@@markalexander3659 That specific time period is exactly what makes it even more unbelievable. Cell phones were just starting to become more commonplace for kids / teenagers to have around that time, but they weren't smart phones. What you could do with these cell phones was pretty limited. So, the one thing _everyone_ did as soon as they got a cellphone was to set a custom ringtone to try and personalize it. Ringtones specifically were all the rage, they became *white hot* business for a while, a huge fashion accessory. There were even commercials that would run all the time on TV just to sell ringtones. (Which were almost universally a scam. Like, they'd get people who didn't know any better to sign up for monthly subscription plans and crap for ringtones.)
So there was at least 3 or 4 different logical paths the story could have gone in and they opted to go with none at all, interesting choice on the directors part...
+ColeVecsion The vampire route could have been great. It would explain their ability to keep up with them, know things they otherwise could not have possibly known, survive car crashes and explosions, their interest in blood, the trippy sequences being hypnosis and even the bitchy daughter mindlessly going along with them also being hypnosis, etc. Nah, they're just cray-zay!
How the fuck was this not a Jacob's Ladder scenario where they were dying in a car accident all along? It's... just... how? There were so many things suggesting that's what was going on, but then they were all red herrings? What drugs made them think this was a good idea?
The "sleeping pills" the mother takes mixed with an overabundance of caffeine from all the coffee they drank ? Actually, now it makes me wonder what a movie directed by The Great Cornholio would look like...
Honestly I salute you for being able to sit through this movie, as well edit the movie. It's so dull and literally nothing happens, I would end up falling asleep or be playing games on my phone throughout most of this. You have my respects, sir.
he actually designed that logo i believe... you're totally right though. he probably hates that shirt and regrets making that logo [that they still use]
So given all the similarities to vampires--not just the blood obsession, but the hypnosis tactics, how they can travel/appear quickly, their inability to get injured or hurt from crashes and explosions--maybe the story was originally supposed to go in that direction, but they thought vampires sounded too silly for their super serious story. And it would be cuz the movie is silly regardless, but it would at least build to _something_
Seems like you are pretty much correct if the info on wiki is correct. “ Director Marcus Adams recalled producers Alistair MacLean-Clark and Basil Stephens approaching him to direct the film in 2001, which at that time was "essentially a vampire movie," which had been in development for around five years.[6] Adams spent one year rewriting elements of the script with screenwriter Stephen Volk; this included altering the ending as well as subduing the overt vampire plot of the film, resulting in what Adams envisioned as "faint" vampire film, where vampires functioned more as a metaphor than as literal beings.”
Man, I love movies with insufferable characters who never shut up and annoy you to the point where you want to see them all die. They're my favrite!!!!!
This movie would have been improved if everything after her nodding off was a dream from taking to many sleeping pills and she woke up to her daughter still there and they had this big emotional moment ext. Not saying it would have been good but the script seemed to be written with that in mind. Just another one of those "please let me fix your shitty movie" moments.
I mean I kinda feel like it's * supposed * to be a vampire movie, but they were trying to be clever by not saying it outright, and they weren't good enough to actually get the point across that way
Easy thing. Somebody asked them "What's the movie about?" And the writer's answer was: "I'm not sure." Because this movie has no destination! By the way are you familiar with the words of Jesus Christ? We could use some clever metaphor about Lazarus...dead and blood...but we are to clever for that! And the handsomeness of Rys Meyers will stuff out every open question and plot hole!"
The cutting of the tongue and the kiss might supposed to be the exchange of blood used to create a vampire, but like I said, I think they were trying to be clever by not stating it outright, and weren't smart enough to make it work
Phelous: She's from the original comedy sketch with the Image and Heap song. I guess that means I'll be using that a lot in this review. Me: Wooo! :) Phelous: Actually I won't be using it at all. Me: Awww. :(
I have to admit my first thought was that they were dead and didn't know it or something. Again, that would make too much sense. Also, for a moment I thought the tow truck driver was Norman Reedus but God I hope not. :)
SpeedyEric1 That's something anyway. It's always funny to see people who become famous later in earlier roles where you either didn't see them or you saw them and didn't think anything of it. I'm NOT a "Charmed" fan (way too girly for me) but I caught part of an episode waiting for "Supernatural" on TNT and he was in that and in another one was Misha Collins. :)
This review was hilarious, Phelous 😆 one of your best 💞💞💕 even though the movie sucks I give it an A for unpredictability. That dance segment totally caught me off guard lol
I'm pretty sure the pills she was taking were to keep her awake because, as she put it, "I got *no* sleep all last week". Although trust me, if you've ever fallen asleep behind the wheel of a car and jerk yourself awake because you've drifted into the other lane, it's a given that you're going to be wide awake for a while afterwards.
