Morbius - Nostalgia Critic

[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@bradywells6447]

Do a review of Team America by Matt Stone and Trey Parker

[@jessetorres8738]

Not gonna lie, based on that preview image of Tamara, I thought you guys were going to review Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Tamara was supposed to be Large Marge.

[@disneygirl884]

It`s I remember so you don`t have to time

[@jerricablackcat4303]

Remember when you talked about Cloverfield? Can you talk about the sequels?

[@angusng816]

Still waiting for your Cruella review.

[@spectre9340]

I was expecting someone to eventually give this movie a fair shot but never would I have expected it to be Nostalgia Critic

[@lutherheggs451]

the movie isn't amazing, but its nowhere near awful....Im so sick of people and this god damned notion that everything is either amazing or trash...Just like Uncharted, not amazing but not awful at all.....Things are allowed to just be entertaining or enjoyable without being OMGAWWWWW its so amazing.... It wasn't even a bomb, yet people keep saying it. It has a 75 million budget and made 170 million that isn't a bomb

[@terrencemcgarty6810]

He's been easy on quite a few bad movies lately. He didn't tear WW89 apart as much as I thought he would either

[@137shadowX]

considering that it's a DECENT movie about fucking time

[@LinkMarioSamus]

@@terrencemcgarty6810 I want to mention how Doug likes The Last Jedi even though I cannot in good faith call it a bad movie (despite not really liking it). At least not in the same vein. Speaking of which, Andre of Midnight's Edge said he enjoyed this movie more than Shang-Chi and Eternals and said he thought the main reason critics hated it so much is because it didn't peddle "the message". Ugh.

[@Trevor_NewJerusalem]

He had to in order to make an episode about it.

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

Another example of the villain and hero having better chemistry than he did with the love interest

[@somerandolad]

Yep. Same with Eddie Brock and Venom.

[@lunavioleta001]

That's most movies, even the good ones. Most love interests are never that interesting or fun. Imagine a love interest with the personality and attitude of Milo? Now that's hot

[@scytheseven9173]

@@somerandolad To be fair, Eddie ends up with Venom by the end.

[@LeoneLaTwerk2]

The love interest was stale to me. The way she was in it was like *You are here to solely motivate this chatacter and go from point A to B. It did not feel as natural.

[@y.9645]

That's so true

[@eriknelson7077]

No matter what movie Doug reviews, whether he likes it or not, he always makes it more special.

[@ryanmorejon5813]

Agreed 💯

[@Barry80Elms]

It what way special ?…

[@matthewsmith3078]

Except The Wall of course…

[@sidneyrester6100]

i liked the movie i thought it was better than venom 2

[@tytheaniman497]

Damn right he does. He brings that hard humor! 😂🤣

[@SharpEdgeSoda]

Matt Smith being great at chewing the scenery is the crux of his whole career. You give Matt Smith ham and he'll spin it into tenderloin. Matt Smith is on that Tim Curry Spectrum where you can give him terrible lines but let him act unrestrained and you'll still be entertained. Y'know how there were Disney Star Wars drafts with Matt Smith? I fantasize about a bombastic smug Matt Sith Lord.

[@mikeus69]

Yes! Matt Smith should do a character on a command&conquer game

[@DarthBiomech]

Ah shit, why would you plague my mind with this idea? Now I'll be forever tormented that it isn't real!

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Yep I had way too much fun

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

@@mikeus69 intriguing

[@alim.9801]

Matt Smith was def the hammiest Doctor and I feel like you can see a teeeeny bit of that performance in the movie

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

Matt Smith is legitimately really fun in this movie. Probably because it's Matt Smith, but you get my point.

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Thank You. I had a ball in this movie.

[@fatbgmanbg975]

@@MatthewSmith-to1hz but, you aren't THE Matthew Smithsonian...

[@Pandemia616]

Matt Smith making a souffle out of a shit sandwich is par for the course though lol

[@retrokoh]

This movie formally introduced me to Matt Smith. Now I feel bad it took this long.

[@pusheenqueen519]

I sincerely wish they went full on hammy supervillain with his character and didn't try this tragic villain angle. I felt like throughout the movie we're meant to also sympathize with him and feel sad at the ending but Milo just becomes such an over the top asshole out of almost no where, it feels completely disjointed.

[@ZephLodwick]

I convinced my parents to see this film, saying, 'This is gonna be the worst film ever; it'll be hilarious!' Then we saw it; it was a'ight. The worst problem is that the main conflict of the film, how does Morbius live without killing people, is never solved. The film would've been better if there was less super-heroics and more mad science.

[@pqcowboychanel]

My personal gruff is that they call him milo so much. THAT’S NOT HIS NAME!” And then there’s that scene where the guys like “if anyone’s my favorite it’s you milo!” No then yiu would call him Lucian.

[@Andy-gg4xw]

He could have made a sweet sweet deal with a blood bank. His genius in exchange for blood.

[@Lemon_Push]

Same I saw it with em and we ended up liking the film, we legit enjoyed the Milo hints.

[@Relichunters01]

​@@pqcowboychanelI think the Milo thing was meant to be a joke between friends based on how they met

[@MovieFan1912]

I just noticed that this comment has 420 likes.

[@moomooold]

I loved the part in Nostalgia Critic where he said “It’s Critin’ Time” and criticed all over the bad guys. Edit: what the fuck?

[@anth636]

It’s Critin’ Time sounds like a DND podcast

[@SilverPlayer2002]

The bad guys was amazing film

[@SilverPlayer2002]

@@samuelphilip8097 I know, but even I was thinking about how it was phrased that it sounded like a double meaning to either literal bad guys or a well liked film, so I chose the ladder option

[@Keurgui1]

Intringuing!

[@Official_Rockandrolla_98]

😂

[@ComicalRealm]

Morbius is, without a doubt, the most film I have ever seen. It’s characters and plot are, it’s writing is, and the acting is done. Definitely one of the Marvel movies ever made.

