eXistenZ : Deusdaecon Reviews

[@ImaginaryTerrie3]

Please house train your Freud. If you don't take care of this behavior now it's just going to take over your life.

[@AmaryInkawult]

Don't be afraid of using a newspaper or a squirt bottle to discipline your Freud. But be sure to reward good behavior when you do.

[@georgeclinton4524]

Do you have any idea the can of worms you've just opened suggesting he toilet train his Freud? You need at least an MS in Psych and 3 years of clinical experience to even be properly licensed to toilet train a Freud =/

[@sorasky9877]

I love you man your videos got me through UWI much love from Antigua. Your reviews are the absolute best on all of KZbin. Please don't stop!

[@sorasky9877]

UWI is the University of the West Indies by the way lmao

[@SilharaTheChosen]

Never expected to find another Antiguan on here, especially on this channel

[@tabbycat2452]

I have had a copy of this DVD for years, but never actually watched it. I kind of want to now. I love the Freud bit. Laughed every time. You're one of my favorite reviewers.

[@violatorut2003]

24:27 Press X to say “It’s none of your business, who sent us!”

[@silkychan6099]

Hurray regular uploads again. Thank you

[@wopjohn]

Too bad Cronenberg and HR Giger never teamed up for a movie. 🎥

[@theaegis5795]

that sounds like a horrifying idea............. i love it

[@violatorut2003]

You sir, are one dangerous genius.

[@georgeclinton4524]

I loved this movie when it came out. It's so surreal and visceral yet at the same time almost mundane and wooden. Love all the actors in it. My brother introduced it to me with 'The Matrix' comparison, but that didn't seem apt at all to me. In 'The Matrix' there is a clearly defined 'Real World' and a clearly defined 'Virtual World' with specific rules, in 'eXistenZ' we are never told what is 'Real', and the virtual worlds are layered on top of each other in a psychosis inducing unreality. I love the way no one in the church reacts to the shooting, and then after the Asian man asks to be told, "Are we still in the game?" despite the characters faces not changing expression in the last shot I feel like their guns begin to waver unsteadily in a manner that suggests the characters have no idea. I thought the characters feeling unsettled by not being able to answer that question was the point of the film. Perceptual relativity taken to the point of insanity, 'Plato's Cave' except the shadows on the wall are indistinguishable from the world outside 'The Cave'. In the end it's left purposely ambiguous if that was the 'Real World' because they and we the viewer can't tell anymore. Also everyone in the end scene seems to be filling out their surveys on modern style touch-screen tablets.

[@203Snickers]

Hey bro, I absolutely love your review channel hope to see more coming in the near future. Keep up the good work and best of luck with everything. I am going to send everyone I know that likes watching reviews to your channel because I believe the content you provide is top-notch and very entertaining, again best of luck with everything!

[@CTOAFN]

The VHS of the movie has a picture of Willem Dafoe holding the Stud Finder and also includes the name of his character at the beginning of the blurb along with Ted and Alleges making it seem like his character was more important than he actually was in the movie which I thought was strange.

[@DemonVido]

Thanks for reintroducing me to this great movie - i first saw it on tv when i was like 10 and really liked it but i wasn´t able to find it without remembering its title I really enjoy watching your reviews, keep them coming :)

[@StewartT0420]

BAD Freud!! FILTHY Freud!! **points finger angrily** OOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo!! I love it when Andrew does stuff like that. Always makes me smile.

[@Caffeine_Club]

I got to work on this one when it was shot in Toronto back in the late 90s. Very surreal, and I couldn't tell what the Hell it was about while shooting. It's basically a 'lost' film that's never really talked about when Cronenberg is discussed. I'll have to watch it again as I didn't think much of it at the time.

[@Weedy_McWeedy]

Yay! A new upload! I always look forward to your reviews, they are very thorough, detailed and witty.

