How come Demolition Man created a future but Kurtzman Trek didn't?

[@DeathsjesterKMNP]

Well...Demolition Man was created by people with creativity and talent. 😁

[@jameslauder3984]

👍

[@gershman23]

And unfortunately foresight, as today's world is horribly close to the future portrayed there...

[@Arassar]

Pretty much the reason for all the garbage being created in Hollywood nowadays.

[@erikkovacs3097]

WTF is creativity and talent?

[@johnvan6082]

And a sense of humor ( something that no wokester has ever had ) .

[@gallendugall8913]

Even Wesley Snipes' psychotic murderer character, Simon Phoenix, was more likable than any of the protagonists on Kurtzman Trek.

[@CallMeChato]

Yep, that's for sure.

[@_XR40_]

Very valid point

[@machinedieselx4767]

Yeah that dude is charisma 110%. What a blast of a character.

[@zedhiro6131]

The only other villain more enjoyable than Simon Phoenix is the Kirgan from Highlander.

[@BeachTypeZaku]

You can tell when he played Simon Phoenix, Wesley Snipes was having a ball. Phoenix is a psychotic monster, but you couldn't help but like him. That's real acting.

[@pedroares6562]

Demolition man was one of those action movies from the end of the 80s early 90s that were all about action and excitment, but what made it memorable was the future, just as you said. I still remember the three seashells joke and how awesome it was because they never explained it. Awesome movie indeed.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

The tail end of the golden age of action movies had so many gems: Demolition Man, Cliffhanger, Speed, True Lies, Last Action Hero, Hard Target, Die Hard with a Vengeance...

[@axelhopfinger533]

The action part was great, but what really made the movie work was Stallone's fish out of water, hyper-masculine old school hardass cop in a super-feminized, over-civilized, ultra-PC nanny society which forgot how to deal with actual violence and criminality or even just mild swearing performance. Which both he and the writers nailed to a T. And with the morale of the story, that it is often those who hide behind benevolent claims and intentions which are the most evil and ruthless ones, willing to commit atrocities and use people to further their own ends. That the way to hell is paved with good intentions. And that too civilized societies of weak men lose the ability to deal with a sudden influx of barbarism, having to rely on the capacity for violence of other barbarians to save them. There's more than just one lesson in there applicable to our current times.

[@bartsullivan4866]

But lets be honest if all you can eat is Taco Bell those are going to be some really nasty seashells.

[@aquariandawn4750]

This strikes me as a movie that Wesley Snipes really enjoyed doing, it just really shown through on his character.

[@otakubullfrog1665]

One thing that proves just how clever the people behind Demolition Man were is that they were smart enough to realize that they had enough ideas to carry an entertaining movie and decided to stop there instead of continuing on until everybody got tired of their world. More people in Hollywood should learn from that, but I doubt they will.

[@Robert-ht7om]

What's interesting about demolition man is that most movies about the future tend to go towards the dystopian/post apocalyptic future and this movie kind of goes the opposite way, at the time it was seen as silly, but fast forward to present day and that future is the one we're most likely heading towards, no physical contact, laws against things considered bad for you, people talking so politely as to not offend anyone. Given the choice I'd take a Mad Max future over San Angeles any day

[@markeastwood74]

They really hit the nail on the head with this one. I'm not sure if it's still the future, or just present day Canada. 😂

[@dallassegno]

Zombie apocalypse is already hear. Turns out they don't like brains after all

[@TheLoneGranger]

The line I most remember from the film is by Denis Leary “ you can’t take away people’s right to be assholes” being an asshole is relative and condemning someone because you don’t agree with them is a slippery slope. Correction it was Wesley’s line, I’ve been informed.

[@jagmo]

@TheLoneGranger: A slope that just might be covered in green Jell-O ;)

[@alzaelnext638]

That was Phoenix who said that. It was in the same scene just before he called Cocteau an evil Mr. Rogers and had his henchman shoot him. Though Leary's character had the same sentiment.

[@TheLoneGranger]

@@alzaelnext638 yes of course, thanks. It’s been a while.

[@spawnie051]

Leary had the same speech, kind off, but he actually said what he would like to be doing in order to feel free XD. Smoking a Cuban cigar in a non smoking section, pour green jello all over his body and run through the streets naked, because I just feel the need to, allright?! XD I love this movie, I've seen it so many times it's crazy.

