iTunes Exclusive Episode The Promise

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My name is Rob on the Executive Producer of the Clubhouse podcast.
And I like that song to promise by winning Rome.
It's a good song.
Back in the day.
But I'm not alone joining me for this particular episode across the desk.
It's the official fact checker of this show.
And the man who is a man of his word.
That's how he rolls.
You may know him as Fondongo, but his mom and even Don Ford.
I'm going to call him Don Ford.
Welcome sir.
Man of my word.
I can't speak words too well too often.
But I could still.
Man of my word.
There you go.
But whatever we do one of these, it is to review something.
This is no exception.
We're reviewing a film today from Hotel Rwanda director Terry George.
It is his latest offering.
It is called the promise.
From we start this whole thing.
You ready to sing?
I'm ready.
And we're in a great amount of duty.
Gotta thank them.
Let's say everybody I'd like for the invite.
And thank you guys for having us out.
And letting us see this film so we can review it for the empire.
So they can make the best decisions possible.
They're best friends for a reason.
We're big fans.
Oh yeah.
Here's what you need to know.
This is World War I.
And we are dealing with the Turks and the Armenians.
So we start off this story as Oscar Isaac's character, who you know,
I'm a big fan of, pays me kale.
He is getting ready to go to medical school in Constantinople.
But he doesn't have enough money to do it.
So he agrees to marry another villagers daughter for back when they're called a dowry,
which is money paid from one family to another for a wedding.
Well, he gets the money.
Goes to Constantinople.
While he's there falls in love with a woman named Anna, who plays by Charlotte
Liberal.
But the problem with that is, on his involved with an American journalist played by the
Great Christian bail.
Batman.
Batman.
So this is not exactly what the film is.
Exactly what the film is about.
There's a lot more to it.
But it's really about the lives of these three people as they intertwine as things go on.
And that's really what you need to know, because I really don't want to go too deep,
because there's a lot going on here.
It's a fictional story set against the backdrop of actual historical happenings,
which I'm always a big fan of.
Especially when you can recognize what's really going on in the background of this thing.
And I would like to say that.
Yeah, it's a love story, but still dealing with the social issues in Constantinople at the time
with the rights in our media.
I mean, it really does deal with the war issue is what I want to say.
Yeah, to say it's the backdrop of this story.
It's a fictional tale set in a real time with real facts behind it, which I really, really
dug.
This runs about two hours and 15 minutes.
It is long.
It is long.
I was impressed with how well it was paced though.
Me too, because when we walked in the theater man, I was at who we're in for a long
halt tonight, brother.
But it kept my attention.
You know, you're watching age for this.
That about 35 minutes.
Okay.
Which is good.
Which is very, very good.
And I really liked it because it just wasn't about me, Kael and Anna,
or Anna, depending on who you ask.
It's about the three of them and about other things going on with ancillary characters as they come
in and out of their lives too, which I was a really big fan of because it's, it's a three person
film, but it's got that ensemble piece vibe to it because there's so many other characters
that help keep the story moving.
But they're not characters that are in it for very long at its time.
Yeah, I mean, they just keep it moving.
Yeah, like you, for instance, the mother played by sure.
Sure.
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, sure.
I could ask you.
I believe it's a fun.
She was on 24.
I'm glad you remembered that.
I was hoping you did.
Yeah, she's, she's, I mean, she's always great.
Yes.
She have seen her in quite a bit.
Not a major role.
And Angela Sorion who plays his betrothed wife who you might remember from season one of West
World.
That's where she's from.
Like the whole movie has gone.
I've recognized her.
And I can't figure it out.
And that's what it was from.
But there's, there's some great.
There's a couple of great cameos in this.
One of which.
Like it was a very short role for this individual.
But it was a very powerful role for this individual, which I was a huge fan of.
And we don't want to give it away.
Don't look at up on IMDB if you don't know.
Because it was kind of a nice surprise for us.
You know, I don't go too deep into IMDB before we see a film.
Just because I don't want certain things boiled for me.
And in this case, that was a good thing.
I really, really like how this thing happened.
I, if you go to my written www.cobasplacast.com.
That's our website.
This is very, a very brutal film.
There's definitely violence to it, bro.
And a lot.
And it puts that realistic brutality, which I talk about.
Sometimes.
So I mean, this is not your happy goal like you can't a film.
Indeed.
Well, in some cases, it is.
But it's, if you want to be real.
It's real is what it is.
Yeah, it's real.
And there's some real brutal, brutal moments in this film.
But I mean, you know, I'm tired.
No, I'm tired.
You know, I'm tired.
I'm tired.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
But it also deals a lot of stuff.
The politics, everything on it.
The acting was superb.
I agree.
I can't agree 100%.
Yeah.
I mean, you look at the, the main characters, you know,
Isaac and so forth.
Isaac doesn't credible.
Oscar Isaac is doing work, brother.
Yeah.
But I really liked how everybody had even the minor roles complimented the big three.
Right.
There was, there were just, they kept that story moving and made sure that the, that the main
characters got what they did try to steal the spotlight.
Agreed.
I agree with the big three.
They, none of them tried to steal the big spotlight.
It was for anybody.
You know, that's what I said.
It had kind of that ensemble film.
Feel even though it wasn't an ensemble.
It's about these three characters.
But everybody else kind of comes and goes and it kind of works.
Now, the setting incredible.
Beautiful.
Beautifully shot.
Beautifully shot.
The historically correct in a lot of aspects.
