I love how his "Take Over the World" calendar has Transform Self on there. Like he was putting it together and was like, "I might forget to turn myself into a hideous, catfish creature. I should add it to my calendar around February so I don't forget to do it."
That sounds like a comical D&D campaign reveal if the characters decide to investigate the person who hired them. "Look, the transformation process takes a few months and I forgot. If I started NOW then I wouldn't be anywhere NEAR transformed in time for my evil plan to not kill me. So you guys are just going to have to stop me. Remember, you aren't saving the world; you aren't saving yourselves; you're saving me."
@@demonkingbadger6689 because it’s too horrifying! It contains the thing we fear most! Nothing! There is nothing happening and it is so boring we wanna sit down on street corners desperately begging for a wall with paint drying for entertainment!
Brandon: And brace yourself for what happens next. UA-cam: (cuts to a commercial for the latest Scream movie) Brandon: And see if you can guess where the movie goes from here. UA-cam: (plays a MorningStar Farms ad) Those were some VERY well timed ads.
The scene where the Monster casually just walks up to the door, had me literally falling out of my chair laughing. Your sarcastic views only made it better.
This movie was directed by my buddy's grandfather! His sons (my buddy's dad and uncle) also do video productions and they have a replica of the Zaat costume displayed at their business! They know how bad the movie is, but they're proud of it!
I thought the narrator was saying "sarcasm is the weed of deceit". They knew 50 years in advance that Brandon was going to mock their movie, so they made a preemptive strike.
This is why I sayJoel was and is the real mad scientist. He made an entire culture not only watch bad movies, but collect them and analyze them. That is some mad science.
I love the guy's slouching, defeated, dejected posture at 15:01. That's a posture that says "I know I'm not an actor; I don't even want to _be_ an actor, but I took this part because hey, 50 bucks is 50 bucks."
This wonderful piece of cinematic history was filmed here in my town of Green Cove Springs, just south of Jacksonville, Fl. My step-mother is in this film.
That’s so cool! I was in the replacements and my aunt has speaking lines with Danny devito in some older movie. It’s cool she still gets checks from it lol
"Sargasso, the weed of deceit" at 2:30 is actually a reference to William Hope Hodgson, a weird fiction writer from the turn of the century that was one of Lovecraft's influences. His most famous stories are about Sargasso, the weed-choked sea, kind of a Bermuda triangle were ships get stuck in a giant patch of seaweed and have to deal with all the sea monsters that live in the weeds. It's actually really good, especially "The boats of the Glen Carrig"!
That's very cool! It looks like some of his work in the public domain. Google play books has his complete works for $2.99. When I read it I'll probably hear it in my head in the Dr. Z narrator voice. 😆
Wait, they cut the "giant, mutated catfish"-subplot because "the effects where hokey"?! * looks at the rest of the effects in this movie * *COME AGAIN?!*
It would be great to see the end of this movie having the monster do the exact same walk from the all the way into his lab, reverse the procedure back to human, freeze frame with text "Mondays"
*Brandon:* "Out of all the creatures he could combine himself with, he picked a catfish!" *"Insomnia" era Steven King:* "The Horror, the horror!" *Brandon:* "How the hell do you keep getting into my house!? And have the decency to bring a VHS of Maximum Overdrive and some cocaine next time, willya?!"
05:29 _I was hoping Brandon was going to say..._ _And Once the good doctor's chemical works it's magic,_ _...He's soon transformed Into _*_...ZAAT THING_*_ !!!_
Even sneakers on the monster would work in a sort of "good monsters hanging out" film which is a concept that's pretty popular nowadays if you look at something like Monster prom.
@@loschrodproductions4519 as a makeup artist , I kept facepalming because there was talented makeup creature artist at the time who would of gladly worked for cheap then like Rick Baker and they freaking show what a catfish looks like , why not make it pink? Put whiskers on his mouth, and make it look like a catfish??