[@TheLoneGranger]

@@spawnie051 yep I mixed the two up. I connected with Leary’s character, but Wesley’s line summed it up neatly.

[@sitoudien9816]

Loved the scene where DM rescues a kid hostage and in the process destroys a mini mall. The reporter ask to justify the destruction. The kid tells the reporter to F off! Priceless!

[@laurenmasters]

Because demolition man isn’t a movie. It’s a docudrama

[@whollymindless]

It's in the "Idiocracy Trilogy".

[@FiliusFidelis]

@@whollymindless hm? what would the third one be?

[@whollymindless]

@@FiliusFidelis Good question.

[@iAPX432]

Third isn't a documentary about the most powerful country in the world electing a senile attracted to minor girls? With a lot of stunt on stairs, on bike or while walking, and also a lot of humour to have a pro-segregation pretending to not be...

[@ab5olut3zero95]

@@FiliusFidelislook around at the modern world. THAT is the third entry. We’re just waitin for the credits to roll…

[@beholder9]

The answer is because Kurtzman was completely focused on ESG/DEI, so much to the point he tried as hard as he could to pass the Bechdel test in the first 5 minutes of the first episode. He didn't care about Star Trek or Roddenberry's legacy in the slightest.

[@kevintorgrimson8529]

That’s correct. kurtzman is a sellout who destroyed trek

[@axelhopfinger533]

And it has become apparent that Kurtzman didn't just not care about Star Trek and its legacy, but he actively despised it and had no respect for it at all. And like all wokesters, he simply wanted to reshape something his betters had created in his own twisted and insipid image.

[@davidford3115]

The focus on the message over good storytelling comes straight out of the Soviet Ministry of Culture under Joe Stalin. Seriously, watch some of the products of that time and you will be shocked at the similarities with what Tinseltown creates today.

[@tomkerruish2982]

Didn't they have a scene where some guy is cleaning up the remains of someone who exploded (or something) and the main characters completely disrespect him, not even addressing him by name? He finally in frustration declares that his name is Gene, and the others make it clear that they could not care less about him.

[@cainemarko5021]

@@tomkerruish2982 That is exactly correct.

[@Abelard4567]

Demolition Man has aged like fine wine.

[@karinefonte516]

And, in some ways, it's even prophetical. I keep hoping Taco Bell doesn't win the Franchise Wars...

[@AvengerII]

"Demolition Man has aged like fine wine." And the JJ-Prise's engineering section STILL looks like a brewery!

[@svr5423]

@@karinefonte516 we even ran out of toilet paper during the pandemic.

[@markeastwood74]

​@@svr5423I adopted the 3 shells and I've never looked back. 😁👍

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

@@karinefonte516 Well you know in Europe its Pizza Hutt instead of Taco Bell, I tough i was crazy when I first time saw the Demolition man USA version with Taco Bell I tough wtf am I in an alternate reality or going crazy !? Then I read that for Europe and other countries it's Pizza Hutt because Taco Bell wasn't so know brand outside USA in early 90s. So its Taco Bell in the American version and they changed it to Pizza Hut for the rest of the world. You can even see the crappy Pizza Hutt changes in the movie visually and how out of step Stallone says Pizza Hutt in the international version.

[@Manatouille]

When Demolition Man - a movie I’ve always loved - came out, we all laughed about how it envisioned the [then] future. We are not laughing anymore at how precise it was…

[@andrewlowden322]

"I didn't know you were called 'Dennis'!" "....didn't bother to find out did you!???"

[@kathleenhensley5951]

I am not a Dennis, either.

[@misterb6]

"Come and see the violence inherent in the system!! Help HELP I'm being repressed!!!"

[@LordEriolTolkien]

''I'm not old. I'm 37''

[@shoonvii]

Beat me to it!

[@catsupchutney]

"Vomit Opus"... that's a keeper.

[@Vonklieve]

This film (Demolition Man) was brilliant and it's satire of the upcoming future is indeed very accurate. I loved it when it came out. I cannot believe Chato has only just watched (in 2024) this gem. The performance by the late Nigel Hawthorne was fantastic. RIP Dr Raymond Cocteau.

