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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @adampoll4977
    @adampoll4977 Год назад +24

    Viggo crying at the end, thinking he's failed his son, and not knowing he'll be saved is SO f%&king heartbreaking... it's why I can't watch this movie again, even though I want to.

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 8 месяцев назад +1

      I don't remember him crying. I just remember him being very sick and dying and basically telling his son what he must do to survive until his last breath. I don't think he thought he failed him because his getting sick wasn't his fault. It was just the way the world was at that point: Brutal. In the book it doesn't dwell on any idea that he failed. In fact most people are moved by how much the father cares (as illustrated by abandoning a huge cache of food because he knew his time was limited).

  • @ryanedwards7487
    @ryanedwards7487 Год назад +12

    Cormack McCarthy was a treasure. He wrote the novels "The Road", "No Country for Old Men" (which is the best Coen Brothers movie in my opinion...I can watch that movie anytime it's on), "Blood Meridian". He was such a good author.

  • @xXCigarXx
    @xXCigarXx Год назад +15

    I like to think the dog they heard in the shelter was the dog the family at the end owned so they purely left out of fear and could have actually stayed there and been fine and maybe even met the survivors from the end.

    • @brokefangmagepunk3685
      @brokefangmagepunk3685 Год назад +2

      That's just what I was going to say

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 8 месяцев назад

      I know. That was so horribly painful. The father knew he was dying and was so determined to get his son to a safer place he abandons a **massive** supply of food and other provisions. I was also bummed that the bunker didn't have any ammunition or guns. The fact that the boy was left with that pathetic pistol and **ONE** measly cartridge made me sick.

  • @MrEmperorApples
    @MrEmperorApples Год назад +21

    Hey guys, I just wanna say thank you for continuing to put out consistent content. You guys are blessed to have such a wonderful friendship and working relationship. Have a great day!

  • @noirsociety
    @noirsociety Год назад +9

    "To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering. "
    -- Friedrich Nietzsche.

    • @pkvanderzee6226
      @pkvanderzee6226 Год назад

      I have always liked his: "What doesn't kills you makes you stronger" (on an equal level..)

  • @_DJMorrey_
    @_DJMorrey_ Год назад +15

    One of my all time favorites. Leaves a real mark every time. Viggo is truly a master of the art. Truly a beautiful and haunting film
    Top review again lads 🤟

  • @michaelaurban4120
    @michaelaurban4120 Год назад +20

    I watched this movie ONE TIME after it came out, and it sucked the life out of the room. It was SO DEPRESSING. I had nightmares afterwards. It’s so ironic you reviewed this because 👉🏻 just this week I started poking around online, thinking back on this, almost wondering if it was still really real. It’s one of those things that REALLY affected me negatively. Even my ex-husband had recently brought up the time we watched it, and how depressing it was . . . like we didn’t even SPEAK of it again until he said something about it (and here we are, divorced now after a 23 year relationship). It’s one of those things that just hurt . . . I can’t even imagine what the book had to offer 😭. Thanks for the review guys, I look forward to it every Thursday!

    • @aintsam9952
      @aintsam9952 Год назад +2

      Requiem for a Dream did it for me

    • @tjenahoj
      @tjenahoj Год назад +1

      Gummo (1997) did it for me.

  • @5anjuro
    @5anjuro Год назад +9

    Thank you for reviewing this film guys.
    I will leave my thoughts later after I watch the review. The novel is well worth the read too. It explains many things a lot better. And there's way more subtext.

  • @dyloniusofsparta
    @dyloniusofsparta Год назад +2

    When the boy wakes up and realizes his dad is dead, my hand jumps up to my mouth and thick streams of tears run out of my eyes. No sobbing, no ugly crying, just shock and horror at hearing the pain, fear and sadness in the boy's voice when he says "papa."

  • @Richie-Scarface
    @Richie-Scarface Год назад +9

    No words or actions can truly express the love between a father and child but hell this film comes awfully close,

  • @brandonwooldridge1877
    @brandonwooldridge1877 Год назад +11

    Very few movies capture the level of grim despair that The Road does flawlessly. A great movie to watch once but cant really watch it multiple times due to just how depressing it is.

