Winter's Tale - Movie Review

[@MannerlyGem]

Colin Ferrell's hairstyle.. good god.

[@captaincrunch784]

MannerlyGem He cut his long hair into the BAD haircut again WHY???

[@LegendOfTheBat]

LOL my video froze at 0:04 for some reason and I thought he was taking 20 seconds to think of a description for the movie. xD

[@bladethornton8366]

I really liked the film, had no problem following what so ever. I like the fact that it is different from your usual drama/love story. The fact that it has so many moving parts kept me interested.

[@Jen_10]

I saw the poster to this movie in the shopping centre and the tag line was, 'This is not a true story. It's a love story.' What. I can't explain how hard I laughed at how stupid that tagline was.

[@rsfilmdiscussionchannel4168]

You could say that about almost any movie.

[@JWUniverse]

Great Review Chris. I liked the movie but I agree it's really hard to film this type of a movie. I give it a B.

[@TheIntunecatu]

i fell in love with the actress in the sec i saw her, shes is gorgeous

[@knifeforkandaspoon]

The trailer for this film was already confusing. It felt like they showed 2 diff film trailers back to back. But what I'd really like to say is I enjoy getting Stuckmannized.

[@MrChaotic4]

Keep in mind. This is a fantasy story first and a love story second. Fantasy stories are supposed to suspend your disbelief.

[@AmandaHinkson]

I'm just curious what your thoughts are to two things in the movie. One, why is Peter Lake's accent Irish when he's lived in New York his whole life?! That confused me just as much as Beverly's accent being British when her sister and father both have American accents. Also why when it's been 100 years is Beverly's sister still alive and she looks like she's only 75 at most? Just curious to your thoughts.

[@JoaqMan]

From the writer of Batman and Robin, I'm not kidding

[@TheSlagathorr]

Can we expect a Robocop review soon?

[@MrDonut-dq9hm]

WE BETTER EXPECT IT OR WE'LL BE COMING FOR CHRIS.

[@jeffreykare]

To address your problems with the script, it was written by the director of this movie, Akiva Goldsman, best known as the writer of Batman & Robin!

[@LucasSpurrell]

Batman and Robin was a toy commercial. I wouldn't base anyone's career off of that movie. The studio executives were the ones in charge of that. He may have actually wrote it down but he was only writing what they told him to. Same with the director and everyone involved actually.

[@jeffreykare]

True, though he did also write Lost in Space & The Da Vinci Code...

[@uhhhmaeve]

He also won an Oscar for the screenplay for A Beautiful Mind.

[@jeffreykare]

I know, very strange...

[@archer1949]

Jeffrey Kare He did some good work on Fringe. So, there is that.

[@manuandrade2484]

I thought it amazing. I didn't read the book but I didn't have any problem understanding the plot. You're right, it's a fable, full of fantastic elements to serve as a metaphor to real life's situations, unless you get into the fantasy, you're not able to enjoy the story, which many people thought confusing, even if you set aside the fantasy. In terms of script, I had the impression thought that the story was too much squeezed, like sometimes there was no time to appreciate certain moments; maybe the book was to long or complex to adapt. But all things considered, I do think it's a film about human condition, romantic towards love, but mostly about life, with many moments of reflexion and scenes where not everything is supposed to be said, but shown, through a glance, a smile, an eye shinning with tears; emotion. Silence also communicates, and it's well used. Audiences have gotten used to films that "chew" the information, explaining every step of a scene as if to children. As a consequence, most people have lost the sensibility to interpret human emotion is all its subtleties, which is just plain sad... Photography is beautiful, performances are good, with surprising cameos, not just Will Smith's, and the chemistry between, Colin and Jessica is breathtaking.

[@Daniel-Rosa.]

Thanks Chris, good insight. I know I may get shot for this but you're the IGN of film reviews in the best way possible. C'mon guys! Everybody watches their short-video, insightful style because you like it.

[@EricTheKartoonKing]

I saw this movie with my friends on Valentine's Day, all of us going in knowing nothing about it, and it's a day we always have fond memories about. We were completely unprepared for how laughably awful this movie was. Right from the beginning it was confusing and ridiculous, and only got worse/better. We could feel the disapproving glares of the (mostly elderly) audience as we unsuccessfully tried to hold in our laughter. To this day when I think about what this movie was trying to do I just get confused and amused. Ahh, memories…

[@I.pray.to.George.Carlin]

Dude...Colin Farrell' s hair, enough said!

[@jesseradke4926]

Chris looks good

[@BunnyMan456]

This is a straight up Hilariocity.

[@udaykumar0007]

That's the problem when u make a film based on a book, especially the one with fantasy.

