IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994) Ending Explained

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  • In John Carpenter's underrated In the Mouth of Madness, an insurance claim investigator is thrust into a search for a missing author, and uncovers a bubbling evil that could spell the end of the world. We're breaking down the reality bending story, including the importance of John Trent's worldview, and explaining the bonkers ending.
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  • @gregdeandrea1450
    @gregdeandrea1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +829

    "If you haven't seen Big Trouble in Little China, get on that shit immediately."
    A man of culture, I see.😋

    • @azamarabear
      @azamarabear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Totally spot on

    • @nealbarrett4500
      @nealbarrett4500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s all in the reflexes I reckon. 😆

    • @gregdeandrea1450
      @gregdeandrea1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nealbarrett4500 Yes sir, the check is in the mail.

    • @mysticknight6724
      @mysticknight6724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watched this movie about 20 times

    • @DollHouseMadam
      @DollHouseMadam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My thought exactly!

  • @timdavidson8191
    @timdavidson8191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    I never thought Trent went insane by seeing the movie... I thought it was the crashing realization of being one of the last sane people in a world of madness

    • @MrMcflanigengaming
      @MrMcflanigengaming ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Also I think the laughter is him giving in to the reality all you could do is laugh

    • @dthomscappello
      @dthomscappello 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I think it's the same result, regardless. You either join the mass hysteria or you go insane on your own. Which is Cane's point

    • @mcoupe69
      @mcoupe69 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Y’all are both wrong.. Cane just telepathically told him all about TH-camr Boxing in the Future

    • @noneed4me2n7
      @noneed4me2n7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      If I might interject, I think his laughing might have had more to do with his accepting he was a fictional character. Cane wrote him and some of the others like Styles into existence. That was just my take, could be wrong.

    • @Leandro-X.2024.Alkebulan
      @Leandro-X.2024.Alkebulan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      noneed4me2n7 and timdavidson8191, you are both correct, as I believe in the saying that ''two things can be true at once''.

  • @dranksinatra2493
    @dranksinatra2493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    In a turn of meta, recall the moment near the end of the dialog with the doc thinking he found a flaw in the proposed “grand plan” described in the tale of the journey, that the book was limited to those who could read, that those who couldn’t read would be safe from influence...
    Only for the retort, “that’s what the movie is for...”
    ...and then the end in the theater...
    Boom. Headshot.

    • @canadiancanucklehead8310
      @canadiancanucklehead8310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *TF2 Meet the Sniper plays*

    • @baintreachas
      @baintreachas 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Non-English speakers:

    • @dranksinatra2493
      @dranksinatra2493 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@baintreachas The whole movie is a narrative told by the character to the doc, describing the end of the world’s sanity by the author. The doc points out that the book wouldn’t affect the illiterate…
      The character scoffs, retorting that the movie will get the rest”…

    • @baintreachas
      @baintreachas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dranksinatra2493 right, unless they are... non-English speakers. well, blind non-English speakers, maybe... personally it's hard to imagine being entranced in quite the same way by a shitty dub but maybe that'd do it

  • @wandab3843
    @wandab3843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +555

    This movie does the "mind bending" trope correctly. It really stays with you.

    • @alexanderzhmurov9624
      @alexanderzhmurov9624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      IKR!!?

    • @Dadflinn92
      @Dadflinn92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How would you know if you were fictional? I mean really think about it…Best line of the movie
      “reality is only what we say it is”
      So how would anyone know if this really is reality.

    • @incognito7479
      @incognito7479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      “Oh no, not the Carpenters too”

    • @ngonzales3781
      @ngonzales3781 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do not watch if you have schizophrenia

    • @cherylmaden5989
      @cherylmaden5989 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Saw it at theater as a teenager, only started to get it after several watches throughout my 20s I get something new each time, which is it's own kind of creepy.

  • @MikefromTexas1
    @MikefromTexas1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +774

    One my favorite "Lovecraftian" films.
    Carpenters whole Apocalypse Trilogy (this film being the last entry) has a lot of Lovecraft themes.

    • @HoneyBeeFlanzman
      @HoneyBeeFlanzman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I love when he mixes in classic films with the new stuff - his take always gives me a smile the next time I watch it

    • @kathleenking3955
      @kathleenking3955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      'The Thing' is inspired by Dante's Inferno: Circle 7 {Cantos XXIV and XXV} to Circle 9 - Traitors in the Ice. All in this order. This includes the passage via the Giants in the Well. The Thing is a composite of Cacus and the Serpents.

    • @chrisnicolet8910
      @chrisnicolet8910 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What were the other 2 films

    • @MikefromTexas1
      @MikefromTexas1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@chrisnicolet8910 First was The Thing, then Prince of Darkness, then In the Mouth of Madness.