_"Mairzy doats and dozy doats and i ll be home for Christmas."_ Lol, that bugged me for ages and I recently just heard it elsewhere. M*A*S*H* to be precise.
Why do these idiot screenwriters think that being overly contrived is the same thing as being clever or trippy? Because it's NOT!! It's perfectly possible for a story to be thought-provoking and surreal without being overly complex and poorly thought out. And would it kill them to write protagonists who aren't utterly obnoxious or flat-out stupid?
Just to be extra petty, you should photoshop (videoshop?) your website's logo over your shirt. Maybe even pull a Monty Python's Holy Grail and put different logos on it for every shot.
I got sorta hyped up for this review when I saw norman reedus in the billing only to keep asking where he is and then him unable to do anything cool....
Can someone pleeeeease tell me where that goofy cartoony music is from?? Or what its called?? I cant remember if its from the dingo pictures movies or somewhere else! I have to know!
How'd this go from "electricity is sentient and trying to kill people" to "bitch hates her bitch mother and almost joins a cult of runaways"? Evel Knievel couldn't have made a jump like that.
Okay, I have a suggestion. And you all can get as drunk as you want in the process: Ride Amtrak's Starlight Cali route. And the booze will be the best you can have, when your signal is dead in the Cascades.
Imagine if someone desided to watch this film on a road trip instead of anything, you know, ENTERTAINING! 11:38 to 11:53- Insert shot of Michael Madson in BloodRayne getting stabed by Ben Kingsley here.
Yeah, the original music Phelous used during those scenes (and in many other other Blip-era reviews) is called _The Syncopated Clock._ He had copyright problems with it here on UA-cam so it's been replaced by the Root Bear theme instead.
'I've had no sleep for like a week' *Takes five ambien then does a line of coke before driving their daughter* I swear if only we could be a fly on the wall when dialog in so many of these movies is being written, I have a feeling alot of coke was involved actually. That's why I stick to Pepsi
Equally as unbelievable as a teenager leaving her cellphone behind is how she still had it on the default ringtone.
When I was a teenager I didn’t even know how to change ringtone
Hell I still don’t
This was 2003. People where no where near as obsessed with their phones
@@markalexander3659 That specific time period is exactly what makes it even more unbelievable. Cell phones were just starting to become more commonplace for kids / teenagers to have around that time, but they weren't smart phones. What you could do with these cell phones was pretty limited. So, the one thing _everyone_ did as soon as they got a cellphone was to set a custom ringtone to try and personalize it. Ringtones specifically were all the rage, they became *white hot* business for a while, a huge fashion accessory. There were even commercials that would run all the time on TV just to sell ringtones. (Which were almost universally a scam. Like, they'd get people who didn't know any better to sign up for monthly subscription plans and crap for ringtones.)
Hey guys its the A & W Root Beer song. I found out from Phelan told me about it on his livestream. Thanks Phelan!
Holy shit that tow truck guy is Norman Reedus
Yep, and the guy who cut his tongue is Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.
And even back then he was way to fucking good for this shlock
he was a B movie character actor back then, he's in a lot of B movies.
@@yumikumi2 that was post boondock Saints Norman
Peace through power, glory to Kane
So there was at least 3 or 4 different logical paths the story could have gone in and they opted to go with none at all, interesting choice on the directors part...
This makes The Beast in BatB Golden Films 1 dying of loneliness seem the more logical than this ENTIRE MOVIE!!!
+ColeVecsion
The vampire route could have been great. It would explain their ability to keep up with them, know things they otherwise could not have possibly known, survive car crashes and explosions, their interest in blood, the trippy sequences being hypnosis and even the bitchy daughter mindlessly going along with them also being hypnosis, etc. Nah, they're just cray-zay!
That Channel Awesome stab in the updated credits.
How the fuck was this not a Jacob's Ladder scenario where they were dying in a car accident all along? It's... just... how? There were so many things suggesting that's what was going on, but then they were all red herrings?
What drugs made them think this was a good idea?
The "sleeping pills" the mother takes mixed with an overabundance of caffeine from all the coffee they drank ? Actually, now it makes me wonder what a movie directed by The Great Cornholio would look like...
All hail Zouks. He didn't invent the Jacob's Ladder scenario, but he perfected talking about it!
