Hellboy in the comic is King Arthur's heir, the Excalibur part wasn't handled well in the movie (like everything else for that matter) but it was indeed in the comics...
"I don't know completely what it means yet, but I love whatever it was." You did it Alex. You accurately described the experience of watching a David Lynch film. Now watch more. I want to hear you guys struggle with Lost Highway and Inland Empire.
Matthew Broderick didn’t sing in The Lion King. Adult Simba’s singing voice was Joseph Williams, who is the son of John Williams and also was the lead singer of Toto for a while.
@@maxinecaulfield310 It's true lol, just look it up. He killed 2 people in a car crash, though apparently he may have had some medical issue that caused the accident.
Q and A: 1:30:00 - Film is practically the only art medium where the entire product is consumed in one sitting. Books are separated into chapters, albums are separated into songs and live theaters are usually split into two acts. Do you think films suffers from this attribute? Would certain slower films improve in terms of their pacing if you paused and took a break? 1:33:09 - How often do you go in blind for the stuff you watch? No trailers, no synopsis, just “I heard I should watch this, so I will” or maybe just that level of trust in a director? 1:42:05 - What is the worst part of having a huge audience? Do you ever have some serious trouble with fans? How do you cope with people who aren’t giving any constructive criticism and are just there to insult you?
I don't think David Lynch makes his movies weird just for the sake of weird. He's stated before that he doesn't try to confuse the audience, rather he tries to shroud the truth in mystery and symbolism, and invites the audience to become detectives; to discover the clues and unravel the mystery. For instance with The Lost Highway; once you understand that the movie was inspired by the OJ Simpson trial, you can start piecing together the clues. It then becomes clear that the movie's about what might happen when someone commits an unforgivable act (i.e. murdering their wife), and how their mind might try to protect itself from the knowledge of what they've done by retreating into a fantasy world. Granted Eraserhead is a lot more abstract than The Lost Highway, But I believe it was created with the same philosophy in mind. Don't tell the audience what's going on, Instead; give them clues through surreal imagery, and let them connect the dots.
Ralph thinks his 10 Ralphbucks don't make a difference, but if there are a million Ralphs in the world, they all "ironically" gave Disney 10 million Ralphbucks /deep
Ralph really should’ve never recommended Wild at Heart for a first David Lynch movie. Blue Velvet is a much better starting point and Alex even said he was apprehensive for Eraserhead cause of WaH
Yeah that is probably his weakest movie, and least like the rest of his work. It's fun and entertaining, but it baffles me why they chose that one to have a discussion on Lynch...
I think Twin Peaks is a good starting point, 2 seasons of restrained Lynch, then the 3rd seasons jumps off into full Lynch and prepares the viewers for his movie style
As someone who seems to be on the other side of every one’s opinion on his movies (minus Pulp Fiction) this’ll be interesting. From what I’ve seen Adum is mostly on my page
it's just odd to see a somewhat realistic lion speaking it seems so unnatural reminds me of that goofy jurassic park dream sequence where the raptor talks
Matthew Broderick was actually pretty well cast, in my opinion. He may not sound like a personified lion, but his shy and quiet voice kinda conveyed a lot of trauma from the past and worry for the future.
I believe I heard once that Simba's dialogue was written with Matthew Broderick in mind. And to be honest, I think this is his best role. Mostly cuz I kinda hate him in everything else.
I think he was still a bit shaken up by the revelation that Scar killed his father. If a family member (who I was pretty close to) killed a family member (even closer to me), I definitely wouldn't be very strong about it.
6:25 Outrage marketing. Pure and simple. Studio releases tiny amount of bad thing, people see bad thing, say “Bad thing looks bad! I’m smart!”, studio pretends to fix it, people feel smart and now want to see if it looks better.
Evan M i mean you'd think they could jus, you know, actually make a good movie that sells itself, but i guess thats too hard? I wish i could say this is an unrealistically cynical take but you might be on to something...
@@sockself No. It's a gay observation... Horror is often personal, so it's not that strange that someone, who has little chance to have a kid wouldn't be as affected by a movie, trying to scare you with the concept.
Adum's whole approach with "interpretive filmmaking" is totally antithetical to what I think the point of interpretive filmmaking is. From my pov a good interpretive film isn't a puzzle that has a correct answer to be solved. It's supposed to be something that invites different interpretive frameworks. That's what makes Eraserhead so brilliant. At one point when Ralph is giving his interpretation of the lady in the radiator Adum says to Ralph's interpretation "yup you got it". Again, I think this misses the point of interpretive art completely. What Ralph said about that scene is totally valid but that's his experience with it. I never felt anything like what he was talking about, I never made the interpretation that it had anything to do with suicide. To me, that scene had more to do with with empty promises made by our family or by our culture about the afterlife. Like a comforting lie that's lovingly whispered into our ear to help us fall asleep at night. But I don't think that that is "the answer" I think that that's just what I took away from it. And it's amazing that David Lynch was able to make something that could speak to something so deep within me that's completely different than what it means to somebody else.
