I want Stuart’s version of The Last Day of American Crime to be made. Sounds great and in Stuart’s hands could really go somewhere interesting and meaningful
So, Adam Sandler made a movie adaptation of "The Unicorn and the Wasp," but instead of David Tennant and Catherine Tate, it's Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston?
I love that you made it through the "this would be fine as an airborne pathogen or unexplained phenomenon " section of bird box without using the word Happening
I’m sorry, but The Sad Muffin Baker was painfully pretentious, while Bang Shoot Gun had surprising depth to offer anyone willing to actually pay attention. You disappoint me Stuart.
@@Stubagful if you can’t see the deep allegorical meaning of that scene where the gun shoots and goes BANG, then I’m starting to think I just don’t know you anymore.
@@Stubagful well that’s something. And I suppose Sorrow Von Overbearing did some decent work elevating Mel O. Dramatic’s original script. If nothing else it was solid acting work from Weepin’ Tragiceyes who always felt miscast in rom coms.
@@CouncilofGeeks weepin' totally deserved that Oscar nom. Shame she didn't win, but it's good they gave best supporting actor to the guy who played the muffin vendor who only had six weeks to live
@@rhodriwilliams2599 I mean I enjoy the episode too, but it does have this very knowing kind of meta approach to its story, like a lot of the jokes are the Doctor and Donna going "wow, this is just like one of your novels Agatha Christie!"
@@christianwise637 It's not just the jokes. The whole conceit of the story is ultimately revealed to be "the killer had Christie blasted into his brain and is acting out the different murder scenarios."
Bird box was shite on a rewatch, but I loved it first time cuz it prove that it could be done well in movie form, as in the bad bits aren't because of the cosmic horror elements
Hey Stu, would you consider making a video about TV and film material that covers mental health issues and repercussions from the one end of the extreme of subjects that do it wrong to the other of those that do it right and how you think it should be used in fiction as a whole?
@@Stubagful A few but I don’t know if you watch them. I remember when it was airing that Steven Universe Future (the epilogue to the main series) being called the BoJack Horseman for younger audiences, even if you do need the context of the main show to emphasise how messed up the main character was inside.
@@Stubagful FYI, the main series I typically called a warm hug in a can for the most part - right up until toward the second quarter of Future which made me want to wallow in a deep dark pit of despair.
@@Stubagful Not sure if you're familiar, but Evangelion I think is an excellent example of mental health issues being portrayed realistically, to the point that the friend who recommended the series to me was going through depression at the time and found it all surprisingly healing. It helps that the director, Hideaki Anno, was also going through clinical depression at the time so it comes from a very genuine place.
If you plan to make a similar video based on bad/mediocre films by other streaming services, I suggest The Tomorrow War on Amazon (at least its premise). I've not watched all of it but as a fan of Doctor Who and other time travel fiction, I was reminded of how you described the 8th Doctor meeting River in Doom Coalition as the events of the film would cause the web of time to start f***ing itself in a similar way...
I'd love to watch a movie like that, suburban guy breaks free of mind control that's been keeping him docile and eventually decides to release hell on earth by destroying the signal tower or something. Loads of potential.
@@sarafagin3967 well, I'm generalising a bit, but that's more or less the gist of that movie. I'd definitely recommend checking it out, if for no other reason than the famous "I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass" scene.
OPEN HOUSE was a delightful comedy. I mean... it was a brave choice of the writer & director to play it straight-faced all the way through it, but the payoff at the end was worth it. Wait...what? It wasn't a comedy? Then why did my wife and I burst into uncontrollable laughter at the end because of how ludicrous it all was?
At this point, the only thing I go out of my way to watch live is Doctor Who. Then again, the primary reason for this is less "I use streaming services" and more "I recorded it."
But then if we're talking convenience, then surely physical media is still the most convenient over streaming, because whilst streaming sites remove things after some time, unlike that, nobody can take your DVDs away from you. I have no sympathy for people who say "they took my favourite show off of Netflix" or "I wanted to watch that but now I can't" like. Oh dear. What a terrible shame. How unfortunate. Plus, everyone gets internet problems. Slow buffering, lagging or entirely dropping out internet. At least with DVDs you can watch films without stutter and relying on internet speed.
Also, a good DVD/Blu-Ray comes with a bundle of extra features. I’ve enjoyed the bonus features of DVD/BRs as much as the main feature many times, and occasionally more than the main feature. They used to put so much effort into behind-the-scenes docs and audio commentaries, and while you do still get that with discs (praise be to the Criterion Collection) streaming has seemingly done away with that. And it’s not as if there isn’t the capabilities to include them (you could easily have a commentary as an alternative audio track) they just don’t seem to think it’s worth the effort, which is a shame.
