Public Domain Month - The Best of The Cinema Snob

Originally aired February 2011. Here's all episodes from The Cinema Snob's public domain month reviews: Driller Killer, Star Odyssey (13:25), Werewolf in a Girls Dormitory (29:03), Billy the Kid vs Dracula (43:43), Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (59:37)

[@Tareltonlives]

The John Carradine opening is one of my favorite gags on this show ever.

[@pinkdebugger]

Star Odyssey episode is still my absolute favourite. Every line is golden. «They're suicidal and one's a racist. Thank god there are characters just for the kids».

[@SomeDumbKid1]

The robot that's searching for his keys from Star Odyssey is one of my favorite Snob remarks

[@ferox965]

The Driller Killer box scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. But the greatest public domain movie is unquestionably Night of the Living Dead.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Quite right.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

You can tell this is from the distant past because if it came out today, it would be "Why Public Domain Month? Because no one can falsely copyright claim the videos to have them taken down by KZbin!"

[@BloodrealmX]

That's bullshit and we all know it. No matter what it is, it can be falsely claimed. Thanks, KZbin!

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

Except There's shitty corporations who claim to own public domain stuff bc they burn copies on to dvd-rs to sell at Dollar tree / shady bodegas for a song.

[@augustwest5356]

I've been a subscriber for what seems like forever, and for the first time I looked at your subscriber count. I thought you had millions, not 100 some thousand. You deserve millions. I cant believe it. I personally think you are one of, if not the best old school reviewer on KZbin. You've come so far from the days where you just sat on the floor of a poorly lit basement and forced the whole snob personality. Now you're a natural, with better lighting and less weight. I guess I just wanna say that you're great and deserve 10 times the followers just based on your improvement over the years, not to mention how genuinely good your show is now. Keep up the great work and I'll keep doing my best to get your name out there. You deserve far more recognition for all your hard work.

[@enlightenednormie242]

My sentiments exactly!

[@mordaciousfilms]

The SNOB IS the best. He's the only one I actually care to watch, who's opinions I tend to agree with, and who's subject matter and taste aligns with mine the most. He's maybe the ONE old school KZbinr person who I think deserves massive success and has kept to his integrity through it all where most others sold out and became advertisers rather than legitimate creators. There's a definite heart in all of Brad's videos which makes them enjoyable to watch. He's a guy who clearly cares about this stuff, has an idea of what he wants to do with content, and is consistent and authentic.

[@CreamedCornACob]

100000% yes.

[@idkjones7380]

Same here I thought there was more subs idk he’s such a character 👌🏼

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

I've watched him since his earlier videos, and he's really glowed up. However, maybe he's not had big growth given the nature of the films he'd traditionally cover like exploitation, adult films, and making fun of religious films (which I don't mind, BTW). He's been at it forever.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

I cannot get enough of classic Snob reviews. These are awesome!

[@16rumpole]

I'm kinda digging the John Carradine song night train.

[@shawnconway6009]

I still love that John Carradine Show intro. I would totally be interested in the Snob doing a Carradine week or something. He's been in so many movies. Some not even without him knowing he was in them.

[@timgoldberg3333]

Driller Killer is a perfect demonstration of of why audio engineering is one of the most under appreciated aspects of filmmaking. You don't notice it until it's done REALLY poorly.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Sound engineering and editing: you never really notice them until they're done reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally badly.

[@16rumpole]

44:40 I want this as my ringtone.

[@3coldcapricorn227]

I love Driller Killer 🕺 crackin lil film

[@trelard]

Driller Killer was released in the UK in the 80's. After it's release, some wanker of a politician realized he could virtue signal and gain points after he saw it as a full page colour ad in one of those in store magazines they used to have to have in rental stores in the UK. I remember seeing it as a kid because my granny was a horror fan and she would babysit my sister and me while my mum worked. I saw a bunch of "nasties" at about 6 or 7 years old as this was happening. It helped she was friends with the guy that owned the rental store, so those ended up under the counter and out of sight. Some would say it was irresponsible, but like she'd say, mind your own fucking business. She always told us it was fake, nobody had really been hurt, and it gave me the beginnings of a life long appreciation for the genre from a technical standpoint. She died a few weeks ago and I miss her already.

