Cinematic Excrement: Episode 54 - After Earth

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

As a zoologist, I also wanna point out how stupid a pack of animals would be to attack a giant predator's nest who is much larger then them, and even continue the assault after multiple of their pack are killed - and then just leave the baby birds behind without eating them. No animal is that stupid.

[@dragonmaster613]

@Marco Polo what the FUCK is wrong with you? You must be a Fucktard!

[@afrog2666]

If you`re a zoologist you also know that many animals are dum AF, lol

[@afrog2666]

@Marco Polo You need to sort out those mommy issues dude.

[@RD-lt3ht]

Why are imbeciles attacking your comment...Sheesh!

[@Safarichromosomeslol]

@@afrog2666 Still more intelligent than some people, LMAO

[@_--_--_--_--__]

I always though Will Smith just needs to let his kids find their own way

[@breadordecide]

Fun fact: the movie was once a simple camping story. Father gets hurt and son goes for help. The son faces his fears against a BEAR. This is probably why they used the name URSA when they ruined the entire premise and turned it into this science fiction nonsense.

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

breadordecide Proof or GTFO.

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

breadordecide Wow. Why didn't they use that concept?

[@breadordecide]

It's a solid idea. They unfortunately ruined it by making it more than it needed to be. An honest down to earth father son story would have sufficed.

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

breadordecide Agreed.

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

+breadordecide That's cool that they tried to do polyglot accents and change it according to status. That makes sense, with how lower class might be less educated and use less-refined versions of the accent vs. more upper-class people. Do you see a lower class person in this movie, though, to show the difference? I understand that people didn't understand what accents were being used while watching the movie, and it probably didn't help that Jaden apparently couldn't hold on to the accent for very long in the film (from what I've been told.)

[@GideonGleeful95]

5:02. You'd think that, but I'd like to point you to a line from The Last Airbender: "My brother and the princess became friends right away." You do not "tell" that much in books, a medium that lends itself much more to telling. Think about it. Imagine if you were reading The last Airbender, the novel, and it was written from the first person perspective of Katara. at one point she writes the following: "As we stood before the council I caught a glimpse of Sokka starring at Yue. After the council was disbanded, my brother and the princess became friends right away, while me and Aang went with master Pakku to begin our training." Compared to: "As we stood before the council I caught a glimpse of Sokka starring at Yue. After the council was disbanded, my brother turned to me and said "Hey, I'm going to go talk with the princess." before rushing after her. I saw her smile as he introduced himself, and they began chatting as they walked together. I turned around and me and Aang went with master Pakku to begin our training." By the description of the actions that Sokka and Yue have done, I established that they were becoming friends very quickly. I will admit, I'm not the best writer in the world, but even i understand that the best way to establish character and relationships is by telling the audience what they do, not who they are. And Shyamalan is getting paid to do this crap.

[@WobblesandBean]

Yeah, that really pissed me off...the movie COULD have been amazing, if he'd scrapped all that stupid narration and cut out, like, half of the scenes. All he had to do was highlight the key points of the first season: Finding Aang, discovering the air nomad genocide, and then defending the water temple. None of that earth bender shit, no blue spirit, they could probably have cut the love story between Sokka and Yue, as well. You have a powerful scene of the gang flying away on Appa (who was also mishandled int he film) after leaving the air temple, there's a sense of quiet despair and melancholy...aaaaand then Katara's voice chimes in and destroys any pathos the movie had built up. Fuck this movie. And fuck Shyamalan.

[@GideonGleeful95]

Amelia Bee Well, you see, if they miss out the "earth bender shit" then quite a lot of important details get missed out for any sequels they had planned. That said, they missed out tonnes of them anyway. Like REALLY IMPORTANT ONES. Like THAT CHARACTER BECOMES ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS SO YOU HAVE ALREADY BROKEN FILM THREE YOU MORON! level of bad.

[@MetFanMac]

Amelia Bee As the Nostalgia Critic pointed out, the movie's worst sin was scrapping any all attempts to make us empathize with the characters in favor of exposition up the wazoo.

[@kazinadbiralamadit6905]

@@gamestation2690 the cartoon show relied upon show don't tell while the movie relied upon tell don't show.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Shyamalan nerfed the earth benders so bad.

[@cloudstrife532220]

The twist is there is no twist.

