Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: ARGOMAN

[@Tareltonlives]

Argoman makes you long for the likability, logic, and quiet dignity of Pumaman

[@ComputerLearning0]

I hope Brandon continues doing these reviews for a long time to come because I absolutely LOVE his humor! The only thing bad about them is the wait in between . . .

[@ibewither5051]

IKR, Nostalgia Critic doesn't hold a candle to Brandon.

[@wheeledjustice7381]

Mike Hawk You should watch The Cinema Snob too then. In my opinion, their styles are very similar.

[@ibewither5051]

I do watch Cinema Snob, and I think he's fucking great.

[@wheeledjustice7381]

Glad we're on the same page! Love your profile pic by the way lol

[@ibewither5051]

Your pic's pretty awesome too, I love that game.

[@knshinn2]

When a date with Penelope Pitstop is at stake, no work is too much, Brandon...

[@DarkwingMantis98]

As much as the comparisons can be made to the Cinema Snob (I consider that a good thing) You are quickly becoming one of my fave movie based youtubers as I make my way through your catalog

[@Jimb3rts]

Fun fact: cigarettes actually already contain radioactive materials, Argoman just wants to sound like he has cool Batman gadgets.

[@drewgehringer7813]

the stuff in cigarettes is ionizing radiation and enough to be a concern. it's polonium.

[@drewgehringer7813]

it is in all tobacco; tobacco plants naturally concentrate polonium in them, and despite tobacco companies' best efforts, it can't really be prevented because there's low levels of polonium everywhere. its kinda like mercury in tuna.

[@drewgehringer7813]

well good news; its more radiation than that.

[@techmetal2964]

He does the geiger counter ring

[@meesalikeu]

eatshitdie1 anti smoking propaganda? dafuq wat? ok big tobacco shill

[@ajflink]

That "kill each other" seems like a terrible version of: "I, Lelouch vi Britannia, command all of you. Now, all of you,...die!"

[@brendancoulter5761]

"Kill each other" Argoman is op.

[@jerkfudgewater147]

Brendan Coulter le Grand fromage was op kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep_XgYmgmLGLeqc

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

give lelouche a run for his money

[@FischerFilmStudio]

How have we not made the “Kill each other” scene into a meme yet?

[@camk8856]

Me when I see the people running for president. "Kill each other"

[@oliverewarthopkins7818]

"His nuts must sweatier than Jimmy Saville at a day care centre". Is it wrong that I laughed?

[@morphman86]

How is Batman's always-at-the-ready shark repellent spray and anti-hypnosis pills more believable than Argoman's hovercraft sense?

[@sdm47]

morphman86 Because the purpose of gadgets and pills being oddly specific is somewhat plausible where as super powers that are oddly specific are more off putting Plus people are making shark repellent using magnets (I’m not kidding sharks hate magnets and will fuck off if you bring one anywhere near them it sounds stupid but it’s science)

[@deskrazenia8206]

Trunks Vegeta Briefs do small toy magnets work or more strong ones?

[@kabob0077]

@@sdm47 I want a Bat Shark Repellent Bat Magnet now...

[@sdm47]

Deskra Zenia I have no idea

[@havocgr1976]

@@sdm47 Sharks hate magnets because their senses get screwed by them, but repellants do exist.They are also based on electical disruption though.

[@gustavgnoettgen]

I get some Space Ghost vibes from Argoman's costume

[@chrisnesbitt8454]

No you didn't! :D

[@mauricedavis8261]

Me too!!!👍😎

[@iroquoispliskin5956]

Space Ghost borrowed Cyclops's visor

[@larry1350]

Also resembles Racer X.

[@crypto457]

Behold Italian Rom Space Knight!

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Glad i'm not the only one aware of Rom.

[@LouGarou72]

Now Argoman, you will face my robot. The Mighty...FINGERBANG!!!

[@Daemon__Sultanah]

Matthew Barnes IT ATTACKS BY LOOKING STUPID!

[@deltaknight2764]

Agroman: ...So what's it do? Matthew Barnes: What do you think?

