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I don't think it's a bad bargain, with FF he made more money he could spend in his lifetime. After FF he can go the Robert Pattinson route of doing indie stuff outside his circle, for nothing or little money, or even produce his own stuff. I don't think it's over for him, it only is if he insists in going for hard men doing hard stuff type films.
"And yes, before you ask - this is, unequivocally, a story about family" *loud applause, women cheering, "ladies and gentlemen: we got him", Chuck Norris endorcing smile*
@JordonBeal the author of the comment did in fact probably mean "endorsing". The context was that of a "Chuck Norris endorsing smile". Hope that helps!
I’m actually shocked every time I watch The Iron Giant to learn Diesel provided the voice of that character. Maybe it was Brad Bird’s direction or the fact he was genuinely at a creative stage in his career, but Diesel gave the character life, a heart, feelings, emotions and a soul from a few moans, groans and the odd sentence. That’s how I’ll always think of him.
even tho riddick is a fictional assassin who descended from an ancient race of superhumans, he's more of a believable person than dominic toretto. he has so many layers esp after the end of chronicles and riddick (2013)
He was so good as riddick and he can do a fourth one on it now more than ever. Vin has always been talented and handsome in my eyes he just doesn't take himself seriously enough, and the director also draws out that seriousness in him, too.
I'd love it if Vinny had a later resurgence like Sandler has. Apparently, the next FF is the last, so maybe he'd be more open to stuff like this again.
he's been TRYING to do other stuff, last i heard. if i remember correctly, he REALLY wanted to play Hannibal Barca for many years. but hey, let's not grieve for what is apparently one of hte biggest D&D geeks in Hollywood getting to live the dream.
Man, that was maybe the most wonderful performance he's ever had. Now he's just a muscled bruiser caricature these days, but the man has depth and above all else earnestness.
Sadly that's a problem with a lot of good actors where they find a role there good at and then stop trying and play that one role for the rest of their lives.
@@sabbathjackalit's what gets them the big-money roles. I blame the majority of movie goers who keeps paying for stupid shit like the fast and the furious franchise. actors like Vin Diesel are just making business decisions where they would make more money. Not everyone is a Daniel-Day Lewis type who values the quality of the work over the $$$$$$$
Even the muscle bruiser can have depth though. His FF character is cardboard compared to say... Riddick. Riddick was an infinitely more interesting character that followed the basic muscle bruiser stereotype. So clearly even there he can put a lot of depth into his character
Sidney Lumet’s name needs to be mentioned more often when discussing all-time great directors. Like Scorsese, he was able to seamlessly adapt from generation to generation, debuting in Hollywood’s “golden age” with 12 Angry Men, giving us New Hollywood classics in the form of Dog Day Afternoon and Network, then ending his career five decades after it began with the more obscure yet criminally underrated Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Failsafe is a very underrated movie in his filmography. One of the most terrifying movies you'll ever see and has only gotten scarier as time passes. Plus henry fonda as the president is the best/most obvious casting of all time.
His best acting was in 'A Man Apart' but 'Find Me Guilty,' 'Knockaround Guys' and 'Boiler Room' are all great showcases for how Diesel could've made a great actor if he'd chosen to go that route instead of becoming a movie star.
Wut? How is being in any of those movies, not also being a movie star?!? Also, Boiler Room came out the same year as Pitch Black and Knockaround Guys came out in 2001, after Fast and the Furious so he was already a "movie star"...the other movies came out well after that.
Vin is a bit like Stallone. Here he's pulling a "Rocky", performance-wise , and then he just gave into action stuff. I'm sure there will be a director who'll give him yet another hefty dramatic role, eventually.
This was so heartwarming. You really brought out the love for movie making that Diesel has, a love he developed by reading Lumet’s book and then demonstrated while working for him. What a story. And, incidentally, it’s a good movie! What more could I ask for? Thanks as always for the work you do. These little insights make me a better filmgoer.
I love this film and have been singing it's praises since it came out. This is always what I bring up when people say that Vin Diesel can't act. He *can*, he just doesn't need to because it's much more lucrative to play the same guy over and over.
Danny, I have to say, your work has quickly become a collection of my favorite film esseys to come out recently. So many of film essayist have become these obnoxious, loud, perpetually irritated about something personalities chasing what is trendy, what is hip to hate on in the moment. Their thumbnails are flashy and overdone, the titles are clickbait-y and sometimes in conflict with what the video is about. And your work has not the smallest trace of that. It is genuine and filled with obvious passion and endless curiousty for the craft of filmmaking. You videos are focused and only ever concerned with the single point they are trying to make - no more, no less. Really, what your channel reminds me the most is another incredible film essey channel that has long since been closed down. Every Frame A Painting. The fascination and love for cinema I hear in your voice is the same that I used to hear in the voice of Tony Zhou and the words of Taylor Ramos. I hope to see the same recognition given to you in time. Cheers, my friend, have a good one!
