Kraven the Hunter: Laughably terrible. SPOILERS.

[@ekij133]

"I am Chato the movie reviewer ... I review movies."

[@qZbGmYjS4QusYqv5]

He was bitten by the radioactive movie in LA

[@The_Mighty_Fiction]

@@qZbGmYjS4QusYqv5 He was in the Amazon with Critical Drinker's mom when she was reviewing movies.

[@yankee1376]

He was exposed to the radiation of an exploding bomb of a film. Several actually.

[@yankee1376]

Think of all the missed merchandising opportunities: " I'm Kraven some Cheetohs!"

[@rameybutler-hm7nx]

Orrr im not lion, Gain is the best laundry booster.

[@613harbinger316]

DAMMIT! Now I _am_ cravin' some Cheetos. Damn you!

[@michaeltalpas]

I'm so glad they mention that Kraven the Hunter hunts. I would never have guessed, otherwise!

[@jaymeU2]

"Me sir I'm just a humble butler", what do you do? "I buttle sir" - Wadsworth

[@apborick5796]

Hey now! I liked Connery's Scottish Egyptian. LEGENDARY!

[@boogaboogaboogaable]

It's not like anyone knows how ancient Egyptians actually sounded.

[@djohn1671]

movie was spoiled well before any reaction to it.

[@thenapalmbrothershq5585]

Ramirez was Egyptian?

[@dbsommers1]

​@@thenapalmbrothershq5585yep. But he was from everywhere else after that. It makes sense he'd sound like he could be from anywhere.

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

He had plenty of time to develop any accent he wanted.

[@nigelyorkshiremanwadeley6263]

Who can possibly forget Connery's Scottish Russian....

[@michaelwills1926]

I wasn’t paying attention to that due to the movie being awesome

[@TheFreeBass]

Honestly I forgot all about Sean's wonderfully diverse character acting even before he retired when Liam Neeson began appearing as Liam Neeson in every role he ever took on.

[@donfisherjr.2404]

I'm thankful that Kraven cleared up the fact that he was Kraven the Hunter, and not Kraven the stockbroker.

[@obsoletebutneat]

When Kraven wants ketchup, Kraven is... Cravin' Hunts.

[@droe2570]

I laughed more than I should have at this.

[@daviddiggens8841]

I only imagine how that joke would land with the world's mild dyslexics lol 😮

[@viscountrainbows2857]

I miss the 2000s.

[@Mitsoxfan]

I like that the closed caption thinks it's Craven.

[@wesmcinerny4524]

Kraven used to be a great Spider-Man villain.

[@planetschlock]

The absolute worst thing Marvel did for the character was bring him back to life in like 2010 or whenever that dogshit "Grim Hunt" storyline happened. What an incredibly stupid idea and I feel like they only did it to go, "Hey, remember that classic story Kraven's Last Hunt? Yeah, we're going to negate it for absolutely no reason."

[@guilherme5094]

@@planetschlock You are absolutely right!

[@spinb]

At this point, we should be surprised that the Kraven character is even in the movie.

[@rasalasblack]

It should have "Calypso" as a title. Poor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, not yet an A-Lister but still used as a bait&switch to star a strong female gurl boss. I was hoping for a testosterone fueled action full of eye candy male abs for my womanly libido to drool on. The dialogue can be secondary but a gurl boss is extremely unnecessary.

[@johnscott6984]

There is a certain joy in watching a bad movie with a group of like-minded friends 😊

[@Ifness]

Well yes, it is one of those simple pleasures in life. Some friends and something to laugh about.

[@dbf1dware]

Back in 1982, "The Sword and The Sorcerer" came out. My DnD friends and I went to a midnight showing. It was HILARIOUS and one of the best times we ever had at the movies.

[@robertserver3846]

“With some changes, it could have been a better bad…” HA!!! That’s great.

[@nco_gets_it]

Reminds me of those 1980s direct to VHS apocalyptic themed movies in which the hero was a complete idiot, the bad guy boss was so stupid you wondered how he/she managed to drink water without drowning, and all the women walked around the post apocalyptic landscape in bikinis. Dialog so bad you wonder if the screen play was written by drunk antelope and directing so aimless you wonder if the movie was simply a camcorder accident. LOL

[@kimmathis1945]

What's wrong with bikinis?

[@prezidenttrump5171]

@@kimmathis1945 Nothing, he's making a comment on how mindless it is.

[@artnull13]

Where were the hot women in bikinis though? It would have elevated this film.

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

Woah, woah, woah! Slow down, Paul, slow down. Are you trying to tell me that Kraven the Hunter..... hunts? Now that's just crazy! Who could have seen this coming? I'm going to need a minute to process this.