[@thevine2010]

It happened. Just like Twilight except it was less hilarious.

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

@@thevine2010 Lmao, are there really some of you out there *still* shitting on Twilight??

[@MitchellFace]

This might be the most perfect review for the movie I’ve ever seen

[@matrix91234]

@@thevine2010 You mean no sparkling vampires? What has the world come too :(

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

It does exist

[@SpiderGansta]

“Has to do with Spider-Man, I think” is the most honest quote that best describes Morbius imo

[@SeanWheeler100]

I can't believe Sony used Strange's spell from No Way Home to steal Vulture from the MCU. Why didn't Kevin Feige sue them for that? The spell wasn't even supposed to take people native to the MCU out, just send the multiversal characters back home.

[@zeroa69]

@@SeanWheeler100 he wasnt stolen it was the deal they made to get the sinister six back up in running.

[@tristanhartup4936]

@@SeanWheeler100 After watching this movie, I was questioning the nature of the spell even more, so it's a spell that's initially supposed to erase people's memories of someone/something yet when tampered with it creates a catastrophic rift in the multiverse where people who have the memory of said someone/something including alternate universe versions of said someone/something from other universes come through (even ones that don't remember said someone/something if Tom Hardy's Venom is of concern since they never establish if he was unaware of a Peter Parker/Spider-Man in his universe), but then doing the spell correctly sends them back to their respected universes but also sends other people from the universe the spell was cast into other ones. And I thought of the rules of time travel in movies were confusing, I think the rules of both magic and the multiverse is even more so.

[@SeanWheeler100]

@@tristanhartup4936 It's pretty dumb of them to take the Obliviate spell from Harry Potter and give it multiverse shattering consequences. What does the multiverse have to do with memory anyway? And if memory spells can transport people from one universe to another, then is there anything special about America Chavez's powers or dreamwalking in Multiverse of Madness? Why did Strange have to do the forbidden technique of dreamwalking if he could perform the spell from No Way Home to travel between universes? I mean, if he can transport Spider-Man characters between worlds with a spell, there's no reason he can't use that spell on himself to rescue America.

[@Offworlderplayz1960]

@@SeanWheeler100Welp 2 years later and the best explanation is the Super Collider from Into the Spider Verse screwing up the multiverse sending villains into different worlds

[@grafikpapst]

Matt Smith has always been amazing at chewing the scenary, in a good way. Thats why he was amazing in Doctor Who. He can deliver both believable tender, down-to-earth emotions (like, say, on The Crown) but also is great at the being over-the-top and awkward in a fun way. I think its a bit of a shame that his movie choices all have kinda flopped post-Doctor Who. He is a genuinly good actor that should be given more chances to star in bigger franchises in a noteable way.

[@Kanashimimo]

He was honestly great in Last Night in Soho, if you haven't watched this movie. His character can be as charming as legitimately creepy.

[@alim.9801]

He can do dark pretty well too

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

It’s honestly a shame how badly they ruined the comic version of Michael Morbius cause Morbius in my opinion is one of the greatest comic book anti hero characters ever period.

[@Raximus3000]

The issue is the guy is supposed to be the LIVING vampire, ergo there are undead vampires beside him. Maybe if there were in the movie instead of another him, it might have been smth. He needs a more interesting world to function an anti hero without interesting villains is weak sauce.

[@thevine2010]

Deadpool is a rated R smash hit and he is the perfect example of an antihero! Sony had the template! Disney accepted Deadpool into the MCU!

[@nicememes7570]

I watched the movie, and I didn't hate it? It was good even? I would dare say it's closer to what Venom should have been, considering venom turned into 'save world get girl' Is it simply because a bunch of comic fans are yelling about another different/bad adaptation? Yall will get over this as fast as you did Cap and Iron man being on the wrong sides of civil war

[@anarchomando7707]

My brothers and sisters in Morbius... I know it might be hard to get used to but once it's Morbing time, there's no going back. That's why it's prophesied that Dr. Michael Morbius will destroy the universe to rid the world of all impurities, all so he can create a new universe, a perfect one... a true Morbiverse, governed by the forces of Morb (male power and sanctity) and Bius (female power and sanctity) in harmony with the 69 avatars of Morbius appearing once every 420 years to liberate us of the Antimorb, a horrible creature sent to destroy Morbius by the fallen morb known as Milo. This is why Milo has attempted to alter the course of history in his favor. When he controlled the robot AI called the Morbinator, he took it back in time by piloting the MORBIS, so that it could kill everyone and undo the Iranian religious reformation by Zoroaster, who was one of the first Morbishops. Unfortunately, the Morbinator fell in water and laid dormant for years. Eventually, it was unearthed by Fionn MacMorb, which would lead to religous conflict which split Morbland into the Republic of Morb and Northern Bius. This conflict was eventually resolved when Jared Letto, the 34th avatar of Morbius, signed the Treaty of Versailles, which united the religions of Morbism and Biusism together again. However, despite the failure of the Morbinator, Milo has been working in the shadows to stop Morbius... He enlisted Maximilian Morbespierre to create a new religion, the Cult of the Supreme Morbster (Milo is a vampire too so the word "morb" can apply to him too btw). Unfortunately, Morbespierre was killed by the Holy Virgin Morb, mother of Morbus Christ, the 21st avatar of Morbius. Morbius is a virgin because he has no need for sex. Milo is the opposite, which is made sense by the Unholy Hymn of the Fallen Morb, which has a lyric that says, "HAVE SEX." This is how Morbus Christ predicted Judas' betrayal at the The Last Scran; and how we must check non-virgins to make sure they aren't the Antimorb in disguise... Best of luck to all of you, my fellow Morbians.

[@thevagabond1314]

I know a Morbius fan who think the characterisation of Morbius was done fine, it was just the script that was bad

[@PK-Radio]

Truly one of the movies of all time

[@somerandolad]

I used to think that Michael Morbius' life was a tragedy. But now I realize... it's a comedy.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Stop it.

