Hollywoods EGO Is Killing Entertainment

[@disparutoo]

The Academy Award Oscar nominations are coming up, but do they matter? The Golden Globes had a great show with Ricky Gervais but have collapsed in popularity for many years. The nominations don't seem to represent the will of the audience at all anymore, with either blockbusters they can't afford to snub next to bait they don't want to miss. But if the movies that no-one sees are the ones that win, is it any wonder the awards are losing popularity? The medium budget movie seems to have died, and it does seem to be related to the lack of awards and prestige to make these movies, since from a profitability perspective they are all upside. But what do you think of awards ceremonies? Let me know your thoughts down below and as always, thanks for watching :)

[@christianmorson3945]

I stopped watching award ceremonies years ago, the 2020 Golden Globes being the exception, seeing Ricky calling them out over a certain Mr Weinstein.

[@jeffreyspinner5437]

Idk, do they matter? "STANDARD A: ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES AND NARRATIVES ... A2. General ensemble cast At least 30% of all actors not submitted for Oscar consideration are from at least two underrepresented groups which may include: • Women • Racial or ethnic group • LGBTQ+ • People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing A3. Main storyline/subject matter The main storyline(s), theme or narrative of the film is centered on an underrepresented group(s). • Women • Racial or ethnic group • LGBTQ+ • People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing" // Not. To. Me. //

[@Oblithian]

JoJo Rabbit was a great movie. I can understand why Hollywood critics wouldn't like it.

[@michauxbôts]

Exactly correct: "…like the guys would be much happier on their own!"!

[@gloriathomas3245]

These awards are not a popularity contest, never was and never will.

[@EvilExcalibur]

Ricky was absolutely iconic as host. As for Hollywood, it can burn for all I care. No industry with that much contempt for its audience deserves to exist

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

The only people with more contempt for their audience are politicians.

[@a_lost_one]

@@sneeringimperialist6667 I see your politicians and raise you gaming 'journalists.'

[@AspiePilo82]

Exactly. Haven't watched much of their new stuff, so it wouldn't matter if they collapse.

[@origamipein18]

And I hate how many children it corrupted.

[@ShooterMcgavin119]

Yeppp. Saying it another way, it makes it more clear. They're insult their customers. It would be like young to a burger joint, a place you'd been dozens of rimes, but this time, sitting down, and the waitress says. "Hey, you stupid homophobic, racist idiot, we're serving bland potatoes and liver, all mixed up in a bowl today, and thats what you're doiyng to get. That will be 32 dollars" And when you complain, they blame you, like it's your fault that the food is awful, call you names. Then, they take to social media, to write a diss Track about you, and tell you how the old food that they used to sell is now outdated and gross, that the old food needed updating, that the old chef is an idiot, and that the old food is never coming back. That's what Hollywood is doing, literally. Then they ask why no one wants their movies.

[@TheoSynth]

Hollywood’s become a game of musical chairs, except the chairs are gold-plated, and the music is just celebrities clapping for themselves.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

Hey that is an insult.....to musical chairs that is.

[@Mahhhdeee]

Absolute facts

[@NoOneGetzOutAlive]

Gold plated bidets

[@fredmercury1314]

And the game is child abuse.

[@alarachel]

😂😂 they are def music to their own ears

[@gavhenrad]

Gervais was incredible at bringing them down 😅

[@toolegittoquit_001]

It must be great to be someone that cannot be cancelled

[@Sir_Godz]

only time i ever enjoying an awards show and last time ill ever watch one

[@CL053DC45K37]

The best part was they were all stuck with their mouths open unable to say a word because what Ricky said was the cold hard truth.

[@zhugeliang2214]

It's even better because they gave him money to do it... Multiple times! So, the only way they can get people to watch them sniff their own farts is if the host is shitting on them

[@hey-zel]

I wish they’d bring him back but of course we know why they wouldn’t

[@Sk8rRdHd]

Gervais didn't want to be there. He said multiple times during that event that he didn't want to take the job again but that they offered him more money so he accepted it. But, that he'd never do it again. Honestly, it was a performance that should be embossed in gold because the burns that he did were like a lazer. Precise and right to the quick with their truths.

[@barnbwt]

I do think everyone overestimates how much Hollywood actually cares that he publicly disrobed them and powdered their bottom that night. Remember; these people are rich & beautiful. They're set. They have nothing to fear, at all, and that belief colors everything they are.

[@PalesaBrown]

He was there, therefore he wanted to be there. Let's be honest. He wanted to take piss.

[@Kiyoone]

more like lightsaber wounds

[@PalesaBrown]

I do follow riccky's humor. I get it, I don't agree with it 100/%. The whole point is to start the conversation. About Jane and her friend...... THE SHADOW

[@Mereologist]

@@PalesaBrown I agree that he wanted the money. I don't agree that he wanted anything else. Let's be honest: we ALL do things we wouldn't do if we weren't being paid. I have yet to meet a single person who would keep doing their job if the paychecks stopped coming.