[@CallMeChato]

That was what I surmised from the movie. I am a simple man.

[@blshouse]

I think this might just be the clue I needed to figure out what the Midnight Bomber Who Bombs at Midnight really does... Nope, still not seeing it.

[@ThatChrisGore]

I’m a critic. I critique. 😂

[@CallMeChato]

That you do. And like the Shoveler, you shovel well.

[@hereb4theend]

Wow it's Chris Gore! 😮😮😮

[@mspock7]

How Kraven. I hunt for a decent film.

[@michaelreich4827]

Last time I was this early, I was lectured about how no one was above the law. Repeatedly.

[@okcomics1635]

"I am the midnight hunter what hunts at midnight." And also Dr. Doolittle, apparently.

[@sharipowers1576]

This is a revisionist job for Mr. Canoehead!

[@CallMeChato]

I’ll say

[@MandatoryReporter2015]

A bear at the end? Sounds…grizzly.

[@CallMeChato]

You got a laugh out of me

[@seantang9591]

I read the title as “Karen the Hunter.” 😅

[@AvengerII]

AT this point, Karen IS the greatest super-villain in real life!

[@mechmorph]

"I am Karen the Hunter. I Karen."

[@md_vandenberg]

She tracks down great deals on box wine.

[@michaelwills1926]

@@mechmorph”take me to your Manager”

[@arioch2112]

If only EVERY movie could be viewed in such company! I am envious of you all! Thanks Paul!

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

What we are really Kraven for from Hollywood are GOOD movies, not a fan fiction mess.

[@LateralTwitlerLT]

Fun with friends is always fun. Kind of how multiplayer games are fun with fun friends. Without them ...not so much. Thanks for the heads-up, Mr (canoe) Head. I'll save the money for Christmas or New Years, and I wish you the best of both those :)

[@johnscott7210]

I never understood why Sony thought that a movie universe based on supervillains instead of superheroes would be commercially successful......

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

If they were actually villainous, it might have.

[@ramondimas1252]

If they made good villain movies it would work. Look at The Joker (not the 2nd ine obviously) and The Penguin.

[@TheFreeBass]

@@ramondimas1252 I don't see Joker as a villain movie. Yes, he's a Batman villain, but you can easily take the Batman connection out & the movie stands on its' own as a look into the dark side of mental health.

[@ramondimas1252]

@@TheFreeBass good point, as a standalone movie it is great. What I mean is that a good villain movie can be made, just have a director that can think a little outside the box for and not always do the same attempt at a movie. These characters need depth.

[@billshoemaker5905]

To be sure this movie will turn into a cult classic, probably like Highlander 2 or Big trouble in little China, or maybe Beverly Hills Cop the final version. Who knows. I liked Big Trouble in Little China by the way.

[@CallMeChato]

Loved Big Trouble.

[@Miguel-un1vh]

Pretty sure Carpenter knew exactly what he was doing with “Big Trouble”. It’s great fun.

[@davidsanders5652]

An important correction. Connery's Scottish Spaniard was actually a Scottish, Spanish EGYPTIAN. Your mockery seems out of place now, right?

[@CallMeChato]

I am chaste

[@reemerger]

@@davidsanders5652 😄

[@tomkerruish2982]

​@@CallMeChatoHow unfortunate for your wife.

[@MrsMacLover]

Endings that involve a bear are tight!

[@clogs4956]

But did said bear exit pursuing its victim?

[@lance134679]

Wait, the movie ends with a scene with a bear? Is it where a woman has to choose between a man and a bear and chooses the bear?

[@CallMeChato]

Yes.

[@unknownriderinbound]

Man, imagine heading out to a bad movie and walking into a real life, all star MST3K episode!

[@moshguy]

I just realized that MST3K is going to be absolutely fire in a few years. The current state of cinema is a sea of MSTK3K gold.

[@emilynolan187]

Just saw a behind the scenes trailer for this which had a shot of kraven getting in a battle with a snow leopard. As a zookeeper who works with big cats I burst out laughing. Snow leopards don't hunt people. They are beautiful, not too bright silly derps. Sure, an aggressive snow leopard is intimidating, but if you have to face down any big cat and it can't be a cheetah, snow leopard would be the next best option. The idea that even a big male (95 lbs) snow leopard would confront a large aggressive human head on when it had the option to run away is utterly ludicrous.

[@CallMeChato]

The last word in your post perfectly described the movie.

[@silverjohn6037]

Nice plug for Canada's Greatest Aluminum Crimefighter.

