Everything GREAT About Waterworld! 

That scene where the dude looks at the incoming firestorm in that oil tank[?] and says "Oh Thank God" lives in my head forever

"I don't know what all the fuss was about. I saw that movie six times. It ruled!" - Jim Carrey

Sounds absurd but my brother passionately defended this movie every time it came up and it reminds me of him now that he’s gone. Miss you, Dave, and your bizarre love for this film.

Not going to lie... i appreciate this movie for the worldbuilding and wish we had more postapocalypses that aren't postnuclear deserts. Just for that it's special.

"Want a smoke? Never too young to start!" is one of my favorite lines.

Oh wow, Waterworld… the nostalgia kicks in

To 13-year-old me, our attic wasn't just a blue-carpeted playroom, it WAS Waterworld. And those weren't piles of mixed up Lego bricks, oh no. Those were valuable flotsam, perfect for upgrading my hand-built trimaran! Some of my best memories of that time were of sailing across the carpet sea, dodging Smokers and helping to repair atolls.

Dennis Hopper 'lashing' his jet ski with a riding crop is the greatest thing in cinema history.

I remember seeing this as a kid and thinking it was such a cool concept and great execution, and when my dad told me it was a financial disaster I couldn't understand why. I think, honestly? If this movie'd just waited a half dozen years it probably would have been a much bigger success. Hell, you could probably revisit this concept/franchise today a'la Fury Road and make a real blockbuster out of it.

The Ulysses Cut is absolutely recommended. Sure, it's long, but it's also a far better and more complete movie than what we got in theaters.

One of my favourite films. The best part is, that trimaran is still sailing even today- they made 2 for production and one was restored back into sailing condition for a private buyer/owner. Love it :D

I know it's only mentioned briefly, but Willow does indeed rule and more people need to check it out

I didn't even know there were separate cuts of this movie. I love this movie the first time I saw it. I honestly wished they would have made it into an entire universe.

I remember seeing this movie as a kid, and loving it. And then over the years I heard nothing but hate for it and I never understood why, it's such a good movie imo

"You've all read the comic's right?" No! I didn't even know they made comic's.

So does that mean we can expect "Everything GREAT About Kung Fu Hustle" in the near future?

As a Waterworld defender I've been waiting for this one. Thank you.

Huh, maybe you should do "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" next. The cast list on it alone is glorious. Love Costner, so you earned some points with this upload. Yes, I like Water World too.

Mad Max:Fury Oceans

Fun fact the writter admited that water world is mad Max on water

Never seen waterworld, but that reveal at the end of the video of it being Mt. Everest is bizarre! Love it and definitely going to watch it soon.

When they originally pitch this idea they said it would be a 5 million dollar movie! His hindsight is 20/20 But it's laughable thinking they thought 5 million dollars and it ended up being a 175 million the most expensive movie at that point!

I love that boat!

The scene with Dennis and the little girl on the oil ship had to be some much fun for the little girl knowing it was just pretend. The way Dennis was trying to be mean was to funny to watch.

I learned about this movie from my bad cinema class. Most everyone hated but this is the type of movie I love. It's so "go big or go home" and "so bad it's good"

always freaking loved this movie. it's one of those I grew up watching and didn't know it was "supposed" to be bad until I got on the internet. Waterworld is fantastic and now I need to go find all the comics I didn't know existed until now

Holy shit! I can't believe you did this! This is legitimately one of my favorite movies of *all* time.

Proposal for next review: Rise of the Guardians. It could use more love.

The amount of times I've watched this while doing homework. Ahhh the nostalgia

As someone who has viewed the Universal Hollywood Waterworld show many many times, I can confirm that it is amazing. Videos don't give you the full experience, but there are some good RU-vid videos of the full show if anyone is interested.

Thank you for covering this movie! It was one of the 5 movies my Mom watched while she underwent chemotherapy and had on repeat at night. Waterworld has a special place in my heart for that.

Please do Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. It's so underrated and so good.

Thank you for the Willow reference, for anyone unaware disney+ is making a series based on it and Warwick Davis is returning for it.

"The movie I watched with my dad as a kid," Damn that line got me. We gotta another one folks for our nostalgia bingo cards.

Every time someone asks "You have seen the comics right?" My answer is always "There are comics?"

