The Cell - Nostalgia Critic

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  • Before you see The Immortals, take a look at what the directer made long, long before. It's The Cell!
    Originally aired on November 8th,2011.
    The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film follows scientists as they use experimental technology to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to locate where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
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  • @patrickpreston3904
    @patrickpreston3904 Před 5 lety +334

    I’ve actually met the writer of this film, Mark Protosevich. He was a really nice guy. He said that it went through several rewrites between him, the studio and other people. Needless to say, He says that he’s not proud of this final product and hopes that they remake it and better

    • @brianaguilar8283
      @brianaguilar8283 Před 4 lety +20

      Patrick Preston why am I not surprised?

    • @adamshows1142
      @adamshows1142 Před 2 lety +20

      Ahh, another classic case of studio interference. I honestly am curious what the original script would’ve been like.

    • @nomysweetsummerchild3984
      @nomysweetsummerchild3984 Před rokem +6

      Imagine what they could do with the effects now

    • @jongon0848
      @jongon0848 Před rokem +7

      That sucks. I honestly can't see studios being in a rush to remake this. Only way I can see this being remade is if David Fincher wanted to do his own take on it maybe?

    • @bobcobb3654
      @bobcobb3654 Před rokem +4

      He hopes someone remakes it because he’d get a “based on characters created by” check.

  • @poindexta770
    @poindexta770 Před 8 lety +1600

    Fun fact: Tarsem, Michael Bay and Zack Snyder were all buddies at film school together.
    ...No really, they were! Go look it up!

  • @romantisanon4647
    @romantisanon4647 Před 8 lety +535

    Not super disturbing, but I'll admit the "horse slicing glass guillotine" was pretty cool.

    • @Rogue.Rainbow
      @Rogue.Rainbow Před 5 lety +8

      Kind of seems like a thing you would see in game of thrones.
      (Has anyone tried stuffing a horse in something?)

    • @ericfaith2810
      @ericfaith2810 Před 5 lety +9

      Necromentia is far more disturbing. But the special effects were and still are incredible. It's sequel was good too.

    • @ericfaith2810
      @ericfaith2810 Před 5 lety +4

      Salad fingers???

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx Před 4 lety +2

      The kitchen in every Mcdonalds.

    • @luciferheller8725
      @luciferheller8725 Před 4 lety +9

      Ehh, Golden Wind did it better.

  • @spookyrosev6467
    @spookyrosev6467 Před 6 lety +153

    “Be Disturbed” is a good way of describing movies especially a lot of recent horror movies adding creepy imagery even when it makes no sense

  • @hasfeelingstoo
    @hasfeelingstoo Před 7 lety +344

    The Peewee's Dungeon bit is probably my favorite Nostalgia Critic joke.

    • @aidan6471
      @aidan6471 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Waaagh40KRed it’s the mask I hate everything wore in his I hate unboxing videos

    • @mikeydashank3897
      @mikeydashank3897 Před 3 lety +4

      It's human flesh!

    • @Kimmy0721
      @Kimmy0721 Před 3 lety +5

      I personally like the part where he goes “Blblblblbblblb” to Vince Vaughn

    • @nathancannon1470
      @nathancannon1470 Před 3 lety +4

      “Someone wants attention”

    • @999lazerman
      @999lazerman Před 3 lety +3

      His Surf Ninjas review is one of my favorite jokes

  • @kerrytrax9332
    @kerrytrax9332 Před 5 lety +113

    i bet dude wears one of those hot topic shirts that says "you laugh cause i'm different - i laugh because you're all the same"

  • @Sonichero151
    @Sonichero151 Před 7 lety +411

    YOu know what... there was an episode of "The Batman" That had this exact same plot involving going into the mind of the Joker to try and find out where he has hidden Detective Yin who is put in a death Trap. And THAT WAS DONE SO MUCH BETTER!!!

    • @phoenixreborn7346
      @phoenixreborn7346 Před 7 lety +24

      Danny Caracciolo I thought I was the only one thinking about that episode. to this day that episodes my favorate

    • @Danny-tf3fd
      @Danny-tf3fd Před 7 lety +33

      Yeah, and it wasn't pretentious crap about Joker's past. It was just Batman fighting Joker's mind's attempts to keep him from finding what he wanted.

    • @callmejoe8594
      @callmejoe8594 Před 6 lety +51

      So basically it's another case of ''the kid version being more adult than the adult version''.

    • @MattJDave
      @MattJDave Před 6 lety +17

      And given 'the Batman''s reputation as a glorified toy commercial compared to Batman TAS (though I liked their odd interpretations of some of the villains, and they made Clayface 10x better in my opinion), it's amazing that they of all things managed to beat a feature fucking movie.

    • @bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257
      @bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257 Před 6 lety +13

      I REMEMBER THAT EPISODE! How is it that a show for kids with a smaller budget manages to do this plot better than a big budget film!?

  • @None-ch6zm
    @None-ch6zm Před 8 lety +303

    Honestly, I think the film's visuals is the only thing that made this film above average.

    • @None-ch6zm
      @None-ch6zm Před 8 lety +14

      Also why the fuck would you cast Vince Vaughn for a serious movie. Is there something I am missing? I mean yeah Wes Anderson casted comedy actors Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson for his movies but the thing is Wes Anderson is a good director.

