The Lost City and Other Dumb Awesome Movies - Ep. 58 of Intentionally Blank

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The Lost City and Other Dumb Awesome Movies - Ep. 58 of Intentionally Blank

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells take a deep dive into action comedies on this week’s podcast episode. Join the discussion surrounding The Lost City, Fast and Furious, how Brad Pitt knows how to steal a show, and movies that exhibit the same kind of stupid.
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Produced by Adam Horne
Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

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@samiam.402 2 жыл бұрын

Brandon: "If you don't want Fast and Furious spoilers, skip five minutes." Me: **skips exactly five minutes** Brandon: "... and then he rips a minigun off and shoots a helicopter out of the sky."

@adoniscreed4031 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Ghost2352 2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing I want more than Brandon and Dan watching and reviewing Everything Everywhere All At Once

@minhuang8848 2 жыл бұрын

That or Cloud Atlas

@Rik-B 2 жыл бұрын

I could imagine that some of the jokes don't sit right with at least Brandon, but the storytelling is one of the most masterful I have ever experienced and it would definitely be interesting to hear what they have to say about it. Especially since it has a very interesting way of handling the multiverse problems that Brandon mentioned in a previous video (when talking about the Loki) show.

@felipecampos3045 2 жыл бұрын

and review a good piece of art for once instead all the disney garbage he usualy likes

@minhuang8848 2 жыл бұрын

@@felipecampos3045 lmao who cares about what they like, why waste all this time dumping on franchises you clearly neither care about nor know much about when you could just let him have his fun any way he wants

@felipecampos3045 2 жыл бұрын

@@minhuang8848 because if you only use your plataform to do free marketing to a billion dollar corporation like disney that promote garbage indoctrination and political bias you are complacent in the amout of crap they put out, that is the reason we have movies like dr. strange making $800+ but nobody have seen Everything, Everywhere, All at Once... it is because ppl like you sir, that we only have garbage production line CONTENT TO CONSUME. efing normie

@Mariannl5 2 жыл бұрын

Galaxy Quest. So many great one liners. Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman in fantastic comedic roles. The nerd references every where and trekkies learning it's all real. It's a completely unbelievable plot and we do not care.

@mrzoonix6368 Жыл бұрын

It's better Star Trek than the Star Trek we get now!

@Ninjaman195 2 жыл бұрын

That moment when Dan finds out Channing Tatum is their age, hahaha

@watcherofwatchers 2 жыл бұрын

I am not one for podcasts, in general, but I love this one. It's obvious Dan and Brandon are genuinely friends, and their topics of conversation are almost always very interesting.

@LrnecBuma 2 жыл бұрын

I do not remember if Brandon Saw "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once." But thats a perfect example of Whimsy going above a 7

@dougfile6644 2 жыл бұрын

Mmmm. Now I have a craving for hot dogs... 😁

@LrnecBuma 2 жыл бұрын

@@dougfile6644 and bagles? Someone I know saw the film and completly missed the point of having all meaning of life lose all value and meaning. Its translatedin such a simple way they missed it

@miguelon2595 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I was looking for someone that commented this. They would both appreciate this movie and it would be awesome to hear their thoughts on it.

@ilsukdyang8134 2 жыл бұрын

@@dougfile6644 🤣 My jaw literally dropped when I saw that in the theater

@Patrins 2 жыл бұрын

If he hasn't yet, this would be a really great film to watch and then talk about on the show.

@rockandrolljew89 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't believe they'd talk about action comedies and oddball films without discussing The Fifth Element, and then Dan sneaks in that reference to Ruby Rhod right at the end...

@mycroft8344 2 жыл бұрын

I want to hear what Brandon and Dan think of the two Jumanji movies. They kinda fall into this whimsical catagory.

@sspearss9112 2 жыл бұрын

Jackie Chan was the epitome of action/whimsy for me growing up. The over the top fight scenes have always been fun. I think that’s why I liked Pirates of the Caribbean as a kid before realizing how tight the writing was when I got older. At least for the first movie.

