Forgotten Film Franchises - Cinemassacre Review

[@RetrowaveCinema]

I just love these videos where is only James talking about films.

[@fileerausveitsi]

Yes, these are the best ones!

[@I.rod.2022]

For some reason I always comment the same thing on every video like this one. I just can't get tired of James talking about movies lol

[@dannydorko7075]

@Brett Stanton he's so much more enthusiastic when it comes to movies than games. but that's ok. mike is the games guy, james is the movie guy and it's good to have both. I wish they had at least one more movie related series on the channel in addition to rental reviews

[@TheCaptainSquid]

I’m not a fan of those other guys. Rental reviews was a decent idea, but the other hosts are too similar and not at all charismatic

[@Arcitee]

Its because James is a technical master of internet videos at this point, its hard for others to match that level of on camera experience.

[@7777ale7777]

"El Zorro" is one of those franchises that has like 100 films and is slowly getting forgotten. The last mainstream film was like 15 years ago

[@7Anakin7]

Yes and no. I mean, sure, there aren't any new movies but... it's kinda hard to forget who was (one of) the inspiration for Batman.

[@119Agent]

I've never seen a Zorro film.

[@crazycharmanderfan]

He still gets referenced though like in Persona 5 and FFXIV

[@initial_C]

@@119Agent The Tyrone Power one is the classic. The 60's Disney series is a good one, too. And the Banderas ones aren't too bad.

[@MarkLLawrence]

@@matthewfreake9303 That could be fun

[@ShadowWingTronix]

Charlie Chan could work. A traditional Chinese man who is also a detective helping out in other countries could work, so long as they don't try to turn it into Jackie Chan. And have an actual Chinese actor playing Charlie Chan.

[@ToylandChairman666]

Should be simple enough.

[@BorislavVeselinov]

Would be cool to see donnie yen as charlie chan.

[@mayvalauvryar1590]

Get Will Smith to play Birmingham or Chris Rock

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

​@@BorislavVeselinovI've suggested Tony Leung.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

The thing about the Charlie Chan series is that despite its casting of Chan, the films themselves were pretty ingenious murder mysteries. In particular are Charlie Chan In Paris and Charlie Chan At Treasure Island.

[@tay13666]

Yes. I remember the stories being quite intriguing and that Chan was a very good detective. I was too young to even realize that he wasn't actually asian, probably because back then it was fairly common occurance.

[@STRAKAZulu]

I think I've only seen a handful of these. And, honestly, I *did* forget about them, or at least not have them come easily to memory. I do remember the last one being played a LOT on HBO when I was a kid.

[@philipmonihan8222]

I have the entire franchise on DVD.

[@Jigglysaint]

@@philipmonihan8222 So does my father. In our family we are not fond of a certain individual who went to great lengths to bury the Charlie Chan franchise, mainly because of those racial stereotypes. Quite true it's unfortunate, but the movies are still pretty solid. But perhaps it is best that the past stay in the past.

[@richmcgee434]

@@philipmonihan8222 Surviving franchise, anyway. A number of the films are lost, and some exist only in Spanish (and maybe some other languages?) dubbed versions.

[@blackcatbooks64]

Hollywood: "Oh thank goodness. More things to reboot."

[@anthonyrios2311]

Nowadays they just make sequels to old franchices with some of the original casts reprising their roles.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Cannonball Run/Smoky & the Bandit all-female cast reboot, anyone?

[@c5mjohn]

Hollywood has been rebooting things from the start. All forms of media reboot old IPs. It's the nature of storytelling.

[@bentramer682]

Sadly, rebooting them would be two risky for them, not enough people are aware of the original series to have enough of a nostalgia factor to get people interested. (other than people who want something new)

[@mr.videogame3433]

NO DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS!!! Is what I probably would say if this comment didn't exist

[@bargaintuesday812]

Always love the videos where James talks about movie stuff.

[@superslayerguy]

So basically every James video

[@gamebroadvancesp8490]

Me to

[@TheF0xskibidbopmmdada]

I wish there was a streaming service that showed old movies. There aren't many places to go watch films from the 40s. Even Dracula and the universal monster movies are hard to find.

[@marinhoeh3406]

Tcm

[@cdoublejj]

Turner classic?

[@KoopaMedia64]

There’s lots of KZbin playlists featuring old movies

[@101Volts]

"TVTime" was one I used. However, they did start putting an awful lot of commercials in at one point. Maybe it changed.

You should check out , Santo "Silvermask" the most famous Mexican wrestler, the series goes about 50 films, obvious the same man was behind the mask in all those films.

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

Remember when he took his meat out on that interview

[@DarkOverlord96]

I don't think Santo qualifies as a "forgotten franchise" because he's still a Mexican icon and a wrestling legend.

[@kuklama0706]

People in the 1950s: "It's hard to imagine a day when Charlie Chan and Carry On will be forgotten"

[@mrcritical6751]

Whenever I go to HMV I see a massive box set for the entire Carry On series (minus Carry On Columbus) ready for people to purchase and the films play very frequently on ITV around easter and Christmas

[@ToylandChairman666]

Charlie Chan has been forgotten for a good reason. And it's tragic, because the character was created with the best intentions. Hollywood is at fault here.