Still no still frame for next week's EGA? Oh well! Here's a list of 10 suggestions (in no particular order): 1) Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2) The Shape of Water 3) The Little Mermaid 4) The Abyss 5) Happy Feet 6) FernGully: The Last Rainforest 7) Lilo & Stitch 8) Mighty Joe Young (1998) 9) The Lorax (Either 1972 or 2012) 10) The Day After Tomorrow

Two things: - Will you be doing an "Everything Great about Willow" video?! Please! Please do! I know a lot of us would love it! - Heh, I get you about feeling sensitive (hypothetically, of course) about thinning hair. Me, I'm in my early 30s, and I knew it would probably happen to my hair eventually. But when I got badly sick with COVID-19 at the start of this year, it left a lot of marks on me. One of them was that it seemed to hasten hair loss by several years. I went from having a mostly normal scalp, to almost immediately having a clearly defined area of hair at the top of my head that is definitely thinner than the area around it. I didn't want this to happen this soon. Well, when that hair eventually disappears, I'll try to wear the look honourably, heh. So, don't feel bad, Lee. Hypothetically, of course. :P

I have such nostalgia for Waterworld, but not just because of the movie, but because of the show at Universal Studios Hollywood. I use to work the show and it brings back so many memories! Seeing the show a hundred times, escorting wet audience members out the theater, recalling the Halloween show they used to have during Horror Nights, the one time I saw Christina Aguilera use the stage to sing. Good times.😃

9:46 Whale shark, I think. It probably switched from filter feeding to predation when its habitat got disrupted by global flooding. Given the tremendously accelerated and at times random X-Men nature of evolution in this film, it's plausible that's what the writers were thinking.

I love the worldbuilding in this movie! I watched it because of this video and I really really enjoyed it! It was entertaining and I would read a 300 page novelization of it.

The water world stunt show here at universal Hollywood has been a staple in my life since the 90’s, now I’ve taken my son to see it and it’s still as awesome as ever.

I remember watching this when I was a kid, around 2005, and loving it! The concept was so fucking cool and the whole thing was scary and funny and so entertaining. It took at least decade before I realised that this film was ridiculed??

9:56. You see this here? You see how she eats? In Napoleon Dynamite Deb is eating when Napoleon asks her if she's drinking 2% because she thinks she's fat...but she's not so she could drink whole if she wanted to. I watched Deb eat and I was all, "WHAT THE HECK? Where have I seen that before? WHERE?" It was upon watching the Napoleon Dynamite the second time around that I was reminded of this scene in Waterworld and it all clicked and I was all, "MY GOSH IT'S THE SAME ACTRESS!" And that's the story of how I figured out who the actress was based on the way she eats. Or at least, the way she eats on film.

I love this film! Also Willow does, in fact, rule.

Next week doesn't look that much like dead man's chest, but I'm gonna hope it's dead man's chest anyway. A man's gotta stay hopeful. Great video btw, i really like this movie

This is incredible. To this day my only exposure to this movie was seeing the live show at Universal Studios when I was 10. I should actually watch this movie, it looks buck wild.

Used to love this film so much, on rainy days at school we were allowed to stay in and watch VHS, i hid this in the corer of a room and watched it over 4 rainy days and kept hoping for rain so i could get to finish it. Have watched it so many times since. This and Phenomenon are 2 of my favourite films yet hardly anyone knows either of them.

Now you just need to do Everything Great About Quigley Down Under

Can we get an EGA Last Night in Soho? PLEASE! We already know you're a softie for Edgar Wright, so this'll be a no-brainer for you. And if you end up making it a 2 parter, who are we to complain?

I hope that those new ones include Shang Chi and that those old ones include both of the original two Ghosbusters (due to Afterlife coming out soon). Also, I could tell that the teaser frame's for James Gunn's Suicide Squad

although i was born 10 years after this movie was made, i had the luck to watch it and i can say it was one of the best post apocalyptic moments i have ever seen

Thanks for doing this. Always thought it was really underrated.

i watched this movie so often with my dad when i was a kid. so i still look at it with great nostalgia nowadays and i also think it is a pretty cool movie in general

One of my favorite guilty-not-guilty pleasures.

Can confirm, the Waterworld stunt show is amazing. It even serves as a minisequel to the movie, since it's basically the protagonists spreading the word of dry land.

Seen the universal water world performance in person a few times it’s pretty neat, but since I never saw the actual movie, I had zero context and was like, “oh, dudes jumping off a tall diving board. That’s a cool explosion. What’s going on?”

I've always liked this movie, and have only watched it on VHS uncensored

Fun fact few people almost died trying to record this movie it was a expensive learning experience to say the least

I love Waterworld. It still holds up today.

I used to post on every video asking you for one on water world. I had long given up hope of such a episode so this is a pleasant surprise in more ways than one.

Take 3 Could you do Across the Universe next Plssss It’s amazing and deserves more recognition

Oh man, This is amazing!! I had just rewatched your video on Mad Max: Fury Road a while ago and had the urge to see if you had this video on this great movie, you sadly didn’t but im so happy the stars aligned! I grew up with this movie, watching it with my dad too! And it’s still as great as when I first watched it. You even called out to new things I had no idea about too! I was so ecstatic when I saw your video pop up, thank you for making the content you make! lots of love :)

Would be happy if u did ”The Giver” as when times are difficult that movie always makes me see life in a positive way.

My dad's favorite movie, so glad you made this, seeing that it got so much hate

I watched this when I was young and before I had internet. Loved this movie. I get internet and hear people saying how bad this movie is. I don't get why. It's so good imo!

