okay, a race isn't just defined by skin color, there are facial structures that are unique to each race and no albino black man would look like the protagonist because that is clearly a white man with bleached hair... THE FUCK WAS THE GUY THINKING?!
It's so insane to me because when I was in college there was actual black albino guy in my campus and believe me, the facial structure of a black person with white skin is very hard to "replicate"!
"Are you white?" "Yes." "Is that yours?" "Yes." "Alright; move along." That wrecked me way harder than it should of... I am not a good person... I try, but the fact that's funny to me says otherwise.
A movie that's called Black Rage that has neither a black protagonist nor the rage from said protagonist. I think they put that title there to purposely cause controversy and attract attention. Brilliant...
@@sperrin this came out in 72, not even a decade after the watts police riot when the us army drove tanks thru the streets- and homes - of the black ghettos, no different from china's Tinanmon square, and just like Tianmon, its been purposefully suppressed in our historical narrative. When movies like "black rage" are placed into their historical context the elements seen as incredibly controversial today wouldn't even raise an eyebrow at the time. What pissed people off in 1972 was the idea that a white man could be cast as the brother of black man at all bc it meant that blacks and whites were both humans and inherently equal. Racists have been trying to justify white supremacy since they settled America, clinging frantically to any pseudoscience that could be used to paint non whites as non human animals
I suppose Chris Robinson making _Convict Women_ too makes sense - "Well, we've got a swamp and Ted Cassidy, might as well make the most of it". Also, is it weird that I think some of the soundtrack is kind of nice? Grossly out of place in this film, but nice.
It was a common practice back then to have a folksinger who sounded like Joan Baez (i.e., every female folksinger in the '70s) to sing a weepy romantic ballad over people who were in a bad situation. It was meant to be poignant. Even the science fiction movie Silent Running did this, and they actually got Joan Baez to do it.
I wonder if Dave Chappelle saw this movie when had the idea for that sketch at the first episode of the Chappelle show where he was blind and wrote racist books,although the fact that he's afro american.
When I first saw Ted Cassidy in this, I could've sworn it was Richard Kiel. I think I'm just blinded by the rage. ... Not a play on words, just, the rage of learning this was made. X(
Why does the VHS box make this look like a completely different movie? Implications of the cover: A slave has had enough, so he goes to town on some slave owners. The movie itself: An albino and a black man search for treasure, with a slave owner and some bounty hunters on their trail. Not to mention, that whole bike scene is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen. It looks to be a two-seater, so why didn't they just sit on it?! Surely they could've found a way to carry the chickens and ride the bike at the same time.
Met a few albinos at the visually impaired summer camp I went to. Including one African American boy who said that his dad got pissed and ran off after seeing him assuming cheating.
It's sad, but this idea of an albino black man in Slave-Times has potential. How would the albino be treated? What would people think of him? There's so many possibilities there!
Lol, they were treated as more of an oddity in those times. Since albinos are still visibly and obviously black despite their light colored skin, they were believed to be smarter than darker skinned black ppl, but not on the same level as whites. At most, they were treated like weirdos and paraded around at circuses and as parts of freak show attractions. There are some tales though, of albinos dressing up and pretending to be white and successfully escaping the plantation, but the validity of some of those stories have yet to be proven. I suggest u look up the history of black albinos in American history, cuz it's kinda interesting in a cool, but pretty sad and pretty upsetting sort of way.
Far more common is a person defined as black due to the 'one drop' style rules, when the bloodline was actually diluted because... well... to the slave women... General point- lit of that time practically fetishized the idea of a near white woman. Because they wanted to own a white woman, but that is usually illegal.
Kevin Pilgrim Mine too, mostly because Brad bashes the Razzie Awards, and god bless him for it, because The Razzies are full of people who only nominate movies that are popular to hate (and they probably never seen any of those movies before).
Well, remember that new Birth of a Nation movie? People were disappointed in it but at least they could say its a masterpiece in comparison to BLACK RAGE...
Idk, this movies is so tone def while atleast trying to be progressive in it's own backwards way, that it has that "so bad it's good" quality. BoaN is just the standard conservative propaganda nonsense.
