Patrick Explains THE NICE GUYS (And Why It's Great) - Christmas Special
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One year ago, Patrick visited his parents at Christmas to explain why Shane Black’s THE NICE GUYS is an underappreciated masterpiece
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Chad Ruhle as the voice of CHARL
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I think I love Shane Black's stuff so much because he's one of the surprisingly few action directors who really understands that violence... um... hurts
Put that mountain of shit called Predator a side, yes, he does.
😢😮😮😮😅😮😮😅
so 😢😢😅
The scene where Ryan Gosling accidently slits his wrist on the door window in the very beginning had me in tears the first time I saw this film. Fucking comedy gold.
Same. It was so unexpected, then the hard cut to the ambulance
I think the timing works out that Nice Guys 2 could be the origin story for Perry from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
OBJECTION! Wait... no... AFFIRMATION! Wait... eh, close enough.
Yes!!!
I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang recently having already seen Nice Guys a few times and thought Perry would be perfect for that world.
Oh my god you two need to collab.
Stay tuned while we give this a grade for realism… (Sorry but I’ll need to see this movie first so guess you better convince Black using Patrick’s “Release the Nice Guys 2” campaign).
Russel Crowe: “Give me your arm.”
Ryan Gosling: (Proceeds to act like a child)
I mean you would to if Russel Crowe was about to break your already damaged arm
@@mrcritical6751 I meant act like your mom is trying to make you leave Chuck E Cheese inside the ball pit
Ryan Gosling’s comedic timing is severely underrated. He’s actually a really funny guy
100% agree. I'm still disappointed that this wasn't a big enough success to lead to some sequels. In a better world this would have been a 'Knives Out' style hit and become the Lethal Weapon series of a new generation.
there shouldve been a sequel 😌😌
How does the director/writer of Kiss-kiss and this thing go on to make(ruin) the predator tho?
@@4Everlast Fair.
Yeah but we live in the stupid time line.
@@4Everlast It was the studio that destroyed that film. If Black made the film he wanted to make it would've been great.
I always felt like Holly was continuing the trend of March and Healy feeling like they were coming from their own detective movies in that she felt like she has her own line of Nancy Drew style mystery novels on the side
Good observation
This is part of my “Ryan Gosling in LA” Trilogy.
1) The Nice Guys
2) Drive
3) Blade Runner 2049
You missed La La Land
I love that you didn't include lala land
I've watched Drive 3 or 4 times trying to figure out why it bores me to hell. Still haven't figured it out
Yes. To hell with that musical.
My favorite comedy of the last 5 years or so. Gosling is totally under valued for his comedic timing. One of the best there is.
The great thing it's that it's both Gosling and Crowe who both tend to be more remembered for their smoldering and serious personas in films, both getting a chance to show off their great comical chops.
Canadian kids have known of Gosling's comedy skills since the 2000s. He was the "comic relief goofball" character on a show called Breaker High. In a way, he's basically reprising that character in Nice Guys.
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And I think he is a cardboard cutout.
...and then Barbie happened and he stole the show
I love how Patrick's parents are always exasperated by his shenanigans, yet he obviously got it off his dad
Do you have a moment to talk about Quicksilver Messenger Service?
"At least you're drinking again."
"Yeah...I feel great!"
I laughed my ass off when Momtrick Willems said “it’s December 12th 2020”
I don’t know why it is so funny but damn it killed me.
Damn it Jeremy, I almost did a spit take when I read that. Momtrick Willems is a delightful portmanteau. Well done man.
@@dominictemple all credit must go to Joshua Philip Hinrichs for his comment about “Dadtrick Willems”
@@STormnNormn2027 thanks for the info and bravo for giving credit where credit is due. Respect.
PREEEEACH!!! Man I love this movie so much and have rewatched it too many times to count, I wish it got the love it deserves! And get a sequel baby!!
