Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- I tackle the crazy 80's action movie "Never Too Young To Die", where secret agent John Stamos battles gender-bending supervillain Gene Simmons!
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Anyone else kinda wish this HAD become a series, but with John Stamos taking on a different rock star supervillain each movie?
Please review some HongKong cult movies
A live-action venture brothers this would be
As odd as that seems, that does seem like a solid foundation for some b movie gold.
HELL YES!!!
Touring Dive Bar's in Run Down Towns a Carnival atmosphere of the Forgotten Souls always Around Rocking the Town to the Ground, With B Movie Atmosphere so thick it's a Cult Flick
"I'm a whole man." Truly one of your best, Brandon.
"You're only half of each--I'm a whole man--"
-CANCELLED!-
That got me, I laughed out loud for a while 😂
My favorite line was " hey back off Dee Snider!" 😂😂😂😂
It got me too.
Funny, but also way too true.
john stamos will be so cancelled that he gets a multi million netflix contract.
That was hilarious. 😂
my sister is a simmons fan. she had no idea such a movie exists. as much as i love her i couldn't resist the temptation of innocently sharing this review with her. innocently, i tell you.
Brandon should do Runaway with Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons.
Haha. what was her reaction?
I gotta know what she thinks of this!
@@michaelvanhouten4498 she's a real sport. apparently she was amused...
@@spiderlime Ha. cool.
Fun fact: aunt beckie used footage from the trampoline scene in her daughters college admission video.
😂🤣😂 Oh Crap! You won!
+1 internet to you, good sir. 👍
@@danielseelye6005 alright, i'll take it and put it into boosting my meme game, and just to tie into what the previous person said:
Dad: aRe yUo WinNInG SoN?
Funny.
What splits my side apart from getting reminded of this ever so often is also that no one cares to correct me. She had boys (twins) in the show and i said daughters.😂😂😂😂 it was my mistake but fits better with the reference, I guess we aren't looking for perfect just worth it.💚
Funny Gene Simmons didn't like his acting, its what made the movie period.
Fun fact: the outfit that Gene performs in at the club is the same outfit that Lynda Carter wore in a TV special singing a KISS song.
That scene with Gene Simmons snatching the flowers and cackling maniacally had me and my brother rolling on the floor laughing our asses off(this was pre-internet, so I'm spelling that shit out), we had to have worn out that part of the videotape before we had to return it.
That was my favorite part I jsut thought about how I wish that was ringtone
I thought so, Had to check Google, Peter Kwong,"Cliff", Stamos' Asian friend, was in John Carpenter's "Big Trouble in Little China" as "Rain" one of the three elements LOL
Wow, didn't recognize that
Good catch!
I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice that! 🍻
Rain was the one with the swords, right?
@@TheRealNormanBates he was the one with the metal claws
"And if you ever wanted to see Gene Simmons in a cone bra..."
BOY HAVE I!
You get me the nicest things, Brandon.
😂
Shocking that Gene Simmons plays a pretty hammy Lex Luthor in RUNAWAY, and apparently decided he didn't go far enough there, so here's Ragnar.
Kinda feel bad we never got Ragnar vs. Divine now. That movie would certainly not be boring.
Divine would've eaten like a fresh dog turd.
22:02 If anyone got the chance to meet Gene “The Demon” Simmons today, and told him that they liked or even loved him in this movie, do you think he’d be pissed that someone brought it up, or be flattered that someone appreciated his acting skills?
Because I honestly really liked his performance; it really does remind me of Tim Curry’s Dr. Frankenfurter.
Most likely, everyone I know who’s met him says he loves tell stories about obscure things that have been brought up to him, kiss or otherwise
@@gaahlmccartney What horrified me was realizing that was the same showgirl number Lynda Carter wore in this performance: ua-cam.com/video/fHnBc8OcjyA/v-deo.html
He's like Alice Cooper, he *refuses* to appear in anything resembling a "good" movie and will over-act for a ride to the set. For Alice it's the burlesque nature/aesthetic & Gene it's the comic book schlock.