[@heliumtrophy]

I wish Carry On was forgotten.....apart from the line "Infamy, infamy, they all have it in for me," its humour hasn't aged well at all.

[@kabardino1337]

I would they be? I mean, no one would forget Fast & Furious! .....right? ah.

[@mcnultyssobercompanion6372]

I really love golden age cinema, I watch as many films from that era as I can, and what always strikes me is how many actors/actresses who WERE popular stars are almost completely forgotten now. In certain ways, culturally, it makes sense, but it's still kind of disconcerting. Granted, it's hard to gauge how "forgotten" someone is. I get most bummed out when I'm talking with someone at a party (or even online) who describes themselves as a "film buff", but they're unfamiliar with filmmakers from that era, like Don Seigel, or Robert Aldrich, or Douglas Sirk, all great filmmakers who were very active in the 50's. This hypothetical "film buff" will have seen everything Christopher Nolan ever did though, lol... Nolan's great. He does amazing work. I just wish more appreciation was felt (in certain corners) for cinema history. Which is why I appreciate a lot of the work Cinemassacre does.

[@LostPatrol14]

Nothing against the Rental Reviews, but I really prefer these types of reviews by James. Reminds me of the Monster Madness reviews. Great work, James! Keep it up!

[@fayezfawzi3255]

fully agree.

[@verapamil07]

This is definitely better. I don't like really those other guys, they are nerds but in a negative way honestly.

[@sergentharker7182]

I like how laid back James is in these

[@LyaksandraB]

It's because the other guys, except James, are terrible at being on camera. Not to mention they don't have much presence. Thing is, if they at least were good at being in front of the camera, it would be fine. They stumble over their words, forget things, fill the air with lame comments or jokes, etc. EDIT: Oops, I meant Mike. I mean, it's obvious James has the experience to be in front of the camera, why even mention him. Because I'm a dumbass. Anyway, I meant that Mike is good in front of the camera too. It's the other guys that seem to be afraid of it.

[@basement_kid]

Same I like both but I like this one more because it's scripted and not just endless unscripted banter. Glad he finally made another one

[@darkjapan]

Otoko wa Tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, "It's tough being a man") is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora-san (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995. It's known in Japan, but in the West? Nope.

[@nandoma3226]

That’s crazy James didn’t hear about the Carry On movies. Hes in for a real treat!

[@DOSRetroGamer]

most of them were even released in german-speaking countries

[@bowmaj8666]

James really needs to watch Carry on Screaming! A parody of the Hammer Horror films, I think he'd get a kick out of it!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i'm gonna have to see about this franchise, i'm into UK comedies so i can imagine that i'm gonna enjoy it to a degree, even if some of the british slang flies over my head. XD

[@legionarybooks13]

@@UltimateGamerCC, as someone who also loves British comedy, I enjoyed the Carry On series, but they can be hit or miss. Carry On Abroad is easily my favourite, though some, such as Carry On Columbus, are so bad they are unwatchable. Even the legendary Rik Mayall could not save that train wreck.

[@bowmaj8666]

@@UltimateGamerCC Speaking as someone who grew up with the Carry On's and has a lot of nostalgia for them, I feel I should warn you (and I really hate to be "This Guy") that a lot of the humour could be seen as dated. For example, the most famous scene in Carry On Camping features a bunch of fully grown men watching a group of girls exercising in swimsuits, and they're still in high school. And one of them has their bikini top ping off! It's the kind of humour that a lot of people will frown on today, but screw them, it's still funny!

[@bowmaj8666]

@@legionarybooks13 In fairness, Carry On Columbus came out way after the Carry On's popularity. There was no way it was ever going to recreate the series success. And they've been talking about bringing them back, but come on, how the hell is it going to work in today's PC obsessed culture? I have to admit though, Rik Mayall was a great choice for an updated Carry On, and probably had that film's best gags. "He brings news of what the Lisbonians are doing." "Well I don't care what they're doing, as long as they don't do it in the street and frighten the camels!"

[@CharlesKhan]

I am 100% interested and am angry I am just now finding out this existed.

[@dogsareawesome9554]

It's really cool how you have these editorials that are like a throw-back to movie reviews that played on TV. I could see Roger Ebert doing this list.

[@TheThird1977]

When I was a young 'un, I used to watch the Charlie Chan movies with my gran, who would call me her "No. 1 grandson".

[@edwarddavid7893]

Plot twist: She called everyone her number one grandson.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

That's extremely cute.

[@mupoxa]

I remember the "Cicso Kid" franchise. It got tv-series and numerous feature-length movies. Cesar Romero played Cisco Kid 7 times

[@laspaginastatuadas]

Mexican wrestler El Santo starred 52 films from 1958 to 1982, where he fought dracula and la Llorona and mummies and nazi scientists, so bad but awesome. James should definetly check em.

