The Agony And Ecstasy Of 2023

[@johnleonard9102]

Disney's 100th anniversary was easily one of the worst years they've ever had. And to cap it off, Steamboat Willie became public domain.

[@barnabusdoyle4930]

Can’t wait to see Mickey and Minnie Mouse in the next Whinny the Poo, Blood and Honey.

[@MsHydna]

They were in pretty rough shape in in the 70s and 80s.... they're still a juggernaut even with some stumbles.

[@nicholasbullock1709]

@@MsHydnain those times Disney was just “meh”, people had lukewarm opinions and no one actively hated them. Nowadays they’re absolutely trash, people loathe and resent them for what they’ve done to culture and society (the lasting impact on the kids that have watched their racism in recent years) and actively strive to disinfect themselves from everything Disney. It’s starkly different than 30-40 years ago.

[@5olveForX]

⁠@@MsHydnaThey've been sustained by Tax Evasi… I mean Tex exemptions, bribes and Government bailouts back then; sadly that well too had started to dry out.

[@nhagan001]

@@barnabusdoyle4930apparently there is a slasher flick already utilizing the IP it seems. Plans to release soon I think?

[@Markfr0mCanada]

As someone who has an amateur interest in history, it's funny to watch Hollywood behave like a collapsing empire. They grew big, they dominated, they prospered and they lived good. Then they became arrogant, assumed they would succeed instead of working for success, indulged in infighting, ignored every existential threat, and will be utterly surprised when they get toppled by newer, more agile, and more actually modern competitors.

[@jackmesrel4933]

Thank you for giving my daily reminder to think about the Roman Empire

[@mrinferno1571]

this is basically every big entertainment company these days

[@tominator6684]

Reminds me of the song King Nothing by Metallica.

[@Newmatic_Weasel]

Sounds like the United States.

[@The_Comment_Dude]

If my only video gets 1000 likes I'll do 1000 push ups and post it on KZbin.

[@Da-choppa]

The fact how dreamworks just pulled puss in boots out of nowhere just for it to be an absolute banger and be leagues better than Disney’s recent films is absolutely crazy

[@AndrewThoesen]

I watched it on a flight because I was bored and I was shocked by how mature and emotionally intelligent it was. And fun!

[@Da-choppa]

@@AndrewThoesen yeah, much more than what you would expect from a shrek side character 😭

[@todderickson2435]

One of my favorite movies ever....not just recently, but all time. SO good!!

[@Zamkat013]

DreamWorks is great. They've always been great. ❤

[@artagle_14]

@@Zamkat013the how to train your dragon movies are among one of my favourite franchises in animation. 🐉

[@justincannell1046]

Dungeons and dragons honor among thieves was one of the most enjoyable films I’ve seen in a long time. Greatly underrated and sad there won’t be a sequel. Sometimes a simple, fun, well-written movie is just fine.

[@derkeheath5172]

It was dumb and utterly forgettable, but surprisingly fun as hell. I don't watch fast food cinema very often, but this one was a shining example of how to do it right.

[@axelhens7831]

I liked it, but It's good there won't be a sequel. The story was told.

[@lonewolfandcub668]

They did cuck all the men lol

[@baldytail]

Exactly, some films are so good and completed they don't need a sequel: Jaws, Star wars, Ghostbusters. (I'm showing my age here) as they, as far as can remember didn't sow the seed for a sequel and yet money talks to millionaire franchise owners. @@axelhens7831

[@chucksenhowzen9740]

Knowing that Disney lost billions thanks to bad movies filled with *THE MESSAGE* brings bittersweet joy to me

[@andywellsglobaldomination]

Disney also lost its number one position to Universal for the first time in years.

[@maskedman5657]

You critical Drinker fans are so toxic. Most of those films being bad has nothing to do with woke pandering. Just bad writing. But grifters gotta grift I guess. It gets views

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

LOL

[@rockinHurley777]

​@maskedman5657 what do you think bad writing entails?? Being woke is part of it

[@nateacosta1939]

@@maskedman5657show me on the doll where the drinker touched you

[@kevinoneil5120]

As a lifelong Godzilla fanatic, I can't describe how satisfying it is to know that a serious Godzilla movie is a rightful contender for the best movie of the year.

[@pancakelens75]

Best movie all year

[@hothotheat3000]

It was AMAZING.

[@garysuarez9614]

No doubt!

[@panicprotocol685]

Godzilla Minus One is the best film I've seen in the theater since Avengers End Game. 👍👍

[@aiiv7839]

You and me both!

[@hodgemann]

Despite the billions lost, it appears Disney hasn't learned a thing.

[@maskedman5657]

Critical Drinker doesn't want them to learn. Because he benefits from the Grift

[@ZehRooKiE]

​@@maskedman5657Man you're one angy boi

[@KryptoKai72]

They never will, they'll keep denying that they're in the wrong.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

Disney “My lust! My greed!!! I deserve this!”

[@zombiesl4yer499]

@@maskedman5657He really hit a nerve with you being in every comment thread lol

[@hobbiekilivan2138]

While Hollywood was terrible last year, Japan was steady kicking ass in content. 2023 was a great year for anime.

[@M00nlightOfficial]

Suzume was the first film I had seen in theaters in years. It's been huge lately. The other film I had enjoyed was Wonka. It's just an added reminder that you don't have to make your films grim and dark or just superhero movies to bring people in.

[@emetanti]

Surprisingly in that Netflixs been having a good time with Bastard!, Baki and Shuumatsu no Valkyrie being good that year..

[@xArt_16]

And we’re on a HOT streak starting the year with Frieren, Shangri-la Frontier, Apothecary Diaries, Classroom do the Elite, Dangers in My Heart, and Solo Leveling. What a stacked start of the year!

[@jack-fm3lb]

boy and the heron was pretty cool too

[@saultd2343]

And we finally had the adaptation of Pluto into anime

[@facilde1]

Thank you for helping on saving so much money on cinema Drinker, even good movies are ridicously expensive so being able to avoid the really cringy ones is a relieve to my wallet

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

Yeah. I can nearly pay a gas bill

[@maskedman5657]

That's because he believes nearly every movie that comes out is woke

[@mattdaniel9420]

@@maskedman5657 They are! Tool.

[@duncanbick6732]

@@maskedman5657I disagree. He just highlights bad writing, directing, acting etc. It is possible to make a political message while telling a compelling story but Hollywood and the entertainment industry more generally in the last decade or so seem to think you have to choose one or the other.

[@charlesbarkley223]

​@duncanbick6732 also political messages don't have to be in every show and movie, Hollywood doesn't understand that

[@ArwenUndomiel406]

I literally just finished rewatching Pirates of the Carribean - Curse of the Black Pearl. The credits roll as I'm writing this. Boy oh boy, what a different experience this is, compared to today's movie landscape.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

Great Film. Dead Man’s Chest was my pick of the series.

[@lancebaylis3169]

It blows my mind to watch movies like this made 20 years ago, and think of them as 'classic cinema'. But it really is, they made things differently, and better. The LOTR movies, Pirates, Inside Man, the earliest MCU movies, the Nolan Batman trilogy, even the Star Wars prequels. Comparing the early 00s to today is like a completely different landscape.

[@ArwenUndomiel406]

@@lancebaylis3169 I hear you mates and Dead Man's Chest is reserved for tomorrow. Drink up me hearties. YO HO!

[@cheesecakeisgross4645]

The CGI was superior too.

[@realistic_delinquent]

I got the blu-ray trilogy for christmas. Stoked to watch it again.