[@squiggles684]

What!? I just get off work with a new video by Deus waiting for me! Keep up the good work man, you bring a lot of joy and laughter to my day.

[@artcs]

Inception: dream within a dream within a dream within a dream.

[@LadyLaraBlack]

I first like to say how much I like your reviews they are done with intelligence and humor, unlike some that just tear apart movies without saying anything to back up their negativity. I am curious to know if writing research directing and producing part of your education self taught or just natural talent. In any case keep up the great work

[@fallingstar15ify]

Nothing like coming home from work and seeing a new video. Made my night better already

[@Choatemister]

That macabre bone gun seems like it influenced a lot of things I’ve never heard of.

[@shadowleon659]

Nice to see you again.

[@Ralndrath]

I always remember buying a magazine when I was a kid which had an article about eXistenZ the weird shit in the photos seemed to be etched into my memory, but I never got around to watching it. Might now! Keep up the great reviews Deusdaecon!

[@kawaiikawaiianimegirl4144]

Fantastic review I sadly totally missed this film but I will certainly check this one out if I come across it

[@Printedperformance]

Just wunna say, enjoying the piss out of your content, I’ve been marathoning your videos while at work and around the house. Truly a diamond in the rough, keep up the great content!

[@horrornado9121]

Allegra changed my life. I couldn't go outside without Allegra.

[@Codemaster1138]

Yeah but ...if you make a vr world ...why recreate reality. I always wonder about that for movies and stories involving virtual worlds. I wanna fight a dragon and date a hot demon chick ,ect.

[@cartooncritique6625]

Slightly unrelated I know, but I find myself asking similar questions regarding the current trend in Hollywood of making "realistic" adaptations of previously animated shows and movies, video games, and comic books. Why take something that was originally fantastic and surreal both in appearance AND concept, and make it mundane? If I was going to live inside a VR World, I'd want to be like Macaulay Culkin in "Pagemaster". "Get Animated or Get The Fuck Out!" is my personal motto.

[@humanstandssans2484]

@WinnieTheGrizzly Personally, I don't care if it's fake or not. It's fun. THAT is what I want. I want a game like VR Chat with like, rpg and fps stuff as well. Like, a community where you can spend time meeting people before going on quests, and there could quest lines on both sides.

[@ZillMob]

I think just to break the brains of people who like to think about reality and such. Which level are we actually at. I hate it. Really I love it. But I hate it

[@XxTaiMTxX]

Because that's what artists do. We create worlds. What is the point of fighting a Dragon other than you did it? If there was no challenge or merit to doing so, there is no reason to slay it. What is the point of dating a hot demon chick if there was no struggle to attain it? You create a world where challenges are easy or have no purpose, the audience loses interest. If you create a world where you can date whatever kind of person you want without working for it... well then it's just a five minute masturbatory session you only come back to in order to masturbate. Real life is struggle. Winning. Losing. Overcoming obstacles. Failing to overcome obstacles. Working for the things you have so that you value having them more. What is the value in playing a VR game in which you can get everything you want? The novelty of it would wear off quickly. You'd desensitize yourself to it. The most interesting thing an artist can do is convince their audience that what they've made is real. The world I've built for you is real. It moves along with or without you. Things happen there even if you don't read about it. Even if you don't experience it yourself. If you don't take the quest to kill 50 rats, someone else does. If true VR were to ever actually happen... That's what the end result would be. Artists creating worlds for their audiences to get lost in. But, right now, the most we can manage is an immersive experience with a controller in hand.

[@iloveseeingtheworldburn4035]

Ever heard of lucid dreaming? Thats basically the same thing exept imwhen you sleep.

[@darkborn78]

Just subscribed digging your work on reviewing movies that I saw when I was a kid excellent work. Here's to in case you haven't reviewed them yet . The keep and the quiet Earth

[@PhantomBones101]

I remember this one. The ending is so trippy

[@stevegrenier4352]

Good reviews. Need more.

