Roland Emmerich is an interesting filmmaker. He seems to be the most comfortable making sci-fi disaster flicks but he’s at his best when he’s making non-sci-fi films like The Patriot, Anonymous, and Midway. I’d even put 10,000 BC up there. I consider that one of his more under appreciated movies. I wish he’d do more period piece/war films. His best disaster films are undeniably Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow.
I liked "The Patriot" (2000) with Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. Looking back, I'm shocked he made a movie like that. We watched it in history class in High School.
Hooray for original sci fi movies! OK i wasn't expecting it be great but it ended up surprising me and I enjoyed it much more than I thought. Wait for it, that ending won me over
I really enjoyed the movie. It was not only visually impressive but the plot incorporated so many moon conspiracy theories, I found it very entertaining. The science fiction plot was amazing but everyone keeps overlooking it wanting it to be a drama and focus on the side characters for some reason. I watched for the science fiction aspect and was not let down.
One does not go to a Roland Emmerich sci-fi/disaster movie expecting an Oscar winner but how did this end up in theaters before Netflix? That said, being a fan of his stuff I'll definitely check it out when it goes digital
The John mentioned 2004´s The Day After Tomorrow was probably the last Roland E. movie that did have great special effects all around. Then it was a slippery slope downwards in SE quality.
Was anybody really thinking this would be good? Roland Emmerich hasn't made a good movie in a long time and this genre of ultimate destruction, has had its day.
The reviews of this are reminding me of Geostorm. I love disaster films and Geostorm, to me, looked awesome. But then when you went go see it... there wasn't even a Geostorm in it. EDIT: And I'm with Ray. I was actually very excited to see this but then I saw the trailer that revealed Aliens were involved and my excitement level dropped. I was hoping it was a natural disaster. Or maybe they built a space station on the Moon that messed with its orbit. Aliens just made it dull for me.
I was really excited going into this film! & I was really let down on this one. I mean the script was PAINFUL! The build up should of been better / longer. Instead of the drawn out "ending" part 2 felt like a part 3.. but then 3 was okay I guess. But it's weird, like I should've hated this film but at the same time I kinda enjoyed it. I think because the idea of it was actually a good one, they just couldn't deliver on it. (I only watch official trailers too)
@@elsergecruz I thought the twist was pretty creative honestly and that it explored great possibilities. Can't wait to get the blu-ray. Hopefully it'll be out by June.
I love these films unironically. These are the only types of films my father and I actually enjoy watching together,especially the Bay Transformers films.
I just found Moonfall on streaming just after D+ day and over the weekend saw it and Thor L&T. I expected a b movie, but found it vastly more entertaining than Thor. I was curious how they would explain the moon crashing to earth and how they would save the world from it. About 2 hours of conspiracy theories, aliens, and super structures later I was left with an amused chuckle of brainless fun over a movie that didn't take itself too seriously, but had some emotionally touching moments.
I read the premise of the movie, and saw the trailers and my immediate thought was "Is this a spoof? I can't tell... I hope it's a spoof" It's a dumb idea on the order of one of the absolute worst TV series ever made: Space 1999. It also gave me Armageddon vibes, not a good thing for someone with a science education cuz to me, Armageddon was a travesty -- not the worst SF movie ever made. Not even the worst SF movie of the late 1990s (I give Independence Day that prize). But that's what I thought simply from the trailers. Apparently, my gut wasn't wrong.
I’m going to skip Moonfall. I was never interested in seeing it. The last Roland Emmerich film that I enjoyed and cared about was White House Down back in 2013. The rest I didn’t like. I do like some of his older films like Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and The Patriot. But his newer films does nothing for me. Great video. This was the funniest review I’ve watched on this channel.
I grew up watching The Great Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno as a kid along with ID4. They all have one thing in common, great characters and interesting interactions between them. Sounds like this movie forgot that.
I thought this movie was going to be complete garbage but it was surprisingly good. Yes, idea of the moon being a hollow megastructure is totally bonkers and yes, there’s tons of illogicalities but it’s big, dumb fun and even if there’s tons of missteps, Roland Emmerich has churned out a fresh, creative and highly entertaining take on the trope-y disaster b movie. A big budget sci fi parody 🤣
Sounds like Emmerich is making films in an outdated style, which is stuck in the beginning of the 90's. When I watched independence day resurgence I was really disappointed, and sounds like he went for this again. Maybe he should start making different kind of films that is not action or sci-fi and make like an independent drama or a comedy, to find a modern perspective of film making so he could make this big blockbusters again in a better way.