Yeah it really seems like Adum just likes to be contrarian alot of the time just because and maybe even seeking attention idk? He said if it came out earlier he would've been impressed lol? He doesn't seem to understand that movies don't have to follow the basic film formula and just exist as something completely unique. Eraserhead literally still is a one of a kind movie. Also as someone who personally loves Kaufman and Haneke (like Adum) this should be right up his alley. But he is literally shitting on Lynch and making fun of him on purpose. How can anyone truly say anything personally negative about Lynch He's such a sweetheart lol. Weird for sure but seems like a decent person. Adum also says multiple times how he know's he's gonna get hate for his opinion, kind of like that's what his plan is in the first place idk lol.
@@RickyR115 " He doesn't seem to understand that movies don't have to follow the basic film formula and just exist as something completely unique. " thats not the case at all since his favorite film is The Holy Mountain
@@user-dy7ls7uo9j But he respects The Holy Mountain for it’s symbolism iirc. I feel like Adum has fallen a bit into a perspective that Jadorowsky does what Lynch can’t, which is offer definite meaning or an answer to a puzzle. Adum simply doesn’t recognize that Lynch is not that kind of filmmaker or artist. He’s not pretending to be more profound or deeper than he is, and he doesn’t like nor care for concrete answers because he genuinely prefers mystery. He’s a surrealist who works with abstractions to convey particular emotions, themes, and/or ideas. His movies aren’t puzzles with answers. They’re just uninhibited expressions not tethered to any definite interpretation or message, all in service of a unique experience that could not exist as is while having some kind of obtuse message to string it all together.
@@BareBandSubscriptiona bit late, but I agree. Adam values logic, and he values what he perceives as "purposefulness." He doesn't really like improvisational filmmaking, or at least filmmaking that feels as if it wasn't storyboarded to hell. There are exceptions of course but this is my takeaway about his tastes over the years. He really values something that resembles something with a lot of preparation.
Adam: pleb king extraordinaire. I love your stuff dude but I think it's pretty ignorant to say David Lynches process with Eraserhead is basically to throw weird shit at the wall and see what sticks.
I would absolutely love to hear his thoughts. Season 1 and 3 are incredible, 2 definitely has great episodes but I bet Adam wouldn't want to watch all of it.
BTW the actor who played Henry Spencer is played by Jack Nance (credited as John Nance) who's in almost every David Lynch films up until Lost Highway including the Twin Peaks TV Series. I'm saying it because they forgot to mention him during the Eraserhead discussion, oops.
He's lost his mind. His condition over time causes less and less oxygen access for his brain through the spine. And so as hes gotten older Michael Anderson has started a whole campaign of bigotry on his social media. Zionist conspiracy theories and shit.
I showed my friend that comparison of Mufasa's death and he said, "What's the big deal? Is it really that bad?" That's the majority of the people paying and enjoying the new one. They don't care...
If it’s any confirmation, I really like how real and down to earth you guys discuss films and such. I always respect honesty and candor, even if I may not agree with an opinion.
Really enjoyed the debate between Ralph and Adam over Eraserhead and why they enjoyed/didn't enjoy the film. I can understand why Adam would enjoy the Holy Mountain and not enjoy Eraserhead to the same extent. The Holy Mountain is quite fast paced and almost scholarly in how laden it is with obvious references to religion, politics and history. Eraserhead by comparison is nearly the opposite; slow-paced, other-worldly and a more experiential film with very few referential touchstones for the analytical watcher to grab hold of. Looking forward to the discussion of Death Proof in the next episode.
My first David Lynch film was his second movie, The Elephant Man. My parents love it and had me watch it. They did not understand Eraserhead. My mom left when the Beautiful Girl Across the Hall entered Henry's apartment. My Dad left after Henry's head pops off.
The way Adam feels about Eraserhead and all of his criticisms of it is exactly how I feel about 2001 A Space Odyssey. I can appreciate its significance and technical achievements but I personally get almost nothing out of the film 🤷🏿♀️ that’s kind of why I love movies and talking about/hearing others talk about them. It’s so fascinating how one person can be so moved by something while someone else just shrugs their shoulders. I love that juxtaposition of opinions
I love Eraserhead but Adam is totally entitled to his opinion as is everyone else and like Alex said some paintings connect with certain people and not with others and Eraserhead is very similar to that
Might be an odd example but Pirates of the Carribbean 2&3 had Davy Jones with a humanlike face on a very inhuman CGI body and it looks awesome. It honestly still holds up pretty well too. Little nice subtle bits of tentacles moving and such. Really nice work. I don't know exactly hoe it was made but I know it looks good, and Cats does not
That character looks phenomenal because it’s complete mo-cap and you had a director to make sure the effects are stellar. Cats is all on the designs and final approval given to the CGi. Unless, they postponed for anothet year like another CGI disaster Sonic!
Well, I mean, it’s not like Davy Jones was supposed to look cute tho. He’s supposed to look grotesque/intimidating/ cool and it succeeds at that. I wouldn’t exactly say that’s the right example to compare to cats
Yeah, I think he'll enjoy it far more. I've seen eraserhead once, loved it, and can't bring myself to watch it again. I'm sure I will at some point, but it was such a gut punching mind fuck that I'm content to have seen it, and give myself time away from it. Blue velvet, on the other hand, I've seen multiple times. It's a perfect mix of abstract surrealism, and coherent narrative. Probably the most accessible Lynch film.