[@incandescentbeverage247]

Thanks man I been waiting for a new upload 👍 I saw this on TV with the weird pods and never knew what the name was

[@drsatanrx]

I remember watching eXistenZe on showtime at like 1 am back in the early 2000's. Great movie

[@jamesnetwall1193]

Oh and I do love your chastising a Freud LOL sometimes a cigar is just a damn cigar

[@sandreid87]

Yay, another movie review! Not really watching your lets plays, so I always get excited when it's a review :D

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

You've changed a bit Also the cast in this movie is something to behold

[@CMDR_Verm]

Loved this review. Yours is the only one I have found that references ''Perky Pat''. Dick wrote the novel ''The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch'' and in it two competing drugs vye for the market, ''Can-D'' and ''Chew-Z''. Just thinking about it as I type, was Dick attempting to describe VR back in the 60's? The technology wasn't there but the drugs were. In his novel the drugs were for use by conscripted Martian colonists to escape their humdrum lives.

[@Robert5hw]

Love your work Keep it up

[@jordang7479]

I love this movie but I'm not great at analysis. Learned so much from this.

[@immortaltoaistisascamdonot4938]

Just had a quick thought maybe the point, or theme or purpose of the game can only be fleshed out when players play, so if you get different players you get a different game, and the dialogue options will reflect all the inner subconscious thought of those playing, along with the game the players play

[@frenzykitty]

Your videos are always superb! The fact that you only have 23000 subs is a fucking crime!

[@WALKUREX]

Love your content

[@Estorium]

Thanks for this analysis / review. I love this film. Although I do not consider it Cronenberg's best (not much of a criticism as his body of work is so strong). Would be cool to see you do Cronenberg's earlier filmography one day.

[@somedaywriter8653]

FUCK YEAH we’re gonna get the Hannibal series

[@lmsorenson8503]

I remember seeing this in and buying it from a used dvd store when I was like 13. I always liked it but like other Cronenberg flicks, I was probably a bit young and just weirded out by it. Now it's way more appealing.

[@SarahsKnight0]

Oh, sweet. I was actually wondering what you would think of this particular movie when I happened to catch it one night on Netflix two years or so ago, Deus. I was on the fence about it on a lot of fronts, but I guess if nothing else it at least fascinated me in a weird way.

[@SeekerOTheWay]

Thank you for your discussion on this movie! I do not think it gets enough discussion. I find it a part of Videodrome like Hot Fuzz is part of a "trilogy". Both films also have themes that seem prophetic later! A LOT is going on in this movie, and I love how much time and care was taken. I do wish more was done, but maybe he was rushed a bit, and Chronisms seem a bit on the nose "plugged in". Still, a lot got in. Might I suggest "The Thirteenth Floor"

[@mullaoslo]

I didn't know this movie existed until I randomly saw it on the random setting on shudder earlier this year.. I liked it quite a bit

[@SerifSansSerif]

I have to check the catalog now to see if he did the Thirteenth Floor and Strange Days. I'm pretty sure he covered Dark City. they all kind of came out at the same time and with the same sort of flavor/theme. (maybe less so with Strange Days, but it was a lot more interesting than most give a thought to.)

[@deusdeaconReviews]

I haven't done either of those films, but strange days is on the list

[@SerifSansSerif]

@@deusdeaconReviews Strange Days put me off with its opening scene that seemed like somehow I got porn by mistake (remember, those were still the days of VHS). I was surprised to catch it years later on TV, and was really taken aback by it. Though it doesn't have VR in it, the concept of living other people's memories hits upon the "player character" moments in this film, as well as those in Dark City. The thirteenth floor I definitely feel got more comparisons at the time to the matrix than existenz. It's hard to talk about it without revealing much of the mystery involved, but it was unique in how much more realistic it touches upon concepts of simulated realities (and in a way that gets discussed today), as well as it having far less fantastical scifi elements. It drags a bit but it's a decent film for what its got in it. For a movie i felt was lackuster at the time I viewed it, it's one that sticks in the back of my mind, which, to me at least, is a sign that it has something more to it. If you haven't seen it, i'd say give it a watch at least.

