Cinematic Excrement: Episode 135 - Four Christmases

[@Happymali10]

15:25 "You only got one family" "Yeah I only got one appendix too, but if it tries to ruin my life I cut it out of my life too."

[@ursaminor9780]

Ooof. Hard-hitting _and_ on point.

[@anikmonette2140]

Considering that I cut out family members for less(we're good now) I think them beating me up would happen just once... Also got my appendix removed this summer. It feels so GOOD because the 6 months before that I felt really miserable. And I would go through anesthesia any time(this film looks soporific too but not in a good way!)

[@spiceupyourafterlife]

That’s actually pretty poignant!

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

"If they are genuinely horrible people, then fuck 'em." Amen brother, hallelujah.

[@googamp32]

When a lengthy diatribe about transportation is more entertaining than the actual movie, we're in trouble.

[@jbvader721]

Especially a rant about how transportation works in San Francisco of all places.

[@ChrisHarperBooks]

For some reason "reviewers inordinately annoyed at the geography in movies" is one of my favorite things.

[@silkychan6099]

One movie filmed in my country composited a river scene shot in one part of my country n put the background of a gleaming city skyscraper shot in a different part of the country. N it adds absolutely nothing to the movie.

[@mechanomics2649]

It's just really not that hard to get it right a lot of the time, especially with the example here in the video. All you have to do is look at a map. That's it, it's that easy.

[@JLynnEchelon]

Ah, Four Christmases: proof that Reese Witherspoon can't save everything.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Vince Vaughn is so up and down. When he’s on, he can be REALLY good. But when he’s not, he can be insufferable. And Reese Witherspoon, you’re so much better than this.

[@kingamoeboid3887]

The other 4 Oscar winners that were in this travesty should've deserved so much better.

[@trinaq]

I highly concur, I presume that they were all in it for the paycheck. That's the only plausible excuse that I'd accept for talented actors agreeing to appear in such hokey dreck!

[@heymistercarter.]

So true about Vaughn. He was incredible in Brawl in Cell Block 99, but pretty awful in The Dilemma. He really is someone who needs the right script to truly work.

[@michaelsinger4638]

He’s also really good in Freaky as well.

[@louisduarte8763]

I think my favorite Vaughn comedy is Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

[@michaelstrong5383]

The plot should have been over and done with just four simple words: "We already have plans". But Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon can't do that because the movie has to happen.

[@michaelsinger4638]

The lazy writing of many a movie. The whole thing could have been solved/avoided with one short conversation.

[@trinaq]

Precisely, but then again, every single character is so lacking in brain cells, that it doesn't surprise me that they don't even think to do that! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@pathofdragonsradio]

Four Christmases Pitch Meeting: "Why don't they just say they have plans and move on?" "So the movie can happen." "Fair enough!"

[@geniebysnsd_mp3]

Did it HAVE to though?

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@pathofdragonsradio I also think this plot has a case of too convenient timing mixed in because twice do cameras catching Witherspoon's and Vaughn's lying act on tv forcing situations to happen out of control. Even during the rental store days with this film, that aspect of the film always bugged me.

[@michaelsinger4638]

There’s a way to make people getting physically punished funny. The Three Stooges made careers out of it practically. But you need to frame it right. Vince getting brutally beaten by his brothers, that’s not funny that’s gross. Him being in pain is not in an of itself funny. Why do so many “comedies” not understand the distinction?

[@gracekim1998]

I don’t know

[@unwarranteddesign806]

I'm glad you pointed out that the ticket guy is the actor who played Ralphie from A Christmas Story.

[@opepspnews7317]

Yes

[@jasongradyphstiger6179]

He also in the first iron man flim and spider man far from home.

[@trinaq]

The only scene which I liked was when Jon Voight's character admits that he regrets working so hard that it led to him and his wife divorcing, which almost feels out of place in this wacky movie. Don't try to add class to this abomination, Voight, it's not worth it!

[@michaelstrong5383]

The man's class left a long time ago. Need I remind you of Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2?

[@vwgames49]

Knowing Voight’s personal life, it was probably his genuine feelings

[@troyschulz2318]

@@vwgames49 It's appropriate that the only remotely-compelling or sincere part of this film isn't even the film itself, but the real-world psychodrama of one of the actors.

[@HanaBakemono]

I love it when Sean has fun with the editing. It makes me happy.

