Everything GREAT About War Machine!

[00:09] You might not clock it right away, but

[00:10] this industrial score is already making

[00:12] your brain think about machines. I went

[00:14] into this not really knowing much, but

[00:15] you showed me some stars in space, and

[00:17] I'm getting hype. Gondar, I barely know

[00:20] Har. I will be here all week just

[00:22] sitting here making jokes specifically

[00:24] and only for GW.

[00:26] >> NOOKIE, BABY. GOT YOU AGAIN.

[00:29] You know, the second I saw Ji

[00:31] Courtourtney, I thought, "A dang, he's

[00:32] not making it very long." And then the

[00:34] giant scary man gave him a loving noogie

[00:36] and the Predator Badland's forehead

[00:37] pressed thing, and I realized he wasn't

[00:39] even making it out of the scene.

[00:40] >> Wait, you know this guy? This one? No, I

[00:42] never met him. Just have the exact same

[00:43] tattoo by coincidence.

[00:45] >> Really?

[00:45] >> We sure, Tom. He's not a Marine.

[00:47] >> First law of thermodynamics. When you

[00:49] idiots fill these trucks with stop leak,

[00:50] you block the vents. Heat can't escape.

[00:53] Pressure builds till the radiator blows.

[00:54] >> I enjoy that the solution to the entire

[00:56] conflict is set in the first 3 minutes.

[00:58] Rasp.

[00:58] >> Rangers are hardcore. I'ming old. You're

[01:01] [ __ ] ugly.

[01:02] >> Oh, I checked the cuto off. We're good.

[01:04] >> Jai was 38 and Allan was 40 when filming

[01:06] this. And man, I need to go work out or

[01:10] like just go for a walk, maybe.

[01:12] >> We also said we're going to start a

[01:13] thrash band.

[01:14] >> Going to need to hear this band.

[01:15] >> Hey, Tommy, fill it up.

[01:16] >> Dude, take Tommy.

[01:18] >> Tommy? He can't even spell Ranger.

[01:20] >> Tommy is currently our comedic relief

[01:22] just by existing. And I'm not excusing

[01:24] the hilarious bullying, but Tommy is

[01:26] Jai's punching bag because Jai is just

[01:27] trying to show off for his big bro. It's

[01:29] kind of cute in a messed up way.

[01:33] >> There's a clear vibe throughout this

[01:34] scene that something is coming, but it's

[01:36] still jarring when it happens. You're

[01:38] definitely not supposed to do that, but

[01:39] I really can't imagine what goes through

[01:41] your head in a moment like this, and it

[01:42] really just sets up how hardcore our guy

[01:44] is. Little details like the scar on the

[01:46] back of his head and eyebrow are nice

[01:47] touches to let us know even beyond his

[01:49] knee, he's been through it. So, New

[01:51] Zealand is just literally a nature

[01:53] wonderland. I have yet to see any

[01:54] footage of that place that doesn't make

[01:55] me question all of my life choices.

[01:57] Yeah, we have the Rockies, but they have

[01:58] the remarkables.

[01:59] >> Anything personal, hand it over.

[02:02] Jewelry phone wallets beds.

[02:04] >> Well, I'm out. Not parting with my

[02:06] Flintstone gummies. And Tommy's out cuz

[02:07] you're not taking his crayon chewables.

[02:09] Although, our boy doesn't hand his over.

[02:10] So, maybe Tommy and I could sneak by.

[02:12] >> I made you say so, Sergeant.

[02:13] >> Shut the up.

[02:14] >> Everything we need to know about 15 in 2

[02:16] seconds. Going to be bummed if he dies.

[02:17] Better be heroic.

[02:18] >> Applied four times. Medically denied

[02:20] each time.

[02:21] >> Dang. Medically denied four times in

[02:22] only 2 years. So he started applying in

[02:24] the hospital bed. Determination.

[02:26] >> You will undertake a 24-hour simulated

[02:28] mission known as death march.

[02:30] >> Based on recent experiences with

[02:32] Gabriel, I wouldn't trust him. He's

[02:33] probably in league with the AI aliens. I

[02:35] imagine water is always part of making

[02:37] everything harder in elite programs like

[02:38] this. But I also think that GI Jane set

[02:40] the standard for what the most intense

[02:42] training hell imaginable looks like.

[02:44] Even though Buds is specifically about

[02:46] training in water for Navy Seals.

[02:48] Everything is harder when wet. Hey yo,

[02:51] >> if you're thinking about quitting, do it

[02:53] now.

[02:54] >> Speaking of GI Jane, quitting regular

[02:55] military is often just called going

[02:57] awall, but specializations straight up

[02:58] want you to quit if you can't hack it.

[03:00] >> This one's broken. GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

[03:02] >> IT'S not funny. He's a human being. But

[03:05] this is really the first look at 81's

[03:07] psychological state that we get bits and

[03:08] pieces of as the movie progresses. He's

[03:10] the biggest dude there, and he's way

[03:12] ahead, even if this is clearly a long

[03:14] ruck. But he's showing us and them that

[03:16] he will destroy his body to atone for

[03:18] what he sees as letting his brother

[03:19] down. So is he the best? Well, yeah.