[@yuki_1002]

Can you please review Videodrome?

[@r3b3lwithacauset98]

I would love to see your review on the Little Rascals

[@themoviebuff6196]

Very underrated 90s Sci Fi Classic!! A small scale, body horror version of The Matrix.

[@RagingRaven88]

Just thought you should know I've been trying to watch this on my smart tv and for some reason I keep getting kicked off. I've tried to watch it four times and it would run for a couple of minutes before I was kicked off yet again. Not too sure why so I'm going to watch this on my phone.

[@ZillMob]

I saw this in theatres. Or did i.? I remember going, but looking back from now, I could see me being in an eXisenZ situation for the last 20 years. Or 20 mins.

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Always nice when Willem Dafoe pops up

[@RetroBacon1]

great review dude.

[@RagingRaven88]

With the amount of awesomeness that helped make this film, I have never even heard about this movie until today. Shame

[@maria.whiddon]

Freaky timing! *Twilight Zone music* I always liked this movie. Was thinking about it 2 days ago and now tada! After Final destination series you covered, this came on next.

[@deusdeaconReviews]

well I’m certainly glad you found it.

[@shokydance]

You are CRIMINALLY UNDERSUBSCRIBED

[@jacksonblack9408]

Never guessed the Rick and Morty connection. Cronenberg, Pykle.. guess Justin or one of the writers is a fan

[@PocokPresents]

Im a hungarian and I never noticed the Isten, until you pointed out!

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

So, I have a few recommendations: 1) Dark Water Remake 2) Incarnate 3) The Apparition 4) the Hostel trilogy 5) Cabin Fever (Original and/or Remake) Then, I also have a Top 5 Good Horror movies too 1) The Babadook 2) Hereditary 3) Pan’s Labyrinth (dark fantasy, but I’m counting it) 4) Happy Death Day 5) Ouija: Origin of Evil/Annabelle: Creation Let me know if any of these stand out; I always try to give multiple choice rather than betting everything on just one thing.

[@deusdeaconReviews]

Well I can only take requests through my patreon page www.patreon.com/DeusdaeconReviews

[@loneronin6813]

You know, I like the title even more now that I know the deeper meaning of it and it's spelling/capitalization. I originally assumed it was just a strange punctuation and was meant to be similar to the word, "Existence," as though the title itself is suggesting a blur between reality and the VR game's world, albeit in a blunt force trauma kind of way. I much prefer the actual reason, as it seems more subtle to me, making the questioning of whether or not one is in a supposed reality or in VR slightly more valid from the film's narrative standpoint. One detail I really liked was that the game world and reality were both seemingly blended in some fashion, and did so in ways I thought made the game and reality both seem more akin to a video game prototype, or beta if you will to use certain terminology. A great example of this to me is that certain details like, "The Country Store," and a person being called, "Gas," as opposed to an actual being's name make it seem like an early test of an unfinished game, so something like a location or even an NPC that the player shares interaction with as a placeholder, names for locations and NPCs being added at a later stage, an error to be corrected. In that sense, it makes both reality and the game itself in this film seem slightly more blurred to me, that is had they gone with the prototype angle. I haven't seen this film outside of various reviews and critical analyses of it, so if they did consider it a prototype of sorts, that would've been to its credit in my opinion. I think an eagerness to test it by it's creator in order to make improvements, only to become lost in the supposed realism of her own creation would've been an interesting addition, even though it seems it wouldn't be necessary to add such an element, as this movie seems really intriguing as it stands.

[@andrejaeckle9828]

"Existenz" isn't just meant to be similar to "existence", it's the German word for it. No need to overthink it that much, really.

