is the only job he could find.

[@IAmWBeard]

I actually prefer the organic web shooters. I know some ppl think they diminish Peter Parker’s genius but he can still make a wrist gauntlet thing that changes the spray design of the web shooting gland.

[@SgtSupaman]

Yeah, without webs, his powers are strength, agility, climbing, and danger sense. Many bugs can crawl on walls, impressive proportional strength is more a thing for ants and beetles, danger sense is far more notable with things like house flies (I've never had trouble squishing a spider), and no bugs stand out to me as particularly agile. Without the organic webs, it hardly seems like Spider-Man is even a fitting name.

[@IAmWBeard]

@@SgtSupaman I’ll agree to that

[@justingary5322]

Exactly 💯

[@EclipseManz]

@@SgtSupamanWolf spiders are one of the fastest spiders and they can jump, pretty far… also wouldn’t jumping spiders be considered agile?

[@SgtSupaman]

@@EclipseManz , I'm not saying they can't be considered agile (or strong, etc.), just that these features don't feel like features that are in any way special to spiders or makes one think specifically of spiders.

[@garethhughes7430]

HEY! you do NOT just drop in a Leaf on The Wind unexpectedly like that! I did not have time to weep today!

[@robbiedavey2439]

Curse his sudden and inevitable betrayal

[@elliotkingaby5312]

Still to soon dude. Still to soon...

[@Comicsluvr]

Still too soon...

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Also: didn't have to show the skewering, dude!

[@falsegood5696]

kicking shit to make it work is much more a mechanic thing. It’s the “turn it off and on again” of maintenance world.

[@johnb5379]

2:54 forgot the part where the guy somehow gets into the room without his keycard

[@SomebodywithaYouTubeaccount]

9:25 Wow. What a reference to the 5th Element

[@JDizaster]

The code transfer thing is still not as stupid as when they didn't the same thing in Godzilla vs Kong, replicating an unknown form of energy from a magic axe.

[@mxfilms9738]

And that still isn’t as stupid as “Martha”

[@gottabe1880]

The one comment I'll make having a foreign name myself is that even when you say your name to people, especially white americans, they are still fully capable of mispronouncing it in the way that would imply that they've somehow attempted to translate or transliterate into english and pronounce it as such instead of just repeating after me. This is my life experience and that of many people I know who have non english names who have dealt with americans. I mean, to be honest, I grew up here and didn't even realize that there existed people who did not do all that and could just pronounce your name properly by just listening until I literally left the country for the first time.

[@rickstaism]

People misspell my last name even when I spell it out for them.

[@rbname7318]

Absolutely thought the same thing. Why would you go to a full service restaurant if you can’t tip

[@davisphillips993]

Wow, three Matrix jokes in the outtakes! You guys are good. 👍

[@MotownBatman]

So basically: This is South Park, She is Trying to become MECHA STREISAND!

[@bjnowak]

This movie was the most formulaic comic book movie I’ve ever seen.

[@mediaknight]

1:18 I have two degrees and I’ve been working at a job that only requires a high school diploma for five years. Struggling to find a job after college is a real problem that basically everyone faces and entry level jobs in the field you study often doesn’t pay much anyway.

[@Gamer3427]

Yea, unfortunately as time has gone on, college degrees are less and less useful in the real world unless they're something very specific such as a law or medical degree, and even then it can be hard for people to find a job that pays well enough they can even cover their debt from getting said degree. I'm a college dropout myself, but I've had several coworkers over the years who had full degrees but were working the same job as me for the exact same pay, because there just weren't many options for them.

[@theantagonist801]

This movie also takes place in Cuba, right?

[@charlesevanshughes3638]

They specifically say that he has a law degree.

[@lizardog]

That's why you should learn something because you're interested in it and want to learn more; going to college in order to get a job seems like such a travesty of learning to me.

[@HiddenHandMedia]

No entry level job pays well. That's where you're supposed to earn your keep

[@Azzameen99AZ]

I've seen this movie in the cinema with friends, and I'm not quite sure when, but at some scene I pointed at the dad and said "Well, he's gonna die." Some undetermined time later, "Called it." I blame/thank CinemaSins for raising my awareness of these tropes and how to call them out. Ding!