    • @captainjackharkness2136
      @captainjackharkness2136 Před 8 lety +11

      +S O U R P A T C H Yamaha PSR-3 the reason why Vince Vaughn was in this film is because it was during the period in his career in which he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor, and credit where credit is due I've seen films he's in where you can take him seriously,but here he doesn't even look like he knows what's going on, and just wanted to get it over with.

    • @Antasma1
      @Antasma1 Před 8 lety

      Porn with the extra budget and drug inspired

    • @placer7412
      @placer7412 Před 8 lety +22

      Yeah I like this movie tbh, its a guilty pleasure. Some of the visuals were, and are to this day evocative to me. I actually really like the painterly desolate landscape (with the women looking up at the sky) that vince vaughn's character falls into, and he seems to wake with flashlights being shown in his face from a distance. Theres something about that

    • @VicenteTorresAliasVits
      @VicenteTorresAliasVits Před 6 lety +3

      S O U R P A T C H Yamaha PSR-3: Vince had been in other serious movies before this one. Circa 2003 is when he started to focus mainly comedies. I don't get your Wes Anderson example. His movies are comedies too.

  • @iolson38536
    @iolson38536 Před 8 lety +120

    "She's dead, wrapped in plastic"
    Ah, Twin Peaks...

    • @andysandy3465
      @andysandy3465 Před 3 lety +5

      if Lynch directed this movie it probably would have been his best thing after TP!
      I mean I really like the movie as it as but there is so much unfulfilled potential there. Oh, well.

  • @dukespubber741
    @dukespubber741 Před 8 lety +219

    This episode would have been good except for the wall. If it was white instead of yellow, this would have been amazing.

    • @dukespubber741
      @dukespubber741 Před 8 lety +43

      ***** Hey now, the color of the wall is REALLY important. It's the main reason people watch the show!

    • @GeminibBorn
      @GeminibBorn Před 8 lety +25

      Agreed, I stopped watching the review as soon as I saw the yellow wall. I guess Ill just never find out if Critic liked the film or not.

    • @whoknowswhocares885
      @whoknowswhocares885 Před 8 lety +1

      Oh shut up!

    • @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723
      @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723 Před 8 lety +2

      +Duke Spubber it's like changing the color of the numberphile paper.

    • @timo9186
      @timo9186 Před 8 lety

      +Ionlymadethistoleavecoments if the colour doesn't matter why change it anyway? also, the yellow one was part of the nc brand, i guess that's why many viewers were upset with the change back then.

  • @Gggmanlives
    @Gggmanlives Před 8 lety +235

    I thought the visuals in this film were amazing, it's a bit hokey because of Lopez, but otherwise a pretty awesome idea for a movie. Evil Within I think took a lot of influence from it.

    • @andysandy3465
      @andysandy3465 Před 3 lety +21

      idk I thought Lopez was stunning in this movie, especially her scenes in Carl's mind!
      what a Queen!

    • @theSemiChrist
      @theSemiChrist Před 3 lety +6

      I don't think he gave this movie a fair rub. Unlike your mom.

    • @ghettoandroid
      @ghettoandroid Před 3 lety +6

      I thought Lopez was great in this movie and appropriate since the movie looks like a 90s MTV music video.

    • @michaelrubino2018
      @michaelrubino2018 Před 3 lety +1

      I agree 100% I saw this movie when I was like 13. Not knowing anything about it. I do love the visuals

    • @Dorraj
      @Dorraj Před 2 lety +3

      The heck are you doin here

  • @CrystalWilliamsBrownArt
    @CrystalWilliamsBrownArt Před 4 lety +130

    Another movie I liked as a kid but would often rewrite it as I watched it. I loved the concept and the visuals are stunning. But the story always felt thin. I wanted to know so much more about Carl. I wanted more psychology. And I would have loved the idea of there being a possibility that they never actually entered anyone's mind. Or that she never left Carl's mind.

  • @mattc4013
    @mattc4013 Před 7 lety +40

    13:14 I remember seeing that scene in the theater and being astonished. "She's already in? That means he knows what the room looks like, even though he's never seen it and he's in a coma! Surely that has some explanation and some significance to the story! While they're connected, is he somehow going back and invading her mind?" But no! It goes absolutely nowhere!

  • @heerayni9362
    @heerayni9362 Před 5 lety +82

    I think Tarsem Singh improved on all the things he did wrong in "The Cell" in his next movie which is one of my all time favourites called "The Fall" which no one saw. It did not have a big cast (Lee Pace was the lead) but it was a much more imaginative and pretty spectacle. Please watch it. It is really good!

    • @ossianback
      @ossianback Před 11 měsíci +4

      I was hoping for a comment like this. The Fall is everything The Cell wanted to be.

  • @vwgames49
    @vwgames49 Před 5 lety +49

    Fun Fact: Roger Ebert gave this movie a 4/4 Stars and called this one of the best movies of the year

  • @horaciosi
    @horaciosi Před 7 lety +183

    "Be disturbed" "Ask me what it means!"
    Evangelion in a nutshell

  • @EVO6-
    @EVO6- Před 8 lety +363

    I would totally watch Peewee's dungeon

    • @ianmorgan7308
      @ianmorgan7308 Před 8 lety +35

      That's worrying?

    • @AxiomofDiscord
      @AxiomofDiscord Před 8 lety +10

      I find it comforting since now I know that I am not alone.

    • @SuperSymbiote1
      @SuperSymbiote1 Před 8 lety +10

      Hey many people's got some sort of fetish. You gotta respect that.