@andurilcuivie 2 жыл бұрын

The first movie understood that pirates are murdering r*pst thieves who deserve to die, but we can like Johnny Depp and dislike crooked politicians and be grateful for the semi-honorable middle man. All viewed through the lens of two innocents falling in love. The following movies lacked nuance.

@alexrechkin7 2 жыл бұрын

Because of Brandon and Dan i've seen so many movies and shows just to watch them talk about it. A lot of what they mentioned on this youtube channel i've watched and in a lot of cases wouldn't otherwise. For example Sneakers and Kung Pao i would've never watched if it was not for them. I am the most happy with Arcane recommendation, it is a masterpiece. Thanks Bran and Dan

@Richardiii2 2 жыл бұрын

You are in for a real treat with The Princess Bride

@ouden. 2 жыл бұрын

I paused the video where they were talking about Wanda Vision, opened Disney+ and binge watched the entire season in one night. Then I continued with the podcast's episode the next day 😂

@DracoeWWJD4 2 жыл бұрын

Being named after Bing Crosby, it makes me endlessly happy that it got brought up as having a fantastic movie scene! And yes, the scene Dan mentioned is such a good scene. Danny and Bing have great chemistry!

@KahunaPuffin 2 жыл бұрын

I love the first two Mummy films with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films (I was taking and LOVING a college class on Edgar Allen Poe when "At World's End" came out, and the whole "Into the Maelstrom"-esque finale was everything my heart desired). The Jurassic World films are also this for me. Big dumb fun!!! 😁

@GarethNewtonWilliams 2 жыл бұрын

Just how much time does Brandon spend hand-signing stuff. The guy’s a legend.

@leonid1676 2 жыл бұрын

Dan and Brandon should really watch Gravity Falls. Besides being the best piece of television in history, I also feel that it would have a lot of appeal for both of them in different ways which should be a fun discussion themes for the podcast.

@yasielromero8236 2 жыл бұрын

When they started talking about action comedies I really hoped they would talk about The Nice Guys, in my opinion and absolute masterpiece.

@SergeantMedicine 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@MasterRahl221 2 жыл бұрын

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with Nic Cage fits in this discussion. Dan and BranSan need to discuss that one.

@wingracer1614 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched that the other day. It's entertaining but too long, needed a better cut to make it snappier. It really drags in many places. It does make me want to see more Nic and Pedro buddy movies though

@MasterRahl221 2 жыл бұрын

@@wingracer1614 my wife and I were all in from the beginning, we loved it

@talongeorge3750 2 жыл бұрын

Oh agreed

@ilsukdyang8134 2 жыл бұрын

"Mission Impossible with cars." 🤣 That's a great way to explain the Fast and the Furious movies, starting with the fifth one! And Brad Pitt definitely stole the show in The Lost City

@devonwilliams9576 2 жыл бұрын

"have i whined to you about Shrek before?" "Yes, you have." "Then i will not do it again" ....wait no. Please do it again. Now i want an episode about shrek

@justinbowman3567 2 жыл бұрын

Big Trouble in Little China is a great example. Love watching that movie. Wish I could forget it and watch it for a first time again.

@coldspell 2 жыл бұрын

Whimsical Action Comedies that I LOVE are The Fifth Element and Army of Darkness... Also House 2 was amazing

@jeffweskamp3685 2 жыл бұрын

(Cosmere spoilers below) Brandon and Dan discuss whimsy in this episode. In the 4th Stormlight book, a Shard of Adonalsium named Whimsy is introduced. So I would like to ask Brandon: "Would life on Whimsy's planet be like the kind of movies you and Dan are discussing?

@chrisashford3379 2 жыл бұрын

...well crap, I hope so!

@mattdanuser-grant8710 2 жыл бұрын

Knowing that this discussion was a peek into how Brandon think about whimsy was quite the treat for Cosmere readers!

@mrpink1133 2 жыл бұрын

The Rock flexing his cast off truly is an amazing moment in film.

