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Keanu Reeves maybe a huge hit again, but there was a time when his career was less than heavenly. Constantine is one of those devilish low points.
Constantine is a 2005 American occult detective film directed by Francis Lawrence, in his feature length directorial debut, and starring Keanu Reeves as John Constantine. Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Djimon Hounsou co-star. With a screenplay by Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello, the film is based on DC Comics' Hellblazer comic book, with plot elements taken from the "Dangerous Habits" story arc (issues #41-46) and the "Original Sins" story arc.
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Please do a Old Vs New of Poltergeists. the 1982 movie is a classic, but the 2015 movie is a checklist of clichés, and not the good kind
5:19 Actually, there are dragons documented in the Bible. Mostly referring to Satan, but still, dragons
(EDIT) Sweet Mercy, I didn't expect all these likes.
*whispers* I don’t think Doug reads the Bible
So glad someone mentioned this.
Thank you for that great fact
How has no-one told me there are dragons in the Bible?! _That's_ how you get an atheist to read your book!
@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin so ,I do not think that Doug reads about animals xD so much errors about them xD
"This was a box office low point in Reeves's career"
"I loved playing the character Constantine, I'd love to do a sequel."
- Keanu Reeves
You realize the box office is how much a movie MAKES, not how an actor feels about it, right?
Enjoying a role doesn’t make bank, and sorry doesn’t pay the rent.
I want Matt Ryan tho, sorry Keanu, I love you but not in that role :/
Kathy Cat After Crisis, I’ve been thinking how awesome it would be if they met as different versions of the same character.
Ryan Griffin Reeves clearly lives well within his means if he can give away millions from his paycheques to the CG artists, stuntmen and crew without missing the money.
My favorite part of that ending is they established John couldnt control his fingers well after he cut himself so the middle finger was most likely god.
I knew God had a sense of humor. Just so long as no one gets hurt. At least where I think God would draw the line.
“Dragon’s breath.” Dragons are referenced in the Christian Bible for sure. Satan is often referred to as, “the great dragon,” as well as the, “original serpent.”
The book of Job mentions leviathan dragons, and the Hebrew translates it to the same serpent in Moses’s staff. Point is Doug is an idiot.
I think dragons may be refranced more than hell
@@Darkwolfenterprise Nope. Dragons - 34, Hell - 55. kingjamesbibleonline - no need to search it manually in book.
Damn bible makes little sense. For example, why would satan be the bad guy but god still sends him more guys down there in hell, and then satan is such a dumbass that he just tortures them instead of training them for that final fight shit with god? Also gods a total dick in the bible but played as the good guy anyway. I hate fantasy books like that. I give bible 1,5/5 stars
arent unicorns in there somewhere too?
I don't care what anyone says lmao, I genuinely enjoyed Constantine and have seen it multiple times by now :shrug:
Awesome movie in my opinion especially compared to garbage that is being made now a days.
I think this too honestly, I’ve seen legion it’s baloney, and others and this one is the best to me. Like I said on the comment I made on this video...This movie was spot on the demons since...Don’t he weirded or freaked out...I studied this(don’t support it!) . This is one of my favorite movies.
Same
True, I really enjoyed Constantine back then and I still find it a good movie.
Same I finally saw this film last year in October and I loved it! The whole film was amazing and even Shia was good in it. Though to be honest I do prefer Matt Ryan's John Constantine to Keanu Reeves!!
This is probably one of the few times I have to disagree with you critic, This is an enjoyable film
This Constantine was okay. I personally prefer the Constantine from the t.v. series/ DC legends of tomorrow
Its an eh movie
Yeah I think this movie was ahead of its time
@mimseydemon I've never read the comics XD I just like his performance better. They both done good versions of Constantine though.
💯
"Ah yes, stories of angels and demons often have dragons in them"
*Laughs in book of Job*
Laughs in Revelations 12.
@@Gojira98 *Leviathan*
@@MrJustonemorevoice Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back
Laughs in the Apocrypha
....none of what any of you mentioned was a "dragon".
Book of Job? Behemoth and Leviathan. Revelations 12? Literally Satan.
"I just did a quick google search for "Bible and dragons" to prove this wrong. I've never actually read it!" - all of you.
Constantine killed himself intentionally at the end. Because throughout the movie it has been stated couple of times that the Devil himself will come after his soul
yeah kinda, it really just worked out in his favor more than anything, he wanted to save her no matter what, so he was ready to go to hell if it meant saving her, which triggered his own salvation.
@@UltimateGamerCC I mean thats the catch 22. You cant buy your way into heaven by doing good deeds because the moment you think this might help you is the moment it wont. Meanwhile a genuine self sacrifice without thought of personal gain IS an actual good deed and this the kind of thing that will save your soul.
@@chrishubbard64 well i got that when Gabriel told him that he cant buy his way in, i mean that makes sense to me, evidently not for a man with zero faith obviously.
@@chrishubbard64 He didn’t think of getting anything outta this and he’s been told that the big guy himself will come for his soul. He just wanted to save her, because he likes her, but more he saves people. In case you didn’t notice that throughout the whole movie...it’s been shown multiple times, I don’t know how the hell you missed that.
