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  • @derekdunbar6352
    @derekdunbar6352 Рік тому +2235

    I would love to see a Caravan of Garbage series on the Spy Kids movies. Those things are insane

  • @FreshMetal80
    @FreshMetal80 Рік тому +563

    That single Rodney gave me enough energy to sustain my existence for just a little longer.

  • @maddieskywalker2881
    @maddieskywalker2881 Рік тому +823

    Can't believe they teased us with the return of Guy yelling Rodney, got my hopes up for a second there

    • @hada__02
      @hada__02 Рік тому +114

      I feel like a parent who just heard their kidnapped child cry for help over the phone

    • @timhough
      @timhough Рік тому +54

      I'll take my one "Rodney" and I'll savour it like it's the last TimTam in the packet, or the final scoop of Milo from the tin!

    • @DolanDuking
      @DolanDuking Рік тому +2

      did that leave you feeling blue harvest?

    • @judeconnor-macintyre9874
      @judeconnor-macintyre9874 Рік тому +35

      Guy Yelling Rodney will rise again.

    • @moribundman
      @moribundman Рік тому +3

      Rodney is in new Frasier.

  • @jelliclecat3445
    @jelliclecat3445 Рік тому +176

    Hearing “guy who yells Rodney” made my heart glad if even only for a second.

  • @iseriver3982
    @iseriver3982 Рік тому +753

    These movies have all been linked by two great guys. Your editors.

  • @cyborgrex
    @cyborgrex Рік тому +98

    I always felt that the failure of this movie and Green Lantern in the same year is why a year later the Green Arrow show had to be called Arrow because some executives thought, “Well we can’t have a hero with Green in the name people don’t like that.”

    • @alexanderguerrero347
      @alexanderguerrero347 Рік тому +3

      Also arrow is just a better name for a tv show

    • @Antwannnn
      @Antwannnn Рік тому +3

      @@alexanderguerrero347a better name for a trash show. Should've stuck with green in that case. But at least the casuals won't make the correlation with the CW when there is a green arrow movie/series.

  • @DoomsToys
    @DoomsToys Рік тому +506

    I for some reason was extremely excited for this as a kid. I had a green hornet ring and counted down to seeing the movie, I have still never seen the movie.

    • @helenomstreken7577
      @helenomstreken7577 Рік тому +40

      Thats hilarious

    • @RestlessFisher
      @RestlessFisher Рік тому +3

      Same, watched it on TV years later

    • @longliveleninism5503
      @longliveleninism5503 Рік тому +9

      Me to! I didn’t have the ring but I was obsessed with the car ever since I saw the trailer in theaters as a kid. Never seen the movie

    • @Dezzyyy
      @Dezzyyy Рік тому +2

      LMFAOOOO that's gold 😂

    • @johntuel2375
      @johntuel2375 Рік тому +2

      You're not missing anything

  • @medalion1390
    @medalion1390 Рік тому +110

    I used to love watching the original Green Hornet show just for Bruce Lee alone. When they filmed it, he was actually _too fast_ for the cameras to properly capture his moves so he had to work on significantly slowing down his choreography for television.
    When he was later discovered by Hong Kong studio Golden Harvest, they would shoot action scenes at a much higher frame rate which did a far better job at really showcasing his amazing skill. I still own all of his HK movies on Blu Ray, and in high definition it looks even more impressive.
    Perhaps it’s because of this that I’ve always jokingly referred to the 2011 Green Hornet movie as “Blu Harvest” which is coincidentally very similar to the working title of the 1977 film Star Wars.

  • @ljholmes2177
    @ljholmes2177 Рік тому +808

    I remember when this movie came out, I was in 8th grade and me and my buds all went and saw it and being 8th grade boys we definitely thought it was the coolest movie in the world. It’s definitely made for 8th grade boys…UNLIKE SKY HIGH WHICH IS MADE FOR ANY AND ALL PEOPLE!!!!

    • @PulpFiction58
      @PulpFiction58 Рік тому +9

      Amen brother

    • @BrodyxBrown
      @BrodyxBrown Рік тому +42

      Dude you so based for this comment.. Sky High was made for this series

    • @Terrible0x0Trivium
      @Terrible0x0Trivium Рік тому +9

      Kurt Russell!

    • @Dezzyyy
      @Dezzyyy Рік тому +3

      Yeah I was in 6th grade maybe 5th when this came out and I remember going with my mom to see it and thinking it was awesome lmao

    • @teddy-fl6hm
      @teddy-fl6hm Рік тому +5

      i like the movie sky high mary elizabeth winstead is in that movie i think and there is a guy who has fire powers i think

  • @DetroitAlan01
    @DetroitAlan01 Рік тому +108

    In keeping the theme of pulp heroes on the big screen, these guys should cover the Mask of Zorro (1998). For one, it’s a legitimately good movie that’s an easy watch. For two, Zorro is a hardline inspiration for Batman. In multiple versions of Batman’s origin, the Wayne’s are shown leaving a showing of the Mark of Zorro. Watching the 98 version, you can totally see how much the Dark Knight drew from “ the Fox.”

    • @nolanhartley8265
      @nolanhartley8265 Рік тому +17

      Considering how much James loves Zorro, I have a feeling we're getting them eventually

    • @Thyyyyyyyyme
      @Thyyyyyyyyme Рік тому +7

      I seriously thought you were doing a blue harvest bit.