[@elliotwalton6159]

At least Kraven brought the six of you together.

[@rogerborg]

Seems somewhat Sinister.

[@elliotwalton6159]

@@rogerborg 🤣 Of which Kraven was a member!

[@jefffunke252]

3:25 "Some day, lad, all this will be yours!" "What, the curtains?"

[@eddobh]

So, in the end, Kraven shows that the hunt is really all the friends we've made along the way.

[@nstooge]

Ahhh, Chato. I have missed your videos. They haven’t popped up on my feed for a while. You never fail to entertain me. Thank you. I look forward to your next video.

[@paininthepatoot]

Kind of a shame this movie sucked. He was a good spiderman villain in the comics. Also sad to see what Russell Crowe is reduced to now. He has entered his Michael Caine anything for a buck phase.

[@Draconisrex1]

Sony is so silly. Venom was probably the only non-Spiderman character in the Spiderverse that was going to be successful in film since he became an anti-hero. When the first movie brought in $800+ million, Sony decided to hop on the bandwagon and try to cash in not realizing that there was just no 'there, there.'

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

It could work if you let them be EVIL. They don't. It's tiresome.

[@AL-ws5yi]

Spoilers? I don’t think it can be any more spoiled.

[@orlock20]

So that is what that smell was.

[@Nobody_else_but_me]

Hey that's Mr Conoehead on your shirt...... Niiiiiice

[@CallMeChato]

www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/67283646-mr-canoehead

[@brettwalters-n4u]

Well, I have never seen one of these "Marvelous Universe" pots of brown & thanks to these stellar reviews I never will... But, I also feel less guilty now knowing that Paul gets to take advantage of the senior discounts in the viewing of these epic films...

[@phred196]

We look for things. Things to make us go.

[@inhocsignovinces8061]

Kraven is awesome...as a Spider-Man villain. Making a stand-alone movie out of him & making Kraven a superhero...bad call.

[@idahomike4254]

Love the photo at the end!

[@stephenschroeder6567]

"...and a melon baller!" I don't know exactly why, but that small bit of dialog had me in stitches. Thank you, Sir for a early morning laugh! Great picture to close out the presentation. I still remember Dr. Gore from his appearances on G4's Attack of the Show program. I miss that show.

[@CallMeChato]

Funny words comedy is a lost art.

[@stephenschroeder6567]

@@CallMeChato Very true. Not long after seeing your presentation I watched the 2024 compilation of Lewis Black segments on The Daily Show and he is a master of such things. This has been a great Monday morning of laughter. Thanks Again!

[@davidfinch7407]

The heck of it is, I don't know if Chato was joking or not! Hollywood has put out so much crap these last few years I think it's possible. If you had told me ten years ago that all the Marvel heroes were going to be replaced with all female and or diverse characters, I would have laughed at that. The original characters were insanely popular, a license to print money, they wouldn't flush them. I mean, kill off Iron Man to be replaced by a diverse teen girl who is as smart as him? Have Thor get fat and be replaced with a woman who took not just his hammer, but also his name? Cap being replaced by Falcon AND a female British non-American Captain America? Hawkeye be replaced by a teen female who is as good as him with a bow? Have Hulk become too cowardly to fight, then lose his ferocity and be shown to be weaker than a female Hulk? They wouldn't do it, they couldn't do it, but they did it! So a melon baller in this movie, sure, that's a LOT less stupid. And yeah, G4 was a special, wonderful time in our lives. The last attempt at bringing it back was like seeing a beautiful girlfriend from your past show up as an ugly, toothless crack whore.

[@Miguel-un1vh]

The cross-over of the year. That picture puts a smile on my face.❤

[@clint4951]

My favorite part of the film is when Kraven yells, "You're driving me KRAVEY!!!" And then he Kraves Out and runs the bad guys down in his Kravey Train.

[@The_Mighty_Fiction]

Chato: There will be spoilers. Me: Yep, first frame to last.

[@thebrowncrew]

Thank you Paul, you saved two hours of my life.

[@Spamkromite]

Canoeman t-shirt ❤ I think the trailer is enough spoilers on itself already. Feels more like one of those movies from the 80's in which they featured a badass looking protag but the movie ran like one of Bruce Lee. And anyhow, he's a villain, is not like they do favours trying to make it look "good" when the guy is bad and should be treated like so. BUT, we saw bounty hunters better treated in Disney Star Wars than this.

[@CallMeChato]

www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/67283646-mr-canoehead

[@FigaroSpringer]

The best part is the picture of you all at the end. A group of friends having a great evening out. Fun.