[@TheOldTomster]

Super obscure fact: in the 1930's there was this guy named Wilhelm Reich and he was a mystic (or something like that). He said there was something called "orgone energy" and it was a magical spiritual energy that people could channel and use like The Force from Star Wars. He believed orgone could even be saved in a container and used later, like an electric battery. Continuing along that same path of idea, Reich believed he would one day figure out how to use orgone to power machines, just like a new source of fuel. He claimed he was able to do stuff with orgone, but that oil barons sent henchmen to destroy his laboratory and discredit him - yadda, yadda... Anyway, I'm thinking that's where they got the idea of "Argo-" man. Argo / Orgone. Get it? Just a thought.

[@dAvrilthebear]

сool story, bro! :) you need to make a movie of it!)

[@KRhetor]

They already did; look up "WR: Mysteries of the Organism."

[@drewgehringer7813]

ahh, W.R.: mysteries of the organism. only in the 1970s could you mix together a documentary on a slightly quack-ish psychologist, a fictional group of followers of his free-love teachings in Communist Yugoslavia, and random cuts to a rock band or drag queens.

[@morphman86]

Sorta makes sense, except orgone works the opposite way. Orgone is the energy released from a female orgasm (not even kidding with that one), but Argoman loses his power when he has sex with a woman, so... Reich created "orgone accumulators" that he brought around the world to "collect scientific data", which could only be done by placing women inside the "accumulator" and watch them masturbate until they reached orgasm, thus "releasing the orgones". I think most people reading this understands why the ethics committee shut him down rather quickly after they found that one out. Nobody destroyed his lab, they just refused to give him funding for his project, where he literally wanted masturbating women to replace every power source on the planet.

[@drewgehringer7813]

the FBI fucked with his lab a bit because he was also kind of a communist and wrote books about the mass psychology of fascism. Some of his less crank work, tbh.

[@thedanksavatron7782]

We need a reboot staring Mark Walburg as Argoman...

[@DeepEye1994]

In case anyone's curious, "nel film" simply means "in the movie".

[@klausbrinck2137]

in il (in the) = nel (the corresponding abbreviation in italian)

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

Argoman seems to combine the scary psychopathic drives of Agent from HARM with the inexplicable animal magnetism of.. well, Agent from HARM.

[@kierank1982]

Love your work, man. Didn't know any one outside of England knew about the original 'Hitchhiker's guide' though! Fair play!

[@guitargodthor2]

18:49 Holy shit! Are they at Castle Greyskull!? I get it! The priestess gave Argoman his powers!!

[@HanniballXII]

Radioactive cigarettes? Oh the 60s, when people didn't know that cigarettes already irradiate your lungs, without you having make them radioactive.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

I first saw this movie very early, so I'm very sentimental about it. It's also about my first experience with an "anti-hero" character. And no matter how much of one he is, that ending definitely surprises you - usually a movie doesn't even let an anti-hero kill the FEMALE villain. So that's a little brave of it.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Italy has always been more cynical than the US.

[@starsiegeplayer]

Definitely an anti-hero.

[@klausbrinck2137]

US: Invents the Genre: Superheroes, Westerns Italy: Deepens and perfects it... Imagine watching a US-superhero-movie of the same time... Too boring for adults... I mean, there´s 2 Superman-movies with Gene Hackman, but that´s all the films with an actor, that is better than in the italian ones, or with a less-ridiculous plot (albeit more than a decade later, and 100 times the budget)...

[@ThePmbstudios]

9:14 Should have done a Pink Panther Joke mainly because it concerns a diamond and one of the inspectors looks like Clouseau. 15:31 Jenna-Bell's helmet looks like the astronaut helmets from Destroy All Monster.

[@ScreamingScallop]

2:33 And that was their best take. I love me some Superargo (not to be confused with Argoman) from "Superargo vs Diabolikus" and "Superargo and the Faceless Giants" (confusingly alt-titled "Superargo"). While he wasn't totally averse to violence, Superargo was a sort of guilt-tormented reverse-Batman who devoted himself to the superhero shtick to atone for accidentally killing his friend in the wrestling ring. In "Diabolikus," he's basically James Bond with human-perfection muscles and no taste in clothes, while in "Faceless" he hooks up with a guru who teaches him to levitate and perform other astounding metahuman tricks. (He also slays a bunch of zombies with a tricked-out murdermobile, but that's still less perverse than mentally commanding enemies to "kill each other, kill each other.")