[@TBTabby]

This movie feels like right-wing "pro-family" propaganda, romanticizing toxic familial relationships so people don't break off relationships with toxic family members, and telling them to get married and start popping out babies because "you'll change your mind one day." Bleah. First off, toxic relationships need to end, blood-related or no. If they didn't want to get cut out, they shouldn't have been toxic. Second, you're far more likely to regret having kids young than the opposite. And I can tell you from experience, being forced to interact with kids does NOT make you want to have kids more. You want a real "pro-family" message, watch the Fast & Furious movies. Dumb, sure, but they still understand that a healthy family isn't based on blood relations.

[@matthewdaley746]

F&F promotes exactly one thing, Franchise Fatigue, so, glad that there's finally a light at the end of this tunnel.

[@anikmonette2140]

I think this is why I hate Rom Coms and Christmas movies so much!

[@matthewdaley746]

@@anikmonette2140 Predictability.

[@filmunion8194]

I agree with that statement

[@matthewdaley746]

@@filmunion8194 Commendable.

[@Dwafiz]

The bridge shot would make sense if they lived in Marin / North Bay, but the exterior shot of their house seems to suggest otherwise.

[@jasondouglas152]

Ralphie looks exactly like I thought he would 25 years later

[@michaelstrong5383]

The last movie I saw him in was Spider-Man: Far From Home, and he looks exactly like a bald Ralphie.

[@andrewbloom7637]

@@michaelstrong5383 He played William Ginter Riva in both "Iron Man" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home".

[@jasongradyphstiger6179]

@@andrewbloom7637 yeah one of the ex Stark Industries employees who teams up with other ex Stark Industries employees with Mysterio.

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

I remember watching a Spill-com review of this movie around the time this movie came out and one of the reviews made one good point about this movie and that for a movie called Four Chrismases, Christmas doesn't play much of a factor in this movie. This could of been called Four Thanksgivings, Four Easters, Four Birthdays, etc. and nothing would of change when it comes to the story.

[@matthewdaley746]

It was pure marketing, the word, "Christmas," sucks in money.

[@Sgtshadist]

As a fellow bay area guy I laughed my ass off and appreciated you going on about it.

[@oliviadavis3518]

As a Bay Area native I appreciate the geography lesson! Get people educated!

[@autobotproductions1244]

You take care of yourself too Smeg Good luck on the upcoming year

[@jayarby8494]

The Fantastic Four-themed parody on the old Cartoon Network MAD show was better than the actual movie

[@andrewguerra9343]

7:29 I agree, Sean! If somebody gave me a free stay at a hotel I’d thank them humbly and ask them “where can we get a bite to eat, please?”

[@AlexaDonne]

The only thing I know about this movie is Blake Snyder had a real hard-on for the script and cited it as an example of great screenwriting in Save The Cat many many times.

[@jazzyolivervo]

One of many reasons I hated reading that book in my screenwriting class lol

[@redjed100]

Snyder has two screenwriting credits to his name: “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot” and “Blank Check.” The former was a high-profile bomb, the latter is a half-formed hybrid of a greedy, self-pitying child’s pipe fantasy (complete with a crush on an adult woman) and a painfully rote “Home Alone” ripoff. How does he get an entire franchise of screenwriting advice going with that track record?!

[@jbvader721]

So glad I wasn't assigned that book in my screenwriting classes.

[@KariIzumi1]

@@redjed100 well, you know the old saying: “those who can’t do, teach”

[@LittleMissLounge]

@@redjed100 Not only a crush on a woman, but a woman who sort of reciprocated. God, that was weird, even when I was a kid.

[@theleap2946]

This film is what happens when you have too much money and too many people with breaks in their schedules. I still can’t believe this schlock made money.

[@TheCrazyPlayer]

I lived in the Los Angeles area for 30 years; I have lost count of the times people in movies do something that makes *no sense* in relation to L.A. geography. Bonus item: I have also lost track of the number of times some lesser known L.A. landmark has appeared in a film not set in L.A. The most egregious example is a bridge over the L.A. river that appears in a frankly ridiculous number of films. (Given the number of films you’ve reviewed, you have 100% seen said bridge.)

[@michaelsinger4638]

I presume they just wanted to work the Golden Gate Bridge into the film and put no more thought into it beyond that.