And you know what job kind of stickler on.
You are stickler on these things.
But the ships in, in all that stuff.
But it, it just was, how do you explain something without giving so much away?
I know.
This is one of those films that you really have to take it at a ten thousand foot level.
Because if you don't, you're going to give away things.
Now, there are certain historical aspects of this that you're going to know going into it.
And those historical aspects actually impact a story itself, which I really like as well.
A lot of times you're like, oh, this is set during the 50s.
But what's going on doesn't affect the story like it's supposed to.
This film does that.
Yes.
With what's going on in that section of the world at that time.
It, it affected multiple angles of this story.
And I really, really dug that.
And for some people, yes, it's based on, you know, real events.
You might learn something.
There's a lot of stuff.
I was like, oh, yes, I had no idea.
I had, I respect that as well.
You're absolutely right.
I mean, it's just like, whoa, does this really happen?
Is like, now, this was the first step.
Oh, I mean, I want to say, I think you have a way.
But I really learned a lot and did know that stuff like this really happened.
Because I don't talk about it like they do in other wars.
Without giving stuff.
Well, and to tie this into something else that we do, this film, not only did we get
to screen it, this film was part of the 11th Dallas International Film Festival, too.
So, and they, and then that's no, that's not a slouch thing.
Like David, every film they see.
So, if the Dallas International Film Festival chose this to show, that speaks volumes to it as well.
Yeah, I mean, well, what would, I thought maybe, yeah, it was long, it felt long,
but it was paced good.
So, that would be, but it didn't feel long for me.
I knew it was two hours.
I'm not seeing it was, oh, this is dragging.
Oh, this is right.
And I saw some stuff maybe they could have cut out.
You know, when it came down to it, but I, in a way, I'm glad they didn't, but I just knew
was long, but it wasn't complaining that was long.
In a packed house, too.
Yeah, in a packed house, and I didn't see anybody get up and go.
Not at all.
Yeah.
Not at all.
And I think the crowd, I think, which I know you love is at the end.
They actually give real photos.
Yes.
And they give a little historical, it's just like you said.
It's that, it's that education part of it that shows you like this, you know, we're not just making a bunch of this stuff up.
I mean, this is, this is rooted in historical fact.
Even though it's, it's a fictionalized story.
The background of it is rooted in historical fact.
Okay.
What would be your biggest complaint of this film?
I don't know that I have one.
I really don't.
Really.
Nothing on the acting, nothing on the,
The plot.
I really, really enjoyed this film.
And I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.
Because sweeping war, love story epic,
not really my bag.
But this was really well done.
And it kept my attention.
The whole time.
You know, it's not that.
You know, they always say the love story to the big war tragedy or the big tragedy.
But like, how would you say something like gone with the wind or stupid boat movie or, you know,
but this one isn't a kind of, but they do it right.
I agree.
I'm totally agree.
I'm absolutely agree.
I guess I'm not a fan of that normal,
normally that style of film.
But I really, but there was there once that there are films that are able to do that.
And some that don't, you know, absolutely.
And I think this one really does that little love story to the tragedy,
but does it well that doesn't try to stuff,
the love story down your throat.
I agree with you there too.
That's a big thing.
Yes, it's there.
Yes, they talk about it.
Yes, it adds something to the plot in it adds to it.
But you don't shove it down your throat.
And it invests you in their characters.
Because there were times when Oscar Isaac and Christian Bell characters would meet.
And like, I would feel tension.
And I got nothing to do with it.
I'm just a guy in the audience.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
I mean.
But I,
I'm like, kind of like you.
I really can't find anything wrong with this film.
But if, if I had one minor minor complaint,
Sure, is that I think the length.
But I mean, everything else going down the list,
the acting per superb.
Not too big of a cat.
And I know what stills a role.
The scenery, the plot, everything.
It flows well.
You know, and I like how it has a good mix of good action too.
And realistic.
You know, it's not going to be really brutal.
Brutality, realistic like private Ryan.
But there are some real brutal moments.
Yeah.
And so, and they treat the battles with respect.
Yeah.
I think that's good too.
All right.
Anything else for?
We put the final analysis on this.
I think we're good.
All right.
The way we do the final analysis on this show.
We're not going to give you thumbs up thumbs down.
We're not going to give you letter grades.
We're not going to give you, you know, little ships that go across the screen.
Nothing like that.
We're going to ask up the two questions.
Question number one is, would you see this again?
If the answer is no, we're done here.
But if the answer is yes, the spectrum from best to worst is full price at the theater,
twilight, Matt and A, early morning, second one at the dollar theater, leaving your house
to go get it from red box, streaming it on Netflix or cable.
Do I?
Would you see this again?
Yes, I would.
How far you want to go?
I'm going to do the recommendation of a twilight.
Okay.
Yeah.
I think so.
All right.
I'm going to go one just a little bit lower than you.
I would see the game.
But I would recommend it as a Matt and A, just because of the length of it.
But I think goes a group.
I was like, you could talk about this after that.
It's definitely a good discussion piece.
Yeah.
You don't want to give anything away to them.
People haven't put after the fact.
You could really, really.
I think it's a good talk, you know, see it, Matt and A, see it in the twilight, whatever.
Then go out, Matt, and you know, talk after that.
I did it after.
Yeah.
Okay.
It is Terry George is the promise.
And again, we got to thank.
Yeah.
I think more of a whole favor in people in the whole world.
We love them.
Thank you guys so much for letting us see this and review it for you guys as well.
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