"An American Werewolf in London" got me when I was 5 or 6, it was on tv and I accidentally watched it and it scared the crap out of me! I'm 32 now and I love this movie. 🐺😂♥️
The thumbnail for this one got me laughing especially, and I don't know why. Oh, and "Creature from the Wack Lagoon"! 🤣 That nearly killed me. So obvious, but SO good.
I did a web search, and someone asked "are dung beetles dangerous or harmful?" (Strangely enough, the ad inserted on that web page discussed Elon Musk's investments. Odd correlation by the ad algorithm.)
Ironically scarabs make for a good superhero/villain motif, even if they're just fancy dung beetles. You got the Scarab, Scarlet Scarab, Blue Beetle etc.
Brandon my man I love how with each video you are slow shifting perceptions. Not all Canadians are so polite that we apologize to our selves and that we dont all say "eh" in every sentence. Between you and Eck you guys are showing the flag very well ! Luv ya brother and keepem coming ...o7
Referring to "Things" as a movie is a disservice to movies. "Things" is not a motion picture. "Things" is someone's home video that escaped into an unsuspecting world.
Awesome review! This is exquisitely excremental... but it has a bizarre strange charm so you can't HATE it. It WANTS to be the worst movie ever, but it's a bit of an underachiever LOL We have a tradition of singing The Banana Splits theme song when they show the "scientist" guy in that amphibious vehi... boatcart? Bravo, Brandon - you survived it! It's amazing how much MST3K cut from it... and how none of the cuts added one darn thing to the "plot" (plot-adjacent pile of paper with scribbles on it, in this case).
Finally another fish themed horror movie. BTW, at 4:33 you're bound to _catch_ some criticism from catfish enthusiasts. Head of the monster suit kinda makes sense as a werefish but green fur is an odd choice when the evil scientist can't even grow body hair.
I too am glad they showed those two guys walking up the stairs. Now you know their about to come face to face with the Catfish-Man. That scene had me on the edge of my seat!
The MST3K episode with this movie has one of my favorite host segments, where Crow is hiding and imitating the weird non-sequitur statements at Mike. "Ah yes, my friend, the squeegee! I love you!" Did this get a Bluray release? The footage in your copy is remarkably sharp and clear.
While its not something I want in every monster movie. I kind of like the mundane approach they take with it. Just seeing the monster go about his day to day business, instead of just on his rampages and kills. Its like we're watching a documentary about a burned out worker, who just so happen to be a catfish monster. Also, if you don't think catfish can be scary. Look up "The fish that hunts pigeons" on BBC. Those things are basically freshwater sharks.
I kind of like the way they showed him walking up the stairs repeatedly, and yet every time it was different. Scientist walks up the stairs. Scientist walks up the stairs but he is a catfish monster. Scientist walks up the stairs, but he seems oddly deflated. Scientist walks up the stairs, but he is a catfish monster kidnapping a woman. A little more effort and it could have been a running gag.
I saw this on mystery science theater under its public domain name, “The Blood Waters of Dr. Z.” Had a great joke about that, “Dr. Z should get his kidneys checked.”
There is a certain type of catfish that can crawl on land, called the walking catfish. It's one of the few fish that can crawl on land for example. The mudskipper, the lungfish, and the snakehead fish.
Manos gets the most MST3k love, but I think their riff on ZAAT was their best work. Easily in my top 3 of their episodes. Do yourself a favor and watch it if you still haven't seen it
1:20 Wait, I saw Space Thunder Kids and I don't remember that Martian Successor Nadesico mech showing up. Wasn't that movie about some sorta Mazinger rip off? Then again, I do remember the Pegasus Class ships from Gundam showing up in that movie, so maybe I just didn't see the Nadesico mechs in the background or something.
