Seriously. This comparison is just so inaccurate. It's like saying "anyone can learn self-defense, so competitive tae kwon do doesn't impress me in the slightest. I can do that."
Lloyd Christmas That's because Maher also tears liberals a new one. Maher can also separate one topic from another. Some liberals and conservitaves will follow a herd mentality not criticizing their side.
Libertarian here, and same. I don’t always agree with his politics, but he’s hilarious even when he does make fun of my specific views. Nothing wrong with laughing at yourself! Also, you have the best channel name and thumbnail ever.
I haven't watched any of those movies, but being a car enthusiast I must say that driving has its own dunning-kruger affect in which the worse you are the better you think you are.
Correct. The first time you participate in even the most amateur of racing, like electric go karts at the mall, and you see someone else who knows what they are doing you will have your first "ah ha!" moment that performance driving is really hard and you really suck at it. The first time you try an autocross event is also sufficiently embarrassing.
@@dohczeppelin37 it shouldnt be embarassing. People who are only good at one thing shame new comers for rookie mistakes and dumb things that really have no effect on the rest of your life. Thats just gate keeping. Falling off your bike wasnt embarassing, even though it seems painfully easy not to do now. Messing up a turn on a go kart track, forgetting a step when trying out a smal rock climbing wall, or failing to properly fit your skis on the first go round, that's not embarassing, thats just educational.
I used to think the same way, being from Germany. Driving is not that hard, most people can do it pretty well. I changed my mind when I drove in the US for a while. It must be really difficult there, at least judging by the drivers around me, because they were not doing a good job
I don't know why Bill acts like driving is some simple skill. The vast majority of people I witness driving every day can't seem to grasp the fundamentals. It would seem driving competently is a skill few people posess.
Coming soon: A spate of action movies in which the protagonists' big skill is typing really fast. Or doing a very thorough job of watering the lawn. Or maybe facilitating conference calls in a remarkably efficient way.
No, I don´t think so. It´s just slowly growing in tention, instead of going VRRROOOOMMMM-POW-POW-POW-POW-SCREEETCH-KABOOOM! all the time. To me "Drive" is to "driver movies" what "Blade Runner" is to science fiction movies...
You would think someone in LA would understand that there are good and bad drivers, especially these days when people would rather be on their phones than paying attention to the road
Well to be fair the main character is an elite stunt driver. Yea it's a fancy art house film but at the end of the day the films main plot hinges on the fact that Ryan Gosling is an elite Driver. So yea it still fits Bills silly narrative.
The thing is, that these movies are about ELITE drivers. Not just people, who can drive cars but people, who drive cars as if the car was part of their body. That IS a special skill. Let´s take formula one race driving as an example. Take the average driver, put him behind the controls of any f1 race car and let him try to drive it on a f1 race track as fast as the car can go. He will crash and die. Don´t get me wrong, I don´t enjoy most movies about elite drivers, I enjoyed "Drive" though. But saying these movies were just about "people driving cars, which is not so hard", is like saying that "American Sniper" was about somebody squeezing a trigger (anybody could do that, right?).
Well... there's driving, and there's driving. And having seen some people fail at even basic traffic stuff... I'd say it's not that easy for alot of people.
I mean the comparison he's making here between what are essentially stunt or race drivers and 16 year old kids with their learners is like the difference between my 3 year old niece learning to walk and an olympic sprinter.
@@newcoc4105 there are actually A LOT of films pertaining to running or that contain ass loads of running, have main Characters who are free runners/can do parkour, etc. One of the highest rated and most award winning films of all time, Forrest Gump, is almost holistically about a man who spent his entire life running as fast as he could after barely being able to walk as a child. Even then, just like the driving based films referenced in the video, driving isn't ALL that's happening. Hell, in Baby Driver, Drive, the first few Fast & Furious movies, etc - the majority of plot is laid out when driving ISN'T happening and the primary aspect of the film being partially about driving is based on the main character doing it *well*, not just driving normally. Lmao, look at the Tansporter series - it's FILLED with non driving dramatic scenes, fight scenes, etc, and being a good driver is nothing but the occupation of the main character. Which is why Maher's comparison between Baby Driver and someone driving an Uber is ridiculous. Because the film in of itself is not about normally driving a car through traffic - just like Forrest Gump wasn't primarily about a normal guy going out for a jog.
Precious, so true. Some men's looks scare me. I don't think it's immaturity on my part to expect intimacy to be just that. Private. Intimate. Caring. As if I'm someone precious that deserves to be treated well. Not targeted like a dart board.
Clearly, bill didnt watched baby driver...or drive ... Or knows girls that drive ....usually good rants...this one was just a lazy one from him and his writers .
As someone who works in a performance auto shop, Bill is so wrong about this. As an Hollywood elitist Bill also wouldn't know the complexities, the work, and the passion that goes in a modifying and maintaining a car. And BTW there are quite a few women who are just as interested in cars as men. Get your head out your ass.
He is talking about the male lazy that only by getting a car Hollywood makes you a badass just for driving a car and it creates a caveman mentality if not check the post with most likes is either girls on their way to only fans
Fair point if you include the engineering part. I suppose drifting takes quite a bit of skill to do well. But just the driving fast part doesn't take too much talent, does it? I 5hink the reason you see repeat winners in Nascar is the money for the engineering part and the other team members. Give the the guy in the last pole position the funds and team Dale Earnhardt had and you would see a placer??
