Dick Tracy - Caravan of Garbage
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- For this next series of Caravan Of Garbage reviews we're taking a look at a five classic comic book propeties that were adapted into underperforming or underwhelming movies. This week we're kicking things off with 1990's Dick Tracey. Directed by and starring Warren Beatty it takes the pulp detective and pits him in a bizarre comic book page universe. Also starring Madonna, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, James Cann and a whole lot more you'd think more people would remember this. But they don't. Thanks for watching!
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Garfield was a comic, when are you going to watch tail of two kitties?
😂
Yes
Yes
YES
They'll be forced when the Chris Pratt Garfield movie comes out
Fun Fact: Al Pacino has stated that Madonna flashed him during rehearsals for this movie, opening her coat to reveal that she was naked underneath. Pacino joked that when he is old if he is observed with a beatific smile on his face, it will be because he is recalling the incident.
I'd hate to make a crass joke, but:
More like beat-off-ic, am I right?
That counts as a sex for Pacino
I’m sorry, but how did this movie manage to stay PG?
For some reason i thought this was going to be a blue harvest joke
@@bonez6915Me too, the set up is on point
So I used to work in a pharmacy where the demographic was mainly older people, i.e. people who'd heard of Dick Tracy. So when the topic of technology would come up I would refer to people's Apple watches as "Dick Tracy watches", and the older crowd would always laugh and get a kick out of it cuz they understood the reference. Once out of habit when someone MY age paid with their apple watch I made this reference and when I tell you that the silence and confusion was palpable... you could cut that awkward tension with a knife.
I remember the first ad for the Samsung Galaxy watch included the Dick Tracy watch and I was the only guy at my job who got the reference.
Your still a child. That's so sweet
I legit did this at work very recently and got the exact same response 😆
That the response was silence and discomfort, instead of curiosity, is why younger generations are a bunch of idiots, even more than usual.
Dick Tracy was long before my time, but I still knew about it, especially the TV watch, because I BOTHER TO LEARN THINGS.
I also know about the Burma Shave signs.
But nowadays, there's this sort of voluntary ignorance of anything outside of a kid's own little, irrelevant world.
My girlfriend got a Apple Watch as a birthday gift last year, in front of her and her dad one day, I go “check ur dick Tracy watch” needless to say her dad fully understood and started to laugh, leaving my girlfriend with the most confused face. Hilarious.
I can't for the life of me understand people hating on this film. It's funny, exciting, and gorgeously shot. The performances are so perfectly pulpy. Will always love this film.
Well, it's hard to do a story like this in a film without making it overly campy. If it's in live action, at least.
Agreed!
Agreed, this movie RULES! The haters don’t get it! This is one of the best Tommy Gun gangster movies of all time!
It's just younger people who were not around at the time or snobs. It's like the youtuber who called C3PO the "golden robot"! Really?
srs, its a kids movie, I feel sorry for anyone who takes it seriously
"It counts as a sex" nearly made me spit out my tea.
agreed. That was brilliant.
The only film I ever went to see at the cinema with my dad, so this one holds special memories for me.
The only one? 🥺
I saw plenty of movies with my mom, but The Shadow (1994) was the last one before she died, so that one will always hold a special place in my heart as well
I think they showed this for movie day in the auditorium in grade school around 1990-91. Did not care for it. The art direction is great. I also won a free burger scratcher from McDonalds tie-in.
I'm scared to ask about the sad implications of this story
Damn. Was it that bad?
Only watched Dick Tracy for the first time a few months ago, and I was absolutely blown away. Not by the story or characters or directing or acting, but by the matte paintings. Holy SHIT what a gorgeously rendered setting. I want to see a talky picture and go out for coffee afterward with my special lady friend at a diner on the river at 1AM where you can see the skyline in the distance. It's such a special time and place it's recreating.
Caravan of garbage unlocked the possibility of natural viagra. If only I could bottle up this nostalgia to profit
The art direction in this film is outstanding and still holds up to this day.
I haven't watched it in a while, but maybe check out Dark City. It's a very different movie (maybe check out the trailer first) but I remember it looking pretty damn cool as well. Same thing with the Coppola Dracula movie; a very weird movie, but damn it looked great.
You should see The Hudsucker Proxy sometime for insane directorial trickery... I'm off to Shell Beach though. Have a nice day... :)
@@ctrlallterrors One of my all time favorites for this kind of movie. It's literally brought me to tears just for through the visuals and music.
