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  • It's really not one of the best spielberg movie. It is enjoyable with some unforgettable scenes like the end in John ford style or the horse vs the tank but characters have have a big lack of charisma and in time of war some of them are fucking naive

  • Saw it yesterday... I wanted to like this movie but i almost hated it. The acting is horrible (albert, french girl and her grandfather). 60% of the movie felt like it was a disney movie (the music, conversations with the horse, and a lot of dialog). Spielberg could have casted some actors that actually talked german or french. What i did like was ofcourse the scene with the two soldiers, that was genius. tom hiddleston, he was the best thing in this movie. And the war scenes were really great.

  • I've known about you guys forever from Jeremy J, but somehow I never subscribed, why I don't get, but I have now.

  • Hey Schmoes! I'm returning to this review because I saw War Horse yesterday, and I'm totally with Mark on this one. I LOVED this movie, more than I expected to. Maybe I'm sentimental, but I thought this movie was great! I love the cinematography, the score, the landscapes, the horses, the story, everything. I think the Best Picture nomination is justified.

  • It's based off a book! Not a play

  • it one of the worst movies i watched!!!!!

  • hey hey hey originally it's a book.. the play was based on the book! know your stuff

  • I've ridden a horse before! :) Btw, its trotting that would hurt a guy. XD

  • LOL!!! XD

  • Schoes, the movie is actually based on the book War Horse by Micheal Marpurgo, as well as its stage adaptation.

  • Kristian's horse interpretation sounds like the laugh from the birds on angry birds!

  • I love this movie! I cried so much.

  • I thought War Horse was fantastic! I own two horses and I love them very much. They are more than pets. They are beautiful creatures.

  • Recently watched it; it's an amazing movie. Totally recommend it.

  • maybe it is a good movie, i dont know, but cant anybody agree with me that the trailer made the movie look like the dumbest thing ever?

  • @Ace4929 i really didnt want to see it based on the trailer... it looked really corny/unrealistic

  • I agree with you so much Ellis. This is a beautiful film.

  • another movie about a horse??? why???seabiscuit,secretariat and now this.

    i have a feeling the horse is gonna die at the end and i don't need to see that.

  • WWI pisses me off sometimes... the trench wars are just so frustrating... anyways i think im gonna check out this movie :]

  • The guy on the left is so cute!

  • @illuminatedface Ah you are too kind

  • @schmoesknow Your other left.

  • @illuminatedface That's Dane Cook.

  • @illuminatedface They are both cute. :)

  • Are you going to review the new DKR trailer or what?

  • Mark, I've noticed that your lower scores are much more specific, but when you get to the really good stuff you go right for the 4.5 or 5. I think it'd be more fair if you gave this movie something like a 4.87 because those are the vibes I'm getting. I haven't seen it, but it has 4.87 written all over it. Cop out review.

  • The only Spielberg film I have not seen in the theater during the last 22 years is The Terminal...and that was only because I was out of work in 2004 and low on cash. I'm seeing both of these.

    Did you know that this is the FIFTH time Spielberg has released two movies he's directed the same year? 1989 (The Last Crusade and Always), 1993 (Jurassic Park and Schindler's List), 1997 (The Lost World and Amistad), 2005 (War of the Worlds and Munich) and now 2011!

  • Review the Hobbit trailer!

  • Kristian ... love that hat!

  • Sooo.... add a few lightsabers here and there and this could possibly be the first 5.5 outta 5? Just wonderin'

  • We enjoy your reviews, humans. We find it strange that humans would make a movie about a horse, but I think that you have convinced us robots to give it a chance. Thank you for expanding our robot brains.

    ~Ranting Robots (Bleep & Bloop)

  • I have no interest at all in watching this. A touchy feel'ly story were the star is a house...really not my kinda movie at all. Glad yas enjoyed it tho

  • Kristian has a child why has the baby not reviewed any movies?? I will be seeing both Spielberg movies and I will love evey second of it!!