I just turned 29 the other day (Oct 13) and just last month moved from NY to South Korea in a "need to do something radically different because my life feel so stagnant and I have no ties to anyone or anything really" and now I suffer so much anxiety getting used to my job and the language barrier (beginner Korean). Also just finding people to bond with and not succumbing to the loneliness. And funny thing? I was such a homebody in NY and never cared to go out anywhere most of the time. But here I feel like every fiber of me is telling me to go out and experience things and it is a weird and disconcerting feeling and I get anxious for not doing so - , I could have stayed home in NY if I wanted to saty inside and not get out there,. I'm comparing myself to other expats who seem to have blended so seamlessly into their surroundings and work life and question my decision and myself as a person. TLDR; your videos always seem to resonate with me and my personal dilemmas/feelings. THANK YOU for making me feel like I'm not alone.
bill be fair....its like taking what you do and saying anyone can make an internet video. making a video is not that hard. making a video is so easy...etc etc
To be honest, I drive fast in a muscle car for me. I don't really care what non-car enthusiasts think as long as I'm not breaking any laws or endangering them. Shifting gears to me is fun, but I understand how it's mundane to others.
@Zuma Zuma I'm sure you think you can drive dumb ass Driving is hard as fuck You drive like a grandmother and thinking Nascar or formula 1 drivers are just normal drivers 🤦🏻♂️
@@laker_fanatic3985 driving like the speed limit and following the rules of the road well is far more of a challenge than driving fast in traffic. Anyone can bob and weave through 55mph traffic, but when you are going the speed limit you are against every other driver and yourself. When you go ten over you are swerving around people and creating hazards at every intersection you pass. Running a track (especially alone) is far easier that being a good driver. Actual racing is much harder than any of that though, as everyone else is going just as fast as you are and they are all taking estimated risks trying to assume what the other drivers will do. Rip Dale Earnhart or whatever his name is, or maybe that guy that Tony Stewart ran over on the dirt track.
@Zuma Zuma driving fast in traffic is reckless. Driving fast on an obstacle course or in a race requires tremendous skill. You have to train to know where to cut in and where to let out, when to accelerate and when to slow down, as well as how to not over-exert the vehicle you operate. On top of all that in a race you have usually have a pack of cars all traveling over 100 mph, that mean every action is made assuming no one else is trying to move where you are moving to. If you watch a race closely you will be able to see the fear in their driving. No one wants to do it like Dale, just for him.
As a cop that has done my share of "advanced driving" courses to be able to turn my sirens on, exceed the speed limits and pursue other vehicles, I wholeheartedly agree with Bill. All the instructors treat it like it's some world class elite specialist unit, when in reality it's all about 1 thing: don't be reckless. Yes Bill is being a little facetious but at the core of it he is right. Driving is pretty much the ability to co-ordinate feet and hands to respond to what your eyes and ears are telling you. It's not for everyone, but by and large, I'd say that bad drivers are just careless, not incompetent. The overwhelming majority of people I have pulled over, given tickets to and/or arrested are dicks with massive egos and bad attitudes that lead them to drive dangerously. This is a personality flaw, not a an indicator of difficult driving a car is.
While watching the video, I was thinking that he's wrong about Baby Driver. It's a great movie. And then I read the comments. Glad to know I'm not the only one who feels that
You know baby driver is one of the most acclaimed movies of yhe year right? Bill Maher even said that in his video? Of course youre not the only one who thought it was a great movie
Out of the car category (within the mentioned titles)...? - Fast and the furious franchise had both Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster as leading roles, even appearing heroic in some scenes. Hell, Jordana ends up looking more noble than Vin various times throughout the series. - Gone in 60 Seconds, co-led by Angelina Jolie. - Drive co-led by Carey Mulligan. - Drive Angry co-led by Amber Heard - Wheelman co-led by Caitlin Carmichael. My point is that Bill’s point is moot when you break it all down. Sometimes the women is the hero (Laura Croft, Kill Bill, Wonder Women), and sometimes the man is the hero (Batman, Superman, Captain America). Why does everything have to be portrayed every which way? Why can’t people just enjoy the differences in film, and stop trying to change the narrative.
At the point he made this segment, I really don't think he had seen the movie Drive!!! It's not about him being good a driving, it's about his personal growth and sacrifices.... Him driving a car is secondary!!!
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The three movies in the left column were actually all really good. Even wheelman wasn’t so much just a guy who could drive, it was actually a solid thriller that just happened to be set in a car to love us around the landscape. And drive was just excellent and not actually a “driver” film.
Bill, news flash: driving is easy. Driving fast, whilst simultaneously keeping your passengers safe and evading incarceration, is not. Try racing a go-kart sometime, I dare you not to get whiplash.
Sophia Bogard That’s not the argument. The argument is why Hollywood seems to portray men as the type who do it. Men don’t have control over what movies Hollywood produces. Hollywood knows what people want though. That’s why men love to watch movies with cars and woman like to watch romcoms. You don’t hear many men complaining why they always portray woman as the compassionate, caring, and nurturing type, even though it’s BS to assume that men can’t be compassionate, caring, and nurturing. Trust me, as a male who works in a predominately “woman” type job (meaning that the job has historically been a woman’s job) I know that sexism can go both ways. The point is, we don’t make the movies, we just find it entertaining. So don’t bash men for something they are not even producing. It would seem very unfair for a small minority of men who control Hollywood are to represent all men.
You could say almost the same things about mafia movies, western movies, superhero movies. That's how hollywood works, if you don't like it, have fun with the next Sundance film festival. Literally.
Fast and furious actually has decent camerawork/ editing, I’d compare it to the Bourne style when it’s actually done well. But yeah really just that style not much else. I think that one in particular has good editing compared to the others.
Gotta say i do agree, except when he mentioned Drive. Drive was pretty much the opposite of that, it actually has very little driving in it. still an amazing movie.
Baby Driver was one of the best movies in recent memory. It's cinematography and style will probably make it iconic, and a future classic. Not to mention the amazing soundtrack.
"If Harvey Weinstein had made even a minimal effort to join Jenny Craig, shaved, or generally not looked like a Russian cab driver. . ." Rob Reiner sitting next to Bill thinking "oh shit wait, that describes me too.. ."
