The Old Guard Is the Action Adaptation We All Need | Rogue Review

[@Darksiyo]

"Oh worried will hurt your boyfriend?" *Rants for 3 minutes straight about the depth of their love for one another.* ".... Well shit man, now I feel kinda worthless."

[@mikaelafox6106]

So Netflix did an adaptation that was loyal to the source material and didn’t suck? Where were these people when Deathnote needed a hero?!

[@MrImastinker]

Oof. That one still hurts.

[@mikaelafox6106]

Neil Brown Ouch! Nice burn. It wasn’t the best but I liked it. The least Netflix could’ve done was “20 years after the events in Japan” and have Timmy Turner idolize Light Yagami. Then it would’ve been a good movie.

[@ravenvixen7903]

@@mikaelafox6106 thing is, that could have worked so well. Like, bring back the Kira name, but also keep the meanings he said in the movie. "L" being the American response to the original L, aka they started their own orphanage after meeting L, or maybe they had already been trying and only now did they feel it was a success. It would explain the character changes, the different story beats, maybe even have Ryuuk be his trickster self and nudge with "maybe you're his reincarnation" to push a delusion. That one simple change could make the entire thing so much better

[@mikaelafox6106]

@@ravenvixen7903 I like the reincarnation angle but what if maybe this kid is just the American kid and they could’ve brought in a shinigami that was Light himself?

[@ravenvixen7903]

@@mikaelafox6106 eh, that wouldn't really make sense with what rules we had that was set for when someone who used the death note died. And I dunno about actual reincarnation of light, but Ryuuk making him think that just for the lulz, you know?

[@chungusbooper]

"After two months in lockdown, the only thing keeping me sane is my collection of singing potatoes."

[@rhuntern]

I saw a tweet saying "It's like jedi fighting with guns" and that made me check it out. Very enjoyable, but I was dying trying to remember who tweeted it. Once you said that here, I finally had clarity lol.

[@SchazmenRassir]

Ah, something to add to my "Watch instead of Artemis Fowl" list.

[@seanhigby2656]

I love any story about immortals and this movie was just a treat! I cannot wait to get the graphic novel and experience it again.

[@heathercontois4501]

I loved loved loved The Old Gaurd. I think my favorite part is the detail that, "yeah, we're immortal but damn doe sit freaking hurt to die or have injuries."

[@Lizzard570]

I'm not really a action movie fan but I LOVED the romance between Joe and Nicky!

[@minajones8341]

His speech was epic! They were amazing together!

[@OneTrueBelmont]

Also, fun fact, this a first superhero movie directed by a Black woman.

[@zebo8000]

Well they fucked up

[@yoshikagekira3416]

Props to you, Krimson for inspiring me to Rewatch Hellsing Ultimate Abridged. This probably isn’t related to this video, but I just had to thank you sometime.

[@Megatron_95]

Funny that you mentioned Hellsing. Because Dark horse is releasing the fist volume of Hellsing in a deluxe edition like what they did for Berserk

[@DPadGamer]

I had scrolled past this one while browsing netflix a while back, but immediately went and watched it after seeing this video's title while browsing your channel. Totally worth it, was an enjoyable movie.

[@ranwolf76]

Just watched it last night, and enjoyed it. I hope it does well enough (however Netflix measure success) to get a sequel. There was an episode of Highlander similar to this movie. Duncan is captured by a doctor that experiments on him trying to figure how his immortality works.

[@Megatron_95]

If anything, the trailer reminded me of Highlander. And no. I wasn't aware that was based off of a comic

[@justalittlesprout]

I just watched it yesterday and was entirely blown away! The execution of this movie was amazing, and they did a great job building up for a sequel.

