Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: ZAAT
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I'm digging deep into the IMDB bottom 100 with the infamous monster movie "Zaat", AKA "Blood Waters Of Dr. Z"!
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Where does this movie rank on your list of 'worst ever made'?
Above The Last Jedi
Worst?! Ha!! Manos "The Hands of Fate" laughs at this film... 😝
It's pretty bad. Well, it's boring except for a few parts. I've seen the mst3k and rifftrax versions more than once, though
Did you check out hysterical yet good sir?
@@jacknapier8201 my ass hair is above the last jedi
I love how his "Take Over the World" calendar has Transform Self on there. Like he was putting it together and was like, "I might forget to turn myself into a hideous, catfish creature. I should add it to my calendar around February so I don't forget to do it."
The first step of world domination is good organizational skills!
That sounds like a comical D&D campaign reveal if the characters decide to investigate the person who hired them.
"Look, the transformation process takes a few months and I forgot. If I started NOW then I wouldn't be anywhere NEAR transformed in time for my evil plan to not kill me. So you guys are just going to have to stop me. Remember, you aren't saving the world; you aren't saving yourselves; you're saving me."
Time stamp?
@shishoka
That's something Manshoon would do.
😂
"Drama is life with the dull bits cut out."
Alfred Hitchcock
Think this was a horror movie. Not drama…
@@harrihaffi2713 either/or, if failed
@@demonkingbadger6689 because it’s too horrifying! It contains the thing we fear most! Nothing! There is nothing happening and it is so boring we wanna sit down on street corners desperately begging for a wall with paint drying for entertainment!
Honestly the "monster" looks like Greedo's homeless cousin.
Sea Rodian
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Looks like a hairless, green Kathy Griffin.
Greedo + The Creature from the Black Lagoon + Gaira + Ragon
Peter Parker bitten by a mutated dung beetle would just be Katamari.
Brandon: And brace yourself for what happens next.
RUclips: (cuts to a commercial for the latest Scream movie)
Brandon: And see if you can guess where the movie goes from here.
RUclips: (plays a MorningStar Farms ad)
Those were some VERY well timed ads.
The scene where the Monster casually just walks up to the door, had me literally falling out of my chair laughing. Your sarcastic views only made it better.
Wait, they cut the "giant, mutated catfish"-subplot because "the effects where hokey"?!
* looks at the rest of the effects in this movie *
*COME AGAIN?!*
Seriously, a catfish monster would look better in an episode of Ultraman, Kamen Rider, or Super Sentai/Power Rangers.
@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Ultraman 80 battled a catfish monster named Angoras.
Earthquakes are caused by a giant catfish according to Japanese mythology.
"Mixed Monster Arts" totally needs to be an eight episode spoof reality show on some streaming service.
Or even a real show :=). Seriously, it could be a fun roommate comedy :=)
Godzilla in his old movies
This is why I sayJoel was and is the real mad scientist. He made an entire culture not only watch bad movies, but collect them and analyze them. That is some mad science.
I love the guy's slouching, defeated, dejected posture at 15:01. That's a posture that says "I know I'm not an actor; I don't even want to _be_ an actor, but I took this part because hey, 50 bucks is 50 bucks."
“From dad bod to catfish bod” sounds like something the mad scientist in Aqua Teen would say during the cold opens haha
"Gentlemen, behold! I have transformed from a dad bod into a mad god!" _Tentacles seize and consume Steve as Dr. Weird proceeds to laugh_
@@Belgand bahahahahaha hell yeah
Better than pumping himself full of bbq sauce
*Brandon:* "Out of all the creatures he could combine himself with, he picked a catfish!"
*"Insomnia" era Steven King:* "The Horror, the horror!"
*Brandon:* "How the hell do you keep getting into my house!? And have the decency to bring a VHS of Maximum Overdrive and some cocaine next time, willya?!"
This movie was directed by my buddy's grandfather! His sons (my buddy's dad and uncle) also do video productions and they have a replica of the Zaat costume displayed at their business! They know how bad the movie is, but they're proud of it!
