Constantine | Comedic Review

[@theterbear9915]

This was actually a cool movie. Wish they would have gotten into the occult world more. Excited they are doing a second.

[@BadMoviesRule]

I’m hoping the second one is even better

[@coolguybob1343]

Thats gonna be some shit

[@BTA1991]

1:41:56 I'm pretty sure that Shia LaBeouf's character Chas wasn't human though. He was a half-breed angel. So when Chas is killed by the unseen force, revealed to be Gabriel, an angel. He sacrificed himself for good. When Gabriel killed him they lost their divinity and God's favor, and it was transferred to Chas. At least, thats what I took away when watching the movie.

[@BadMoviesRule]

I’ve heard this theory, and it’s possible but if he was an Angel then why or how did he feel pain? Gabriel didn’t experience that until she was mortal at the end 🤷‍♂️

[@BTA1991]

@BadMoviesRule Good point. But if he was a half-breed before though, and not a full angel, the movie shows half breeds showing pain. So I'm assuming if he was a half breed, his human side would let him feel pain. Him becoming an angel is because his mortal side was killed, and his angel side lived on. Again, like you said, it's just a theory. 😊

[@BadMoviesRule]

@@BTA1991 it’s a good one and it tracks - I’d like for that to be the case and maybe he’s back in the next one 🙏

[@wow1371]

who says the unseen force is Gabriel?

[@BadMoviesRule]

@@wow1371 well considering that Mammon is inside Angie at this point, and Satan doesn’t know what’s happening, and Gabriel popping out of nowhere when he forces the unseen force into the light.

[@ricardodelgado3706]

Michelle Monaghan was a love interest of Constantine. There was a deleted scene of her and John together, probably got cut since it didn’t make sense with John and Angela’s relationship.

[@ricardodelgado3706]

Peter Storemare was awesome in this movie!

[@BadMoviesRule]

Absolutely killed it

[@wakandaforever616]

​@@BadMoviesRule Satan does not have power to send people to heaven when he looks up and rolling his eyes he is having a conversation with God saying here take Isabelle soul and God takes it. God gets both Constantine and her.

[@frankieno-nose8447]

It's incredible to see how far this show has come. Great job guys!

[@BadMoviesRule]

Thanks brother! Always good to hear from you!

[@l1wolf14av]

If I remember correctly, the spear is based off one that's in a museum that's supposed to be the spear of destiny but is of the wrong time. That's why the one in Indiana Jones looks the same. They're based on the same item.

[@shadowanderson2004]

I honestly love the concept of what if you knew God existed. In an entire religion based on faith and belief where the main thing you are called to do is believe someone died for your sins what if you for a fact knew God does exists. It’s a deep question especially, in the context of this movie, sense you can’t use your belief to get into heaven you have to somehow do the impossible and work your way there. While this is vastly different from the Comics I almost prefer this story. John is a very complex character but his origins aren’t actually all that important to the character. What’s most important is what he does and how he does it. Instead of fighting his way through a situation he’d rather talk his way out. Whether that’s cutting a deal or casting a sealing spell so he can annoy his enemies into submission both are fueled by the fact that he is an ass with a want to both do good and serve his own interests.

[@shadowanderson2004]

@@BrienMalone he didn’t kill himself. He died in a car crash and was sent to hell where he was spared of death but was told no matter what he’d end up in hell. John literally says he’s trying to do the impossible by working his way to heaven even though he knows the devil is owed his soul. Thats why the end of the movie works because he does the impossible and is willing to go to hell if it means saving someone which then God doesn’t allow John to go to hell.

[@heszedjim9699]

A channel all about bad movies with 2+ hour videos? Ill go outside next week

[@BadMoviesRule]

Welcome home

[@Max-zr7hr]

I was just outside brother, it's overrated.

[@iamsyn1246]

Ok so i loved this movie. Im a big Keanu fan. Also the monkey rant at the end took me to planet-of the apes Charleston Heston 1968. That was my horror film. I kept asking my mom is the real? Can this happen? I was a super nerd. I thought evolution wise this could happen. I had a real moment at 9 years old. Great 👍🏼 content ❤ hail Dr. Zaius 😂

[@chimchimcharoo56]

lol, this autoplayed after the flintstones review, and i was like, damn, a movie based on a children's cartoon sure did take a dark ass turn

[@karlydoc]

The guy on the right,did he actually see this film?