[@jpmac7328]

We have those villains, it's called life. Great review

[@radiooperator3176]

The book was better World warZ please

[@Megatron_95]

That wouldn't be a bad suggestion

[@SoggiestBread]

Tbf they are completely different If anything the movie sounds like something the protagonist would've heard during his interviews, and would've been like "yeah right, you totally did that" and just dismissed it

[@timfoley6718]

i think the characters represent the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse . thats is why one of them starts dieing when the new one finds she is now immortal

[@elenalizabeth]

But the woman in the coffin in the water would make them 5 members because she is still technically alive? Including the woman the water, the guy that was kicked from the team, the newest woman, and the gay couple (I can’t remember any of their names)

[@khelsbaby]

a good ass movie and they did such a good job staying faithful to the comics for the most part :) and a lot of the changes made i think made the movie even better

[@katiegrossman2338]

A huge reason that the movie is so true to the comic is cause the writer of the comic wrote (?) the script

[@Liberater4589]

I thought the villain was kind of underwhelming and uninspired, i feel like they could have done a lot more with "antagonist to a group of elite immortal mercenary warriors" instead of just a boring cliche greedy ceo who just wants them to make money

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

I think that's not my opinion of it

[@323starlight]

The greedy ceo villain has been done to death and has instilled the idea that all rich ceos must be evil.

[@juniperrodley9843]

@@323starlight I mean a lot of em are IRL, unfortunately :/

[@artemisfowldragon]

323starlight so it’s pretty damn realistic

[@elisabethschmerzler963]

While I know the ceo villain is a cliche, I did like how they changed it up a little bit and wasn’t just “mwah ha ha I run an evil business” but more of an Martin Shrkeli -like villain. His plan is also one of the only villain plan that stuck with me after watching because while it wasn’t- destructive, it still was fucked up when you think about it

[@FaiaHalo]

What a GREAT video!! I'll show it to ALL of my friends before they watch the movie. You have an awesome way of reviewing movies, just like the professionals, who *actually* know how to. Thanks!!

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

You can't get cabin fever if you always had it

[@lsvensson8256]

Honestly, the synopsis of the movie made it sound so good, I paused the video. Watched the movie until 2 in the morning and didn't get back to the video until on the train to work the next day. I was dead tired all day at work, but it was worth it, I genuinely liked the movie that much!

[@MrVeps1]

I've been sceptical of The Old Guard since it's Netflix, but you've convinced me to give it a try. Thank you, Mr. Rogue.

[@grahamcann1761]

You might appreciate watching the most recent "Fatman Beyond" KZbin video from Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin, where they have a (virtual visit) from Greg Rucka who wrote the comic and the movie script. As always thank you so very much for your efforts, observations, and the video that results.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

5:26 "So uncivilized." - Obiwan

[@immiwright7386]

Sidenote, if anyone enjoys incredible fight scenes with Charlise Theron, they should ABSOLUTELY check out Atomic Blonde. It's got the most thought-out and well-choreographed fight scenes I've ever seen

[@AHealthyDoseofFran]

They finished filming for the sequel a few months ago! Can’t wait for the follow up

[@Solusarian]

Thanks for the review. The poster and trailers sell it as a generic action movie, nice to hear that it's more interesting than that.

[@Aidan-yt2yt]

Gotta say, the hair is looking on point

[@troytaylor5746]

I really liked the film, can’t wait for the sequel

[@xoxonaotchan_7902]

As a aspie I love that shirt nice vid krimson

[@l.tc.5032]

Apropos of nothing but another great lockdown movie is Palm Springs. Give that a watch too.

[@operaghost21]

Watched them both yesterday. Two movies about people sick and tired of their immortality; didn't realize they would go so well together. 🤣

[@paulac.munoztorres]

I watched the movie and it was bomb. I am very glad the opinion is pretty much unanimous.

[@TheMinidow]

the one thing that didn't land for me was the soundtrack, just didn't feel it.

[@mrfluffels6444]

Yea same but tbh for me it was mostly my music taste being totally different so....

[@Bubbleskittymaster]

The villain looked like he wanted to sell me a fallout game. But from what i heard that production will not work on a sequel

[@LordHayabusa85]

#GoRogue I want to be enthusiastic about this but honestly, lately I’ve been really hung up over how egregiously Marvel dropped the ball with the entirety of Thor going back to day one of the first movie.

[@Nasser851000]

just watched this film yesterday and loved it. Cant wait for your review for The Umbrella Academy :)

[@NoadiArt]

I loved this movie so much. I'll watch anything with Charlize Theron kicking ass and seeing a diverse cast with a great gay couple as well. Just so much that I enjoyed.