[@dr.g1406]

😊😊+pp

[@emuenforcer6280]

It is literally impossible to not love this guy. A shot of Evan Williams and Crystal Pepsi to you Brad. Cheers

[@MabuseXX]

Dracula did walk at daylight in the original novel. It weakens him, but don’t kill him.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

You are quite right-so many people take it as gospel that can’t go out in daylight,even though Stoker has him moving about during the day.

[@BryanPartington]

@@BarryHart-xo1oy Yes but Bram did say that Renfield was made to rub 60 bottles of very very strong sun-tan lotion on Dracs skin or it got the hose again....plus it was rather overcast that day.....🧛🧛🧛🧛🧛🧛

[@luckystriker842]

1. I want to address the tagline for Driller Killer: "There are those who kill violently." What does that mean? As opposed to non-violent ways of killing? 2. Why do movies that mimic Star Wars feel the need to combine Han Solo and Luke Skywalker into one character? Because Spaceballs did this too. Not calling it a knock-off, just noticing something.

[@wilmhosenfeld5907]

Thank you Brad. Cinema Snob uploads are some of the only that really entertain me enough to take my mind off my problems. You're awesome.

[@zachcaudell3081]

As the son of the Caterer's roommate from Billy the Kid vs Dracula, I demand that these videos be taken down at once.

[@hellfrostgimmjow6229]

Your wish will not be granted

[@SAPProd]

Better watch these quick before they get taken down...somehow.

[@GeneralKong]

dont think that is possible, considering they are not copyrighted, so no one can claim them

[@aurorauplinks]

by good taste? bad joke my bad :/

[@funkyweapon1981]

@@GeneralKong DERP!

[@3van1993]

Check the internet archive

[@TheFellerHasAChannelGodDamnIt]

@@GeneralKong That... that's the joke... Wooosh.

[@PollyGlodd]

An hour of classic Cinema Snob content? Sign me up!

[@OtioseFanatic]

“What do you have in your hand?” “A drill!” “Noooooo!” I love when you find a meme in the wild that predates the meme itself.

[@wingsandash]

Disney music is "Four-Legged Informant", from the film, "That Darn Cat".

[@Thetazord]

wingsandash thank you. I thought it was Escape from Witch Mountain

[@donaldpetkus1637]

I thought it was from a Pink Panther film. Sounded like Mancini.

[@Scatscar1985]

@@donaldpetkus1637 Henry Mancini's only Disney movies were "The Great Mouse Detective" and "Condorman".

[@thefreakmachine]

Dracula presenting himseklfa with a Hobbit surname as "Underhill". I never thought one day to see that.

[@spacecat6022]

He probably went to live there for a while like Saruman did.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

I love this show. Nostalgia Critic won't touch Public Domain films.

[@neinjunge5560]

"a plate of Santorum" - now that's a reference I haven't heard in a loooong time...

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

I know it's a cheap laugh and lampshading, but "Whattya mean this bit's going on too long?" is one of my favorite joke-types and never fails to get a chuckle out of me.

[@mierardi88]

I came strictly to hear John Caradine sing Night Train to Mundo Fine and to see Dracula fight Billy the Kid, but I will consider watching these other reviews again

[@tuschman168]

Fun fact: The original Dracula novel did have an American gunslinger character named Quincey P. Morris. So Dracula fighting a wild west outlaw isn't that far-fetched.

[@Danko_Sekulic]

And he was killed with an iconicBowie knife through the heart and not a stake.

[@ChristianMcAngus]

Which shows how Dracula was written to be an action potboiler rather than high literature.

[@lucamckenn5932]

I always figured Vampire Hunter D had precedent to be sci fi western. Even the source material inspiration had gun slingers.

[@BlaBlaBlaTheEnd.]

😅

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Very true.

[@DokkaChapman]

Ah Driller Killer. I remember picking up a copy of the eventual UK release when it came out in the early 00's, and of course it hadn't been remastered in any way. This along with the original DVD release of 'I Spit On Your Grave' nearly destroyed my speakers with their terrible audio quality!

