Love your work. You deserve way more followers dude!

@TommyDeonauthsArchives

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan Hollinger Agreed!

@alienboy1322

6 жыл бұрын

You're goddamn right!

@hansjuker8296

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah no doubt

"if you haven't guessed the killer by the halfway point you've probably fallen asleep like the person next to me at the cinema"haha awesome. Projector is so underrated

@r4h4al

6 жыл бұрын

I think your MEANT to know the killer, it shows who it is in the very first scene where his mum dies, so Matt's point didn't make any sense.

@FilmBrain

6 жыл бұрын

You're not supposed to detect them that early, their identity is meant to be a surprise (the Simmons character is meant to be a red herring, which wouldn't work if we knew who he was). That they cast an actor that looked exactly like the younger version certainly didn't help, but that wasn't the only reason it was obvious. There's a scene with the character halfway through where he suddenly moves into focus, and it was then I twigged it.

@SundaysEnd

6 жыл бұрын

Just wondering who is the killer? Can someone spoil it for me so I don't have to watch this stupid movie to find out?

@FilmBrain

6 жыл бұрын

It's Charlotte Gainsbourg's doctor boyfriend, one of the few roles not played by a major actor. There's a point where the killer, posing as Harry's fumigator, plants his medication in his house, and she discovers it with his name on it later, and she freaks out over it. Weirdly for a detective, Harry doesn't think much of it at the time, which in itself is incredibly dumb, and it takes him some time later to really figure it out. I figured it out even before, because he's a background character that then takes a train ride with Harry, and that scene pretty much gives the whole game away.

@elladee7777

6 жыл бұрын

To be fair to the movie it was fairly obvious who the killer it was obvious halfway trough the book as well.

2:15 "Passed from editor to editor in a desperate attempt to save it!"

@davidjames579

4 жыл бұрын

They should have just had SCENE MISSING cards and played sections of the audiobook over these.

I can't help but believe that Fassbender is soley taking movie roles now to keep the franchise trend where he stars in it. X-Men, Assassin's Creed, Alien, This. He needs to pick some better roles.

@mls160

5 жыл бұрын

azureATC hypermasculinity I can see. But how the fuck do you get white nationalism you racist shit.the Persian empire tried over and over to take Greece. That is a historical fact. It's a political issue not a race issue. (Edited for spelling)

The director seems to be lying about some of this. He says they ran out of time and didn't shoot some of the script, but elsewhere he admits he didn't notice they didn't have the needed footage until the editing process had already started. You can't both run out of time AND not realize the footage wasn't shot until the edit.

Honestly, The Snowman sounds like another victim of studio meddling. Thomas Alfredson is a great director. Even if you don't like his previous films, there's no way you can say these films weren't directed brilliantly.

Jessica Ross: Hey, Snowman! The Snowman: ...? Jessica Ross: *I* *WIN!* (Takes the money Happy Death Day made and runs off)

*Puts on sunglasses* I guess the sequels, are on ice. YEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! It seems the director, slipped up. YEAAHHHHHH!!!!! Apparently nobody, wants to build a snowman. YEEEAAHHHHHH!!!! So the plot, was not at all chilling. YEEAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! We can conclude that the whole project, should have stayed frozen. YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! It have a chilling feeling that nobody, is going to warm up to this movie. YEEAAHHHHHHHH!!!! WE WON't GET COOLED AGAIN!!! WON'T GET COOLED AGAIINNNN!!!

@cinemagraphic6324

6 жыл бұрын

WJZAV You know what you Did!

@davidjames579

4 жыл бұрын

That's cold man.

This film has been SO HYPED in Norway since it was filming, and then it came out and people were just... what on EARTH is this?! There have been some really hilarious reviews in Norwegian papers x)

@TommyDeonauthsArchives

6 жыл бұрын

The Nins They should just screen Happy Death Day in Norway.

When I saw the trailer my first thought was "A killer who decapitates people and puts the heads on snowmen, that sounds like the plot of a straight to video z grade slasher flick not a major motion picture WTF? LOL !"

@davidjames579

4 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frost_(1997_film)

Fully agree with this review, perfectly reflects my opinions on the film; The Snowman is a real stinker. I'm also glad you pointed out Fassbender's lacklustre performance in this film; he's obviously capable of much better and I think a lot of reviews gloss over this point (out of deference to his previous performances?). On a side note; I wonder if this is going to be the death knell for Scandi/Nordic-noir? It seems to me that on television as well as in the cinema, it's a genre which has run out of ideas and is now something of a diminishing return at this point.