[@RaydeusMX]

Demolition Man is awesome, Stallone and Snipes were great in that movie. I often (about once every year or two) go on a binge spree of Futuristic/Cyberpunk movies that includes The Matrix, The Animatrix, Demolition Man, Dredd (Urban), Blade Runner, Robocop. And recently I've included Blade Runner 2049 and Cyberpunk Edgerunners to the list. It's just as fun as the back to back Hobbit/LotR extended editions marathon I watch once a year. (PS > Gotta love having those blu-rays (and backups just in case) to just be able to watch it all locally without fear of having the movies "edited for modern audiences" or some crap like that if I streamed them.)

[@CharlesUrban]

We are all Dennises on this special day.

[@JuliusCaminus]

Dennises of the world, unite!

[@DamienDrake2940]

The Stargate franchise is pure gear lust. The first 2 series were all about collecting and understanding new technologies so we could defend Earth and stop the bad guys.

[@bartsullivan4866]

Wasn't really into the TV show but I loved the movie. Kurt Russell was solid gold in any action movie.

[@ComxNerd]

My condolences! I thankfully bailed at the beginning of the first few minutes of season 1 of Discovery and thought to myself: never again! So: never again Star Trek! And I've stuck with it to this day. A good decision, even if it was made on instinct.

[@axelhopfinger533]

Same. I almost felt physical revulsion at the blatant and incessant girlbossing of diverse female space jesus, framed in a thunderstorm of camera shaking and lens flares in the darkness. Instantly knew this was just not made for me - or anyone who wasn't an ADHD riddled simpleton without standards or self respect.

[@crconway7926]

Same here. I enjoy my Star Trek reruns and wait for the day when new versions come out. They haven’t yet despite their titles.

[@TheNuclearGeek]

It's great there is a channel for deaf dentists of the internet. Thank you Chato! I'm glad the Dennis issue got cleared up!

[@CallMeChato]

Me too!

[@TheBrewjo]

The only part the movie gets wrong, you don't need to stick a shock baton into an EV to make it explode... In the real world, that happens all by itself!

[@kennethdennis7624]

I'm a Dennis and I've always felt this channel was for me. Thanks!

[@CallMeChato]

Rock on!

[@NitpickingNerd]

I have 3 seashells in my toilet room in honor of this movie

[@axelhopfinger533]

Based.

[@rob21]

So do I. Made it and put it in there as a decoration.

[@347Jimmy]

Same. Everybody should know how the three seashells work!

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

So was it Pizza Hutt or Taco Bell for you !?

[@carlpeters8690]

If I was a guest in you home I would make a point of smearing those with some appropriately colored material - and never saying a thing about it. (Insert evil laugh here)

[@The_Mighty_Fiction]

OG Trek, Spock's funeral: Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human. Shart Rek, Hemmer's funeral: This sucks. More or less sums it up, I feel.

[@savageworks]

Demolition Man is the most prescient science fiction movie in the last 30 years. Quite an accomplishment for a Stallone action movie.

[@GartheKnightReturns]

Kurtzman’s Trek puts the “trans” in transporters.

[@TimoRutanen]

Also giving a shout out to the honest working Porters out there at the same time.

[@joshuacalkins]

And gives new meaning to “Beam me up”! (Cuz it’s super ghey)

[@darksidemachining]

Superb Video. The one most idiotic thing that Jar Jar Abrams created in Star Trek Into Darkness was the transwarp beaming that transported Khan to Kronos within the Klingon Empire. If transwarp beaming were a futuristic means of travel, there would be no need for star ships. Ninety percent of the problems in all the episodes of each of the Star Trek series could have been solved with transwarp beaming. The crew of Voyager could have been beamed home. Anytime a disaster is imminent and a colony must evacuated off a planet, then all that needs to be done is have the colony transwarp beamed back to earth. Jake Sisko can easily visit his grandfather every weekend. Picard could have easily maintained a relationship with Commander Nella Daren in the episode Lessons (season 6 episode 19). She could be working anywhere in the quadrant and he could be with her in the evening when he finishes his shift. Anyone in the comments post what you think could be done with transwarp beaming. Troi could have real chocolate ice cream beamed to her from earth instead of eating that replicated crap.