I collect physical media, but just keep in mind one movie could cost somewhere between $5 and $20; not even touching on Boxsets. Most people would rather just pay $11 a month for an entire Library.
@@BenCol This is why I'd never watch Classic Who on BritBox. The special features on those Dvds have more effort put into them than some of the stories deserve!
It's convenient if you have unlimited funds and storage space. But like, I'm never gonna buy DVDs of all of classic Doctor Who because it would be expensive as hell and I don't need over a hundred Doctor Who DVDs in my house.
Now this one? Great! Ducks are funny & cute. Making the monster a duck? Brilliant! Except to folks with Anatidaephobia. Yeah, apparently that's a thing.
I started watching the amnesia one without seeing the trailer and knew what the plot was as soon as she woke up in the hospital. But I'd also seen that exact premise in a Nicole Kidman movie already. it wasn't great but it was better than the Netflix one
Sandra bullock explaining the meaning of Birdbox really does sound like the producers had no confidence in the audience putting things together and figuring things out for themselves.
I just came to the conclusion that Stubagful Review of 365 Days would be a neat idea. As much as it's obvious that it sucks and why it sucks, with Stu's commentary it could have actually gained entertainment value, which is quite a feat to accomplish. And TBH it just would have been cool to see a Brit whose work I respect talking about a Polish movie.
So "Last Days of American Crime" has an interesting idea, yet decides to tell a story that takes place before the interesting idea has even happened yet? What?
I realised that I’ve seen more of these films than I thought. They were so shit that my brain actually made me forget I’d seen them. I did like Bird Box though. But I thought it was about social media, not mental illness. If I was wrong about that, I see your point.
Aha, if only making something groundbreaking was what made an Oscar nom more likely, rather than making palatable weepies, preferably about the movie industry and/or notable idolised political figure. On another note, I am really grateful to Netflix for The Other Side of the Wind. It's genuinely astonishing and potentially overtaken Chimes at Midnight as my favourite Welles film. I also, however, really really really want to see it in a cinema.
A stupid movie I've seen on Netflix that isn't a Netflix original that I would recommend bashing is Waarrior Savitri. The editing and everything else about Waarrior Savitri is laughably stupid. If you want a shitty movie to bash without having the fun of taking the piss, then try tearing apart sia shitty movie music if your able to watch that abomination.
15:28 I now want Stuart to do a video where he reviews and grades serial killers' work EDIT: But what I really want to see is the Giant Duck Monster Movie
25:46 Or, how about... Stick with me here, this is just what the monsters make them do because this is a MOVIE and not REAL LIFE? You are reading WAY too into this and in the wrong direction too.
*Tells me the premise of Obsession* I've seen this movie. Not this specific movie, but I saw a movie with that same exact twist. It came out in the early to mid 2000s. Edit: It was called "Before I Go to Sleep." Good movie. Had Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, and Colin Firth in it.
I want Stuart’s version of The Last Day of American Crime to be made. Sounds great and in Stuart’s hands could really go somewhere interesting and meaningful
So, Adam Sandler made a movie adaptation of "The Unicorn and the Wasp," but instead of David Tennant and Catherine Tate, it's Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston?
But The Unicorn and the Wasp is great!
Where have you guys gotten the impression I hate The Unicorn and the Wasp?
24:42 Missed opportunity to use the “Everybody got that?” line from Spaceballs.
I love that you made it through the "this would be fine as an airborne pathogen or unexplained phenomenon " section of bird box without using the word Happening
The absolute rubbish that Netflix craps out consistently manages to shock. Its few good exclusives and the other good films are what save it.
I like that your pitch for the Last Days of American Crime is the Big Finish story Red and yea that would have been so much better
I swear when he was describing the plot i got huge Red vibes. Glad I’m not the only one who sees that it’s not original.
I wanna see the sad muffin breaker and bang shoot gun
I’m sorry, but The Sad Muffin Baker was painfully pretentious, while Bang Shoot Gun had surprising depth to offer anyone willing to actually pay attention. You disappoint me Stuart.
Are you kidding? The scene where the muffin lady moistens the dough with her tears - I crie every tyme
@@Stubagful if you can’t see the deep allegorical meaning of that scene where the gun shoots and goes BANG, then I’m starting to think I just don’t know you anymore.
@@CouncilofGeeks I will admit that director Gunner Mcbroface did bring a certain visual flair to the project
@@Stubagful well that’s something. And I suppose Sorrow Von Overbearing did some decent work elevating Mel O. Dramatic’s original script. If nothing else it was solid acting work from Weepin’ Tragiceyes who always felt miscast in rom coms.
