Journey to Hell - The Cinema Snob

What would happen if you made an Estus Prikle movie today and it was mostly made up of non-stop green screen and true crime cameos? The Cinema Snob reviews Journey to Hell, which has finally been released after it's trailer went semi-viral in 2022.
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Writer/Creator: Brad Jones
Title Card: Shaun Millington
End Screen: Nick Michalak, www.ravensfilm.com
Music: Karl Casey at White Bat Audio
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[@sethbramwell]

The concept of Rufus, a Hell demon who's apparently just there to b***h slap criers, makes this movie comedic gold.

[@Tim85-y2q]

I like the fact that with all the horrible and creative punishments Hell presumably would have at its disposal, the worst one is apparently getting lightly slapped by one specific guy.

[@sethbramwell]

@@Tim85-y2q "DON'T MAKE ME CALL RUFUS OVER HERE!"

[@silverwurm]

Yep, he was my favorite too

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

If a demon wants to be intimidating, he needs a better name than Rufus

[@aelitastones1266]

There needs to be a Rufus spinoff

[@TheKML777]

It's kinda funny that he was buried in a suit, but he was still wearing his surfer outfit in Hell, as if the production couldn't afford to rent a suit for the entire shooting.

[@deathsyth8888]

I think it's because he died in his wetsuit and it's not a direct shot in the timeline from the funeral to the scene where he wakes up in Hell. If that were the case, most people would be in fancier outfits in Hell compared to the regular clothes that everyone else is wearing.

[@habeashumor9814]

Out of all the punishments of hell depicted in this film, the lectures by the sarcastic British guy are hands down the most tortuous.

[@BlazingOwnager]

I kind of want a sequel where his knowledge, or delusion, leads him to be a zealous demon hunter.

[@RenatoSchmidt]

Wow, I didn't know the demons of hell were juggalos.

[@libRteedude]

Actually, I can kind of see that.

[@Tim85-y2q]

Seems like we should've seen that coming.

[@daniellewillis2767]

Of COURSE they're juggalos

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

And that Black Metal guy with the long hair.

[@daniellewillis2767]

@SpukiTheLoveKitten75 the long BEAUTIFUL hair I suspect is a wig, you mean?

[@john_blues]

During the flashbacks, I was waiting for Neil Breen to pop in and say "Isn't that corrupt???".

[@MrMillionDub]

This movie is like if somebody decided the scene of Kenny going to hell in South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut needed to be expanded upon.

[@dancepiglover]

“Tried” is the right word.

[@iomnibus]

Considering how very nice and very evil the orientation guy is, it's no surprise he's a Danhausen cosplayer.

[@Tim85-y2q]

I like the fact that he's wearing a sensible T-shirt and slacks combo.

[@SirAsdf]

3:00 Putting the Director of Photography credit over obvious stock footage that they didn't shoot was certainly a choice on their part.

[@TheAustinWoolShow]

I legitimately can't tell if this is being serious, or if it's one of the most brilliant comedies since Airplane.

[@knightnday10]

So all the demons have make up like a cross between KISS and the Crow? Great. Hell actually looked pretty calm, all things considered. Thanks for the review!

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Yeah, just looks really tedious and annoying. Where's the incessant, unimaginable torture and suffering? Extremely weak depiction for a religious scare propaganda movie.

[@philmcaughk9541]

they like turl;es

[@louisduarte8763]

@@dreamlandnightmare I think this is Hell after THE DOOM SLAYER made his way through. Huh, a movie set in Hell, and not one DOOM joke from the Snob?

[@Tim85-y2q]

I like the part where they're like "there are no breaks in Hell" but 90% of what we see is people standing/sitting around doing nothing or shooting the breeze.

[@edwardhannah8507]

Also Sting (the wrestler) which is ironic because he's a devoted Christian now lol

[@tremorsfan]

This movie feels like a stealth parody.

[@arthas640]

even as a chrisitian i cant imagine why anyone think this would work as a straight faced film. Like Mao, the man with the largest body count in human history, is above Hitler and Hitler is above the Columbine Shooters who are on par with Judas Iscariot. Also it's a bit vague but it looks like scam artists are also on par with Mao. I dont even have any jokes about that because those jokes would normally be something like "they think Mao is as bad as telemarketers?".

[@gostchiken]

Jesus Bro only gets more prophetic as the years go on.

[@habeashumor9814]

Fun fact: actor Ron Gilbert, who plays Hitler, has a long acting resume. He was in The Usual Suspects, and he even was an extra in The Godfather.