[@davidford3115]

There is a reason why most authors worth their weight in gold avoid such deus ex machina like the plague.

[@julius-stark]

You're just now seeing Demolition Man? Oh man I'm so jealous. Saw this movie as a kid, loved it. Loved it even more as an adult. It's far more relevant now than it was in the 90s. Excellent action film, funny, and great performances. Classic.

[@ltheroyalwe]

Demonstrate value. Engage physically. Nurture dependence. Neglect emotionally. Inspire hope. Separate entirely.

[@josebrown5961]

I remember when TNG started. I was a very young adult and I had grown up watching reruns of Star Trek. When they came out with the TNG Techical Manual, I DEVOURED that book! It had all sorts of tech bits and fed my imagination with flights of fancy. Then JJ/Kurtsman trek came and just ignored everything that was trek. The Spore Drive? I really don’t care. They just took all the time from any trip. That was time we used to get to learn things about the crew. Can they even make a Discovery Technical Manual?

[@davidford3115]

Indeed. There was a dedicated study on making a feasible scientifically grounded ship. Kurtzman however, took a rejected model from a canceled Trek project, and decided to slap together some deus ex machina with no coherent reasoning to justify his "fantasy magic in space".

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

Giant Blue Tardigrade, sonor in space, hey look i can see my ship from planet surface or , hey look there's another planet exploding nearby, mushroom drive, picard had some super magic wand that can fix everything.......

[@josebrown5961]

Yes it is what the Disney did to Star Wars. Light speed skipping? Tie fighters that can hyperspace? They just like Kurtsman trek just took the idea of hyperspace and mucked it up. To them hyperspace is a magic button that takes you anywhere in a flash. Hyperspace is supposed to take time. People that don’t understand something shouldn’t get to play around with it.

[@SPR-bk3tf]

Feelings, the final frontier.

[@bingbruce4865]

Demolition man should be used in college film making courses on how to make a good film. Not only does it have strong, believable characters, but excellent world building as well. The details from architecture all the way down to life in the home were fleshed out to make you believe this could be a real future. Production wise, its well shot and edited, sound design is excellent. Is it Shakespeare? No. But it will stand through time as a great movie.

[@kronos0316]

The writers of demolition man had that thng... What was it called... right, it was called talent.

[@leedunning1825]

I now have the urge to dig out a whole slew of old sci-fi movies, including Demonlition Man, Running Man, Soylent Green, etc. and binge myself into a coma of entertaining nostalgia.

[@davidford3115]

And realize that many of the were warnings.

[@leedunning1825]

Oh, aye, there's that too!@@davidford3115

[@badmojo7825]

Hello Paul. I just watched Demolition Man with my oldest son a few months back. He's 24 and has never seen it until then and HE LOVED IT. He was laughing about all the "Woke" speech rules in San Angeles. And he couldn't believe how a movie made in the 90's so accurately predicted the CURRENT Culture in California and the U.S. He also said that 90's movie was better than just about anything Hollywood has released in the last 4-6 years.

[@EUMAN10]

How could you not have seen this movie, Mr. Chato, until now? I honestly thought this would've been one of those given, "Yeah, I've seen Demolition Man," for sci-fi geeks.

[@CallMeChato]

I have my blind spots.

[@joemadden4160]

Saw DM in the theaters when it originally premiered. It is/was a lot of fun.

[@hashtagPoundsign]

Fun fact about Demolition Man: in the US the movie says all restaurants are taco bell. In the UK the film says all restaurants are Pizza Hut.

[@dallassegno]

Ha ha what? Why?

[@sabatheus]

Wesley Snipes as Simon Phoenix is one of the finest villain performances I've ever seen in a film.

[@davidhowell1415]

That demolition man future isn’t as far fetched as it once was with the exception of the cryoprison and the 3 sea shells. We are getting there faster than you might expect. Just think about it a little.

[@Fwibos]

You don't use seashells?

[@davidhowell1415]

@@Fwibos not for that

[@meanwhileonhastings...]

​@Fwibos hahaha he doesn't know how to use the three seashells hahahahahaha

[@davidhowell1415]

@@meanwhileonhastings... you know?