[@MechaFenris]

Wasn't Sean Connery simply cosplaying as a Spaniard? Which is why he wasn't really Spanish.... :P

[@doriecameron4397]

I like Kraven…AS A SPIDER-MAN VILLAIN. When I found out about this movie (saw the trailer in theaters) I immediately turned to my sister and said, “Why would you make a multi-million dollar solo film about a guy who’s only interesting when he’s fighting Spider-Man?”

[@plasticweapon]

because he's not only interesting when he's fighting spider-man. spider-man is only interesting when he's fighting most of his villains.

[@defectiveindustries]

Does Sony know that Spiderman villans are ... villans?

[@romibengali]

I guess not.

[@carlosalfredolopezr.1709]

I came for the thumbnail, and got Chato, Former Network Executive producer, who executively produced shows for Networks... "Connery's Scottish Spanish!" - almost had forgotten him as Ramirez. 🤣 Thank you Chato for this review, it sounded like you had a great time with the gang at the the movie theater.

[@doberski6855]

The only spoiler in this video Mr. Chato that I disliked. Was not getting a better view of the 'Mr. Canoehead' shirt sir! As for Kraven the Hunter, never had an interest in seeing this film anywhere, anytime, on any platform! 😂 Thanks for the video sir!

[@CallMeChato]

Fair enough! www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/67283646-mr-canoehead

[@kittensmakingcandles]

Did you know you were summoning the Highlander Illuminati?

[@tim2269]

I’ll pass on this one and repeat my often heard comment about Rhino. He should have been played by Vin Diesal in the Spider-Man franchise

[@OsloTime]

I wish this movie was better because Aaron Taylor-Johnson is genuinely a good actor! He's had a bunch of underwhelming/disappointing movies. Bullet Train was fun and hilarious and he needs a better agent, I think!

[@BoSmith7045]

A buck and a half off a $12 ticket for seniors!?! I need to hurry up and get old already.

[@Elfrunner]

Wes Craven's _Shocker_ with Jonathan Parker. I'll take this over _Kraven the Hunter_ with no Peter Parker. At least the former sounds like a Spider-Man movie.

[@planetschlock]

The SSU writer's room should have ended same way that Kraven's Last Hunt did. 🤯

[@shaekonnit186]

I'm sure there was a time when someone like Kraven would say "I work in HR" or something like that. But no, we've got to have a reaction like, "Boy, this guy sure behaves in an unusual manner!". I regard these films as like Adult entertainment - there's some action scenes, plus all the garbage in between where you hit fast-forward.

[@coniccinoc]

Disney struggling to find ways of insulting comic fans for why they are avoiding this movie.

[@AvengerII]

To be fair to the Mouse, this is a SONY-SPOILED production! Besides, Ricky Rat is still busy dragging the bones of what's left of Star Wars, Muppets, Pixar, and Classic D!$KNEE through the leftovers of the last Californian mudslide...

[@coniccinoc]

@@AvengerII Excellent point, I agree. Thank you for the correction.

[@mc_sim]

i also love how they nonchalantly move from london to siberia in an instant avoiding russian border patrol or SAMs like they are going to nearest park for a picnic.

[@rosmundsen]

I like the eight minute preview.

[@auroninja]

Sony really botched these comic movies. It's kind of a shame when you think about the actors involved (who should probably fire their agents at this point). Morbius, Madam Webb, and Kraven. The audience knew all of these would be flops after we even saw commercials for them. How did the studios not see that? It's kind of baffling to me.

[@Vurt.451]

Kraven: "It's morbin' time." Director: "CUT !!! ...... 'It's huntin' time' ..... HUNTIN", that's not THAT difficult, is it?"

[@tjsogmc]

OH! A Captain Canoehead t-shirt! Canada's greatest super hero!

[@invisibleshuffle]

How dare you?! Canoehead may be wonderful, but the greatest? No. The Jam, formally known as the Jammer is Canada's greatest. Followed almost immediately by Captain Canuck in third.

[@michaelputtre7731]

I liked Highlander. I saw it in the theater. The bit where he has the drunken duel in 18th century Boston, keeps dying and getting up only to be run through again, and eventually apologizes was genuinely original and funny.

[@GartheKnightReturns]

It’s nice seeing Script Doctor slowly evolving from a PNG image to a real life version of Canadian Cousin IT. I hope you all held hands during the movie.

[@antduude]

"Listen, Alex." " 'Erbert." " 'Erbert."

[@ventzxX]

Highlander was bad but at the very least had cultural impact, thing that not even "good" movies nowadays can achieve.