Yeah 5 minutes into the video I said aloud oh I get it they've been dead all along just cuz it's surprising doesn't mean it's a good twist
Honestly I salute you for being able to sit through this movie, as well edit the movie. It's so dull and literally nothing happens, I would end up falling asleep or be playing games on my phone throughout most of this. You have my respects, sir.
That shirt didn't age well
I wonder if he still has it .
@@SteeleZack He probably uses it as a dish rag now XD
he actually designed that logo i believe... you're totally right though. he probably hates that shirt and regrets making that logo [that they still use]
Well, it was the shirt that corrupted him
@@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks correct, that's how Phelous D9 came into being
So given all the similarities to vampires--not just the blood obsession, but the hypnosis tactics, how they can travel/appear quickly, their inability to get injured or hurt from crashes and explosions--maybe the story was originally supposed to go in that direction, but they thought vampires sounded too silly for their super serious story. And it would be cuz the movie is silly regardless, but it would at least build to _something_
Seems like you are pretty much correct if the info on wiki is correct. “ Director Marcus Adams recalled producers Alistair MacLean-Clark and Basil Stephens approaching him to direct the film in 2001, which at that time was "essentially a vampire movie," which had been in development for around five years.[6] Adams spent one year rewriting elements of the script with screenwriter Stephen Volk; this included altering the ending as well as subduing the overt vampire plot of the film, resulting in what Adams envisioned as "faint" vampire film, where vampires functioned more as a metaphor than as literal beings.”
"He's kissing them...and then he's gonna kiss me!! Oh my gooooOOOODDDDDDD!!!"
Man, I love movies with insufferable characters who never shut up and annoy you to the point where you want to see them all die. They're my favrite!!!!!
Note: not your favorite, but your favrite. Huge difference
more importantly that woman is eating straight ketchup at 8:25
I'm looking forward to the inevitable sequel: Driving Around At Night The Movie 2 Jesus, Take The Wheel.
Mischa Barton also played the little girl in The Sixth Sense whose mother poisons her.
_"I'm feeling much better now!"_
This movie would have been improved if everything after her nodding off was a dream from taking to many sleeping pills and she woke up to her daughter still there and they had this big emotional moment ext. Not saying it would have been good but the script seemed to be written with that in mind. Just another one of those "please let me fix your shitty movie" moments.
Hello friend.
You know your movie is bad when it can be improved by the "It was all a dream" ending.
I'm still mad more than anything that this woman takes sleeping pills when she's not trying to sleep.
We really wanted to do a Vampire movie...but it turned out to be the emo cult of Jonathan Rys Meyers.
I mean I kinda feel like it's * supposed * to be a vampire movie, but they were trying to be clever by not saying it outright, and they weren't good enough to actually get the point across that way
Easy thing. Somebody asked them "What's the movie about?" And the writer's answer was: "I'm not sure." Because this movie has no destination! By the way are you familiar with the words of Jesus Christ? We could use some clever metaphor about Lazarus...dead and blood...but we are to clever for that! And the handsomeness of Rys Meyers will stuff out every open question and plot hole!"
In speaking of vampire movies, Norman Reedus was in Blade II.
and it turns out this Vampire movie is a prequel to Blade II!
The cutting of the tongue and the kiss might supposed to be the exchange of blood used to create a vampire, but like I said, I think they were trying to be clever by not stating it outright, and weren't smart enough to make it work
Phelous: She's from the original comedy sketch with the Image and Heap song. I guess that means I'll be using that a lot in this review.
Me: Wooo! :)
Phelous: Actually I won't be using it at all.
Me: Awww. :(
Natasha Murray Imogen Heap*
19:39 Somehow Evil Phelous trying to kiss me was scarier than the entirety of Octane.
This review missed a golden opportunity to turn that sex in the car scene into Whitesnake's Here I Go Again music video.
Thanks as always Anport
I have to admit my first thought was that they were dead and didn't know it or something. Again, that would make too much sense.
Also, for a moment I thought the tow truck driver was Norman Reedus but God I hope not. :)
Chris McWilliams It is Norman Reedus, but at least he made up for it by starring in The Walking Dead.
SpeedyEric1 That's something anyway. It's always funny to see people who become famous later in earlier roles where you either didn't see them or you saw them and didn't think anything of it.
I'm NOT a "Charmed" fan (way too girly for me) but I caught part of an episode waiting for "Supernatural" on TNT and he was in that and in another one was Misha Collins. :)
This review was hilarious, Phelous 😆 one of your best 💞💞💕 even though the movie sucks I give it an A for unpredictability. That dance segment totally caught me off guard lol
this is definitely one of my favourite reviews, good job phelous :)
Another successfully great video, Phelan.