21:28 Is that Chris Robinson in drag in the top center of the cover? Why is he called "Chris Robertson?" Why is Mickey Rooney in it? According to IMDB it also goes under "Cell Block Girls," "Swamp Fever," "Thunder County," "Women's Penitentiary XI," and "Women's Prison Escape," among others…
I worked at walmart when I was in high school and this movie was in the two dollar bin. I was so excited by the cover, not only did I buy a copy, but I also pulled every copy out and out them on the mainstream movie shelves. I was pretty disappointed after watching it though, that the cover had nothing to do with the movie. It was worth having in the collection though
Why is it that the worse a movie the Snob reviews is, the more I want to see it ? This, A Ton of Grass goes to Pot and The bloody Horror Video that made me puke on my Aunt Gertrude are three movies I'd love to see...
Those three movies could perfectly be used to teach what not to do when making a movie, as all three show problems that are fundamental in what ruins movies.
Watched the full unedited version (Catch the black Sunshine) Not worth it at all wasted my time. Remembering the review helped a lot though also watch it with friends if you do so you can riff it.
What the fuck was this? Oh, and the reviewers who said this would make Thomas Edison wish he never inventioned movies is an insult to Louis Le Prince; not that hack Edison who stole credit for it after Le Prince disappeared (and was likely murdered).
I think catch the black sunshine was a better title than black rage, it kind of fits with the opening theme, the white black guy being named sunshine, and I think black sunshine is the kind of weather that was played during this trash
it's not a good movie,but there were lots of slaves who looked white because of their parentage, there was a case of two slaves driving to freedom in a coach by one sitting in the back relaxing and passing for white, and no-one questioned it.
Something tells me if I watched this, I would either not be able to stop from pissing myself laughing, or puking because of how fucking putrid this film looks.
As offensive as it is, I'd like to see it under it's original title. Since the "Black Rage" version is severely cut-up, probably by the same idiot that thought that VHS cover was a good idea. Hell, maybe it'll end up being a better film too.
Brad, I have a movie you definitely need to review called Ssssss. It stars Strother Martin who plays a whacked out scientist who turns bitches into snakes. Could be a classic review!!
@@lemon93 Pucci and weathers backstory. It just smacked of some racial exploitation thing that would probably be on something like the boondocks for shock value
So basically, if Tommy Wiseau remade Django Unchained and cast himself as the lead... Actually no, that'd still be a better movie.
That actually sounds pretty funny ngl
Actually…now you kinda talked me into it. That sounds terrible, but I just HAVE to see it.
"Not the worst thing to come out of slavery" -- its most glowing review. Slap that shit on the box.
okay, a race isn't just defined by skin color, there are facial structures that are unique to each race and no albino black man would look like the protagonist because that is clearly a white man with bleached hair...
THE FUCK WAS THE GUY THINKING?!
What makes you think he was thinking?
It's so insane to me because when I was in college there was actual black albino guy in my campus and believe me, the facial structure of a black person with white skin is very hard to "replicate"!
"Where's your horse, Striker?"
"You're sittin' on it."
That actually got a laugh out of me.
"Are you white?"
"Yes."
"Is that yours?"
"Yes."
"Alright; move along."
That wrecked me way harder than it should of... I am not a good person... I try, but the fact that's funny to me says otherwise.
A movie that's called Black Rage that has neither a black protagonist nor the rage from said protagonist. I think they put that title there to purposely cause controversy and attract attention. Brilliant...
Yeah because casting a white man to play a black one wasn't controversial enough...
TheDracoChick truly inspiring how fucking awful this is. Taking controversy off of racism.
So this explains the Netflix thing with the Witcher. They knew this movie was ahead of it's time.
More likely a distributor saying "how the hell am I going to shift copies of this thing?"
@@sperrin this came out in 72, not even a decade after the watts police riot when the us army drove tanks thru the streets- and homes - of the black ghettos, no different from china's Tinanmon square, and just like Tianmon, its been purposefully suppressed in our historical narrative. When movies like "black rage" are placed into their historical context the elements seen as incredibly controversial today wouldn't even raise an eyebrow at the time. What pissed people off in 1972 was the idea that a white man could be cast as the brother of black man at all bc it meant that blacks and whites were both humans and inherently equal. Racists have been trying to justify white supremacy since they settled America, clinging frantically to any pseudoscience that could be used to paint non whites as non human animals
I'm sure Ted Cassidy during the filming of this movie was wishing he was back on the set of Butch & Sundance getting kicked in the balls.