Danny is certainly obnoxious, his thumbnails are just screenshots of movies, and his titles are not even a full sentence. His work is completely ingenuine. He has been forced to edit his videos on multiple occasions because of criticisms and he never acknowledges doing so. His videos almost never have any kind of point, thats why the titles are so incredibly vague. He's really awful and should delete his channel.
I've seen this movie maybe 10-11 years ago and its biggest impact in my life was whenever Vin Diesel makes another uninspired action blockbuster, I think about this movie and wish that he did actual acting once more, but accept that he probably won't.
People forget he was Groot and the Iron Giant. He was damn good in Pitch Black. I think he was done with The Fast and The Furious after the first one. But who would turn down millions of dollars and a steady acting gig?
"Before the devil knows you´re dead" is another good one Lumet did in his last years, actually his last two movies was theese two. After a long period of mediocre to bad films, he went out in a bang... just like he started.
12 Angry Men is the best courtroom drama ever because the movie focuses solely on the jury deliberations in a confined set. The antics, the stick, the circus which is the courtroom is out. As for a good courtroom movie, see My Cousin Vinny which turns those antics to a source of strength.
I remember watching this movie ages ago on DVD and was so pleasantly surprised by how solid it was. It endeared me to Vin to this day, no matter how many weird movies he makes 😂
Genuinely one of the best parts of my weekends! I'm not really a huge movie watcher myself, but I do love seeing people point out layers and nuances that I wouldn't know to look for, so I love this channel. :)
Danny Boyd, a man with such an incredible and unimaginable taste for wonderful filmmaking and storytelling that he's woven my appreciation for it as well as my ability to create. Thank you for inspiring me
I saw his indie film in one of my film classes. We giggled when we heard what we were watching, a few minutes, we sure were humbled. He really does have a lot of talent and I would really like to see him get more opportunities to shine. Maybe in his later years. Thanks for introducing to this movie, I am very interested in watching.
I didn't realize I'm actually rather fond of Vin Diesel's acting until I recently re-watched the first couple F&F movies, and saw Perfect Dark for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. It was refreshing to go back and watch some older, better quality cinema I had been sleeping on for years. I'll definitely be giving this a watch.
vin deez will go down as a lover of cinema and a man that is just tryna push the medium forward mark my words.. in the next ten years after they cant make anymore fast movies he is gonna go in on smaller weirder character pieces that will confuse the masses but will make him a legend.. save this comment
I went and watched this after seeing this video, and it was an incredible movie. So well done, so many great performances. Thank you for highlighting it.
It is kind of sad because when this movie came out he had already been in XXX, The Fast and the Furious, and The Chronicles of Riddick, which showed off his action chops, but I feel like this caused him to get stuck in it and were his most successful movies at the time where he was the lead whereas Find Me Guilty failed at the box office, so he probably thought there was no way out. If he only fought back a bit and went for the occasional drama or comedy roles, we would be remembering him in a different light, as the guy who is good at acting but does action movies, shit who knows he might have had an Oscar nom if he went down this path. Kind of like Tom Cruise in a sense but not as prominent.
I'm not a Vin Diesel fan, so I don't know why I watched this film one night. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, and how well Diesel pulled off the role of Jackie. I haven't watched it since that one time, but now I think I'm going to give it a second viewing.
_Find Me Guilty_ has got to be Vin Diesel's greatest performance, and easily one of Sidney Lumet's most underrated works. Well worth a watch. It's also worth noting that nothing said in the actual courtroom scenes was made up, as they thought the actual transcripts were so over-the-top that not only should they use them, but they needed to let us know those words were literally what they said in real life, otherwise no one would believe them.
when the judge asked if he knew what 'per se' means, I was reminded of another movie, with Tony Danza. It has a similar arc, where a small-time hood gets railroaded for a robbery, studies law in prison, gets a mail-order diploma, and represents himself during his appeal. It was also a movie that helped Danza move away from his 'Who's the Boss?' typecasting.
I’ve noticed the heavy focus on staging in cinematic videos. It’s definitely something that’s been forgotten about in modern films, especially since people can have infinite coverage. Back then using film stock there was only a limited amount of film that could be used so you had to be more creative and try and get everything done and said within single shots. We don’t need to do that anymore so things become very basic in terms of blocking and shooting, using close ups more etc. what I think the beauty is of this channel and Danny’s focus on staging and shooting is how effective the method really is and how we really should be bringing it back.
Always enjoyed this one, had a lot of heart, a great cast and the first time I saw Dinklage in a movie. Started following Vin Diesel around Boiler Room and Pitch Black era of the early 2000s. Knockaround Guys is another smaller, but good B action flick from that era. That early career was really solid, but family comes first.
