Mister X: Bad Movie Review

[@fattiger6957]

Mister X is so angry about someone using his name, while he is using the dollar store version of The Phantom's costume.

[@AHalevonEric]

It's more like Diabolik.

[@jongroskin729]

I loved it when he turned into the Phantom

[@davidchurch5932]

No, surely it was when he did the Ron Ely 'Tarzan' yodel and swung off into the forest!

[@GrandOldMovies]

I've heard cigarettes described as coffin nails, but wall bullets is new to me!

[@kali3665]

Sure someone didn't have Diabolik on the brain here? "Mister X" doesn't appear to have Diabolik's charm or imagination, but sounds like this might be intriguing to watch someday.

[@julietfischer5056]

If something is successful, others will attempt to imitate it.

[@kali3665]

@@julietfischer5056 As the old saying goes, Hollywood reproduces by cloning. It just depends on how good the clone is.

[@trickydicky2908]

The guy playing Mr. X was more stiff, that the person playing the cadaver.

[@rsacchi100]

Think there was a lot of that in the Euro action films of the Era.

[@kali3665]

@@rsacchi100 But the Eurospy/fantasy genre could get weird sometimes, like the Argoman and the Three Fantastic Superman series. They were just cheesy as heck. This one doesn't seem to give in to the cheese, however, but I never saw Mister X so I'm going by the review.

[@zerozerohero7189]

Fire a ciggarette at the like button LOL

[@cord113]

One of my favourite movie hero crooks is still Hudson Hawk. All he wanted was his Cappuccino...

[@bostonrailfan2427]

“just drink your coffee”

[@paultapner2769]

Favourite hero crook: Stella Starr in Starcrash. I know she's just ends up getting bailed out of trouble by men incessantly, but: Caroline Munro. 'nuff said.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

what, not Hudson Hawk?

[@nickmitsialis]

@@TheRealNormanBates Who wants to Gawk and Bruce Willis when Caroline Munro is available...

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

Have you seen Caroline Munro? Your logic is absolutely flawless.

[@paultapner2769]

@@rubberneckinc.8937 The first time I did that was when she was on one of those Lamb's Navy posters. Which I saw when I was nine. Some things that happen in childhood make a lasting impression and stay with you forever. This was one such

[@nickmitsialis]

@@rubberneckinc.8937 To quote another Sci Fi Franchise: "Indeed".

[@normandrichardson3721]

Elmer Fudd award 😂😂

[@Emulous79]

Umberto Raho plays one of the villains. He was in a lot of giallo films, two directed by Argento.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Thanks. This movie has a strong "Diabolique versus Argoman" vibe. Maybe a dash of "pumaman", too. ❤

[@mephosto]

why can't we have nice things? that sounds amazing.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

@@mephosto at the end, supersonic man would fly in and blow up a giant robot made of erector sets, 🤎

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat or turn everyone's guns into bananas. Can we have a guest appearance from Superfuzz too?

[@johnrudy9404]

Jet Jagyuare.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

@@johnrudy9404 "him eat sushi from a pail..."!

[@Mythteller]

When Racer X is not completing the Grand Prix circuit🙂

[@johnrudy9404]

Oh man, you're right! How did I miss that? Watch out, motorcycle assasins.

[@normandrichardson3721]

Arsène Lupin will always remain my favorite hero/crook

[@MorristheMinor]

I notice that the 'secret listening device' looks like one of those telephones you had to keep shoving 10 pence into....

[@julietfischer5056]

It looked to me like a version of a device telephone repair techs use.

[@andrewnash5933]

Mister x comes across as a bargain basement Danger Diabolik.

[@markiangooley]

Yes. I’d rather have a discount Danger Mouse…

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@markiangooleythanks a lot, now i have to seek out Danger Mouse…been 28 years since i last saw it!

[@julietfischer5056]

Without the charisma.

[@misterx4757]

Thanks for reviewing my movie! It was much more difficult to make than you think.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

Booze and cigarettes and slapping chicks around and gadgets and parties and danger? It's like hanging out with my old college roommates!

[@ashleys9397]

It kinda sounds like we may well have attended the same college.

[@marcuswooldridge]

this feels like a poor man Billy Zane's Phantom movie.

