Love Actually & the Hell Genre it Spawned

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
  • Deja vu? In this video, we shall explore the great sins of early-to-late 2000s romcoms, with a heavy focus on the celeb ensemble mega-cast holiday movies that began with the legendary Love Actually (2003). Let's go.
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    Movies discussed:
    Love Actually (2003)
    He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
    Valentine's Day (2010)
    New Year's Eve (2011)
    Christmas eve (2015)
    Mother's Day (2016)
    The Decoy Bride (2011)
    Dumb Money (2023)
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Комментарии • 633

  • @mothcub
    @mothcub  Месяц назад +1091

    This is a REUPLOAD which removes Martin Freeman's bare torso from the video. Please do not age restrict this version I am begging.

    • @jim_hawkins_blues
      @jim_hawkins_blues 21 день назад +36

      Nooooo!

    • @chaosvii
      @chaosvii 21 день назад

      Thank you for taking the money soap I loaned you and scrubbing this video clean.
      Feel free to keep it though, I have too many already 🧼 🫧 🧽

    • @bookshelfhoney
      @bookshelfhoney 21 день назад

      Not the male nipple, the most erotic nubbin!!

    • @danielheflin6658
      @danielheflin6658 20 дней назад +70

      Damn, that video was doing numbers too. Sad to see you done so dirty by youtube.

    • @serse8455
      @serse8455 20 дней назад +14

      Those pesky censors!

  • @lionelrowe617
    @lionelrowe617 19 дней назад +1051

    the implication of "her car must be brown because she likes to keep things natural and brown is the natural color of cars" is fucking destroying me

    • @thomasstone3480
      @thomasstone3480 18 дней назад +65

      so uh *leers* does the car match the drapes

    • @lovers807
      @lovers807 17 дней назад +30

      It made me snort so hard cause I have my natural hair color (brown) also brown cars are not that common anymore what is this 1987??

    • @gen1exe
      @gen1exe 13 дней назад +7

      and when's the last time you saw a brown car? It's probably grey.

    • @seraxx1973
      @seraxx1973 21 час назад

      Most cars in the wild are brown, or black, or dark grey. They’ve evolved this way in nature to try and blend in to foliage and stuff. They’re kind of like rhinos, and elephants, they WILL charge if you get too close so be careful around them. Even captive bred cars can do it to be a dick and it can easily kill you 😢 🙏

  • @renalanf0rd
    @renalanf0rd 20 дней назад +942

    the UK “just a lil guy” speech is crazy considering how they fucking still have colonies everywhere

    • @sophiewildee
      @sophiewildee 19 дней назад +14

      where exactly is a colony of the uk in 2024?

    • @amateurmagician
      @amateurmagician 19 дней назад +255

      ​@@sophiewildeeanguilla, bermuda, british virgin islands, falkland islands (there was a whole war about whose colony that one was in 1982), pitcairn, tristan da cunha, cayman islands. this just off the top of my head, there are more.
      also depending on op's opinion, the commonwealth could also be considered a form of colonization.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  18 дней назад +195

      Not many people know that he is quoting Queen Victoria verbatim (she had a vision of Dobby, a bit like in That's So Raven).

    • @sophiewildee
      @sophiewildee 18 дней назад +29

      @@amateurmagician i disagree that an overseas territory that has full governance of itself could be considered a colony. that violates the definition of ‘colony’ imo. i would also disagree that the commonwealth is a form of colonialism. it is a consequence of colonialism but countries can leave (and have) if their governments want to. that’s why you see countries that were colonised by france or belgium joining the commonwealth but you don’t see former british colonies joining the african franc. there’s mutual benefit to (for example) india and britain keeping good diplomatic relations which is why an economic powerhouse like india hasn’t left the commonwealth. an indian citizen living in the uk gets the right to vote immediately due to commonwealth membership whereas a european or american would have to wait until they had uk citizenship. i think it’s a bit condescending to act like a country with one of the top 5 gdps in the world is somehow the uk’s whipping boy in this day and age and can’t act of its own accord. what would narendra modi gain from opting in to a union that only benefitted britain? not votes i don’t think.

    • @amateurmagician
      @amateurmagician 18 дней назад +80

      @@sophiewildee ok

  • @insertfunnynamehere1673
    @insertfunnynamehere1673 18 дней назад +456

    I gotta say, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman read as very divorced to me in the last scene of the movie. They're picking him up from the airport! Clearly he's in town to see the kids. Their body language throughout that scene exactly matches the body language between my parents whenever they had to interact (and couldn't be seen screaming at each other)

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  18 дней назад +131

      I know you pretty much just mean separated, but they can't be divorced in the time frame that these events happen so on this technicality I reign supreme as the great Love Actually interpretive mind genius

    • @zoel3704
      @zoel3704 13 дней назад +37

      I agree I thought they were separated for sure. But my mom who is divorced thought they were still together so maybe it’s up to interpretation. I’d hope they’re separated.