[@NuncleG]

I went to uni with many pretentious people, one in particular. We were talking about his taste in music and my housemate says "If you've heard of it, I don't like it." For the next three years, we added that line after every single time one of us said his name.

[@alexthomas2067]

Sounds like a right plonker

[@marcogenovesi8570]

4:56 Zendaya has such a natural resting michface, even when trying to look happy she looks condescending

[@fenris6051]

Much like Kristin Stewart... she, Zendaya and Jennifer Lawrence all look miserable half the time and think acting is doing the 1000 yard stare constantly.

[@AnonymousNoNayme]

@@fenris6051 Same goes for Amandla Stenberg and a bunch of them. Sitcom actresses at best (actually that's an insult to most decent sitcom actresses)

[@HonkHonkler]

Also I’m noticing a really creepy trend of Hollywood films EXPLICITLY targeting women will themes of cheating. Not only does the film portray it as seductive and good (even if it causes mayhem in the character’s life), but then women (like the article writer) promote it as good. Like Challengers and now Babygirl. Whenever men cheat in media, it’s explicitly shown to be a negative and cause negative results in their life. This is disturbing.

[@ThatAnnalisa]

The double standard has sadly been increasing in recent years. And they still complain they live oppressed by the mythical patriarchy. 😏😆 A real patriarchy wouldn't put up with this crap.

[@clarenceonyekwere5428]

This isn't new. It's been a thing for at least 2 decades e.g. The Notebook

[@madmantheepic7278]

it's always been like that though, but now it's socially acceptable for women to say it's good.

[@MonsterKidCory]

Women are always the victim of disordered male sexuality, men are always the perpetrator. A man cheating is disordered male sexuality. When a woman cheats, 1) she was driven to do it by disordered male sexuality and 2) it is her empowered rebellion against disordered male sexuality that is oppressing her through marriage.

[@Mike-ks6qu]

Lol, yeah, of course. It's post modernist neo marxism. Radical feminism's main goal is the destruction of men and consequently the breakdown of monogamous family structures. Marxists want the state and women to raise children, not men. This has been a concerted effort since the 1960s and the modern left movement.

[@Hunter_Brandon]

If the criteria for how to attain an award isn’t publicly available, then the award is meaningless.

[@Dantegrey1]

The last time I absolutely loved an Award Show was The 1993 Oscars - the last one where Billy Crystal was at the top of his game. The big titles that year were Unforgiven, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Aladdin, Howard's End, My Cousin Vinny and The Last of the Mohicans. Among the presenters were Jack Palance, Joe Pesci, Sophia Loren, Denzel Washington, Dustin Hofmann, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman and Jack Nicholsen. Billy was perfect. The year after, they brought in Whoopi.

[@dominaevillae28]

👍

[@alejandromolinac]

Ha! LOVE LAST OF THE MOHICANS!…. Early 90s was very Native American centric….. heck even Jean Claude Vann Dame’s Street Fighter had a ton of Native American Actors….. funny I didn’t even noticed….

[@alarachel]

Sophia Loren, that era is long past, sadly I was only born afterwards

[@Dantegrey1]

@@alejandromolinac That’s true. I didn’t remember.

[@Dantegrey1]

@@alarachel Yeah. She is still active at 90. Back then, she was about to do Prêt-à-Porter and Grumpier Old Men, I think.

[@annatardlordofderps9181]

The only guys fighting over Zendaya are gay guys fighting to style her hair.

[@Rahab84]

Or which one gets to fire her into the sun

[@Too-Odd]

Maybe she looks better without the permanent grimace she had in Dune 2.

[@wetcatkungfu]

I had to google who she even was. First paragraph had something about coming up through Disney so I already feel dumber for knowing her name now.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

​@@Too-OddThat's her standard performance glare at the camera then grimace towards the horizon. Then she stomps out huffing and puffing.

[@geraldmorgan6906]

I had heard her name once or twice but never seen her and god damn is she unattractive. That is the stuff of nightmares.

[@jenni5104]

I have large gaps in caring about Hollywood awards ceremonies. It goes: Don't Care - Lord of the Rings Era - Don't Care - Ricky Gervais' Last Globes - Don't Care

[@sterlingarcher857]

This is the way.

[@sianais]

Dude, you gotta pop a gap in for Heath Ledgers win. I think that was the last time I heard of all the top nominees and watched a good chunk of the films. After the "Oscars so white" mess it got significantly worse. Every win after that feels like a D E I initiative.