    • @unchainedwiththecapt
      @unchainedwiththecapt Год назад +2

      Agreed. One viewing will last you a lifetime.

    • @brandonwooldridge1877
      @brandonwooldridge1877 Год назад +1

      @@unchainedwiththecapt I haven’t seen the movie since it came out and I still remember whole scenes on occasion. It’s a very hard hitting experience

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 8 месяцев назад

      I've watched it at least a dozen times.

  • @yourdashingheroidol7909
    @yourdashingheroidol7909 Год назад +3

    I saw this two months after my son was born and it was so heartbreaking to watch but so well done on every level that I had to finish it. It is the only movie that ever made me cry. We knew it was depressing,so my wife went to watch t.v in the bedroom. When I heard her shushing the baby and heard him crying in the other room, I lost it. I started bawling and had to pause it and go wash my face in the bathroom. Lol .
    It is a film that raises so many questions and makes you think about so many scenarios etc.
    Like, I understand there is mental illness and different people can cope differently etc , but I couldn't imagine my wife leaving us in that situation. In that situation you need your teammate just to be able to take turns sleeping and watching the child or so many other things. You would be so angry and hurt that she quit! Like, he will never forgive her....but he loved her ,so he can't push that ring over tbe edge. You would do everything you could to live but if anything happened to you, hoping for a single shot ending for him rather than the awful cannibal shit etc. Also, what was with that? I know it's easy to say w/o being in that situation, but I would NEVER eat anyone, much less against their will. I would rather starve. It would hurt and suck,but you don't see those poor starving kids in Ethiopia cannibalizing eachother. Why were there so many?
    Also, it seems they were in their home for a while, so what happened to all their friends and neighbors etc. Wouldn't you think they would be in some kind of group or have a few family members w/them etc.? Also, why didn't he have more gear, weapons etc. At least a bat or some melee weapon? I am rambling...... anyway, great job boys!

  • @TylerLloyd_2
    @TylerLloyd_2 Год назад +5

    great review guys. rest in peace Cormac McCarthy
    “The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down.”

  • @UncleAnaesthesia
    @UncleAnaesthesia Год назад +4

    Easily one of my favourite adaptations ever and my favourite books of all-time.
    If you don't cry at the scene between the boy and father near the end, you just might be dead inside.

  • @Monkismo
    @Monkismo Год назад +3

    I read the second half of this book alone in a tent with my two dogs, during an all-night storm. It depressed me to the point of tears. I still haven't seen the film.

  • @frankvenero7137
    @frankvenero7137 Год назад +3

    Holy shit guys, I just watched this movie and it was everything you guys said it was. When it was over I told my wife about it and got choked up telling her the synopsis and she started to cry... no joke. Thanks for all your hard work. Really thanks alot.

  • @iamtrappedonanisland998
    @iamtrappedonanisland998 Год назад +6

    You did it again..I was about to lay down but nope gotta stay up and watch!! It's not your fault we just live on opposite sides of the planet! Lol and I always appreciate your videos ❤

  • @skaro85
    @skaro85 Год назад +1

    Cheers guys! Keep up the great work!

  • @daydreamindavey7315
    @daydreamindavey7315 Год назад +7

    RIP Cormac McCarthy. My favourite writer.

  • @JarlStaubhold
    @JarlStaubhold Год назад +4

    Long time subscriber. Just wanna say that you two are creating great work. Keep it up. I enjoy you very much!

  • @jlogan2228
    @jlogan2228 Год назад +4

    This is one of those Schindler's list movies where it was beautiful to watch but it leaves you feeling so heavy and depressed you never want to watch it again

  • @fieryphoenix8428
    @fieryphoenix8428 Год назад +3

    So very well done Gents, I know how this hits. I love the honesty you show to each other, and to us. Stay true.

  • @zetetick395
    @zetetick395 Год назад +2

    Damn I did n't know that Michael Kenneth Williams had died (in 2021) - He was amazing as Omar in The Wire!
    R.I.P.