    • @tarag2705
      @tarag2705 7 дней назад +14

      I was about to comment this! I had always assumed that they were divorced by the end of the movie. I will forever be sad if that wasn’t the case.

    • @collegeoffoliage6776
      @collegeoffoliage6776 3 дня назад +6

      ​@@mothcubyeah that particular take was just mind-boglingly stupid. They are very clearly unhappy at the end of the film, and the point is that relationships are messy and sometimes people stay together even when they are unhappy. We don't know if they end up working through it or not.

    • @doubleh333lix
      @doubleh333lix 2 дня назад +4

      i thought it was purposefully up to interpretation because of that scene.

  • @Justice4Raditz
    @Justice4Raditz 20 дней назад +381

    I said it before and I'll say it again: "gay wife, indian husband" is the most beautiful song of our generation

  • @nbDeal985
    @nbDeal985 21 день назад +572

    Finally I can learn to loathe Love Actuallys without being subjected to smut and filth

  • @rileyrosser2977
    @rileyrosser2977 20 дней назад +404

    I genuinely hadn't noticed that the women in love actually all end up sad and the men all get happy endings. what's up with that?
    also i think that the emma watson plot is the only redeeming plot, not because it's particularly well-written or well handled, but purely because thompson does such a beautiful piece of acting when she opens the present and has to look happy about it, and then puts herself back together after her meltdown so she doesn't ruin xmas for her children. i agree with you though that the plot point of her deciding to stay, "knowing life would always be a little be worse" wasn't treated with the reapect it deserved.
    similarly, i always really liked liam neeson doing his best to be a good single step-dad while dealing with his own grief, but he defs shouldn't have encouraged it as much as he did, DEFINITELY not bypassing airport security in a world which the opening monologue confirms takes place post 9/11. thats a wild thing to let ur child do!!

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  20 дней назад +98

      Liam Neeson craves chaos

    • @emisformaker
      @emisformaker 20 дней назад +44

      @@mothcub He does have a particular set of skills

    • @sammosaurusrex
      @sammosaurusrex 19 дней назад +74

      My mother literally never forgave Alan Rickman for this plot. The actor. Every time we’d watch the movie, she’d curse at him and say “I’ll never forgive you for what you did to Emma Thompson…”
      This is not a joke or irony, this is just how great my mom is.
      That’s why it’s my favorite subplot. My critical thinking goes out the window when it comes to schlock I watched with my family as a kid lmao.

    • @sammosaurusrex
      @sammosaurusrex 19 дней назад +26

      Also yeah, I think the thing I liked about that scene/subplot was that it was real. Maybe our generation is more into “marriage is a bourgeois prison” and just feels like “why the fuck would she stay,” but it definitely resonates with my emotionally repressed waspy upbringing (unhealthy). People staying together because they were married, and that meant something. Emma Thompson’s plot is that she keeps the marriage, but the marriage is shit, which is raw and real, and she still has love for her kids.
      Same with that lady who in the end finds love with her brother. It’s dumb, but the point was that even when life cuts you a raw deal, love is still there, even if it’s the love between you and an unwell relative. There’s love in the in-patient facility.
      It’s trash, but it’s trash I have affection for

    • @Octobris
      @Octobris 5 дней назад +2

      Emma Watson plot? 😉

  • @DrPeacemakerX
    @DrPeacemakerX 19 дней назад +347

    I once tried watching this movie with my family. We were so bored after 10 minutes that we switched to watching Lucy, the movie where Scarlet Johansson uses 100% of her brain. That's how desperate we were.

    • @roecocoa
      @roecocoa 19 дней назад +19

      Lucy is a lot of fun.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 18 дней назад +31

      Maybe it's not your type of movie, but hey, Lucy is a extremely entertaining film, even if using 100% of the brain dosen't make sense, (SPOILER: she just became a computer), but I still consider Luc Besson to be a terrific director.

    • @yeskaitlyn8029
      @yeskaitlyn8029 16 дней назад +5

      i loooved lucy when i first saw it

    • @monochromedream-eatingbaku
      @monochromedream-eatingbaku 6 дней назад +4

      Controversial opinion but Lucy is a film I actually enjoy, even if it has some... obvious flaws. Honestly I think I'm more willing to accept using 100 % of the brain due to drugs than I am willing to stare at ScarJo for over an hour.

    • @mosquitopyjamas9048
      @mosquitopyjamas9048 5 дней назад +2

      Lucy is Kind fun tho

  • @cactuspeach2517
    @cactuspeach2517 21 день назад +430

    I was so deeply upset when the original disappered, can't believe martin freeman's bare torso would betray you like that >:(

    • @Justice4Raditz
      @Justice4Raditz 20 дней назад +27

      martin freeman's torso needs to send mothcub a check for lost revenue

  • @roosterboots4684
    @roosterboots4684 21 день назад +526

    Finally, I can watch this without all the footage of fatal car accidents you had playing in the background

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  21 день назад +276

      No one understands my artistic vision

    • @vaclav4435
      @vaclav4435 20 дней назад +38

      @@mothcub David Cronenberg might!