[@jenni5104]

@sianais I will admit that Heath's performance as Joker is legendary. Even so, I didn't bother with the Oscars that year either. There wasn't a single movie up for best motion picture that interested me. So, while I'm happy that Heath was recognised (albeit posthumously) the overall nominees don't deserve a gap for me personally. 😊

[@aradarkagus]

7:20 James Bond is dead, they killed him. Please let the man rest in peace😢

[@brockdavid]

Pearce Brosnan used to be my least favorite Bond, but then along came Daniel Craig with his stupid sulking face and sullen attitude, portraying the Deconstructist Bond, a weak and insipid fool that wasn’t a suave or dapper gentleman spy, but a mindless dreg that was never a compelling protagonist let alone an interesting character. Craig was all the more disappointing as Bond, because you can tell he was cast due to his vague Connery or Moore-ish qualities, but was just the vandals and brutes in Hollyweird and entertainment’s excuse to rip apart what was Bond, with a nimrod that looked more the part. Daniel Craig is the worst Bond in history, with his stupid pouty b’tch face and lack of a spine, he never should have been in the role, since he’s a ‘ghey’ man trying to ‘appropriate’ and mock straight people culture. (To use these morons’ anti-logic against them)

[@Mitch-bt5mb]

Excuse me, you aren’t allowed To use the “m-word” anymore. Please rephrase as allow the person to rest in peace

[@davidabulafia7145]

​@@Mitch-bt5mb🤣

[@Mitch-bt5mb]

@@davidabulafia7145 😭😉

[@arostwocents]

​​@@Mitch-bt5mbI identify as a puppy so I find the word person very offensive. Please use "entity"

[@supermodestmouse]

I've never cared for the award shows, even less after learning about how movies were nominated and campaigned for.

[@arostwocents]

Just another example of American corruption. Lobbying and bribes from top to bottom

[@igortube]

Especially gamer awards which is all access media and as self-absorbed as the oscars.

[@MrBigmorg3000]

Social media is killing the illusion of the illustrious celebrity royalty. Social media destroys the lightweaving illusion that actors are average joes who relate to us. When in reality, they tend to have subpar opinions grounded in a reality that no real person exists in.

[@Gillymonster18]

They’re basically normal human stupidity without the counter balance of living an average lifestyle.

[@alarachel]

it’s already been dead imo

[@m.c.martin]

Social Media killed the Movie Star

[@kathyp1563]

A combination of social media & lack of being managed. Actors used to be ridiculously managed. They swung too far the other way. They need to keep acting when they do interviews & talk shows. They don't need to show the public who they really are. They just need to promote their project.

[@RafitoOoO]

Zendaya is sooooo mid. I see at least twenty prettier girls every day in the subway.

[@iturnedintoamartian-cm6nd]

💯

[@slimbombur7922]

Zenday is the most over rated actress in the world. incredibly poor actress that advances by beind dei hire and have permanent rbf.

[@fredmercury1314]

Most actresses are mid. Surprisingly enough, most women are sub-mid. The maths on that is complex.

[@geraldmorgan6906]

You are very generous, mid is a compliment for that fugmug.

[@tkps]

@@slimbombur7922 HW always chose actresses on youth & physical appeal. If a single film was successful they cast them in everything, talented or otherwise. For DEI reasons Zendaya & Zeigler are current 'darlings'. Prior, Kirsten Dunst, Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart. HW complains older actresses faces don't move (i.e. NIcole Kidman) but also won't hire them if they look their age so on the odd occasion they really need one dash to the UK. Now HW also rarely produces decent roles for men so there's no replacements for those aging out. HW well and truly deserves it's self inflicted fate.

[@hissingsidll750]

That AM I RACIST was never even considered.....tells you everything you need to know about Hollywood

[@billbillinger2117]

Imagine that... the gripping story of a 304... a true romance flick for modern times.

[@fredmercury1314]

True Romance. Now _that_ was a movie.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

Zendaya is still the wrong casting choice.

[@aahzmandiaz2767]

They really try to promote the 304 lifestyle in force now.

[@ThatOldGamerGuy0368]

Ricky is a fucking national treasure. Talk about truth to power, and they paid him to insult them, thinking they were jokes.

[@Too-Odd]

International ... unless you're a Brit.

[@fredmercury1314]

@@Too-Odd He's English. He belongs to us, we just leant him to the world.

[@Mereologist]

Except he's totally a Leftist and an f-ist himself. He totally cucks to his wife constantly.

[@arostwocents]

It was great to see a real example of speaking truth to power rather than the woke version- extremely rich privileged people insulting the working class

[@arostwocents]

​@@Too-Oddanyone who uses the term 'national treasure' about someone, you can be pretty sure they are of the same ethnicity as the person in question 😉 orrr place of residence I guess, now being European is literally just achieved via an illegal boat journey 😂

[@TK199999]

The Oscars are legendary for snubbing classic movies at their time of release. "Citizen Kane," "Taxi Driver," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas," "Blade Runner," "The Shining," "Heat," "The Big Lebowski," "Apocalypse Now," "Saving Private Ryan," and "Do The Right Thing."

[@hollyroxy25]

And so on and so on and so on, it’s nothing but political ass kissing bs. Take Jake Gylennhal’s incredible performance in Nightcrawler, which was undoubtedly the best performance of that year, where he nor the movie itself were nominated except for some best screenplay or something. Naturally, people started talking about how utterly ludicrous it was that he wasn’t nominated to which Jake replied that he doesn’t give af about awards. With award nominations you have to actually campaign & ass kiss at brunches with Hollywood cronies etc and he had zero interest in doing that so he in turn got no recognition which makes the entire system INVALID. All of these award shows should be completely ignored 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@marhawkman303]

@@hollyroxy25 as a teen in the 90s... I can to see the Oscars as little more than advertising.