[@SuperTonyony]

What a twist!

[@LinkMarioSamus]

At the time, I don't think Shyamalan had had a twist in any of his films since The Village. Since then Split had one, but that twist didn't affect the movie's own plot.

[@zayntomlinson7758]

@@LinkMarioSamus only because he wrote Split back when he wrote Sixth Sense, otherwise the twist would've been dumb

[@ph89787]

3:56 can Shyamalan say Marty Stu? "Everything on this planet is designed to kill humans." Clearly Shyamalamadingdong hasn't been to Australia. Also is Jaden starting to turn more and more into Hayden Christensen?

[@TheAtheistGamer]

Now that should be a internet meme. DENIED SIT DOWN! come on. who is with me?

[@warrirornunluv801]

DENIED! SIT DOWN

[@TheAtheistGamer]

Alexis Hernandez Oh okay...

[@warrirornunluv801]

TheAtheistGamer I'm sorry, it's my failed attempt at a joke. But seriously, you're right...that quote MUST be a meme!

[@TheAtheistGamer]

Alexis Hernandez yes! i am making a video on this so i can make into a internet meme! everyone will love it!

[@warrirornunluv801]

TheAtheistGamer Godspeed to you, sir! -salute-

[@RileyWhiddenIsArguablyInsane]

Google's Auto-translation called Cipher "Diaper." Life is complete.

[@floydlooney6837]

Riley Whidden Diaper Rage, a good name for a rock band

[@TheAdarkerglow]

"The toast landed... jellyside down!" -- Yeah, Devil was a real step up alright. It should also be noted that they don't simply track humans by smelling their fear. They smell their fear AND NOTHING ELSE.

[@DeathIsAroundUs]

Stupid line I agree it’s typical Shyamalan dialogue but the movie was still good could have been better but good

[@michaeljespersen3323]

Funny how a big flaw in After Earth is how there are absolutely no signs of civilization, and a big flaw in Battlefield Earth is that there's too much and its completely unaffected by the 1000 years that passed

[@jspaingreene6350]

Another coincidence is that they're both scientologist related. ick.

[@wolfieinu]

@@jspaingreene6350 Wait, what's the Scientology connection with After Earth?

[@unthawedwater747]

@@wolfieinu the Smith's are in the church, so indirectly related

[@wolfieinu]

@@unthawedwater747 Oh, fair enough. I thought maybe the storyline had something to do with their doctrine somehow.

[@MTtheBiased]

As a person who has seen several documentaries on Scientology, the obvious themes present within this movie pretty much make this more of an advertisement for Scientology promo to me than anything else. Especially considering the fact that one of the core principles in Scientology is that fear and all other emotions are caused by a ''reactive mind'' that one can ultimately get rid of or suppress. Anyone else notice this ?.

[@bradwolf07]

When Jayden's character says he wants to work with his mom...I like to imagine that is was actually Jayden telling Will that. That makes me smile thinking that

[@ahmataevo]

I'd like to think the mom in question was Will's stripper girlfriend in the 1996 Independence Day

[@mihaitha]

@@ahmataevo nah, she didn't age well.

[@sanyonazyin6063]

Kitai: Dad I want to work with mom (because I hate you)

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

DENIED! Sit down!

[@peterlane1391]

My guess is Katai is doing a lot of internalizing here. He feels guilt for not being able to help his sister, and he interprets his father being emotionally distant as him blaming Kitai and thinking he was cowardly. His father doesn't have to do something to give him that idea. People internalize ideas that are completely in their head all the time. The problem is you needed better writing to develop this idea. We should have spent more time with Katai before the big mission.

[@cloudysky581]

After 'DENIED SIT DOWN' we both smirked at the EXACT same time.

[@davesmith2480]

Fear is a stimulus that gives a burst of adrenaline for the 'flight-or-fight' response. It gives an advantage in dangerous situations.

[@Jeffrey314159]

dave smith The gift of fear is life itself! There is nothing to fear, but the 'fearmongers' themselves - - I said that

[@jamescrow4915]

Not really people who give into that have never been in a situation requiring clear and present thoughts. Putting fear and apprehension out of your mind are important in a crisis

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

Even in Battlefield Earth, the characters stumbled upon the remains of the human civilization built long before the movie's setting. And that never happens at all in THIS movie?!