    • @concon09090
      @concon09090 Рік тому +4

      @@Thyyyyyyyyme I hope they cover Zorro someday. Incidentally, did you know that in preproduction for that movie, they experimented with swapping Zorro's iconic black mask for a dark navy blue? The movie would have included a scene where Zorro harvests the mask from a fallen foe. This lead to the original working title of the movie, Blue Harvest, which is coincidentally also the original working title of Star Wars (1977)

    • @a.t.3192
      @a.t.3192 Рік тому

      James fucking loves Zorro. There will inevitably be a Zorro CoG.

    • @philipsalama8083
      @philipsalama8083 Рік тому

      I'm surprised they haven't covered Zorro yet. Absolutely - the 98 version and the terrible sequel.

  • @R1ckDeckard
    @R1ckDeckard Рік тому +187

    I think Frank Miller's "The Spirit" would make a great addition to this weird series vaguely connected movies

    • @hezekiahramirez6965
      @hezekiahramirez6965 Рік тому +6

      Yes, but also the Sam J Jones "The Spirit" TV movie. It's also quite bad but mostly true to the mythology and I am a big fan of Will Eisner's The Spirit so I appreciate that at least

    • @hezekiahramirez6965
      @hezekiahramirez6965 Рік тому +18

      The Mask Of Zorro would fit too. One of my favorite superhero movies

    • @stainless_steel_saint
      @stainless_steel_saint Рік тому +9

      The connection is that it's a series of pulp revival movies obviously

    • @dustinakadustin
      @dustinakadustin Рік тому +6

      ​@@hezekiahramirez6965the mask of Zorro is so great!!

    • @ninjabluefyre3815
      @ninjabluefyre3815 Рік тому +1

      One of the most insane movies ever made.

  • @judeswagemaker6323
    @judeswagemaker6323 Рік тому +29

    I love how right after they switch back to naming the trivia section, a movie comes along that arguably is one of three movies where “Green Trivia” would work 😂 love this episode guys!

  • @elliotcook3108
    @elliotcook3108 Рік тому +119

    I think I've finally worked out the theme: Movies covered by Caravan of Garbage between September and October of 2023

    • @LameInOz
      @LameInOz Рік тому +4

      Bang on, M8, you've cracked the code!

    • @InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowd
      @InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowd Рік тому +7

      Congrats on your 1,000 Australian dollars!

    • @MikeyDavis-e2p
      @MikeyDavis-e2p Рік тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/7i-KkRqZRDU/v-deo.html May I ask what name of the movie in video What year is

    • @BillPairaktaridis
      @BillPairaktaridis Рік тому

      @@InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowd that's like 12 real dollars

    • @ZeldaCDI99
      @ZeldaCDI99 Рік тому

      ​@@InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowdabout 12 USD

  • @douggydoug
    @douggydoug Рік тому +35

    All of these films you mentioned are part of a genre known as "pulp fiction" or "pulp heroes". These movies were inspired by the popular comic strips and pulp magazines from the early 20th century. While each character has their own unique story and world, they all share certain similarities.
    One common thread among these characters is their status as crime-fighting heroes. Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, The Phantom, and The Green Hornet are all dedicated to protecting their respective cities from evildoers. They often rely on their intelligence, physical abilities, and a range of gadgets to maintain justice.
    Another link between these films is their nostalgic and retro aesthetic. They transport us back to a bygone era, capturing the charm and style of the early to mid-20th century. Whether it's Dick Tracy's colorful comic strip world, The Rocketeer's thrilling adventures, or The Shadow's mysterious persona, these films tap into a sense of nostalgia and adventure.
    Furthermore, many of these characters have become iconic within popular culture. They have inspired a variety of adaptations, reboots, and even further expansions in various forms of media. This demonstrates their enduring popularity and the impact they've had on the world of storytelling.
    Overall, while each film stands on its own, they all share a connection through their pulp fiction roots, their crime-fighting heroes, and their ability to capture our imaginations with their timeless stories.

    • @christinam9473
      @christinam9473 Рік тому +8

      Give this man $1000

    • @Gueebster
      @Gueebster Рік тому +12

      Faaaairly certain this is a chatgpt response

    • @shori8438
      @shori8438 11 місяців тому +1

      He's not wrong though
      @@Gueebster

    • @t.s9021
      @t.s9021 7 місяців тому +1

      They're connected by what Wittgenstein called a family resemblance; no one single attribute is common among them all, but certain features are shared by different intersecting portions of the class of movie

  • @artness
    @artness Рік тому +56

    I was hoping Ben would interject again to tell us why this movie is actually good but... no

    • @youtubedj9298
      @youtubedj9298 Рік тому +1

      I'd like to see a vote on what people think about his commentary.

    • @Michael_ORourke
      @Michael_ORourke Рік тому

      I doubt he liked it

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb Рік тому

      Even Ben doesn't like this one.

    • @stevecole90099
      @stevecole90099 Рік тому

      I wish @BenFromCanada did more Video Essays. His one on 2 Fast 2 Furious is perfection.

  • @CowabungaWo101
    @CowabungaWo101 Рік тому +65

    I grew up watching reruns of Batman ‘66 and The Green Hornet so when this came out I was super excited for it. It’s honestly one of my guilty pleasures.
    That being said, it’s weird that at that time we were getting serious Batman movies and a comedic Green Hornet movie when the Batman ‘66 show was the comedic one and The Green Hornet was the serious one.
    The thing the movie suffers from the most is this pop culture misunderstanding that Kato did all the work (mostly down to Bruce Lee and his popularity.) In the show they actually had a good dynamic where Reid is the detective who solves the clues and Kato was the fighter. The Green Hornet and Kato are basically Batman split into two people.

