The 'Burbs Review - Off The Shelf Reviews
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- This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, The 'Burbs (1989) by Director, Joe Dante. Starring, Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher and Rick Ducommun.
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Love this film - seems to be one of the only films that can always make me laugh no matter whats going on in life
I can't see how any anything can be criticised in this film. It's still hilarious.
That zoom on Gary at 3:30. LOL
One of Tom Hanks best films and the fact Carrie Fisher is in it along with Corey Feldman makes it a smorgasbord of a movie 🍿
I'm sorry, Gary. The zoom in and out with Tom Hanks' screaming lasting so long was WAY hilarious. It's one of my favourite parts.
I agree. Tom Hanks didn't "miss his cue" when he continued screaming long after Art had stopped, that was intentional for comedic effect. Some people just don't get the humor of this movie.
It’s just beautiful and played perfectly
I love it,it’s one second longer than it should be and I thought it was deliberate
This is one of my favorite movies. It brings back so many memories. I find it horribly underrated and incredibly quotable. It's a shame that it wasn't a box office success (and the critics decimated it), but over the years, it has garnered a cult following. It's not "laugh out loud" hilarious, but it's filled with so many subtle idiosyncrasies and nuances. For me anyway, Bruce Dern stole the show.
"Hey, Pinocchio...where do you think you're going" (slips in dog shit).
Funny stuff.
Thanks for reviewing it guys. I hope many more people will discover this film.
atd8vii Yaaaaassss! Exactly...little stuff like that. My dad and I watched The Burbs when it was first released on VHS and to this day...I shit you not...we make comments about that scene EVERY time we're in someone's house who has wallpaper that's curled up on the wall. We make comments about how we were tempted to do it...but refrained. Or...if a desert is needed for a get together (specifically brownies) we make comments like: "I hope we don't drop the goddamn brownies". Lol. This movie has given us such joy. Thanks for the comment. In regard to idiosyncratic humor, you know exactly what I mean. That's so refreshing.
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I love Bruce dern in this movie the garbage man bit and the stepping in the dog shit and and the Pinocchio was funny as hell
My taxes pay YOUR salary! Lol
To everybody in this thread!... You should also check out The Money Pit if you don't know it. Also Tom Hanks and very similar, sometimes subtle, humor that somehow gets funnier with each watch.
Teaser: My favorite quote from Money Pit is Alexander Godunov, "Don't dabble. Paaaint."
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This is one of my all time favorite movies. Idk how many times I’ve seen it but it’s A LOT. My family still quotes it to this day. We go back and forth with the dialogue. It’s just one of those movies that never gets old
Underrated Cult classic. My favorite Tom Hanks flick. The actors make it feel like your looking at real life not a movie. The small talk. There’s something new you can find every time you watch this.
I loved this film as a kid. I still love it now as an adult. It is one of my favorite films of all time. Highly underrated and a lot of great quotes.
I always thought Rumsfeld slipped in dog poop when he fell with the hose just like Hans slipped on a Queenie turd while being chased by Rumsfeld at the end.
I love the pretzel eating part
Man I miss Carrie Fisher
Toby Kirkby just watch her movies
Oh, come on Gary! I usually agree with you but I really enjoy this movie. It's supposed to be over the top and I think that's why I like it so much. ☺
It’s a good movie
This movie was the best
Exactly what I was going to say!👏👏
Oh man, I *_love_* this movie, it is my personal favorite Joe Dante film, such a f*cking hilarious film showing how insanely hilarious suburban life can be.
"Yo, Rumsfield!"
"Klopek, what is that, Slavic?"
Bout a 9 on the tension scale, Reub.
"meet my brother.....The Doctor"
"The moving van's been parked outside ALL DAAYYY!"
“oh let’s just cut the bull crap, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT LOCKED UP IN THE CELLAR KLOPEK!”
The Burbs is just a great Joe Dante adventure comedy ... it is meant to be simply entertaining - and it is....
There go the goddamn brownies!
Nunya Biznis Yeaaaasss! That's my second favorite line in the whole movie. My first is "Hey...Pinnochio...where do ya' think you're going" (slips in dog shit).
"a little something for the old sweet tooth, eh, sonny?"
Even as a jaded adult, I still LOVE this film. Most of the humor still works perfectly, the performances are great and funny, the backlot location is great, as is the goofy suspense and crazy scenarios.
As for the ending, well I like how it ends, because while the original ending might have been more clever, it's more of a downer, and seeing how this was the late 80's, it made sense for the studio to go with the ending we have.
After all, the message from Hanks at the end is still important, about how we shouldn't just jump to conclusions about people, but then we get the finale which shows that some suspicions can actually be there for a reason and not always be unfounded. Remember, Ray did see the Klopecks digging holes in their backyard during a rain storm, and the three of them saw the guy drive a trash bag down the driveway and then smash it with a stick into the trash can. Those things alone are weird enough to suspect something nefarious is going on lol.