Not having a Hellboy comic or seen the reboot, I'd ventured a guess that Excalibur has come up. It's a comic book, so eventually every type of plot happens at some point. Especially, in a setting that deals with magic and occult things, surely Excalibur has had some reference or role.
42:04 They are also doing Lilo & Stitch, The Sword in the Stone, Mulan (which is coming out in 2020), a Tinkerbell film among many others It pisses me off. Good thing I have never seen any of the live action remakes Disney does
Are we just gunna ignore the fact that derik savage released a new cool cat video where he does all the voiceacting because he is clearly out of budget?
Mm, well.. Yes and no. He does do that, but it was kind of relevant cuz they were talking about Lynch and he directed the 80's Dune that Jodorowsky was supposed to. Or did I miss something? Sorry if I'm mistaken.
He was trying to prove a point about Lynch having no point to his weirdness, and used Jodorowsky as an example of someone who does it well. How is that for no reason?
He’s saying Jodorowsky is a better experimental filmmaker, which I’d agree. Counterintuitively it’s why he isn’t as popular. I mean Lynch’s films have an aggressive quality to them but nothing like Jodorowsky, his movies make you feel like you’re on drugs
Jodorowsky and Lynch is one of the more famous of underground/cult/midnight movie filmaker, but Eraserhead is the one that won over and took the midnight movie thing to popularity while Jodorowsky is only popular with El Topo cause of The Beatles and then The Holy Mountain was not successful enough and when Jodorowsky want to make Dune hollywood rejected it and wants Lynch to make it instead, so Jodorowsky and Lynch have some ciss-cross over their career
Hellboy in the comic is King Arthur's heir, the Excalibur part wasn't handled well in the movie (like everything else for that matter) but it was indeed in the comics...
I’ve been invited to a test-screening for a trailer before. It wasn’t in a theater, it was in a small office inside a mall. Yes, you only watch the on trailer.
Lion king 2019 mufasa's death scene summed up by Adum Mufasa: AHHHHHHH!!! (Adum's mocking voice) Simba: NOOOOOOO!!! (Adum's mocking voice) Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!
1:56:49 "See it in 3D! That's what was missing in the old film." Well good thing I already saw that back in 2010!! then again that version didn't have the morning report
Yeah the “Morning Report” addition in the 10th Anniversary edition I used to own is the “Jedi Rocks” of Lion King. It’s worse than “We’re Human Again” In the Beauty and the Beast iMAX edition.
You could actually see the guy's head in the costume when one of the Turtles open their mouths wide. Also I just realized you were talking about the 2014 redesigns. Those are also pretty bad, although they don't look that bad- when they are kept in low lighting and have their ninja bandanas on. Whenever they are shown up close they look gross, especially their lips.
While I don’t love Eraserhead quite as much as I appreciate it (it’s incredibly made, but just leaves me a bit cold), Adum’s argument that it would be better if it came out ten years earlier is so dumb. The only real direct comparisons I can make are surrealist films of the 30s such as Bunuel’s work, but even those are very different. And Jodorowsky isn’t similar to Lynch at all imo. Yes, they’re both surrealist filmmakers, but Jodorowsky is more about vivid, vibrant dream-logic absurdity, whereas I feel Lynch plays more in a nightmare realm, where everything is more cold and stark and isolating.
@@randomguy6679 I don’t have a problem with his not liking it, because I don’t love it either, but it’s more just the statement that if it was made 10 years earlier it would have been better because... well why? His argument just doesn’t make any sense, it would have been the same vision from the same person presumably. I don’t give a shit about whether he likes it or not though, I kind of dislike it and like it in equal measure (because of said coldness), I just get aggravated when people make strange arguments but can’t back it up.
I used to describe anything I created as the deformed mutant baby from Eraserhead. I always saw it more as Harry's fear of having a defective baby and how he would cope with that. I thought it came more from his personal concern over the birth of his own child, being Jennifer I guess, who played a little girl in a deleted scene apparently. Again, all fan interpretation
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
1:45 - Cats Trailer
9:37 - Hellboy
26:02 - Lion King (not the remake)
47:10 - Eraserhead (SPOILERS)
1:29:40 - Q&A
Alex's recommendation for next episode is Death Proof.
"Not the remake" AKA: The better movie than whatever Favreau was doing in his remake
Hellboy in the comic is King Arthur's heir, the Excalibur part wasn't handled well in the movie (like everything else for that matter) but it was indeed in the comics...
@Owen B. you do know about the live action remake, right? Am I getting r/woooshed
@@jimmilton8333 yep r/woosh
Sardonicast Fuck yeah, I love Death Proof.