Baby Driver is about a getaway driver who hates his life among "tough guy" mobsters and wants to get out of it for the woman he loves. Leave it to "film expert" Bill Maher to connect this movie's message to Harvey Weinstein and rape. This movie has the EXACT OPPOSITE message. It makes fun of toxic masculinity and says it will lead you to death or to jail. Sorry but if you're not even intelligent enough to understand a movie as simple as this, just don't talk about it. However I won't deny that this Spacey joke was hilarious.
I like Bill, but he's definitely showing his elitism here. He doesn't need to actually see a movie like us stupid commoners do to get it. He knows everything he needs to from the title, somehow.
Point Break and Road House are two of the stupidest movies I ever saw The staging and choreography in Baby Driver is phenomenal, Jamie Foxx is incredibly menacing in that role. So yeah you're entitled to your opinion.... but you're wrong
"You know who you never see doing that? A woman" Bullshit, most of the time I'm run off the road by another driver, it's a woman. Not being sexist, just telling it like it is.
vinnie97 I mean I enjoy his show because he seems more tolerable than other hosts and sometimes we need a different perspective, if we don’t we’re just in a bubble like an sjw
I feel like Bill haven't seen or ares to see ANY of these movies. Some of his writers just saw a pattern in the movie titles - and that's it. It's like commenting on the movies with the word "Dead" in them as zombie films.
If driving is so easy, why there is such a big number of accidents and death on the roads? Driving is a skill. I can make jokes, but I can't joke as good as Bill Maher, thats why I watch this show. I can take a ball in my hands and run 200 meters, lets cancel football. I can throw a ball, lets cancel baseball. Its not that hard to throw a ball. It's sad that Bill can't come up with good topics for this segment. Maybe he used all good ones.
Your analogies with football and baseball don't really apply. No equivalency. To answer your question, the high number of accidents and fatalities are mainly due to how stupid people are. I'm talking about people who don't know where the Queen of England is from. People who don't know what country Tokyo, Japan is in. These people have driver's licenses, and instead of paying FULL ATTENTION to the road they are sending a text, taking a selfie, or checking their instant gram when their hands belong at ten and two on the wheel and need to have some patience instead of a need for speed.
I loved my dad and he's passed away, but I still think he was dumb for watching NASCAR, it's more interesting watching ants, I was watching an ant kill a fly, most fascinating fight I've ever seen in real life. The fly was 10 times it's size and had flight, but when he landed and walked too close the fly jabbed so fast and hard the fly fell over on its back, it landed supine in a mud puddle. The ant proceeded to attack striking the fly from every point going in quick circles around jabbing it's monstrously sized victim, the fly struggled, but not long. You could see the fight was over all too quickly, the fly was unable to get itself unstuck as it lost more and more strength getting unstuck just to find its wing flap back into the mud puddle when struck. When it was over the ant started to assess its victim. Yes, it isn't moving. He started to pull on his victim, time to carry his lunch home. He struggled with this as the ants wing was still suctioned to the ground. The ant realized his effort of pulling was futile, he started pushing on the fly going around it and pushing it, alternating between attempts to push and pull. He managed to get the fly outta the muck and dragged him home. I get for some this is not exciting, but the NASCAR story goes he starts the car he drives left he drives left he drives left he drives left then he begins to continue driving left, then another turn left. Or is it right I don't know I'd rather be watching bugs fight. In fact I find the day by day growth of the grass more exciting.
Sure, watching bug FIGHTS is entertaining. But how long would you sit and watch the ants just crawling around doing their ant business? ...there they go... turning left, now turning right... is it going to turn left again or will it go right? Oh the suspense... OMG, it picked up a little rock! vs NASCAR... and they're off! Turning left... now turning left... still turning left... how long can this go on? OMG, someone passed a car! Maybe you should try just watching NASCAR wreck videos. I get the feeling you would find them just as entertaining as watching bugs fight.
Thank you, Bill Maher, for this important message. Car culture, all the way around, is so lame. "Vroom vroom . . . See how cool my car is . . . I bet my weenie is bigger than yours, see I will prove it by driving aggressively!" It is a symptom of the refusal of so many American males to grow up. I love your show even more now, if that's possible. And yes, that book does need to be published & distributed widely across the USA.
@@GaryHighFruit So if I hate stupid man behavior, then I hate men? Sweetie. You can't think. The next time you get the urge to think a thought, just let it go
"No one wants to do it in room where there is a coffee machine" Is he referring to hotel rooms? Because that makes no sense. People use hotels for only two things. Sleeping and fucking. Where else would people do it in?
As a movie reviewer, Bill is a good... political commentator. As a film critic, he just sucks; he always has. I personally don't care a damn about fast cars, but "The Driver", "Drive" and "Baby Driver" are still knockout crime / action movies, and trying to somehow draw a connection between "car chase movies" and sexual harassment and rape is bizarre and frankly, rather dopey. Better luck next week, Bill.
When men start caring about themselves first And stop caring about what anyone especially unhappy women think.... then the silly toxic stereotypes will disappear
I wasn't sure where you were going with this, Bill. But you are spot on. Talking with friends the other day about 'incels', and I said incels have always existed, but they did something about it. In the 80s and 90s, they formed a kick ass rock 'n roll band. Or something similar!
That's the effect of competitiveness, not driving.. jumping is easy, jumping close to 30 feet isn't and shouldn't be conflated with the larger point, which is that movies dumb down people, make them feel happy about knowing trivial crap
The first time I ever hit 170 mph in real life I was moving down a straight line and everyhting not directly infront of me became a blur. I got decent at handling it but being near a another car at that speed would a little out of my comfort zone yet.