As they should be!
This wonderful piece of cinematic history was filmed here in my town of Green Cove Springs, just south of Jacksonville, Fl. My step-mother is in this film.
Really?
My condolences.
Yay! My dad was the dead weight in the coffin that slid down the hill in White Fang, so I'm also movie start adjacent, just like you.
@@galloe8933 HAHAHAHA My brother in near-fame!
That’s so cool! I was in the replacements and my aunt has speaking lines with Danny devito in some older movie. It’s cool she still gets checks from it lol
one of my favorite mst episodes. i can't hear that "weed of deceit" line without hearing "that's what i smoke!" in my mind.
I thought the narrator was saying "sarcasm is the weed of deceit".
They knew 50 years in advance that Brandon was going to mock their movie, so they made a preemptive strike.
And just at the right moment...ATTACK!
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 ah, my friend, the squeegee...I love you!
@@DrTedNelson SHOE POLISH!
That and the "Aquatic Warthog" line cracks me up.
One of my favorite things from that episode of MST3K Is just Crow hanging out in the rafters yelling SARGASSM
Ah, my old friend the squeegee. I love you.
Lol
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 Yes now I am in many pieces but soon those pieces shall grow and grow...
@@professorsponge1554 It is I who will be right back, to rule the universe! Ow... ow...
What about the typical male joke
this movie has scenes that makes it look like a video game as in showing the character just walking around in the same locations.
I have seen worst (aka boring) cutscenes in video games
I was waiting for the post credits scene where Swamp Thing talks to him about the Justice League DARK initiative.
The opening of this is like a National Geographic special narrated by Jacque Costeau on an LSD trip.
05:29 _I was hoping Brandon was going to say..._
_And Once the good doctor's chemical works it's magic,_
_...He's soon transformed Into _*_...ZAAT THING_*_ !!!_
Be cool to see a movie that genuinely scared the shit outta Brandon when he was a kid.
Gamera...thats one scary kaiju
Oh man I wonder what Brandon would've done for a "Childhood Trauma" video if YMS tagged him.
@@DeepEye1994 I think all us movie buffs are pretty jaded, but there's always one that got us
Mine was "Baron Blood"
"An American Werewolf in London" got me when I was 5 or 6, it was on tv and I accidentally watched it and it scared the crap out of me!
I'm 32 now and I love this movie. 🐺😂♥️
The Catfishman's cardio routine is intense. So many stairs!
It would be great to see the end of this movie having the monster do the exact same walk from the all the way into his lab, reverse the procedure back to human, freeze frame with text "Mondays"
Anything Brescia touched is sheer torture, but as a cinematic masochist, he's a firm favourite.
"Sargasso, the weed of deceit" at 2:30 is actually a reference to William Hope Hodgson, a weird fiction writer from the turn of the century that was one of Lovecraft's influences. His most famous stories are about Sargasso, the weed-choked sea, kind of a Bermuda triangle were ships get stuck in a giant patch of seaweed and have to deal with all the sea monsters that live in the weeds. It's actually really good, especially "The boats of the Glen Carrig"!
This William Hope Hodgson person - any relation to Joel, per chance?
@@edwardburek1717 as far as I can tell he had no children, but who knows hahaha
That's very cool! It looks like some of his work in the public domain. Google play books has his complete works for $2.99. When I read it I'll probably hear it in my head in the Dr. Z narrator voice. 😆
I laughed way to hard at the Peter Parker / dung beetle joke.
I did a web search, and someone asked "are dung beetles dangerous or harmful?"
(Strangely enough, the ad inserted on that web page discussed Elon Musk's investments. Odd correlation by the ad algorithm.)
I just know dung beetles are Vincent D'Onofrio in Fullmetal Jacket
In a world of sh__
Ironically scarabs make for a good superhero/villain motif, even if they're just fancy dung beetles. You got the Scarab, Scarlet Scarab, Blue Beetle etc.