@@adaptorperish1322 Considering I specifically said that... im not sure how you misread my entire post so completely. I was pointing out that what he did counted as a true self sacrifice to save the world/save the girl/save her sisters soul. And because he didnt even consider doing it to get into heaven, thats why it worked as a deed that earned him a spot in heaven.
Had he done this thinking, "Ok perfect, I slit my wrists to call the devil here, get him to stop his kid, stop gabriel, and set her sisters soul free and that will get me in heaven and away from this guy." It wouldnt have ended up that way. He killed himself "knowing" he was going to hell. Even turning down the chance to gain another "extension" in favor of setting that womans sisters soul free.
TLDR this comment section: *"I disagree, I really like Constantine."*
@NPC# 8675309 good reason 1#: matt reeves version is better than this...... Miles better
Either that or *"Actually, there are dragons in the Bible."*
"THIS WASN'T FUNNY BECAUSE I LIKE THIS MOVIE."
Titus Orelius pretty much lol and glad to see it
Add me to the liked it crowd.
FTR: Satan pulled the cancer out of his lungs in that scene. He forced Constantine to survive so he'd have another shot at corrupting his soul.
Itself a reference to a comics storyline, though there he tricked the Devil into curing his cancer to avoid a war in Hell that would hand victory to Heaven.
@CloudLens Capa Percy Jackson was much worse about that.
I really hope Doug was just going for a joke, because he really should have been able to decipher this scene. As a film critic, he should be able to decipher subtly and meaning. I don't know how this one could have been lost on him.
@CloudLens Capa Movies should stand on their own, since most people who watch them probably won't have read the source material, particularly for more obscure things like Constantine. If it's not in the movie, it might as well not exist for the majority of the audience. Many critics review movies with that in mind.
...That being said, I've never read any of the source material and I still understood what was going on in that scene, so I think in this case Doug was just being a bit obtuse.
@@Wertsir In NC's defense, you should not have to have prior knowledge to enjoy a film. This and Percy Jackson are still bad movies, even though their source material is great. Neither movie worked as an adaptation because they ignored the source material or as an independent film because they don't expand thier worlds.
Actually, Dragon's Breath is an actual type of bullet. Usually, it's loaded into shotguns and fires off a 100 foot line of ACTUAL F*CKING FIRE.
Something that awesome has to be seen to be believed.
Incendiary round basically
100 is a gross over exaggeration but other than that you are correct
@@elrojogrande744 Depends on the type and maker. Some claim to go to 300 feet.
"What bible did you reference? The Hobbit?"
lol...
well, to be fair, the devil is called the dragon in several places within the bible.
Hell, there's more than one "dragon".
**Hesitantly raises his hand...**
I actually liked this movie...
Like most of this comment section
Do that more in the future but raise your hand high & with pride.
don't hesitate my dude this movie rules
We support.
I also liked this movie
I actually really liked the style in this movie.
"John Constantine. Asshole."
"Ah yeah, dragon! What Bible did you read?"
The one which religion got a saint named George who killed a dragon?
St. George, 303 C.E.
Shows what you know.
@@rahmspinat ahhhhhh you just made my day. Thank you.
@@rahmspinat huh, allow me to be "that guy" but yes, there is s Dragon in the Bible or the Abrahamic Religion.
Specifically in the bible, Revelations (12 or something) refers to it also as "The Beast". It's in the old testament and newer iterations.
@@V4Now What's that got to do with St. George?
IRL Keanu is actually Reclusive.
Unlike most Celebs he doesnt Live in the Spotlight, he mostly keeps to himself
i don't blame him.
I disagree about Peter Stormare. He was an excellent Satan.
Brent catherman one of the best satans actually lol
Viggo Mortensen in the prophecy is pretty good
@nicolas bellon neither the tv show Lucifer or the one in this movie has captured the one from the comic, I love those books and they turned him into a murder investigator
@nicolas bellon I saw the tv show and liked it, before I read the comics and felt like what kinda show a true to form adaptation would of been.
He is literally my favorite LOL.
NC: When did this guy turn into the most awesome actor alive?
Keanu Reeves: You’re the most awesome actor alive!!!
Yes!
NC needs to review the John Wick movies. Well see what he thinks of Keanu than.
@@ggt47 YOU'RE BREATHTAKING
@@gamefan6219 Thank you, I do not feel like it.
Dad jokes feel like an eternity? That reminds me of when I ate a clock... it was time consuming
I’m surprised how much people don’t like this movie, it had accurate demonology and interesting supernatural lore in it, pretty good SGI for its time, epic design for the demons, Keanu acted his part very well as a jaded and hardend demon hunter, and the movie was just 10 tons of pure badass
Idk the movie was fine. I liked the score as much as the lore. Lots of gaps to fill in, but in this case I feel like it's more forgivable.
I fundamentally disagree with you, Doug. I found this film dark and fun and goddamn underrated. BTW, Constantine was flipping off Lucifer, not heaven.
He didn't say it was heaven that was getting flipped off, just that he was flipping off in general, which is a typical no-no.
I disagree with The Nostalgia Critic all the time for instance I LOVE THE FLINSTONES live action movies, WILD WILD WEST, and THE LAST ACTION HERO
Well its "dark" but not dark enough like how the comics goes most of the time, and not even detailed or darker as how the Bible represents all this demons/gods/angels, it is fun but if you want a more realistic depiction of the bible demons and angels you arent going to find it in there, neither a faithful representation of the comic is based on, but if you just want an action movie like Blade but with demons and angels instead of vampires its good enough.