[@NoadiArt]

@@goldster100 Imagine thinking pointing out a cast isn't all white guys is being a sheep rather than appreciating that the it reflects the reality of the world. I'm sorry if you're too sensitive to handle movies that acknowledge that the world doesn't just revolve around white dudes.

[@NoadiArt]

2 sentences is an essay? I pity your English teacher.

[@minajones8341]

@@goldster100 Imagine thinking that just because a movie is diverse, it can’t also be good and entertaining 🙄

[@minajones8341]

@@goldster100 No, it was because the incels and misogynists were furious that a woman could be the lead in a Star Wars but keep believing your racist and homophobic views.

[@minajones8341]

@@goldster100 You’re wrong and that’s not how it works, but you keep thinking that

[@openfridge]

seriously love your videos I've seen nearly all of them they're super enjoyable dont stop man

[@insertkeysmashherejones700]

I added the movie to my list but wasn't sure if I was gonna watch it or not, definitely gonna give it a chance now

[@brettdallman3885]

Huh. I randomly picked up this graphic novel like 2 years ago. Didn’t know it was a movie now. Gotta check it out

[@samm8190]

Hey Krim, I know you get a lot of comments, so it's hard to know if you'll actually see this one, but I just wanted to say that I really appreciate more and more your commitment to keep this channel politics free. I've been historically a big fan of Dominic Noble, but it has gotten gradually harder to continue that fandom as politics is becoming more and more of what he is talking about in his videos. I mean, I get politics everywhere else I look these days, and I don't need it in the bloody book videos that I watch! Thanks for keeping it cool man! Lot's of likes! Oh, and in case you got this far, I would love to see more TBWB episodes sometime. I do miss the humor that you put in those. I personally have ideas as to what books/movies you should do, but as I'm not a patron (yet) I'm sure your list is long enough! :)

[@KrimsonRogue]

I do try to catch up on comments now and then, though it can be a challenge. XD I'm actually rather political myself in real life, but I recognize that it's more important to provide some good old fashioned escapism for everyone to enjoy. Entertainment should let people get away from everyday troubles, not preach personal politics to them. We can all share a laugh at the expense of some really cringey writing. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you're able to enjoy the channel. :)

[@jaynedavis3388]

5 from me as well but I’ve only seen the Netflix movie

[@berezj3104]

Im sorry but i have to know , what shampoo does this guy use? Its a live or dead issue

[@KrimsonRogue]

I will only answer that if my shampoo brand offers me a sponsorship deal.

[@berezj3104]

KrimsonRogue just give us a clue, nobody has to know !!

[@hemmingwayfan]

I want to know what happens if you try decapitating these immortals

[@kindred-spirits]

I loved this movie. Hope the sequel lives up to the hype.

[@nixsommers2203]

I just wanted the entire movie and just...wow. Thanks for the recommendation dude, I would've had no idea that this existed otherwise

[@arisbelyea14]

Krimson, I always knew I could trust you

[@rowenlove7915]

I agree it was brilliant

[@Joenah5]

My only problem was I thought the music hurt the film. But I'm certainly hoping we get more.

[@Bushwhacker-so4yk]

I watched the movie like the day you posted this, and now I’m recommending it to everybody.

[@gart005]

Loved the movie! Didn't know it had a book!! Definitely getting it.

[@felicismoon9999]

I was thinking of watching this movie, and I think I will now!! Thank you for the review

[@nicovelardita8619]

Idk, giving them old weapons to take into shootings doesn't do the "oh, they are ancient people" for me. In a story as dead serious as this it just looks stupid and non practical

[@dawey8897]

Melee weapons dont run out of bullets. The immortals had developed a sorta resistance or tolerance to pain so they can move even if theyre gravely injured. That is my opinion

[@durarada]

Hey Maximl, ive seen the demon king saga on your bookshelf, the one by Cinda Williams could you maybe make a video about the power systems and national struggles in the books?

