Priest - Good Bad Flicks

The awesome action horror film Priest.
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[@ednimenzo1984]

the "jokes on him, gingers don't have souls" got me. LoL

[@GoodBadFlicks]

:)

[@seanmcgrath3826]

I'm a ginger and I know i have a soul...Well, I did until I sold it to Satan. (JK)

[@automaticshelter130]

I agree this movie was very original and I felt the concept was fresh and interesting. I want a sequel too, but they're usually too busy making 80's reboots. I admire the actor who plays Blackhat's character, especially in the role of Reaper in Doom.

[@ethanphilpot7643]

It's definitely good but original? Eh... I dunno. I was immediately reminded of Warhammer 40k when it got to the part telling the audience that the church is the central oppressive government

[@obyone878]

Warhammer 40K is heavily influenced by much of Tolkien's works, and real world history had the church as the central oppressive authority for hundreds of years. So that's not quite a fair comparison. Priest is very much a cyberpunk inspired movie with heavy influences from a ton of other material, but it's no more or less original than most everything else. Everything comes from something, as one would be hard pressed to come up with something completely new, and most things are just twists of something already there into something else. Sadly, that twisting mostly just happens with remakes and reboots, and they don't even seem to aspire to be new or unique. That's one of the many reasons why Priest shines as something original.

[@seanmcgrath3826]

Karl Urban played Blackhat and the only other roles which he did better are Dr. McCoy in the Star Trek reboots and, of course, Judge Dredd. He's been good in almost everything he's been in though.

[@qweqqweq2090]

Blech. Enough sequels! I liked this movie too but I'm fucking sick of sequels and remakes!

[@seanmcgrath3826]

@Wraithic Artistry My bad, although I haven't seen LOTR or Bourne Supremacy yet, & I don't know when or if I will. I should have thought to include Vaako btw

[@strycian]

You forgot that Priestess did all of this in high heels.

[@_yellow]

That's a sin *ding*

[@tedpilledtonysoprano5512]

Where was Paul Bettany when they were casting the Hitman movies? :(

[@cordia96]

They do all the Hitman castings on opposite day.

[@jozef667]

Where was gondor when the westfold fell ?

[@maxwellhonack9438]

One of my childhood friends worked on most of the matte paintings in this movie.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

maxwell Honack if you still talk to him (or her) tell them they did a great job.

[@alexjaybrady]

Thats cool they nailed it!!

[@bruhb7611]

The thing I love most of this movie is the animated opening. Genndy Tartakovsky needs to make an independent series based on the opening alone.

[@TrinityHealth215]

Without a doubt one of the best movies I've ever seen. I worked in film for 6 years from My Name Is Earl to The Soloist and 100's of commercials. I was hurt by the reception this movie got. It was originally directed and had a great cast. Thank you for your review. Can't lie...I think Priest is one of the baddest super hero's ever. He's up there with Neo from the Matrix.

[@tony671]

And we need a Dredd sequel NOW it was the best movie of 2012 and Karl Urban played the character of Dredd perfectly,never took the helmet off,Olivia Thirlby was great as Anderson straight forward bad guys v dredd bad guys die and no fucking little kids in the cinema.

[@PhDFl0pp]

Urban had mentioned a sequel possibly in the works, I hope it does

[@cynthiautz6702]

I heard they're doing a Mega City One TV Series.

[@SmashTom]

And thus my list of movies to watch has gained another entry. I agree on your whole vampire rant though. Vampires should be bad-ass merciless monsters.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I'm glad we seem to be past the Twilight phase and are returning to badass vampires again

[@seanmcgrath3826]

The Vampire Diaries was way better than any of the twilight films IMHO. They at least had a fair amount of human-slaughtering bad-assery to even out the soul-crushing mush (which they didn't rely on nearly as much, either)

[@remyd.s2286]

I'd just like vampires to be interesting creatures, they don't necessarily need to be brutal or pansies. It honestly bores me almost as much to have that same "CHECK OUT THIS EVIL MONSTER WE'RE GONNA SET ON FIRE" trope. If a vampire is intelligent/sentient, why should it just be a murder machine? I really liked how they were portrayed in the Witcher lore. You had your ferals, you had your Machiavellian vampires, and then you had your benevolent vampires. They were all intelligent predators who possessed different outlooks on their relationships with humans.

