When it comes to Lightyear I think they really should have taken inspiration from the animated movie and tv series. That was way more closer to what I thought Buzz Lightyears backstory was like as it was full of campy space adventures and actually had a "Evil Emperor Zurg"
Agree! I think beyond the unnecessary political commentary, the movie’s ultimate downfall was that it completely retconned the series, making fans of both that series and Toy Story as a whole, lose interest completely, and while I completely disagree that Chris Evans is solely responsible for the movie flopping, maybe let’s all stick to keeping politics to ourselves, if the topic is not political, why make it political?
@@DrRafestein Political theming should not be shoehorned into a story. Like anything else, it should enhance the story, and that takes work. There is a time and place for everything.
Well thank you very much mister helper, I’m glad you’ve decided to join the conversation. What we need is a quron that’s more focused on diversity, inclusion, compassion & kindness. Already Hollywood is a-buzz. Can you hear it? Sure you can. Talk of the Oscars is being shared all around. It will be magic.
I actually really liked death on the Nile. I wouldn’t say it was a big flop given that it did crack over 100 mill during the winter Covid surge and they have green lit a sequel.
What ultimately saved the film was an understanding of the winter covid surge, positive reception from audiences who attended and a strong VOD and blu-ray release. With these more and more being seen as strong considerations for future releases.
Well, for ME was "Death On The Nile" an enteraining Agatha Christie movie, better than "Murder On The Orient Express" AND Gal Gadot's performance was not "BAD". But for me she was also not the LEADING ROLE. The leading Role is of course Hercule Poirot. i liked the new parts of his background in this film.
I agree. I really liked it more than Murder. Better plot, better characters, better twists, beautiful cinematography. It ain't no Knives Out but by golly do I love the new resurgence in whodunnits
I'd actually argue that Gal Gadot's version of the character was more suited to the plot than Emily Blunt's equivalent in David Suchet's version was. In short, Linnet is a spoiled heiress with little regard towards others. Gadot was appropriately blaze and diva-like, while Blunt's version was a bit too sweet.
I'm surprised Grace just sort of skipped past the controversies of Ezra Miller and Johnny Depp during her "Fantastic Beasts 3" segment, but brought up Armie Hammer's controversy when talking about "Death On the Nile"
I'm not sure it was on purpose. With controversies, it comes more natural to address *what's there* vs. what isn't. No Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3? I don't think anyone except diehard Depp fans would skip the movie because of that. As for Miller, his part in FB3 was "blink and you'll miss".
I think the Wizarding World needs to move on from the movie theater screens. People just don't care as much about the Fantastic Beasts movies as they do the Harry Potter films, and they feel more and more like a desperate attempt to keep the franchise going beyond its shelf life.
I agree. Couldn't care less. A lot of these franchises resort to the prequel cop out because they're too scared to move the story forward. Unfortunately, in most cases, I couldn't care less what happened before the movie I'm watching. (Star Wars being a rare exception).
We already know that the Hollywood LQBTQ+ crowd is interested in a script. LGBTQ+ woman allah that saves the world from fascism & the patriarchy. It’s the perfect pitcher & the catcher. Now that we know what’s possible what can we do about it? We know of creators in certain circles are contemplating a Brazilian allah. It’s the story of her adventures traveling to the Americans to spread diversity, inclusion, compassion & kindness while raise awareness on LGBTQ+ pride. Her journey takers her all across the southern continent were she starts the first ever Carnival that parades west toward mecca. It’s all about female empowerment as they prove self liberation, awareness, celebration, music, art and free expression of culture is the true word of our female God. It’s so exciting the executives can hardly contain themselves.
It's a shame, as a massive HP fan I really wanted to like the Fantastic Beasts movie. It had a good start but now the story gets so messy and convoluted to the point that I just don't care about what's happening in the movies
Not everyone amongst the audiences I saw it with in a theater liked the film. It's not the most accessible or easily digestible story out there so that's probably why it flopped.
The first Downton Abbey movie made me binge the entire show afterward, as I went into the movie blind. And I gotta say, I absolutely loved this latest entry 🤩
Its not letos acting thats drawing him ire, its himself. People think hes an asshole or downright creep. Ive seen claims of sexual predation, apparently he’s in a proto cult or something close, and people haven’t forgotten his antics on the suicide squad set
Stop. Lightyear has nothing to do with politics. Tim Allen was replaced because the Lightyear movie is NOT the toy. You know that Grace. You also know most don’t even know about the so called politics and as many were confused by the marketing. Also it’s not a good movie. I took my 10 and 6 yr old nephews and they were bored and so was I. It missed the heart of usual Pixar movies. Stop falling into the divisive narrative.
What do you mean that she can't act? She's one of my favorite actress, and she's the only good thing in death on the nile and ww84. She can act!!! Love you Gal Gadot.
Marry Me flop? The movie has 50 million grosses, is more than 15 days as the most watched movie by amazon in the USA. And it became the most watched movie on the peacock platform
I think re : Leto, it started with his character acting nonsense with The Suicide Squad. It just came off as extremely self important and unlikable. He just never seems to have a sense of humor about himself.
I ACTUALLY ENJOYED DEATH ON THE NILE! It was Better than Murder On The Orient Express! GAL'S PERFORMANCE WAS NOT THAT BAD! Also, for the 3 Victims in the Movie, They didn't Deserve to Die, while the Victim in the last Movie did Deserve to Die!