@Celairiel 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite "whimsical" action comedy is Man from Uncle. The lunch/escape scene is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. If you've seen it, you know the one.

@slipstream211 2 жыл бұрын

Favorite line: "I taste his thoughts!"

@alexilupin 2 жыл бұрын

It took me a long time to watch this video because first I paused it and watched The Lost City, then came back. Kept watching, and then paused and watched The Cabin in the Woods, and now I'm back just about to finish the video. Delightful!

@RadioactiveWeka 2 жыл бұрын

Murphy says every book has the word 'undulate'. I now offer you that Brandon must say 'ad nauseam' in every Intentionally Blank episode 😆 Another fun episode, thankye Brandon, Dan and team.

@matt-seaton 2 жыл бұрын

Genius over-the-top action movie: Last Action Hero. It is the governator at his cheesiest and best at the same time, and the spoofing of the action movie tropes goes to such level that it is so enjoyable the entire time. “Moe who?” “Zart.”

@HLPiepgrass 2 жыл бұрын

I personally love True Lies. The writing is awesome.

@Enchantress1221 2 жыл бұрын

The dentist episode was honestly one of my favorites. 😭

@sionat29 2 жыл бұрын

Big Trouble in Little China is a great choice. Absolute favorite still.

@bailesthehum 2 жыл бұрын

Best line in Lost City: "It's a classic for a reason."

@joshuafranckum7707 2 жыл бұрын

The part where the room with the massive charcuterie board gets blown away by the helicopter, and Sandra Bullock is trying not to laugh, might’ve been my favorite physical comedy in the movie lol

@Ize19 2 жыл бұрын

The Road to El Dorado is an underrated masterpiece! It always comes to mind when discussing movies like this.

@jacobmotes7497 2 жыл бұрын

The first 15 min of "The Other Guys" starring Will Farrell and Mark Wahlberg is something everyone needs to see. Such an over the top parodies of buddy cop movies.

@andurilcuivie 2 жыл бұрын

Iconic scene. 50 First Dates (not my fav movie). Adam Sandler in his boat cursing out her dad for giving him the CD and then slowly realizing the significance was 🎉 masterful.

@KK-ef1ow 2 жыл бұрын

I Am Not A Serial Killer finally went on sale on amazon so I picked it up. Excited to read it Dan!

@JimmieHammel 2 жыл бұрын

Just listening to you guys talk about an underground cave with a water escape started to give me panic. I 100% agree that underground caves and water are scarier than lava or open ocean

@kristinakugler5880 2 жыл бұрын

Undercover Blues is one of my all time favorite whimsical action comedies.

@dougsundseth6904 2 жыл бұрын

True Lies is the most obvious choice for whimsical action movie for me. I also think it's a brilliant movie even though (because?) the details are completely absurd but in world it takes itself very seriously.

@clawedsimian 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of True Lies and Kindergarten Cop. Fun mindless action comedy flicks

@condogslocombe 2 жыл бұрын

The perfect whimsical action movie is RRR. It’s a 3 hour Bollywood masterpiece on Netflix. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and at the same time it has the most epic moments ever

@lauraswinton8458 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was going to say that! Would also love to see their takes on Baahubali 1&2 - mega whimsy but also real mystic storytelling that is part of a very different storytelling tradition to, say, western fantasy. RRR has so many nods to Hindu mythology alongside those epic moments!

@joshshortt9599 2 жыл бұрын

The most whimsical action comedy I have ever seen: The Eagle Shooting Heroes

@justVontadeh 2 жыл бұрын

Paging in for Brandon and Dan to watch Everything Everywhere All At Once!

@tap836 2 жыл бұрын

When a volcano erupts, you aren't trying to avoid the slow moving magma, you are avoiding the fast moving pyroclastic flows. The flows from Mount St. Helens were moving around 370mph.

@roovodi 2 жыл бұрын

I liked previous episode

@devlin76 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic episode! Big Trouble in Little China is a classic.

@myrojyn 2 жыл бұрын

I'm seeing a lot of comments about Dan's shirt, I propose a heist...