  • meh. I kinda hate horse movies. COME ON, it's just a damn horse. (just like dog/dolphin movies)

  • I already saw Tintin and thought it was good, but nothing special as for this I will be seeing this. Origianlly I wasn't very excited but this review kind of started a little flame of excitement haha.

  • I think i'm just going to see War Horse. Tin Tin looks like it would be disappointing in the end.

  • LOL. It hurt my balls...

    You're doing it wrong. :)

    After these scores I'll have to go see it now. Normally this would be the type of movie I'd wait catch on disc, but I suspect the war scenes will look amazing on the big screen.

  • To be honest, I had no intention of seeing War Horse. Your review changed my mind. Well done.

  • I saw TinTin and loved it. I hope War Horse is just as good, if not better. Great review, guys.

  • Excellent review, good to see a 5 at last, and I'm a sucker for horses so I want to see it. You know, I loved Seabiscuit...

  • Damn it feels like the music makes the movie (if you watch the trailer...)

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  • OMG! Ellis, I just saw you as a presenter on The Laugh Factory. Mindfuck of the day ^^

  • hey schmoes, the dark knight rises trailer is released by Apple, so its legits no hand cam...pls review

  • @MayJayK It's not that much different from the 6 minute preview, so no point really.

  • Even though you didn't like the 1st one will you review wrath of the titans (clash of the titans 2) trailer.

  • whaaaat!?? thiers no lightsabers in war horse!? Maybe if it was called " Starwars Horse" it would :p

  • no lightsabers! lol

  • I'm excited for this movie. Just curious do you guys plan on doing a review for the dark knight rises' new trailer. It got me even more pumped for it.

  • I didnt even consider this one fellas, but with a 9.5 on the Schmoes Meter AND Ellis's first 5 of the year.....

    ......im there!

  • review the dark knight rises trailer! :)

  • Glad you guys dug it too, I've been waiting for the other dudes to see this.

  • 5 out of 5. Man im sold. Must see this movie. Besides, its Steven Speilberg, not executive Producer or some crap, but Directing, sorta have to see this movie.

  • I'm 90 percent sure this will be my family's Christmas movie. I'll be sure to bring tissues. For my mom of course. For my mother.

  • I know what yall guys favorite movie of the year is... xmen first class.

    lol

  • Spielberg is involve in almost every movie even transformers. yes transformers.

  • (the look on Kristian's face when Mark said Tom Hiddleston was actually in War Horse)

  • OMG... He said Battlecat! lol!

  • check out the schmoesknow potcast. Awesome, funny, and, with Catherine Reitman, sexy :P

  • EPIC He-Man refence :D

  • EPIC He-Man refence :D

  • hey ellis i want 2 know how u got this job n what did it take to b come a critic for movies please message me back very interested in knowing how!

  • That is the coolest Transformers shirt ever! Great review, I caint wait untill I see this movie. Got to wait untill Febraury in UK :(

  • cant fucking wait...hothothot ;D

  • I think I'd like War Horse more than TinTin...only because I'm more of a live action lover...but I really wish the movie wasn't about a horse, because I think horse's brains are too small to control their entire body and that they're dumb (no offense to those who think otherwise). I'd probably like it better if it was about a dog, which, well , you can't ride on...Still probably going to see it =)

  • MUST. SEE. SPIELBERG. MOVIES. NOW.

  • John Williams music alone can make me cry. I'd be a mess in this.

  • i'm so glad this movie is great. from all the trailers and advertisements it looked like it sucked. just goes to show never judge a movie by its trailer!

  • I saw WAR HORSE at the beginning of November! I agree with Ellis.. 5/5.. I cried twice! John Williams is the man!

  • I cant wait to see this, I read (and loved) the book, and Spielberg is my favorite director so I'm sure to love it!

  • Do you get to see an advanced screening of dragon tattoo?