[@stevenscott2718]

@@marhawkman303 yep ads for the VHS and later dvd sales

[@MechaFenris]

I saw the trailer for "frowny chick's tennis movie" and immediately thought it was stupid... I didn't need to see it to confirm that.

[@Artofficial1986]

Hollywood: "Zendaya is a beautiful and desirable person" Everyone: "??????????"

[@big_red01027]

She's less attractive than Dakota Johnson.

[@battlekitten4188]

​@@big_red01027burn she is so cringe. What the fuck is wrong with that bitches mouth. Looks like she has a mouth full of dip.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

She should eat more she's just skin & bone.

[@cozyaboutbooks]

@@big_red01027 She looks interesting at pictures.

[@Raximus3000]

@@big_red01027 That is fair. She was playing characters 10 years younger than her convincingly for a reason.

[@Oblithian]

I never cared about it. But I lost all respect after the Will Smith incident.

[@Too-Odd]

What, you don't care for a publicly broadcasted felony that was allowed by the Academy?

[@barnbwt]

I say we encourage the Academy; that affair did goose their ratings, after all. We need to get them to double down, so maybe next year Robert Downey Jr. will kick Ellen Degeneres in the cooch, or something.

[@majorgear1021]

I lost respect long before then

[@Blodhelm]

That was the closest they got to entertainment in a long long time.

[@Maria_Banks]

That was your last straw?

[@Yourfat247]

Ricky Jervis is a legend and should be cherished

[@barnbwt]

Has he ever done anything with Jeremy Clarkson? I feel like the two of them together could be epic comedy.

[@michaelpipkin9942]

Shane Gillis's joke is hilarious. "Hidden Figures. Or as my dad calls it, Madea goes to space."

[@Vagrant-Hex]

"Madea goes to the moon."

[@michaelpipkin9942]

Thank you bud

[@Vagrant-Hex]

@@michaelpipkin9942 No problem, bro

[@ChaniElkin]

My family all saw 'The Green Book' in theatres. It's actually an excellent movie that deserved its awards. The woke crowd just hated it because it showed a white man having good qualities & being able to help a black guy. So they called it racist because it was about the characters & friendships and not black-victim virtue signaling. Hidden Figures & Jojo Rabbit were also good movies. But yes - relatively mid-budget fun movies aren't made anymore. Which is a shame. People wouldn't make movies like "Sky High", "Matilda", "Troop Beverly Hills", etc. anymore. Also, you included a clip of Philomena Cunk! I love her comedy.

[@chindleymuffin]

You do realise that Philomena Cunk is just basically Charlie Brooker's writing, right? He created the character for his Newswipe programme on BBC 2, along with Barry Shitpeas. Cunk On.. is one of the only programmes he still makes for the BBC, since he signed a deal with Netflix for Black Mirror.

[@steveouk90126]

I remember when Chariots of Fire got Best Picture... nobody had heard of it. Many people believed it was a Greek epic.

[@harryhutcherson7177]

LOL I saw that back in the day. We thought it was some kind of historical war movie, turned out to be about running... My first disappointment at a theater.

[@Dave_L913]

The only thing that has survived in cultural memory about that movie is a) beat Raiders of the Lost Ark and b) the theme song

[@harbl99]

Chariots is a decent film. Not a great one, but decent. It's worth a watch but it's certainly not Best Oscar great.

[@steveouk90126]

@@Dave_L913 VANGELIS, FTW!

[@insertnamehere5809]

The theme tune was legendary. Especially when Mr Bean did it during the London Olympics in 2012.

[@nothingtoseeheremovealong]

As a woman I hate most of the films that are vomited out of Hollywood. My all time favourites are Scarface, Goodfellas, The Departed and the Shining I guess I’m not their target audience.

[@brucebezold2714]

They have no audience

[@insertnamehere5809]

I'm a straight guy & I have a soft spot for MEAN GIRLS & LEGALLY BLONDE. They were fun movies

[@EquineDreams3]

​@@insertnamehere5809Mean Girls was so much fun!

[@dudepool7530]

I actually like Jojo Rabit. Sam Rockwell is absolutely amazing, and I like seeing Taika dressed as evil mustache man. It fits 😂

[@billyruffian1426]

Yes, Jojo Rabbit is actually an entertaining film. I'll be watching it again.

[@bangdingow396]

Disparu’s a retarded hater who just makes incorrect assumption about and judges things he’s never seen. Even mauler loves Jojo Rabbit. Taika is an assclown and a hack though.

[@rolltruhnte571]

Absolutely!

[@HonkHonkler]

And true the last time I cared about an award show was when Ricky gave everyone in that room a correct talking down to lol. Companies and celebs need to be reminded they’re actually NOBODIES in the grand scheme of the universe. Their power and fame and status is fake, given to them by OUR waining interest in them ALL.