“Eraserhead is about... well it’s a film by David Lynch” that says it all
If you're dumb, ye
Let it be known that Ralph is singlehandedly responsible for the Lion King remake making a billion dollars
Disney's rolling in Ralphbucks now
NOOOOOOOOOO
#ralphtheHACK
Rollin' in dose Sepeland Fun Bucks
Well they said it was just gonna be an easy grab
Ah yes, The Lion King and Eraserhead the perfect double feature
Better than CHIPS back to back??
Mac Like Antarctica and Coffee.
Mac Or Charles Stiles and Mystery Diners. Or ain’t no easy job and they got T.
Especially if you watch it on your telephone 20 minutes at a time, using the phone speakers
Release the drone.
Lion King 2019 surprised me
It proved to me that Disney doesn't even care if people know they don't care
At least their other remakes try to be different than their animated counterparts. There wasn't an attempt here at all.
All Disney care is money
Until it becomes so blatant it starts destroying their mainstream credibility.
At least they care enough to spare The Hunchback of Notre-Dame now, right? But give it a couple of years...
*CRITICAL INEPTITUDE HAS BEEN REACHED*
"I don't know completely what it means yet, but I love whatever it was."
You did it Alex. You accurately described the experience of watching a David Lynch film.
Now watch more. I want to hear you guys struggle with Lost Highway and Inland Empire.
Aside from the Rabbit sequences, most of the movie was good and pretty understandable to me, but I could be wrong
@@zemaculate Really? Inland Empire is the one I struggle with the most.
Finally Ralph took his audio equipment with him down to the Mariana Trench
How brave of him! Maybe he'll find the joke from the bad improv in CHiPs
you mean the air duct?
The characters in Cats looks like something that would come out of Xavier renegade angel.
What Doth Life?
That's insulting to XRA how dare you
It looks like the Cat in the Hat movie.
@@expendableindigo9639 Except that movie is legitimately kind of good lol.
XRA looks better
0:02 they used my fan art again!!
I based it off of the album cover for Queen’s “The Miracle” btw
Julia 713 Hey I thought that looked familiar!! Haha great album (the invisible man being one of my favorites from them.)
Great recreation 👌🏻
good album!
Matthew Broderick didn’t sing in The Lion King. Adult Simba’s singing voice was Joseph Williams, who is the son of John Williams and also was the lead singer of Toto for a while.
Mathew Broderick is a terrible actor and person. He got away with manslaughter.
@@maxinecaulfield310 It's true lol, just look it up. He killed 2 people in a car crash, though apparently he may have had some medical issue that caused the accident.
@@maxinecaulfield310 You have the internet. Google it.
@@maxinecaulfield310 Dude, it's common knowledge. Look up your own sources. It's not his job to educate you.
@@maxinecaulfield310 unfortunately for you, it happened
Instead of going to see Lion King, I stayed home and watched Freddy Got Fingered. Much better use of my time.
Freddy got fingered is a surreal masterpiece
Disney fingers your childhood, coming to cinemas near you.
HE'S A MOLESTER! HE'S A CHIIIIIIIIIILD MOLESTER!!!
This is a fancy restaurant
honoring Rip in the best way possible
Q and A:
1:30:00 - Film is practically the only art medium where the entire product is consumed in one sitting. Books are separated into chapters, albums are separated into songs and live theaters are usually split into two acts. Do you think films suffers from this attribute? Would certain slower films improve in terms of their pacing if you paused and took a break?
1:33:09 - How often do you go in blind for the stuff you watch? No trailers, no synopsis, just “I heard I should watch this, so I will” or maybe just that level of trust in a director?
1:42:05 - What is the worst part of having a huge audience? Do you ever have some serious trouble with fans? How do you cope with people who aren’t giving any constructive criticism and are just there to insult you?
Thanks b
I don't think David Lynch makes his movies weird just for the sake of weird. He's stated before that he doesn't try to confuse the audience, rather he tries to shroud the truth in mystery and symbolism, and invites the audience to become detectives; to discover the clues and unravel the mystery.
For instance with The Lost Highway; once you understand that the movie was inspired by the OJ Simpson trial, you can start piecing together the clues. It then becomes clear that the movie's about what might happen when someone commits an unforgivable act (i.e. murdering their wife), and how their mind might try to protect itself from the knowledge of what they've done by retreating into a fantasy world.
Granted Eraserhead is a lot more abstract than The Lost Highway, But I believe it was created with the same philosophy in mind. Don't tell the audience what's going on, Instead; give them clues through surreal imagery, and let them connect the dots.
disney removing the pouncing scene genuinely sounds like they're trying to retcon all the furries they created with that scene
DERE HE IS!
hey look it's the gray man himself
Slickkkkkk
Ralph, me and everyone who saw the Lion King (2019) have ruined our planet. I apologize on behalf of millions of people.
Ralph thinks his 10 Ralphbucks don't make a difference, but if there are a million Ralphs in the world, they all "ironically" gave Disney 10 million Ralphbucks /deep
Ralph really should’ve never recommended Wild at Heart for a first David Lynch movie. Blue Velvet is a much better starting point and Alex even said he was apprehensive for Eraserhead cause of WaH
Yeah that is probably his weakest movie, and least like the rest of his work. It's fun and entertaining, but it baffles me why they chose that one to have a discussion on Lynch...
