"Drive" Review
Jake and I finally get a chance to see "Drive."
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I always squee a little when I see Jake in your videos
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Shiny Toy Guns has a pretty good synthpop sound :>
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The Drive soundtrack is available on iTunes and it just got released on CD this week though I still couldn't find it in any stores.
Glad you love the movie, I first saw it in a test screening last May a few days after it won at Cannes and not only was I blown away but the thing that was going through my mind the entire time was "Wait till Brad and Spoony get a load of this!".
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The store release actually got pushed back to Oct. 11th.
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Well about time!
Just kidding I haven't seen this movie and there fore had no idea whether ya'll needed to watch it or not. But from what ya'll said it sounded better than other reviews for it! Now they weren't bad reviews they just said that it wasn't what they expected and that it's not an action movie like the trailers led them to believe.
That Dream House movie looks a lot like a bunch of those forgettable haunted house movies they've been pumping out like the Messengers!
A movie I can't wait to see or see ya'll review is "John Dies at the End" Have ya'll seen that trailer! I'd love just to see ya'll's reaction to that alone!
PS: for Jake I think you should take him to see a Dolphin Tale just for shits and giggles!
Sorry, Jake, we got a chart that shows you worked for the Marquis de Sade in a past life and those sins role over to the next incarnation!
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"Sorry my hands are a little dirty,"
"Don't worry so are mine,"
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the film score was done by Cliff Martinez.
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The resent album of Zombi, Escaped Velocity, is abozut as 80's as it gets. here's the first track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK8ZYmXWsLk
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I haven't seen this movie yet, but I read the book a year and a half ago, and it SUCKED. It was so full of itself, trying to be cold, detached, and altogether badass, but it failed miserably because it did nothing to EARN that. From what I keep hearing, though, this is one of those rare instances where the movie is better than the book. WAY better. You guys have me genuinely curious. I think I'll see it.
Also, the cover of my version of the book shows a reflection in the side mirror of a car of what is supposed to be the Driver, and from what I can see, he looks balding, overweight, and middle-aged. I laughed out loud when I first heard that Ryan Gosling would be starring in the film.
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My review of "Drive": http://trevor-trevs.blogspot.com/2011/09/drive.html
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Alright, Brad...you probably haven't played it, but...after that movie, tell me...can it be the "Driver - The Movie Ver."?
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Some of the music from the movie is up on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K7rmxjk5RQ
Desire-under Your Spell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSVDcw6iW8
College feat. Electric Youth-A Real Hero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY
Kavinsky-Night Call
The rest of the soundtrack is scored for the film, still very good but not really as memorable. Check out the rest of Kavinsky's stuff, very 80's synth.
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I admit I have been hoping/wondering if you'd review this one, Brad, especially since it seems right up your alley.
Also, can we marvel at the fact that the CGI blood in this movie went unnoticed?
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Im glad i wasnt the only one thinking that exact same thing for Dream House.... The commercials for it play it totally different then the theatrical trailer ruins it all. Ive never see that done before.. I was literally talking at the screen...
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The real question is was Albert Brooks as good at giving the "you just fucked yourself for life" speech as Max von Sydow in Three Days of the Condor?
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Brad I've never been one to recommend music to you but there is one current "New Wave" (still think true new wave was in the 80's) band out there called Poni Hoax. Check them out on youtube first to see if you like them. I thought when i heard them that they where a underground 80's bad i didn't know about.
Recommend songs from them
Antibodies- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2t_jIhQLjE
I Shall Take it Anyway - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdRcy1IZ5-w
All Things Burn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hRTBnDQzE
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Damn Lloyd, such a silly kitty!
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Boo! Jake liked the movie this review sucks! XD
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If you like that 80's synth vibe, then I highly suggest checking out M83.
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Hey brad I thought you would be rolling in the dough so it bums me out to hear you are not doing that well (that you cant afford a stand for the camera).
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I'm fine, we were joking =) I just simply keep forgetting to get a new tripod.
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My only disagreement is that I feel like it is integral that Gosling looks so clean cut. That feels like part of his character, that he is maticulous and has created a self image to kind of cover his darker nature. He is trying to play at being a normal human being, and so everything is about control, including how he presents himself. It also makes his sudden violent acts more dynamic, almost like a Ted Bundy sort of logic. The image doesn't seem to fit the actions.