[@sammyhaig]

You should start putting an imdb link in the description

[@kenedideutschman6242]

I would not recommend this Movie, because, It was straight out Confusing. First of all, I have not read the book, which would have been a way where I could understand the movie, but I am more of a Movie watcher than a Bookworm. But, with that cast aside, The movie doesn't give you evidence to anything in the first 30 minutes. Firstly. There is no narration. Which makes it confusing for some people because in this movie, there is not a lot of Speaking, so, instead of filling in the void of no one speaking with narration that describes the story, they decided to leave it quiet during the breaks where no one speaks. Also, Beverly's Disease is not named anything, which left me confused because I didn't know WHY she was dying. Thirdly, there are characters such as The little girl visited by Beverly that all of a sudden showed up in the movie without us knowing who she was. Now, with Beverly's disease, She DOES talk about her disease but she doesn't give it a name, and she talked too fast where you couldn't hear her tell Peter when or how she was going to die. Also, The Magic Flying horse does not make sense. It jumps high magically without knowing how it can jump that far. So far, All I know is that a white horse living in the 19th century can fly. And for an unexplainable reason, The dark angel goes crazy and gets cracks in his forehead and I don't know why. At first, I did not know he was an angel until I watched this youtube video. It wasn't clear to me that he was a dark ANGEL because instead of representing that he was a dark angel by letting, lets say, Black wings grow out of his back, they gave him cracks in the forehead which really make him look like Angelic from Dark Shadows. Again, I only watched the first 30 minutes because it was boring and confusing where I decided I didn't want to waste my time watching a movie where it's going to leave me hanging. Overall, I do not recommend this movie.

[@manuandrade2484]

First of all I didn't read the book either, but yes, there is narration, out loud; Beverly's voice gives you all the introduction you need to understand it. #1 It's a film about human condition, so it's only natural to have these moments of reflexion and scenes where not everything is supposed to be said, but shown, through a glance, a smile, an eye shinning with tears; emotion. Silence also communicates, it can tell a lot in a scene. Audiences have gotten used to films that "chew" the information, explaining every step of a scene as if to children. As a consequence, most people have lost the sensibility to interpret human emotion is all its subtleties, which is just plain sad... #2 Beverly's disease IS named: consumption, at 25 minutes in, as she drinks tea with Peter; you weren't paying attention. And in the same scene, she's perfectly clear about when she expects to die, and not fast to the point of not being able to misunderstand it. English isn't my native language and I was able to get it. #3 The little girl is clearly Beverly's sister, I don't remember if said out loud, but clearly implied due to their proximity and affection. #4 There's a clear explanation about the horse once peter goes visit his native-american friend, who tells him about guardians or that appear as children, often as animals, especially white horses. Crowe isn't a dark angel, he's a demon, that's how demons look like inside that reality, that doesn't have to be an explanation, it's a FANTASY film, a fable, full of fantastic elements to serve as a metaphor to real life's situations. To enjoy the film you have to leave you cynicism at the door and embark in it. And 30 minutes, are you joking?! Perhaps you should go watch something of the likes of Fast and Furious, seems like the kind of thing you can understand: obvious dialogues, jaw-dropping action scenes and a story that gets you distracted for as long as you're staring at the screen and adds nothing to your life.

[@jordirivadeneira8060]

@@manuandrade2484 Well said.

[@WVTCHBLVDE]

CAN YOU PLEASE REVIEW GRINDHOUSE: DEATHPROOF!!!! Thanks love your videos! And I heard that the raid 2 also is coming out , if u can review that one that would be awesome!

[@Cin3mattic]

Will smith is the cameo... right?

[@shadowquote4431]

That's my guess. I didn't know that it was a "surprise" cameo.

[@KBSrujan-vd3qw]

Best film in recent memory,dont look at reviews and all its pure spectacle👌

[@sarahbyington2440]

I was lost. I have never read the book and the movie made no since to me. The story was so complicated and tried to do so much that I was just lost. I started catching on at the end, ish. Me and my friend both left the theater with headaches from just trying to process this movie. It should not take that much brain power to under stand a romantic movie. I agree B, would not recommend to my friends.

[@182davidc]

Sir Chris Stuckmann, Hello from Texas.. would you please review the reboot Oldboy? Thank You love your videos.

[@mratliff13]

Chris, do you remember the joke from The World's End? "Remember that story from English?" "A Winter's Tale." "Yeah what was the name of it?" "A Winter's Tale."

[@TheA5H107]

Will smith as the devil is the cameo!

[@mparis130]

Thanks a lot for the fucking spoiler, buddy!

[@TheA5H107]

Sans Souci your welcome

[@KirbyOnCronic]

A5H107 Bitch boy...

[@DeeJayRoyalT2]

You're an A5H-hole. Makes you feel like a big shit to go around busting spoilers on people.