Also i think the critic was saying that how he can get away with a self-sacrifice act to "enter heaven" so he can escape the clutches of Lucifer while abusing the hell out of a righteous act right in front of God without being punished? because it looks cool but it does gives away that you arent doing that for a self-sacrifice notion but more like abusing that "rule" so you can escape from ultimate evil cheating your way throught, if it were more accurate he could had been going straight to hell because of that, but then again i get it because its a comic based movie and you are supposed to just turn your brain off and look at the action so i always give it a pass.
(sorry for the long rant)
Agreed.
totally agree!
This is a bad movie? I thought people loved this film.
*Reads comments*
Oh, I was right.
Well, he liked Ghostbusters 2016.
@@funkyweapon1981 He did? Good God No.
There are many things that most people liked when they came out that people now hate on and make fun of.
And because most people are sheep that cant think for themselves they automatically have the same opinion as the popular people on youtube even if they had a different opinion about something earlier.
Most people loved the Sonic Adventure games before Game Grumps hated on them for example.
This film is excellent. Doug loves going against the grain. He seemed to completely misundersrand a lot of things in this film, like the devil taking Keanu's cancer tumours out. It reminds me of his Last Action Hero review where he didn't get it.
You know he doesn't always dislike the films he says. A lot of times he's just playing "devils advocate" so to speak. I can't say whether or not he truly dislikes this one or not, but if he does, who cares? This outrage culture is getting out of control. I remember the days where Doug would post a review, and even if it was a beloved classic that he didn't like, MOST people were still pretty civil about it.
Holy crap... I finally remember where I got two frogs on a bench from. Every time for the last decade or so when someone has asked me to "just say anything" I would always say "two frogs on a bench" but I could never remember where I'd gotten that image from... well played Constantine, well played.
The hilarity of the Bill and Ted joke accidentally being a prediction is awesome
He also predicted Toy Story 5 so gift and curse I guess 😅
Peter Stormare's Lucifer is definitely one of the best parts of the movie
Facts! I just responded to a post moments ago saying the same. He also played Berlin on The Blacklist.
Didn't know the therapist from Until Dawn was the personification of evil once.
That's who I knew him from, holy shit!
Oh hells yeah. Superb portrayal. I also like Tilda Swinton's Gabriel. They didn't give her much to work with but (to use the old cliche) she could read the phone book and make it sound cool.
Um, Critic, the devil often referred to as a dragon. Even taking the form of one.
Heck, there is talk about a firebreathing lizard in the story of Job, not called a dragon by name but the description is pretty spot on
@@godsdragon plus the beasts of revelation and apocalypse are between serpents, dragons and chimeras.
@@MrKlausbaudelaire I have a question
@@jarrodedson5441 uhm, ask away.
@@MrKlausbaudelaire
I Know I'll probably get hate on this but....how is it that Keanu Reeves started off as a bland and dull actor in the matrix Movies... Don't believe me go back and rewatch those films u will realize he says nothing that's interesting and his facial expressions literally summarize how dull he was.... anyway...how is it he started off dull then he wasn't popular for years but then in 2014 his publicity raised through the roof...... better question is how did he become better at acting...he felt dull in the matrix Movies but in the John wick films he seems to have more personality to him and we'll more enthusiasm....to me in the matrix it looked like he was phoning in his performance......then in 2019 he became way more popular think of it he had another John wick film and fortnite collaborated with him to add him in there game and he is going to be in a video game next year and Pixar got him to voice a character in toy story 4 and he had a Cameo in a Netflix movie called always be my maybe...so my question is how did he start off as bland and dull but got way better....also in my opinion he is one of the many dude that can totally pull off a mustache and beard and long hair look....to summarize this up... how did he start off bland but then years later without being in tons of movies...got way better and Became a famous movie star that no one can stop talking about him anymore?
"Is it Bill and Ted 3?"
Well took a while, but it is now!
I can rewatch this awesome movie solely for the sake of that awesome scene, where he flips satan off.
I know Constantine didn't do that well and it was a fair departure from the comic books. That said, I still really enjoyed that movie.
Ok.
Well, I guess some people enjoy eating soil too.
IGRETRO about as much as random assholes on the internet like to belittle others for having a different opinion than themselves.
Two takeaways from the comments: There is actually dragon references in Christianity and Constantine is more appreciated than the lovely critic realized.
Again, he liked Ghostbusters 2016. Bleech.
Sean Ashmead AAH!
With all these mentions of dragons... you would think we would have found some dragon bones....
3) I want a KFC Cheeto sandwich and didn’t realise they existed
Sean Ashmead: Yeah that movie is terrible. I lost respect for him after that review.
Constantine is an awesome movie. Beautifully filmed and cool as hell.
I seriously love this movie. And I love Keanu in anything he does. I will fight anyone who disagrees!
No fight needed on my part. This review is the closest I've come to seeing this movie in 10+ years, but my bff showed it to me when we were teens. Had my mom buy it for me and it's been one of my favorites since. Also, I had a thing for Reeves growing up. Still kinda do actually, so that helps xD
I only watch this review cuz of the humor but I gotta agree with you and all the other comments.
I’ve only seen this a little bit but it’s definitely alright in my book. Cuz I’ve seen worse.