19:28 "Brother Theodore" was the stage-name of german actor Theodor Gottlieb, who was an interesting person. His parents were publishers and good friends with Albert Einstein. He was jewish and the only survivor of camp Dachau, where his whole family was killed by the Nazis. Finally he could escape to the US with the help of Albert Einstein. He also provided the voice of Ruhk in "The Last Unicorn".
I love this film so much! The dream sequence is my favourite part, particularly when Art comes in dressed as Skip, the crazy soda fountain guy! “hey hey hey! Who ordered the blood shake?! Hey Ray, it's me, Art! you didn't happen to see an ice pick around here anywhere! He he he he! " great film, shame we never got a sequel
Skip
@@KejnTheImmortal you're right!
Oh man, this is THE most quotable movie of all time. So many golden gems, so many hysterical moments. "So let me get this straight. The Klopeks are offering up Walter as a sort of human sacrifice to Beelzebub, is that it? That's one of the theories, yeah."
“There go the goddamn brownies!” 🤣
@@SlimPlum691 When he's casually ripping off the wall paper XD
This is one of my all time favorite movies. A family favorite actually. I've probably seen it over 100 times lol. Absolute Classic.
Gary, I think you're really missing alot about this movie. It's much more self aware than you think. I think it's making fun of itself in many scenes and is also a satire of horror movies. I wouldn't call this a horror movie at all. It's a comedy/satire with horror elements. I think you may change your mind about it after repeat viewings. There's so much to appreciate here.
And they didn't call the police because they are tired, bored, immature middle aged suburbanites lol. This is not meant to be a serious film lol
This film is so underrated. It so so quotable. up there with The Big Lebowski in that sense. For some reason it just makes me feel really nice when I watch it. And it makes me laugh, a lot.
i 100% agree with you on everything but especially on the nice feeling when you watch it. i think for me a lot of it has to do with the score, the piece that plays at the beginning of the end credits makes me feel bittersweet that the movie is over every time.
This movie is polarizing. I saw it in the theater as a kid... I thought it great, but my aunt walked out.
A Tom Hanks film that I've never seen!?! What the hell am I doing??? Thanks for reviewing this guys! Glad I'm aware of it now!
I'm with Ian, awesome movie, great stuff guys 👍
I didn't see this movie till a few years but I love this kind of movie.
Loved the movie. Has great nostalgia for me. The funny thing is that although the film is very cartoony and spoofy, it scared the hell out of me as a kid. So many scenes became imbedded in my mind and you have to understand that after I saw it on tv the movie seemed to vanish completely. I could not find it in any of my vocal stores so it was several years before I saw it again but so much was ingrained in my mind. Even the opening titles. I love the twist in the movie. I understand why many people don't, but for me, the twist isn't really about the culprit it's about the victims
I was obsessed with this movie when I was about 10, haven’t seen it since, I’ll have to check it out now
I agree more with british silent Bob than with Gary: Carrie Fisher's character is spot on and the twist at the end was superb!
I think the movie is perfect just the way it is. I personally watch it a few times a year, especially on my week off from work. I dont trust my neighbors thanks to this flick. It can also be applied to most neighborhoods. I certainly can point out those characters in my neighborhood now. I mean, i am the tom hanks of my neighborhood lol
Another great line from this awesome movie - "Hey Pinocchio - where you going?!"
The things being critiqued (the laugh scene with the femur for instance) are the most hysterical. This movie is and will always remain the bomb for me. I can re-watch it over and over and still laugh my ass off. The scene where Ray is testing the electricity on the fence - too freaking funny.
I saw this as a kid in a nearly empty theater late at night and it was fucking great. It also genuinely creeped me out that whole night and still does. I looked up that guy Brother Theodore about 10 years ago and found out he was an hysterically funny comedian/actor. He made several insanely and bizarrely hilarious appearances on Letterman
I absolutely adore and love this movie! Have seen it so many times over the years. The very first time I saw it I remember feeling sorry for the Klopeks after their house is destroyed. But then of course didn't after finding out the truth. For me that means the switch at the end worked because I too was convinced like Ray that they weren't killers, before finding out the truth. So I'm with Iain on how he feels about the ending. And I love that Art is more concerned about his wife returning home than the fact his house is on fire! Gremlins is great but I would have to say that I think The Burbs is Joe Dante's best film. It's over the top, it's bizarre, weird, and zany. With many Looney Tunes kind of moments too. But that's why I love it :D
There's nothing quite like a good Joe Dante movie to evoke 80's film nostalgia. The Howling, Explorers, Inner Space, Gremlins, The Burbs. I'm glad you showed the part where Tom Hanks shuffles down the stairs at the end, because I always wanted to know how he did that. I'd try it myself, but I'm afraid of injuring my back.