I kind of want to watch this movie. As someone who always loved Vin already(because he seems to genuinely love the people he works with and treats them like family). But this is such a different Vin I'm super sold.
I remember getting a pirated CD of this movie from somewhere, here in India. And I still remember most of its scenes and dialogues. But until I saw this video, I never thought about the movie before at all.
I watched this movie years ago. I loved it even though it was never gonna set the world on fire. Not only was Vin Diesel great, but early Peter Dinklage knocked it out of the park, too.
I honestly had no idea that Vin had this background of movies, nor that the movie "Find me Guilty" even existed. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, I will most definitely follow your recommendation and give it a watch!
i nevert considered this before but mutch like you my experience of this character mirros my experience of vin disel as an actor i instantly loved him and only grew to love him more
Find Me Guilty is one of those movies that has always stuck with me. I only saw it once when I stayed home sick in high school, but I still remember every beat and every character of the film. It really is a very good film.
You know, thinking about it now, I do believe VD's...(lol) Diesel's vocal evolution is similar to Snake's evolution from MGS2 and MGS4. It's weird, cuz I never noticed. Not the same voice, but it's clear in the early days, and really gravelly in the later. 🤷♂️
I always list Diesel in my top 5 favourite actors, often to the chuckles of those who only know his work in Fast & Furious. I've seen maybe 3 of those films. They're okay at what they're trying to be, generic bro flicks. There's a place for that. My Vin Diesel selection however is different. Started off with Chronicles of Riddick, went back to the start with Pitch Black, loved them both. It takes skill to play that role like that. You couldn't put just anyone in that role, certainly not from today's cohort of actors. Same for Iron Giant. I then went and checked out Multi-Facial, even tried to check out Strays. Moved onto Find Me Guilty. Was surprised by how much I loved it, but not by Diesel's ability. Then of course there's The Last Witch Hunter, a criminally underrated fantasy film of his. As a SFF fan, it's a treat. Do I wish Diesel had gone down more of a 'serious actor' route? Yes and no. I like his lack of pretension, because it's led to him making some of the best geeky SFF in existence and 'serious actors' don't often risk that. Consider Leo DiCaprio's 'no superhero movies' rule. I'm glad Diesel ain't like that. That said do I wish he got offered some of those Jake Gyllenhaal roles? Can I imagine him in Brothers having the breakdown Tobey Maguire's character does? Yes and it gives me chills. I guess what I really wish is that directors and Hollywood were less snobby. That they could see past Diesel's popular work and see the absolute jewel waiting to be cast before it's too late. Then again with the latest accusations who knows whether we'll see Diesel work again. A notion which breaks my heart as a film fan. Would be such a waste.
dude was really good at the early parts of his careeer. definitely has charisma and a very distinct voice and presence. he was like henry cavill even, big buff dude who was a nerd at heart. wish he'd do small indie movies from time to time.
I think it would be amazing if Vin Diesel showed how good of an actor he can be... maybe a non-typecasted side character with something interesting about them.
he's actually a side character in the first F&F, same with the very first "Riddick" film, Pitch Black, but somehow the sequels of these films ended up being about him and him alone
When I see videos making fun of his social media mishaps I forget he was once that loser (by conventional definitions, not judging). Like his early career screams loser, yet he wore it so happily. Dude is authentic
I randomly came up on a copy of this movie on dvd about 20 or so years ago. Didn’t think I’d like it on first watch and fell in love. I think it’s one of his best roles
Criminally underrated film...this movie proved he can actually act...almost all the dialog in the court scenes is actually transcripts to the whole trial...Vin Diesel and Peter Dinklage were great in this movie...man it's probably been 15 yrs since I last saw this.
Fantastic work! Please keep these videos coming! I learn something new with everyone. Thank you so much for the hard work you do in putting these together.
"A Man Apart" is still one of his best underrated work. Unfortunate he typecasted his own self, bc hes one of those actors who CAN act...when he wants to.
I saw this movie for the first time months back on streaming. And it was surprising to see Vin Diesel not only with hair, but he was putting some good effort into Find Me Guilty. It's one of my favorite roles of his, and that's among the number of action roles he's been defaulted to. Another comparable one is what Jason Statham did in Spy with his character.
Honestly that scene of Vin Diesel being shot by the sniper in Saving Private Ryan and the following scene handing his note to the other soldier is like burned into my head. Good shit. Easy to forget its the fast car guy.
I find this channel continuously interesting and thought provoking. Thanks, Danny, for the insight and for raising the awareness of some little-known gems.
The joy of meeting the people who inspired you and the passion for making the movie really does seep through to the audience in a hundred different ways, even if you can pin point each one. Feels like there's not a whole lot of movies like that anymore... Just can just feel that it was another money-grab.