[@hothotheat3000]

Congratulations to Christopher Nolan and the team behind Oppenheimer. Congratulations to the team behind Godzilla Minus One. Congratulations to the team behind Anatomy of A Fall. Thanks for making great films that I genuinely enjoyed and loved.

[@willthompson9001]

Congratulations to Angel Studios and the team behind Sound of Freedom

[@JulieS261]

The similarities between the Superhero and Westerns genre are amazing. Westerns were popular to the point of saturation during the 1950s and 1960s before dying out in the 1970s. There are still people who watch westerns but they have never regained the popularity they had back then. The same thing is now happening with the Superhero genre.

[@M00nlightOfficial]

The crazy thing is, if that happens, DC and Marvel are screwed. The video game adaptations are on thin ice, and nobody is really reading the comics anymore.

[@kingnull2697]

Nah, Eyebrow Cinema has a really good breakdown of how they're different entitled "No, Superhero Movies are NOT Like Westerns". Short answer, Westerns didn't take up nearly as much oxygen as Superhero scholck did/does even at their worst.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Yes they did it to death and churned out dull generic westerns by the dozen.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@redpillnibbler4423 I'm a 50s child and liked Westerns a lot, but indeed both tv and the movies became saturated. I can't even remember all the westerns on tv, well enough the movies. It started on Sunday night with Bonanza and ended on Saturday night with Gunsmoke. There've been some real classics in the past few decades, but IMO the "spaghetti Westerns" genre was the end of the line for them. I'm not into superhero movies and never watched any of the M-she-U stuff, but yes it does seem that its oversaturated the market and is burning out. Can it be brought back?

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Sure fresh movies can be made,there will always be an appetite for good stuff.Same with music,paintings etc etc.

[@Jonathan_Collins]

As much as I enjoy seeing Drinker talk about films he loved, it's even more entertaining to watch him drag horrendous movies through the coals! The fact most movies in this tier list are Disney property is absolutely priceless.

[@sthubbins4038]

Biden won.

[@kyotheman69]

Disney's fault they failed instead of making good movies they rather push "the message" let Disney continue to burn and any company that tried push wokeness trash, looking at AB with budlight, target, ben and jerries, etc. All lost money in 2023

[@eszt3r5555]

I love how this was a year where I was way more excited for the reviews for most films than the actual films, and another dozen of KZbin careers have been launched for real. My respect for the Drinker for saving me tons of money, time, and energy from all the crap films this year be like: 📈📈

[@sthubbins4038]

Perhaps you just enjoy The Narrative™.

[@ASoberBear]

Literally everyone but Disney saw this coming.

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

Because they reaching their own demise, unless Disney want to learn about its mistake

[@johnkeck]

I kinda wonder if they saw it coming and just decided to sacrifice to their Idol

[@valenciasainz]

I never liked movie reviews like ever but *Critical Drinker* and *Nerdrotic* changed my mind, it's more entertaining than actual movies mentioned.

[@fyrchmyrddin1937]

"Like Teletubbies" 8:58 I just wish they wouldn't give the Disney execs ideas - even opposite ideas.

[@prizethought]

the Uncharted film with Tom Holland wasn't that bad though

[@Pizzpott]

Oh how very true 🤣🤣

[@hihosh1]

That used to be Nostalgia Critic for me

[@kbdc]

same. i barely watch movies but this man provides more entertainment value than any current marvel movie out now (excluding the miles morales ones)

[@dan13770]

Marvel's "bland TV shows that felt more like homework than entertainment". Perfect 👌

[@radrobd123]

Yeah and since most of us didn't like doing homework as kids, we skipped over it and got the cliffs notes versions elsewhere (like this channel)

[@dokwalk]

Rechel Zegler was on this new years show i watched where the show clips of people saying what their resolutions are and she fucking said "to be more humble as i grow through blah blah." I started dying laughing. Shes clearly been reprimanded 😅

[@Xbalanque84]

And she's a terrible liar.

[@jiggycalzone8585]

She was probably correctly told that if this movie tanks thats going to be her career with it. How many new pictures does PWB have lined up after dial of derp?

[@The_Comment_Dude]

If my only video gets 1000 likes I'll do 1000 push ups and post it on KZbin. 😢

[@zipperdemon1389]

As a lifelong gamer I’m excited yet terrified for the era of videogame adaptations

[@skizeranosk]

Same. Metroid could be awesome source material for a good sci fi action adventure, but I fully expect they'd find a way to ruin it.

[@zipperdemon1389]

@@skizeranosk True, I’m really excited for the Ghost of Tsushima movie being directed by the same guy who directed the John Wick movies. Everything I’ve heard about it sounds great. Also a series of Metal Gear Solid films, done right, would be amazing.

[@necasperaterent29386]

Uwe Boll: "Somebody call me?"

[@SeSeReRfRf]

​@@skizeranosk100% they will make Samus gay if Nintendo isn't there to stomp their foot down like with Mario. We could all just imagine how that movie would have turned out if Nintendo didn't watch over their shoulder to ensure they were faithful to the source material

[@phillipfry8141]

@@SeSeReRfRf and black

[@Insert_Bland_Name_Here]

The fact that the damned Spider-Verse movies are arguably better and more successful than anything the MCU has put out since Endgame is honestly a bit hilarious. Sony is handling Marvel's characters better than Marvel is handling their own characters at this point. And, surprisingly enough, the Spider-Verse movies show that it's totally possible to create an enjoyable, entertaining superhero movie with a diverse cast instead of making it a political statement. They're just fun and comically absurd, which they can get away with due to being animated.

[@NakulKrishna]

Can’t believe there was a time when I wanted Marvel to re acquire Spider-Man. Thank god Sony kept it.

[@todderickson2435]

Don't give Sony too much credit. They also gave us Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Morbius, and the upcoming Madame Web.

[@ShoeBoyReview]

@@todderickson2435Was gonna say the same thing!

[@jordangalvony312]

quick note on the DnD movie. I am a DnD nerd and I know what was going on in the DnD fan community at the time. the big reason for it's failure, besides being sandwiched between some big releases the week before and after it came out, was that there was a massive attack on the DnD community by the owners of DnD, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. they had manage to turn their whole community against them with venom and rage, so none of us were going to go see the movie or even recommend it. (if you want to look into it, start looking into the DnD OGL scandal - it's a rather lengthy topic - so the TLDR is that the OGL is a document that gave protections to 3rd party publishers big and small to make DnD content without being sued into the ground - and hasbro got greedy and wanted to destroy it. they basically tried to backstab the community and destroy all 3rd party content going forwards - and when that failed they had severely upset the community.)

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Talk about sticking your foot into your mouth and from a year where a historical Cleopatra drama fanfiction is sued by a who,e country for inaccuracies, Ziegler proves further the deluded Los Angeles bubble of spoiled celebrities and the strikes halting productions, it had stiff competition!

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Got reminded that Lizards of the Coast still exists. Day fucking ruined.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Corporate greed never fails to disappoint

[@confusedpuggo8294]

WotC and Hasbro has done nothing but sabotage themselves in 2023. First the attempted stealth implementation of the OGL change, then talks about centralizing all of D&D into an online space controlled only by them, then they sent THE PINKERTONS after a guy who leaked some Magic: The Gathering cards, then they scheduled their movie to be sandwiched between Mario and John Wick 4 (while also repelling general audiences with talk about emasculating their male characters), then just as the movie released, they called literally EVERYTHING in the game racist, including half-elves (even though they got Justice Smith to play a half-elf in the movie), then they started censoring M:tG into OBLIVION (no more “witch” “Druid” “native” “tribal” etc) And that’s just the stuff I can remember off the top of my head!

