Why Adam Savage Isn't Feeling Movie Theaters Lately

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How does Adam Savage choose whether he'll watch a movie on a large vs a small screen? What's his opinion of animation, and can he still fully immerse himself when watching a movie for the first time? What’s an old film Adam discovered as an adult, and can't believe he didn't watch sooner? In this live stream excerpt Adam answers these questions from Tested members @Trevor Higgins, @brandonyoung-kemkes1128, @dannydaniel138, @Thomas_Esson and @K, whom we thank for their support. What's YOUR metric to seeing a film in a theater? Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, such asking Adam questions during live streams:
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@tested 2 месяца назад

What's YOUR metric to seeing a film in a theater? Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, such asking Adam questions during live streams: ru-vid.com/show-UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOAjoin

@brandonyoung-kemkes1128 2 месяца назад

Honestly, pretty similar to Adams. I have to admit I don’t have many opportunities to go to a theatre but if I do, it’s big superhero, blockbuster movie something I know I’m going to have fun with visually and auditorily. Theatres still have pretty good sound systems, I’ll give them that. Bass is totally underestimated as a storytelling medium.

@rudolfsgills 2 месяца назад

If it has a lot of production value or sound quality, then I value it as worth watching in the theater, but if it is a local then maybe home is the better choise.

@victoriadell614 2 месяца назад

As I get older it's how long is it? I don't want to miss anything and now Dune is close to 3 hours! Dang some of us need to pee!

@rudolfsgills 2 месяца назад

@@victoriadell614 Don't forget some Star Wars were also 3 h long.

@isawaakuma 2 месяца назад

I have a nice projector at home, so it usually takes something like Dune where even a nice home screen just doesn't cut it.

@thebeccobunsen 2 месяца назад

Adam Savage has the same effect on me as a cup of milk and cookies watching your favorite childhood cartoon. Instant Comfort. On a stressful day there's no better way to calm down than 10 minutes of Adams

@berenbuchanan 2 месяца назад

couldn't agree more

@MUNTECSTAT 2 месяца назад

I agree with this

@Zanteeh 2 месяца назад

I can't not notice your Eternauta avatar. Are you argentinian? Are you familiar with it? It's one of our best graphic novels but I don't see it much outside my country

@TabletopCritters 2 месяца назад

This is totally it!

@thebeccobunsen 2 месяца назад

@@Zanteeh yes I am, (Italo-Argentino), is one of my favorite graphic novel, and is only one of the fantastic "historieta" of the Argentinian comics world.

@NateConklin 2 месяца назад

As someone with a hearing loss, Ill take the downloadable/stream option. I gain subtitles and volume control. Whereas in theaters, they tend to both blast my eardrums but also not land well for the parts of dialogue that I muddle. Bonus, being able to use the bathroom and not miss out on plot.

@PeaceLoveHonor 2 месяца назад

So much this. Then, add in the people with so much perfume I get a headache not being a problem at home, and I just don't go to the theater anymore.

@shartazokhan1043 2 месяца назад

For me, it's my anxiety. I can start a movie whenever I want, then pause/stop it, and get back to it whenever I feel like it.

@rantanen1 2 месяца назад

I agree, I've had sensory issues with sound for all my life, and sounds get muddled in my head really easily and certain loud sounds feel like they pierce my brain. I use subtitles whenever I can and I pretty frequently adjust headphone volume when watching shows when it switches from action to dialogue and so forth It's just so much more pleasant to watch movies and shows in my own comfortable setting as opposed to struggling to hear and getting my ears blasted the whole movie

@filanfyretracker 2 месяца назад

as long movies try to make a comeback I think we need to bring back the intermission, 3+hr movies used to have them part of the way through so you could go to the restroom and of course go out to lobby and have yourself a treat.

@Jon-yv4iu 2 месяца назад

I'm a big fan of the idea of putting subtitles on all films.

@diditbreak 2 месяца назад

Theaters are good for the event of it, but having greater control of my environment at home is a steep rival.

@Merennulli 2 месяца назад

Especially with as expensive as theaters got. 2 people in 2019 cost more than the Blu-ray release without any snacks. I don't know what it costs now, but I doubt it has improved the value tradeoff. I also find being able to rewind when something interrupts (like missing what was said when someone has to get past you in the tiny theater aisle) to be huge. Self selected intermissions so everyone takes bathroom and snack breaks while it's paused are also wonderful.

@BixbyConsequence 2 месяца назад

Theaters have become annoying with people who simply cannot control their impulses for talking or using their smartphones, as well as being held as a captive audience for 30 minutes of commercials.

@Merennulli 2 месяца назад

@@BixbyConsequenceThey're up to 30 minutes now? Wow, that's over a third of the runtime of most movies and puts you way later getting out than advertised. We were annoyed at 15 minutes when I last went and questioning what happened to all that legislation that was supposed to avoid dishonest start times.

@MartysRandomStuff 2 месяца назад

@@Merennulli Yup, when I went to Dune 2 I went in 15 minutes late to try and avoid the previews but still had to sit through 15 minutes of them.

@Merennulli 2 месяца назад

@@MartysRandomStuffI'm not a big fan of "there oughta be a law", but I'd be ok with it if theaters got a law passed that stopped that. At bare minimum they should be forced to advertise how much later than the runtime they intend to keep audiences. Anything less is dangerous false advertisement.