  • @NickElliott-xn4bg
    @NickElliott-xn4bg Год назад +2

    Thankyou both every review is magic! 👊

  • @zerodarkthirty703
    @zerodarkthirty703 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is the type of movie that you watch as a young person without kids (as I did in 2009), and you find it to be a great movie.
    Then I rewatched it today with a child of my own (in 2024) after largely forgetting everything about the movie, and I found it to be more of a spiritual experience.
    But, I don’t think I can ever watch this film again. It stains your soul enough about the fragility of humanity, and makes you ask so many questions about life and the human spirit.
    This is a masterpiece.

  • @hdan1455
    @hdan1455 Год назад +4

    Don't ever stop guys!!

  • @slapwagon
    @slapwagon Год назад +9

    shelf life! 🎉

  • @michaelclawson6576
    @michaelclawson6576 Год назад +4

    The book was much harder indeed. So when it came out in theaters, I was pre- traumatized. I appreciated the filmmakers tastefully softening some of the sharper points in the book without compromising the themes and story beats at all. Seeing the pain in the characters faces more than makes up for any hard trauma bits kindly brushed aside. So I guess that makes the film no way easier to deal with than the book. I don't egret either journey, but it was hard. Hillcoat also did 'The Proposition'? I think. That one's a doozy as well.

  • @Nefi0011
    @Nefi0011 Год назад +2

    RIP Cormac. So sad he never got to see Blood Meridian on the big screen. A genius of literature. Will be missed.

  • @JD.78
    @JD.78 Год назад +2

    The Road is a very, very good movie, depressing, desolate, dreary, but so compelling to watch the hardships and the struggle to survive.
    The acting is top notch, the story is played out beautifully with scene after scene of shocking, often frightening, heart in mouth close escapes that made me root even more for Man and Boy to just keep going.
    The ending is so sad, yet with a glimmer of hope.
    The music and visuals create an atmosphere of dread and suspense that is maintained throughout.
    A near perfect movie.
    Great review guys.
    Cheers.

  • @colcostello160
    @colcostello160 Год назад +2

    You boys had me fighting back the tears with this one

  • @TheYamR6Sp
    @TheYamR6Sp Год назад +1

    When it was shown on Belgian television they promoted this with music from Editors No sound but the wind, and if you listen to that song it fits so good with this movie. "We can never go home, we no longer have one" ...

  • @michaelcowan5984
    @michaelcowan5984 5 месяцев назад +1

    I forgot how emotional this movie was. Thanks for reminding of it

  • @commanderkruge
    @commanderkruge Год назад +4

    This one is one of the masterpieces. A really hard watch and you'll feel horrible afterwards, most likely, but damn, it's a great movie.

  • @75Desmondo
    @75Desmondo 2 месяца назад +1

    Agreed on the book. As harrowing and depressing as the book was, it was so compelling, a real page turner. The film is brilliant as well

  • @katyrye
    @katyrye Год назад +2

    One thing though, why did McCarthy write the boy so... sheltered? Is that supposed to highlight the father's fear? He was born into this world, yet he was so unprepared for it. I think children from war-torn zones or natural-disaster-impacted places are more resilient

  • @mph8200
    @mph8200 Год назад +4

    Fury Road prequel? Why of course it is. Never have I heard anything more obvious I'd never previously cottoned on to. Love you cats!! Keep on keepin on x

  • @quazzon1
    @quazzon1 Год назад +5

    Been wondering if you guys would review this one! I loved this movie, but its definitely not for everyone. McCarthy sure did have brutal bangers, thank you for the review! Cheers Gary and Iain!

  • @indianastones6032
    @indianastones6032 Год назад +3

    So this is what happened to Frodo and Aragorn when Sauron got the ring back????

  • @markymarkartwork6268
    @markymarkartwork6268 Год назад +2

    Another great review from Gary and Iain 😊

  • @gran-roan
    @gran-roan Год назад +2

    It's ending present a similar irony than The Myst, in that ultimately Viggo constantly lost multiple opportunities, due to him not being willing to connect/help other l people, due to fear. Ultimately, that's life, a series of decisions, with unintended consequences, and you have to make the most of it, while it lasts. The imagery of all the dead trees falling, has stuck with me forever.