[@kameron_guenther8387]

Truly

[@Santana7506]

This is a movie, alright. The plot, the actors, and the writing were there. It sold tickets as well

[@matthewvalente5877]

@@kameron_guenther8387 yet another great movie that gets hated for no reason its vanoem all over again

[@coopercane500]

Fun fact: The director, Daniel Espinosa, said he was inspired by Pokemon when color coding the effects. Now, whenever I watch this movie, I can't not think of certain Pokemon when Milo and Morbius are flying in the air. In all seriousness, I don't blame the film's final product on the director or original writers. It is the fault of the studio's constant rewrites and reshoots they demanded that Morbius turned out the way it did. They set it up to be a big and booming franchise, but now I feel like they're so embarrassed by it that they'll probably retcon it by the time Kraven comes out.

[@brandonspain12345]

This makes me really nervous about the Madame Webb and Kraven the Hunter movie. Either they may redeem the Sony-verse or they will be laughed at ironically for being so bad.

[@daltonsharp6254]

Zoobat?

[@fatbgmanbg975]

@@daltonsharp6254 ZOOmBat

[@Locust244]

It could’ve been an actually good movie if the studio didn’t get so involved; imagine how it could’ve been if they went with the R rating.

[@RYMAN1321]

And didn’t COVID-19 throw a wrench in the production as well? I’m pretty sure I heard that too

[@Sane-Revelation]

Smith is so good at being fun and even campy, just watching him as the Doctor can show you how fun he can be and that he himself loves it

[@Cs-cp6vo]

It makes me sad he hasn’t had a big break with a Film franchise

[@tntalchemist]

Everyone who's seen this movie has said the same thing; that Smith was the best part of the movie. Whether what he's in is good or bad, he clearly has a lot of fun in the role he's given and throws his everything into it

[@jessedellross3245]

Yes he is. I’m very interested to see his portrayal of Deamon Targaryen in HOTD. That’s a serious role (which he can do very well) yet he also does campy and silly very well.

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Thank You. Yes I had lots of fun

[@Xarfax321]

Too bad his tenure in Dr Who was plagued by terrible writing.

[@yetiornot5726]

I'm happy Doug and I agree that Matt Smith was having SO much fun in what would inevitably be a flop. If you're gonna do it, fucking GO for it! It's like he went back to being The Doctor again and I missed this so much.

[@lutherheggs451]

It wasn't a flop...It made 170 million on a 70 million budget

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

@@lutherheggs451 Tell me you don't understand a thing about economics, without telling me you don't understand a thing about economics.

[@TooRudeProductions]

If you think that kind of acting is out of the norm for Matt Smith then you've never watched Doctor Who, because that was just the doctor as an evil vampire

[@SukiNoKoe]

He's one of biggest hams who's ever hammed. xD

[@Alondro77]

@@SukiNoKoe His performance gave me trichinosis. .... LOOK IT UP, DAMMIT!!! *points angrily at the Internet*

[@nataliehughes1020]

I think Matt Smith is cute. I had a crush on the 11th Doctor. I would give him the passionate kiss. 🥰

[@Cs-cp6vo]

Matt Smith was honestly the best thing about the movie.

[@Kyledix2003]

True but that’s what I liked about Matt Smith’s Performance because I definitely know he brings a lot of Doctor Who Vibes to the Character Milo which is Amazingly done and honestly is One Of The Best Sony Villain Characters and also One Of My Favourite MARVEL Villains and also One Of My Favourite Villains Of All Time

[@bZman]

Smith is legit doing a good job at being hammy in this. He pulls hammy off in a good campy way.

[@jm5887]

You can see he's clearly having fun and as a result he steals every scene he's in. Even the serious moments are done quite well

[@mrcritical6751]

Surprising seeing how Smith has talked about how blindsided and confused he was on set. When he was hired he spent some time researching the character from the comics so he could get a better understanding of him and play him the best. But then on the day he started filming they told him they’d changed near everything about the character to the point where his comic name of Loxius Crown gets thrown out in mere minuets by young Morbius’ stupid “you’re new Milo” shit

[@jm5887]

@@mrcritical6751 mark of a good actor. He did the best with what he was given. And even amongst confusion and bullshit he delivered a great memorable performance.

[@nbewarwe]

Matt Smith is like: "This movie's gonna be a train wreck. Might as well enjoy the ride."

[@Pandemia616]

@@jm5887 fr he was way too good for this movie 💀

[@SoulStarSketchin]

Tamara’s Momo makeup is legit scary to stare at for too long. So well done gang 😂

[@GrandInfernoElite]

Good, i wasn't the only one creeped out

[@JayceCornell]

Honestly this was a weird movie experience because I actually was disappointed the movie wasn’t worse😂 Like it had gotten hyped up so much for being the worst movie ever when I finally watched it and I honestly thought it was a semi decent movie I really wish we got the absolute dumpster fire the internet had promised me.

[@RYMAN1321]

Same here I thought that while it was far from a great superhero film it was by far the worst It didn’t bore me and kept me entertained. Also loved the theme of fighting his inner self

[@KTF0]

Honestly, I thought Venom 2 was worse. Not that it was good, but I expected Green Lantern level bad.

[@creed8712]

If this had been an MCU movie people wouldn’t have clowned on it as much and it would be and would be in the same place as Eternals

[@beloved-child]

It WAS and is a dumpster fire in bland, mundane, boring, overrated leto.....no hook uninspired writing, cringe laughable bad writing(its morbin time was actually said its not just a meme mocking it he literally said that ultra cringe 6 year old fanfiction level line

[@hardnewstakenharder]

When Doug finished the movie and yelled, "Stand back, Malcolm, I'm beginning to Nostalge!" I cried tears of joy.

[@kooperjerome3335]

He didn't say that.