[@jordangalvony312]

@@VodPJ24uEgkkZT I wouldn't mind seeing more of the forgotten realms either, I like the depth of the lore in that setting and only recently got into the Drizzt books. I will also point out that this whole OGL thing would have had a major impact on Critical Role, the DnD podcast/stream that created the story that is Vox Machina. they were and still are the biggest advertisements for DnD and their DnD 3rd party books sell pretty well from what I know. This OGL thing is also why they started developing their own tabletop gaming systems to play instead of DnD (I haven't looked too much into it or it's quality). literally all major third party publisher started to do something like this as kind of an abandon ship moment. and I don't blame them - sure Hasbro and WotC didn't backstab them this time... but who's to say there won't be a round 2.

[@SomeNerdSomewhere]

Thank you for that list of positivity in 2023. It made me smile and appreciate that everything being thrown at us isn't *always* terrible. Appreciate you, Drinker.

[@TE.LEGRAM_The_ChefJeanPierre_]

I wanna have a discussion with you.

[@Locadel2003]

This man is always so fun to watch. Never stop Drinker, you are making me stay away from bad and unnecessary garbage movies since 2020. Thank you

[@bewmdogg]

He never fails to deliver

[@brandonscott5544]

BLUE BEETLE DIRECTOR BATMAN IS A FASCIST LINE.

[@thembelamawelela9821]

I know the Drinker doesn't cover anime much but I think it deserves a shoutout for the big, almost renaissance year it had in 2023. Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, One Piece(even got a successful live action remake) and Jujustu Kaisen just to name a few, all came out swinging and quite possibly birthed a new generation of anime fans while reminding long time lovers such as myself why it's one of the best art forms and how Hollywood just can't compare at the moment.

[@livebyfaith4647]

based

[@chernobog9]

Except Vinland saga s2 sucked

[@saultd2343]

Don't forget the adaptation of Pluto into anime

[@ethanwilliams1880]

I think you've got a case of the hopium. Attack on Titan was lame, nothing like the previous seasons, Vinland saga was just as lame as its previous seasons, and one piece belongs in the trash. Jujustu Kasien is a good anime, but I would hardly say we are on our way back to the golden age we had pre-covid.

[@chernobog9]

@@ethanwilliams1880 are you crazy? Vinland saga s1 was awesome. S2 was lame and nothing like the first season. Also, you’re crazy if you don’t like one piece. Unless all you seen is the anime. Then I don’t blame you. The anime is trash.

[@DeadshotNo1]

One thing is for certain. You made it much better for all of us! THANKS DRINKER!

[@williammccormick984]

Did he though? Dude is a colossal asshole.

[@TrustYourguts-o4e]

He will definitely thank you too, and he also cares about you. Keep worshipping people you don't know!

[@ajjohnson8310]

I think as long as Nintendo Executives have their hand in the making of their movies, like Miyamoto's involvement in Super Mario Bros and the upcoming Legend of Zelda movies, I think those movies are positioned to dominate the theaters. The Japanese based company won't let the Western "message" destroy their brand. Miyamoto stepped in and changed the Mario movie quite a bit from my understanding so that it wouldn't be tainted by that garbage.

[@chucknorris6640]

Japanese are so based, this year they send a men to a Congress about women fighting climate change or when a Spanish leftist moment demanded that dragon ball should be removed from tv because it was masculine and racist and they didn’t give a f

[@Original-Juice]

great point. I think we'll see a couple sequels or variations of Super Mario Bros. to follow the movie from '23...Also, a game Franchise like Zelda would absolutely be 100% successful.

[@joshg.6315]

The same thing happened with Eiichiro Oda and One Piece. He made Netflix rewrite a good bit of it to keep tHe MeSsAgE out of it and keep it faithful to the source material

[@cainemarko5021]

​@@Original-Juice Any Zelda game would be a great choice! And honestly, we don't need an "adaptation". Just put the game on the screen. Condense it a bit... maybe. But otherwise hands off. I truly believe that a good Zelda movie would beat even Super Mario Bro's 1.4B total.

[@scargamer0022]

​@cainemarko5021 Wind waker would make an amazing movie. i love the art style they used in the game

[@JamesCartist]

the takeaway for me would be no matter how much money the studios throw at a film, it will rely on the script and a good story to sell it.

[@yohannbiimu]

The Japanese have been on the right course with their comic book film adaptations for half a century, making them ANIMATED. So, it doesn't surprise me that the animated Spiderman film did so well. It's what Hollywood studios should have been doing in the first place.

[@QuincyKane]

"Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning" is underrated, in my opinion. I freakin' loved that movie; I think it just came out at unfortunate timing, having to compete against both "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie".

[@fandomking8939]

Agreed, I loved it. Wasn't as good as Fallout but still a great movie that had the misfortune of coming out at the wrong time. Only thing I disliked was what happened to Ilsa.

[@Resonosity]

Totally agreed, loved the concept and the action was thrilling. Movie would have popped off if it weren't for Barbenheimer

[@awavey]

its underrated for sure, but it is flawed as a movie, and much harder to sell to an audience than Fallout was, which was chase the bomb essentially, this is chase the spooky AI that knows everything before it happens, so you have to assume everyone is playing 3d chess with it,which wont be answered till a film 2 years later.

[@radrobd123]

@jmbcorp20 i think the studio figured it would be great counterprogramming to Barbie. While Barbie drew in a female audience, M:I was supposed to bring in the male audience. It did... just not as whopping as Barbie

[@dustingillard6987]

True. Of all the movies he mentioned it was the best.

[@arbhall7572]

No one is sick of Super movies. We are sick of them being made by folks who hate the genre and the heroes themselves. If they can get back to the folks who love them, they will swing back as a massive success once again. We want more of these stories, just not poorly made by haters.

[@maskedman5657]

Critical Drinker will have you believe that they all fail because of "the message"

[@TheRealSlimsagey7]

I somewhat agree, in particular the big 3 of Batman, Spiderman and Superman will always have a strong core audience. Matt Reeve's The Batman made $800m and Spiderverse 2 crushed it. But on the other hand, in isolation these were also just really great movies that tried to entertain us rather than brainwash us with THE MESSAGE. I want to see DC keep its more R-rated tone The Joker and The Batman had and let Marvel have its wisecracking PG13 pandering superhero movies. Marvel has basically killed off all its best characters now and doubling down on the pandering means they are all but finished, but I have some hope for DC and Sony's Spiderman stuff.

[@Ihavethetouch]

​@@maskedman5657Though Message isn't the only reason, it certainly didn't help

[@GigaChadh976]

@@maskedman5657thats part of the reason

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

Or in general made them like an home work or dull af

[@THEchiQ]

I’ve just switched to Japanese and South Korean content over the past few years. I’ve watched Western content, like Sisu, Barbie, and across the Spiderverse, but other than that I’ve been quite happily immersed in subtitles and East Asian voices. It’s been excellent.

[@Eris_Norregard]

Would you by chance have any recommendations? I watched (and loved) Train to Busan, All Of Us Are Dead, Alice in Borderland, and of course Squid Game, but I kind of don't know where to move next. 🤔

[@foxskyful]

@@Eris_Norregard Did you watched Old Boy original version, I Saw the Devil, The Man from Nowhere, The Wailing...

[@foxskyful]

Finally someone mentioned something outside and not just or most about American movies and people expecting some changes while not watching more movies from diffrent coutries

[@rexharrison6827]

Absolutely! China is my go-to for movies with strong character arcs, old school comedy and romance, epic fantasy/historical dramas and always on-point crime thrillers. Even when they drop the ball, they're still streets ahead of Hollywood, which seems to drop the ball even before their damn movies get greenlit! South Korea and Japan are still going strong, though Japan seems to have faltered with drama. The Golden Age may have passed, except for anime. It's South Korea who have been consistently good over the past five or more years with some hard hitting dramas. But really, any country can be seen to be producing excellent work. Even the USA, outside of the Hollywood sausage factory, produces good work. The problem is Hollywood and the total clusterf--k it's become. It has finally reached its level of incompetency. It may have to collapse in order to be reborn as something viable.