I gotta respect that this is an auteurs film. Beatty had a meticulous and specific vision and executed it. Every frame had the filmmakers personal touch to it.
And *god* it looks incredible doesn't it?
Say what you will about the writing but I am crazy about the visuals.
I genuinely and unapologetically love this movie. I was 7 years old when I saw it in 1990 and from the summer until Halloween, I was never seen out of my cheap yellow fedora, trench coat and radio watch.
By the way, this is one of my favorite CoG.
When do we eat?
Same. Shame no one will watch this either
Absolutely. Underrated classic.
I watched it last year for the first time, I enjoyed myself quite a lot.
I loved it too, I am also a Darkman, 89 Punisher and Tank Girl obsessive... 😂
This movie will always hold a special place for me. When I was 10 years old, my wonderful, incredible, late mother knew how much I loved this movie so she sewed a long yellow coat for me to be Dick Tracy for Halloween. She made the coat not long before her passing from lung cancer. She was probably slowly dying while she made it! She was just such a wonderful person. And she loved my siblings and I so much. I'm now crying.
That's so lovely. You had an incredible mum.
@@niallreid7664 Thank you so much! She sure was. I wish I had more time with her.
You wrote something so lovely and moving in so few words. Thank you. Best wishes. @@escott1981
@@LoneStoat Thank you very much! She was an incredible woman!
so amazing job your mom did !!! nothing like it
The Rocketeer and The Shadow are two of my favorite movies from my childhood. I've lost count of how many times I've seen them, and I have them both on blu-ray these days.
The Shadow knows!
I actually quote that movie far more than it deserves 😂
@@feathercompressor Yep. And I was just listening to that on the soundtrack during my daily bike ride the other day.
Loved the shadow as a kid. Granted I haven't watched it since I was a kid
@@DoesntMatterTheAt Personally, I think it holds up, especially in today’s comic book movie culture.
@@Wh0isTh3D0ct0r just been too long. Used to have the rocketeer and the shadow on vhs. Watched the hell out of em
When you're done with these movies, you should cover "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Not based on a comic, but it did this genre PERFECTLY.
And also, "Cool World" with Brad Pitt & Kim Basinger.
And Looney Tunes - Back in Action.
Is based off a book though, so kinda counts!
I love this movie as a kid. The gangster make up was fantastic, the colorful noir sets were awesome, and Al Pacino was hilariously over the top. The shootout Escape singing the end was awesome.
The comparison to "Sin City" really makes a lot of sense I'd never considered the similarities
This along with Batman 89 just made me fall in love with that gritty, crime-riddled noir setting as a kid. One of my favorite scenes is actually when the orphan Kid speaks to Dick at his lowest point in the jail, and says he's chosen to take Tracy's last name as his own. Damn if that just doesn't give you the manliest tears.
Fun fact
The toy line accidentally revealed the Madonna twist as the series one line had the toy with removable head and it revealed it was basically a Madonna molded face sculpt. The toy line launched before the movie was released. Everyone knew the big twist.
Love the show. Would love some Mystery Men during this month of Comic book movies.
Blue Harvest.
Partially correct. Because they realized this would spoil the twist, so the figure's release was halted. At least in the US. About 3000 copies of the super rare figure were shipped to Canada and other territories, but after the film was out, and the spoiler wasn't a big deal, sales had slumped so plans to release the figure never happened. The spoiler never happened for most of us, but instead a grail action figure that sells for thousands was created.
One of the reasons I remember this movie so well was the awesome promotion that McDonald's did at the time called 'Dick Tracy's Crimestopper' game. There would be a different mug shot of a Dick Tracy villain every week posted at a 'Wanted' kiosk in the stores and you'd check the scratch off ticket that came with your meal to see if the picture (and number) matched. It was a cool way to introduce kids to all the Dick Tracy villains from the movie.
I vaguely remember that ....I was 5 yrs old .. haven't thought about that on like 30 years lol
I remember having one of those toy communicator watches.
McDonald's got so pissed at Disney when the film under-performed for them after spending millions on the promotion that Burger King got the rights to new tie-ins for a few years.
I remember that as well as having the two way wrist watch toy Playmates put out around the time the movie came out. Didn't really care for the figures much but I loved that watch.
@@Clay3613 And then McDonalds got screwed over again years later with their Batman Returns toy promotion getting shut down because of angry parents pissed about the movie being marketed to kids when it really wasn't for kids at all.