Just watched this for the first time last month. It was hilarious!
Love this film so much. I'm simply bursting that you guys reviewed it! :)
This one's indeed a movie that takes me back to my childhood and I still watch it every now and then. I love the odd comedy style and I think it's a great movie.
"Klopek what is that Slavic?"
Ruben- "Noooooooo!" 🤣
I watched this on a tom hanks marathon on HBO with my dad and we loved it.
That was 2 years ago and I'm surprised no one else talks about this film.
My favorite part is when Hanz flinches when she touches his arm😂😂
I simply love this movie to bits. Great that you guys give it the attention it deserves.
funny is timeless, unless its lower tier pop culture that everybody has forgotten about. Damn Gary, you gotta let go and laugh instead of being so serious
EDITED BY IAIN! HAHAHAHA! I freaking knew it. LMAO.
For anyone who adores this movie, you may want to watch "The Burbs 1989 Commentary (Podcast Special)" on Oliver Harper's channel. Two guys (one of them a director himself) commentate the entire movie (audio only, so you'll have to play and sync the movie yourself). Both of them love and totally get this movie, very enjoyable to listen to.
25:11 That scene might have been an homage to '50s movies. A lot of the best '80s movies were based on or inspired by '50s movies.
29:30 He also played Snik in Little Monsters.
42:50 I saw it when it first came out, so it's more nostalgic for me. I had a mullet back then. #mulletshaming
Been waiting for this one guys...kinda bummed that Gary hated it, it’s super nostalgic for me too
For me this sits just 2nd place behind Gremlins as Joe Dante's best works. Absolutely amazing movie.
27:45 "On the spot!" 😂 😂 😂 😂
the sardine scene has haunted me since i was a kid, always cringe
Black masses. Mutilations... MUTILATIONS! Ray... You're chanting Ray..
Abonanno24601 "I want to kill everyone, Satan is good, Satan is our friend, that's how it happens, Ray, once they get in there, you're gone, pal!"
Mutilations.
TheDensley7 oops... Ha. Thx 😃 I'll edit.
Satan is good, Satan is our pal
Rick Duccaman is great as Art. He had a lot of smaller roles around this time but disappeared soon after
This is a top ten movie for me, it definitely the most rewatchable movie ever...it’s the movie I’ve watched the most in my life, I know every word.
Let’s cut all of the polite crap, what’s the weird goddamn noise you’ve got coming out of here all the time?
Joe Dante...♡
Explorers..(except ending),Inner space..gremlins..
He was like a Verhoven for kids with message..a critic thinking.
Eerie Indiana..was a fucking great stuff for kids (with a lot of stuff like young Indiana,tales from the crypt,around the twist,parker lewis,animaniacs..back then).
But now..nothing really new from him since the 90s (I saw a movie about a hole..he was nice and I just knew that was from him during the ending).
Brother Theodore also played Gollum in the Rankin/Bass version of THE HOBBIT.
The ending of this movie reminds me of the ending of Poltergeist.You know,you have the house exploding,skeletons,his wife being away when the main thing was happening just like the older daughter staying at her friends in Poltergeist.
I watched this movie the first time in 2006 when i was 18 and i loved it.
HrvatskiHig -
Hey buddy, leave a space after using a comma, ok. Good.
My Italian father says B's at the end of words really sharply, so The Burbs becomes The Burps.
Brilliant! Thanks for reviewing this guys, I love this movie. Here are my questions for your next podcast if it hasn't already been recorded: what is the best Christmas you've ever had, and another question which I've asked before; would you ever let patrons request more than one film? I was wondering if you'd given it any more thought, there are a couple of films I'd love for you guys to review!
The Burbs' and What About Bob are the two greatest comedies. I don't care what anyone says.
They called the Cops with a trunk full of Skeletons .
I love the burbs. A childhood classic
Sorry, that probably seemed like a random suggestion, however 'Rosemary's Baby' takes the theme of sinister neighbours to a whole new level.
"God i love this street!"
19:40 . . . Brother Theodore’s name is Theodore Isidore Gottlieb.
Gremlins, Innerspace and Explorers which came before The Burbs were all major studio movies !!
It seemed like this film was on Sunday everytime as a kid...and I watched it everytime. Class.
Don't know what was up with Gary here. Love this film.
A wonderful film with a great sense of place and the feel of US suburbia, despite (or because of) the studio lot setting.
Check out Joe Dante's 1993 love letter/spoof to William Castle, "Matinee."
haha that zoom shot was cool his pimple is gnarly!
Surprise appearance by Nicky Katt as one of Corey Feldman’s long haired friends. Remember when he was semi a hot actor in the late 90s from Boiler Room & Suburbia? No? Anyway
I saw this on VHS when I was 8! I remember that crazy zoom in sequence from the trailers on TV at the time. Ahhh... 😎
I love how one of you seems to hate it so much and the other nothing but love!