[@BenCol]

Didn’t they watch one of them on MST3K?

[@TimTE01]

They are hit and miss.

[@CaptainNice]

I was expecting him on this list.

[@ToylandChairman666]

@@BenCol, yes. An English dub called SAMSON VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN.

[@DarkOverlord96]

Not really forgotten because even by the turn of the millennium and today he's pretty well-known.

[@kobaltsteel6418]

These are my new favorite videos from James; I find his knowledge and discussions to be very interesting This is pretty fascinating; once popular and well known franchises now lost to time for varying reasons... makes me think about how people will view Star Wars and the current Superhero franchises a century from now

[@grandtactician9801]

Agreed, this is the type of content I come to Cinemassacre for.

[@CharlesKhan]

When it's just him giving his thoughts about films, in his rental store set that he's built, this is some great youtube ass youtube right here.

[@heroesytumbas]

"His knowledge." Lol. He makes wikipedia quiz videos of movies he hasn't even watched... And how many movies from a century ago have you watched? What makes you think in a hundred years people will care about nowadays movies?

[@mattwolf7698]

So there was a crazy amount of sequels even back then, interesting.

[@katiebayliss9887]

Yes

[@katiebayliss9887]

Multiple sequels have always been around, even some that didn’t have to do with the original story line. A lot don’t even make sense

[@MagnusPrimeZ]

because back then there was no quality control, critizing movies for the mainstream was pretty much unheard of, and people back then didnt care, most people couldnt watch all of the movies anyway, so you could make a franchise with a ton of films that 80% were pretty much the exact same thing and get away with it

[@steamboatwill3.367]

@@MagnusPrimeZ ) well said! and people claim films were "better back then" ( whenever "back then" is... )

[@moonlitegram]

@@MagnusPrimeZ Im not so sure that’s what was going on. I think it had more to do with the fact that a lot of these were produced in an era either before TV or early on in TV’s history. Back when theaters would present showings that included multiple films with intermissions and shorts and cartoons in between. A lot of the franchises he covers here were essentially like that eras version of television series. Once television came into the picture, eventually serial films and B movies went away as feature films were the only movies that were able to maintain market demand for theater going. But back before television effected the market, studios produced different kinds of films for different slots of the movie going experience.

[@BrazilAdventure]

The Bulldog Drummond series is brilliant if like me you can’t resist a revolving door, spikes coming from ceilings, secret clues, buried treasure, sidekicks, spies, trapdoors, double-crosses, and failed attempts at getting married. John Howard owns the role but Ray Milland was also great. A couple are on Amazon Prime.

[@shouryuuken4147]

There is a Japanese film series called "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" (It's tough being a man), which features roughly 48 movies all with the same lead actor and director. This series even used to be in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest running movie series and it still has its fans in the Japan of today.

[@mistahwalls]

i was gonna write this. underrated comment

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

I don't know anything about the film but the title sounds very accurate.

[@SonBrimmer]

Wow cool, I didn't know about this.

[@TimTE01]

Guinness has ‘Tora-san’ at #1 in 1987. It had/has 32 Films. Thank you, Thrift Stores.

[@gilbertonascimento8008]

They were aiming for 50 movies, but had to stop production after the lead actor passed away.

[@R3fug333]

The Carry On films were popular in Australia. My dad loved them growing up.

[@neobogard]

it was on TV all the time in the UK during the 80's and early 90's.

[@robvegas9354]

We used to watch them everytime they were on here in Melbourne back in the 80's. And the Goodies!!!

[@juliaboon9741]

Rob Vegas the GoooooDEEEsss!

[@Asterra2]

My father and I have watched all the Weissmuller Tarzans, most of the Rathbone Sherlocks, some of the Andy Hardy movies, almost all Chester Morris Boston Blackies, and every last Warner Oland Charlie Chan that wasn't lost. Other series we've watched in part or in full that didn't appear in this video: The Thin Man (6 films), Mr. Moto (9 films), and the series that apparently beats out Charlie Chan by the criteria cited in this video: *The Bowery Boys (48 films).*

[@bigandyt-man3010]

Even though it doesnt fill all the criteria, i believe the "Mr Moto" films would fall into this category, as it had 9 films and was a big hit for Peter Lorre.

[@Creamy360]

never thought I'd see James talking about Carry On

[@jasonhebedead1710]

Lol same here, Hammer horror sure, but Carry On films hell no. The humour's way too English and working class. No wonder he had to go looking for world's longest running films series before he'd have even stumbled across them and while I like to think of myself as well versed in obscure film series some of these even took me by surprise.

[@mrcritical6751]

JMFS Carry On is far from “shitty” my good sir...ok maybe Carry On Columbus and Carry On Emmanuelle are shitty but other than that they’re classics

[@arp17011]

There’s also the Fei-Hung Wong film series from China starring Kwan Tak-Hing. He made at least 70 of them.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

I would not mind checking those movies out myself one day. Wong Fei Hung being the Chinese version of Robin Hood, it is not a big surprise that so many movies featuring him have been made. Even Jackie Chan and Jet Li played him in the Drunken Master and Once Upon A Time In China movies respectively.