@katobrucelee08 2 месяца назад

Just watched a re-release of Batman 89 with a theatre filled with fans (and some who I think never saw it) and it's refreshing to see how other people react to films and just being apart of that experience. Thats something I can't get staying home.

@Shiftarus 2 месяца назад

Yes I think not all movies need that experience.. But it's definitely something special I would hate to see dissapear

@godminnette2 2 месяца назад

Re-releases filled with fans often have a completely different vibe.

@katobrucelee08 2 месяца назад

@@godminnette2 true but the marvel movies I've been too have a similar at atmosphere. Films like Oppenheimer obviously didn't but those are theatre movies anyways.

@cabe_bedlam 2 месяца назад

My "movies are art" moment is the opening sequence to Blade Runner. It was also what kickstarted my love of movie scores.

@gundalfthelost1624 2 месяца назад

Since I built my home cinema with a 220" screen, 4K projector and proper audio system it has become a thing of the past for me to visit the cinema. Sure, I have to wait a few months for the movie to arrive on Blu-Ray but it's worth it. No loud people, no distractions, being able to pause whenever needed etc. It's wonderful.

@Hexon66 2 месяца назад

Cool story, bro. The world needs weird hermits, too.

@savegas2008 2 месяца назад

So, if your screen is a 16:9 ratio, that literally comes out to be really close to exactly 16' by 9' high. Was that on purpose or happy coincidence? Either way, that's pretty neat.

@michaelanderson2166 2 месяца назад

Also, $30 cokes and popcorn are bs.

@gundalfthelost1624 2 месяца назад

@@savegas2008 Just random luck, it was the largest screen I could fit in that room.

@stephencurry8552 2 месяца назад

gundaal: LOL! Tell us more about your home sport.

@abracadaverous 2 месяца назад

I'd love to see a reel of Adam's Dad's old Sesame Street animations. Because I'm sure I'd recognize most of them, and maybe I'd be able to recognize his art style.

@TrevorHigginsDustysqueak 2 месяца назад

Thanks again for answering my question Adam.

@hogs0war 2 месяца назад

My favourite black and white movie is Harvey (1950). I think it still stands up today.

@AvocadoAtrocity 2 месяца назад

I'm sick of going to the theater and having people shout, play on their phones, talk on their phones, etc. 🥰🥰🥰

@arekx 2 месяца назад

Here people are not doing such things BUT there is 30minutes of advertisements before movie (and that time isn't constant). That's so annoying and makes me avoid cinemas.

@Paullyb79 2 месяца назад

Cinemas are great. Other people are not.

@Trainfan1055Janathan 2 месяца назад

@@Paullyb79In my opinion, other people can be the best part. When we all simultaneously laugh, clap, etc., I feel at one with everyone. It's a fun feeling.

@illyth63 2 месяца назад

This is why I love Alamo Drafthouse. They're serious about no talking/no phones, and their pre show programming is fantastic (and no ads!). The one closest to me is decorated in homage to Metropolis and German Expressionist cinema. The "chandelier" in the lobby is actually a life size replica of Maria in the midst of her transformation, with the rings of light surrounding her, and the entrance to their largest auditorium is the mouth of Moloch.

@Ottophil 2 месяца назад

Medical marijuana is legal in my state. I like to get medicated during films. Id rather watch something at home

@Jimmy-Mc 2 месяца назад

My answer to the first questions goes with the second: animation looks great in theaters. The colors, textures, and motion all look fantastic on the big screen.

@RyanMichero 2 месяца назад

YES! Thank you!

@SpectreFleet 2 месяца назад

Dune/Dune 2 in Imax is the quality required to get me out to a theater.

@JuniperF 2 месяца назад

Fr, here's hoping they do consecutive showings of both parts eventually, I would kill for that

@Rattus-Norvegicus 2 месяца назад

I went and saw Dune 2 in imax and I agree, although I did take my mother to see GotG 3.

@Uncreeperble 2 месяца назад

2 weeks ago I saw the double feature in Imax and it was fantastic. Although they didn't start until 9pm and so I was there for 6 hours 😅 so I got over the trying to track this wide family tree by the end

@Falcrist 2 месяца назад

I watched part 2 in imax, and I regret it. I wish I had just waited to watch it on my couch at home. After half an hour of ads, suddenly the movie starts... and honestly I'm so annoyed by that point that I lost some of my enjoyment of the film.

@Uncreeperble 2 месяца назад

@Falcrist there has always been half and hour of ads at the movie... noone said you couldn't just show up 20 minutes after the start time like people have been doing for many years 🙄 entitled

@Engitainment 2 месяца назад

Arsenic & Old Lace was a real treat to watch for the first time this year. I'd first heard about it in the 2000s when I was reading the comic Runaways (the first two collected editions before the series took off in all directions), where two characters take on the code names of "Arsenic" and "Old Lace". Almost two decades later, i'm so grateful for that little mention of it that stuck in my brain, because I love that movie now

@fredinit 2 месяца назад

May I offer you a little elderberry wine?

@Emanresu56 2 месяца назад

That's the first movie that convinced me black and white movies can be funny.

@victoriadell614 2 месяца назад

We watch Arsenic and Old Lace every year for Halloween. Charge!!!

@Trainfan1055Janathan 2 месяца назад

Watching "Elemental" in Japanese is interesting. In the scene where the water guy (I forgot his name) said "HOLY DEW DROP!," in Japanese, he says, "UNBELIE-BUBBLE!"