[@weston407]

@@Eris_Norregardsomeone else mentioned it but I second I Saw The Devil - GREAT movie

[@bananakinflyswatter904]

On a semi-related note at the end, I really do hate the stigma against video games as a story telling medium. It quite literally enables active participation in a story, letting those interested have a sturdy layer of connection. Sure “shooty shooty bang bang” are there, but you find that in a good chunk of stories and movies too.

[@CorporalFriendlyShark]

1st January 2024: Public: “Surely Disney have learnt their lesson and will spend this year focusing on making good films rather than pushing messages and forced diversity quotas”. 2nd January 2024: Disney - “The new Rey movie will have a female director because its about time a female told some stories” 😂😂😂

[@pochaze671]

It's just an error : they wanted to say, 'it's about time a female director SOLD a story'. They found back the why (producing a movie)! I suppose they won't find the HOW just this year...

[@LisaBowers]

Disney will never learn their lesson as long as there is a *message* to be pushed. And don't call me Shirley. ;⁠-⁠)

[@bobross1829]

100%. You almost have to admire Disney for going down on the diversity ship and their insistence on giving their audience the finger at every opportunity.

[@juozasluksa9967]

@@bobross1829 yep, who knew that Diversity actually IS an old, old wooden ship?...sinking into the abyss.

[@markpayne6436]

Nailed it!!!

[@LastSunrise1981]

Oppenheimer, Barbie, and the unexpected/deserved success of Sound of Freedom all had a significant impact on Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning.

[@def3ndr887]

I honestly like Mission impossible more than Barbie

[@shelovespizza9636]

⁠@@def3ndr887I loved Mission Impossible 7, I admit Mission Impossible 6 was better but 7 was a good movie, it didn’t deserve to fail in the box office the movie got overshadowed by the damn Barbie/ Oppenheimer Hype, I never saw Oppenheimer so no comment on that one, as for Barbie it’s overhyped I gave it a 6/10

[@davidw7531]

I feel like we're at the end of T2. Looking out at an open highway, in uncharted territory. I feel like better things are coming, just keep pushing forwards! Thanks for an awesome year, Drinker! Cheers

[@vincent207]

Let’s just hope our future winds up better than the Terminator franchise.

[@davidw7531]

@@vincent207 yeah, the thought occurred to me as well...

[@trevormoffat4054]

It’s going to be a rocky road ahead for some time yet though. It will take a couple of years to cycle through all the woke projects, reboots and sequels that are still in the production pipeline. The release schedule for 2024 looks AWFUL!

[@Fred-gu6pk]

And Terminator 3 hits you and you wonder what meat exactly was in that last kebab?

[@barnabusdoyle4930]

Sadly, the Terminator franchise is lost on wanting to retell the same story over and over again instead of trying to give the audience something new and different. I’m probably one of the few who like Salvation and what we need is an expansion on the future war instead of going back in the past and rehash those events over and over again. And then of course, this analogy fits perfectly with where cinema is nowadays. The audience wants new and fun stuff, but instead we keep getting studios going back into the past and trying to retell stories already told by much better storytellers.

[@robharper2078]

There is more "message" fatigue than superhero fatigue.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Nah there's definitely a super hero fatigue. 15 years of the same goddamn formula.

[@JeremySayers38]

The message will always find an audience as there are many grifters that benefit from it.

[@Spiderclaw74]

​@dcmastermindfirst9418 Nah. Comics were beloved for 50+ years until Disney and it's woke activists in Marvel and WB and theirs destroyed them. If the movies stayed true to the pre woke era source material they would be doing just fine. It's definitely THE MESSAGE fatigue!

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

@Spiderclaw74 Still don't entirely agree. After Endgame there was no story or direction in the mcu and still isn't and then they just pumped out twice as much content during the epidemic which just made the mcu into homework for normies. So that was over half marvels audience lost. It's definitely fatigue.

[@Spiderclaw74]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 That's cause everything after Endgame was total garbage. It's BAD MOVIE fatigue. Not Superhero.

[@kylev.1163]

Mario wasn't so widely successful just because it was a videogame movie and that's what people want, it was successful because Mario is such a Global mascot and everybody knows the character. In a way, people have been waiting decades for a decent film, and they made the right move by doing it in animation. It was just nice to see something done right for a change.

[@RocketeerRaccoon]

True, like we've all know how much of a stinker the 1993 live action Mario movie was.

[@SSJ4VegetaJr]

To be fair, the basic idea of the 1993 movie was not that bad. A paralell universe where dinos evolve to humans and live in a cyberpunk city sounds pretty cool. The problem is, that it was suppose to be a mario movie.

[@liamphibia]

I wonder why Nintendo would make their next upcoming film The Legend of Zelda live action. Guess we'll wait and see.🤔

[@ThrowAway-s1c]

It just didn’t suck. Bar is low

[@Jfernandez02]

​@@liamphibiaI believe that a live action movie would fit Zelda, mainly since their more serious tone allows live action to feel, I don't know what word to use, maybe believable? Personally I feel a live action adaptation would fit it better than an animation (unless they were planning on doing a windwaker movie, in that case just do an animated movie haha)

[@pbulpin]

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish deserves a mention. It was my favorite film after Godzilla Minus One, maybe because it was a surprise that it was so good.

[@bendaniels1235]

Agreed I would go as far as to rank it among my favourite animated movies I've ever seen

[@Samaru163]

That came out in 2022, not 2023. But yes, it's a phenomenal film.

[@pbulpin]

@@Samaru163 Where did the time go? I guess it shows how little I've seen has stuck with me in 2023.

[@TheMC1102]

Agony and ecstasy are two feelings that Drinker experiences whenever he has to watch a superhero movie made within the last 3 years.

[@monkehotdogs2227]

The Suicide Squad is probably the best one

[@smelltheglove2038]

Would t that just be agony though?

[@garysuarez9614]

​@@smelltheglove2038 Depends on if he ingested it or not.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

Zack Snyder's Justice League the only good superhero movie we've gotten in the 2020s.

[@fandomking8939]

​@@theunknowncommenter725only when compared to the mess of the original.

[@robay4367]

Thanks Critical Drinker for the heads up on Blue eye Samurai 🙏 My favourite show of 2023

[@chance_ondriezek99]

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning didn’t deserve to flop. It was an excellent action film and another solid entry in a solid franchise.

[@anubusx]

Definetly one of the better films from 2023.

[@manikn4585]

Well it should have gotten the IMAX screens instead of the silly super close up shots of Oppenheimer where the camera cuts every 2.5 seconds I can say that much

[@DonLeStudio]

Agreed 💯

[@WayStedYou]

By far the worst MI movie since #2

[@BachelorDinosaur]

Plus it had Hayley Atwell, who I kinda love. I honestly didn’t find it to be a drop in quality from six, outside of the villain. But I think there’s generally a backlash against 2-part movies now. I heard people moan loudly when I saw Spider-Verse and indicating they didn’t know ahead of time. I know the first part of Dune bored the shit out of me and I couldn’t give a shit about 2. (“Oh look. Sand. Never seen that in a movie before.”) The only reason I am in for Fast XI (they’re starting to sound like popes as they get long in the tooth) is that, like Shirley from Community with the Hellraiser franchise, at this point I’m just along for the ride.