  • @vaderfett3229
    @vaderfett3229 Год назад +5

    Great Review as always guys. THE ROAD - GREAT Film! I saw this on a whim at the cinema and it was... INTENSE. Just such a brilliantly crafted and intelligent film. Great Performances all round. And funnily enough, I remember in early 2010 just a few months after this film saw the release of Denzel Washington's THE BOOK OF ELI which is similarly themed but more action-flavoured. That's another good post-apocalyptic film (*could have done without Mila Kunis though).

  • @AarenJable
    @AarenJable Год назад +2

    Thank you guys. This is a little too heavy for me first thing in the morning. I think I'll watch this later.

  • @useyourillusiongnr
    @useyourillusiongnr Год назад +1

    Thanx for reviewing this one guys 👍

  • @Se7enBeatleofDoom
    @Se7enBeatleofDoom 2 месяца назад +1

    The Road is a worthy sequel to No Country for Old Men.

  • @Jay-mu4xl
    @Jay-mu4xl Год назад +2

    OTSR Thursday! Thanks, chaps! Have a good one, Shelfers! 👊👊👊

  • @whiskerfishermantv
    @whiskerfishermantv Год назад +3

    I read the book and watched the movie one time each. I still remember both and it has been 10 years, I cant say that about too many movies or books.

  • @AubreyTheKing
    @AubreyTheKing Год назад +1

    I feel like the 2023 film "65" was trying to do what The Road did, but not as good. By comparison, The Road IS the better film! However, The Road is still a great film to watch indeed! Not a masterpiece, but worth a watch! Great review, guys!!

  • @Meth-and-Taxes
    @Meth-and-Taxes 3 месяца назад +1

    I always saw the bunker as a welcome grave. In the ground warm and with food but if you stay you will die.

  • @eduardsandschneider2105
    @eduardsandschneider2105 Год назад +2

    I saw the movie just when my son was at age of two. Right after the movie i knew my predestination as a father. Thanks to cormick mccarthy.

  • @ryanfreeborn4252
    @ryanfreeborn4252 Год назад +2

    Only negative I can give this film, is the relentless "PAPA!!!" repeated at nauseum.

  • @lowrivera
    @lowrivera Год назад +2

    Never heard of this. Looks amazing! Picked it up on iTunes, looking forward to it.

  • @HigHrvatski
    @HigHrvatski Год назад +1

    We don't need to hear how the apocalipse happened.
    A father and son walking down the road years after the apocalipse happened are not gonna suddenly discuss "Son, as you know when the meteor hit the earth a couple of years back, Russia and America decided 'Hey lets nuke each other', then the volcano in Yellowstone exploded after the bombs fell. But hey, you don't see people talking about that global warming thing anymore".
    They just need to survive in the aftermath.

  • @G_Elektrik
    @G_Elektrik Год назад +7

    Indeed an interesting well made movie, one thing is to survive in a destroyed world, and the other is surviving with your son, is easy for audiences to put themselfs in those situations and relate to every character, even with the bad guys you wonder why they do what they do. Great production and casting you never doubt the state of the world and the people that remain, make you think about a lot of things, not every movie hit you in that way.

  • @pkvanderzee6226
    @pkvanderzee6226 Год назад +1

    The novel is a masterpiece..so is the movie..great review, guys..thatś first sayd..
    Second..I am going to watch the movie soon again...I have seen it for more than 12 years ago..but there was one sentence with had stuck to me...The old man saying (foreshadowing the end of days..) : "I saw the lights in the sky...no one believed me..but I saw it...and so it happened..." not sure if I say it exactly so...but it fills in a lot of questions you may have about how this all happened

  • @bwillythekid8249
    @bwillythekid8249 Год назад +2

    The dog at the end may have been the dog they hear when they were in the bomb shelter. Meaning they could have stayed longer. Or could now go back to it.

  • @BlueBEAZY45
    @BlueBEAZY45 6 месяцев назад +1

    As bleak and hopeless as the film and book both are it’s still surprisingly hopeful. I’ve taken away that the central theme of this story really is Hope itself. It’s about conjuring Hope when there is none to be found.

  • @tjenahoj
    @tjenahoj Год назад +2

    Good stuff! A favourite movie I watched it many times. Very brutal. I am convinced the "family" on the beach are the ones that have been following them. Making ending ambigous, but leaning towards positive.