    • @Jordan-zk2wd
      @Jordan-zk2wd Рік тому +7

      Kato doing all the work /could/ work, but it needs more of a sense of purpose I think. It felt like they were reaching for a "Big Trouble in Little China" thing, where they wanted to subvert the trope of the Asian sidekick by putting the white guy on the back foot and make them less effective. I think the difference in Big Trouble in Little China that's like a central conceit of the script and Kurt Russel's character is enjoyable to watch.
      Seth Rogen's character getting sympathetic backstory in the beginning doesn't play with this well for example. It feels more like the producers were worried that it would come off as racist to have an Asian companion at all and were trying to lampshade it, without realizing that putting an Asian character in a servant/butler type role is not the same as a British butler for Batman (so maybe that's what you wanna rework instead)?

    • @Telcontar86
      @Telcontar86 Рік тому +3

      Yeah, the ideal image they'd want to have is that Kato is the enforcer. The Green Hornet is masquerading as a rogue mob boss, and what self respecting mod boss doesn't have enforcers?
      Reid is a detective, and is the figurehead for the double life they're running, but he's also a capable fighter/helps with the inventions. Kato is the inventor, is a better fighter but lacks Reid's acting chops and analytical skills.
      Like you said, it's like the creator of Batman saw the Green Hornet/Kato dynamic and just combined the characters, since the Hornet and Kato have been around longer than Batman or Superman.

  • @exzyyd392
    @exzyyd392 Рік тому +32

    I don't think I've ever found Seth Rogan funny or likeable so his character in this didn't seem any worse than usual to me

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Рік тому

      Watch An American Pickle

    • @rorylynch7775
      @rorylynch7775 Рік тому +7

      I used to enjoy his films/performances in stuff like Pineapple Express, Superbad and Knocked Up, but pretty much everything he did from the early 2010s to the present was the same character he puts no effort into and his schtick just felt so tired. His best work in the last 10 years was playing Steve Wozniak in the Jobs movie and producing the boys and invincible than for any of his comedy films. His voice acting especially is very lazy and he doesn't even try to change his voice.

    • @OneArmedRetroGamer
      @OneArmedRetroGamer Рік тому +3

      I like Funny People. The rare occurrence where I like Sandler as well

    • @OneArmedRetroGamer
      @OneArmedRetroGamer Рік тому +3

      ​​@@rorylynch7775what, you didn't like Santa Inc lol?

    • @rorylynch7775
      @rorylynch7775 Рік тому +7

      ​​​@@OneArmedRetroGamerSandler can be a good actor when he wants to be in stuff like Uncut Gems, Punch Drunk Love, and the Meyerowitz Stories. He just chooses to do a bunch of lazy comedy movies so he can hang out with his friends. The same cannot be said for Rogen who is just a one trick pony of "Weed, ha ha"

  • @Malum09
    @Malum09 Рік тому +8

    Gondry's career was never the same after this movie…
    Also I mostly remember it because after we left the theater some friends and I took a cab home and in that cab one of them lost their phone and then for some reason decided to not get another one for the next 3 years, communication with him was a hassle for that time.

  • @tappajavittu
    @tappajavittu Рік тому +39

    You definitely should do the Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th dimension on caravan of garbage.

    • @mistermatix8241
      @mistermatix8241 Рік тому +2

      That isn't garbage, it's awesome. Jeff Goldblum, Clancy Brown and Peter Weller cement it as beyond amazing

    • @tappajavittu
      @tappajavittu Рік тому +6

      @@mistermatix8241 Yeah? You do realize that the Caravan of Garbage show isn't just about highlighting bad movies but also good films. Have you even watched this show before?

    • @mistermatix8241
      @mistermatix8241 Рік тому +2

      @@tappajavittu only just started, I get that now, sorry

    • @tappajavittu
      @tappajavittu Рік тому +2

      @@mistermatix8241 No probs mate!

    • @mistermatix8241
      @mistermatix8241 Рік тому +1

      @@tappajavittu 🤜🤛

  • @lvkeyne
    @lvkeyne Рік тому +14

    The through-line is that all of them are riffs on 30s pulp.
    Also, you can also add Sky Captain (with Law and Paltrow) to the lineup.

  • @BowserTheSecond
    @BowserTheSecond Рік тому +151

    I'm stunned you guys didn't mention the fact that Mythbusters of all shows had an episode dedicated to promoting this movie by testing several things that happen in it. Likely the only thing people remember this movie for.

    • @reubenm.d.5218
      @reubenm.d.5218 Рік тому +9

      Literally the only time I had heard of this movie prior to today

    • @brycebitetti1402
      @brycebitetti1402 Рік тому +7

      I literally would not know this movie existed if it weren't for that Mythbusters episode.

    • @walrusArmageddon
      @walrusArmageddon Рік тому +5

      Is that the one where they cut the car in half using the elevator?

    • @glyph241
      @glyph241 Рік тому

      I hear Seth Rogan’s laugh
      when I read this comment.
      Bravo 👏

  • @cartilagehead
    @cartilagehead Рік тому +79

    Fun Fact: during the production of this film Seth Rogen was experimenting with growing his own cannabis at scale, hoping to turn his hobby into a possible business venture in the rapidly expanding US legal cannabis industry. Because this was still very much a pilot project, he was growing stuff for himself and his friends and, thus, growing and crossing his particular favorite strains. Most notably- Blue Dream, from which we get The Green Hornet’s working/stealth title: Blue Harvest.