He's the mighty Shit Slinger!!
Dung Beetle Man (his superpower is throwing poop, just like Numemon and Sukamon). The poop he throws range from chunks to explosive diarrhea.
No lie, this thing still has a higher IMDB score than Velma.
I love the casual walk of the monster.
After the movie THINGS, everything looks like a masterpiece.
THINGS is deep, eh? Deep like Canadian back bacon in a pan fried in Pilsner.
Have you seen Trash Humpers?
Even Space Thunder Kids...
Or „Queen Kong“ for that matter
Referring to "Things" as a movie is a disservice to movies.
"Things" is not a motion picture. "Things" is someone's home video that escaped into an unsuspecting world.
The thumbnail for this one got me laughing especially, and I don't know why.
Oh, and "Creature from the Wack Lagoon"! 🤣 That nearly killed me. So obvious, but SO good.
I like the creature design… It’s goofily executed, but if shot correctly, you could be pretty effective and creative
Maybe because it's a Creature from the Black Lagoon Rip Off
Even sneakers on the monster would work in a sort of "good monsters hanging out" film which is a concept that's pretty popular nowadays if you look at something like Monster prom.
@@loschrodproductions4519 as a makeup artist , I kept facepalming because there was talented makeup creature artist at the time who would of gladly worked for cheap then like Rick Baker and they freaking show what a catfish looks like , why not make it pink? Put whiskers on his mouth, and make it look like a catfish??
@@Chuck_EL or maybe use another fish, like, instead of a catfish he could have turned himself into a Piranha man
@@loschrodproductions4519 Or a barracuda.
I wonder why he never mentioned the monster tripping over his own feet?
16:11 “Alright lady prepare to get Catfished”
Brilliant!
Doctor Z trying to sell bottled blood water again🩸🩸🩸
I saw this on mystery science theater under its public domain name, “The Blood Waters of Dr. Z.” Had a great joke about that, “Dr. Z should get his kidneys checked.”
Brandon, mighty reviewer of RUclips. What an inspiration you have been.
And just at the right moment ATTACK!
Something-something shoes the size they've never seen before.
Deserves a like just for surviving this movie.
To be honest the folk song is the best part of this movie
Brandon my man I love how with each video you are slow shifting perceptions. Not all Canadians are so polite that we apologize to our selves and that we dont all say "eh" in every sentence. Between you and Eck you guys are showing the flag very well ! Luv ya brother and keepem coming ...o7
It took me a moment to realize that "cat... fish..." wasn't part of the outside-the-house stalker scene.
that sixed wheeled thingie is BY FAR the best thing I have seen... tots want one!
This guy is quality entertainment always , go brandon !!!
Let's go Brandon 😂😂
@@eviljust9793 beat me to it!
"Mixed Monster Arts" "James Failer" and more! Brandon's review makes me want to finish watching this movie for laughs!
The costume looked like if one of Gaira’s cells ended up in the sea and got transformed by the setting
Thank you for reminding me of the Gargantuas, I can't put a finger what he vaguely looks like
@@lipstickzombie4981 its really odd because they kept showing a real catfish, and they didn't even attempt to make it look like one
Loved it as an MST 3K episode. Definitely a movie you watch with friends at your own Tipsy Drive In.
I wish they left in the scene of a catfish knocking over a model fence though. :(
I too am glad they showed those two guys walking up the stairs. Now you know their about to come face to face with the Catfish-Man. That scene had me on the edge of my seat!
“farrah fawcett and lee majors” got me fart laughing
It does have a memorable line "They think I'm insane... they're the ones who are insane!"
I'll take "things NOT to say while trying to convincing people you're not crazy" for $200
Finally another fish themed horror movie. BTW, at 4:33 you're bound to _catch_ some criticism from catfish enthusiasts.
Head of the monster suit kinda makes sense as a werefish but green fur is an odd choice when the evil scientist can't even grow body hair.