[@loneronin6813]

@@andrejaeckle9828 Yeah my initial assumption was way off, as evidenced by the video explaining it, which is what I was trying to point out that my original assumption of a correlation was entirely wrong. I also agree that I was overthinking and reading too much between the lines at best. I'm a classic overthinker though lol :P

[@HigHrvatski]

So they just jump in the game,with no loading screen? I find that hard to grasp.

[@mortalvombat66]

just wait 'till the PS5 comes out

[@GlobalsoftPirka]

Maybe that’s the compromise: No loading screens, but must use game console made of flesh that plugs into your body.

[@sosurreptitious]

DAE think of Rick and Morty interdimensional cable when they hear about Pichael?

[@SpecialProjectY]

13:30 "Black & White" game, you're a god, your decisions and how you maintain your "pet" reflect how world shapes.

[@hydrose9714]

YES ANOTHER REVIEW LIFE IS COMPLETE TIME TO WATCH IT 3 TIMES AND LAUGH AT SAME POINTS OVER AND OVER xD

[@mannypardo1080]

This movie reminds me of The 13th Floor. It's another film that was overshadowed by The Matrix although it shared a couple similar themes.

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

I just realised that's the goth kid from final destination 3, at least he got a part in a good movie after all!

[@deusdeaconReviews]

Well this came out way before Final destination 3 so you could argue his career went down rather then up

[@bugweasel]

When’s more vids coming?

[@deusdeaconReviews]

This saturday

[@KazekageMizuri]

I miss hearing Die! She Said on the opening

[@wopjohn]

I wonder if that Episode 1 hurt existenz box office? Lol

[@LucyLioness100]

Please do more Cronenberg! I enjoy his works

[@Bezaliel13]

On the bright side, current VR only has you as a pair of floating hands.

[@leejones8582]

Would you ever review Valentine?

[@EthalaRide]

I like the parallels that the guy eXistenZ made the leads feel compelled *to kill*, was the same guy at the end that made them question for a moment outside of tranCendenZ.

[@SaveJoeMama]

Very nice

[@gregmtech]

brilliant review ; i saw back in the day of launch ; and it was because of the matrix :D it was one of the movie trailers at the beging of the movie and i actually ended up wanting to see that more than the matrix when it hadnt even started. i loved both but this is for me the best of the 2. yes i am not the average joe ; and love this kind of story where you actually look for the clues all along. ended up seeing 3 times on the big screen and bought the video as soon as it was available. as for the a game with no defined goal ; ask a noob to play minecraft with no acces to internet ... have fun loool

[@deusdeaconReviews]

on the contrary I would argue the goal and purpose of mine craft is very clear it justifies its existence immediately, eXistenZ however does not, but y’know as eXistenZ is really transCendenZ it doesn’t matter

[@petitwallaby]

OMG, I had completely forgotten this film but I did see it! It's the creepy fleshy controller that caused it to click in my mind. I guess it traumatized me the first time I saw it! LOL!

[@chrondalfo9229]

That e3 anecdote aged well

[@DarthWolfen077]

Deus I swear to God I just came out of a Burger King drive thru and the manager looked exactly like Jeffrey Combs with a beard

[@louboo7192]

There actually is a Silent Hill game that analyses you, and then adjusts the game to maximize the experience based on the psychological profile it collects based on your play style and the answers to several psychological tests throughout the game. "Silent Hill Shattered Memories"

[@deusdeaconReviews]

from what I remember its basically a gimmick all it did was change the game slightly depending on your answers on the level of ”do you like red ? yes (things are more red)” I’d hardly call it a psychological evaluation.

[@nekonebitan2912]

Hey man,where have you gone?I've been binge watching your vids for a couple of days and instantly became a fan,hopefully everything is okay

[@deusdeaconReviews]

Ive had to take a hiatus due to unforeseen circumstances, it was unfortunately out of my hands but I'm hoping to get back to making videos as soon as possible

[@nekonebitan2912]

@@deusdeaconReviews I hope it will turn out okay

[@Drownedinblood]

Yes let's make it a meme. THIS COMMENT SECTION IS PAUSED!!!