@@CouncilofGeeks weepin' totally deserved that Oscar nom. Shame she didn't win, but it's good they gave best supporting actor to the guy who played the muffin vendor who only had six weeks to live
Murder Mystery may have been bad, but as "Adam Sandler trying to be halfway serious" movies go, Uncut Gems was actually quite good.
9:43 So basically Unicorn and the Wasp in a nutshell?
That was quite funny though IMO 😂
@@rhodriwilliams2599 I mean I enjoy the episode too, but it does have this very knowing kind of meta approach to its story, like a lot of the jokes are the Doctor and Donna going "wow, this is just like one of your novels Agatha Christie!"
@@christianwise637 It's not just the jokes. The whole conceit of the story is ultimately revealed to be "the killer had Christie blasted into his brain and is acting out the different murder scenarios."
22:57 Isn’t that just the plot of ‘The Happening’ though?
I watched 'Gerald's game' and ' I am the pretty thing that lives in the house' on the recommendation of this video- thank you !
So good!! That's what I love about streaming because neither of them would've found an audience otherwise
A half a hour video by Stu, what else could I ask for
Bird box was shite on a rewatch, but I loved it first time cuz it prove that it could be done well in movie form, as in the bad bits aren't because of the cosmic horror elements
Hey Stu, would you consider making a video about TV and film material that covers mental health issues and repercussions from the one end of the extreme of subjects that do it wrong to the other of those that do it right and how you think it should be used in fiction as a whole?
That is a very good idea, as I do find it an interesting topic when I've covered 13RW bojack Horseman and this - any examples Spring to mind?
@@Stubagful A few but I don’t know if you watch them. I remember when it was airing that Steven Universe Future (the epilogue to the main series) being called the BoJack Horseman for younger audiences, even if you do need the context of the main show to emphasise how messed up the main character was inside.
@@Stubagful FYI, the main series I typically called a warm hug in a can for the most part - right up until toward the second quarter of Future which made me want to wallow in a deep dark pit of despair.
@@Stubagful OH, and Infinity Train. You NEED to do a video on Infinity Train, it’s fucking incredible!
@@Stubagful Not sure if you're familiar, but Evangelion I think is an excellent example of mental health issues being portrayed realistically, to the point that the friend who recommended the series to me was going through depression at the time and found it all surprisingly healing. It helps that the director, Hideaki Anno, was also going through clinical depression at the time so it comes from a very genuine place.
Stu, isn't your version of Last Day of American Crime just the plot of BigFinish audio "Red"?
If you plan to make a similar video based on bad/mediocre films by other streaming services, I suggest The Tomorrow War on Amazon (at least its premise). I've not watched all of it but as a fan of Doctor Who and other time travel fiction, I was reminded of how you described the 8th Doctor meeting River in Doom Coalition as the events of the film would cause the web of time to start f***ing itself in a similar way...
I'd love to watch a movie like that, suburban guy breaks free of mind control that's been keeping him docile and eventually decides to release hell on earth by destroying the signal tower or something. Loads of potential.
Isn't that essentially the plot to They Live?
@@ashleytuchin7693 lol is it? Guess I need to go watch that then.
@@sarafagin3967 well, I'm generalising a bit, but that's more or less the gist of that movie. I'd definitely recommend checking it out, if for no other reason than the famous "I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass" scene.
OPEN HOUSE was a delightful comedy.
I mean... it was a brave choice of the writer & director to play it straight-faced all the way through it, but the payoff at the end was worth it.
Wait...what?
It wasn't a comedy?
Then why did my wife and I burst into uncontrollable laughter at the end because of how ludicrous it all was?
It is a comedy if you imagine the people behind it thinking "This is so deep and I bet this is gonna really make people think"
Physically going to a cinema is a great experience though, slapping on a film on Netflix just isn't.
At this point, the only thing I go out of my way to watch live is Doctor Who.
Then again, the primary reason for this is less "I use streaming services" and more "I recorded it."
22:56 I don't know if you know/remember this, but that's basically the plot of the M. Night Shyamalan movie The Happening.
Netflix: When you're the only game in town, why try THAT hard?
But then if we're talking convenience, then surely physical media is still the most convenient over streaming, because whilst streaming sites remove things after some time, unlike that, nobody can take your DVDs away from you. I have no sympathy for people who say "they took my favourite show off of Netflix" or "I wanted to watch that but now I can't" like. Oh dear. What a terrible shame. How unfortunate.
Plus, everyone gets internet problems. Slow buffering, lagging or entirely dropping out internet. At least with DVDs you can watch films without stutter and relying on internet speed.