[@MrAlcazar]

The genius of Shayamalan!

[@munromister777]

Without humanity maintaining the structures, a lot of it would collapse within 1000 years. There would still be some structures still standing (hell, some will be up for a very long time), but most need constant human tinkering. Mind you, a lot of this comes from the show Life After People, but it's a good show. lifeafterpeople.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_of_collapses

[@schwarzerritter5724]

Artificial structures crumble much faster if the planet freezes over every night.

[@floydlooney6837]

Tyrant Gregcag so far in the future there'd be nothing left

[@the_regular_dinosaurus_rex]

some iconic landmarks, especially really old ones might still stand. like the colloseum or the pyramids

[@robbylebotha]

This is a story all about how, My ship got torn and turned upside down, So if you got a minute just sit right there, And I'll tell you how we made the worst film of the year...

[@moonman375]

I like this better than the nostalgia critic version.

[@clearspira]

I like most things than the nostalgia critic version. He is overrated.

[@patrickshields5251]

***** so is confused matthew and he actually liked this piece of shit

[@patrickshields5251]

***** oh you subcribed to him, never mind

[@roberttreacy8271]

Agreed. NC is overrated.

[@yesman9792]

NC is some grade A cringe bois

[@JesseWolfboy]

"What in God's holy name are you blathering about?!" LMAO, that was a great cut!

[@JesseWolfboy]

Lol, yeah would also have been a great cut! That's the fun thing about these KZbin reviews. These guys can take clips from anywhere, cut them together with voice-over and create something really funny in a way that no other medium does...

[@HoopsAndDinoMan]

I request a Cinematic Excrement review of Noah

[@schwarzerritter5724]

Mrs. Rage, can Cipher come out to play?

[@hemmingwayfan]

+Schwarzer Ritter DENIED!!!! SIT DOWN!!!

[@RileyWhiddenIsArguablyInsane]

*raige

[@RileyWhiddenIsArguablyInsane]

Also, no, the ion layer is causing electrical interference.

[@CAMarino92]

This movie was destined to be a failure: Will Smith is a great actor, and while I not agree on your views of Jaden being a decent actor (I consider him a very mediocre actor) I agree that he can hone his craft with time. But that's not an excuse on this movie sucking: Will is SO vain and desperate on trying to push his son to become a star who forgot how make a quality film. But the movie just sank when Will hired Shamblezan as a director to suck any energy or potential left. I can say this movie might be worst than The Last Airbender: There, I said it, and I'm not taking it back. I grew to hate this movie at the rate it became one of the worst movies I've ever seen. While the Last Airbender was made out of laziness and not understanding the source material, After Earth was the product of pride of Will Smith and his whole family. Many people will disagree with me, but everyone we can agree this movie sucked bear balls.

[@brabhamF1]

YMS said it pretty accurately. Jayden runs around acting all cool and emotionless while Will's greatest part of acting are very emotional roles. They basically play a role designed for the other.

[@anikmonette2140]

I don't know... Jaden at least can emote, a thing that a lot of mediocre actors can't even get right. I know I sound too indulgent but with Shyamalan at the helm I can't bring myself to put the blame completely on Jaden.

[@dliston1]

except he is not a great actor. He just plays himself

[@Flaris]

I can agree that this movie sucked. Worst than the Last Airbender? Yeah, I can't go there. I think butchering source material that completely takes it to another level compared to this movie. But they are both god awful experiences. This movie was just doomed. The vanity project side of it was setting it up to fail. But then Will Smith who is an actor locked in with charisma decided to team up with a director that sucks all charisma out of his actors and makes them give the flattest performances possible. Yeah...no shock this failed .

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

"I like it but I think it's something bad". Huh, that's what my wife said. :)

[@aamiller90]

William Glover haha such a stupid line

[@MrDirtclodfight]

Yeah, but your wife says that to a lot of people.

[@sebastianemond5313]

12:57 - 13:01 🤨... Who the f- cares if you like it kid?

[@beeman2075]

Reflecting another commenter, Jayden's acting was pretty alright in The Karate Kid remake. He has a lot more to learn as an actor, but under the right direction, he's not that bad. That film also had some very good acting from Jackie Chan, particularly when Jackie's character is emotionally upset in the 'student teaches the master' scene.