"Detective Harry Hole" Ha ha, that's funny XD Now... What's his _real_ name?

@Osminium

6 жыл бұрын

its a Norwegian surname, and is not pronounced the that way here.

@Tyrgermanic

6 жыл бұрын

Åsmund is the guy making butthole jokes on YT really the best person or place to give a linguistics lecture?

@heymistercarter.

6 жыл бұрын

I guess his second choice of name was Scrotum-Hat...

@charz95

6 жыл бұрын

The name in IPA would be [ˈhu:lə]

@lawrencescales9864

6 жыл бұрын

charz95 so more like hu?

Adding "Teach you how to pronounce Scandinavian names" to my list of reasons why i want to meet you.

@LucyLioness100

3 жыл бұрын

Took me to watch the JoBlo video and reading the source material to hear the actual pronunciation of Harry’s surname; far better in Norwegian

Wait....screenwriters and filmmakers thought they could tell a better tale than an author and butchered a story as a result? NEVER! :)

@otaking3582

5 жыл бұрын

It worked for The Shining

@Alucard-A-La-Carte

2 жыл бұрын

@@otaking3582 Everyone thinks they're Kubrick, but they're actually...well, I can't think of a better example than this director.

Phew! I was going to take my Mum to see this tonight. Blade Runner 2049 it is!

@TommyDeonauthsArchives

6 жыл бұрын

KingKLR Smart choice. That movie is not having a good box office run... In the Americas, probably.

@r4h4al

6 жыл бұрын

It's a good film in my opinion. But Blade runner looks better if your into that sort of thing.

@lawrencescales9864

6 жыл бұрын

Tommy Deonauth's Archives it's doing meh overseas but Asia is where it could make back its money. The original was very influential, especially in Japan. There's plenty of smart tv on right now... I don't think the dumb audience excuse holds up. May be the length of the movie or lack of action to break up that length. With a television series you can break all the time up and pace it to your needs.

Do you wanna watch the snowman? I really really don't

After just watching Headhunters and looking for similar Norwegian films, this sounds like not just a disappointment but ridiculous. How could you make a straight-faced film about a serial killer who makes snowmen?! Thanks for the Jackpot recommendation, though.

Who else thinks this’ll be the next movie Ralphthemoviemaker kill it like the Bye Bye Man?

"It's full of holes" So there's lots of Harry's relatives in this?

An alcoholic detective with a chip on his shoulder... not cliché at all!😩

@azathoth7587

6 жыл бұрын

ToyTube TvT We can play the Stephen King drinking game with this movie.

@r4h4al

6 жыл бұрын

It's SUPPOSED to be cliche. That's why I liked it.

@Niobesnuppa

6 жыл бұрын

I think you should look into Nordic noir, this is kind of a staple of the genre. You might as well complain that action films have too many explosions.

@davidjames579

4 жыл бұрын

He's shit at everything in his life. Except for solving crimes. He's a hero on the edge. Will he find redemption?

In other words this another "horror" movie that's going to eventually wind up on Phelous' chopping block.

@FilmBrain

6 жыл бұрын

The marketing has played up those elements, but this is more of a procedural thriller.

I’ll just buy the audio book and close my eyes

@TommyDeonauthsArchives

6 жыл бұрын

Marcus Zyker Or you can watch Happy Death Day. Far better thriller compared to this crap.

great analysis! Really interesting inside info about it as well, always top notch work, Matthew!

Speaking of Val Kilmer, I saw him in Long beach city college where he was showing Citizen Twain. His voice was petty off too. It's unfortunate on why that is.

@WTFisTingispingis

6 жыл бұрын

Alienboy I saw a magazine cover claiming he's really, REALLY, ill. Like at death's door level of ill. Makes me worried.

@alienboy1322

6 жыл бұрын

AtticWarrior1994 I thought he bit his tongue and it got swollen, but that's not the case. Despite that, he was very enthusiastic. He jokingly said that he sounds like sylvester the cat on quaaludes.

@planescaped

6 жыл бұрын

Apparently he follow's one of those faiths where they don't beleive in medicine or doctors and only the healing power of prayer.... 7th Day Adventist IIRC... So yeah, he's dead.