I don’t know if I’d consider Downton a massive flop. It made double its reported budget. So there was maybe a small loss but I’m sure it earned quite a bit on VOD. It was also never going to make as much as the first movie. I do agree with you saying that Downton is a much subtler show than the others you mentioned, but that’s it’s charm and that’s why so many still love it.
I get that one's a blockbuster and one's an indie flick, but it bothers me when people say Lightyear bombed because of the LGBT aspect when Everything Everywhere All At Once had a major LGBT storyline and still managed to be wildly successful.
But those demographics are way different, Lightyear is a mainstream film so those tend to be more politically moderate for wider appeal, whereas indie films are known to push the button a little more. The lgbt storyline was major because they stood their grown on it & refused to give into china, which is a massive market.
You can't stream anything secretly. There you are, seated with your loved one trying to find something you'd both like, when the "Watch it Again" category pops up. She looks at you suspiciously and asks, "When did you watch THAT?"
5:50 It's why I respect your opinion, Grace. Sometimes it's hard, but you stand by your guns and if you find yourself in error, will admit so. But...yeah...I loved Wonder Woman, but I always felt her acting was wooden.
Yeah, the plot to the first Wonder Woman fit Gal Gadot's skillset perfectly, masking her limitations. Her character started off as naive, and then was a fish out of water for the rest of the movie. And throughout, she was paired with Chris Pine who did his fair share of generating energy and chemistry. I assume on some level Patty Jenkins realized that Gadot wasn't that commanding by herself - which was part of her motivation to come up with any convoluted plot to bring back Chris Pine for the sequel.
Pretty sure Grace was kinda gunning for Gal to be Oscar nominated for Wonder Woman. I actually think Gal was very effective in her as an ultra rich , paranoid woman in Death on the Nile.
To be fair Gadot makes a perfect Wonder Woman. But that was clearly the role she has been molded to play now. As sad as it may be, good acting is not always required to play a comic book character role. There are a few exceptions to that, like Elizabeth Olsen who proves time and time again that marvelous acting can heighten the character you play, but for the most part it’s all green screens and stunts. Even Gadot’s line reading and delivery for 1984 wasn’t great. The first Wonder Woman film was a unicorn in that every part of its production was set up so nicely that it was hard for that movie to fail. But I doubt Patty Jenkins can duplicate that success.
Lightyear feels like one of those projects where the studio thought people would go see it simply because of the franchise it was part of so they could do anything they wanted with it and it didn't matter. Its the, "You guys like (fill in the blank) right?" phenomenon that every corner of the entertainment industry always succumbs to eventually. They didn't realize they were making a movie nobody wanted, except for them.
Agree with most of what you said except about Death on the Nile and Gal's acting capabilities. I thought she was so captivating in that role and really shined. I don't get it 🤷♂️
Unfortunately, Lightyear forgot the fun from the Toy Story franchise. They should have looked to Starship Troopers and Galaxy Quest as models for his story.
I don't think I can go so far as to say Gal can't act. I would say that her range might not as broad as others but she does have her specialties. I think she has charming comedic chops as displayed in KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES. And of course her ability to play the mystery woman or bad @$% is her superpower as seen in Day and Knight and famously as Giselle in Fast and Furious franchise
What's with the sudden Gal Gadot hate?? I thought she did a good job on 'Death On The Nile' (I liked it more than the MotOE film). Btw Grace, in your WW84 review you said Gal Gadot was great in the role.
With Lightyear and Fantastic Beasts, the identity politics is the baggage. The studios realize it's far easier to put them into established franchises where they have access to an unsuspecting, captive audience. The problem is it often comes at the expense of an IP. Look at the downward trajectories of Star Wars, Doctor Who, MCU and now Pixar.
Rowling didn't take a stance against "the trans community," but against gender ideology and the cultish behavior of those who follow it to the extreme - regardless of *their* identity. Stop spreading misinformation, please.
Death on the Nile was a good film - not great but worth an afternoon movie ticket. It made the most of the abilities of the actors. The direction and writing played to the strength and the limitations of the cast and it was enjoyable.
Death on the Nile was so good 😭 I loved it a lot. Idk why people hate it a lot. I loved it dispite being dragged borderline against my will to see it by the groups driver
I´m just praying as hard as I can so I get to see Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore at least once again for the final showdown against Grindelwald in the II World War. I don´t care if its one last Fantastic Beasts movie, but at this point i wish it was an HBOMax miniseries to wrap up this story.
HEY HEY, THE CARS MOVIES AREN'T CASH GRABS! Other Flops include The Northman and the 355! Also, What's with the Gal Hate, I say She Can Act! Gal still has a lot of Movies Coming Up!
Was someone actually looking forward Lightyear? I'm gay, a Pixar fan and I love sci-fi. I should be the perfect target audience for that film and yet nothing about it has caught my interest.
Gal may not be the best actress but she CAN act. I think to say it she can’t at all is purely unfair and mean. She has brought WW life and she is charismatic in every role. I’ll watch anything with her in it.
Exactly. I find her to be watchable in most of her roles. I think she's a good "face actor" (as Grace would say), although her line readings are sometimes a little stilted.
Personally, I'd love for one more Fantastic Beasts movie. Take a nice, long break to get through some of these controversies. (Ezra's character is dead, so that takes that one off the board) But then give us just ONE more movie. Straight to HBO Max would be the easiest. I feel I am owed that final duel after sitting though the rest. But I don't need to sit through another full two movies, now that Dumbledore and Grindelwald can fight.
death on the nile was a very pleasent watch, and i liked the colorgrading plus the on screen comeback of a great comedy duo. i watch the original film every year as most the agatha christie movies with sir peter ustinov or margaret rutherford.