[@BurnEdOutOne]

No shade, but for future reference. "Zah Toe EE Chee"

[@favoritemustard3542]

I'll just be going along, mindin' my own, when out of my mouth will pop, *¿Zatoichi？*

[@JTZinnful]

I think it helps if you think of cutting it Zato-ichi rather than Zatoi-chi.

[@HughGuthrieHolden]

I couldn't help cracking up when he said that! 😂 I can see how you'd read it that way phonetically though.

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

That bugged me too! 😂 Because I freaking love Zatoichi and Katsu-Shin!

[@Proberaumwurst]

Only loosely related: Would love to see James talk about the Marx Brothers! Such great movies.

[@stuartyd77]

No

[@wstine79]

Be careful, James. You're giving some Hollywood executives ideas.

[@Alex_DC413]

The only thing I've seen even related to Charlie Chan is the Peter Sellers in the classic Murder by Death The ONLY thing I've heard of Boston Blackie is the obscure Daffy Duck parody Boston Quackie

[@timelordfandango]

I was just about to mention Boston Quackie.

[@justincenter4061]

@@timelordfandango I am fairly sure Murder by Death is on RiffTrax's Twitch rotation.

[@ColonelCarnage]

They were supposed to be making one with Lucy Liu years ago but that got canceled.

[@juliaboon9741]

I was about to mention Murder by Death. It’s a great film for all its old references in parody.

[@faris8dan]

Murder b Death has to be one of the funniest movies that is extremely underrated.

[@AdrianHernandez-wh3wi]

One of the movie franchises I can see never being forgotten is the godzilla franchise

[@QuantumCat76]

Maybe not as numerous in installements: The Don Camillo The Thin Man Series The Pink Panther Series

[@breschdlengsgselz]

Fantomas and a lot of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill installments

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

I was thinking the Thin Man, too!

[@materiagrezza9331]

@@breschdlengsgselz Italian here. Bud and Terence were everywhere in Italy between the 60s and the 90s, and they were popular enough to be dubbed in languages such as English and German. However, I don't consider it forgotten because in Italy they keep re-running these films almost every week on TV.

[@Mirokuofnite]

Beastie Boys name drop Charlie Chan in Brass Monkey, and that character impression appears in adew looney tunes bugs bunny episodes. I wouldn't say Charlie Chan is forgotten especially among older folks. But it is a dead franchise.

[@butcherax]

I heard the references but never knew what they were about

[@3dpprofessor]

Definitely dead, and for good reason.

[@dt0rk]

Charlie Chan is also namedropped in the opening scene of Reservoir dogs

[@kylo-benshapiro687]

I only know about Charlie chan because my Grandmother would watch them when I was a kid

[@vicgc96]

He got a cartoon by Hannah Barbera.

[@nealo6488]

The Carry On films are on TV here ALL the time. I recommend Carry On Screaming, it's a pardoy of the Universal and Hammer horror movies.

[@fierybirdything]

"FRYING TONIGHT!"

[@shamsports1644]

@@fierybirdything think follow that camel is the best carry on but thats only because phil silvers is in it and i think that man is genuinely a comedy genius.

[@kumatoni5245]

I love hearing James talk about British stuff. Whether it's Carry On, Dennis the Menace, or references to to the Cornetto Trilogy, it's always nice to hear his thoughts. Wonder when Red Dwarf will get a mention. :)

[@legionarybooks13]

One can only hope! He and Mike have both occasionally made references to Blackadder.

[@tomo366]

The way he butchered Desmond llewelyn hurt.

[@fierybirdything]

@@legionarybooks13 When did they make references to Blackadder? I love that show, so hearing James Rolfe talking about it would be great.

[@Jackk82]

Bud Spencer and Terance Hill films, love them.

[@ElkoeWise]

They’ll be forgotten, til they get rebooted

[@matthewsirois3705]

Can you imagine a group of friends hanging out in the 50s talking about the Sherlock Holmes and Tarzan films? Think about the arguments. No really. They might argue over how many films there were, or who starred in which film, or what happened in which movie! They wouldn’t have the reference material to look these things up! They may have missed seeing several of the films without even knowing. It’s not like they were numbered, and they certainly couldn’t walk down to a video store, or look them up on a streaming service. Wow. The dark age for a film fan!

[@smbcollector]

That's a really interesting thing to think about, but I'd imagine there were magazines and maybe even reference books published back then, as well as other souvenirs like lobby cards and stuff.

[@Galavya41]

Well ..That's what time does .....Wait a few years and people would be saying similar things to what you mentioned , about us and the franchise we like today .

[@bigboi5545]

@@Galavya41 Except not really, as literally everything is extensively documented online. The days of lost knowledge are essentially over.

[@jakarnilson]

Would one of those friends be Phillip José Farmer?