[@ElizabethEllenCarter]

As a historical romantic suspense novelist, I'll own my biases, so what I would love to see is more grounded storytelling - romances and character studies of the type made by George Cukor back in the day. If studios want to attract a female audience, there is a whole world of plot-driven stories in the romance genre that would translate to film really well. And as for new properties, I would pay good money to see a Will Jordan novel film adaptation any day of the week.

[@brysimm404]

What lessons will Hollywood learn from Barbie’s success? All the wrong ones - BELIEVE THAT 😬

[@LoonarFox]

The Boy and the Heron was amazing this year. Migration was an enjoyable family film free from "the message". I loved Renfield! It was super gory fun. I also enjoyed the Netflix film Spyderhead but I can't remember if it was a 22 or a 23 film. Past Lives was a good romantic drama made for adults.

[@travisjames7266]

As a long time fan of the nostalgic critic, Listening to you has been a breath of fresh air drinker. You are clear and concise without needing to take 20 minutes, And your opinions match mine almost identically

[@kri249]

Yeah, Nostalgia critic don't do much nostalgia anymore. Plus I had a hard time going back to some of his old stuff. Some of the humour really drags on.

[@KetsubanSolo]

​@@kri249to paraphrase Dan Olson, Doug Walker is basically KZbin's Tommy Wiseau.

[@matacurrei5665]

I was pretty sorry for mission impossible, an amazing and entertaining movie. Well acted by great actors, Vanessa Kirby is just astounding, but yes they have like two weeks before vanishing from the theatres

[@facelessandnameless]

I agree! I genuinely loved the movie! Maybe the second half will do better.

[@Resonosity]

Yeah I loved it. Such an interesting concept that really rivals the Terminator series. It really suffered from the Barbenheimer launch window Super excited for part 2 either this year or next

[@marychocolatefairy]

Yes, it had unfortunate timing, coming out when two highly promoted, meme-fueled movies did. And also having one of said films beat it to the IMAX screens. I'm sure the latter in particular hurt it a lot.

[@JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw]

ya, but the 40 kilo female-terminator was hilariously bad, instantly took me out of the movie. Also, very weakly written villain (who was very dumb in the decisions he consistently took). Plus, it was no Fallout, as the drinker pointed out

[@SeSeReRfRf]

I think what crushed the movie as well was it's mega-inflated budget since it was mostly produced during peak covid. There were definitely scenes evident of this, where they generally limited the screen to 2, maybe 3, characters at a time. Despite that, I had a blast watching it and am definitely looking forward to part 2 (or whatever it's been renamed to)

[@timcasey1428]

I couldn't agree more. Godzilla was simply a masterpiece. What I would love to see is some better movies based off of the Bioshock universe

[@admirallily]

Sound of Freedom was the movie that got me back in theaters. In years gone by I’ve been known to see a movie more than a dozen times while in its original theatrical run and that wishing the first months or two. Those days were long gone until Sound of Freedom came out. And I heard about it years before just waiting for it to see the light of day. So glad it got a mention for the impact it had.

[@Glenuig]

The best film I watched in 2023 was The Holdovers. A small budget indie film with about 10 characters. Not an ounce of forced diversity in sight ( the supporting character is a well written and real character who just happens to be black). The dialogue was well written and very funny, all the characters felt believable and the whole film had such a feelgood vibe to it. I can see why it is in most critics top 5 lists and on course for Oscar success. Also individual winner of the year has to surely be Barry Keoghan, looks to be on a fast track to A list with smart project choices and good performances. Loser of the year Rachel Zegler and Disney by a country mile.

[@JuliusSpell93]

Omg dude I LOVED Holdovers! First movie to get me emotional in a long time. They took their time with each character and showed how they developed throughout the movie and helped each other with each personal problem they had. Dope movie!

[@clydewilliams271]

I agree with both @JuliusSpell93 and @neonthunderbird. I loved the bittersweet ending of that movie and how satisfying it was to see a great teacher that all the warmth of the fish he shared a nicked name with get both a full arc that celebrated both is accomplishments without trying to make him all that likeable. So refreshing.

[@maximusaurusrex]

I started watching Critical Drinker in 2022 and I was a little bit brainwashed. I often disagreed with his point of view, but I kept watching anyway because I don't live in my own echo chamber. However, last year I realized my taste in movies started to morph and blend with Drinker's, and now I take his suggestions to heart when deciding what to watch. Cheers, and here's to another year 🍻

[@dizzlegrizzle1919]

you were not brain washed. maybe you had different tastes. and if you let some youtube critic convert your opinion for you.. then THAT would be brainwashed. It is always good to have tastes and minds of our own. and the drinker is not always right

[@simontaylor2525]

@@dizzlegrizzle1919 Yeh some of his recommendations are rank

[@andrewfairweather4742]

@@dizzlegrizzle1919I know but he meant to say he had his eyes opened probably

[@black_n5492]

Lol. Sheep went from one brainwash spectrum to another. Told my wife it's like so many of you have sawdust in your heads just waiting on some source or the other to fill up the emptiness inside

[@PrivateCitizen84]

@@andrewfairweather4742 Drinker types help unlock that critical eye. Normies don't look at stuff that critically. They are the last to jump ship. I dipped out of the MCU at crappy End Game. Normies gave that shit two more phases to die as a fart in the wind with the Marvels.

[@MichaelCravith]

If there's one thing I like about all this, it's that almost everyone calls it "The Message" now, whether they're for it or not. It's wild, man.

[@manamaster6]

There is a channel that reviews movies and shows using scientific studies, and even in that channel the host used a clip of the Drinker saying "THE MESSAGE" Aydin Paladin is the channel.

[@Lauren-yn9ze]

I only went to the cinema once this year, and saw Oppenheimer. It was amazing. More of that, please.

[@Deadhumour0]

Same here

[@Komainu959]

I think animation of late has had some of the best stuff I've seen. Starting with Puss in Boots Last Wish which came out December 2022. Across the Spider-Verse, Suzume and of course The Boy and the Heron. Also the series Blue Eye Samurai on Netlix was amazing as well. As for normal movies I really enjoyed Dead Reckoning, The Holdovers and my favorite Godzilla Minus One. I thought Loki season 2 was a pretty good turn around and finished off spectacularly as did Picard.

[@theathlete771]

Most people are really missing out on this front. This year we also had Pluto, Bucket list of the dead and Undead Unluck, the last one Chainsaw Man and Cyberpunk Edgerunners. These last two years have been great for animation.

[@c3bhm]

The Ninja Turtles movie had gorgeous animation that was not just amazing but super creative. Similar to Puss/Boots2, sorta.

[@aurawolf664]

2024 gonna be the year of animation and video game adaptations! let's gooo!

[@nhmooytis7058]

Thank you Will for a year of smart, funny, spot on commentary. 😊 Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉

[@mrSaber79]

It was your endorsement that led me to take my step father out to see Godzilla -1... and now I cannot stop recommending it to literally everyone I see who's looking for something to do. I can't thank you enough for putting a spotlight on it for people like me. It was my favorite movie of the year this year, as both a huge fan of history, and the big G.

[@CorruptxOmega]

Elemental was my surprise film. Didn't expect a migration film hit so close to home and even though it couldve been better it was a good sweet spot and great to enjoy with the family.

[@YoungTastyTV]

I don't think audiences are tired of superheroes. I think audiences are tired of bad movies. The real change is that we've gone from getting good superhero movies to getting bad ones. The audience and what it wants hasn't necessarily changed at all.

[@thegrandpumbaa]

After being dragged in front of the TV to watch Blue Eyed Samurai I can safely say that there is hope for us all…. Happy New Year Drinker, thank you for 2023 and looking forward to what you make of 24….