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Amen to that! Especially in the scene that Brad mentioned, where it was just awkward how the hero threatened to kick the dude's teeth in. By the end it is obvious that he isn't an average Hollywood tough guy, but a psychopath that happens to have a strong sense of morality.
Also, if he were more gruff, the romance wouldn't have been so innocent and effective at the beginning. The viewer was supposed to see him as a nice guy and empathize with him first, then watch as he gradually 'succumbs' to violence (notice how this leads to the end of the elevator scene where Irene symbolically detaches from him via elevator door).
Not that having a stubble would've ruined this image...
I've only seen the Pusher trilogy from Nicolas Winding Refn's work so far, but the moment I saw that he was directing, I knew I had to watch this, and I wasn't disappointed at all! The violence in this movie is very 'European', as it is not gratified at all, very sudden, brutal and brief. Love it!
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You can read that into the movie all you want, but in the book he was gruffer and grittier looking. I wouldn't have taken anything away from this movie if they didn't make him so Ken Doll as Brad puts it.
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I see. Lloyd is pushing hard for his own TV series.
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You guys spent 5 minutes taking about Ryan Gosling's hair and face. That is all, thank you!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl2Lh_E--do&feature=feedu Sorry the trailer does ruin the movie!
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a preview of all the songs on the soundtrack
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click my name for a preview to the soundtrack.
Also, for the JGL movie it wasn't the wrong letter, its just evidence
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vice city? how much awsomer can one guy get? i love that game!!
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You can't trick me Brad! Who is that guy sitting next to you?
Using worlds like "fantastic" and "wonderful" while praising the movie? That's definitaly NOT Jake.
I bet it's Jerrid with a wig!
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You guys didn't mention Bryan Cranston how was he in the movie?
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Brad, if you really do become a mob boss, can I be one of your flunkies who rough people up?
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Apparently there is a lot that they don't tell you about in Dream House, though you are right about the spoiler rific trailer.
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Could you Brad make video were you talk about your favorite movies, because I think that would be really interesting.
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If you watch the documentary "gambler" about Winding Refn downfall and redemption after his financial flop: Fear X, it´s revealed that Refn got a huge poster of Cannibal Holocaust hanging over his and his girlfriends bed. :p
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Hey Brad, you should send Jake to see "Jack and Jill". Just tell him its the new Adam Sandler movie, how bad could that be?
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Just got back from the theaters, and I have to personally thank you, Brad. I would not have seen the movie without watching half of this video, and probably would never have known about it. Jake's sentiments are exactly reflected with my own; this movie has everything I love about cinema. It's noir as shit with the absolutely splendid lighting, over 4 views of the L.A. skylines, and the dramatic pauses between dialogue, and the absolutely tense moments when everything quiets down and you listen intently. This film exudes style, and is now among my favorite movies I've ever seen. I cannot wait to get it on Blu-Ray and blacken the room as I watch it. Gonna be a good night!
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You still need read A Feast of Snakes, if you haven't already. Gritty little tale, and a short read.
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Liked the opening credits and some of the car stuff. The film seemed very self-conscious and stilted, a bit like an art-house version of Micheal Mann crossed with The Transporter. The thing that actively amused me was the match chewing. The fact that Ryan Gosling was clean-cut was fine, but the match chewing was what a twelve year-old would do to look cool in a school play. If you don't smoke, chew gum or something. Actually, I think thingy-me-bob from Malcolm in the Middle would have been a better lead. He's easily the best thing in the movie.
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I'll probably see "Premium Rush" anyway. I'm a huge Joseph Gordon-Levitt fan.
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Go get College - Secret Diary if you want modern music like this soundtrack. College did the song Real Hero which was featured in the film.
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Hey about the Tripod, I know this probably isn't the place for it, but I recently bought one of these tripods and it's been amazing. I think the seller doesn't usually deal in video and photography equipment and got these in a lot or something, because the tripod I got from them had the quality of tripods I saw elsewhere for 3-4 times the price.
(God that sounds cheesy)
If it's alright for me to post the link, here it is. Please forgive me if this isn't a good place for it. I know this sounds like spam, but seriously, just trying to pass on a good deal I found for myself.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180419040084?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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I think I have the answer to your no funds and socks problem. Have you noticed any Northern Africans around your house or friends lately?
Honestly, someone might be stealing the damn things and selling them off.
Looking forward to Rock'em Sock'em Robots this weekend. Hope you still plan to do something with that.
