@gabrielvega1374 "now why am I playing this again you may ask, well if you didn't know, I got a movie coming out in theaters" - potential re-playthrough of the game
That's my biggest thing. I feel like this is gonna end up being a tad divisive by critics, which is fine, not every movie will be praised. But I love that Mark played Iron Lung, loved it, and wanted to give it a cinematic experience with involvement from the creator. It's a passion project through and through, and done in a way that I feel like so many studios wouldn't even try to hit the same passion for. I'll be seeing it on Sunday, and whether it like it or not, I've gotta give Mark credit. He sees the art first and foremost.
@theodorecollard6518I don't know if he's overly passionate about Until Dawn as much, but that would also likely *need* a lot of money given the large cast.
The problem is that Mark makes videos for the internet, and the internet only wants quick content these days. For me, the slow burn worked beautifully; I have no complaints about the film's length or pacing.
It felt like the slow burn built to nothing. A good example of a slow burn is 12 angry men. It’s the best example you can think of to be honest so you can’t really expect it to be like 12 angry man, but the slow burn wasn’t good at all
@epicsponge7934 at least for me the slow burn felt more human. it wasnt story based but "what would happen if i was in this experience" but that changes with the second half. i relate to his personality a lot tho, so the vibes hit that spot for me i had a 10/10 experience with it
@e@epicsponge7934i will remind you that it’s cosmic horror. it’s not gonna build to a huge perfect conclusion that you are supposed to understand right away. cosmic horror is built directly off of the fear of the unknown, and with cosmic horror you have to think and study what’s going on to fully understand, and maybe you never will. but that is the fundamental foundation of cosmic horror
@epicsponge7934 The slow burn felt great imo. The whole point of it is to show that you don't always realize what's happening in the slow burn, until it's too late. Seeing Simon literally deteriorate while completely isolated a thousand meters in an ocean of blood was disturbing. Watching him start off scared yet calm and end literally kicking and screaming with one arm missing after having his own mind play tricks on him was legitimately dreadful. I do believe the slow burn had a happy ending. At first, Simon thought everyone else was to blame from Filament and that he only took the mission to survive for himself. It was in stark contrast to Simon's final end; he was willing to die just for the chance that others may thrive. Solid 9/10 for me.
Assume the same applies for that piece of shit film that Stuckmann put out Shelby Oaks?!? I note the high level of ass kissing for that dumpster fire 🔥 Iron Lung was a Waaaaaaay better movie than that!
Tbh it almost felt a bit A24ish to me. I like the slow burn I think it works for what Mark was trying to do, which is really put you in the perspective of Simon. That also gives you time to think and interpret any imagery or secrets it would tease
As someone who's not a markiplier fan or a fan of the game I freaking LOVED this movie. I am a huge fan of Eldritch Horror and I really liked those more cosmic aspects of the movie, the quite rapture, the fish, the ocean of blood all of it was so cool to me! IMO a 9/10
since you like this eldritch type, what do you think about the dragged on 2 hour long movie? do you think there's a positive aspect to it or are you also jumping on the train that it should have been cut down a little more
Never thought we live in a world where some of my favorite RUclipsrs I grew up with like RackaRacka, Chrisstuckmann and Markiplier are making big budget movies in theaters. I hope all of them continue to succeed in their filmaking careers.
none of them have made big budget movies yet. But RackaRacka seems like on a pretty good trajectory to get there. "Talk to Me 2" is probably gonna be a significant jump in budget and overall production skale
1:14 Actually Markiplier’s been doing films for a while the difference is usually they go straight to RUclips so having one on the big screen is awesome for him
@jubjubs1000 While technically correct, Heist with Markiplier is 1.5 hours and Space has 6 hours of content. Mark actually said Space was a much, much bigger and harder project than Iron Lung because there was simply much less shooting and editing to do
Well I watched the Director's cut, and I can confirm there was indeed a scene where Markiplier said "It's Iron Lunging time!!" and Iron Lunged all over the place.
The first 20 mins was a tiny hit of a slow pace but I think thays because I've played the game and in my mind I was purely thinking "theres 5 mins of the game left, how is this going to be a feature film?". But I like the slow burn at the start, feels like horror these days is just no story and just horror horror horror
I think it would be difficult to show this to someone who doesn't know Mark already, the movie is very cinematic with how many creative angles achieved in a tiny submarine and the music score is really good at keeping tension up, but it's hard to understand the plot. It was hard to focus on what the premise of the lore was when the game released and the movie cleared some of it up then muddied it again by the climax. I can't call this a horror movie, it's not scary it's more of a pocket thriller that could have done more with it's runtime it's still an 8.5/10 but I had the same thought as you, critics will be harsh on this. Something really interesting I want to add about the sound mixing, in our theater, small room, the sounds actually played correctly from each of the speakers giving you the illusion you were in the sub with Simon hearing the fish monster circling around you, things like that get lost in home streaming
I came in as a markiplier fan but completely blind to what iron lung was other than blood ocean. And I was able to understand the whole thing. I agree that it's not really a standard horror movie. I think the voices were too quiet sometimes and the screen was way to dark
I honestly really have to disagree with people saying the first quarter to first half of the film dragged. There’s a lot of information being drip fed to you during it if you’re paying attention, and I felt SO refreshed that it knew when to let you sit in silence and process what was going on on the screen and what you’d been fed so far. I know this is a controversial take in the current age of film, but more movies need to learn when to shut the hell up.
7:57 i think a large part of this issue stems from whether or not you realize you are basically running into an eldritch/cosmic horror. once that understanding kicks in you realize why the world is the way it is, and why the stars are gone. this thing is eating every living thing possible, and resides in this ocean of blood. part of me also thinks it has something to do with eden having tried to fuse conciousness together, similar to evangelions human instrumentation project. either way its a cosmic horror trying to prevent the data the other team gathered from getting out
imo i would rewatch it. i loved the vibes experience and mystery behind it. piecing together the world through the snippets and realizing certain events are happening due to the cthulu esc monster really had me hooked my experience with it was 10/10 (i dont watch markiplier)
@leonefurlan137 I wouldn't say it makes them idiots for wanting to see more of the monster, but that's not the point of the movie. I think people just say Horror Movie and Rated R, which made them think it'd be filled with jump scares and a more present monster.
Can't believe the low rating, i thought it was amazing and i'm not the biggest markiplier fan. You have to remember: it’s about a guy in a submarine, surrounded by an ocean of blood - that’s it. Even daring to make a movie about this is kind of insane. I literally loved every second of it.
Eh, I'm not really a theater snob(I'd prefer to watch most things at home), but the way the movie is shot, and some of the smaller details are just better suited for a bigger screen. Subtitles would be greatly appreciated, but if you are only going to watch it once, you may as well see it on the big screen.
It was really good and it got me into the eldritch/ cosmic horror genre. Im going to watch Event Horizon and Color Out of Space for more Horifying goodness.
