Video summary
The video centers on the highly anticipated film *The End of Oak Street*, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by David Robert Mitchell, who previously helmed the horror classic *It Follows*. The host expresses immense excitement for this project as it marks a significant moment in what he calls "the year of Anne Hathaway," noting that she is already acting in four other major films later in 2026. While acknowledging his general love for dinosaur movies, particularly the original *Jurassic Park*, the primary motivation behind reviewing this specific trailer is to offer hope amidst the recent decline in quality within the franchise's sequels and spin-offs. The film features a family whose suburban home has been transported into an alternate reality or timeline where dinosaurs are now roaming freely among them, promising a grounded yet thrilling premise that contrasts sharply with typical Hollywood disaster movies.
A significant portion of the discussion is dedicated to criticizing the recent trajectory of *Jurassic World* and its spin-offs, which the host describes as increasingly boring and poorly written despite their massive budgets. He specifically targets films like *Jurassic World: Afterbirth*, mocking them for featuring one-dimensional characters who are kept alive solely to set up future installments rather than facing genuine consequences or death. The speaker also expresses frustration with the franchise's tendency toward low-stakes threats, such as giant locusts in recent entries, and notes that even when dinosaurs appear, they rarely suffer any real harm due to restrictive PG-13 ratings. He contrasts this disappointment with his enthusiasm for *The End of Oak Street*, hoping it will finally deliver "dinosaur carnage" and a competent story that respects the source material without falling into the trap of modern blockbuster fatigue.
Beyond the film's content, the host takes issue with its title, arguing that *The End of Oak Street* sounds like an obscure coming-of-age drama rather than a dinosaur action movie, which is unfortunate given how clearly the trailers showcase T-Rexes chasing people. He believes that effective branding should immediately tell audiences what to expect, citing examples like "John's Plumbing" or "Burger King," and laments that this film seems to have been marketed with mystery in mind despite having no actual secrets left after the first trailer. Additionally, he shares negative news regarding the future of *Jurassic World*, revealing that director Gareth Edwards has exited the project due to creative differences while stars like Scarlett Johansson are returning for a follow-up tentatively scheduled for 2028 or potentially delayed until 2029. This departure reinforces his desire for fresh, high-quality entries in the genre rather than rushed sequels that prioritize cash grabs over storytelling integrity.
In conclusion, the host positions *The End of Oak Street* as a crucial opportunity to salvage public interest and excitement for dinosaur cinema before the franchise potentially moves on or fails again under new management. He acknowledges his own bias toward horror films made by David Robert Mitchell but emphasizes that this specific combination of elements—a talented director, a beloved actress like Anne Hathaway, and real dinosaurs in a relatable suburban setting—makes it worth watching despite the disappointing PG-13 rating which likely limits gore. The video ends with an invitation for viewers to share their own thoughts on whether they are excited for the film or if they have already seen early screenings, while also encouraging support through Patreon memberships that allow him to continue producing content alongside his full-time job and family responsibilities. Ultimately, he hopes this movie serves as a turning point where studios realize audiences still crave genuine scares and spectacular dinosaur action rather than safe, formulaic entries.
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The Grand 2026 has been the year of Anne
Hathaway. It's it's her world. We're
just living in it. And now she's in her
fourth movie of 2026. She's got another
one just around the Riverbend
Pocahontas. Our expecting mother was
mothering it in Mother Mary. Then she
was in DWP2, which as we know is Devil
Wars Prada 2. Then she was in the
Odyssey. Now we have her in the end of
Oak Street. And then in October, we'll
see her again with Varity. But for right
now, she's getting that bag before that
bun in the oven pops out. David Robert
Mitchell wrote and directed this one,
much like he did It Follows, a film I
happen to really enjoy. So, I'm very
excited for this one. I'm going to give
you my thoughts on the final trailer
before going to this film in just a
couple days. I will have a review out as
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this bad boy down.
This trailer is awesome. You got Anne
Hath in this. You got Ewan McGregor.
Hath, of course, short for Haway. We're
on that sort of a level together. Uh
there's a family here. It's a wife, a
husband, two children. And it looks like
their house was transported to either a
different time or some other weird
multiversal event because there's
dinosaurs now running a muck. The film's
just a scant over an hour and a half. It
is PG13,
which is pretty depressing to say, but
Jurassic Park was as well, and that's my
favorite movie of all time. A top 10 for
me for sure. Full stop. That said, so
many Hollywood films have a hard time
killing fictitious dinosaurs in movies.
It would be nice to see some blood and
gore once in a while. There was a movie
with Adam Driver a few years back called
65. I thought maybe we'll get an R-rated
one, but nope. PG-13. Dinosaurs are
barely harmed at all. The closest thing
we have to Dinosaur Carnage is sadly
from Primitive War. A lot of people
glaze that movie. I was excited to watch
it and what I got was a really schllocky
bee movie sort of a situation, bad
acting, over long. It just was not very
good. Uh there there's some decent parts
that are definitely fun to, you know,
put reaction videos out for, I suppose,
but if you actually sit down and watch
the whole thing, not great. That film is
over two hours long. It's like two hours
and 10 minutes. It's far too long for
what they're doing. The End of Oak
Street, which I'm told has no relation
to Shelby Oaks, is just a tig over 90
minutes. I think that's a perfect length
for something like this. Now, the real
reason for the season here is not so
much to talk about my excitement for
this movie because I'm a sucker for a
good dinosaur flick. I'm a sucker for
dinosaur flicks in general. I'll give
them a shot every single time. The real
reason we're here is so that I can [ __ ]
a little bit more about Jurassic World.
