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Step off the Streamliner train and pay a visit to the tensest town in America. Spencer Tracy attempts to solve a mystery, and the entire town of Black Rock tries to stop him.
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While Mickey Rooney's Potato Fantasy never existed (sadly, this is a parody ad), I had the pleasure of living near one of Mickey's misbegotten businesses. When I was a young lass growing up on Long Island, NY, Mickey opened a branch of his Weenie World business near my house. Ate there a few times and while it wasn't totally terrible for your average hot dog & fry place, the wacky thing about it was the venue. He took over the lease on a joint called Space Burger, or some such - it was shaped like a giant space ship, had mannequins dressed as astronauts hanging from the ceiling, the trash cans were robots and thanked you for throwing your garbage in them, and in general, it was like eating in a giant silver dumpster. When Mickey took it over, he did absolutely NO renovating or redecorating, just rebranding. Imagine eating substandard hot dogs (in Nathan's territory, no less) inside a shabby, abandoned UFO from the wrong side of the tracks with Mickey Rooney's face all over everything. It didn't last long, and shortly thereafter was torn down and replaced by a Pizza Hut or a bank, if I recall correctly. Poor Mickey.
Nuthin' but taters? Robo-trash cans? Mickey Rooney face on everything? What does it say about me that I'm super into this? Also, super disappointed that Potato Fantasy is nothing but a dream. 😞😭🙅
The fact that it isn't real fills my Irish heart with ashes.
"All the rooms have been sent off to fight in the Pacific" lmao
As a drummer, I can confirm that we are, indeed, potatoes.
We're out au gratin and rollin', sometimes baked or loaded, and always mashing those skins...
Spencer Tracy, Ernest Borgnine, and Frank Sinatra (The Man With The Golden Arm) were all nominated for the same award along with James Cagney and James Dean. 1955 was one hell of a year for acting.
I think James Dean was robbed for Rebel Without a Cause. I don't think Marty is in the same caliber of film
Possibly the best cold open of the season
The beginning part reminded me of The Wicker Man with the whole "outsider facing a town of people behaving strangely and trying to solve the mystery" thing going on. And of course, "how did he get burned?!"
Not the bees!
Thank you for keeping this show going! I have been here since season 1 and I always get a smile on my face when I see a new episode! Keep up the good work! This and Red letter media is why I live youtube!
my beautiful dark twisted potato fantasy
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I've never seen "Catch Me If You Can", but I have seen the real version of the opening scene - the actual episode of To Tell The Truth. It includes some great anecdotes about his escapades, but the best part, without a doubt, was right after he stood up, when the votes were split between the other two, and Nipsey Russell gave one of the best lines in 70s TV. "He fooled the doctors and the lawyers and the bankers, what chance did we have?"
The first time I saw this movie was in the late sixties on late night TV. I found it totally absorbing and I still enjoy watching it.
Saw this in my high school film-studies class (back in the 80's!) and didn't have enough perspective to appreciate the story fully. It's great to see it again through fresh eyes, especially in today's climate (making it sadly more relevant). Thanks for the rediscovery.
Actually in Russia we have fast food joint that MAINLY serves baked potatoes with various toppings, it's called Kroshka Kartoshka (lit. Little Potato).
Am...I the only one here...who saw on the menu that there were "Free Handshakes for Seniors and Veterans" this...raises so many questions... XD thank you both for the show!
pretty sure mickey rooney's potato fantasy opened for zappa on a tour
This was a great episode with a great movie!
That Molotov stunt was some stunt! Guy didn't get totally on fire (which was more believable) but that fire spolashed up to his face!
Those quotes were really great writing.
Your Scorsese was terrific!
All the commentary was so intriguing!
Lol I'm at work listening to this with my ear buds on, every time they say my name I look up thinking my coworkers are calling me 😂
I love when you guys watch a movie like this and I see you really breaking it down,even if you got bored. It is the kind of dialog between you two that made me fall in love with this show years ago :) *thumb kiss*
Sorry to say this, Mickey Rooney's Potato Fantasy is a parody. In the 80s he made 3 failed restaurants and horrible products (including a soda for dogs).
Potatoes are the drumming of food...WHY IS IT SO TRUE?!?!
Great as always. Thx fellas.
