In the Mouth of Madness Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

[@KaiserSoze-vx6vo]

The weird kid on the bike is a future Darth Vader (Hayden Christenson)

[@wayneconway1]

Too many brilliant John Carpenter films to pick a favorite. But this one has to be up there.

[@inaz1963]

The best line in the film is as Trent is being thrown in his cell at the start of the film after fighting the guards. 'Sorry about the balls! It was a lucky shot.'

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

"because there's a guard outside with swollen testicles that swore you wanted out"

[@jerrodbates8480]

how the hell do these guys not have more subs?!!?!?

[@sinredzone]

there are 2 channels on youtube that for some reason have the exact and I mean exact same taste in movies as I have. This channel is one of them. Keep it up guys!

[@mattchasr7023]

Instruction Space What's the other?

[@DesROWUnited]

@@mattchasr7023 Probably Oliver Harper channel

[@davidcooper8892]

Rlm

[@BigHairyFenian]

My favorite scene is between 2 and they're both because of Sam's performance. The sheer terror in his face when he's staring into the abyss and the manic laughter at the end from a broken man. Underrated masterpiece.

[@lotrgirl275]

Mass consumerism you say? "I came here to kick ass and chew bumblegum. And I'm all out of bubblegum." is all I can say to that ;)

[@DorianCairne]

This is my favourite John Carpenter film. Even if it's not objectively his best, it's definitely his most unique. Maybe it's my love of Lovecraft talking, but I just adore it. I've never seen a film so effectively blend the otherworldly imagination of Lovecraft with the pulp entertainment of King. Great review, as ever, guys. Can't wait to see what you've got coming next.

[@krissymarklewis1793]

I like this one but I like Prince of darkness and the Thing better.

[@NoMastersNoMistress]

Considering I'm slowly becoming a Cool Old Dude (50, Gen X), and followed Carpenter for decades, I guess I'm an unofficial high priest in the Carpenter Cult. LOL!

[@krisorgan]

I swear every John carpenter film is so ahead of it's time that a lot of his movies, ridiculously bomb. Its unfuckinthinkable.

[@jamesaitchison9478]

Another awesome review guys. As a massive John Carpenter fan myself it's really great to see a couple of mates hanging out discussing the same films me and my mates have done for years. By far my favourite reviewers, always watchable, well in depth, endlessly entertaining and worthy of repeated viewings. Quality entertainment guarenteed.

[@krisorgan]

Fuck me you actually got a heart from them.

[@andrewsreed03]

I discovered 'In the mouth of madness' only last year and I really enjoyed it. I think Carpenter's apocalypes trilogy were all made very well. I'd find it hard to decide whether I liked 'Prince of Darkness' more or less than this film as they are both very different. In my opinion, both of these films are worthy of repeated viewings.

[@JezzebellaLu]

I've now seen all of ya'lls reviews. There's not a bad one in the bunch. I FREAKED when I saw this come up on my feed. I had the poster of this movie in my bedroom wall when I was a teen. Keep it up boys.

[@whoawtf7419]

Oh my god I've seen you comment on a bunch of OTSR reviews and just now looked at your profile and saw what you've been in! dat orbit commercial tho!

[@Optics2024]

That’s weird Jesse cos have a poster of you on my bedroom wall 🥰

[@Optics2024]

@Rene Griffin nope.... no one cares

[@Optics2024]

@Rene Griffin wow I take it all back. I mean Albert managed to come across your comment on a 4 year old post, try out your recommendation and endorse it. That’s me thoroughly convinced now, nothing suspicious about any of that in any way. How could I have ever doubted you?

[@Optics2024]

@Rene Griffin and just to clarify there’s also nothing suspicious about the fact both yours and alberts accounts were both created 2 weeks ago.👍🏻

[@RepublicConstitution]

Charleton Heston in an HP Lovecraftian world is crazy!!!

[@ffejpsycho]

get your tentacles off me, you damn dirty Shoggoth!

[@jeffreysommer3292]

That church is in a real town called Markham, too...

[@owenshebbeare2999]

This, and Prince of Darkness are my Carpenter favourites. I couldn't get the same love for The Thing, but hey, it's all good....and my favourite colour is blue!

[@andrewmaclean4817]

Julie Carmen is beautiful and nobody could have played Linda Styles better.

[@Havoc800]

I want to give you two my sincerest gratitude. Your reviews are knowledgeable as well as funny. I'm a huge fan of yours, and I tell anyone I can, who loves movies, to subscribe and watch you. Keep up the good work.