@ealye79 2 жыл бұрын

If you want a whimsical action comedy, you want "Hudson hawk"

@dad2thebone 2 жыл бұрын

Keep waiting for these guys to talk about Hot Fuzz

@monkpato Жыл бұрын

Love to see Blues Brothers getting some love!

@talongeorge3750 2 жыл бұрын

The last action hero with Schwarzenegger should be talked about in this discussion! I'll die on this hill

@EricaBlades 2 жыл бұрын

Owen Wilson is a great actor. Everyone thinks comedies, but Behind Enemy Lines and Dargeeling limited are amazing films with Mr. Wilson. Especially Behind Enemy Lines. I loved that movie as a kid in the 90s/ 2000s

@Mother.Mulberry 2 жыл бұрын

I love that he is signing things as he is chatting. That is what writing looks like for me rn

@voidsabre_ 2 жыл бұрын

I like Dan's Abbey Road Parody shirt collection

@jrhalstead 2 жыл бұрын

I have two Abbey road parody shirts. Now I need to go back and watch these and see what other ones Dan has so I can get some more

@ziloe 2 жыл бұрын

Literally before you even brought up the jumpstreet movies, I thought Sanderson hasn't seen them, HE NEEDS TO CHANGE THAT ASAP

@benpuffer7891 2 жыл бұрын

Nice DnD reference slipped in there on the long rest.

@mrzoonix6368 Жыл бұрын

The best over the top action movie is "Shoot 'em up" for me. Hero is Clive Owen and the villain is Paul Giamatti !

@andrewberenson5717 2 жыл бұрын

The opening scene in the Godfather is a classic. Great writing

@culturewarsdiplomacy 2 жыл бұрын

Whimsical Golden Child!!! Central Intelligence is a movie where the Rock is both the action hero and side kick.

@wemarti 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like we should get Dan to watch The Descent.

@Stormblessed__ 2 жыл бұрын

Red alert, he said “Whimsy”!!!!

@bruceh9780 2 жыл бұрын

Every time my ears pricked up...wait, what? Whimsy!!!

@alexmotola7431 2 жыл бұрын

Whimsical action well done - Last Action Hero

@DryBooks 2 жыл бұрын

I literally just heard Brandon and Dan say it was a good movie and went to watch it. No questions asked, not even a trailer. I wasn't disapointed.

@crystalanderson7418 2 жыл бұрын

Undercover Blues!...hands down best movie! Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, and Stanley Tucci! AMAZING!

@KalleVilenius 2 жыл бұрын

A Jackie Chan episode sounds wonderful. The only modern movie I've seen with action as fun as Jackie's old movies was the Thai film Chocolate, and that was from 2008.

@Ninjaman195 2 жыл бұрын

I really want to know if Brandon Sanderson has seen Drive, one of the best movies of all time imo

@joshuareich580 2 жыл бұрын

It warms my heart that Sanderson also loves John carpenter!

@just_eirik 2 жыл бұрын

You briefly talked about Eddie Murphy movies and I just wanna highlight “Dolemite Is My Name”. It’s fantastic imo!

@currentlyprocastinating5334 2 жыл бұрын

Now the question remains, who off Brandons characters would flex off a cast? My bet is on young Dalinar, unironcally.

@Drianikaben 2 жыл бұрын

I could see ham doing it. Or kelsier.

@QuestLegacy 2 жыл бұрын

Ted's Cave story is amazing! I'm so happy other people know it exists

@jrhalstead 2 жыл бұрын

I would just like Dan to know that I have that exact same t-shirt. Well, not the exact same t-shirt, but the exact same pattern

@11nick9 3 ай бұрын

Hey Dan, I have that same shirt. I will wear it just a little more proudly from now on.

@Avid_Reader 2 жыл бұрын

Brandon, I just finished The Alloy of Law, and at the end, Wayne is reading a book about rabbits that talk. Is this referring to Watership Down by Richard Adams? And if so, how did he come to be in possession of it?