8:53 Yes, that one brief shot really does tantalize the imagination with how phenomenally bad the attempted giant monster catfish SFX must have been...
awesome! this is one of my fave eps of MST and you did great tearing it apart. Couple things you missed; the "inpit lady" is named Martha, so you could've done a ton of Dawn of Justice jokes, and the lame hero in the tonka car died of a snakebite, the actor really DID get bit in the movie, and they left it in! (he survived)
"Mixed Monster Arts" was magnificent. And I laughed way too hard at the "prepare to get catfished" joke. All around, another great review; thank you! Another movie that's so tedious it's almost intriguing is The Howling 7: New Moon Rising. Am I wrong for thinking that line dancing and werewolves should never mix? This movie is SO BAD that the video store rental clerk let my ex and I check it out for free - in fact, he insisted! Saw us musing over the box and rushed right on over to sing the movie's non-praises. He assured us that we would hate it as much as he did, and, well, he was right. Might be something to consider watching in the future? Whatever you do review next, I know we'll at least get a hilarious review out of it from you. It's nice that what would ordinarily be a cinematic waste can find some bit of redemption in the inspiration of critics of odd and obscure movies! Keep up the fantastic work.
Here's my personal narration during the Walking bits(it helps a lot).... "He's a walkin', yes indeed, he's a strolling, like you and me, he's walking, so we can pad the movie ...."
If anyone is interested it is now available on Pluto TV as "The Blood Waters of Dr Z". One of the movie's unanswered questions: With the sheriff dead what happened to the hippies in the jail?
I like how you still commission illustrated title cards. You don’t see that a lot anymore with other comedic critics. I think it’s mostly you and Linkara that still do it.
Not gonna lie, what with it being the Chinese new year of the Rabbit, and after the last episode's summing up where you mentioned "a bad movie that takes itself way too seriously," I was expecting your next review to be "Night of the Lepus." But this is good too.
I think that 'The Castle of Fu Manchu' is the worst thing I've ever seen. It uses stock footage at the start which is a mixture of 'A Night To Remember' with newsreel of the post-war Normandie. It's also supposed to be set in the 1920s, by they don't even bother to hit the fact that everyone in the background is wearing huge flares and driving Mercedes 200 series.
Sargassum is a type of seaweed. A lot of fish and other sea creatures hide in it when hunting. Also, the monster looks like Leech from the He-Man toys.
I am wondering what spring they filmed the clear water shots in, as Floriduh rivers are notoriously dank and brown. Wonder if they drove all the way to the Crystal River to shoot. Fun fact, the Crystal River holds our states current record for lethal alligator attacks. As if swimming in clear water with an 8 ft ambush predator that has excellent eyesight could go wrong.
Hey Brandon been watching you for quite a while now I recall I was still so young when I watched your movie review videos I've enjoyed majority of them honestly I never had a dull reaction when viewing them I found them pretty entertaining and funny for so many times. Just wanted to state this and I hope you have a nice day
Brandon has made it to the big time, people! He's popular enough to have his comments section crawling with scambots. Anyway, Sargassum is just the kind of long seaweed the Sargasso Sea was named after. A sargasm is when you have really bad unexciting sex and make orgasm sounds passive-aggressively in a totally deadpan voice.
Brandon you should do BRAINSCAN with edward furlong. So much Potential for your reviews. But I really like this movie very much. It totally fits the early 90's. Pretty underrated i think
Of all the dangerous fishes in the aquarium he could choose from. He had to pick a Catfish of all things. Heck he doesn’t even resembles a Catfish when he transformed. He looks like Greedo from Star Wars covered in dirt and moss.
ZaAt’s slow pace could work really well if it established a sense of dread and atmosphere. I could easily picture an A24 arthouse horror movie about a guy turning himself into a fish monster and finding a bride to take over the world.
Where does this movie rank on your list of 'worst ever made'?
Above The Last Jedi
Worst?! Ha!! Manos "The Hands of Fate" laughs at this film... 😝
It's pretty bad. Well, it's boring except for a few parts. I've seen the mst3k and rifftrax versions more than once, though
Did you check out hysterical yet good sir?
@@jacknapier8201 my ass hair is above the last jedi
I love how his "Take Over the World" calendar has Transform Self on there. Like he was putting it together and was like, "I might forget to turn myself into a hideous, catfish creature. I should add it to my calendar around February so I don't forget to do it."
The first step of world domination is good organizational skills!