I watched it yesterday. I will say that the screen shrinks down before the movie starts so i would recommend getting a seat a bit closer. I felt the music was louder than the actors at times but there were moments where i thought the music was timed very well enough to give me goosebumps. If you get motion sickness easily i think you should watch it at home (i left dizzy but happy)
@l@lewis1834hanks for sharing! I’ll keep that in mind, probably get seats around the middle-front or something. I also don’t struggle with motion sickness unless I’m carsick, so I think I’ll be alright
I’m gonna be honest with y’all. The movie was really good but the only thing that was disappointing was the fact that we didn’t really get to see the full creatures design in the movie that much like we only got a few pictures of the creature this movie did didn’t feel like a horror film it felt more like a sci-fi inspiration film but I get the vision but I low-key wish there was more scenes where you actually see the creature more because the design that they show you on the x-ray pictures had potential it looked nothing like the game but it definitely had its own style, which surprise me after all I think the movie is like a solid 9.9/10 The only thing that’s missing is more scenes of the creature, but that’s it.
The movie would have benefited greatly imo from having some shots outside of the ship, of the creature moving in the blood or just to see more of the ships design itself traversing, I wanted to experience more of the world it was in
@leonefurlan137this. The claustrophobic feel from not being able to see the outside until the end added soo much as well! Sure there's blood, but it's mostly psychological horror
I went into this film completely cold - didn't know even the NAME of he game, let alone the premise, and (as far as I know) I've never watched a Markiplier video. I knew the name (because I do exist online), but I had no clue he was involved in this until the lights went down and his name was on the screen. All of that said, I'm a HUGE movie/cinema fan, and I walked out loving this film. I don't need all the background stuff. It doesn't matter at all. We (the audience) are sitting in the seat next to Simon, learning things at the same rate he does. We don't get, and don't need, the backstory on factions and events. As I walked out, I started thinking "I love this movie, but why? Am I wrong?" and started to try and pick it apart, and the more I think about it, the more I love it. Is it perfect? No, of course not. But having no vested interest walking in the door, this movie was amazing. The people that will dislike it are likely to be those that are spoiled by having every little bit of information spoon-fed to them while watching a movie with half their attention while doom-scrolling their phone. Those people will had the "slow pace" because they have no concept of pacing anyway. If it's not cartoony action from start to finish, they lose interest. And that's very sad for them.
8/10 for me. You definitely felt the markisms but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a good actor there. Story was vague but so is the game. Definitely need subtitles for the speaker parts. I was hooked didn’t have the itch to check my watch.
I know the movie was 2 hours long but it sure didn’t feel like it (to me). I was so invested the entire time to the point I felt like I was trapped in the sub with him.
I watched it like 6 hours ago and i actually really lived it he wasn't doing his youtube project acting like his hist and in space with markiplier acting he actually did real acting and it was really good i would love to see another markiplier movie dosnt need to be an ironlung 2 ud watch anything he could make this is a good start for him
So the thing that I am getting from the reviews I see is that they are looking at it in the sense of a "normal" horror. Which makes sense. But it is certainly not that and that is what makes it hard to grasp in the ratings department. If it wasn't markiplier, wasn't the game, and was marketed how it was I definitely would do the same and I probably wouldn't haven't had seen it. But, knowing the game and knowing markiplier I knew what I was getting into, cosmic horror. One of the trademarks of cosmic or lovecraftian horror isn't the scares or the "normal" way of horror. It is all about the feeling of dread, of hopelessness, of losing any capability of control under something you can't even comprehend (and that not comprehending is a big part.) If you view the movie from that lens it delivers so much more that you expect. The slow burn is needed. The feeling during the first 30 minutes is hope, he is learn and figuring stuff out, there is someone that can pull him out, heck you see another human. Without that arc, the hoplessness that comes later wouldn't feel as hopeless. Like how comedies can hit you with the most sad feelings because they are swings on the pendulum. I think if you took this out of the spotlight of the "avarage" review and were able to review it under the lens of the subgenre than it has better legs to stand, strong legs to stand on, and that may be the hardest part.
I think a lot of people dont realize its not your typical horror ahhh scary thing, its cosmic horror with a tad bit of body horror. Not to mention physiological horror too. Its a slow burn done beautifully. I was never once bored. I normally dont like horrors but i loved this one.
Definitely is a good movie but there’s were major issues. Idk if it was my theaters screen and speakers but the ending just seemed like motion blur and mumbling. Outside of that it was really really good.
I have seen a few reviews, and I have seen that on some theatres the audio was too low, or the movie was too bright, or the mixing didn’t work out, etc. In some theatres, it worked out perfectly. From what I’ve read, most of the issues happened in local theatres. Something I didn’t know is that you have to really work with every theatre to make sure the movie is edited correctly to actually translate with the specs of each individual theatre, which is crazy to think about. Usually that’d be on mark, but we have to remember he distributed this movie by himself. He didn’t have a big studio which would usually handle these problems, so I can’t really be too disappointed for that. Mark has said he plans to make more movies, and that he has already made a company for it. I just hope he gets some experienced people in his team so he still has the liberty to put out what he wants, but to also help him out with technical issues like this that a first time director wouldn’t think of. Same for the plot, acting, cinematography, editing, etc.
@miguelthekewlkid272glad people had this issue as well tbh so I didn’t sound crazy but my theatre isn’t a no name it’s a pretty big AMC and my town isn’t a no name town. I do think tho that it is a learning experience for Mark and ik he can act and ik he can do good, just i don’t think this was his best work as well like not bad but not amazing, just good. (Edge of Sleep was honestly much better)
@soulstatiqz2268Well, unfortunately i won’t be able to watch the movie for a bit. It didn’t release where I live, but I hope to see it too! I’ve heard edge of sleep is pretty solid, though that wasn’t directed or written by him. He just acted in it, Atleast I heard mark acted better in the movie than he did edge of sleep. I also heard it’s pretty good for his first time writing and directing a movie, so I am excited to give it a try when I can!