I've never seen this movie, but you know what blows me away, is scenes like 5:16. Look at the small imperfections in the carpeting. This film feels REAL, unlike many movies today.
Once he embraced the FF franchise Vin Diesel became the actor he is today. Remember that he didn't return to FF2, he had the Riddick universe (which was dear to him), he wanted to make a movie about Hannibal (the general). Once those didn't pan out he came back to FF, found even bigger box office succes and became an asshole. I liked the guy and I rooted for him. But ever since the Rock feud, the later Justin Lin situation, his weird and kitch internet posts, he fell out for me.
Danny has a soft spot for Vin 😊 I do too. I think vin made massive career blunder by sticking with the money (The Fast and Furious movies) and not throwing himself into meatier roles over the years, like this one. Vin is Vin. And perhaps this was the best path for him, but what could have been…
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The Following is a great movie. My second favorite Nolan film after The Dark Knight.
Not his best work but much better than I thought a debut film could be.
So "Better Call Saul" is a throwback to this film, damn! nice one
@@bigbadsauce92 Hey, I thought the same thing.
you're a real snobby snob,.
It's always weird watching early Vin Diesel films because you can actually hear what he's saying.
Still barely
The lower he talks the more 'hurrwhurrwwhurwww' it becomes
I know right I can't understand anything Groot says
"family"
Now he just growls and talks about his family.
I feel like Vin typecast himself and sold himself short in the process. We need to see more serious roles from this guy.
The reason why is because he believes he didn't. Him talking about FF being oscar worthy is 100% serious.
I don't think it's a bad bargain, with FF he made more money he could spend in his lifetime. After FF he can go the Robert Pattinson route of doing indie stuff outside his circle, for nothing or little money, or even produce his own stuff. I don't think it's over for him, it only is if he insists in going for hard men doing hard stuff type films.
@@captainfreight5206 WBut that is why it works. FF is absolutely insane but he is completely serious with it.
I want to see him remake Barry Lindon.
maybe when hes older
7:19 Saul Goodman. Making cameos since 2006
Vravo Bince !
Speedy Justice for you….
This guy sounds like he knows he has rights
Peter Dinklage at 2:24 too
Peter Dinklage before he was a household name
"And yes, before you ask - this is, unequivocally, a story about family"
*loud applause, women cheering, "ladies and gentlemen: we got him", Chuck Norris endorcing smile*
I enjoyed your comment sir.
So freaky, I read your comment exactly at the same time the narrator said it…
“Endorcing” is definitely not a word. Did you mean “endorsing?” And if so, in what context?
@JordonBeal the author of the comment did in fact probably mean "endorsing". The context was that of a "Chuck Norris endorsing smile". Hope that helps!
"thank you Chuck Norris"- Vince Vaughn
I’m actually shocked every time I watch The Iron Giant to learn Diesel provided the voice of that character. Maybe it was Brad Bird’s direction or the fact he was genuinely at a creative stage in his career, but Diesel gave the character life, a heart, feelings, emotions and a soul from a few moans, groans and the odd sentence. That’s how I’ll always think of him.
"Superman."
One of my favorite characters of any movie ever.
I am Groot.
@@CantankerousDave😭😭
He is also the voicing Groot.
I prefer Vin as Riddick. He's a much more interesting and unpredictable anti-hero than Dom Turretto ever was.
yeah he has created some very good stuff, riddick is a sci fi action saga with a big universe that needs some exploration
He absolutely kills it as Riddick, Pitch black is the kind of film one could watch every day.
even tho riddick is a fictional assassin who descended from an ancient race of superhumans, he's more of a believable person than dominic toretto. he has so many layers esp after the end of chronicles and riddick (2013)
He was so good as riddick and he can do a fourth one on it now more than ever. Vin has always been talented and handsome in my eyes he just doesn't take himself seriously enough, and the director also draws out that seriousness in him, too.
Not only was he amazing as Riddick, he loved the character. He helped make a really good Riddick game!
I'd love it if Vinny had a later resurgence like Sandler has. Apparently, the next FF is the last, so maybe he'd be more open to stuff like this again.
he's been TRYING to do other stuff, last i heard. if i remember correctly, he REALLY wanted to play Hannibal Barca for many years. but hey, let's not grieve for what is apparently one of hte biggest D&D geeks in Hollywood getting to live the dream.
@@alexsolomon8127 he and Henry Cavill need to team up and make some real good nerd stuff
The thing is, how many times have we heard that the next FF would be the last?
@@jessea4438good chances Vin and the OG cast members take a step back and we get more HOBBS & Shaw style spin offs. Let vin do him
@@alexsolomon8127that could be really cool i hope he gets to play that role some day
Man, that was maybe the most wonderful performance he's ever had. Now he's just a muscled bruiser caricature these days, but the man has depth and above all else earnestness.