[@HoboJoe83]

Cypher Raige:One of the missing member of Youngblood.

[@juhaniaho6698]

But we can see his eyes.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Don't cut yourself with that raige.

[@LaineMann]

I got this confused with Battlefield Earth. Is that a bad sign?

[@wahteklim3688]

I'm not surprised

[@Jeffrey314159]

Battlefield Earth is better than AE

[@DDLYBRZR]

Jeffrey314159 no

[@victorhernandez8723]

Depends on how you look at it.

[@erikbanks1593]

No they are both some Scientology propaganda

[@KjvakWolf]

that tidbit with tyrion was frigging hilarious

[@dynamitenetworkinggroup8435]

i haven't laughed this hard in a long while. You're a genius sir! the accent comment and how the ursula hunts are howlarious details. This is the future, right? So surely they have the technology to create a HazMat suit that already exists today - has existed for atleast a decade if not more...

[@brucebaker810]

Admiral Raige, Space Ranger Corp. About to retire. "I'm getting too old for this ship."

[@scaunethec7747]

"That's what you get when you use AT&T" -- I wholeheartedly agree with that.

[@princessolmeca2933]

There will never be a Will/Jayden movie better than 'The Pursuit of Happiness.'

[@MelBrooksFan78]

Smeghead, since you reviewed two of Shymalan's worst films, do you think you could tackle "The Happening?"

[@nataschavisser573]

What?! No!

[@georgeandrews1394]

I just realized something... if these guys have remote probes for observation, why don't they have remote probes that can pick up things or operate simple machines? I guess what seems to be a light military ship wouldn't really need a probe like that for much other than basic repairs, and I could understand that Cypher and Katai probably wouldn't be able to jerry-rig one to fly out 100 km and continue to maintain contact with the ship. Still, it seems like something that would be a useful emergency tool.

[@hemmingwayfan]

+George Andrews You're not familiar with the works of M. Night Shamalayn are you?

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Cypher Rage, the little known brother of Johnny Quest villain Ezekiel Rage, was always unnoticed, hence the nickname Cypher. :D

[@victorhernandez8723]

I didn’t think anyone remembered the Real Adventures of Johnny Quest!

[@shadowleon659]

​@@victorhernandez8723 A great cartoon reboot that's sadly forgotten.

[@quiettimegaming3642]

12:58 lol... now I see why he didn’t get “promoted to the rank of ranger (sir)”... What kind of ranger wouldn’t know the functions of their gear and the meaning/purpose of something as significant as the entire color of the suit changing? He’s said to be an excellent student in the classroom... I would imagine he would know about every weapon, gadget, and gear. Imagine someone looking to get into the marines saying they didn’t know the purpose of their gear. So this just confirms Katai is slow, and the only reason he’s made it as far as he has is nepotism

[@LeafingThroughTheFrames]

Hilarious episode. I loved all the jokes. So glad I never saw this movie. Your review will suffice. Keep up the work, can't wait for the next one!:D

[@SMAXZO]

No...Cypher Rage sounded like a bad 90's comic book character.

[@metademetra]

Or a villain in MLP.

[@OttoVonGarfield]

or a fanfic character.

[@ambskater97]

Or a lame indie wrestler.

[@henshinman]

or a former WCW wrestler

[@albatross4920]

or somebody on deviant art

[@stagelinedpro]

Much better then The Nostalgia Critic's review.

[@frankm.2850]

A father/son camping trip gone wrong might have actually been a decent movie.

[@serenitymoon825]

You are literally the only person I have heard call Jaden Smith a good actor.

[@TheCoffeeNut711]

That blade weapon is fucking stupid. Its the future and the best they can come up with is a close combat darth maul blade?

[@roberttreacy8271]

"Show, don't tell". Didn't you remember anything from The Last Airbender?

[@BeatchBall]

I saw the trailer for this movie, and decided not to even bother with it. I'm glad to see that my decision was justified. You do good work, Sean. I've been a close follower of you since Eragon; which is still one of my favourite reviews. As KZbin reviews go, you're probably my favourite next to Doug Walker (a.k.a. Nostalgia Critic). Keep it up. A sequel? Oh please say it's The Sea of Monsters! Please! I have never thrown my 3D glasses at a screen before, but that film brought me damn close.