Not a single Frozen joke? I'm disappointed.

@quiroz923

6 жыл бұрын

Valdagast UGH, IT'S BEEN YEARS! JUST LET IT GO ALREADY!

@TommyDeonauthsArchives

6 жыл бұрын

Valdagast Which one? The Disney movie or the Shawn Ashmore thriller.

@TommyDeonauthsArchives

6 жыл бұрын

Valdagast Which one? The Disney movie or the Shawn Ashmore thriller.

@Valdagast

6 жыл бұрын

The one with a talking snowman.

@wjzav1971

6 жыл бұрын

*singing* Do you wanna build a snowman?

The weirder thing about the serious is that Tomas Alfredson should know how to make a dark comedy considering that's what got him famous. He was part of a comedy group called Killinggänget which has some of the most famous comedians in Sweden and when he joined the group their comedy turned super dark (recommend you all, if you can find it with english subtitles, to watch Torsk på Tallinn, one of the most depressing comedies you'll ever see) and his father was very famous entertainer over here. This should've been right in his ballpark.

You deserve an Oscar just for saying Harry Hole without giggling

As a Jo Nesbo fan I agree, this may be the worst film I've seen at the cinemas. It fails as a crime movie, considering there's no red herrings, as you mentioned, inconsequential plots keep coming through and through and all the females are either victims or pointless. (I didn't know about Val Kilmer's health problems so that explains why he's edited like Steven Seagal.) There's little to no character development, it squanders Jo Nesbo's writing and like for me, I don't understand why they chose Pop Corn as their leitmotif? (which you've guessed it, they dropped this little bit after the second scene it's brought up in because?) Like surely if you were going to use a '70s song as your leitmotif, why not do a '70s song where the main character murders people by turning them into snowman and where the main killer's M.O is marking their scene of a crime with a snowman? I mean god damn, there's a song which is literally this film and you don't use it, why? (The song in question by the by is Snowbound by Genesis.) All in all, it fails as a crime movie, it fails as an entertainment spectacle and it just fails full stop, like if it wasn't for the fact that Norway's such a lovely looking place and the cinematography of the outside scenes is beautiful it'd be a perfect 0 stars but alas I give it */*****. (Blade Runner 2049 on the other hand I give it ******1/2 stars/*****.)

@mitch0o

6 жыл бұрын

Timothy Sillery What a disappointment, I'm a fan of Jo Nesbo's book too (well maybe was, didn't quite digested Police yet) and while I was apprehensive for the movie (this kind of story is quite tricky to adapt), I was still hoping for at least an interssting take. Not hat awful mess. Anyway, on an unrelated note, I used to live in a city called Sillery.

@timsillery8709

6 жыл бұрын

Wait, so you used to live in France? It's a nice place, not much to it except for a graveyard and a supermarket but it was nice. (The only downside about the city called Sillery is when your Dad wants to take a photo of every little thing with Sillery in it. We have like 50 photos of my Dad next to a signpost.)

Yo the Snowman... JESUS BRO.

Excellent analysis. I'm going to start watching your reviews now.

Fastbender has quite a few franchises on the downfall, from Alien/Prometheus, Asassine's creed, X-men and now Harry Hole "franchise". Wow.

@Campbellzilla

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know if I'd say X-men is on the downfall. Granted the main X-Men series saw a noticeable decline in box office and critical reception from Days of Future Past to Apocalypse, but even with the decline Apocalypse still made $500 million against a $178 Million budget. And with Deadpool and Logan still posting good numbers there's still life in the franchise. And even people who didn't think Apocalypse was very good, including Mathew, still said Fassbender was the best thing in the movie. I will however give you the Assassin's Creed and Alien debacles because from what I understand he had producer credits on those and should be held accountable.

@4Everlast

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, but then again, Deadpool norr Logan mention his character and he's not seen in either of those movies. DOFP and Apocalypse are like night and day in qualitty. And aren't there a new line of jung X-men on the way? Like a soft reboot of Fox/X-men universe?? And JES his character has a certant progress in Apocalypse and it is the best part about the movie, but when did studios care about qualitty?! It's all about nombers, man, all about the money. If Fasbender was sutch an asset, they would give him as they said they would, a stand alone Magneto film, and now after so many bombs at the box office, the suits, will say it's him that's box office poison, disreguarding the fact that evrything EXCEPT him was bad. But that's life for you, what you gonna do.