[@kawaiikawaiianimegirl4144]

So many beautiful things about this flick

[@DeanBiddler]

Mrs Pickman is also an allusion to HP Lovecraft named after the story Pickman's Model.

[@nox5870]

This movie doesn't get enough praise! It's so good!

[@Skusioh]

great review guys! when i first saw this movie 15 years ago, it creeped me out so much. I thought "am i going insane by watching this movie?" because... the movie was the same Sam Neill saw in the theatre ;) great stuff

[@krissymarklewis1793]

The question is....do you read Sutter Kane?

[@telephas1c]

I thought no-one else liked this. Hey I hope you keep making these vids, I know a few people who'll dig it too so I'll get you a few more subs. Top work, you both know your shit. Props.

[@Car1Sagan]

This flick, I felt like I was being driven mad.

[@bubsaunt5295]

For some reason i always saw trent and kane the same person like a pen name and secret identity and trent had a mental breakdown or some shyt. it does come across as a king/carpenter teamup

[@mrg3241]

I'm so happy to finally see this review! I love H.P Lovecraft and I love this movie. This is one of the most imaginative horror screenplays ever put on film. I'd love to see a novelization of this. I always thought that if Trent threw the manuscript into the rip, it would have solved everything. But instead he carries if back to our world and, well, like Kane says that makes him a God now. "Nobody pulls my strings." - John Trent P.S. If you're H.P. Lovecraft fans, you should totally have a look at Dagon and From Beyond.

[@bigrick3267]

Love this movie, actually just watched it last week for the first time in years. Have you guys done Event Horizon yet? same lead (Sam Neil) as this movie and another one of my all time favorite movies.

[@TheBatrahian]

Along with The Thing and Big Trouble, my favourite Carpenter movies.

[@garethallen4191]

Hey guys. Before this video, I watched your "Top 5 J. C. Movies" video and then this one came on and I said , "Hell yeah!", because THIS ONE, "in the Mouth of Madness", is not only my favorite John Carpenter movie, but it's one of my favorite movies of ALL TIME, definitely in my Top 10. One you didn't mention in Your Top 5, but is definitely in mine, is probably overlooked by most people, because it was part of a TV series of one-hour movies produced by Mick Garris called Masters of Horror, and the one J.C. contributed the first year the series was on, entitled "Cigarette Burns". There are other films in the series that are quite good, and I should mention them, buy I don't want to draw this out, because "Cigarette Burns" blew them all away., as well as introducing me to one of my favorite new actors, Norman Reedus. The guy who plays Hurley on "Lost" is also great (sorry mate, my memory fails me) as is the flawless acting buy greats Udo Kier and Ray Wise (that is him, isn't it? It doesn't say). Plus this bald, shirtless, tattooed guy who's up there as one of the most frightening characters in my memory. I know you've both seen it, you probably just forgot it or didn't count it because it wasn't a "full" movie. But that was the point of this series. To see what these amazing horror directors could conjur up in a mere 60 minutes, with Carpenter knocking it out of the park. I can't help myself. I also have to mention Don Coscarelli ("Phantasm"). Jon Landis ("innocent Blood"), Stuart Gordon (just about Everything Lovecraft), and Tobe Hooper ("TCM", his 2nd year opus, "The Damned Thing" was great!) also had some strong offerings. It was all the schlock in between that brought the unfortunate 2-year run to a screeching halt, with "Cigarette Burns" the bright, but incredibly disturbing, shining star.

[@theretrosavage3337]

Do you read sutter cane?

[@victorvictor8587]

33:04 I was in a GreyHound Bus there was a Passenger that Fell Asleep he Started Having Nightmares and Started Yelling he Had a Deep Voice it Sounded like he Was Being Stabbed to Death he Woke Up and said "I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry I was having a Nightmare" . The Bus Driver was a 5 foot 5 inch tall Black Women she was a Little Startled .

[@Harry_S._Plinkett]

Have you guys done The Thing yet? I'd love to see an Off the Shelf review of that.

[@DeanBiddler]

Harry S. Plinkett If you send thrm some pizza rolls, they might review it.

[@xenablossom4682]

They’ve done it now!

[@DirtyBoySingToGod]

I wonder if "Hobbs End" is a tip of the hat to Nigel Kneale's 'Quatermass and the Pit' ? A pretty nice 1967 Hammer film and absolutely amazing 1959 British television serial ?

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

It was

[@M85619]

seen Lost Highway?

[@azraelswrd]

Whoa, didn't know about the paperboy. Heh, I always learn something new from you guys.