Fun Fact: The book of Revelations in the Holy Bible indeed has a dragon in it.
That is indeed correct!
I see someone beat me to it.
I'm happy that someone pointed this out
Fun Fact about that! Cultures all over the earth have Folk-tales about these mythical creatures, but the scrolls that's translated into the book of revelations contain the earliest known mention of dragons [citation needed]. Historians still have zero clue what's going on.
@@ceresta1732 Actually there are early Mesopotamian references to dragons, going back millennia before Revelations
"Stories of Heaven and Hell... often have dragons in them."
You'd be surprised; look up Saint George, or specifically, Saint George the Dragon Slayer.
"Dragon" is definitely a word in the Bible, but Doug clearly knows nothing of the Bible.
Saint George the Dragon Slayer
Ah yes, my favorite Dark Souls boss
It's been said that dragon is a term people used to call dinosaurs, the latter of which is a relatively modern term.
Saints are a Catholic thing and do not appear in the Bible.
The word "Dragon" appears in the English Bible, but it's taken from the Greek "Drakon," which in turn was a rough translation of Aramaic words that originally meant "serpent" (i.e. the evil snakes that appear in the Bible) and/or "angel" depending on the context. People often misinterpret the Bible's mention of "dragons" as dinosaurs.
@@michaelford8017 Not knowing that dragons appear in the Bible is not the same as "knowing nothing of the Bible." Dragons are not mentioned often, and, surprisingly, are mostly in the boring parts.
1: I liked this movie
2: Your video made me laugh, as usual
3: His hair...that's what made him a star. He grew his hair
He is Samson, the longer the hair the stronger he gets :)
I liked constantine. I didn't read the comic so I didn't have the "THE BOOK WAS BETTER RAAAWWRRR" nerd rage.
I've read some of the comics and I'm pretty happy they kept John a selfish asshole. 8\10 movie for me, just for some of the technical deliveries, story was great.
While we are on the subject on Keanu Reeves, The Matrix came out 20 years ago 😯
Whoa!
I'm 37 now and you say 20 years? Holy fuck lol
Yep, I'm seeing it in the cinema on July 15th.
It's Been...
And the only thing that changed about Keanu was his hair
I was 5.
5:19 There actually *ARE* dragons in the Bible. It doesn’t say it directly, but it does say something along the lines of “the scales on its back are like rows of shields . . . From its mouth go flaming torches . . . Etc.”
Many of the Psalms also mention dragons! And in Isaiah as well.
Akuma yup
Catholic Bible has a literal dragon in the book of Daniel.
ALSO unicorns and giants if i may add
ben mbaria yeah, the Bible has some weird and/or cool creatures
I know for a fact that Keanu Reeves has always been an awesome actor.
I have to say Shia LaBeouf made an amazing comeback in the movie “Peanut Butter Falcon.” You can just tell he put 100% into that movie. Don’t let the name fool you, it’s by far one of the most impactful stories with a valuable lesson to teach. Especially to those who are considered autistic or mentally challenged.
Goddamn, Tilda Swinton is always so... androgynously attractive in every movie. Like David Bowie and Annie Lennox.
COnsidering she's done 3 comic book movies, ok, 4.
now that I think about it, of those 3 I think Bowie is the most attraktive, and here I was thinking I am straight as a razor huh
I loved her in Benjamin Button.
Well, she does identify as non-binary, so it makes sense.
@@BlackSheepNara 😲 oh cool I didn't know that.
What Bible did you reference that had dragons in it?
"...And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red DRAGON, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads." ~Rev 12:3
Edit: Oh, nevermind. Literally everyone beat me to it.
Revelation is probably the most bizarre book in the Bible
ᶜᵃʳʳʸ ᵗʰᵉ ²... ᴰᶦᵛᶦᵈᵉ ᵇʸ ³... ᶠᵃᶜᵗᵒʳ ᶦⁿ ᴾᶦ ... Unless each head has 10 horns, this doesn't compute!
@@nirast2561 It doesn't need to compute, it's an amalgamation of pure chaos
@@nirast2561 some heads have more then one horn...
Ikr
I don't think this is stated in the movie, but for me it makes sense that the devil canceled the apocalypse because deep down, he's scared of the final battle, he sees very possible that he will lose it, which leads to him postponing it indefinitely and humankind always living on the promise of a final battle that will never come.
You know generally speaking this was one of the best DC movies ever made
Nowhere close to being true
That's pretty sad
Peter Stormare was an INCREDIBLE Devil. I would say he is the BEST out of all.
facts
I mean there’s Tom Ellis
I dont know. The guy that play's the devil in the cw's supernatural does a seemingly more convincing job
@@guilosonsgamingchannel6094 nah
What about Tim Curry in Legend?
5:18 Dragons are mentioned at least 35 times by name in the bible...
What i was bout to say.. smh lmao
I was going to say this.
Yup.
@The One Who Laughs Well, Revelation 12 has the Devil represented by a dragon. It is a very metaphorical story of Satan's failed attempt to stop the purpose of the Messiah, and to destroy Israel. The third of the stars he swept from heaven were angels who sided with him; as Satan is actually a rebellious angel himself.
Technically, there are no "actual" dragons in the Bible (unless you count the great beasts Behemoth and Leviathan, whose descriptions interestingly resemble dinosaurs), but dragon metaphors are scattered about.