@Multicontemplator 2 месяца назад

In the vein of old movies that still feel incredibly modern, I highly recommend It Happened One Night. Anybody who has taken an introductory film class has at least heard of it, but if you haven't ever given B&W films the time of day then please watch this movie. It is amazing how funny and contemporary this movie feels 90 years later.

@machiel5888 2 месяца назад

i just watched this film this week! IT's a great one.

@chubi167 2 месяца назад

I love the Idea of one of your top 10 being bumped. the first spider-verse did that for me. absolutely blew me away.

@robertmurphy4836 2 месяца назад

Scarface did that for me. Saw it in 2000 before going on vacation to Miami. I worked in movie theaters and saw tons of movies. But this one slipped by me. How had i never saw this great movie?

@TheRAMBO9191 2 месяца назад

Grew up on Mythbusters show, I just now discovered your RU-vid and it's great to meet you/see you again! Ol man💯🍻 I was 12-13 I'm now 33 😂😂🥃

@simplydoz 2 месяца назад

Adam your interviews are always so Inspirational. Did you ever have a bad day in your life? I can only imagine what it's like to enjoy life like you do.

@fredcasanova406 2 месяца назад

So interesting that you brought up your Dad’s work on Sesame Street. I had just started working at the PBS station at the U of Arizona and we were all waiting for Sesame Street to start airing. It was so wildly entertaining to me at 19 years old and the animations were a huge huge part of that. Now I know where some of that came from and that, in itself, is immensely satisfying. Also, your short list of B&W movies hit my list one to one. I too am a big fan of The Philadelphia Story. According to TCM, this brought Hepburn’s career back when it had been floundering. So many great lines, but I had to watch it again recently because of Virginia Weidler’s performance as Dinah. It was pretty rooty tooty!

@lordraiden5398 2 месяца назад

In 1997 I bought a Sony STR-D665 FM Stereo/AM receiver. Dolby delayed surround sound and large bass speakers. The very first movie I watched on a Toshiba 27" tube tv was Jurassic Park. It shook the house. I have been a home theater lover since. No people talking, crumpling candy paper, on the phone or getting up to go to pee. Nothing to spoil my movie experience. Oh and I still have that Sony receiver with a bluetooth module. It serves only music duty now in the workout room.

@victoriadell614 2 месяца назад

I was sick last week. I generally watch The Princess Bride when I'm sick, but opted for The Philadelphia Story instead. One of my all-time favorite stories about human imperfection. The "turning point" movie in my life was A Room with a View. It's the movie that cracked open a new world of artsy independent movies for me. I went back to college later in life and there was a summer when I had no money. I upped my Netflix disc mailing, dated reference, to 5 at a time. I added every movie that won an award that I hadn't seen for one reason or another. My total was over 80 movies that summer. My favorite? Dog Day Afternoon. I know something is good if I'm leaning out of my chair towards the TV. It's the same for me in the theater. One of the reasons I'm not too keen on the recliners. Thanks for sharing your movie journey.

@fredinit 2 месяца назад

Phenomenal film! One of Al Pacino's greatest!

@user-bx5bh6yn1i 2 месяца назад

CinemaTyler has a couple of great videos about the making of Dog Day Afternoon. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Wcs61qEcK3k.html "3 Things 'Dog Day Afternoon' Teaches Us About Filmmaking" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MwjPKUTFjSo.html Structure Analysis ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BmGufTAqooA.html Locations, then and now

@left4newbz 2 месяца назад

I think I'm about the same when COVID came around. I used to see every new film in theaters, but have become very selective in the last 3 years. There's magic to be had in theaters though. I'll never forget the drums of Rodan's theme punching my chest in IMAX. I'd give almost anything to feel it again lol.

@brandonwinstead7137 2 месяца назад

I don't see new movies in theaters. But theaters in my area have started doing screenings of older movies like LOTR which I will happily revisit on the silver screen

@NobuhikuObayashi 2 месяца назад

Check out dune 2 in theatres

@NotMorganFreeman. 2 месяца назад

Only movies like LOTR could pull me back into the theatre nowadays.

@NobuhikuObayashi 2 месяца назад

@@NotMorganFreeman. give dune 2 a go

@Blazer02LS 2 месяца назад

I don't really do theaters anymore. I do like going to the local drive in though, but they were doing a run of older films that I always thought should be at a drive in. Like Twister, American Graffiti, Jurassic Park and such.

@joshhoman 2 месяца назад

Movies these days generally aren't worth watching.

@expressrobkill 2 месяца назад

@@joshhomanwell thats a massive generalisation. Even among big popcorn movies, dune just released, Godzilla minus one.

@stevenduering7155 2 месяца назад

When I was in high school, I was in a film editing class. The final project had to be 5 minutes long, and while most people when and did green screen stuff, I went and did mine with miniatures and as many practical effects as possible. Films need to continue with using miniatures and practical effects wherever and whenever they can. It’s an art. There’s something about a practical effect that has a better feel than a cg effect.

@gijoe508 2 месяца назад

Real things will always look better than cgi

@McCheeseincakes 2 месяца назад

I'll never turn my back on the movie theater. You get one or two opportunities to see a film on the big screen and I'll take it when I can. Even when movies are re-released if I never had the opportunity to see something on the big screen I might take that chance now. You can certainly replicate the sight and sound of the movie theater at home with enough cash, but there's certain aspects of it that are irreplaceable.

@mevinkoser8446 2 месяца назад

Endgame had to be my favorite Theater experience. We were all out of our seats when Cap got the hammer.