[@Kiyoone]

Ricky Gervais speech was too ahead of its time and it was "shocking" for that people to hear him there... But all of what he said is more than truth and that is why they hated it LOL

[@A-world-of-My-Own]

The review is the entertainment, not the movie. How times change.

[@alexman378]

Because the review channel understands its audience and gives them what they’re looking for. Weird how simple it is…

[@A-world-of-My-Own]

@@alexman378 and Yet Disney ! No wait, may be the next one and @ 300+K.

[@DeborahLee-sy1or]

Finally! Thanks for the update.

[@teddyharvester]

I had a year during college where I went out of my way to see a lot of the Oscar-winning and nominated movies of that year, at lest in categories I was interested in. Suffice to say it was one of the most boring and baffling movie experiences I've had with a lot of movies I would probably otherwise not have seen willingly. It was also the year when Juno won for best screenplay. Still can't get my head around that one.

[@wretchardkimball9049]

Those dudes who want Zendaya look like the same dude with different hair color.

[@Jetstoanywhere]

Dont put Zendaya in anything.

[@thomasv2577]

Yes cant act and not attractive

[@Oblithian]

Better her than _the zeig._ But yeah, not overly impressed by her skills.

[@toolegittoquit_001]

She needs an extended stay at a steak buffet 🥩

[@CL053DC45K37]

For real. She can't act, looks like a 10 year old, and has an annoying voice.

[@davidfrancisco3502]

​@@OblithianBoth are negative numbers out of ten.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I stopped caring about award ceremonies back in the 80s. And that feeling was concreted when Jethro Tull beat out Metallica for best Hard Rock/Metal song.

[@insertnamehere5809]

Especially when Jethro Tull was a folk rock band!

[@MissyFaith1971]

I remember that. My 90 yr old roomie was thrilled but I remember how ridiculous it was and thinking how clueless those who chose Jethro Tull were by choosing them.

[@hercdrc]

As a Greek, i find it hilarious that many critics use Greek words in their critiques in order to sound more sophisticated and smart but obviously do not really understand the meaning of the words they use.

[@arostwocents]

The entire world does it with words they don't understand though; socialism, fascism etc

[@arostwocents]

Although it is especially woke people that use words with the wrong definition

[@AnonymousNoNayme]

@@arostwocents I've almost never seen/heard that sentence written/uttered by anyone who actually knew enough to see how they are two sides to the same coin. Horseshoe theory is real. They are both just ways of implementing authoritarian collectivism where egalitarian individualism should be. "Rightwing" extremism (fascism isn't always rightwing, leftwing fascism exists) and "leftwing" extremism (the so-called rightwing fascist Nazi party was in fact a far left socialist regime even if historians will argue the opposite tooth and nail since the winners write the history books and rejecting the "right" pushed us further to the left than we ever should have went as a society) are the same thing in the end. It's all just extremism. People always forget they trade places cyclically over time too. A conservative these days is a "classical" or "true liberal" because they believe in basic rights and freedoms and equality of opportunity (historically in the US the republicans were the more left/liberal ones that abolished slavery whereas the democrats were all big business and pro-slavery). Liberals are seemingly anything but these days, as they advocate for big government and a nanny state (equity of outcome) happily signing away basic rights and freedoms for false promises of safety and a perfectly balanced and "fair" utopia they will never get precisely due to that flawed M.O. (not unlike any other marxist/socialist/communist ...or actual fascists for that matter, not that there are any worrisome amount of them and especially in positions of power regardless of what all the far left propaganda machines blast 24/7 with their relentless firehose of falsehoods). People will argue till they are blue or red in their faces about whether libertarians are right or left and ffs don't get them started on left and right communism or anarchism smh lol. It's all just pretentious gobbledegook not unlike that sommelier ranting nonsense words about the rotten grapes he's arbitrarily fetishizing. Every and anyone who is not afflicted with/compromized by the mind-virus knows the truth. Real eyes realize real lies. Leftwing extremist accelerationism is a big problem and Yuri Brezmenov warned us back in '84 it was coming and told us exactly how cultural marxism would operate (by infecting the schools first, then the entertainment and corporate worlds, and finally our leftwing governmental parties). The only thing he got kinda wrong was it wasn't the Russians and/or the Chinese that did it. It was our 1% extremely wealthy and highly privileged elites (who lets be honest are probably influenced/controlled in myriad ways by kompromat gathered over time by the KGB and various CCP intelligence agencies due to their debauchery and double-dealings in those oppressive authoritarian countries whose elites they probably envy for the power, wealth and control they have over others which no man should possess). “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'” - Ronald Reagan (Reagan was a great movie btw, i recommend everyone watches it, Dennis Quaid was great and it does a lot of work trying to counter some of the decades of propaganda that villainized one of the greatest American presidents, even their tongue-in-cheek hollywood-esque send-up over the top lionization of him was pretty funny and interesting to watch, a very hard line to walk all things considered)

[@kellymallory9852]

Thanks!