  • @Wilstrike
    @Wilstrike Рік тому +15

    Please do Scott Pilgrim vs. the World before the new Netflix series! You could also do the video game for Never Go Back!

  • @wetterschneider
    @wetterschneider Рік тому +12

    The idea of a superhero hiding behind a dork front man as a form of secret identity is next level Dread Pirate Roberts action. I love this conceit. Front man gets taken out? Minor setback, the real muscle just finds a new one. So goooood.

    • @DSan-kl2yc
      @DSan-kl2yc Рік тому

      There's not much point to that

    • @wetterschneider
      @wetterschneider Рік тому +1

      @@DSan-kl2yc Thank you for your thoughtful response.

    • @walterhoward5512
      @walterhoward5512 Рік тому +1

      It's interesting how much the 60s show broke this franchise. That show lasted for one season but totally changed the dynamic between Kato and the Green Hornet completely by accident. It's really amazing.

    • @DSan-kl2yc
      @DSan-kl2yc Рік тому

      @@wetterschneider you're welcomed

    • @DSan-kl2yc
      @DSan-kl2yc Рік тому +1

      @@walterhoward5512 yea the show actually had Reid fight too. Except when they were pretending for the crime boss angle.
      The movie angle was so bad because it's like they were doing a worst iron man.

  • @danrandlehandle
    @danrandlehandle Рік тому +6

    The connection is there’s always a bunch of blokes in suits with funny moustaches

  • @evanjohnson4176
    @evanjohnson4176 Рік тому +2

    As someone who’s local to the Detroit area I had no idea we had a history of creating 1930’s radio serials. Loved hearing a local shoutout!

  • @simonchabot390
    @simonchabot390 Рік тому +8

    PULP HEROES! THEY'RE ALL PULP HEROES!
    This has been driving me insane for a month now.

    • @danielnugent6545
      @danielnugent6545 Рік тому +4

      The kids don't know what pulp is. They might not even know what paper is.

    • @simonchabot390
      @simonchabot390 Рік тому

      @@danielnugent6545 I'm 21!

  • @ellaisplotting
    @ellaisplotting Рік тому +4

    Thanks Ben and Laurence for that split second clip of 'A Drum and Two Cymbals Fall Off a Cliff', Matt Gray and Tom Scott are my next favourite duo alongside the Aussie boys 💕

  • @maddavi
    @maddavi Рік тому +43

    For the upcoming Napoleon movie, should do the Scott triple of Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Robin Hood. You could do the Last Duel as well, but I feel it’s a different fit to the others.

    • @BrodyxBrown
      @BrodyxBrown Рік тому +3

      Dude for a second my heart dropped in disgust & I thought there was going to be a Napoleon Dynamite remake, but then I remembered the UA-cam adds

    • @BrodyxBrown
      @BrodyxBrown Рік тому

      I also should have read the rest of your comment lol

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Рік тому

      Or watch Hannibal. Horny Gary Oldman returns in an even worse way than Dracula. But this time he's great, but the rest of the movie sucks (besides the music).

    • @TheRossMadness
      @TheRossMadness Рік тому +2

      You're right, The Last Duel is a much different movie from the others. No tommy guns in that one.

    • @alexanderwill2847
      @alexanderwill2847 Рік тому

      I feel like The Last Duel is a significantly better movie than Robin Hood. Though definitely not as good as Kingdom of Heaven and Gladiator.

  • @sergioguzman9736
    @sergioguzman9736 Рік тому +46

    This remains the only movie I ever walked out of... not by choice. I was young and my parents were really big fans of the original T.V show, halfway through they said nope this is garbage and we went home. Couple of years later I rewatched it on my own... yeah, it's terrible, glad my parents got me out the first time

    • @Aileil
      @Aileil 9 місяців тому

      Heh, my Grandpa and I did the same thing (also the only time we've walked out of a movie, funnily enough). My dad was a big fan of the TV show, so we grew up with that.

  • @KelleyGreenEcstasy
    @KelleyGreenEcstasy Рік тому +3

    Turns out, all four movies made use of Bennett Sperber construction company. He's listed as the foreman or construction crew depending on the movie.
    I had to run the entire cast and crew listing for each movie through caradasi-style spreadsheet and he was the only one who popped up.
    I suppose he must have just been working for a long time.

  • @timcogan82
    @timcogan82 Рік тому +17

    I haven’t watched this, but it scans like, “We need him to be an irresponsible playboy, because Iron Man, so let’s do that.”

  • @sbozart01
    @sbozart01 Рік тому

    That quick “Rodney” is perfect lolol

  • @SibLight
    @SibLight Рік тому +8

    This movie has a soft spot in my heart, despite me never seeing it, as they added his gun to a game that was basically Worms but with other animals, as a piece of cross promotion, and it was such a fun gun to use

  • @Norbstarunner
    @Norbstarunner Рік тому +1

    Do "The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang". You boys will love it.

  • @seans2729
    @seans2729 Рік тому +6

    Since its the spookiest time of the year (tax time) Y'all should review every attempt to begin the Dark Universe: Van Helsing, Dracula Untold, da mummy, Renfield

    • @Burner-td4cu
      @Burner-td4cu Рік тому +2

      You did it wrong. He’s not JUST talking about tax time

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Рік тому

      Renfield wasn't an attempt at that, but I'm totally for this idea. Plus I, Frankenstein which isn't Universal but carries the spirit of these projects.