TLDR: He probably wouldn't be to upset and suggest you watch "Detroit Metal City" next
@@nicholashodges201 He knows he's not a real actor and so wont be in a "real" movie where he can seriously be criticised. No one watches a movie to see him act, we go to see him be over the top.
He'd probably charge you $50 for the conversation and also try to sell you some KISS merch..
Now I know where Kingsman got the gadget umbrella from
No, Burgess Meredith's Penguin in the 1960s Batman TV show had one 20 years earlier.
For some reason this film seems like it'd make one heck of an old school arcade beat em up. You have your choice of gymnastic guy, spy lady and gadget guy. Punch your way through bikers and barbarians and a ridonkulous boss fight who will probably eat through your extra lives and have some memeworthy in game dialogue.
It almost reminds me of Guardians of the Hood, the "sequel" to Pit Fighter
Hell check out Violent Storm, it's practically an over the top video game equivalent. Only the final boss is some kind of boy who turns into a Frankenstein's monster DBZ baddie! ua-cam.com/video/C36A1l5LMuo/v-deo.html
"Are YOU a bad enough dude to save LA from Hermaphrodite Gene Simmons?!"
@@louisduarte8763 "HA.HA.HA.Welcome to Die! Stamos" Any indie developers or modders want to get on this?
Shiiit. I'd play that! XD
Gene Simmons having the fun of his life but said he sucked at it, classic Gene Simmons.
If “ Gymkata” and “Rocky Horror” had cloned an offspring.
...but maybe there was a fly in the cloner or something.
What perfect timing. A Brandon Tenold video uploaded on Friday the 13th.
Just good to know that
How is this the first I've heard of this film, it looks glorious.
I think we know now why uncle Jesse didn't talk much about his past...
I guess he couldn't figure it out either. XD
If they ever did make a sequel to this, they could have called it "Still Too Young To Die. "
Actually, the sequel is called “Bonds That Break, Ties That Bind”. While I think that needs work, it does accurately represent what happens, the various relationships that get forged AND shattered during the movie. Btw, people are talking about how Stamos should’ve taken on a different rockstar supervillain in each of the sequels. Well, I actually was fortunate enough to get my hands on the only existing copy of the script to the never-made sequel. Funny enough, that’s exactly what happens--sort of. John Stamos returns as Lance Stargrove, Gene Simmons is back as Velvet Von Ragnar, and Paul Stanley gets cast as the villain, one Michael Rotiart by name. Oh, fun details: Velvet is the hero(ine) in the sequel and Stargrove is the sidekick--and we get to see Gene Simmons PREGNANT, every girl’s oh-how-I-wish-you-could-experience-this-for-yourself wish! P.S.--We get Velvet’s background story, too. And Paul Stanley is threatening to kill not just Gene Simmons, but Gene’s innocent unborn baby! If that’s not perfect evil, I don’t what is!
I remember watching this on cable back in the 80's...
Glad to know it wasn't just a fever induced hallucination.
Heh, to be fair, even after watching the review, i am still convinced i am in a fever induced hallucination.
Same that opening tho
Id explain this movie to people and they would tell me to shut up and that I was high.
LOL The music choices made less sense than the movie did. Also from what little we did see it looked like Gene OWNED that role. I think the wild tone whiplash is what kept this from being grade A cult movie.
I would think the whiplash might make it a grade A cult movie. Not like "The Room" was exactly meticulous about tone.
You're not kidding about the music choices. Visual: "Stargrove attempting to murder a punk with a shotgun". Audio: "Upbeat training montage". Thanks, movie, but I'm not sure I want to feel chipper and hopeful about somebody's brains getting blown-out.
I remember seeing this as a kid, thought it might have been a fever dream.
Gene Simmons, once-007 George Lazenby, Vanity, freaking Freddy Krueger himself... I still find it hard to believe that I didn't even stumble on this one by accident let alone watch any YT review of it until now!!! I sure hope they create a pilot for a spinoff, because even if the resulting series only lasted one season, I would still find it far more intriguing than a reboot of HAWAII FIVE-0!!!