[@MysterixInfinity]

They both have dead father, they both have the 'with great power' shit, they both have powers based on insects, and they both have the 'hero don't want to kill people' cliche This is basically Spider man but in Spanish?

[@bramfrijns7434]

as someone who's seen this movie (don't ask me why). It's the entire plot of Ant-man, but with iron man powers.

[@Synthwra1th]

I mean marvel and DC always have their similar counterparts, also not to be that guy but spiders are arachnids not insects

[@lizardog]

It's more Spanglish really.

[@andrew10022]

Eh, Blue Beetle is way stronger and more mechnical focused

[@HiddenHandMedia]

​@@andrew10022Than Iron Man?

[@MBYui]

I liked Blue Beetle as far as character, design and story wise especially in injustice 2

[@762x69]

Preach! Love it when he told Regime Superman he didn't like it when he "turned heel, bruh" 😂

[@raymayo4554]

great character in Young Justice imo

[@MonsterTRG]

I think the only time people are gonna actually like the movie are the people who played injustice game

[@jeremybrummel3254]

I am not a fan of mantle sharing, so I would prefer the original Blue Beetle to get the spotlight. "But", I have seen Jaime in the Young Justice, Justice League Action, and Brave and the Bold series, and he is entertaining. Sure, like Miles Morales, no doubt there's the diversity push with the minority thing, but the innocent minor utilizing street smarts is a good character template that never gets old. As for the Scarab itself, as a fan of Guyver, I can appreciate it as well. Still, Batman and Spiderman will always be my favorites because they are not really over powered tanks with powers only bound by imagination. I also love how all the original Robins and Batgirl became their own heros rather than becoming Batman, much better than mantle sharing. It doesn't even make sense with Green Lanterns, no human Lanterns ever, then there's 6 human Lanterns in a row???

[@themimsy]

Ain’t no way you just implied not only that 25% isn’t a large tip (yea it absolutely Friggin is. That’s 1/4 the total bill) But then also implied that people with college degrees aren’t struggling to find jobs? Friggin everyone is struggling to find jobs. Every place says they’re hiring but then they don’t actually hire anyone.

[@PedricCuf]

I think the writers for this channel live in a bit of an offshoot of the reality most people have to deal with.

[@austincde]

For 6 people at a full service restaurant you tip higher

[@xavier71a]

"Acting like 25% is too big of a tip..." Um, it is.

[@lisarodriguez6966]

Depends on the service.

[@xavier71a]

@@lisarodriguez6966 No it doesn't. 25% of my bill is too much. Doesn't matter the amount. I'm not even giving the government that much in taxes. Restaurants should pay their staff better, not expect me to subsidize them via tips.

[@UnboxingAlyss]

Agreed.

[@h.d.5194]

Such an American comment. 😂

[@UnboxingAlyss]

@@h.d.5194 Yup. Am American. Can confirm.

[@FuzzyStripetail]

Eating a burger that contained government secrets was two halves of a bus that really scarab-ed me until I realized that doing so missed all my vital engine parts.

[@acrj-alfasaus4825]

this just gave George Lopez... an orgasm?

[@amematoi]

As a citizen of El Paso, I am sinning this movie for taking place in a FICTIONAL version of El Paso.

[@LegionIscariot]

13:18 Rudy 🤣

[@coreyh3170]

Sorry I'm crippled and will always use that word.

[@DevilMaster]

"Photonic emitters" is just a fancy way to say "light bulbs".

[@brandongamingtv7545]

3:26 extra sin: scene does not include christopher young's symbiote theme from Spider-Man 3.

[@Faktor13]

I think this would be a beloved movie, if it was released 20 years ago!

[@ronnyfairs]

Love the content always watching cinema sins before bed sometimes better than watching the actual film 😂

[@williamsummerson1204]

Fax.

[@Marie-pr1ss]

It's always better.

[@gabscarda6376]

unreal work, great video

[@21broadway]

Zatoichi is an amazing series of movies!

[@RadicalYue]

I just remember first hearing about Blue Beetle when I saw a comment saying the movie bombed when it was in theaters. Again, that was the FIRST TIME I heard ANYTHING about this movie. I think that says a lot.