    • @deadfr0g
      @deadfr0g 17 дней назад +25

      “This film is a complete trainwreck, and you have no idea how hard it was to get that footage!”

  • @cal6137
    @cal6137 21 день назад +377

    Once a philosophy prof who I disliked said he hates this movie so I watched it out of spite. And he was right. But I'll watch anything Colin Firth is in

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  21 день назад +93

      Real and true

    • @bookshelfhoney
      @bookshelfhoney 21 день назад +100

      Even a broken philosophy prof is right twice a day (when he brings up that this movie is bad)

  • @littlerelief
    @littlerelief 12 дней назад +184

    Thank you for taking down that cruel, cruel subplot about the woman with the mentally ill brother and how that meant she could never find love or even have a single night of passion with her work crush. If I can overshare for a moment - I was recently out of the psych ward when I went to see Love Actually with a friend of mine and that scene made me absolutely break down because it awakened all these massive awful fears in me that my sibling would wind up in a similar situation with me one day. Totally ridiculous, of course, she's happily married and super successful AND if she ever did need to become my main support person, none of those things would change as a result. But I was young and vulnerable and didn't have the life experience to laugh that plotline off back then, so it really cut deep. I so appreciate the visceral satisfaction you gave me by pulling no punches when explaining how godawful it is.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  12 дней назад +38

      Aww I'm so sorry. I'm so glad you were able to feel better about this in the end! Sending my love right to you direct from the heart ❤️

    • @taylor3950
      @taylor3950 5 дней назад +23

      They had the perfect opportunity for the work crush to join in the caretaking. Instead they made it her sole lonely burden for literally no reason other than melodrama. I’m glad you’re feeling better about it too

    • @catabat49654
      @catabat49654 2 дня назад +11

      I had a similar breakdown the first time I saw this film (I was like 19 or 20), but from the Laura Linney’s character’s perspective. My brother is autistic, he’s semi-independent but on my folks’ health insurance and also on social security. The idea that I would constantly have to put my life on hold to make sure he’s taken care of when my parents die and wouldn’t be able to engage in love and life fully terrified and haunted me for YEARS. I’ve now set boundaries and worked with my folks so that when they die he’s in good hands (and I’ll be there to assist), but yeah, fuck you Love Actually for making people with mental illness/disabilities and their siblings believe that they would burden each other forever and neither of them are deserving of romantic love 🖕

    • @littlerelief
      @littlerelief 2 дня назад +10

      @@catabat49654 Thank you for sharing this! I've always guiltily felt like it was an overreaction on my part but that storyline really is toxic. It sneaks up on you because there's never any better reason given for why that has to end EVERYTHING between them - I'd even be happy with a scene where she's with friends or something and they say "wow screw him, if he wants someone with literally no other priorities then he's gonna be alone forever" or just SOMETHING that doesn't treat the story as inevitable.

    • @fizzydrinkuno
      @fizzydrinkuno 5 часов назад +2

      My maternal grandma lived with us for most of my childhood. She had an aneurysm when my mom was a kid. Both of them would have fights that when she died it sent my mom in a depressive spiral that almost escalated in martial disputes. I know that this scene would have sent her into a breakdown too and I make it a point to never mention films like these for this reason. Its awful on its own, but its downright disgusting when it hits home.

  • @toomanygoblins5914
    @toomanygoblins5914 19 дней назад +193

    Gotta love PM Hugh Grant declaring war on the USA like he just stepped out of a time machine from 1812

    • @andrewcapra7153
      @andrewcapra7153 14 дней назад

      And then like half of the remaining movie is still about how unreasonably horny the british scriptwriters are for american women anyways 😂

    • @kitwhitfield7169
      @kitwhitfield7169 14 дней назад

      In fairness, this was a response to Blair letting Bush drag the UK into an illegal war, so it wasn’t out of nowhere. It’s just a pity it was divorced from any actual principle.

  • @rootedinland6823
    @rootedinland6823 16 дней назад +132

    Women as prizes is the synopsis of this movie. Emma Thompson is an old mom so she isn't a prize to be won and flatter the man's ego anymore. This movie is just yikes all around.

    • @NineToFiveGamerUC0079
      @NineToFiveGamerUC0079 3 дня назад

      It's from another time. These conversations would be Easier to ha e if people stopped acting like men aren't people or something. A lot of us hate media like this as well. Also there's nothing wrong with gender's ego being stroked especially if it's in moderation. We need to move away from demonizing everything involving men.

    • @gem9535
      @gem9535 6 часов назад +2

      @@NineToFiveGamerUC0079You heard “Let’s stop degrading women” as “let’s demonize men!” You are 1000% the problem.