    • @_nessz
      @_nessz Před 8 lety +4

      My room is peewee's dumpster.

    • @robert23456789
      @robert23456789 Před 8 lety +1

      well dont watch the movies as he is watch it the mind set as what he used to be

  • @garlandmueller740
    @garlandmueller740 Před 7 lety +42

    The "be disturbed" buttton is my favorite NC joke of all time. It´s Doug´s delivery that makes it so great.

  • @TheAllSeeingEye2468
    @TheAllSeeingEye2468 Před 7 lety +311

    so this movie is basically "inception" meets "50 shades of gray"

    • @RenaldyCalixte
      @RenaldyCalixte Před 7 lety +12

      virus4812 Pretty much that what is it, its ok its not as terrible as NC says it is but it aint great.

    • @Ruukas9
      @Ruukas9 Před 5 lety +8

      +marlin manson music video.

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 Před 5 lety +4

      Not even close, and it`s "grey" if you`re referencing the movie it`s a name and not a color.
      Where the fuck is the eroticism here?

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Ruukas9
      Marilyn, ffs..
      Go finish first grade english..
      No wait, never mind, just don`t breed..

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 Před 5 lety +4

      And YES I`m a pedantic asshole because english is turning into sdgzhdjribnrtzihesrkfkzmvfrjnvmr nuuuuuuuuuuuu duuurka bloopetti blaflflafaf0afoaflfoaafop.
      BECAUSE EVERYONE`S A FUCKING ILLITERATE!

  • @batpool7335
    @batpool7335 Před 7 lety +56

    They made a "The Batman" episode thats basically like this, joker kidnaps a detective, puts her in a death trap, dr. strange makes a machine that can let batman go into his mind then they have to find out were the detective is by traveling through the jokers mind

    • @MattJDave
      @MattJDave Před 6 lety +7

      And given 'the Batman''s reputation as a glorified toy commercial compared to Batman TAS (though I liked their odd interpretations of some of the villains, and they made Clayface 10x better in my opinion), it's amazing that they of all things managed to beat a feature fucking movie.

    • @nathandust
      @nathandust Před 4 lety +1

      How are Batman and Doctor Strange in the same film?

    • @kravenmaurhedd4264
      @kravenmaurhedd4264 Před 4 lety +2

      @@nathandust Its Professor Strange, although he is also a doctor

    • @tfmaster96
      @tfmaster96 Před 4 lety

      @@nathandust I think that means Hugo strange. but I could be wrong.

    • @angelsin2530
      @angelsin2530 Před 3 lety

      Also kind of happens in an episode of Smallville

  • @theodorbondoc6345
    @theodorbondoc6345 Před 8 lety +240

    Be disturbed! And then get down with the sickness.

    • @Aaron_Stever
      @Aaron_Stever Před 8 lety +8

      Because of that joke, if you go to hell your punishment will be you getting 10,000 fists shoved up your ass.

    • @nathandonleavy9952
      @nathandonleavy9952 Před 8 lety +4

      And then be struck by the sight of ten thousand fists in the air!

    • @Aaron_Stever
      @Aaron_Stever Před 8 lety

      +StupefiedRex umm. Please tell me that's from one of their songs because I actually rarely listen to Disturbed.

    • @theodorbondoc6345
      @theodorbondoc6345 Před 8 lety

      Aaron Stever Everything is from Disturbed.

    • @Aaron_Stever
      @Aaron_Stever Před 8 lety

      StupifiedRex I'm asking if that last comment was from a Disturbed song. I know every other joke, but not that one.

  • @kristofgriffin384
    @kristofgriffin384 Před 8 lety +34

    00:24 " I don't make major motion pictures, I make crap."
    I think I found Uwe Boll's catchphrase.

  • @pheonixfire9517
    @pheonixfire9517 Před 7 lety +186

    That horse thing was actually kind of disturbing..poor horse

    • @kylum902
      @kylum902 Před 6 lety +11

      It didn't bother me since even in the context of the movie it's not a real horse.

    • @peeweeherman9411
      @peeweeherman9411 Před 6 lety +14

      Be Disturbed

    • @robonthecob6920
      @robonthecob6920 Před 6 lety +3

      Pheonix Fire Well there was no blood whatsoever so eh

    • @karawithgun8148
      @karawithgun8148 Před 5 lety +4

      @vulkan435 it's just another Saturday at the glue factory for him.

    • @randomguy2518
      @randomguy2518 Před 4 lety +1

      Or stock day at Taco Bell

  • @TheFrugalVideoGamer
    @TheFrugalVideoGamer Před 4 lety +32

    In fairness, I think the idea with her getting fooled the second time in was that he was pulling thoughts from *her* head just as she'd been pulling thoughts from his.

  • @MrThischarmingman2
    @MrThischarmingman2 Před 7 lety +154

    I have to admit, the scene with Vaughn's intestines does genuinely disturb me.

    • @sjuninho1000
      @sjuninho1000 Před 6 lety +2

      MrThischarmingman2 me too

    • @mooganify
      @mooganify Před 5 lety +5

      MrThischarmingman2
      Yeah it did kinda make me wince a little bit.

    • @paraplonk7269
      @paraplonk7269 Před 5 lety +5

      Yeah same. The way he pulled it out so easily and smoothly was genuinely creepy...