You know, I was thinking about this the other day, and I found the perfect analogy for toxic masculinity. Toxic masculinity is like being a sports fan. Actually, not a sports fan, but rather what we call in the UK a football (soccer) hooligan. Someone who entrenches themselves so deeply into the competitive element, that it embodies everything they do. They enjoy the game, and that's fine, more power to you. But it's not enough for them to just enjoy the game, they believe that the only way to truly support their team is to actively attack other people for liking a different one. They engage in violent and destructive behaviour, because they are too far into the mentality. And when people remind them that it's just a game, they feel inadequate and silly, however they choose not to roll it back, they choose to lash out, even so far as to when they reflect about whether it is worth it, they chastise themselves for feeling any doubt. And not just that, they get enraged that others aren't as into it as they are, or people engage that they specifically don't expect to, possibly even being better fans than they are. And this toxic masculinity pretty much sums up every negative behaviour trait, from seeing help as weakness, not being able to express anything other than impotent rage, as well as homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia. Yeah, you can pin down those prejudices into toxic masculinity. It's people who like a game, but cannot understand that some people aren't into it, or feel emasculated when someone who they think shouldn't be a fan of the game enjoys it. They think that a man has to be like a football hooligan, and when presented with the notion that its unhealthy, it doesn't matter, that there are other ways of expressing fanaticism, or that some people do it more dignified or even better, they lash out.
"Driving is not that hard". Having seen other people drive, I disagree.
lol truee
Try Stunt Driving.
I think Bill's talking about whether it's exciting enough to push forward a movie plot for 90 minutes.
Still, not that hard. It's mostly a "How Fast Can You Type?!" kind of skill, but with a higher esteem in the collective imagination.
Seriously. This comparison is just so inaccurate. It's like saying "anyone can learn self-defense, so competitive tae kwon do doesn't impress me in the slightest. I can do that."
Lol I'm full blown conservative and watch bill maher all the time. Guys hilarious
Lloyd Christmas
That's because Maher also tears liberals a new one. Maher can also separate one topic from another.
Some liberals and conservitaves will follow a herd mentality not criticizing their side.
Lloyd Christmas we need more conservatives like you.
Libertarian here, and same. I don’t always agree with his politics, but he’s hilarious even when he does make fun of my specific views. Nothing wrong with laughing at yourself!
Also, you have the best channel name and thumbnail ever.
I’m conservative too
Gotta love Bill Maher ! Very sharp and entertaining
@@vipertact I am right there with you. He is more of a liberal than as leftist. Glad he has made the distinction.
This entire segment was for that one Kevin spacey joke.
and it was glorious lol.
It was very well placed ^^
Even if it was- It was all worth it!
Was a good joke though.
I was waiting for it XD
I haven't watched any of those movies, but being a car enthusiast I must say that driving has its own dunning-kruger affect in which the worse you are the better you think you are.
That tends to be how stupid works.
Correct. The first time you participate in even the most amateur of racing, like electric go karts at the mall, and you see someone else who knows what they are doing you will have your first "ah ha!" moment that performance driving is really hard and you really suck at it. The first time you try an autocross event is also sufficiently embarrassing.
This monologue sure went down hill fast. They're car movies, not an instructional video on how to rape. The ultimate in pruditry.
@@dohczeppelin37 it shouldnt be embarassing. People who are only good at one thing shame new comers for rookie mistakes and dumb things that really have no effect on the rest of your life. Thats just gate keeping. Falling off your bike wasnt embarassing, even though it seems painfully easy not to do now. Messing up a turn on a go kart track, forgetting a step when trying out a smal rock climbing wall, or failing to properly fit your skis on the first go round, that's not embarassing, thats just educational.
I see you have spent time below the Mason-Dixon Line. Those D.C. drivers . . . and add an inch of snow and pass the popcorn.
I used to think the same way, being from Germany. Driving is not that hard, most people can do it pretty well. I changed my mind when I drove in the US for a while. It must be really difficult there, at least judging by the drivers around me, because they were not doing a good job
Don't you guys get six months of driver education?
yeah, but dont glorify it.
@mamakind99 YES Americans can be good drivers, but they don’t obey the rules. There are not enough cops to enforce our traffic code
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I'd rather do chores than to watch a fast furious film. So this segment is pretty funny.
I'd rather collect fire ants than see this movie.
I only go because my grandchildren want to see them. I have to explain all that stunt driving is set up.
Kevin Spacey Joke killed me 😂😂😂
I don't know why Bill acts like driving is some simple skill. The vast majority of people I witness driving every day can't seem to grasp the fundamentals. It would seem driving competently is a skill few people posess.
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Things are so good, he needs SOMETHING to bitch about.
Most people CAN do it, just not very well. It’s one of those things like speaking proper English.
It means those people should go back to driving school)
5:37 He's right. Once I removed the coffee machine from my bedroom my sex life improved dramatically.
Coming soon: A spate of action movies in which the protagonists' big skill is typing really fast. Or doing a very thorough job of watering the lawn. Or maybe facilitating conference calls in a remarkably efficient way.
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Drive is the polar opposite of what he's criticising
No, it´s not.
Mau dL it’s like he doesn’t watch the films and just says stupid shit
He drives a car, that's reason enough for him to put it on his list
No, I don´t think so. It´s just slowly growing in tention, instead of going VRRROOOOMMMM-POW-POW-POW-POW-SCREEETCH-KABOOOM! all the time. To me "Drive" is to "driver movies" what "Blade Runner" is to science fiction movies...
From all that garbage, Drive was the best one
You would think someone in LA would understand that there are good and bad drivers, especially these days when people would rather be on their phones than paying attention to the road
I don't think Bill Maher drives himself anywhere
Drive isn't even like those other movies it's an art house film.
This, there's like two scenes of him driving and the rest is the opposite of what Bill is complaining about
Christopher Montemayor
Because it isn't an action film about driving which is what Bill is complaining about.
Well to be fair the main character is an elite stunt driver.
Yea it's a fancy art house film but at the end of the day the films main plot hinges on the fact that Ryan Gosling is an elite Driver.
So yea it still fits Bills silly narrative.