  • @AbbeeRambles
    @AbbeeRambles 14 дней назад +71

    My favorite thing about this movie is that the two children in love grew up to voice Ferb and Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, confirming that they are soulmates in every lifetime.

  • @sammosaurusrex
    @sammosaurusrex 20 дней назад +174

    I like this movie for a lot of reasons which I refuse to admit are just “nostalgia,” but it has some of the most heinous examples of “and then everyone clapped” in the history of cinema.

  • @MosesSuppose
    @MosesSuppose 21 день назад +290

    Thank goodness someone finally thought of the children and removed that man’s bare torso. Just kidding, I’m sorry you had to deal with this BS on such a banger of a video. I’ll watch again and like for the algo!

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  21 день назад +44

      Thank you! I'm just glad people liked it at least 🥲👍

  • @DE-GEN-ART
    @DE-GEN-ART 19 дней назад +97

    professor snape buying jewelry from mr beene is too surreal to take seriously at 10:45

    • @stephjovi
      @stephjovi 16 дней назад +5

      try being Austrian and remember that Heike Makatsch the recipeint of the necklace as early 2000"s girly vJane on a german Music tv channel. 😹

    • @Lasopamuerte
      @Lasopamuerte 13 дней назад +12

      Mr “Beene” I’m crying

  • @chalmersmathew4831
    @chalmersmathew4831 19 дней назад +166

    Wow i cant believe the British can love. This is more shocking than when I first saw Martin Freeman’s bare torso. Subscribed!

  • @sabrecellist
    @sabrecellist 13 дней назад +71

    It's pretty bizarre to start a movie using an American national tragedy to prove love exists, but then even weirder to then have the British PM to defend his love by dissing the US.

  • @dustbowldance6365
    @dustbowldance6365 20 дней назад +65

    It's worse: love actually has taken over non English movies too. In Poland almost all 'romantic' comedies follow love actually. For the past two decades or so.

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 21 день назад +152

    this film is a labour of loathe you might say

    • @brycedumas59
      @brycedumas59 17 дней назад +7

      Loathe actually IS all around

  • @as4180
    @as4180 20 дней назад +40

    is the love in the room with us right now

  • @pcarebear1
    @pcarebear1 15 дней назад +45

    Never could get on the Notting Hill/ Love Actually bandwagon. Glad to know I'm not considered "weird" anymore, I found my tribe😂

    • @neromillie
      @neromillie День назад

      The cringe is intense

    • @malicemacey
      @malicemacey 12 часов назад

      The thing is even though i can objectively find Notting Hill cringe, in reality i still watch it every couple of years because of the nostalgia and that enjoyment i felt watching it first time around

  • @Sillith-Billith
    @Sillith-Billith 21 день назад +101

    I found the elevator Christmas love actually fascinating, because it communicates such a bizarre relationship with god. I'd like to preface that I'm Jewish and obviously have a few different ideas compared to Christianity- but I think its really something else to have this sense of total interpersonal isolation. To have all these people seem totally disconnected from each other, and to simultaneously focus on G-d as an abstract being that is entirely unknowable but craves or even demands reverence- I really like how you frame that last longing scene in this movie, this sad little angel man who simply cannot follow the people he's been speaking to, how he's spent his time with them not connecting through any literal means but through a script he's presenting on paintings analogous to the divine- his words and thoughts seem so empty, so hollow that they don't offer perspective on a work you can see but dictation on an imaginary piece. And that's his life, that's his role in this world as a messenger, and whether or not he communicated his message he remains alone.
    This is probably rambley and silly but I dunno, something about that struck, it feels like someone with a very painful view of the world who's not quite aware of it- or maybe they are, I don't know these people! But it made me sad and I hope they reconsider

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  21 день назад +30

      That scene feels so dense and strange, love your interpretation ❤️

    • @thomasstone3480
      @thomasstone3480 18 дней назад +14

      the god in evangelical movies always seems extremely capricious and cruel, he really seems to like to fuck with people and then just have them explain to one another why it's good that he did that while they suffer

    • @bmlgordon
      @bmlgordon 14 дней назад +12

      @@thomasstone3480 The evangelical god scans so close to the abusive father in a dysfunctional family.

    • @kwarra-an
      @kwarra-an 3 дня назад

      ​@@thomasstone3480that's just old testament god, too

  • @cornflakes-does-stuff
    @cornflakes-does-stuff 21 день назад +111

    Finally the good clean christian version that me and the whole family can enjoy! jokes aside I'm sorry you had to reupload, it's a very good video, will watch again, and I'm so so glad you started doing video essays, I love your line delivery and the little drawings!!