[@spinningbackkick6021]

Which one? He knew the nuance details..

[@ITNOJ1]

Dude unbelievable 🤣

[@liammaxwell6114]

He was there to make sure you don’t have to much listening to people talk about the film you like

[@erickeller7313]

I loved this movie. Cheesy fun. I always thought the drowning scene was a near death experience for her to open her mind up. He killed himself and was saved by paramedics.

[@BadMoviesRule]

That’s probably true, Nicole was too traumatized to look any deeper into it 😂 thanks for watching bro

[@RAThatFNGirlChicago]

The hell scene is supposed to depict the parallel planes of existence. You know if you look its his same apartment but how it looks in hell u know

[@theDUDE-n4l]

You guys should do Hiroyuki Sanada's first American movie. East Meets West from 1993

[@jesoko6724]

I know I’m late to the party- I just discovered this podcast and am making my way through the back catalogue. This was actually one of (if not THE) first movie Michelle Monaghan was in. Up until that point, she’d only guest starred in small tv show roles. I actually own a copy of this movie on DVD and there are BTS videos included as extra content (because they all had those back then) and they talked about her situation and role in the movie and how excited they were to work with her. I always thought it was weird because they made a big deal about it being her first movie and how excited they were for her and then in the next sentence that she’d only been in less than 10 shows or whatever, and I always thought it was strange that they were making a huge deal out of a literal no name actress. Anyway, she had a bigger part in the movie that was all cut out. You literally see her in bed with Constantine at one point and she is the first to point out that Satan would collect his soul himself when John died for real. At the end when he is about to fight the whole room of halfbreeds, she tries to talk him down. When he says he’s gonna deport “all of you”, he’s specifically looking her in the eye when he lights the water sprinklers. Sorry for the dissertation; this movie is a guilty pleasure between my siblings and I, and we watched the BTS specials multiple times.

[@BadMoviesRule]

Seriously, don't worry about the length, this was awesome insight!!

[@nts3208]

Pretty much every time you say "why is...?" The answer is its in the comics. Chaz's name, the bug demon.. Hellblazer is a weird ass comic series.

[@BadMoviesRule]

Really enjoyed the movie, but yeah - coming in clean without ever reading the comic - you end up with lots of questions.

[@EthalaRide]

I liked this movie, there were cool scenes and moments in isolation that feel iconic, just as there are moments and scenes that feel meh, or the overall conflict/characters not compelling. Pretty much any moment with Tilda Swinton as Gabriel was visually impactful, just with her delivery of her "your fucked." speech at the fireplace, and the I C O N I C shot of her crashing down on Constantine in full white with her bare foot just punning his neck like it was nothing. The visual storytelling is AMAZING in these scenes in isolation: The priest drowning himself from thirst, just the _awareness_ of the _actual_ villain destroying the bug guy, Constantine walking through perpetual nuclear blast Hell, the visuals of how time stops when *powerful* metaphysical stuff happens to depict impact combined with the seemingly instantaneous nature of metaphysical knowledge/experiences. There's some stuff like the electrice chair or even some of the fights that are kinda meh or forgettable, but it felt like the people making this got to _play around_ a bit, but if feels like higher ups were trying to make the next Blade series or something and it didn't land

[@bobbylew81]

As a man who attends a non denomination church I was offended you made no effort to offend me.

[@MrSweet221]

This episode is what I needed after hearing the wagons east episode. Aka the Ted talk episode.

[@AndroidOO3]

Great episode! As always

[@BadMoviesRule]

Thanks!!

[@FatPandaCat-im9ec]

Tilda Swinton is english, born in London but descendant from Scottish lords I think.

[@BadMoviesRule]

Yeah - that’s what happens when you guess straight off the top of the dome 😂

[@darrenhartigan3033]

Irish

[@FatPandaCat-im9ec]

@@darrenhartigan3033 she London born Scottish ancestry I think, don’t get me wrong , we’d love to take credit for her. Might offset us giving the world Bono

[@johnnieriot13]

This isn’t a noir film. Though they used that Motif, it’s a comic book movie. One of the last “ let’s take a couple things from the book but mostly do our own thing comic book movie, ironically it’s one of the best ones. And just for extra fun the Lucifer in this movie is the same character from the show Lucifer. Though you would never know, because of what I already said

[@BadMoviesRule]

Hi John, noir is a film style. It can be a noir and a comic book movie at the same time. Hope you enjoyed the episode.