[@arkayoarkayo4739]

..."MY crimes are cool & stylish."...😂

[@sneakyskunk1]

Holy Crow that is one impressive hat!

[@asdagffhnm]

lost it at "it was a steep learning curve" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

If this guy won the world golf championships for eight years in a row, isn't that comparable to Tiger Woods taking up a life of crime? Surely he would be rich enough from his golf to not need to be a burglar as a side job?

[@briancoulombe4517]

8:20 “ i’m a gentleman thief. Not some common murderer or drug peddler. You’re wrecking my brand.”

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Dark Corners has the best awards…much more believable than the Oscars

[@travisrygg3317]

I'd love to read the categories list of whatever there are, I lost count.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@travisrygg3317 the only one that immediately came to mind is breakout character, but he has had other fun ones

[@DarkCornersReviews]

I really wish we'd kept track.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@DarkCornersReviews once every 10 reviews dating back seven or so years…i’d say 50 awards total

[@tuckerbowen4626]

why you gotta throw shade?

[@PoffinFresh]

Does his talent as the world’s best golfer have anything to do with the story?

[@DarkCornersReviews]

No.

[@JamesBurrTV]

@@DarkCornersReviews Of course it does! It establishes him as an Elite athlete whose body is honed to the peak of human performance.

[@markiangooley]

Of course my favorite hero crook is The Saint, Simon Templar. I think Roger Moore portrayed him fairly well (I read many of the stories before seeing any of the TV series) and that white 1962 Volvo P1800 suited his version nicely.

[@ashleys9397]

I also loved Roger Moore's Simon "the Saint" Templar. I read as well some of the Leslie Charteris books & watched some of the original Saint B-movies; the ones with the superbly suave George Sanders were particularly good, I thought. Moore imbued the character with more than a bit of cool charisma; it's too bad he couldn't bring that same quality to his James Bond roles.

[@julietfischer5056]

@@ashleys9397- The Bond movies in his era got rather silly. Connery's Bond was believable as a dangerous man, and Moore's early Bond movies were running on that vibe. He never had a chance at cool charisma.

[@travisrygg3317]

I never get tired of your outtakes 😂.

[@TheBeird]

Makes me wanna rewatch Italian Spiderman again

[@TheRealNormanBates]

🎶 Italian _dudda dudda_ Spiderman! Italian _dudda dudda_ Spiderman! 🎶

[@johnrudy9404]

Oh man, IS is the best. Capitan Maximo. "Respecta di Spiderman!"

[@colleencrouch4346]

This is almost more tedious than End of the World and it doesn’t have Christopher Lee for compensation

[@toddgault]

I’ve always been a fan of The Saint, especially Roger Moore’s portrayal.

[@colleencrouch4346]

Love the “Mr Twitter “ joke….

[@colleencrouch4346]

Coroner X looks like Christopher Lee’s creepy old man in the castle in Katarsis

[@briancoulombe4517]

I love that for his long as there have been superheroes and movies, people have been trying to make movies about superheroes

[@julietfischer5056]

Superheroes have a long pedigree, from the mythic heroes of ancient times to characters such as the Scarlet Pimpernel to pulp stories about Zorro, the Spider, the Shadow, and many others. We finally have the technology to do these characters justice. Costumes allow them to look properly super, more like their depictions on the page, than like gymnasts or cheerleaders, and the props and sets look decent rather than bargain-basement. But, when it comes to these Italian cash-ins, the intent was to make them as cheaply and quickly as possible.

[@briancoulombe4517]

*as long…

[@briancoulombe4517]

@@julietfischer5056 also apparently the concept of a guy or girl taking on a fake identity to fight evil in secret is… Really really old

[@davidlionheart2438]

Hey! I'm a henchman with a man-purse......and I'm not ashamed!

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Quite right. You do you.

[@scottdavis9360]

"Mister X, formerly Mister Twitter." Well played sir.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Unmasking Jack Dorsey

[@princecharon]

I'm not sure about 'favourite,' but the two hero-crooks (to varying degrees of either hero or crook depending on the writer and era) that most readily appear in my mind are Catwoman from DC and Black Cat from Marvel. They may be pretty common answers, though.