[@jeff-crankyxer1931]

I never saw an episode, but from what I've heard based on other content creators (Nerdrotic, Critical Drinker, Doomcock, etc.) Kurtzman Trek did all it could to piss on Roddenbery's grave, and it seemed like it was a sci-fi version of MTVs The Real World.

[@LittlePhizDorrit]

I have seen episodes, and your description is most apt.

[@STho205]

I think the real money is in the"this sucks" videos. They only made three movies and 10 episodes a season for series since 2017....but there are hundreds...maybe thousands of videos like you mention trashing it (not unfairly)....and Google, FaceBook, X is making a fortune off that at no expense to them.

[@MiguelFarah]

My name is Miguel but now I identify as a *Dennis.*

[@TimoRutanen]

Je suis Dennis?!

[@bilko991]

We are all Dennis now.

[@tomkerruish2982]

Cultural appropriation!

[@Xiy114]

What dressing room do you go to to change in? Haha

[@JeffreyKosh]

When I watch Demolition Man I can't stop imagining Stallone's character as Bruce Wayne being frozen as punishment for vigilantism and Snipes' one as the Joker. The Joker escapes and creates chaos, so they have to defrost the only man that knows how the villain think. And I'm not a fan of superheroes movies. This to say that that simple plot-driven movie manages to stimulate my mind. While this New Trek just leads me to think and rethink about our real world problems. The only New Trek I enjoyed, in fact, was Picard season 3 that let me relax and escape to the 25th century.

[@whollymindless]

"That was a bit of a tangent" -- Holy shit, I got whiplash with that topic shift.

[@Jeff-cn9up]

Quick and easy answer. Kurtzman Trek was really focused on the present day.

[@axelhopfinger533]

Present day California to be exact.

[@canuck3169]

OG trek focused on current day issues- a lot of sci-fi does-the difference is OG trek had much better writers who explored ideas not feelings

[@OldMan_PJ]

Demolition Man was made before the reliance on CG so they had to actually think about how they could make the future using practical effects giving it a sense of reality. The budget for Demolition Man was $57M, if I did my math's right the total budget to date for Discovery is over $448M.

[@JackMelqart]

Demolition Man... predicted the future.

[@Tallorian]

I'm glad you've watched Demolition Man for the first time. Everyone should enjoy this prophetic piece of dystopian foresight.

[@luiznogueira1579]

You left out the best part: the 3 seashells! Love the way the Stallone character finally deals with that...😂

[@kathleenhensley5951]

I have always been, I suspect, a very unusual woman. Feelings are OK but I LOVE tools, gadgets, gear of all kinds. "Hard Science Fiction" Demolition man is a science fiction masterpiece. One of the Great questions Sci-Fi does is ask "What if this goes on..." Then, it projects into the future, the answer. I thought its view of dystopian future of the common people living in the sewers and the elites living in their 'utopia' above ground, run by a cult leader, was a perfect answer and, also, a likely one.

[@Novous]

Demolition man is my favorite Wesley Snipes movie. While I liked Blade, Demolition Man was before he was pigeonholed into "cold gruff apathetic hero" mode. He was so creative. The cheesiest lines were great. "SIMON SAYS. BLEED!" The police are also not just using polite language, but CHILDISH language. They repeat words twice like "night night!" in a professional setting because adults in the future have regressed into children. "Salt is bad for you! Therefor illegal!"--said with like a child with complete confidence and no self-awareness. And who doesn't love Dennis Leary's cameo rant on freedom.

[@Hiushisan]

Demolition Man proves you don't need to have a deep, meaningful plot to have an entertaining and memorable film.

[@chocolatemonk]

The idea that any crew of Kurtzman's trek could actually solve a problem together is one thing let alone live together on a confined space.

[@mitchellhodgemeyer1950]

It’s funny you mention The Expanse, as I am only now reading the books, and am fascinated by the changes. What strikes me is that changes, in the show, are primarily for good production reasons (reducing characters to a manageable size, compressing storylines, etc.). None seem to be for the sake of ‘modernizing’ the content. Good show.

[@GrumblingForesight]

U wont regret reading the whole series. The middle books can be a bit long but it’s all worth it.

[@mitchellhodgemeyer1950]

@@GrumblingForesight - I’m looking forward to it. Just finishing Abbadon’s Gate.