The thing is, that these movies are about ELITE drivers. Not just people, who can drive cars but people, who drive cars as if the car was part of their body. That IS a special skill. Let´s take formula one race driving as an example. Take the average driver, put him behind the controls of any f1 race car and let him try to drive it on a f1 race track as fast as the car can go. He will crash and die. Don´t get me wrong, I don´t enjoy most movies about elite drivers, I enjoyed "Drive" though. But saying these movies were just about "people driving cars, which is not so hard", is like saying that "American Sniper" was about somebody squeezing a trigger (anybody could do that, right?).
You understand the concept of a joke....yes?
Well... there's driving, and there's driving. And having seen some people fail at even basic traffic stuff... I'd say it's not that easy for alot of people.
Americans can be good drivers, but they don’t obey the rules. There are not enough cops to enforce our traffic code
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I mean the comparison he's making here between what are essentially stunt or race drivers and 16 year old kids with their learners is like the difference between my 3 year old niece learning to walk and an olympic sprinter.
That is a good point but then again how many movies are on running on any level beginner to olympic?running is also a basic thing overyone can do
@@newcoc4105 have you seen some people try to run? Yeah, anyone can do it, but there are definitely different skill levels. Just like driving.
@@newcoc4105 there are actually A LOT of films pertaining to running or that contain ass loads of running, have main Characters who are free runners/can do parkour, etc.
One of the highest rated and most award winning films of all time, Forrest Gump, is almost holistically about a man who spent his entire life running as fast as he could after barely being able to walk as a child.
Even then, just like the driving based films referenced in the video, driving isn't ALL that's happening. Hell, in Baby Driver, Drive, the first few Fast & Furious movies, etc - the majority of plot is laid out when driving ISN'T happening and the primary aspect of the film being partially about driving is based on the main character doing it *well*, not just driving normally. Lmao, look at the Tansporter series - it's FILLED with non driving dramatic scenes, fight scenes, etc, and being a good driver is nothing but the occupation of the main character.
Which is why Maher's comparison between Baby Driver and someone driving an Uber is ridiculous. Because the film in of itself is not about normally driving a car through traffic - just like Forrest Gump wasn't primarily about a normal guy going out for a jog.
Precious, so true. Some men's looks scare me. I don't think it's immaturity on my part to expect intimacy to be just that. Private. Intimate. Caring. As if I'm someone precious that deserves to be treated well. Not targeted like a dart board.
Bull's Eye!
Clearly, bill didnt watched baby driver...or drive ... Or knows girls that drive ....usually good rants...this one was just a lazy one from him and his writers .
Nice one William
Yo Drive is an awesome piece of filmmaking though.
Actually Baby Driver and Drive are awesome, the rest of the movies Bill mentioned are shit though
And The Driver by Walter Hill
The Driver is a cool movie. Confusing plot wise, but a sweet film.
"Drive Angry" is awesome
Their all the same dipshits
Good one Bill, especially closing with no romance in a room with the coffee machine.
Love you Bill
As someone who works in a performance auto shop, Bill is so wrong about this.
As an Hollywood elitist Bill also wouldn't know the complexities, the work, and the passion that goes in a modifying and maintaining a car. And BTW there are quite a few women who are just as interested in cars as men. Get your head out your ass.
He is talking about the male lazy that only by getting a car Hollywood makes you a badass just for driving a car and it creates a caveman mentality if not check the post with most likes is either girls on their way to only fans
Fair point if you include the engineering part. I suppose drifting takes quite a bit of skill to do well. But just the driving fast part doesn't take too much talent, does it? I 5hink the reason you see repeat winners in Nascar is the money for the engineering part and the other team members. Give the the guy in the last pole position the funds and team Dale Earnhardt had and you would see a placer??
Unfortunately the best driving film of all hadn’t come out yet...Ford vs Ferrari!
I love how you say whatever you think, you are always funny. Thanks for the laughs.😁
I just turned 29 the other day (Oct 13) and just last month moved from NY to South Korea in a "need to do something radically different because my life feel so stagnant and I have no ties to anyone or anything really" and now I suffer so much anxiety getting used to my job and the language barrier (beginner Korean). Also just finding people to bond with and not succumbing to the loneliness. And funny thing? I was such a homebody in NY and never cared to go out anywhere most of the time. But here I feel like every fiber of me is telling me to go out and experience things and it is a weird and disconcerting feeling and I get anxious for not doing so - , I could have stayed home in NY if I wanted to saty inside and not get out there,. I'm comparing myself to other expats who seem to have blended so seamlessly into their surroundings and work life and question my decision and myself as a person. TLDR; your videos always seem to resonate with me and my personal dilemmas/feelings. THANK YOU for making me feel like I'm not alone.
Brave move 👍
So are you still in Korea and did things get better for you there? I need to know how it played out.
I disagree that driving is easy. I see people every day that have no business being behind the wheel.
bill be fair....its like taking what you do and saying anyone can make an internet video. making a video is not that hard. making a video is so easy...etc etc
To be honest, I drive fast in a muscle car for me. I don't really care what non-car enthusiasts think as long as I'm not breaking any laws or endangering them. Shifting gears to me is fun, but I understand how it's mundane to others.
Lindsay Lohan with her VW Beetle doesn't count?
Egan Wibowo she technically did not drive. Herbie did on it’s own
That’s Disney. Doesn’t really count. Oh. Also there are no talking animals magic fairies and, well you get it hopefullu
Good point, actually that might be the best of the bunch lol
Bill Maher is becoming Larry David and I love it!
Reading the comments, I can see that people missed the point entirely.
Or they don’t give a f’l about the point and just dislike the new shill Bill.
And you're sooo wise and virtuous l. You always get it.
I was thinking the same thing
A child can run and still we watch usain bolt...
@Zuma Zuma sure, go win formula one. Moron.