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  21 день назад +13

      Thank you so much! I appreciate it 💕

  • @CHiCguitar
    @CHiCguitar 15 дней назад +30

    "I'm gay and I'm gonna play" is too good. TOO GOOD

  • @emisformaker
    @emisformaker 20 дней назад +47

    A lassie named Lily was right
    The movie Love, Actually's trite
    This film, and its brothers,
    Disservice to lovers
    And treat all their ladies with spite

    • @emisformaker
      @emisformaker 20 дней назад +7

      Holy Hannah, I just heard the line 'doomed evil limerence' for the second time in life, and my heart broke into song.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  20 дней назад +10

      THANK YOU I LOVE THIS LIMERICK 💖😭

    • @emisformaker
      @emisformaker 20 дней назад +6

      @@mothcub I'm so glad! I wanted to comment for the re-upload, and I saw you'd asked someone else for poetry. More than happy to oblige.

  • @r.p.w.1312
    @r.p.w.1312 20 дней назад +79

    Very good video and I agree with almost all of it, but outside the weird thematic context of the film I like the Emma Thompson plot I think it’s sad and a bit poignant that she says ‘would you stay knowing it would always be a bit worse’ and then clearly she does decide to do that and it’s always a bit worse. But the movie is bad and clearly doesn’t like women or want them to be happy.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  20 дней назад +28

      Yes! I do like that, I just feel like the movie doesn't know where to put it or what to do with it, so it feels rushed there at the end (partly a consequence of the sheer density of different threads), but you're so right.

    • @malicemacey
      @malicemacey 12 часов назад +2

      I always thought the end was after they had broken up. The love 'actually' was their shared love of their children

  • @jurgnobs1308
    @jurgnobs1308 13 дней назад +32

    I think Keira Knightley is just an incredibly bad kisser. one kiss from her and the crush that was strong enough to risk it all is just gone.

  • @bisboptheclown
    @bisboptheclown 21 день назад +75

    i love this video and how advertiser friendly it is personally thats my fav thing about it happy happy joy

    • @chaosvii
      @chaosvii 21 день назад +14

      My appreciation for this vid is also proportional to how convenient it fits into commerce.

    • @mosquitopyjamas9048
      @mosquitopyjamas9048 5 дней назад +1

      Ren and Stimpy ref?

  • @noheterotho179
    @noheterotho179 20 дней назад +68

    I'm crying, your ballad for the bigoted parents is going to be in my head forever now.. First video I've seen from this channel and its a very strong one

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  18 дней назад +16

      I'd estimate about 57% of my audience needs to hear a little song to really understand what I'm saying.

  • @Jenninka
    @Jenninka 21 день назад +69

    I was frantically looking for this one last night. I can finally know peace again

  • @littlebat66666
    @littlebat66666 15 дней назад +18

    As a German, seeing Till Schweiger out of the blue really knocked out a kidney for me :D

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 21 день назад +76

    I hope somebody is going to eat a bag of Munchies when watching this

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  21 день назад +31

      Munchies if you're reading this: send me a crate

    • @bookshelfhoney
      @bookshelfhoney 20 дней назад +9

      We have munchies where I live but it's like chips(crisps?) and pretzels & stuff, like a salty party mix. I want to try these other munchies though

  • @7700STARLIGHT
    @7700STARLIGHT 20 дней назад +44

    finally i can watch this without having to skip that SCANDALOUS bare torso clip... thank u utube uve saved me again

  • @Bananaism99
    @Bananaism99 15 дней назад +25

    I don't think Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson (character names I cannot remember) stay together in the end, he clearly goes away somewhere and they awkwardly cheek kiss like people who are affectionate but not intimate with each other. Maybe they're staying amicable for the kid's sake?

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  15 дней назад +5

      They told me they're still together 40 years later

  • @KatherineAcosta20
    @KatherineAcosta20 12 дней назад +18

    I also hate children romances, I feel like I’m being one of those weirdo moms at the park pairing up kids just because they’re playing together

  • @merri-toddwebster2473
    @merri-toddwebster2473 2 дня назад +6

    For me the worst thing about this movie is Alan Rickman cheating on Emma Thompson, and the second worst is the expectation that anyone would look at another man twice, let alone smooch him, if they had Chiwetl Ejiofor for a spouse.

  • @enemycrumbles
    @enemycrumbles 20 дней назад +22

    I watched Love Actually for the first time this year and was blown away by how buckwild it was.
    I couldn’t decide whether Mark being obsessed with a woman he literally avoids talking to at all opportunities or the fucking America subplot with no punchline was more infuriating.

  • @Justice4Raditz
    @Justice4Raditz 20 дней назад +51

    God I'm so sorry you had to reupload this banger but I'm so glad it's back!
    btw "me when the female hacker has accessed my bank account" is such a good bit. I have been thinking about it constantly since the first upload

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  20 дней назад +10

      lmao thank you! Glad u liked 👍 my joke 😎

  • @d11j09l92
    @d11j09l92 16 дней назад +17

    Finally. A place where we can all sh*t on this movie with no regrets. Thank you for your blunt honesty on this dumpster fire of a romantic comedy. ❤

  • @escotterica
    @escotterica 20 дней назад +30

    i love this video and i'm sorry you had to reupload it but i'm also kinda glad no one else has to deal with the psychic damage of martin freeman's bare torso :sob:

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  18 дней назад +3

      We need to keep our children safe xoxo

  • @BellaSwan18
    @BellaSwan18 20 дней назад +35

    I saw the 20hrs ago and went “wait, I’ve watched this half a dozen times in the last week(s).” Sorry you had to reupload, but glad it’s back!