I think Twin Peaks is a good starting point, 2 seasons of restrained Lynch, then the 3rd seasons jumps off into full Lynch and prepares the viewers for his movie style
Yeah wild at heart is in the middle for lynch, not his best but still really solid. Blue Velvet is my pick for first lynch flick.
Rasengan yes I watched Fire Walk With Me before even seeing the show and I loved it (having only seen EH, BV, and MD). Even still couldn’t finish WAH
@@HiddenGhul I went from Twin Peaks Season 1 to Eraserhead, Then back to Twin Peaks season 2 for my first Lynching. It was tonal whiplash.
Since I was 12 years old eraserhead has been my favorite movie, cheers for talking bout it dudes
I'm ready for the upcoming Tarantino episode.
As someone who seems to be on the other side of every one’s opinion on his movies (minus Pulp Fiction) this’ll be interesting. From what I’ve seen Adum is mostly on my page
@@theoisgod7201 He gave it a 7/10 in imdb but I still want to hear him go in depth with it.
Too young to watch it in cinemas damn it.
Dylan Edwards Sneak in, my friend.
@@twoinabush100 I'm 17 but look 12
"test screen a trailer" that's called comicon
Text-To-Speech max and ofc they bring in the most hardcore fans to react to everything
LoL
it's just odd to see a somewhat realistic lion speaking
it seems so unnatural
reminds me of that goofy jurassic park dream sequence where the raptor talks
dotan goldberg ALAN! Alan.
ALAN!
Hahaha it does
*_ALAN!!_*
Matthew Broderick was actually pretty well cast, in my opinion. He may not sound like a personified lion, but his shy and quiet voice kinda conveyed a lot of trauma from the past and worry for the future.
I believe I heard once that Simba's dialogue was written with Matthew Broderick in mind. And to be honest, I think this is his best role. Mostly cuz I kinda hate him in everything else.
I think he was still a bit shaken up by the revelation that Scar killed his father. If a family member (who I was pretty close to) killed a family member (even closer to me), I definitely wouldn't be very strong about it.
Ralph don't you see it as a conflict of interest recommending of movie of which you starred in?
If he's gonna keep doing that then he should recommend Goodfellas
6:25 Outrage marketing. Pure and simple. Studio releases tiny amount of bad thing, people see bad thing, say “Bad thing looks bad! I’m smart!”, studio pretends to fix it, people feel smart and now want to see if it looks better.
Evan M i mean you'd think they could jus, you know, actually make a good movie that sells itself, but i guess thats too hard? I wish i could say this is an unrealistically cynical take but you might be on to something...
@@azazelaz999 I get what you are trying to say but making a good film doesn't necessarily means it will sell.
Maybe Adam can’t relate to Eraserhead on the same level, because he is not so much in a risk of becoming a father.
so thats a gay joke youre making?
@@sockself No. It's a gay observation...
Horror is often personal, so it's not that strange that someone, who has little chance to have a kid wouldn't be as affected by a movie, trying to scare you with the concept.
@@Ivyzord bruh. It was obviously your attempt at a joke based on the fact he's gay. Just accept it and say gay jokes are totes kwl dood.
@@sockself Gay jokes are ok, most of the time. This was a gay observation, though... If you found it humorous, that's fine.
@@Ivyzord gay jokes rule, I was just observing your observational humour
Adum's whole approach with "interpretive filmmaking" is totally antithetical to what I think the point of interpretive filmmaking is. From my pov a good interpretive film isn't a puzzle that has a correct answer to be solved. It's supposed to be something that invites different interpretive frameworks. That's what makes Eraserhead so brilliant.
At one point when Ralph is giving his interpretation of the lady in the radiator Adum says to Ralph's interpretation "yup you got it". Again, I think this misses the point of interpretive art completely. What Ralph said about that scene is totally valid but that's his experience with it. I never felt anything like what he was talking about, I never made the interpretation that it had anything to do with suicide. To me, that scene had more to do with with empty promises made by our family or by our culture about the afterlife. Like a comforting lie that's lovingly whispered into our ear to help us fall asleep at night. But I don't think that that is "the answer" I think that that's just what I took away from it. And it's amazing that David Lynch was able to make something that could speak to something so deep within me that's completely different than what it means to somebody else.
Yeah it really seems like Adum just likes to be contrarian alot of the time just because and maybe even seeking attention idk?
He said if it came out earlier he would've been impressed lol? He doesn't seem to understand that movies don't have to follow the basic film formula and just exist as something completely unique. Eraserhead literally still is a one of a kind movie.
Also as someone who personally loves Kaufman and Haneke (like Adum) this should be right up his alley. But he is literally shitting on Lynch and making fun of him on purpose. How can anyone truly say anything personally negative about Lynch He's such a sweetheart lol. Weird for sure but seems like a decent person.
Adum also says multiple times how he know's he's gonna get hate for his opinion, kind of like that's what his plan is in the first place idk lol.