[@fuzzballzz36]

I love the Driller Killer music. Call me insane, but there it is. I wish they'd put out a soundtrack. That was punk that was so gritty and dirty it leaves residue on you.

[@tristaperez1079]

Thanks to Mill Creek, I own all these fine movies except Star Odyssey. Now I know what is missing from my life!

[@stranget92]

Oh Yeah! The Duck Robots! Probably the most underrated romantic couple to ever surface the silver screen

[@OrangeElixir]

"Star Odyssey" looks as if it could have been an episode of "SCTV", especially with the robots that sound like Rick Moranis and Catherine O'Hara.

[@donaldpetkus1612]

Considering the ease that Carradine carries off the ingenue he seems more fit than the younger actor playing Billy.

[@firebladetenn6633]

Jesus...it’s nice to watch a guy who hasn’t really changed in the decade he’s been working.

[@garyhall7867]

Man, I miss angry Snob

[@shawnconway6009]

When is this going to become the John Carradine Show? We're still waiting, Snob.

[@cherrybombstudios1671]

1 month into quarantine? Why not watch a 9 year old Snob compilation??

[@jamesryan6008]

I can't be the only one who noticed that Mrs Olsen( without her can of Folgers) was in Billy the Kid vs Dracula.

[@HetLedie]

Not even Snob's socks wanted to stay in the room long enough to watch Star Odyssey.

[@jamesanthony5874]

1:14:00 You know, I'd totally watch Calamity Jane vs The Creature from the Black Lagoon

[@VengefulKBM]

Just fyi: the timecodes for Werewolf in a Girls Dormitory and Star Odyssey are swapped in the description. Always good to see these reviews from back in the day! This is right around the time I started watching your stuff regularly.

[@michaelstrong5383]

It's a good thing no one would claim copyright to these films. I don't think they'd be taken seriously if they do. "Your video has been copyright claimed because you used clips from Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory." "Your video has been copyright claimed because you used clips from Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter."

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

Your video has been copyright claimed because you used clips from Glen or Glenda.

[@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888]

Lionsgate: Hold my cheap piss tasting beer

[@jakublulek3261]

The best public domain movie of all times is still Charade from 1963. I think people wouldn't believe that somebody with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant in it is not copyrighted. That movie is perfectly legit but still public domain! Paramount could claim it and nobody would object.

[@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888]

July 24 Pictures who sent the strike against you the fucking ghost

[@PaladinDusty]

Not as ridiculous as what happened with Grizzly II.

[@curleyqreviews9793]

49:57 That's like giving Bonnie and Clyde the keys to the bank while the manager goes out for lunch.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Driller Killer was condemned by moral guardians in 1979 and forty years later the same thing happens with The Joker movie

[@lordnorthumberland277]

I laughed so hard at this comment because of how it could be construed as saying Driller Killer and Joker are comparable in quality

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

I don't condemn Joker for any moral reason other than failure to attribute. When you admit the movie you're based on, it's a remake. When you don't, it's a ripoff. Joker is a ripoff of the far superior King of Comedy.

[@xscore9795]

Oh my god, totally loved theme song, pig with dentures title drawing, bare feet. Haven't even gotten into movie yet.

[@robcolone8546]

Brad, every time you re-upload these classic reviews I watch them a couple times through. I just can’t wait till you upload everything that isn’t on the KZbin channel or can’t be played on the website

[@officerredfield798]

John Carradine Month perchance in the future? That is if he has a bunch of movies left to review.

[@Atomic3Promiscuity]

"I gotta start taking my studies seriously if I ever want to become proficient in Chinese." *Sees hour long Sinister Snob video uploaded* ........... - pushes textbook in the trashcan-

[@Egganopolis82]

Perfect for background fodder while i do my Calc homework. Thanks Brad and company.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

Even IG-11 wasn't as suicidal as the duck droid couple.

[@PranksterGL25]

omg thank you for playing "Night Train to Mundo Fine`"

[@donaldpetkus1637]

‘Luckily the campus has. its own coroner.”

[@ShadeMeadows]

YES. I'm so happy for this!!!~ Many of the old Episodes have problems when i try to play 'em via the Site! So i'm glad to have 'em here! and in a compilation no less!!~

[@TheKML777]

7:30 He does have a point. Lesbians in a movie do have a 50/50 chance of improving it.