[03:22] He's the war machine, but he's still got

[03:23] a long way to go. I mean, he's also the

[03:25] biggest dude there.

[03:26] >> Knew you're supporting Sapper. Third

[03:28] Brigade, 10th Mountain Division.

[03:30] >> Not sure if it's a little inside

[03:31] baseball or not for most civilians, but

[03:33] saying you served in 10th Mountain

[03:34] Division is a pretty solid guarantee

[03:35] that you saw combat in Iraq or

[03:37] Afghanistan during the early as they are

[03:39] the most deployed unit in the entire US

[03:41] military. I love the touch of 39 in the

[03:43] front row jerking his head and then

[03:44] having him already turned back by the

[03:46] next shot like it genuinely shocked him.

[03:47] As well as the sergeant almost turning

[03:49] back but not knowing what to say. The

[03:50] scene explains everything we need to

[03:51] know about 81.

[03:52] >> NASA has detected a massive interstellar

[03:54] object believed to originate from

[03:56] outside our solar system.

[03:58] >> Guess you probably think NASA's making

[03:59] that [ __ ] up, too.

[04:00] >> Well, that's clearly CGI, so 15 might be

[04:02] on to something.

[04:03] >> Who the talking to defect?

[04:05] >> Defining facility. What up? I'm Leon 19

[04:08] and I know words and stuff. 81, why are

[04:11] you here?

[04:12] >> To cross that finish line.

[04:13] >> Love that for 81. Being a Ranger is

[04:15] inconsequential to becoming a ranger.

[04:17] Hey, bet they didn't know how soon

[04:19] they'd be using that SKCO training.

[04:20] Again, evidence of his trauma. He was so

[04:22] far ahead of everyone, but kept trying

[04:24] to push past his limits. Tragic shot

[04:26] when you know what happened.

[04:26] >> Experts believe it may not be a single

[04:29] object at all.

[04:35] Love the way the news report fades into

[04:36] the background since he's not focused on

[04:38] what's about to be his greatest

[04:39] challenge yet. He's still stuck in the

[04:40] past.

[04:41] >> Maybe attend at least one of those VA

[04:44] recommended group therapy sessions.

[04:46] >> Army men will literally join the Rangers

[04:48] instead of going to therapy.

[04:49] >> That finish line is a starting line.

[04:52] >> Killer line that confirms 81 still

[04:54] hasn't considered that

[04:54] >> we could kick you out right here, right

[04:57] now.

[04:57] >> So instead, what I have here is a

[05:00] voluntary quit slip. I'd like to go prep

[05:02] for parade now.

[05:03] >> This all seems insane, but trying to

[05:05] call their bluff is right in line with

[05:06] what we've learned about him. He'll just

[05:08] push harder and that'll do it. He knows

[05:09] his value.

[05:10] >> You're an engineer, so you know, even

[05:12] the most powerful machines have their

[05:14] limits.

[05:15] >> Not war machines.

[05:16] >> Your squad will be equipped with a

[05:17] single VHF to provide roundthe-clock sit

[05:20] reps.

[05:20] >> Sitreps stand for situation report. What

[05:22] up, I'm Lee? I'm 19 and I know.

[05:24] >> Team leader 7, you're now 2IC.

[05:27] >> 2IC stands for second in command. What

[05:28] up? I'm Lee. I'm 19. and your new team

[05:31] leader will be 81.

[05:33] >> This is really the only option left for

[05:34] 81. He made it clear to Torres and

[05:36] Dennis Quaid that he's at rasp for the

[05:37] wrong reasons. And they made it clear

[05:39] that he has potential to be the best.

[05:40] But until he stops dodging leadership

[05:42] and engaging with the other candidates,

[05:43] he's no good to them. Their words didn't

[05:45] work on him. So now they have to force

[05:46] him to either lead or quit. He's proven

[05:48] his body can do it, but by avoiding all

[05:50] the mental tests, he wasn't becoming a

[05:51] ranger.

[05:52] >> Welcome to Death March.

[05:54] >> That's it. That's the Thrash band name.

[05:55] And said just like that by Ei Morales

[05:57] before every show.

[05:58] >> Private glory. You boys come across

[06:00] that, you're way off course.

[06:02] >> Normally, I just say finale shadowing or

[06:03] something, but I enjoy that they're

[06:04] setting up the geography with this

[06:06] flyover. We get the quarry, the river of

[06:08] death, and the cliffs of death. It's all

[06:10] of death, really. We

[06:11] >> got exactly 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 30

[06:13] seconds to get across that finish line.

[06:15] Any questions?

[06:15] >> Dude, that was awesome. I mean, that was

[06:17] like some brave hush right there. That

[06:18] was

[06:19] >> 15. Such a class clown. I love him. At

[06:21] this point, I wasn't sure what kind of

[06:23] movie this was, but so far, the odds of

[06:25] his survival were definitely up in the

[06:26] air.

[06:27] >> Rangers lead the way. all the way.

[06:29] >> So, you follow me.