With the liberties this movie takes (Gabriel is a MALE! Seriously! Call her Gabrielle if you want!), it's not a big deal for dragons to exist.
@@TheGuardDuck Too many people look at the Bible literally just so they could ridicule it. I'm no Christian, but that's just intellectually dishonest and annoying.
I value this movie for the amount of tilda Swinton. She is sooooo good in this movie~
You're on a lonely forest road in the middle of the night. Suddenly your car makes a loud noise and it stops working. You're in a dead zone so your cell phone is useless. You can only wait for another car to come by so you can hitch a ride.
An hour goes by... there hasn't been another car... "Ten." You thought you heard something outside. You step out of your car and look off into the dark. "Hello?" You call out... you can only hear crickets chirping. You turn to get back into your car. "Nine." You whip around again. "Who's out there?!" The crickets seem even louder now. "Eight." You get back in your car and lock the doors. You heart is beating a little faster and you have goosebumps "Seven." You can't tell where it's coming from, why is it counting? "Six." You can see it... there is a figure in front of you moving through the shadows. Slowly, almost fearfully you reach to turn your headlights on. The dark road is illuminated and... nothing... "FIVE!" It's in the back seat!!! You shove open your car door and run into the night! "FOUR!" the crickets are deafening now. Your heart is pounding in your chest and you can hear it behind you. "THREE!" The crickets are screaming now. The whole forest is screaming and you have to get away! "TWO!!!" You trip and sprain your ankle, tumbling down a hill. But when you reach the bottom all the noise is gone, the forest is absolutely silent... You turn back to look for your pursuer. Pulling out your phone and turning on the flashlight... the forest is quiet... "One." It's right behind you. Every instinct tells you not to turn around... but you must... you must look at it... You turn and see... Shia LaBeouf!
20:40
I LOVED Peter Stormare's Devil in this movie. He was a total evil blood-dripping movie monster. But he was in a suit. And funny. And basically, what Ultimate Evil should be. My favorite Evil moment is a little one. Constantine has slit his wrists to die. He tries to light a last cigarette, but he cut the tendons in his wrists so his hands don't work. Satan lights his cigarette, but right before he does, as Constantine is leaning forward weakly to light it, Satan pulls the lighter away. Just for a second. It was such a perfect moment of The Devil being a total dick. Like, even there, he can't pass up an opportunity to be evil. Loved it.
You also never mention that John Constantine is very English and very blonde in the comic books.
And we got a better John Constantine, like, a decade later on the small screen, played by Matt Ryan. Who freaking nails it!
Apparently this is one of Keanu Reeves' favorite roles. He's said he'd love to do a sequel..
I say "Let him!". I'd watch it.
@@tuschman168 Constantine II with post-John-Wick Keanu Reeves. Hell yeah! (Hell ... geddit...)
what a shame that DCs movie franchise is so garbage, a reboot of Constantine in a cinematic universe could have been awesome.
And I would love to watch it.
The movie is actually pretty good and the character fits keanus style.
All he lacks is the British accent
People really confuse liking something with that thing being actually good.
I was a teen when this came out, it became like a family movie for me, my brother who was a baby at the time, frigging loved this movie and other movies with creepy themes, which was weird to me, but horror comforted him XD
and my family loved the movie
When he made the "get out of hell free card" joke all I was thinking was "Does he know that's an actual thing in DC?"
He most likely did not.
He doesn’t read the comics he shouldn’t even review superhero movies
@@toren2099 If you need to read comics to understand anything in your standalone superhero movie, your standalone superhero movie isn't good.
@@Andrew-fi1sd Sure, but if wanna ridicule the lore of a superhero movie (and not how it's presented) in front of a million people, you should maybe do some research about it?
@@Andrew-fi1sd You're part of the problem.
In Russian localization Keanu sounds more interesting. The Constantine is pretty popular over here))
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12/10
it's true
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Вот, да!)
Yeah, damn
Bad review. This movie is about the Sun (John) traveling on the ecliptic. All twelve constellations are represented, in order, starting with Cancer; the girl in a crab like position on the ceiling. Then Gemini, the twin sisters. Then Taurus, the cows/bulls falling in the field. See if you can spot the other 9.... The Moon, that also travels on the ecliptic, is represented by Gabrielle, she only appears at night. Gabrielle actually greets John by saying "hello Sun".
I've seen Constantine so many times! I loved it! I believe it's truly underrated!
I enjoyed this movie so much, I wish Constantine teamed up with Hellboy!
Connor Caldwell I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened in the comics
@@ackminecrer9165 Well, except they're from rival comic companies - Hellboy is Dark Horse and Constantine is DC. I mean, I suppose it's not entirely unheard of for comic companies to come together to do a big crossover event (Marvel vs DC events have happened several times throughout the years) but I'm not sure either title has enough of a mainstream following to warrant such an event.
Dargonhuman dark horse and Dc have done sooooo many crossovers. Hell they did Justice League x Alien/Predator once.
@@ackminecrer9165 You are shitting me?!
Connor Caldwell, that would have been awesome (pun intended) 😉
Sorry but I like Constantin and I like Reeves in Constantin. A lot of these jokes don’t land for me because I don’t agree with the base premise.