The ironic thing about those elements that made you feel like you couldn't tell what was happening is that's almost definitely the point. The genre is cosmic/Lovecraftian horror - with a focus on fear of the unknown/unfathomable and a descent into madness and inability to comprehend anything. Was it oxygen deprivation, a concussion, or radiation poisoning that was messing with his sanity and causing him to see/hear things? Or was there truly a creature, or a god, or a woman who became a monster after consuming blood from the blood ocean, or perhaps even the blood ocean itself talking to him and seeping into his submarine/mind? What did that person just say - I'm not sure anymore because my ability to understand anything is getting worse and worse as I descend into the depths of this blood ocean and simultaneously descend into madness. What's happening, what's real, and whether or not the captain was being truthful about letting him go free - all these things can be questioned because it's not clearly explained what the truth really is. When is he seeing hallucinations and when is he actually experiencing something real? It's open ended, and it's precisely what made the movie great as a cosmic horror film. It's not for everyone, but my opinion is that it achieved what is was intended to achieve - not for a general audience necessarily, but almost certainly for fans of the genre like Markiplier himself. I gave it a chance because of Markiplier, but I would have been pleasantly surprised if I randomly decided to watch it and didn't know the creator. To me it's in the same category as Cube - a cult classic - perhaps because I don't have enough exposure to other films in the same genre. Basically, I dig the vibe and a few moments really had an impact on me. It was memorable. And I definitely think it was worth watching in theater. The pay off of those few moments more than made up for the slower parts, which to me personally (again, not necessarily the general audience) didn't feel that slow as I got immersed into the movie. Arguably the slower parts were almost necessary to establish a baseline to make those great moments pop more than they would otherwise. If there were no pay off, it absolutely would have been wasted time. But to me it was like a heartbeat on an EKG, with a lull followed by a rapid build up.
Honestly this review was honestly the best out of every review I’ve seen where they just care how the critics fix the movies Chris is a fan who gets what we want to see and expect so his review makes me want to watch this film 😅
Mark is practically showing the Hollywood executives how a movie is properly written, directed, and made for the people to entertain said people. Those executives should be trembling in their desks. Also Mark has no competition, I don’t see ANYONE going to go see the Melania especially with everything going on in America right now with ICE which has connections to the main character of the documentary’s husband. People don’t go to the movies to be reminded of the crappy stuff going on in the real world, they go to see a story/stories that help distract them from the issues of the real world. Even if the Iron Lung movie isn’t the best movie it will still succeed and not crash and burn like Melania.
Yeah I do agree it should have been at least around 1hr 40 mins. I enjoyed the movie a lot but tbf I was getting tired during it a little bit. But overall this is Mark's first theatrical movie, and it's just impressive he did this himself. He put in so much soul into a movie like this that any other company would have made it generic af with less soul. As a Markiplier fan, this was so awesome to see and I'm probably going to watch it again when I can.
Glad you gave an honest review. I am absolutely sure Markiplier would love that over glazing. I don't doubt he would prefer constructive criticism on what to improve as this is his first "real" film release if we don't count things like heist or in space since those are... "different" even if its largely a cinematic experience. And if his next movie is made better for it than we all win. My favorite parts were the design work and atmosphere for such a limited space and Mark as an entertainer did a really good job of making the "same environment" not feel as stale as it could have. Its also tricky to balance how much information to give the audience because the biggest hook the game itself had was "Wtf happened? What's down here?". So all in all, this was a really ambitious first step into movie making because its not only a game adaptation but an obscure game adaptation whose main draw is the mystery, its a difficult balancing act between telling the audience too much and too little.
I took my mom with me to see it, she barely knows who markiplier is and knew nothing about the game. She loved it! She did have questions at the end, but for the most part she was able to follow along fine.
I haven't seen the movie but as someone who watched A LOT of movies that take place in one location (Rear Window, Disturbia, Locke, The Guilty, Buried, Cube, Saw, Panic Room, Source Code, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and many others), over 2 hours is a pretty long runtime for a movie like this. All of the named movies are shorter, mostly by 20 minutes if not more, they were made by far more skilled directors (respectfully) who knew that longer runtime would make the audience feel less interest and tension which spirals into boredom. Cutting it down by 20 minutes would've probably benefited the movie a lot, the best thing he can do is to watch similar movies, like the one's I've named, think about the scenes that aren't as important to the story, cut them out and make a shorter movie. From the review, it seems like this should have been the extended cut that gave the audience bigger exposition and explain the story better, something like Donnie Darko which had a thetrical cut which kept things pretty mysterious while the extended cut basically explained the whole movie without the audience thinking about it too much.
This was one of those rare movies that right when I thought I had a handle on where it was going.... it changed courses again... leaving the theaters scratching my head.
hey chris, if want to look at more of markiplier doing filmmaking, i recommend watching in space with markiplier and a heist with markiplier. both are interactive tv series that is a pick your own ending show. the way both were filmed are very impressive
@thefantasticretroreviewer3941the edge of sleep is a small mini series about when you fall asleep you die in your sleep. And the story follows marks character as he has been dreaming of strange things for months and all of a sudden when people fall asleep. They don’t wake up, so the story follows him and a few characters that try to figure out what’s happening and how to survive it
@thefantasticretroreviewer3941it’s a psychological horror series think nightmare on elm street but instead of dying in your dreams if you just simply fall asleep or a nap you are dead instantaneously that’s all I’m giving u no spoilers no nothing go in as blind as you can and it also stars Franz Drameh who played firestorm in dc legends of tomorrow
I appreciate the honest review. I know it’d be the dream to have one of our favorite RUclipsrs pump out a film with Godzilla Minus One levels of acclaim, but its just the unlikely reality when it comes to these films. I’m going to see it tomorrow. I’m expecting to enjoy it (especially since I’m a fan of Markiplier), but my expectations are measured carefully.
I had thar adjustment period when first watching The Edge of Sleep, a tv show on Amazon that he stars in. Its a really good show, but takes an episode or two to stop seeing Markipler and start seeing the character he's playing.
For me I thought it was alright, but I really like how it was at least being very faithful to the game even if I hated how long it drags on and how slow it was, I do like they give a little lore to the characters and the only best part of the movie for me was the final scene. The practical effects, the lightening , and even the actors like Mark himself were great! It was made by heart of people who wanted to make a movie! And that’s what I can respect and appreciate! Again even if it was very slow, I still appreciate, and there’s some scenes I do find interesting and liked.
The fact he did not have a large relase but still gave the hollywood movies a run for their money is epic underdog legend status for Mark. And it's low budget. It was good for a horror movie. It was very good for a low budget horror movie. There are similar movies with larger budgets that looked like they were filmed on a potatoe by a 12 year old. Good job Mark. Enjoy the win.
Solid 7/10. For a first-time movie, it's really well done and a good example of cosmic horror. The biggest thing to help the movie would be a cinema editor, and maybe like 4-5 minutes in the beginning to help people understand the setting more, not saying it has to be a big lore dump, but something to help people understand. Still though a good movie and would definitely watch again
Going to go see this movie on Tuesday at my local Regal Theater. I am also currently working on a television series, that's all that I'll say. But I hope that with this creativity for when I see it, that it will help me move forward into finishing the writing part of Episode 2 of my project, and future episodes to write. Can't wait to see it.
I actually give mark so much credit for throwing himself into writing, directing, and staring in something and doing a somewhat decent job. Like obviously there's going to be flaws but like you would assume most people would kinda crumble under pressure for their first movie (and the added pressure mark probably has with it being an adaptation and his fanbase) but he seems like he made something decent which is what everyone should be trying to achieve for their first project.
if this were a big budget major studio film, then we wouldve gotten more of that lore expansion and seeing more of COI and everything beyond the iron lung with more characters, etc. but what i love is that they stuck true to the main plot and feeling of the game
I thought it was extremely convoluted and cryptic to the point where I felt I couldn't even make a bathroom run without losing the story entirely. Mark's acting was great and the set/concept was awesome though so I had fun, but my friend fell asleep twice.