[@cloudtx]

@@bigboi5545 I agree to a point but there can still be lost knowledge even today. There's tons and tons of information that no one has bothered to bring to the internet. Specially when it comes to history and cultural details in countries that are more technologically impaired.

[@RealFreshDuke]

I haven't heard of Charlie Chan but he reminded me of a character from Murder by Death (1976), and it looks like one of the detectives there was a parody of him.

[@ToylandChairman666]

It is. Actor Richard Narita must have been a really good sport about Sellers' performance.

[@thejackal007]

Fascinating look into older films. I haven't heard of many of these, but it was really nice to see Charlie Chan mentioned! Considering how many movies were lost to fires, it's really hard to get a proper handle on the end count.

[@spotthedogaye2921]

As a Brit that grew up on carry on films a new one sounds like a really bad idea. The humour definitely wouldn't translate to modern sensibilities

[@JonnyInfinite]

It won't work in a modern setting

[@BenCol]

Unless it was done with a dash of irony, like how ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’ is a knowing throw-back to 1970s sitcoms. Not that I like MBB myself, but I can’t deny it’s very popular.

[@mrcritical6751]

If they got the right cast of iconic British comedians and could figure out how to adapt the humour to modern day as a throwback to classic British humour I could see it working

[@UltimateGamerCC]

you never know until you try, as the saying goes.

[@innescoull7061]

I here that the magic is gone

[@Altar360]

Admit it, James. This is an excuse to flex your cinematic history knowledge, isn't it? Well, no complaints here, this is why we love ya.

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

👍

[@ty1298]

I think going to that video store inspired this one, hopefully it inspired a few more.

[@LadyCoyKoi]

I love it when he does these videos, because it brings into light a lot of the films I grew up with, but forgotten their names. James is my Wikipedia of movies.

[@PhobosDDeimos]

He should meet up with Jay Bauman from RLM. That would be an amazing exchange of knowledge!

[@TheUltimateRage]

I'm always eager to learn! I mean he did study film and pretty much practiced it his entire life, so it doesn't surprise me he knows a thing or two lol

[@gavinfitzgerald1471]

Great video, but I think the largest most forgotten film franchise would probably have to be hopalong Cassidy with 66 films and william boyd playing the title character in all 66 and a tv series for 52 episodes and a radio series

[@Grandmas_Table]

I love how honest and caring James is for his reviews when he's just being himself. I'm having trouble explaining it, but its just really nice to watch. Keep it up!

[@DarioPhantomPlays]

“It’s hard to imagine a day when Marvel and Star Wars will be forgotten...” Oh, I long for that day. Great video as always, James.

[@VCR_Repairman]

Lost franchises....Digimon

[@PhenomUprising]

@@VCR_Repairman It made a come back in April 2020.

[@blueknight2983]

@u r you mean disney bankrupt?

[@Markimark151]

You forgot about the Agatha Christie film franchises, like Miss Marple movies!

[@bebaguette766]

Not exactly forgotten, are they.

[@KdosdaHegen]

I kind of disagree, Miss Marple, Puaro and many others are still running on TV. I'd say they're more popular than many old blockbusters.

[@Markimark151]

Kdosda Hegen TV franchise is different than the forgotten film franchise, not a lot of people talk about the Agatha Christie feature films, it’s overlooked.

[@ToylandChairman666]

Kenneth Branagh is bringing back Hercule Poirot with a new adaptation of DEATH ON THE NILE. Should be out later this year, unless it's been delayed.

[@KdosdaHegen]

@@Markimark151 Oh, I did not knew there are other ones. That makes sense then.

[@NostalgiNorden]

THe swedish Åsa-Nisse movies lasted from 1949 to 1969. 22 movies with John Elfström in 21 of them. - Now that's impressive!

[@NostalgiNorden]

Charlie Chan is referenced in the beginning of Resevoir Dogs.

[@Flared]

James talking about the Carry On films is so strange to me.

[@etrs]

Nice pfp

[@LPkukin]

why tho?

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@@LPkukin He's not british, and it's a franchise that is best known in England.

[@dadeadlytaco9700]

justin denney-hall *Britain

[@mrcritical6751]

Pretty sure the only non-British people who know about Carry On are foreigners working at Pinewood Studios who check out the commemorative plaques near the canteen that are dedicated to British comedians and comedic franchises from Britain

[@ndril]

3:59 say it like "zato ichi"

[@scantronbeats]

he is saying it like Joisey people

[@utecastronoova863]

@@scantronbeats hes saying it like he hasnt heard of it before and someone else researched it and gave him the info.

[@almightycinder]

@@utecastronoova863 Check out his videos on The Mandela Effect... or as he calls it, Man duh luh.

[@Fedekpc]

James is a man of his word. I remember when he was talking about making a video about this subject back in 2018 in one random James and Mike Mondays.

[@journeyman1218]

The Peter Sellers Pink Panther movies. Some of the best slapstick comedies ever created. I refuse to acknowledge the Steve Martin movies. I wish there were more of these.