They're like Netflix levels of 'meh' although occasionally NF has a few gems. It's just cookie cutter plotlines and basic acting. There has to be a hook to these, not just 'insert random global threat, cgi and alot of people screaming and panicking'
I was literally hoping this film would be a story about how the moon just gets out of orbit and heading towards earth without that alien type thing. When I heard the title, that’s what I thought it would be but once I saw the trailer I felt disappointed. I’ll still give it a chance! My mindset on this film was the exact same as Ray.
It's been quite some time since I've been this disappointed in a film (Moonfall) so soon after being disappointed by another film "Eternals". Moonfall was BADDDD, really awful. When I found out Roland Emerich (the Hack director) was directing this I had a feeling a dread and I was correct. The theatre was more than half empty. I really felt bad for the beautiful Halle Berry - her character really had nothing to do until the very end and the writing was awful - Rob was spot on with his review.
Agreed. I watched this movie and knew nothing of it. Enjoyed it very much and was so surprised when I looked up reviews and saw all the negativity. So many people unfortunately would rather wait to see what others think of a movie than just watching it themselves to find out how they would feel about it.
It sucks that Emmerich seems to have kind of lost his way. I just rewatched The Day After Tomorrow and its pretty damn fun. Independence Day is a classic imo. 2012 is pretty enjoyable. I would say that White House Down was reasonably fun and I always maintain that Godzilla is a pretty schlocky fun giant monster movie if you forget its a Godzilla movie. But ID: Resurgence was trash and it seems Moonfall is too.
No one cared for this movie, then it came out and still no one cared to go see it, now it’s been out for a while and barley anyone even knows about it lol
Shame too because that concept is much more interesting than this film allows. There are massive questions and anomalies in reality, with our moon Luna, personally I do think it's artificial, there are so many anomalies that seem very difficult to explain unless you speculate that it may indeed be designed and constructed. Call me crazy, that just tells me you either haven't looked at the details or that you don't know what you're talking about. NASA discovered microbiology on Mars in 1976 - let the designer of the experiment explain it to you, Gil Levin, videos on RUclips exist where he explains it in great detail and why it not only was a positive result, but that NASA doesn't want the answer, publicly at least .
But even right at the beginning. The space shuttle scene. You're here to tell me that shuttle had a crew of three???!!! And two of the three crew members were outside the shuttle leaving one person to man the shuttle????!!! I mean, how much garbage is that?
I probably never would have heard of this movie if I didn’t watch John’s show
Yea same here
Because they split some truth in beginning
“I go to the mall to get hotdogs on a stick. “ Bless Ray. What a legend. LMAO!!!!
So self aware and novel an answer and outta left field and it works lol
@@chrisb5243 he’s just saying that he’s a simple man with simple taste. No need for story integrity just give him the crispy CGI.
Ray is becoming the MVP of the show!! He's what Chumlee thinks he is on Pawn Stars!! 🤣🤣🤣 Xx
Plus he interacts with the audience in chat! What a cool dude
"The Chumlee of the show" 🤣🤣🤣
@@possessededdy5274 Nope!! Chumlee thinks he's funny!! Ray is actually funny without realising it!! Absolute legend!! Xx
14:49 “I go to the mall just to get hot dog on a stick” -Ray Ora
The Day After Tomorrow is easily Emmerich's best disaster movie and one the best overall in the genre.
So is this movie why good as the yes the day after tomorrow was really quite amazing saw it several times in the movie theatre
Yeah it surprised me and I usually think Roland Emmerich movies are terrible.
No i think 2012 is. Day after tomorrow sucks.
@@bootydaddy555 I take Day after Tomorrow over 2012 anyday.
@@nikunjdixit3225 No 2012 was better.
This is the longest I've ever heard Ray talk, and I was pissing myself laughing the whole time 😂😂
I'm not the biggest Campea fan, but the whole vibe of the video is hirlarious and that "This movie's awful" fucking spoke to my soul lol
Patrick Wilson would be a good choice to play a live action Buzz Lightyear.