  • @AugustNerdinIron
    @AugustNerdinIron Рік тому +3

    Huge fan of the Green Hornet and Kato in other media. This movie was a travesty. My grandpa brought me up on the old Green Hornet show as a kid. When he saw that this movie was coming out, he was really excited. We went to the theater, he paid for the tickets, and then we had to watch this shit. We were disappointed as fans but at least we got to spend some time together.

  • @bensneb360
    @bensneb360 Рік тому +9

    While I would of preferred a movie serious Green Hornet movie, I feel Green Hornet stumbled so The Boys and Invincible could walk… that’s a good silver lining

  • @AliTaimurXV
    @AliTaimurXV Рік тому +1

    Before landing on the idea of The Green Hornet, the creators of the 1930s radio show, George W. Trendle and Fran Striker initially thought that due to the fact that it would be debuting on The Blue Network (previously known as the NBC Blue Network) which was the on-air name of a now defunct American radio network, which broadcast from 1927 through 1945; they should have called it The Blue Hornet. However, due to the idea that it could be perceived by audiences as a mascot character for The Blue Network, they decided to make it The Green Hornet instead. During the filming of the movie, Michel Gondry had the idea of harvesting a hornets nest for a scene that would be later deleted due to studio interference from Sony Pictures. Due to these two pieces of history surrounding the character's creation and the making of the film, it had the working title 'Blue Harvest' which was coincidentally the working title of the original Star Wars (1977)

  • @markusszelbracikowski956
    @markusszelbracikowski956 Рік тому +10

    Having no connection with the source material I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, it has some really over the top and funny scenes.

  • @mitchdarklighter9133
    @mitchdarklighter9133 Рік тому +1

    You made me realize something interesting about this otherwise not interesting movie: Rogen wrote and plays Britt Reid as the worst possible version of the idle-rich crimefighter archetype. He's an unstable incompetent egomaniac who just decides to "take up the mantle" because it seems fun. It's like if the vapid Bruce Wayne persona was out there in a mask instead of the focused and driven Batman. No code, all utility belt.
    See also Observe and Report, where he basically plays the opposite character: Bruce if he were Batman 24/7 and also a driven, intense, draconian, paranoid, mentally unstable, poor mall security guard. All code, can't afford a utility belt.
    I feel like Seth Rogen really wants this character study to work.

  • @InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowd
    @InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowd Рік тому +11

    Arrow (2012) learned an important green lesson from 2011.

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Рік тому +3

      I wouldn't be surprised if the idea to use greasepaint and a hood instead of a domino mask and Robin Hood hat came from this flopping. Eventually he did get the mask though.

    • @hezekiahramirez6965
      @hezekiahramirez6965 Рік тому +1

      To fight Chad Coleman?

    • @InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowd
      @InconsequentialVoiceintheCrowd Рік тому

      Let’s just say that one lesson was learned, and over years of diminishing returns many lessons were lost.

  • @KareemHarper
    @KareemHarper Рік тому +1

    OMFG! OMFG! I heard that RODNEY TEASE! THANK YOU!
    RIP Rodney. You served us all well and I will forever cherish our memories together.

  • @ambrite
    @ambrite Рік тому +6

    My friend took me to see this film when it came out, and I'd just returned home from being overseas for almost a month and it was about 30 minutes in when I realised I wasn't watching The Green Lantern 😆
    I was extremely confused because I'd never heard of The Green Hornet before but I remember mildly enjoying it

  • @Theprofessorator
    @Theprofessorator 10 місяців тому +1

    Came straight from the Green Lantern Caravan of Garbage and I'm glad that we have seen "Green Trivia" blossom into "Horny Green Trivia."

  • @jamesgreen9480
    @jamesgreen9480 Рік тому +9

    I feel like there is a specific type of action movie that is "you know it when you see it". The rock, Armageddon, con air etc. Stuff thats ridiculous but still very earnest and not self aware at all

    • @Jacob-lb2ww
      @Jacob-lb2ww Рік тому

      We need a series of "You know it when you see it" serieses on Caravan of Garbage

    • @DeanS946
      @DeanS946 Рік тому

      its the 90s

    • @jamesgreen9480
      @jamesgreen9480 Рік тому +1

      @@DeanS946 not all 90s tho, stuff like speed seems like it should be part of the genre, but is too ridiculous and silly

  • @thetramp123
    @thetramp123 Рік тому +1

    Saw this in theater. Kind of like it tbh. Gondry's visual techniques and action staging are pretty much a blast and carry it through its narrative and character issues for me, especially when it's not really all that serious of a movie. It's a movie where a guy has a double gun and an identity crisis over what his villain hook should be. Mostly fun nonsense I think. Rogan's comments are weird talking about how Gondry probably wasn't ready to tackle a big budget action movie because the way Gondry handles that stuff is clearly the best thing about the film. The things that were supposedly under great scrutiny (dialog, narrative, character) are the film's main weaknesses.
    Would have loved to see what Stephen Chow could have done with it though. Incredibly fun action comedy filmmaker and I think the rumor was that he would also play Kato. Would have been great.

  • @paulward5158
    @paulward5158 Рік тому +6

    I wanna see you guys cover either the Tremors movie series or Anaconda, Lake Placid & Piranha 3DD as a trilogy, for no reason other than i like them 😉. Plus i really feel like watching the Zorro movies now after watching this

  • @PhoenixGodwin
    @PhoenixGodwin Рік тому

    Oh my god I was so happy to see The Guy Who Shouts Rodney- even for such a brief moment! Genuinely made my day better.