    • @MikefromTexas1
      @MikefromTexas1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tony Soprano Uh.
      What?

  • @savagep3nguin
    @savagep3nguin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Something you didn’t mention about the end of the film and what makes it even more clever is that the film being watched at the end of the movie is the same one we’ve been experiencing. In essence, at the end of the movie, the implication is that we too are damned and doomed to the same madness for sharing the experience.

    • @duanemcclure8324
      @duanemcclure8324 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Great point! And..easy to overlook - as you have pointed out! Good catch, my friend!

  • @BangTanPrettiNikki
    @BangTanPrettiNikki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!! THIS IS ONE OF MY TOP 5 FAVORITE HORROR MOVIES!!! Thanks so much Chris 🥺🥺🥰❤️

    • @craigh5236
      @craigh5236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The lady walking backwards freaked me out to no end.

    • @tonynittoli4792
      @tonynittoli4792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree 💯, when I was younger this movie tripped me out. “ do you read sutter cane”

    • @BangTanPrettiNikki
      @BangTanPrettiNikki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tonynittoli4792 I literally watch this movie once a quarter. It’s so odd and gives me such nostalgia. The Thing is my all time favorite horror movie but ITMOM has this rewatch ability factor for me. I love it!!!

    • @BangTanPrettiNikki
      @BangTanPrettiNikki 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@craigh5236 first time seeing that scene scared me for weeks now I love, love, love that scene🥰

    • @yuhhhuhh2579
      @yuhhhuhh2579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      His name is Chris?

  • @briannestewart5126
    @briannestewart5126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    This movie is so underrated. I've never met anyone else irl who's actually seen this movie. It's my second fave after Hellraiser.

    • @elizabethshields320
      @elizabethshields320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yessssss

    • @d.aardent9382
      @d.aardent9382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I dont know how i missed seeing it before. My friends all like these kinds of movies and strange none brought this up as suggestion. Looks wild.
      I like Sam Neil, he likes playing in weird stuff for a long time, he is not just in stage theater or "realistic drama", he has done a lot of creepy horror shows. He was the adult Damien in the Omen series i just remembered. Lol

    • @Selena-gz9ts
      @Selena-gz9ts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I still have my VHS copy of this. LoL!!

    • @dishonoredundead
      @dishonoredundead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lovecraft fandoms talk about it a lot too. For some reason the consensus is Event Horizon is better, but that is madness in my opinion. No pun intended. Hellraiser 2 was better, also just an opinion.

    • @melissagrymin4918
      @melissagrymin4918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I saw it when it came out and have loved it since. Literally gets better with each viewing. So glad more people are giving it the attention it deserves.

  • @CopiousDoinksLLC
    @CopiousDoinksLLC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +493

    27:11 My other interpretation of this moment was that John Trent was finally accepting the fact that _he_ was a fictional character who had just been created by Kane in order to be the protagonist for this story. In a kind of "Möbius strip" effect, he understands that the movie he's watching only exists because it is a media representation of the universe that _he_ inhabits while he's in the cinema.
    So he's not just laughing at the absurdity of it all... but he's also horrified because he knows that his existence will end as soon as the movie does. After all, the only reason he exists is to tell the story, so once that's over, so is he.

    • @axhen
      @axhen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thought the same!

    • @NeroCM
      @NeroCM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      if it's so, then it feels to me like a cheap attempt at nihilism. You know, a sort of "What if we're all just characters in a story?" question meant to force in the reader/viewer the realisation of the lack of implicit meaning in life.
      It's overused.

    • @nicholaskojku6573
      @nicholaskojku6573 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oreos

    • @shadowlord1418
      @shadowlord1418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@NeroCM its overused now not in 1994

    • @NeroCM
      @NeroCM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shadowlord1418 no, it was already overused then because this is a "twist" that's been around in literature for over a hundred years. Lovecraft, to make an example, is full of these "In truth you and everything you've ever done never mattered" moments.

  • @jasongorkisch
    @jasongorkisch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    When I try to explain Lovecraft to people, I always recommend this.

    • @nukefoodsofficial5849
      @nukefoodsofficial5849 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Brique Zallivam change that for me 🔫🙂

    • @natebox4550
      @natebox4550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Brique Zallivam the fuck is wrong with spongebob? Spongebob is the bop bro!

    • @DrFunkman
      @DrFunkman ปีที่แล้ว

      I recommend Color out of Space and to not Google the name of his cat

  • @p.a.r.c1694
    @p.a.r.c1694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Big trouble in little china is one of my all time favorite.