Damn, Lurch was actually a very articulate and intimidating actor.
skudzer1985 yes, he was. Great voice, real talent.
skudzer1985 he was great in the outlaw josey Wales
he acted the hell out of that part. I even want to look other movies with him.
Here's my abridged review of this movie:
It's definitely not roots.
This Red Dead Revolver prequel is a real downer
hearing lurch say the n word hurt me,lurch is a pure lovable giant q.q
+MadKingDrooby Now imagine him slipping it in while in character in an Adams Family movie.
Thing is that Lurch wasn't that nice in the 60's series, he was lucky the Addams family are really nice people, or he'd have been fired
He's also voiced Hanna-Barbera's Godzilla
Ted Cassidy is to good for this movie!
That woman can sing without moving her lips. She's too good for this film.
I suppose Chris Robinson making _Convict Women_ too makes sense - "Well, we've got a swamp and Ted Cassidy, might as well make the most of it".
Also, is it weird that I think some of the soundtrack is kind of nice? Grossly out of place in this film, but nice.
Kirkhammer is my Waifu yeah, I also think the soundtrack is nice. xD
It was a common practice back then to have a folksinger who sounded like Joan Baez (i.e., every female folksinger in the '70s) to sing a weepy romantic ballad over people who were in a bad situation. It was meant to be poignant. Even the science fiction movie Silent Running did this, and they actually got Joan Baez to do it.
I wonder if Dave Chappelle saw this movie when had the idea for that sketch at the first episode of the Chappelle show where he was blind and wrote racist books,although the fact that he's afro american.
That was the best Chappelle skit! (I my opinion, anyway)
No, I think he at one point listened to Jesse Lee Peterson go on a rant and got the idea.
6:36 . . ."or just say what he really is, WHITE!" LMFAO
When I first saw Ted Cassidy in this, I could've sworn it was Richard Kiel. I think I'm just blinded by the rage.
... Not a play on words, just, the rage of learning this was made. X(
Why does the VHS box make this look like a completely different movie?
Implications of the cover: A slave has had enough, so he goes to town on some slave owners.
The movie itself: An albino and a black man search for treasure, with a slave owner and some bounty hunters on their trail.
Not to mention, that whole bike scene is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen. It looks to be a two-seater, so why didn't they just sit on it?! Surely they could've found a way to carry the chickens and ride the bike at the same time.
Met a few albinos at the visually impaired summer camp I went to. Including one African American boy who said that his dad got pissed and ran off after seeing him assuming cheating.
That sucks.
That's really sad
Don't albino ' have blood red eyes?
+Harold P. Penisman Apparently they usually have light blue eyes, that often show up as "red-eye" on photographs.
Harold P. Penisman Many have purple eyes.
It's sad, but this idea of an albino black man in Slave-Times has potential. How would the albino be treated? What would people think of him? There's so many possibilities there!
don't encourage them
Lol, they were treated as more of an oddity in those times. Since albinos are still visibly and obviously black despite their light colored skin, they were believed to be smarter than darker skinned black ppl, but not on the same level as whites. At most, they were treated like weirdos and paraded around at circuses and as parts of freak show attractions. There are some tales though, of albinos dressing up and pretending to be white and successfully escaping the plantation, but the validity of some of those stories have yet to be proven. I suggest u look up the history of black albinos in American history, cuz it's kinda interesting in a cool, but pretty sad and pretty upsetting sort of way.
a nice trip to the freakshow...which is not good times...
TheRhinehart86 thats hella fire where can i find them
Far more common is a person defined as black due to the 'one drop' style rules, when the bloodline was actually diluted because... well... to the slave women... General point- lit of that time practically fetishized the idea of a near white woman. Because they wanted to own a white woman, but that is usually illegal.
Brad, could you please upload your "Mommie Dearest" review.
I have to admit that's one of my favorites.
Kevin Pilgrim Mine too, mostly because Brad bashes the Razzie Awards, and god bless him for it, because The Razzies are full of people who only nominate movies that are popular to hate (and they probably never seen any of those movies before).
It's back up.
Where in the hell do you find these monstrosities, Brad.
I'm sure there are a lot of people dedicated to making him suffer.
Well, remember that new Birth of a Nation movie? People were disappointed in it but at least they could say its a masterpiece in comparison to BLACK RAGE...
@mroracal Meh
Birth of a Nation isn't a masterpiece in comparison to anything. At least in this movie the racist rednecks are the villains, not the heroes.