Unironically, a Tellatale game Wolf Among Us style Dick Tracy game would be pretty neat - Dick Tracy's enough of a blank slate that you could play him as e a level-headed negotiator or a crazed gun-toting vigilante and both would be equally in-character. And the rogues gallery are colourful enough to do fun stuff with.
Watching Tracy Zooms In actually was uncanny valley for my brain, it was such a bizarre watch. Also, what are the psychological implications of an actor that loves a character portraying that character as someone who hates him?
Great video
The implications is probably another oscar worthy performance
Consider the implications of your bizarrely worded zeal
Kaola Mirage! A dude playing a dude directing a dude the dude is playing.
I can't speak for the specific circumstances of a character as portrayed by an actor interacting with that person, but as a general concept I don't think it's that uncommon for people who spend any healthy amount of time fantasizing about fictional media to reach the point of hypothesizing what one's favorite character would think of them in a scenario where they were to have a meet and greet. And if you're being honest with yourself about how such an interaction would play out, there's a good chance that favorite character of yours (for whatever reason) isn't going harbor the same level affection for you that you have for them, should there be any at all from their side. Even if you have the social grace to keep from overtly displaying obsession, there's just no way to adequately compensate for what the wildly exceptional and fantastical worlds of the unreal can provide.
That was one of the oddest thing I've watched on CZcams and I've watched a lot of weird stuff on here.
James’ creativity with the trivia names never ceases to amaze me
This movie will forever be etched into my memory because of The Kid's food montage. I was watching this on cable TV, Christmas morning 1998, waiting for the rest of my family to wake up, and with each passing scene, I started feeling more and more nauseated until I had to jump up and run to the bathroom to puke. Turned out I had the flu, and then the power went out because of a huge ice storm, so I spent all of Christmas and the next day laying on a sofa under half a dozen blankets, shivering and hating life in a dark, freezing house. Dick Tracy was the catalyst for what remains, to this day, one of the worst days of my life.
So you're saying the movie gave you the flu.
@@TrumbullComic ... and it stole Christmas
@@TrumbullComic turns out he's STILL fever dreaming
Wow,that’s depressing.
You should sue Warren Beatty
I miss the guy screaming Rodney
RODNEY!!
Rodney ..??
The boys assuming that Beatty stopped sleeping with other women after he got married, and not being able to fathom sleeping with more than one woman in a day (or *gasp* at the same time) is wholesome and adorable.
I'm having sex with 5 women right now, as I'm typing this comment.
The multitasking is challenging at first, but you build it up with practice.
I knew a dude who was able to do that for about 2 years or so. He was insanely good looking and popular. Basically after he had sex he'd ask the women if they had any friends who'd be interested in sleeping with him that were also hot. They'd scroll IG and if he liked her friends he'd get her to DM them and set it up. It was totally insane how he kept it up but I personally witnessed it. When you are a star in Hollywood it's absolutely possible to sleep with a woman a day for as long as you want but it takes work!
I was imagining the scene from _Black Dynamite_ where there's about eight women passed out in his bed, the implication being this is every night.
Struggle not to come out of the closet on CZcams challenge @@robbo8611
Hell, he could do it in a third of the time if each day was a threesome day.
James’ creativity with the trivia names never ceases to amaze me. "It counts as a sex" nearly made me spit out my tea..
"People don't know about this"
Sad but true. I LOVE this movie. It is just so stylish and bizarre. I saw it on VHS as a kid in the 90s and it just stuck in my brain.
I love the look of this movie, the use of primary colors, the beautiful map paintings, and the great special effects for the gangsters, I can just have a good time just looking at the movie
I love a lot of Marvel movies but almost none of them are visually stunning and unique as this movie.
They really made it feel like an old comic book. Money was spent, and well spent at that.
Same. Those matte paintings are really incredible.
I am once again asking for your support in getting them to release the fifth element caravan of garbage! It’s what the people want!
God wills it
That's an actual great movie. Caravan of Garbage is way better when its bad or weird af movies
@@Zabbyzab That's the BEST thing about The Fifth Element. It's ALL of those things and I LOVE it!
It's kinda a comic book film. It was inspired by Valerion. And then Luc Besson did an actual Valerion film, and from what I've heard, just watch Fifth Element.
@@ninjabluefyre3815 Valerion and Fifth Element make great double features. Valerion has its moments but it was miscast... I like Rhianna, but... not in Valerion...