Unironically I went to see the movie with my old high school friends. I enjoyed the story (which I kind of didn't understand) and loved the set design that went into it but I kind of fell a sleep somewhere in the middle - probably because of the runtime. Regardless, I left the AMC theatre feeling speechless, confused, thrilled and excited - ALL at once. Emotions don't express enough how impressive this movie is. Plus Markiplier put a lot of hard work into making this movie so I think he deserves a lot of props for bringing it to the big screen.
I had a few negatives with the movie some of the dialogue felt like a YT video and took me out of the experience, the audio mixing of the movie is poor at times (could just be my theater) and just wanted more from the movie.
It depends on the theatre. I’ve learned recently that the movies which are distributed have to be edited and mixed so they play well in every theatre, which means knowing the specs of every single theatre this movie was distributed to. Usually this would be Mark’s fault, but the only way to accomplish pulling this off is having a big studio helping him out with a bigger budget and a larger team. So I can’t really fault him, I just hope for his future movies he teams up with experienced people so he can fix those issues.
Low key this could be something that could continue to breathe life into movie theaters... Making deals with Indy creators AKA RUclipsrs who want to get into making movies and places like Cinemark and Regal could cut deals with them to show their movies and being able to box out things like Netflix.
8:28 after watching, the way these scenes are shot have its ups and downs; while the shaky shots and scenes in complete and utter darkness make it impossible to see or understand what's actually happening, there's also certainly an argument in saying that it just increases the anxiety, uneasiness, and disorientation. This movie is gruesome and uncomfortable to watch at many points, and the uncomfortable cinematography just amplifies those feelings.
It’s incredibly solid. I liked Mark’s performance in this + the film aside, his “I Didn’t think this was Possible” video shows how passionate about it. He wrote, directed, starred, edited and financed it so it makes sense. The film itself is too long and doesn’t really take until the 2nd half to get going. The audio in this is mixed like Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Needed subtitles to hear the other actors. See potential though.
My biggest gripe was that I couldn't make out 50 percent of the dialog for the other sounds, and that made it frustrating to watch. With captions though, I think I'll enjoy it more.
"Hello everybody my name is Markiplier."
And welcome back to another Five Nights At Freddy’s video
😂😂I said that in the theatre when the lights went down and got a few laughs lol
@stanleywhite4404"Hello everybody my name is Markiplier and back to Iron Lung."
and i am a 🐟
@gabrielvega1374 "now why am I playing this again you may ask, well if you didn't know, I got a movie coming out in theaters" - potential re-playthrough of the game
While not perfect, this movie was made by the heart and not corporate greed. Watched it last night
That's my biggest thing. I feel like this is gonna end up being a tad divisive by critics, which is fine, not every movie will be praised. But I love that Mark played Iron Lung, loved it, and wanted to give it a cinematic experience with involvement from the creator. It's a passion project through and through, and done in a way that I feel like so many studios wouldn't even try to hit the same passion for.
I'll be seeing it on Sunday, and whether it like it or not, I've gotta give Mark credit. He sees the art first and foremost.
@BusterSwordUser agreed. It would've been so cool if he had made the movie Until dawn but that's already been done.
@theodorecollard6518I don't know if he's overly passionate about Until Dawn as much, but that would also likely *need* a lot of money given the large cast.
ugh
Would you say it's good? I'm thinking to watch it with my fam!
I saw on tiktok that apparently he actually did show up to a few theaters to do a small speech about the movie
Do you know what state(s)?
@d.j.Frobo2019 Only a few theaters.
@d.j.Frobo2019 he's from Cincinnati and lives in LA so those ones, I reckon.
And....
The problem is that Mark makes videos for the internet, and the internet only wants quick content these days. For me, the slow burn worked beautifully; I have no complaints about the film's length or pacing.
It felt like the slow burn built to nothing. A good example of a slow burn is 12 angry men. It’s the best example you can think of to be honest so you can’t really expect it to be like 12 angry man, but the slow burn wasn’t good at all
@epicsponge7934 at least for me the slow burn felt more human. it wasnt story based but "what would happen if i was in this experience" but that changes with the second half. i relate to his personality a lot tho, so the vibes hit that spot for me i had a 10/10 experience with it
@e@epicsponge7934i will remind you that it’s cosmic horror. it’s not gonna build to a huge perfect conclusion that you are supposed to understand right away. cosmic horror is built directly off of the fear of the unknown, and with cosmic horror you have to think and study what’s going on to fully understand, and maybe you never will. but that is the fundamental foundation of cosmic horror
@epicsponge7934 The slow burn felt great imo. The whole point of it is to show that you don't always realize what's happening in the slow burn, until it's too late. Seeing Simon literally deteriorate while completely isolated a thousand meters in an ocean of blood was disturbing. Watching him start off scared yet calm and end literally kicking and screaming with one arm missing after having his own mind play tricks on him was legitimately dreadful. I do believe the slow burn had a happy ending. At first, Simon thought everyone else was to blame from Filament and that he only took the mission to survive for himself. It was in stark contrast to Simon's final end; he was willing to die just for the chance that others may thrive. Solid 9/10 for me.
Completely agree! I loved it!
Jeremy said he thought this was about “Polio” and I lost it 😂😂😂
I thought the same thing, rip the last living iron lung guy
@westsidebob-r1qto be fair.. it’s easy to think that way with that title 😅
I did too! 🤣🤣🤣
There’s nothing wrong with giving valid criticism Chris! Those critiques can help him produce a better film in the future
Chris been doing this for years...
@king-tug8464still.
*direct
truth hurts, but it'll help improvements more than it would if you weren't honest
Assume the same applies for that piece of shit film that Stuckmann put out Shelby Oaks?!? I note the high level of ass kissing for that dumpster fire 🔥 Iron Lung was a Waaaaaaay better movie than that!
Something interesting happened in my theater: People actually cheered and gave applause! I haven't seen that since Joker 2019.
Who tf is cheering at joker? 😭
@Unbrickable27 Lmao idk probably at the ending where he embraces the insanity or the scene where he shoots Robert De Niro or something like that
@Unbrickable27The same insane people who cheered for this poop.
@Unbrickable27It was a good movie.