[@tkps]

I think what also said a lot was when the kid asked his agent if he was right for the role being answered with 'your ethnicity makes you right for the role'. That's today's Hollywood movies for you.

[@gamerzan953]

This video does a great job showing the logic issues i had watching the movie. I still enjoyed watching the movie, but i had so many questions and was really confused for most of the details in it. Or character motivations. Nana was cool though.

[@KoolKat2.03]

Love this channel.

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video

[@Demaad]

6:34 There’s an actual word for this, one that every invention has had. A Prototype

[@CommanderBohn]

I'd add 10 sins for calling Batman a fascist for absolutely no reason.

[@Cedsoncole]

Nice try

[@exZell]

Man that ending credit stab to the heart with Wash's death was uncalled for. Too soon, man! Too soon! XD

[@itsjustmealbert]

They really toned down the Spanish swearing in the subtitles. The mom telling Jaime to "kick their asses" isn't nearly as good as what she actually said.

[@Wyld1one]

now that was a Subway going in I'd expect to see H&r block right next to it. it's practically a meme. I know because my brother used to work at H&r block several different locations

[@tutrialtv]

Watch young justice for a fantastic representation of blue beatle

[@Zyroes]

This!

[@gbyoshi14]

the foo fighters reference 😂

[@amandastill5124]

15:24 Poor Chespirito didnt want someone to goon while watching his comedy shows

[@CuppaLLX]

Haven't seen the movie but comic wise Ted kords tech is based on study of the scrub, just cause he couldn't use it doesn't mean he couldn't study and reverse engineer it

[@jukebox1138]

This movie was “ plot convenience, the movie “ any time a problem arises in this movie they instantly get the solution

[@JohnSmith-iw1wd]

We've reached the point where all superhero movies are indistinguishable from each other. Were it not for that mention of Batman I would have thought this was a Marvel or Sony movie.

[@SWATStrachan]

After the score is given you played one edited scene, and all I can say is TOO SOON!! You know which one I mean 🍁🌬💀.

[@lxrds6757]

Please do “ you don’t mess with the zohan “ 😭😭

[@Unrealistyk03]

Lol is a "photonic emitter" just a light?

[@brandenp1944]

Like a flashlight I guess Or an xray machine. I might start calling them that.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

My dad actually one upped that heart attack thing about ten years back. We usually speak at least once a week and yet, only about three years ago, my step mom mentioned that he had a heart attack. He was literally never going to tell me.

[@damonmorningstar7162]

Haven't watched this channel in years

[@imaninocentperson4853]

SAME HAD TO CHECK IT OUT XD

[@rmannayr2129]

GLAD THAT XOLO IS STAYING AS BLUE BEETLE IN THE DCU!

[@christopherhiggins2711]

I am so happy they did another Highlander reference

[@user-xp9tg8nf1u]

A friend recommended this channel, I no longer consider him a friend.

[@TheBigO]

Now that it came to my mind I can't unthink it: I would pay big bucks to see a jackass cinemasins video.

[@mubeenvally9739]

Second here. Love to see the content. Because of you guys i cinemasins life everyday😂😂

[@micah4029]

2:23 Hard disagree. My name is Micah (pronounced: MAI-kuh). I have met dozens of people who, right after hearing me say my own name, would then call me "MEE-kuh." People are stupid.

[@natecole81]

I wish I could give extra likes for the “Fifth Element” reference

[@user-pm6nx1fs2w]

They forgot how it makes no sense why Jamie's clothes have to incinerate off every single time he changes which isn't a thing that happens in the books. That's MCU black panther films level stupid

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Excellent movie review

[@Amayawolf_01]

I'm surprised there wasn't a sin for Jamie basically making Cloud's buster sword. Like maybe it wasn't _meant_ to reference that but pretty much the whole theater laughed at it when I saw the movie during a date

[@d00mbr07]

I loved this film so damn much, im excited to see you sin it finally. Imma still need you to sin Titan A.E. and Eight Legged Freaks tho dawg

[@amematoi]

Madame Web though…

[@DanParryPhotography]

such an average film at best, One thing that really annoyed me is a thing films are doing these days of using another language without providing subtitles for those lines...and that happened a lot during this film.