    • @brianaguilar8283
      @brianaguilar8283 Před 4 lety +5

      Intestinal crank was an ancient torture device for criminals

    • @hammerite6418
      @hammerite6418 Před 4 lety +1

      Me too

  • @FrancisXLord
    @FrancisXLord Před 7 lety +43

    14:31 That shot remains my most disturbing memory from this film. The father separates what is presumably the mother's legs and says, 'See that?' That wouldn't be so bad except that was an 'actual kid' being told to look between the legs of an actual actress.

    • @ricebean1941
      @ricebean1941 Před 7 lety +1

      FX Lord i wonder how he is now also a faaamily picture oh wait this isnt suppose to be a family picture

    • @billjacobs521
      @billjacobs521 Před 7 lety +8

      For art!

    • @cissyiniguez
      @cissyiniguez Před 5 lety +6

      It's not like they show anything. I think you're projecting.

    • @TheKnoxvicious
      @TheKnoxvicious Před rokem

      @vickie-chan
      Do you really think they’d go to the extent of splicing scenes just for a kid? This is pedowood we’re talking about, they probably loved filming it that day

  • @icecreamhero2375
    @icecreamhero2375 Před 8 lety +115

    I like the spongebob version of this crap better its called "Sleepy Time" Spongebob goes into all the other characters dreams

    • @KRAPYBARA84
      @KRAPYBARA84 Před 5 lety +2

      f r?? Sick, bro!!

    • @Reapermaskhybrid
      @Reapermaskhybrid Před 3 lety

      I prefer Psychonauts, it's less pretentious and has more fun with itself.

  • @tyroneshuze7888
    @tyroneshuze7888 Před 7 lety +305

    I completely agree with what you said about scenes of abuse in movies. Decent human beings who have been lucky enouph to never have been abused are still disgusted, survivors of abuse really don`t need to be reminded of it, and sickos are still going to enjoy it, no matter how skillfully or sympathetically portrayed. Yes, I know he just meant this movie, and I`ll allow that sometimes it is necessary. Also a lot of the imagery used is stolen from William Blake`s Red Dragon series of paintings which was used to much better effect in both Mindhunter and Red Dragon.

    • @petermcaulay4647
      @petermcaulay4647 Před 5 lety +16

      If this cheers you up, the director of this movie also did "The Fall", it's a much better movie, with a well-told story and likeable characters. Not trying to undermine you or anything, I just want to make you feel better, since this sounds quite personal to you, I hope that you are doing well.

    • @Sigismund697
      @Sigismund697 Před 4 lety +4

      I have the same opinion about movies about depression
      If I'm not depressed I find the characters to be huge pussies
      If i was depressed I wouldn't want to watch depression
      Nor would I show it to depressed people

    • @jborrego2406
      @jborrego2406 Před 3 lety +8

      So ppl can’t have abuse in movies , then we need to stop horror movies with death. Many ppl seen or know someone murdered

    • @theSemiChrist
      @theSemiChrist Před 3 lety +6

      @@jborrego2406 someone will always be offended

    • @Ramzblood
      @Ramzblood Před 3 lety +2

      Because Hollywood is a pit of sado masochists. well actually. Most directors and producers are on the dark side.

  • @guybrushmonkey97
    @guybrushmonkey97 Před 8 lety +310

    "Nostalgia Critic - Evil Dead" and/or "Old V.S. New - Evil Dead"!

  • @andypesante
    @andypesante Před 8 lety +44

    That Pee Wee's Dungeon bit. Omg. 😂😂😂😂

  • @grygoo2680
    @grygoo2680 Před 7 lety +100

    Silent Hill 4 is this done correctly.

    • @0GlassOfAcid0
      @0GlassOfAcid0 Před 5 lety +2

      @@restlessdreams17 aren't all silent hill games underrated, the only good is the music.

    • @0GlassOfAcid0
      @0GlassOfAcid0 Před 5 lety

      @@restlessdreams17 Wow you maybe the first commentor on youtube that may have changed my opinion. But I dont know, the dialogue in those old games and the chracters are old and if they were updated like resident evil 2 remastered. Then maybe I like going back to playing the series again, don't get me wrong you changed my opinion and I do like the thing they were going with the games besides 5 and 6. I just dont think characters were fleshed out in 1 and 2 to be someone you like has character's. James in 2 was actually a big jerk, that's the revelation I saw in his chracter. Then the first guy always talked about his girl "This height and black hair have you seen her". I want to be more in touch with the characters like they did with the female protagonist in 3, but I guess I saw the route they were doing in those games.

    • @0GlassOfAcid0
      @0GlassOfAcid0 Před 5 lety

      @@restlessdreams17 You know a lot about diving into a games lore and plot. Your kind of like game theory, but better sense that guys a bit of snark. Thanks for telling more about silent hill lore, I think I'm going to replay silent hill 3 on my PS4.

    • @beneil2
      @beneil2 Před 4 lety

      @@restlessdreams17 it funny that silent hill 4 called silent hill 4: THE ROOM if you know the movie.

    • @IvanTheDarkAngel
      @IvanTheDarkAngel Před 4 lety

      The Cell is this done correctly

  • @sugarcoatedslaughterhouse4937

    Jesus Christ if you want to see an actually well-done and interesting transition from abusive childhood to psychopathic adulthood, watch season one of Daredevil.

  • @Gordon519
    @Gordon519 Před 8 lety +115

    the thumbnail though

  • @TaliZVasTyria
    @TaliZVasTyria Před 8 lety +51

    Soooo walter white's brother in law was in this task force before he joined DEA huh?