@jbaby362 2 месяца назад

It's wonderful, it's own world

@Noah-Lach 2 месяца назад

Nothing beats the experience of seeing a movie with a crowd.

@Sillysillylittleman 2 месяца назад

Yep i am a bit sad i didn't watch Top Gun Maverick in cinema it was great on ipad so it would have been terrific in cinema. Also glad i watched Godzilla minus one in cinema.

@f1matt 2 месяца назад

I generally still love the movie going experience (granted, the costs invloved are high). Movies like Dune Part 2 are such a wonderful and awe inspiring experience in a theater.

@purefoldnz3070 2 месяца назад

agreed! Dune 2 was the best time in years.

@MonsieurAuContraire 2 месяца назад

When it comes to old films that still feel contemporary one of my faves is the Thin Man series of films with William Powell and Myrna Loy. The quintessential "chewing up the scenery" with those two in such a fun way.

@SosiskaTheHorrible 2 месяца назад

Kind Hearts and Coronets is an old classic. Alec Guiness plays multiple roles as members of an aristocratic family being bumped off by a man who is the product of an out of wedlock dalliance by the heir from said family. Classic Ealing Studios comedy

@pmode4 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the "Philadelphia Story" recommendation! The wife and I make it a regular date night to go to an old theater in another county that sometimes shows old B&W movies. We've seen "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and over Christmas "It Happened on Fifth Avenue". Both wonderful films that we never would have seen otherwise. I've yet to see "Apocolypse Now" but my personal similar "woah!" Type movie was "Silent Running". I was 7 or 8 when my Dad rented it (on Beta from Omni Video in Las Vegas) and my jaw dropped. I had to show my friends who had no clue what the movie was about nor had the attention span for it.

@VeniVidiVid 2 месяца назад

Completely agree about The Philadelphia Story. The dialogue was amazing.

@haxan_3567 2 месяца назад

Covid weaned me off movie theatres entirely. I took the excess free time and bought/made a decent home theatre set up and sound system in 2020 and by now the money I've saved and the hassle I've avoided has completely justified the expense. I won't be going back to theatres, I'll just wait for blu-ray or streaming. The real selling point is not having to leave my home or do anything other than sit down on my couch. It's a great experience for some people and that's valid, but I prefer just watching it at home.

@TenableMold 2 месяца назад

Studio Ghibli movies hold a special place in my heart. How do I get family and friends to give these films a chance?

@ray24051 2 месяца назад

My biggest gripe about going to the movie theaters now is the price and the inconsiderate behavior of people. I can say I'm old enough to remember going to see some of the best movies that ever came out in the movie theaters like Jaws, Star Wars, Alien, The Terminator, Batman 1989, all the Indiana Jones movies and so on. The other day I was curious on the price of a IMAX movie because I was interested in seeing this movie called Civil War coming out next month and my jaw basically hit the floor when I saw that an adult ticket is $31 and $28 for a child here in NY. So basically for a family of four you will be spending close to $120 just for movie tickets.

@Khronogi 2 месяца назад

Lol, that's funny cause our theater was physically awkward when that trailer for civil war came on and several people booed it.

@dreamcoyote 2 месяца назад

Movies in theaters.. for us that shifted when the price of taking a family of four out to see a movie was approaching the cost of a DVD player. I know, the theaters were having issues well before streaming, but it's the price point decision we are in. I worked in movie theaters in the 80's, when a Sunday matinee ticket was what, $2.50? Top prices when I worked was, I think, $6.50 for an evening on a Friday or Saturday. I don't know if it's still true, but back then the theater would get a slim chunk of the ticket price for the first few weeks. Everything basically came out of food sales when the crowds were big. If something was still there a month in, then the theater made some profit. By that point theaters were already a balance between paying enough to keep the property vs the value of selling the property. Anyway, with food, the fam going out to see a movie today is a $100 night or thearabouts. So at that price point I only really want to go for the movies I want to see on a huge screen. Big, pretty, epic, etc. With the cushier seats you also don't get the same vibe as seeing a funny movie with 400 other people laughing at the same time. That's gone, for the most part.

@eyzmaster 2 месяца назад

Love watching these sort of vids as much as the props and gadgets!

@flyingo 2 месяца назад

Very cool to hear your take on all of these things. It’s funny because I too got my start in film, at about 16 yrs old, by making a stop motion animation on the pool table in my basement with an old 8 mm movie camera and lots of patience.

@sturlasigurarson6510 2 месяца назад

"Small" films can be magical at the movies. I recently saw Wim Wenders' "Perfect Days", not only did I go once, I went twice. Just the intimacy of the film being kind of blown out of proportion on the big screen before us. The subtle sounds, the subtle expressions, the reflections, shadows, thoughts, the music and the silence. A movie theatre is the place to experience movies. I hope I will never forget that.

@kevindeanschrooders 2 месяца назад

I agree. A movie doesn’t necessarily have to have ‘scope’

@gqwilts 2 месяца назад

That's amazing what your dad did. Adds more detail about your fascination and knowledge of muppet type puppets. Thank you for sharing that.

@eternalbleedingheart 2 месяца назад

Saw the Labyrinth reshowing in theater a week or so ago. Dune 2 was rattling the theater next door. Nothing like hearing ominous music playing over "Who me? No, I'm just a worm"

@ZeroRevengeance 2 месяца назад

Casual Blade Runner jacket in the background 🥲Always a legend, Adam

@UberSprite 2 месяца назад

I THOUGHT I recognized it! Thank you.