[@sadiejoncic681]

Ngl when I saw the movie poster for this I was convinced this was a sequel for Alita Battle Angel😂😂

[@frikifit]

Saying Batman is a fascist implies: not knowing Batman at all, or not knowing the dictionary definition of a fascist...

[@ks23770]

Or knowing Batman is based.

[@patrickmao9406]

Wow I never notice some of these when I watched.

[@0PhillMC0]

Sin: How did the worker get back into the lab after his keycard was swiped

[@iamcasonwix7622]

The foo fighters reference was top notch

[@Fanaan3741]

"I know the job market is tough, but i am not sure he looked as hard as he could have." Way to prove you DON'T have any idea about the job market right now.

[@luit576]

Getting a star wars ad after the darth Vader reference 😂

[@tyrone7635]

Do the beetleljuice reaction and I'll take back all the sins that you haven't 😅

[@yeilnildowedow]

Great video

[@user-et4ko7lt6o]

"A Town Down?" Jeremy's an Austin Theory mark? Holy Smokes!

[@Maharaghi]

THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR!!! Blue Beetle doesn't use projectile spikes, there's no reason he would need to run one through a Wash! "Inappropriate use of Alan Tudyk gets you all of the sins" - Jeremy

[@kingofnonation5843]

"whos fighting me ? You or the bug?"

[@charlesmanase1683]

To everyone who understood what SMAC is without ever seeing that acronym before, you're legendary and our bus to hell leaves in an hour 😂😂

[@Senkoau]

Is it something I'll regret googling the meaning of?

[@rikorobinson]

@@Senkoau I Googled it and didn't find anything crazy, so I guess it didn't show up in my search. So now it's driving me crazy lol

[@solvseus]

@@rikorobinson Suck My Ass, then usually something like "Combined". Meaning like, suck a bunch of asses. The C can also stand for other things, as in SMA, C... but I'm not typing any of the C words. Words. Plural. I'm worried you're all 12 and I've already corrupted you.

[@noctambule5726]

Sadomacho average c*nnilingus?

[@Christmode.]

Wtf is SMAC???!!!!!

[@Sabre651]

Ok the Serenity clip was uncalled for

[@Overlord_Rei]

I agree. I was having so much fun till that scene.. +10000 sins to this video for showing that.

[@lizardog]

But why is it uncalled for? Something something sacred?

[@jamesw3746]

Spiderman? This is The Greatest American Hero

[@MisokaStrife]

+9000 sins for the leaf on the wind outtake

[@lilpercocet1057]

A lot of matrix jokes at the end there.

[@beezysbeatz4924]

The Blue Beetle .....DING!

[@donovan1345]

There were a lot of problems with the movie, but one that that bugged me the most. Blue beetle's eyes don't line up with Jaime's. How could he ever see out of eye holes, that don't line up? lol

[@75Blacksmoke]

man, you really bringing Wash's death scene into this?

[@bethmarriott9292]

The whole film i was getting 'Danny McBride in Pineapple Express' vibes from the uncle and at the end honestly he should have been in roughly the same physical state

[@furioustester4056]

There should be a cinemasins sins channel

[@calebowens693]

Honestly, I hadn't realized until the zoomed in headline that Ted Kord was fighting Firefist. I'm assuming that makes Jenny's mother Melody Case rather than Tracey, but who knows. Granted, Conrad Carapx was the villain instead of Dan Greer, so that tracks. Honestly, I don't know if I prefer the Ditko or Wein stuff for Ted Kord, but they're both great. Jaime is okay, and I definitely prefer him to Dan Garrett. Still, Ted Kord is one of my all-time favorites. Really hoping he gets a movie or appears in the upcoming Booster Gold show.

[@johnnychaste5793]

1:44 listen I get your point, and agree with it… but what the hell does “SMAC” stand for?

[@jadentetzlaff1108]

Blue Beetle? More like Bloated Bollywood nightmare!

[@PolandDoge]

I wonder what they will do next, deffinetly not something obvious that would be so mega mind two do that

[@katiek2608]

Fun fact, the yarp-narp guy from Hot Fuzz was the Hound from GOT

[@KingLuGaming]

Peace up Atown down bruh 😂😂😂😂