Floyd Harper but it’s not fateful to the character he’s not British he’s not smart he’s not white he’s not badass he’s not Constantine
@@toren2099 "he's not white"? What?
Keelan Barron he’s white in the comics
@@toren2099 yes i know. But your comment made it seem like you said that reeves isn't white.
Keelan Barron he’s not he’s Asian
I really love Constantine, no matter what you say
Highschool dxd is a story of angles, demons, and exorcism with dragons
Also boobs.
Lots of boobs.
I love this film. I think it's a dark fantastic well acted and written/directed Constantine film.
This is a good movie. I really enjoyed it.
Flame Inc. it’s a entertaining movie like ghost rider but not good
@@sidecharacter3193 no
The movie is not bad at all
I dare to argue it is good.
I know the fact some/many of Comicbooks fan also like this version of Constatine
Yeah... hating on this is a bit of a stretch. I think this was the line of demarcation between funny Keanu and Badass Keanu.
I loved the scene when he went for his gum I totally thought he going for a smoke
This is literally the 8th person Keanu Reeves has played who's named John
Dude. Me and my dad realized this the other day. John Rain. Johnny Silverhand. Johnny Mnemonic. John Constantine. John Wick. Johnny Utah. The list is insane. Brad Pitt has done 80% of the roles as Keanua and has half the Johns to show for it (discluding repeats in this metric, even). It's not just that it's a common name. He gets the role a lot.
MORE LIKE JOHN CONSTANTLY! GOTEEM!
I've always joked about the possibility of it all happening in one same universe. Where he changes jobs constantly.
It is because the Matrix had to be recreated after each failure. So "John" got a new personality(sort of) and life when the new version went live. It was only in the last version he was named Tomas Anderson, and that apparently triggered his anomaly.
If only...
John is the most common hero's name. John Rambo, John MaClean. John Matrix and other Johns in Arnie's films.
Hmmm freemason hmmhmmm ughhughhhh my throat
Dragons are actually kind of prominent in the Tanach: The snake of Eden, the leviathan. There might also be dragons in hell and heaven.
Maimon is a very common surname in Israel, so I kinda find it hilarious? Like, I expect someone to say “Maimon! Where you put dragon fire?! We need for exorcism, ken? Never mind! I find Uzi. We good.”
21:48 He pulled the tar out of his lungs, undoing decades of smoking-related damage. Can't believe I went through 1,000 comments and not one person pointed this out and the NC himself didn't even understand it. I even think they mention it IN the movie.
NC: WHERE are there Dragons in the BIBLE???!!!!
The Comments: IMMA HAVE TO STOP YA THERE CHIEF!!!
In pretty sure they’re are several mentioned dragons.
In pretty sure they’re are several mentioned dragons.
@@fireblizard8366 red dragon is satan i think..
Revelation chapter 13
Not to mention the Beast is written as a Dragon as well as the Woman dressed in scarlet rides.
not to mention SAINT GEORGE COME ON.
I really enjoyed Constantin. I liked almost everything about this movie.
BTW about what Doug says at 21:45, Lucifer drags Constantine back by removing his cancer hence canceling his death. He is not just doing it by "deviling" as the video says... That's one thing to not like a movie, it is another thing when you can't pay attention or understand... It is called idiocy !
I remember back in 2005 a friend of mine and i talked a Lot about the (back then) new trend of making comic movies, back then EVERYBODY was trying to figure out how should be done, You know, that first spiderman trilogy, Hellboy, Daredevil, Blade, You name it. For sure a lot of those were trying to capitalize in the shoes of X Men and Batman Begins, but nobody was sure of to hit the nail on it.
Now, for a bit of context, my friend was more sided with mainstream popular comics, he liked Spiderman, Iron Man, Batman. That stuff. I was more on the author comics, i love Hellboy, the Alan Moore work, the metabarons, Sandman, transmetropolitan. More experimental things. So back then there was The Punisher movie. I knew it was bland and not very in line with the source material but i did enjoy it, but my lad HATE IT. He said stuff like "that is not Punisher" and the producers ruined it by trying to make Frank a nice guy. And i was like "Dude, chill. Hollywood works like that. They will never make a 100% true adaptation if that means no money for them. Sometimes you got to accept what you get". Later we both watched Constantine (that of course being me a Moore fan i was especting) and... I finally understand him. One thing is doing a more open movie for the public and another is to take a household name for a few cheap bucks.
The Hellblazer comics are NOTHING like the movie and in some cases i get that the movie can be made just with solid elements of the comic and not taking a direct story line (like Hellboy, that mixes different small plots of the comic with a few new characters to do his own take but respecting what the comic is about) and the sad thing is that i get that there's some works that are not suitable for a Big ass movie so you kinda have to rework certain aspects in order to make a more entertaiment film... But why change Constantine that Much? Didn't the comic have enough good elements to work with and do a pleasant film for fans and new viewers? Why Chas is John's apprentice? Chas is a friend of John and his driver, he was never his pupil (not Even the fucking name is correct) why didn't make the plot about the demons fighting for John's soul? Why Papa Midnite is so weak? The guy is practically inmortal and excuse me who the fuck are those other characters? Far as i remember just John, Gabriel, Chas, Papa Midnite and Lucifer (that vague devil at the end) are in the comics, Where's Nergal, Epiphany, Gemma, Angie, Astra? Seriously, this movie could set a precedent on how to do a mature complex comic into a movie and what we got is just a watered down version of a great comic.
to be honest I actually liked this movie. It's not that bad. but it's somehow not really a service to the character.
yeah its definetly easyer to enjoy if youre not familiar with hellrazer. Didnt even realise its a comic movie first time I saw it and now that I learned to love the comic Constantine I am underwhelmed by it
Keanu's portrayal of John Constantine is definitely unique, even if it strays a little far, but not too far, from the original version. Still a good alternate version of the character.