[06:31] >> This dynamic can totally work. Team

[06:33] leaders aren't always going to be the

[06:34] best ortors. It's more important that

[06:36] they're good under pressure, can make

[06:37] quick decisions, and have experience.

[06:38] So, the team might wish 81 could give

[06:40] them a St. Crisen's day level speech.

[06:42] But instead, Seven can be the morale

[06:44] booster.

[06:44] >> Remember, we're all here for one reason.

[06:46] We never give up. I'm proud as hell to

[06:48] know each and every one of y'all.

[06:49] Leaving you 15.

[06:50] >> Seven is a special kind of leader,

[06:51] though. He says all the right things for

[06:53] 81 and still keeps it light-hearted

[06:54] enough to put them all at ease.

[06:55] >> Who's a lookout?

[06:57] >> Me. But this is more evidence that 81

[06:59] not being able to turn it off is a big

[07:01] problem. The team lead needs to be the

[07:02] sharpest out of all of them.

[07:03] >> Calms are down. I can't get a signal.

[07:05] >> Losing signal and all the compasses

[07:07] spinning out of control would probably

[07:09] be a pause and reassess moment for me.

[07:11] But there is a let's say spiritual

[07:13] contract where they all know they're

[07:15] under the supervision of the cadre. It's

[07:16] all grueling, but it's not dragon riding

[07:18] school. They're all supposed to survive.

[07:20] But it doesn't even matter because

[07:21] they're in 81 mode. Let's cross that

[07:22] finish line. That said, you still might

[07:24] be thinking, "These people have no

[07:26] self-preservation instincts. That thing

[07:27] is unmarked, looks nothing like a hilo,

[07:29] and it's not where their target is

[07:31] supposed to be." And yeah, you're kind

[07:32] of right. They felt a glowing blue

[07:33] explosion and assumed the condre had

[07:35] panopticon surveillance.

[07:36] >> Artillery fire, baby.

[07:38] >> Cadre probably clocked sleeping.

[07:40] >> Aam's razor. They know the cadre is

[07:42] going to try to freak them out, so

[07:43] they're going to assume the simplest

[07:44] answers are correct.

[07:50] And it's actually impressive that even

[07:51] though I know beyond the shadow of a

[07:53] doubt that this thing is the alien, I

[07:54] still get that cortisol spike watching

[07:56] 81 figure out it's not their target.

[07:58] This is really 81's last bad leader act

[08:00] because team leads rarely if ever go off

[08:02] alone. Plus comms are down. It's very in

[08:04] line with his tunnel vision. But this

[08:06] last failure and seeing his team in

[08:07] actual danger is really what's brings

[08:08] him into action.

[08:09] >> Didn't even leave a dent.

[08:11] >> This line kind of just goes by because

[08:12] we're all like, "Oh man, aliens." But

[08:14] yeah, C4 didn't leave a dent. That would

[08:16] be beyond terrifying. The way its shape

[08:18] is shrouded in vapor is such a

[08:20] terrifying introduction. Girl, I would

[08:22] be gone. Nope. When is Red ever a good

[08:24] sign? And I know there was some gore in

[08:26] the opening, but this is when I fully

[08:27] understood what this movie is. Look, I

[08:29] always go frame by frame when making

[08:30] videos, even though it's not technically

[08:32] how we experience the movie, but this

[08:34] guy's tushy got shot off, so I think

[08:35] it's justified.

[08:38] When I say I gasped, I mean I gasped.

[08:41] It's not like I haven't seen someone

[08:42] skewered before. I've been impaled.

[08:45] But I was shocked. This might be the

[08:46] most violent and realistic falling down

[08:48] the hill scene I've ever watched. And

[08:49] I've seen this.

[08:52] The match cuts back and forth are

[08:54] fantastic, especially the extreme

[08:55] lighting shifts. People always say

[08:57] pelvis, spine, heel, collar bone, and

[08:58] femur are supposed to be the most

[09:00] painful breaks, but femur usually means

[09:01] you're dead. But maybe his femoral is

[09:03] intact. I mean, it has to be.

[09:09] >> I appreciate his human response. It's

[09:10] good to be reminded.

[09:11] >> We're exposed. No, you're good. So quick

[09:14] on the response. 111's death was

[09:16] probably too quick, but slowed down, we

[09:17] see that exact wound.

[09:22] And this is when my Metal Gear dream

[09:24] started becoming realized. All that's

[09:26] missing is Snake's Metal Gear. The

[09:28] design is just close enough to actually

[09:29] Earth-based aircraft that while

[09:31] obviously the team thinks it looks a

[09:32] little weird, it can easily be brushed

[09:34] off as either an advanced design or as

[09:35] Seven says, just

[09:36] >> special effects.

[09:38] >> Please, please go. No.

[09:43] >> Movies often like to show characters

[09:44] begging to be killed, but even with

[09:45] intestines hanging out, I think wanting

[09:47] to survive is more realistic. Still a

[09:49] better way to go out than when he lost

[09:50] to Frank Castle.

[09:52] >> That's ditch.

[09:53] >> I can feel that instinct to keep the

[09:55] firearm. Useless as it is, it'd be like

[09:56] 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

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