    • @bombabombom3603
      @bombabombom3603 Před 4 lety

      And he worked under the US president in 24.

    • @ofanzivnonestabilan
      @ofanzivnonestabilan Před 3 lety +1

      Before that he was in SWAT trying and failing to prevent destruction of Cyberdyne building

  • @thesterndragoon9159
    @thesterndragoon9159 Před 8 lety +55

    Guest voice: Tex Avery's Droopy Dog as "Be Disturbed" Guy.

    • @kyleshiflet9952
      @kyleshiflet9952 Před 3 lety +1

      I was thinking more on the lines of Truman Capote

  • @daiforme
    @daiforme Před 5 lety +14

    i think despite its flaws this movie is really trippy and fun, like actually legit really fun on acid especially. thats when i first saw it. ignored it for years and finally chose it as an option during an acid movie marathon, which is like my favorite thing ever because acid really allows me to focus fully on a film and take in every aspect.

  • @TheGoldenDunsparce
    @TheGoldenDunsparce Před 8 lety +104

    Oh shit! I didn't realize it until the horse scene, but I saw this movie way back when I was a kid and it freaked me out so badly that I blocked it from my memory! Fuck this movie! D:

  • @shadowspider9
    @shadowspider9 Před 7 lety +4

    Some killers do actually stop themselves. Not because they want to of course, and rarely do they stop permanently. But many do stop for fear of getting caught or wanting to let the heat die down first.

  • @nuclear_wizard
    @nuclear_wizard Před 4 lety +40

    Tarsem: "Be Disturbed"
    David Draiman: "Done"

  • @Kugawattan
    @Kugawattan Před 7 lety +50

    Directed by Tarzan? You mean THAT Tarza- oh, "Tarsem". Okay then.

    • @Loopyboy447
      @Loopyboy447 Před 7 lety +4

      Kugawattan The things he wants to do to Jane..... no wonder he's a jungle boy.

  • @SabbyNeko
    @SabbyNeko Před 8 lety +396

    Oh damn it, I thought this was that Stepehn King movie that just came out.
    The one where zombies are recharged by the Trololol song.
    I'm not joking.

    • @DracXBelmont
      @DracXBelmont Před 8 lety +5

      I mean, you're wrong, but okay.

    • @SabbyNeko
      @SabbyNeko Před 8 lety +69

      DracXBelmont I'm not wrong. There is a Stephen King movie about zombies controlled by mobile phones. They listen to Trololol on their phones as they sleep to 'update their programming'.
      Watch it and tell me I'm still wrong.

    • @DracXBelmont
      @DracXBelmont Před 8 lety +18

      Sabbat-X Nowhere in the book did that happen, which makes me severely disappointed in the adaptation.

    • @SabbyNeko
      @SabbyNeko Před 8 lety +45

      DracXBelmont I know, it's great, isn't it?

    • @SabbyNeko
      @SabbyNeko Před 8 lety +36

      Mary Barone Nope, it's in the movie.

  • @RawbeardX
    @RawbeardX Před 8 lety +152

    Ask me what this comment means!

  • @brandonholian8130
    @brandonholian8130 Před 6 lety +21

    This movie while pretentious was ground breaking with its cinematography and visuals. You just have to appreciate there was nothing like it at the time.

  • @chevand8
    @chevand8 Před 6 lety +9

    There's a good reason this movie has the look of an extended music video or commercial-- because Tarsem CAME from a background of directing music videos and commercials. His most notable work, of course, was the video for R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion", which earned him a LOT of acclaim. He won an MTV VMA for Best Video of the Year in 1991. The Cell was his first attempt at a feature film-- and it shows.
    Don't get me wrong, there are successful movie directors who have cut their teeth doing music videos-- David Fincher and Spike Jonze, for example. One of the advantages of coming from that background is that it often affords an aspiring director with the opportunity to quickly develop a strong and unique visual style, without having to compromise it quite as much as if they were directing feature films. Music videos offer a lot of potential for experimentation, and established music video directors frequently find themselves in demand BECAUSE they have a certain style. But of course, a movie is a completely different beast from a music video-- it has considerations aside from cinematography and visual effects. The directors who succeed in making the transition are the ones who understand they are going to have to leave their comfort zone and focus much more intently on developing their storytelling skills. Music videos can have plots, but they aren't essential; and even when a music video does have a plot, it's usually not extremely fleshed out because the medium is so short and prioritizes looking good over everything else. It's absolutely about style over substance. So is it really a surprise that Tarsem's first movie is basically an extension of all his strengths from directing videos, while its weaknesses-- the writing, the pacing, the questionable casting-- are all the things that don't really matter as much in music videos?
    I'm not defending this movie; there are definitely problems with it. I'm just saying, it is what it is. If I hypothetically wasn't at all familiar with Tarsem, and you showed me the video for "Losing My Religion", and then you told me the same guy had made a full-length horror/suspense movie about going into a serial killer's mind... this is pretty much exactly how I'd figure it would've turned out. It's not a masterpiece of storytelling by any stretch of the imagination, but at least it does have some rather compelling visuals.

  • @DaPsychocat
    @DaPsychocat Před 8 lety +42

    Why does Tarsen look like Shaymalan ?

  • @4-U-CITYGIRL
    @4-U-CITYGIRL Před 8 lety +175

    Has Critic done Jack And Jill? If so please reload it.