[@jules2545]

GATTACA was an example of a low budget movie that was underated and very good.

[@tkps]

Still enjoy that film when it comes on. Futuristic and a murder mystery. Great combination.

[@Wulfnoff]

Remember Kids! If you don't watch it, it goes away!

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

If you don't build, they won't come!

[@fenris6051]

Sadly Hollywood will simply get tax payer funded help and so will fester for decades to come

[@darkerbinding6933]

I bloody love your sarcasm! 😍

[@bobbadham261]

Celeb egos have always been wildly outta control yet ppl pander to em with endless crappy awards!!

[@Gillymonster18]

They’re pandering to themselves…also known as a “circlejerk.”

[@ravens-crypt]

But before social media is was easier to hide. To an extent.

[@Ohmanwhyyourfeelingshurt]

Hollywood has been dead, KZbin and Streaming is the new Hollywood.

[@joeykonyha2414]

And they’re already gasping.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Disparu is 100% on point here. Couldn't BE more correct. Thank you, man.

[@AlexiosJG]

I work as an assistant director (Vancouver film industry) and I honestly don’t know anyone else in the industry who gives a damn about the awards or the egos of the actors. I’ve had some amazing people like the cast on Lost in Space and Shogun, but I’ve also worked with Amber Heard and Ezra Miller. They’re just people, some good some awful. The inflated egos are insufferable. But I find directors to be far more unbearable and problematic. Shogun was the single time I ever cared about the awards, because I know how hard everyone worked on it. Besides that, never been interested.

[@Jeffrey314159]

People like you owe Amber Heard an apology!

[@gGg-pq6il]

Why? Just because she was am attractive woman? She's the devil you simp ​@@Jeffrey314159

[@AlexiosJG]

@@Jeffrey314159 I’d love to hear your take as to why 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@BoyGeorgiaX]

Shogun was so good

[@AlexiosJG]

@@BoyGeorgiaX glad you liked it! I’ll be working on season 2 which should be starting principle photography around June.

[@rustyspigot1876]

"Warholian Bluff" ... when inscrutable pretension is celebrated specifically because the vast majority "just don't get it". Like a banana taped to a wall at an art gallery or the music of Tori Amos.

[@thetruth45678]

Nah. More like Alanis Moressette.

[@rustyspigot1876]

@@thetruth45678 I actually don't mind Tori Amos, should've used The Velvet Underground. But Alannis works too.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

Ricky Gervis calling out the circle jerk that is the award shows was and still is the highlight of that event. Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan are basically humiliating themselves by praising Joker 2 that was basically a massive F-U to the fans of the first film and that doesn't work out for the director of that film and Gladiator 2 was anything but great for I do not remember a Roman having a New York accent(Denzel's character) and his planning just working for no real reason other then the plot said so and that just shows that Ridley Scott needs to retire for he doesn't have that spark anymore.

[@AnonymousNoNayme]

All they did was get themselves on my no-support list (and their later shitty movies and questionable choices already had me wary of them)

[@wienczysawwiaderko6204]

What did Mads Mikkelsen do tho? 😂 The most chill and down to earth guy in Hollywood

[@toolegittoquit_001]

He's based

[@Too-Odd]

I don't like him as an actor.

[@mr.awesome6011]

"In Hollywood"

[@wienczysawwiaderko6204]

@@Too-Odd 😮 but he's soo talented, bro

[@wienczysawwiaderko6204]

@@mr.awesome6011 Well actually, he works for Hollywood casually, he's primarily European film star

[@TruthWarriorB88]

Missing Ricky Gervais already. 🤣🤣

[@def_not_dan]

Bit harsh to lower circus clowns to the level of actors. Circus clown is an honourable profession, with guilds, and standards. Acting is... well, you know what they get up to.

[@Ana.89C]

What? Zendaya is 28?? 🤨 She looks 12 😭

[@Xegethra]

Some people have that about them. My sister is 34 and people think she's 10 years younger.

[@toolegittoquit_001]

And under developed at that

[@mr.awesome6011]

Well, if Spider-Man Homecoming came out 7 years ago. She would have to at least be in her early 20's to better portray a high schooler.

[@Hi-jw7oq]

I dont buy the claim that netflix doesnt know how many people see the movies on there.

[@toolegittoquit_001]

I'm sure they collect very detailed stats

[@darthsilversith667]

They were able to track that 1 person in 2018 watched the LOTR trilogy over 300 times.. they can definitely track how many views each movie/show gets.

[@LaurenceBlunt]

Netflix knows exactly how many people watched and re-watched everything they available at any time. What they don't do is publish that information to the outside world, it's all private to the point that even the producers don't know if their offering were popular. DEIsney, Hulu and Prime are all the same, the only time you know something was very successful is when they brag about it, like they did "Squid Game".