[@phantomzone2725]

So TV Tropes was right this entire time

[@sleepykitty8918]

Wait... So if I get into acting, I have a chance of making the movie better!? Sign me up!

[@CorpoAgent73]

"here lies Brian Nielsen...he contributed to the indiegogo campaign for Another Cinema Snob Movie..."

[@sesfilmsllc]

55:49 He sounds like a pissed off cat who just inhaled sulfur hexafluoride.

[@sleepykitty8918]

Sulfur hexaflouride is pretty neat, in reasonable amounts. I tried some from a balloon to see if I would sound like a guy. Nope. But it was pretty funny :p

[@jasongrimes4131]

"Mickey Rooney's Dick" might be the name of my forthcoming experimental album.

[@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888]

Please tell me you did that

[@mathieuleader8601]

you know Brad can remake these movies in the public domain and make them better who wants to see that I do

[@donaldpetkus1612]

Excellent idea.

[@mastermonarch]

Yes

[@RobAGabor]

Every time Snob says, "Hank," I think of the Yeti named Hank.

[@donaldpetkus1612]

I don’t think the immigrant lady was ever supposed to be Latina but a scandavian. She later appears as Mrs Olsen in commercials recommending coffee

[@JohnDoe-uf3lj]

Had a shit day, need sleep, this'll help. Thanks Snob ;)

[@Joorum]

Nice! It was just the other day when I wanted to rewatch the Star Odyssey episode but couldn't find it anywhere.

[@mattsteitz8536]

Public Domain Month. Is it eight years ago already?

[@shawnconway6009]

I mean, I don't think american outlaws versus movie monsters is inherently a bad idea. You could do a bad ass movie with that.

[@donaldpetkus1612]

“Luckily the campus has its own coroner.”

[@donaldpetkus1637]

Consider reviewing Curse of the living Corpse. A B&W film featuring Roy Scheider in his first Hollywood role.

[@sesfilmsllc]

Up next is Wyatt Earp vs the Wolfman.

[@sesfilmsllc]

Wild Bill Hicock Vs Dr. Jekyll/Mr.Hyde.

[@sesfilmsllc]

Bass reeves vs the phantom of the opera.

[@sesfilmsllc]

Tom Horn Vs the invisible man.

[@donaldpetkus1637]

Bat Masterson vs the Zombies of Mara Tau.

[@Hyreia]

I was hoping in the Driller Killer it was going to end with him interrupting one of the band montages and attacking the band because their song playing is annoying him. He'd get a few of the band members but ultimately get taken down because of how many people are present. Would have been a fun pay off.

[@03bgood]

I hope Lionsgate goes bankrupt for taking down your Madea review!

[@donaldpetkus1612]

I suggest reviewing Bonnie and Clyde versus Dracula (2008). It may not have the quality of Billy the Kid vs Dracula, but it could make for an interesting review. No Underhills are involved.

[@donaldpetkus1637]

It’s possible that Carradine is supposed to be the real Dracula. He’s impersonating the uncle, so he would use the name.

[@boogerbrains138]

Driller killer is rad af

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

25:00 I get that too, I'm talking on my couch when suddenly I hear the exact same noise. I'm my case tho it's the washer in spin cycle.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

One of my favorites, from one of my favorites! This review introduced me to the 'video nasties' Before the end of the day, I had printed out a list of every nasty and started searching for them, one by one. About 15%, I had already seen but others...Oh boy! There are some fun ones out there and some puzzling choices!!! There was a French film, whose title translated to, 'I Love you Hugs and Kisses tonight' lol But you also get Anthropopagus and it's sequel, Absurd. Zombi, Cannibal movies and so much more. You also get to laugh at the British goverments for being so prudish, sometimes leading to embarrassing results! I could go on but if your thinking of doing your own, "Nasty scavenger Quest." I encourage you to do so. HeLL of a fun time and considering how long ago, I did mine. Your Quest may be quicker! Either way. Thanks Brad, for "circulating the tapes" and sharing your knowledge. It's turned me Into a snooty expert and it can do the same for you Guys out there, in t.v. land ;) Cheers from Canada