  • @EyeInTheSky982
    @EyeInTheSky982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Fun Fact: The kid on the bike (I think the one Trent encounters after escaping with Cain's book) is Hayden Cristiansen.

    • @XjestR
      @XjestR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And he is confused

    • @robertmatthews1298
      @robertmatthews1298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As in darth vader himself???

    • @EyeInTheSky982
      @EyeInTheSky982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@robertmatthews1298 I believe so, yes. 😊😊

    • @EvilXero359
      @EvilXero359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is. Makes one wonder what Hayden would say if a fan asked him: "Ever heard of Hobb's End?"

    • @EyeInTheSky982
      @EyeInTheSky982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@EvilXero359 😅😅😅 He might not even remember doing it. OR, he might say, "That was where the fun began." 😏😏😏😂😂😂

  • @MissAfia618
    @MissAfia618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    “You’re gonna be a problem aren’t you Styles” was the funniest thing I heard today !!!!!! I literally lol’d🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @mhauser9457
      @mhauser9457 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Laugh out louded?

    • @scout9178
      @scout9178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol'd

    • @f.l3450
      @f.l3450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mhauser9457 Who cares?

  • @letopizdetz
    @letopizdetz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    Pickman was an artists that went missing. His friend start looking for him and in the end learns that the monsters in his paintings are real. Change artist with writer, friend with investigator and paintings with books and you have this movie. Really enjoyed the movie. It's Pickman's model plot line with King in Yellow McGuffin (i.e. a book that makes everyone go mad).

    • @jeremyzak654
      @jeremyzak654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Pickman's Model mixed with Shadow over Innsmouth mixed with Call of Cthulhu.

    • @MkiSaskTheGlumpSod
      @MkiSaskTheGlumpSod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jeremyzak654 I’m pretty sure the only thing it has from call of cthulu is just talk of old ones and general cosmic horror. Which is to say not really anything it doesn’t already get from shadow over innsmouth

    • @joe-ru9gh
      @joe-ru9gh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You forgot the hunter of the dark with the black church and all

  • @Design_Spark_
    @Design_Spark_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I'm going to save this to watch later, so here is my comment for the algorithm!!
    I am beyond stoked to see you cover this movie!!!!

  • @ScooBdont
    @ScooBdont 3 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    The old lady at the hotel “Mrs. Pickman” is definitely a reference to H.P. Lovecraft’s story “Pickman’s model”
    I caught the reference to “They Live” at the end of the vid. CONSUME MEDIA!! Well done sir
    🙂👍

    • @ScooBdont
      @ScooBdont 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @callmecatalyst Yeah I tried to think of how Mrs Pickman might be analogous to the Pickman in Lovecraft’s story and came up with nothing. If I’m remembering correctly Pickman was an artist who made uncanny yet inspired paintings of grotesque, horrifying creatures and it turns out he was using actual “demons” as his models, that had crawled out of an ancient well deep in a long forgotten cavern/basement.
      The final metamorphosis of Mrs. and Mr. Pickman into grotesque demonic creatures like what may have crawled from the ancient well is the only possible link I could come up with off the top of my head and that’s stretching it……….not my head but the possible link from book to movie. 🙂👍

    • @tazkol
      @tazkol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The movie defiantly hit all the bigger names if you know your lovercraft, just in this ending explained i caught 'pickmans model', 'shadow out of time', 'dagon', 'call of cuthulhu', even sprinklings of 'the dunwhich horror'

    • @letopizdetz
      @letopizdetz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @callmecatalyst What do you mean? King just payed tribute to the story he used as plot reference. 1. Artist goes missing. 2. Someone starts looking for him. 3. stuff gets weird and the monsters are real.
      Can't believe you read the short story and didn't notice the direct correlation. Maybe read it again, it's just a few pages long.
      Similar to how Avatar is just Pocahontas in space.

    • @tazkol
      @tazkol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @callmecatalyst I can understand your point and I see where your coming from, that being said Lovecraft created a whole pantheon of gods and inspired several people to carry on his work. so we'll see if they stand the test of time lol

    • @highasduck5282
      @highasduck5282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @callmecatalyst literally what are you talking about the story is like the exact same except modernized lmfao. it wasn't just random name picking and see what sticks. Not saying that it's flawless but i think he did a decent job. a nice touch to add the creepy painting in the room with mrs pickman as well. but that's just my opinion.

  • @jadeharley7190
    @jadeharley7190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    To quote another carpenter film, “I’m here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I’m all out of gum”

    • @ctakitimu
      @ctakitimu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds like he's going to chew ass instead seeing as he ran out of gum to chew

    • @nathanxxvii
      @nathanxxvii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The best quote from they live wasn't the bubblegum one it was before in the alley during the knock down drag out:
      "You're going to put those glasses on, or you're going to start eating that garbage can."