  • saw tin tin, ill see this when it opens here in january,.... and omg the mark ellis 5 schmoes award! didnt see that one coming

  • i wont be able to see this or Dragon Tattoo until i'm done with my final/midterm exams. Wish me luck schmoes!

  • OK, so is this horse just a normal, regular horse, or is he so humanised that you are waiting for him to speak any second? Don't get me wrong, I love animals, but I hate when we impose too much human traits onto them, they are perfect just as they are.

  • I normally agree with you guys on your scores! I personally completely 110% disliked this film!

  • wasn't sure about seeing War horse, but after this review, im more interested. also planning to see Tin Tin.

  • Can you guys please, please, please, please stop putting trailers in your reviews? Or can you put the whole trailer there AT ONE POINT and like put an annotation telling us when the trailers over? because I like watching movies without trailers

  • i already saw Tin Tin. great film. cant wait to see War Horse!

  • This looks amazing, to bad that it just comes out in February on my country. What's your thought on Steven Spielberg not been nominate for best director at the golden globes?

  • I cried when I went to see the stage production... Cannot wait for this!

  • @schmoesknow ahhh guys. We just finished our politics unit. I would of totally excepted that. Sorry :) maybe when I take political science next year. But your welcome to make smear ads about each other and have Schmoeville vote for a President Schmoe. It be a fun idea but I hope you two gentlemen would run a clean race ;) just a thought.

  • Шедеврально!!

  • Have you seen the movie called "Lost Christmas" if you havent you ahould check it out. Its one of the most amazing movies i have seen in my life!

  • Harloff's horse impression sounds like an excited leprechaun.

  • TWO Spielberg movies in one month.....a dream come true! :)

  • I don't know, guys. This looks like it's gonna be an endless cavalcade of heavyhanded heart string pulling.

    Maybe I'm just a cynical asshole, but I just don't see the point in making a war epic based around an animal. It's a little too scooby doo for me.

    Definitely looking forward to Tintin though.

  • I'm glad I can agree with you guys on War Horse. I saw both this and Tintin at advance screenings, and this is by far the best one. Currently it's my #4 favorite movie of the year behind Warrior, Hugo, and The Artist.

  • Lol you got the first few facts entirely wrong. One war horse is based off a book by michael morpurgo whih was also adapted into a play. And also speilberg went to see the play and he said i want to direct a movie to do with this :l Oh well apart from that, great review :)

  • A movie with a horse?....Again? What is it about horses, dogs and dolphins that inspire people to make movies about them? And it's not that i don't trust your judgement... If you're saying it's good, it's good... But horses, World War II, animal-human relationship are all worn out subjects and it doesn't look like War Horse gives a new perspective on those matters... But i haven't watched it so i won't rush into conclusions.

  • @legendlover91 To be fair this was a novel that was adapted into a very successful, award-winning play; so it's not as if some film executives came up with the idea, out of the blue. And it's world war 1, not 2 (horses weren't used in the battlefield in WWII). I do understand your point about animal-human relationships being well-tread ground in movies but I think that if you had seen the play you might have a different perspective. I just hope the film lives up to it!

  • @jungsbodyguard Oooh... First of all thanks for the correction (stupid mistake:))! And secondly, thanks a lot for the extra info... The truth is that i hadn't heard about this movie at all and i had no clue of its origins so i was just basing my comment on a first impression... I don't know about the movie ( i don't even know if it will be screened in my country) but you now got me interested and i might try reading the novel!

  • I'll probably wait to see tintin on DVD and I wasnt even going to watch war horse despite the fact that it's a Spielberg movie. It looked a little cliche and formulaic. but I guess I have to go see it if it got a 4.5 and a 5...

  • I would give my right hand to see Mayer West's reaction about the horse's name

  • @TheSchultzZ Nice play...as a kid we had a cat named Fred. Hilarious. -Ellis

  • How was the pacing? Looks pretty slow.

  • @InsaneBurger It's 146 minutes, but it flew by for me...so many quality stories, you keep moving at a brisk pace. -Ellis

  • Did you really just mention Eternia & Battlecat? Wow! You guys always surprise me with some geeky reference I would probably make in a similar situation.