I saw the movie last night and nobody clapped or cheered where I was
Tbh it almost felt a bit A24ish to me. I like the slow burn I think it works for what Mark was trying to do, which is really put you in the perspective of Simon. That also gives you time to think and interpret any imagery or secrets it would tease
The movie was finely paced in my opinion
As someone who's not a markiplier fan or a fan of the game I freaking LOVED this movie. I am a huge fan of Eldritch Horror and I really liked those more cosmic aspects of the movie, the quite rapture, the fish, the ocean of blood all of it was so cool to me! IMO a 9/10
I loved it too! :D
Agreed, a masterclass of taking advantage of limitations. 8-9/10
since you like this eldritch type, what do you think about the dragged on 2 hour long movie? do you think there's a positive aspect to it or are you also jumping on the train that it should have been cut down a little more
you don't know what either cosmic or eldritch horror is if you think iron lung is either
@lunakotomine3200 have you even watched the movie
0:27 Lost all respect and then gained it back within seconds
And he doesn't care either way.
Never thought we live in a world where some of my favorite RUclipsrs I grew up with like RackaRacka, Chrisstuckmann and Markiplier are making big budget movies in theaters. I hope all of them continue to succeed in their filmaking careers.
Newer but still good "That's a Bad Idea".
A comedy channel getting a horror release.
But yeah, its pretty rad
RackaRacka?
@tohoni37 Curry Barker is about to kill the game with Obession
@GeekZone210they are those twin bother directors who directed Talk to Me and Bring her back.
none of them have made big budget movies yet. But RackaRacka seems like on a pretty good trajectory to get there. "Talk to Me 2" is probably gonna be a significant jump in budget and overall production skale
1:14 Actually Markiplier’s been doing films for a while the difference is usually they go straight to RUclips so having one on the big screen is awesome for him
Ehh this is more official
No way
No he has not. those are not " Films " lmao
I wouldn't REALLY count those as films honestly, saying this as a fan btw
@jubjubs1000 While technically correct, Heist with Markiplier is 1.5 hours and Space has 6 hours of content. Mark actually said Space was a much, much bigger and harder project than Iron Lung because there was simply much less shooting and editing to do
Even if it makes $1mil I think it’s a massive success so $10mil would be crazy
It made 7 million in presales so 10 mil is pretty realistic
@The_MEMEphis Yeah it's already a success. I think the budget was just below $3 million. It making 10 mil will be a smashing success I think.
It's at 20 mil already!!!!!!!!!
#2 IN the box office now lol
Hopefully he can cameo in FNAF 3 now that this has released❤
Bro already missed 2 movies
he would make a good kill for SpringTrap with his trademark crying.
@ezyE360 okay but him being a youtube vlogger doing a video on Fazbear Frights??
@tatltails3923 wait how funny would it be he he appeared in fnaf 4 because you know "was that the bite of 87"
0/10.
There was no lung made of iron.
There's a deleted scene where they cut markipliers chest open and it reveals his lungs are indeed made of iron
Well I watched the Director's cut, and I can confirm there was indeed a scene where Markiplier said "It's Iron Lunging time!!" and Iron Lunged all over the place.
Was there any iron made from lungs?
I thought the sub was the iron lung.🤔
no polio - ign 7/10
I didn't know this was actually based on a Video Game until you mentioned it
The popcorn bucket that Regal is selling is pretty damn cool
And if you can’t go get one, you can 3D print them because he release the file to many sites.
@BlueGriffin20for free
Garbage
@FranklinHicks-qs4gsbro spends all his time ragebaiting just to get 0 likes 💔
The first 20 mins was a tiny hit of a slow pace but I think thays because I've played the game and in my mind I was purely thinking "theres 5 mins of the game left, how is this going to be a feature film?".
But I like the slow burn at the start, feels like horror these days is just no story and just horror horror horror
I think it would be difficult to show this to someone who doesn't know Mark already, the movie is very cinematic with how many creative angles achieved in a tiny submarine and the music score is really good at keeping tension up, but it's hard to understand the plot. It was hard to focus on what the premise of the lore was when the game released and the movie cleared some of it up then muddied it again by the climax. I can't call this a horror movie, it's not scary it's more of a pocket thriller that could have done more with it's runtime it's still an 8.5/10 but I had the same thought as you, critics will be harsh on this.
Something really interesting I want to add about the sound mixing, in our theater, small room, the sounds actually played correctly from each of the speakers giving you the illusion you were in the sub with Simon hearing the fish monster circling around you, things like that get lost in home streaming
You're lucky, my theater was so quiet, I couldn't hear the voices on the speaker half the time. I'll re-watch this in a better theater hopefully.
I came in as a markiplier fan but completely blind to what iron lung was other than blood ocean. And I was able to understand the whole thing. I agree that it's not really a standard horror movie. I think the voices were too quiet sometimes and the screen was way to dark
Strongly agree with the movie answering some things, only to replace it with hundreds of questions. At the same time though, it's very David Szymanski
Markiplier should do a cloverfield film. Going again tonight 🎉
I'm watching it with my friends for the second time tonight, too!
I've had a lot on my mind lately so forgot it's already out in theaters
I agree with pretty much everything you said….but that final act….BRO LOL that won me over
I LOVED the eldritch horror aspect of the movie
I honestly really have to disagree with people saying the first quarter to first half of the film dragged. There’s a lot of information being drip fed to you during it if you’re paying attention, and I felt SO refreshed that it knew when to let you sit in silence and process what was going on on the screen and what you’d been fed so far. I know this is a controversial take in the current age of film, but more movies need to learn when to shut the hell up.
7:57 i think a large part of this issue stems from whether or not you realize you are basically running into an eldritch/cosmic horror. once that understanding kicks in you realize why the world is the way it is, and why the stars are gone. this thing is eating every living thing possible, and resides in this ocean of blood. part of me also thinks it has something to do with eden having tried to fuse conciousness together, similar to evangelions human instrumentation project. either way its a cosmic horror trying to prevent the data the other team gathered from getting out
imo i would rewatch it. i loved the vibes experience and mystery behind it. piecing together the world through the snippets and realizing certain events are happening due to the cthulu esc monster really had me hooked
my experience with it was 10/10 (i dont watch markiplier)
maan,tnx ,i was mad when reading commentz, ppl sayin "kmeee,it's ok but i wanted to SEE more of the monster"!?
Idiots
@leonefurlan137 I wouldn't say it makes them idiots for wanting to see more of the monster, but that's not the point of the movie.
I think people just say Horror Movie and Rated R, which made them think it'd be filled with jump scares and a more present monster.
Can't believe the low rating, i thought it was amazing and i'm not the biggest markiplier fan.
You have to remember: it’s about a guy in a submarine, surrounded by an ocean of blood - that’s it.
Even daring to make a movie about this is kind of insane. I literally loved every second of it.
I know right. But also the longer you think about it the more you realize that it's so much more than a guy in a sub under an ocean of blood....
0:29 He had us in the first half, not gonna lie
Jeremy and Chris saying watch via streaming. Sounds about right
I really enjoyed seeing it in theaters, but yeah I really, really want subtitles.
Eh, I'm not really a theater snob(I'd prefer to watch most things at home), but the way the movie is shot, and some of the smaller details are just better suited for a bigger screen.
Subtitles would be greatly appreciated, but if you are only going to watch it once, you may as well see it on the big screen.