[@nalcarya]

You got me excited to watch and I was rather disappointed. Started with the stupid scene right in the beginning, where Andy takes the girls' phone to take a photo and deletes the photo of herself... and the girls don't react to her fiddling with the phone at all, even though it was given to her with the camera open and ready to shoot. Maybe I'm weird, but that immediately shattered my suspense of disbelief and it didn't come back for the rest of the movie. Which lead to zero leniency for things that don't make perfect sense. Also Andy does that, yet later on we see her in multiple photos throughout history for some of which she posed. It's extremely weird that the group of Immortals is essentially praised for their work for mankind because the people they saved either themselves do great things or have offspring that does, BUT at the same time the group openly and relentlessly slaughters every simple soldier who crosses their path. What about the soldiers and their children? Who are they to decide that these people are irredeemable and not just doing a job, believing they're doing the right thing? Why not use nonlethal methods? The movie had the option to talk about that and how the characters justify themselves when "new girl" brought it up but instead she just goes fuck it and joins the rest five minutes later. Then there's the drowned friend that Andy just gave up on. Why? The explanation is extremly lackluster ("We just couldn't find out where she was dumped" or something like that). It's not like she would have had to search the entire ocean, she knew where the ship that dumped her started from and considering the times it could only have travelled so far - are you telling me that she didn't have the resources to scour every inch of the seafloor in that area as soon as methods for that were available? The villain was a blatantly shallow caricature of a cliché which made the whole plot of CIA man capturing the group to deliver them to villain incredibly stupid. Why would anyone believe that that guy would keep to any agreement that involves some decency? Overall a superficial, cliché plot with interesting premise and characters, who sadly get mostly shallow dialogue. 3/5 for the premise (which I absolutely love) and good actors. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk :^)

[@martinaseidel3316]

i hear you on them slaughtering everyone. i guess it's part of the general hand-waving happening in these movies and i just kinda ignored it. i think looking for quynh was a lot more difficult back when she was dumped in the ocean because they couldn't find anyone to tell them where it had happened and they didn't have equipment to search for her. maybe it's still weak but it made sense to me.

[@minajones8341]

Except they didn’t know where she was dumped in the ocean. They couldn’t find anyone to tell them. And the technology didn’t exist for them to even attempt to try to find her.

[@nalcarya]

@@minajones8341 As I wrote above there is no reason/or explnanation given as to why they couldn't just systematically search the entire ocean floor in a radius from the Harbour she was shipped out from. For which they don't need special technology since they're immortal and can just dive down, drown if need be, be pulled up to the boat by someone else and resurrect. Rinse and repeat until you find something. There's no explanation given for why that wasn't tried/an option unless they just didn't care about her that much. Also no explanation why they didn't try again when technology became available. That's what bothered me.

[@gart005]

Gonna go and rewatch it. Because it was so good!

[@robbiehughes8382]

good to Know. i'll have to give this a look. Also another great Action movie you Should check out is Haywire

[@Connor-jl9gq]

Hi krimson sorry you probably get thousands of suggestions but I thought I should offer this up because I've just finished it if you don't have anything planned could you have a look at the Alex Rider adaptation. it's a new TV series and it's really good it changed the source material but I think it changed it for the better (like it combined the first and second book in a way that really works) and I really liked it and I don't know if you will but I'd like to hear your thoughts

[@KrimsonRogue]

Well, I reviewed the Alex Rider movie adaptation, but wasn't really moved by either the movie or the book. I might check it out, but reviews of TV shows take a lot longer to produce.

[@Connor-jl9gq]

@@KrimsonRogue thanks!

[@1Katakana]

If you haven't seen/heard of this one yet, I recommend Sense8. It's a 2 season long science fiction series (it was suppose to be 3, but the 3rd season wasn't green litted. But they did get a movie so they used that to finish/tie together the most important main story/plot threads). If you haven't seen it and don't want to know more, then you can stop reading here. If you want a summary: 8 people suddenly gets the ability to access eachother's minds, see what they see, feel what they feel, learn all the skills they know and temporarely appear in front of eachother. They learn there are several people like them, each of them being in a group of 8 and each group being called a cluster. They also learn that the government is hunting them down to experiment and use those powers for their own purpose, and so the 8 main characters have to fight and flee from them as well as learn which other clusters are with or against them.

[@TenkDD]

i saw the netflix trailer and just went oh boy thats gotta be bad

[@luisalizondo4973]

love the movie 3000

[@mathieuleader8601]

immortality is exhausting

[@abdhdudjrujj3972]

Have you written a book before? (Im not trying to rip you apart from your other videos or something, just genuinely wondering.)