@Zuma Zuma I'm sure you think you can drive dumb ass
Driving is hard as fuck
You drive like a grandmother and thinking Nascar or formula 1 drivers are just normal drivers 🤦🏻♂️
@@laker_fanatic3985 driving like the speed limit and following the rules of the road well is far more of a challenge than driving fast in traffic. Anyone can bob and weave through 55mph traffic, but when you are going the speed limit you are against every other driver and yourself. When you go ten over you are swerving around people and creating hazards at every intersection you pass. Running a track (especially alone) is far easier that being a good driver. Actual racing is much harder than any of that though, as everyone else is going just as fast as you are and they are all taking estimated risks trying to assume what the other drivers will do. Rip Dale Earnhart or whatever his name is, or maybe that guy that Tony Stewart ran over on the dirt track.
@Zuma Zuma driving fast in traffic is reckless. Driving fast on an obstacle course or in a race requires tremendous skill. You have to train to know where to cut in and where to let out, when to accelerate and when to slow down, as well as how to not over-exert the vehicle you operate. On top of all that in a race you have usually have a pack of cars all traveling over 100 mph, that mean every action is made assuming no one else is trying to move where you are moving to. If you watch a race closely you will be able to see the fear in their driving. No one wants to do it like Dale, just for him.
@Jeroen vdd. Solid comparison!!!Agreed!!
A good show, this makes sense,thank you!
As a cop that has done my share of "advanced driving" courses to be able to turn my sirens on, exceed the speed limits and pursue other vehicles, I wholeheartedly agree with Bill. All the instructors treat it like it's some world class elite specialist unit, when in reality it's all about 1 thing: don't be reckless.
Yes Bill is being a little facetious but at the core of it he is right. Driving is pretty much the ability to co-ordinate feet and hands to respond to what your eyes and ears are telling you. It's not for everyone, but by and large, I'd say that bad drivers are just careless, not incompetent.
The overwhelming majority of people I have pulled over, given tickets to and/or arrested are dicks with massive egos and bad attitudes that lead them to drive dangerously. This is a personality flaw, not a an indicator of difficult driving a car is.
Thank you for that.
I'm writing that book! I love you Bill!
Impeccable delivery at 1:00 🙌
Long way for a Kevin Spacey joke. Well played , Pizza Man
Sadly, the second half of Bill's monologue was solid truth
I admit he was right there. Why harass women? Just buy them like he does.
While watching the video, I was thinking that he's wrong about Baby Driver. It's a great movie. And then I read the comments. Glad to know I'm not the only one who feels that
Mukul Pareek I think the whole rant was purely for the Kevin Spacey joke. I don’t think anyone dislikes Baby Driver that much
Dave Barry I figured. But people don't generally expect Bill to make such roundabout speeches just for a joke.
You know baby driver is one of the most acclaimed movies of yhe year right? Bill Maher even said that in his video? Of course youre not the only one who thought it was a great movie
When you'll grow-up - you'll see ;).
lmao bill, you da man. You are one of the few celebs I would actually care to meet in real life..... (basically just the smart ones)
That’s his problem. He thinks he’s smarter than everyone else. I wonder how he gets women now that he is no longer being given Hefner’s hand-me-downs?
@@Outlier999 it's called money
@@nickkwasak Really? You mean it’s not his wit, sophistication, intelligence, and charm? I never would have guessed.
Out of the car category (within the mentioned titles)...?
- Fast and the furious franchise had both Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster as leading roles, even appearing heroic in some scenes. Hell, Jordana ends up looking more noble than Vin various times throughout the series.
- Gone in 60 Seconds, co-led by Angelina Jolie.
- Drive co-led by Carey Mulligan.
- Drive Angry co-led by Amber Heard
- Wheelman co-led by Caitlin Carmichael.
My point is that Bill’s point is moot when you break it all down. Sometimes the women is the hero (Laura Croft, Kill Bill, Wonder Women), and sometimes the man is the hero (Batman, Superman, Captain America).
Why does everything have to be portrayed every which way? Why can’t people just enjoy the differences in film, and stop trying to change the narrative.
At the point he made this segment, I really don't think he had seen the movie Drive!!!
It's not about him being good a driving, it's about his personal growth and sacrifices....
Him driving a car is secondary!!!
Bill Maher's version of A Clockwork Orange would be him strapped to a chair watching fast and furious 1 to 8.
I can't believe he just compared baby driver to fast and furious
You kinda missed the point if that is your take away.
And I can't belive he compared "Drive Angry" to "Fast and Furious".
They are both horseshit. One day your tastes will mature and you'll know for yourself.
Black Rod don’t be so sensitive lol
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you know Bill scares himself when his Prius kicks down a gear
The three movies in the left column were actually all really good. Even wheelman wasn’t so much just a guy who could drive, it was actually a solid thriller that just happened to be set in a car to love us around the landscape. And drive was just excellent and not actually a “driver” film.
Why can’t I do it in a room with a coffee machine??? That was one of the best mornings I’ve ever had
Bill, news flash: driving is easy. Driving fast, whilst simultaneously keeping your passengers safe and evading incarceration, is not. Try racing a go-kart sometime, I dare you not to get whiplash.
Thank you!
I love bill and some of the movies are terrible.. But driving fast on track is tough and racecar drivers are elite athletes
Such an underrated segment. Great point Bill, but I still liked Baby Driver
"Drivings so easy" can Bill pull a perfect handbrake upturn and drift every corner?
The argument is only men seem to be able to do it.
Sophia Bogard That’s not the argument. The argument is why Hollywood seems to portray men as the type who do it. Men don’t have control over what movies Hollywood produces. Hollywood knows what people want though. That’s why men love to watch movies with cars and woman like to watch romcoms. You don’t hear many men complaining why they always portray woman as the compassionate, caring, and nurturing type, even though it’s BS to assume that men can’t be compassionate, caring, and nurturing. Trust me, as a male who works in a predominately “woman” type job (meaning that the job has historically been a woman’s job) I know that sexism can go both ways. The point is, we don’t make the movies, we just find it entertaining. So don’t bash men for something they are not even producing. It would seem very unfair for a small minority of men who control Hollywood are to represent all men.