[@OldeDog_NewTricks]

I enjoyed it but not as much as most people it appears. I think blue eyed samurai is overly hyped. Almost like an overreaction elevating a decent film because of how bad the others were.

[@cepho8349]

​@@OldeDog_NewTricksIt's a series.

[@ez6888]

@@OldeDog_NewTricksyeah, I couldn’t even finish it. It’s not really high quality but I am pleased that animation is finally start to be used for more than children shows and comedies consistently now.

[@maxkelly6664]

I watched 5 movies in the cinema this year: 1) Oppenheimer - gripping, intense, captivating, a brilliant film. Probably in my top 10 of all time now. Fantastic cast and fantastic performances too 2) Godzilla minus one - a pleasant surprise, gripping characters and a great film 3) Mission Impossible - a fun movie which delivers what’s on the tin 4) Barbie - bland social commentary disguised as satire, not impressed 5) Guardians of the Galaxy 3 - the weakest of the 3 movies, nice to see the best of the Marvel stories (imo) come to an end

[@PrivateCitizen84]

I got Top Gun Marverick last year on Bluray/DVD. I might go & see Godzilla minus one with one of the kids.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Lol guardians 3 was trash.

[@ViolentMessiah666]

It was the fuckaroundist of times, it was the findoutiest of times. Box office flops, narcissistic actor-vists, South Park destroying them, stock prices in the toilet & utterly embarrassed by a $15 million budget Japanese monster movie. This is the price Hollywood pays for The Message. Great vid, Drinker

[@susanmctavish6639]

I really enjoyed Dead Reckoning and the scenes in John Wick were crazy. I just get bored to tears with fight scenes in comic book movies now; doesn't feel like there are any real stakes.

[@TheDoomKnight]

This year proved that when you take an established franchise and treat it with the love and respect it deserves, fans will throw their hard-earned money at it. While Super Mario Bros had a pretty basic plot, the reverence shown for the source material filled me with a child-like joy I hadn't experienced since Detective Pikachu. I really want to see Godzilla Minus One and I'm not even a Godzilla fan! Anyway, thank you for all you do, Drinker. It's been a long time in the making, and I doubt you remember, but my novel is nearing completion, the one where I named a character after you. I've been working hard, using the advice you and a few other published authors have provided on this platform, to craft a coherent story driven by well-written characters. I hope to get it published and maybe you'll read it and enjoy it one day. Happy New Year, you charismatic bastion of drunken wordplay.

[@awavey]

exactly that, I dont think its got anything to do with video games as being the next untapped market, its making a film about a property thats true to the source material, Super Mario Bros games have pretty basic plots, no-ones expecting a movie about it to be that clever, they just want it to be better than that Bob Hoskins version from the 90s

[@D3voidofsoul]

You speak the gospel. I can't watch things like Dr Who now because they are refusing to stay on track with the source material. Changing things so that it helps spread "The Message".

[@TheDoomKnight]

@burstyourbubble3500 I liked the Super Show as a kid. I think it's underappreciated.

[@TheDoomKnight]

@burstyourbubble3500 They were cheesy too in a charming way. I enjoyed those as well.

[@TheScreamingMoist]

I just watched Sound of Freedom on Prime, and while I can’t really recommend it, there’s no doubt it’s an emotional experience. I’m a pretty stoic, unemotional person, but I had tears in my eyes at climax of the story.

[@GravitoRaize]

I think it's one of those films where the subject matter is so sensitive it's hard to recommend. But it's definitely one of those sad stories that a lot of people who live their life ignoring things like slavery and trafficking *should* see to remind them of just how horrible things still are in the rest of the world. It's easy to ignore the plight of those in poorer countries when pretty much all of the first world media wants to talk about what celebrities post on Instagram and X.

[@PrivateCitizen84]

The hardest watches are the adaptions of real life/events stuff. That's why War movies tend to get me in the feels. So going to pick up Sound of Freedom.

[@trevorthornley8835]

I think everyone should see it at least once.

[@ez6888]

@@GravitoRaize”in the rest of the world” lol trafficking happens everywhere.

[@toughfff712]

The funniest part of the Haunted Mansion, is that the movie wasn't bad. It is what you would expect from a ghost movie, based on a ride, marketed for kids/family. The problem is it came out in July, instead of October.

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

Unfortunately, I don't think Rachel Zegler is going anywhere. The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes is making its way to profit fairly consistently and this is also a reminder that they're going to continue to mine other existing material in addition to video games. We likely still won't see many originals for a while.

[@Athrin01]

depends on their marketing budget, if its 100M, the movies need to make 400M to break even, and its not close to that, if it 50M then it make a little money but most likely not even close to what they were expecting

[@MarvinHartmann452]

Yeah, not from major movie studios.

[@JohnWall-lj1mx]

Yeah I agree plus Zegler clearly listened to the execs and pr team since she’s a lot less obnoxious than her past interviews and has seemingly done a complete 180

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

I mean, even if it didnt loose money it still wasnt the huge success they were expecting after giving they nade write a whole book about it. The hunger games franchise isnt at the Best in 2023 and i dont know if they are willing to throw it money for making more

[@khonshugodofthenightsky2159]

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was amazing. Rachel is kind of a turd, yes. But I think Disney let her take the blame for the movie. They knew it was going to suck, so they had her take the heat for it

[@borikidor]

Do you know what did deliver this year? Anime. I got into it 2 years ago and i'm absolutely hooked. One Piece was a great Netflix adaptation as you mentioned. Boy and the Heron is an obvious example. Vinland Saga was amazing. Jujutsu Kaisen was an absolute spectacle and Attack on Titan brought a conclusion, that solidified it as my favorite piece of media ever. Not to mention new Stuff like Pluto, Scott Pilgrim, or Zom 100. I don't need Hollywood anymore for entertainment.

[@gavinbissell8847]

Blue eyed samurai, is the best thing I've seen in a good while

[@PeteQuad]

Yes it feels like a golden age of animation, not just traditional anime, is upon us. Lots of great animated series have been coming out in the last two years.

[@kendiamond7852]

When Barbie is the centerpiece of the Movie Year, you can officially call it a Shit year for Cinema. Though watching Onyx the Fortuitous in the Theater was definitely the high point.

[@ronburgundy3172]

Definetly I tried so hard to make myself like that movie and all I can think of is ick I wonder how much of a simp Greta gerwig husband is to have co written such a man hating turd of a movie

[@D3voidofsoul]

The best I saw all year was Sisu. It's sad because it had almost no advertising for it. While crapfests like The Marvels were everywhere.

[@birji]

May the new year keep you unbiased as always Drinker, hats off to you

[@LCyoutube291]

The Iron Claw was best movie of the year, probably one of the better movies made in a long time. No bs, no message, just raw true story with great acting.

[@ahmorgan]

There was a message in Iron Claw. The movie doesn't beat you over the head with it, though.

[@LCyoutube291]

@@ahmorgan yes, but what I meant was, "THE MESSAGE" is absent from the film.

[@tomgu2285]

I'm 100% sure that the iron claw had a message. Just like every movie out there...

[@fonnyjootball512]

​@@LCyoutube291lol are there times when you folks dont whine about what you perceive as being woke? or is that just who you are now?

[@GokulOnFire]

It's A24 movie yeah, they specialize in sneaking the message inside a stellar film. They're experts not amateurs.

[@MrRobDolo]

Breaks my heart seeing that image of Christian Bale as the God butcher - he deserved better could’ve been so much more epic, missed opportunity

[@PrivateCitizen84]

I have the source. I have the comics. I don't care.