@@RickyR115 " He doesn't seem to understand that movies don't have to follow the basic film formula and just exist as something completely unique. " thats not the case at all since his favorite film is The Holy Mountain
@@user-dy7ls7uo9j
But he respects The Holy Mountain for it’s symbolism iirc. I feel like Adum has fallen a bit into a perspective that Jadorowsky does what Lynch can’t, which is offer definite meaning or an answer to a puzzle. Adum simply doesn’t recognize that Lynch is not that kind of filmmaker or artist. He’s not pretending to be more profound or deeper than he is, and he doesn’t like nor care for concrete answers because he genuinely prefers mystery. He’s a surrealist who works with abstractions to convey particular emotions, themes, and/or ideas. His movies aren’t puzzles with answers. They’re just uninhibited expressions not tethered to any definite interpretation or message, all in service of a unique experience that could not exist as is while having some kind of obtuse message to string it all together.
@@BareBandSubscriptiona bit late, but I agree. Adam values logic, and he values what he perceives as "purposefulness." He doesn't really like improvisational filmmaking, or at least filmmaking that feels as if it wasn't storyboarded to hell. There are exceptions of course but this is my takeaway about his tastes over the years. He really values something that resembles something with a lot of preparation.
Adam: pleb king extraordinaire. I love your stuff dude but I think it's pretty ignorant to say David Lynches process with Eraserhead is basically to throw weird shit at the wall and see what sticks.
very off-putting
opinions are good
I mean, a lot of people think of him that way (not myself), so it's not that unusual. His films either work for you or they really dont.
Especially funny criticism as Adam is a fan of Jodorowski
naw dude, jodoroswky made like three movies before eraserhead so therefore its less valuable
"I feel like most taglines are bad nowadays" - Alex, 4:59
*The Sting Is In The Tale*
Sounds like Adam would enjoy Twin Peaks more based on what he said about Eraserhead. Particularly season 3
Damn fine TV show
I would absolutely love to hear his thoughts. Season 1 and 3 are incredible, 2 definitely has great episodes but I bet Adam wouldn't want to watch all of it.
I think he'll love Blue Velvet.
@@BradHominem I think so, too.
I would also love his thoughts on Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me, and thoughts on Mulholland Drive
BTW the actor who played Henry Spencer is played by Jack Nance (credited as John Nance) who's in almost every David Lynch films up until Lost Highway including the Twin Peaks TV Series. I'm saying it because they forgot to mention him during the Eraserhead discussion, oops.
Have you heard the theory the midget in Twin Peaks posted on Facebook?
He's lost his mind. His condition over time causes less and less oxygen access for his brain through the spine. And so as hes gotten older Michael Anderson has started a whole campaign of bigotry on his social media. Zionist conspiracy theories and shit.
I showed my friend that comparison of Mufasa's death and he said, "What's the big deal? Is it really that bad?"
That's the majority of the people paying and enjoying the new one. They don't care...
What a fucking shame
My sister thinks the new one is amazing. I'm ashamed.
Yeah, it’s almost like regular people can just enjoy a movie.
If it’s any confirmation, I really like how real and down to earth you guys discuss films and such. I always respect honesty and candor, even if I may not agree with an opinion.
Really enjoyed the debate between Ralph and Adam over Eraserhead and why they enjoyed/didn't enjoy the film. I can understand why Adam would enjoy the Holy Mountain and not enjoy Eraserhead to the same extent. The Holy Mountain is quite fast paced and almost scholarly in how laden it is with obvious references to religion, politics and history. Eraserhead by comparison is nearly the opposite; slow-paced, other-worldly and a more experiential film with very few referential touchstones for the analytical watcher to grab hold of. Looking forward to the discussion of Death Proof in the next episode.
Don't forget the greatest of Lynch's accomplishments, being the voice of Gus the bartender on The Cleveland Show.
1:42:06 - omg! Thank you for answering my question! Btw, my name is pronounced Hijran 😁 I know, it’s difficult lol
this is probably the most ive been pissed off at adam
Sardonicast, also known as "the podcast where adam and ralph talk over each other"
My first David Lynch film was his second movie, The Elephant Man. My parents love it and had me watch it.
They did not understand Eraserhead. My mom left when the Beautiful Girl Across the Hall entered Henry's apartment. My Dad left after Henry's head pops off.
I know this isn’t what you mean but I like to imagine your parents one by one left you alone at the theatre
@@friendlypup5650 I think that if we were at a theater, then maybe they would've gotten to the end out of respect for getting their money's worth.
The way Adam feels about Eraserhead and all of his criticisms of it is exactly how I feel about 2001 A Space Odyssey. I can appreciate its significance and technical achievements but I personally get almost nothing out of the film 🤷🏿♀️ that’s kind of why I love movies and talking about/hearing others talk about them. It’s so fascinating how one person can be so moved by something while someone else just shrugs their shoulders. I love that juxtaposition of opinions
Bring Marcus from Cosmonaut Variety Hour to the show!
Yggdrasil fingers crossed!
Yea I'd like that
An excuse to start the podcast with “Oh hi Mark.”