[@mikejarrett3297]

I saw this as a kid and always felt it was a stephen king and have searched for ages to find it- i forgot what it was called yet always remembered the atmosphere and the road scene always stayed with me.

[@ffejpsycho]

the dark half?

[@RodZombie]

I love that you can pretty much say, the movie we're watching is an adaptation of the Sutter Cane novel, and everything that we see happen to Trent, is all just part of the overall story that Cane is telling in the novel. I'm glad to see that this movie is getting more recognition. It definitely deserves it!

[@boomstickcritique902]

The movie itself works on multiple levels which is why I like it. You can see the whole film as the film based on the book an that we are the audience tricked into watching it like how sam neil was watching it at the end. You could also see the whole film as a sane man going insane from fiction like how some people claim horror movies or horror books drive them crazy.Its true crazy stuff happens to the females character but its also true we are seeing the story from Trents point of view as he is the character in the nut house whos not totally reliable as he is partially crazy or could be.The film works on multiple levels which is what I enjoy about it. You can take everything in the film literally or see the film as a guy unstable gone over the deep by a horror book.Or simply a movie within a movie.

[@mattmidgley4275]

Just watched this film for the first time and was blown away by it, Carpenters apocalypse trilogy is truly brilliant. OTSR 👊👊

[@Ocrilat]

Great review. I like your interpretation of how the attempt by Trent to not deliver the book isn't real. My view is that Trent really did need to bring it to the real world...and when he brought the manuscript at the end of the dark tunnel is where he failed. Dropping it on the road, or burning it, was too late.

[@galehutchinson260]

I love your videos and have been watching them for 16 hours straight. Would love to see your take on the original version of Gregory Peck's The Omen.

[@alidukey12]

yes thank you guys, i've been waiting for this review for ages!

[@dreamlandnightmare]

"John Carpenter predicted the future of mass consumerism." This type of mass consumerism was around long before John Carpenter made this movie.

[@ffejpsycho]

and if anything he predicted it in "They Live" first...

[@randallbesch2424]

May be "indescribable" not all of them are. He does give some of them analogical descriptions allowing the reader to picture them for themselves.

[@andrewsreed03]

Oh, my only criticism is Carpenter's rock music seems a little inapropriate. I would have preferred a score more creepy like Carpenter's Princes of Darkness.

[@TheMattJacks]

I never poop without OTSR on my phone

[@josephmummerth2516]

one of my favorite carpenter films , and I`ve been watching his films since the first one !

[@yrly59e]

I’ve always though Styles was written in the way a secondary female lead for unnecessary romantic tension in a horror novel is, wooden, underdeveloped. I think it was intentional.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Exactly. This is strongly suggested in the scene in which she spontaneously starts trying to make out with John, even though they have had zero romantic chemistry and the moment is one of mortal tension. When he asks what she's doing, she says, "It's what the readers want." I think this is commentary on cliched writing contrivances, in this case, the forced love interest. This is why Cane wrote her out.

[@marceloalmeidapereir]

hello from Brazil, amazing Channel guys. you are great

[@irllcd13]

Love this movie. Carpenter is a really, really good director.

[@AubreyTheKing]

I'm a huge John Carpenter fan, I can't believe I've never heard of this!! Good Review guys! I've got to check this out!

[@donkey0303]

whenever I see little miss pickman my mind goes straight to Happy Gilmore where she just is a lille old lady it is weird contrast

[@pablogracia305]

Good review boys!

[@CuriosSpiritual]

Just Subscribed absolutely awesome channel, don't change a thing

[@dieharddemon8745]

Great review guys! This movie is truly unsettling! Love it!

[@EddieBloecher]

JUMP SCARES ARE ANNOYING!!! 😂 I SOOOO AGREE!

[@mar78andres28]

Great review! you just got a sub!

[@victorvictor8587]

If there's So Much of a Frenzy for his Books, Then Why are there So Many Copies on the Shelf Neatly Placed? The Rest of the Stores are Trashed .

[@Daemon3667]

I stand corrected you where aware of Sam Neil in this movie

[@AarenJable]

Awesome film.

[@spookzie4208]

Do a review on Dogsoldiers!

[@victorvictor8587]

I Once Knew a Dog Named Styles .

[@federalagenciesarecourtesans]

Movies should be similar to video games where the scene changes slightly not quite the same as the original or traditional method of filming and playing.

[@temetnosce6192]

No Prince of Darkness review?

[@drlarrymitchell]

I'm going to pronounce my H's as "Haytch" from now on.

[@krisorgan]

Loving the t-shirts boy's.