[@marklarizzle]

I feel so bad for people who think Hollywood losers are the only ones who make pretty moving pictures on the magic picture box.

[@Super165i]

This movie was also accused of promoting The Church of Scientology.

[@3Guys1Video]

John Travolta?

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

No, that whole "place yourself in the moment" line of dialog that Cypher Raige delivers to Kitai . That is a Scientology credo

[@wedgeantilles4712]

Well, battlefield earth was without a doubt plastered with scientology beliefs from start to finish and so is this, in a way.

[@ahmataevo]

@@wedgeantilles4712 - Fun fact - Battlefield Earth was authored by Ron Hubbard himself

[@wedgeantilles4712]

ahmataevo: That wouldn't surprise me at all. It's a shitty movie about their delusional conspiracy shit.

[@noeldomingo125]

Jaden Smith has only one expression throughout the film

[@floydlooney6837]

Noel Domingo he can really furl those brows, man!

[@gamleskalle1]

Still one more than Seagal.

[@roberttreacy8271]

Alien monsters that smell our fear? Sounds like a game of Mad Libs.

[@TheQfe]

I love you and i love your videos :3

[@wildgirl6557]

Cinematic Excrement, can you review the film version of A sound of thunder.

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

GREAT choice!

[@roberttreacy8271]

Fun fact: Will Smith considers this as his worst movie.

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

It is a crime that nobody has put Denied Sit Down over will smith slapping chris rock

[@biggeek2256]

So in short: Ursa’s are pretty much the poor man’s version of the Grimm from RWBY but instead of being attracted to negative emotions, they are attracted by fear. I believe I gave a decent summary for the Ursa’s in this movie

[@joejitsu034]

Damn. I found this channel 5 years late. Story of my life 😭

[@Mosesree]

2014: "I for one welcome the coming apocalypse" 2020: Yeah, might wanna reassess, mate

[@roberttreacy8271]

Kitai makes Bella Swann look intelligent.

[@WobblesandBean]

I never knew about the first draft. That actually sounds like the basis for a good story! So...why the whole scifi thing? And it just occurred to me: Earth is still perfectly viable. Life is flourishing. The atmosphere is less breathable, but they clearly have means to overcome that! So WHY are they bothering with fighting hostile aliens who clearly have superior technology when they can just go back home? I think giant birds and monkeys are a little less threatening than genetically engineered monsters, guys!

[@3Guys1Video]

wow didn't realize that

[@bradwolf07]

I'm not one to give M. Night a pass (ESPECIALLY for the travesty he called the Last Airbender), but for this movie I'm willing to overlook his "contributions". In fact, when I saw this, I had no idea M. Night was even involved until after when I looked it up on IMDB. I see this trainwreck as the Smiths fault. First they tried to get the daughter a singing career (Whip my hair back and forth should be considered a war crime) and then they tried to make the son into an action star. UTTER FAIL. And Will Smith is such a charismatic actor, but you wouldn't believe it by watching this movie. They tried to make Jayden look good and only succeeded in making him look like a whiny little piss-ant and Will look like talking cardboard.

[@sulffffffur]

The thing about The Last Airbender is that the failure of the film wasn't Shyamalan's fault either.

[@MetallicaRules]

+Jovonthony Pridetano Yes it was.

[@sulffffffur]

+MetallicaRules Sir... I'm gonna need you to do a little research. Shyamalan's first draft was said to be good, only to get fucked up with rewrites. Sure, it didn't help that he hyped it up, but still.

[@MetallicaRules]

And he was the one who rewrote it, was he not? So even then, it's still his fault. And also, the first draft of his script referenced all 20 episodes and would have been several hours long, doesn't seem like much of an adaptation if you try to do that. I would just watch the show if that was the case. If you're going to do an adaptation, you need to know right from the beginning what parts to include, what parts to scrap, and what to change in order to fit the change from show to film. Shyamalan did not prepare properly for this role, and thus, he screwed up. I once wrote a 15 page research paper for school, but the assignment required it be 8-10 pages, so, because I did not plan appropriately, I had to cut several parts out in order to meet the criteria. And guess what, my essay suffered, and the grade showed it, and I have no one to blame but myself for that ordeal because of my own actions. Sure there were some stuff that was out of his control, but for the large part, it was him that caused the movie to fail.