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  18 дней назад +10

      Thank you Bella Swan 💖🐌

  • @thelegalsystem
    @thelegalsystem 21 день назад +39

    Thank you for removing that FILTH

  • @carysbebard3690
    @carysbebard3690 20 дней назад +77

    WHEN is gay wife/indian husband dropping on Spotify

  • @ghostghostghostghostghost85
    @ghostghostghostghostghost85 15 часов назад +3

    I fully read the Emma Thompson epilogue scene as them co parenting and trying to remain civil in front of their kids but distinctly divorced/seperated

  • @Quartermistress
    @Quartermistress 21 день назад +32

    I am loving your uber long video essay era

  • @autumntaylor2533
    @autumntaylor2533 19 дней назад +15

    If i was stuck with the creepy photographer guy in the elevator, I'd be in prison

  • @keirhardy6470
    @keirhardy6470 20 дней назад +22

    This is almost word for word the rant my brother launches into every single time this movie is vaugely mentioned, very fun i will be sending it to him.
    Also poor Bill Neighy no man can resist Rab C Nesbitt yet he paradoxically cannot be contained by such things.

  • @AkashWShah
    @AkashWShah 16 дней назад +10

    Seeing the things that happen in these movies genuinely made me grip my head down on the table multiple times

  • @0lime
    @0lime 20 дней назад +17

    I was reminded of this other film while listening to you describe Christmas Eve (2015) .
    It's called Elevator (2021), and seems as though it may have been conceived by someone watching Christmas Eve and thinking that the religious messaging wasn't overt enough.
    It essentially takes Patrick Stewart's plotline and makes that the entire movie, complete with details like:
    - The elevator stall having been caused by someone driving into a power box after being distracted by their phone
    - Plot about cold business man trapped alone in an elevator, who appears to incoherently babble his way to a change of heart
    - Climax of movie is spent in a hospital with a group of people praying over the body of someone who is soon to die, except this time, doing so successfully revives/heals the person in question (iirc it even shares the one skeptic who begrudgingly goes along with the prayer so that they can be shown that God is good, actually; I could be making that part up though)
    - Set in NEW YAHWK CITY
    Very silly movie, highly recommend to watch with company, ideally not sober.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  20 дней назад +4

      Amazing, I will add this to the list.

  • @Moonstar79
    @Moonstar79 13 дней назад +7

    How did I never know that Taylor Twilight and Taylor Popstar were in a movie together as LOVE INTERESTS I can't

  • @andriypredmyrskyy7791
    @andriypredmyrskyy7791 19 дней назад +17

    I would also like to know how Kiera Knightley has the gall THE GALL not to kiss me! "Aare you serious Kiera? You were supposed to kiss ME! What the HELL, Kiera'"
    Glad the videos back, it's a banger.

  • @markstevens8696
    @markstevens8696 13 дней назад +8

    I've never seen Love Actually in full and don't intend to,but I can see Bill Nighy's character as the pop oriented twin of his aged rock singer character from Strange Fruit.

  • @hauntedsunsets
    @hauntedsunsets 20 дней назад +14

    time to rewatch this video! both to support you and cause it's more than good enough to watch once a week

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  20 дней назад +4

      💖💕💓

  • @BananaTheLemon
    @BananaTheLemon 15 дней назад +8

    Still not over that Creepy Man is Shawn from Psych

  • @bhelliom3
    @bhelliom3 17 дней назад +13

    This is the first video I’ve seen of yours and I clicked on it without looking at the length. It’s 1 AM and I just finished it while I’ve been hand sewing an Edwardian bum/hip pad. I’m gonna go check out more videos cuz this was great.
    Also my dad *adored* Love Actually when I was growing up and it always rubbed me the wrong way but I couldn’t pinpoint why until you were showing the scenes of the awkward woman and awkward Xerxes. It occurred to me right before you said it that they don’t show any of the women ‘leads’ in their own stories having a positive experience, and the other women throughout are just trophies or bystanders in their own lives. He’s Just Not That Into You made me feel so validated when it came out and I remember watching it often but it def had its weird story lines.

  • @meuno101
    @meuno101 2 дня назад +4

    ~1:07:00 you talk about how the mothers bond over their racism. As a bi-racial dude who looks more black who has been deep in alt-right circles since the early 00's I can assure you, that is how it works. I can't explain why, but it's like they both bond over their hatred which is why you'll usually see more unity between right-leaning groups even though they appear more diverse on the surface.
    Good video overall I thought you just did art on Insta!