[@NintenUnity]

I don't care what they tell you in school, pee is stored in the balls. - Netflix, probably

[@WayStedYou]

That was what we were told in school though

[@guyonthecouch136]

Sex wee.. And it's white

[@olivechakraborty8407]

​@@WayStedYou Did u even pay attention to school?

[@snelgrave101]

As the drinker said, the generation that grew up on these film's have outgrown them, I grew up in the undisputed golden era of balls to the wall non apologetic action movies (the 80s) commando, Rambo, bloodsport, lethal weapon etc, but as i got older and the 90s arrived i leaned towards different movie's like gooodfellas, heat, Shawshank, speed and bad boys although still great action movies, didn't have that flair and no nonsense approach of the 80s, but were still enjoyable in the genre, what i mean here is it's good to grow up with a certain genre but its also good to grow out of it and try new things, I'll always watch the classics like predator and Delta force but I will also look towards new stuff.

[@jeffersonadams8711]

Drinker, you said something in a recent live stream that I feel deserves a video of its own: Your brief synopsis of *America Ferrera's impassioned speech in **_Barbie._* I think more people need to be reminded that, as you said, "almost everything she complained about in that speech is done BY women TO other women", especially considering _that_ was the scene that many women said 'moved them to tears'. Happy New Year!

[@ronburgundy3172]

That was the cringest moment in the history of cinema all the while Barbie is laying on the floor complaining about her near perfect life lol cry me a river

[@ThatAnnalisa]

I'm a woman and I'm glad I never saw Barbie. Feminist trash ain't worth my time. And yes, most of the people who have caused me the most pain in life and let me down were other women. I have a female relative who has hurt me (and continues to be allowed in bEcAUse shE's fAmilY), and my childhood bullies were girls. We can absolutely be toxic. It's not just men.

[@googleisevil8958]

It's why I believe this social justice movement is just projection of the highest order It's usually the worst kinds of WOMEN at the forefront of this.

[@JH-uh9zc]

My favorite has to go to Godzilla -1. As a huge Godzilla fan this had to be one of the best, even better than Shin, which is hard to beat. It's sad that all theaters dropped it before I could go see it, vs the high seas. I think most theaters only had it for like a week or two in my area, but they still have The Marvels!

[@drankin_barry6005]

Every higher-up at Disney should be required to subscribe to your channel and have weekly internal goals of completing your videography in a timely manner. It would be for their own good and the betterment of the company as a whole. Thanks for all Drinker!! Cheers!

[@drankin_barry6005]

Oh man’! Let’s go Brandon!

[@c3bhm]

That's assuming Disney isn't doing this on purpose. Yuri Bezmenov warned us about the marxist agenda to subvert and defile and demoralize the west, especially by targeting youth and youth culture. What group is deeply associated with marxism, but we're not allowed to talk about it? Now, what group did Walt Disney himself have a severe problem with, but we're not allowed to talk about? Look at the ownership of the Disney corporation through that lens.

[@GokulOnFire]

The problem is in this increasingly atheist and amoral world Superhero genre armrest have some structure to kids, it taught them morals & ethics. So it was serving an useful purpose. Then they replaced the good messages with the progressive woke bs, that's when it went awry. But doesn't change the fact that superhero genre is a great one, if not the greatest in modern culture.

[@MarcDonders]

A big thanks to you Drinker, for providing perspective on this crazy TV/Film landscape we find ourselves in. It saves me a lot of time by not watching the "big things" that turn out to be mediocre products. Because of it, I find myself turning to other, lesser known films or classics I haven't seen where I find my time more well spend. I'm personally looking forward to see Kore-eda's newest film (Monster) in the theater soon. So much more to see in the world of film than the produce from the barking Hollywood studios. Hoping to find some more hidden gems in 2024

[@Shorty_Lickens]

2023 was a great year! I started reading books again.

[@ridensroom6957]

After 4 years of reading the books, I started building and painting warhammer models. Such a nice alternative to watching bad films and TV.

[@____K_____989]

@@ridensroom6957Re-Reading the Heresy from book 1.

[@Alan_Edwards]

I used to keep a list of movies I wanted to see at the theater...I no longer do that. I pretty much check out reviews starting here and then wait for it to come out on Netflix or HBO if it's not worth my money to go to the theater. I think there are a lot of people who do the same and that has impacted the box office significantly. Back in the day all we had were trailers on TV which were very often misleading so we had to waste our money to find out for ourselves and the studios made money off of junk. Now the power dynamic has shifted and the studios are being held accountable to the quality of the product they produce and are forced to play catchup. Finally a win for the people !!!

[@stryker5573]

This and the public zeitgeist continues to fragment the more of our lives end up spent in the digital space. No longer do movies capture society as a whole, everyone has a space for their interest on the web and has a product to fill that interest. COVID made it even worse. People have started getting more patient, only want products that fit their interests, and reject broad messaging. I'm not sure how the movie industry will evolve from this.

[@aurawolf664]

some of the best experiences ive had in theaters lately were when i knew nothing about the movie beforehand. also certain movies are simply far superior when experienced on a big screen with explosive surround sound

[@luutzenvanderwey1627]

Was fully expecting Drinker to say: That's all I've got for this year... Go Away Now!

[@lazyboysnight]

Watching this episode reminded me of just how weird, funny (not in a good way) and infuriating 2023 was in cinema and TV. Last year was so bad that I found myself screaming weekly... Ahhh COME ON! REALY? Thanks for staying on top of it Drinker. Cheers! Dood

[@Trevor_Schindler]

Drinker, i found you about a year ago randomly. You sir and everything you do is so great. I love all your platforms. Thank you for all of your work.

[@todesque]

There's a little bit of justice in this world knowing that our beloved Drinker is on the verge of topping 2 million subscribers. By far the most important movie/cultural critic we have. May his liver hold out for a long, long time. God knows we need him.

[@bencarlson4300]

Having not seen many big movies this year, I have a much more positive and optimistic outlook on 2023 and the upcoming years in film. Beau is Afraid, a small A24 box office bomb was easily my favorite film of the year with movies like Poor Things, Oppenheimer, Across the Spiderverse, John Wick 4, and Godzilla Minus One among others representing the quality levels that are still possible from the industry. This is the year that proved to me that if you look for quality, it can be found, but it requires a slight bit of effort from the viewer to find it.

[@imanoldurango8213]

You mean no effort at all? 😂 it’s not hard to only watch good movies. It’s actually the easiest thing in the world

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

My god I hated the Miles Morales movie. What loud and obnoxious junk

[@themanofshadows]

The Creator was also quite good.

[@citizensallianceaustralia2025]

Just wanted to give a belated best wishes for 2024 Drinker, and also to Tatiana, for her contribution to your rest and relaxation between videos and streams 😉 I also think that the superhero genre is going through what has occurred in the entire history of film, first we had the western genre dominate, then we had the musical, then we had the epic, then we had the monster craze of the 50's and early 60's, then we had the spy genre of the late 60's and early 70's, we then had the drive in b-movies such as those by Roger Corman and which included blackxploitation, we then had the horror trend which began with Psycho in the 60's but really picked up with the Exorcist, we then had a short faze with comedies such as Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, Stripes, vacation and so on, which led to the action movie genre, then we that was extended with a sub genre of Die Hard rip offs, and finally the 1990's genre of more realistic films which included relatable films like Falling Down, Boys In The Hood, Do The Right Thing and the like, and that led us to the superhero films of the early part of this century. Eventually Hollywood overexpose that genre, and that genre of film still gets made but not quite as often, and it usually coincides with another genre making an impact and the executives and film makers moving on. If you want my thoughts, probably not but who cares, I think more story driven films such as Moonlight, Parasite, Three Billboards and the like will be the next trend. There will still be superhero and blockbuster CGI filled films but they will be made alongside of, instead of before those other type of films I mentioned.