Sadly that's a problem with a lot of good actors where they find a role there good at and then stop trying and play that one role for the rest of their lives.
@@sabbathjackalit's what gets them the big-money roles. I blame the majority of movie goers who keeps paying for stupid shit like the fast and the furious franchise. actors like Vin Diesel are just making business decisions where they would make more money. Not everyone is a Daniel-Day Lewis type who values the quality of the work over the $$$$$$$
No. He HAD
Even the muscle bruiser can have depth though. His FF character is cardboard compared to say... Riddick. Riddick was an infinitely more interesting character that followed the basic muscle bruiser stereotype. So clearly even there he can put a lot of depth into his character
It don't matter if you win by an inch.. or a mile... winning's winning -Dom
Sidney Lumet’s name needs to be mentioned more often when discussing all-time great directors. Like Scorsese, he was able to seamlessly adapt from generation to generation, debuting in Hollywood’s “golden age” with 12 Angry Men, giving us New Hollywood classics in the form of Dog Day Afternoon and Network, then ending his career five decades after it began with the more obscure yet criminally underrated Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Failsafe is a very underrated movie in his filmography. One of the most terrifying movies you'll ever see and has only gotten scarier as time passes. Plus henry fonda as the president is the best/most obvious casting of all time.
@@Cherokeechuck9 idk man, Bill Pullman as president is hard to beat
His best acting was in 'A Man Apart' but 'Find Me Guilty,' 'Knockaround Guys' and 'Boiler Room' are all great showcases for how Diesel could've made a great actor if he'd chosen to go that route instead of becoming a movie star.
He could still be a great actor. He's not dead yet.
@@ChrisColeChicagohe’s gonna have to shed decades of “family” tho
Vin did a great job in "the last witch hunter". It wasn't very popular, but a nice movie and unique in today's cut and paste Hollywood.
Stray dog also man
Wut? How is being in any of those movies, not also being a movie star?!? Also, Boiler Room came out the same year as Pitch Black and
Knockaround Guys came out in 2001, after Fast and the Furious so he was already a "movie star"...the other movies came out well after that.
Vin is a bit like Stallone. Here he's pulling a "Rocky", performance-wise , and then he just gave into action stuff. I'm sure there will be a director who'll give him yet another hefty dramatic role, eventually.
This was so heartwarming. You really brought out the love for movie making that Diesel has, a love he developed by reading Lumet’s book and then demonstrated while working for him. What a story. And, incidentally, it’s a good movie! What more could I ask for?
Thanks as always for the work you do. These little insights make me a better filmgoer.
I love this film and have been singing it's praises since it came out. This is always what I bring up when people say that Vin Diesel can't act. He *can*, he just doesn't need to because it's much more lucrative to play the same guy over and over.
At this point, surely he has enough money? I hope he decides that actually trying to give a good performance is much more fun than just phoning it in.
Random Peter Dinklage!
9:30
0:17 as well
He was really good as the defense lawyer. His opening argument scene foreshadowed his greatness in GOT.
Danny, I have to say, your work has quickly become a collection of my favorite film esseys to come out recently. So many of film essayist have become these obnoxious, loud, perpetually irritated about something personalities chasing what is trendy, what is hip to hate on in the moment. Their thumbnails are flashy and overdone, the titles are clickbait-y and sometimes in conflict with what the video is about. And your work has not the smallest trace of that. It is genuine and filled with obvious passion and endless curiousty for the craft of filmmaking. You videos are focused and only ever concerned with the single point they are trying to make - no more, no less. Really, what your channel reminds me the most is another incredible film essey channel that has long since been closed down. Every Frame A Painting. The fascination and love for cinema I hear in your voice is the same that I used to hear in the voice of Tony Zhou and the words of Taylor Ramos. I hope to see the same recognition given to you in time. Cheers, my friend, have a good one!
Totally agreed with you! Excellent comment.
High Praise- Well deserved- EFAP was amazing
Danny is certainly obnoxious, his thumbnails are just screenshots of movies, and his titles are not even a full sentence. His work is completely ingenuine. He has been forced to edit his videos on multiple occasions because of criticisms and he never acknowledges doing so. His videos almost never have any kind of point, thats why the titles are so incredibly vague. He's really awful and should delete his channel.
Real
He looks so different with hair
One of the few people that looks better without hair. Definitely jealous of him
I honest to God could not tell who I was looking at until the clip from Multi-Facial. I knew it was a familiar face, I just couldn't place it at all.
He looks like Paulie Walnuts
@cooliostarstache5474 OOOHHHHHHH
@@cooliostarstache5474 so true 😂
The reason I look forward to Saturday mornings!