[@mjohnson5030]

06:50 Priest: If you throw rocks in the air, you can climb them like a staircase. Sonic Yep. Super Mario: It's-a-true. Isaac Newton:[Facepalm]

[@lechanoine9372]

Hey, Legolas did the same thing in The Hobbit!

[@KierTanaka]

Speaking of Judge Dredd...tha Priests in this post-apocalyptic world remind me of tha Judges from that post-apocalyptic world!

[@sqjpure]

"Jokes on him, fingers dont have souls." Lost my shit XD

[@TheSeraphim17]

While a fun and irreverent romp, it ultimately suffers due to a complete dilution of all the elements that made the manwha so amazing.

[@gamerguy6990]

I didn't think I'd see you here

[@NeroLeMorte]

I think it's more like comparing guyver the manga to the live action guyver 2 dark hero they're meant to be two different takes of the same story it's not perfect but it's a good if flawed movie on it's own. So in a way it's kinda like comparing apples and oranges.. well if you squint yours eyes a little even tho priest still is kind of a meh mediocre movie that's kinda flawed but also enjoyable in some small parts.

[@RedDragonM1]

Gendy is a very talented animator and director. Nearly everything I've seen of his always won we over. And I love "Samurai Jack"! I hope he can finish it one day. Ooh, have you ever seen "Star Wars The Clone Wars"??? That was amazing!!!

[@brantisonfire]

After seeing “A Knights Tale” in high school, I really liked Paul Bettany. I will honestly say, though, I haven’t seen as many movies of his as I should have. Ive seen “Legion” and of course the “Avengers” movies, but I passed on “Priest” because I thought it would be sub-par. But now knowing Karl Urban is in it, I’m down to watch it.

[@clairvoyantPastry]

I love all the smaller things you point out in the movies, like the vent that disappeared for the rest of the movie. Things like that remind you that movies aren't real life, hahaha. I am a gigantic fan of religious symbolism, and also vampire killing, so I should really check this movie out. I think a sequel would be nice because the concept is great.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

clairvoyantPastry Thanks! While the movie isn't perfect, its a pretty darn good time. It doesn't follow the original series at all, aside from some of the names, but it is its own cool world. I wish they would have made another. Who knows though? I never expected Legion to get a TV series!

[@JeddtheJedi]

Drinking game: every time Cecil says "priest" or a variation thereof, take a shot!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Jedd Jong do you want people to get alcohol poisoning!

[@iamagiantcat]

GoodBadFlicks YES!

[@user-se2zl3ke6f]

GoodBadFlicks that wood be awesome but I'm a minor so no alcohol for me 😢

[@BaggyMcPiper]

It was pretty cool. Definitely much better than the other Paul Bettany pseudo-religious action-horror film Legion.

[@alucard624]

I loved this movie. It was a pretty much a post apocalyptic spin on The Searchers, with vampires instead of Comanche Indians. So many moments from this film homage The Searchers it was great.

[@ChambersShow]

I enjoyed the film but the Comic is very different and SOOOO much better

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Isaac Langan maybe one day they will do an adaptation of the comic rather than a reinterpretation

[@ChambersShow]

YES! we can only hope

[@TOAOM123]

GoodBadFlicks hahahahahahahaha not in this America sadly. dream theater did a kick ass song based on it though

[@Toasty667]

I loved this movie and Legion.

[@garyhall331]

just watched this tonight. pretty good. makes me think of Mad Max crossed with Dredd

[@mediocrechel]

Cecil all of your priest jokes had me dying! Always enjoyed this movie too.

[@Y0uKnowMyName]

Hey, that vampire guardian looks familiar. Its PINKY from DOOM!