Manos gets the most MST3k love, but I think their riff on ZAAT was their best work. Easily in my top 3 of their episodes. Do yourself a favor and watch it if you still haven't seen it
Awesome review! This is exquisitely excremental... but it has a bizarre strange charm so you can't HATE it. It WANTS to be the worst movie ever, but it's a bit of an underachiever LOL We have a tradition of singing The Banana Splits theme song when they show the "scientist" guy in that amphibious vehi... boatcart? Bravo, Brandon - you survived it! It's amazing how much MST3K cut from it... and how none of the cuts added one darn thing to the "plot" (plot-adjacent pile of paper with scribbles on it, in this case).
Sargassum is a type of seaweed. A lot of fish and other sea creatures hide in it when hunting. Also, the monster looks like Leech from the He-Man toys.
While its not something I want in every monster movie. I kind of like the mundane approach they take with it. Just seeing the monster go about his day to day business, instead of just on his rampages and kills. Its like we're watching a documentary about a burned out worker, who just so happen to be a catfish monster.
Also, if you don't think catfish can be scary. Look up "The fish that hunts pigeons" on BBC. Those things are basically freshwater sharks.
And they can also cause earthquakes according to Japanese mythology.
The scene where Zaat looks in rage at hippies elevates this.
If only he had a vendetta against hippies, he would have been more beloved
Love the movie's opening line: Sargassum - The Weed of Deceit !!! Makes a awesome name for a blend at a marijuana dispensary.
Brit here. I love the way our cousins over the pond mispronounce David Attenborough's surname. It's cute 😊
Pendragon Picture "War of the Worlds" needs to be on here. It's terrible and it's production history is batshit insane. Director tried to sue Paramount for making a War of the World's movie too because he was "Ripping him off"
This has the look and aesthetic of a Jon Pertwee era Doctor Who episode cut up into movie form but U.N.I.T. never shows up to investigate the monster of the week.
Makes me appreciate The Incredible Mr. Limpet.
Hey, that was a good film
"Humanoids from the Deep" has Doug McClure in it!
Creature from the Wack Lagoon....had me rollin
Sargassum is a really cool type of macroalgae ("seaweed") that forms the basis of rich ecosystems in Atlantic/Caribbean waters.
I gotta challenge the part about no memorable lines. That opening monologue is a riot.
Love your sense of humor.
8:53 Yes, that one brief shot really does tantalize the imagination with how phenomenally bad the attempted giant monster catfish SFX must have been...
Great, now I want to see a catfish kaiju. Work on it, Tsuburaya!
@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Already did in 1980.
The monster looks like WWII-era caricature of a Japanese person that ironically got hit with the same atomic bomb radiation as Godzilla.
The MST3K episode with this movie has one of my favorite host segments, where Crow is hiding and imitating the weird non-sequitur statements at Mike. "Ah yes, my friend, the squeegee! I love you!"
Did this get a Bluray release? The footage in your copy is remarkably sharp and clear.
"Uh... actually... I'm a little stuck Mike. Can ya help me down?"
There is a Bluray. I have it. I'm not sure how readily available it is these days.
ZaAt’s slow pace could work really well if it established a sense of dread and atmosphere.
I could easily picture an A24 arthouse horror movie about a guy turning himself into a fish monster and finding a bride to take over the world.
Not gonna lie, what with it being the Chinese new year of the Rabbit, and after the last episode's summing up where you mentioned "a bad movie that takes itself way too seriously," I was expecting your next review to be "Night of the Lepus." But this is good too.
Makes the average Full Moon or Troma 🎥 look like an Oscar best picture
Also any chance you gonna review Wolf Cop anytime soon?
If I learned only one thing from the River Monsters show is that cat fish are absolutely terrifying. This movie was ahead of its time in that regard.
9:28 longest camera stare I have ever seen on a b³-movie
About time you did the RLM classic
Holy shit, this stinker brings back memories....
thanks for giving this fishy treat a few moments of well earned Stagelight, Brandon.
If anyone is interested it is now available on Pluto TV as "The Blood Waters of Dr Z".