[@sulffffffur]

MetallicaRules No, he didn't rewrite it. A ghostwriter did. So you might need to go back to the drawing board with that wall of text.

[@MariahSyn]

The ship was "deathproof" but you needed to be in the kid's seat and strapped in for it to take effect. =P

[@ahmataevo]

So the lesson of this movie is, immortality strap-ons are good for you?

[@MariahSyn]

@@ahmataevo Wow, how far down did you have to go to find that comment? I mean, that's either really worrying or really dedicated. :|

[@ahmataevo]

@@MariahSyn - Sometimes the comments are more entertaining than the video itself

[@MariahSyn]

@@ahmataevo touche. I don't even remember what my comment was about, lol

[@24KGoldbackGorilla]

Cypher reminds me of my father, a master at 'ghosting', well I've only seen him do it once.

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

I've figured out the accents!!! They are from Cartmanese, like in South Park Cartman. It dawned on me when the kid was yelling about "What did you want me to do" blah blah. All I could think was "sweet," said how Cartman says it. Respect may authoritah!

[@cyanmanta]

Knowing that the screenplay was cowritten by Will Smith makes it even worse. Imagine you're a teenage boy, your dad just wrote a story about how awesome he is, and your character arc in it is that you become just like him. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, not even Jaden. Also, Shyamalan really shows his incompetence as a director when he works with kids. He has no idea how to get good performances out of them. Haley Joel Osment was a fluke, likely helped out on set by Toni Collette and Bruce Willis. Every other child performance I've seen in his filmography has been bad.

[@moopig50000]

Isn't there a part of the movie when Jaden says "I'm better than everyone, even you!" I like to think this whole thing is a punishment for Jaden claiming to be a better actor or something

[@shelbyoconor1430]

I remember my reaction to this movies first trailer. " oh this doesn't look to bad" then directed by Shamilon appeared on screen, " oooooohhhh this is going to suck!" yeah after what he did to the last airbender I have no fate in the man. I mean my mom (who has never seen the original show) hated the movie, and she thinks twilight is as good as Harry Potter!!

[@TrueMetis]

You know there should have been a twist at the end. That the other distress beacon was broken too. Or alternatively the Ursa hit him so hard him beating the Ursa and getting off of earth was just a delusion caused by his brain injury. Yeah think I'ma go with that.

[@billa107]

It's got to be Grown-Ups 2. Gotta get the mandatory Sandler film outta the way! lol

[@Guhonter]

Here we are 6 years later and this finally got recommended to me, thanks YT!

[@GideonGleeful95]

Suggestion for next review having seen the Nostalgia Critic's review: Food Fight.

[@georgesalisbury5996]

Let me guess: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters!

[@lolstephsis]

Definitely should have stuck with simple storyline

[@suk6323]

The scientologist version of Quiet Place

[@tomfisher9089]

What's up with the sound track skipping throughout? First time this has happened, and yes I have an excellent phone.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

where is Cinematic Excrement: Episode 53!?

[@roberttreacy8271]

Since that episode was dedicated to Justin Carmichael (aka Jew Wario), that episode was removed after the news of his abuse came to light.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

@@roberttreacy8271 this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2LFXmSVgaZ7bNU

[@RJLiams]

It would actually be pretty cool if Kati met other humans on Earth. Let's be honest here. 7 billion people on this planet. I highly doubt a quarter of that was actually able to leave Earth. There had to have been humans left behind. Since we're animals ourselves wouldn't it make sense that those left behind evolved to survive such harsh environments over the millennium? It would give credit to "everything has evolved to kill humans." You definitely got it right Smeg. This was a huge wasted opportunity.

[@robertmoore0304]

Come to think of it, shouldn't there have been some ruined buildings as well?

[@TiciTotyTony]

Oblivion is the better version of this movie :)

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

+Robert Moore Even after a millennia, there had to have been SOME ruins. We've been here for a while and covered a lot of the landmass -- though Katai doesn't cover much of the planet, he should've run into something during his trip....

[@Jeffrey314159]

Ricky Williams What Cypher Raige should've said was: for a thousand years all lifeforms on this planet have evolved without fear of humans. They are all feral beasts..

