[0:09] You might not clock it right away, but
[0:10] this industrial score is already making
[0:12] your brain think about machines. I went
[0:14] into this not really knowing much, but
[0:15] you showed me some stars in space, and
[0:17] I'm getting hype. Gondar, I barely know
[0:20] Har. I will be here all week just
[0:22] sitting here making jokes specifically
[0:24] and only for GW.
[0:26] >> NOOKIE, BABY. GOT YOU AGAIN.
[0:29] You know, the second I saw Ji
[0:31] Courtourtney, I thought, "A dang, he's
[0:32] not making it very long." And then the
[0:34] giant scary man gave him a loving noogie
[0:36] and the Predator Badland's forehead
[0:37] pressed thing, and I realized he wasn't
[0:39] even making it out of the scene.
[0:40] >> Wait, you know this guy? This one? No, I
[0:42] never met him. Just have the exact same
[0:43] tattoo by coincidence.
[0:45] >> Really?
[0:45] >> We sure, Tom. He's not a Marine.
[0:47] >> First law of thermodynamics. When you
[0:49] idiots fill these trucks with stop leak,
[0:50] you block the vents. Heat can't escape.
[0:53] Pressure builds till the radiator blows.
[0:54] >> I enjoy that the solution to the entire
[0:56] conflict is set in the first 3 minutes.
[0:58] Rasp.
[0:58] >> Rangers are hardcore. I'ming old. You're
[1:01] [ __ ] ugly.
[1:02] >> Oh, I checked the cuto off. We're good.
[1:04] >> Jai was 38 and Allan was 40 when filming
[1:06] this. And man, I need to go work out or
[1:10] like just go for a walk, maybe.
[1:12] >> We also said we're going to start a
[1:13] thrash band.
[1:14] >> Going to need to hear this band.
[1:15] >> Hey, Tommy, fill it up.
[1:16] >> Dude, take Tommy.
[1:18] >> Tommy? He can't even spell Ranger.
[1:20] >> Tommy is currently our comedic relief
[1:22] just by existing. And I'm not excusing
[1:24] the hilarious bullying, but Tommy is
[1:26] Jai's punching bag because Jai is just
[1:27] trying to show off for his big bro. It's
[1:29] kind of cute in a messed up way.
[1:33] >> There's a clear vibe throughout this
[1:34] scene that something is coming, but it's
[1:36] still jarring when it happens. You're
[1:38] definitely not supposed to do that, but
[1:39] I really can't imagine what goes through
[1:41] your head in a moment like this, and it
[1:42] really just sets up how hardcore our guy
[1:44] is. Little details like the scar on the
[1:46] back of his head and eyebrow are nice
[1:47] touches to let us know even beyond his
[1:49] knee, he's been through it. So, New
[1:51] Zealand is just literally a nature
[1:53] wonderland. I have yet to see any
[1:54] footage of that place that doesn't make
[1:55] me question all of my life choices.
[1:57] Yeah, we have the Rockies, but they have
[1:58] the remarkables.
[1:59] >> Anything personal, hand it over.
[2:02] Jewelry phone wallets beds.
[2:04] >> Well, I'm out. Not parting with my
[2:06] Flintstone gummies. And Tommy's out cuz
[2:07] you're not taking his crayon chewables.
[2:09] Although, our boy doesn't hand his over.
[2:10] So, maybe Tommy and I could sneak by.
[2:12] >> I made you say so, Sergeant.
[2:13] >> Shut the up.
[2:14] >> Everything we need to know about 15 in 2
[2:16] seconds. Going to be bummed if he dies.
[2:17] Better be heroic.
[2:18] >> Applied four times. Medically denied
[2:20] each time.
[2:21] >> Dang. Medically denied four times in
[2:22] only 2 years. So he started applying in
[2:24] the hospital bed. Determination.
[2:26] >> You will undertake a 24-hour simulated
[2:28] mission known as death march.