Also, a good DVD/Blu-Ray comes with a bundle of extra features. I’ve enjoyed the bonus features of DVD/BRs as much as the main feature many times, and occasionally more than the main feature. They used to put so much effort into behind-the-scenes docs and audio commentaries, and while you do still get that with discs (praise be to the Criterion Collection) streaming has seemingly done away with that. And it’s not as if there isn’t the capabilities to include them (you could easily have a commentary as an alternative audio track) they just don’t seem to think it’s worth the effort, which is a shame.
I collect physical media, but just keep in mind one movie could cost somewhere between $5 and $20; not even touching on Boxsets. Most people would rather just pay $11 a month for an entire Library.
@@BenCol This is why I'd never watch Classic Who on BritBox. The special features on those Dvds have more effort put into them than some of the stories deserve!
It's convenient if you have unlimited funds and storage space. But like, I'm never gonna buy DVDs of all of classic Doctor Who because it would be expensive as hell and I don't need over a hundred Doctor Who DVDs in my house.
Now this one? Great! Ducks are funny & cute. Making the monster a duck? Brilliant! Except to folks with Anatidaephobia. Yeah, apparently that's a thing.
I started watching the amnesia one without seeing the trailer and knew what the plot was as soon as she woke up in the hospital. But I'd also seen that exact premise in a Nicole Kidman movie already. it wasn't great but it was better than the Netflix one
Sandra bullock explaining the meaning of Birdbox really does sound like the producers had no confidence in the audience putting things together and figuring things out for themselves.
I second your opinion of Birdbox for exactly the same reasons. Massive kick to the balls.
I’ve never watched any of these...
waiting for the sequel to bang shoot gun - bang bang shoot guns
Bird Box would be so much better if they replaced the monster with a bunch of trees.
23:00
So basically The Happening?
Wait their original series have high regard? (2:00)
How did the fake husband know that a car crash would give her amnesia and not just you know, kill her?
i kind of enjoyed murder mystery tbh, it's nice to watch if there's nothing else on
I just came to the conclusion that Stubagful Review of 365 Days would be a neat idea. As much as it's obvious that it sucks and why it sucks, with Stu's commentary it could have actually gained entertainment value, which is quite a feat to accomplish.
And TBH it just would have been cool to see a Brit whose work I respect talking about a Polish movie.
So "Last Days of American Crime" has an interesting idea, yet decides to tell a story that takes place before the interesting idea has even happened yet?
What?
I realised that I’ve seen more of these films than I thought. They were so shit that my brain actually made me forget I’d seen them.
I did like Bird Box though. But I thought it was about social media, not mental illness. If I was wrong about that, I see your point.
I demand the duck film
nice
am i the only one who actually liked secret obsession and murder mystery? yes, yes i am.
Aha, if only making something groundbreaking was what made an Oscar nom more likely, rather than making palatable weepies, preferably about the movie industry and/or notable idolised political figure.
On another note, I am really grateful to Netflix for The Other Side of the Wind. It's genuinely astonishing and potentially overtaken Chimes at Midnight as my favourite Welles film. I also, however, really really really want to see it in a cinema.
Lmao you would use Shane Dawson's Husband's Sister for the Stupid challenge bit wouldn't you lol
Should there be a seizure warning from the Gerald's game clip?
* quack *
Also, mental illness == Lovecraftian horror that infects whoever gains an understanding of it, _great message_
A stupid movie I've seen on Netflix that isn't a Netflix original that I would recommend bashing is Waarrior Savitri. The editing and everything else about Waarrior Savitri is laughably stupid. If you want a shitty movie to bash without having the fun of taking the piss, then try tearing apart sia shitty movie music if your able to watch that abomination.
15:28 I now want Stuart to do a video where he reviews and grades serial killers' work
EDIT: But what I really want to see is the Giant Duck Monster Movie
Ed Gein - his technique was interesting but ultimately he only killed two people - LAZY - C-
@@Stubagful H.H. Holmes- Innovative if a little obsessed with money and insurance scams rather than art of killing, the sellout- B
I now want ALL horror movies to feature a giant monster duck *quack*
@@thistley_42 Just use it to replace jumpscares
25:46 Or, how about... Stick with me here, this is just what the monsters make them do because this is a MOVIE and not REAL LIFE? You are reading WAY too into this and in the wrong direction too.
Ah yes, subtext is a lie. It doesnt exist. All movies and media must be taken only at face value and any subtext criticisms are invalid.
@@enigmatickendo You're fucking putting subtext in a place that it never existed. Don't patronize me
@@alexzander4426 I know writers that use subtext and they're all cowards.
*Tells me the premise of Obsession*
I've seen this movie. Not this specific movie, but I saw a movie with that same exact twist. It came out in the early to mid 2000s.
Edit: It was called "Before I Go to Sleep." Good movie. Had Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, and Colin Firth in it.
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