[@ashleys9397]

Ummmmmmmm, Catwoman...yeah. Selena Kyle is an authentic comic book super sex symbol. Just ask Batman himself.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

Why is it that pretty much ALL Italian superheroes in movies all 1. dress in the same one piece, black, spandex, outfit, 2. All seem to be the exact same character who's a millionair, with gadgets, and hot women, and 3. Complete jerks, are horrible to women, and pretty much kill people more than the villains, or by today's standards ARE the villains??? Was the concept of "Hero" or "Superhero" completely LOST on the Italian movie makers or Italian culture at the time?

[@julietfischer5056]

You're missing the ones with the red spandex and black gloves, briefs, boots, and masks (_Superargo_ and the _Three Fantastic Supermen_ movies). Cashing in on what's popular. When _Mad Max_ became a hit, a lot of studios churned out post-apocalypse wasteland movies, such as _Rats: Night of Terror,_ which this channel covered. Spy movies in the mold of James Bond. Westerns. Many with plot holes you could drive a bus through.

[@patclau006]

Italy lost the war, the postwar Italian pop culture was filled with antiheroes, thieves, criminals, characters that were outsiders operating against the law and order and the audiences responded to that, in comics, giallo novels and movies and even in the Italian version of the All American Western, Clint Eastwood's man with no name was not a typical american western hero at the time. The first succesful comic book costumed hero was Diabolik dressed all in black and inspired mostly by the Phantom, after him, everybody jumped in that bandwagon called Fumetti Nero, black comic.

[@rynehall9990]

It was a more enlightened time.

[@minhthunguyendang9900]

2:23 -> 2:25 The tv 📺 is ante-diluvian compared to the futuristic marvel we see in « Queen Of Outer Space » that came much earlier(1958)

[@euansmith3699]

I wonder who dubbed Mister X. He almost sounds rather like Patrick Allen, who dubbed Leon Greene as Rex Van Ryn in "The Devil Rides Out".

[@anthonyclarke5579]

"CUT!" - "Take Two" Outtakes...brilliant.🤣👍

[@katmartindale8049]

This is now on the list of movies I never plan on watching. Robin, you have saved me from the tedium. I thank you.

[@l.a.gothro3999]

@8:01, why do they have a grey chimnea on their dining room table as a centerpiece?

[@minhthunguyendang9900]

6:54 Read Richard S. Prather’s « Kill The Clown » for the idea.

[@arkayoarkayo4739]

..."Girls are always fainting when you blowtorch them "...😂

[@edwardburek1717]

The Bad Movie Bible reviewed this movie under its alternate title, Avenger X. Now, I kinda like my Italian superhero movies on the cheesy side, but I gotta agree with Rob and Robin that this is quite a tough slog. (Just don't tell Rob that I got his book from a charity shop)

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

This seems like a poor person's version of "Danger: Diabolik" 1968 which for me is a far superior film and more fun with it. If you haven't done an analysis of it I highly recommend it.

[@travisshallenberger9486]

LaMarr looked like he could be the brother of the club owner in The Girl In Gold Boots. And at about 2:23 , the fire in that fireplace, was that animated?? Or was it just a trick of the herky jerky spots in the movie?

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Interesting note, there are three heist films that I really love, and they all came out in 2001: The Score (w/Robert Deniro). Heist (w/Gene Hackman), and Ocean's Eleven (w/George Clooney). I don't know why, but 2001 was somehow the year of great heist films.

[@DoubleDare]

"Henchman with a Man Purse" is my favourite track by The Smiths.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

1:24 he's like an italian Cameron Mitchell. As far as favorite hero thief goes, that's a tough one. Between Zorro, Robin Hood and _Lupin the Third!,_ who you gonna call?

[@lakrids-pibe]

suddenly I was reminded of the Italian animated movie *Vip - Mio fratello superuomo* from 1968

[@raulcruz716]

Outside of the already mentioned Danger Diabolik Italy had quite a bit of costumed thieves turned vigilantes. Both ARGOMAN and FLASHMAN would be considered traditional superheroes if not for their pesky hobbies of stealing priceless artifacts, and they don't steal for profit but for the fun of it, sometimes even returning the stolen items. And of course we can't discount THE THREE FANTASTIC SUPERMEN film series, about an FBI agent infiltrating and then coercing a gang of costumed crooks into working for the FBI. At least the first film is worth a watch and it combines James Bond style espionage antics with the 60s campy Batman action.