I already mentioned how I love Jurassic
Park. Phenomenal film top to bottom.
Amazing special effects, great acting,
great premise, and then they would go on
to make pretty bad movies. I know
there's a lot of fans of Lost World. I'm
not one of them. It has some definite
highlights for sure, but the low
lightss, oh my god, that gymnast chick
kicking a raptor out THE WINDOW.
LIKE, it's freaking goof troop. Awful.
And then you have Jurassic Park 3 Allen
raptor in a dream sequence. Bad. Overall
though, that is kind of a B movie, too.
And it's schlocky and just almost in on
the fact that it's kind of dumb. So, I
do enjoy that one from a superficial
standpoint. It's It's a fun time. Not a
good movie, but a fun movie. I enjoy
watching that the same way I enjoy
watching Mortal Kombat Annihilation.
Horrible film, but very fun to watch.
And somehow the Jurassic World movies
have been even worse. They gave us one
good Jurassic World movie. It's the
first one with Owen Talk to the Hand
Pratt. This guy has superhuman abilities
to stop not just raptors, but a T-Rex in
its tracks. Easy, girl. Easy, big fella.
Not even Bryce Dallas Howard's thick ass
was keeping me invested. And by the time
we got to Jurassic World Afterbirth, I
don't think I could have been more
upset. They gave me my scar joe. They
gave me my dinos. And they somehow
botched both things. Afterbirth is truly
everything wrong with modern dinosaur
movies. The main characters
one-dimensional stock boring ass people
that you kind of hope will die by the
end, but of course don't because that
would mean something interesting is
happening six or seven movies later.
They continue to put them on an isolated
island because they have no idea how to
write a story revolving around a a
global catastrophe. What ended up
happening was checks notes giant
locusts. So here we are once again at
the turn of the tide. We have my hot
smoking an Hath in a film. We got
kick-ass dinosaurs and we have a
competent director who gave me a really
cool horror flick called It Follows. The
pieces all seem positioned right on the
board. I really hope this one works
because I want this to be an Anne
Hathaway summer. I love the simple
concept of having dinosaurs roaming
around a normal suburban area because it
keeps things familiar, keeps things
grounded, and it gives us a fun
opportunity to see a bunch of neighbors
die. While the PG-13 rating is
disappointing, that doesn't mean this
can't work. It can't have some great
thrills, some great scares, but I highly
doubt I'm going to see a Velociraptor
get its head blown off. I'd also like to
spend a stupid amount of time bitching
about the title of this movie, The End
of Oak Street.
What does that even mean? When you're
making certain types of films, it's
really a great idea to have a catchy
title that tells audiences right out of
the gate what they're in for. You do
this with everything in the world.
John's Plumbing and Heating. You know
what you're getting? You're getting
plumbing and heating from a friendly guy
named John. Twin Cities Tile. It's a
tile place specifically dedicated to
doing tile in the Twin Cities metro
area. Burger King.
I mean, come on. I know that's not
official across the board. There's Nike,
there's McDonald's or yada yada yada.
I'm just saying from a branding
standpoint, it is smart to kind of put
your best foot forward and let people
know, especially when there's so many
competing films coming out every day at
this point on streaming, in theaters, on
demand. Look at the previous dinosaur
titles. 65, referring to the 65 billion
years ago thing. Jurassic Park, it's got
Jurassic in the title. Primitive War
with a skull of a T-Rex on the cover.
come. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
That's smart. That makes sense. The end
of Oak Street sounds like some lame
coming of age story. I feel like I would
go into a Barnes & Noble and find the
book it's based off of right next to
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Someone at the marketing firm must have
got a raise because they said we should
probably put a [ __ ] dinosaur on this
poster at some point. And so they did.
Uh subsequent posters do feature a large
T-Rex chasing after some people. That
makes more sense in my mind. I get it if
you're trying to make the film
mysterious and keep it in the dark
what's going on, but the trailers
showcase dinos left and right. This is
not a mystery. All right, enough about
the title of the end of Shelby Oak
Street. I'd like to end this on a
positive note, but unfortunately I only
have negative news. Speaking of Jurassic
World, I was hoping because of the
negative reactions from critics, they
would go back to the drawing board, but
no. As of right now, ScarJo is
returning. Mahersula Ali's back in the
saddle, and Jonathan Bailey is reprising
his role as Guy in a followup to
Jurassic World Rebirth. Why? On top of
that, Gareth Edwards has left the
project due to creative differences.
Perhaps he wanted to make another shitty
Jurassic World movie and they said,
"Nah, we're thinking of maybe going with
a good movie this time." Not knocking
Gareth Edwards. I I think he is a really
talented director. Visually, his movies
are fantastic. Storytelling, not so
much. The film was tentatively supposed
to come out in 2028. Although, because
of the director's shakeup, I would not
be surprised if we get pushed to 2029.
So, a movie like this filling in that
gap, that missing part of me that wants
to see Dinosaur Carnage, this helps.
This helps. But what do we have on the
horizon? It doesn't sound like much. I
don't think 65 is getting a sequel. And
I really hope they do not rush
Afterbirth 2 out the door before it is
ready. All right, that's all I got. Let
me know. Are you pumped for this one?
Have you Have you seen it somehow early?
I know some people had earlier showings
in their theaters. I did not get so
fortunate. So, I'll be going on the 14th
with the review probably on the 15th.
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