100% right on Baby Driver. I have no idea why that movie was so beloved.
Because of the editing. It had great editing.
Bill, you should have left Transporter out... JS actually uses martials arts to show he IS a badass outside the car! But it is still a good point! ^_^
he's spot on. finally someone with a large platform says it.
No problem that can’t be solved by driving a car really fast ✌️
I do like how the thumbnail is the half a second clip of the chick laughing.
Chick? I thought she was a lady
You could say almost the same things about mafia movies, western movies, superhero movies.
That's how hollywood works, if you don't like it, have fun with the next Sundance film festival. Literally.
This was really good
Kevin Spacey was actually the "Baby Driver". Who knew???
That book needs to made. We can all use a refresher on how to attract a women respectively.
Quit being lazy. Where the real players at?!?
toxic female laziness is far worse
Baby Driver and Drive are so stylistically different from that other schlock.
Solid use of schlock
Agreed, the other movies are not nearly as good and Baby Driver is incredible
Are they different though
Are they
Fast and furious actually has decent camerawork/ editing, I’d compare it to the Bourne style when it’s actually done well. But yeah really just that style not much else. I think that one in particular has good editing compared to the others.
Gotta say i do agree, except when he mentioned Drive. Drive was pretty much the opposite of that, it actually has very little driving in it. still an amazing movie.
Bill: Stop telling others what to do
also Bill: Stop doing this and that
if its such a big deal why are you wasting your time watching his videos
I should try to write that book lol. I like some of those driving movies but I can see his point .
I bet Bill, like me, watches the Transporter series over and over!! Only he does it in secret!!
The Kevin Spacey joke was worth the entire segment.
Baby Driver was one of the best movies in recent memory. It's cinematography and style will probably make it iconic, and a future classic. Not to mention the amazing soundtrack.
It tries too hard
That was brilliant.
"If Harvey Weinstein had made even a minimal effort to join Jenny Craig, shaved, or generally not looked like a Russian cab driver. . ." Rob Reiner sitting next to Bill thinking "oh shit wait, that describes me too.. ."
Nah, Weinstein was in a class of ugly--inside and outside--all by himself.
Because... ITS FUN...
Not everything is about politics or about serious stuff. This are just people having fun.
THANK YOU BILL.
Baby Driver is about a getaway driver who hates his life among "tough guy" mobsters and wants to get out of it for the woman he loves. Leave it to "film expert" Bill Maher to connect this movie's message to Harvey Weinstein and rape. This movie has the EXACT OPPOSITE message. It makes fun of toxic masculinity and says it will lead you to death or to jail. Sorry but if you're not even intelligent enough to understand a movie as simple as this, just don't talk about it.
However I won't deny that this Spacey joke was hilarious.
I like Bill, but he's definitely showing his elitism here. He doesn't need to actually see a movie like us stupid commoners do to get it. He knows everything he needs to from the title, somehow.
Dragonetta why
Point Break and Road House are two of the stupidest movies I ever saw
The staging and choreography in Baby Driver is phenomenal, Jamie Foxx is incredibly menacing in that role. So yeah you're entitled to your opinion.... but you're wrong
hey, 99% of the movie focuses on driving ability.
exactly !he didn't watch the movie and i doubt he researches it before sitting with his staff to write the jokes
"You know who you never see doing that? A woman"
Bullshit, most of the time I'm run off the road by another driver, it's a woman. Not being sexist, just telling it like it is.
Probably because you were trying to cut her off because you think you were entitled to the road over someone else.
@@SophiaAphrodite You must be the one he's talking about, otherwise, I'd like to know how you know.
@@SophiaAphrodite shut the fuck up weirdo. Go and see a psychiatrist.
No woman drive fast bill ??
You need to get out more !!!
😂😂
Do you really think that men are the only one to pay $10 to see Goslin or Statham driving a car?...
Nailed it!
;)
I feel like Bill didn't actually see Baby Driver because that's not the plot of baby driver
Billy talks through his ass a lot. Whoever pays HBO for his drivel should think twice.
vinnie97 I mean I enjoy his show because he seems more tolerable than other hosts and sometimes we need a different perspective, if we don’t we’re just in a bubble like an sjw
Caleb Boatman
I had the same thought. He watched a promo or something
I feel like Bill haven't seen or ares to see ANY of these movies. Some of his writers just saw a pattern in the movie titles - and that's it. It's like commenting on the movies with the word "Dead" in them as zombie films.
Baby Driver is an example of style with zero substance. That movie was garbage.
If driving is so easy, why there is such a big number of accidents and death on the roads? Driving is a skill. I can make jokes, but I can't joke as good as Bill Maher, thats why I watch this show. I can take a ball in my hands and run 200 meters, lets cancel football. I can throw a ball, lets cancel baseball. Its not that hard to throw a ball.
It's sad that Bill can't come up with good topics for this segment. Maybe he used all good ones.
Driving is easy.. retarded people drive ok. Accidents happen because humans make mistakes now and then.. not just driving
Your analogies with football and baseball don't really apply. No equivalency. To answer your question, the high number of accidents and fatalities are mainly due to how stupid people are. I'm talking about people who don't know where the Queen of England is from. People who don't know what country Tokyo, Japan is in. These people have driver's licenses, and instead of paying FULL ATTENTION to the road they are sending a text, taking a selfie, or checking their instant gram when their hands belong at ten and two on the wheel and need to have some patience instead of a need for speed.
because it's so boring people zone out.
Bill Maher, we are the same!
Bill I usually love your new rules but found that this one crossed the line, Baby Driver was f--king awesome.