[@THE_Dodge_Morningstar]

Wow… You’re weren’t joking. I guess that was a fun fact.

[@Rob1976x]

Nice🍺

[@troyschulz2318]

That's...slightly depressing. But good for him, I guess.

[@samuelbarber6177]

So this movie has a direct link to what is quite possibly one of the greatest movies of all time? Wow. Simply, wow.

[@DarkseidJoshua]

Hell looks like a Cradle of Filth concert. Great, I will feel right at home in one of the burning mosh pits.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

It's not a good line at all, but I have to admit I laughed when the man asked if there was an appeal process for hell. I think it was just how chipper and hopeful the extra said it that made me laugh.

[@dragonkeeper19600]

Best part is that some religions actually do have an appeal process for Hell, so it’s a perfectly valid question.

[@gaminggoof1542]

‘It’s been 20’000 years! Again with the Porsche”?! 😂 love that joke

[@thenightrider2121]

Me holding my Ron Ormond/Estus Pirkle Blu-ray box set: “Modern day Estus Pirkle film? I am so ready.” Now after seeing this review, I’m gonna watch those clean prints of The Burning Hell.

[@CidsaDragoon]

This has really strong Neil Breen vibes.

[@dragonmaster613]

You beat me to it.

[@michaelryall5752]

Not enough laptops

[@przemekg4945]

Neil wishes he made something half as coherent and high production quality. Journey to Hell is like Michael Bay's Transformers compared to Breen.

[@Kylopod]

I think it’s a touch more self aware.

[@EclecticEnnui]

@@michaelryall5752 Haha! :D

[@BeDoCo1980]

The way you described the movie, Brad, it sounds like the basic premise of It's a Wonderful Life crossed with Dante's Inferno. It was.

[@gdkemeaty]

the way hell looks just comes off as a "more serious version" of Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell 😆😆

[@funkyweapon1981]

But less gory.

[@ashleybrooke2087]

With arguably worse production values.

[@ZC-Infinity]

If hell is just eternal pain, I think I'd be fine with that. We're afraid of pain because it might kill us, but if I'm already dead, getting my guts ripped out on an hourly basis is something I think I could learn to live with.

[@differentboy9697]

The FBI joke has a point. Did he asked Hitler, the zodiac or even the Columbine shooters something meaningful there? He could solve many mysteries

[@meapickle]

Honestly, I would absolutely love what answer the writers would give us if he did

[@iansmith8132]

It’s like if Neil Breen made an Estus Pirkle movie

[@ashur24]

Hell looks mild at best. Even the deamons are pretty laid back and servicable.

[@libRteedude]

20:01 "This Megachurch is BASED!" That may be the greatest out-of-context Snob quote of all time.

[@ramirezthesilvite]

"If I had never heard of your God, would I have still gone to hell?" "No, of course not." "Then why did you tell me?"

[@HylianFox3]

It's the same logic as "if babies are innocent and get into Heaven by default, then why don't we kill all the babies?"

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

Because if they didn't, their god would hurt them. It all being to appease an evil god for self preservation is the most consistent motivation I can find for most christianities and islams. If they're taken seriously, anyway: many people remain benevolent by not taking their religion's claims very seriously.

[@billytrespassers3123]

I'm constantly amazed by your ability to tolerate these movies.

[@sunshineholmes3487]

When a movie makes Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold more likeable than the main character you know something got twisted.

[@Tim85-y2q]

When your movie has worse hip-hop music than Leprechaun in the Hood, you know you've got problems.

[@Grindhouseification]

To be fair,Leprechaun in the Hood had Ice-T. Kind of hard to match that.

[@Kylopod]

@@GrindhouseificationAlso, Willow’s rap was kind of awesome in its awfulness.

[@1Hol1Tiger]

Dude.. "Lep in the Hood come to do no good!" Is a certified hood classic

[@xShotgunSurgeryx]

So this is pretty much a judgement house movie with pretty much the same production values lol. My church used to take us to those when I was a kid. If anyone doesn’t know what a judgement house is it’s pretty much a haunted house designed to show some kind of guilt trip story about sin and death that end in a haunted house themed around hell to scare kids into getting saved on Halloween. It’s messed up. And it happens at various evangelical churches across the country at Halloween.

[@Wfalen]

I really love how the tone is all over the place. I mean, unless you actually know the makers are serious and that it's based on a book by an English puritan, you will look at it as a parody. In hell he meets demons with bad corpse paint, caricatures of mass killers and Mao Zedong that wants to kick his ass with kung fu skills. It's like a Family Guy skit.