[@antibishonen]

Ditto for productions that supposedly takes place in New York City (insert Pace joke).

[@angelsinger4574]

At least “The Larry Sanders Show” called out a character for getting the L.A. landscape wrong.

[@LilStormborn]

I want a movie that shows a bridge but when it's paning out you see a Jesus statue and OH it's not la... its lisbon

[@goreycinema]

This would've been a five star movie for me if it only consisted of Jon Favreau beating the shit out of Vince Vaughn.

[@NotoriousLightning]

It felt good, especially considering what I now know about this noname yahoo's treatment of Reece.

[@casbalt7763]

Lol i totally feel you on the air port thing. As a central coast resident it always amuses me when movies have people go south through the gaviota tunnel.

[@Cyborcat]

I normally avoid these kinds of Christmas movies, but my in-laws made us watch it with them one year. Seems I've blocked most of it out because all I remembered about is that everyone is an asshole. It looks SO much worse than I remember, tho. Yikes.

[@trinaq]

I can't believe that there's FIVE Oscar winners in this movie, and all of them are given nothing funny to work with. It's just vulgar humour and vomit jokes galore!

[@hulkfan97]

Never saw it. Reese gettimg covered in baby vomit prevented me from it

[@Yeen125]

It’s one of those movies whose talent is severely wasted on a terrible screenplay. And the writers strike preventing any improvements/rewrites didn’t help.

[@redjed100]

I saw this movie in the theater, and it seemed that everyone was laughing at it except me. And some of the people laughing at it were my own family. (I don’t mean to shame my family, FTR. I love them, and I think they’re entitled to their opinions. But that was one of the most torturous experiences I’ve ever had at the movies, bar none.)

[@bryedtan]

Reminds me of the time I went with my High School Classmates to watch a movie. Even though they were showing A TIME TO KILL which looked interesting I was outvoted and they all wanted to catch THE STUPIDS (1996). My goodness that was unbearable they were laugh and having a good time I was only bearing and smile while watching the whole winch inducing film. Weirder part one of my favorite actors Sir Christopher Lee had a cameo in the film.

[@matthewdaley746]

They, probably, had all figured that much talent in front of the camera couldn't possibly fail, they were, SO, wrong.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@bryedtan John Landis should have been in prison, not, directing ANY film, (terrible as it was), in time, Blues Brothers 2000 would arrive to hammer the final nail in his coffin.

[@redjed100]

@@matthewdaley746 Oh no. My family knew they could fail.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@redjed100 Fortunate.

[@roberthewes3148]

I had the misfortune of seeing this in theaters. I remember everyone lost it at the baby vomiting, and my brother and I just exchanged looks like “Oh man, kill me. This is the highlight.”

[@jacobgong691]

I can’t believe I have been watching your show since elementary school and now I’m halfway through college 😂 keep going dude, and happy new year

[@grumpyotter]

My first grandchild was born on Labor Day, and a news crew came into the hospital room to interview them. "Labor" day, get it? Yuk yuk.

[@SuperSwordman1]

You really want to avoid that Madea film don't ya? Sad thing is there are so many bad Christmas movies out there you'll like never run out and forced to use it.

[@grizzly_manbanimation8436]

Yep, they continue to make movies every year, some are good some are meh and some are bad. As long as they keep making them, no critic will ever run out of material to review.

[@erichfiedler1481]

Kinda like how James A. Janise kept avoiding Thankskilling 3 after covering the first film, until he got tired of the requests and comments section of his Thanksgiving Kill Counts and just gave them that piece of shit movie so that he can stop getting bombarded with requests and hopefully cover better Thanksgiving horror films in the future, when he comes back from his long overdue wedding and subsequent break, he promises to return in the summer

[@roberttreacy8271]

Well, now it looks like he’s gonna review A Madea Christmas.

[@SuperSwordman1]

@@roberttreacy8271 I know, I'm so happy

[@florinivan6907]

'that was a roleplay?' why do I have this feeling that Vince Vaughn was self inserting his own views of how to treat people in this movie?

[@tomsenior7405]

The only reason to be grateful that this Movie exists is for This Review. I cringe whenever I see Vaughn's name on a Movie Poster. Most of the time Vaughn is a sign of Poor Quality. If you happen to be a fan of Vaughn's work, then Fair Play to You. Enjoy.