I've a very special place in my heart for this movie. When my wife and I got our first satellite TV box we had to wait 24 hours until it was activated, all that was available on it was a few Freeview channels and TCM. BD@BR was the movie that was on on TCM so that was the very first satellite program we watched...And it was excellent! ...And that's my boring story. :)
I hold some truck with potatoes.
Walter Brennan was amazing in Rio Bravo, playing that kind of old-west prospector type ....so in this, like you say , it’s quite a surprise he’s doing this very different role and doing it very well!
The lesson I learned from BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK: Don't be paranoid and fearful bullies when you have a bigger crime to hide you isolationist idiots! I didn't say it was a good lesson.
Dark comedy aside, I think this is a great film featuring some sadly all-too-real villains: bigoted and shallow reactionaries who harmed and murdered an innocent for an unrelated slight. Self-fulfilling prophecy is an accurate way to explain the villains' defeat. Spencer Tracy is also an understated bad-ass in this one.
I'm delighted and amused---tears of laughter---by that opening! A round of baked potatoes with you all in the Basement! A great meaty discussion, too, of the movie (no "meat and potatoes" joke intended).
I am fairly new to this show. I’m addicted! As someone who would only watch what was out in theaters, y’all have broadened my horizon. Have you seen Pocketful of Miracles? Bette Davis, Glen Ford, and Hope Lange. I adored this movie. Thanks for the great work!
A favorite of mine. Fun critique.
If you haven't seen it yet you should check out Terminal. Simon Pegg, Margot Robie, and Mike Myers. A very well done modern film noir.
I continue my 6 year campaign for "Flight of Dragons". Much love as always.
What a film, what a soundtrack. Also best character name in a children's movie "Gore-bash".
@@MrShoryuken1 Yes!!
Ooooooh! You, too?!
When Craig was doing DeNiro, I wasn’t sure if he was doing Bobby or Gregory Peck again.
Burr burr burrrrrrrr...
this is a classic ep! best opening
That film looks SO good!
I just saw Dial M for Murder, for the first time, in theatres in 3D. Awesome experience. I loved the movie even with knowing how it was solved; it still had my jaw dropped for the last 5 minutes haha.
P.S. as soon as I got home, I went and re-watched your vid for probably the 5th time ;)
Always fun to see Mr. Borgnine get one step closer to the Hall of fame! Have you guys seen Napoleon Dynamite? A personal favorite of mine with tremendous amount of heart. Like an 80's teen movie with characters you can actually believe exist.
I watched this review when it was new and then stumbled on it again just now. Since it’s one of my favorite ‘50s movies, I was surprised I forgot you guys did this one. Maybe I was disappointed Matt didn’t love it like I do. As a matter of fact, I prefer the early mystery half of the movie than the later action scenes. Oh well, at least we agree that “Rope” is one of Hitchcock’s best.
I agree, the mystique of what was going on in the town was what really kept me watching. The 2nd half to me was the boring part. Smitty wasn't threatening at all. Borgnine was absolutely ADORABLE.
Epic Scorsese impression
One of my all time favorate movies I would like to recommend is: The Hunter (1980) Steve McQueen's final film. Classic!
Nice Trainspotting reference!
Have you guys seen Danny Boyle's sequel T2 Trainspotting? It was my favorite film of 2017!
I wonder if the free bread is a potato roll.
Great episode as always guys! On a sidenote Matt, the d'Or in Palme d'Or is pronounced 'door' rather than 'dior' :).
The Tough Ones
The Finnish mindset distilled into one movie.
Been watching since episode 1. I am now so attuned to Matt's moods that I figured out he was frustrated with the first half but got more into it for the second while only watching the tidbits they show, to the extent I was getting frustrated along with him.
Hey I love that album! Didn’t Aaron and Matt quote a song from it on Beer and Board Games in the Cootie episode? That Cootie got me so confused I don’t know what to do!
Yes
When I saw Rope I didn't notice the one-shot thing at all. When I learned about it later I thought "That's why it had those wierd shots of zooming in on people's backs!" Same story with Birdman. I think what matters is the quality of shots, not their length. I only notice the long ones when they are good - as the back-door-through-restaurant one in the Goodfellas.
