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No, sequels aren't as fun sadly. They replaced Liam with Arnold Vosloo, who went on to later be in The Mummy. I would still love to see you guys rip on them though
This is the video I was watching when I found out that Scoot had passed away. For the past two years or so, I’ve not gone a single week without hearing his voice. Adum & Pals and Adum Plaze are in my (very) heavy rotation of comfort videos. I listen to them as I fall asleep, as I work, as I lounge around my home. Scoot was undoubtedly one of the strongest presences out of anyone in my life whom I did not know personally. His wisecracks, his intonation, his timing… he’s said things that make me laugh just as hard the hundredth time I heard them as the first. I’d always hoped to catch one of his wrestling events if he ever toured near me again, as I know he had come not far from me before. Maybe I’ll catch him on the other side. Until then, every tiger I see will make me think of him. Rest easy Scoot, you fucking legend.
I have been watching Adum and Pals all day thinking about it. Scoot is so goddamn funny. That Goofy episode had me crying with laughter a couple of hours ago. He will be sorely missed.
This was beautiful. I echo every sentiment you said here. Watched YMS for years but, Scott was a huge part of what drew me in. His chemistry with Adam + each and every other guest was so infectious. Just from hearing him talk, he felt like a close buddy I'd had for years, something about the way he spoke, his sharp wit and humour. I don't think he ever really knew how much impact he had on so many different people he never even met. I really considered myself more of a dog person, but, now, I like cats a whole lot more because of him. R.I.P, Scoot. 🐯❤
Fun Fact: Bill Paxton was almost cast as Peyton Westlake. According to Paxton, he told his friend Liam Neeson about the audition. When Neeson got the role, Paxton was so angry that he did not speak to Neeson for months.
@@GreaserMan What i had heard wasnt that it was the studio. Raimi wanted Campbell, but it was Campbell himself who stepped back because he didn’t want his friend Sam to be known for only working with one actor.
The only thing that upsets me about Darkman was that Raimi's first choice for the character was Bruce Campbell, but Universal forced him to hire someone 'more famous'. Nothing against Liam Neeson, but whenever I think of this movie I think about what could have been
as a autistic & tourettic person who has meltdowns, i feel like The Carnival Scene may be the most sympathetic depiction of a violent meltdown that hollywood has ever made ❤️🩹
If you think about it The Dark Knight has a lot of similar things with this movie. From the introduction of the villain at the beginning to (kind of) the twoface design…and there’s a lot more. Nolan has definitely watch Darkman.
23:53 Fun fact: Durrant (Fake Russian man) DOES survive that and comes back in the direct to video sequel which is seriously called DARKMAN II: THE RETURN OF DURRANT. Another fun fact: Bruce dubs over Liam in a lot of scenes where he's supposed to be screaming or cursing in the TV edits. Anytime Darkman yells 'JULIEEEEE!', it's Bruce. Sam also dubs over the Black helicopter pilot.
Foon fakt: One effect from Spider Man 1 was a visual effect from Darkman reused because they literally ran out of time and needed an effect of like cells being modified for when Peter is mutating into his powers.
The bit of lore that was going around for quite a while is that Raimi was trying to get a film adaptation of the pulp hero The Shadow going, but couldn't get the rights, so he took what he had and turned it into Darkman. In the original stories, the Shadow was a master of disguise, and his classic look involved a trench coat and a slouch hat, which are echoed in the film. Apparently Raimi is a huge Shadow fan and was still trying for an adaptation in the 2010s.
You would think after the success of spiderman they would let him cause who the heck has cared enough to make a shadow movie in years both before and after the 1994 movie
@@joshuabrien2970 The Shadow has been a popular comic franchise since the 80s, despite recent attempts to trash it, and usually licensed through DC (rather than Marvel, like Spider-Man). And the rights are a bit weird. Raimi didn't direct a lot after the Spider-Man films, probably for a number of reasons. On top of that, the Shadow is (or at least should be) a period piece, and those are always more expensive and complicated. Knowing him, he probably wants to keep it faithful to the original, and studio execs probably don't want to greenlight a gritty, film noir about a faceless, mysterious figure operating through a sea of agents in Depression-era New York. Doesn't really sell as a superhero film. But all that's conjecture. The Hollywood bureaucracy is an impenetrable beast. I love the Shadow and would love a faithful adaptation, but it's probably not happening anytime soon.
I love Darkman so much! It's just a fun trip to watch. Just the fact Hollywood wanted to see if Sam Raimi can make a superhero movie, so Darkman was just one big test pilot. As we know it would lead to him to make Spider man. Funny enough, Sam wanted Bruce to play the main role but Mr.Hollywood said no and get someone that has a decent rep to their name, so they picked Liam who was at the time wasn't as big as a star today.
