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Videos embedded here in the order I watched them, which is pretty much in the order they were originally posted. Some them are ones that were mentioned in the video from the previous post.
"Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review and Passing The Torch - Cinemassacre"
"You asked for it, so here is my review of 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'! After over 30 years, we finally have a sequel to the 1984 and 1989 Ghostbusters, with Jason Reitman (the son of the first two films' director Ivan Reitman) taking the reins. Starring a new cast of characters including McKenna Grace as Egon Spengler's granddaughter, Finn Wolfhard of 'Stranger Things' fame, and Paul Rudd from 'Halloween 6', the follow-up has a lot to live up to. And the big question, would Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and the rest of the old cast appear in it? This all got me to thinking about this new Nostalgia film genre where old franchises are brought back, with the original actors passing the torch to a younger generation, much like the 'Karate Kid' Netflix series 'Cobra Kai' and many other series recently."
James doesn't start talking about Ghostbusters: Afterlife itself until about halfway into this 16 minute video (14 minutes, if you skip past the ad at the start as I almost always do), but the general discussion of "passing the torch" was pretty fascinating, as well.
I mostly agree with his commentary, except that I'm not sure it would have been better to show the original cast Ghostbusters (aside from the phone call with Ray) earlier in the movie, the way he seemed to want. But then, James acknowledges that, as well, and notes that it worked well enough the way they did it.
"Nosferatu 100th Anniversary - Cinemassacre"
"Today marks the 100th anniversary of Nosferatu, the oldest surviving Dracula film! It was first shown on March 4, 1922 in Germany, in the marble hall of the Berlin Zoological Garden. In my review I look back at the classic vampire film, the movies it's influenced, and the film's impact on horror and the film industry as a whole."
Oh neat, I've read that book he mentions at the 1:45 mark. Anyway... I have to admit that I've not (yet) seen Nosferatu. I've seen a lot about it, including the above, but not the actual film itself. It's always been one of those "I should get around to seeing that someday" things. Something else I'll have to remedy at some point, I guess.
"What's the Worst Movie Ever?"
"I'm sure you've either heard of or seen a movie that was so bad, you never wanted to watch it again but you had to tell someone about it. Now there are a lot of movies that people say are the worst film of all time, some of which I go into in this video, but I think I've got one that no human being should be forced to sit through. That's the question I try to answer today, what is the worst movie ever made?"
For a second there, I was afraid he was going to just pick Manos: The Hands of Fate, but he didn't. The film that he did pick is one that I've never even heard of before now, but... yeah... yeah, I'd have to agree that that's probably one of the worst I've ever even heard of. Not something I'd want to sit through. I've sat through Manos and I don't think that's the worst. And I've seen The Room and it's not even close to the worst. The worst, for me, is probably a movie that I have never seen and never will see, though the mere knowledge of its existence is enough to cause a viscerally violent reaction in me whenever I'm reminded of it: The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. (Thankfully, the new thing never got made. And hopefully never will.) Honestly... the more I think about it, I'd probably actually rather see that Wavelength thing than watch TGPKM.
"Thinking 4th Dimensionally at Bronson Cave"
"With how often film shooting locations are re-used, just think about how many movie characters have crossed paths over the years. Today, I'm at Griffith Park looking at one of Hollywood's favorite places to film: The Bronson Caves!"
This is one that was mentioned in that Top 10 of 2022 video in the previous post. And yeah, it deserves it. It was a pretty great video.
"James' Top 5 Disney Animated Movies"
"On Cinemassacre, I don't think I've given enough attention to Disney animated films, so let's talk about them! Here are some of my most memorable Disney moments, my history with Disney animation, and my personal favorite Disney animated features."
As I watched this, and as each item in the list was revealed, and as I listened to James describe each film in his list, and recalling other things about other movies that James had said in other of his videos, I became more and more certain that Fantasia would be his number one pick, as that seemed like it would be a film that was right up his alley... and yet, it wasn't in the list at all, let alone #1. In fact, I don't even think he mentioned it once or showed any footage from it at all. That said, I still liked his list for what it was, despite it bucking my expectations. I can't disagree with his number one pick, either.
"Top 5 TV Shows That I Love"
"Usually I talk about movies, but for this occasion I'll celebrate the TV shows I love, old and new. With so many genres of shows to choose from, I'll just focus on 5 shows I love, not necessarily the top shows in any particular order. What are some of your favorite TV shows?"