Madonna was literally at her peak and there's no issues with her in the movie at all, the soundtrack is great too, plus Vogue, it was Iconic in 1990 already and by now Legendary :) this movie in it's own category and it still looks unique today .
She's amazing in this movie and perfect album too 🙌
I remember this being big enough at the time that there was a push to make it a big Dick Tracy craze. All the old movies were re-released on VHS and even the weird old cartoon in which Tracy barely featured was re-run on TV for the first time in years. There were t-shirts and video games. The studio really thought this was going to be the next Batman.
My brother & I had Dick Tracy pajamas and bedsheets that came from a thrift store. Neither of us had a clue who or what Dick Tracy was 😂
I have NO shame in saying that I love this movie! I watch it whenever I come across it, beginning to end.
All the actresses and actors knew what type of movie is was going to be and they went in no holds barred!
OMG, Tracy Zooms In is absolutely insane. Thank you for making me aware of it's existence.
My grandfather showed me this movie when I was a kid and i thought it was pretty cool for how old it was. I forgot about this completely and my grandfather passed away a couple years ago, thanks for bringing back a great memory, times are tough right now and it helps now thinking of all the other memories surrounding it.
I like how this film and the recent Netflix One piece adaptation really went out with the sets and character design to really capture the look of their respective source material,more adaptations should do that .
I love that Beatty doesn't deny being a slut. He's just like, "I was always honest about it, and those numbers are ridiculous."
Having sex and masturbating is not the same thing.
That counts as a sex.
I f'n LOVE that you're doing all these obscure comic book movies! Can't wait for the Rocketeer as well.
I loved this movie when I was a kid. I'm excited as hell for the Rocketeer episode next week as well. Two of my favorites from childhood.
Ditto! Rocketeer is one of my favourites
There's two stories I will never get tired of, how Steve Gerber stole back Howard the Duck from Marvel, and how Warren Beatty keeps the Dick Tracy IP hostage.
Among the colourful costumes made for this film was a shaggy fur coat, dyed a vibrant azure hue. Unfortunately, during filming a stunt went wrong, causing the sleeves to be torn off, leaving the disappointed costumers with a Blue Hair Vest.
You're absolutely right that it's a big swing and that's what makes it charming. It's bold and stylish and weird. It's basically a Tim Burton movie without Tim Burton.
If I’m going to be honest, this looks like a Goddamn awesome movie.
youre wasting time if you havent seen it, SO AMAZING, will never be done like this again !
Twenty-one villains from the original Chester Gould comic strip appeared in the movie, including… Stooge, Shoulders, Wilson “The Rodent" Williams, The Brow, "Littleface" Finny, "Flattop" Jones, Jake "Itchy" Rossi, Breathless Mahoney, 88 Keyes, Lips Manlis, Steve "the Tramp" Brogan, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice, Lorenzo "Pruneface" Prunesti, Mumbles, Raymond “Rocko” Burr, Lou Harv, Vest Vincenzo, Texie Garcia, Ribs Mocca, Ben "Spud" Spaldoni, Johnny Ramm, and The Blank DeSanto.
As a nod to some of these characters, the working title for Dick Tracy was actually “Burr Lou Harv Vest”, which is coincidentally very similar to the working title for the 1977 film “Star Wars”.
Since these are mostly based on pulp comics, they should call this series the Pulp Fiction Caravan of Garbage.
I had the VHS tape of Dick Tracy when I was 11 and I wore that thing out. I loved this movie and I either had every toy that came out, or I just used my LEGO sets to recreate the Dick Tracy story. For me, this movie is a core memory and I don’t think I’ve seen it in 25 years. Great review though and BTS stuff is fascinating. I didn’t know the lovely Annette Benning was or is married to Mr Beatty but I’m glad she was able to end his reign of terror on women around the world.
I love the Al Pacino one liners in Dick Tracy. "Next time I turn is fingers into pretzels and I might just do the same thing to your face".
I love this movie, i love seeing big name actors just ham it up while wearing some impressive costumes and makeup
I only ever saw the Roger Rabbit VHS trailer of Dick Tracy. It’s weird to see footage not from the trailer. Also, Dick Trivia is my favorite one so far.
That’s a 90s story if I ever heard one lol
I remember them showing the Roger Rabbit short "Rollercoaster Rabbit" before Dick Tracy. I wouldn't get to rewatch that short until 1996 when Disney released all the shorts on a VHS.