[@garretthildebrandt428]

I actually kinda like the boat scene. It’s an homage to Dracula, where the Count first arrives to London on a boat filled with corpses.

[@ChrisMerkelStudios]

I was today years old when I learned the scene from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure where DIO slaughters a boatload of people who discover his coffin was a literary reference.

[@sasir2013]

@@ChrisMerkelStudios It's also referenced in the hellsing anime

[@ThreadBomb]

@@sasir2013 That must have been Hellsing Ultimate (which I never finished), I don't remember it in the TV version.

[@ComicCrossing]

Its also straight out of his first appearence. So its one of the main actually comic accurate things in the movie. That Morbius does kill people on a boat and then jump overboard.

[@BitlySkope]

I love the part where the nostalgia critic said “Bat credit card!” and flew Mei into the pentagon.

[@ryanzatechka7771]

Truly can’t put into words how much this movie was a such a movie

[@unstronzo3517]

This is all over the comment section I don't get it

[@Harris665]

@@unstronzo3517 it’s to suggest that morbid is just a very bad movie we’re it’s made just for the sake of it with no thought put in to it

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Hmm. Let's go with the title screen that says "A Movie" (It's from "A Goofy Movie")

[@klimmr]

22:34 Honestly, if they switched around Jared Leto saying, "I'm listening." and "Intriguing", the scene would actually make somewhat more sense.

[@metallixstudios4999]

You gave a very well thought out commentary on the film, and I personally enjoyed it when I saw it in theaters. It wasn’t the best but it wasn’t horrible.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

Truly, one of the reviews of all time. It had props, it had costumes, hell even a script.

[@maryg1013]

I agree about Leto's performance. I've never been a big fan of his since he usually is more over the top, but I did enjoy that this performance was more restrained.

[@TheSSBBfan666]

Requiem for a Dream is one of his best, many say. Along with Dallas Buyers Club

[@mttylerdurden9]

@@TheSSBBfan666 and panic room

[@johnenigma8506]

I will say I've been probably one his bigger defenders. For a while he did choose some great projects. I feel like he got so much shit as an actor because of his role as the Joker in Suicide Squad (Some of it deserved but many more problems of it's own) when he was following the greatest Joker performance of all time in Heath Ledger.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@johnenigma8506 Yeah, I liked that he was trying something different. When enough years have passed, I think people will be more lenient.

[@Longshanks1690]

This was the greatest thing in the history of cinema since To Boldly Flee where the Nostalgia Critic yelled “IT’S NOSTALGIN TIME!!!”

[@feralchangeling97]

Literally made "It's Morbin' Time!" look like such a meme it was hucked out the window, truly a moment in cinematic history.

[@DarkLordGanondorf190]

Milo going off the rails is a reaction I can totally get behind. He was ill and in pain for decades. He is just making up for lost time. And sadly losing it in the process.

[@yveltalpoderoso1303]

Isn’t that the plot from amazing Spider-Man 2

[@d_ruggs]

I could maybe get behind that if they set him up more as a deranged psycho, but in the movie it just seems like he instantly flips into this guy who hates everyone who ever loved him for no legitimate reason. he's a serial killer but thinks thats ok. even if he was just into serial killers or something id buy it more, or if they had a scene saying how the serum must have effected him differently

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

So there's a movie where Matt Smith plays an evil vampire and a movie where David Tennant plays a vampire slayer? There needs to be a crossover!

[@Palerider1337]

I think more movies with Jared Leto need to be reviewed here. Maybe "Requiem For a Dream" or "Mr. Nobody." Also the scene in American Psycho were he gets an axe to the head is just as good as him getting beat up in Fight Club.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

I would say it's better.Have you seen the video where they put Gorr and Morbius on that?

[@louisduarte8763]

Agreed, because Leto was in "Lord of War", as Nick Cage's coke-fiend brother and business partner. Only Nick Cage has the right amounts of charm and charisma to get you to root for an international weapons dealer. He also has a very Tom-&-Jerry rivalry with Ethan Hawke's ATF Agent character.

[@Thespeedrap]

Jared Leto is a terrible singer and actor.He really is a punching bag.

[@NeoConnor1]

Leto is amazing in Dallas Buyers Club. His role as a gay AIDS victim was so convincing, I thought he was legitimately a woman at times. He won best supporting actor for it, and he and Matthew McConaughey (who won best actor for the same film, the first time that happened in 10 years) both deserved their Oscars.

[@devlindecker]

"You know what that means! Jared Leto Month!"

[@Truenofan86]

The movie of time . It had a script , actors , hell even CGI , also the moment when he said its Morbin time , truly the movie of all time

[@Charles12]

Should probably add bad before a lot of what the movie had

[@Truenofan86]

@@Charles12 What ?! No ! This is the movie of all time !

[@matthewvalente5877]

@@Charles12 its not a bad film it's great

[@eddieolshefski6467]

When did he say that line?! I fell asleep so clearly I missed it. But when did it happen?

[@bigbaddawg101]

@@eddieolshefski6467 I can't believe you missed it, it was the best scene in the whole movie.

[@bdpickett]

4:54 Not only did he use them off set, he used them so much that it became a hindrance to the production because it would take him a half hour to hobble to the bathroom and back between takes. It eventually got to the point they got him a wheelchair so he could keep "methoding" without causing more needless delays.

[@nomisunrider6472]

Why didn’t they just get a disabled actor who knew how to use crutches then? They’re using CGI for the morbing scenes anyway, might as well justify it.

[@bdpickett]

@@nomisunrider6472 That's... The studio wasn't the one making him act like this. This is just what Jared Leto does. They gave him the wheelchair because he refused to just act like a normal person for the few seconds it would take to walk normally to the restroom. Also, would just be freaking weird to try and do a reverse Steve Rogers thing through the whole (extremely hypothetical) series.