NC: "this movie sucks"
The internet :" that's where you're wrong, buddy 😎👉👉"
And we all know the internet is NEVER WRONG ;)
@@BlakePrescott it has metascore of 50 = even critics think its ok, and not "sucks"
@@amok630 lol I love how important it is for you that a CZcams personality validates your previous movie
not as bad as the Critic makes it out to be, but I wouldn't say it's good either, it's better if you don't take it seriously
👉😎👉
never understood why this movie was not more successfull, personaly I really like it and the somehow 'distanced' acting of Reeves fits the character.
Of cause there may be some weak spots here but thats easily made good for by the SUPREME supporting actors (Tilda Swintons depiction of an ageless, sexless, moralless angel and, overshining all, the second-best devil-performance after 'The Devils Advocate') - and Rachel Weisz never disapoints either)
This is not the way I should have found out Constantine had an after credit scene this whole time.
constantine is amazing, nothing like the hellblazer comics but still deserves a sequel
Nuno Carvalho Was just talking with a friend about that a few days ago!
Nuno Carvalho when this movie is on TV I have to watch it to the end, no matter when I come in on it. Have to see the best Satan on film!
Yeah, I definitely love Matt Ryan as the one and only Constantine. But I still really enjoy this movie. Kinda like how I still really enjoy Blade 2. I shouldn't, but I just do lol
@@mikepanick9362 yeah me to and I always call my friends to watch it
@@Shawshankdude2005 i also love blade 2
“Are you there, God? It’s me, John.”
“Which one? You play a John in every other movie.”
"Oh! Uh, the "Constantine" 1."
"Good night."
When the movie came out I was unaware that it was based off of a comic book character. Then, when I found out it was, I noticed immediately that they messed up the story so bad. Constantine is British person and lives in the UK. By making him an American living in LA, they seriously messed up the character. They didn't even show him using magic and had him using only devices and partaking in primarily Christian related characters. The real Constantine, though a collector of magic artifacts, used magic a lot being a sorcerer. And he fought other sorcerers, magic users, and paranormal magic characters in addition to demons.
There is one line from Constantine that has been stuck in my head for ages.
"Fire? I was born of this!" Is a good line for a guy from hell being lit on fire.
I was hoping since tomorrow is 4th of July that the Nostalgia Critic was going to review Independence Day 2
Maybe next week?
Happy 4th of july from Australia
@@Poever More like next year
I’m sure he’ll get to it eventually.
Shadowkey392 I know
Fun fact: the bathroom scene was borderline genuine. The director asked Keanu Reeves to hold Rachel Weisz a little bit longer and she thought she's really fighting for her life.
What a piece of shit. Two, actually.
@@migmit Don't blame the gun, blame the shooter x)
she thought she was fighting for her life as an actress in a movie?
Who wouldn't hold Rachel weisz longer? 🤤
Bullshit
Fun Fact: Balthazar (the "Finger licking good" guy) is played by the lead singer of Bush.
6:03 Well you're in luck there Critic
While I love the comics for Constantine more, I find the movie kinda fun. ...also Tilda Swinton as an Angel is kind of awesome casting.
Shitty, ya mean. Gabriel is distinctly male...
I didn't know angels had genders, some of are described as being wheels spinning within wheels, or creatures made up of the the heads of four different animals. I thought the casting was good in how she came across a bit androgynous, that Gabriel was just an angel, not a gender.
DuskyPredator my thoughts exactly
@@21centuryhippie61 What a girly name for a dude, though. It's like if I named myself Seanah.
Yeah, tilda has this unique features that made her look androgynous, it made sense she's being casted as an angel
I thought this was the best Devil representation in film I've ever seen
Same. To some it's Viggo Mortensen or Al Pacino but to me it's definitely Stormare. Doesn't even matter that he basically only had one scene.
My only problem is that as far I recall Vertgo's devil should own night club in Los Angeles, at the time, so him showing up here is slightly out of place..
In film you are right - but for series it's the guy from Lucifer. Because being stunning with british accent.
@@tuschman168 Viggo was pretty good too.
Try the show Brimstone. It only lasted 13 episodes, but the devil was very well done.
I really hope john Constantine gets another shot on the screen
He's an awesome character
Not the same actor but Constantine eventually appeared on the Arrowverse and Sandman
One of Doug's reviews that I mostly disagree on. I actually really like the film. The pacing and lure us really intriguing and the character of Constantine is complex. John doesn't really believe in god album wants to go to heaven. It's genuinely intriguing to see if he does go to heaven or not.
Not going to lie, I actually really like this movie and was wondering if Critic would ever review it.
constantine has since become a cult movie. you are not alone. its actually quite cleverly written. its just that most people expected a run of the mill action movie and not something that you actually have to use your brain to understand
I don't think he understood much of the symbolism in the movie. Notably the angel's wings weren't fried by satan, she became a fallen angel.