Lightyear wasnt fun They changed buzz for no reason TV show wise I hope Ms marvel episode 6 delivers and I mean delivers Otherwise.....Disney and marvel have to rethink
I lost hope with "Ms Marvel” show due to it's basically only good at the first episode, its imaginative storytelling is faded away since then and it's completely gone at this current episode 5, partition plot is unnecessary and unsatisfied because of it seems has no purpose (for now) and it has lack of real conflicts around partition besides Hasan's overreaction and recklessness, partition is not one way issue (discrimination) which both group are dominating each other for hundreds years, it's not something like apartheid even if it's a case then they can still converted to other religions or just pretending till it's safe.
@@rickydinto It's no coincidence that u liked the 1st ep. It was directed by the Bad Boys for Life directors. That duo are legit talented. But even they admitted in an interview with Critical Drinker (who outright criticized the pacing of the 1st ep), that they were resticted by the script. They're directing the final ep as well, so we'll see if they can salvage this series, or if the writers & interim directors alr derailed it too much.
I ENJOYED FANTASTIC BEASTS 3! It was Better than the Second One! I do Think that the Wizarding World needs its Own Studio. And I Hope we get a 4th and maybe a 5th Movie!
Lightyear - when I first saw the trailer at the movies a while back and I said that's not Tim Allen, I knew that it was not going to be good but I didn't know it would flop this hard Death on the Nile - Chris Pine carried the first Wonder Woman and DC blew it by killing him. The proof is WW84 was Gadot's opportunity to carry the film with Pine playing the fish out of water role and it didn't work
You're missing the point with Gal Gadot. She's not there to act. Her function is to serve as the IDF's ambassador to Hollywood - soft power gone hard, so to speak.
All I wanted from Lightyear is an Updated version of the Toy Story 2 opening with the Zurg video game. I'm kinda tired of Male heroes getting stuck with a female Sidekick only there to remind them of their mistakes. What a dissapointment.
I'm gay and I have no interest in seeing Lightyear. There has always been something corporate, hollow and uninspired about this film to me and no promotional material I've seen ever changed that feeling 🤷
I liked Death on the Nile a lot, it was far better than Murder on the Orient Express and better than Knives Out which I hate because of its insane plot holes. I think Gal Gadot has limited range but as long as she is cast within that range she's just fine.
Grace could you please reply about gal gadot being a bad actor,is it as a whole or does the Wonder Woman part be included too as I think she’s awesome as Diana whether it’s patty Jenkins Diana or Zack Snyders Diana ?but in other roles I do agree she’s not up to par .
@@rl8259 I mean that it needs to be re-released. It was moved to D+ due to the pandemic but I'm saying that it has many more points and themes that would have spoken to a lot of people.
I think what hurt Downton Abby was the way they promoted the movie… 1st they barely promoted it… I didn’t even know it was coming out until a week before it did and I watch out for new movies all the time… and then the trailer made it sound like there was a new cast of characters taking focus
I'm sad to see 'Death on the Nile' doing so poorly. Yes it is an acquired taste but it does what it sets out to do well. Also while I admit Gal Gadot is a weak actress (a rare point where I agree with Grace) she isn't actually that present as an interactive character in the film, being more a beautiful mystery interpreted by others so it sort of plays to her strengths.
It’s really unfair to say Gal Gadot can’t act at all. Maybe you could say she has no range, but Grace you literally cried from her performance in WW84 despite all the other problems in that movie.
Honestly she is really bad even in the first ww movie she was okay nothing special but the movie was strong overall but ww1984 was terrible and her lack of acting chops showed up the most
Tbh this is Grace for u. Lots of things she said rn is subjected to change in a while. She said a lot of things and then contradict herself after a while what with these politics. Maybe one of the reasons why she got so many supporters is precisely because she’s so biased with her own “personal opinions”, which only long time fans know how the contradictions of hers work
I think Pixar has lost what made it special. Theyve now become, as you say, an emotionally manipulative, agenda driven, awards seeking corporation. I’m sad.
Damn just calling out gal like that lol. Respectfully disagree. I find her acting on par with many other actors that work and yield the same results box office wise. She was great in the og ww as well as bvs and if memory serves one of the most touching scenes for you in 84 was when she says goodbye to Steve and that was largely in part to her acting. I haven't seen dotn yet but its possible it was the writing, directing or character that maybe she didn't get into as well. Even on screen tensions may have been a factor. She is def not a list but everyone has a bad day at the office now and then. I think a lot of actors are pigeon holed for a reason and maybe she should work on her acting off screen more to be better at different characters and story telling but def couldn't go as far as to say she can't act. I'd just say she has moments of not being a strong lead actress.
5:26 WHAT THE WHAT?!? (Goes to Google...) OH...MY...LAND. This is what I get for being a shut-in, manga-writing NEET (Well, not true. I DO have a very good day job, but I long to draw/write manga every day)! That is SO...HORRIFYINGLY GROSS AND DISTURBING!