  • @redoctober1991
    @redoctober1991 Рік тому +5

    I humbly re-suggest...
    EMMERICH-GEDDON
    Stargate, Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012.

    • @justjoshuaaa
      @justjoshuaaa Рік тому +1

      It’s crazy to me they still haven’t done Independence Day. It’s my favourite movie 😂

  • @yarosc11
    @yarosc11 Рік тому

    The brief return of “the guy who shouts Rodney!!” Such a tease

  • @LiamDalley-jd1kc
    @LiamDalley-jd1kc Рік тому +35

    The talent both behind and in front of the camera is incredible. The cast is great, Michel Gondry is an fantastic director but I think this is absolutely one of the biggest case of Studio Meddling. To Be Honest I thought the movie was okay but It could have been better considering who is involved

    • @Fung43
      @Fung43 Рік тому

      you think Seth Rogen is incredible. The guy that plays the same lazy character in everything. The guy that protected James Franco for being a rapist. The guy who thought it was funny to tell a late night show story about how he knew James Franco was an experienced pedophile & catfished him as a teenage girl
      Ok good for u

    • @videogamenostalgia
      @videogamenostalgia Рік тому +12

      Putting Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry together is unbelievably strange. Gondry's style is very earnest and innocent and whimsical, whereas Rogen likes subversion and "dude what if this beloved old character swore and did drugs lol". Their sensibilities do not mesh at all, and the combination brings out the worst in both of them.

  • @TheConstantOne
    @TheConstantOne Рік тому

    That Rodney call back just gave me so much serotonin, you have no idea.

  • @thatoneguy4452
    @thatoneguy4452 Рік тому +84

    The most unbelievable thing about this movie is the idea that Seth Rogen would be concerned about crime in a big city.

    • @oontgrad
      @oontgrad Рік тому +4

      Is this a political thing? Ew

    • @perceivedvelocity9914
      @perceivedvelocity9914 Рік тому +11

      ​@@oontgradThe OP is referencing some extremely out of touch things that Seth has said in the past.

    • @FrankLeeYoung
      @FrankLeeYoung Рік тому +26

      @@oontgrad No, he only disregarded and belittled a UA-camr who had his car broken into in LA, claiming it not to be a big deal. Questioning a man worth 80 million telling you that you shouldn't worry about your car that much and that LA is "fine" shouldn't be political statement, it's just common sense to trash him. - From a guy who works in LA

    • @Neags
      @Neags Рік тому +13

      @@oontgrad Rogan actively goes out of his way to wind people up and comes across as a douche in general. It's hard to separate.

    • @sirensongss
      @sirensongss Рік тому +6

      @@FrankLeeYoung”a youtuber” lmao it was casey neistat and he complained that the only reason his film equipment kept on his car seat in clear view was stolen was the fact police don’t have infinite money. anybody with a brain keeps their film equipment in the trunk at least

  • @ajstone6226
    @ajstone6226 Рік тому

    Love that we got an ephemeral glimpse of The Guy Who Shouts Rodney. Good times/never forget.

  • @wyatttmc
    @wyatttmc Рік тому +4

    Oh so that's why it's called Blue Harvest.

  • @RingsideLogic
    @RingsideLogic 4 місяці тому +1

    You nailed it. Rogan’s portrayal of the Hornet made it so hard to root for him.

  • @eenfx
    @eenfx Рік тому +9

    My dad took me to see this in theaters, I was about 13. We both liked it a lot. At the time I thought we had discovered a banger of a movie, as an adult I just don't know if my dad ever moved past being 13.

  • @10JudgeP
    @10JudgeP Рік тому +1

    I inexplicably love the spirit, would love too see you guys cover it.

  • @TomBongJovi
    @TomBongJovi Рік тому +3

    Rodney!
    Also movies to cover:
    •Last Action Hero
    •Spy Kids
    •The 1950s Jules Verne movies
    •Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Wererabbit
    •Chicken Run
    •Adventures Elmo in Grouchland (A real gem, Mandy Patinkin hams it up so hard as the villian and its only slightly over one hour)
    •Splice( its just a really stupid movie)
    •Parent Trap (both original and remake to compare how bad the original actually is and the premise itself)

  • @hefoughtabear118
    @hefoughtabear118 Рік тому

    The "Hornet Trivia" joke is such a subtle deep cut holy sh*t

  • @CaptainCarten
    @CaptainCarten Рік тому +7

    You mention that Kevin Smith was originally going to direct but had to drop out but you didn’t mention that he wrote a comic following the story he would have done had he made the film

  • @Kralich
    @Kralich Рік тому +1

    There was a bit of a kafuffle on set as the director was very tempted, in an attempt to make the movie darker and grittier, to make the Green Hornet's costume a dark azure colour instead. Eventually, faithfulness to the source material won out, and the azure costume was thrown out as part of a general cleanup by the designers, the working title for which was Blue Harvest.