I ordered my ticket a week ago, and I've gotten sick since then, but that's not going to stop me seeing it tomorrow
bro you got me sick at the movie theater 😢
Saw it last night and it was peak. He really did a good job while being trapped in a box for the whole setting.
There is absolutely no way.
@jacksonjack8yes there is
@jacksonjack8it's not 10/10 but maybe 7.5, 8/10, genuinely a great watch.
anime fans call everything peak
It was really good and it got me into the eldritch/ cosmic horror genre. Im going to watch Event Horizon and Color Out of Space for more Horifying goodness.
Never clicked on a video so fast
I wanna see it in theaters SO bad 💔
I watched it yesterday. I will say that the screen shrinks down before the movie starts so i would recommend getting a seat a bit closer. I felt the music was louder than the actors at times but there were moments where i thought the music was timed very well enough to give me goosebumps. If you get motion sickness easily i think you should watch it at home (i left dizzy but happy)
@l@lewis1834hanks for sharing! I’ll keep that in mind, probably get seats around the middle-front or something. I also don’t struggle with motion sickness unless I’m carsick, so I think I’ll be alright
Do It!!
@laceymcgrath3945 I’m absolutely going to plan to go with friends 🙏
Would love a Momiplier cameo in his next film❤
I like that someone knew turning the exposure down with xrays means you dont see through things, you just see it in white.
This is why the real ones love you cris keep being you and being honest
Didn’t even get a notification just opened YT to “1 minute ago”
Where do u get that turtles sewer statue
Sideshow collectibles
I’m gonna be honest with y’all. The movie was really good but the only thing that was disappointing was the fact that we didn’t really get to see the full creatures design in the movie that much like we only got a few pictures of the creature this movie did didn’t feel like a horror film it felt more like a sci-fi inspiration film but I get the vision but I low-key wish there was more scenes where you actually see the creature more because the design that they show you on the x-ray pictures had potential it looked nothing like the game but it definitely had its own style, which surprise me after all I think the movie is like a solid 9.9/10 The only thing that’s missing is more scenes of the creature, but that’s it.
The movie would have benefited greatly imo from having some shots outside of the ship, of the creature moving in the blood or just to see more of the ships design itself traversing, I wanted to experience more of the world it was in
bcs the whole point of this type of hororr , Lovecraftian , is that it is not a visual medium, it,s what u picture in your head...
@leonefurlan137this. The claustrophobic feel from not being able to see the outside until the end added soo much as well! Sure there's blood, but it's mostly psychological horror
The unexpected expected markiplier collab
How did he forget about the Fish!!!
I went into this film completely cold - didn't know even the NAME of he game, let alone the premise, and (as far as I know) I've never watched a Markiplier video. I knew the name (because I do exist online), but I had no clue he was involved in this until the lights went down and his name was on the screen.
All of that said, I'm a HUGE movie/cinema fan, and I walked out loving this film. I don't need all the background stuff. It doesn't matter at all. We (the audience) are sitting in the seat next to Simon, learning things at the same rate he does. We don't get, and don't need, the backstory on factions and events. As I walked out, I started thinking "I love this movie, but why? Am I wrong?" and started to try and pick it apart, and the more I think about it, the more I love it.
Is it perfect? No, of course not. But having no vested interest walking in the door, this movie was amazing. The people that will dislike it are likely to be those that are spoiled by having every little bit of information spoon-fed to them while watching a movie with half their attention while doom-scrolling their phone. Those people will had the "slow pace" because they have no concept of pacing anyway. If it's not cartoony action from start to finish, they lose interest. And that's very sad for them.
8/10 for me. You definitely felt the markisms but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a good actor there. Story was vague but so is the game. Definitely need subtitles for the speaker parts. I was hooked didn’t have the itch to check my watch.
I know the movie was 2 hours long but it sure didn’t feel like it (to me). I was so invested the entire time to the point I felt like I was trapped in the sub with him.
@kristacoxie4580yea once things started kicking in (after they send him back) I definitely started feeling tense and more so towards the end.
Got tickets for later today, I'm a fan of both Mark and the game.
4:35 you were having a hard time doing what?
Yeah like what?😂
Now I need a movie with Chris as the lead👀
Iron Lung is in a Box Office battle with Send Help! That’s incredible for Markiplier as he’s a great actor!
I was very surprised that it was coming to my small town theater! I watched it last night and holy cow I loved it!
LET MARK COOK! 🔥
Dude was my childhood and went from YTuber to Director that shows how far we’ve come. 🤩
I watched it like 6 hours ago and i actually really lived it he wasn't doing his youtube project acting like his hist and in space with markiplier acting he actually did real acting and it was really good i would love to see another markiplier movie dosnt need to be an ironlung 2 ud watch anything he could make this is a good start for him
So is good by being good or just good cause of being markerplier?
@gsst6389it is a good a movie if markiplier wasnt the lead i think it still would of been good because of the story it tells
Seeing it tonight, very excited
So the thing that I am getting from the reviews I see is that they are looking at it in the sense of a "normal" horror. Which makes sense. But it is certainly not that and that is what makes it hard to grasp in the ratings department. If it wasn't markiplier, wasn't the game, and was marketed how it was I definitely would do the same and I probably wouldn't haven't had seen it. But, knowing the game and knowing markiplier I knew what I was getting into, cosmic horror. One of the trademarks of cosmic or lovecraftian horror isn't the scares or the "normal" way of horror. It is all about the feeling of dread, of hopelessness, of losing any capability of control under something you can't even comprehend (and that not comprehending is a big part.)
If you view the movie from that lens it delivers so much more that you expect. The slow burn is needed. The feeling during the first 30 minutes is hope, he is learn and figuring stuff out, there is someone that can pull him out, heck you see another human. Without that arc, the hoplessness that comes later wouldn't feel as hopeless. Like how comedies can hit you with the most sad feelings because they are swings on the pendulum.
I think if you took this out of the spotlight of the "avarage" review and were able to review it under the lens of the subgenre than it has better legs to stand, strong legs to stand on, and that may be the hardest part.
I think a lot of people dont realize its not your typical horror ahhh scary thing, its cosmic horror with a tad bit of body horror.
Not to mention physiological horror too.
Its a slow burn done beautifully. I was never once bored. I normally dont like horrors but i loved this one.
Hoping and waiting for Italy release , fingers crossed
How many more RUclipsrs are gonna become movie stars?
That 15 minute start period was so accurate, i was worried I would never get immersed in it but then I got so into it
Definitely is a good movie but there’s were major issues. Idk if it was my theaters screen and speakers but the ending just seemed like motion blur and mumbling. Outside of that it was really really good.