Three Nice guys, Holly is Also a detective now
@@joaodealmeida5900 The actress is an adult now. Could be an interesting dynamic
I agree. Also, learn how sentences work.
A Nice Guys sequel should be set in the 80’s if you ask me
Patrick's parents are a national treasure ❤️
I was telling a friend about this movie and told him to take it home and watch it, he grabbed "The Other Guys" and then complained it wasnt nearly as good as i was making it out to be.
"The Nice Movie" and "The Other Movie"
The other guys is a good flick too tho
Really makes me wish Shane Black could make a comeback, especially after how The Predator (2018) turned out .
I have mixed feelings about that. Like The Predator definitely got screwed over in the edit during the Fox sale, but also Black let one of his friends who was a registered sex offender on set without telling the other cast and crew, including the parents of the child actors. I feel that's a pretty decent reason to put someone in movie jail for a couple of years.
@@breedlove94 My man the movie's a shit-show, It failed on each and EVERY level. From the story, characters, "humor", action, literally everything. I couldn't believe wtf i was watching.
He made the lady strip down for no reason? Predator firing an AR-15 in a Rambo style? The tired BS trope of the genius kid, just cause he's got a mental issue. It was beyond bland, shots and angles are on a first time directors TV show level, the soundtrack... What soundtrack? Predators weren't intimidating nor scary/mysterious, i can't remember a single action sequence that stood out, the few lines that were supposed to be bad ass made me laugh for the first time in the film, an hour in, it was cringe. And he wanted to have several predators cracking jokes and buzzing about in a tank, mid day?? If he wanted to make a comedy, he made one, and it's bad.
Biggest faux pa I've ever seen from a writer/director as good as he is.
Great video, but I can’t believe you missed the best joke: “You know who else was just following orders? Hitler.”
😂😂😂 That one kills me every time.
Nah, the best joke is Gosling dreaming that Crowe has a hidden leg gun and then trying to use it during a fight
@@rakino4418 yeah you're absolutely right
This movie is criminally underrated! So glad someone is finally giving this movie the spotlight it so deserves! Praying for a sequel some day 🙏
1:30 love how you can see Patrick in the window reflection, somehow it truly adds to the scene
Damn frightening. That's like Frank Silva becoming BOB in Twin Peaks
@@TheIslandDivision hahah it does look like Bob lol
Shane Black is the best at making violence or “slapstick” funny
This is one of my favorite movies from the 2010s! It absolutely deserved to get a sequel. Absolutely underrated
I remember seeing this at the theater with my dad on opening day and being sad there were only 10 other people with us.
I dragged my wife to it in the theatres. I think there were 5 other people and two of them were octogenarians and fell asleep.
@@Nwmguy They had 8 legs?
Loved Kiss Kiss Bang Bang so went to see this with a buddy. Counting us there were 6 people in the whole place :-(
This is me watching every non-Marvel film on theatres now.
1) THANK YOU for this video! 'The Nice Guys' has become one of my top 10 films ever!
2) The inclusion of your family is such a sweet touch.
3) Another of Ryan Gosling's comedy gold moments, to me, is at the beginning where his electric razor misfires.
I’m extremely partial to the payoff on the grammar correction. I guess that’s more the daughter than Gosling but we’ll count it as part of his comedy too.
Proud to have seen this in theaters. I am continually recommending it.
“Being surprised is good actually!” 😂yes
Wow, you NAILED Ryan Gosling's whole thing 🤯 I remember obsessing over a scene in Young Hercules with my best friend that is exactly him standing there stoically feeling emotions.
10/10 movie, always funny to see people complaining about lack of original movies then when they get a great one like this they don't watch it
You have an amazing ability to take a movie I already love, and make me love it even more.
The punch through the door is my favorite moment
What a wonderful Christmas eve gift! I actually watched "The Nice Guys" for the first time a few months ago, and while I liked it, I didn't fully understand the context. I now appreciate it even more than I did. It was brilliant, and stuff. I mean, it was brilliant.