  • @hezekiahramirez6965
    @hezekiahramirez6965 Рік тому +13

    I don't care what anybody says. I like this movie. It's not great. It's not even that good. But I think it's entertaining and funny enough that I can overlook the less funny parts. I just miss standalone superhero movies. I miss different superhero movies. A lot of things didn't work here but some of it did and I admire the risk taking

    • @philipfreeman896
      @philipfreeman896 Рік тому +2

      The final part where they solve the mystery was incredible in 3D

  • @apollosparks6019
    @apollosparks6019 Рік тому +1

    The link is that during the production they all had used a blue screen background instead of green, and, funny enough, every single one of these movies had the working title Blue Harvest because of it

  • @JBoxy7
    @JBoxy7 Рік тому +6

    I watched this movie all the time as a kid and honestly I still really enjoy watching it. It's great fun.

  • @doczodzilla
    @doczodzilla 11 місяців тому

    Random fun fact, the green hornet set that was featured in Once Upon in Hollywood was filmed at Excelsior high School in Norwalk, CA. It's actually about a mile from where I grew up, it's an adult school now

  • @jfd195
    @jfd195 Рік тому +9

    I cannot believe that as a 13 year old, I saw this this movie in theaters. More than once. What was wrong with me.

    • @fionasnapple
      @fionasnapple Рік тому +2

      i saw The Phantom Menace NINE TIMES in the theatre and i was 17. i ABSOLUTELY should have known better.

    • @titusmccarthy
      @titusmccarthy Рік тому

      @@fionasnapple SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @fionasnapple
      @fionasnapple Рік тому

      @@titusmccarthy lol look we were all swept up in Episode 1 fever when it came out. it was the first new Star Wars movie in 16 years! we had spent the year leading up to its release excitedly discussing all the fan theories and "things we heard". We were too excited to realize it was a horrible movie lolol

    • @Antwannnn
      @Antwannnn Рік тому

      You enjoyed true cinema back then..

  • @thetramp123
    @thetramp123 Рік тому +1

    A "movies shot in a box" series should include Sin City, Locke, and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. Nothing will inflate those subscription numbers like a video about one of Roy Andersson's films (Roy Andersson rules btw).

  • @alexanderoyston272
    @alexanderoyston272 Рік тому +5

    MASSIVE PROPS once again to the editors; that somehow manage to encapsulate everything we are feeling whilst making Maso and James shine. Loving it!

  • @QuintessentialQs
    @QuintessentialQs Рік тому +2

    There was a roleplaying game from the early 2000s called "Adventure", which was aimed at playing in the Pulp Adventure genre. In the Storytellers' guide section, it elaborated on what Pulp Adventure is and isn't.
    Pulp Adventure is a genre originating and generally taking place in the first half of the 20th century, especially in the inter-war and WWII periods. The horrors and difficulties of the day made escapism popular. It features stalwart heroes and over-the-top villains. Common elements include: Gangsters, international cartels, mysterious "unexplored" regions of the world, the novelty of air travel, thrilling chases, races against time, vigilantism, science fiction gadgetry, and mysterious, magical, or paranormal abilities.
    Pulp Adventure can be contrasted with three other forms that emerged in the same general period of time.
    Pulp Adventure is not Noir. While pulp heroes are not morally black-and-white, noir protagonists are not even heroes. The characters in noir are fundamentally broken, in a pessimistic world where good does not really triumph over evil, or if it does, it leaves scars. A pulp climax will have a large brawl, a thrilling chase, a big shootout, etc. Whereas a noir climax ends with one regrettable gunshot on a dark waterfront.
    Pulp Adventure is not Camp. Camp stories have deliberately simplistic, over-the-top heroes and villains. While Pulp Adventure can be lurid, sexy, violent, with a focus on seedy underworlds, secret cults, or mad science, Camp takes these elements to the extreme, aiming for shock value that would alienate and offend a general audience. Pulp stories are usually a bit fanciful, but generally take their own premise seriously, whereas Camp is deliberately funny.
    Pulp Adventure is not Four-Color Superheroics. Although many pulp heroes have featured in the comic book medium, the genre is most clearly distinguished by the scale. Superman can lift a battleship out of the sea, whereas a pulp strongman might be able to lift the back end of a car with effort. Pulp adventure is generally more violent, sexier, and less child-friendly than 4CSH. Superheroes generally win in the final climax via a creative application of their powers, whereas pulp heroes usually win by their wits and gumption.
    Of these four strains, I think Pulp Adventure is probably the hardest to nail without accidentally landing in one of the other three. Further difficulties arise when one attempts to change the setting from early 20th century. But you can have pulp westerns (the Lone Ranger, Jonah Hex), space pulp (Buck Rogers, Star Wars), or pulp adventure in the 1980s (Buckaroo Bonzai), or even cyber-pulp (The Matrix).
    You could look at these as a Venn diagram of four circles overlapping. The borders aren't perfectly clear. But as you have said in all these videos "you know it when you see it".

  • @GabrielRodriguez-vv6lb
    @GabrielRodriguez-vv6lb Рік тому +2

    I saw this movie in the theaters with my wife. Every few minutes we would look at each other and ask if we should leave.

  • @theflickchick9850
    @theflickchick9850 4 місяці тому

    I swear we gave this movie to my grandfather as a birthday gift once and now I'm even sadder that he's gone because I DESPERATELY want to know what he thought of it. I need to hear his quips so badly.

  • @dannyb2783
    @dannyb2783 Рік тому +1

    Back in 1936 when they were designing the character, the original idea as to have him be called the Blue Hornet. To keep that a secret, the project was called "Blue Harvest"

  • @guillermoroa1356
    @guillermoroa1356 Рік тому +1

    I keep telling you: The common thread is "Pulp hero adaptations"

  • @jliller
    @jliller 11 місяців тому +1

    There's a spoof of Sherlock Holmes where Sherlock is actually a bumbling idiot and Watson does all the real detective work. I wonder if that inspired this movie?