[@toptobottom247]

I would be happy with just being the female villain and rocking all the glamorous fashion. She clearly was making the movie worth watching. Argoman was annoying.

[@darktaku4216]

You know, Argo man did say he has a taste for danger? Maybe he always intentionally stack the odds against him to feel something because he knows he's completely OP. If true, that'd actually be an interesting concept lol

[@pedrovallefin8406]

Its a good concept, but it definitely would be giving the writers too much credit if we were to say they thought about it. It mainly just seem like a overly long pilot episode for an european, super powered (and extremely amoral) 60s Batman.

[@Jay_Fry]

​@@pedrovallefin8406 I'm gonna go one step further and say you are both right. In early drafts it was Argos taste for danger as a major plot point but the writers cut the motivation but left in the results.

[@paulcoy9060]

16:40 Trapped inside due to coronavirus caution, my only joy is watching bad movie reviews. and this is the best laugh I've had all week. Thank you.

[@metalnerd1979]

13:00 as you see, the actor isnt really used to pour drinks into glasses. i think, he normally drinks straight from the bottle...

[@diobrando5896]

Take a shot every time Brandon does a review that game of thrones shirt.

[@ionman1761]

WRYYYY

[@gaillewis5472]

Trying hard to maintain library etiquette while watching this. Barely working...

[@Headbehindthebubble]

Saville reference. Nicely done :-)

[@Madhouse_Media]

Space Ghost's sleazy Italian cousin.

[@teedup8995]

This review has nothing for me in it, now excuse me while I look up " Sexy Kermit Cosplay". 😙

[@jmdnelson4891]

"And now I'm going to shoot you." (Dies a few moments after!!) LMFAO!!

[@sigmacademy]

11:03. I'm thinking Argoman and Batman were in the same support group (for excessive violence against criminals).

[@jjenk911]

Argoman is totally the villain.

[@rorylumley4727]

Inspector: sir. Hoover why are dressed as argo man. Jenabell: because he is argoman you idot. Inspector: sir hoover is argo man what does that mean.

[@jetfire851]

Pierre Kirby's thoughts on Argoman: "What a useless guy."

[@dchegu]

Not Pierre Kirby, but ted fast

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Fast. Ted Fast.

[@RichardWatt]

3:33 Ah, a London police detective: forgets that Wales exists.

[@RaphaToInfinity]

7:43 "Because of the implication"

[@Morboeatspeople]

The most important thing I got from this video? I haven't seen Ron Jeremy play the f-ng Penguin, yet! :D

[@josefgordon7712]

Agroman always pulls mobs even if he's not trying. It's a power and a curse.

[@RokuroCarisu]

To be fair, Argoman seems what a superhuman of his level would probably decide to be: A rich bastard who only helps people for a chance to use his powers, and whatever else might be in it for him. A pretty realistic anti-hero, one step away from being a villain himself, and many steps ahead of the typical idealistic fantasies of his genre at the time. 15:05 Oh, by the way: A "magnetic gun" is theoretically pretty dangerous. It basically uses an electromagnetic pulse instead of a gunpowder charge to fire a bullet, although without the additional acceleration along that barrel that a rail or gauss gun offers. Guns like that were never build irl because they would require a large battery in addition to a magazine.

[@KaijuCommander]

Fun review Brandon, well done. I really wonder what the writers were thinking when they created so many plot holes in this story, i.e. all those instances where Argoman could have used his powers but didn't. They probably should have toned down his super powers a tad so he could be more believably threatened by the non-super powered villains...Granted, as you explained he's really just as bad as the bad guys of the film, or rather more so XD. Maybe supervillain protagonists or "anti-heroes" were just really popular at the time?

[@Anonymous01959]

18:32 who knew a priest reaching down into his pants would lead to something bad happening.

[@joemadden4160]

Had no idea that Brian Mulroney was a life size Thunderbird character who masqueraded as an actor in Italian super hero movies during the 60's...explains a lot though.