@@graemesmith6721 i think he meant the OTHER birth of a nation film
Idk, this movies is so tone def while atleast trying to be progressive in it's own backwards way, that it has that "so bad it's good" quality. BoaN is just the standard conservative propaganda nonsense.
I miss the Greatest American Hero intro. D:
We all do, my friend.
We all do.
+modelmajorpita love the picture
"Try it back to back with the Star Wars Holiday Special to...unwanted guests"? That guy in the message board is pure evil!
I didn't know Rutger Hauer was one of us!
I actually know an albino black guy...he didn't look like Chris Robinson.
Or sound like him.
One of the all time best reviews!
"So people go there. Got it!"
The maker of this movie better not be the cause of Ted Cassidy’s untimely death!
I hated this movie right up until Big Boss showed up. I still hate it.... but a little less.
I gotta admit I don't see what makes that vhs cover racist. Unless the fact the albino isn't on it, which would imply albinos aren't important.
The cover looks like a black gay porno
+techmouse1101 Well of course he's on the cover. You just can't see him because he's so white.
+Monroville That albino is a Spy!
techmouse1101 the cover looks more like a porno
21:28 Is that Chris Robinson in drag in the top center of the cover? Why is he called "Chris Robertson?" Why is Mickey Rooney in it?
According to IMDB it also goes under "Cell Block Girls," "Swamp Fever," "Thunder County," "Women's Penitentiary XI," and "Women's Prison Escape," among others…
Black Rage just makes me wonder if that is where Woolie Madden's brother got the name for his character "Rage".
Arrowdodger Damn, I clicked on this solely to say "Copyright: Reverend Madden". Beat me to it.
Was thinking the same thing when I clicked on this
The two stars are for Ted Cassidy. That is all.
At 5:28 there's a bug crawling on the food
It's jus mo meat
So the two brothers boatjacked the Native American's ride. ...What.
Im kinda disappointed there isnt a quiz on the back of the box...
I worked at walmart when I was in high school and this movie was in the two dollar bin. I was so excited by the cover, not only did I buy a copy, but I also pulled every copy out and out them on the mainstream movie shelves. I was pretty disappointed after watching it though, that the cover had nothing to do with the movie. It was worth having in the collection though
@11:10 why the hell would anyone ever for any reason sit in a swamp? 😂
This must be the best from the Snob.
Why is it that the worse a movie the Snob reviews is, the more I want to see it ?
This, A Ton of Grass goes to Pot and The bloody Horror Video that made me puke on my Aunt Gertrude are three movies I'd love to see...
Those three movies could perfectly be used to teach what not to do when making a movie, as all three show problems that are fundamental in what ruins movies.
God, I wish the movie was like the cover.
The cover is like Django Unchained before Django Unchained
Not gonna lie I kinda want to watch this movie.
Watched the full unedited version (Catch the black Sunshine) Not worth it at all wasted my time. Remembering the review helped a lot though also watch it with friends if you do so you can riff it.
Actually I like how the lighthouse and people look like black cutouts against the sunrise or sunset but that’s the only complement I have
Snake Plissken makes everything better!
Wow, I really did watch this movie. And I still can't believe that I did.
When!? How??
@@enlightenednormie242 A few years back on Tubi or somewhere.
I'm from the south and white, and I'm offended by this movie
I wonder what the black actors where like during the making of this movie
This movie is so bad, but I love the Snob's review.
Also, as some people have already said in the comments, that cover makes it look like a porno. xD
Like a rape revenge movie
Why not? We already habe Nazi porn, why not slavery porn?
@@Konrad_Wallenrod We already have that. It's called "Mandingo."
Catch the black sunshine
The only things missing from this film are ninjas and zombies.
And Pierre F'ing Kirby 💪💪
What the fuck was this? Oh, and the reviewers who said this would make Thomas Edison wish he never inventioned movies is an insult to Louis Le Prince; not that hack Edison who stole credit for it after Le Prince disappeared (and was likely murdered).
SirChubbyBunny .....don't you mean Marconi?
That had me confused, too, when he said it. Thanks for giving credit were credit are highly overdue.
Except Edison didn't invent movies, the brothers Lumière did?
ArninoStorm you're both wrong, it was the Roman magic lantern
HELP!!!
That very mismatched song at 17:25: I'm kinda in love with it but can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know its title or singer?
Christ. I have watched nearly every Snob episode and this is the WORST movie out of all 200+. Yes, including Nukie.