I have seen a few reviews, and I have seen that on some theatres the audio was too low, or the movie was too bright, or the mixing didn’t work out, etc. In some theatres, it worked out perfectly. From what I’ve read, most of the issues happened in local theatres. Something I didn’t know is that you have to really work with every theatre to make sure the movie is edited correctly to actually translate with the specs of each individual theatre, which is crazy to think about. Usually that’d be on mark, but we have to remember he distributed this movie by himself. He didn’t have a big studio which would usually handle these problems, so I can’t really be too disappointed for that. Mark has said he plans to make more movies, and that he has already made a company for it. I just hope he gets some experienced people in his team so he still has the liberty to put out what he wants, but to also help him out with technical issues like this that a first time director wouldn’t think of. Same for the plot, acting, cinematography, editing, etc.
@miguelthekewlkid272glad people had this issue as well tbh so I didn’t sound crazy but my theatre isn’t a no name it’s a pretty big AMC and my town isn’t a no name town. I do think tho that it is a learning experience for Mark and ik he can act and ik he can do good, just i don’t think this was his best work as well like not bad but not amazing, just good. (Edge of Sleep was honestly much better)
@soulstatiqz2268Well, unfortunately i won’t be able to watch the movie for a bit. It didn’t release where I live, but I hope to see it too! I’ve heard edge of sleep is pretty solid, though that wasn’t directed or written by him. He just acted in it, Atleast I heard mark acted better in the movie than he did edge of sleep. I also heard it’s pretty good for his first time writing and directing a movie, so I am excited to give it a try when I can!
Imagine a Scorn movie, a really cool syfy horror but people will say how disgusting it is or it's problematic
The ironic thing about those elements that made you feel like you couldn't tell what was happening is that's almost definitely the point. The genre is cosmic/Lovecraftian horror - with a focus on fear of the unknown/unfathomable and a descent into madness and inability to comprehend anything. Was it oxygen deprivation, a concussion, or radiation poisoning that was messing with his sanity and causing him to see/hear things? Or was there truly a creature, or a god, or a woman who became a monster after consuming blood from the blood ocean, or perhaps even the blood ocean itself talking to him and seeping into his submarine/mind? What did that person just say - I'm not sure anymore because my ability to understand anything is getting worse and worse as I descend into the depths of this blood ocean and simultaneously descend into madness.
What's happening, what's real, and whether or not the captain was being truthful about letting him go free - all these things can be questioned because it's not clearly explained what the truth really is. When is he seeing hallucinations and when is he actually experiencing something real? It's open ended, and it's precisely what made the movie great as a cosmic horror film. It's not for everyone, but my opinion is that it achieved what is was intended to achieve - not for a general audience necessarily, but almost certainly for fans of the genre like Markiplier himself.
I gave it a chance because of Markiplier, but I would have been pleasantly surprised if I randomly decided to watch it and didn't know the creator. To me it's in the same category as Cube - a cult classic - perhaps because I don't have enough exposure to other films in the same genre. Basically, I dig the vibe and a few moments really had an impact on me. It was memorable.
And I definitely think it was worth watching in theater. The pay off of those few moments more than made up for the slower parts, which to me personally (again, not necessarily the general audience) didn't feel that slow as I got immersed into the movie. Arguably the slower parts were almost necessary to establish a baseline to make those great moments pop more than they would otherwise. If there were no pay off, it absolutely would have been wasted time. But to me it was like a heartbeat on an EKG, with a lull followed by a rapid build up.
Honestly this review was honestly the best out of every review I’ve seen where they just care how the critics fix the movies Chris is a fan who gets what we want to see and expect so his review makes me want to watch this film 😅
so hyped to see this movie
Im so exicted that its at Event Cinemas in Australia I wanna watch it this weekenddd!
Thank you for the review Chris. Im seeing it tomorrow night. I also pre ordered the popcorn bucket.
A sam raimi movie came out this week and it was not the bloodiest movie this weekend.
This movie broke the blood record that Evil Dead (2013 or 2019) set with 70,000. And Iron Lung beat it with 80,000 gallons of fake blood.
I’m so excited for this movie, I really hope it’s good.
mentioning the distribution, i was pretty surprised to see it in MY cinema in a little city up in nowhere,
I will always disagree with it being too long. Pacing is key to things like this and wanting it to hurry is part of the point.
Mark is practically showing the Hollywood executives how a movie is properly written, directed, and made for the people to entertain said people. Those executives should be trembling in their desks. Also Mark has no competition, I don’t see ANYONE going to go see the Melania especially with everything going on in America right now with ICE which has connections to the main character of the documentary’s husband.
People don’t go to the movies to be reminded of the crappy stuff going on in the real world, they go to see a story/stories that help distract them from the issues of the real world. Even if the Iron Lung movie isn’t the best movie it will still succeed and not crash and burn like Melania.
Went to see it last night and it was an amazing movie! Def worth a rewatch especially since I know more about iron lung after watching
Yeah I do agree it should have been at least around 1hr 40 mins. I enjoyed the movie a lot but tbf I was getting tired during it a little bit. But overall this is Mark's first theatrical movie, and it's just impressive he did this himself. He put in so much soul into a movie like this that any other company would have made it generic af with less soul. As a Markiplier fan, this was so awesome to see and I'm probably going to watch it again when I can.
9:01 that sucks
Glad you gave an honest review. I am absolutely sure Markiplier would love that over glazing. I don't doubt he would prefer constructive criticism on what to improve as this is his first "real" film release if we don't count things like heist or in space since those are... "different" even if its largely a cinematic experience. And if his next movie is made better for it than we all win. My favorite parts were the design work and atmosphere for such a limited space and Mark as an entertainer did a really good job of making the "same environment" not feel as stale as it could have. Its also tricky to balance how much information to give the audience because the biggest hook the game itself had was "Wtf happened? What's down here?". So all in all, this was a really ambitious first step into movie making because its not only a game adaptation but an obscure game adaptation whose main draw is the mystery, its a difficult balancing act between telling the audience too much and too little.
I took my mom with me to see it, she barely knows who markiplier is and knew nothing about the game. She loved it! She did have questions at the end, but for the most part she was able to follow along fine.
4:35... my Chucky Boy said whaaaaat?!
My only criticism is the audio mixing, there times I couldn't understand the dialog but ultimately give it a 8/10.
I haven't seen the movie but as someone who watched A LOT of movies that take place in one location (Rear Window, Disturbia, Locke, The Guilty, Buried, Cube, Saw, Panic Room, Source Code, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and many others), over 2 hours is a pretty long runtime for a movie like this.
All of the named movies are shorter, mostly by 20 minutes if not more, they were made by far more skilled directors (respectfully) who knew that longer runtime would make the audience feel less interest and tension which spirals into boredom.
Cutting it down by 20 minutes would've probably benefited the movie a lot, the best thing he can do is to watch similar movies, like the one's I've named, think about the scenes that aren't as important to the story, cut them out and make a shorter movie.
From the review, it seems like this should have been the extended cut that gave the audience bigger exposition and explain the story better, something like Donnie Darko which had a thetrical cut which kept things pretty mysterious while the extended cut basically explained the whole movie without the audience thinking about it too much.