[@ninjaconsultantsixshot]

Andy Hardy’s biggest legacy is being the inspiration for Archie

[@BronyDanProductions]

Since you brought up the Carry On films, for a ‘Monster Madness’, it would be interesting to see you look at ‘Carry On Screaming’, which was a loving send up of the Hammer films at the time.

[@bowmaj8666]

You know, I've wondered for years if James would ever review Carry on Screaming, since it's a parody of one of his favourite film franchises. I just always thought he'd never heard of the Carry On series.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I'm British and I am a fan the Carry On series and Carry on Screaming is probably my favourite.

[@rancherogt8037]

Surprised the Raymond Chandler character Philip Marlowe didn't get a mention, with all the books, radio, films, and Tv based on the character. Especially with the notables like Humphrey Bogart, Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum , James Garner, James Caan , Danny Glover, and Powers Boothe, among others portraying the character.

[@mikshin9825]

Well, Philip Marlowe did influence a certain Witcher if it's any consolation.

[@juliabrnssr]

2:18 Finally someone else is talking about these movies. I love them, With Basil Rathbone being my favorite. Though I will agree Arthur Wonter and Ronald Howard where pretty good. Still looking forward to watching "The Hound of the Baskerville's" Starting Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. With a cast like that it must be great. I remember trying to do reviews of these movies but they seem so obscure no one seems to care about them. Anyone else with me on this one?

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

For the record, filming begins soon on the 3rd Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movie. Except it won't be directed by Guy Ritchie this time, instead by Dexter Fletcher, who incidentally played 'Soap' in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

[@SoyPabloCastro]

You can count me as one of the "few" (not sure if there are many) who's been waiting for that third movie to come out.

[@DameunPutazo]

Oh, no shit? Cool. He was great in Band of Brothers as well.

[@swissington8472]

He's also baby face in Bugsy Malone

[@davidjames579]

@@Modokun Or The Rachel Papers

[@roskelld]

Or the host of TVs video game show GamesMaster?

[@SubaruMalibu]

No genre stays on top forever. Otherwise there'd still be Westerns coming out every other weekend. It'll be interesting to see what constitutes a blockbuster years down the line.

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

Western are awesome though...

[@SubaruMalibu]

I agree! Some of my favorite movies of all time are Westerns. I'd love to see them make a comeback.

[@butcherax]

I was expecting James to give an honourable mention to the Django series

[@amerigocosta7452]

@@butcherax There isn't a Django series. It was mostly a ton of Spaghetti Western movies exploiting the popularity of Corbucci's character without any license. Things that would happen in Italy at the time.

[@brettsmith5903]

@@SubaruMalibu westerns arnt completely. Dead tarentino made 2 and then a movie about making western movies. Theirs been some good ones in the 2000s like 310 to Yuma I really liked.

[@loganhavenga1920]

A lot of these films originated from pulp magazines then developed to radio dramas to serials and films. I absolutely love the radio dramas, the feeling of listening to these are awesome. I would really recommend these, old time radio. Great video and glad that these films get a mention for a change, characters truly from the age of the silver screen.

[@michaelmurphy2786]

Zatoichi has 31 in total, there was a 2003 "Zatoichi" and "Zatoichi: The Last" in 2010, with a spin-off that featured but not starred Zatoichi in 2008 called "Ichi". The 2003 was my entry into the series, so I'd say lesser known but still limping along

[@MpaYn]

Not to mention the female version of Zatoichi.

[@michaelmurphy2786]

@@MpaYn Thats Ichi

[@ZekeAxel]

You realize that is still 10 years ago. Time flies by

[@martincann5052]

Ah, the Carry On series. My dad had every single one of them and I must have sat through each one at least once. The best ones, incidentally, are from the mid-to-late 60s where they were expertly crafted spoofs of particular films/genres ie; Cleo, Cowboy, Jack, Screaming, Don't Lose Your Head, Up The Khyber, and so forth.

[@mrcritical6751]

My dad introduced them to me back in 2007 when Carry On Screaming was playing on TV, nowadays if a Carry On film is on TV I will definitely try and watch it

[@stevenwalters3962]

Carry on, don't lose your head is one of my favourites, of all the carry on films. Was convinced that's was why the middle finger was a bad sign when I was much younger.

[@TheThird1977]

I grew up on the Carry On movies as they were regularly shown on TV. "Carry on Cabby" and "Carry On Up the Khyber" are my favourites, though most of them are good fun.

[@killslay]

My grandparents love the carry on films, lot of nostalgia attached to that series because of it. There was a point they were never off the TV, easy to see why they don't air them as these days

[@mrcritical6751]

I remember distinctly watching Carry On Cowboy when I was a kid and laughing my ass off

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

The Yakuza Papers should be talked about more.

[@RyanCoonMusic]

Love these videos. I could listen to James read food label ingredients.

[@kagehikari4281]

I love that series! Yes it should be talked about more.

[@kevinrhea7332]

Agreed!!!!!! James should do a Yakuza Episode

[@420Pikachu]

If you like Yakuza papers then y'all should check out the Triad: election trilogy. Asian Godfather stuff

[@GreenWhiteRevolution]

Got the Arrow boxes. Great series.