  • @kirby2306
    @kirby2306 Před 4 lety +14

    "If you would be even more obsessed you would eat those cigarettes" 😂😂😂

  • @dreamlandnightmare
    @dreamlandnightmare Před 6 lety +31

    "The Fall" was a really good Tarsem film.

    • @nntblst
      @nntblst Před 5 lety +2

      dreamlandnightmare i saw that movie a few months ago and the fotography is quite good!

    • @HunterJonesJr
      @HunterJonesJr Před 4 lety +2

      Awesome movie

    • @215jmo
      @215jmo Před 2 lety +1

      Immortals I thought was decent too lol

    • @dreamlandnightmare
      @dreamlandnightmare Před 2 lety +2

      @@215jmo Yeah. Didn't watch it for years because I thought it was just a rip-off of "300" (didn't know of Tarsem at the time), but it was pretty good, not at all like 300.

  • @averyhunt1890
    @averyhunt1890 Před 8 lety +53

    in this world it's Disturbed or be Disturbed

    • @kenziemac130
      @kenziemac130 Před 8 lety +4

      you mean "its disturb or be disturbed."

    • @theodorbondoc6345
      @theodorbondoc6345 Před 8 lety +5

      I think the world is a scary place now that you've woken up the demon in me!

    • @theodorbondoc6345
      @theodorbondoc6345 Před 8 lety +1

      ***** Power beyond containing.

    • @kenziemac130
      @kenziemac130 Před 8 lety

      ***** Define "Dead" in terms of a videogame.
      Undertale != Meme instead Undertale = Game That still runs on modern hardware, so... its not really dead.

    • @kenziemac130
      @kenziemac130 Před 8 lety +2

      If you have to ask someone not to post memes or references of something arbitrarily deemed "dead" by random people, then its not technically dead yet... by the way: "so i herd u liek mudkipz..."

  • @magicmon
    @magicmon Před 4 lety +15

    I remember watching this and when the scene of the woman floating through empty space. I came up and said "this movie cost me 17 billion dollars to make and it was well worth it" my father almost choked on his dinner laughing so hard

  • @spinlok3943
    @spinlok3943 Před 7 lety +21

    "Kittens!"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"What was that?!""Its too deep, you wouldn't get it."

  • @datanotfoundpleasetryagain3559

    4:56 - 5:10 Rare footage of Corporal Hank Schrader, pre-Blue Meth crisis.

  • @kimaniwilsonhunte
    @kimaniwilsonhunte Před 8 lety +87

    It's (still) screwy in Pee-Wee's Dungeon! AHHHHH!!!!

  • @kin2naruto
    @kin2naruto Před 8 lety +22

    All the random imagery and what I want to know is... why is there a dog in the dream machine room? No really - why?? Is he a vital part of the tech?

    • @Dashound46
      @Dashound46 Před 8 lety +6

      Don't question the movie, or else you'll have the director jumping around all night outside your house yelling: "Ask me what it means, ask me what it means!"

    • @Zathyra80
      @Zathyra80 Před 8 lety +6

      It's the killers dog, that he uses to lure women close to him. The psychologists think that since the dog is the only living creature they know of that the killer might have positive feelings for, that the dog might be helpful to trigger some emotions in the dream... or something like that. I dunno, to make him feel at home or whatever.

    • @puffnisse
      @puffnisse Před 8 lety +1

      So could you explain the horse?

    • @puffnisse
      @puffnisse Před 8 lety

      ***** Ok, thanks.

  • @bluezero8557
    @bluezero8557 Před 7 lety +65

    they ripped off the armor design from bram stoker's dracula.

    • @AngelofMusic04
      @AngelofMusic04 Před 7 lety +12

      Tj Chapman The same costume designer. When she found a design she liked, she LIKED it

    • @rorschach36
      @rorschach36 Před 6 lety +6

      Tj Chapman Well it was designed by the late Eiko Ishioka, same costume designer from Bram Stoker's Dracula.

    • @handsomebrick
      @handsomebrick Před 5 lety +2

      Maybe it was reused. Waste not, want not.

    • @brianaguilar8283
      @brianaguilar8283 Před 4 lety

      It’s the same costume designer for Dracula

  • @gabrielpetricevic6606
    @gabrielpetricevic6606 Před 7 lety +38

    Every dream sequence in this movie looks like a Lady Gaga music video

  • @aenjgeal
    @aenjgeal Před 8 lety +26

    I really want Nostalgia Critic to do an old versus new of the two Great Gatsbys, but I doubt many other people would be interested

    • @jbvader721
      @jbvader721 Před 8 lety +7

      Because both versions suck in their own way and completely miss the mark when it comes to the source material.

    • @KPater-mf4je
      @KPater-mf4je Před 8 lety +4

      Eh, that would actually be kinda interesting. Both movies had their pros and cons. The three things I personally liked about the old film was Robert Redford, the music and costume design; as for the new film, I liked most of the cast, the cinematography, the costume design and the music (it was also more faithful to the original, but went a bit far when it came to dropping anvils. Though, the book wasn't exactly perfect either, what with Fitzgerald sacrificing realism and character development for the sake of dropping anvils and romanticizing Gatsby the gangster).

    • @dowjones5981
      @dowjones5981 Před 6 lety

      You look yummy! ; )

    • @chasformer3091
      @chasformer3091 Před 5 lety

      There's more than one? I thought the Leonardo Dicaprio one was the only one.