  • @Martin-hb4il
    @Martin-hb4il 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have a personal history with this movie. When I was in high school, we watched the movie and loved it. Turns out the filming locations were all close to us (Toronto, Canada). So, we smoked a few blunts and drove out to the church. This was at night, outside the city basically a farming area. We hopped the fence, had bats just in case. It was the Slovak Church of the Transfiguration. I kid you not. The murals were even the same as the movie. So proud to be Czechoslovakian at that moment. Anyways, after hearing barking and thinking huge dogs were coming for us, and seeing strange red lights coming from the basement of the church, we were just a bit freaked out. Oh, I neglected to mention that we also ingested some shrooms. So a few minutes of exploring and then we heard sirens and saw flashing cop car lights. They were actually very cool cops. Instead of assuming we were just there to smash windows and loot, etc., they gave us a chance to explain. Canadian cops can be really cool sometimes. So we had to try and explain the plot, and try to name the actors. They ended up letting us go with no issues, they even said it sounded like a great flick. I understand it sounds underwhelming, but anyone who has had a difficult trip with weed and shrooms, would understand. This was an unforgettable experience, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Respect to the Durham Police for being real people, they really adjusted my opinion of local law enforcement. If you guys are reading this, I just want to say “thank you.”

  • @haretasora7646
    @haretasora7646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    Would love to see you do an Ending Explained for 'The Number 23' with Jim Carrey
    It was a trippy movie that was a bit confusing and is a movie I seriously loved and would love an explanation for it :)

    • @moniquebish
      @moniquebish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Good pick im wit it

    • @missunperceivable
      @missunperceivable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I second this

    • @PennywiseTheDancingClown274
      @PennywiseTheDancingClown274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think you have to make suggestions on a certain page
      Edit I'd like to see it explained good movie

    • @yingyang1615
      @yingyang1615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I had my friends tripping at the end of that movie I was don’t sleep on 9/11…think about it…9+11+2+0+0+1= 😂

    • @friedspacecowboy8760
      @friedspacecowboy8760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bad movie.

  • @juicewilliss
    @juicewilliss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This and" Lord of Illusion" blew my mind as a kid.

    • @jeremyzak654
      @jeremyzak654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can't believe how underrated both these movies were.

    • @JunkyardGod
      @JunkyardGod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "I wasn't born to show people the errors of their ways, I was born to murder the world."
      - Nix

    • @JohnGalt916
      @JohnGalt916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I oddly never liked lord of illusion. I was like 11... but I didn't like quantum leap man being a jerk

    • @pennyc11
      @pennyc11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Two of my favorites. I watch every year.

  • @HaXaW5150
    @HaXaW5150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I loved this film back then and I love it today. Sam Neil is one of my favorite actors of all time. Event Horizon is another awesome film with Sam in it too.

    • @diplamatikjuan3595
      @diplamatikjuan3595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Brique Zallivam He, like many others, enjoyed Event Horizon. It's a bit extreme to judge someone's taste on one movie. Do you only like critically acclaimed films?

  • @MarieAntoon
    @MarieAntoon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I was in college when this movie came out and one of the effects guys did a talk on campus. I'll always remember him talking about the big mass of creatures that chase Sam Neil through the hallway and that his team nicknamed it "the parade float". Even seeing it in static images, it was pretty trippy.

  • @Neat0_o
    @Neat0_o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thanks you, man. I’ve always wanted you to cover this gem. It’s literally…madness. I love it.

  • @darkcat282
    @darkcat282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Every time I heard "Do you read Sutter Cane?" My mind replaced it with "Have you seen the Yellow Sign?"

  • @MrGRuby
    @MrGRuby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is my favorite horror movie of all time and one of the few legitimate Lovrcraftian-legacy films to stay true to its namesake.
    Thank you for doing a video about it!

  • @fancywaffles
    @fancywaffles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I've been waiting for this video ever since I started watching Ending Explained. I'm so excited! This is my favorite horror movie of all time.