@DalleDC 2 месяца назад

I always think I want to see big movies, like really big effects, fights etc, but whenever I then go and see something like Killers of Flower Moon, The Banshees of Inisherin (best personal movies for years) It never matters that they don't have these big effects, I just love being sucked into a big cinema screen. My problem is most modern movies in general are not worth watching for the price of the ticket. To many mainstream movies just don't go deep enough with proper characters and stories. I would hate to see the cinemas go away, but we really need some 70ies movie revolution again.

@darrenboyd4837 2 месяца назад

I went to See Dune part 2 in the middle of the day this past week. I was one of 7 people in the “big” theater at the local AMC. It was fantastic. I grew up seeing movies in theaters with big screens. I had seen the Lynch Dune in the theater when it came out and the fist Dune floored me as I became a fan of the novel after that first experience. Dune is one of the books that I read every year and this adaptation was the vision I have had in my mind since the first one came out.

@sunumaudio Месяц назад

Theatres are amazing when you wait out the big crowds, go late at night with a friend. We saw Dune 2, and it was one of the best theatre experiences I've had. The cost is outragous anymore..but the event is always memorable for me.

@SoiledWig 2 месяца назад

Total side note, but when i watch Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, there's something about the pacing, or the editing, that suggests to me that it started out as a five-hour movie and i've always hoped there'd be a director's cut of that, all five hours.

@zandermagic 2 месяца назад

Hi Adam! Philadelphia Story is sooooo good! Did you know that Stewart and Grant were originally going to play the opposite roles? Seems strange to think of them in the others roles. Great film!❤️

@NobuhikuObayashi 2 месяца назад

I love going to the theatre but the phone thing is rough, if you ask someone to please put their phone away now they look at you like you’re an alien. I’m lucky to be around theatre chains like Alamo draft house where it’s only movie fans and no one takes their phone out, but otherwise theatres need to step it up and have an attendant watching for cell phones

@qwerty2008100 2 месяца назад

I just bought a ticket to see Furiosa at the premier. I'm going with a group that booked the entire cinema. I'm hoping that going as a large group for a private screening of a movie that I'm very excited about will bring a new level to the theater experience. I'm not much of a theater goer, as I'd much rather wait until the movie comes out on DVD or streaming to watch it at home. That being said, I'm super excited about Furiosa. I actually own and drive a Mad Max inspired 68 Mustang and have taken it to a post apocalyptic themed festival last year. Hopefully that shows how much of a Mad Max nerd I am.

@internetpointsbank 2 месяца назад

Wasteland weekend is just Burning Man

@MrUnicorn44 2 месяца назад

Sorry, young man, but if it ain't built around an Aussie vehicle, then it's only a pale imitation. I remember hearing all the arguments, re: the Interceptor from Americans (AMC Javelin with body kit, etc.), way back when, and it was lovely for you guys to actually have to realise - and have to eat a large serving of humble pie - that not all 'great' cars (and I use that word advisedly) came from 'over there.' Ours were built to be able to survive over here, and they did ... occasionally, we'll still catch sight of a car from the 70s on the roads (being as they're registered as 'classics' nowadays, their specialty registration only allows them 'x' amount of driving days per year), in beautiful condition.

@qwerty2008100 2 месяца назад

@@MrUnicorn44 My car isn't a black on black replica or even a tribute. It's my own take on a vehicle in the style of Mad Max. Even if I did build a tribute car, I wouldn't care about going through the trouble of importing an Aussie XB Falcon. Get out of here with your gatekeeping nonsense.

@duncansutherland47 Месяц назад

“Bringing Up Baby” another great black and white classic. Still holds up and maybe more so.

@bjornkeizers 2 месяца назад

I've gotten back into the movie theater early last year. It's because a brand new theater opened in our city and they actually offer an unlimited movie pass. Since then I've seen about a hundred movies there. For me, it's about focus: even though I can stream movies, I'll usually be tempted to multitask while watching them. Which is not ideal as you can miss things. So, I made a concerted effort to go and watch movies on the big screen. And I absolutely love it. It basically only costs me time, and I consider it time well spent. Thankfully I've got a good theater with generally very respectful crowds, so I'm not too bothered by other people.

@elbowache 2 месяца назад

when'd he get a speedy? I figured with his Apollo obsession, he would've had one years ago. I watched Philadelphia Story for the first time yesterday! Adored it! I've been watching all classic movies lately. It's growing my soul!

@slackerbelmont 2 месяца назад

7:00 Mine is Barbarella; Thanks for recommending that one Adam!

@Pygar2 2 месяца назад

I hope to see the uncensored, uncut 1968 England version some day. No "Queen of the Galaxy", but *with* the credited "Sun" and "Moon" characters. Plus Babs and the Black Queen getting it on...

@matildastanford7019 2 месяца назад

Adam, how do you feel about watching zombie movies? Seeing your eyes light up when talking about animation just made my day. l'm currently working on an animated zombie series based on a novel series written by an English author. Honestly l will need some collaborators to complete it to the standard l envision. As it sits l have a long way to go as l'm doing all of the work alone atm. Currently working on the anatomy and properties of both people and cadavers. Also a smidge of forensic sciences to properly realistically illustrate the gore aspect. As a fantastic zombie & nuclear apocalyptic world and plot it's more of a joy than it is a chore. Hopefully by end of the year l'll have the first book completed, uploaded and being enjoyed for the ride that reading the novels and listening to the audiobook gave to me. Thanks for reading, whoever you are, hope you have a good one.