Norman Reedus
Blade 2
Boondock saints 1&2
The walking dead
Pulse
......
I think I know what he regrets the most
tbonevideos23
Of course you do, PT was so disappointing
@@Egalitariat-likesecretariat That one still hurts and angers me still.
...it made me sad to remember this comment...
probably blade really
Yep.......(nodding slowly, )........walking dead....... 😏
"they don't worry about material things" she says of the country famous for its phone/internet scammers lol
Young Norman Reedus, wow
Is that frickin Norman Reedus??
I'm guessing that t-shirt has no pulse now a days ha ha
usalasierra that’s more true now than it has ever been...
puppymolly123
Man, I was gonna say that xD
EH😜
I'm pretty sure the pills she was taking were to keep her awake because, as she put it, "I got *no* sleep all last week".
Although trust me, if you've ever fallen asleep behind the wheel of a car and jerk yourself awake because you've drifted into the other lane, it's a given that you're going to be wide awake for a while afterwards.
Another great, funny review! Good job Phelous!
This must be the final video Phelous did with CA. He alone is awesome, so it's cool.
Mudoh415 Haha, this was nowhere close to the last video I did while still being with them. This was made back in 2010.
Phelan Porteous Well, that became awkward. Still a great vid Phelous.
Octane is like someone had an idea for how to start a horror movie. Then they began filming and played it by ear.
They should've stuck if the title Octane, Pulse makes no sense, unless they were putting it under a well known title to get people to buy it.
This is the kind of DVD movie you'd only find at gas stations, right next to super cheap cell phone accessories and dirty trucker comedy CDs!!
He's kissing them
And the he's going to kiss me
oh my goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
_"Mairzy doats and dozy doats and i ll be home for Christmas."_ Lol, that bugged me for ages and I recently just heard it elsewhere. M*A*S*H* to be precise.
I would totally kiss Phelous.
Freakin' Phelous. I want A&W now!
+Kuce A&W makes any mundane scene better, its great when ever it is used.
Why do these idiot screenwriters think that being overly contrived is the same thing as being clever or trippy? Because it's NOT!! It's perfectly possible for a story to be thought-provoking and surreal without being overly complex and poorly thought out.
And would it kill them to write protagonists who aren't utterly obnoxious or flat-out stupid?
Nothing like a movie about travelling that goes absolutely no where!
Just to be extra petty, you should photoshop (videoshop?) your website's logo over your shirt. Maybe even pull a Monty Python's Holy Grail and put different logos on it for every shot.
that last bit cracked me up!! oh no his kissing them, then he's gonna kiss me, omg!!!!!!!
I feel like they were going for something symbolic for this movie, but despite my liberal arts degree, I can't figure out what.
“They will find any reason to bitch at each other”
Huh sounds like real life
Before he was a member of BRIDGES, Sam Porter Bridges is in Octane.
I had to paulse and reverse a few times, to see if I missed the Scene, that tied this together to make sense
HAHA awesome troll 2 reference XD
The Troll 2 ending was pretty damn funny.
I got sorta hyped up for this review when I saw norman reedus in the billing only to keep asking where he is and then him unable to do anything cool....
I love how the review breaks from the car format constantly.
Hey Squidward! I’m reviewing in a car …
AT NIGHT!
6.2.22
Nice SpongeBob reference.
Thanks. I couldn’t resist 🤣
I would of loved to see some random neighbors in the background of these reviews giving that "what the hell is he doing?" look on their faces.
he also played Dracula....
Why on earth is this called Pulse?
+Jrezky because by the end of it you are guaranteed not to have one
+Jrezky because when someone dies in the movie it means they have no pulse
It sounds cool
they said pulse twice.
Something blood related?
glad I decided not to comment on the inconsistent reviewing location before I finished the video
The idea of a horror movie about two people driving could work
If done right.
This moie feels more like Gus Van Sant's Gerry than an horror movie.
It’s been done right. It’s Called Joy Ride
Aw man I love your shirt
It's the grossest shirt I've ever worn.
@@phelous lol 🤣 phelous has the best character growth in any of the movies he reviews
@@phelous EH😜
I've actually seen Pulse being mentioned quite often as one of the best horror movies...
This specific Pulse or one of the other movies called Pulse?
@@Account_Not_Applicable probably the 2001 Japanese version that the 2006 Kristen Bell is a remake of
12:02 Is that Norman Reedus?
Where does that tuba song come from that you use in a lot of your vidieros?
It's the A&W Root Beer Theme.
How come sometimes you're in a car and sometimes not?