Good job catching that you don't have to say "and stuff."
It's a bit like Don Quixote, but as an action movie buddy comedy.
Possibly my favorite movie, and definitely the one I'm always most excited to rewatch. Every time I show it to friends, it becomes one of their favorites as well. While I get why its theater run didn't go well, I can't believe it's not a bigger cult classic than it is.
I for real thought this essay was in defense of The Other Guys staring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg and was shocked by the history of it's director right up until 7:44... after realizing we are in fact talking about a different pair of misfit cops I was shook
Man, i watched this movie TODAY, as a Christmas session, laughed my ass off. One of the most rewatchable movies ever.
Just rewatched this the other night while wrapping gifts. I’ve never clicked a video notification so quickly ❤️
Literally me too. It's such a perfect movie in so many ways. It's not Christmas without Shane Black
@@LycoLoco I’ve made this an annual tradition to watch this while wrapping. Completely agree it’s not Christmas without Shane Black 😅
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a TH-cam video whose content I agree with so much. It is like Patrick read my mind. I love introducing this film to people who’ve never seen it.
This movie is criminally underrated.
You never discussed the brilliance that is the random guy being shot every time somebody misses a gunshot at one of the protagonists. Truly inspired.
The scene where Ryan Gosling breaks the window and ends up in an ambulance had me in hysterics. Great comparison with DiCaprio, too! I love it when an actor surprises us with their hidden comedic talents: not everyone can do it.
I couldn't believe this film was so underrated,it was funny, suspenseful, and had some heavy emotional development. I have watched it a dozen times at least.
The Nice Guys and The Man From Uncle are criminally underappreciated. Both films had incredible directors, perfectly cast actors , and a balance of action/comedy/drama perfectly paced. I really would love to see both of these movies get a sequel or series.
After seeing this, and his turn in snl, I quickly learned how funny gosling really is
One of the most quotable lines in any Shane Black movie is just “what the fuck is this, Chet?”
1) You sold me on watching The Nice Guys.
2) In 2022 we need you to do your classic Director Deep Dive on Shane Black’s history and filmography.
3) Glad the “Charl” storyline is coming to an end….I love ya, but this was def not my fav parts of your vids these past 2 years. 🤣
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 🎄
I saw The Nice Guys in theaters alone because no one else wanted to see it with me and loved it so much I bought it on DVD as soon as it released on that so I could show it to absolutely everyone I could.
Ryan Gosling's performance in this is one of my favorites of all time.
The Nice Guys is a great movie. I saw it in the theater, now it's definitely time for a rewatch. And yes, they should make a sequel. My opinion on it is a little different, though. Where you see it as incredibly sad, I see it as mean. Like it depicts a mean world that chews up innocent people without mercy. Somehow Healy and March have managed to survive by sacrificing any innocence or idealism they once had, but even that is only enough to keep them sort of half-alive. By banding together they rediscover the lost parts of themselves, even though their quest is an almost total failure. The movie is about how you can't give in to the world no matter how mean and lousy it really is. Fighting to make things better (or at least to be the best version of yourself) is the only way to be truly alive, and people like Holly deserve no less than your best.
Similar to The Last Boy Scout. Another overlooked classic.
"You had me at wine; I'll take a bottle's worth."
So glad to see someone with an audience say that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang's meta humour is the kind Deadpool wishes it was.
saw this in the theatre, if i remember right i was the only one there
i've never met a single person who has seen this movie and doesn't absolutely adore it
The Nice Guys is one of my favorites, and I'm so glad it gets the attention it deserves on TH-cam. If it weren't for recommendations from TH-cam, I wouldn't have discovered this absolute gem of a film. My whole family loved it!
Yes! I love it when Patrick's parents show up.
If you've ever seen the TV show "Breaker High" you can see some of the DNA of Gosling's performance there, and that's back when he was a teenager.