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

I'm surprised that he never drank real blood throughout the filming

[@nomisunrider6472]

@@bdpickett Ah, figured as much. Still if you want a disabled character, get someone who actually knows how to use crutches. I’m sure that guy would have had that problem solved on day one. And as for covering it up, maybe that could be a good thing, forcing the film crew to be inventive with how things are staged or rewriting things so the actor can work around it. It’s been done before (Chella Man played a hearing person in Titans, Bruce Hovak played a guy with extra senses in Star Trek, Ricardo Montalban got CGI’ed into an Iron Man suit in Spy Kids which looked terrible but with a better budget who knows), so they could do it here. Restriction forces creativity and this movie needs all the creativity it can get.

[@bdpickett]

@@nomisunrider6472 Morbius is only disabled for the first half of the movie. Not even that.

[@Twilightlover46]

Matt Smith was the only thing that kept me going through this movie. He was so beautifully over the top and looks like he's having so much fun.

[@StephenStaver]

I love that there were _multiple_ Doctor Who references while talking about Matt Smith. He will always be one of the best Doctors ever. The energy he brings to his characters is unmatched.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

To be fair, the Multiverse of Madness situation isn't so much trying to convince people who's in the movie or not. It's more like, people are seeing the chance is there to edit in something funny or better, and they're taking it. It's one of those "when the fanfic/fan edit is better than the actual content." moments.

[@bZman]

Multiverse if madness was SUCH a huge waste of potential.

[@codered1132]

@@bZman yeah, it didn’t delve much into the multiverse aspect as we anticipated. It could’ve been another Spider-verse.

[@bZman]

@@codered1132 it barely delved at all. The most multiversal stuff was the title and short cameos. What a waste

[@ForbiddenFruit73]

@@bZman I liked it, but I was always more interested in seeing a Doctor Strange movie done with Sam Raimi's style and Scarlet Witch as a villain than any of the multiverse stuff.

[@bZman]

@@ForbiddenFruit73 if it was full Raimi I would have agreed. But it was neutered Raimi. Same as his Oz film. His last truly his own film was drag me to hell, and even that had studio interference. I regret to say he may reach the hights of the evil dead, darkman, or first two spiderman films again. Great director, but these days the studio controls too much.

[@nekkidnora]

I'll admit, the "this is to me what Venom is to others" line does actually make me see your point more.

[@legiongamer-works-podcaster]

sony really wants to bank on the ......hero genre (surprise surprise sigh).....

[@claudekaneiii2283]

I’m glad, FINALLY, people are acknowledging that this is a movie. I’m a person. Not a robot. And I watched it on a screen. With my human eyes. It was definitely filmed. Filmed as a movie with a script and everything.

[@ThreadBomb]

As with Fant4stic, it would be fascinating to see what Morbius was like before it was put in a blender by the studio executives, but it will probably be decades before we can see the original versions - if ever.

[@MagnusPrimeZ]

i loved when doug said "ITS DOUGING TIME" and started dougin out all over the movie

[@Kazeromaru]

"It's Doug Funnie Time"

[@thephantomsplit]

I said this in one of the Awesome Comics streams and I'll say it again: I think they should've saved Morbius for one of the new MCU Spider-Man trilogy movies. He could've been the MCU version of Curt Conners, where Morbius could've been a sympathetic scientist that Spider-Man would've tried to help instead of fighting him. Morbius in my opinion could only work with Spider-Man, and nothing can change my mind about it.

[@mayotango1317]

Why not a evil villain who is really is evil. The sympathetic villain is a tired cliché.

[@thephantomsplit]

@@mayotango1317 well no, I mean like how Lizard in the comics was evil, but Curt Conners remained as an alley with Spider-Man. I mean that type of situation. And what I meant to say was in the end, Morbius doesn't want the help, and he just leaves to be isolated.

[@vikkidc3859]

Morbius could work to introduce Blade as well

[@kwayneboy1524]

@@mayotango1317 that's how he is in the comics

[@louisduarte8763]

@@vikkidc3859 One of the SPIDER-MAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES episodes with Morbius in them introduced me to Blade. Then I saw his first movie, and said "WOW, he curses a lot! Me likey."

[@thestarkid0831]

Since it’s Nostalgia Critic, it’s Nostalgin’ Time

[@lordeggo]

Morbius like most Spider-Man villains isn't truly a "villain". He's a victim of circumstance and consequence. He actually does more good than most. Teaming up with others to fight Carnage in Maximum Carnage. I mean when you compare him to people like The Punisher he looks like a damn saint.

[@wariodude128]

He also teamed up with Ghost Rider and some other weirdos back in the 90s to form something called the Midnight Sons. Even had his own comic where he was labelled as "the living vampire". The 90s was a crazy time for comic books I tellz ya.

[@saltystick_99]

So basically Morbius really could've been sympathetic, blood hungry (literally), and still have been a 'likeable marketable protagonist' if someone actually cared about the character and not trying to make a literal poor man's MCU?

[@Japaneseanimeguy]

@@wariodude128 the "Living Vampire" moniker is an important distinction for Morbius regardless of whether you're writing him as a villain or a hero, since his vampiric traits and abilities come from science gone wrong while he is still very much alive (as far as I'm aware) unlike the likes of Dracula who are proper undead vampires and also exist in marvel.

[@gavichealsomething2169]

Didn't he team up with Blade and Black Cat in the 90s cartoon to stop other vampires?

[@loshmilosh]

17:54 "The most realistic part of the movie - New Yorkers not giving a shit." Lol, man. You nailed it!

[@wstine79]

Lloyd: "I'm injecting bat DNA into so you can be a vampire super villain." Chaplin: "Oh boy! I'm gonna battle Batman." Lloyd: "Idiot! That's the wrong comic book brand."

[@chefbreccia2642]

The best Batman teams up with the worst Joker. Hijinks ensue. (orchestral theme plays)

[@gagejoseph91]

Matt Smith is just a great actor. The 10th Doctor in Doctor Who is spoken of as the one of the best, and Matt somehow managed to follow that act amazingly. Of course he's a scene-stealer in this movie.