[@Anodosyt1]

What about the Laurel and Hardy films? :D Their official filmography consists of 106 films released from 1921 and 1951.

[@Safersephiroth777]

BUT EVERYONE knows about them. Sure they can't make movies with them since they are dead but everybody knows them.

[@torchkit]

Not really a film series, just the same 2 actors appearing in a lot of movies together.

[@johnk6123]

Beastie Boys reference Charlie Chan in Brass Monkey "AD Rock get nice with Charlie Chan" Oh word! Thanks James for the great video, always a pleasure.

[@wstine79]

The Police Academy movies needs a comeback. They had as much sequels as Jason and Freddy.

[@DA0K]

YES

[@colten53]

I don’t think Police Academy should be brought back. The characters were what made the original fun, and Hollywood wouldn’t dare make the Blue Oyster scenes nowadays.

[@TakingLosses]

I’ve had runaway daydreams about what a Police Academy reboot would look like. I could be completely wrong, but I don’t think a comedy about cops would go over in the current political/social climate. I’m sure there would have to be a message delivered or the Mahoney character would have to change the public perception of the metro police positively.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@Maximus Prime will never happen, everybody's so afraid to offend someone that it can never work, Police Academy worked in it's time, but that's why the franchise burned out, it just wasnt working in the late 90's. and as colten53 previously said, it was the characters that made it fun, and most of those guys are dead or too old, better to just let Police Academy stay dead, but not forgotten.

[@brettsmith5903]

@@colten53 wasnt their a monster movie with a bunch of actors from police academy. Lavalantula? Volcano spiders. Lol I know carl Winslow is in it. A few others

[@threegoatpurse]

You should do one on the Dr. Mabuse films.

[@b0gster]

Those are really, really good!

[@bitefishing]

I love it when you do these kinds of reviews. I rarely watch TV, but since the lockdown, I work from home and have Acme TV on. It's a window into the past, often disturbing, but I have enjoyed watching the multitude of old shows and movies they play. Thanks James, for still appreciating film of any age. Your insight and knowledge are usually amazing. PS: I argue with people to this day that King Kong is more influential than Citizen Kane. It is, though. It changed the face of movie making.

[@gerarddonaghy2720]

Really like the appreciation for the classic film, some of these franchises were so prolific because they date from the era when people had not television, so they are more like long running TV serials of today or at least its one possible explanation. Great piece. Love it.

[@tomassmith2088]

Obligatory: "I'm a simple man, I see a James review I click the James review"

[@aurorafoster2737]

An older guy (he was around 65) that I used to work with would always talk about old Charlie Chan movies. He would quote them all the time. Thats the only way that I know about that franchise.

[@buckwrestling]

There's no doubt that a lot of those franchises would have been television shows instead had the medium existed/was popularized at the time. Great video.

[@MaxStax1]

I ran across the "Carry On" series about a year ago by accident and was glad I did. My favorite of the ones I've seen so far is "Carry On Camping". I found it hilarious.

[@TheChrisHoran]

"Zah-toe-ee-chee"

[@tomo366]

"Desmond Looin"

[@Leonartist]

There is a cartoon loosely based of off of Charlie Chan called "The Amazing Chan and Chan Clan".

[@ERON616]

Indeed. Keye Luke, who played Lee Chan in the original films voiced Charlie Chan in the cartoon. I think Charlie Chan could be revived today as long as they steer clear of the unfortunate yellowface and "oriental mystery" tropes of the original and focus on the idea of a family-man detective of Chinese descent.

[@jamierose9095]

@@ERON616 What's wrong with oriental mystery? People like a taste of the exotic.

[@makaiev]

It was awesome saturday mornning stuff.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

@Maximus Prime I was sorry to hear about this project not working out as I really enjoy mystery stories both in printed form and in film/ television.

[@zmbently4906]

I would imagine the Lonesome Luke Harold Lloyd character/series is up there as well. Also given the fact that the majority of the films are lost, Lloyd set the precedent for being the same “glasses” character “Lonesome Luke” well over 50 times in the early 1910s through the 1920s. Really a shame we don’t have access to the full collection due to poor preservation.

[@joerogers9413]

I remember the Blonde movies from Saturday afternoon TV when I was a kid. I loved their running gag about how Dagwood was always late for work and would run out of the house and slam into the mailman and the mail would fly everywhere.

[@bobobabaman]

I feel like Police academy is definitely on a list like this soon enough

[@ToylandChairman666]

Seven movies, one cartoon series and a live-action TV series.

[@bobobabaman]

ToylandChairman666 what?!? I never knew about the cartoon and live action show. Was it all new actors or the old cast?

[@bigmike9128]

Revenge of the nerds.

[@rachaelsanford5846]

AVGN looks like a video store worker sitting at that desk in his basement 😂

[@shamsports1644]

its kind of the point

[@trenttuttle603]

I think the largest forgotten franchises, that I'm aware of, are the "Hopalong Cassidy" series of Western films, and the, "Durango Kid," series of Western films. Both of them have over 60 entries! And they were mostly popular in the 40s, so it makes sense as to why they've slipped into obscurity.