Lightyear could very easily been a live action movie. It is mostly made of humans and few locations. It probably would have been cheaper than it’s 200 million budget
Well the problem with Fantastic beasts is (and a lot of people forget this) the first one was actually not a bad movie, but it was never really designed to have a follow-up. At least not a direct follow-up as all its storylines basically concluded in that film. But no they really wanted a new franchise so they dragged it kicking and screaming into having all these sequels and they just don't work. Your stretching out storylines that were never meant to have more than one movie. And the whole Johnny Depp fiasco didn't do it any favors and now Miller is going to have to be replaced now. I will admit however Mikkelsen is an excellent Grindelwald. He probably should have just done it from the start. And as for Death on the Nile as mentioned a Winter Covid wave hurt it more than anything as it had positive reception from viewers overall and strong VOD and Blu ray which likely helped it green light the third movie which is officially in development. I will admit I thought the first movie was better but I think they can correct course with the third movie.
Grace doesn't talk about its huge numbers on Nielsen. I still think they could make a TV Series about a biologist traveling the Wizarding World to make it a hit.
@@Ruddline Well yeah, THAT would have been a fun idea. Maybe a series of movies or a tv series of Newt traveling to different parts of the world dealing with all kinds of magical creatures. Instead now we are stuck in HP prequel territory and a wizarding war. I mean come on, Newt should not be involved in that he's just a zoo keeper, he shouldn't be some fighter in a war.
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Letitia's "controversy" ended when the Russia/Ukraine war kicked COVID off the front pages of newspapers. I bet Letitia is glad that she stood her ground instead of quitting during the COVID hysteria.
@@TheVeritas1 now? Sure, but when this movie came out and before Covid/vaccines were still the major issue. And I don’t have a problem with her choice I’m just saying it’s a controversy for some. We’ll see what happens when BP2 comes out where she’s leading
Crazy how The 355 flopped so hard that grace forgot about it entirely LMAO. Dog was also pretty bad! Though i’m not sure if that counts for 2022 or not since it was released in february
The northman is one of the biggest flop this year and you did not mention it. It did not even made it budget. At least fb3 made double it's budget. Before making this type of video, just make sure you have the facts right. Don't leave off any movies just because it's one of your favourite. Also, don't be biased.
However, just because that The Northman is a Box Office Flop, doesn't mean that movie is terrible, for that movie is truly good and historically authentic.
When it comes to Lightyear I think they really should have taken inspiration from the animated movie and tv series. That was way more closer to what I thought Buzz Lightyears backstory was like as it was full of campy space adventures and actually had a "Evil Emperor Zurg"
Chris evans should have kept his mouth shut.
Ya, Chris Evans really ruined the film with his political beliefs etc. Disney got what they deserved here.
Agree! I think beyond the unnecessary political commentary, the movie’s ultimate downfall was that it completely retconned the series, making fans of both that series and Toy Story as a whole, lose interest completely, and while I completely disagree that Chris Evans is solely responsible for the movie flopping, maybe let’s all stick to keeping politics to ourselves, if the topic is not political, why make it political?
@@DrRafestein Political theming should not be shoehorned into a story. Like anything else, it should enhance the story, and that takes work.
There is a time and place for everything.
Well thank you very much mister helper, I’m glad you’ve decided to join the conversation. What we need is a quron that’s more focused on diversity, inclusion, compassion & kindness. Already Hollywood is a-buzz. Can you hear it? Sure you can. Talk of the Oscars is being shared all around. It will be magic.
I actually really liked death on the Nile. I wouldn’t say it was a big flop given that it did crack over 100 mill during the winter Covid surge and they have green lit a sequel.
What ultimately saved the film was an understanding of the winter covid surge, positive reception from audiences who attended and a strong VOD and blu-ray release. With these more and more being seen as strong considerations for future releases.
Yeah it wasnt that bad and considering the army hammer scandal it did okay even if it failed. Movie wasnt all that bad.
I also like death on the nile
It wasn’t bad
I enjoyed it to I like a good period piece. All the actors did a good job with the role
I like Gal Gadot I think she played the role well
Well, for ME was "Death On The Nile" an enteraining Agatha Christie movie, better than "Murder On The Orient Express" AND Gal Gadot's performance was not "BAD". But for me she was also not the LEADING ROLE. The leading Role is of course Hercule Poirot. i liked the new parts of his background in this film.
I agree. I really liked it more than Murder. Better plot, better characters, better twists, beautiful cinematography. It ain't no Knives Out but by golly do I love the new resurgence in whodunnits
And it wasnt that big of a flop and I think did well when it became available for purchase or to rent
Stop she was bad
I'd actually argue that Gal Gadot's version of the character was more suited to the plot than Emily Blunt's equivalent in David Suchet's version was. In short, Linnet is a spoiled heiress with little regard towards others. Gadot was appropriately blaze and diva-like, while Blunt's version was a bit too sweet.
I'm surprised Grace just sort of skipped past the controversies of Ezra Miller and Johnny Depp during her "Fantastic Beasts 3" segment, but brought up Armie Hammer's controversy when talking about "Death On the Nile"
Did anyone not go because of that?
I think its because Ezra and Johnny Depp stuff was more recent, after the movie came out, Armie Hammer stuff came up before the movie was released
I'm not sure it was on purpose.
With controversies, it comes more natural to address *what's there* vs. what isn't.
No Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3? I don't think anyone except diehard Depp fans would skip the movie because of that.
As for Miller, his part in FB3 was "blink and you'll miss".
I loved Death On The Nile...I felt it was more fun and an easier rewatch than Murder On The Orient Express. The mystery was also more interesting.
I think the Wizarding World needs to move on from the movie theater screens. People just don't care as much about the Fantastic Beasts movies as they do the Harry Potter films, and they feel more and more like a desperate attempt to keep the franchise going beyond its shelf life.