[@geraldmartin7703]

I admit a slight affection for "Superargo and the Faceless Giants", which I saw at the drive-in back in 1968. Having only the title as a reference, I had no idea what I was in for. At least the villain was played by Guy Madison, tv's Wild Bill Hickock. Not his voice, though.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

was his voice on vacation?

[@julietfischer5056]

His lines were probably dubbed over into Italian, and then, when the movie was released in the United States, the whole thing was dubbed into English. They might not have thought to get him, or couldn't afford to.

[@colleencrouch4346]

Always worry about people who talk about themselves in the 3rd person

[@TheLordCrass]

The Phantom?😁

[@modernrelic7092]

That was my first thought as well.

[@thrashpondopons8348]

The Stainless Steal Rat! (Sadly... the Mr. Harrison Franchise was never adapted to film!)

[@kylepetersen9521]

"I briefly slipped into a diabetic coma...."😂😂 Another laugh out loud review!

[@rj3969]

F’ing A! This actually looks pretty cool! I love the terrible plot and writing! 🥳

[@raymondtillotson6985]

Hopefully this classic gets rediscovered and leads to other comic book characters getting their own movies. Can you imagine the likes of Morbius, Madame Web or even, be still my heart, Captain Marvel up on the silver screen?

[@julietfischer5056]

Sarcasm?

[@ashleys9397]

Like Elastic Man? A genuine short-lived Sixties comic book.

[@raymondtillotson6985]

@@ashleys9397 Seems a bit of a stretch...

[@raymondtillotson6985]

@@julietfischer5056 Was I that obvious?

[@ashleys9397]

@@raymondtillotson6985 I once owned a necktie that had a bit of a stretch. But I wisely threw it away.

[@20th_century_Ghost]

Just got home from work to find a new video from Dark Corners Reviews waiting for me. Nice.

[@alanquinn9845]

The critic disliked the exploding tape recorder. Good idea to fast forward past that.

[@Lurvy1963]

The Phantom told a better story with the same sort of costume, except it was purple.

[@johnrudy9404]

Nice to see Suzanne Pleshette getting some work.

[@southron_d1349]

"This message will self-destruct in five seconds."

[@sawg4607]

Hudson Hawk was my fav hero crook. I didn't see it until years later after the release so I ended up liking it more than I should have 😅.

[@bloodrunsclear]

It's like The Silencers...only not as good

[@fembotheather3785]

Looks like a bargain basement cash in on Danger: Diabolik.

[@andrewyoung2796]

I need a coffee now. Even Robin couldn't make this interesting

[@ianmcnulty799]

Madonna's always pretty good at the hero-crook, Especially in Who's That Girl? You should review that.

[@reignfire85]

Favorite thief hero? Aladdin, because he's a street rat who became a prince. Just imagine the kind of person who goes from stealing a loaf of bread to landing the king's daughter while riding a magic carpet and hanging out with a genie.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Very true.

[@Stevie-J]

Aladdin was ruined for me when I learned that a sultan would have had dozens of daughters while trying to make sons with his harem. I love the talking animals and sentient flying rug, but the historical inaccuracy is immersion breaking

[@flamencoprof]

Made my inappropriately slippy brain think of the totally unrelated number by NZ Punk-era band The Scavengers - Mysterex.

[@stevecarroll8256]

Could you review one of the Matt Helm movies with Dean Martin?

[@AHalevonEric]

Favorite hero crooks: Green Hornet and Diabolik.

[@Riza1890]

my favorite hero/criminals is Lupin and Hudson Hawk.

[@20th_century_Ghost]

P.S. I still don't understand how Dark Corners Reviews isn't at least a few hundred thousand followers.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

It's a mystery.

[@JackNCoke2008]

Good review. Can't wait until your next video.

[@spews1973]

Was Lamar dubbed by Swiss Toni?

[@itowmyhome797]

Thank you

[@taionalmeida5337]

The appearence Of Mr. X is incredibly likely to and old comic hero named Phantom/The Phantom. Almost the same design WITH and x and a bit Of Collor swaping. But Just the appearence. All else is absolutelly different.