I’m so mad I got first and just now noticed haha shout out to Craig’s bloods joke hahaha
Matt, film-noir fanatic that you are, surely you must have seen Fritz Lang's The Big Heat? It's my favourite film-noir of all time.
The best, as always. I could listen to you guys talk about belly button lint and it would be interesting.
I have always had like, lazer focuson movies and TV. My family didn't follow the age-ratings for stuff and I started watching R's at 6. I saw Exorcist at 5 actually. Scarred me for life! But boy do I love film!
Odd - I'm halway around the world and yet I too, just as Craig (and now Matt), just very recently watched "Bad Day At Black Rock" about a month ago.
Wonder if perhaps there was some article or post that got around a lot. What put BDABR on your radar Craig (if you remember)?
If you watch WTTB Unboxing you might have seen that we received it from a fan a couple of months past. That's part of what inspired me to watch it.
runs him off the road and steals his oscar, great line. I hope you make fun of all great movies.
Always insightful. Thank you.
My problem with Casino is it turns into a gangster movie in a way that doesn't feel organic. Also, and I know this sounds odd, but the film has too much characterisation. It's also very long.
I wonder how many fixins they had for the potatoes
SEEN IT?: Welcome to the Dollhouse. Would love to hear your take on it.
Is Lee Marvin in the Hall of Fame?
There was a point in time where Mickey Rooney was the most famous person in Hollywood. Mostly because of Judy Garland but nonetheless.
Speaking of "Dial M" it's interesting seeing how Grace Kelly's character was treated in the movie. She seemed to be mostly there for sympathy, and didn't have much to her personality, (though still well acted I thought). Interesting to compare how female characters changed from then to now. What would you say you guys' favourite actresses of that time were? Who had the most dynamic roles?
the red dots are multiplying
I love a bad day at black rock
Have you watched 'Throw momma from the train'?
WooHoo!
Blak Roc is so good!!! Please listen to Dan AeurBach's new album Waiting on a Song I think you both would truly love it!
Matt clearly doesn't approve of my username. I still love ya Sloan. Thank you for answering my scene it question.
My disapproval was solely aimed at Craig
Watching the clip again, I can't stop laughing. You both have amazing chemistry on screen. Please keep going. This show is one of my favorite programs on youtube.
I assume that maybe 5 people know what I'm talking about, but I miss the original welcome to the basement, especially Matt talking about music, he had a very relatable way of talking about it and it got me into Animal Collective. Would love seeing a new segment where they talk about music and/or other mediums besides film.
woah what is this?
Natalie Portmanteau It's on the channel SloanArchive I think
Have you seen another great murder mystery: A Walk Among the Tombstones
Once again this didn’t show up in my feed! Ugh.
Thanks for this review. Always thought it was a western...
Hey, guys. Love your show. Used to watch "Chad Vader" and "eHal," then got away from TH-cam for a while, now I'm trying to get caught up on "Welcome to the Basement."
Is there any chance you guys will watch Werner Herzog's "Aguirre: The Wrath of God" or the Nintendo commercial / Fred Savage vehicle "The Wizard"?
TO WONG FOO, seen it???
Sorry to break it you you guys but that Ad is fake. It was made on reddit a few months ago, you can see his watermark 'Clarington Shpoo Imagification' on the right hand side of the page.
Well it should be real...
First! Love ya Craig!
I give in. That album cover is bugging the shit out of me. I know I'll kick myself when someone tells me
Earth Island "We Must Survive". Very obscure.
Think they're a little critical of John Wick 2. It's not really setting out to be a masterclass in cinema. Craig says it's a fun movie to watch, and that's all it is. That's kind of what that movie is supposed to be. So in that sense, they succeeded. Plus, I can think of a lot of "fun action flicks to watch" that can't hold a candle to John Wick. In terms of those kinds of movies, John Wick stands above most of them.
so mickey rooney's potato fantasy actually isn't real, it's meme, sorta like the scorsese movie called goncharov
It's interesting to note the "karate chops" wound Borgnine in the fight as if the guilt of the "Japanese" man wounds him as well.
If they just shot him it'd be over and they'd be bored again.
Eeeeeeveryone loves Tom Hanks.
Sounds like someone's trying to be a hipster.