[@Navek15]

1:45 Shit! He went Lelouch vi Britannia on their asses!...wait, is this where Sunrise got the inspiration for the Geass?

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Telepathy was nothing new when Argoman became a thing.

[@lookingforlove839]

@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 that's not telepathy. It's mind control.

[@donlebo6824]

The english audio of Argoman was voiced by Mr. Peabody.

[@Canadamus_Prime]

You know, if I wanted to see heroes that were just as evil as their villains I'd watch Linkara's Youngblood reviews.

[@maxbrandt6]

Argoman looks like a cross between Cyclops and Racer X, strange decision.

[@ryanangelastro504]

You mean Cyclops from the X-Men?

[@maxbrandt6]

@@ryanangelastro504 Yes.

[@troyschulz2318]

I was hoping it was Super-Sonic Man

[@liamwayne6703]

6:00 - Jackie Estacado, of The Darkness. If he loses his virginity, he dies, and his Darkness powers are transferred into his child.

[@andrewkaye2108]

"Smokes radioactive cigerettes!" Lol That seemed a bit convienient.

[@michaelccozens]

Anyone else thinking they should bring-back the trend of superhero movies having cool swingin' themes? Imagine Endgame with Motown backup singers and syncopated bongos. 1:40 Argoman, having not thought this through and hence not been sufficiently specific, is hit by several stray bullets and bleeds-out. Roll credits. It's an... interesting choice to show him casually breaking his handcuffs, too. Implies he really could have escaped at any moment, and without bloodshed; just tell the dudes to freeze, and go home. But Argoman hungered for slaughter. 4:48 Ironically, the Mona Lisa is only as famous as it is because it was stolen. There's a great Drunk History segment on it. Basically, some numb-nut Italian nationalist got it into his head that ML, being painted by an "Italian" (da Vinci), belonged to Italy. As such, he went to France and stole it (it wasn't hard, as it was just one of many da Vincis, and not considered especially important at the time). Newspapers of the day, being big into "yellow journalism", went absolutely nuts at the sexy art-heist scandal, and implored their readers to be on the look-out, printing many pictures of ML and making the painting a "household name", so to speak. Meanwhile, our Italian Fascist friend had the thing propped-up on his breakfast table. Eventually, the Italian gov made an appeal pointing-out that, while da Vinci was "Italian", the ML had been painted in France and given by Leo to the French gov. Whoops. The painting was sheepishly returned, but the fame stuck. 6:00 Argoman had a real interesting day when Viagra hit the market. 8:14 You could argue that it's Jennabelle's plan, but the plan relying on Argoman choosing to be rapey doesn't change the fact that he's still... choosing to be rapey. Hell, it probably makes it worse, as Jennabelle planning on it implies that Argoman is known for choosing rape whenever possible. 9:53 ""Remember to drink your Ovaltine"?! Fuck off, ring."

[@MHDebidour]

Very nice review. However Thunderball's bad guy is Adolfo Celi and in Argoman it's Mimmo Palmara (Dick Palmer) former stuntman and Sword & Sandal and EuroWestern actor. Left Handed Johnny West is probably his best movie.

[@thomashauguel6811]

"The only superhero whose kryptonite is an empty nutsack!" OMG! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That was completely bonkers!

[@666Vampirefromhell]

Slapstick. The one weakness of ANY police force.

[@legendarygoji94gaming63]

Do Reptilian (1999) PLEASE!!!

[@JPMitchell31721]

I can't stop watching your videos. I think I have a problem.

[@011keepers]

Argomans gut bouncing around in his superhero costume

[@havocgr1976]

Hey I might have hovercraft sense!I might be a superhero!Now to find a hovercraft....hmmm...

[@dadzilla8640]

Argoman have powers like a JEDI

[@isuriadireja91]

thanks for covering many flicks from my childhood, man... this, Infra-Man, Yeti...next, can you do Supersonic Man..? or you've done that already?

[@SupesMe]

5:40 absolutely right. That's why Fantastic four movies don't do well is all the origin. The first Nolan batman movie spent what felt like 4 hours turning him into Batman etc.

