The broken mirror superstition is bigger in Latin countries, and goes back to ancient Roman times. Breaking a mirror was seen as damaging the soul and inviting misfortune.
It’s an interesting concept but nothing in the movie hints at that being a story element. It’s something that happens that doesn’t involve any of the characters and none of them ever mention it.
I haven't heard of either of these movies but i love movie discussions and also Chris's videos and Jim's comic work so I'm real invested in this and am excited to see where it goes!
I've said this before and I like to bring it every now and then. While quality is objective, whether something is "good" or "bad" is entirely subjective. Everyone has the right to like trashy things, you're not trash yourself for that. I'm not much of a cinephile, but talking about games, I pretty much enjoy the trashy kind.
I feel like Jim (and Chris) should be using their sketchbooks while they talk about their film's. Like mini movie posters (with chesticles if you're Jim)!
That could be fun one time but we have a lot of notes we’re going over when we talk about this stuff and it’s meant for us to have some fun. But it’s not a bad idea!
The dead woman's arm animating to perform some type of revenge is a fairly typical trope of that era and type of movie. The idea was to ride on superstition and emphasize the concept of murdered spirits not crossing over into the afterlife. Instead they would stay around in some form, to haunt the living until some kind of justice was served. Nowadays the audience expects a movie to establish this type of supernatural world building. Older movies liked to play with such ideas more. Give viewers a chill by suggesting this is real, regardless of what the movie genre established. And, no, the producers of Pieces probably didn't insert that part as a sequel bait. It was just in there to make audiences uneasy with the last scene. "The Hand" reminded me that I've seen a similar movie as a child. It was probably "Demonoid" (1981, from the same year as The Hand). Not entirely sure, though. In that story the evil hand arrives pre-servered in some excavation. It has a life of its own, due to demonic possession, and just can't be destroyed by any means. That scared me a lot, back then.
Great show! Both movies are amazing, especially love Pieces, saw it for the first time last year at a cult movie marathon and they also showed Blood Rage ( aka Slasher, or Nightmare at Shadow Woods ) and if you guys haven’t seen that I’d say it’d be great to cover on the show. It also takes place entirely on thanksgiving, and the idea of trying to escape being murdered after eating a full thanksgiving dinner just sounds like absolute torture to me.
Loved it guys!! I haven't seen either of these, so I guess you're trashier than me! My suggestion: over time, take on the ROLLER BLADE series. Truly demented stuff from Donald G Jackson
This was immensely entertaining and I can't wait for the next show. Totally surpassed my expectations, and these were high, as Chris always makes great content. Congrats to you gents for this gem. And I hope that one of you will make the other suffer through "No Retreat, No Surrender" with Van Damme, sometime in the future. involves Bruce Lee's ghost and that "80s Cold War but it's sports" thing.
I would love to see you guys cover Slaughter High!! It's one of my favorite B Slasher flicks... Also... Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky!! That movie is so insane haha
Laughed out loud so many times. Great work, guys. Keep coming with these obscure movies with cartoonist leads! Had no idea Michael Caine played one, haha. I would love to hear your commentary on “Mazes and Monsters” one day
I have a feeling you guys will probably get to it in this show, but I do recommend Robo Vampire. I mean, it's bad, but I think it fits. Though, I think one that probably fits better is Bloody Pit of Horror, which is another one that is obviously dubbed, though I don't think it was an American co-production. A ridiculous horror movie my family likes to reference is Slugs, which is another good one to consider, and I've heard Frogs fits under a similar umbrella. Can't think of any at the moment which are comic art themed, really. Probably the closest would be Robo Vampire, since it's a Robocop ripoff, and Robocop has been in comics and had comic artist/writer Frank Miller involved with the franchise. But that's not a direct connection. Maybe also that Bloody Pit of Horror's villain looks like he came from a comic book, in a way.
Thanks for the recommendations. We’ll watch all kinds of trashy movies, they don’t have to be comics related. It’s just fun to include one that does here and there.