[@KrimsonRogue]

One novella (check the description for a link) and I'm finalizing a novel right now.

[@celtizaya]

I don't know what it was about this movie but the acting to me was so so bad. I got about half way through and turned it off, I just really couldn't get into the atmosphere because I found the actors and their lines to be so distracting.

[@fb39371]

Bruh when hes driving the little scooter in the beginning and they dub it with motorcycle noises....idk about this

[@soulthesassyassassin3616]

You sound like a less whiny version of nostalgia critic

[@kjmmediapro]

Am I the only one that realized she said the world is only getting worse and then they showed a picture of her fighting in the Civil War so apparently she thought it was better before that?

[@gilly4026]

please do the book was better "the death cure" its the last maze runner book and i really like it

[@angelofdeath450]

I feel like I’m the only one who felt this sucked. Characters were meh. Most likeable was Booker. His motivations felt human, I enjoyed the scene with his son and wish it was expanded on. Everyone else was just, no impactful. Crusaders were okay but I feel I didn’t get enough time to get to know their characters. The scene in the truck with the two was the best acting of the whole movie. Really sold their relationship. Andy was just bland and felt more like an emo teenage girl who thinks she knows what the world is all about because she listens to a vlog and read 1984 and animal farm for the first time and is an expert on everything than a warrior. Nile was just bland. Villain was a standard one dimensional villain you are made to hate. I really wanted him to be compelling because this actor has range, refer to Buster Scruggs as he was the armless and legless actor. C.E. I can’t spell his name, had potential but I feel they just made him a fan boy in the end. Action scenes seemed poorly structured and had an annoyance to me. Like the typical fanboy says it’ll be cool if they do this. Like people that have never been in a fight and think this is how people fight. Yeah, I’ve been in a fair number of street fights and did martial arts for over 10 years (Shotokan, Taekwondo, Judo, and Tai-Chi.) And couldn’t help but role my eyes. I may or may not have said for the ‘bad guys’ to sweep the leg and shoot them in the face. And Niles all of a sudden had the same reflexes and skills of centuries old warriors? Yeah....no. Her being able to fight because she’s a marine, that I believe. But being able to throw and beat up spec ops guys that have more combat experience and training than her at the get go, yeah...noooo. It could have been really good but it missed out on major areas it could’ve been great. Read the comic and I enjoyed it, wasn’t great but enjoyed it and was a entertaining read. And don’t get me started on the pop music used for the fight scenes. I just rubbed my eyes, put on Motörhead and watched them. Things move a lot faster to RocknRoll. This movie had nothing to offer. Was a re hash of old tropes. I’ll just stick with Highlander. It had compelling and realistic characters. I’ll stick with that.

[@ultraslav9313]

Yeah, I felt the same thing after watching it. It felt boring and underwhelming for the most part. The action was good in some scenes, but other times it was....questionable. Charlize Theron gave a pretty bored, predictable performance. Nile was bland, but she does have some potential if this series goes anywhere else. The acting in general was as you said, meh.

[@ultraslav9313]

@Jana The editing and the soundtrack were some of the worst I've ever seen in a film, close to Suicide Squad levels. Why couldn't they take a page out of John Wick and put that type of music in there, because honestly it would have worked better

[@angelofdeath450]

Jana the music really had no place in the fight scenes. I’m guessing it was the directors preference. It was distracting and belongs more in a drama during a breakdown and crying scene or driving scene along the highway. Not in a fight scene. Like when Niles was sitting alone and listening to music that’s appropriate and makes sense as it’s the music her character listens to.

[@angelofdeath450]

Ultra Slav Niles has the potential to grow as a character. But I don’t know what direction it’ll be or if it’ll be good. I saw her motivations to see her family again as realistic but when she suddenly doesn’t want to see them again...again I rubbed my eyes and sighed and played Motörhead.

[@angelofdeath450]

Ultra Slav Yes. Totally agree. Suicide Squad had one of the weakest soundtracks in recent history. John Wick would’ve been a good place to refer to for soundtrack. Maybe mix some different types of soundtracks to get the feeling. Like refer to 300 for the final battle scene, Fever Dream by Tyler Bates. Capture the anger and they’re going to mess up the guards. Another interesting thing they could’ve done to refer to the romance between the crusaders was play something a mixture of French and middle eastern influence or an Édith Piaf song for a moment between them.