People are talking about how Stamos should’ve taken on a different rockstar supervillain in each of the sequels. Well, I actually was fortunate enough to get my hands on the only existing copy of the script to the never-made sequel. Funny enough, that’s exactly what happens--sort of. John Stamos returns as Lance Stargrove, Gene Simmons is back as Velvet Von Ragnar, and Paul Stanley gets cast as the villain, one Michael Rotiart by name. Oh, fun details: Velvet is the hero(ine) in the sequel and Stargrove is the sidekick--and we get to see Gene Simmons PREGNANT, every girl’s oh-how-I-wish-you-could-experience-this-for-yourself wish! P.S.--We get Velvet’s background story, too. And Paul Stanley is threatening to kill not just Gene Simmons, but Gene’s innocent unborn baby! If that’s not perfect evil, I don’t what is!
I find it far more inspiring when you get shocked to death after pissing on an electric fence instead.
Them: "Man, things were so much better in the 80's!"
Me: "Hold on there, corn pop."
They're not wrong, you know.
@@oceanberserker Only mostly.
@@HALO-2304 Even 80's crap had a certain charm, modern bad movies have no soul.
You act like this movie doesn’t support that statement.
BCM's have managed to stay consistently good throughout the years. Other UA-camrs have come and left my subscriptions, but Brandon stays golden even as all the others rust away.
Brandon deserves 10x more subs than he has.
I still find myself going back and watching his Doug movies. He really has stayed continent.
@@craigh5236 He does, but there's a quality to staying niche and not having to appeal to the broader audiences. Nostalgia Critic comes to mind.
He also manages to avoid the political BS that's ruining the channels that review newer stuff.
Fortunately there's a near limitless supply of old crappy movies to subject him to
@@sanitarium_64 He can do both. Just share his channel. The ones who like it will stay, the ones who don't will GTFO.
So I guess he just needs to keep clacking along, so we can expand the audience...
Growing up in a family of Kiss fans the “it takes a man like me” bit is randomly quoted in my house lol.
Also the costume he wears on stage then is the same one Lynda Carter wore when she sang a Kiss song on 1980 tv special.
came here to say that!
And then he recycled the lyrics that follow “Got no manners and I’m not too clean, but I know what I like if you know what I mean” for the song *Spit* on the highly underrated *Revenge* album. Which makes me highly suspicious that he wrote all his own stuff for this scene.
@@redkitten2521 it’s possible. If Gene likes a lyric or song demo enough he’ll find a way to work it in at some point.
If they put Gene Simmons into anything designed for Lynda Carter there were so many alterations that it was barely the same outfit. Taking an outfit designed for a 5'11", 130lb woman measuring 37-27-27 and trying to shove Simmons' 6'2" never very slim body into it would be laughable.
@@redkitten2521 Well, it’s been confirmed that all the songs for this movie’s soundtrack are original, so yeah, very highly likely
Loved finding out about this movie. Apparently Stargrove was able to kick ass because of the coin scene you sadly left out. Something about his dad psychically transferring his abilities to his offspring.
That just makes it wilder.
Thanks, but I'm not sure that's better than no explanation at all, in terms of making sense. It does sound like another wonderful level of crazy, though; the one thing this movie was missing was the Force.
This ain't the only film Gene Simmons was in. He also portrayed a character in the live action film of 'Detroit Rock City'.... Appropriately named film (based off of a manga) for him to be in.
George Lazenby actually also appeared as an uncredited James Bond in "Return of the Man From U.N.C.L.E."
Doesn't the opening credits say something like "And George Lazenby as J.B."?
@@ConstantineFurman I think his license plate reads "JB OO7" or something close to that.
YEP. That year, George Lazenby, Roger Moore AND Sean Connery all appeared as Bond! (All they needed was Barry Nelson to make a cameo in the casino scene...)
Thanks for the obscure KISS reveal. I'd no idea that Vinny Vincent existed, the Ankh face paint is BADASS.
I discovered this in High School, and got this for my birthday after graduation, watched it, and it didn't disappoint. Definitely a so bad it's good 80s action movie!