  • @jeffn4836
    @jeffn4836 Год назад +3

    The single most depressing movie I’ve ever seen. I don’t know anyone who’s watched it twice. But, it’s a beautiful film.

  • @espenlappebakken3098
    @espenlappebakken3098 Год назад +1

    R.I.P Cormac McCarthy 💔 you will live on❤such a great book,a great movie and as always,a great review from you ❤

  • @b.m...
    @b.m... Год назад +3

    Hey! Can you please review The Others?? It's my favorite film and I adore it!

  • @Seawing-v5d
    @Seawing-v5d 7 месяцев назад +2

    Not to be a downer but my first thought about the end was the brother and sister weren't smiling because they knew this kid was going to be dinner and that was basically why their family was hunting down the beach, looking for victims to eat. The rosy picture being painted by the two adults looked like a deception but the movie was so raw I was probably paranoid by the time that scene rolled around. I would have liked to think it turned out otherwise.

    • @unauthorized_logan
      @unauthorized_logan 6 месяцев назад

      I think the fact that they have a dog with them shows that they are good guys. They would have eaten the dog before resorting to cannibalism

    • @Seawing-v5d
      @Seawing-v5d 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@unauthorized_logan The dog would be a very useful tool in hunting, so it's doubtful they would want to eat that first. Also I forgot to mention that split second look the little girl gives the son, she gives him this quick up and down glance which is just sinister. She's could just be afraid of him but my guess is it's meant to portray her sizing him up for edible content.

  • @VFRZen
    @VFRZen Год назад +3

    This flick is depressing AF. It’s a fabulous film to watch over the Thanksgiving holiday (when it opened in theaters). 😂

  • @lotrgirl275
    @lotrgirl275 Год назад +1

    I am seriously getting annoyed at youtube stopping to put your great vids on my recommended list!! Grr! 😁🥰

    • @lotrgirl275
      @lotrgirl275 Год назад +1

      PS: Children of Men soon too? Every time it's on, I know it's depressing af, but I cannot turn it off 😁

  • @lonedragon3261
    @lonedragon3261 Год назад +2

    Nice! GREAT movie. Very realistic and moving.

  • @doctorpicardnononono7469
    @doctorpicardnononono7469 Год назад +1

    now this really cheered me up.

  • @TheWaynos73
    @TheWaynos73 Год назад +2

    I never want to see this movie again. Easily the most depressing film I’ve ever seen.
    Have you seen the Guy Pearce Robert Pattinson movie The Rover? I love that film.

  • @melodyashwin4643
    @melodyashwin4643 22 дня назад +1

    I'm going to read it, reading The Dead Lands atm it's so good so this is my next book.

  • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
    @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 8 месяцев назад

    It's worth mentioning that Hollywood would never make a film like this today on the simple fact that it portrays a woman in less than heroic light. It paints a picture of narcissistic despair and selfishness in a mother, contrasted with a heroic father with an unbreakable love for his son. This would never fly today, and it could also be why this movie has basically been forgotten: it doesn't fit the current zeitgeist about girlbosses and "the patriarchy."
    Also it's kind of ironic that Charlize Theron has remained single while she adopted two boys and then proceeded to turn them "trans". The woman is possibly even more insane than the woman in The Road.

  • @TheBeird
    @TheBeird Год назад +2

    This is a case where the book is definitely better. Actually, I don’t think it really works all that well as a film. The book is so atmospheric and engrossing, and simple too, in a way that the film can touch. I’ve only seen it the once tho, so my opinion may change.

  • @seangilchrist3102
    @seangilchrist3102 Год назад +1

    I'm nipping to the shop for this one lol scooby snakes needed hahaha

  • @solutionless123
    @solutionless123 Год назад +2

    I'm very interested in hearing what you guys have to say about this one!

  • @frankeewizz4826
    @frankeewizz4826 Год назад +1

    2 good films to review that would be great for this channel:
    Fallen starring Denzel washington
    The Ninth Gate starring Johnny Depp

  • @robdario661
    @robdario661 Год назад +1

    The audio ending is like Children of Men, but much more subdued.