@jharden1305 2 месяца назад

I’m not sure if this is the same in the US but in the UK it’s becoming so difficult to see a film on a good normal cinema screen, they’re all focusing on special screens like screenX or 4DX or installing sofas with waiters and a bar. They still have a few of the standard screens but those are the smaller screens or ones they’ve neglected with older sound systems or projectors. The only option I have to watch Ghostbusters Frozen Empire is in ScreenX.

@Elwaves2925 2 месяца назад

You've made me wonder if my local 9-screener has gone that way. I haven't been there for a long while, for various reasons. It's Vue, what chain is your local a part of?

@jharden1305 2 месяца назад

@@Elwaves2925 Cineworld, it was Empire and UCI before that, some of the screens are so poor now I go to book tickets, see it’s either in one of the neglected small screens or 4DX and end up not going at all.

@J--Dubs 2 месяца назад

As an American, this is interesting to hear. I’ve never even heard of ScreenX before your comment.

@Elwaves2925 2 месяца назад

@@jharden1305 Cheers and yeah I don't blame you if the screens are bad. I can live with a lesser experience in small indie cinemas but not in multiplex's, so I'd do the same and cancel.

@thoughtengine 2 месяца назад

In Australia, I went to see The Farce Awakens and the only option was 3d. It didn't really work, some jackoff didn't get the memo that theatre seats are numbered for a reason, and it cost noticeably more, of course. The issues with the film itself can be left for another day...

@ryanmitchell4426 2 месяца назад

TIL that Adam Savage has voice credits for Sesame Street during the years I would have been watching it. - Radio and Umbrella (1980) ... Heathcliff (voice) - Going Jogging (1979) ... Heathcliff (voice) - Telly's Debut (1979) ... Heathcliff (voice) - Bert meets Bertha (1978) ... Heathcliff (voice) - The Count counts hellos and Barkley gets a name (1978) ... Heathcliff (voice) - Big Bird misses Mr. Snuffleupagus (1978) ... Heathcliff (voice)

@kdcndw1 2 месяца назад

Zone Of Interest is one of the most impactful film experiences in a theater I have had in a long long time.

@Hockleberry 2 месяца назад

Elemental is such a beautiful movie both visually and in substance and content. Definitely worth a watch. And then watch the documentary of the making of Elemental. It gives such heart-warming context behind the origins of the story.

@SteveC86 2 месяца назад

As home movie viewing improved, the need to go to a theater disappears. The movie viewing experience at my apartment is just better. I can wear less clothes, cozy up with blanket and food, I can stop the movie to pee, I can rewind if I missed something, I can turn on subtitles. The best theater going experience is just attempting to make the theater feel more and more like your home. There are definitely some movies that are worth the cost to see it on a larger screen with body shaking audio, but far less than the number of movies released in a year.

@McCheeseincakes 2 месяца назад

It may have improved, but unless you have the money there's no replicating the sight and sound of the theater experience.

@c1ph3rpunk 2 месяца назад

@@McCheeseincakescrunching food, smelly people, crying babies, talking heads, phone calls, text messaging next to you. Actually, I COULD replicate that at home, I choose not to.

@theangrymarmot8336 2 месяца назад

@@McCheeseincakes I disagree. I am able to focus on the movie, and enjoy it much more at home. My large TV has fantastic picture quality, and the surround setup with rattle the glasses out of the cabinets if I need it to. The only thing missing from the "experience" by not going to the theater is the annoying dingleberries who can't act like a decent human. Don't miss those at all.

@McCheeseincakes 2 месяца назад

@@c1ph3rpunk I'd be lying if I said that there haven't been times that I found myself annoyed in a theater, but there are certain movies that are better had with the right crowd. I can't think of the last midnight showing of a Marvel movie that was ruined by anyone's phone or babies, but that's in my experience, not yours, to each their own.

@McCheeseincakes 2 месяца назад

@@theangrymarmot8336 Cool. People aside there's not a home theater I have ever been into in my life that has ever been able to fully replicate the sound and quality of a decent movie theater. If you don't like people just wait a few weeks after the movie has been out and go to an early showing, but as I said in a previous comment, to each their own, if being at home raises your flag more than in a theater even with no people, then awesome.

@txkflier 2 месяца назад

The last movie I saw in a theater was “I Can Only Imagine” which was released in 2018. We went mainly because my nephew was the executive producer and he was in town for a private viewing with family and friends.

@aaronchamberlain4698 2 месяца назад

Sometimes I enjoy the small movies most in theatres. I recall one time going to see “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” in theatres as a teen. The book had been gifted to me the year earlier and helped with my loneliness. I asked a few friends and no one wanted to go. So I biked 30 minutes one way to another town completely and saw it in the middle of the day on Saturday. There were max 10 people in the showing, but it was amazing. It seemed that we were all there for the same reason. We laughed loudly at the same parts, I could feel the smiles when I smiled. So lately I sometimes go looking for those small films in theatres as opposed to giant spectacles.

@thatjeff7550 2 месяца назад

Adam's take on the Spider-Man/Spider-Verse movies is spot on. They are sooooo beautiful! (edit) And the same with his take on Crouching Dragon Hidden Tiger. Haven't seen Philadelphia Story though, so can't confirm.