Trash. Schlock. B-movies. I think our goal will be to find hidden gems and movies where you can tell they were trying, even if something went awry along the way.
The only movie of the style I can think right now to recommend, the Onechanbara movie. Is a trashy movie based on a trashy indie videogame (esentialy, Bikini ladies cutting thru the zombie hordes).
I appreciate that. That's definitely a deep pull. Never heard of it but the North American title cracks me up: Bikini Zombie Slayers. It reads like a search optimization word salad.
"Does he have an obsession with girls or just puzzles?"
Both...as long as they're in pieces.
Well said
Always go back to 80s euro slashers
They rarely disappoint.
The broken mirror superstition is bigger in Latin countries, and goes back to ancient Roman times. Breaking a mirror was seen as damaging the soul and inviting misfortune.
It’s an interesting concept but nothing in the movie hints at that being a story element. It’s something that happens that doesn’t involve any of the characters and none of them ever mention it.
I have the Hand on vhs rental clamshell. Bought it from my childhood mom and pop rental store when they closed down.
Nice!
Thanks for the spoiler warning. The Hand sounds like a surreal schlock masterpiece.
With Oliver Stone and Michael Caine, I think you're right on the money.
Loved this first episode and love the double feature aspect!
Oh good! That's what we're doing for the format. We each get to pick a movie.
Oh heck yeah!
Love that intro
I haven't heard of either of these movies but i love movie discussions and also Chris's videos and Jim's comic work so I'm real invested in this and am excited to see where it goes!
Man I haven't thought about The Hand in years, that movie is such a fever dream
The talent involved is pretty high.
@@ProsAndConsLive I completely forgot he was supposed to be a comics guy, I just vaguely remembered him being some sort of tortured artist type
I’m not a schlock movie fan, I just watched the video to support you guys, but I ended up enjoying it. Looking forward to the next episode!
That's really nice to hear. Hopefully, it feels like you're just hanging out with friends when watching this series.
@@ProsAndConsLive it did 👍💪
Thanks!
I've said this before and I like to bring it every now and then. While quality is objective, whether something is "good" or "bad" is entirely subjective. Everyone has the right to like trashy things, you're not trash yourself for that.
I'm not much of a cinephile, but talking about games, I pretty much enjoy the trashy kind.
I feel like Jim (and Chris) should be using their sketchbooks while they talk about their film's. Like mini movie posters (with chesticles if you're Jim)!
That could be fun one time but we have a lot of notes we’re going over when we talk about this stuff and it’s meant for us to have some fun. But it’s not a bad idea!
The dead woman's arm animating to perform some type of revenge is a fairly typical trope of that era and type of movie. The idea was to ride on superstition and emphasize the concept of murdered spirits not crossing over into the afterlife. Instead they would stay around in some form, to haunt the living until some kind of justice was served.
Nowadays the audience expects a movie to establish this type of supernatural world building. Older movies liked to play with such ideas more. Give viewers a chill by suggesting this is real, regardless of what the movie genre established.
And, no, the producers of Pieces probably didn't insert that part as a sequel bait. It was just in there to make audiences uneasy with the last scene.
"The Hand" reminded me that I've seen a similar movie as a child. It was probably "Demonoid" (1981, from the same year as The Hand). Not entirely sure, though. In that story the evil hand arrives pre-servered in some excavation. It has a life of its own, due to demonic possession, and just can't be destroyed by any means. That scared me a lot, back then.
Hey, thanks for not only watching but giving that thoughtful response. I appreciate it. I'll look into the Demonoid.
Oh wow..... Pieces for the FIRST EPISODE?!?!? YES!!!!
I think it sets the tone for what we're doing here.
@@ProsAndConsLiveTwo movies involving dismemberment. Can't wait for what's next!
Great show! Both movies are amazing, especially love Pieces, saw it for the first time last year at a cult movie marathon and they also showed Blood Rage ( aka Slasher, or Nightmare at Shadow Woods ) and if you guys haven’t seen that I’d say it’d be great to cover on the show.