Filmed in the same lot, pretty much the same cul-de-sac as in Desperate Housewives...adds to the erie factor
The Burbs is one of my favorite Tom Hanks movies
I loved this movie when I was a kid and wanted to live in that neighborhood. Watched it about a year ago and do think they dropped the ball in the end. Hanks speech and delivery is brilliant and the Klopeks being real killers does erase the message. I understand the need for the madcap closure but I wish it would have been revealed there was a killer in the neighborhood but it was someone they hadn't suspected. They could have dropped a few hints no one picked up on and it could have maybe been walter or one of the wives.
Fan edit of a 4yr old review of a 30 year old movie cause I'm bored::: love your idea of Hanks being fired so keep that.. Now imagine Hanks lying broken and defeated in the ambulance. Carrie Fisher comes in as she does to stroke his hair and comfort him. Instead of Dr Klopek revealing his deeds it is Fisher lovingly revealing, now Hanks finnaly understands her. She's been cooped up in her suburban life slowly going insane for years watching her husband escape and go to work. It's her who cracked and murdered walter, as she jabs one of Klopeks stolen syringes into Hanks arm she explains how much she hates him and this life he's put her in. Hanks and her can have the madcap struggle to stop her from injecting with possibly one of the Klopeks coming to the rescue with the another neighbor.
Arguably not a better ending but at least it's on message and would be a bit surprising. Though we would miss out on the best part of the sequence which is the Bruce Dern slide tackling Hans.
Sardines aren't salty. Anchovies are though.
Carrie Fisher and Bruce Dern hit their comedic marks perfectly. Disagree with your take. Also, this husband-wife take is very much suburban America in the 80s-90s.
It's interesting that Neighbours with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi was mentioned, as well as the Blues Brothers, Henry Gibson and Carrie Fisher were both in the Blues Brothers!
Gibson as the Nazi was HILARIOUS in BB.
Picardo was Eddie quist in The Howling
I love the seen when he is so mad , he starts crushing the beer cans.
Hope you guys can get to Men at Work!
waiting for recorded footage to be transferred to computer. Then a review from you guys pop up. Great timing M8s!
Should review Serial Mom!
I really liked this movie. A lot. A very nostalgic and wholesome feel for some reason.
Felt the same way about Rear Window. Good film but it doesn't end when it should and ends up saying a distorted message.
You think Ray is insane but it's only till the end you find out he was right and the klopecks were up to something
I wasn't alive when this movie cane out but recently got into a retro movie mood and this is definitely near the top of my top ten list of all time favorite movies. I'm trying to find others exactly like it but they all fall short and don't have the same kind of wacky funny psychological horror vibe that The Burbs has.
I haven't found one either, but Tremors is my second favorite after The Burbs. And you could try Matinee, another Joe Dante movie that gets a lot of praise, although it didn't do it for me like The Burbs, maybe because I first saw it when I was already an adult.
Love this review....well done Guys, was a fav of mine when I was younger. But in it kinda creeped me out at the same time! lol. Thanks for reviewing it! :)
Can we get a House of 1000 Corpses and a Devil's Rejects review?
Iain: "I'm your daddy"
Gary: "And I'm Gary"
Iain: "I am the Devil, and I'm here to do the Devil's work"
Gary: "And I'm Gary"
BrotherNumber3
Iain: "I'm going on the Murder Ride"
Gary: "and I'm Gary"
12;31 she was in some A team episodes too.
This is one of my favorite movies.
Loved this film when I was younger and I hope you're cat is doing well Iain 👊🏻
Great choice guys. Have caught up on most of your vids. Keep up the good work
Sorry you are wrong about the sardines and pretzel's scene. I can never un see that. It will always live in my memory.
This film is a classic and for me I put it in the same vain as the vagrant starring the late great Bill Paxton a would love to see you guys review that one it's a really good black comedy
My favourite film of all time! I grew up on a similar street in the uk with strange neighbours.. scared me as a kid! love it!!
I love this movie. I see it at least once every year.
22:50 . . . I don’t know if I ever took it as sneezing, I always assumed it was just a cringing reaction to the texture and flavor of what he ate, then turned into gagging that he tried to mask as something else, ultimately so he could spit it out into the paper.
I can recite this movie nearly word for word I've watched it so many times. Absolutely have loved it since childhood. As silly as it is, it has to be in my top 10 movies (maybe as a tie with the old Jim Carrey movie "Once Bitten"😜)🖤🖤🖤
joe dante did the howling as well...review it please
🤨 I believe they are well aware of that, as they mentioned that fact _several_ times.
Who ate Ricky's food from his refrigerator....it's a mystery
why did the camera zoom in on him lmao 😂😂