This was one of those rare movies that right when I thought I had a handle on where it was going.... it changed courses again... leaving the theaters scratching my head.
i love how people talked markipliers flow state and immersion for acting cant wait to see the edits for the movie
hey chris, if want to look at more of markiplier doing filmmaking, i recommend watching in space with markiplier and a heist with markiplier. both are interactive tv series that is a pick your own ending show. the way both were filmed are very impressive
I want to see it in theaters because Mark deserves that honor
I watched this alone in a theatre on a Tuesday afternoon. Its weird to watch a man trapped in a structure when I am alone in one.
Is a submergible different than a submersible?
CHRIS YOU SHOULD REVIEW HIS SHOW “THE EDGE OF SLEEP” DUDE THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS AND EVERYTHING BROOOOO
I never heard of that Film, either.
Is "The Edge of Sleep" goor or what?
@thefantasticretroreviewer3941the edge of sleep is a small mini series about when you fall asleep you die in your sleep. And the story follows marks character as he has been dreaming of strange things for months and all of a sudden when people fall asleep. They don’t wake up, so the story follows him and a few characters that try to figure out what’s happening and how to survive it
@thefantasticretroreviewer3941it’s a psychological horror series think nightmare on elm street but instead of dying in your dreams if you just simply fall asleep or a nap you are dead instantaneously that’s all I’m giving u no spoilers no nothing go in as blind as you can and it also stars Franz Drameh who played firestorm in dc legends of tomorrow
@thefantasticretroreviewer3941it's a show that stars Markiplier, not written by him. But yes it's actually really good imo
@thefantasticretroreviewer3941
It's a show on prime video, also made by Markiplier.
And yes, its really good.
I appreciate the honest review. I know it’d be the dream to have one of our favorite RUclipsrs pump out a film with Godzilla Minus One levels of acclaim, but its just the unlikely reality when it comes to these films.
I’m going to see it tomorrow. I’m expecting to enjoy it (especially since I’m a fan of Markiplier), but my expectations are measured carefully.
I had thar adjustment period when first watching The Edge of Sleep, a tv show on Amazon that he stars in. Its a really good show, but takes an episode or two to stop seeing Markipler and start seeing the character he's playing.
You should watch his sketches with his characters. Youll forget (despite them all having his face), that theyre all Markiplier in different costumes!
For me I thought it was alright, but I really like how it was at least being very faithful to the game even if I hated how long it drags on and how slow it was, I do like they give a little lore to the characters and the only best part of the movie for me was the final scene. The practical effects, the lightening , and even the actors like Mark himself were great! It was made by heart of people who wanted to make a movie! And that’s what I can respect and appreciate!
Again even if it was very slow, I still appreciate, and there’s some scenes I do find interesting and liked.
The fact he did not have a large relase but still gave the hollywood movies a run for their money is epic underdog legend status for Mark. And it's low budget. It was good for a horror movie. It was very good for a low budget horror movie. There are similar movies with larger budgets that looked like they were filmed on a potatoe by a 12 year old. Good job Mark. Enjoy the win.
now we need chris to direct a movie or cameo in one!
Solid 7/10. For a first-time movie, it's really well done and a good example of cosmic horror. The biggest thing to help the movie would be a cinema editor, and maybe like 4-5 minutes in the beginning to help people understand the setting more, not saying it has to be a big lore dump, but something to help people understand. Still though a good movie and would definitely watch again
I had no idea iron lung was based on a video game until now
Going to go see this movie on Tuesday at my local Regal Theater. I am also currently working on a television series, that's all that I'll say. But I hope that with this creativity for when I see it, that it will help me move forward into finishing the writing part of Episode 2 of my project, and future episodes to write.
Can't wait to see it.
I feel like... You have attention span problems not the movie
Nothing happens in the movie. It sucks...
I actually give mark so much credit for throwing himself into writing, directing, and staring in something and doing a somewhat decent job. Like obviously there's going to be flaws but like you would assume most people would kinda crumble under pressure for their first movie (and the added pressure mark probably has with it being an adaptation and his fanbase) but he seems like he made something decent which is what everyone should be trying to achieve for their first project.
if this were a big budget major studio film, then we wouldve gotten more of that lore expansion and seeing more of COI and everything beyond the iron lung with more characters, etc. but what i love is that they stuck true to the main plot and feeling of the game
I thought it was extremely convoluted and cryptic to the point where I felt I couldn't even make a bathroom run without losing the story entirely. Mark's acting was great and the set/concept was awesome though so I had fun, but my friend fell asleep twice.
Unironically I went to see the movie with my old high school friends. I enjoyed the story (which I kind of didn't understand) and loved the set design that went into it but I kind of fell a sleep somewhere in the middle - probably because of the runtime. Regardless, I left the AMC theatre feeling speechless, confused, thrilled and excited - ALL at once. Emotions don't express enough how impressive this movie is. Plus Markiplier put a lot of hard work into making this movie so I think he deserves a lot of props for bringing it to the big screen.
I had a few negatives with the movie some of the dialogue felt like a YT video and took me out of the experience, the audio mixing of the movie is poor at times (could just be my theater) and just wanted more from the movie.
It depends on the theatre. I’ve learned recently that the movies which are distributed have to be edited and mixed so they play well in every theatre, which means knowing the specs of every single theatre this movie was distributed to. Usually this would be Mark’s fault, but the only way to accomplish pulling this off is having a big studio helping him out with a bigger budget and a larger team. So I can’t really fault him, I just hope for his future movies he teams up with experienced people so he can fix those issues.
Yeah the audio mix was definitely way too quiet, impossible to hear some of the dialogue
Low key this could be something that could continue to breathe life into movie theaters... Making deals with Indy creators AKA RUclipsrs who want to get into making movies and places like Cinemark and Regal could cut deals with them to show their movies and being able to box out things like Netflix.
8:28 after watching, the way these scenes are shot have its ups and downs; while the shaky shots and scenes in complete and utter darkness make it impossible to see or understand what's actually happening, there's also certainly an argument in saying that it just increases the anxiety, uneasiness, and disorientation. This movie is gruesome and uncomfortable to watch at many points, and the uncomfortable cinematography just amplifies those feelings.
I just know when this releases on video streaming or whatever people are gonna put was that the bite of 87 meme over it guarantee
It’s incredibly solid. I liked Mark’s performance in this + the film aside, his “I Didn’t think this was Possible” video shows how passionate about it. He wrote, directed, starred, edited and financed it so it makes sense.
The film itself is too long and doesn’t really take until the 2nd half to get going. The audio in this is mixed like Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Needed subtitles to hear the other actors. See potential though.
My biggest gripe was that I couldn't make out 50 percent of the dialog for the other sounds, and that made it frustrating to watch. With captions though, I think I'll enjoy it more.