[@MKLettis]

Oh God, the wife may be the most naggy wife character of all time.

[@bluecoin3771]

Your first rule of surviving hell is to find the Doom Slayer.

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

I... think staying away from him might be safer. He doesn't strike me as the kind to care about collateral damage, although to be fair I haven't actually played any Doom games so may well be wrong.

[@bradencampbell464]

Wait, if the zodiac killer is in hell by himself, does that mean Johnny Charo went to heaven?

[@noneed4me2n7]

Nice to see Diamanda Haigan branching out.

[@atomichobbit7358]

As bad as this movie is, honestly it is not the worst piece of Christsploitation out there. There is a real, if poorly told, commentary on how hypocrisy is a real issue within Christianity. This might just be a case of a broken clock being right twice but kudos for at least pointing out a real problem rather than throwing a fit over nothing.

[@Backinblackbunny009]

Yes. These are the normal Christians not like the freaks behind the antiabortion screeds. Those ghouls are all one bad day away from shooting up the waiting area of a local ob/gyn thinking it's a front for baby harvesting

[@nicklager1666]

For a brief moment i thought i was watching a lost print of Point Break. I mean it makes some sense that the once in a lifetime wave was the cause of Badman going to hell. Really poor taste bringing up Columbine, Las Vegas Mass Shooter & 9/11.

[@jones4308]

I would say that the filmmakers got their demon costumes from a Spirit Halloween, but Spirit Halloween has way better costumes than that.

[@undeadgentalmen]

Love these Holy-roller films. Nothing makes me say, "Oh my Gawd!" better than a bad production. LOL

[@JanetStarChild]

_Oh CAWD!_

[@SwaggyG_2102]

20:02 Hearing the Cinema Snob say the word "based" feels like such a major tone of whiplash. It's like hearing your college professor saying the words "no cap", "fr fr", or "on god".

[@tintinismybelgian]

Chey's David + Goliath is pain-inducing.

[@sakanamichan3714]

I know there’s a fighting game with a character named Sol Badguy, so the naming isn’t too shocking

[@parisgreen4600]

I wonder if it's a play on "Saul Goodman," the character in Better Call Saul? (I haven't watched the whole vid yet, so Brad may have mentioned this).

[@tintinismybelgian]

Tim Chey makes the Kendrick brothers look like the second coming of Kubrick.

[@claudiadarling9441]

It's like if Ed Wood was an evangelica Christian and decided to make his own version of Groundhog Day, also without the real Ed Wood's passion of skill.

[@kieranelliott5607]

Goddamn this one had me laughing throughout. I thought these types of movies had gotten dull and generic, but man, they really stood out here.

[@umachan9286]

A Tim Chey movie? Careful he might try to sue you if you speak too poorly about it. He actually tried that back in the day when "Suing the Devil" was ripped apart online. He went after a bunch of people on IMDB for talking poorly about it and literally threatened to sue them because, and I quote, "movie companies look to IMDB to determine if a movie is worth distributing" and because people were giving it 1 star reviews he blamed them why it didn't make any money.

[@Tim85-y2q]

The irony being that this type of faith-based film usually has more chances of getting meaningful distribution of some sort than a secular film of equivalent level/budget could even dream of. I mean there are films that were essentially shot on a cell phone in a church basement that have gotten wide releases in actual theaters.

[@Teddeck]

Well, the title was accurate, in a meta sense... I certainly felt like I was in hell.

[@clearcat7296]

Spending 50,000 years in front of a green screen would be hell, i feel Shanes pain

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

You know that something interesting is happening behind you, but you'll never see it, because it's always added in editing.

[@darkchiron]

Alright so this story is essentially just the same as the 'Divine Comedy' where the author just wanted to write about how he dreams about specific people being sent to Hell.

[@arthas640]

Pretty much, only if Dante had the writing skills of a teenage girl writing in her notebook during lunch. Actually scratch that, I've seen fanfics by teenagers that were better written then this.

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

And without the inclusion of Greek mythology or world-building.

[@kill4551]

Sometimes it feels like the script-writers for these things are deliberately trying to sabotage their movies from the inside out

[@louisduarte8763]

Like trying to pull a "Springtime for Hitler"!