[@floydlooney6837]

Ricky Williams that might have been a better movie

[@rushnerd]

oh GOD that explains the dog scene in Walking Dead :(

[@WobblesandBean]

Yeah...that's just messed up. And the sign of a HORRIBLE WRITER.

[@ShintaroKisaragiPastorCola]

Yeah, but he definitely pulled an emotional trigger on the people playing the game. Albeit sadistic, it's good if someone's able to toy with your emotions through small events in the somewhat near beginning. It brings you right back into the feel of The Walking Dead.

[@WobblesandBean]

Shintaro Kisaragi See, that's where I disagree. Building pathos through your characters or in a way that makes sense to the overall story = good. Doing so in a cheap manner with no context or buildup, like randomly throwing in a dead/dying animal = bad. Basically, the only way this guy knows HOW to tug at our heartstrings is to simply add a cute widdle animal out of nowhere and then have it die. It's cheap, it's lazy, and it's just plain disgusting.

[@rushnerd]

Amelia Bee I didn't think it was bad or cheap (mostly because the whole game series pulls this shit constantly) It was just another choice to be made and poor Clem had to defend herself like always. At least you have the option to humanely let the dog die.

[@ShintaroKisaragiPastorCola]

Amelia Bee Ah, well, I can't disagree there. I never thought about it that way.

[@gmanz8487]

Is it me or do I have a feeling Smeghead is much more convenient than Nostalgia Critic??

[@briancrawford69]

Will Smith is a pretty decent actor and have always liked him since fresh Prince but his kids are soooooo cringe inducing.

[@signeaarejrgensen61]

Agreed. Will Smith really did Jaden a disservice by writing this movie for him. He was obviously not ready(and maybe never Will be) to carry a big blockbuster like that.

[@tsopmocful1958]

Since when has Will Smith been a good actor? He seems to only play Will Smith in every role - the wise crackin', smooth talkin' 'jive brother' - nothing else whatsoever.

[@briancrawford69]

@@tsopmocful1958 I said decent actor. Not Oscar worthy

[@gracekim1998]

@@briancrawford69 mate it’s clearly the director’s fault that Jaden’s acting isn’t great here. He’s pretty cool in ‘the karate kid’

[@vinny142]

18:38 The more I hear this acting the more he sounds like Cartman. I keep expecting him to say "Respect my authoritaaaah!"

[@BubblingBrooke]

I really hope it's Percy Jackson 2. It was terrible but at least it had a few funny lines in the beginning.

[@zentfan]

13:50 Okay, I'm probably putting too much thought into this (likely more than Shyama-lama-ding-dong and others did), but Kitai is supposed to have excelled at the academy work at the ranger school, right? One would think that they would have explained about the suit and the meanings of its various colors during one of the lectures, right? So why does Kitai need his dad to explain this? I know the reason is to provide the information to the audience, but couldn't Kitai had done it better? Maybe notice that the suit indicates movement and had his father look through the probe's transmissions to find the source? I freely admit I haven't seen this waste of time, so can someone tell me if this gets explained in the movie?

[@emmaduncan2991]

I wonder if Trey Smith, wonders why dad isn't handing him a movie franchise?

[@AmishParadise27]

19:07 Name the movies Sean owns. I can see Tropic Thunder and Total Recall.

[@dauzjinonline]

Yes..Percy Jackson 2 confirmed.!!

[@rushnerd]

WELCOME TO ERF. You nailed it.

[@masonallen3961]

27:04 Jaden: I want to work with Mom. Will: Me too. I’m debating if that was an line in the script or just a conversation between Will and Jaden that was recorded by mistake. Between her roles in the Madagascar films and Girls Trip, I think Jada is single handedly supporting the entire Smith family.

[@wedgeantilles4712]

And Collateral.

[@joejitsu034]

What? I’m pretty sure Will has earned far more money than Jada. In fact, it’s obvious he has 👍

[@creatrixZBD]

The man in the family provides, isn’t that how it’s supposed to go? 😊

[@Deinonuchus]

I prefer M. Night Shamalamadingdong. Everything bad about the story in this movie can be summed up in this little fact: Will Smith is a Scientologist. (This also explains Jaden Smith's moronic tweets.)

[@afrog2666]

PG13 with that ragdoll death scene shown over and over to make sure your kids get traumatized, well, ok then..