Does this movie needs a reboot
@@donvitocorleone2098 Doesn't need a reboot but Keanu did say, when asked who he would like to play again, he said he wants to play constantine again in a sequel.
@@troycrowe2317 Looks like he didn't even understand that the Devil went for his lung cancer when he reached into his chest at the end (his hands were full of tar after that, if i remember correctly). This way he wouldn't die and thus not go to heaven. This way Constantine has to spent more time on earth and eventually fuck up...
Honestly I really enjoyed Constantine. It wasn’t Oscar worthy, it’s a little dated and cheesy, but it still holds up. Usually, I’m on board with Critics’ reviews, but he didn’t even have anything to say about the film that was fundamentally wrong besides semantics. He was just bitching. And no, I’m sorry! Pete Stormare was AMAZING as the Devil. He was in the film for 10 minutes and he easily had the best performance.
Peter Stormare is the best Devil ever!
100% spot on. He atleast made his devil unique. I love this film, I read the tar on his feet was his own idea
I agree. Pete Stormare was amazing as the devil. Best part of the movie!
Kenichi2529 The look on his face when the glass doors shatter at the swimming pool....priceless!
That's where I can agree. Peter was spot-on.
That Toy Story 5 joke aged well lol
I mean, there are literally about three mentions of dragons in Revelation alone, so....
Also it was explained in the movie that particular cross can bless any liquid into holy water
Yeah, he's reaching for anything he can criticize, not new from him but it bothered me here cause I liked that movie lol
But Chas explained it, so it doesn't matter.
I love this movie. The only thing Critic is right abous is Keanu's acting, but that's sort of the only thing that's in line with comic books.
Loved this movie. It was the right flick for me at the right time. Saw it twice in theaters, got the HD-DVD and then later the Blu-Ray.
was there a picture difference between the 2 formats?
Edward Dore very good question. Answer on video: no visual difference.. They used the same vc-1source for both formats. The trick was HD-DVD could do at launch what took Blu-Ray took over a year to implement, Picture-in-picture commentary. WB thankfully held back on releasing Constantine and Batman Begins until the 1.1 spec came out. Can’t remember if the Blu-Ray included uncompressed surround PCM, but if it did, Blu-Ray audio would win over HD-DVD hands down.
good to know, I've heard HD DVD had better picture quality than blu-ray, at least in the beginning, I bought a Toshiba player for $120, got 7 free movies wirh the purchase plus a great upconvert,, when it was announced that that HD DVD format was discontinued, I still own about 90 movies, not including TV box sets, and have acquired 3 other players, one off ebay ($40 without remote, but same model as the new one) and 2 others from resale shops, I enjoy the hybrid DVD/HD DVD discs, they were a great idea
Edward Dore mission impossible 3. As far as I can recall that was never transferred to blu-Ray with all the special features included in the superior HD-DVD version
interesting, I don't have that movie on HD DVD, I'll keep a lookout for it, wasn't it in a box set of the first 3 Mission Impossible movies?
I wish Constantine was more like...Constantine. John Constantine is funny, smug, and a bastard. He walks into apokolips when he feels like it. He's tricky, and nobody can trust him. He's not annoyingly dark and bland.
Basically, Matt Ryan's version
Now that the sequel is announced, and Keanu is returning.....Is it really worth it to rewatch the 1.st movie again?
I liked this movie.
It wasn’t anything like the comics.. but it wasn’t terrible.
Holy cow 4 hours and no one has quoted Chernobyl "Not great but not terrible".
Keanu Reeves acting in it was terrible
V٥٥d٥٥ I was going to say that animated movie was more comic book accurate to John Constantine comics, but I guess there are people like you that like this movie on it’s own merit without being anything similar to the actual comics of John Constantine.
JDMC Music Aus Still Keanu acting in it is the only reason why I saw it.
@@silverdragon710 True same here wish he would of put in a better performance
comment section
50% i liked the movie
50% there are dragons in the bible
shockingly accurate
100% me
Accurately shocking
50% about how Russia loves this movie.
Well of course there are. Isn't Satan supposed to be a 9 headed dragon?
Ya know, I wasn't super into this movie when I first saw it soon after it was released on video. Took me several years to realize Constantine was a comic book character, as I wasn't super-deep into DC at the time. Lots of things not really well fleshed out, but a decent premise for the movie I think
This is actually one of the best movies in my collection.
I have to disagree on this one.. I loved Constantine!!
Same here.
And I love Shia Labeouf. :(
I respect the critic's opinion but this is one of those times that i don't see where his argument is coming from. If the movie wants to take this theme "seriously" then let it be. This movie has a couple jokes sprinkled in between scene and most depend on your religious point of view to like them or to even understand them. Neither Shia or Keannu were at their best on this one and some of the characters follow a formula that has been beaten to death but Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Djimon Hounsoua and Peter Stormare are great in their roles and i feel the "dullness" of the main character and sidekick is a little intended in order to make room for the rest of the characters and to display a more interesting world that I think is the highlight of the film. Worth a watch at least.
Nostalgia Critic:
"Nothing like quenching that inner pits of damnation journey with pancakes. Seriously, what'd you think IHOP stood for?"
Me:
"Helltaker reference much?"
1:26 THAT aged well!