 and welcome to another episode of Tales from the VHS Vault. And today we're gonna talk about a movie that's very near and dear to our hearts. A movie I don't even have on DVD. I would like refuse to buy it on DVD because I only ever want to watch it on VHS. And that is The Three Amigos. Just you mentioning that wanting to get it on DVD. I was the same way and I was close actually. I gave a couple of my VHS away to my sister and I grabbed The Three Amigos and the cover's a little shady there. It's a little shoddy. I looked at it and was like, no, no way. It's almost like it's glowing or something. I was like, no. Right away you think of that beginning. Yeah. With the sports illustrated. The ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, the bat and everything. Well that's one of the charms and the things about VHS that you don't get with the DVD. And I remember I've had the DVD in my hands several times at a store. Right. About to buy it and like, no. It's just not the same. I don't want to watch it on DVD, right? The commercials and the trailers before the movie is part of the viewing experience. Exactly, yeah. If I were to buy The Three Amigos on DVD and didn't get that sports illustrated, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Or making Mr. Right. The trailer for making Mr. Right before the movie, it wouldn't be the same experience. You just pop it in on DVD and it just goes right to the menu and it's like, no, I don't want that. I want the whole thing. That's part of the magic, yeah. The whole nostalgia is part of those, you know, the trailers before the movie. Exactly. That making Mr. Right. I've actually never seen that movie. Me either, yeah. I wouldn't mind. But, you know, John Malkovich was all yonked. Super young, but that trailer is burnt in my brain. Exactly, yeah. You made love to an android? Ewww. We used to play this going way back with it playing on TV. We'd act it out. And we'd act it out. As the movie was unfolding on TV. And we had our own belts with the holsters and we had our own special guns just like, you know, our favorite characters in the movie, right? You were lucky day. I was lucky day. I'm lucky day. And I was Dusty Bottoms. I'm Dusty Bottoms. Yeah, we even had the little bell thing to simulate like the spurs. Yeah. Ding, ding. And like, there was that scene with, where they turn the lights on. Hey, what's going on up there? Ding, ding, ding. Let's go, amigos. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. We'd jump off the couch. We'd jump off the couch. This was probably right when we first met. Yeah, it was one of the first movies we really bonded over was Three Amigos. It's funny because there was only two of us. Yeah, we just somehow made it work. I think that you had this movie and I didn't. Yeah, that's how it worked. I watched the movie because you already had it. I know I had it, yeah, for sure. But I can't remember if you had it or not. No, I didn't. I'd never seen it. I'd never seen it because you had it. Oh yeah, okay. And it's one of those movies like you can enjoy as a kid because it's fun and adventurous and it's western and there's gunfights and the up. Yeah, you don't necessarily see all the comedic parts of it, right? But then as you get older and you watch it, as you get older, you get, oh, the layers get peeled away like an onion, right? Oh, there was more to this, the humor. There's so many different layers for the humor. As you get older, you get that, you know, the balls on the 007, right? Yeah, the little male plane. I think it's a male plane. How can you tell? Well, didn't you notice it's little balls? Yeah, like stuff like that, yeah. You don't really get as a kid, but you get it as you get older. It's so many subtle pieces, like when they're trying to break into El Guapo's layer there and Ned gets stuck on those pinatas. And just the simple fact of watching the party, and he's so having a good time. He's all enjoying himself. As he's stuck there. Another one you don't get as a kid when Chevy Jays. Well, we can take a walk and you could kiss me on the veranda. Lips are fine. Lips would be fine. And that's the worst. He doesn't want to go down on her. Or when he's playing the guitar, right? And it shows that old woman. We think this movie is so subtle. Yeah, a lot of subtle things in this movie. Yeah, like when they come up to the singing bush and Ned and Lucky Day, they get off their horses and you see Chevy Jays get off his and on to one of the others. And then you see him in the background. It's super far, yeah. But it fucks. That's so fucking funny. That's, you know, I love comedies like this where it's not shoved down your throat. Like, you know, the plunger, like, it's funny now. Don't you see how funny this movie is? Yeah, yeah. It's like, no. You have to, it takes five or 10 watches to get everything, yeah. To get all of it, you know. It's an intelligent comedy, right? We watched it, what, last year? Yeah. And fuck, we were pissing ourselves laughing. Yeah, it's just so fucking funny. And it gets better with age, I think so. I think some of this movie's like a fine wine, it gets better with age, and it's kind of timeless because it's a period piece. Exactly. Got Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Chevy Jays, three of, like, some of the best comedic legends that have ever come to be. And you put three of them together and sometimes when you do this, it doesn't quite work, right? Yeah. People clash, right? Just doesn't, the chemistry isn't right. But this just, it just feels so natural and it just works perfect. It's one of the funniest movies I think ever made. For me, I think it's one of the best comedies ever. I don't think I've ever laughed at anything so hard. You have some of the supporting roles, too, like John Lovitz. You have Phil Hartman in it, so you have a lot of the Saturday Night Live-type crowd, too. So like, there's a lot of that feeling of a bit of family going on there, too. Oh, for sure. Wardrobe here. Take the Migos clothes. You can't take our clothes? They gave them to us. I'd like to continue working for free, Mr. Fruity. You have any idea what nada means? What is that, a light chicken gravy? Oh, the movie is very quotable, to be quoted in the movie all the time, you know. Infamous. Infamous is when you're more than famous. This man, Al Guapo, is not just famous. He's infamous. Infamous? Infamous? I'll give you the 10-Paiso version. Yeah, I wonder if we're talking about something being like a cheap version of something or like a half-ass version. We call it the 10-Paiso version. 23 pesos. We only have 10? All right. I'll give you the 10-Paiso version. Y'all cut out all this important stuff. Yeah, the thinking about this movie really takes me back to like, summer nights in 1989. Like our moms, you gotta put your sweaters on. Remember that? He's like, no, it's gonna wreck our costumes. No, sweater goes on. Okay, now go out and play. So if you have any great memories about three amigos, please let us know in the comments. But that's it, that's our little story for how close the three amigos is, near and dear to our hearts. What it's done for us as friends, how it's bonded us, right? Yeah, yeah, pretty much, yeah. And we'd like to hear from you if it's done the same. And until next time. Keep drinking, amigos. No, no beer, just tequila. What's tequila? It's like beer. Well, okay, three tequilas. Sure, sure, amigos. Water down.