  • @JEDIFROMHOTH I'm useful that way...incredibly, those references haven't always been met with kindness on dates. -Ellis

  • Giving a film a 5 doesn't have to make it your favourite film. I would give something like avatar or saving private ryan a 5 but they are not my fave movies.

  • @EzioCreed50 Yes! Thank you for making my point so eloquently...I may need you as my lead defense attorney. -Ellis

  • you guys are just too cute together ^.^

  • im wanna see war horse and ill see tintin on bluray and go so the girl with the dragon tattoo which i cant wait for and i cant wait for your review on it, hopefully david fincher does it again

  • im seeing both its SPIELBERG are u kidding me????? ITS SPIELBERG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Good review, but if you think that german individuals in World War II are hard to humanize, then I must say Stalingrad (1993)

  • LOL All I can think of is SNL XD But this movie does look wonderful

  • Oh Mark, you know how much I love Cumberbatch. I'm such a BenADDICT. anyway. Can't wait to see this! I downloaded the Williams music a week ago and it's so beautiful. I even used it in my political ad in my government class. Needless to say, got me a round of applause. Wants to see this so bad, I might skip out on seeing my crazy family and sneak into the theater. Oh and Guys! I SERIOUSLY recommend you guys watching Sherlock. Cumberbit_ch out!

  • @DjHamHam411 If there's a week in your Gov class about smear campaigns, can Harloff and I make ads against each other?? "Kristian says he cares about the environment..."

  • looks like teh usual sentimental sapy spielberg from the trailer with yet another overwrought score. I could be wrong but.. I wont be finding out ;)

  • I love when one of you does the "Bang" 5/5 Schmoes, haha. This movie looks great; love Spielberg and Williams! I don't know if I'll see either in theaters, but if I had to pick between this and Tintin, I'm going War Horse. btw, Ellis, I saw a Sarah McLachlan commercial earlier for dogs and cats in the animal shelter, lol.

  • @CinematicGalaxy Both would be great views in the theater..."in the arms of the angel..." -Ellis

  • I must see this now, that horse looks like a veritable equestrian Chuck Norris!

  • gahh i want to see sherlock holmes 2 and war horse, i already seen mission impossible! so many good movies!

  • @riseofhonor Yup, good time to be a Schmoe :) -E

  • Tin tin i will see. War Horse, i'll see if i feel inclined, glad to hear its epicly good, but i'm not too pressed to see it

  • Spielberg + Williams. It has to be good, if not great. Looking forward to seeing it.

  • @IamSnoogans See Tintin then! :D

  • @GoldenFlither15 I will also watch that. I've got a lot of films to see over the holidays.

  • The music makes me pussy out!

    lol

  • @1:26 thats loki

  • SCHMOES. I know you reviewed the prologue. But please, review TDKR trailer!!

  • Those are some high schmoes there. I wasn't really interested in seeing this movie before. Movies about horses really don't appeal to me. I think I'll be checking this out now. Tin Tin. on the other hand, will probably be a rental.

    Man, I would love to see Spielberg make a movie based on the true events of the USS Indianapolis ( the story Shaw was telling in Jaws) That event was absolutely terrifying. It would be an incredible way for Spielberg to come full circle.

  • @donniedarkodevotte Check out our podcast w/ David Gambino (president of Robert Downey Jr's company)...some news about a USS Indianapolis movie coming up... :) -Ellis

  • Surprised at Ellis' 5. Anyway, my interest for Spielberg's movies is growing the more films I've seen of his (can't believe I've put some of them off for so long), so I'm very excited for this film.

  • @CaliCriticReviews You know how I hate giving out perfect scores, but this one earned it...146 minutes long and it flew by. Hope you like it dude! -Ellis

  • Ok my winter movie schedule is getting full.