[@billmurray7473]

I thought Mister X was Speed Racer's older brother.

[@isabellacarta1120]

Mister X... Looks like a... bad comic copy from Diabolik's comics...🤔 Oh dear, I don't remember about it ..

[@rogervandusen8361]

Mr X-crement.

[@kzinful]

Wait,wait, so the coroner was in disguise? I never would've guessed, but, was he?

[@1kylecurry]

1960s spy exploitation...Bravo cinema Italiano...Bravo!

[@TheJohnnyCalifornia]

It is interesting that in Europe many of the pulp fiction and comic book heroes were master criminals. Of course, they didn’t have the comic book code to deal with.

[@ashleys9397]

The infamous comic book code of the Fifties specifically targeted depictions of violence & horror-themed violence in American comics. Your point is well taken, notwithstanding.

[@justinsheppherd1806]

As fumetti adaptations go, it's not exactly up there with either of the takes on DIABOLIK, is it?

[@KnutHolmberg-w8n]

Fantomas

[@thriddoctor]

That was a really small police car.

[@alandhopewell]

Favorite film hero/crook? Probably Zorro. This was astoundingly bad, Robin.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

You know.. I never thought about that. I will have to concur. Of course, that then opens the door for Robin Hood.

[@leonptr]

Nice Moonraker t-shirt sir 👍

[@ronnieburton1312]

"Formerly Mr. Twitter!"... that's excellent! 😂 The movie doesn't seem to be as annoying as"The Three Fantastic Supermen", a movie that's torturous to watch, party because of its music track

[@patrickmoreau7592]

You should read my comic book character Mister O 😂😂

[@bensneb360]

I thought the title was a play on words… but I guess it was a “Misdirect” lol

[@peterbailey6930]

omg I am going to get this one for sure.

[@ashleys9397]

I'm not entirely sure he qualifies in this particular context, but I'll go ahead & nominate "Tom Ripley" a.k.a THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY. Rarely has an essentially amoral murderer & con artist been rendered so likable, so personable, so good-intentioned---and, well, so perversely sympathetic. Matt Damon's Ripley (TALENTED) has very well-deservedly garnered the most attention & the most praise, but I'll contend that it's more than equally matched by John Malkovich's portrayal in RIPLEY'S GAME. Then there's Dennis Hopper's interesting take on the character in Wim Wender's THE AMERICAN FRIEND. Oh...and Alain Delon was no slouch either in the Rene Clement classic adaptation PURPLE NOON. Here's something else: if you watched & really enjoyed any or all of the screen treatments then you owe to yourself to read Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley trilogy, because the source novels---as good works of literature will often do---introduce new levels of insight into an enigmatical & complex anti-hero. Besides which, Highsmith was one of the finest female writers of psychologically astute crime fiction. (Go chew on that, Daphne Du Maurier. And you too, Patricia Cornwall.)

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

I don't know if this is in the right category, but there's a western comedy called WATERHOLE # 3, where the outlaw main character commits a rape, and at the end of the story beats a dozen people out of buried treasure, including the girl herself (who's out to get even with him). It somehow never became that controversial to audiences, maybe because they cast James Coburn in the role, and he often played characters who COULD get away with things like that.

[@Madmax-rz5hz]

How about reviewing House of Whipcord?

[@ashleys9397]

A better pick than that one would be another (& better) Pete Walker film--ONCE UPON A FRIGHTMARE.

[@ericalbany]

I'll give this a mild thumbs up because the dubbing appears to be better than average

[@franzferdinand2]

Whoda thunk? Turns out Italian masked criminal movies are better when Mario Bava is directing.

[@sethsassy]

But what is the purpose of a cigarette gun?

[@DarkCornersReviews]

He uses them to climb up the wall

[@sethsassy]

​@@DarkCornersReviews Wow Batman must be kicking himself....

[@franciscoassisgiocondo5932]

Oh my God ! Sick planet/ freak peoples/weird movies, and ilove it ❤ ! Hey dude your channel is cool.Well your english make me nervous but nothing is perfect 😂 ! But rock on baby. A big hug from BRAZIL ( SOUTH AMERICA )Bye .