:)
This and corridor crew
@@CinemaStix dude actually replied to a comment for once
I've seen this movie maybe 10-11 years ago and its biggest impact in my life was whenever Vin Diesel makes another uninspired action blockbuster, I think about this movie and wish that he did actual acting once more, but accept that he probably won't.
I think him being Groot shows that there's a chance since that was out of left field casting
People forget he was Groot and the Iron Giant. He was damn good in Pitch Black.
I think he was done with The Fast and The Furious after the first one. But who would turn down millions of dollars and a steady acting gig?
People who value other things over even more money?
The way he said “I am groot” was truly impressive. One of the vocal performances of all time.
@@DeltaNovum You wouldn't turn down that kind of money. You'd be a fool to. Especially for a few weeks work.
@@ZiddersRooFurry yes I would. I actually know I would :).
It always warms my heart when people talk about this movie, it’s super underrated and always deserves more love
How did I miss this movie!? I love Sidney Lumet's movies and courtroom dramas! And Dinklage! Must rectify this ASAP
Yeah the dink got me intrigued
"Before the devil knows you´re dead" is another good one Lumet did in his last years, actually his last two movies was theese two. After a long period of mediocre to bad films, he went out in a bang... just like he started.
12 Angry Men is the best courtroom drama ever because the movie focuses solely on the jury deliberations in a confined set. The antics, the stick, the circus which is the courtroom is out. As for a good courtroom movie, see My Cousin Vinny which turns those antics to a source of strength.
I remember watching this movie ages ago on DVD and was so pleasantly surprised by how solid it was. It endeared me to Vin to this day, no matter how many weird movies he makes 😂
I saw that there is going to be a X part 2 and 3 so there are 2 more coming.
Genuinely one of the best parts of my weekends! I'm not really a huge movie watcher myself, but I do love seeing people point out layers and nuances that I wouldn't know to look for, so I love this channel. :)
Danny Boyd, a man with such an incredible and unimaginable taste for wonderful filmmaking and storytelling that he's woven my appreciation for it as well as my ability to create. Thank you for inspiring me
Thank you for making short concise 10min videos on films/techniques I wasn’t aware of. Much better than some other guys who ramble on for 40 min 😊
I saw his indie film in one of my film classes. We giggled when we heard what we were watching, a few minutes, we sure were humbled. He really does have a lot of talent and I would really like to see him get more opportunities to shine. Maybe in his later years. Thanks for introducing to this movie, I am very interested in watching.
@00:13 “and this is CinemaStix” 💅
I didn't realize I'm actually rather fond of Vin Diesel's acting until I recently re-watched the first couple F&F movies, and saw Perfect Dark for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. It was refreshing to go back and watch some older, better quality cinema I had been sleeping on for years. I'll definitely be giving this a watch.
You're probably referring to Pitch Black, a role I prefer to see him do more of -- the antihero
I remember watching this shortly after it came out on DVD. And it’s still so endearing in its sincerity.
vin deez will go down as a lover of cinema and a man that is just tryna push the medium forward mark my words.. in the next ten years after they cant make anymore fast movies he is gonna go in on smaller weirder character pieces that will confuse the masses but will make him a legend.. save this comment
vin deez nuts
I went and watched this after seeing this video, and it was an incredible movie. So well done, so many great performances. Thank you for highlighting it.
I remember watching it when it came out. He was actually good and it had Peter Dinklage...so I was happy!
He did great in Boiler Room, one of my favorite movies ever
7:20 BETTER CALL SAUL!!!!
I have never heard of this film before.
the way you make your videos makes me wanna watch (or rewatch) everything, you're so passionate, I love it!
:D
Thank you for introducing this to me. I know he’s a great actor, and I love what he does with even Riddick. Giving this a watch sometime this week
I’ll definitely be covering Riddick at some point. You can count on that.
Can i just say that every video you upload is excellent.. thanks for giving this underrated gem a little love. Keep up the amazing work.
Thank you! And thank you for being here :)
Danny
Just love your observations Danny!! Keep it up!
One of my favorite .... youtubers ! Keep up the great vids. Editing as always was killing it. Love to learn about film and actors
It is kind of sad because when this movie came out he had already been in XXX, The Fast and the Furious, and The Chronicles of Riddick, which showed off his action chops, but I feel like this caused him to get stuck in it and were his most successful movies at the time where he was the lead whereas Find Me Guilty failed at the box office, so he probably thought there was no way out. If he only fought back a bit and went for the occasional drama or comedy roles, we would be remembering him in a different light, as the guy who is good at acting but does action movies, shit who knows he might have had an Oscar nom if he went down this path. Kind of like Tom Cruise in a sense but not as prominent.
I'm not a Vin Diesel fan, so I don't know why I watched this film one night. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, and how well Diesel pulled off the role of Jackie. I haven't watched it since that one time, but now I think I'm going to give it a second viewing.