@RetNemmoc555 2 месяца назад

You might like _House of Flying Daggers_ and _Hero_ as companions to _Crouching Tiger_ - all good modern examples of the genre, and all beautiful films.

@chris-hayes 2 месяца назад

I love Adam's appreciation for black and white film. My familiarity is not quite there yet, but my folks would watch Turner Classic Movies fairly often, and I genuinely enjoyed a number of those films.

@scottbuck1572 2 месяца назад

I think one of the best things you bring up is the scale. I feel a movie like Marriage Story works FAR better watching at home; you feel like your in the house of these people and watch their happy place becoming a place of pain hits harder in you living room than in the theater

@shaolin224 2 месяца назад

Same, haven't gone since Covid. You know what I've been telling everyone is someone should bring back drive in theaters. We don't even need wired speakers or antenna clamps for audio. Just a wifi signal to your Bluetooth radio or phone

@emersonb5764 Месяц назад

They still exist. We go once a year or so. I hate it. People seem even less respectful of quiet, less interested. Parents playing on their phones while their kids run screaming, cars driving by from people coming late, leaving early, etc. but maybe that’s just our locale. Hopefully others are better.

@shaolin224 Месяц назад

@@emersonb5764 sounds like the local McDonald's to me..where is this theater? The only ones I know of are people who have inflatable screens they display the projected movie on and people just park on a grassy lot

@stevebridge8668 2 месяца назад

I did exactly the same with Halliwell’s guide. Now looking to find a second hand copy! 😊

@Jprimus Месяц назад

I'm also a big fan of the Into the Spider-verse films. My brother isn't a big Spiderman fan and when the first one came to streaming I told him to watch it anyway and a couple hours later he texted me how much he LOVED it. Such fantastic stories, fantastic style of animation, it's just sooo good. Also, Elemental was really good. I caught it on Disney+ and it's very enjoyable.

@torenatkinson5708 Месяц назад

0:00 I also watched Zone of Interest in the theater. Theater going is great right now because there's less people going which means better seats, less distractions! 1:47 Notable animated features in the past few years are Unicorn Wars and The Spine of Night. You're welcome!

@nevvie9269 2 месяца назад

See, I recently saw the movie, "A Night to Remember". It is about the Sinking of the Titanic. Instead of focusing on two main characters, it focuses on the passengers, and the crew as a whole. The film came out in 1958, and if what I was reading was correct, some of the actors got to meet the very people they were portraying, that survived. The producer for the film had apparently seen the Titanic setting sail as a six year old, and their technical director was the fourth officer of the Titanic. So, definitely worth a watch.

@billthomas2652 2 месяца назад

Ashley Miller on the 4:30 Movie Podcast pointed out something that I had always kinda known but hadn't really zeroed in on until he said it: Getting to see Anthony Hopkins or Grace Kelley or Harrison Ford (to pick three) act on a 40 foot screen is just different from anything you'll get at home. (Something like Apple Vision Pro MIGHT change this.) But another factor is getting to see a great ride of a movie (and a great comedy like A Fish Called Wanda is totally a ride) with a crowd of fellow movie lovers is sublime. Jerks can be a problem (everywhere) but a packed movie house of people who love movies is just heaven.

@carbonmolecules4504 2 месяца назад

I’m in love with your phone holder and I’m inspired to build one myself.

@euansmith3699 2 месяца назад

Adam has the absolutely best hyperbole!!!!

@nathkrupa3463 2 месяца назад

Great video sir

@joannakasper5486 2 месяца назад

Die Hard is a movie that gets constantly quoted in this house. We recently took my 22yo cinephile daughter (who hadn't seen it, for some reason) to see it on the big screen. Watching her watch the movie and recognise all the references she's been hearing for years was so much fun.

@MichaelKloepfer68 2 месяца назад

I remember my buddy and I used to watch Apocalypse now all the time.And we had a really nice stereo.Set up very loud very surround and the helicopchristine was just unbelievable

@sethcarson5212 2 месяца назад

As a deeply introverted person from a very rural part of America I can't imagine a scenario where I'd want to go to the theater. When I was a kid my grandma got me out of school so we could drive to Wichita (about 2 hours away) and watch a movie. My first and last time in a cinema. It was great but I never went back due to how far I'd have to go and how expensive gas, food, and time are. But we did all the things. Pop corn, big icy Coke, candy, the works. One of my fondest memories. And relevant to this channel because it was Galaxy Quest. I had a great time but I was a kid. I was less introverted and grumbly back then.

@lauramaeda7214 2 месяца назад

I have my ticket for the first matinee of Ghostbusters Frozen Empire at 2 pm this week. Hope it’s as great as it looks like on the trailers.

@ryangann799 2 месяца назад

Wonder if Adam’s dad did the bridgekeer or the typewriter guy or even pinball animations

@RainaEmms 2 месяца назад

My wife and I had watched the Cary Grant miniseries Archie on BritBox and I used it as an excuse to go back and watch some older Grant movies neither of us had seen -- including Bringing Up Baby (too strange) and Philadelphia Story which we both loved. Definitely something that anyone who is a fan of Hepburn, Grant or Stewart must see.

@magiclantern66 2 месяца назад

You mentioned It's a Wonderful Life and The Third Man. My Favourites, Adam.

@magiclantern66 2 месяца назад

Oh, and Crouching Tiger. FFS.