[2:30] >> Based on recent experiences with
[2:32] Gabriel, I wouldn't trust him. He's
[2:33] probably in league with the AI aliens. I
[2:35] imagine water is always part of making
[2:37] everything harder in elite programs like
[2:38] this. But I also think that GI Jane set
[2:40] the standard for what the most intense
[2:42] training hell imaginable looks like.
[2:44] Even though Buds is specifically about
[2:46] training in water for Navy Seals.
[2:48] Everything is harder when wet. Hey yo,
[2:51] >> if you're thinking about quitting, do it
[2:53] now.
[2:54] >> Speaking of GI Jane, quitting regular
[2:55] military is often just called going
[2:57] awall, but specializations straight up
[2:58] want you to quit if you can't hack it.
[3:00] >> This one's broken. GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
[3:02] >> IT'S not funny. He's a human being. But
[3:05] this is really the first look at 81's
[3:07] psychological state that we get bits and
[3:08] pieces of as the movie progresses. He's
[3:10] the biggest dude there, and he's way
[3:12] ahead, even if this is clearly a long
[3:14] ruck. But he's showing us and them that
[3:16] he will destroy his body to atone for
[3:18] what he sees as letting his brother
[3:19] down. So is he the best? Well, yeah.
[3:22] He's the war machine, but he's still got
[3:23] a long way to go. I mean, he's also the
[3:25] biggest dude there.
[3:26] >> Knew you're supporting Sapper. Third
[3:28] Brigade, 10th Mountain Division.
[3:30] >> Not sure if it's a little inside
[3:31] baseball or not for most civilians, but
[3:33] saying you served in 10th Mountain
[3:34] Division is a pretty solid guarantee
[3:35] that you saw combat in Iraq or
[3:37] Afghanistan during the early as they are
[3:39] the most deployed unit in the entire US
[3:41] military. I love the touch of 39 in the
[3:43] front row jerking his head and then
[3:44] having him already turned back by the
[3:46] next shot like it genuinely shocked him.
[3:47] As well as the sergeant almost turning
[3:49] back but not knowing what to say. The
[3:50] scene explains everything we need to
[3:51] know about 81.
[3:52] >> NASA has detected a massive interstellar
[3:54] object believed to originate from
[3:56] outside our solar system.
[3:58] >> Guess you probably think NASA's making
[3:59] that [ __ ] up, too.
[4:00] >> Well, that's clearly CGI, so 15 might be
[4:02] on to something.
[4:03] >> Who the talking to defect?
[4:05] >> Defining facility. What up? I'm Leon 19
[4:08] and I know words and stuff. 81, why are
[4:11] you here?
[4:12] >> To cross that finish line.
[4:13] >> Love that for 81. Being a Ranger is
[4:15] inconsequential to becoming a ranger.
[4:17] Hey, bet they didn't know how soon
[4:19] they'd be using that SKCO training.
[4:20] Again, evidence of his trauma. He was so
[4:22] far ahead of everyone, but kept trying
[4:24] to push past his limits. Tragic shot
[4:26] when you know what happened.
[4:26] >> Experts believe it may not be a single
[4:29] object at all.
[4:35] Love the way the news report fades into
[4:36] the background since he's not focused on
[4:38] what's about to be his greatest
[4:39] challenge yet. He's still stuck in the
[4:40] past.
[4:41] >> Maybe attend at least one of those VA
[4:44] recommended group therapy sessions.
[4:46] >> Army men will literally join the Rangers
[4:48] instead of going to therapy.
[4:49] >> That finish line is a starting line.
[4:52] >> Killer line that confirms 81 still
[4:54] hasn't considered that
[4:54] >> we could kick you out right here, right
[4:57] now.
[4:57] >> So instead, what I have here is a
[5:00] voluntary quit slip. I'd like to go prep
[5:02] for parade now.
[5:03] >> This all seems insane, but trying to
[5:05] call their bluff is right in line with
[5:06] what we've learned about him. He'll just
[5:08] push harder and that'll do it. He knows
[5:09] his value.
[5:10] >> You're an engineer, so you know, even
[5:12] the most powerful machines have their
[5:14] limits.
[5:15] >> Not war machines.