[@GrumblingForesight]

@@mitchellhodgemeyer1950 enioy the flip n burns!

[@RobNeeth]

Demolition Man was fantastic. Silly when not needing to be serious, smart but not trying to show off, and masculine enough to beat someone to a pulp. The rare blend of what composes an actual man. A. Demolition Man.

[@SGrey-fk3zf]

Chato is so old he's seen Sleeper (hot fudge sundaes are good for you?) and not seen Demolition Man (the three seashells). And I respect that.

[@josephfisher426]

I'm pretty sure I saw Sleeper *before* Demolition Man... was a bit too young for R-rated Stallone to be on the menu when the movie came out, but low-key Woody Allen perversion, that was fine...

[@apborick5796]

Good vid thanks from an old Trekie. See you around Dennis.

[@inblackestnight9256]

They probably wouldn't implant tracking devices into soldiers so the enemy couldn't hack into that system to find them. Maybe regular soldiers might, since they're usually in large platoons together anyway, but not special forces or Marines.

[@jeffturnbull9661]

Denizarian here, and a fan of Demolition Man, it was what we used to call fun, long before we began to substitute offense recognition for entertainment, there was some genuinely creative excitement, callous violence, knowing humor, and of course Sandra Bullock, for the sole purpose of brightening my own sad existence, like I said, fun. Today's creators of screen filler material seem to have misplaced whatever gene produces that element, instead offering us (viewers) whatever is currently (as of three seconds ago...the standard attention span) at the very top of the list of socially relevant and important issues, which is to say drivel. To be honest, Roddenberry also served up some heaping plates of social drivel, and I think most of those were generally not what we would call his best work (but of course he was quite busy sleeping with Majel, Nichelle and any number of PAs so his judgement may have been somewhat clouded in story related issues), but mostly Trek was fun. I DID watch the very first episode of Discovery and found it muddled visually and from a story telling standpoint, and though there was a big and I'm sure key SPACE BATTLE in there, it came off as boring, How exactly does one write a space battle in such a way that feels boring? Also, I came away from that six hour ordeal (yes, I'm aware it was only one hour...ahem) feeling that I'd been subjected to some level of social engineering, that there were very important qualities from which I was expected to learn, or grow, or possibly just nod in appreciation. But I don't remember any of it being any fun.

[@xc43t]

Demolition Man is highly entertaining and well thought film. It has action, politics and love interest. It is still relevant today. For it´s time it had solid practical effects. It also had a brilliant and funny Czech dubbing and I still quote from it sometimes. Most people obviously don´t know that and simply think I am mad. I have seen DM in English many times after that. I haven´t seen the film in years and still know what it was about. I have seen mentioned Trek series and remember close to zero from it... only a bad taste remained from recent Treks.

[@olafbuddenberg4787]

Another nail's head perfectly hit. Thank you, good sir.

[@STho205]

As to convincing future building, I am still impressed by the B movie "Runaway" from the 80s with Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons. It was set in a roughly 2030 era, and was quite convincing to what we have now or is right on the horizon. Not too way out like Back to the Future2, but not the full cheapout of many SF movies that use too much of the shelf set dressing.

[@davidford3115]

Ironic that the B movies stand up better than the A-list movies. I like to think that is because their shoe-string budgets forced them to rely on story to carry them. That is why cowboy westerns are still watchable decades later while the A movie they were paired with often are as corny and hokey as can be.

[@patricktaylor8173]

The best line in that moveie was "We are police, we are not trained to deal with v that kind of violence"!

[@Thandar324]

You hit the nail on the head here. I still love Demolition Man, it's always a fun movie to watch. Don't forget to use the three seashells.

[@jamiekuryla3940]

Demolition man is one of my favorite movies of all time. Its so much fun. I really dont like being called Dennis and i never realized that about myself. Thanks for that exploration. Your videos are fun as well. Demolition man is also so good because of the sappy overacting at times as well. But it does not go too far, its just about right.

[@slimjimnyc270]

Fringe is one of my favorite scifi show. Hard to believe Kurtzman had anything to do w/ that amazing series.

[@danscannell9353]

I suspect like Kath Kennedy they stood on the shoulders of giants. Going solo shows them to be creatively bankrupt. Out of ideas, nothing left in the story to swap. How very dull.