  • @wendynerd1199
    @wendynerd1199 21 день назад +17

    Your country just has too many Colins.

  • @Marstead
    @Marstead 21 день назад +20

    Sorry you had to reupload this! The video is excellent and everyone should watch it!

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  21 день назад +10

      Tysm 💕💪

  • @bigbuddhaiswatching...101
    @bigbuddhaiswatching...101 12 дней назад +7

    Kudos in getting to use Love Actually footage in this video. I tried to make a simmular LA diss and was blocked by Universal at every turn.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  11 дней назад +5

      YOU SPOKE TOO SOON LMAO

  • @shannonceleste5557
    @shannonceleste5557 14 дней назад +6

    Noo I interpret Emma and Alan's last scene together as the two politely greeting each other in front of family but that they've separated
    I think they just do one of those British cheek air kisses, they don't embrace or anything you see
    Emma will soon be romping enthusiastically with Leo Grande, no worries! (I never finished that film so just let me continue to believe it has a happy ending)

  • @gray404
    @gray404 20 дней назад +2

    I needed this today. thanks!

  • @Gooieduck1224
    @Gooieduck1224 14 дней назад +5

    Cool thing about Valentines Day is the terrible scene where grandma delivers her evil speech in front of the big screen, she (aka Shirley Maclaine) is actually on that big screen behind them. I think it's playing The Apartment but idk, couldn't see much

  • @AtlasBlizzard
    @AtlasBlizzard 2 дня назад +3

    I like romantic movies, but Love Actually is just... bizarre. I get no spirit or belief of love from it. Like, I can't believe it's lauded as a classic and a supposed must-watch for Christmas.

  • @christianj5950
    @christianj5950 15 дней назад +7

    oh how i always hated this movie that i thought everyone else loved. big respect for tackling it lol. and yes, i also think new years eve is better because it doesnt try to punch above its weight - its light, its cute, and unlike love actually, its not horrifically inept at trying to tackle more "complex" stories that it has nothing intelligent to say about.

  • @aioli4869
    @aioli4869 21 день назад +14

    What a bunch of really cool British people! Thank you for sharing!

    • @aioli4869
      @aioli4869 21 день назад +2

      Your gay wife song is also incredible ❤

  • @dirtybombshelter
    @dirtybombshelter 2 дня назад +2

    The only one of these films I have seen any amount of is Mother's Day and that was dubbed in Portuguese and I had severe diarrhoea in a hotel room in a tiny town in Northern Brazil. Taking a break from the movie every ten minutes to go to the bathroom was the sweetest relief.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  2 дня назад +1

      lmfao I'm so sorry about your Brazilian Diarrhoea Experience

  • @cvnt_rj
    @cvnt_rj 15 дней назад +3

    Thank u for reuploading I rewatch this video at least 3 times a week

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  15 дней назад

      Thanks for watching!! 💕😊

  • @markthompson180
    @markthompson180 2 дня назад +2

    Wow - I speak Portuguese and I certainly wasn't expecting that last bit at the end of the video!

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  2 дня назад

      Desculpe haha 🩷

  • @yuwenwong6497
    @yuwenwong6497 20 дней назад +5

    damn this was the video that i found you on!!! thank goodness it's back up because otherwise the people who i've been directing to "this hour+ video essay on love actually and the hell genre it spawned" would have been left bereft.

  • @rgs8970
    @rgs8970 21 день назад +4

    So relieved to have this back!

  • @Opolopso
    @Opolopso 21 день назад +4

    thankful i can watch this full video again and share it with my friends

  • @thatcher6923
    @thatcher6923 20 дней назад +2

    Thank you for reuploading! I’ll fall asleep to it tonight

  • @bentayman
    @bentayman 16 дней назад +1

    This was a beautiful video essay. Thank you!❤

  • @ogto
    @ogto День назад +2

    the ONLY thing i will say to defend this movie is that i can get why a grieving kid and dad would take any opportunity to distract themselves. not the biggest movie's sin by a long shot.

  • @zentouro
    @zentouro 19 дней назад +8

    can't believe i had to wait until 1:04:30 for the musical episode to start

  • @meikahidenori
    @meikahidenori 15 дней назад +4

    Thomas Brodie is sooo young! He's come a long way as an actor over the years too. He's taking the leaf out of Elijah woods book by keeping out of the limelight and making a good career in acting. (My daughter likes him alot😂)

  • @catabat49654
    @catabat49654 2 дня назад +1

    Her conclusion reminds me of one of Drew Gooden’s annual Christmas movies videos when he reviews No Sleep Til Christmas. Rom coms where people are horrendous (usually to each other) but then still end up in love is… quite a choice 🥴

  • @blessonbeats
    @blessonbeats 21 день назад +12

    Iv seem just enough of this film to
    1. Know i would never want to watch it
    2. Need it bashed by someone awesome
    So thanks!