Cinematography and casting are AMAZING. It's VERY sincere and very, very odd. I literally did this comic-strip film revisit last summer myself. Curious to see what you guys think of the others. (Also, an FYI - the Miranda decision didn't happen in the States until 1966 or thereabouts...)
Nice catch!
Casting sank the movie. Warren Beatty didn’t work on any level.
The whole time watching this I was waiting for you to bring up Tracy Zooms In, truly one of the most insane pieces of media ever released
When will you guy review Mystery Men!!!
Great video btw, brought a lot of memories, Dick Tracy was amongst the first comic character movies I had the opportunity to watch, so it will always have a special place in my heart.
Waiting to watch your video on Rocketeer too, another one of my favourite childhood movies.
I wish they would do a review of dog soldiers, I've legit never heard anyone talk about it
Critical Drinker does a great review and even interviews the director.
@@chadreese9501I don't trust Critical Drinker.
Brandon Tenold did a review, he's very entertaining.
A movie I only exists cause my grandpa has a DVD copy yet still never watched
@@ninjabluefyre3815 ok
When are you doing Inspector Gadget?
This is long awaited, talked about on the pod years ago now finally a vid on it
"maybe but yes" [shows clip of Patrick Willems video]
LMAO this is why I love you guys. I've seen his video on Dick Tracy but here I am anyway watching yours too!
The Shadow is one of my favorite characters, and I love the style and look of the movie. I think it's a lot better than people give it credit for. Like The Rocketeer before it, it's become a well-loved classic!
I like to do a double feature of The Shadow and Darkman 🎉
I saw this in theaters at like 9 years old. And I did really like it
Dick Tracy was ambitious in its scope and visually stunning in its execution and despite being often overlooked by the mainstream, had its influences on many of the more 'stylized' films to follow. In particular those earlier successes of Zach Snyder in the form of Sin City and 300.
Excited for this batch i love those old radio plays and pulp comics
Dick Tracy is a good movie. The villains all look unique.
Pulp Comic Movies are great - they have deliberate style, and you have to just accept the world presented and have some fun 😊
Strong colours, shapes, styles, heavy handed 2D characters!
I love them, even when the end movie isn't GREAT they are GREAT 😊😊
The editor finding a “had to do it em” picture of Warren Beaty during the section about his promiscuity was *chef’s kiss*
Was playing Tears of the Kingdom whenever the Zelda music came on talking about the history of Dick Tracy 😂
Heck yes! I love Pulp heroes! They're kinda hard to get right. Hope you guys do the Spirit. Who I as a kid thought was the same guy as Dick Tracy and was called Dick Tracy's Spirit.
It garnered seven Academy Award nominations, winning in three of the categories: Best Original Song, Best Makeup, and Best Art Direction.
I am really enjoying the Legend of Zelda Windwaker Outset Island Music playing in the background lol
One of the interesting things about the original comic strip, is when a villain died, they stayed dead. It routinely killed off characters and that was it. It’s why they had such a huge rogues gallery to portray in the movies.
Also, in fairness the Miranda warning act wasn’t put in place till 1966. Before that you got few drags off a pall mall and smack in the mouth.
The costumes and the visuals are really nice and I'm glad Dick Tracy got a interesting trilogy🤣 but it would be nice if Tracy got a new show or movie but I guess he's tired or still doing all that banging so it's taking up too much time but it would be nice to get some more Dic...
Freaking love this film and its amazing sequels. Thanks for doing these movies, I've been looking forward to this!!!!
Whoa wait...what sequels??? 😮
Part 2: the search for more dick @@NavySharkz
@NavySharkz Just a pro tip. You should really watch the video before you comment. Oftentimes your question is answered in the video itself, which is the case here
@@hezekiahramirez6965 you're right. That part came up right after I put that comment. 😁👍
I've been watching Caravan of Garbage for years and I can honestly say this is your best one yet
Love this run you’re doing. I saw most of these as a kid in the theaters with my parents and they definitely stuck with me. My favorite of this bunch is the Rocketeer, looking forward to next week!
This movie is so good it still holds up
"Just like they don't talk about The Shadow". You've cleared not met my friend, he has a fascinating obsession with it.
Was going over the old podcasts a few months ago and they had multiple long rants about Dick Tracy, so I finally sat down and watched it.
Took me a week to get through that absolute dreck.
I love these guys! I subscribe on Big Sandwich but rewatch and comment here for there numbers.
Loving the sudden "Mason Explains A Thing" theme music. :D Perfection.