[@jeffbrehove2614]

As someone who's not a Who-vian, I do want to ask, what would you saw to an American with a British accent as Doctor Who?

[@tylermcmurray2232]

yes but matt was 11 not 10

[@tntalchemist]

@@tylermcmurray2232 he's not talking about Matt when he says the 10th. He was taking about Matt as someone who followed Tennant's act amazingly which is a feat since, as he said, 10 is widely considered the best

[@tylermcmurray2232]

@@tntalchemist my bad just realized I totally misread that

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Thank you

[@nickyqcarter.q9208]

Matt Smith was undeniably entertaining in this, especially for a film as drab and otherwise lifeless as this one, but in the theater the thought I kept having about him was "Discount Kilgrave" 😂😂 (EDIT: I know super little about Doctor Who. When I thought that thought and when I wrote this comment I was not at all thinking about David Tennent and Matt Smith both being Doctors. Lol)

[@NeroLeMorte]

He was already a discount doctor so ironically he would be a discount kilgrave after tennant.

[@rudyproductions4557]

@@NeroLeMorte oh no, you did not just insult my boy like that! 11 was a great Doctor!

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Thank you.

[@nickyqcarter.q9208]

@@NeroLeMorte @Rudy Productions Holy Shit, I know very little about Doctor Who, so when I had that thought and later posted that comment I COMPLETELY FORGOT they were both Doctors 😂😂😂

[@jeffbrehove2614]

Good Christ someone HAD to make that connection. Glad I wasn't the one to do it.

[@geraldcosbyheremkay]

I loved it when he said "It's critic time" and critiqued everyone in the room

[@johnnysparkle]

There were several problems behind the scenes with Morbius, as revealed by director Daniel Espinosa in an interview with Upworthy. For starters, Espinosa admitted that scenes involving Michael Keaton's Vulture had been either excised or reworked to better match with Spider-Man: No Way Home, resulting in Vulture's headscratching interaction with Morbius in the post-credits scene. Also, the obnoxious method acting Jared Leto exhibited during the Suicide Squad shoot reared its head here, with Espinosa confirming an account that Leto had taken forty-five minutes to use the restroom due to staying in character as the physically infirmed Morbius; eventually Espinosa and Leto reached a compromise where Leto would be quickly taken to the restroom in a wheelchair when nature called.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

I honestly thought the film was okay too! I’m surprised!🤣 Also can we all agree Matt Smith absolutely stole the movie!!! 😆😂🤣 Also I can’t unsee the cartoon screaming Milo! 😆😂🤣

[@kevindolan9]

My Honest feelings about this movie is its.. Passable. Same feelings I’ve got for the Venom Movies even though I do admittedly enjoyed the Venom movies A little More. I’m a Doctor Who fan so seeing Matt Smith in the spotlight again with this kind of film was fun, I do think Leto’s performance is good and the film is a decent run time. Buuuut what gets me is i am both SICK of Sony trying to shoehorn themselves this hard into the MCU that it adds another massive Plot Hole to Doctor Strange’s Spell and probably THE biggest one tbh with Vulture teleporting to Sony’s universe with the vulture suit he somehow got.. seriously hows that possible? And I’m even more sick of them restraining the villains/anti-hero’s to just being misunderstood hero’s they really need to go for broke with these and should’ve made them rated R especially when they made Carnage cause i will not get over how they made him legit scary but all of his actions were just PG 13’d to the highest degree, he should’ve been a walking Laughing Meat Grinder but instead we just got everything covered up..

[@jonasquinn7977]

That’s my biggest issue too, the movie is bad but it’s not the worst movie ever made but it’s emblematic of Sony biggypacking off of Marvels success and holding some of their most iconic characters hostage Well that and the blatant false advertising that I’m shocked they haven’t been sued over

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

@@jonasquinn7977 Oh yeah, that false advertising about Vulture that made it seem like he'd have a main role only for him to merely be in two post-credits scenes that literally make no sense.

[@jonasquinn7977]

@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 and the blatant Spider-Man baiting

[@conflictbrooks]

Although I agree with Doug on the effects, I overall thought this movie was a total train wreck. However, I like some of the ideas. I'd like to see a FanScription on this film, I bet they could save it.

[@NicoUnken]

Years of Doctor Who nerdom has taught me that yes, it can be genuine fun when Matt Smith is having a blast in his role! Not to say he's perfect or excellent or great- just that he DEFINITELY provides entertainment, and I'm happy to see him pop up.

[@klimmr]

5:02 Fun fact, there are currently bats in the attic of my house. In fact, one of them got into the sunroom. Don't worry, they're being removed next week.

[@johnnysparkle]

Word of God: Despite never filming the scene with the Spider-Man mural, the director has confirmed that Spider-Man (or at least a Spider-Totem equivalent) does still exist within the SSU.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something I’m sure Jared Leto might be thinking about is “I'm happy doing stand-up, but I'll probably do a television show eventually. If not, I'll delve into this Internet world and decide best how to harness it. What I like best about it is the independent movie style and the ability to just be completely reckless within that world. I like that a lot. I just have to acquaint myself with technology.”

[@thevine2010]

Malcolm: "I am not even a doctor." Me: I am. That was an oral syringe for babies. Plus hospitals have backup generators. Unless Morbius has EMP powers and is in the world's emptiest hospital during COVID. Seriously, there are criminal hospitals that Morbius can easily attack. Some hospitals have a cordoned off criminal/psychiatric patient care areas too. So many plot holes in a vampire film.

[@whitespiderproductions5150]

My therapist: Momo Tamara isn't real. She can't hurt you 1:29:

[@hgrunt100]

4:41 Is a surprisingly self-aware joke.

[@mx9226]

It’s Morbin Time! That line will never not be dumb.