@blindleader42 2 месяца назад

As someone who couldn't be further in personality, artistic orientation and talent from Adam, my and his takes on the importance of various movies are remarkably similar. The whole segment from Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, to Star Wars to The Philadelphia Story struck a chord with me. I was fortunate to have seen many classic B&W pictures from the thirties and forties, including many Screwball Comedies, in local repertory house when I was young. I recently got to see The Philadelphia Story again, [redacted] decades after those halcyon days.

@lilpapaganoush824 2 месяца назад

That’s insane! I am a giant film buff and fan and also big Martin sheen fan (west wing was amazing) But answering the same question I’m 31 and just now this week watched apocalypse now for the first time.

@viru52000 2 месяца назад

I think a lot of people are like me and bought really good TVs during lockdown and don't see the draw of paying way too much to go to a movie theater anymore. I think there really needs to be a realization that there is definitely pre and post covid when it comes to box office expectations for movies.

@kobolila-yt 2 месяца назад

The Philadelphia Story is an all time favorite, so too is its musical remake staring Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly and Louis Armstrong: "High Society". It's one of those 'same story different move' sort of things. The soundtrack, as you can imagine having Crosby Sinatra and Armstrong in it would be, is great.

@odesseus 2 месяца назад

i LOVE Philadelphia Story. Love it!

@HighKingTurgon Месяц назад

OH MAN THE WICKER MAN IS SO GOOD. I can't even do horror, but that movie is PERFECT.

@andyhercer 2 месяца назад

Before Covid we were avid movie theater goers with my wife, used to go to the last showing of the day in the middle of the week to get basically the entire theater for ourselves. Now we feel that going to the movies has become a huge hassle, as well as prices going up but quality of service going down. We ended up buying a nice OLED TV and nice surround sound system and for most movies we have found that is a good replacement.

@lestranged 2 месяца назад

I think we are around the same age (I'm 59) and I am a Bay Area native. I fell in love with film pretty early. I feel like we had that golden age of all the repertory theaters in San Francisco and Berkeley where we could see old movies and new art movie and old or new foreign movies. I used to go see SO many movies in high school and college. I worked at movie theaters too in the 80's, and there was an agreement between all theaters, even if they were different chains or independent, that employees could get free passes to any other Bay Area theater. (as long as it wasn't a busy opening weekend or holiday etc). I went to a Luis Bunuel festival at the Castro theater, that took place over like 5 consecutive thursdays, when I was still in high school. In college, we went to midnight movies almost every weekend, cult movies, concert movies, arthouse, stuff you cannot even get now on streaming platforms. Ken Russell's "The Devils", the uncut version. I miss all those theaters so much.

@TheoneandonlyRAH 2 месяца назад

so glad that you saw Zone of Interest! Try Anatomie D'une Chute

@spookmineer 2 месяца назад

The oldest movie I know of which is still really thrilling and an edge of your seat experience is "north by northwest". Also black and white. And amazing opening credits too!

@-ca-- 27 дней назад

When Croutching Tiger Hidden Dragon came out, it was a Friday evening and I was on a free weekend from the army, totally exhausted after a long week. I sat in the cinema, enjoyed the ads at the beginning and then, a lady woke me up and the end: "The film is finished, sir." Yet I love the film, its story, its score, the actors - Chow Yun Fat is one of my favourite actors since I saw him in the film The Killer (by John Woo, 1989), I love Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi as well.

@scarpfish 2 месяца назад

Haven't been to the movie theater since 2018. Covid finished off the video stores. I sub to zero streaming services. DVD player broke three years ago. I'm cool with it. Life goes on.

@khronokraze 2 месяца назад

Speaking of animations, I miss going to Spike and Mike's animation festival in San Francisco. Those are always fun to go to and check out. Haven't been to one in many years.

@joe12321 2 месяца назад

I just caught up with Philadelphia Story last year, and even without any conscious Prejudice about how funny old movies can be I was surprised at how hilarious it was.

@jasperjanderson 2 месяца назад

I would love to see some of Adam's dad's animation artwork. Hopefully he kept some drawings and cels!

@realmacmods 2 месяца назад

I saw a showing of Back To The Future a few months ago in an AMC theatre. It started 45 minutes late and apparently it was being streamed into the theatre. It played a relatively short loop of ads the whole time we waited to increase the pain. As the delay stretched on people were getting visibly upset in the room and I went out to speak to someone to make sure they didn't think we were all in there watching a movie that whole time. The guy basically said it happens frequently and they have absolutely no control over it. Not a good look.

@iancryar6431 2 месяца назад

I got so known at the local video store that the workers would quiz me on movies. I rarely would get stumped. And for me there was something about finding a great old movie. For me it was A Clockwork Orange, Urban Cowboy & Harold and Maude😊

@xraystyle00 2 месяца назад

For me, I had been old enough to see Road to Perdition when it came out, but only thought of Newman as an old man. And then there was the Newman's Own brand. But the first time I saw Cool Hand Luke I lost my mind. I watched it, I think because of the Dawes music video for "When My Time Comes" (a retelling of cool hand luke with a little kid as Luke.) I watched every Paul Newman flick I could find over the next couple of months. This was back in maybe 10-12 years ago when I was in grad school. I even went to a showing of Cool Hand Luke at one of the local theaters, and I was the only person there.

@Shadoweclipse1386 2 месяца назад

I would love to see/hear Adam's list of all-time top 10 movies and top 10 shows!

@EmilyKresl 2 месяца назад

I saw the labyrinth in the theater a few weeks ago and it was the best movie theater experience I've had since the 90's when I saw Addams Family Values.