Kiss kiss bang bang and the nice guys are two of my favourite movies, Shane Black's scripts are so much fun
I love the nice guys, probably one of my favorite movies of all time
YES! This is the one I’ve been waiting for. What a nice Christmas present ☺️
Completely agree. I also think Man from UNCLE is also incredibly underrated.
"I had to question the mermaids" is one of the greatest lines ever spoken in cinema.
Personally, I found the twist in Iron Man 3 with the Mandarin to be disappointing NOT because it was a mere subverted expectation, but because the "real" villain turned out to be yet another lame nobody in a business suit, just like in the first two Iron Man films. Plus, Sir Ben Kingsley played the fake Mandarin so well that it left me wishing he had just been the real villain. Thankfully, Marvel did a great job redeeming him in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Other than that, I wholly agree with your sentiment about subverted expectations in general. You know what? I love Nice Guys. And I love The Last Jedi. You don't agree? Whatever. You don't have to watch them. Just don't go crying on the internet about your life being ruined because the movie wasn't tailored for you.
I think the biggest problem was that Black had planned for the "Real Mandarin" to be revealed to be an Asian Woman who was manipulating everything expertly, but Ike Perlmutter wouldn't let him because he thought a main villain who is both a minority and a woman wouldn't sell toys, so the final twist was changed into a boring, forgettable white guy who also didn't sell many toys.
@@Inkmonkeywoodis bummer. That explains a lot.
I'd heard that in the original script the real villain turned out to be the character played by Rebecca Hall with Guy Pearce ALSO being a red herring. That would've been much better than the story we got.
(Also, based on your comment, it would make sense if this character was both more prominently featured in the film and also an Asian woman thus leading to Ike Perlmutter ruining everything.)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is even more underrated imo, and Val Kilmer is great in it. You can also see how the one film built upon the other.
I have a treatment idea to merge both films into a sequel crossover that gives both films characters closure. I love both of them so much!
Gosling's greatest hour as an actor and I won't hear otherwise!
I remember having a conversation with my workmates (who are movie buffs) when the Barbie buzz started about how they were surprised to see Gosling in this kind of role. I was like "What do you mean? He was great in The Nice Guys, i think its perfect casting" and they were like "Whats The Nice Guys?" And i was legitimately GAGGED. Needless to say, i told them they should see it as soon as humanly possible.
One of the best comedies of the last decade.
That firewood gag made me laugh way too hard. Well done.
Saw it multiple times when it was in theaters, I love the hell out of this movie.
I watched it after this and I gotta say, Ryan Gosling the comedy actor is a revelation.
"You know who also just followed orders? Hitler." - I had to pause for laughs
11:03
Yeah, there’s something about Russel Crowe that makes him believable as somebody who’d beat people up with little provocation…
Additionally: I really love that the depressing ending of this movie, where the bad guy gets away, is ultimately undone by time. Because the Detroit automotive industry is gonna go up in smoke in like…barely any time at all. So the bad guys’ll lose after all, just not through the way anybody expected.
That's my boy - fightin' around the world
Yesss - I just watched this! Literally such an awesome slice of the reconstructed 70s - everyone works their *ass* off, Gosling and Crowe giving the best comedic work of each of their respective careers... we fuckin' missed out
I just wish some streaming service executive would buy the rights and make The Nice Guys 2. They just spent $75 million on a boring Adam McKay flick with the most star-studded cast I've ever seen, they could drop another $50 million on Shane Black, right?
The Nice Guys truly is one of the greatest buddy coms I've seen in the past decade.
One of my favourites that I show everyone I can, thank you for putting a spotlight on it!
Man, it's about time this movie got some love!
Watched it for the first time this year with my mom. I cried laughing when Ryan Gosling fell down that hill, the whole thing is so incredibly funny
I know I'm late to the party, but i saw this video's thumbnail in my feed yesterday. It inspired me to re-watch Nice Guys last night. So much fun. Then came back to watch this. So yeah, thanks for a good movie night!