[@drbones1967]

Hey Sean. I am blind, and I love listening to your movies reviews because they kind of follow the audio description format. You say all the good parts out loud istead of relying on text or just images to get the point across. But, there ares ome things that I miss, like what was up with the "wrong map" joke?

[@DaveBoofhead1972]

I'd never even heard of this film before watching this review, and now I feel like I have PTSD. Thank you. Love your channel, all the best for 2022.

[@EliseArainai]

Nice map gag, Sean; I went from 😍 to 😆 within a few seconds

[@Fairest1]

As someone that lives in the Bay Area, I appreciate the airport map. God I wish BART would go to SJC…

[@louisduarte8763]

I wish Livermore would get its own station already, so I don't have to fight for parking at either Dublin/Pleasanton one.

[@piotrdawidziuk2604]

"if I had a nickle" - I did a weird noise with my mouth when I heard that.

[@jamesm6862]

you should do Unaccompanied Minors for the next Christmas movie

[@crazedvole]

4:58 Was that Christna(sp) Hendricks?

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Thanks for this awesome Christmas gift Smeghead. Here's to a 2022 filled with unlimited possibilities!

[@suedenim]

The DC stations ALWAYS send a reporter out to the airport on Thanksgiving and Christmas to cover whatever delays or overcrowding there is (and there's always some.) It's an easy way to tell what reporter is on the very bottom of the totem pole at their station.

[@TomMSTie1138]

This is my current favorite if all your reviews, Smeghead.

[@seanchukwuezi3079]

Fun fact Vince Vaughn and Reese weatherspoon did not get along on set .

[@eamonndeane587]

Doesn't surprise me considering how little chemistry they have on screen.

[@ih8kit]

15:37 You are right Sean. The hospital would not allow a news crew to barge in on Brad and Kate. That is prohibited by Federal Privacy Laws. To do that would require written consent from Brad and Kate.

[@politicscommentator]

I grew up in the Bay Area, San Jose specifically. So yeah, I know my geography of the area. And to answer your question about BART, yes it is ongoing and I do hope it will connect with downtown SJ to Caltrains at Santa Clara University.

[@Sandlot1992]

finally a belated Christmas review! (and take care of yourself Smeghead and Happy New Year!)

[@Mrmoviefan123]

Here in Australia, this movie is called Four Holidays. Don't ask why, I don't know.

[@dvass7253]

11:47 - Man, poor Carrie can't catch a break, can she? Merry belated Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Sean!

[@matthewdaley746]

After Trading Mom, she totally quit deserving breaks, blood simple.

[@kingamoeboid3887]

@@matthewdaley746 at least she was in In The Bedroom (2001) and The Help (2011) afterwards. By 1994 she was Oscar nominated 5 times including a Best Actress win for Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980). I do like Robert Duvall for Apocalypse Now (1979), first two Godfather films (1972-1974) and To Kill A Mockingbird (1962). Mary Steenburgen in Back To The Future Part III (1990) and Elf (2003). Jon Voight in Deliverance (1972) and Midnight Cowboy (1969). For Sissy Spacek I loved her in Badlands (1973), Carrie (1976), 3 Women (1977), Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980), Missing (1982), JFK (1991), In The Bedroom (2001) and The Help (2011).

[@matthewdaley746]

@@kingamoeboid3887 Yeah, well, Hilary Swank was nominated for Best Actress twice, and, won twice, it appears the Oscars are just about as fair as life.

[@kingamoeboid3887]

@@matthewdaley746 I haven't seen both of her Oscar winning films.

[@matthewdaley746]

​@@kingamoeboid3887Really flukish, just unquestionably.

[@MegaMagicdog]

I can totally relate to on location movie mistakes! I live in Vegas and there are modern movies set in the present and they sometimes still portray it as if the Mob still runs things or that security doesn't exist in casinos! Thanks for letting non Bay Area residents in on the boo boo! I happen to work in TV news and while it does depend on the station, it's likely they wouldn't even have had a morning broadcast on Christmas Day - many often go to a yule log for the morning and early afternoon and do a news report in the evening. Regarding the baby news, yes, they would have to receive permission from the family to bring a camera in the room and interview the couple. No one is allowed to just walk into their rooms even if it is the first baby of the new year! Moms usually like to pretty up first before the cameras start rolling.