That sounds like a comical D&D campaign reveal if the characters decide to investigate the person who hired them.
"Look, the transformation process takes a few months and I forgot. If I started NOW then I wouldn't be anywhere NEAR transformed in time for my evil plan to not kill me. So you guys are just going to have to stop me. Remember, you aren't saving the world; you aren't saving yourselves; you're saving me."
Time stamp?
@shishoka
That's something Manshoon would do.
😂
"Drama is life with the dull bits cut out."
Alfred Hitchcock
Think this was a horror movie. Not drama…
@@harrihaffi2713 either/or, if failed
@@demonkingbadger6689 because it’s too horrifying! It contains the thing we fear most! Nothing! There is nothing happening and it is so boring we wanna sit down on street corners desperately begging for a wall with paint drying for entertainment!
Brandon: And brace yourself for what happens next.
UA-cam: (cuts to a commercial for the latest Scream movie)
Brandon: And see if you can guess where the movie goes from here.
UA-cam: (plays a MorningStar Farms ad)
Those were some VERY well timed ads.
Honestly the "monster" looks like Greedo's homeless cousin.
Sea Rodian
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Looks like a hairless, green Kathy Griffin.
Greedo + The Creature from the Black Lagoon + Gaira + Ragon
The scene where the Monster casually just walks up to the door, had me literally falling out of my chair laughing. Your sarcastic views only made it better.
"Mixed Monster Arts" totally needs to be an eight episode spoof reality show on some streaming service.
Or even a real show :=). Seriously, it could be a fun roommate comedy :=)
Godzilla in his old movies
This movie was directed by my buddy's grandfather! His sons (my buddy's dad and uncle) also do video productions and they have a replica of the Zaat costume displayed at their business! They know how bad the movie is, but they're proud of it!
As they should be!
The racism too?
one of my favorite mst episodes. i can't hear that "weed of deceit" line without hearing "that's what i smoke!" in my mind.
I thought the narrator was saying "sarcasm is the weed of deceit".
They knew 50 years in advance that Brandon was going to mock their movie, so they made a preemptive strike.
And just at the right moment...ATTACK!
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 ah, my friend, the squeegee...I love you!
@@DrTedNelson SHOE POLISH!
That and the "Aquatic Warthog" line cracks me up.
This is why I sayJoel was and is the real mad scientist. He made an entire culture not only watch bad movies, but collect them and analyze them. That is some mad science.
I love the guy's slouching, defeated, dejected posture at 15:01. That's a posture that says "I know I'm not an actor; I don't even want to _be_ an actor, but I took this part because hey, 50 bucks is 50 bucks."
This wonderful piece of cinematic history was filmed here in my town of Green Cove Springs, just south of Jacksonville, Fl. My step-mother is in this film.
Really?
My condolences.
Yay! My dad was the dead weight in the coffin that slid down the hill in White Fang, so I'm also movie start adjacent, just like you.
@@galloe8933 HAHAHAHA My brother in near-fame!
That’s so cool! I was in the replacements and my aunt has speaking lines with Danny devito in some older movie. It’s cool she still gets checks from it lol
“From dad bod to catfish bod” sounds like something the mad scientist in Aqua Teen would say during the cold opens haha
"Gentlemen, behold! I have transformed from a dad bod into a mad god!" _Tentacles seize and consume Steve as Dr. Weird proceeds to laugh_
@@Belgand bahahahahaha hell yeah
Better than pumping himself full of bbq sauce
Peter Parker bitten by a mutated dung beetle would just be Katamari.
"Sargasso, the weed of deceit" at 2:30 is actually a reference to William Hope Hodgson, a weird fiction writer from the turn of the century that was one of Lovecraft's influences. His most famous stories are about Sargasso, the weed-choked sea, kind of a Bermuda triangle were ships get stuck in a giant patch of seaweed and have to deal with all the sea monsters that live in the weeds. It's actually really good, especially "The boats of the Glen Carrig"!
This William Hope Hodgson person - any relation to Joel, per chance?