    • @leob4403
      @leob4403 Před 4 lety

      @@KPater-mf4je Doug hated Moulin Rogue, so he would probably hate Gatsby too, it's a shitty movie no doubt

  • @1805movie
    @1805movie Před 8 lety +84

    5:08 Hey, it's Hank from _Breaking Bad_.

    • @MCDexpo
      @MCDexpo Před 8 lety +4

      also alot of other things... like under the dome, and... um... breaking bad?

    • @puffnisse
      @puffnisse Před 8 lety +1

      The first episode of V.I.P (Bryan Cranston is also in the same episode).

    • @MandleRoss
      @MandleRoss Před 8 lety +4

      He's also the tumor-head mutant guy in the original Total Recall that says to Arnie "You got a lot of nerve showing your face around here"...

    • @vindobonaification
      @vindobonaification Před 8 lety

      What???
      Have to check that out

    • @jordanfenose8554
      @jordanfenose8554 Před 8 lety +6

      So The Cell is in the same universe as Breaking Bad. Hank was in the FBI before DEA

  • @BrinaFlautist
    @BrinaFlautist Před rokem +10

    I suppose I’ve come to appreciate this film a bit more over the years but I have to admit that I still agree with the whole “be disturbed” thing. The visuals are very surreal and interesting but there are certain points where shocking content is included for the sake of including shocking content.

  • @supernintendochalmers3385
    @supernintendochalmers3385 Před 7 lety +84

    This movie is so pretentious, I'm surprised the Cinema Snob hasn't reviewed it

  • @jettisoncargo
    @jettisoncargo Před 8 lety +27

    The Cell: a triumph of Style over Substance.

  • @keomafernandes7442
    @keomafernandes7442 Před 4 lety +10

    Just watched it for the first time and I gotta say it's pretty underrated. It is dated and miscast, but so many good ideas... Something like this today would be awesome.

  • @UwannabeKaYZaR
    @UwannabeKaYZaR Před 8 lety +23

    I enjoyed "The Cell" but this review was very entertaining.

    • @leob4403
      @leob4403 Před 4 lety +1

      I guess you were Smart enough to get it

  • @tristanhartup4936
    @tristanhartup4936 Před 7 lety +76

    the music for this sounds like an elephant being raped by bagpipes.

  • @TDI_CharlieBrown
    @TDI_CharlieBrown Před 2 lety +4

    @4:57 I never realized it, but that's Hank from Breaking Bad!

  • @timothybarron5455
    @timothybarron5455 Před 4 lety +8

    My teenage self loved this movie, my adult self is like 'I miss the simplicity of my teenage self. But thankfully I grew out of it, R.I.P teenage me.'

  • @NihilisticSnake
    @NihilisticSnake Před rokem +4

    Imagine this movie is the reason Dean Norris was casted as Hank Schrader.

  • @bence4542
    @bence4542 Před 6 lety +7

    I remember watching this movie when I was a little kid and I would remember random parts of it and never know where they were from. This review actually helped me solve something that has bothered me for close to 16 years.

  • @Kazeromaru
    @Kazeromaru Před 8 lety +32

    I... miss this Nostalgia Critic ... I really do. No ... complex skits with multiple people ... just plain ole' NC doing what he does best without the need for too many comic foils. There might be one like Carl here, or Terl, or even Dr. Smith but at least there weren't like 20 skits interlaced between the movie clips.
    Least of all there weren't any entire movies redone via those skits ... course we can blame the MPAA for that.

  • @thisplaceholder
    @thisplaceholder Před 8 lety +35

    14:09 I am fucking dead

  • @SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677

    5:08 isn't that the dude from Breaking Bad?

    • @kennynelson3189
      @kennynelson3189 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Waltuh…the waters always low at this time of year

  • @Orion_TheyThem
    @Orion_TheyThem Před 5 lety +8

    13:33, this is because the feed was switching between her and Carl. So he saw her memories of that room and recreated it in his mind. And this is why she gets lost and stuck in his world. Honestly, did you even watch the film????

  • @LoverOfBellies
    @LoverOfBellies Před 5 lety +8

    Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio & Hank from Breaking Bad; what a cast

  • @scutterybuttery449
    @scutterybuttery449 Před 8 lety +53

    00:24 Uwe Boll's personal philosophy

    • @nicholastosoni707
      @nicholastosoni707 Před 8 lety +10

      What, you mean "I make crap?" I thought it was, "I am the only genius in the whole fahking business." Or something.

    • @shadowspider9
      @shadowspider9 Před 7 lety +4

      Question. Does Uwe Boll actually believe he makes good movies? Or is he at least aware he makes crap and just doesn't give a shit because he knows he'll still make money due to tax loopholes?

  • @Emberilliance
    @Emberilliance Před 7 lety +9

    19:56 "What am I doing down here? I could be trying to track down a meth dealer named Heisenberg right now."

  • @qw000pz
    @qw000pz Před 7 lety +9

    The guy who did this film also did the music video for Losing My Religion and the Snow White box office bomb, Mirror Mirror.

  • @yi_olde_fashioned
    @yi_olde_fashioned Před 8 lety +25

    My last name is pronounced E so I'm technically Mr. E

  • @CEddyAV19
    @CEddyAV19 Před 8 lety +26

    4:56 is that Hank from Breaking Bad???

    • @adamkrutmeijer8592
      @adamkrutmeijer8592 Před 8 lety +2

      Ye

    • @bgm1975
      @bgm1975 Před 8 lety +1

      He's also in Lethal Weapon 2, The Firm, and Terminator 2

    • @peppermillers8361
      @peppermillers8361 Před 8 lety +2

      yes, this is a reupload.