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Google the middle part in Sinclaire's comment for reference if you don't get the joke.
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Lloyd's tail at 22:22 is very distracting.
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YOU AREN'T SCREAMING AT BRAD FOR MAKING YOU SEE AN AWFUL MOVIE! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
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It's really cool that you enjoyed the movie, but I was sincerely hoping Jake was going to launch that site where he screams about horrible children's movies. I would go to it even if there was an entry fee.
I will seriously donate children's DVDs and VHSes to see this done, man. The guy has a talent.
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you guys should do a short film where jake does storm an amc to get his money back.
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Midnight Heat? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085938/ this???
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While I was not at all surprised you did not like Tree of Life, thank god, I AM surprised that you liked this movie. This was one of those god-awful movies that tried to emulate the '80s by just being fucking boring. It fucks up in almost all the same ways as House of the Devil did.
This movie had about four things that really killed it for me. First off, the protagonist is the least interesting character introduced out of any character present. He barely speaks, and while that has worked for others in the past like Rambo, among others, in this movie it just doesn't let us into his character enough. Scratch that, he didn't really have a character, he had a shell. Everyone around him is more interesting: the family next door, Hal from Malcolm in the Middle's character, Ron Perlman's character especially. Why couldn't the movie have been about them instead of this blank canvas?
Alright, number two. Why was the relationship between the driver and the girl next door so contrived. They share a few awkward pauses, shitty montages (seriously, they could have pulled any music/style out of the 80's and they chose that garbage?), and stilted lethargic conversations and suddenly they have chemistry? Fuck no! Maybe if they had been in middle school that shit would have held up, but as it is it comes off like two autistic adults having a very hard time striking up a conversation.
Numero trois. The way the violence was done in this movie was a joke. For something that very seriously wants to be a throwback to the 80's (gaudy pink title font and all) the way the violence was shot and handled was god-awful. While it was a nice change to not get shaky-wobble-spin cam every time something exciting happened, it was equally as annoying to get the long shot, crappy cgi gore, carelessly slapped together non-sense we got. Honestly (spoiler alert), in the final scene, where they both stab each other in the parking lot and it keeps cutting back to the restaurant I assumed that it was the driver imagining how things could possibly go in the future because of the slap-shod, inane way it was done. It was only when the driver's eyes opened that I realized that that really was supposed to be closure.
Alright the last major complaint before I get done ruining everyone's fun. And that is how really fucking stupid the driver is towards the end. So more spoilers ahead. He has the money right? Why doesn't he just say, when the two are together in the restaurant, "I am going to drive to the airport. On the way there I will deposit the money in hiding. Once I am safely on a plane I will call you and tell you where the money is." ANYTHING to make sure he wasn't around when the money was transferred! The mobster would have believed him because he wouldn't risk the girl's life like that, and the driver could've just easily picked out a location and waited to shoot the mobster in the back when he showed up.
I was surprised because you usually like entertaining movies.
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Completely agree with you on all the counts. I watched the review (turned it off before I heard any spoilers, it was enough to hear Brad say he liked it) and decided to give the movie a watch.
I was sorely disappointed. It had so much potential, and it squandered it all so quickly. My girlfriend described it as "embodying everything that's hip at the moment". Faux-80's music and soppy romance with emotionless characters.
Come on, Brad, this was like Twilight with car chases.
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Since you mentioned synthpop in the video- I have to say that if you're looking for 80's styled synthpop that sounds modern- check out the indie label A Different Drum and have a listen to some of the audio samples.
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After month watching Brad's series on the TGWTG site, I'm truly happy to see his stuff on his site.
If Jake and Brad want to listen to european eletro band who "smell like 80's", I'll give you some names
Electric Youth : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54zmJO810xI
Kavinsky : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKES3IIbTl4
La Roux : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXtATeQ7GKg&ob=av2n
Please, don't change anything guys. Your shows are great !!
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There is a LOT of 80's stuff being done out there. Jupiter and Tesla Boy are really good as well as College and Electric Youth who were on the sound track. There is also bands like Flashworx and Power Glove who do amazing 80's stuff. The best label I've found is Valerie and they have an AMAZING compilation called "Valeries and Friends" which is essential listening if you want to find out about some of the new stuff. It's really a shame all of these guys are so unknown.
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Loved DRIVE. You might want to check out Walter Hill's 1978 flick THE DRIVER... opening scene may give you a little déjà vu!
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