@Campbellzilla

6 жыл бұрын

Valid points yes, and the fact that the only upcoming movie Fassbender has on his resume is X-Men: Dark Phoenix is certainly a cause for concern. But as bad as Alien: Covenant and Assassin's creed were I believe they still broke even. As for The Snowman, it's a barely a blip on the radar(especially if the weekend box office numbers are any indication) so I am reasonably hopeful that Fassbender can bounce back from this rut because he has shown us time and time again how good he can be so he's nowhere near the level of Bruce Willis or Nicolas Cage at this point. And to answer your question regarding the young X-men, If you're referring to The New Mutants series that Josh Boone is directing that's more of a side series that will connect to the keystone franchise down the road but for the time being is doing its own thing and is more of a horror film than a superhero film.

@4Everlast

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. On the toppic of the new X-men franchise, i hurd or read somewere they're building a new universe, pushing evrything that was buildt thus far, a side. So no Fasbender, no McAvoy, no H.Jackman. Oh i'm not worried about seeing this guy again, great talent will always be in high demand. ;)

Hey Matthew, I've been really enjoying your videos ever since I saw your review of D-War.

Harry Hole was my prison name. :-/

Actually, I had no idea who the killer was, but I did with Death Day. PS, thanks for answering my dubbing Q

When I kept seeing trailers for this, I assumed it would be bad because of the silly premise-had no idea it had so many production disasters. Kinda sad to see :/

Well that’s a bummer because I was looking forward too this movie

" do you wanna build a snow man! Doesn't have to be snowman"

When will you be doing a projector/review on Blade Runner 2049? Or the movie is not yet out in the UK?

@FilmBrain

6 жыл бұрын

Projector only covers things that opened in the UK first.

Funny, so many people have been saying how little Michael Fassbender brings to the table in this movie when I have to ask: apart from his role in X-Men, what *has* he brought to the table? I’ve always found him really boring as an actor.

@FilmBrain

6 жыл бұрын

I think he brings a real intensity to Magneto, a swirling ball of anger and grief, and he's one of the strongest parts of the prequels. Fassbender's best work is usually in his smaller films away from franchises (Shame comes to mind), but I am beginning to grow tired of his very serious performances, and he is getting a bit close to being a pastiche of himself. The man desperately needs to show a lighter side.

@Niobesnuppa

6 жыл бұрын

I agree, I've always found him massively overrated. Same with Gerard Butler, I've never liked either of them. Also doesn't help that there are some rumours swirling around about how these two are a bit primadonna-ish and seem to think they're the best people in the world.

I always recommend people watch The Snowman because it is so bafflingly and obviously terrible yet is a top-dollar blockbuster with an intriguing story and trailer, that I believe it makes people appreciate other films more. Also because the film is terrible at its core, but not all of its other facets which is actually very impressive. Most terrible movies have garbage acting with no-name actors, a very thin & stupid story; The Snowman is a different beast altogether. -Tim

I didn’t figure out who the killer was, because I forgot he was in the movie.

If there was ever a new movie to do a BMB on, it would be this

After reading the book, I was SO excited to see this right when it came out. I swear the name isn't pronounced the way it seems - lol I love Fassbender but this was just awful.

Only positive I can say is the enviornment is kind of encasing and claustrophobic...for a bit

I was the only one in the theater when I saw this so I live tweeted my thoughts.

oh my god what happened to film brain its like he melted! WHAT DID THE CRITIC DO TO YOUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope we can get some kind of Director's Cut, or at least tighter and more competent recut in the future.

@troyschulz2318

6 жыл бұрын

Brendan Milburn Even so, if he could take all the material that he was able to shoot, including scenes in the trailer but not in the film, and maybe try some serious restructuring and trimming to help the film flow better, I'd be interested in seeing it. Even if that's not possible, the least he could do is include deleted and alternate scenes on home video and a script PDF, and then maybe someone could stitch together a fanedit.

@troyschulz2318

6 жыл бұрын

Brendan Milburn Anything has to be better than what we got.

@raymondleggs5508

6 жыл бұрын

According to midnights edge they managed to scramble up funding to shoot additional scenes afterwards

I saw the trailer before Atomic Blonde and couldn't take it seriously. I forgot about it until now, though I didn't expect it to be this much of a mess.

I can't wait for the documentary that describes just what the fuck was going on behind the scenes.