I agree. Couldn't care less. A lot of these franchises resort to the prequel cop out because they're too scared to move the story forward. Unfortunately, in most cases, I couldn't care less what happened before the movie I'm watching. (Star Wars being a rare exception).
Amen to that
We already know that the Hollywood LQBTQ+ crowd is interested in a script. LGBTQ+ woman allah that saves the world from fascism & the patriarchy. It’s the perfect pitcher & the catcher. Now that we know what’s possible what can we do about it? We know of creators in certain circles are contemplating a Brazilian allah. It’s the story of her adventures traveling to the Americans to spread diversity, inclusion, compassion & kindness while raise awareness on LGBTQ+ pride. Her journey takers her all across the southern continent were she starts the first ever Carnival that parades west toward mecca. It’s all about female empowerment as they prove self liberation, awareness, celebration, music, art and free expression of culture is the true word of our female God. It’s so exciting the executives can hardly contain themselves.
@@ronmartin1375 no one has time to read all that.
It's a shame, as a massive HP fan I really wanted to like the Fantastic Beasts movie. It had a good start but now the story gets so messy and convoluted to the point that I just don't care about what's happening in the movies
We all knew Morbious was gonna be here lpl
The Northman was also a flop at the box office despite the positive reviews it received. Maybe people don’t care about Vikings?
Goddamn that film has some stunning cinematography and environments. Worth watching just on a technical level (but also a unique and brutal tale).
Not everyone amongst the audiences I saw it with in a theater liked the film. It's not the most accessible or easily digestible story out there so that's probably why it flopped.
Only extremely pale people care about the Vikings 😂😂
The first Downton Abbey movie made me binge the entire show afterward, as I went into the movie blind.
And I gotta say, I absolutely loved this latest entry 🤩
Its not letos acting thats drawing him ire, its himself. People think hes an asshole or downright creep. Ive seen claims of sexual predation, apparently he’s in a proto cult or something close, and people haven’t forgotten his antics on the suicide squad set
Stop. Lightyear has nothing to do with politics. Tim Allen was replaced because the Lightyear movie is NOT the toy. You know that Grace. You also know most don’t even know about the so called politics and as many were confused by the marketing. Also it’s not a good movie. I took my 10 and 6 yr old nephews and they were bored and so was I. It missed the heart of usual Pixar movies. Stop falling into the divisive narrative.
What do you mean that she can't act? She's one of my favorite actress, and she's the only good thing in death on the nile and ww84. She can act!!! Love you Gal Gadot.
She's a terrible actress lol she can't even do a different accent.
Marry Me flop?
The movie has 50 million grosses, is more than 15 days as the most watched movie by amazon in the USA. And it became the most watched movie on the peacock platform
I think re : Leto, it started with his character acting nonsense with The Suicide Squad. It just came off as extremely self important and unlikable. He just never seems to have a sense of humor about himself.
Really? I loved him in that show!
I ACTUALLY ENJOYED DEATH ON THE NILE! It was Better than Murder On The Orient Express! GAL'S PERFORMANCE WAS NOT THAT BAD! Also, for the 3 Victims in the Movie, They didn't Deserve to Die, while the Victim in the last Movie did Deserve to Die!
I don’t know if I’d consider Downton a massive flop. It made double its reported budget. So there was maybe a small loss but I’m sure it earned quite a bit on VOD. It was also never going to make as much as the first movie. I do agree with you saying that Downton is a much subtler show than the others you mentioned, but that’s it’s charm and that’s why so many still love it.
I get that one's a blockbuster and one's an indie flick, but it bothers me when people say Lightyear bombed because of the LGBT aspect when Everything Everywhere All At Once had a major LGBT storyline and still managed to be wildly successful.
Get a grip man Lightyear made way more but it had a big budget, so it bombed.
But those demographics are way different, Lightyear is a mainstream film so those tend to be more politically moderate for wider appeal, whereas indie films are known to push the button a little more. The lgbt storyline was major because they stood their grown on it & refused to give into china, which is a massive market.
It would be very nice if Lightyear need to be fixed right away.
You can't stream anything secretly. There you are, seated with your loved one trying to find something you'd both like, when the "Watch it Again" category pops up. She looks at you suspiciously and asks, "When did you watch THAT?"
5:50 It's why I respect your opinion, Grace. Sometimes it's hard, but you stand by your guns and if you find yourself in error, will admit so. But...yeah...I loved Wonder Woman, but I always felt her acting was wooden.
Some actors are perfect for a specific role, but simply lack the talent for other roles that require them to be more dynamic.
Yeah, the plot to the first Wonder Woman fit Gal Gadot's skillset perfectly, masking her limitations. Her character started off as naive, and then was a fish out of water for the rest of the movie. And throughout, she was paired with Chris Pine who did his fair share of generating energy and chemistry.
I assume on some level Patty Jenkins realized that Gadot wasn't that commanding by herself - which was part of her motivation to come up with any convoluted plot to bring back Chris Pine for the sequel.
Pretty sure Grace was kinda gunning for Gal to be Oscar nominated for Wonder Woman.
I actually think Gal was very effective in her as an ultra rich , paranoid woman in Death on the Nile.