🤣
Can someone pleeeeease tell me where that goofy cartoony music is from?? Or what its called?? I cant remember if its from the dingo pictures movies or somewhere else! I have to know!
You mean the old A&W root beer Canadian commercial music?
Question: what is the "Phelous is bored by mindless shit" music?
I think it's an A&W commercial jingle.
How is it that I have no idea what this movie is about yet I've watched this entire review?
Ok Ive got a lot of problems with choking in movies for hundreds of reasons but that didnt even look real!
How'd this go from "electricity is sentient and trying to kill people" to "bitch hates her bitch mother and almost joins a cult of runaways"?
Evel Knievel couldn't have made a jump like that.
When will you upload your "Five across the Eyes" video, its one of your most hilarious reviews.
***** That will actually go up once I get it cleared through the copyright stuff, so hopefully it's not too far off.
Somebody claimed copyright on this shitty movie? Unbelievable!
***** Heh, yeah, you never know which ones they're going to fight with you on.
Indeed, its just odd, seeing that everyone who ever reviewed that movie says its utter shit, the sales cant be hurt by it anymore
+LtHavoc1983 They just wanna piss on the ashes to claim their territory
Okay, I have a suggestion. And you all can get as drunk as you want in the process:
Ride Amtrak's Starlight Cali route. And the booze will be the best you can have, when your signal is dead in the Cascades.
I’m watching a review AT NIGHT!
I BURNED MY hand!
At night 😜 (yes I felt like dragging it🤣)
6.2.22
What's the name of the song at 2:43?
2:09 Well, she's definitely not a comic book, or a super hero fan.
X-Ray Vision Man, with the amazing power of... controlling water with his mind!
Yeah, unexpected.
Daryl ..? DAARRRYYYLLLLLLL!!!!!!
7:03 Curiosity, what is the name of this music been used on your videos, Phelous?
11:37 Wrong, Phelan. This is the phenomenon known as “early-2000s-ing”
Hey.... Is that actor the one that plays Darly in walking dead?
NORMAN WHY
Well, atleast he's now Daryl.
Nice shirt.
Is Mischa Barton playing the daughter?
Yup.
Thank god you added the comical soundtrack at 7:15 or I would kill myself!
Imagine if someone desided to watch this film on a road trip instead of anything, you know, ENTERTAINING!
11:38 to 11:53- Insert shot of Michael Madson in BloodRayne getting stabed by Ben Kingsley here.
How did you handle the sound for this having the camera outside of the car? Might be a dumb question, but I'm kind of wondering.
worldofpeacecraft148 I had the mic running to inside the car set up just by the steering wheel.
Phelan Porteous Working with video cameras and editing software in college, I knew that was the case.
5:00 If you look closely at the light reflecting off the road, you can see that shE'S NOT USING HER TURN SIGNAL SANKA YOU INCOMPETENT NEANDERTHAL
What's the music 5:00
2:46 What's that soundtrack called?
Its the A&W Root Beer theme, Phelous uses quite a bit and very well at times.
+CWDTrixie Thanks.
nice CD
10:55 must be the next song on the Cd
11:38 Music plz?
what is name of music playing in 2:44 to 3:11?
Root Bear Theme. It's on You Tube.
And now neither Phelous will be virgins!
Is this the Altoona in PA?
Too...much...DRIVING!!!!😠
Why would you try to garrote someone in a moving car?
is the daughter Mischa Barton from OC? it's a really sad story what happened with her...
I hope phelan will review more bad horror movies
You don’t keep up with the schedule huh?😅
I know this is ages ago, but what was the original music used over the boring driving scenes. Was it copy write reasons?
Yeah, the original music Phelous used during those scenes (and in many other other Blip-era reviews) is called _The Syncopated Clock._ He had copyright problems with it here on UA-cam so it's been replaced by the Root Bear theme instead.
@@Zomdra awesome, thank you
Oh Norman Reedus, why do you end up in these kinds of movies?
Patrick Dunn At least this movie was BEFORE he became popular by starring in The Walking Dead.
+SpeedyEric1 But after Boondock Saints, innit..?
@@taffysaur yep
12:03 wait that Norman Reedus WTF is he doing in this piece of shit? He's actually a good actor.
Everyone has to start somewhere.
dkres82 That is true, I remember him in Blade 2.
I remember him in Boondock Saints.
'I've had no sleep for like a week'
*Takes five ambien then does a line of coke before driving their daughter*
I swear if only we could be a fly on the wall when dialog in so many of these movies is being written, I have a feeling alot of coke was involved actually.
That's why I stick to Pepsi
8:22 Properly similar reasons you are there, lady.