  • @AllfatherBlack
    @AllfatherBlack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Finally someone recognizes In The Mouth of Madness as "brilliant". I also always loved it and only increasingly so every time I watch it. I think what throws people off is the production quality is hardcore '90s style, damn near high-level TV movie quality. Madness' audio mastering and, like, video coloring or editing or something just feels a tad... cheap, in a weird way. It's like a notch above The Stand TV series (the overall quality of which- should be noted- is great). But then you pay attention and the pacing is damn near fucking perfect. The action creeps up like an eel, you get jump scares that don't feel too cheap, you get mind-fucked, there's foreboding tension that actually pays off, there's creature horror, and they don't cheap out at all on the Lovecraft mythos part. It ends as Lovecraftian as anything ever should, and IMO adds to the official Lovecraft extended mythos perfectly. When people ask my favorite horror movie, my answer is probably gonna be In The Mouth of Madness. Sam Neil, absolute God-King of '90s movies. Just an automatic quality multiplier, no matter the quality of the production itself.
    BTW nice haircut, Mr Dad lol

  • @sinenomine7115
    @sinenomine7115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've actually had quite a few "dream within a dream" experiences myself. Mostly involving waking up to go to the bathroom, realizing I'm not actually awake, and then having it happen a few more times before I actually wake up. It's really quite annoying when it happens.

    • @axhen
      @axhen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      could be worse. Mine are mostly nightmares where i die increasingly scary deaths and revive at a fixed point in time only to die again. Only stops when i wake up, at which point i stay paralysed for a good 2-3 mins waiting for the next death
      in my dreams i am a horror game protagonist i guess, just not the kind that gets to survive

  • @ctakitimu
    @ctakitimu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    The dreaded double dream? I had one the other week where I woke up 5 times, all inside the dream. Made me question my reality for half a minute when I really did wake up so I can empathise with Trent here

    • @irieite9666
      @irieite9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I never had it before. But when i was a kid i dreamed i had a very mundane school day. Just as i was leaving to go home i woke up and it was monday morning.

    • @ViVALaKiRAxx
      @ViVALaKiRAxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@irieite9666 it can be kind of scary depending on what kind of dream you’re waking up from. I hate when it happens when I’m being chased 😒

    • @KATinBLACK
      @KATinBLACK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same. Dreams within dreams are so weird. I remember woke up several times and looked at the door and each time it was a different door from my rooms in previous houses we lived in. When I finally did wake up I like had to confirm I was actually awake and I’m actually in the present

    • @0mnicide
      @0mnicide 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought I was the only one who had those inception dreams. Sometimes it gets to a point where I realize I’m dreaming and think I’ve somehow fallen into a coma or that I’ve died and that this weird semi-conscious “reality” is for eternity. It’s terrifying.
      I’m not particularly religious but that’s how I would describe hell. & Don’t get me started on sleep paralysis OBEs.

    • @iamV10010
      @iamV10010 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is my very unprofessional and uneducated opinion that dreams within dreams are a sign that you're experiencing some kind of personal trauma and possibly not dealing with it.

  • @SACosby-lp5td
    @SACosby-lp5td 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I think ITMOM is one of the most underrated movies out there. It's also the best HP Lovecraft movie ever made

  • @vellaimaliapu6374
    @vellaimaliapu6374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "People turning into monsters!" LOL! Enjoyed your review. Kurt Russell was very good in The Thing, and he's in BTiLC too, popular choice for John Carpenter ! Remember watching The Fog - really claustrophobic atmosphere, with a bunch of people going manic! Sam Neill is great casting choice here.

  • @joedivision7148
    @joedivision7148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This scared the shit out of me when I was 11. I loved it.

  • @MrBounceoutboi
    @MrBounceoutboi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I feel ghosts of Mars is the closest to an actual DOOM movie personally

    • @wallcity318
      @wallcity318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its so bad tho, i was really disappointed with that and vampires. Havent seen them in awhile so maybe now that im a lil older and wiser that maybe i missed something

    • @ptonpc
      @ptonpc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wallcity318 It was not good but it was not bad. I enjoyed it for the most part and yes it was closer to an actual DOOM movie than what we've had.

  • @keithfilibeck2390
    @keithfilibeck2390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Blue is a key color in this movie and is a sign of the spreading evil.

    • @justice5897
      @justice5897 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Democrats

    • @fox1actual
      @fox1actual 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Demon rats

  • @jeremysmith4620
    @jeremysmith4620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This film and soundtrack absolutely slap. There is just one thing I am curious about. I have always felt like there was a good bit left on the cutting room floor or scenes written that Carpenter just couldn't shoot due to budget or time constraints.
    Not because the film doesn't feel complete, it definitely does. ITMOM just leaves an impression or nagging feeling that there was just a little more that we didn't get to see and experience. Then again I'd enthusiastically watch a 6 hour cut of any Carpenter movie so maybe it's just me wanting more.

  • @raptor_redd
    @raptor_redd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I feel like I watched this years ago and my brain filed it away as a nightmare instead of a movie. Definitely need to watch again.