[@calesgy]

Hilarious. Argo man . Keep these weird super heroe reviews coming. Great dude.

[@nobbynoris]

'"Slapstick! The Italian Police's one weakness!"' Ha ha, there's probably more truth in that joke than you realised Brandon!

[@emperorg9910]

I want this movie remade.

[@andersonlobo4006]

Piero Umiliani has scored this movie . . . he is the real hero in this movie .

[@kabatsky]

Roger Browne's (the actor playing Argoman) Wikipedia photo makes him weirdly resemble Bruce Campbell.

[@militarygrade12380]

What did they do to Space Ghost

[@brianfuller7691]

I remember Argoman and Satanik. Dominique Boschero was Jenebelle and she was hot.

[@f.d.3289]

"Kill each other" XD best superpower ever, I want it

[@sigmacademy]

13:00. JENNEBEL: What do I have ? ARGOMAN: Poor fashion taste?

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Argoman's powers are just like magic in Harry Potter: used only once, entirely forgotten for the rest of the movie.

[@themagpiebird]

Fuck that Jimmy Savel joke made me face scrunch, very nice!

[@sigmacademy]

10:53: Apparently a Superman and Flash super power too. :P

[@alainwolf146]

Argoman: The original user of Geass (If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's from an anime).

[@randomguy2518]

A damn good one at that

[@davidwardrop9214]

Can't believe Ben Affleck won an Oscar for this.

[@BIGJXXX]

LOL

[@traceytaggart1740]

Argo fuck yourself!😋

[@orcokiwo6703]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tigerburn81]

That beginning was cut out of the MST3K version.

[@Mehlmo]

Ya it was the final episode also

[@jfryza]

@@Mehlmo You are probably mistaking it for Danger: Diabolik.

[@ScooBdont]

18:10 Argoman travels disguised as a chimney sweep from Mary Poppins.

[@UltimateThanos]

I wonder if when he's rendered powerless by a climax, he calls his German superhero friend to fill in for him?

[@j.e.pouccoui3]

10:21 Mmmmmm, I Would Say More Of A 'Green Hornet' Villain, But, Sure.

[@rcct44444]

Is Argoman public domain? I would love to make a movie about him

[@RollingThunder69]

Totally missed the Chance to compare his costume to Space Ghost....did you eat little Timmy????

[@butlerstarheart9679]

Amazing review. Q&A: Can you review a Cult Anime or Animated movies from the 70s though late 80s. That will be a great plan.

[@SMunro]

Robot Powers: Magnetic Gun (gauss rifle) Sensors

[@jetblack99]

Plus ten thousand points for the Penelope Pitstop reference!

[@wheeledjustice7381]

Hey dude. Cool Review! I actually want to watch Argoman now and I think I will immediately! Would you care to review Equinox at some point? I love that movie.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

are you planing on some day reviewing the Thunderbirds movies?

[@sigmacademy]

04:06. Hey, that's like the '60s Simon Says music right there. XD

[@darthmeyers074]

When are you gonna do Reptillicus?

[@lordmorklen5166]

the "Arrest that man!" scene sold the movie to me. Argoman gives zero fucks.

[@Rasheedamcclintock77]

wait...Argo man looks like Speed Racer's brother ..Racer X !!!

[@SodaPopBarbecue]

Awesome review Brandon Tenold ...maybe that Satan lady in the future?

[@WTF_WHAT_THE_FLICK]

The man @3:30 looks like David schwimmer

[@deadaccount7520]

We go to everyone in the house and ask if they took the painting ....oh....of course. What if no one says they stole the painting? We'll have to go to the house next door. And if there is no house nextdoor? ... we'll then of course we will have to build one.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Brandon my man, don't you understand, Argo Man is just padding is time card!!!🙏🤔

[@thescandinavian2487]

Create Frankenstein ? The doctor ?

[@thatweirdgreenparrot7715]

She should called Jizzabel

[@jerrerottiers6524]

The Saville joke was brutal, loved it.

[@LaDracul]

And "Valerian and Laureline" (French) started in 1967, didn't get an anime until 2007, and will be getting a feature film in 2017...