As far as South Park (which was just a sort of passing mention in the video and not in the actual list itself) is concerned, I'll just say that between the last time I mentioned it and now, I've actually seen a fair bit of it. I've watched the first seven seasons and part of the eighth, but then I just kind of... stopped. The last episode I watched was "The Jeffersons." What I've seen of it was pretty good. I may even go back and watch the rest of it someday, eventually, maybe.
For the actual list... I've seen Family Matters. (No mention at all of Judy Winslow.) I will just say that I felt like Steve Urkel was simultaneously the best and worst thing about that show. And Star Trek: The Next Generation... well, until they released Strange New Worlds, along with seasons 3 and 4 of Discovery, none of which I've seen yet, I could legit say that I'd seen all of Star Trek, which obviously included TNG (even if I didn't actually talk about it much in those posts). I still say that TNG is probably tied with DS9 as my overall favorites (and not just of Star Trek). I've only seen bits and pieces of The Twilight Zone, I have to admit, but what I've seen of it was great. As for the other two... no, I haven't seen It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia or Breaking Bad and don't know much of anything about them, other than that I've heard they're both good.
"Rocky Climbed a Mountain (Rocky IV filming locations)"
"Have you ever wondered where the training scenes from Rocky IV were filmed at? I made the journey, matching up shots and doing my best to get as close as possible to some of the more elusive (and dangerous) locations that Sylvester Stallone bravely conquered as Rocky Balboa in his quest to become strong enough to defeat the human monster Ivan Drago.
A documentary by
James Rolfe"
Another one mentioned in the previous post. I've seen a couple of Mr. Rolfe's previous "Film Locations" videos, namely "Follow That Marshmallow" and, of course, "Rocky Jumped a Park Bench" (though there are several more that I haven't seen yet).
I'm not good with heights, I'll tell you that for free. So, with that said, there is no way in hell that I'd have climbed even as high as they did. Hell, I'd have been antsy and hesitant to even get into that aerial tram thing. As such, I don't fault them even the tiniest bit for not wanting to fucking climb all the way up that mountain. Good that they found another way to get the confirmation that they did.
So... that's where I'm going to stop for tonight, though there's still several more videos I'd like to watch, not the least of which are the half a dozen or so Monster Madness videos he did this year. That means there might be a part two of this post coming later.
In any case, it was still 2022 when I started this post, but now it is a bit after 2:00am on January 1, 2023. So, like, Happy New Year or some such, I guess? *shrug*
"Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review and Passing The Torch - Cinemassacre"
"You asked for it, so here is my review of 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'! After over 30 years, we finally have a sequel to the 1984 and 1989 Ghostbusters, with Jason Reitman (the son of the first two films' director Ivan Reitman) taking the reins. Starring a new cast of characters including McKenna Grace as Egon Spengler's granddaughter, Finn Wolfhard of 'Stranger Things' fame, and Paul Rudd from 'Halloween 6', the follow-up has a lot to live up to. And the big question, would Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and the rest of the old cast appear in it? This all got me to thinking about this new Nostalgia film genre where old franchises are brought back, with the original actors passing the torch to a younger generation, much like the 'Karate Kid' Netflix series 'Cobra Kai' and many other series recently."
James doesn't start talking about Ghostbusters: Afterlife itself until about halfway into this 16 minute video (14 minutes, if you skip past the ad at the start as I almost always do), but the general discussion of "passing the torch" was pretty fascinating, as well.
I mostly agree with his commentary, except that I'm not sure it would have been better to show the original cast Ghostbusters (aside from the phone call with Ray) earlier in the movie, the way he seemed to want. But then, James acknowledges that, as well, and notes that it worked well enough the way they did it.
"Nosferatu 100th Anniversary - Cinemassacre"
"Today marks the 100th anniversary of Nosferatu, the oldest surviving Dracula film! It was first shown on March 4, 1922 in Germany, in the marble hall of the Berlin Zoological Garden. In my review I look back at the classic vampire film, the movies it's influenced, and the film's impact on horror and the film industry as a whole."
Oh neat, I've read that book he mentions at the 1:45 mark. Anyway... I have to admit that I've not (yet) seen Nosferatu. I've seen a lot about it, including the above, but not the actual film itself. It's always been one of those "I should get around to seeing that someday" things. Something else I'll have to remedy at some point, I guess.
"What's the Worst Movie Ever?"
"I'm sure you've either heard of or seen a movie that was so bad, you never wanted to watch it again but you had to tell someone about it. Now there are a lot of movies that people say are the worst film of all time, some of which I go into in this video, but I think I've got one that no human being should be forced to sit through. That's the question I try to answer today, what is the worst movie ever made?"