[5:16] >> Your squad will be equipped with a
[5:17] single VHF to provide roundthe-clock sit
[5:20] reps.
[5:20] >> Sitreps stand for situation report. What
[5:22] up, I'm Lee? I'm 19 and I know.
[5:24] >> Team leader 7, you're now 2IC.
[5:27] >> 2IC stands for second in command. What
[5:28] up? I'm Lee. I'm 19. and your new team
[5:31] leader will be 81.
[5:33] >> This is really the only option left for
[5:34] 81. He made it clear to Torres and
[5:36] Dennis Quaid that he's at rasp for the
[5:37] wrong reasons. And they made it clear
[5:39] that he has potential to be the best.
[5:40] But until he stops dodging leadership
[5:42] and engaging with the other candidates,
[5:43] he's no good to them. Their words didn't
[5:45] work on him. So now they have to force
[5:46] him to either lead or quit. He's proven
[5:48] his body can do it, but by avoiding all
[5:50] the mental tests, he wasn't becoming a
[5:51] ranger.
[5:52] >> Welcome to Death March.
[5:54] >> That's it. That's the Thrash band name.
[5:55] And said just like that by Ei Morales
[5:57] before every show.
[5:58] >> Private glory. You boys come across
[6:00] that, you're way off course.
[6:02] >> Normally, I just say finale shadowing or
[6:03] something, but I enjoy that they're
[6:04] setting up the geography with this
[6:06] flyover. We get the quarry, the river of
[6:08] death, and the cliffs of death. It's all
[6:10] of death, really. We
[6:11] >> got exactly 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 30
[6:13] seconds to get across that finish line.
[6:15] Any questions?
[6:15] >> Dude, that was awesome. I mean, that was
[6:17] like some brave hush right there. That
[6:18] was
[6:19] >> 15. Such a class clown. I love him. At
[6:21] this point, I wasn't sure what kind of
[6:23] movie this was, but so far, the odds of
[6:25] his survival were definitely up in the
[6:26] air.
[6:27] >> Rangers lead the way. all the way.
[6:29] >> So, you follow me.
[6:31] >> This dynamic can totally work. Team
[6:33] leaders aren't always going to be the
[6:34] best ortors. It's more important that
[6:36] they're good under pressure, can make
[6:37] quick decisions, and have experience.
[6:38] So, the team might wish 81 could give
[6:40] them a St. Crisen's day level speech.
[6:42] But instead, Seven can be the morale
[6:44] booster.
[6:44] >> Remember, we're all here for one reason.
[6:46] We never give up. I'm proud as hell to
[6:48] know each and every one of y'all.
[6:49] Leaving you 15.
[6:50] >> Seven is a special kind of leader,
[6:51] though. He says all the right things for
[6:53] 81 and still keeps it light-hearted
[6:54] enough to put them all at ease.
[6:55] >> Who's a lookout?
[6:57] >> Me. But this is more evidence that 81
[6:59] not being able to turn it off is a big
[7:01] problem. The team lead needs to be the
[7:02] sharpest out of all of them.
[7:03] >> Calms are down. I can't get a signal.
[7:05] >> Losing signal and all the compasses
[7:07] spinning out of control would probably
[7:09] be a pause and reassess moment for me.
[7:11] But there is a let's say spiritual
[7:13] contract where they all know they're
[7:15] under the supervision of the cadre. It's
[7:16] all grueling, but it's not dragon riding
[7:18] school. They're all supposed to survive.
[7:20] But it doesn't even matter because
[7:21] they're in 81 mode. Let's cross that
[7:22] finish line. That said, you still might
[7:24] be thinking, "These people have no
[7:26] self-preservation instincts. That thing
[7:27] is unmarked, looks nothing like a hilo,
[7:29] and it's not where their target is
[7:31] supposed to be." And yeah, you're kind
[7:32] of right. They felt a glowing blue
[7:33] explosion and assumed the condre had
[7:35] panopticon surveillance.
[7:36] >> Artillery fire, baby.
[7:38] >> Cadre probably clocked sleeping.