Roland Emmerich is an interesting filmmaker. He seems to be the most comfortable making sci-fi disaster flicks but he’s at his best when he’s making non-sci-fi films like The Patriot, Anonymous, and Midway. I’d even put 10,000 BC up there. I consider that one of his more under appreciated movies. I wish he’d do more period piece/war films. His best disaster films are undeniably Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow.
Completely agree, I remember going to ID2 with such expectations that crushed me by the time credits rolled.
I liked "The Patriot" (2000) with Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. Looking back, I'm shocked he made a movie like that. We watched it in history class in High School.
A Hollywood movie? Was shown in a history class??
@@GMCDBHOY my 10th grade history teacher played it in class as well
Hooray for original sci fi movies! OK i wasn't expecting it be great but it ended up surprising me and I enjoyed it much more than I thought. Wait for it, that ending won me over
Okay, Ray's natural comedy is just unmatched!
I really enjoyed the movie. It was not only visually impressive but the plot incorporated so many moon conspiracy theories, I found it very entertaining. The science fiction plot was amazing but everyone keeps overlooking it wanting it to be a drama and focus on the side characters for some reason. I watched for the science fiction aspect and was not let down.
Ray has no business being this funny 🤣 dude has been spitting gold recently 😂
Everyone talking about which Emmerich movies they like, seems to be forgetting that he made "The Patriot".
We need to get Patrick Wilson outta there. He's too good for this kinda shit
Maybe my most anticipated review in the history of the channel, I’m not disappointed 😂
I wanna see Ray’s version of Moonfall
Seeing it in IMAX with a couple of my friends. I’m expecting to just laugh but that’s what I want
I'd pay good money to watch Ray's version of the movie
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@@BananaMan311 why
Nah nah. Thanks man
One does not go to a Roland Emmerich sci-fi/disaster movie expecting an Oscar winner but how did this end up in theaters before Netflix? That said, being a fan of his stuff I'll definitely check it out when it goes digital
God, Ray literally likes every movie. Seeing him trash this is sad.
Unless to too long. Poor lil’ Ray.
@@Mikey-em8hs *gently holds*
The John mentioned 2004´s The Day After Tomorrow was probably the last Roland E. movie that did have great special effects all around. Then it was a slippery slope downwards in SE quality.
Was anybody really thinking this would be good? Roland Emmerich hasn't made a good movie in a long time and this genre of ultimate destruction, has had its day.
2004 is when The Day After Tomorrow came out.
Did they at least provide the "Free Bagels" promised in the trailer?
Ray’s commentary made my day
My movie taste level is "hot dog on a stick" as well lol
The Day After Tomorrow came out in May of 2004.
I spent the entire time laughing at the absurdity of every moment. 5 Hot dogs, please!
Spider-Man No One Home must be the best thing you've ever said John 😂
The reviews of this are reminding me of Geostorm. I love disaster films and Geostorm, to me, looked awesome. But then when you went go see it... there wasn't even a Geostorm in it.
EDIT: And I'm with Ray. I was actually very excited to see this but then I saw the trailer that revealed Aliens were involved and my excitement level dropped. I was hoping it was a natural disaster. Or maybe they built a space station on the Moon that messed with its orbit. Aliens just made it dull for me.
I was really excited going into this film!
& I was really let down on this one. I mean the script was PAINFUL!
The build up should of been better / longer. Instead of the drawn out "ending" part 2 felt like a part 3.. but then 3 was okay I guess.
But it's weird, like I should've hated this film but at the same time I kinda enjoyed it.
I think because the idea of it was actually a good one, they just couldn't deliver on it.
(I only watch official trailers too)
"This movie's awful." I was drinking coffee and literally started choking. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is my favorite John Campea episode of all Time. Thanks to Ray! He got me eat some hot dogs.
Just saw it and I liked it. I can already see the hate comments coming to me.
Same here that ending totally won me over
@@elsergecruz I thought the twist was pretty creative honestly and that it explored great possibilities. Can't wait to get the blu-ray. Hopefully it'll be out by June.
I love these films unironically. These are the only types of films my father and I actually enjoy watching together,especially the Bay Transformers films.
I just found Moonfall on streaming just after D+ day and over the weekend saw it and Thor L&T. I expected a b movie, but found it vastly more entertaining than Thor. I was curious how they would explain the moon crashing to earth and how they would save the world from it.