Even though it was one of his smaller roles, his performance in Saving Private Ryan was top notch.
The delivery on the line, "What did he say? I didn't hear the punchline." got a genuine LOL out of me. 😃
I always loved his performance in Boiler Room, he steals every scene. Then F & F just the gravitas he seemed to be building.
he was the bomb in pitch black
His Street Shark commercial work is profound.
I saw Find Me Guilty in college the year it released and it was one of those movies that stuck with me.
_Find Me Guilty_ has got to be Vin Diesel's greatest performance, and easily one of Sidney Lumet's most underrated works. Well worth a watch. It's also worth noting that nothing said in the actual courtroom scenes was made up, as they thought the actual transcripts were so over-the-top that not only should they use them, but they needed to let us know those words were literally what they said in real life, otherwise no one would believe them.
when the judge asked if he knew what 'per se' means, I was reminded of another movie, with Tony Danza. It has a similar arc, where a small-time hood gets railroaded for a robbery, studies law in prison, gets a mail-order diploma, and represents himself during his appeal.
It was also a movie that helped Danza move away from his 'Who's the Boss?' typecasting.
every frame a painting vibes, love this, please continue making this great content!
I’ve noticed the heavy focus on staging in cinematic videos. It’s definitely something that’s been forgotten about in modern films, especially since people can have infinite coverage. Back then using film stock there was only a limited amount of film that could be used so you had to be more creative and try and get everything done and said within single shots. We don’t need to do that anymore so things become very basic in terms of blocking and shooting, using close ups more etc. what I think the beauty is of this channel and Danny’s focus on staging and shooting is how effective the method really is and how we really should be bringing it back.
You have no idea how satisfying it is to hear that this stars vin diesel and its about family.
Always enjoyed this one, had a lot of heart, a great cast and the first time I saw Dinklage in a movie. Started following Vin Diesel around Boiler Room and Pitch Black era of the early 2000s. Knockaround Guys is another smaller, but good B action flick from that era. That early career was really solid, but family comes first.
Diesel was wonderful in this movie. 10/10, no notes.
I kind of want to watch this movie.
As someone who always loved Vin already(because he seems to genuinely love the people he works with and treats them like family). But this is such a different Vin I'm super sold.
I remember getting a pirated CD of this movie from somewhere, here in India. And I still remember most of its scenes and dialogues. But until I saw this video, I never thought about the movie before at all.
I saw that hair line, remembered, and knew the title was not lying....
I watched this movie years ago. I loved it even though it was never gonna set the world on fire. Not only was Vin Diesel great, but early Peter Dinklage knocked it out of the park, too.
I regret not featuring Dinklage in this video more. Just so; so likable.
The worst episode of saturday night live was when they brought in Steven Seagal to host.
He's not dead, dude. He still has a career! He can do a dramatic turn!
I honestly had no idea that Vin had this background of movies, nor that the movie "Find me Guilty" even existed. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, I will most definitely follow your recommendation and give it a watch!
i nevert considered this before but mutch like you my experience of this character mirros my experience of vin disel as an actor i instantly loved him and only grew to love him more
Find Me Guilty is one of those movies that has always stuck with me. I only saw it once when I stayed home sick in high school, but I still remember every beat and every character of the film. It really is a very good film.
If i may ask what is the jazz score playing in the background of this video? I absolutely love it
There are a few different tracks throughout, but most of them are by Hara Noda.
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I feel the same about Bruce Willis. All his movies are winners, but seems to avoid the limelight.
Bought this film off of a truckstop DVD rack about 15 years ago and I've watched it 100 times over the years.
lowkey like the 4th time i'll have subbed to this channel despite regularly using the platform
so dumb but great content
You know, thinking about it now, I do believe VD's...(lol)
Diesel's vocal evolution is similar to Snake's evolution from MGS2 and MGS4.
It's weird, cuz I never noticed.
Not the same voice, but it's clear in the early days, and really gravelly in the later.
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I always list Diesel in my top 5 favourite actors, often to the chuckles of those who only know his work in Fast & Furious. I've seen maybe 3 of those films. They're okay at what they're trying to be, generic bro flicks. There's a place for that.
My Vin Diesel selection however is different. Started off with Chronicles of Riddick, went back to the start with Pitch Black, loved them both. It takes skill to play that role like that. You couldn't put just anyone in that role, certainly not from today's cohort of actors. Same for Iron Giant.
I then went and checked out Multi-Facial, even tried to check out Strays. Moved onto Find Me Guilty. Was surprised by how much I loved it, but not by Diesel's ability.
Then of course there's The Last Witch Hunter, a criminally underrated fantasy film of his. As a SFF fan, it's a treat.