[@leevee2658]

Back to the Future Pt. II featured more "gear porn" than actual porn features sex. Traditionally, filmed sci-fi puts minimal effort into the gadgets/props because they feel most won't notice. The world building is one element that made 60s-90s Trek, Lucas Star Wars and the BTTF trilogy so special.

[@mmille10]

People were bringing up this movie in 2020, "You're out of toilet paper," lol, along with, "We don't shake hands," penalties for saying the wrong things, and police saying, "We're not trained to handle this kind of violence." We were thinkin', "Wow! This predicted things pretty well!"

[@NocandNC]

If you're covering old movies, I'd love to hear your take on The Fifth Element!

[@Tallorian]

It would be really funny if Chato also never seen the 5th element before 😂

[@dennisswaim8210]

I am a Dennis of the internet and I am a fan. Love your takes of movies and entertainment. Your inside baseball knowledge of the inter workings of the industry are great.

[@windsoboreas6073]

It's nice to know that you've finally seen excellent documentary "Demolition Man." Be well, John Chato.

[@c4r0n73]

Great movie, along with Idiocracy, the most prophetic silly movies ever. Greeteings from your despised Argentina! I like you anyway you charming Canadian.

[@basilforth]

"Til next time, Dennis!" 07:56 That's the way to beat the algorithm.

[@kevinlemanquais2006]

I enjoyed this movie as i just exited high school. It really summed up how i felt about the world we lived in. Stalones fallow up movie Judge Dread was also quite entertaining. Hopefully, you get a chance to see that fun.

[@Fwibos]

I love all Call Me Chato videos! Love 'em! ❤❤❤

[@tomkerruish2982]

Do you watch Dungeon Craft with Professor Dungeon Master, perchance?

[@Fwibos]

@@tomkerruish2982 I DO! And I'm using his advice everywhere!

[@John-du2mq]

Demolition man is one of my favorite movies of all time. What's ironic is that we aren't too far away from that dystopia nightmare civilization.

[@Tralman1965]

Hello there! I wanted to let you know that I love your channel and your humor. I’ve been subscribed to you for a while now and never miss a video that you post. In your own words…..”Beeeee seeing you.”

[@frankowalker4662]

Demolition Man is my go to 'Cheer Me Up' movie. The humour, action and the acting are all superb delivered by a stella cast with a great script.

[@khathaway414]

Loved Dennis Leary in this movie.

[@martindenham2207]

Great analysis as always Mr C. Now that some time has past & we can see patterns of behaviour more clearly, it seems to be a case of 'Innovate' Vs 'Imitate', 'Inspire' Vs 'Indoctrinate', 'Solve The Problem' Vs 'Win The Argument'. We all know whats going on now. It's not about how to think, but telling you what to think. It's a shift from 'Entertainment' to 'Propaganda'. Demolition Man is innovation & entertainment. Star Trek Discovery is imitation & propaganda. What a time to be alive...

[@glowing571]

It's a great point Chato. A sci-fi show could (and should) be full of new musings on the future to inspire a new generation to go create them - AI developments, genetic engineering, medical advancements. Just takes some imagination which is why so many modern shows fail I guess.

[@bananachild1936]

Stallone's 'Demolition Man' pretty much predicted the future we are heading in. Wesley Snipes' character for some reason sounds like Eddie Murphy here too. But it's an absolutely fun underrated film that you should definitely check out if you haven't already. Especially now in this era of 'wokeness' where people's thought are being policed almost 24/7 both online and in real life amongst the other ridiculous "feelings offending" bullsh*t that's happening currently.

[@บัวสีโรเจอร์-ศ9ฝ]

Reading the subtitles while listening makes for some additional fun. Chato is now Chad and the variations of Trek, Treck Truck etc., seems like one of those get from one word to another, one letter at time, puzzles. (Although Kurtzman cheated and went from Trek to dreck in one step).

[@dennislizotte315]

Dennis here and I enjoy your channel and always enjoyed The Frantics on Saturday mornings.

[@marccreation1052]

Love that movie...the writers had real foresight.

[@scottjoseph9578]

Mr. Chato: brilliant, as usual.