About 2 hours of conspiracy theories, aliens, and super structures later I was left with an amused chuckle of brainless fun over a movie that didn't take itself too seriously, but had some emotionally touching moments.
Now I really can't wait to see Moonfall 😆
And kudos to Rob for mentioning Stargate. That and ID4 are Emmerich's masterpieces
Has anyone Googled whether lunar orbital misalignment can cause slot machines to hit jackpots?
This was hilarious. Maybe if the movie had a secret weapon like hot dog on a stick.
Ray totally keeping it real. Free corn dogs and just blow stuff up and they would have had 9/10.
I read the premise of the movie, and saw the trailers and my immediate thought was "Is this a spoof? I can't tell... I hope it's a spoof" It's a dumb idea on the order of one of the absolute worst TV series ever made: Space 1999. It also gave me Armageddon vibes, not a good thing for someone with a science education cuz to me, Armageddon was a travesty -- not the worst SF movie ever made. Not even the worst SF movie of the late 1990s (I give Independence Day that prize). But that's what I thought simply from the trailers. Apparently, my gut wasn't wrong.
"The Day After Tomorrow " actually came out in 2004.
I’m going to skip Moonfall. I was never interested in seeing it. The last Roland Emmerich film that I enjoyed and cared about was White House Down back in 2013. The rest I didn’t like. I do like some of his older films like Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and The Patriot. But his newer films does nothing for me. Great video. This was the funniest review I’ve watched on this channel.
What about 2012?
Roland has gone from making “fun dumb” films, to just “stupid dumb” ones.
Y’all need to start putting some respect on the miniature work in old Godzilla films 😤😂
So what you're saying is, if you've seen the trailer, don't bother
I wanna see Ray’s version of Moonfall than I do the actual Moonfall
I grew up watching The Great Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno as a kid along with ID4. They all have one thing in common, great characters and interesting interactions between them. Sounds like this movie forgot that.
Day After Tomorrow, 2004.
I thought this movie was going to be complete garbage but it was surprisingly good. Yes, idea of the moon being a hollow megastructure is totally bonkers and yes, there’s tons of illogicalities but it’s big, dumb fun and even if there’s tons of missteps, Roland Emmerich has churned out a fresh, creative and highly entertaining take on the trope-y disaster b movie. A big budget sci fi parody 🤣
I actually liked it. Turned into a movie I wasn’t expecting
Sounds like Emmerich is making films in an outdated style, which is stuck in the beginning of the 90's.
When I watched independence day resurgence I was really disappointed, and sounds like he went for this again.
Maybe he should start making different kind of films that is not action or sci-fi and make like an independent drama or a comedy, to find a modern perspective of film making so he could make this big blockbusters again in a better way.
They're like Netflix levels of 'meh' although occasionally NF has a few gems. It's just cookie cutter plotlines and basic acting. There has to be a hook to these, not just 'insert random global threat, cgi and alot of people screaming and panicking'
I went to a prescreening and left the movie after 30 minutes. During the 30 minutes I watched, I couldn't stop laughing at how bad the movie was.
I love Ray. He’s too damn funny!
This review was hilarious! It made me hungry for a hot dog on a stick!
I was literally hoping this film would be a story about how the moon just gets out of orbit and heading towards earth without that alien type thing. When I heard the title, that’s what I thought it would be but once I saw the trailer I felt disappointed. I’ll still give it a chance! My mindset on this film was the exact same as Ray.
Hey!! 2012 is great!!!
You will all just have to wait for Villeneuve's adaptation of Rendezvous with Rama for a high concept SF movie about a BDO (Big Dumb Object).
Day After Tomorrow came out in 2004
Ray is hilarious!
I bought into 2012
It's been quite some time since I've been this disappointed in a film (Moonfall) so soon after being disappointed by another film "Eternals". Moonfall was BADDDD, really awful. When I found out Roland Emerich (the Hack director) was directing this I had a feeling a dread and I was correct. The theatre was more than half empty. I really felt bad for the beautiful Halle Berry - her character really had nothing to do until the very end and the writing was awful - Rob was spot on with his review.
Rule number 1
Watch it with your own eyes.
Dont rely on what other people think.
Agreed. I watched this movie and knew nothing of it. Enjoyed it very much and was so surprised when I looked up reviews and saw all the negativity. So many people unfortunately would rather wait to see what others think of a movie than just watching it themselves to find out how they would feel about it.