[7:40] >> Aam's razor. They know the cadre is
[7:42] going to try to freak them out, so
[7:43] they're going to assume the simplest
[7:44] answers are correct.
[7:50] And it's actually impressive that even
[7:51] though I know beyond the shadow of a
[7:53] doubt that this thing is the alien, I
[7:54] still get that cortisol spike watching
[7:56] 81 figure out it's not their target.
[7:58] This is really 81's last bad leader act
[8:00] because team leads rarely if ever go off
[8:02] alone. Plus comms are down. It's very in
[8:04] line with his tunnel vision. But this
[8:06] last failure and seeing his team in
[8:07] actual danger is really what's brings
[8:08] him into action.
[8:09] >> Didn't even leave a dent.
[8:11] >> This line kind of just goes by because
[8:12] we're all like, "Oh man, aliens." But
[8:14] yeah, C4 didn't leave a dent. That would
[8:16] be beyond terrifying. The way its shape
[8:18] is shrouded in vapor is such a
[8:20] terrifying introduction. Girl, I would
[8:22] be gone. Nope. When is Red ever a good
[8:24] sign? And I know there was some gore in
[8:26] the opening, but this is when I fully
[8:27] understood what this movie is. Look, I
[8:29] always go frame by frame when making
[8:30] videos, even though it's not technically
[8:32] how we experience the movie, but this
[8:34] guy's tushy got shot off, so I think
[8:35] it's justified.
[8:38] When I say I gasped, I mean I gasped.
[8:41] It's not like I haven't seen someone
[8:42] skewered before. I've been impaled.
[8:45] But I was shocked. This might be the
[8:46] most violent and realistic falling down
[8:48] the hill scene I've ever watched. And
[8:49] I've seen this.
[8:52] The match cuts back and forth are
[8:54] fantastic, especially the extreme
[8:55] lighting shifts. People always say
[8:57] pelvis, spine, heel, collar bone, and
[8:58] femur are supposed to be the most
[9:00] painful breaks, but femur usually means
[9:01] you're dead. But maybe his femoral is
[9:03] intact. I mean, it has to be.
[9:09] >> I appreciate his human response. It's
[9:10] good to be reminded.
[9:11] >> We're exposed. No, you're good. So quick
[9:14] on the response. 111's death was
[9:16] probably too quick, but slowed down, we
[9:17] see that exact wound.
[9:22] And this is when my Metal Gear dream
[9:24] started becoming realized. All that's
[9:26] missing is Snake's Metal Gear. The
[9:28] design is just close enough to actually
[9:29] Earth-based aircraft that while
[9:31] obviously the team thinks it looks a
[9:32] little weird, it can easily be brushed
[9:34] off as either an advanced design or as
[9:35] Seven says, just
[9:36] >> special effects.
[9:38] >> Please, please go. No.
[9:43] >> Movies often like to show characters
[9:44] begging to be killed, but even with
[9:45] intestines hanging out, I think wanting
[9:47] to survive is more realistic. Still a
[9:49] better way to go out than when he lost
[9:50] to Frank Castle.
[9:52] >> That's ditch.
[9:53] >> I can feel that instinct to keep the
[9:55] firearm. Useless as it is, it'd be like
[9:56] a safety blanket.
[10:00] Scariest moment of the alien in the
[10:01] entire movie. Not when it's firing
[10:02] missiles or lasers, just sneaking up
[10:04] over the tree line slightly out of
[10:06] focus. And something about the alien on
[10:07] the top of the cliff really sets its
[10:09] scale compared to the puny humans. might
[10:10] enjoy how the scanning laser seems to
[10:12] leave marks behind for a bit as if it's
[10:14] constantly building 3D maps of
[10:15] everything it scans. Not for nothing,
[10:16] but Metal Gear Rex does this same thing.
[10:18] If you're far enough away, it sits back
[10:19] and launches long-range attacks.
[10:22] >> You got this. It's all good. You got it.
[10:26] >> Dang, bro. Being the one with the fatal
[10:27] wound and having the presence of mind to
[10:29] help regulate the guy trying to treat
[10:30] you as he nearly freezes from
[10:32] flashbacks. Seven's a badass good guy.