[@KAZVorpal]

I love it when you do this. Your analysis of how to tell a story, with positive examples, is a brilliant contribution to human knowledge. It makes me respect your knowledge and intellect DESPITE you being a Former Network Executive™. I know the more sensational stuff attacking idiotic wokeness and its Message gets more views, but I'll always be thankful when you take a moment to put this kind of thing out.

[@jmcoelho7]

Preach brother.

[@PopizzdioJazz]

Once a futuristic science fiction, now a social science documentary.

[@rosswatson9144]

Lawnmower man and Running man are other examples of great world building…they all did it so well back then…even contemporary worlds such as Rocky and The Godfather.. total immersion was an art form in old Hollywood.

[@GrumblingForesight]

I think I watched it on Laser Disc way back in the day. Found it super entertaining at the time. I even geeked out on the car they used which, i believe, was an actual concept car from Chrysler with a 2 stroke engine. Edit: after a bit of googling, it was a GM concept, called the Ultralite. It has a claimed cd of 0.19 , a 111 horsepower 2 stroke gasoline engine, and a claimed 88 mpg.

[@oldgreenone4568]

I love you Paul! From a citizen.

[@HivisoftheScale]

..? You've never seen Demolition Man before? I'm glad you did! It's such a good movie!! 😊

[@joelcarson9514]

THAT"S the key word! Entertaining. Imagine that.

[@Green-HairedAnti-Liberal]

I am just shocked you've only seen this recently! Such a good movie I've watched at least once a year since it's release. 💚💚

[@wcharliewilson7004]

Texas denizen, here Fyi: @ 5:23 If you watch "Journey to Babel" S02E10, while Bones is operating on Sarek (Mark Lenard), you can see cigarette smoke rising at Bone's right.

[@yournamehere6002]

Demolition Man had Daniel Waters, the writer of Heathers---a film that could never be made today. 'Nuff said.

[@thecaptain6730]

Greetings and salutations! ;)

[@thecaptain6730]

“Eskimo!”

[@robertsrobots6531]

They could have had Ich Lüge bullets instead of phasers in Kurtzman Trek.

[@daniellogan-scott5968]

The worst are the myriad of soulless rip-offs of Heathers, like the musical. F me gently with a chainsaw.

[@lokitus]

Love Demolition Man!!

[@joemadden4160]

By the way Paul, the bio-bed was introduced in Thunderbirds a full 1 year before Star Trek OS. It's called the Auto-Nurse. Check out the episode called The Duchess Assignment. Maybe Gene was visiting London at the time and caught the show? Just a Fun Fact.😊

[@STho205]

It was in Armageddon 2419 and Airlords of Han...both written in the 1920s (Adventures of Captain "Buck" Rogers in the 25th cen) A lot of Star Trek came from those novel and comic series. Also Forbidden Planet and Rocky Jones, both in the 50s. The Red Hour + Old Man in the Cave became Return of the Archons The post WWx premise of Armageddon 2419 became The Omega Glory (Coms vs Yangs) Flip Communicators, Electric Tablets and several other gadget porn were out of Dr Huer's labs in the underground preserved USA bunker. So no, Anderson wasn't completely original either.

[@joemadden4160]

@@STho205 I'm well aware of the influence of Nowlan's "ideas" in the world of SF. Be that as it may, the Thunderbirds was the first show to display a bio-bed in an electronic media like television. I never said Anderson was original. I merely stated that it was first shown in that particular episode mentioned.

[@STho205]

@@joemadden4160 They had it in Rocky Jones (afternoon space show of the mid 50s). The set dresser for that series also worked on the pilots and 1st season of Star Trek. Anderson puppet shows had a lot of Buck Rogers touches and even character inspiration from Captain Rogers (in the comics mostly), Wilma Deering and Doctor Huer. Even live action UFO had some of the touches especially after they brought in the test pilot mid season when they changed studios.

[@STho205]

@@joemadden4160 on a different note: have you ever noticed how many action scenes in major movies of the late 60s through late 80s were lifted almost blow for blow from Jonny Quest. James Bond, Indiana Jones, Return of the Jedi, several Stallone movies

[@jarchack]

Never thought that anyone could get me to completely bailout of Star Trek but Kurtzman did it. I have a large collection of novels that came out during the years following Star Trek:TOS and they are still a joy to read because they were written by people who knew what they were doing.