Michael Fassbender is in everything. Is he a new Nicholas Cage.

Spot on; thanks!

When I saw the trailer for this in theatres, with all those snowmen popping up, I thought it was a parody. It just looked so goofy.

Yaay more Matthew!! 😁😁😁

Nothing quite says menace and thrills like a hand-scrawled note addressed to "Mister Police" and signed with a stick-figure snowman. Because apparently this serial killer is seven years old.

Wow, I haven't watched you in a few years and it shows.

If anyone sees this, I hope you all have a safe and blessed day.😊

@bigphil2695

6 жыл бұрын

Gabe The Samurai thank you

As a Norwegian, this is pretty disappointing. It's very rare that we get any kind of recognision outside of Scandinavia, so when a famous Norwegian crime novel gets adapted into its first ever international film, it's a massive let-down when it bombs this badly.

I'm guessing there's no walking in the air?

Dang, me an' mom Loved this one 😂 Good vid tho

this movie fell down the Harry Hole.

Review Alex Cross for BMB

the killing series are fucking awesome

I had so the trailer for the movie TO many times on KZread. So much so, that I got sick of it. And usually, if a movie is being advertised that much, it's probably not very good.

if you ever bring back bad movie beat down team up with the dom from lost in adaptation for an episode and review it :P hve two british reveiwers talking a cinematic mess based on a book. give it a thought

Big fan Mr brain. I’ve been binging all your videos so if your ad $ pays out a few extra cents it’s my fault

@FilmBrain

4 ай бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them!

Do you just do project and not bmb?

@FilmBrain

6 жыл бұрын

I still do Bad Movie Beatdown when I can find time.

So they Pluto Nashed it?

The magical gift of corpses. I knew that snowman was a killer.

that thumbnail :')

It took courage for me to read the book after watching this tripe. However I found the book engaging & intriguing in its execution. Truly a shame that the movie was bastardized

I don't like Fassbender, but what's up with his career lately? Is he in a Bad Movie Hell like Nick Cage or what? Has he sold his soul?

I am still subscribed to your site where u do all yelling. Wtf happened? Like u much better with that high sarcastic tone!

Hah, so a movie that received most of the funds from the norwegian government set aside for these kind of movies, didn't manage to shoot the entire script? What a shame...

I enjoyed it just take it for what it is and then enjoy it. Oh and Val Kilmers character gets killed doesn't he? I'm sure the killer killed him by blowing his head off.

@FilmBrain

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was supposed to be the one who was killed in that appalling CGI shot.

Poor val kilmer

amazing breakdown to an amazingly bad movie. great job!

... ICE cold cases. #notsorry

"Harry Hole" sounds like a porno name. At least they wouldn't have to change it for the porn parody.

@whatiftherewasanun

6 жыл бұрын

They might just add an I

So glad i didn't go to see this film -_-

Children cut up their food in small pieces to establish order? Did whoever write that have no experience at all with kids? Kids don't cut their food up at all...their parents do it so they don't choke lol.

Wow 6,066 views...HALLOWEEN JOKE!!! That's creepier than this movie lololo

haha my girlfriend fell asleep next to me during this

Great review. I called this months ago when the trailer came out. Looked like trash then.

@r4h4al

6 жыл бұрын

No when the trailer came out it looked good. Then the film was good and didn't disappoint.

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Brock you’re fucking dumb

the killer Jack Frost movies were better than this

@TommyDeonauthsArchives

6 жыл бұрын

Mixey Boy Happy Death Day was better than this. Sadly.

Ok. So this IS supposed to be a black comedy...? The trailers makes this movie look hysterically stupid. Because making snowmen out of dead people isn’t scary. I guess they were going for the Saw crowd.

Fart powder.

Harry Hole 😂

wtf is that fart movie???

TTSS? That movie is SK boring. No wonder the pacing was so slow.

The Snowman is a Batman movie, right?

@multitudeofidols

6 жыл бұрын

"Let's kick some ice!"

@otaking3582

5 жыл бұрын

"What killed the dinosaurs? The ICE Age!"

The movie makes no sense!!

The Bye Bye Man,The Snowman and the Emoji movie are so bad.

While I don't disagree, I liked it. But why the heck was Val Kilmer dubbed??? (PS, I think I'm the only reviewer here who actually liked it, kinda surprised)

I fucking hated this film, it was just stupid.

No matter what show you are doing the intro music sucks