[@deiniou]

To me just two things. First of all, plants evolving to withstand periodical freezings at night is not bullshit. If the change was gradual enough amazing things can happen, there are plants that can live just using the humidity suspended in the air, some can live where there is almost no food for them so they kill animals that will decay and turn into nutrients, other plants can secret chemicals that "warn" other plants that there is a deadly fungus and these warned plants create other chemicals that protect them from infection, plants are really weird and awesome, so yeah, no bullshit there. Also related to plants. Do they state how long has the earth been abandoned? If it is 1000 years it is also enough for my point. In an area with such dense biodiversity, so much vegetation, you would probably never see any ruins at all. Look at the discovery of Chichen Itza In Mexico, or other mesoamerican cities that were in a very lush environment, plants grow anywhere and the roots are capable of breaking stone and of course, steel. Water, plants, and other animals combined with the periodical freezing would turn everything into rubble for sure. If not at least from the air one would not be able to make up the shapes of ruins, only by entering the jungle you would see that what it looked like a mountain, is a ruined city or what it looked like an old tree all covered in parasitic plants, is an old rusty post. Just note that most ruins come from arid places, like Greece, or Egypt, the ones that don't, like Angkor wat, they have been kept clean for people for a long time, there has never been real abstinence of humans. Also, it is stated that the atmosphere changed, so there could be much more oxygen with such amount fo plants, which would make it much more corrosive to human materials. So I strongly disagree that there must necessarily be human remains. About the rest yeah... I agree the Ursa is dumb, the name and their characteristics are idiotic. The acting... Dunno, unless it is really really amateur I am never bothered by it, but I am bothered by the story and there are some major flaws and some strangely convenient moments that are stupid. I am okay however with the eagle thing for some reason, but not with the reaction of the animal, most animals just look stupified when encountering dead progenies, they don't go on rage, or that's what I have seen. And for that zoologist, some predators are very daring and really risk it, many little carnivores steal eggs from big eagles that are much bigger so dunno. What is stupid is that it would not leave the dead chicks there laying!

[@thehoosierfortheUK]

First comment! I love cats

[@MissBarker93]

19:15 Is that a copy of Summer Wars I see on your shelf? :D

[@SebaZavaK]

Yeah, Jaden Smith is a pretty decent actor (I liked him in Kung Fu Kid, aka. the Karate Kid remake with no karate in it), but he's INSANE. (Just check out his Twitter account.)

[@khathaway414]

Why do they need the breathing stuff for their lungs? Should they be able to breath in the Earths atmosphere with out trouble?

[@timepoet77]

My guess is the Earth’s atmosphere thinned out over time.

[@monroeriddell5822]

I need to say this: The movie established the atmosphere is unbreathable. So, what the hell are those plants all around producing?!! For anyone who paid attention in science class, you'd know that plants produce oxygen. But if the air is unbreathable on earth, then all the plants would be dead ant the land would be desolate, making that whole thing believable, yet they're clearly green and vibrant throughout the movie!

[@fermintenava5911]

Well, technically the atmosphere is mostly unbreathable for humans. That doesn't mean it has no oxygen, but it might have a different composition that we are used to. That has happened all throughout natural history, and there have been plants regardless. However, such a difference would probably hold not only a problem for humans, but for the various mammals and birds, because they lived in the same atmosphere as we did.

[@henchmen999]

Jesus, even this comedy review is harder than hell to watch.

[@quiettimegaming3642]

18:46 lol, you just made a mouthful of beer shoot out of my nose!

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

Earth looks pretty nice to me. Green and lush.

[@MegaKoolboys]

Could you please do a review of Movie 43, Smeghead?

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Wow, I never thought the inflamed amygdala would give off a distinctive odor... thanks for that scientific insight that seemed to come right out of bright of day, M. Night Shamaylan!

[@Turbo9987]

Is there any chance you could review Stallone's "Judge Dredd?"

[@joejitsu034]

Why? It’s a brilliant film! 🤷‍♂️

[@matthewjohngrabow9365]

I like that "smelling our fear" thing. I never saw the movie.

[@PDog69]

10:00 bookmark. Or video mark, watever

[@DrShaym]

I'm drinking a store-brand soda while I watch this and it tastes like shit.

[@hellosports9069]

full move name