[10:34] No thanks. Do you see how fast he's
[10:36] being swept away? Fun fact about me. On
[10:38] our senior class trip, my then
[10:39] girlfriend had to rescue swim me back to
[10:41] the shore of the lake we were trying to
[10:42] swim across because after my spontaneous
[10:43] pneumothorax and subsequent surgery, I
[10:45] didn't realize that I was going to suck
[10:46] at swimming in the cold Canadian water.
[10:48] Anyway, I married her. The knot seems
[10:50] like such an obvious problem, but they
[10:51] must have thought that his weight would
[10:52] pull the rope down enough that the shiv
[10:53] would still roll over it. Truth is that
[10:55] even the best of the best are going to
[10:56] be freaked out and not think every
[10:58] detail through while being chased by an
[10:59] alien. Already tense scenes and canvas
[11:01] knots letting go. Name a better pair.
[11:03] You can't. Honestly glad to see old boy
[11:04] coming over the rocks because there was
[11:06] no way they were getting seven back up
[11:07] to the line.
[11:10] >> Christ my lord and save.
[11:12] >> The sound design for when the red laser
[11:13] identifies a target is truly unnerving.
[11:15] Shots like this make me love my job and
[11:17] love movies. It's 3 seconds, but it's
[11:19] such a gorgeous shot that I almost
[11:20] forget an alien death mech is trying to
[11:21] murder Raphael. Yeah, that's right. He's
[11:23] Raphael.
[11:25] Look, is it a little on the nose? Sure,
[11:26] but let's keep it 100. If there hadn't
[11:28] been a waterfall, we'd be furious. This
[11:30] isn't Hamnet. It's War Machine. And in
[11:32] War Machine, when people are fighting
[11:33] for their lives in a river, there better
[11:34] be some dank falls. And 81's still a
[11:36] human who needs saving sometimes. The
[11:38] thing about trip lines is that on one
[11:39] hand, this one seemed super visible and
[11:41] obvious. And on the other hand, 99% of
[11:43] people would absolutely still hit that.
[11:44] >> You're telling me that this thing is
[11:46] smashed to a mountain and then just got
[11:49] up and walked around?
[11:50] >> Correct. This is the scariest thing
[11:51] they've learned about it so far.
[11:53] >> It's from another planet.
[11:54] >> Well, it sure ain't from this one.
[11:56] >> Heck yeah. The military verse space
[11:58] alien genre is so slept on. If you
[11:59] haven't seen Battle Los Angeles, finish
[12:01] this video, watch any other video of
[12:02] mine you haven't seen, and then go watch
[12:04] Battle Los Angeles. And then go edit
[12:06] your comment about how you're angry. I
[12:07] did War Machine before Battle Los
[12:09] Angeles. And then tell everyone about
[12:10] this video cuz if it's, let's say, like
[12:12] 500,000, I'll do Battle Los Angeles.
[12:14] It's not the one with Rihanna.
[12:15] >> I think we might need a minute. We don't
[12:17] have a minute. And I know that you can
[12:19] go on forever and that you don't need
[12:21] sleep and you don't need us.
[12:22] >> 15's right. They all need time to
[12:23] process what's going on. And while 81
[12:25] isn't totally stable yet, that time is
[12:27] like tomorrow. Not in the middle of the
[12:29] scorched village.
[12:29] >> But not everyone is a silver staring WAR
[12:32] HERO. I AM NOT A HERO. I NEVER MADE IT
[12:34] BACK TO BASE. He died
[12:37] cuz I couldn't get him across the line.
[12:39] >> This reacher guy can act, huh?
[12:41] >> And they gave me a medal for the worst
[12:43] day of my life.
[12:44] >> Just that line. Dang. Old scar from the
[12:46] worst day of his life. New head wound
[12:48] from the second worst. But
[12:49] >> it's not about us anymore. It's about
[12:50] firing up that Guardian, getting Seven
[12:53] back to base, and warning everybody that
[12:55] thing's coming.
[12:56] >> And now his leadership clicks into gear.