@@edwardburek1717 as far as I can tell he had no children, but who knows hahaha
That's very cool! It looks like some of his work in the public domain. Google play books has his complete works for $2.99. When I read it I'll probably hear it in my head in the Dr. Z narrator voice. 😆
Wait, they cut the "giant, mutated catfish"-subplot because "the effects where hokey"?!
* looks at the rest of the effects in this movie *
*COME AGAIN?!*
Seriously, a catfish monster would look better in an episode of Ultraman, Kamen Rider, or Super Sentai/Power Rangers.
@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Ultraman 80 battled a catfish monster named Angoras.
Earthquakes are caused by a giant catfish according to Japanese mythology.
One of my favorite things from that episode of MST3K Is just Crow hanging out in the rafters yelling SARGASSM
Ah, my old friend the squeegee. I love you.
Lol
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 Yes now I am in many pieces but soon those pieces shall grow and grow...
@@professorsponge1554 It is I who will be right back, to rule the universe! Ow... ow...
What about the typical male joke
It would be great to see the end of this movie having the monster do the exact same walk from the all the way into his lab, reverse the procedure back to human, freeze frame with text "Mondays"
*Brandon:* "Out of all the creatures he could combine himself with, he picked a catfish!"
*"Insomnia" era Steven King:* "The Horror, the horror!"
*Brandon:* "How the hell do you keep getting into my house!? And have the decency to bring a VHS of Maximum Overdrive and some cocaine next time, willya?!"
05:29 _I was hoping Brandon was going to say..._
_And Once the good doctor's chemical works it's magic,_
_...He's soon transformed Into _*_...ZAAT THING_*_ !!!_
I like the creature design… It’s goofily executed, but if shot correctly, you could be pretty effective and creative
Maybe because it's a Creature from the Black Lagoon Rip Off
Even sneakers on the monster would work in a sort of "good monsters hanging out" film which is a concept that's pretty popular nowadays if you look at something like Monster prom.
@@loschrodproductions4519 as a makeup artist , I kept facepalming because there was talented makeup creature artist at the time who would of gladly worked for cheap then like Rick Baker and they freaking show what a catfish looks like , why not make it pink? Put whiskers on his mouth, and make it look like a catfish??
@@CharlesChristinaWH or maybe use another fish, like, instead of a catfish he could have turned himself into a Piranha man
@@loschrodproductions4519 Or a barracuda.
this movie has scenes that makes it look like a video game as in showing the character just walking around in the same locations.
I have seen worst (aka boring) cutscenes in video games
Brandon, mighty reviewer of UA-cam. What an inspiration you have been.
And just at the right moment ATTACK!
Something-something shoes the size they've never seen before.
Be cool to see a movie that genuinely scared the shit outta Brandon when he was a kid.
Gamera...thats one scary kaiju
Oh man I wonder what Brandon would've done for a "Childhood Trauma" video if YMS tagged him.
@@DeepEye1994 I think all us movie buffs are pretty jaded, but there's always one that got us
Mine was "Baron Blood"
"An American Werewolf in London" got me when I was 5 or 6, it was on tv and I accidentally watched it and it scared the crap out of me!
I'm 32 now and I love this movie. 🐺😂♥️
The thumbnail for this one got me laughing especially, and I don't know why.
Oh, and "Creature from the Wack Lagoon"! 🤣 That nearly killed me. So obvious, but SO good.
I laughed way to hard at the Peter Parker / dung beetle joke.
I did a web search, and someone asked "are dung beetles dangerous or harmful?"
(Strangely enough, the ad inserted on that web page discussed Elon Musk's investments. Odd correlation by the ad algorithm.)
I just know dung beetles are Vincent D'Onofrio in Fullmetal Jacket
In a world of sh__
Ironically scarabs make for a good superhero/villain motif, even if they're just fancy dung beetles. You got the Scarab, Scarlet Scarab, Blue Beetle etc.
He's the mighty Shit Slinger!!
Dung Beetle Man (his superpower is throwing poop, just like Numemon and Sukamon). The poop he throws range from chunks to explosive diarrhea.