[@j.tgrooms]

It looks awesome!

[@quma2590]

Will you make a final video about Empress Theresa ?

[@yoshikagekira3416]

The 5th part WAS the final episode...

[@quma2590]

@@yoshikagekira3416 He mentioned, that he may do an extra episode about his notes, which he wrote during his analysis.

[@KrimsonRogue]

I was thinking of doing it and getting my father to help, but then the lockdowns hit and I haven't been able to visit to film.

[@quma2590]

@@KrimsonRogue I can't wait to see that episode.

[@yoshikagekira3416]

quma 25 right right. Thanks

[@LordHayabusa85]

#GoRogue Have you named your Katana yet?

[@lorekeeper2611]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@MercenaryX21]

But I love any movie that just an excuse for Michael Bay to blow up half a Los Angeles. I hate Los Angeles, I was born and raised there and I hate the place with a burning Passion. My only regret is the Michael Bay didn't blow up all Of downtown Los Angeles and city hall.

[@moonstarstories1298]

I know this is irrelevant, but I'm here before 10 hours.

[@user-qk1xt3yb7i]

I saw this movie and hated it and then got recommended this video.

[@justsomewitcherwithalongsw4233]

Ever considered doing comparisons and differences between the Metro 2033 novel and its game adaptation? Or the Hobbit novel and its trilogy counterpart? Although the latter I have more nitpicks about than I do the Lotr Trilogy shockingly enough.

[@windyellis8292]

It was honestly BETTER than I expected-no feminism and basically zero wokepoints except for the Gay Moment that felt right out of cringe fanfiction. However, I could let it slide because it was so good otherwise. Just five stars all around. Another thing I LOVED was how they utilized weapons from across the centuries in their fighting style.

[@somerandomsimpilot8451]

Hey. @KrimsonRogue check out this novel called black powder red earth it’s a spec ops novel made by actual ex spec ops

[@faisalashour3408]

hey man , i love vids, could please review the story of last of 2 i know you are not into video games but i real interested on your thoughts on the story

[@MrDeothor]

My comment got deleted.. Really..............

[@MistressElf]

I just watched this because I saw your review and I'm disappointed. Spoilers ahead. The plot was extremely contrived. Bad guy needs ALL the immortals, and never explains why. The traitor in the group could have volunteered himself and instead set them up to be captured. Nothing explains WHY they need more than one person to experiment on! And Booker had known them for 200 years, betrays them and then immediately 180s. Seems pretty flippant for immortals who 'choose every word carefully'. Nile, when she went in to save everyone, WALKED IN FRONT OF ARMED MEN for no reason. She had no plan. So she got rid of her element of surprise and outted herself as immortal for no reason in that moment. And in moments where timing was dire, people were having 60 second monologues. Nile should have been unbuckling everyone but instead she took 60 seconds to talk to Andy. Same happened at the end. And that's just the writing. The cinematography ruined whatever good choreography they had. LOTS of shake-y cam. Anytime there was dialogue they did up close shakey shots. And the color balance was extremely white. The music was either bland or downright tone deaf pop music with lyrics. I think Netflix skimped on the post production of this film. I think you're seeing this through rose tinted glasses. Because as a stand alone, this movie is subpar.

[@SamGaleFilms]

I hated the film.

[@TheWolf261]

The editing in this film is terrible. Also, the use of music was poop.

[@zsedcftglkjh]

Story was good Action meh Acting sub-par Jokes cringe

[@rjohnson2813]

Just watched this... The immortality was the most believable part.. action sequences were ok but that was all. This movie was just softcore simp porn for SJWs. wont be trusting your reviews anymore

[@557deadpool]

I knew this had to be a comic book of some kind. The movie felt very..."comic booky"? It wasn't until I decided to Google it when I found out which scared me because I may like the movie but if it's an insult to the source material then I can't in good conscience say it's good. So this makes me feel better.

[@arisbelyea14]

Krimson, I always knew I could trust you