Shane Black should have a movie out every year
I was literally just telling friends how great this was at the beginning of the month. Cannot WAIT to watch this.
It’s a perfect movie in my humble opinion
The great thing about Shane Black movies is that as long as you're feeling extremely generous about the category, they're ALL technically Christmas movies
I have LOVED this movie ever since it came out in theaters and this video expressed everything I think about it. Thanks Patrick.
I watched this film in the cinema and I'm so glad, honestly
This is a wonderful return to form discussing a movie I love! Classic Patrick Willems is back!
Never mind, the fucking coconut is still here :(
I guess it'll never be like it was.
I'm so glad you brought up the Costello riff. I thought I was the only one who noticed.
Shane Black is criminally underappreciated.
I went from knowing nothing about this movie to watching it 3 times in theaters
What a perfect Christmas gift!
WB really needs to take a leaf out of Netflix book and throw money on directors and actors to give them that sweet sweet content.
Sidenote, I really like Iron Man 3, especially the Mandarin reveal, but for me the finale didn't work with the President and the army of robot suits (Pepper was phenomenal though)
Shane ROCKS. As much as I am a fan of all his work, I left my home and arrived in L.A. at the time 'The Nice Guys" takes place (I keep calling it "the Good Guys" for some reason) so this one has very special meaning for me.
The scene where he tries to break into the building my elbowing the glass but just tears his arm to bloody shreds is hysterical. I’ve always thought that should happen more often hahah
I'm glad this movie is getting more love. This, along with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, were severely screwed over at the theaters.
One of my favorite movies. I laughed so hard in the theater I almost died.
Every clip that showed up in this video made me laugh all over again. Rewatched it many times, my favourite buddy cop film of all time. Crowe and Gosling are incredible in this
The Nice Guys is a national treasure and I'm glad it's finally getting recognition
"Those people have boring tastes, and I don't want to be friends with him."
I couldn't have said it better.
Had the pleasure of seeing this in theaters. I loved it and thought it was criminally underrated.
Shame 2018 Predators was ... unfathomably stupid
Oh god I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only person who enjoyed the twist in Iron Man 3
One of my favourite movies!!
Thank you Patrick. Not just for praising The Nice Guys, but also for giving Iron Man 3 the respect it deserves.
"At least you started drinking again"
"Yeah.... I feel great...."
As an alcoholic, this is one of the funniest things I have ever heard 🤣
The Nice Guys is absolutely great
This is literally a 100% correct take on this phenomenal movie, i don't know why i'm surprised but yeah great job patrick
I love your parents. Merry Christmas, film man.
Hot damn, this video tops the list of videos I most wanted to see without knowing it
I agree with you on this movie; it's an underappreciated gem. I do feel like your representation of folks who don't like subversion in movies is a bit ungenerous and strawman-y though. I don't think the people you speak of, with whom I somewhat identify, believe that subversion is a bad thing, I think it's that they don't believe subversion by itself is naturally a good thing. So, with Iron Man 3 for example, the problem that a lot of folks have is not the Trevor Slattery reveal. I myself rather enjoyed that part and thought it was the highlight of the film. The problem is that once the movie took away the threat of the mildly interesting "Mandarin", what was left to hold up the movie was the uninspired performance of Guy Pearce and his army of nameless exploding goons.
So, if I can put it another way, the point of view of these people is not that "a movie sucks because it subverted expectations", but rather that "subverting expectations does not necessarily make a movie better."
Ahh been waiting for this! One of my favourite films (and most rewatched) ever. Criminally underrated
I walked into this movie knowing nothing but the title and proceeded to lose my shit with my friend for the entire run time. Within the next couple of months I realized it was in my top ten, maybe my top five, and nobody fuckin knew about it. I don't know if I need a sequel per se, but I wish more people could appreciate it.
Preach, brotha. u- u