Joe S was a mediocre movie Kevin Spacey was forgettable
I loved my dad and he's passed away, but I still think he was dumb for watching NASCAR, it's more interesting watching ants, I was watching an ant kill a fly, most fascinating fight I've ever seen in real life. The fly was 10 times it's size and had flight, but when he landed and walked too close the fly jabbed so fast and hard the fly fell over on its back, it landed supine in a mud puddle. The ant proceeded to attack striking the fly from every point going in quick circles around jabbing it's monstrously sized victim, the fly struggled, but not long. You could see the fight was over all too quickly, the fly was unable to get itself unstuck as it lost more and more strength getting unstuck just to find its wing flap back into the mud puddle when struck. When it was over the ant started to assess its victim. Yes, it isn't moving. He started to pull on his victim, time to carry his lunch home. He struggled with this as the ants wing was still suctioned to the ground. The ant realized his effort of pulling was futile, he started pushing on the fly going around it and pushing it, alternating between attempts to push and pull. He managed to get the fly outta the muck and dragged him home.
I get for some this is not exciting, but the NASCAR story goes he starts the car he drives left he drives left he drives left he drives left then he begins to continue driving left, then another turn left. Or is it right I don't know I'd rather be watching bugs fight. In fact I find the day by day growth of the grass more exciting.
I liked that, and the narration. Do another.
We only watch NASCAR for the wrecks.
Sure, watching bug FIGHTS is entertaining. But how long would you sit and watch the ants just crawling around doing their ant business?
...there they go... turning left, now turning right... is it going to turn left again or will it go right? Oh the suspense... OMG, it picked up a little rock!
vs NASCAR... and they're off! Turning left... now turning left... still turning left... how long can this go on? OMG, someone passed a car!
Maybe you should try just watching NASCAR wreck videos. I get the feeling you would find them just as entertaining as watching bugs fight.
He is way off about baby driver, was a great film.
It used to be horses
I think I'm falling in love with Bill Maher. A funny guy who understands women!!! :)!!! :D!!!
Except - does he?
Thank you, Bill Maher, for this important message. Car culture, all the way around, is so lame. "Vroom vroom . . . See how cool my car is . . . I bet my weenie is bigger than yours, see I will prove it by driving aggressively!" It is a symptom of the refusal of so many American males to grow up. I love your show even more now, if that's possible. And yes, that book does need to be published & distributed widely across the USA.
I thought you were being sarcastic ... CYNTHIA. Take your man-hate and leave my civilized world.
@@GaryHighFruit So if I hate stupid man behavior, then I hate men? Sweetie. You can't think. The next time you get the urge to think a thought, just let it go
"No one wants to do it in room where there is a coffee machine"
Is he referring to hotel rooms? Because that makes no sense. People use hotels for only two things. Sleeping and fucking. Where else would people do it in?
He means in the work place
Driving stick is a superpower these days
As a movie reviewer, Bill is a good... political commentator. As a film critic, he just sucks; he always has. I personally don't care a damn about fast cars, but "The Driver", "Drive" and "Baby Driver" are still knockout crime / action movies, and trying to somehow draw a connection between "car chase movies" and sexual harassment and rape is bizarre and frankly, rather dopey. Better luck next week, Bill.
Great job , Bill.
A bicyclist has way more finesse than any dude in any friggin car.
Where can I get the uncensored version ?
When men start caring about themselves first
And stop caring about what anyone especially unhappy women think.... then the silly toxic stereotypes will disappear
I wasn't sure where you were going with this, Bill. But you are spot on. Talking with friends the other day about 'incels', and I said incels have always existed, but they did something about it. In the 80s and 90s, they formed a kick ass rock 'n roll band. Or something similar!
Nickelback formed a rock band & get lots of hate. The culture has obviously changed since the 80s/90s
Bill's the kind of person who watches formula 1 and says "That takes no skill, even I could do that".
That's the effect of competitiveness, not driving.. jumping is easy, jumping close to 30 feet isn't and shouldn't be conflated with the larger point, which is that movies dumb down people, make them feel happy about knowing trivial crap
@@st3ppenwolf so,if i drive an f-1 car all by myself,with no other f-1 car besides me,it is easy?
@@ΒασιλειοςΒασιλειαδης-ψ4δ If you dont care about driving fast then yes, the skill floor is pretty low for driving slow
@@st3ppenwolf nah F1 cars are incredibly hard to drive even at low speeds. Very easy to stall etc
@@ARedCurtain the wrong tool for the job, if you are looking to drive slow please don't try to use an F1 car
My mom drives like mad max
Driving is one thing, driving as fast as you're in Need for Speed without hitting anything is a talent.
The first time I ever hit 170 mph in real life I was moving down a straight line and everyhting not directly infront of me became a blur. I got decent at handling it but being near a another car at that speed would a little out of my comfort zone yet.
I love imagining bill driving like baby driver. Lol
You know, I was thinking about this the other day, and I found the perfect analogy for toxic masculinity. Toxic masculinity is like being a sports fan. Actually, not a sports fan, but rather what we call in the UK a football (soccer) hooligan. Someone who entrenches themselves so deeply into the competitive element, that it embodies everything they do. They enjoy the game, and that's fine, more power to you. But it's not enough for them to just enjoy the game, they believe that the only way to truly support their team is to actively attack other people for liking a different one. They engage in violent and destructive behaviour, because they are too far into the mentality. And when people remind them that it's just a game, they feel inadequate and silly, however they choose not to roll it back, they choose to lash out, even so far as to when they reflect about whether it is worth it, they chastise themselves for feeling any doubt. And not just that, they get enraged that others aren't as into it as they are, or people engage that they specifically don't expect to, possibly even being better fans than they are.
And this toxic masculinity pretty much sums up every negative behaviour trait, from seeing help as weakness, not being able to express anything other than impotent rage, as well as homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia. Yeah, you can pin down those prejudices into toxic masculinity. It's people who like a game, but cannot understand that some people aren't into it, or feel emasculated when someone who they think shouldn't be a fan of the game enjoys it. They think that a man has to be like a football hooligan, and when presented with the notion that its unhealthy, it doesn't matter, that there are other ways of expressing fanaticism, or that some people do it more dignified or even better, they lash out.