The Catfishman's cardio routine is intense. So many stairs!
I was waiting for the post credits scene where Swamp Thing talks to him about the Justice League DARK initiative.
Brandon my man I love how with each video you are slow shifting perceptions. Not all Canadians are so polite that we apologize to our selves and that we dont all say "eh" in every sentence. Between you and Eck you guys are showing the flag very well ! Luv ya brother and keepem coming ...o7
This guy is quality entertainment always , go brandon !!!
Let's go Brandon 😂😂
@@eviljust9793 beat me to it!
that sixed wheeled thingie is BY FAR the best thing I have seen... tots want one!
Anything Brescia touched is sheer torture, but as a cinematic masochist, he's a firm favourite.
After the movie THINGS, everything looks like a masterpiece.
THINGS is deep, eh? Deep like Canadian back bacon in a pan fried in Pilsner.
Have you seen Trash Humpers?
Even Space Thunder Kids...
Or „Queen Kong“ for that matter
Referring to "Things" as a movie is a disservice to movies.
"Things" is not a motion picture. "Things" is someone's home video that escaped into an unsuspecting world.
9:28 longest camera stare I have ever seen on a b³-movie
Loved it as an MST 3K episode. Definitely a movie you watch with friends at your own Tipsy Drive In.
I wish they left in the scene of a catfish knocking over a model fence though. :(
I love the casual walk of the monster.
I wonder why he never mentioned the monster tripping over his own feet?
Awesome review! This is exquisitely excremental... but it has a bizarre strange charm so you can't HATE it. It WANTS to be the worst movie ever, but it's a bit of an underachiever LOL We have a tradition of singing The Banana Splits theme song when they show the "scientist" guy in that amphibious vehi... boatcart? Bravo, Brandon - you survived it! It's amazing how much MST3K cut from it... and how none of the cuts added one darn thing to the "plot" (plot-adjacent pile of paper with scribbles on it, in this case).
The opening of this is like a National Geographic special narrated by Jacque Costeau on an LSD trip.
Finally another fish themed horror movie. BTW, at 4:33 you're bound to _catch_ some criticism from catfish enthusiasts.
Head of the monster suit kinda makes sense as a werefish but green fur is an odd choice when the evil scientist can't even grow body hair.
"Mixed Monster Arts" "James Failer" and more! Brandon's review makes me want to finish watching this movie for laughs!
I too am glad they showed those two guys walking up the stairs. Now you know their about to come face to face with the Catfish-Man. That scene had me on the edge of my seat!
The MST3K episode with this movie has one of my favorite host segments, where Crow is hiding and imitating the weird non-sequitur statements at Mike. "Ah yes, my friend, the squeegee! I love you!"
Did this get a Bluray release? The footage in your copy is remarkably sharp and clear.
"Uh... actually... I'm a little stuck Mike. Can ya help me down?"
There is a Bluray. I have it. I'm not sure how readily available it is these days.
This movie has more shots of the main character’s stairwell than your average sitcom
The costume looked like if one of Gaira’s cells ended up in the sea and got transformed by the setting
Thank you for reminding me of the Gargantuas, I can't put a finger what he vaguely looks like
@@lipstickzombie4981 its really odd because they kept showing a real catfish, and they didn't even attempt to make it look like one
No lie, this thing still has a higher IMDB score than Velma.
"Creature from the Wack Lagoon"
That, sir, is why I watch your videos.
The intro with the fishes kind of sounds like Bela Lugosi's in Glen or Glenda. "PULL THE STRINGS !!".
While its not something I want in every monster movie. I kind of like the mundane approach they take with it. Just seeing the monster go about his day to day business, instead of just on his rampages and kills. Its like we're watching a documentary about a burned out worker, who just so happen to be a catfish monster.
Also, if you don't think catfish can be scary. Look up "The fish that hunts pigeons" on BBC. Those things are basically freshwater sharks.
And they can also cause earthquakes according to Japanese mythology.