[@carlosoliveira8172]

The animation sequence for this movie reminds me a lot of Dante's Inferno's...

[@sethleoric2598]

I really love this movie, up there with Hellboy and Van Helsing (at least every scene without that one lady with the weird outfit)

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Love that one! Planning on doing an episode for it at some point. James Woods was great!

[@Geek_Speak_Gaming]

THE Super Mario sounds are priceless man!!!

[@Skarwind]

Loving this channel after finding it. Keep it up!

[@TheMMObro]

this has pretty cool world building

[@maukka1545]

warhammer 40 000

[@DavidAkhter]

Nothing is better than Warhammer 40k

[@shanecordova6970]

Dude I love your videos! Great takes!

[@corcaighrebel]

Spot on assessment.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Corcaigh Rebel thanks!

[@tommyatkins2527]

i think you have sparked an intrest in this movie good reveiw

[@monsyd913]

You kill me! I died when you flashed "pancakes"! Now all I will think of during that scene is Cabin Fever!

[@wolffenhaus]

May I say yours are the best edited, filmed, narrated reviews on the tubes. Passionate, in-depth and entertaining. Whew.. said.

[@stevenholder4951]

priest was a great movie I watch it over and over again I wish they'd make the sequel it deserves it

[@phdgkos47952]

this movie was tight af. a new take on vampire creatures and continuous action

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks! We need a Priest 2!

[@resmediamarketing]

Thanks for going back to the original theme--Love it.

[@firstelvys]

You sure as heck have great taste in movies! This got you a new subscriber, now to binge watch!! FUN!!

[@aolivia1754]

I had the BEST time binge watching his series. the amount of detail he goes into during the reviews definitely sets him apart from other movie critics. I am always amazed when I watch his videos that doesn't have more subscribers.

[@firstelvys]

Yeah, I see people that don't put half the effort he does and have way more subscribers!!

[@chinnamouw]

loved the movie, I dig those weapons and hopefully there will be a priest 2. Thanks for posting this.

[@TheVarietyVendor]

I have had this movie on DVD for like over a year now. Gonna watch it tonight.

[@245-TRIOXIN]

Love this movie. I loved this movie as much as the movie Equilibrium. Both absolutely awesome movies.

[@JakeDriver]

The backstory comic book sequence in this is amazing , Ide genuinely love to see a version like that of this film

[@StrazdasLT]

Its odd seeing this movie here. This is supposed to be Good Bad Flicks, not Good Good flicks.

[@liesureleeminis8268]

priest is definitely bad. in a good way...

[@synapfluxnln9317]

I loved Priest. I've watched it several times and it just keeps being amazing!

[@trikkerman1]

that movie was shit.

[@stillhuntre55]

I thought I was the only one who outright loved Priest. Good to know there are others like me!

[@trikkerman1]

There will always be fools who love crappy movies.

[@Avocado11]

My dad built some of the sets for Priest and it was the last movie he took me down to spend a day on set to watch them film before he retired. That day they filmed Maggie Q surfing her motorbike in front of a blue screen and jumping off for about 90 minutes. Then Karl Urban pinning Priest to the train car and taking off through the ceiling for a few more hours. I got to tour the hive and read the first couple arcs of the series this was "based" on, I went up to my dad and said this movie has nothing to do with the source material, he shrugged.

[@maverickdoe6984]

Came here looking after looking for any signs of Priest 2. You nailed it at the end of your review. If there can be no less than 5 Twilight movies, there should be a Priest effin' 2! And, yeah, John Wick was one of Keanu's best.

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

This IS a highly under rated film, and I agree with EVERYTHING said here, save for the idea that there was NO humor whatsoever...hell, your favorite line from the film is a great example of humor that exists in the film, along with the 'easy way/hard way' line you showcased towards the end of the review...the humor is there, it's just subtle and dark...just the way I love it...;) Another great video, my man...keep 'em comin', and thanks...

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks! I think what I was trying to say is there was no forced comedic relief. Like if they would have made Priest have a wisecrackin' sidekick or something. A shame this did so poorly, I think they did a good job of world building and there was plenty of room for future installments.