As someone that works on movie sets,(security but that still counts) there is nothing worst than working on the water. Working at sea is a life-threatening hazard for the crew. No one tries to make another water world because the production would be a nightmare. Two of the most infamous movies with troubled production are this one and the Abyss.

This has actually made me want to give this film another chance. Thank you for that 😊

I think we need to revisit the older Pixar movies, especially the Toy Story ones

What a wonderful birthday gift! Always wanted to see your take on this underrated gem! 😊

I feel like with all the Dennis Hopper love so far... we really do need an Everything Great About Speed soon. C'mon Lee!

This is one of this movies that I particulary don't think is good, but every time is passing on tv I end up watching. Especially thanks to Dennis Hopper part.

Do “Everything Great About The Emperor’s New Groove”.

"Lee Is A Madman" Theory: First Point of Evidence

The costumes for the movie were helped made by a shop in my home town, so awesome

I had fun with this film, and also led to one of my favourite stunt shows. Please do an Everything Great about: Legend of Tarzan, Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey, Bumblebee, Rise of the Guardians, Atlantis the Lost Empire!

Critics loved ragging on this movie and adults loved to rag on it saying it was so bad but as a kid I thought it was pretty awesome.

Great video, your comment about the Postman reminded me that movie exists, and I hope you do a video on that one day.

Hell yeah! Budget Mad Max baby I loved this as a kid. I mean Kevin Costner has the conversational charm of a doorknob but he nailed this role.

Thank you so much for covering this; I've loved Waterworld ever since I was a kid in the 90's and it makes me so happy to see it slowly gaining a following over the years. As an adult, I especially love how it uses practical effects as much as possible instead of relying on CGI like they would today. And to do a shout-out, RU-vid channel 'The Atoll' is a great resource for Waterworld fans who want to learn more about the movie, the lore, behind-the-scenes trivia, and even the surprising amount of merchandise that was released for the film, like a squid that can hold a gun with its tentacles!

Yeah I got here early to kindly remind Lee to do pirates 2 and 3 please :)

I loved this movie when I was a kid. I had no idea at the time that it was considered a "bad" movie. It just never seemed bad to me, I didn't get it. I'm going to rewatch it soon just because of this. Also, I'm proud of myself for recognizing the teaser frame in the last video immediately as it.

The tech of the mariner's trimanrange was what made me love this movie as a teen

I live in Los Angeles. Been to Universal Studios dozens of times and I can't tell you why, but the Waterworld stunt show is simply REALLY FUN!

Please make "Everything Great About Legend of The Guardians, The Owls of Ga'Hoole!"

I've always loved this movie. I didn't know about other cuts, or the deleted scenes. I guess it does make sense it's Everest.

Gotta admit I’m a Gen Zer and I just watched Waterworld on Amazon Prime. I had a weird attachment to it because I had just gotten back from my first ever deep sea fishing trip. I normally can’t stand 90’s stuff because the graphics just bothers me. But this movie was amazing like he said the world building was amazing considering they barely ever said anything about it.

I think it's funny that you say "it's a every man for himself world, unless you are some sort of super being like [the main character]". Because in both movies, the main character was the "every man for himself" type who grew out of it, and they were fighting against a large group of people working together, and in road warrior it was specifically to save a large group of people working together.

You have no idea how long I've wanted you to do this one 😂

Not sure which I appreciate more: calling out the Peter Gunn theme, or the Some More News reference.

Made a comment on the Dune video, hoping when he said water he was going to do Water World. Wooo! I used to go see the stunt show they did at Universal Studios during the 90s based on this movie. Water Mad Max has always been one of my favorites.

Willow, Waterworld and Legend were movies I grew up on, so even before you mentioned Willow I was thinking of it. Those three movies remind me of each other just because of how often I watched them as a kid (I was 9 when Waterworld came out, I feel super old)

Humans spent so much time living in the ocean that some of them suffered mutation But but they didn't spend enough time to run out of canned food

I just got two of the biggest movies, excuse me, films, of all time. I think your next video should be Everything Great About Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (the 1956 landmark masterpiece) or Everything Great About Ben-Hur, the first of only three movies in history to win 11 Oscars!

I would absolutely love to see a video covering the movie “9” with the little puppet people. Fantastic, underrated film in my opinion.

One thing I would do to change the film is have it so Dennis Hopper’s character and group are the exact same as Kevin Costner’s except they want to destroy all land to make all the world ocean instead of use up its resources.

Hey studios stop claiming Lee's videos! He praises your work for crying out loud.

This the first time revisiting this movie since my grandfather took me to watch it in theaters…

Just realised "Enola" is "alone" backwards. In the waterworld she felt the most separate from it since she was from dryland

7:55 never had I want something more until now. Kung Fu Hustle is such an awesome movie

Use this as "I want Everything GREAT about Rango"