[@Lastiri2004]

Santo (the mexican wrestler) had one of the biggest cinema series. He made 53 movies from 1961 to 1982 always in character. He is not forgotten but he had a cult following outside México (like all mexican wrestling had)

[@mudman1]

One of my favorite franchises is "The Thin Man." I can only speak of the six movies but they were on radio and tv. I love William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles because they had great chemistry together.

[@metaphics]

I love that the title of the “The Thin Man” wasn’t about William Powell’s character to begin with, but people thought it was so the studio just gave up and started calling Nick the thin man in later movie titles.

[@asteriondeltoro124]

My wife has the movies on DVD, and they see frequent rewatch in this house. Impressive how they remain watchable almost a century later.

[@ohsochrispstreams]

@@asteriondeltoro124 I always end up watching all the movies around Christmas, for some reason.

[@jimmybrown8889]

The carry on series in the uk were very popular, but in the modern times the comedy would be very old hat so it wouldn't hold its own. But many of them i would consider classics, Carry on screaming especially

[@nicestories7543]

Coming up on the near Future: "what the heck is Fast and Furious series?"

[@Aginor27]

Surprised he didn’t mention Otoko wa Tsurai yo. 48 films in 30 years.

[@cockfart69]

I already forgot about the Disney Star Wars movies.

[@Moviemanvsbadmovies]

I've never heard of these films appart from carry on. My mum watched them quite a lot when I was a kid but the one I remember the most was Carry on camping! I think i'll check out some of the others, thanks Cinemasscre :D

[@mrcritical6751]

Carry On Camping is fucking classic

[@GrooveScorpion]

I love James' viewpoint in reference to his opinions. He doesnt tell you what to think, not even close. He says things like "you may not agree with me, but thats okay" Or "I think...." "id say ... but ithers would see it differently". Very humble in some ways. I like how hes stayed that way. Movie maker and movie reviewer. He doesnt really insult them like others do, he just critiques them.

[@whylekat]

Boris Karloff's Mr. Wong was very similar to Charlie Chan. Only made 6 films.

[@AJewBag89]

Next vs movie: Charley Chan vs James Bond lol.

[@MABfan11]

IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!

[@jamierose9095]

Maybe not vs, but a team-up would be pretty cool.

[@ThatWilyOtter]

There’s a Filipino James Bond Vs Batman movie called JAMES BATMAN.

[@JonnyInfinite]

I got an ad for that Cats film on this lol Ironic as that won't ever have a sequel 😹

[@bebaguette766]

Why would it, it's based on a musical without one.

[@retsz]

I see all the garbage that ends up on the front page and trending tab, all the stupid creator beef and huge egos and I tend to forget there are OGs like James here that have managed to be on this platform for so long and never make trouble or get in fights. So many creators owe so much to him. You're the reason I made my KZbin account way back when James, and your continue to be one of the best creators on this site. Thanks for what you do.

[@honey_bee65]

I always call Nigel Bruce, "Beaky Thwaite", from his role in Hitchcock's *"Suspicion"* (1941)

[@giuseppelamonica1118]

I never heard of Charlie Chan in my life and today is already the second time

[@ZekeAxel]

Saberspark video?

[@varimkadas6068]

-Nothing new in 25 years -Spans decades -More than 15 films -More than 5 with same actor ... ... ... GOD DAMN James is a film guru! How did he finds so many?! I'd be interested in a Charlie Chan ( minus racial stereotypes obviously ... except for the name ... that name is to clever to change! ) Charlie Chan sounds like someone I don't want to fuck with, like a big guy named Tiny ...

[@MichelePandini]

This type of videos is my favorite. You talking and teaching us about some cinema history.

[@yeah71783]

When I was maybe 10 or 11, AMC ran a Charlie Chan marathon and my dad and I watched a ton of them. And I remember the cartoon too, I was just talking about that theme song with someone the other day. Glad to see this franchise getting some attention!

[@GravelordNEETo]

James saying "manga" made me age about 30 years goddamn

[@waynedaniel]

Being a Brit I can honestly say the "Carry on" films are a British Institution and should be required viewing for anyone wishing to live here.

[@mrcritical6751]

Knowing how much they air on ITV every year around Easter and Christmas you’ll definitely watch at least one during your time in the U.K.

[@gaborcsernak2627]

Carry On is (or was) also popular in Hungary. Its kinky humour always gives me a smile... And sometimes a boner. :)

[@hneugiii1245]

The Charlie Chan films are fantastic, especially with Sydney Toler. I've watched them since I was a kid. James also forgot to mention the Mr. Moto series and the Thin Man movies. William Powell and Myrna Loy have amazing chemistry in the Thin Man series. There was talk for a while of rebooting it with Johnny Depp so time will tell.

[@Za_Lup]

Seeing all those posters makes wanna see a video about old movie posters vs modern ones.