It also takes place entirely on thanksgiving, and the idea of trying to escape being murdered after eating a full thanksgiving dinner just sounds like absolute torture to me.
Blood Rage is incredible!
Jim always looks s so well put together :) The lighting, the glasses, coif etc. :)
haha, thank you!
He always looks like that. Impeccable!
This is delightful! Y'all have great chemistry. Two terrible, wonderful movies, tho I vastly prefer The Hand.
Crazy, dumb, fun! Keep making this show, ill keep watching it!
We will.
Loved it guys!! I haven't seen either of these, so I guess you're trashier than me! My suggestion: over time, take on the ROLLER BLADE series. Truly demented stuff from Donald G Jackson
hell yes, thanks for the suggestion!
Great first episode! Would love to hear your take on 1992’s Evil Toons with David Carradine and schlock hero Dick Miller.
Jim posting that he was watching that one was a part of what inspired this show.
I'm going to force you to watch this one for sure, Chris!
@@ProsAndConsLive
This was immensely entertaining and I can't wait for the next show.
Totally surpassed my expectations, and these were high, as Chris always makes great content.
Congrats to you gents for this gem.
And I hope that one of you will make the other suffer through "No Retreat, No Surrender" with Van Damme, sometime in the future. involves Bruce Lee's ghost and that "80s Cold War but it's sports" thing.
There’s so many ninja movies we could do as well.
I would love to see you guys cover Slaughter High!! It's one of my favorite B Slasher flicks... Also... Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky!! That movie is so insane haha
Great review of Shlock Features! Looking forward to more! How about reviewing Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowlarama & The Slumber Party Massacre ?
You know we'll have to hit the "slumber party" subgenre at some point. Thank you!
@@ProsAndConsLive For sure! Cheers!
great video
For a great audience. :)
Laughed out loud so many times. Great work, guys. Keep coming with these obscure movies with cartoonist leads! Had no idea Michael Caine played one, haha. I would love to hear your commentary on “Mazes and Monsters” one day
Derek Kirk, we love you, dude!
@@JimMahfood The love is mutual, man! Keep these coming!
Great idea for a RUclips series. I love listening to you two break down trashy movies!
I have a feeling you guys will probably get to it in this show, but I do recommend Robo Vampire. I mean, it's bad, but I think it fits. Though, I think one that probably fits better is Bloody Pit of Horror, which is another one that is obviously dubbed, though I don't think it was an American co-production.
A ridiculous horror movie my family likes to reference is Slugs, which is another good one to consider, and I've heard Frogs fits under a similar umbrella.
Can't think of any at the moment which are comic art themed, really. Probably the closest would be Robo Vampire, since it's a Robocop ripoff, and Robocop has been in comics and had comic artist/writer Frank Miller involved with the franchise. But that's not a direct connection. Maybe also that Bloody Pit of Horror's villain looks like he came from a comic book, in a way.
Thanks for the recommendations. We’ll watch all kinds of trashy movies, they don’t have to be comics related. It’s just fun to include one that does here and there.
Really enjoyed this! you guys have great charisma together!
Trash movies are the way to go! ; )
Trash. Schlock. B-movies. I think our goal will be to find hidden gems and movies where you can tell they were trying, even if something went awry along the way.
The only movie of the style I can think right now to recommend, the Onechanbara movie. Is a trashy movie based on a trashy indie videogame (esentialy, Bikini ladies cutting thru the zombie hordes).
I appreciate that. That's definitely a deep pull. Never heard of it but the North American title cracks me up: Bikini Zombie Slayers. It reads like a search optimization word salad.
This was great! Can't wait to see more.
Then more you shall have!
Love it to pieces
The hand joins the Addam's family after the movie.
😆
I had blast! See ya next week ~
Great stuff, thanks for this!
Trust me, it's our pleasure. Thanks for watching. More to come.
Linda Day George, show ‘em how it’s done.
Inkpulp sent me.
Good stuff dudes!