  • @sarlaccstapeworm990
    @sarlaccstapeworm990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dude,, that haircut you've got is GREAT!! Looks REALLY nice!!👍
    GREAT review BTW!... I'm SO glad you picked THIS particular movie!!👍♥️💯

  • @ericvernon1182
    @ericvernon1182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can't believe you didn't have a video for this already...one of my favorite movies...Carpenter clearly has some love for Lovecraft...
    This movie and The Thing, Big Trouble, and Escape from New York are some of my favorite movies of all time...

  • @steveericson9137
    @steveericson9137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Probably my favorite JC flick, which is saying a lot. Dude has made some real bangers! As a Lovecraft nerd who's been disappointed by 99% of all attempts to capture a true Lovecraftian feel on film, I can't help but stand in awe that Carpenter not only succeeded where so many have failed, he did so with an original story rather than adapting one from ol' Howard.

  • @Dadflinn92
    @Dadflinn92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this movie! It’s what got me interested in the H.P Lovecraft/Cthulhu genre! This is a priceless gem of a movie that has never gotten the attention it deserves!!

  • @bleh329
    @bleh329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have never even heard of this one before. Gonna check it out, thanks for covering it!

  • @chailattee
    @chailattee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I can’t believe I haven’t watched this movie! Going to have to watch it this weekend! Thank you 🙏🏽

  • @pbibbles
    @pbibbles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How have I never seen, or even heard of, this?! It's on my must watch list for the week.

  • @EthalaRide
    @EthalaRide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the re:view of this on RLM so it's awesome to see more content about this movie being made by more people I watch!

  • @Shogun459
    @Shogun459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What I find mind boggling is, "What don't people understand?" and "How can you have any doubts as to the ending?"
    Yog-Soggoth sends his regards.

  • @Seanbad0602
    @Seanbad0602 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I KNEW you’d call out Vigo the Carpathian. That single comment made this whole video for me. Love your stuff. Please continue to do your stuff!

  • @joypopoola6115
    @joypopoola6115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sunday night prep for the week work really is a pleasure because of you!!

  • @ryanhall7607
    @ryanhall7607 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This movie has one of the most interesting DVD commentaries I have ever listened to. All about framing shots and how to use the camera.

  • @bunkerzero
    @bunkerzero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dude, I love this movie! So glad you're covering it

  • @feck2594
    @feck2594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Surprised I took this long but new you would eventually cover this criminally underrated masterpiece. One of my top 10 favorite movies of all time . It still amazes me how many people have not seen or even heard of it.

  • @peterproductions5015
    @peterproductions5015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Weird. I watched this with my friend last week, we both quite enjoyed it, wasn’t expecting this, but delighted I got it!

  • @DandyMcCheesy
    @DandyMcCheesy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was super happy to see this pop up in my notifications, this has been a favourite of mine since high school especially with Sam Neill being a fellow Aussie and I would only want to see you cover this movie as well ❤️

  • @ZombieDragQueen
    @ZombieDragQueen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This and "Event Horizon" are favourites in the "lovecraftian" genre/style.

  • @thejudgmentalcat
    @thejudgmentalcat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the "They Live" reference, I always liked the message of that film.

  • @xenohans9364
    @xenohans9364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always love the ending. Find it hilarious and wind up laughing. Also Sam Neil punching out the editor is quite funny.
    I know it's a horror movie but it always gives me a chuckle here and there. Great movie.

  • @dedricklewis7168
    @dedricklewis7168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been meaning to see this film, and then find out Vigo is in it?! Definitely, a must-watch now.

  • @jen7ellez
    @jen7ellez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always talk about how good this movie is! I too didn't appreciate until later in life. I love Sam Neil. That horrified gutteral laugh he does at the end gives me chills.

  • @Nope2479
    @Nope2479 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    No, YOU deserve more attention and praise, Chris!!! This is one genuinely terrifying 90s movie and we didn’t get enough of those. Thank you.

  • @vindurza
    @vindurza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is one of the best Eldritch horror films ever.

  • @morbidville5316
    @morbidville5316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my all time favorites.
    GG giving it a proper explanation.. as always.

  • @deathdefying1472
    @deathdefying1472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Well John Carpenter really liked end of the world films
    After all he had a whole trilogy of them

  • @WilyCoyoteRuns
    @WilyCoyoteRuns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would love to see you do an ending explained for the film “Society”. Your channel has opened my world to dark and disturbingly beautiful films and I would really enjoy hearing your take on that movie. Keep up the great work!

  • @melissagrymin4918
    @melissagrymin4918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Since you’re a clear Carpenter fan, can we get a “Prince of Darkness” Ending Explained?
    I’ve seen it more times than I can count, but you do a really good job summarizing movies!