[@austinrutledge7531]

That Super Mario joke... You sir, have gained a fan.

[@tb0069]

Your review is completely on point! I consider this a hidden gem of a movie.

[@OldHickory1971]

Great film. Thanks for covering it.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

He's very likeable and a solid lead. Hopefully he'll find that elusive breakout role.

[@MegaGothrocker]

Many people here draw parallels to Dredd and Mad Max, and they arent wrong. But I also get a real Vampire Hunter D vibe from this movie, what with the Futuristic/archaic Post-apocalyptic style , the claustrophobic big cities, the Wild West flair and, well, not exactly the vampires but in VHD there are creatures which are similar. Though its also possible that Vampire Hunter D was a slight inspiration to the original Korean comic...

[@ronniejdio9411]

I love this cast.

[@TheReal008Zulu]

I liked the movie, even though the story wasn't entirely there. But it really bugged me that the guys in charge of killing vampires refused to believe the proof that they were minutes away from being wiping off the earth.

[@serenityvalley3251]

TheReal008Zulu that's because this movie was nothing like the material they claim the movie was inspired from. If you read the Manga Priest...u will understand why this movie failed hard.

[@chaoskitten57]

I think you'd like the movies by Tarsem Singh, the man is an artist with a camera. Don't know about Mirror Mirror though, but it got best costume design for Eiko Ishioka, who worked on Tarsem Singh's films till she passed in 2012.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

ichigofluff666 I'll check them out thanks!

[@BEEEELEEEE]

I remember seeing trailers for this and thinking it looked cool. The concept seems interesting, and I like how they worked the cross into the weapons and whatnot. Honestly, I would've preferred if they did the whole movie in the animation style from the flashback. That would've been kickass.

[@kingcoheed1208]

aren't the Priest stripped of their named thus why their Priest/Priestess

[@jaybodenhamer2544]

love the added super Mario bros. sound effects!! nice touch! totally unexpected

[@Yup712]

I’m going to have to give this film a chance, it actually looks a LOT better than the ads had led me to believe. (Which is why I skipped it back in the day)

[@HellFirecz]

Another awesome video. I really enjoyed this movie too. It was an AA B movie :).

[@GoodBadFlicks]

HellFirecz thanks!

[@jerryhensley5249]

I often check the internet to see if there will be a priest 2 absolutely positively one of my favorite movies

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thank you!

[@MrThankman360]

For some reason I get this movie mixed up with Legion in my mind..

[@judgegringo]

What a freaking awesome review, I love this movie also 👍

[@jadestarr3325]

Dude, this movie is freakin amazing. very underrated movie.

[@Metalistme]

This is one of the best youtube channels by far

[@Commentator541]

This move looks AWESOME!

[@ZyxthePest]

If you enjoy Gendy's work, you should check out the one-season wonder he did, Sym-Bionic Titan. It's a John Hughes flick mixed with a mech anime, potentially right up your alley. Also, it makes STUNNING use of A Flock of Seagull's Space-Age Love Song.

[@theScytheofGod]

Yeah, he does good work for a fucking thief.

[@ZyxthePest]

The fuck are you on about?

[@theScytheofGod]

ZyxthePest Samurai Jack was completely ripped off of Frank Miller's graphic novel, Ronin. Go read it and then look at an episode and you'll wonder too why he wasn't sued for every penny he has.

[@ZyxthePest]

Except the part where Gendy openly called Ronin a massive influence on the series and said he's been a fan of Miller's for years. You're an idiot.

[@theScytheofGod]

ZyxthePest There's a difference between being an influence and outright theft, and he' a fucking thief, so fuck off.

[@jmatt781]

I actually had a lot of fun watching this movie. The Vampires had a lot of similarities with Guillermo Del Toro's "The Fall" vampire horror novels, and the Priests and Cathedral City reminded me a lot of the Judge Dredd movie.... NO, not the shitty Sly Stallone movie, but the newer one, that was criminally underrated, and completely fucking awesome. This movie wasn't nearly as good as the recent Dredd, or the Guillermo Del Toro novels, but it was a fun watch.