[@DnekarAtkinsonVeriusz]

I love this film!

[@Tonbizzle]

God I loved this movie, so damn crazy.

[@B.von.Bentzen]

Make another Lovecraftian review of Black Mountain Side

[@MrRedLimbo]

I noticed you had a kamen rider skull on your desk in one of your early reviews, ever thought of doing a review on Kamen Rider?

[@deusdeaconReviews]

Thought about it and its still a possibility

[@MrRedLimbo]

@@deusdeaconReviews Cool, which one?

[@mathieuleader8601]

very surreal

[@gaberodriguez1990]

Well i was saying about time on a new video. But i havnt been suggested a video from you in months

[@deusdeaconReviews]

that would be a failing on youtubes part

[@gaberodriguez1990]

@@deusdeaconReviews but an amazing video btw. Its such a nasty break down. 10/10

[@BlankxxPage]

I still haven't met anyone else that has seen this movie.

[@quinnzykir]

I think still they’re in a video game by the end of it. Which I think is an awesome way to end a film.

[@Baiswith]

Oh dear god...it's predicting Among Us in VR with added psychological/body horror and eXistenZial uncertainty -_-;;

[@deusdeaconReviews]

theres been plenty of death match games long before among us

[@DmitriCharlemenge]

Background color is tough when watching in a dark room.

[@JoeyintheAM]

Thank you for introducing me to a fantastic, fucked up and Freudian film!

[@WALKUREX]

Where did you go bro?

[@deusdeaconReviews]

still here, new review video this saturday.

[@hasturking9635]

I legit saw this movie when I was a kid. I did not even known it was a movie, I thought it was some mini thing from some sci fi show thing. Personally I think back then the idea of an "open world" was a bit to odd for people to think would be catchy, so a lot of the times when their is a game theme, either in a movie or show or what ever, they always had to make it have an ending. I mean granted now its not as bad, but it still is there. I feel the ending was in reality, mainly cause of the guy wondering if they were still in the game. Like showing us that the two main characters were fighting against the possibility that people will mix reality with virtual reality and end up hurting themselves or others. What I do not get us how the two key factors the game pod and the gun seems to be an amalgam. The gun, being made up of bones to make a weapon, and the pod itself made up into a singular creature. The pod itself makes me think its a bit more like a parasite, it leeches off you, in a sense using you as a power source while also being a part of the person, while feeding into the brain a new world. Just a lot of things to look into

[@pixelsbykris5494]

I’ve seen a lot of body horror in my day but something about the way the newer version of the Digipods moved made me shudder in disgust more than I thought it would.

[@YTWanderer]

I came for the Absinthe... I stayed for the movie Reviews

[@HanaBakemono]

God, having a traumatic event with a spinal tap years ago, watching this movie is making me squirm. The movie is extremely intriguing, but I’ve been pressing my hand firmly to the small of my back every time they mess with the port.

[@NATEDOG]

Isn’t the guy who is talking in the opening scene the guy who owned COBRA from G.I. Joe?

[@deusdeaconReviews]

if that guy is christopher eccleston then yeah

[@fatihisfat3506]

No upload for 2 month ? Were did my favorite englishmen go ?

[@deusdeaconReviews]

Unforeseen circumstances have forced an hiatus, I do apologise I’m still writing scripts just been unable to film anything, it shouldn’t much longer, also that’s Welshman if you don’t mind heh

[@fatihisfat3506]

Ok my favorite WELSHMEN, good to hear from you

[@SeekerOTheWay]

Also, wtf is the movie "BRANDED"? Where corporate logos fight. Is it just a marketing ploy it was made by marketing people. It is so strange and hardly anybody talks about it and it seems already forgotten.

[@johnnyallenshaneprater4870]

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