  • @cfruzzetti2714
    @cfruzzetti2714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite movies--thank you for covering it!

  • @Grand_Rizzard104
    @Grand_Rizzard104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Every morning when I wake up in this new normal of ours: "This is reality!" Proceeds to laugh/sob

    • @MossTunic
      @MossTunic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you aren't alone. we will get through this eventually, but it's good to feel your feelings. cry it out, laugh hysterically- it all helps. crying gets the stress hormone cortisol out from your body, & the amount of cortisol we have been experiencing literally ages & damages the body to have sit around. experiencing & processing these emotions helps regulate our bodies physical health, too.

    • @ezragoldberg3132
      @ezragoldberg3132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is not reality, not reality, not reality!

    • @nithshithhith4398
      @nithshithhith4398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MossTunic There's nothing to 'get through'. We are NEVER going back to normal. Our governments won't allow it. Covid gave them everything they've ever wanted.

    • @StalwartTirith
      @StalwartTirith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nithshithhith4398 [Citation Needed]

    • @nathanxxvii
      @nathanxxvii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nithshithhith4398 yeah for sure. 👍🏾

  • @ap3162
    @ap3162 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for showing this movie some love! This is a favorite of mine and I feel like no one ever talks about it or remembers it

  • @JadedOne420
    @JadedOne420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cain's Book: -blurs the lines between fiction and reality
    -creates believers / becomes a religion
    -brings the old ones thru a portal
    - *drives everyone to madness*
    Facebook: "hold my prophecy"

  • @SoChilled1
    @SoChilled1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really would've loved to see Guillermo Tel Toro's take on it.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh yeah Big Trouble in Little China has a very special place in my DVD collection. The Chinese girl with green eyes and of course the Porkchop Express.

    • @grapeshot
      @grapeshot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Brique Zallivam yep but on the video he mentioned Big Trouble in Little China. You know being made by John Carpenter and all.

  • @pressstartproductions
    @pressstartproductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Weird completely off topic take on this video: your hair has been on quite the journey on this channel but this new style really suits you. Thanks for your dedication to film you REALLY help to make things make sense!

  • @abraxis7292
    @abraxis7292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice to see New Hampshire be the area of a lot of Lovecraftian goodness and not just Massachusetts 😛

    • @mikester4896
      @mikester4896 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's also next to Maine too....

    • @kennethguthrie180
      @kennethguthrie180 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that placing it in Massachussetts would have been a little too on-the-nose for their Cain / King reference.

  • @pumibel1720
    @pumibel1720 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In HPL's "Pickman's Model", Richard Upton Pickman is an infamous artist who goes missing. His paintings are hyper-realistic depictions of otherworldly creepy and grotesque creatures that he claimed he painted entirely from life. It's pretty apt that the Pickman hotel has a cursed looking painting in the lobby.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I feel old when I think about when this classic first came out. It has such a great story.

    • @briannestewart5126
      @briannestewart5126 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same I watched it when it came out on VHS because I was a kid lol

    • @tbranson9543
      @tbranson9543 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@briannestewart5126 Same, I remember watching it at the theater as a kid.

    • @briannestewart5126
      @briannestewart5126 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tbranson9543 yeah my parents wouldn't take me cause I was like 5 lol so of course I couldn't. I think I saw it when I was 6 along with Hellraiser and the exorcist 😂

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you ever shown any spark of a real or independent personality?

    • @raymondizaguirre8080
      @raymondizaguirre8080 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reality is something to think about especially with you everywhere 🧐

  • @CarlosHernandez-kn4xk
    @CarlosHernandez-kn4xk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This and The Ninth Gate are my top fav. Exelent video👍

  • @eggman1586
    @eggman1586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    A bloody damn good lovecraftian movie that gets the concept right!

  • @paulcrews9551
    @paulcrews9551 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was not expecting this classic to be on your channel. I'm a huge Lovecraft fan and this is in my top 3 movies of all time. Love the channel.

  • @alfredlewis357
    @alfredlewis357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ghosts of Mars is possibly my favorite thing created out of pure spite.

  • @Veed.l0
    @Veed.l0 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What's really unique about this is that unbeknownst to Trent; him holding onto reason was the one thing that made him be portrayed as insane in a world of 'beleivers'. These believers, however paying the ultimate price for their tribal indulgence in reading and consuming Cane's content which was really just a conduit of evil from the unknown horrors. All the believers inadvertently allowed themselves to become puppets of this reality warping fiction and devolved into monstrosities in the likeness of these unknown horrors.