I kind of like the way they showed him walking up the stairs repeatedly, and yet every time it was different.
Scientist walks up the stairs.
Scientist walks up the stairs but he is a catfish monster.
Scientist walks up the stairs, but he seems oddly deflated.
Scientist walks up the stairs, but he is a catfish monster kidnapping a woman.
A little more effort and it could have been a running gag.
Sargassum is a really cool type of macroalgae ("seaweed") that forms the basis of rich ecosystems in Atlantic/Caribbean waters.
Love the movie's opening line: Sargassum - The Weed of Deceit !!! Makes a awesome name for a blend at a marijuana dispensary.
I saw this on mystery science theater under its public domain name, “The Blood Waters of Dr. Z.” Had a great joke about that, “Dr. Z should get his kidneys checked.”
Check out the similar Sting of Death, where a scientist becomes a jellyfish monster -- or Curse of the Swamp Creature (both 1966).
Love your sense of humor.
There is a certain type of catfish that can crawl on land, called the walking catfish. It's one of the few fish that can crawl on land for example. The mudskipper, the lungfish, and the snakehead fish.
14:32 I was waiting for the Sheriff to smash the hippy's guitar like John Belushi in Animal House.
It took me a moment to realize that "cat... fish..." wasn't part of the outside-the-house stalker scene.
Manos gets the most MST3k love, but I think their riff on ZAAT was their best work. Easily in my top 3 of their episodes. Do yourself a favor and watch it if you still haven't seen it
1:20 Wait, I saw Space Thunder Kids and I don't remember that Martian Successor Nadesico mech showing up. Wasn't that movie about some sorta Mazinger rip off?
Then again, I do remember the Pegasus Class ships from Gundam showing up in that movie, so maybe I just didn't see the Nadesico mechs in the background or something.
8:53 Yes, that one brief shot really does tantalize the imagination with how phenomenally bad the attempted giant monster catfish SFX must have been...
Great, now I want to see a catfish kaiju. Work on it, Tsuburaya!
@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Already did in 1980.
Makes the average Full Moon or Troma 🎥 look like an Oscar best picture
Also any chance you gonna review Wolf Cop anytime soon?
awesome! this is one of my fave eps of MST and you did great tearing it apart. Couple things you missed; the "inpit lady" is named Martha, so you could've done a ton of Dawn of Justice jokes, and the lame hero in the tonka car died of a snakebite, the actor really DID get bit in the movie, and they left it in! (he survived)
I've been waiting forever for one of your videos to drop, thank you damn you!
I watched a lot of those safety videos back in the day. You are spot on about the precise movements and deliberate pacing! Work smarter not harder!
7:22 OOH MYYYY GOOODDD!!!! Is that the "oh shit" guy from A.P.E.
Deserves a like just for surviving this movie.
To be honest the folk song is the best part of this movie
"Mixed Monster Arts" was magnificent. And I laughed way too hard at the "prepare to get catfished" joke. All around, another great review; thank you!
Another movie that's so tedious it's almost intriguing is The Howling 7: New Moon Rising. Am I wrong for thinking that line dancing and werewolves should never mix? This movie is SO BAD that the video store rental clerk let my ex and I check it out for free - in fact, he insisted! Saw us musing over the box and rushed right on over to sing the movie's non-praises. He assured us that we would hate it as much as he did, and, well, he was right. Might be something to consider watching in the future?
Whatever you do review next, I know we'll at least get a hilarious review out of it from you. It's nice that what would ordinarily be a cinematic waste can find some bit of redemption in the inspiration of critics of odd and obscure movies! Keep up the fantastic work.
About time you did the RLM classic
Thanks for the content, been enjoying these for years now.
Holy shit, this stinker brings back memories....
thanks for giving this fishy treat a few moments of well earned Stagelight, Brandon.
Here's my personal narration during the Walking bits(it helps a lot)....
"He's a walkin', yes indeed, he's a strolling, like you and me, he's walking, so we can pad the movie ...."