I love this movie in the 'WTF were they THINKING!' way. Makes me laugh every time I watch it. Nukie just puts me to sleep.
This movie was messed up but it's Citizen Kane compared to Nukie.
The movie is awful, but it does have a nice soundtrack at least.
6:58 'Is there any money in it for me?'
My buddy stole this from a small local convenient store 15 years ago. Good old stoner days.
Bet after watching it he wished he could give it back 😂 "hello I'd like a refund" "you stole this" "yes and it's so bad that you owe ME money"
If you wanna see a real albino black man, just watch that new Black Lightning show.
Brad your best review, bud.
Everytime I keep hearing Levi, I always think of that character from that awesome anime........
Levi is an old name from biblical times even though it's hit a popular trend in the past couple decades.
This prequel to O Brother, Where Art Thou? is not as good
Thank Christ I just watched 12 Years a Slave from start to finish.
Yeah Canadian abolitionist was awesome
I think catch the black sunshine was a better title than black rage, it kind of fits with the opening theme, the white black guy being named sunshine, and I think black sunshine is the kind of weather that was played during this trash
Does this have an unedited release? The cuts are pretty strange and it looks like the plot might have been mangled.
17:05 Great Meme Potential 😆😆
So much time spent in water and falling over
I own the movie on its original VHS. I actually like the movie.
it's not a good movie,but there were lots of slaves who looked white because of their parentage, there was a case of two slaves driving to freedom in a coach by one sitting in the back relaxing and passing for white, and no-one questioned it.
It's Chris Robinson. He's not a doctor, but he played one on TV.
'...like The Good,The Bad and The Ugly... except there's nothing fuckin good about it!'😂
Something tells me if I watched this, I would either not be able to stop from pissing myself laughing, or puking because of how fucking putrid this film looks.
21:18 notice that he still gave the film 5 out of 10, a film hes claiming nearly killed his friend and he says its "mid"
This movie is so cringe worthy. It's almost amazing as to how this even got made:
Help out my old eyes ... what is crawling around the guy at 15:50 ?
Teeny little crabs! :D
Tasty Loaf Crabs! I think...
Crabs. I don’t know how crabs are gross though
Sand fleas?
dude have you ever seen a sand flea?
He he, drek means poo.
As offensive as it is, I'd like to see it under it's original title. Since the "Black Rage" version is severely cut-up, probably by the same idiot that thought that VHS cover was a good idea.
Hell, maybe it'll end up being a better film too.
When I think "black", I think "Brad Jones"
This movie is shit, but at least it ended up with nice OTP :D
with that moustache , Lurch looks John Holmes
The ugliest shot movie since The Instructor
Have you seen Chris Robinson in Stanley? (My apologies if you've already reviewed it.)
Glad to see a fellow Lurch get some work... but not like this!!
👋😔 Facepalm
The Soundgarden smash hit 'Black Hole Sun' was a tribute to this movie. True story, and if you don't believe me, fight me!
5:42 wait but for that to be true
THIS FUCKING THING HAD A SCRIPT!?!
Levi, fucking lol
Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes or Chris Robinson from General Hospital?
Double Agents Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh
Brad, I have a movie you definitely need to review called Ssssss. It stars Strother Martin who plays a whacked out scientist who turns bitches into snakes. Could be a classic review!!
Ssssss sounds as good as Repligator... which is no small task!
Black Rage is when they combine Roots and Brian's Song into a movie.
….what is a yute?
Well at least they said he was albino could have just ignored that fact he's white.
The concept has potential.
A controversial subject but that didnt stop it from being used in JoJo's bizzare adventure part 6
Huhhh? When did this happen in stone ocean
@@lemon93 Pucci and weathers backstory. It just smacked of some racial exploitation thing that would probably be on something like the boondocks for shock value
What's up with the title card? It's not showing up.
Baal Phaoton He nowadays puts the titlecard in the middle of the episode, which is when the video breaks into a commercial.
I'm referring to the thumbnail/title card of the TH-cam video. I just see a gray box with 3 white dots in it.
Baal Phaoton Huh, I didn't see it before, but I see it now.
SpeedyEric1 No problem I also kind of worded it wrong in the beginning anyways lol.
1:12 True, but the difference is that *The Birth of a Nation (1915)* is actually a great movie!
Racist as hell, but boy, is it wellmade!!!
🎯👍