  • @DJGHOSH
    @DJGHOSH 14 дней назад +6

    I didn't realize till today that I needed someone else to hate on this movie as much as I did. I thought I was the weird one for thinking this was a collection of lunatic creepy stories 🤣

  • @sacredkernel
    @sacredkernel 15 дней назад +7

    I also was repulsed by this movie from the first watch...as a Rom-Com, it's not funny and aggressively unromantic. I found the only passable connection to be the body-double couple because they're the only ones who seem like they will actually have a decent relationship based on a stable foundation; they build a bond slowly by relating to each other in vulnerable moments while navigating the awkwardness of their profession. I wish they had more screentime because the rest of the movie is just so *painful*. There are too many characters with unresolved plot points or just stupid plotlines (looking at you "character Colin"). 🤦‍♀

  • @soldiaz7261
    @soldiaz7261 17 дней назад +7

    the rickman/thompson plot is the main reason i refuse to touch the movie. it’s not the worst written story imo, but it’s the cruelest. i literally cannot stand it.
    dare i say even more disturbing to my young eyes than martin freeman’s exposed torso

  • @RPWhitworth
    @RPWhitworth 12 дней назад +2

    "A thoughtless ode to cruelty" is so poetic I can't handle it

  • @vetnoiice
    @vetnoiice 19 дней назад +9

    Now that I know English-speaking countries have their own Love Actually rip-offs, Poland having one with multiple sequels (currently we are at Listy do M. 5, I think) is much less weird; I wonder if other coutries have these too. And yes, vibes are exactly the same.

  • @8lec_R
    @8lec_R 21 день назад +4

    Watched it. Great video

  • @gen1exe
    @gen1exe 13 дней назад +3

    This is the hot take I needed. 2 relationships with problematic employer-employee dynamics, 1 dude who goes to America and has a lot of sex, several doomed crushes, 1 marriage falling apart...

  • @julianascholtens4467
    @julianascholtens4467 20 дней назад +9

    Why isn't anybody pointing out that the woman in the new year's movie is Sarah Paulson, not Jessica Lange? Am I missing something?

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  20 дней назад +13

      You have the disease where you can't see Jessica :( I'm so sorry

  • @jvever4904
    @jvever4904 3 дня назад +2

    This video is SO funny, the editing especially. Love Actually really is a trainwreck with an interesting premise/timeline style.

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  2 дня назад

      Thank you so much! 💕

  • @WhenNerdsAttack
    @WhenNerdsAttack 15 дней назад +5

    I was recced this video and for once the youtube algorithm knew exactly what I wanted: a video yelling about how much this movie is a travesty.

  • @esobelisk3110
    @esobelisk3110 18 дней назад +8

    i’m so grateful that i can finally hear the gay wife and indian husband song again. it has been stuck in my head since this video first came out.

  • @marlyseemma983
    @marlyseemma983 14 дней назад +1

    Rewatching for ur numbers, bro. Keep truckin

  • @clementineshetheyfae8312
    @clementineshetheyfae8312 15 дней назад +5

    My mothers classic movies
    Love actually
    Music and Lyrics
    I heart Huckabees
    Kill Bill
    Seven
    Silence of the lamb
    Rent
    These movies all occupy a similar space in my brain as my moms movies that I watched as a child that we watched many times over

  • @photostrips
    @photostrips 19 дней назад +5

    the Chris Ofili ref goes crazy, instant subscribe

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  19 дней назад +5

      Best elephant dung artist around!!

  • @carysbebard3690
    @carysbebard3690 20 дней назад +9

    Which primordial instinct do you think drives me to look at my phone all day.
    Also I was wondering if Sex and the City was connected to He's Just Not That Into You! They have an episode about it which is very clearly just advertising for it lol

    • @carysbebard3690
      @carysbebard3690 20 дней назад +3

      Maybe I want to "gather" posts to "nurture" my "clan" (sending the group chat memes)

  • @zooeey42
    @zooeey42 14 дней назад +5

    This was suggested to me, the algorithm was algorithming ✨️ now i love you like bill nighy loves his fat manager

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  14 дней назад +2

      our love plot will be the strongest 💖

  • @mayas3422
    @mayas3422 День назад +2

    USAmerican here never put together that the swearing was a way to signal class which. makes the PM plot even more grimy imo. god why is this movie Like This

  • @tiffanyclark-grove1989
    @tiffanyclark-grove1989 12 дней назад +1

    new sub.. love the analysis. I didn’t see any of these films except the Christmas one lol

  • @thomasstone3480
    @thomasstone3480 18 дней назад +2

    i saw this video and subscribed to the channel within like 10 seconds of starting like this is just such like i dunno it is immediately obviously a really good channel with good takes

    • @mothcub
      @mothcub  18 дней назад +1

      hey thank you so much!! 👍