@@HeelPower200 yeah I mean she is a colonialist Israeli
To be fair Gadot makes a perfect Wonder Woman. But that was clearly the role she has been molded to play now. As sad as it may be, good acting is not always required to play a comic book character role. There are a few exceptions to that, like Elizabeth Olsen who proves time and time again that marvelous acting can heighten the character you play, but for the most part it’s all green screens and stunts. Even Gadot’s line reading and delivery for 1984 wasn’t great. The first Wonder Woman film was a unicorn in that every part of its production was set up so nicely that it was hard for that movie to fail. But I doubt Patty Jenkins can duplicate that success.
I really liked Death on the Nile. It was brighter and a lot more fun than Kenneth Branagh’s orient express. Even with gadot’s bad acting and hammer.
Lightyear feels like one of those projects where the studio thought people would go see it simply because of the franchise it was part of so they could do anything they wanted with it and it didn't matter. Its the, "You guys like (fill in the blank) right?" phenomenon that every corner of the entertainment industry always succumbs to eventually. They didn't realize they were making a movie nobody wanted, except for them.
Agree with most of what you said except about Death on the Nile and Gal's acting capabilities. I thought she was so captivating in that role and really shined. I don't get it 🤷♂️
Unfortunately, Lightyear forgot the fun from the Toy Story franchise. They should have looked to Starship Troopers and Galaxy Quest as models for his story.
I don't think I can go so far as to say Gal can't act. I would say that her range might not as broad as others but she does have her specialties. I think she has charming comedic chops as displayed in KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES. And of course her ability to play the mystery woman or bad @$% is her superpower as seen in Day and Knight and famously as Giselle in Fast and Furious franchise
I thought she was pretty good in WW84, that movie had its flaws but her acting wasn't one of them
Kal el no! 😂
What's with the sudden Gal Gadot hate??
I thought she did a good job on 'Death On The Nile' (I liked it more than the MotOE film).
Btw Grace, in your WW84 review you said Gal Gadot was great in the role.
I didn't think Marry Me was that bad. I'd watch it again over any other movie on the list.
With Lightyear and Fantastic Beasts, the identity politics is the baggage. The studios realize it's far easier to put them into established franchises where they have access to an unsuspecting, captive audience. The problem is it often comes at the expense of an IP. Look at the downward trajectories of Star Wars, Doctor Who, MCU and now Pixar.
well dont like it make your franchise and stop bitchin
Having one Woman/gay=“politics”. Lol imagine being that afraid of minorities
Rowling didn't take a stance against "the trans community," but against gender ideology and the cultish behavior of those who follow it to the extreme - regardless of *their* identity. Stop spreading misinformation, please.
....everything you said is transphobia. you & jkr clearly don't like trans people, so why are you getting burt hurt that we're saying it outloud?
Death on the Nile was a good film - not great but worth an afternoon movie ticket. It made the most of the abilities of the actors. The direction and writing played to the strength and the limitations of the cast and it was enjoyable.
Room for Thor 4 on the list?
Death on the Nile was so good 😭 I loved it a lot. Idk why people hate it a lot. I loved it dispite being dragged borderline against my will to see it by the groups driver
i loved it too
This was an excellent video of yours. Very informative and love your assessments.
I´m just praying as hard as I can so I get to see Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore at least once again for the final showdown against Grindelwald in the II World War. I don´t care if its one last Fantastic Beasts movie, but at this point i wish it was an HBOMax miniseries to wrap up this story.
HEY HEY, THE CARS MOVIES AREN'T CASH GRABS! Other Flops include The Northman and the 355! Also, What's with the Gal Hate, I say She Can Act! Gal still has a lot of Movies Coming Up!
I don't think Death on the Nile is really considered a flop. They said they are going to do a third one.
So it was NOT morbin time 🥺
Unfortunately not
Grace, that was one of your most entertaining videos in a while. You should make more of these.
Where she roasts some movies? 😝 yeah evil Grace is funny
Was someone actually looking forward Lightyear? I'm gay, a Pixar fan and I love sci-fi. I should be the perfect target audience for that film and yet nothing about it has caught my interest.
Yes some ppl were looking fwd to it.
I was, you don’t speak for everyone man
I would say gal was pretty good in the fast and the furious movies, I feel like the directors are kinda to blame.
She works better as supporting than a lead, probably.
Imo she did good there and BvS/WW1. She just needs good to great scripts
I think she’s a good Wonder Woman when the story is good like the first movie and I thought she fit well in Death of the Nile.
I think you're being a bit too hard on Downton Abbey. It did good enough. That movie is going to have a long life on streaming with the older crowd.
Gal may not be the best actress but she CAN act. I think to say it she can’t at all is purely unfair and mean. She has brought WW life and she is charismatic in every role. I’ll watch anything with her in it.
I rarely agree with Grace but I do on this aspect. The chick cannot act. She speaks so damn slowly it’s almost painful.
I like her but she is a one role actor.
Exactly. I find her to be watchable in most of her roles. I think she's a good "face actor" (as Grace would say), although her line readings are sometimes a little stilted.
Even though it flopped, I LOVED death on the nile, I hope we get a 3rd film for the series
I blame Covid
@@tatum635 people pretty much called it the movie with the controversial cast
Personally, I'd love for one more Fantastic Beasts movie. Take a nice, long break to get through some of these controversies. (Ezra's character is dead, so that takes that one off the board) But then give us just ONE more movie. Straight to HBO Max would be the easiest. I feel I am owed that final duel after sitting though the rest. But I don't need to sit through another full two movies, now that Dumbledore and Grindelwald can fight.