[12:57] He needed to admit his shame, but I
[12:59] think it's also valuable for him to see
[13:00] what they really think of him. So, this
[13:02] one is on me, cuz first time through, I
[13:04] was extremely confused as to why they
[13:06] weren't using the winch, but I must have
[13:07] looked away or something, cuz we get
[13:09] insert shots of where the winch is
[13:10] pulling and where the dudes are pulling.
[13:12] They were just helping the winch along.
[13:13] >> Nice work, Superman.
[13:15] >> A See, he's starting to get it.
[13:17] Sometimes being a good leader is just
[13:18] about telling someone they're doing good
[13:19] or telling the guy who writes for you
[13:20] how talented and good-looking he is.
[13:22] What the I didn't write that.
[13:23] >> I told you to take that out.
[13:24] >> Holy [ __ ] Everyone made a joke. 15 and
[13:27] Theia should bond over getting their
[13:28] otherwise emotionless travel companions
[13:29] to lighten up.
[13:30] >> Was that a joke?
[13:31] >> Another great/scary shot. Nice reminder
[13:33] of the scope of things and how screwed
[13:35] the team is. This was really when I was
[13:37] sure what kind of movie we were in. You
[13:39] don't kill the funny guy in an unfunny
[13:40] way if anyone else is going to survive.
[13:42] This sides scrolling shot is ripped
[13:44] right from my childhood imaginative play
[13:45] time. Absolutely no notes.
[13:52] And I'm not usually one to go cool
[13:54] explosions, but uh these are in fact
[13:56] cool explosions. This team is never not
[13:59] having the ever loving snot kicked out
[14:00] of them.
[14:01] >> I think we outran it.
[14:02] >> Look, even if you know that to be true,
[14:04] just don't say it out loud. Life lessons
[14:06] from me to you. You think it's going to
[14:08] be this absolute thundering slam when it
[14:10] hits the ground, but it's somehow more
[14:11] menacing that it doesn't. It knows
[14:13] exactly what it's doing. Every moment is
[14:14] calculated. Godzilla would be proud and
[14:16] then would stomp it. Something I've
[14:18] never really gone into is why wonders
[14:20] are so cool. Or maybe I have. But I'm
[14:22] going to do it again. There's the
[14:22] technical side of it that I have talked
[14:24] about. The skill and preparation that
[14:25] goes into every actor knowing their
[14:26] blocking and lines, timing, etc. Every
[14:29] camera operator and boom operator not
[14:30] being the one to mess up the take as
[14:31] well. That in itself is impressive, and
[14:33] some wonders are just about that. But
[14:35] then there's the thematic side of it
[14:36] that traps us inside the ASV with our
[14:38] protagonists. We are being chased by the
[14:40] alien with them, only catching
[14:42] terrifying glances of the 500 ton
[14:44] sprinting tank that's chasing us. Second
[14:46] possible Jurassic Park nod with the
[14:47] mirror. The first was the shells
[14:49] bouncing when 15 was trying to collect
[14:50] them. And we get a brief respit after
[14:52] Dude Bro loses an arm only to get sucked
[14:54] back in through this open door into pure
[14:56] mayhem. Seven is awake for all of this
[14:58] and still completely strapped down.
[14:59] Utterly insane. There's no way that Skeo
[15:01] isn't full of poop. The earlier
[15:03] flashbacks made me wonder how someone at
[15:04] the base on Lookout didn't immediately
[15:06] see them, but in this memory, it's clear
[15:08] the terrain is varied and they
[15:09] definitely blend in with the
[15:10] surroundings. Pretty tragic. I know that
[15:12] these are often the moments that define
[15:13] heroes, and dang, I I think I'd be done.
[15:16] I'd just lie down and die. And as sad as
[15:17] 81 is about the rest of the team, the
[15:19] look on his face here makes me think he
[15:21] thought 44 was going to make it.