[@sanfordday]

I remember in the review for A Goofy Movie, Doug joked about the title card and asked, "What would A Movie be like?" Morbius was the answer.

[@leonardrodriguez1501]

To me morbius was pretty much a 90s/ early 2000s comic book movie. Right down to being only good to a select few who focus on one thing, usually how much they loved the comic. And I think that's why hating it became so popular, because it was a bad we haven't seen in a while. People were nostalgic to hate a 90s/ early 2000s comic book movie again. Especially from marvel. This isn't dare devil, but it's in that vain. And people like being trolls, so it's nice for them to have a new blind flirt fight to make fun of again

[@ThreadBomb]

Hey, some of those early 2000s movies were a lot better than Morbius.

[@leonardrodriguez1501]

@@ThreadBomb totally agreed. Ironically the first thing that comes to my mind is Blade. But nothing coming out more recently reached the low point of, let's say, Catwoman. The worst we have now is something maybe from the Dceu. I won't give examples and will let people fill in the gaps themselves. But those aren't movies as fun to make fun of like those old 90s ones are. They don't suck because no one tried, they're just not great because everyone tried too hard.

[@dylansharp8471]

@@leonardrodriguez1501 "They don't suck because no one tried, they're just not great because everyone tried too hard" Huh? "The worst we have now is something maybe from the Dceu" I'm guessing Man of Steel, Batman V Superman, or Josstice League.

[@leonardrodriguez1501]

@@dylansharp8471 exactly those. Like I said, they tried too hard. Took themselves way too seriously and forgot to make them any fun. That's why I wouldn't say they sucked, they just weren't great. The old school comic book movies as I remember them i could always tell that no one cared. Why the frick did the main characters play a whole game of basketball with terrible editing? Eh, we were five minutes short of theatrical running time. What did it have to do with catwoman? What's catwoman?

[@ChristianFrates1997]

Daredevil had a director’s cut.

[@Artcat932]

My favourite part was when The Nostalgia Critic said “it’s critiquing time” and everyone stood up and clap for 72 hours straight.

[@pwnorbepwned]

There’s a part around 9:12 where Doug says scientist exactly 10 seconds after he said scientist already, so there’s a point where you can use the mobile double-tap to go back 10 seconds and he just completes the word, allowing those 10 seconds to loop over and over. I dunno, thought that was funny.

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

I have to admit it wasn't that bad a film. I had a good time, wish they fixed some things, but it was okay. Not bad or groundbreaking

[@ebbderelict]

I had a good time too.

[@Code_Ax0]

@@ebbderelict I had a morbin' time. (I'm sorry)

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

@@Code_Ax0 a morbin good time?

[@atwistedb]

It was a 10/10 movie I loved it

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

The only saving grace was Jared Leto as Morbius. You can tell he was trying to make something amazing. The problem was the writing sucked. No pun intended.

[@Dargonhuman]

A bad vampire movie is like a weak vacuum - it sucks in all the ways it shouldn't and none of the ways it should.

[@ChrisOnStage2]

I gotta fully agree with the Critic.......I really liked this movie, despite the terrible editing, plotlines, and occasional bad CGI. Leto's acting was on point and the initial story worked!

[@lutherheggs451]

People seem to love to ignore that Leto is an academy award winner.

[@petrosinella]

@@lutherheggs451 Yeah, I've seen him in a few movies, and was always happy with his performance (Girl, Interrupted, Requiem for a Dream, Fight Club, and American Psycho). Maybe I'd feel different if I'd seen Suicide Squad.

[@eddiediaz5518]

It could’ve worked, if it wasn’t a Morbius movie, this could easily be reworked into a plot for Spider-Man 4 where Morbius is the main villain, hell it could even justify the return of Vulture

[@benm5970]

16:49 “Oh, we heard a thud, guess that calls for assault rifles” Oh hey it’s like GTA cops

[@SonCarlosH]

Thank You NC. I walked out of the cinema with a smile on my face. It was an ok movie that didn't deserve the hate. Is it a masterpiece? Hell no. Is it the worst Comic film ever? By no means. It's a simple, enjoyable film. Nuff said.

[@James11111]

Glad to see that not only am I the only one defending this movie, but that the other guy doing so is Nostalgia Critic. I really enjoyed it. Solid 7/10 for me.

[@CocainBuzz]

The kind of movie that should have been released between Daredevil and Fantastic Four (2005) but somehow made it in 2022

[@F0NZ13]

I still really want to watch this movie. I'll come back when I finally watch it.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

7:00 Now we have a goldmine of jokes with him. Most of which involve time.

[@rossthebesiegebuilder3563]

19:27 Matt Smith is visited by the "Doctor Who" raised him...I see what you did there.

[@TheChrisHype]

“It’s Morbin’ Time” feels like the punchline of that joke from Seinfeld that Jerry kept trying to remember that really wasn’t funny to begin with.

[@misterjersey5460]

*my man*

[@thefilmwatcher1216]

I really like the part when Old Batman gets zapped into the Morbiverse due to some laws of a spell cast by Sherlock Holmes because Nathan Drake didn't get into college, even though the laws don't make sense with the original way the spell was cast.

[@meganparrish807]

That scene pales in comparison to Gandalf leading the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to Asgard to rescue Spiderman from the Debt Collector who'd seized control of Yggdrasil via the Power Infinity Gem to force all the in debt college graduates to work for him as wage slaves to rebuild the Galactic Empire.

[@thefilmwatcher1216]

@@meganparrish807 Yeah, that scene was awesome.

[@ninjanibba4259]

Movies like this makes me constantly worried for Spiderman, especially Tom that he may go through the same thing Andrew did, and NO ONE should have to do that again, I'd like to think 10 years later they would learn from their mistakes but nope....we get stuff like this and Venom as punishment for taking comic book character villains seriously and fleshed out like our heroes

[@NyGeL_Derey]

I think this movie was like the opposite of Strange's MOM: everyone expected MOM to be a perfect movie and was disappointed that it was less than that. on the other hand everyone thought Morbius would be a lousy movie and it was more than that

[@Troupe_Master]

Mom was awesome idk wtf your on

[@NyGeL_Derey]

@@Troupe_Master I agree, but some people just like to whine

[@fireironthesecond2909]

@@Troupe_Master I’m sorry Doctor Strange was in that film?