I just love how unapologetically silly this whole movies is. Those cheesy 90's effects really hit differently. It's also fun when they try to slow down and do serious scenes and they just come off as even campier.
Darkman is one of my favorite movies growing up, I've honestly laughed for decades remembering the "take the f---ing elephant" scene. It was such cartoon absurdity, but I've also loved the subtle somber tones of this movie : "learning to live with a lot of things" mixed in with the overt style and humor. In many ways it's the perfect 90's style cartoon to film movie.
The most underrated Superhero film ever... also supposedly the Cohan Brothers are the ones driving the car in the Sam Raimi station wagon cameo, since they and Raimi are old friends and Sam use to sleep on there couch
I think the funniest anecdote I saw about Darkman comes from Bruce Campbell's autobiography, wherein he explains that they shot a scene wth Strack writhing naked in piles of money, to spell out exactly what his character was about; they removed it because test audiences thought it was weird.
So the Darkman sequels are actually pretty alright. It's a weird situation where you actually should watch Darkman 3 first and THEN Darkman 2. They made both at the same time. The studio told them that they had to have Durant as the villain in the sequel, so they renamed what was going to be Darkman 3 into Darkman 2
28:19 Apart from Neal McDonough, notice also the presence of Andy Bale (also in Spider-Man 2, Army of Darkness, Multiverse of Madness), Stuart Cornfeld (film producer), William Lustig (director), and Scott Spiegel (screenwriter, inc. a bunch of Raimi movies) as other nameless dockworkers.
I love this movie so much, I have the tie-in novel. The movie cut the scene where Darkman confronts Skip, which is where the meeting at the construction site is arranged. Darkman then beats Skip to death with his fake leg.
Well, this movie was a FREAK and I love it. I never knew Marvel Comics sold this material of Darkman and now Sam Raimi made three Marvel films Darkman, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange 2. Even though, this movie is the edgiest dark movie it felt like Frankenstein mixed with Phantom of the Opera. Of course, Sam Raimi was a horror expert so he referred to this movie as Evil Dead.
I know Raimi wanted to make a movie with either The Shadow or Batman but couldn’t get the rights to it. Thus, he made his own creation, which I believe comes from a short story he wrote a while before filming Darkman
I am 90% sure that that first section of the movie with dark man getting blown up was one of the earliest movies I can remember. It's one of those images painted into the back of my mind. I completely forgot about this film until I saw that explosion scene.
Fun Fact: This was originally going to be a film based on the character of The Shadow, but Raimi couldn't get the rights so he made his own superhero instead.
Both are good, they are just different. Here Raimi is less restrained and he used a lot more his style and this makes the film more “unique”. Spider-Man is a more conventional film made for a wider audience that can please more people (like you)
Legitimately one of my favorite films of all time. Working in customer service, whenever somebody calls me "buddy," I always quote Larry Drake from this film. Also, it has one the best intros to any film I've ever seen in my entire life. It goes from 0 to 100 basically immediately and both the buildup and the winddown are amazing. Darkman rules.
It’s funny that Scoot would joke about Durant surviving the helicopter explosion and coming back as an “Anti-Darkman”, because I’m pretty sure that actually happens in one of the crappy sequels. 🤣
I’m less than 3 minutes in and this is hands down the funniest thing I’ve seen all month. “I thought Myles Morales was Darkman” literally had me choking 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1:05 - This guy was also in a terrible slasher-comedy called "Dr. Giggles" where he played a crazy dude who thought he was a doctor, and it felt like damn near every line he delivered was a terrible doctor-pun, and he just acted the hell out of it.
23:22 That's a Manville Gas Launcher.. basically a teargas gun for riot control that can't chamber (or contain the pressure of) rifle grenades. They were never particularly successful and hardly any survive, but some major prop company managed to get their hands on a couple and they pop up in tons of movies.. and always as a grenade launcher.
I always thought it was weird that Raimi and the Coen Bros were so closely associated since their styles are so different, but with this movie I totally see it. If you told me this was a coen bros movie I'd believe it.
I have never heard of code blue = heart attack. Working in a hospital, code blues are called during medical emergencies which could include heart attack, but also a stroke, sudden drop in blood pressure, or if they were to suddenly stop breathing.
they actually used footage from this movie in the transformation montage in spiderman because they needed something to put in and still had it lying around
I love Darkman because it’s everything great about Raimi’s Spider-Man, with a nasty RoboCop energy and none of the dated CG. Spider-Man has a great script and more heart though, so it’s good in its own way.
True story: I saw this movie on opening weekend at my local movie-rama. When I came out, something else had already replaced it on the marquee. Edit: it’s not a marquis.
Raimi wanted to make Spider-Man back then, and wasn't considered. The guys created Darkman themselves to show he could do a superhero film (and got in some practice for concepts he'd more fully flesh out later).