@CrapE_DM 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with the flexing the cast off being one of the most awesome things in those movies.

@brookeashton6169 2 жыл бұрын

Dan had me at White Christmas…honestly the best musical because of the dialogue semi making fun of itself

@sntxrrr 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting discussion about whimsy. And I have come to the conclusion that when it comes to pure comedy I personally prefer absurdism above whimsy. So while I like and fully appreciate The Princes Bride and Big Trouble, I adore Holy Grail and Brazil. Although it isn't really the same thing to me absurdism is whimsy on cocaine.

@aerynmusick4548 2 жыл бұрын

Hudson Hawk is a whimsical action comedy.

@brokenredflag 2 жыл бұрын

I actually thoght last week podcast was really good. I loved it.

@culturewarsdiplomacy 2 жыл бұрын

Poison scene, yea, but come on “I am not left handed” the single greatest sword fight in film.

@Grunik1618 2 жыл бұрын

Please do a Jackie Chan episode!

@randomdude4505 2 жыл бұрын

I used to be an avid caver. I had two rules, I would not go anywhere that required me to go underwater, and would not go into any passage too small for me fit through with my helmet on.

@Thelnquisitor 2 жыл бұрын

How does he DO THAT! Instantly makes a scene that just completes the a character in humor and/or arc with Brad Pitt say, “48:01, call me next time.”

@jonahheuer4812 2 жыл бұрын

I love that scene from white Christmas! It's like the only part of the movie I deeply enjoy

@Drianikaben 2 жыл бұрын

speaking of dumb, over the top movies, that continues to top itself, you guys should check out Don't Look Up. That movie is something else

@ravinamastor 2 жыл бұрын

best whimsical action comidy i have seen is the new jumangi with the rock kevin heart jack black and karen gillan it just does over the top stupid fun so well!

@oneclipleft 2 жыл бұрын

Tucker and Dale Versus Evil is way up there too, for me.

@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 2 жыл бұрын

You should have seen old Arnold movie... Where they have him flexing off lots of stuff... But he really did it

@lukesteele4510 2 жыл бұрын

It was when the Fast and Furious embraced the totally outrageous unbelievable over the top impossible action that they got good and your favorite scene is just one example of that. In Fast and the Furious even superman would loose to Dom (Vin). It is that over the top impossible, and fun because of it for a while. Whimsical action movies I would suggest would be Army of Darkness, and Remo Williams.

@jamcdonald120 2 жыл бұрын

0:45 Whimsy? Thats a SHARD!!!!

@jonvalett6708 2 жыл бұрын

Big Trouble in Little China is fabulous

@grahamcrawford4773 2 жыл бұрын

I want to see the bloopers for the hammock scene 🙂

@ealye79 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched the jaws scene the other day, and I hadn't watched it in years. After being in the baby that scene really hit hard.

@youdidntaskformyopinion 2 жыл бұрын

Dan, you said a while ago that you read the comments. I concur with the other commenters... both you and Brandon need to watch Everything, Everywhere All At Once. It is easily the best whimsical movie I have seen in years...

@edwardfeldman3533 2 жыл бұрын

Like others are saying, if there is a movie in this category that is higher than a 7 that I have seen it is Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

@petartodic4121 2 жыл бұрын

Repo Man from 1984 is a good whimsical action comedy

@federicoapl 2 жыл бұрын

Fast and Furios is a shonen anime live-action, think about the progress of the stakes, the extremely powerful character, all of the end up being super spy fighters, even the tech guy. And the bad guys change hearts and jarajara.

@brycebarrow4376 2 жыл бұрын

"comedy and whimsy are different for me" - now I can't wait to meet the Shard of Whimsy

@iwannah.4274 2 жыл бұрын

Please make an episode where you discuss The Princess Bride (book and movie)

@kirkwagner461 2 жыл бұрын

I think the trouble with a late-in-life first viewing of Big Trouble is that there have since been several over the top spoofs of martial arts movies to compare it to. So, with things like Kung-Fu Hustle out there, Big Trouble might seem a bit lackluster.