[@johnnieriot13]

@@BadMoviesRule yeah that’s what I said it’s the motif of a film noir like cap winter soldier has the motif of 70s spy thriller but in the end they’re still comic book movies. I was agreeing with you

[@Emper0rH0rde]

Theologically, this movie is a total farce. And yet somehow, it's still more theologically accurate than 2004's Hellboy. As pure fantasy, this is a straight-up good movie. And as laughable as the quasi-Christian theology is, the theme of selfless self-sacrifice is irrevocably Christian. John Constantine was willing to go back to hell, where all the demons he banished were *licking their chops* waiting for him, if it meant not only saving Angie, but also rescuing Isabel. Kind of reminds me of Saint Paul, who in his letter to the Church in Rome, stated his willingness to give up his place in the kingdom of heaven if it meant his unbelieving Jewish kinsmen would be saved. My trashcan goes to Shia LaBeouf, who plays the same exact character in every damn movie he makes.

[@RAThatFNGirlChicago]

This was a great movie i cant wait to see the new one only took em 20 years this is an awesome comic book series as well

[@RAThatFNGirlChicago]

Egyptians believed that cats are alive and dead the walk dimensions or the underworld

[@RockyRoyale84]

I love this movie. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

[@FlyGravitas]

Why are the hosts trying to rectify catholic dogma with a comic book movie? Please just enjoy the fictional film BASED off of theological myth.

[@BadMoviesRule]

We acknowledge it’s going by its own rules, but thought it was interesting since we have a Reverend, to compare notes. In the end, we love this movie

[@DangerasTM]

Absolutely adore this movie. I rewatch this from time to time. Its not like the comics at all. The only similarities is the guys name and that hes a wizard. Other then that dont even worry about the comic book. But I love how much of an asshole Constantine is. I love how all the magic is hard to do and ritualised as opposed to DnD style magic and throwing fireballs. The entire cast is incredible, specifically Peter Stormare and Tilda Swinton. The only let down is the last action scene with Keanu gunning down all the demons in the hospital is pretty lame and short. It works better as an Urban Fantasy detective movie then an action movie.

[@BadMoviesRule]

I agree with most of what you’ve said, especially Peter and Tilda elevating it - but I liked the final showdown personally

[@RAThatFNGirlChicago]

The shroud is from when moses was in front of the burning bush u know when god gave buddy the commandments

[@BadMoviesRule]

Except that Moses didn't receive the commandments at the burning bush, but you know, go off anyway : )

[@RAThatFNGirlChicago]

@BadMoviesRule only thing missing from that sentence was Or... whoops

[@RAThatFNGirlChicago]

Point was some of the shit moses wore saw some God shit homie damn

[@sullyguzman888]

Why do you call him lebou his name is lebeouf

[@sullyguzman888]

And its pronounced “lebuff”

[@ernestoyepez5103]

This is a great movie

[@dimasargueta3281]

Good movie

[@MajesticFella]

Is this some type of Christian movie club?? The people at each end talking about the inaccuracies when compared to the Bible is a bit…

[@MelancoliaI]

This movie was terrible. I wish the series lasted.

[@lindamasha3552]

It is revelations BOOB

[@BadMoviesRule]

Sorry - there’s no S

[@maxuzumaki5754]

Not a bad movie

[@BadMoviesRule]

We cover a movie if it has a low critics rating

[@maxuzumaki5754]

@@BadMoviesRule I was totally kidding, glad I found your page

[@maxuzumaki5754]

@@BadMoviesRule also im just very biased on this one lol

[@thesolidkill]

You guys should definitely talk about DOOM the movie with the rock, and Karl urban

[@BadMoviesRule]

That movie is TRASH which means it’s perfect for us

[@Emper0rH0rde]

That movie is *terrible.* Not a single interesting character in the whole thing, ninety percent of the film is marines sneaking around in the dark, zero memorable dialogue or character interaction, the one good sequence in the entire movie is the FPS sequence, and then the movie ends ten minutes later.