  • great video fellas, haha i actually want to see this one but im not sure if ill wait till its on on demand or netflicks, keep it up guys

    your boy, Will

  • Yay! I am excited for this movie! this Christmas is going to be good!!!

    Mission Impossible, Tin Tin, Dragon Tattoo, War Horse, We Bought a Zoo

    and any other movie I missed in November like the Descendants, the Artist and Young Adult

    hopefully i can beat my movie record and see all these movies!

  • @animegirl506 Fun season to be a movie fan...count me on the team that hopes you break the record :) -Ellis

  • I thought this movie was mehhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  • I wont be able to see this I'm a animal lover ;_; i can cry in my home but not in public it would embarrass me so >_<

  • @Kyoko019 I think you'll still be fine...just a couple scenes you may have to close your eyes for a sec :) -Ellis

  • I'm VERY skeptical about this movie. Maybe I'll watch it when it comes out on bluray.

  • Yes!!! Thank you guys! In yo face, ShipperWar, hahaha! jk

  • @grindhouse141 Well my friend, we have known this about us and you. You are a loyal subscriber and one of the things that has always been great, we hardly ever agree. But you are the perfect example of someone who expresses their difference in opinion in a fun way and a way that we envisioned when we started this channel. That being said. WAR HORSE RULES :)

  • @schmoesknow I'm watching this video!

  • Ignore that idiot. I've read his comments and he's just an immature smart ass that insults people because they don't like the movies he likes. You guys are more than welcome to enjoy the movies you enjoy. @schmoesknow

  • @grindhouse141 rofl get the fuck over yourself, its an awesome movie

  • @mhammer1777 Well, actually you should take your own advice, since YOUR opinion is not the definitive one. Try not to be so self-important next time.

  • Ahh Ellis! Whats with the balls jokes man?

  • @Schmoetard I'm only human...I have behaved myself and not made a Uranus joke in a while. Until right there...

  • @schmoesknow that comment sort of reminded me of that part in sherlock homes 2... ya know what im talking about?

  • 100th!

    And War Horse... Okay,

  • Damn......I want to watch this so bad. Im sad to hear that it is hard to watch for animal lovers. I have 12 dogs lol

  • holy shit a 5! now i have to watch it

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  • Great review guys, as usual! I'm definitely seeing both Spielberg movies. And I was shocked that Ellis gave this a perfect rating.

  • I will definitely be seeing both Spielberg movies. He's my favorite director of all time so these are required viewing for me. haha Glad to hear it's as amazing as I thought it would be!

  • Harloff 5/5 suprise: Arthur Christmas

    Ellis 5/5 suprise: War horse

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  • What else has Mark given a 5/5 to? I mean overall, not just this year.

  • @Lordi465 I remember they both gave a 5/5 to Toy Story 3

  • @Lordi465 Yup, I think this and Toy Story 3 are the only ones of the last 2 years. I guess I'm stingy...maybe I'll be visited by 3 ghosts on Christmas and change my ways??

  • First!!!!!!!!! 

  • first might give it a shot  love ur vids keep it up Mo Fo's

  • @schmoesknow Aside from Dragon Tattoo, Tintin and Mission: Impossible 4, my dad and I CANNOT WAIT to see this. I have been anticipating since I first heard that Spielberg was making it.

    Speaking of M: I 4, I don't know if you got my comment on your Box Office Sunday board, but, my dad and I are going to the IMAX theater at Universal Studios to see it.

    I don't know what theater you guys went to to see it, but, is the prologue playing at the IMAX theater at Universal Studios. I'm just curious

  • dude i knew you guys were stoners. PROPS.

  • @Eldwinn and where exactly did you get that from?

  • @gruilekzo i got some white widow from my neighbor, its good shit.

  • @Eldwinn hahahaha! lol. i meant from where do you get that they are stoners? they never mention anything related to them being stoners in this vid.

  • @gruilekzo lol I was just messing around, this vid just reminded me of that "little fucker" trailer where he played the stoner haha

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