[@antibishonen]

Knowing how many technical flaws in The Hangover, I feel like getting one

[@kingsford3657]

Also, the news crew barging into the hospital room-live or not-is a massive HIPAA violation.

[@matthewgiese7811]

Reminds me of the movie "Stripes" with Bull Murry etc... Beginning was filmed in Louisville and it shows Bill Murry driving his cab over a bridge to "get to the airport"... thing is... the bridges take you to the state of Indiana where the closest Airport is 2 hours away by car in Indianapolis... the Louisville airport is the opposite direction and you do NOT cross any of the bridges.

[@matthewdaley746]

Speaking of which, having Kentucky stand-in, for, "Russia," ruined the film, go to an army base in Germany, and, film in the Black Forest, that's all.

[@ih8kit]

3:26 "...there is absolutely nothing wrong with not wanting to get married or have children." I second that motion!

[@eamonndeane587]

Would you be OK with someone asking you to be a Godparent?

[@ih8kit]

@@eamonndeane587 No.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Unless you're one of those mental cases on the right that wants to erase birth control. This world disturbs me.

[@171QA]

Boy, this movie was a stinker but thanks for sharing it with us, Smeg. And no, you don’t need to review a Madea Christmas if you don’t want to.

[@BrandonCroker]

Four Christmases, four times the chaos…or just plain boredom, either way.

[@Smokingwrecker]

Honestly I was excepting Home Sweet Home Alone. But I guess that’ll be next year. 2022 will have mostly 2nd looks. Except for 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and whoever is going to win the 2021 Razzie for worst picture.

[@erichfiedler1481]

I feel like having Mike Lindell's pathetic attempt at a documentary winning the 2020 award is a copout because of the fact that "Absolute Proof" came out IN 2021, I know 2020 was a slow year for movies, but even I know there was still plenty of shit that was released, in fact one of them that should've won instead was Artemis Fowl, which failed immensely at faithfully adapting the books to film, I mean the titular protagonist wasn't a hero from the start, he gradually went from being a villain with his own motivations to eventually becoming a hero who still steals some shit because the people he steals from are way worse (kinda like Arsene Lupin and his Japanese grandson)

[@Smokingwrecker]

@@erichfiedler1481 I haven’t seen Absolute Proof, hell I never heard of it until it was “deemed” the winner. But yes 2020 did had some stinkers. Mulan 2020 was one of them and that movie didn’t get nominated as well as Artemis fowl. My guess Disney would threaten to Sue the Razzies if their films would get nominated for worst picture. You can argue it’s just a joke Disney. But the razzies have been missing the punchline to own joke.

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@Smokingwrecker funny how those didn't get nominated yet An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn did get nominated and won Worst Picture, granted the movie was under the Touchstone label, but it still counts as a Disney movie

[@Smokingwrecker]

@@erichfiedler1481 I’m sticking with my theory. Disney might sue the razzies if one of their movies is nominated for worst anything. They’ll send their lawyers. Oh and here’s another Disney movie that the Razzies nominated. Dark Phoenix, sure it was 20th century Fox’s movie but since Fox is owned by Disney it still count.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@Smokingwrecker Sort of, like, how, EVERY Disney animated film, regardless of quality, got Two Thumbs Up from S&E, and, EVERY Non-Disney animated film got Two Thumbs Down, they both were, so, very clearly in Disney's pocket, and, didn't even try to hide it.

[@louisduarte8763]

Fellow Bay Area boy here, and I too await the agonizingly slow process for my hometown of Livermore getting its own BART station to end. My brother and I watched this one YEARS ago, and we treated it like a travelogue of all of Northern California. I recall we nailed Vince's mom (giggedy) as living in Humboldt County (major hippie country) and Reese's mom living in the Central Valley. And it's a Christmas miracle they visited all 4 parents in one day, what with traffic around here.

[@Aster_Risk]

Happy New Year! Thanks for all the distraction you've provided this year.

[@johnharris6655]

Has someone who had to go through 4 Christmases every year, I can relate, the difference is we loved going to our families.