This movie is the SPIDERMAN FAR FROM HOME of the 80's: a high school hero with gadgets inherited from a father figure has an asian guy friend, dates an afro american chick and fights a strange villain (ok, Gene Simmons is stranger than Mysterio)
Actually surprised how well that comparison works out.
Ah ah!
@@vitorafmonteiroAnd the whole Shield aspect of the movie only adds to the comparision. Plus, in both movies the villain pretends to be a good guy until he reveals his true colors halfway though (and it’s fucking obvious in either case).
saw this movie on VHS as a kid and for years I thought I had imagined it. Then I saw it on Tube. Even crazier than I remembered.
Right! I thought I confused it with Action Jackson
"Its well known Vanity is a nasty gal!" Awesome line, your delivery was perfect, laughed my butt off!😅🤣😂
We need a camp-off between Gene Simmonds and Tim Curry.
Yes!!!!
Tim Curry wins on campy, Gene Simmons wins on bombastic over the toppness.
The world couldn't handle that
Seems risky, all that concentrated camp could end up causing all of humanity to start living in tents again
@@AverageAwesomeDude what were to happen if we some got classic Jim Carrey and Robin Williams in on that?
13:53 In fact, that suit reminds me of a Tokusatsu hero. Cliff only lacks the helmet and he could be a Kamen Rider, or at least Riderman
Since Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed are a couple, I think I may host a double feature of "Never Too Young to Die" and "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death".
Bill Maher's best movie lol
There’s a movie called “cannibal women in the avocado jungle of death” that’s kinda amazing
@@AverageAwesomeDude Yep. And the movie is just as ridiculous as the title.
I just found the Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death… it was my drunk watch party movie last month. Good times…
Bulletproof umbrella? Holly shit kingsman was inspired by this movie
No, Burgess Meredith's Penguin in the 1960s Batman TV show had one 20 years earlier.
@@graemesmith6721 it's amazing how many people forget about Penguin's utility umbrella
Nit helped with all these new versions not using it
@@SuperSwordman1 well you also have the over the top villain and the dad been an ex-agent the love interest been involve someone how
But all that can fall in to James Bond too
@@SuperSwordman1I remember penguin's umbrella.
I don't know - that Ragnar / Carruthers disguise looked pretty good to me! With how over the top Gene Simmons' other outfits are in this, the Carruthers disguise is a good one.
"I'm a whole man."
"Cancelled!"
Oh man that got me. Great delivery on that line brother. What a weird ass movie. Thanks for the heads up!
how the hell did I make it out of the 80's without ever seeing this gem?! oh wait... yeah, never mind.
Brandon Tenold could be a really good Writer for RiffTrax, keep up the awesome content Brandon, I love your videos and eagerly anticipate every new upload!
Careful - Joel could poach him for the new MST3K strand.
Yeah, then RiffTrax would have someone funny writing for them! They're so bad, I think they write for Kevin James. All Fart, Small Plop!
Brandon's hilarious, better off by his self!
@@TheEyez187 Toilet humor jokes are pretty infrequent and some of their live shows are absolutely amazing, I really don't believe you've watched enough RiffTrax If your comment is anything to go by, lol.
@@kevincola3184 The Kevin James bit's mine, can't stand him! And Yeah tbf I've only watched a couple of their shorts, Thomas the Tank Engine was mildly amusing and two of their full one's incl. ROTOR and it barely made me smile; and I thought I was easy going. Not everything is for everyone.
Have you got a favourite of theirs, maybe I picked their poorer videos. Always willing to give thing a go!
@@TheEyez187 Also I don't like the Shorts films much, it's usually not great and some of the Rifftrax films are not very good but it depends on the film.
There are a few free full-length Rifftrax films on their UA-cam channel like The Last Shark which is pretty funny.
After this you gotta review If Looks Could Kill. Now that's a classic of early 90s camp gold.
First off..this movie sounds amazing. Secondly, I personally think Gene did a really good job in that role. It's definitely different for him and he really does go for it and it works. In the short time he's on screen during this review I immediately want to see more of that character.