  • @jiltedarts
    @jiltedarts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was one of the few movies that actually showed me the road to Lovecraftian Horror and i have stuck to that path since. I true classic from the Master.

  • @brianparent4023
    @brianparent4023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so happy you did this movie. It’s one of my all time favorites and it’s extremely underrated. The number of fans in the world probably increased tenfold when you consider the size of your audience and the fact that most of us could actually understand the movie because of this vid

  • @TheHorreK2
    @TheHorreK2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We need more cosmic horror in modern media. I really hope for a "mountain of madness" modern adaptation someday

    • @TheHorreK2
      @TheHorreK2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Brique Zallivam would it though? I mean much of lovecrafts work is way less cryptic than people remember. Mountain of Madness especially had a huge segment of discribing the appearance and history of its "antagonist". I think with decent production design it could be a great watch, i hope for puppets/props though. CGI horror monsters were always a visual letdown for me

  • @NautYourAverageAstro
    @NautYourAverageAstro 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big Trouble in Little China is my favorite movie of all time. Thank you for giving it a shout out.

  • @zainquelrus99
    @zainquelrus99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    have to say ive been watching your channel for a few years now and have to say i'm also a huge john carpenter fans...this one being my favorite. i'm so glad you covered this one the apocalypse trilogy is soooooo good. the idea of being inside the book and the lovecraftian creatures definitely make this one amazing movie. thanks for all you do. keep it up

  • @sketchyforlife
    @sketchyforlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Carpenter is so amazing, Big Trouble is one of my favorite films (and escape from NY) but he really is a master of horror. He’s done so many different stories each with his own brand and i can’t get enough. Even his “bad” films like the ward has redeeming qualities. i’ll admit, i’m biased as hell, but i really do think he’s a genius.

  • @truerockfan
    @truerockfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this movie so much and I am so glad you finally got around to do it

  • @DeadlyDanDaMan
    @DeadlyDanDaMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This movie just proves how genius and ahead of his time Lovecraft really was. He literally invented "cosmic horror", and this movie is one of the best examples of it.

    • @alanrunner6397
      @alanrunner6397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He took lots of ideas or inspiration from middle east myths and lores

    • @udittlamba
      @udittlamba 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Aleister Crowley The Great Beast is there a doubt about that?

  • @charlesk5619
    @charlesk5619 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad you mentioned Big Trouble in Little China. Thats my favorite movie!

  • @jordanlr1577
    @jordanlr1577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my favorites. It's basically John Carpenter's love letter to H.P. Lovecraft. What more could a horror fan ask for?

  • @marcoslaureano5562
    @marcoslaureano5562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sam Neill is the scream king of horror movies - with the Dr. Weir scream from Event Horizon being the most brilliant - and most hilarious.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Oh yeah I remember watching this back in the day, very lovecraftian.

  • @handydan6273
    @handydan6273 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember asking you to make this video over a year ago! How am I just seeing this? Awesome

  • @Radxcor83
    @Radxcor83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "I'm sorry about the balls... It was a lucky shot, that's all!"
    Also absolutely agree. "The Thing", "ItMoM", "They Live", "Escape from NY" and "Big Trouble" are in my top ten for sure!

    • @nathanxxvii
      @nathanxxvii 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you see the prince of darkness?

  • @monsoonman8585
    @monsoonman8585 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seriously. I didn't think someone was capable of nailing this movie, thank you. Truly excellent job.

  • @24kRobot
    @24kRobot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love Found Flix.

  • @odellsawyer
    @odellsawyer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my second all time favourite horror film and I was SO HYPED to see you made a video on it

  • @thomaspalazzolo5902
    @thomaspalazzolo5902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Did I ever tell you my favorite channel was FoundFlix?"
    *Cut to Sam Neill in front of a wall of DVDs screaming uncontrollably.*

  • @unchangedimage1603
    @unchangedimage1603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dad put this movie on when I was either 9 or 10 years old and quite frankly, I had no idea what the hell was going on but I knew that I thoroughly enjoyed it. It kind of kickstarted my enjoyment of John Carpenter’s media ventures. I’d also like to add, I love ghosts of Mars.

  • @jaxxcorbin
    @jaxxcorbin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember watching this flick some 20+ years ago as a child. I was depressed from the confusion.
    This explainer gave me great closure.

  • @elijahjarman2837
    @elijahjarman2837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Not as great as the thing, but still amazing and terrific

  • @brianmoney410
    @brianmoney410 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my favorite movies. Admittedly, I am a 1976-1994 Carpenter fanboy. Sad thing on this one is that there has never been a vinyl release. I have basically every Carpenter movie score on vinyl but this one I have to stream. Thanks for the video!!