[@MizzFrisbee]

Please review The Company of Wolves guys!

[@thezoneschannel]

You guys rock

[@AlterUndying]

Like the review? I love it. The commentary track was a let down for me because with everything going on the dude only wanted to talk about the lighting.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

The lighting was on point but yeah if it had greg nicotero and Sam neil were on a separate commentary with Carpenter it would be even better.

[@Grandmastergav86]

Love this film

[@Rockman7532]

I love Sam Neill, i've seen him in almost everything he's been in

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Event Horizon was more Lovecraft-inspired stuff...even if 40 K fans have tried to appropriate it.

[@nicolasaudoyer6325]

Masterpiece!

[@TheMattJacks]

I love you guys.

[@RussellStarTrek007]

I haven't watch this movie but I'm really excited for this movie

[@MEDUSATHERULER]

I watched this Movie after watching "Altered State" on LSD, and this leveled me out. . A bit. Lmao

[@neonsmoviereviews7969]

My favorite color is blue

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Love this film as I do all Carpenter films even the bad ones I cant help but love bit this was a great ending to the Apocalypse trilogy.

[@Jasonjones-h2x]

Love this film as well. But I only watch it one time a year around Halloween... Its a film with an acquired taste...

[@majdo007]

19:00 so that's marriage -from males perspective.

[@garethallen4191]

Always!

[@RepublicConstitution]

Crazy as hell!

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

*Turn Up*

[@boomstickcritique902]

Really enjoy this I will say though that just because we see crazy stuff from the girls point of view as well as his dosent really mean that its really happening i feel this film is made in a deliberate way so that you can either see it as really happening or in the main dude an girls mind I have all ways seen this film as a showing of how people like to say films an books effects peoples minds i have all ways been under the idea the film wanted us to draw either conclusion he could very well be one of the less stable readers they mention on the news when there talking about less stable people are going crazy over the books an he simply read them an went crazy the girl seeing everything to I have seen as either she is also unstable or dont forget trent is the one telling the story from the start of the film an hes telling what the julie carmen saw when he was a sleep but there is no way he could know what she saw so to me that means hes either lying or sutter kane has written him to know it could go either way. Another clue is when he reads the movie poster at the theater it has the entire real crews name an the real directors name but he sees his name under actor as well as the other people from his story so to me that could be a hint its all in his mind also the ending with the movie in a movie you can take as we the audience have been tricked to seeing the movie

[@victorvictor8587]

Actors Must Regret at Some Point in Their Life being Actors .

[@darran311]

Thought Sam Neill was brilliant ever since omen 3

[@makaveli4205]

Great movie such a crazy story. Another good carpenter movie is they live.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

Do all brits pronounce H.P as Heych pee?

[@jonathanfinch1741]

That's correct, how else would you pronounce it?

[@owenshebbeare2999]

The "Haitch" pronunciation is sometimes called the "Catholic aitch" in Australia, it is an Irish thing that infests our Catholic education system, our second largest education provider. It definitely isn't an English thing. Then again, we laugh at the American "zee" instead of "zed"

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

@@owenshebbeare2999 i dunno maybe its cause im american and AMURICA FUCK YEAHHH but again why add other sounds onto it? You dont pronounce zebra "zedebra" right?

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

"Carpenter doesn't rely on blood or gore to scare you" eh, you've seen the Thing right? ;)

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

Definitely a difference between relying on blood and gore to scare you and using it wisely.

[@aydenvavra2153]

John Carpenter’s Vampires and Cigarette Burns have some gory set pieces

[@nikkizimm]

Wdym the film is great until he gets back........ they explain it.. they didn't need to show everything lol

[@scottmac2186]

Dunno if you bros will read this please review necronomicon the book of the dead

[@victorvictor8587]

These two critics will face the same fate as Siskel and Ebert .

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

being successful? i hope so too.

[@garyedwardjohnston1]

John Carpenter has made some crappy films. Ever seen The Ward?

[@MEDUSATHERULER]

*Put some respeck on his name*

[@sidnew2739]

@@MEDUSATHERULER It's true. He made a good chunk of shitty movies.

[@owenshebbeare2999]

@@sidnew2739 Same with every film maker. Even Spielberg has has duds!

[@sidnew2739]

@@owenshebbeare2999 I know that. Tell it @Medusa TheRuler.

[@Rensune]

Prince of Darkness sucked Carpenter's other movies are great, though

[@TeaBoneZombie]

i dunno, i actually found this movie to be quite boring. it lost me, felt like it went nowhere