[@albion65]

As a fellow Bay Area Native, I find ridiculous how many movies have screwed up it's geography. The most famous is THE GRADUATE which would have you believe that Berkeley is at the West bound end of the Bay Bridge. Also the 2000 film BOYS AND GIRLS had the same mistake as this movie where it implicated that some airport is at the north bound end of the Golden Gate Bridge. Of course that film implied that both Marin and Haight Asbury are walking distance from the UC Berkeley campus so "space is warped and time is bendable.". lol

[@louisduarte8763]

I have a similar quibble about the ARCHER episode/homage-to-BULLIT where Sterling and Lana visit her parents with the new baby AJ, and Lana's mom teaches at UC Berkeley, but they apparently live north of SF, judging by the car chase scene on the Golden Gate Bridge going INTO the city.

[@preservinghistory84]

Happy to get to see one more of your videos before 2022. Thanks & take care.

[@pyrodiscoflash6115]

With Ralphie in the movie and not having a Flash back to a Christmas Story is the reel Crime in This So called Christmas Movie

[@fluffyman85]

Kind of weird to think that the year prior to this movie the director Seth Gordon did the documentary The King of Kong. Though he would go on to direct stuff like Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief and Baywatch so not out of place in contrast to those.

[@AlexanderBlues1228]

Favreau and Ralphie were also both in “Iron Man” the same year!

[@jbvader721]

And Ralphie (real name Peter Billingsley) was an executive producer (aka put his own money into the budget) on "Iron Man". So, in a way, Ralphie alongside Favreau helped kickstart the MCU. Oh, and Ralphie also had a brief role as "Ming Ming" in Favreau's Christmas classic "Elf".

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@jbvader721 still find it funny knowing that Ralphie got yelled at by Kevin Flynn (I never watched Big Lebowski, so Tron was my next best choice)

[@gracekim1998]

@@erichfiedler1481wait that was him?!😮

[@yunglo9394]

The only way crossing the Golden Gate Bridge makes sense is if they’re coming from Marin County or the Napa Valley (they’re not!)

[@matthewdaley746]

Fun Fact: the bike chase in Black Rain was actually filmed in Napa Valley because of Japan's strict gun regulations.

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

Can you imagine taking the Mackinac Bridge to one of the Detroit airports? That would be very stupid.

[@PingPongMan3377]

A quarter of this video was just you complaining about geography, and it was hilarious

[@Talisguy]

It says a lot about the film that the video isn't even twenty minutes long, even with the long tangent about Bay area geography.

[@KeithFraser82]

I may have mentioned this before, but I love that The Smeghead has a poster for Dream Theater, the band whose entire discography sounds like random phrases someone thought sounded like good album/track names. One or more of their members was also involved in supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment, another "that sounds like a good name for a ____" group.

[@kennull3243]

That was absolutely the correct map and I need to know where I can get one.

[@markiangooley]

That roleplay bit was reminiscent of Neil Breen’s Twisted Pair. I wonder whether Breen saw this movie…

[@NJGuy1973]

Neil Breen reference = 👍

[@elennapointer701]

I love your channel and I wish like hell you had more subscribers.

[@jadenova]

7:02 That's Ralphie from 'A Christmas Story'.

[@liampatrick3110]

Thank you, Captain Obvious!

[@roberttreacy8271]

12:45-13:22 I hope the Giveash*tometer becomes a running gag.

[@KeithFraser82]

If $160 million was double the production budget, that means this movie, which is mostly just about people doing Christmas things in houses and driving around, cost $80 million to make! What did they spend all that on? Actors' salaries? A shoot that took way longer than expected? Cocaine? The budget of several other movies rolled into it via the magic of Hollywood accounting? I thought 2001's Town & Country was the undisputed king of ridiculously over-expensive romcoms, but apparently not. People bemoan the near total death of cinematic romcoms (though the genre persists on streaming), but I'm generally glad we no longer get these massively budgeted attempts at wacky-but-prestigious romantic movies with huge casts of big name actors.

[@tammraevans6634]

I will not poke my kitty, she shall stay perfectly asleep in her little cinnamon-roll slumber.

[@Betta66]

If you're reading this, have a safe and happy New Year!

[@johnharris6655]

Just a small error, Brad and Kate live in San Francisco. The Golden gate Bridge goes north to Marin County. Why are they crossing the Golden Gate Bridge when you can drive down the 101 Bayshore Freeway from San Francisco the Airport and never cross any bridge. Also, SFO is in San Mateo county south of San Francisco and inland on the west side of the bay. It gets fog but not like that.