[@SpareSomeChange8080]

If anything the data they have is going to be very accurate; the only thing they won't have is how many people are sitting on the couch. Streaming services not only have how many times you watched it, but will also have details of when you pause to either nip to the toilet or get a brew, which parts you skip, which parts you re-watch again etc.

[@Jiszmo]

Taylor Swift is seriously tied in with P Diddy anyways. Actually P Diddy has got me wondering. Is woke coming from him. He would be advocating for racial issues as well as LGBT issues. That's woke. He might have even advocated for MeToo as a coverup. Is Disney connected to P Diddy? That's the important question now.

[@dragon3dnet]

It's like a telling of The Emperor's New Clothes, where they are told that only smart people can see the clothes, so anyone who doesn't see it must not be smart enough. And since no one wants to be thought of as stupid, they pretend and use impressive language to convince people they can see it. But the rest of us just see an ugly naked man running around.

[@reedehinger2636]

I love this channel.

[@leahparry3559]

You make me laugh straight out loud!

[@wardjunior1450]

Jo Jo rabbit was great. Triggered grace Randolph.

[@andrewmontague9682]

It was good. Disparu I like but he's skating close to being one of the lefty critics who slam stuff without watching the film.

[@insertnamehere5809]

Taiki was hilarious as the Austrian painter 🎨🖌️

[@williambragg6171]

Hollywood ego is quickly growing to be both irritating and entertaining

[@toolegittoquit_001]

When was it last entertaining???

[@Rahab84]

​@@toolegittoquit_001 people taking the piss, is more entertaining than the actual movies.

[@CJ-kg7yq]

@@toolegittoquit_001 Nobodies thinking they are important can be massively entertaining.

[@Gillymonster18]

@@toolegittoquit_001 entertaining the same way you watch some drunk idiot tumble down the stairs on Failarmy. Or some wannabe model light her hair on fire while trying to look sexy. Or someone light their kitchen on fire because they were trying to be TikTok Gordon Ramsay.

[@raketensven3127]

11:20 Christopher 'I don't want you to understand a thing' Nolan? lol

[@mijmijrm]

Hollywood actors have always had massive egos. The difference now is the executive management that have chosen particular sets of actors for their own culture shaping purposes. The actors aren't the problem - the decision makers are the problem.

[@frea2191]

Jojo Rabbit was good movie, goofy and fun, but suprisingly dark at parts

[@wretchardkimball9049]

Surprisingly? Look at the subject matter, it's dark.

[@jovenc4508]

It's telling that they're calling Jojo Rabbit Waititi's weakest film when by far it's one of his best.

[@wizardgaming6759]

He won an Oscar and a Grammy for it, if I’m not mistaken.

[@davegibson79]

I just googled the best picture award from the last ten years, and I didn't know any of them. I only remembered the name of one of them. I watched Birdman in 2014 and that was... watchable. All of the movies from the 1990s to 2005 are either classics, or damn good movies. From 2006-2015, you get a couple of good ones, and nothing decent since 12 Years a Slave in 2013.

[@danjacobs4557]

Disparu nails the "movie critic" in a real, relatable way. Great job at dragging these clowns.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

I cannot way for Zendaya to go the way of Megan Fox and disappear. Both have about the same acting talent, but Fox was at least nice to look at... she, not so much. Also, what is with actors not using their real names but made up fake ones? I can understand rock stars, but actors?

[@MonsterKidCory]

I used to work in a museum. The four most important words you can learn are "challenges the discursive narrative." Doesn't mean anything, but it sounds smart.

[@CL053DC45K37]

An Oscar nomination for a movie that cost 23 million and made 70k? Lol

[@barnbwt]

"Most fuel-efficient cash bonfire" category

[@MonkofVibes]

It's got alot going in the "Pretentious Hollywood garbage" category

[@Tzhz]

Oscar's are bought, not earned.

[@frankbevan413]

JOJO rabbit was a good film

[@marcosgin777]

Thank you for your service

[@snappierostrich8035]

Let's be completely honest the best modern Bond movie was called Austin Powers

[@cathedral1375]

yea, whoever wrote that article is completely right. we don't have movies that exist to be what the director wants them to be- their two focused on trying to please everyone and by doing that they honestly please no one. now all that controversy for people like tim burton and Quentin Tarantino seems kinda crazy.

[@jay-by1se]

Can we have pretty women in movies again?

[@Rahab84]

No not for you for, go back to your cupboard.

[@majorgear1021]

No. Not allowed

[@babbit09]

"Woah bro, cool it with the unrealistic standards, don't you know the average woman is ugly?" -Hollywood

[@spartanmuse]

Pretty women? Those are unreal and sexist standards according to Hollywood. I guess it’s a good thing they’re not casting… dunno… Dylan Mulvaney… yet.

[@RitaJeff]

You speak my mind. Exactly!

[@didgereemedia194]

I miss likable actors and directors/producers.

[@CanuckWolfman]

NGL, if the Oscars merged ceremonies with the Raspberries and everyone who received one of the latter got slapped by Will Smith, I'd watch every year.

[@ImminDragon]

12:32 I'm pretty sure you just explained why I detest most Rick and Morty fans...