[@daviddiggens8841]

Depends on what you consider a cultural impact. Bad movies like the last Jedi are still bringing people together 7 years later to collectively despise... And people call that a "culture war" so I guess there's that

[@michaelwills1926]

Highlander was bad alright, badass

[@TheFreeBass]

Highlander was AWESOME on the strength of Clancy Brown alone ("Happy Halloween, Ladies!).

[@kasession]

OMG!!! The shot of you and your buddies!!!! HYSTERICAL!!! 🤣

[@wavegun]

Seeing a movie just to goof on it, is a time honored tradition. "I hunt." LOL, just ghastly!

[@LarryFarr-mv8ug]

I imagine that this review was at least 10 times funnier than the movie it was about. (I was sad to have to agree with you that Highlander is bad - but Sean Connery! Loved his Scottish Egyptian Spaniard!) Your take on this movie's sequel changes made me laugh out loud! Thank you, sir! If I had a chance to see this with some other guys, I'd do the same. Thanks!

[@ralphengland8559]

Yes! It was a terrificly bad film. My wife and I loved it. Accidentally funny. Brutal killing. I would see it again. I want a sequel.

[@heretic_]

Damn ... A Mister Canoehead t-shirt ! want one

[@CallMeChato]

www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/67283646-mr-canoehead

[@heretic_]

@@CallMeChato thank you :)

[@exgrinder]

Me: Where did you learn to review movies? Chato: “At the … Cinema!”

[@caspearious-ghost]

I get the feeling that the guy in the middle of the group is Script Doctor... I didn't realize he was soooo tall, towering, brooding AND wearing a Batman suit!!1!

[@SusanPederson-w2z]

Love the thumbnail!😂

[@morecringe89]

I remember going to the theater to watch Arnold S as a fireman and I had so many laughs and a good time, horrible movie but great time and I am not expecting any better for anything coming out that worth my money lol

[@drewdonald6260]

No, Chato, don't go there!! Highlander was awesome!! Sean Connery's Spanish accent.. was.. an accent? I still love the man : )

[@CallMeChato]

I never said Highlander wasn’t awesome

[@lordjet1596]

I think a tad more respect for 'Highlander'. I mean, really,....same breath as this ghastly Kraven film? As a change, I think you should review the wonderful (well, I think so) Hellzapoppin as a change from modern fare. Good stuff, as ever, Paul.

[@CallMeChato]

The old Olsen and Johnson film? You want me to review that?

[@lordjet1596]

@@CallMeChato Yes. It's a genius piece of cinema (also a stage show, I think). I think the reason is, look to how situations build, and what they were trying to 'do'. While it can't stand up to modern production values etc, it is a testament to glorious cinema. Consider how one would have viewed it at the time. I'm going to crack open a bottle of wine, and bloody well watch it again (as has been ages). You could even look at some Marx Bros stuff. A lot of black and white films 'dipped' for me in the 80s/90s, but with age, their genius can be appreciated again. Should sign off by saying that your 'stuff' is great! :)

[@rogerborg]

Fair play to Sony, they've really nailed the laughably-bad Spider-verse-without-Spider-Man movie. If only they could have found a way to make money from it.

[@ooo-i4t3s]

This is the greatest movie ever made.

[@romibengali]

The moviest ever made. Lol

[@chrissymarie68]

Whoa…whoa let’s not mock Upstate NY 😂

[@wneufeld416]

I'm still waiting for the Mr Canoehead movie. The hero we all need! ;)

[@marinawolf]

I'm suddenly Kraven a script written by intelligent adults. I'll see myself out.

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@RHR1991]

I regret missing the Morbius experience in theater, so Kraven will do.

[@patrickshannon4854]

I guess the most fun part of Highlander was seeing Kurgen getting smoked by Buster Scruggs

[@qZbGmYjS4QusYqv5]

He hunted spiders in the Amazon while her mother were researching them there.

[@sparkleypegs8350]

I cannot wait to see this. The abs alone are worth it hahaha

[@vrccim5930]

Fun, thanks. My kids watched Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the late 80's. That was entertaining and we had a lot of laughs. Bad movies with added dialogue.

[@theterbear9915]

Atleast you went with fun friends

[@diegooland1261]

The Hunter walks into the sunset with a bear? That makes sense, I guess since he is a hunter.

[@Fauxkerykes]

Again, your reviews are better then the actual productions.

[@ThieflyChap]

I didn't even know it was out yet.

[@ScribeLight]

I know that I'm always Kraven more Chato!

[@CallMeChato]

@@ScribeLight I see what you did there. Thanks.