[15:25] >> While I've never had a messed up knee
[15:26] from the day my brother died that was
[15:28] inhibiting my ability to drag my comrade
[15:29] cadet up a muddy hill in the rain away
[15:31] from the alien machine that killed every
[15:32] other person I was with. I also totally
[15:35] feel what he's going through and can
[15:36] relate. I think we all can. And
[15:38] sometimes it's cuz something
[15:38] catastrophic happened after five other
[15:40] catastrophes. And sometimes it's cuz I
[15:42] reached wrong and spilled my coffee. I
[15:44] just want to drink my coffee.
[15:48] And this is the real insult to injury.
[15:49] As the leader, he's already lost almost
[15:51] his entire team. And now his watch goes
[15:53] off to remind him that not only did he
[15:55] not save his brother, but he broke his
[15:56] promise to him. Or at least that's how
[15:58] he's taking it.
[15:59] >> I knew who you were when I saw you on
[16:01] that bus. But you never gave up. That's
[16:04] not failure. It's a rager.
[16:06] >> Might seem like a crazy simple thing
[16:08] that 81 never realized, but trauma isn't
[16:10] logical. All he knows is that he failed
[16:12] his brother. As outside observers, we
[16:14] know there's no way his brother would
[16:15] feel that way.
[16:16] >> What would your brother do?
[16:17] >> Probably fill it with stock leak.
[16:19] >> And being able to joke about him feels
[16:21] like a huge step forward for 81.
[16:23] >> Thermodynamics, mother.
[16:24] >> Yep.
[16:32] Definitely. And I'll kill you later in
[16:34] that look. Love that it's both scarier
[16:35] in the dark, but also the vent seems so
[16:37] much more obvious and stands out as a
[16:38] possible weakness in the dark.
[16:46] H Idiot. What? You couldn't hear the
[16:48] beeping? Stupid jerk. Look, it's not
[16:50] from Earth. I can be mean. Yes. This
[16:52] This is why we watch movies. Dazzling
[16:54] images that are on a huge silver screen.
[16:57] Sounds that I can feel. Somehow
[16:59] heartbreak feels good in a place like
[17:00] this. As you know, I worked in land
[17:02] clearing and construction for years. I
[17:03] operated payloaders like this in mulch
[17:05] yards and even on rock crushing job
[17:06] sites. And I've never seen a front-end
[17:08] loader look meaner. To be fair, I ran
[17:10] Volvos and John Deers, which are kind of
[17:12] friendly looking and based on this cab
[17:13] style, I think it's a caterpillar, and
[17:15] there's nothing angrier than a cat.
[17:16] Yeah, that's right. I just devoted 19
[17:18] seconds to talk about construction
[17:19] equipment. Movies called War Machine.
[17:21] Stop [ __ ]
[17:22] >> Both the corniest and most realistic
[17:24] moment of the movie. Nailed it.
[17:30] This one last tactical move for the
[17:32] alien gets me excited for the
[17:33] possibility of a sequel. They aren't
[17:34] stupid kill monsters. They have survival
[17:36] instincts and can think a few steps
[17:37] ahead, but not fast enough. You almost
[17:40] feel bad for it. Almost. And the last
[17:42] Predator homage. Perfect final middle
[17:44] finger to whoever vanquishes you. I know
[17:45] this is supposed to be an encouraging
[17:47] moment for 81, but he's still so far
[17:49] away. This is why I'm not a war machine.
[17:51] >> All the way. All the way, brother.
[17:54] >> And obviously, this is much more
[17:55] symbolic than anything. Death march
[17:56] ended after the first candidate gained
[17:58] an extra orifice. But it's right in line
[17:59] with what 81 finally learned from Seven
[18:01] about himself. He thought he'd failed
[18:03] his brother, but he didn't. He never
[18:04] gave up again. This time the timer ran
[18:06] out. So even after technically failing,
[18:08] he kept going and crossed the finish
[18:10] line anyway because he DFQ.
[18:12] >> We only just secured this space. We lost
[18:14] half the battalion.
[18:15] >> Dang, that's about 300 400 people.
[18:17] >> Interstellar imaging confirms our worst
[18:19] fear. Tens of thousands more are on
[18:22] their way.