[@DavidvdGulik]

Why would you say that... bad day? Caught your partner cheating? Do you need to let it out on other people. You truly are a sad little person if you get your happiness from this sort of arsehollery

[@FrancoisDressler]

This is a film I wish Frank Darabont directed.

[@Ugne.Balciunaite]

I've just realised that the only thing I was watching during this video was your T-SHIRT... P.S. - Love your videos!

[@kevind814]

I don't mind if you can't tell where the movie is going, as long as it does get somewhere by the end.

[@RobRuiz805]

i'd rather see ROBOCOP which ain't that bad

[@intj16]

I had a sinking feeling when I first saw the trailers, as Beverly Penn and Peter Lake between them took up maybe 200 pages in a 600+ page book. They're two of many main characters. The cut will be a loss, but most likely completely unavoidable. It would have been far more inconsistent than it was already at risk of being. But if the movie switches tones often, that does mirror its source material quite a bit for good or ill. If it wasn't challenging enough to read for its prose and complexity, a good number of readers end up dropping it because it switches so quickly from humor to mystery, philosophy, tragedy, and fantasy. But horror? That's somewhat new. In any case, I've been expecting worse - Winter's Tale isn't really a love story as much as a tale about love and fantastical cosmic balance - but it looks like they've hit a couple of marks at least. I expect I'll react to it much in the same way as Cloud Atlas.

[@marcus2shae]

dude i love your shirt!!

[@TheMightyMike692]

Hey Chris, could you maybe do an 'Explained' video on 2001: A Space Odyessy? Just watched and it, would love to here your thoughts on it!

[@darknightrtr]

I couldn't even decipher the trailer for this film so thanks for the rev

[@ilonavane8363]

I really liked the movie but I haven't read the book. This movie made me want to read the book. You could tell it was a very 'big story' trying to be crammed into a movie and that there was a lot more character development and plot development necessary. I liked the story, thought it was really different.

[@DrManavTomar]

its based on a novel , its not original . right ?

[@Svezhaja_struja]

+Manav Tomar By "original" he meant "not common", "extraordinary"

[@F1rsttimer]

I thought he was going to use that quote from the Worlds End. "A Winters tale." " What was that called again?" "A Winters tale."

[@niquicullen]

The book was brilliant- I've been hoping that the film could do it justice

[@MegaAchilles23]

Anyone else remember The Fountain?

[@doomedsurgeresn7207]

MegaAchilles23 that was a great movie ! I remember watching that back to back

[@KrisLovesMoviess]

I could of saw this for free on Monday night but I didn't check my email in time for the tickets. Defiantly a rental.

[@UnCarnated]

when is your Robocop review out man???

[@MurkyWaterMedia13]

As always nice review sounds interesting might check it out when it comes out on dvd/blu ray

[@mariusandrefosshaug-olufse5182]

this movie got a shocking 13% on rotten tomatoes

[@immortalXdesign]

Oh god I need to have that shirt.

[@chazeyoungz]

so what your saying is: This movie ISN'T Star Wars"???

[@NinjaNotGeisha1]

FINALLY went to see it. Wow, yup it's got all the right intentions and ideas, and gorgeous lighting (and lens flares woo hoo!) but the execution is problematic and I don't think many people will like the abrupt shift between the first and second parts of the movie...Also Colin Farrell's hair - not exactly a 1915 style, is it? The only thing I remember of the book was a terrible scene of New York burning - obviously too much to pile on an already confusing but pretty movie.

[@BlazeTheMovieFan]

Good review, man.

[@bdavis24fan]

So is this film this year's Only God Forgives?

[@sticcmclovin9320]

who made a cameo ???

[@njuta]

Will Smith as Lucifer

[@Uknow_imright]

I'm 2:38 minutes in and I'm guessing B-. OH! I GOT IT!

[@rylangladson182]

best part of this review was the flow, keep up that hair game

[@dailysermons3466]

Let me sum it for you...listen with your heart...not your ears

[@BIGTENFanatic]

I didn't think it was going to be anything special. I'll probably check it out, but I certainly won't be seeing it in theaters.

[@kreepykulture]

Isn't Jennifer Connelly in this? She's in the trailers

[@Justice237]

Yes, she's in it

[@mxriderkidextream]

Fucking called the Rating!

[@jonnyoseguera6926]

The cameo is actually by Will Smith. It sucked that his name was not advertised.

[@Ustealth]

I didn't see that rating coming the way this review started

[@wataki2]

Never heard of this movie until now.

[@cristi-valeriatomsa8718]

i liked your review

[@ResidentReveler]

Where's RoboFlop review ?

