BAS Episode 14 Commentary

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[bahji9]

I think it's pretty obvious why they put Blood Simple in there. Though not technically noir, it's a classic example of "neo-noir," and it owes a lot to films like Double Indemnity.

It's also a fucking masterpiece and I will rip your goddamn head off for badmouthing it, but that's beside the point.

I'm kidding about that second bit, but not the first one. I will take you on anyday about that film, bucko.

[hbi2k]

The thing is that noir had such an influence on ALL genres of film that it makes "neo" noir pretty useless as a descriptor. Noir was a product of the time it was made. Simply aping noir's conventions, without reference to the limitations of the genre which caused it to lose relevance outside those very specific conditions, does not a masterpiece make.

[abridgedfanboy]

So if neo noir isn't an accurate description, what does that make movies like Usual Suspects and Seven?

[hbi2k]

Never seen Seven, but I'd file The Usual Suspects under "overrated drek," with a special flag marking it as having the most predictable twist ending of any movie not by M Night Shyamalongadingdong. (-:

[abridgedfanboy]

Well, you do get points for originality on that one. ^^

[hbi2k]

I don't spoil movies, but half an hour into that movie I was so sorely tempted to just yell out, "[Fill in the Blank] is Keyser Soze, can we PLEASE go do something fun now?"

[FEnM]

I like your crappy Final Fantasy dialogue boxes. ^_^

[swfan91]

I loved the Nick Fury reference, but I thought a picture from a comic book would have worked better than that god-awful David Hasselhoff movie. You know, for the people who didn't already know who he was. Or you could have used Samuel L. Jackson. Though I guess Iron Man hadn't been released when you originally published this episode. Anyway, nice job with the commentary, as always.

[TheTemujin27]

You mention the "final fantasy jingle" thats used in your videos a lot, what is it called?

And, I disagree. You aren't overusing that jingle. I seriously never get tired of hearing it.

Side note: I thought Blood Simple was kind of boring. And I'm a guy who lovesthe Coen Bros.

[KoopasRevengeHome]

she made the pencil disappear

[SourJovis]

In case of Berserk you can't complain about wounds disappearing suddenly. Casca became crazy. Guts lost his arm and eye. Casca and Guts’ child was born deformed due to demonic raping. Almost the entire band of the hawk dead. What more do you want? Should Guts be deaf, blind and in a wheelchair next? In a world full of daemons a little faerie dust is the least the heroes deserve.

[naruhina1236918]

great commentary as usual... but I liked Blood Simple... to each his own.

:)

[BlueDragonOfTheEast]

......I love your commentary series, but why do you say every other episode is an oddball?

[TFichVe]

Thank God

[Zeralith]

Was Puck actually in the Anime?

[Treopse]

hbi2K's laugh is fun to listen

[rommel175]

nein, mein (something) ist ferboden

no, my (something) is forbidden

[ZeroOmnislash]

I like how they finally showed his dismembered left arm to be a handicap in the manga. It almost seemed like there was no downside to having the prostetic cannon arm. Then he fell in the ocean and for the second or third time he was saved by someone else.

when you think about it, Guts almost never needs help from others though there are those few special moments were he gets a helping hand even if it is SKull Knight more then half the time