I am totally shocked at how good Gene Simmons was in this movie. Like he owned this role and it wasn’t cringy.
It's especially impressive when you consider that this was 1986, and the nature of some of KISS's fanbase (not that KISS fans are bad; just that there's a lot of young-ish teen boys, and part of that group is not known to be overly tolerant of non-traditional gender roles, especially not in the mid-80s). This was definitely a risk in that respect, and Gene still didn't hold back. That's some commitment.
It's also notable because KISS is so unapologetically about the cash (more power to them), and this felt more like real passion.
I agree; the more I see of Velvet, the more I want to see. Simmons killed this.
@@michaelccozens Fun fact: Gene Simmons actually immersed himself in gay club culture and talked to drag queens about how to best represent them. This is even more impressive when you consider Gene's personal politics on top of what you mentioned. He really did this role right, and I say this as an intersex person.
People are talking about how Stamos should’ve taken on a different rockstar supervillain in each of the sequels. Well, I actually was fortunate enough to get my hands on the only existing copy of the script to the never-made sequel. Funny enough, that’s exactly what happens--sort of. John Stamos returns as Lance Stargrove, Gene Simmons is back as Velvet Von Ragnar, and Paul Stanley gets cast as the villain, one Michael Rotiart by name. Oh, fun details: Velvet is the hero(ine) in the sequel and Stargrove is the sidekick--and we get to see Gene Simmons PREGNANT, every girl’s oh-how-I-wish-you-could-experience-this-for-yourself wish! P.S.--We get Velvet’s background story, too. And Paul Stanley is threatening to kill not just Gene Simmons, but Gene’s innocent unborn baby! If that’s not perfect evil, I don’t what is!
A 90s indie rock band got into a shouting match backstage at a Lollapalooza concert over which of their signature "hits" they should perform. The argument could be heard by all the bands in their dressing rooms.
The loud clomp thudding sounds of someone stomping down the hallway stopped them. Then who comes storming into the room? Gene Simmons in full KISS regalia, makeup, hair costume and signature platform boots.
Simmons scolded the regrouped band for arguing and shouted that it doesn't matter what songs they want to play. He said they're going to play whatever their fans want to hear because its the fans that are the reason they're there and why anyone even still remembers them. He said, _"Why do you think I still wear this stupid costume!"_
After his ranting he turned on his heels and made to go stomping back out. Unfortunately his platform boots made him too tall to clear the door properly and he slammed his forehead on the top frame and knocked himself out cold.
As a tall person... It be like that sometimes.
Lmfao!
Sounds like he KISSed the sky.
I’m just imagining in a different timeline where there’s a sequel to this movie and the plot is that John Stamos has to fight a cybernetic Brian May… or is that just me?
Harvey Fierstein+Cher+Rupaul = Ragnar
Also "Hey back off Dee Snider" made me fall on the floor.
I dreamed about this movie last night for some reason. Way to scare me, Tenold.
Oh man this does bring back memories I remember watching his movie back in the 80s. And the villain was definitely unique. And I forgot Vanity was in this.
yeah the main badguy reminds me of Tim Curry's character(Dr.Frankenfurter) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Instead of smoking crack, Vanity is smoking hot in this.
Looks like a crazy movie. My favorite Gene Simmons movie is Runaway, though. He is just so damn creepy in that one, in an evil way, not a weird way like this.
Did the farm blow up because a stray bullet his a can of turpentine? Yeah, I know I'm straining gnats here.
Excellent review! This continues to be one of the most consistently entertaining channels on UA-cam.
I released an audible sigh when you said Tammy and the T-Rex. However that one was way less painfully. I will actually give it a watch with some friends . Great video.
Damn! I was partying my ass off when this came out. I can't believe I never heard of it.
But, its way better than the garbage that is produced today by Hollywood!
How have I never heard of this before?! Thanks for still making content even an old, jaded, shitty movie lover can still be surprised by!