[@SpeedyEric1]

2:18- I was also thinking of that quote. 3:30- Really? I thought it was the opening credits shot from Dangerous Men. 3:36- Or the Giant Jumbo Jellyfish from Birdemic 2. 6:59- It's right here where the green screen is starting to give me the Neil Breen vibes of this movie. 13:20- I'll stick with Nero from Star Trek '09, thank you very much. 13:43- Because of course a movie like this has characters just called "Democrat." 16:08- 😆 17:51- And I'm reminded of the part in your Passion of the Christ review where your subtitles made Jesus say "I stole this from a 7 Eleven." 21:17- There was someone in The Burning Hell who complained about being in Hell for 1,000 years. The Zodiac Killer in this movie looks nothing like a devil-worshiping mailman. 22:00- This movie loves being topical, doesn't it? 23:04- Dude, keep your first world problems to yourself. Besides, at this time in human history, people are more concerned about Paul Muad'Dib Atreides and the Fremen fighting the Harkonnens on the planet Arrakis...I am such a nerd. 25:16- I guess the budget for this movie didn't cover buying decorations from the local Dollar General. I wouldn't be surprised if this movie takes place in the same universe as Assassin 33 A.D.

[@THE_Dodge_Morningstar]

Can I still buy those “Back To Church” cassettes? I’m in the mood for a little Mahalia Jackson.

[@DestinyPifer]

Still waiting for Brad to review Prom Night, Terror Train, Mirror Mirror with Karen Black, The Fog

[@KirbyIsCute]

It took the main character thousands of years to figure out why he's in hell!!?? Saying he's a bit slow is an understatement. And yeah, the wife is a total wet blanket. I mean, yeah it's good to be a good Christian who wants to help and think of the poor, but this seems all there is to her personality wise. I'd figure if the husband threw a birthday party with a big cake he baked, she'd be like, "Think of all the people who don't have food that would never have such a big cake." Girl, do you have ANY hobbies?

[@jprahl]

Funniest unsettling reference yet. Thanks, I needed that.

[@CartoonTriper]

""6 days before hell" sound like something for a mood

[@trippjohnson7393]

Now I want the Hack Frauds to do a spotlight episode on this on Best of the Worst.😂

[@iKadaj]

I like the "Estus Prikle" typo in the youtube description lol

[@MoonlitLycan]

The most unbelivable thing about this film is that Shane's wife ended up in _Heaven_

[@kezsofasogood]

She was utterly intolerable. Unbearably self-righteous, nagging, hectoring, and yet she's somehow the "good" Christian?! 😂

[@oculttheexegaming2509]

​@@kezsofasogoodShe's no different than her "pharisee" of a husband.

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

No, she was crucial different: she said she was doing it for her god. Yahway's alleged actions show him caring about obedience far more than morality.

[@Nedzilla345]

David Wascavage portrayed Hell better in Tartarus. Even had aliens.

[@jeddy8469]

I love how it’s literally hell but the movie still has the respect to not show women being abused even by Rufus lol.

[@JesterPrince]

Gotta give credit, those corpse paints are awesome! I now kinda want a job as a bitch slap demon now. "Can we stay with Hitler?" When even the human dirt is better than whatever this movie is trying to sell.

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

I agree. I love the long-haired devil guy. The combo of that makeup with those gorgeous tresses give him a strong Norwegian Black Metal vibe. The long hair makes him look kind of cool.

[@JesterPrince]

@@SpukiTheLoveKitten75 Oh yeah, this is definitely the vibe he gave out. The short haired one kind of gave me Ghost vibes, that he would at least be a big fan : D

[@Punkski]

So basically, Hell is just a bunch of hardcore Black Metal fans and possible deceased black metal musicians. Count me in.

[@aliasfakename3159]

The demons in corpse paint are supposed to be scary but heavy metal groupies would not be put off.

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

Especially the long haired one.

[@bleakautomaton4808]

I'm nostalgic for Twilight Zone episodes now, like the one where a guy thinks he died and went to heaven (he did not). Or the classic "I had time now". The old guy and his dog who died and walk down a road to one of two afterlives. The guy who comes back to life and turns out it's a demon who runs for office (you want to know any of these please watch the show 🙂).

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Cool video as always Snob 💯

[@MrCjosue24]

Hell yeah a new Brad video!

[@dragonmaster613]

Or a Brad New Video

[@svartfrasr9755]

They're just mad the name Sol Badguy was already taken.

[@daniellewillis2767]

Piper Laurie WISHES she had a daughter like Badman's wife, lol...

[@bobcobb3654]

It would help sell the idea of a homeless character if his shoes and hoodie weren’t brand new. At least they got him to take off his Apple Watch before the take.