One of the movie's unanswered questions: With the sheriff dead what happened to the hippies in the jail?
They probably started a group music band that specialized in talk-singing? I mean, the sheriff said it best - nothing ever happens in that town? :P
Deputy Dale was still alive to let them out. The sheriff put them in the jail to protect them. The rest of the town was evacuated.
"Creature from the Wack Lagoon"
That, sir, is why I watch your videos.
Does anyone remember if Brandon reviewed "Vampire Happening" from 1971? It seems right up his alley, I mean there's no Kennys, or dinosaurs, or robots, or set falling on Jack Palance's head, but other than that totally a movie he would watch.
A catfish? Somewhere, King Shark and Armaggon are laughing at this guy.
Also, Dr. Leopold’s monster form looks like a hybrid of Gaira, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Greedo, and Trumpy from Pod People. Now all he needs is a craving for potatoes while avoiding Han Solo shooting first.
As mad scientist labs go, this one was a step up from the one in The Astro-Zombies.
Looks less "mad scientist's lab" and more "meth lab".
If nothing else this movie gave us that fantastic episode of MST3K! And that oddly catchy if bizarre song on the opening credits..
The title of it is “World War 2 Boy”. I know this because it’s on Spotify. I’m not kidding.
I want that Narrator to do my voicemail message! "Yes! Deliver unto us your valiant transmissions of fellowship!"
I kept waiting for the sheriff to introduce Conway Twitty as a musical guest on Hee Haw
Look, I'm not saying you missed an opportunity here to film yourself getting up from your sofa, walking to the door, leaving the room, walking down the hall, and doing something mundane at the end of this but that's exactly what I'm saying.
I'd like to thank RedLetterMedia for whenever I hear of "Zaat" all I can think of is "Me at the Zaat".
Oh my god yes, i'm so happy you're covering this one
8:25 Brandon points out the guy wearing sneakers but apparently missed the blue swim fins.
2:28 Sargasso also like a rock band name, and I first heard that word on The Venture Bros.
4:26 A catfish? The fiend! Now he'll lie to people on dating sites at superhuman levels!
ZAAT sounds like a slang term for going poop 😂
I read somewhere that the director had access to that amphibious buggy through a friend, and insisted on working it into the movie somehow 😆😆
And yes, that is definitely a happy ending!
I must say they used some really good film stock for that movie.
It looks clean, crisp and not grainy at all.
I watched a lot of those safety videos back in the day. You are spot on about the precise movements and deliberate pacing! Work smarter not harder!
Let's go, Brandon! Usual quality entertainment.
Nah, this movie is ahead of its time. There are times when I think about what some evil person does in between scenes of a movie and this is just showing us those moments. And let's face it, the filler with everyone sitting around is exactly how we would be in real life :D
Somehow i doubt that sort parody feel| genre selfawareness is intentional. You do have a point though. If they were to make a remake of the film it could actually result if something entreteaning (proporcionally as fun as this one is boring) if they were to embrace the silliness.
awesome! this is one of my fave eps of MST and you did great tearing it apart. Couple things you missed; the "inpit lady" is named Martha, so you could've done a ton of Dawn of Justice jokes, and the lame hero in the tonka car died of a snakebite, the actor really DID get bit in the movie, and they left it in! (he survived)
Any movie that's still tedious to watch even when the MST3K crew are riffing it deserves to be on a list - and this is certainly one of them. Some films just cannot be saved.
An MST3K classic
There is a certain type of catfish that can crawl on land, called the walking catfish. It's one of the few fish that can crawl on land for example. The mudskipper, the lungfish, and the snakehead fish.
I remember this MST3K episode. I was always baffled why the one guy decided to go cross country in his amphibious vehicle thing which he then has to abandon.
Here's my personal narration during the Walking bits(it helps a lot)....
"He's a walkin', yes indeed, he's a strolling, like you and me, he's walking, so we can pad the movie ...."
They just should have called this film “Root Canal” because that’s what it felt like.