[18:22] >> Tens of thousands. The prospect of
[18:24] never- ending war is pretty bleak.
[18:26] >> Like you said, Sergeant Major, every
[18:28] machine has its limits. You jam it hard
[18:29] enough, the whole system chokes.
[18:31] >> Your intel is going to save a lot of
[18:32] lives. This is one of the harder things
[18:34] to believe that no one else in the
[18:35] entire world thought to block the vent.
[18:37] But, and I'm not even calling this a
[18:38] defense of the indefensible, but it's
[18:40] not from Earth. The truth is that 81 was
[18:42] actually pretty lucky his plan worked
[18:43] because there was no guarantee that
[18:44] alien tech, I mean, we don't even know.
[18:46] It could be organic, operates the same
[18:48] way as human tech. Also, it's possible
[18:49] that other militaries did figure it out
[18:51] and just haven't shared the news yet.
[18:52] But the biggest thing is that the rest
[18:53] of the world probably stopped fighting
[18:54] these things at night, which is when the
[18:56] venting became very obvious.
[18:57] >> And we sure as hell don'ting quit. Hey,
[19:01] anybody catch his name? A
[19:02] >> little weird that the director of the
[19:03] movie doesn't know the main character's
[19:05] name, but whatever.
[19:06] >> Anybody catch his name?
[19:11] >> But uh I'll be honest, I'm not usually a
[19:13] guy that would give a movie a solid 10
[19:14] out of 10 because of one gimmick, but
[19:16] this one got me so dang good. I have no
[19:18] choice. 81 is The War Machine. Full body
[19:21] chills and the goofiest smile on my face
[19:23] the first time I saw it. Partially
[19:24] because I was so wrapped up in
[19:25] everything happening, I did not see it
[19:27] coming. I cannot overstate how much I
[19:28] love this cut to the title. This is the
[19:30] type of movie that obviously sets up a
[19:32] sequel, but the sequel it sets up has
[19:33] the potential to be way more generic.
[19:35] Not that this movie is some
[19:36] groundbreaking new idea. I'm not the
[19:38] first person to say it's Predator with a
[19:40] robot, but the smaller story, just a few
[19:42] humans against one alien, gives us the
[19:43] time to learn about our characters and
[19:45] feel some kind of way towards them. I'm
[19:47] not saying it's impossible to do that on
[19:48] a larger scale, but it is harder. And as
[19:50] much as I enjoyed Battle Los Angeles,
[19:52] it's not the most well-loved. And it
[19:53] suffers from a similar problem as War
[19:55] Machine that it's Marina Paganda. War
[19:57] Machine is raindropaganda,
[19:59] which whatever, man. I think we all see
[20:01] through it. People joining up because of
[20:03] a movie we're probably going to anyway.
[20:05] But dang it, is this movie fun. I chose
[20:07] to do it this early because people were
[20:08] talking about it online and it's had two
[20:10] weeks at number one on Netflix's top 10.
[20:12] There's still a chance this video bombs.
[20:13] There's always that chance. Unless it's
[20:15] Spider-Man, I guess. But I love a turn
[20:16] your brain off movie and it's the best
[20:18] kind of turn your brain off movie
[20:20] because yeah, it's about a loreless
[20:21] alien robot, but it also takes its
[20:23] emotional stakes seriously. It deals
[20:25] with trauma and deals with people not
[20:26] dealing with their trauma, but it's not
[20:28] the primary focus. It just makes the
[20:29] film better. And not everyone is going
[20:31] to connect with 81's story, but I think
[20:32] most people will agree the alien looks
[20:34] dope. And if they do a sequel, these
[20:36] mechs and cities could be really fun. I
[20:38] mean, they might as well follow the
[20:39] Predator model, which means they'd
[20:40] probably swap out Alan Richson, too. But
[20:42] here's my plea that you don't do that.
[20:43] It's awesome to see another big strong
[20:45] guy actor get opportunities to show that
[20:47] he can really act. Reacher fans already
[20:49] knew, but hopefully studios will keep
[20:50] looking to him as a leading man. The
[20:52] graphic violence and gore were the
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