For a second there, I was afraid he was going to just pick Manos: The Hands of Fate, but he didn't. The film that he did pick is one that I've never even heard of before now, but... yeah... yeah, I'd have to agree that that's probably one of the worst I've ever even heard of. Not something I'd want to sit through. I've sat through Manos and I don't think that's the worst. And I've seen The Room and it's not even close to the worst. The worst, for me, is probably a movie that I have never seen and never will see, though the mere knowledge of its existence is enough to cause a viscerally violent reaction in me whenever I'm reminded of it: The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. (Thankfully, the new thing never got made. And hopefully never will.) Honestly... the more I think about it, I'd probably actually rather see that Wavelength thing than watch TGPKM.
"Thinking 4th Dimensionally at Bronson Cave"
"With how often film shooting locations are re-used, just think about how many movie characters have crossed paths over the years. Today, I'm at Griffith Park looking at one of Hollywood's favorite places to film: The Bronson Caves!"
This is one that was mentioned in that Top 10 of 2022 video in the previous post. And yeah, it deserves it. It was a pretty great video.
"James' Top 5 Disney Animated Movies"
"On Cinemassacre, I don't think I've given enough attention to Disney animated films, so let's talk about them! Here are some of my most memorable Disney moments, my history with Disney animation, and my personal favorite Disney animated features."
As I watched this, and as each item in the list was revealed, and as I listened to James describe each film in his list, and recalling other things about other movies that James had said in other of his videos, I became more and more certain that Fantasia would be his number one pick, as that seemed like it would be a film that was right up his alley... and yet, it wasn't in the list at all, let alone #1. In fact, I don't even think he mentioned it once or showed any footage from it at all. That said, I still liked his list for what it was, despite it bucking my expectations. I can't disagree with his number one pick, either.
"Top 5 TV Shows That I Love"
"Usually I talk about movies, but for this occasion I'll celebrate the TV shows I love, old and new. With so many genres of shows to choose from, I'll just focus on 5 shows I love, not necessarily the top shows in any particular order. What are some of your favorite TV shows?"
As far as South Park (which was just a sort of passing mention in the video and not in the actual list itself) is concerned, I'll just say that between the last time I mentioned it and now, I've actually seen a fair bit of it. I've watched the first seven seasons and part of the eighth, but then I just kind of... stopped. The last episode I watched was "The Jeffersons." What I've seen of it was pretty good. I may even go back and watch the rest of it someday, eventually, maybe.
For the actual list... I've seen Family Matters. (No mention at all of Judy Winslow.) I will just say that I felt like Steve Urkel was simultaneously the best and worst thing about that show. And Star Trek: The Next Generation... well, until they released Strange New Worlds, along with seasons 3 and 4 of Discovery, none of which I've seen yet, I could legit say that I'd seen all of Star Trek, which obviously included TNG (even if I didn't actually talk about it much in those posts). I still say that TNG is probably tied with DS9 as my overall favorites (and not just of Star Trek). I've only seen bits and pieces of The Twilight Zone, I have to admit, but what I've seen of it was great. As for the other two... no, I haven't seen It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia or Breaking Bad and don't know much of anything about them, other than that I've heard they're both good.
"Rocky Climbed a Mountain (Rocky IV filming locations)"
"Have you ever wondered where the training scenes from Rocky IV were filmed at? I made the journey, matching up shots and doing my best to get as close as possible to some of the more elusive (and dangerous) locations that Sylvester Stallone bravely conquered as Rocky Balboa in his quest to become strong enough to defeat the human monster Ivan Drago.
A documentary by
James Rolfe"
Another one mentioned in the previous post. I've seen a couple of Mr. Rolfe's previous "Film Locations" videos, namely "Follow That Marshmallow" and, of course, "Rocky Jumped a Park Bench" (though there are several more that I haven't seen yet).
I'm not good with heights, I'll tell you that for free. So, with that said, there is no way in hell that I'd have climbed even as high as they did. Hell, I'd have been antsy and hesitant to even get into that aerial tram thing. As such, I don't fault them even the tiniest bit for not wanting to fucking climb all the way up that mountain. Good that they found another way to get the confirmation that they did.
So... that's where I'm going to stop for tonight, though there's still several more videos I'd like to watch, not the least of which are the half a dozen or so Monster Madness videos he did this year. That means there might be a part two of this post coming later.
In any case, it was still 2022 when I started this post, but now it is a bit after 2:00am on January 1, 2023. So, like, Happy New Year or some such, I guess? *shrug*