Tobey need the money, put him in the Sony movies
Gal Gadot can act. She was just not given a good script lately.
death on the nile was a very pleasent watch, and i liked the colorgrading plus the on screen comeback of a great comedy duo. i watch the original film every year as most the agatha christie movies with sir peter ustinov or margaret rutherford.
I love Gal Gadot
I love this time of the year, it's vacation time in Brazil, and i always love to watch your lists and parcial lists, Grace you rock
Rowling is not against the trans comunity. She just argued that you cannot discard cience and biology just to please people that operate on emotions
She has made multiple transphobic comments lol
Gal Gadot was the only appealing captivating thing about death on the Nile...everything else was terrible..
Dang I thought Gal Godot was one of the best parts about Death on the Nile 😭
I don’t agree with calling Cars a cash grab…it truly was a global hit selling an insane amount of merch
that's what a cash grab is
Leto as Gucci was great. I didn't recognize him first though
Great Stuff as always!
i actually quite liked death on the nile and didnt have a problem with gal gadot and her acting at all
Lightyear wasnt fun
They changed buzz for no reason
TV show wise I hope Ms marvel episode 6 delivers and I mean delivers
Otherwise.....Disney and marvel have to rethink
I lost hope with "Ms Marvel” show due to it's basically only good at the first episode, its imaginative storytelling is faded away since then and it's completely gone at this current episode 5, partition plot is unnecessary and unsatisfied because of it seems has no purpose (for now) and it has lack of real conflicts around partition besides Hasan's overreaction and recklessness, partition is not one way issue (discrimination) which both group are dominating each other for hundreds years, it's not something like apartheid even if it's a case then they can still converted to other religions or just pretending till it's safe.
@@rickydinto It's no coincidence that u liked the 1st ep. It was directed by the Bad Boys for Life directors. That duo are legit talented. But even they admitted in an interview with Critical Drinker (who outright criticized the pacing of the 1st ep), that they were resticted by the script. They're directing the final ep as well, so we'll see if they can salvage this series, or if the writers & interim directors alr derailed it too much.
I ENJOYED FANTASTIC BEASTS 3! It was Better than the Second One! I do Think that the Wizarding World needs its Own Studio. And I Hope we get a 4th and maybe a 5th Movie!
Marry Me was actually a good movie. Check it out if you want a pretty good modern day romantic comedy!
Lightyear - when I first saw the trailer at the movies a while back and I said that's not Tim Allen, I knew that it was not going to be good but I didn't know it would flop this hard
Death on the Nile - Chris Pine carried the first Wonder Woman and DC blew it by killing him. The proof is WW84 was Gadot's opportunity to carry the film with Pine playing the fish out of water role and it didn't work
What does WW have to do with Death on the Nile
The way u described Jared Leto as being the liberal Chris Pratt is too accurate🤣
The Northman - even though it flopped, I personally wanted to love it. I didn’t even like it. I’ll stick to the “Vikings” TV franchises.
You're missing the point with Gal Gadot. She's not there to act. Her function is to serve as the IDF's ambassador to Hollywood - soft power gone hard, so to speak.
Death on the Nile was good though
Marry Me was SO GOOD! Atleast it became a hit in streaming. Lightyear I have no idea how it flopped, also a good movie
All I wanted from Lightyear is an Updated version of the Toy Story 2 opening with the Zurg video game.
I'm kinda tired of Male heroes getting stuck with a female Sidekick only there to remind them of their mistakes.
What a dissapointment.
i feel like this last "Halloween" movie coming out, is gonna be like "hold my beer"
I've been saying Gal gadot can't act since day 1!
grace bringin up the armie hammer toe thing
me : grace pls I’m eating
I'm gay and I have no interest in seeing Lightyear. There has always been something corporate, hollow and uninspired about this film to me and no promotional material I've seen ever changed that feeling 🤷
I liked Death on the Nile a lot, it was far better than Murder on the Orient Express and better than Knives Out which I hate because of its insane plot holes. I think Gal Gadot has limited range but as long as she is cast within that range she's just fine.
Grace could you please reply about gal gadot being a bad actor,is it as a whole or does the Wonder Woman part be included too as I think she’s awesome as Diana whether it’s patty Jenkins Diana or Zack Snyders Diana ?but in other roles I do agree she’s not up to par .
It's still a travesty that Soul was never released in theaters. People needed to see that movie.
It would’ve flopped lol that was right at the peak of the pandemic
The pandemic was at its peak. It would have been a bigger flop than lightyear.
@@rl8259 I mean that it needs to be re-released. It was moved to D+ due to the pandemic but I'm saying that it has many more points and themes that would have spoken to a lot of people.
Lightyear tried to ride the nostalgia train by taking out all the nostalgia.
Cant support disney anymore
I think what hurt Downton Abby was the way they promoted the movie… 1st they barely promoted it… I didn’t even know it was coming out until a week before it did and I watch out for new movies all the time… and then the trailer made it sound like there was a new cast of characters taking focus
I'm sad to see 'Death on the Nile' doing so poorly. Yes it is an acquired taste but it does what it sets out to do well. Also while I admit Gal Gadot is a weak actress (a rare point where I agree with Grace) she isn't actually that present as an interactive character in the film, being more a beautiful mystery interpreted by others so it sort of plays to her strengths.
It’s really unfair to say Gal Gadot can’t act at all. Maybe you could say she has no range, but Grace you literally cried from her performance in WW84 despite all the other problems in that movie.