    • @kennethconklin4140
      @kennethconklin4140 Před 6 lety

      K-C Rhoder Sees the World! He's in T2 but he's in tactical gear. The scene where Miles Dyson blows up the cyberdyne floor he's the seat leader that yells for everyone to get out.

    • @1000000man1
      @1000000man1 Před 5 lety

      Don't forget Total Recall and The X Files

  • @DrDolan2000
    @DrDolan2000 Před 4 lety +7

    Well, it is visually interesting and has nice music. But the characters aren't fleshed out. The only reason I kinda care about Lopez's character is because she's physically perfect

  • @Sivos909
    @Sivos909 Před 4 lety +3

    I know this was posted so long ago that the people of Channel Awesome are probably not going to read this, but to those who may be find this fascinating:
    The guy the Critic joked about having those twitchy eyes, he can't help that. The actor was born with nystagmus, the Dancing Eyes syndrome. Normally the characters he portrays are written to also have that disability....most likely after he was hired for the part.

  • @badasscomedy5126
    @badasscomedy5126 Před 2 lety +3

    The reason why Red Dragon succeeded is because we were able to identify Dolarhyde, we knew who he was, we felt sorry for him, we saw him fall in love with another woman and his serial killer mind didn’t know how to handle it. Here, I don’t have a clue of who Carl is, and I don’t even care enough to find out

  • @bunnieswithbows5076
    @bunnieswithbows5076 Před 7 lety +8

    He made a joke that we would have to write a paper "interpreting the director's intent' or whatever but I literally have to do that and it is hell

  • @Albeit_Jordan
    @Albeit_Jordan Před 5 lety +3

    17:30 Interesting fact: this is actually a set from the music video for Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box that they didn't end up using in the final cut.
    21:50 This, too.

  • @andresacosta7885
    @andresacosta7885 Před 5 lety +5

    The stretching skin on his back when he hangs does kind of make my skin crawl. That’s all though

  • @jordonfoss1022
    @jordonfoss1022 Před 8 lety +21

    Holy shit All I can see is Leto Joker at 10:02

    • @Evelina_412
      @Evelina_412 Před 8 lety +3

      It's not nearly ridiculous enough

  • @rainbowplays1204
    @rainbowplays1204 Před 4 lety +3

    Do you know here in Syracuse New York they were filming a movie with Vince Vaughn and he was actually here in downtown Syracuse New York,I have no idea if the whole movie is going to take place in Syracuse but me and my mom went down to watch them shoot the scene and it was really awesome, if we would’ve stayed out there longer we would’ve probably saw Vince Vaughn

  • @lincolnw.8329
    @lincolnw.8329 Před 6 lety +26

    This movie needs a serious remake.

  • @emtherobot
    @emtherobot Před 7 lety +24

    I'm sad nobody mentioned the twin peaks reference

  • @froderickalabaster
    @froderickalabaster Před 8 lety +9

    Why does it say, "Classic Nostalgia Critic episodes will be uploaded after they care cleared?"

  • @bwipmwqp
    @bwipmwqp Před 8 lety +3

    Going into a serial killer's mind would be good for a horror game.

  • @TheNraveles
    @TheNraveles Před 4 lety +14

    Hate the movie or whatever but the visuals are completely stunning and completely gorgeous.

  • @MeinKvnt
    @MeinKvnt Před 7 lety +29

    A+ for Twin Peaks reference

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 Před 8 lety +6

    OK, I practically fell over laughing at the Twin Peaks joke. So very very well-played.

  • @L1701
    @L1701 Před 8 lety +9

    The Cell. This is a new genre: WTF-sploitation.

  • @teckworks
    @teckworks Před 8 lety +76

    Ay, Doug, did yo ever get my PM regarding the Interstellar Six-tit Clowncats?
    I might be able to hook you up with some quality content~

    • @nicolemellott1590
      @nicolemellott1590 Před 7 lety +1

      i would watch it some times i get a movie just because of the weird title or something odd or a bit different plain is so boring

    • @mochalta2862
      @mochalta2862 Před 6 lety +1

      I'm holding you to that

  • @awesomeplushproductions
    @awesomeplushproductions Před 5 měsíci +3

    10:14 as a Marilyn Manson fan, I can confirm that this is the type of imagery that most Manson fans are used to

  • @ashlynn2218
    @ashlynn2218 Před 3 lety +6

    I have to disagree with you on this film. The film depicts the mind of a narcissistic psychopath perfectly. I've worked with them for going on a decade, and grew up with one for a parent.
    To this day I see the monster holding hands with the child, both being the same person. And it breaks my heart that baby had to make such a monster to survive. And is enrages me the monster never lets the baby close to anyone, hurting all that try. But I understand why it's there, to protect the child in the only way it was designed to. By being what we perceive as evil.
    ... Heartbreaking.

  • @DayDay80631
    @DayDay80631 Před 7 lety +16

    Someone needs to make aversion of this movie with Carl from Llamas With Hats as the killer.

  • @kyleshiflet9952
    @kyleshiflet9952 Před 3 lety +3

    Anyone notice the red suit looks like Dracula armor from 1992's Bram Stroker's Dracula movie

  • @buddytenney7121
    @buddytenney7121 Před 5 měsíci +3

    0:34 This is where The Cell comes in.