@@luise.matamoros1885 true indeed
nah, no way wasting my money on this. I'll watch if it was on netflix, but not worth the ticket money.
Poor Ray gonna be in therapy getting over this! When I saw trailer thought it looked like a shitshow disaster
The first teaser was pretty intriguing but then they released two more and it started to look like utter shit.
Patrick Wilson was great in Stretch :D
I want hot dog on a stick now. Just walked out of moonfall. So many issue with it but I thought it was okay.
It sucks that Emmerich seems to have kind of lost his way. I just rewatched The Day After Tomorrow and its pretty damn fun. Independence Day is a classic imo. 2012 is pretty enjoyable. I would say that White House Down was reasonably fun and I always maintain that Godzilla is a pretty schlocky fun giant monster movie if you forget its a Godzilla movie. But ID: Resurgence was trash and it seems Moonfall is too.
No one cared for this movie, then it came out and still no one cared to go see it, now it’s been out for a while and barley anyone even knows about it lol
it literally just came out
Moonfall. When i first heard about it i thought of the tv series, Space 1999.
halle berry gotta choose better roles...
Shame too because that concept is much more interesting than this film allows.
There are massive questions and anomalies in reality, with our moon Luna, personally I do think it's artificial, there are so many anomalies that seem very difficult to explain unless you speculate that it may indeed be designed and constructed.
Call me crazy, that just tells me you either haven't looked at the details or that you don't know what you're talking about.
NASA discovered microbiology on Mars in 1976 - let the designer of the experiment explain it to you, Gil Levin, videos on RUclips exist where he explains it in great detail and why it not only was a positive result, but that NASA doesn't want the answer, publicly at least .
Greenland is actually a really good one.
You’re surely taking the piss…that movie sucks BAD
John hating on the Eiji Tsubaraya's practical effects for the Godzilla films? Disappointed but not surprised.
I thought 2012 was AMAZING
you feeling ok bud?
Roland wants to do a trilogy with this franchise
Wait REALLY?! Lmao wow.
Judging by the box office forecasts for this , that ain’t happening
Patrick Wilson is the least famous famous guy.
Don’t care about the bad reviews I’ll still see it! It looks like another Armeggedon wich I loved!! Lolol Great alternative than the Superbowl !!!
The Day After Tomorrow came out in 2004
Ray needs a check cut immediately.
I honestly think people are paid to trash the movie I actually liked the movie go see for yourself
I'll go watch , i dont take YT reviews seriously anymore , most of the movies with bad YT reviews i actually enjoy
just watched and enjoyed it a lot , i hope there will be a sequel
I thought it was really good I saw it today and it kept me on the edge of my seat
I need Ray to make a movie would be amazing
14:49 iconic
2004 was the release year for The Day After Tomorrow.
Thank you for saving me $10.
The Patriot is Roland Emmerich's best movie
has anyone noticed that Hallie Berry makes a lot of bad movies?
Haley berry is a movie director?
@@prescotttrilex8103 no Any film she’s in now it ends up being garbage. I had a feeling when I saw her it was gonna be bad
@@prescotttrilex8103 she did direct a movie on Netflix where she plays as an MMA fighter
@@luxurybuzz3681 It's pretty mediocre. Her performance was good but the rest of the film was meh.
read the book and no allien stuff in book.
Ray has grown on me and I really like the new girl much better then the last keep up the good work guys helps me get through my day
@@vehzee he is just stating his preference, doesn't mean he is putting down anyone...
This girl ain't new
Release the Ray Ora cut of Moonfall!
Kris casually mentioning a Dyson Sphere is hands down the coolest thing I've heard in a while.
Excited going opening weekend in IMAX on Saturday 😁
This movie won't be as bad a experience as the last jedi was, no matter how bad it is.
Let The Last Jedi die. Kill it if you have to
This is the best movie review I have ever seen
i didnt care to hear what Ray had to say but I was delighted and amused with what he said
When compared to Independence Day Resurgence, was this movie better or worse?
But even right at the beginning. The space shuttle scene. You're here to tell me that shuttle had a crew of three???!!! And two of the three crew members were outside the shuttle leaving one person to man the shuttle????!!! I mean, how much garbage is that?
I go to the mall just to get hot dog on a stick.
Ray is hilarious 😂