  • @todd8398
    @todd8398 Рік тому

    I think the "through-line" for these movies is that they were all cinematically "flavored" like the Batman 1989 movie. So they all drew on the nostalgic pulp heroes (or faux-pulp, for Rocketeer) and all used "comic-book" style with simple stories, clear heroes/villains and Tim Burton's flat, colorful, stylized visual palettes and sets. This was the inspiration they all drew from Batman, and how Hollywood assumed such hero stories should be done, until the Dark Knight movies, then the MCU, changed that concept.
    The outlier here is Green Hornet, which came much later than the others, was not done to copy the style of Batman specifically, but rather to homage all the previous movies collectively as a short-lived "pulp hero" genre.

  • @SolomonPleasent
    @SolomonPleasent Рік тому

    “Pre-Superhero Pulp Fiction” is the best way I could describe these films.

  • @EverythingPSPOfficial
    @EverythingPSPOfficial Рік тому +1

    The fact you teased Rodney only serves to reinforce my desire for more Rodney. Oh yeah and cool video or whatever

  • @jamespuma2975
    @jamespuma2975 Рік тому +2

    Mr Sunday Movies or should I say Mr Scumbag Movies. My friend won one your Lootbox prizes over 5 years ago and still hasn't received it. Give this man his Lootbox. Sincerely, Vengeance.

  • @bad-people6510
    @bad-people6510 Рік тому +1

    Some say Kevin Smith did direct a version of this movie, but the film negatives were damaged when Smith cried all over them.

  • @hacman8732
    @hacman8732 11 місяців тому

    The spirit mention played over just a scene of him beating the life out of a poor dude had me dying

  • @ScarredBert
    @ScarredBert 5 місяців тому

    Masterful Rodney edit, took me by surprise and I had to pause the video until I finished laughing

  • @thelotusengineer
    @thelotusengineer Рік тому

    I love the stitcher call out literally 3 weeks after they went out of business 😂

  • @ApexPerformanceFitness
    @ApexPerformanceFitness Рік тому

    I can’t even explain how much time I spend during the week with episodes of this playing in the background. Have probably watched the opening 10 minutes to the fantastic four video 50 times and I love it. Keep up the good work 😉

  • @Joey_T
    @Joey_T Рік тому

    the joy from that one brief moment…. you know which one i’m talking about

  • @chrischagnon5955
    @chrischagnon5955 Рік тому

    Always love what you gents put out! (This series of movies was especially great, as most of the movies I watched as a kid and haven't watched in years) As a suggestion for Caravan of Garbage - Troll 2. I'm sure you've heard it plenty of times and are probably keeping it in the back pocket in case there's a time when you don't have anything else and need to get a video out, but would still love to see y'all's take on it!

  • @JeffreyDeCristofaro
    @JeffreyDeCristofaro Рік тому

    Looking back at your channel's history, I was taken back to find out that you guys only covered one Star Trek movie, ST: Generations! You should cover the first six original Star Trek movies next, followed by Insurrection and Nemesis, and then the J.J. Abrams trilogy - there's SO much material to work with in those to give you top-caliber content!!!

  • @OmiWatanube
    @OmiWatanube Рік тому

    Guy who shouts Rodney almost clawed his way back from the dead

  • @PawsOnTheBalcony
    @PawsOnTheBalcony Рік тому +1

    I have fond memories of this movie solely because I accidentally caught it and the 1998 Godzilla back to back on TV one lazy afternoon. Perfect camp, I had so much fun that day.

  • @PhantoRoyce
    @PhantoRoyce Рік тому

    When I was coming home yesterday I saw a guy with a BMW candy painted with the Green Hornet on it. Come home and you guys uploaded this. Weird coincidence

  • @kennethkates3140
    @kennethkates3140 Рік тому +1

    I like the fact, that with exception of the Rocketeer, each of the movies was a radio show. And the Rocketeer had the feel of a movie made from a radio show. Just neat, to bad about no Tommy guns in Green Hornet

  • @nickb1729
    @nickb1729 Рік тому

    I was eagerly waiting for green trivia this week and definitely am not disappointed. I never saw this movie, but it's crazy how everyone involved has made way better things.

  • @sonicyakk
    @sonicyakk Рік тому

    The way they are all connected: They are all deiselpunk. Can i say too, sky captain and the world of tomorrow would fit into this too. Love you guys

  • @MrHypnofan
    @MrHypnofan Рік тому

    One of the best things about the '66 Batman/Green Hornet crossover is the fight scene where poor Burt Ward, as Robin, has to square up against Bruce freaking Lee.

  • @yupthisisandy
    @yupthisisandy Рік тому

    Hearing that single Rodney was like the embrace of an old friend

  • @arrowmaxwell
    @arrowmaxwell Рік тому

    The legendary editor throwing in the good, we see you! @0:26 #JusticeForThePhantom, Australia's Super Hero 😅

  • @danielalonso7478
    @danielalonso7478 Рік тому +1

    All these movies are connected by their throwbacks to the Golden Age hero.

  • @robertlockwood3277
    @robertlockwood3277 6 місяців тому

    I think you guys have the best editing pound for pound

  • @riyansita9568
    @riyansita9568 Рік тому +1

    I suggest weird Ralph Bakshi animated films from the 70s for Caravan of Garbage