[@TheDeadCritic]

Jojo Rabbit is actually a great film 🖤

[@MacStyran]

Thank you, I was looking for that. It was surprisingly emotionally gripping.

[@TheDeadCritic]

@MacStyran Definitely, it balanced intense subject matter and comedy in fun and interesting way. He needs to go back to smaller films.

[@PLKinka]

@@TheDeadCriticI seem to remember Taika once upon a time saying he will never go to Hollywood, and he’s contended being with family and making cool little films. I might be misremembering, but if my memory is true, he knew himself well.

[@davidbendall7919]

I haven't seen any type of award show in 20+ years. I haven't been to the movie theater since December of 2018.

[@andrepadez]

Jojo Rabbit is actually a great movie and i think you would like it

[@Alexden96Channel]

Same I was surprised it was trashed on! You really need to know Holocaust history first to understand the nuances of jokes and the horrors of what’s actually going on. It’s the perfect balance of dark humor and raw societal commentary. The ending part had me laughing hysterically and sobbing uncontrollably at the same time!

[@lordofdumpling]

I agree

[@Too-Odd]

@@Alexden96Channel Perhaps you needed a cuddle.

[@AcoylteKraven82]

The saddest part is the fact that “the people that SHOULD CARE are the ones in control! And they don’t give a sh!t”!!! And that is why everything is failing and why NOTHING will ever change/get better again!!!

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I can count on one hand how many times I deemed a movie worth going to the theater for, and still have a finger to flip off Hollywoke with. I do not even waste time watching most new movies on Netflix any more. I only keep Netflix to watch all the old movies and series that I like, back when they still cared about making good content instead of pushing messages.

[@crazyralph6386]

Terrifier 3 definitely was worthy! 😂

[@WalterBishop-t4b]

The weird thing is that many truly iconic low budget movies with amazing acting performances that could be described as "artsy" have been systematically ignored by the Oscars in the last decade. Things like The VVitch ($4M budget, $40M box office), Hereditary ($10M budget, $87M box office), Midsommar ($9M budget, $48M box office). Movies lovingly made after a PhD-level amount of historical / cultural research with OCD attention to details that most people have at least *heard about* because of their cultural significance, even if they do not like them - the kind of movie the Oscars used to reward before. Now they reward boring, unsubtle humanities lectures written in modern newspeak no one has heard of and will be entirely forgotten by next year.

[@drakocarrion]

I can remember exactly the last time I cared about an award ceremony. Never. I never have.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Yeah Ricky Gervais really did nail the feeling that the audience had 😂

[@mazzamoo50]

based Ricky should start another podcast with Stephen and Karl

[@theelder4797]

Don't think Carl would do it at this point, honestly. He mostly despised it back then, but Ricky kept getting him to do other projects because of those sweet checks.

[@MrDeothor]

"am i r-word-ist" hasnt even got nominated. But some obscure documentary about.. i dont even know.. nobody knows tbh.. did. What a sham ;D

[@Rahab84]

General or Darth Gervais for next Star wars Villain.

[@mulderscully2054]

The middle budget movies are now the 8-10 episode streaming series like Asoka. Rings of power, etc.

[@itsaKindaMagik]

12:00 🤣😆😂Disparu! ya caused me to laugh so loud I scared the cat

[@salmeza85]

Critics follow a script when reviewing a movie as well. So much so, the audience score is day vs night compared to the critics score.

[@seanfoltz7645]

Hey, at least he married the 15 year old rather than simply visiting her on an island once a month. The daughter of Broccoli has cancelled all future Bond movies so long as Amazon has control over the franchise.

[@kingcosworth2643]

Honestly, I'm sure there is a few that hate the superhero movies AND the arthouse wankfest movies.

[@Too-Odd]

They both get old really fast.

[@alarachel]

the only one I remember enjoying was the first thor movie taika watiti directed

[@Repubcreek]

The Best Picture has a DEI criteria which means the award is useless.

[@garysmith9823]

Jo Koy is actually a good comedian. He had a really bad set in a really high profile gig.

[@reallybig4868]

Dong dong retard alert!

[@heavyhebrew]

"traditionally, historically persecuted" man, I wish time travel was real for them

[@kathyflorcruz552]

😂😂

[@ZaBuZaMoMoChi86]

In Spain they did some sort of experiment by presenting to an art critic (a progressive one obviously) a painting done by kindergartners with their hands and guess what... The critic mistook it for an absolute masterpiece from some unknown genius...

[@m.c.martin]

Big brain move by Spain 😂

[@PaulsChannel]

i love your videos. id love to go to the pub with you and just chat about how bad movies and Hollywood has got

[@Lurker_Z]

Holy, did a _Variety_ writer of all people do investigative journalism, discover a snobbish, elitist, evident problem and actually publish his finding in a fair and unbiased manner?! Not that I'll ever unblock that publication, but nice job Owen.

[@u.n.i.p.o.d]

Bring back '80s Hollywood.