[@TAGanimation]

10:25. In real life its the other way around. The bullies grow up to have uncompromising adulthoods, complete with wives, jobs, and children, while their victims have to live the rest of their lives with their scars and inflictions, knowing what theyve been put through. I should know..

[@kingstonlovely7404]

Wow, edgy, anyways, you got a therapist 2 years later?

[@ryanmorejon5813]

I have been waiting for you to do this review ever since it came out and thank you for tackling the third film of Sony's MCU and just how bad it ultimately is and making my Wednesday feel a whole lot better and the running gag of trying to get its mobian time is pretty funny 🤣❤️

[@HunterX05]

Just gonna say it, I genuinely enjoyed the Milo scenes but keep in mind I am a Matt Smith fanatic, he is my favorite Doctor and seeing him in the trailer was the only reason I paid to watch Terminator: Genisys

[@aboxinspace]

Same... He was my #1 reason to watch this, #2 being the memes haha

[@sphearix7232]

My favorite part was when he said: “it’s Morbin’ time.” Truly a Morb moment.

[@Mikulotl]

Morbment

[@sphearix7232]

@@Mikulotl Give this man a morbillion dollars for coming up with that.

[@carrito1981]

My good nostalgic friend, I wholeheartedly agree with you on this one. Morbius was fine. In fact, it's actually just a 'good' comic book movie. This would've been beloved in the 90's. It's simple, to the point, no grandiose aspirations, it's just Morbius.

[@thedragonskull1065]

I never would’ve imagined you’d be the one defending this movie but I am glad you did. I know deep down Morbius isn’t good, but I love the character so much that I’m glad he got a movie to begin with. I can only hope in the future we get a remake or directors cut or maybe have some talented fans remake it themselves to do it justice. I really want to see a Lethal Protectors crossover movie with Venom, Morbius, and Kraven teaming up and maybe fight Andrew Garfeild’s Spider-Man. That’s my dream for these movies… A dream I fear may never happen though. Maybe in another universe it has.

[@waldoabrysh3913]

It truly has been a morbin review

[@saveriopanaccione996]

That actually would be really cool if he was in the Hulk universe I can totally see him fighting him

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I can’t wait for Morbius 2 where we finally find out the Kool-Aid man was a vampire this whole time

[@LightningTTfan14]

I personally loved Morbius. It reminded me so much of the early 2000s hero movies :)

[@ThomasGilbert-j7u]

Tommy: “It’s morphin’ time! Dragon Zord!” Zack: “Mastodon!” Kimberley: “Pterodactyl!” Billy: “Triceratops!” Trini: “Sabertooth Tiger!” Jason: “Tyrannosaurus!” Everybody: “POWER RANGERS!!!”

[@madelinegreenwood4810]

18:44 Oh _there's_ the Doctor Who joke I was waiting for

[@skyecwazycorner]

The scene where Morbius morbed all the villans was truly peak cinema

[@atwistedb]

I loved when Milo played the song Have sex (have sex)

[@donkarasu-9644]

Morbius was a relatively obscure Spider-Man villain (only most known for the TV shows) and now... His legacy has been made legendary in recent times... for the wrong reasons.

[@newhybrid101]

*BEST reasons possible

[@motor4X4kombat]

now lets see what the hell they re gonna do with "el muerto" with bad bunny.. im not really that exited for kraven because that is one of my favorite spiderman villains and just like venon they will butch his story to make it more mainstream. Like riddle me this: who can not longer be an animal hunter because we live in a such a PC word that even the peta will lose their shit if they see an animal hunter as a main character? okey im fine with changing venom from a symbiote to a parasite (yeah theres a difference) because at least they keep his alien origins, im not fine with changing kraven hunter origins to an "anti-hunter" guy because thats like taking the punisher militar background and change it to a anti-war hippie that does weapon combat as a hobby, is not just one tiny difderence its a huge difference that change the character story/identidy

[@samkresil6011]

4:54 I actually wasn't surprised when I heard Jared Leto was going to do some method acting for this film because he did in fact use those crutches off-camera, to a point where the film got delayed several times because he also used them on toilet breaks and the producers had to rush him on set as quickly as possible in a wheel chair because he kept holding up the production.

[@UdoShan]

3:38 I get the EXACT same reaction when i tell people that I actually LIKED... ........ {Insert Internet-Mailigned Movie Here}..... I swear, the Internet is FULL of people who can't handle simple disagreements about, among other things, MOVIES...

[@klaushargreeves4882]

I personally liked this film for the most part up until the climax which felt so forced and rushed. I really liked Milo and Morbius chemistry and I liked Jared Letos performance (which isn't something I thought I'd say)as morbius 🦇.Anyway loved the review

[@falconslayer.a165]

5:35 oh amazing!! You mentioned Milo Murphy's Law, I love that show with Phineas and Ferb and it's just as good as this last one. I hope you talk about Milo Murphy's Law at this year's Disneycember

[@JAProductions494]

I haven’t seen this movie yet because it looks bad however I love Matt Smith in Doctor Who so want to watch to watch the film just to see him

[@alexandraluster284]

Honestly, I wish he was a real vampire. Like full on got bit in the cave by another vamp, and turned. He's from a cinematic universe that has Norse Gods as superheroes, this isn't as shark jumpy as you'd think!

[@zarinaa1135]

Matt was Prince Phillip and that doctor of his was King Bertie in The Crown. Going from that highbrow, complex, well written masterpiece to working together on this must have been so much fun for them. They at least got a chance to go fishing again.