[@JamezMorrizProjectz]

I read 23 minutes in hell and it was awesome. You’ll fall in love with the magical world and goofy creatures who inhabit it and guide him through the sulphuric brick road so he can meet up with Jesus the King and go back to his home world. It was sad to see him leave as he got to know the creatures well but I’m sure he’ll be back there after writing lies like that.

[@valeriesimone-spera5846]

Other names considered for Shane Badman: Mitch McBadguy, Thomas Hellbound, Ronald Sinalot, Lord Reginald VonHellion.

[@CosmicDumpStar]

Wish I had a Rufus to chase the neighbors chickens outta my yard.

[@MERCS2046]

I just found so behind the scenes picks for this. They actually shot this movie on RED. They could afford those cameras and they made this, really.

[@betteryearentertainment4004]

Boy, 50,000 years sure go by fast in Hell.

[@danielvandersall6756]

Uh Brad.... There was a Fyre Festival Joke RIGHT THERE.

[@lindaeasley5606]

Pretty sure in hell everyone is naked with burns covering their bodies. And don't forget Estus Pirkle's worms

[@freakyzed8467]

So at least you have a snack provided. Fried worms ain't so bad!

[@Windclaw]

All that face paint and not ONE Diamanda Hagen reference? Brad, I am dissapoint. On a related note: If you ever wanted to know what Hagen's "O" face looked like, 22:15

[@JanetStarChild]

If Brad ever makes a spiritual successor to 'Jesus, Bro', I want to see Diamanda Hagan as a demon with "Brian Flim" as her imp sidekick.

[@Spectra651]

This is exactly what I said, lol

[@russellhale967]

It also played in Denver, CO, our theater played it

[@Psmgamer]

You should review The Remaining, similar to Left Behind movies but more horror based.

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

Comical Norwegian Black Metal devils, BDSM Leatherman Biker Hitler, slapping... This is hilarious!

[@Dendarang]

1:44 did they seriously put a quote from Satan saying "this movie defames me!" as the box cover quote for their movie? They have to be taking the piss, right?

[@louisduarte8763]

I know a funnier fake quote attributed to the Devil, about Ozzy Osbourne, in a statement to the press from his home in Las Vegas: "No, he's MY boy, but I still love him like a son."

[@angrytheclown801]

Ahh, you can either pick Los Angeles in Demolition Man before the seashells led by a juggalo, or, be stuck with HER for the rest of eternity. There's just no avoiding hell here.

[@donnellwilliams3988]

Bruh I just burnt a bowl drink on some Hennessy watching this shit & can't stop lmmfaoooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@senorstyx3011]

Will this get a sequel? When will you brad tries bk chicken wraps?

[@Dreigonix]

“A LITERAL BIBLICAL HELL” on the poster is funny, ‘cause Hell isn’t actually in the Bible. Our popular concept of what Hell is comes from early Bible fanfiction like the Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost.

[@hacktormike3679]

Awesome! I laughed at the Ryan Wilson reference, but I was super high by then so maybe it was just that.

[@joshslater2426]

Are you ever going to follow up on the Little Cars series or any more of the Bond films?

[@metalslinger]

The demons look like they could be in an Immortal video.

[@rockingbeat]

Hell is a Gathering of the Juggalos

[@lawman198169]

Funniest part of this movie for me was KZbin CC would always write in “the sodium killer” instead of the zodiac killer

[@jlev1028]

Ah yes, someone needs to stop all the salt from being destroyed.

[@BiserAngelov1]

There should be a movie, where when a devoted christian passes, they go to heaven's gate, where Zeus is standing in front, asking about your beliefs. "So you believed in a Christ? You naive fool!"

[@claudiadarling9441]

Or Norse Hel, ruiled over by the goddess Hel. She's the only Norse god who can't die and go to Hel.

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

Thanatos throws them on the floor before Hades and dread Persephone, anyway. Then those two give a FAIR judgement. Or alternatively, have it turn out that any other denomination of the dead person's own religion was true. Imagine Jesus saying "You believed I was partially human? Where did you lot *get* that idea? Take him to hell!"

[@hunterwilder9665]

This is like someone saw the atheist goes to Heaven sketch from Robot Chicken and decided to make a Hell piece to it

[@HylianFox3]

Okay, you NEED to review that "Suing the Devil" movie, it has Malcolm McDowell in it!

[@mastershake4145]

*getting demoralized by AC6* *takes a break to watch this review* *strength restored*

[@alexishere5994]

Brad is starting to look more and more like my dad

[@evildarkass5]

"We got totally lied to by our album covers, man."

[@dannydement]

I knew Hell was staffed by Juggalos.

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

5:04 Who are you to judge? Literally a professional.