Doctor Z trying to sell bottled blood water again🩸🩸🩸
If anyone is interested it is now available on Pluto TV as "The Blood Waters of Dr Z".
One of the movie's unanswered questions: With the sheriff dead what happened to the hippies in the jail?
They probably started a group music band that specialized in talk-singing? I mean, the sheriff said it best - nothing ever happens in that town? :P
Deputy Dale was still alive to let them out. The sheriff put them in the jail to protect them. The rest of the town was evacuated.
I like how you still commission illustrated title cards. You don’t see that a lot anymore with other comedic critics. I think it’s mostly you and Linkara that still do it.
Not gonna lie, what with it being the Chinese new year of the Rabbit, and after the last episode's summing up where you mentioned "a bad movie that takes itself way too seriously," I was expecting your next review to be "Night of the Lepus." But this is good too.
I love the 70s industrial/educational film aesthetic.
I think that 'The Castle of Fu Manchu' is the worst thing I've ever seen. It uses stock footage at the start which is a mixture of 'A Night To Remember' with newsreel of the post-war Normandie. It's also supposed to be set in the 1920s, by they don't even bother to hit the fact that everyone in the background is wearing huge flares and driving Mercedes 200 series.
Sargassum is a type of seaweed. A lot of fish and other sea creatures hide in it when hunting. Also, the monster looks like Leech from the He-Man toys.
I am wondering what spring they filmed the clear water shots in, as Floriduh rivers are notoriously dank and brown. Wonder if they drove all the way to the Crystal River to shoot. Fun fact, the Crystal River holds our states current record for lethal alligator attacks. As if swimming in clear water with an 8 ft ambush predator that has excellent eyesight could go wrong.
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what about "garbage day"-esque ?
Is that Jay Robinson doing the voice of Dr. Kurt Leopold's inner monologue?
Sargassum is a type of seaweed found in tropical waters. Most famously in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hey Brandon been watching you for quite a while now I recall I was still so young when I watched your movie review videos I've enjoyed majority of them honestly I never had a dull reaction when viewing them I found them pretty entertaining and funny for so many times. Just wanted to state this and I hope you have a nice day
(4:25) Brings new meaning to "being catfished".🤣
Brandon has made it to the big time, people! He's popular enough to have his comments section crawling with scambots.
Anyway, Sargassum is just the kind of long seaweed the Sargasso Sea was named after. A sargasm is when you have really bad unexciting sex and make orgasm sounds passive-aggressively in a totally deadpan voice.
"Humanoids from the Deep" has Doug McClure in it!
Let's go, Brandon! Usual quality entertainment.
"Nothing at all like a catfish, but it's beautiful!"
**to the doctor** Yeah, you ain't no Rykou, Sidon, Abe Semian, or any sexy fishman character.😕
Don’t forget the others in the Zaat trilogy,Zeese,and Zose.I hear the remake is coming,called Zem.
Awesome review, man.
Catfish are deadly. You ever seen them boys who go noodlin'? Once saw a man lose his whole arm to a catfish.
Brandon you should do BRAINSCAN with edward furlong. So much Potential for your reviews. But I really like this movie very much. It totally fits the early 90's. Pretty underrated i think
Brit here. I love the way our cousins over the pond mispronounce David Attenborough's surname. It's cute 😊
The monster in this movie looks like what would happen if Titanosaurus and Ragon had a baby.
Seeing this movie in hyper clarity, like it was filmed yesterday, makes it even more weird and creepy !
Of all the dangerous fishes in the aquarium he could choose from. He had to pick a Catfish of all things. Heck he doesn’t even resembles a Catfish when he transformed. He looks like Greedo from Star Wars covered in dirt and moss.
I've never heard of this movie before, good thing i came to this Brandon Tenold video
If I learned only one thing from the River Monsters show is that cat fish are absolutely terrifying. This movie was ahead of its time in that regard.
ZaAt’s slow pace could work really well if it established a sense of dread and atmosphere.
I could easily picture an A24 arthouse horror movie about a guy turning himself into a fish monster and finding a bride to take over the world.
Excited for this one