  • @GamesWithBrainz
    @GamesWithBrainz Год назад +1

    Rip Cormac Mccarthy. havent even seen the movie but love your guys vids. actually im gonna go watch the movie now
    Also I NEED Iains shirt

  • @MuckMan_Movies
    @MuckMan_Movies Год назад +1

    Guys, I would love to see you review the film Brimstone.

  • @BalearicBeatnik
    @BalearicBeatnik Год назад +1

    One of very few I cried my eyes out at the end of.

  • @tae4177
    @tae4177 Год назад +1

    The visuals was crazy i agree!! so depressing and intense

  • @friendlyfire4178
    @friendlyfire4178 Год назад +3

    Excellent but also very depressing movie you have to be in the mood for. Haven't watched it since i quit drinking. 😂

  • @mattmidgley4275
    @mattmidgley4275 Год назад +1

    Powerful movie, great review and sweet tee Iain 👊👊

  • @thedominator96
    @thedominator96 Год назад +2

    Lads on the topic of post-apocalyptic when are you going to review threads?

  • @Seawing-v5d
    @Seawing-v5d 7 месяцев назад +1

    Please review The Day After and it's British version, Threads. Thanks! 👈

  • @custardgannet4836
    @custardgannet4836 Год назад +1

    I love this movie and book. Lookin forward to Hillcoats Blood Meridian (if it ever happens) RIP Cormac.

  • @iamtrappedonanisland998
    @iamtrappedonanisland998 Год назад +3

    Who else watched it at the time because it was Aragorn initially?

    • @DandyAndy23
      @DandyAndy23 Год назад +2

      I'll raise my hand to that lol but can't say I was disappointed.

  • @williamwright4678
    @williamwright4678 Год назад +1

    Just re watched it again after a long time, It’s raw , depressing, terrifying and bleak. With that said it’s a damn good movie.

  • @OurRooks
    @OurRooks Год назад +1

    Making this comment only one minute into the review, but this movie is one of the most dour, depressing and fucking abysmally hopeless things I’ve ever watched

  • @NorthPhilly-zr7xc
    @NorthPhilly-zr7xc Год назад

    Hey I gave you guy's a clockers review under y'all patreon

  • @colinthedogfromspaced9365
    @colinthedogfromspaced9365 Год назад +1

    Watched it once. Good film. Never want to watch it again.

  • @tommytruth3122
    @tommytruth3122 Год назад +1

    The 1st time seen this movie was right after watching the divide took a year to even want to talk to people after that

  • @RobinJohnstonphotography
    @RobinJohnstonphotography Год назад +1

    Great book. Almost as great a film.

  • @Darkpara1
    @Darkpara1 Год назад +2

    Second most depressing film ever, right behind Threads.

  • @igadiz
    @igadiz Год назад +1

    I hated this movie, Vigo was awesome, as he always is but, Charlize, who they hyped up as one of the main characters, had a part so small that if you blink, you’ll miss it. I tried hard because the book is gripping and the movie came highly recommended. Sadly, the constant repetitive “Papa” from Boy drove me nuts, to the point, I walked out of the cinema.
    All in I’ll stick with the book, as for the movie, I would sooner dive head first in to a pile of manure (Back to the Future Biff Tannen stile) than try to watch this again.

  • @UnCreativeDeconstructionism
    @UnCreativeDeconstructionism Год назад +1

    *Turn Up*

  • @el4174
    @el4174 Год назад +3

    💎

  • @avalangrin4904
    @avalangrin4904 Год назад +1

    This was a depressing movie to me. 😭😭😭

  • @jackshepard1203
    @jackshepard1203 Год назад

    Love you guys and your analyses, jumped on to watch this as soon as I saw it pop on my feed. I had actually just watched this movie again about a month ago so it was great to hear your input. It's a very great, yet depressing view on how humanity can fall after a world changing apocalypse. Great review Ian and Gary!

  • @JoeyD_3636_
    @JoeyD_3636_ Год назад +1

    Yo

  • @killerflamingo9566
    @killerflamingo9566 Год назад +1

    The book is very bleak and disturbing

  • @TheUballe
    @TheUballe Год назад +1

    This one is hard to watch as a dad.

  • @HomeboyUnholy
    @HomeboyUnholy Год назад

    Saw this movie a few years ago... it sucked ass