Dude that would be the best
I love Marcus but I honestly dont think they would mesh well
We did it guys! Death Proof Is the next recommendation
Eraserhead's pacing works a lot better in theatres
I love Eraserhead but Adam is totally entitled to his opinion as is everyone else and like Alex said some paintings connect with certain people and not with others and Eraserhead is very similar to that
Might be an odd example but Pirates of the Carribbean 2&3 had Davy Jones with a humanlike face on a very inhuman CGI body and it looks awesome. It honestly still holds up pretty well too. Little nice subtle bits of tentacles moving and such. Really nice work. I don't know exactly hoe it was made but I know it looks good, and Cats does not
That character looks phenomenal because it’s complete mo-cap and you had a director to make sure the effects are stellar.
Cats is all on the designs and final approval given to the CGi. Unless, they postponed for anothet year like another CGI disaster Sonic!
Well, I mean, it’s not like Davy Jones was supposed to look cute tho. He’s supposed to look grotesque/intimidating/ cool and it succeeds at that. I wouldn’t exactly say that’s the right example to compare to cats
On every other Monday for about 1.5-2 hours, everything is fine.
Same here.
Does Adum know that Rafiki also played Eli Vance in Half Life 2, which gave us "That weird noise Dr. Eli Vance makes in Half-Life 2"?
I've been waiting for this one for centuries...
Also isn't Cats the one about everyone having feline AIDS?
This made me actually laugh out loud. Congratulations
Surprisingly, Eraserhead isn’t too hard of an egg to crack. It makes more sense than Dune.
Wasn't that a Mike Stoklasa quote? I know he did say a movie they watched on BOTW made less sense than Dune
I’m ready for Ralph’s verbal assault from Adum
Edit- never mind
Frankie's weather reports are legitimately better than actual meteorologists in NS
How to Train Your Dragon 2 has an overt death scene with a father...
And a better one than Lion King
@@Snoke1912 nah no..
John Oliver said in an interview before the film even opened that Beyonce was photoshopped in to that cast photo
"i paid to see the emoji movie" IHE, 2019, during a discussion about disney remakes
Based on Adams analysis I think he’s gonna really Love BLUE VELVET
Yeah, I think he'll enjoy it far more. I've seen eraserhead once, loved it, and can't bring myself to watch it again. I'm sure I will at some point, but it was such a gut punching mind fuck that I'm content to have seen it, and give myself time away from it. Blue velvet, on the other hand, I've seen multiple times. It's a perfect mix of abstract surrealism, and coherent narrative. Probably the most accessible Lynch film.
Not everyone can be an artist, but an artist can come from from anywhere. (The problem Hollywood has.)
This was probably my fav episode of the podcast so far
The last two recommendations have been movies i was planning on watching anyway. Thanks guys
I'm not here to defend the Hellboy movie but Excalibur does appear in the comics and in fact Hellboy is a descendant of King Arthur.
Not having a Hellboy comic or seen the reboot, I'd ventured a guess that Excalibur has come up. It's a comic book, so eventually every type of plot happens at some point. Especially, in a setting that deals with magic and occult things, surely Excalibur has had some reference or role.
Eraserhead is one of my favourite movies of all time
Same
42:04 They are also doing Lilo & Stitch, The Sword in the Stone, Mulan (which is coming out in 2020), a Tinkerbell film among many others
It pisses me off. Good thing I have never seen any of the live action remakes Disney does
Are we just gunna ignore the fact that derik savage released a new cool cat video where he does all the voiceacting because he is clearly out of budget?
Yeah.
Does he slur all his lines like at the 420 Awards? He should have hired famed voice actress Andre Grande.
Adum's David Lynch impression sounds more like Owen Wilson than David Lynch...
Time code please
Adum can't help himself from bringing up Jodorowsky even if it has absolutely no bearing on any thing at all.
Mm, well.. Yes and no. He does do that, but it was kind of relevant cuz they were talking about Lynch and he directed the 80's Dune that Jodorowsky was supposed to. Or did I miss something? Sorry if I'm mistaken.
He was trying to prove a point about Lynch having no point to his weirdness, and used Jodorowsky as an example of someone who does it well. How is that for no reason?
He’s saying Jodorowsky is a better experimental filmmaker, which I’d agree. Counterintuitively it’s why he isn’t as popular. I mean Lynch’s films have an aggressive quality to them but nothing like Jodorowsky, his movies make you feel like you’re on drugs
Jodorowsky and Lynch is one of the more famous of underground/cult/midnight movie filmaker, but Eraserhead is the one that won over and took the midnight movie thing to popularity while Jodorowsky is only popular with El Topo cause of The Beatles and then The Holy Mountain was not successful enough and when Jodorowsky want to make Dune hollywood rejected it and wants Lynch to make it instead, so Jodorowsky and Lynch have some ciss-cross over their career
Eh, i can kind of see it here, after all they both openly admitted to taking inspiration from one another.
Hellboy in the comic is King Arthur's heir, the Excalibur part wasn't handled well in the movie (like everything else for that matter) but it was indeed in the comics...
Video hasn’t started yet I predict adum is gonna do “naaaaaahhhhhhh sevenea” for the intro
Edit: I was wrong
Wasted opportunity
Awkweird was boutta comment the same thing 😂
Like number "69". I can cuck.