The inclusion of freddy kruger in this movie means that this is just some poor sods nightmare before freddy kills them, thus making it a cannonical part of the Friday the 13th franchise.
Wut.
It's a shame that this movie didn't get a sequel.
I would've loved to see what a movie on this type of caliber would look like if it were made in the 90s or even 2000s.
People are talking about how Stamos should’ve taken on a different rockstar supervillain in each of the sequels. Well, I actually was fortunate enough to get my hands on the only existing copy of the script to the never-made sequel. Funny enough, that’s exactly what happens--sort of. John Stamos returns as Lance Stargrove, Gene Simmons is back as Velvet Von Ragnar, and Paul Stanley gets cast as the villain, one Michael Rotiart by name. Oh, fun details: Velvet is the hero(ine) in the sequel and Stargrove is the sidekick--and we get to see Gene Simmons PREGNANT, every girl’s oh-how-I-wish-you-could-experience-this-for-yourself wish! P.S.--We get Velvet’s background story, too. And Paul Stanley is threatening to kill not just Gene Simmons, but Gene’s innocent unborn baby! If that’s not perfect evil, I don’t what is!
Psycho Goreman's Review:
"I do not care for Hermaphroditic Gene Simmons!"
...
"Or do I?"
Ragnar: My little turdballs!
Minions: TURDBALLS! TURDBALLS!
I think the soundtrack is what keeps this from being more of a cult classic.
it’s amazing you’ve done this movie. i love it! also surprised it’s not more known amongst the “good bad” movie lists.
I remember Vanity was my first on-screen crush when I was a kid. I fell in love with her watching the movie The Last Dragon. RIP Vanity (1959-2016)
I saw this back in 86 in the Ft Irwin theater with my buds during my army days, and this ridiculous pos had us rolling, especially Simmons.
I hadn't seen it in about 33 years till TCM ran it on their Underground showings.
I couldn't believe I'd forgotten how Brad out was, and this review had me rolling, because this was everything I thought about it after rewatching.
Best review so far, hilarious!🤣🤣🤣
If they wanted to do a _Son of James Bond_ series, why didn't George Lazenby share any scenes with John Stamos? It seems like that would've been essential in establishing a passing of the torch. You know? Ah, who am I kidding? This was never getting a sequel anyway.
I mean, you're not wrong, but I can think of couple more fundamental flaws in the logic of this movie, like the fact that it doesn't have any.
People are talking about how Stamos should’ve taken on a different rockstar supervillain in each of the sequels. Well, I actually was fortunate enough to get my hands on the only existing copy of the script to the never-made sequel. Funny enough, that’s exactly what happens--sort of. John Stamos returns as Lance Stargrove, Gene Simmons is back as Velvet Von Ragnar, and Paul Stanley gets cast as the villain, one Michael Rotiart by name. Oh, fun details: Velvet is the hero(ine) in the sequel and Stargrove is the sidekick--and we get to see Gene Simmons PREGNANT, every girl’s oh-how-I-wish-you-could-experience-this-for-yourself wish! P.S.--We get Velvet’s background story, too. And Paul Stanley is threatening to kill not just Gene Simmons, but Gene’s innocent unborn baby! If that’s not perfect evil, I don’t what is!
7:04 “You don’t understand… I did not kill just _one_ Hoosnauk or their ship… _I killed them ALL._ Every last one has ceased to exist.”
I saw this when I was a kid and nobody believed me when I told them about it. For a long time I thought I was crazy until the internet came along and I was able to research it. I then called all my old friends from childhood to prove to them it was real. They all thought I was crazy.
I thought I recognized the actor playing Cliff. That's Peter Kwong. He played Rain in "Big trouble in little China!" 🌩️
Remember when John Stamos was a reputable actor?
Yeah, me neither.
This might be your best one. When you said cancelled, I lost it. 😂
I have to admit, I was confusing John Stamos and Richard Greico, and this movie with If Looks Could Kill. I kept expecting Linda Hunt to come out and beat someone to death.
I will never forget the scorpion goddess from If Looks Could Kill. If the title had any truth to it she would be a lethal as a bullet in the brain.