:P
BLAME SOCIETY... I always do, lol. Absolutely love everything you guys do! I'm a little out-dated, so I'm catchin' up right now . Name's Jacob (Detroit/Farmington Hills, MI) and I've had a film for you guys for quite some time.
(SEEN IT).
"Fortress" HBO (1985 film). I know you have made a "Made For T.V." but I'm dying to hear how you feel and what you really think. I finally felt necessary to comment, even thought I've wanted to for the longest time (B.Joel) LOL.
I've collected Vinyl since 99 (being 36 now) and I recognize a lot... Own over 1000, not including my 45's. I'm a Hip-Hop Producer, MC and DJ who loves tha essence and Turntablism (Sorta rare in Michigan, Personally).
Thanx for considering my suggestion.
Keep it up. Keep up the fantastic work/fun.
Cheers Big Ears,
Jacob Raymond (D.J. Gruv)
P.S. Tha album Matt suggested I have heard and dig.
THE Movie you need to review! (It's timely because it stars a young Tom Hanks). MAZES & MONSTERS!
I am pleased to tell you that we have already reviewed Mazes & Monsters.
When you put it like that i'd definitely be interested in a Martin Scorsese fully cast documentary. originally thought cartels in the 80's but that's feeling saturated as a genre right now. Al Capone or the Black panthers would be great. otherwise i'd go with John Gotti to make up for that other gotti movie.
Seen it, Mandy (2018) starring Nicholas Cage. An utterly overrated nod to the darkest, bloody synth tuned era of the 80's. A fine example of nostalgia at it's worst.
”My life is potato”
Like if you know what that comes from...
It is pretty sad that "BlameSociety" makes such stupid and insipid comments about a classic masterpiece of American cinema... Very funny comments, ha ha ha, very funny, really? I am glad that some viewers enjoyed your comments, sorry I did not - I was a cinema student, sorry! You guys should keep on drinking beer and perhaps should watch other movies... Ciao, L
Are you doing a bit?
Hi BlameSociety - I we reviewed this movie in college (cinema school), it was actually our semester's final - Each one of us had to take turn evaluating the producer, writers, storyboard, cinematography, sound, special effects, location, and acting... It was a work of love (and "love" is painful at times) - this was not an easy movie to review, especially since later on, in my military career - I had to deliver the "bad news" to some families.
My apologies if this parody of this classic touched some of us the wrong way, but may of us did endure our own "Bad Day(s) at Black Rock". I am sorry for the negative comments - I already had a bad day when I came across your video - no harm done, Ciao, L (Veteran)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@@blamesocietyfilms Peace be with you, nevertheless... Ciao, L
"you're watching a video game"
that doesn't make any sense.
video games are interactive. movies are directed. enough with false criticism
People watch other people play video games all the time, there is a whole universe of videos just for that here on youtube. I have never seen John Wick, but I can understand why it might seem apt to compare an action film to watching a video game.
people playing video games are not directed works of art with every shot meticulously planned
video games are interactive. movies are directed. enough with false criticism. there is no way that a film can be "like a video game" or so much like a video game that the film becomes off putting to viewers.
matt like many other older film buffs cant handle a well choreographed action scene that's faster than two gunslingers at dawn or a beefcake toting a machinegun with one hand.
now its one thing to say that cg in a film looks fake like an old video game but people just call that bad CG.
next you know, matt will be watching a musical and will complain about it seeming too much like a broadway play.
I think everyone loves a well choreographed action scene, at least in part because it is extremely rare to see a truly memorable one. In any case I am confused by your response because neither Matt nor Craig criticised the film's action, they talked about the core concept not really working as it repeats that of the first film, and a break in the suspension of disbelief caused by the main character brushing off being hit by cars. In the past both Matt and Craig have lavished praise on films such as Ip Man, The Raid, and indeed the first John Wick. I don't think they are in any way down on action or martial arts films.
"I am confused by your response because neither Matt nor Craig criticised the film's action"
yes. they did. craig said "its basically a video game" a lame criticism given by those who do not like fast paced and choreographed action scenes.
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matt replies with "i dont want to watch a videogame, i want to watch a movie". you cannot watch a video game. you either play it or watch someone play it. the game does not play itself and it was not designed to play by itself much like a movie does.
One potato a man eats. Three pounds I'm not so sure.