[@robertrussell4035]

I hope you upload some more movie reviews in the new year. I really enjoy your reviews

[@globetrekker86]

Sean, your poster gag is hilarious. It reminded me of a scene from Brain Donors, wherein Flakfizer slips a risqué photo in-between the pages of a will that his rival, Lazlo, is reading

[@ggrarl]

That movie is paying homage to the Marx Brothers, and that happened in one of their films. I believe it was Horse Feathers. Groucho is "teaching" a class, and he has a picture of human anatomy, when Harpo sneaks behind him and puts up a picture of a woman. Groucho remarks, "Now on closer examination...this NEEDS closer examination. In fact, it needs a nightgown. Take this picture down right now, and put it up in my office."

[@pgaven9396]

They edited out the scene where they went up to Napa for an impromptu wine tasting tour and then flew out ...when fred claus called his brother.

[@VgnRaj]

Jon Favreau as a MMA Fighter was not so much a stretch for me since his brief stint in Friends where he trained to be a UFC Fighter, did get beat badly but still, he could be seen as one.

[@samuelvimes5770]

"that is my zone of terror"

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

You can't picture Jon Favreau as a cage fighter? You've never seen PCU.

[@samuelvimes5770]

or Friends, Monica broke up with him because he tried to become an ultimate fighter

[@NJGuy1973]

You're wearing a shirt of the band to the show? Gutter, Don't be That Guy.

[@dDbalL-to7rt]

Happy New Year!!! Glad I watched this since it's popped up in the Holiday selection of HBO Max

[@barkboingfloom]

I enjoyed your geography lesson. Geography happens to be one of my favorite viewing topics on KZbin - after bad movie reviews of course.

[@nathanforester5993]

So Christmas With The Kranks never got nominated?

[@tristanhartup4936]

Surprisingly yeah

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

13:37, I swear she looks familiar. Even her voice seems very familiar to me.

[@theresazubia]

I'm so happy I discovered your channel this year (Showgirls review). You do a fantastic job, and you make me laugh a lot with your spot-on observations! Happy New Year, Sean! 🎆🎆🎆

[@jasondouglas152]

I'm embarrassed to admit this ..... I saw this at the theater.

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Might want to keep the hammer and Giveashitometer for your next reviews - especially since they happen to be second looks of shit you've already covered. Believe me, with what your show covers, you REALLY need to take your pleasures where you find 'em. Wishing you a Happier and Healthier New Year, Smeghead!

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

Its odd how most of the movies he reviewed are films I never seen or heard of before...........until now. I never even saw most of these films on VHS or DVD.

[@warrirornunluv801]

Happy holidays, Smeghead!

[@mechanomics2649]

I have some serious concerns over some of those Giveashitometer readings.

[@MedicineMundy]

Oh Dear. Vince Vaughn is Back. EDIT: Happy New Year (-ish) Boiii!

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Man, I wish I was watching Clay Pidgeons or Domestic Disturbance...

[@marcelrobinson]

When will movie studios realize that people who live in the Bay Area really don't care about the Golden Gate bridge.

[@CanItAlready]

Job Favreau played Monica's boyfriend briefly on Friends, where he was a tech millionaire who, in one episode, announced he wanted to be a UFC fighter. He was not good at it and Monica ended the relationship because she couldn't bear watching him getting the snot beat out of him.

[@ph89787]

9:39. Sure you can Sean. Look up Pre Vizla from Star Wars: The Clone Was.

[@lightsabermetrics]

15:38 Now that's maximizing value from a single f-bomb in a KZbin video.

[@CableB_]

At this rate it’ll be 2023 til smeghead is up to date on the worst picture winners

[@MichalProzac]

I actually forgot about this movie... Thanks for reminding me.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Vince Vaughn needs to stop being in Christmas movies, just like Ben Affleck and Matthew Broderick.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

And Milla Jovovich needs to stop being in action movies... but she's not listening...

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@TommyDeonauthsArchives more like stop being action movies directed by her husband, but Paul Anderson ain't listening either, nor the fans for how he's just as bad as Uwe Boll was for making bad films based on their favorite videogame franchises, in this case, Resident Evil and Monster Hunter

[@matthewdaley746]

@@erichfiedler1481 Talentwise, Paul W.S. Anderson, and, Michael Bay, are equal, the only differences are that the latter, had better luck maritally, and, at the box office, (though, it seems that audiences have finally wised up).