@@Flint-Dibble-the-Don Same here! He should review that sometime.
Great product placement by Arm & Hammer for their new plastic explosives line!
Not only "Batman", Brandon. Lorenzo Semple Jr. also wrote the screenplays for "Three Days Of The Condor", Dino De Laurentis' 1976 "King Kong", "Never Say Never Again" and the 1980 "Flash Gordon"
"Cornhole John Stamos" is something I never thought hearing (or imagining) during my lifetime...
Good to see another member of the Frankenfurter clan
"That's Vanity.
Instead of looking for the Last Dragon, she was looking for Uncle Jesse..."
BRANDON, I WASN'T READY YEEEETTTTTTT!!!! 🤣🤣😭😆😆
I remember Gene Simmons in "Runaway" (1984) where he said "Ramsay!" about 10-20 times.
i think this is his best performance.
The best review yet! Your commentary was tight and throwing in that WASP tune was killer.
Stamosgrove became suddenly so good at fightng because his theme was playing, of course.
Half way through I had to message a friend "we NEED to watch this"
I had heard Gene Simmons was into acting a little but I thought he was only in one movie, had no idea he was in multiple ones, especially one that has...everything in like this one.
I just feel it's even weirder that this episode happens shortly after I finished binge-watching Vikings.
I will never look at the name RAGNAR the same way again lol
Can't we just get *BEYOND* Thunderdome?
This might be my new favorite of your reviews.
I kinda miss movies like this, back when a bunch of directors got their hands on movies and they made no sense but were still crazy enjoyable fun and they were sure as hell original.
*Jump-scares You From Behind*, “GOTCH YAAAH!!!!!!”
Great to find another 80s metal loving film reviewer.
Swords and Tequila. Damn that’s an old hidden gem, haven’t heard that in decades. You win.
Why am I just hearing about this movie now??? This NEEDS to be a cult classic!
To the video store!!
You own a time machine?
I lost it at "Back off Dee Snyder". Almost spit my wine out. Twisted Sister Rocks.
Who knew that Gene Simmons was moonlighting as Divine this entire time.
Woah, when I clicked this, I didn’t realize Brandon was taking us to the gun show!
That scene of Gene Simmons running maniacally down the dam was totally off script.
Gene missed his calling doing voicework as the Joker, if Mark Hamill needed a vacation, lol.
A G.G. Allin reference and a W.A.S.P. track! You're playing my song!
I demand that this get a modern day sequel starring John Stamos, Elliott Page, and Britney Spears
People are talking about how Stamos should’ve taken on a different rockstar supervillain in each of the sequels. Well, I actually was fortunate enough to get my hands on the only existing copy of the script to the never-made sequel. Funny enough, that’s exactly what happens--sort of. John Stamos returns as Lance Stargrove, Gene Simmons is back as Velvet Von Ragnar, and Paul Stanley gets cast as the villain, one Michael Rotiart by name. Oh, fun details: Velvet is the hero(ine) in the sequel and Stargrove is the sidekick--and we get to see Gene Simmons PREGNANT, every girl’s oh-how-I-wish-you-could-experience-this-for-yourself wish! P.S.--We get Velvet’s background story, too. And Paul Stanley is threatening to kill not just Gene Simmons, but Gene’s innocent unborn baby! If that’s not perfect evil, I don’t what is!
8:22 Dr. Frank N Furter. 😂
Simmons is by far the best thing in this movie. I remember watching it on VHS with some friends back in the '80s. We all laughed our asses off. Oddly enough, Red Letter Media reviewed it on their very first Best of the Worst, and they didn't like it. They were actually surprised by how much they disliked it, because from the description on the back of the box, it sounded like it should be awesome. Go figure.
They've liked worse movies and hated better movies.
6:02 Huh, seems some things trickle back into the stream at some point. I wonder if Kingsmen got their bulletproof umbrella from this movie.
Ragnar reminds me alot of Emperor Ivankov would look like in One Piece's Netflix adaptation
So how much 80's do you want in your movie?
Everyone: Yes