[@AshTheDuke]

theres no comedy in this film

[@captaincrunch784]

Ash The Duke Russell Crowe's demon face splitting open made me laugh

[@eddiesmith48]

Great review as alway.... I must admit I got exited when you started talking about how original the film was.... Hollywood being original?! STOP THE PRESS!!! Here's something I want to watch. This was until you mentioned it's based on a book. Not as excited now. It's great that the makers took challenging source material. This said the question we've gotta ask is: why can't film makers be this original?! If studios are willing to bank roll a challenging film based on a novel, why not fund one that isn't? The book isn't THAT famous surely that hordes of fans will flock to see it. It's not like it's a Harry Potter/Hunger Game/50 shades of the exact same sex scene is it......?

[@goddybenzoa71]

anyone who read the book I guarantee they loved it. read reviews of the book, you'll see. rarely will i read a book twice, this one I'm reading a 4th time. it's a story, that when you reach the end, it re-colors everything prior in a new light, and you uncover a deeper layer that re-writes the entire book in your mind. the movie was pure shit. they took a couple themes from the book, added a bunch of devil angel tripe, a Will Smith joke that was added for god knows why. it's like the screenwriter skimmed the book to pull names, got half way through, then made up a hill of tripe to end it. imagine someone making a 2 hour movie of the bible, then added biker gangs, and Jesus was a stray dog that had a 3 second scene. Mark Helprin, the author, left the theater vomiting blood. If you liked this steaming shitpile of a film, READ THE BOOK! It's the closest thing to magic I have ever experienced.

[@Nexus2Eden]

Everyone is always so curious. Hmmmm.

[@MrMovieManMatt]

This is not original. This is by Shakespeare.

[@bioware2457]

I had the same shirt you have

[@MaestroGradius]

hi chris, i'm your 63rd viewer or thereabouts!

[@CrystalJupiter]

Whoa, what's with Farrell's hair? And, I honestly don't know how I feel about this. I don't want to see it, but I do...meh.

[@timothymarton5172]

Im seeing the movie on thursday still reading the book scorcesse is right the book goes to great lengths and i already know the movie butchered it. Characters were cut storylines were cut story has actually been simplified or expanded in ways foreign to the actual source material. I really wanted to see it and i still do but honestly if this was 100% to source a material it wouldnt be rated PG13 XD

[@TechXSoftware]

you should make your own movie, it would be so cool!

[@TXiCN]

He made a movie called Julia...

[@nitsujjustin]

Its Will Smith

[@grumpybear1511]

will smith MIB ..the galaxy is in Orions Belt...and this movie says the SAME THING suppose if you repeat something long enough...

[@captaincrunch784]

Horse! He named the horse Horse, not Excalibur? Pegasus? Clementine? Joe? Was the horse male or female? WHY did it fly??? I know there was a shoehorned in Native American legend exposition dump aboyt a spirit guide but I burst out laughing when horse first flew.

[@aroradixon8295]

i love your shirt and I'm watching the movie right now. ps. team batman

[@RestingJudge]

My girlfriend wants to go see the Lego Movie.

[@srilangsterman]

You've done well for yourself, Mr Wilson.

[@Teatime7771]

I thought the movie was good but the Devil was a miscast

[@ChrisK.-yp7jk]

This movie could've been received better if it had been released by A24 cause the plotvis lost on me

[@pushon10]

This generation's Dune?

[@marabarbra4881]

The movie was god-awful.

[@Twizzot]

Such a great book translated into a shitty movie? Oh wow what a surprise!

[@devinharbert6071]

Review Safe Haven

[@bigrobotnewstoday1436]

It was ok but it was all over the place.

[@unkellgrga9223]

seems interesting

[@contessagarrett3729]

You were being so nice.. this movie sucked as far as story line in 2024😂

[@samyza200]

I love it so much

[@chrisjeremy8109]

I hated this film - the story was a mess imo and that one scene was awkward as fuck

[@isaacisinthehouse]

10th! Or 11th...

[@Digidot1992]

This is the worst movie I’ve ever seen. I just had to come back in 2021 and say that.

[@sonoman247]

cameo = Will Smith.....maybe??

[@fritzyboy789]

really.. the movie isn't even out yet

[@sonoman247]

these guys are able to review the movie earlier. and if you look the movie up on imdb, Will Smith is a credited cast member

[@ashton19891]

k

[@ShadowManV3]

Chris Derps alot lol

[@Kiwis1nvasion]

First

[@TechXSoftware]

to die

[@TXiCN]

fool

[@I.pray.to.George.Carlin]

Dude...Colin Farrell' s hair, enough said!

[@F1rsttimer]

I thought he was going to use that quote from the Worlds End. "A Winters tale." " What was that called again?" "A Winters tale."