[@wtf_usa5597]

God bless you Drinker for sifting thru this sh**t & pointing out the good stuff so we don't have to suffer it ourselves. 🙏

[@jimmymurphy898]

Honestly happy to see a movie like Oppenheimer do so well and superhero movies decline in popularity. I think people are really getting sick of cgi fests and would prefer beautifully shot and acted films.

[@giannisapostolopoulos9217]

Some story would help as well :) . Happy New Year!

[@maskedman5657]

Fast X was literally a Top 5 highest grossing movie this year

[@janeenschultz8502]

I recently rewatched the extended LotR trilogy and it was probably the best thing I've watched lately.

[@RobinLundqvist]

People always preferred them, the industry just force-fed CGI slop until people revolted.

[@masonruni]

We may have lost this round of saving pop culture in 2023 because of barbie making tons of cash, but lets hope in 2024 this year that we will have a better highest grossing blockbuster That doesn't need ''THE MESSAGE"

[@mkraulis]

Origin stories are typically the best of the Superhero movie genre, because the back stories tend to have some depth which can elicit empathy for the character. Sequels and prequels tend to focus on the action, rarely do they do well to emphasize any character growth or emotional repercussions. It's a problem that is likely to continue plaguing the superhero genre.

[@lightknight6243]

Not really. Spider-man 2 had plenty of character development. Even more than the first one.

[@mkraulis]

'TYPICALLY THE BEST', not exclusively.

[@5limefx498]

I’m eager to see more video game adaptations, IF DONE CORRECTLY. I really want to see a horror movie around Dead Space, or a world spanning Mission-Impossible-style Call of Duty adaptation. This shit’s a gold mine!

[@PrivateCitizen84]

The female presenting Isha Clarke the would be off to save Issac Clarke in a current day adaptation. Anything I love I wouldn't want adapted for a generation. Need time for these woke activists to age out.

[@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778]

Halo legends 2 is what I want. Halo legends is an underrated gem of an anime

[@Cyber_Smoke]

Far Cry 3 would make a great movie or single series.

[@5limefx498]

@@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778need more collaborative different-style works in general. Star Wars Visions had some gems, love death and robots is awesome, just to name a few of recent memory.

[@memorymotions]

The one Marvel highlight for me this year was Loki Season 2. It was well shot, well acted, the sets they built were incredible. The focus stayed on Loki, there wasn’t much of a message thrown in, and it was honestly a ton of fun. The end felt like a true homage to the comics and was spectacular.

[@cruzman8605]

The only comic book films of 2023 that made money were Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse. Hopefully 2024 will be somewhat better.

[@Aaron-l5l9t]

Im from America and all i have to say is i always agree you always tell the truth and you don't lett woke politics get in your way keep it up my friend

[@MrProdigy810]

I’m kind of surprised you didn’t mention the over 148 shows that were canceled this year alone. And sad that movies like Slam Dunk that were phenomenal and possibly one of the best this year and didn’t even get a shoutout due to it being an anime movie (and also blacked out by barbenheimer) but then movies like five nights at Freddy’s is a huge success

[@Deadgod91]

Drinker should review some anime movies not just American animes. Slam Dunk, Boy and the Heron, Suzume were amazing movies.

[@bernardomello842]

Since the Winnie The Pooh horror movie was a relative success, a horror Teletubbies one could be a great summer horror flick.😂

[@Eris_Norregard]

Brilliant idea. 😂 I mean, Teletubbies is already a nightmare fuel as it is, so they wouldn't even need to do much. (Have you heard of Eldertubbies? If not, look it up.)

[@bernardomello842]

@@Eris_Norregard I will, sounds ominous

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Lovecraftian Garfield is really fun!

[@anousenic]

I'm pretty sure the original Teletubbies show is horror enough as is. If you're high enough, anyway.

[@alexpatrick3333]

The Lion and The Bear sketch is already the most unintentionally scary thing I’ve ever seen.

[@samwallaceart288]

_The Fall Guy_ looks like it'll be good. Ryan Gosling is a movie stunt-man who ends up fighting mobsters IRL with the skills he learned on the job and the help of Emily Blunt, his director/girlfriend. Just saw the trailer sitting in the theater and I'll definitely be catching that one

[@jjc5407]

Yet another movie version of an old 70s or 80s TV show that bears little resemblance to the original. Hollywood's latest ploy is to take the bare bones of old, fondly remembered ideas and twist them into something completely different.

[@samwallaceart288]

@@jjc5407 perhaps, I just liked the trailer lol

[@jjc5407]

@@samwallaceart288 yeah the trailers fine, but it doesn't need to have any connection to the old TV show. It's so obviously completely different it could have been promoted as something entirely new. I can only assume they keep doing this for some sort of nostalgia-bait to try and draw in some middle-aged audience but I can't see why that would work. It's not just movie versions they do either. They keep producing TV remakes too like Magnum PI. I just wish they'd come up with something new instead of bastardising old properties that had their time.

[@samwallaceart288]

@@jjc5407 literally didn't know the TV show was a thing

[@jjc5407]

@@samwallaceart288 it ran for 5 seasons in the early '80s and starred Lee Majors of Six Million Dollar Man fame as Colt Seavers. It was very popular in its day along with other shows like The A-Team and Knight Rider.

[@rafangirl1]

I'm so glad you recommended "Sisu," because I would never have heard about it otherwise. Incredible movie, my favorite of the year.

[@nalublackwater9729]

I'd argue that Super Mario had a good story. Its target audience are kids playing his videogames and the parents who still remember him after three decades, so I never expected Shakespeare when taking the little ones to watch it. All the family enjoyed the movie, even those who had never touched a console in their lives.

[@magmablock]

As Doug Walker has pointed out before, Disney has had their slumps in the past and that's usually when they start making more creative risks and original ideas. Here's hoping.

[@namugriff]

Shame they seem to be stuck in the "live action" remake phase. Love to see them do something with the original characters that Walt created all those years again, and in traditional animation as well.

[@kaasmeester5903]

I don’t think they’ve gotten the message yet (no, not *that* The Message). Their latest idea of creative risk is hiring an activist documentary maker to direct the next Star Wars movie. I already look forward to Drinker’s take on that inevitable train wreck.

[@KetsubanSolo]

Doug Walker also says that comedy is based on misery, so take what he says with a massive grain of salt.

[@OldWestGunslinger-vs9mx]

The problem for Disney is that they burned far too many bridges now. They could start taking risks and start making good movies tomorrow, and a lot of people will refuse to see them because they hate Disney and everything they stand for.

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

Yeah but the problem of the Last are different from the problems of today

[@Steve-kl4sz]

Did you get a chance to see Boys in the Boat? I thought that was a nice movie to finish out 2023. The book is great, and the adaptation is, at least, adequate. I'd love to hear your thoughts on whether or not this rises to Drinker Recommends.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Same thing with The Iron Claw and Ferrari. Knowing how the Drinker is a fan of wrestling and Michael Mann movies, I'd like to see his reviews on them.

[@MarvinHartmann452]

​@@osmanyousif7849Yeah, usually the movies he recommends are very good. It would be interesting to have a indie movies critics series on good but lesser known movies.

[@henrynagel7175]

Boys in the boat is a great movie

[@tintinismybelgian]

They left out the step-mother/sister-in-law in the movie, didn't they? That was the most memorable part of the book.

[@henrynagel7175]

@@tintinismybelgian I think it was a time constraint issue

[@PsihoKekec]

Father Jack is such an inspirational character.