Chris Rock is remaking saw?!? WTF?! I swear that sounds like a gag from the Simpsons or South Park!
To quote Redlettermedia:
"You know what's scary, Jay?
*JOKES ARE NOW, REAL!!!* "
There should be a live action version of Sardonicast
I hope in the next sardonicast, they talk about once upon a time in Hollywood.
"Speaking of movies..."
Probably one of my favorite quotes from this podcast.
I’ve been invited to a test-screening for a trailer before. It wasn’t in a theater, it was in a small office inside a mall. Yes, you only watch the on trailer.
Eraserhead is like the movie version of the Rorschach Test.
25:43 Alex had the perfect opportunity to say “I hate everything” but he didn’t take it.
I love how the Wikipedia article for the new Lion King categorizes it as an "animated movie"
Lion king 2019 mufasa's death scene summed up by Adum
Mufasa: AHHHHHHH!!! (Adum's mocking voice)
Simba: NOOOOOOO!!! (Adum's mocking voice)
Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!
I was looking at Adam’s avatar for so long I started seeing his dangling hair as legs.
56:30
Nevermind me, i'm just leaving this to resume it later.
Time stamps:
Sardonicast: 0:00
Finally one of the few times I’ve already seen both movies so I can listen to the full episode and not get spoiled
The reboot of Hellboy was put into production before Del Toro made a great film again. And before he won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture.
Do live action Mars Bars next
Alex would rage tho
Knack 2, babie
Mars Bars hate Me.
woha man keep it G
Adum’s David Lynch impression was on point 🤣
1:56:49 "See it in 3D! That's what was missing in the old film."
Well good thing I already saw that back in 2010!!
then again that version didn't have the morning report
Just watched Paddington again tonight to remember how expressive CGI animals can be.
omg, Adam, that was the greatest David Lynch impersonation, bravo!
David lynch, most known for his role as Gus from the Cleveland Show.
Turns down the role of Bill Cipher, accepts the role of Gus
That Antichrist joke got swept under the rug, sorry Ralph.. I laughed.
I heard it too, but granted Adam’s Gotti joke was funnier
@@leobergmiller873 haha fair enough.
It’s really refreshing to hear adum’s opinions on Eraserhead.
I must admit I share some of his opinion on Lynch. I respect and appreciate his film, but I don't love him and I'm not crazy for his films.
the real star of this video is Ralph's crisp and beautiful audio
Can we talk about how the Cat in the Hat is criminally underrated
Compared to the recent Cats movie trailer, that film no longer has the creepiest cat character in cinematic history.
ok name a funny scene in that movie
@@S1nwar only zoomers such as myself love cat in the hat
@@S1nwar the whole movie is funny btw
Hype for that Lion King review
Yeah the “Morning Report” addition in the 10th Anniversary edition I used to own is the “Jedi Rocks” of Lion King.
It’s worse than “We’re Human Again”
In the Beauty and the Beast iMAX edition.
Have none of them seen Mulholland drive?
Adam has. He really likes it.
Now you guys have to watch Blue Velvet, my favorite.
David Lynch did to film making what freud did to psychology
May from Nyx Fears has a really interesting interpretation of Eraserhead.
Indeed she does! Recommended!
Now I want them to talk about Inland Empire. Maybe Adam will that one more.
Remember the ninja turtles movie designs that were horrifying?
You could actually see the guy's head in the costume when one of the Turtles open their mouths wide. Also I just realized you were talking about the 2014 redesigns. Those are also pretty bad, although they don't look that bad- when they are kept in low lighting and have their ninja bandanas on. Whenever they are shown up close they look gross, especially their lips.
While I don’t love Eraserhead quite as much as I appreciate it (it’s incredibly made, but just leaves me a bit cold), Adum’s argument that it would be better if it came out ten years earlier is so dumb. The only real direct comparisons I can make are surrealist films of the 30s such as Bunuel’s work, but even those are very different. And Jodorowsky isn’t similar to Lynch at all imo. Yes, they’re both surrealist filmmakers, but Jodorowsky is more about vivid, vibrant dream-logic absurdity, whereas I feel Lynch plays more in a nightmare realm, where everything is more cold and stark and isolating.
Maybe its that coldness and that tone that Adam dislikes so much, he's allowed
@@randomguy6679 I don’t have a problem with his not liking it, because I don’t love it either, but it’s more just the statement that if it was made 10 years earlier it would have been better because... well why? His argument just doesn’t make any sense, it would have been the same vision from the same person presumably. I don’t give a shit about whether he likes it or not though, I kind of dislike it and like it in equal measure (because of said coldness), I just get aggravated when people make strange arguments but can’t back it up.
I used to describe anything I created as the deformed mutant baby from Eraserhead. I always saw it more as Harry's fear of having a defective baby and how he would cope with that. I thought it came more from his personal concern over the birth of his own child, being Jennifer I guess, who played a little girl in a deleted scene apparently. Again, all fan interpretation
i'm making a lion king 2019 review it's 4 pages long and I am still not finished with it.
Urghhhh
great video guys :)