This is the only channel that I watch consistently every week
So excited that you're going to do The Shadow!! One of my all time fave underrated character and movie!! Please
e be gentle with it 😂
Editing is so good!
I feel like this format would probably work better as a podcast than a CZcams video do you guys have a podcast? I would totally listen to it.
I love the Windwaker music in the background
One of my favorite movies as a kid! I still love it today.
This movie has a very sad but special place in my heart. I was 6 when Dick Tracy was released in theaters and my dad in particular was excited to see this movie because our last name is Tracy. My parents were separated but they decided to take my sister and I together and I just remember being bored and really not much else about my movie experience but I remember other details like sitting in the middle of the theatre and on the right side. The reason I remember this and many other things about the day is because my father was killed about 3 hours after we went to see Dick Tracy. I'm not going to get into all of the details but it was a day that changed my life and my family's life forever. Since I was only 6 it's hard to remember stuff from that age now that I'm almost 40 but that day is one I will always carry with me because forgetting that would be like me forgetting about my dad.
The best moment in every Mr Sunday Movies video is the Aunty Donna clip.
this movie came out when I was 21 years old. I must’ve seen it four times in cinemas.
It’s too bad you two didn’t experience it in theaters.
I even enjoyed all the buzz, hype merch… It really was a great film. I guess you guys are watching it streaming on your phones or your laptops. The experience in theaters at the time was much different. Much better.
This film was great fun.
I love the use of that Fancy Aunty Donna sketch every time something even related to money is brought up
I have wondered for years why no studio ever took another shot at this character. Agree that he’s that not interesting, but he could be and I like your ideas of some of the ways to bring him back - great video, thanks!
The fact that Bruce Campbell was willing and able to do television adaptation a Dick Tracy, but was denied by Beatty breaks my heart every time I think of it.
This was one of my FAVORITE movies when I was growing up, the neon drenched city and score are absolute cinema. 🔥
Our neighbors had it on VHS when I was a kid, and I borrowed this constantly. Loved the colors and design
Still laughing thirty seconds later at "It could be both!" 6:51
I've only just realised that you guys use the Doki Doki Literature Club theme as the background music to some sections of these videos. Good stuff.
I remember loving this set pieces as a kid
Idk why, but I, at the age of 14, rushed right out to see this movie with a buddy of mine when it came out. I just remember being like "Dick Tracy! I have only the vaguest notion of who that is but this looks cool!", I loved it. I do feel like any sequels made probably would have been rapidly diminishing returns and would have fallen off a cliff in quality and plot. Glad to see I'm not the only one who remembers it.
So you're like 45
You're not that old to be this old
I was a kid when this came out and I enjoyed it very much and still do.
The Phantom is one of about 10 films my grandmother had recorded on VHS for when we visited. I'll always think it's a great movie, but i cant wait to find out why it isn't when the boys cover it.
Eh, personally it hits me as one of the best of the patch beneath "The Rocketeer", maybe tied or under "The Shadow". "Dick Tracy is probably the best produced but story-wise it is a bit off, a weird but not bad creation. They all have flaws in that "blanket too short that if you pull one side it uncovers another", there's always one thing in which better ones are worse in. "The Rocketeer" is probably the best story-wise but it's adventure and action scenes feel kind of small compared to "The Phantom", "The Phantom" feels Indian Jones level grand adventure and the set pieces are good but the story could need some sharpening, "Dick Tracy" was probably the one with the best and most original artistic vision but feels kind of empty inside. "The Shadow" is not flawless (what is?) but feels maybe most cohese but the other are better at some things.
This isn’t what I was expecting from a movie about Vice President Dick Cheney, but I sure enjoyed the video!
I'm very excited for you guys to do a "pulp film" series. Being a child of the 90s, I have both vague and affectionate memories of Dick Tracy, the Rocketeer, the Shadow, and the Phantom. None of them are bad characters, yet for some reason they never quite landed, and as such haven't had a revival. I'd also love to see your thoughts on some of the original film serials that inspired these characters, like Commando Cody.
Nice Outset Island theme usage!
I cannot wait for the return of Green Trivia and also the guy who shouts Rodney in the Green Hornet video 🙏
This movie and the Madonna album have a special place in my heart, for all manner of reasons.
I'm so excited for The Shadow video. I love that movie so much. It's so weird and camp but I saw it as a kid and it's engraved in my brain
The snake eye joke! One of my favorites here
Calling Warren Beatty insane right as the Doki Doki Literature Club music kicked off really did it for me.