Do I wish Diesel had gone down more of a 'serious actor' route? Yes and no. I like his lack of pretension, because it's led to him making some of the best geeky SFF in existence and 'serious actors' don't often risk that. Consider Leo DiCaprio's 'no superhero movies' rule. I'm glad Diesel ain't like that.
That said do I wish he got offered some of those Jake Gyllenhaal roles? Can I imagine him in Brothers having the breakdown Tobey Maguire's character does? Yes and it gives me chills.
I guess what I really wish is that directors and Hollywood were less snobby. That they could see past Diesel's popular work and see the absolute jewel waiting to be cast before it's too late. Then again with the latest accusations who knows whether we'll see Diesel work again. A notion which breaks my heart as a film fan. Would be such a waste.
you should never doubt Vin Diesel's acting chops, his earliest work is the best proof of this.
Vin acting as a non bald guy shows his incredible range
Boiler Room and Pitch Black are Diesel's finest performances
dude was really good at the early parts of his careeer. definitely has charisma and a very distinct voice and presence. he was like henry cavill even, big buff dude who was a nerd at heart. wish he'd do small indie movies from time to time.
His small part in Boiler Room had me excited for what he'd do in bigger films....and I'm still waiting on the payoff all these years later.
This. His role in that movie deserves more love.
I LOVE Boiler Room (2000). Vin was fantastic in that.
absolutely
The only Vin Diesel movie worth watching more than once. Genuinely a good movie.
I love Pitch Black.
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Been waiting for this video to be released. Love it!
Just remember. We’re family. 😂
He was hungry for it. The success of Pitch Black probably had him typecast as that character and he doesnt really have to change now
I think it would be amazing if Vin Diesel showed how good of an actor he can be... maybe a non-typecasted side character with something interesting about them.
he's actually a side character in the first F&F, same with the very first "Riddick" film, Pitch Black, but somehow the sequels of these films ended up being about him and him alone
When I see videos making fun of his social media mishaps I forget he was once that loser (by conventional definitions, not judging). Like his early career screams loser, yet he wore it so happily. Dude is authentic
I randomly came up on a copy of this movie on dvd about 20 or so years ago. Didn’t think I’d like it on first watch and fell in love. I think it’s one of his best roles
Criminally underrated film...this movie proved he can actually act...almost all the dialog in the court scenes is actually transcripts to the whole trial...Vin Diesel and Peter Dinklage were great in this movie...man it's probably been 15 yrs since I last saw this.
Never even heard of this movie, but its cool seeing that Linus Roache and Vin Diesel worked together after The Chronicles of Riddick.
Fantastic work! Please keep these videos coming! I learn something new with everyone. Thank you so much for the hard work you do in putting these together.
"A Man Apart" is still one of his best underrated work. Unfortunate he typecasted his own self, bc hes one of those actors who CAN act...when he wants to.
I saw this movie for the first time months back on streaming.
And it was surprising to see Vin Diesel not only with hair, but he was putting some good effort into Find Me Guilty. It's one of my favorite roles of his, and that's among the number of action roles he's been defaulted to.
Another comparable one is what Jason Statham did in Spy with his character.
Honestly that scene of Vin Diesel being shot by the sniper in Saving Private Ryan and the following scene handing his note to the other soldier is like burned into my head. Good shit. Easy to forget its the fast car guy.
I find this channel continuously interesting and thought provoking. Thanks, Danny, for the insight and for raising the awareness of some little-known gems.
The joy of meeting the people who inspired you and the passion for making the movie really does seep through to the audience in a hundred different ways, even if you can pin point each one.
Feels like there's not a whole lot of movies like that anymore... Just can just feel that it was another money-grab.
I've never seen this movie, but you know what blows me away, is scenes like 5:16. Look at the small imperfections in the carpeting. This film feels REAL, unlike many movies today.
that couldn't have been 10 min, i clicked on the video heard you say some words and then it ended, what just happened
The character of Riddick is still one of the coolest badass action characters of any sci fi film.
Once he embraced the FF franchise Vin Diesel became the actor he is today. Remember that he didn't return to FF2, he had the Riddick universe (which was dear to him), he wanted to make a movie about Hannibal (the general). Once those didn't pan out he came back to FF, found even bigger box office succes and became an asshole. I liked the guy and I rooted for him. But ever since the Rock feud, the later Justin Lin situation, his weird and kitch internet posts, he fell out for me.
Danny has a soft spot for Vin 😊 I do too. I think vin made massive career blunder by sticking with the money (The Fast and Furious movies) and not throwing himself into meatier roles over the years, like this one. Vin is Vin. And perhaps this was the best path for him, but what could have been…
Thank you for always showing us amazing gems that as a normal audience we might now find. Love your work brother
I know its animation but when the iron giants hand shaking after he thinks hogarth died made me cry when I watched the movie its just so sad and real
He might still be one of the best if he gets the right roles.vin is a great actor.