[@DJonScott]

James Cameron didn't rip-off Star Odyssey. "Unobtainium" is a word that's been used in engineering since the 1950s, and was used in "The Core" (2003) before it was used in "Avatar" (2009). See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtainium

[@toomanyaccounts]

it is called a joke. your ass burgers is showing

[@a.jlewissonicski5278]

Even Cameron stole the name “Avatar” back when Michael & Bryan where making Avatar The Last Airbender in development. Even though in the sequel to Jame’s film are ripping off one of the elements too in 2022. This is why fans watch Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie is better than Way of Water.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

​@@a.jlewissonicski5278oh and these Airbender hack frauds lifted the "avatar" word from Ultima video games that started way back in the 80's!

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

52:15 It's strange to go back to a time where Brad referred to himself as A Cinema Snob, instead of The Cinema Snob :) "You've come a long way baby!"' Cheers

[@simonhassnilsson7009]

Calamity Jane vs the creature from the Black lagoon

[@cjwauer4730]

So young Snob.

[@yvsvf8423]

haha that ringtone at 59:40

[@dannytheman1313]

Awesome I can finally see the Star Odyssey review again.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

59:40 That Ringtone is his best, Callback, up until this point!! That damn song gets in my soul, for weeks! It's evil but I love it. Apparently that's what Mrs. Voorhees said, when Jason was born! ;)

[@donaldpetkus1612]

“Oh, Gee willikers You know Billy the Kid wasn’t Roy Rogers, right”

[@LabMatt]

Where's my Butch Cassidy Meets The Mummy movie?

[@Metafron]

I like how classic Snob still used his own voice. I dunno why at some point he started adding a kind of nasally sound to it.

[@thelab8799]

@8:56 Haaaaaaaaaa The Sucks Pistols!!! lmao

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Driller Killer: Taxi Driver on meth.

[@BennysBenz]

ahhh memories...

[@The_Punisher]

🎵🎵Believe it or not

[@CineMasterDamian]

I'm walking on air

[@hannahbrennan2131]

I never knew I could be so freehehehe

[@MrEmpoleon2010]

Flyin’ away on a wing and a prayer

[@hannahbrennan2131]

@@Yeet-eq7ve Believe it or not, it's just me.

[@flexsealman7096]

I miss when the chair was this size. Nowadays it's COMICALLY HUGE.

[@StonedGremlinProductions]

It's always been the same chair.

[@flexsealman7096]

@@StonedGremlinProductions I just realized what I was referring to is actually a curtain. I'm smart. And here I thought you were Benjamin Button lol

[@paolo2763]

2:06 maybe this was part of gameboy's "play it loud" campaign

[@billding6032]

Soon enough The Apple will return

[@scitechian]

He tried once a few months ago. It got copyright-claimed within an hour.

[@adamdenby1282]

If u google it a site wach it few back fking great

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@scitechian Tell him to just flip the video around. That confounds the YT al gore rythme.

[@donaldpetkus1637]

Bat Masterson vs The Blob.

[@Zelinkokitsune]

Back when Brad had hair...

[@josephblumenberg6574]

This is some quality filmmaking right here... not GOOD quality... but quality of some kind

[@handsomebrick]

It's quantity filmmaking!

[@cv-bo5to]

Shit I got scared when I seen that hair line.

[@jimbrown8026]

Bigfoot week!!! Do Bigfoot week!!!! Actually redo To Catch a Yeti! Please?

[@fantom5894]

34:33 Were those girls on loan from the Spahn Ranch? Just wondering?

[@Rasheedamcclintock77]

This was Cowboys vs Aliens before Daniel Craig!

[@kaydenpat]

Amazingly, Driller Killer has a 69% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes which is quite high.

[@handsomebrick]

Maybe because Abel Ferrara made it.

[@wopjohn]

10:00 the debut episode of "reno tries"

[@Ratciclefan]

I only knew the last two episodes in the video before and I had completely forgotten about them. lol I was surprised

[@rainyfeathers9148]

So if the robots can't harm living things, how do they have a suicide pact as robots?

[@toomanyaccounts]

because robots are objects