Honestly she is really bad even in the first ww movie she was okay nothing special but the movie was strong overall but ww1984 was terrible and her lack of acting chops showed up the most
@@fefesweet9666 WW84 had a TON of problems but imo she was not one of them. That’s my opinion you’re welcome to have your own.
Tbh this is Grace for u. Lots of things she said rn is subjected to change in a while. She said a lot of things and then contradict herself after a while what with these politics. Maybe one of the reasons why she got so many supporters is precisely because she’s so biased with her own “personal opinions”, which only long time fans know how the contradictions of hers work
@@fefesweet9666 u might as well defined “bad” haha because u can’t deny her performance fits that character in the first movie
Sorry she is a horrible actress
I think Pixar has lost what made it special. Theyve now become, as you say, an emotionally manipulative, agenda driven, awards seeking corporation. I’m sad.
“Agenda!!” Lol some people are so dumb, how are you able to type?🤣
@@estudos6156 U're the slow one, having not yet caught on to the antics of this corporation at this point. The qn is, how are YOU able to type.
Luca and Soul were great though. Lightyear, I can agree with you there
Damn just calling out gal like that lol. Respectfully disagree. I find her acting on par with many other actors that work and yield the same results box office wise. She was great in the og ww as well as bvs and if memory serves one of the most touching scenes for you in 84 was when she says goodbye to Steve and that was largely in part to her acting. I haven't seen dotn yet but its possible it was the writing, directing or character that maybe she didn't get into as well. Even on screen tensions may have been a factor. She is def not a list but everyone has a bad day at the office now and then. I think a lot of actors are pigeon holed for a reason and maybe she should work on her acting off screen more to be better at different characters and story telling but def couldn't go as far as to say she can't act. I'd just say she has moments of not being a strong lead actress.
Death on the nile is not so bad
5:26 WHAT THE WHAT?!? (Goes to Google...) OH...MY...LAND. This is what I get for being a shut-in, manga-writing NEET (Well, not true. I DO have a very good day job, but I long to draw/write manga every day)! That is SO...HORRIFYINGLY GROSS AND DISTURBING!
Lightyear could very easily been a live action movie. It is mostly made of humans and few locations. It probably would have been cheaper than it’s 200 million budget
I really miss you talking about comics :(
Gal is greatest actress ever
Well the problem with Fantastic beasts is (and a lot of people forget this) the first one was actually not a bad movie, but it was never really designed to have a follow-up. At least not a direct follow-up as all its storylines basically concluded in that film. But no they really wanted a new franchise so they dragged it kicking and screaming into having all these sequels and they just don't work. Your stretching out storylines that were never meant to have more than one movie. And the whole Johnny Depp fiasco didn't do it any favors and now Miller is going to have to be replaced now. I will admit however Mikkelsen is an excellent Grindelwald. He probably should have just done it from the start. And as for Death on the Nile as mentioned a Winter Covid wave hurt it more than anything as it had positive reception from viewers overall and strong VOD and Blu ray which likely helped it green light the third movie which is officially in development. I will admit I thought the first movie was better but I think they can correct course with the third movie.
Grace doesn't talk about its huge numbers on Nielsen. I still think they could make a TV Series about a biologist traveling the Wizarding World to make it a hit.
@@Ruddline Well yeah, THAT would have been a fun idea. Maybe a series of movies or a tv series of Newt traveling to different parts of the world dealing with all kinds of magical creatures. Instead now we are stuck in HP prequel territory and a wizarding war. I mean come on, Newt should not be involved in that he's just a zoo keeper, he shouldn't be some fighter in a war.
I hope they make one more to wrap up the story.
Waiting for The Ezra Miller Effect for Part 2 around Christmas or New Years.
hmm 🤔 i actually liked death on the nile and thought gal gadot was good in it the whole cast was good actually
Lightyear failed the moment it replaced Tim Allen.
The 355, Death on the Nile, & The Weekend Away were the most unbearable movies in 2022
What is going on with the notification function on RUclips because I'm only realising this video was released 5 days ago
Is this 10 worst movies ? Or 8 biggest flops? I am confused
Worst films of 2022 - So Far in alphabetical order
A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love
Coma
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of whoever
Interceptor
Hunt
Maison de retraite
Not My Type
The Princess
Death on the Nile has the trinity of gal gadot, Armie and Letitia’s DIFFERENT controversies
Letitia's "controversy" ended when the Russia/Ukraine war kicked COVID off the front pages of newspapers.
I bet Letitia is glad that she stood her ground instead of quitting during the COVID hysteria.
@@TheVeritas1 now? Sure, but when this movie came out and before Covid/vaccines were still the major issue. And I don’t have a problem with her choice I’m just saying it’s a controversy for some. We’ll see what happens when BP2 comes out where she’s leading
It pains me but you didn’t mention The Northman.
Crazy how The 355 flopped so hard that grace forgot about it entirely LMAO. Dog was also pretty bad! Though i’m not sure if that counts for 2022 or not since it was released in february
The northman is one of the biggest flop this year and you did not mention it. It did not even made it budget. At least fb3 made double it's budget. Before making this type of video, just make sure you have the facts right. Don't leave off any movies just because it's one of your favourite. Also, don't be biased.
However, just because that The Northman is a Box Office Flop, doesn't mean that movie is terrible, for that movie is truly good and historically authentic.
The 355 is a huge clunker
I liked marry me. Typical rom com but it’s the execution that varied I give it A+
I'm lowkey happy about the Fantastic beasts franchise death
When is the Love and Thunder spoiler review coming??