[@shadowking9739]

Very different from the comic, but not bad. At least it wasn't like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thank you! :)

[@melting9419]

this is the type of movie review that i like. not aggressive sounding but more on the sarcasm.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Its cool, I know the feeling. Sometimes there are movies that I just don't get either.

[@bapbarnes]

I remember seeing this movie and the entire movie theater was completely empty. I enjoyed it and didn't understand why this movie didn't do better.

[@TititoDeBologay]

I really thing that Priest and Legion should have been part of a trilogy. Timeline : Legion-2nd movie-Priest. Legion as utter evil has been unleashed. Villain :an angel. 2nd movie as aftermath civilisation is still holding up, villain could be any evil mythology you could think of,plausibly a female one. Then Priest.

[@wolfgang6442]

Yeah I somewhat agree even both have the same actor in each one and all stem from religious subjects

[@khathaway414]

It was a good flick. Saw it at home and enjoyed it more than most bigger budget films. Plus the open animation was wonderful done.

[@PatrickOCnMD]

I loved the movie Priest. Best action/sci-fi/horror movie I have seen in many years. Loved the supped up bikes and cool weapons. Musical score was fantastic. Unfortunately, does not seem like a sequel is in the works. What a shame.

[@W0lfenstrike]

Just saw this darn cool movie. I think the last kill that Priestess did when attacked on the rails by the familiars (9:30) would've been perfect for a Mortal Kombat joke: "Fatality" immediately followed by "Flawless Victory". Good review though, as always =)

[@NatalineN]

Visuals were stunning

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Look, I love Let the Right One In. I think it is a magnificent film and truly deserves all the accolades it gets. However, when you ask any random person on the street what is responsible for the current vampire trend and they would say either Twilight or True Blood. Also, LTROI made 11 million worldwide while the Twilight series has raked in close to 4 BILLION dollars worldwide. In the video I'm not saying Twilight is better just that it is incredibly popular.

[@gavywavy1420]

Liking Priest? Obscure Spawn and Judge Dredd references? This is the perfect youtube channel.

[@bern1228]

Agree completely. One of my favorites.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Yes you may! Thanks! (now if you don't mind, go and tell others about the show) :)

[@WilliamJohnson-ml7ij]

In a good and just world there would've been a trilogy for this. It is a really entertaining movie. Paul Bettany kicking ass and taking vampire names.

[@IsisLBz]

so let me see it's Priest, Priestess, Priestor, Priestum and Priestly [no relation] haha! an enjoyable throwaway popcorn flick, wouldn't mind seeing the unrated version though.

[@ShadeWMD]

What a great channel!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Ok! It's already on the list! :)

[@Salty010]

it's rare someone like this movie... i like it i think one of my guilty pleasure movie.. glad paul bettany in marvel cinematic universe... he in deed bad ass actor!

[@filbsmoatlas1801]

loved that movie!

[@BigZapfer]

Hmm I missed this, it looks pretty good!

[@Flintshadow]

i'm pretty sure the priests are just called by their title

[@RandallFrequentFlyerFlagg]

Soggy Dry Lake? Such a contradictory name for a place.

[@Midori_Ringo]

saw this recently an its fantastic. If my local priest was like this I'd go to church every single week

[@monkeykidd420]

This was such an amazing underappreciated movie

[@lotrgirl275]

When the halfbreed storyline kicked in, all I could think was Daybreakers.

[@jdzencelowcz]

It has its flaws, but it wasn't total dreak

[@GummoNZ]

LOL @ "Mister Hat"

[@endersblade]

I forgot how much I enjoyed this movie. A Blu-Ray I need to pick up.

[@333angeleyes]

I think it did bad in theaters because as you said, thanks to the movies: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Interview With A Vampire, and Twilight modern audiences don't understand the concept of a vampire being terrifying.

[@erikponciano]

Right said fred looks like Vin Diesel.