Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: RUSSIAN JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

Ever wish "Jason And The Argonauts" had no monsters & lots of musical numbers? Well this 1986 version from the USSR has got you covered!
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  • @TheBrandonTenold
    @TheBrandonTenold3 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if there's Russian musical versions of any other Ray Harryhausen movies?

  • @gojirafan5437

    @gojirafan5437

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please God forbidd there’s not a Russian Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

  • @edwardrigsby9032

    @edwardrigsby9032

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey I think there are some Russian versions of Ray harryhausen movies

  • @legobzor5158

    @legobzor5158

    3 жыл бұрын

    Привет из России! 🤚

  • @XBATster

    @XBATster

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Hobbit was not a movie. It was a theatrical play performed for television, it was a thing in USSR as a means to bring traditional theater to peoples's homes, to increase it's popularity and and for people who couldn't go to theater (living in a tiny villages or on the outsirts of the country for example)

  • @XBATster

    @XBATster

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also... dude, you want a real gem AND a russian superhero movie (kinda)? Do this one: "Act, Manya! (Действуй, Маня!)". A Terminator/Robocop knockoff with just a little bit of Weird Science. Now that movie should give you some material.

  • @TraTranc
    @TraTranc3 жыл бұрын

    "Why do I have the feeling they really threw spears at that guy?" During the making of the Russian movie "Afghan breakdown", the starring Italian actor Michele Placido went to congratulate the director and the special effects crew for how realistic the prop guns were both in handling and shooting. That's when he learned that they were handling real guns and shooting real bullets, because you know, cheaper.

  • @elroma7712

    @elroma7712

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm imagening Placido with a smile on his face telling this to the director, the director telling him that the guns are real and Placido still having the smile on his face sayin "what?"

  • @truefanforum3273

    @truefanforum3273

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@elroma7712 And I imagine he then passed out. Lord knows I probably would have.

  • @rgeiler7627

    @rgeiler7627

    3 жыл бұрын

    Makes me glad he wasn't impressed by how realistic the gruesome stuff was.

  • @disneyboy3030

    @disneyboy3030

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rgeiler7627 does that mean people actually got shot.

  • @SwiftNimblefoot

    @SwiftNimblefoot

    Жыл бұрын

    @@elroma7712 Why were there even guns in a movie set in ancient Greece???

  • @captainstroon1555
    @captainstroon15553 жыл бұрын

    A sovjet musical parody about an ancient greek myth in the style of Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Hell yeah.

  • @permagamerog5332

    @permagamerog5332

    3 жыл бұрын

    But was there a dragon in it... Or people covered in glitter?

  • @gelsonnicolinimonteiro2667

    @gelsonnicolinimonteiro2667

    3 жыл бұрын

    You see the good in everything :-)

  • @morphman86

    @morphman86

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah, Holy Grail had some special effects in it. This feels more like the style of Jesus Christ Superstar.

  • @permagamerog5332

    @permagamerog5332

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@morphman86 no that was Tim The Enchanter power, and that rabbit... Didn't you see the bones?! Also, catapulting a wooden Trojan bunny is a practical effect not special....

  • @Em-wk5ns

    @Em-wk5ns

    3 жыл бұрын

    And a scene from Elton John "I'm still standing" music video 😂😂😂

  • @Lawlaliet
    @Lawlaliet3 жыл бұрын

    The name of the movie is called "The jolly Chronicle of a dangerous Journey" , funny thing a lot of names listed in the credits are considered classic Russian actors. The movie itself was more of a comedy musical than well a more serious movie.

  • @truefanforum3273

    @truefanforum3273

    3 жыл бұрын

    Apparently Russians have a very different sense of humor.

  • @Lawlaliet

    @Lawlaliet

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@truefanforum3273 Eh, sort of kinda off. There was another movie that was mainly done as a parody of American westerns while having some musical numbers was clearly made to be this light-hearted comedy, I mean the main character heals from his injuries after watching some Charlie Chaplin movies.

  • @brianpratt3224
    @brianpratt32243 жыл бұрын

    Weirdly the location of the Golden Fleece would have been in the Soviet Union. It was supposed to have been in the Country of Georgia.

  • @user-hy8yk4zd3b

    @user-hy8yk4zd3b

    3 жыл бұрын

    This film was filmed there. In fact, most of the actors are Georgians, not Russians.

  • @DetroitStorm

    @DetroitStorm

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-hy8yk4zd3b that explains the banjo...

  • @alexandergogoladze1316

    @alexandergogoladze1316

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I'm from Georgia and noticed lots of places from my country

  • @brianpratt3224

    @brianpratt3224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-hy8yk4zd3b That makes sense.

  • @brianpratt3224

    @brianpratt3224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Libtards STILL cant Silence me 2 Well, the Greek civilization went all the way into Georgia. I read the idea of the Golden Fleece was from how the Georgians at the time would get gold from streams. They'd use a sheep skin, rather than a gold pan. But I am not sure the validity of that.

  • @calvinkatt662
    @calvinkatt6623 жыл бұрын

    After watching the first half of this video, I was convinced that Brandon was accidentally using footage from Russian Jesus Christ Superstar.

  • @mikesilva3868

    @mikesilva3868

    3 жыл бұрын

    Manos hands of fate terrible movie Torgo: I am Torgo. I take care of the place while the Master is away. Torgo: There is no way out of here. It will be dark soon. There is no way out of here. Torgo: There is nothing to fear, madam. The Master likes you. Nothing will happen to you. He likes you. Margaret: Likes me? I thought you said he was dead? Torgo: Dead? No, madam. Not dead the way you know it. He is with us always. Not dead the way you know it. He is with us always. The Master: You have failed us, Torgo. For this you must die. 😂🤣

  • @snowstrobe

    @snowstrobe

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same thought... esp the Herod scene.

  • @frankez1975

    @frankez1975

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thought the EXACT same thing lol

  • @warface4881

    @warface4881

    3 жыл бұрын

    Serious JCS vibes.

  • @sigmacademy

    @sigmacademy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mikesilva3868 They made a sequel to that movie? :P

  • @Three60Mafia
    @Three60Mafia3 жыл бұрын

    The original title translates like "A Fun Chronicle of a Dangerous Adventure"

  • @bloodeagle6458

    @bloodeagle6458

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why?

  • @2st486

    @2st486

    3 жыл бұрын

    i thought it meant "Rush B"

  • @TallSilentGuy

    @TallSilentGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not so much a title as a disclaimer! 😆

  • @brianwootan4229

    @brianwootan4229

    3 жыл бұрын

    Somehow knowing that makes this so much better.

  • @hunterlangley8287

    @hunterlangley8287

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Fun"

  • @rionthemagnificent2971
    @rionthemagnificent29713 жыл бұрын

    When people say Japan's films are weird.. Russia: *hold my vodka comrade.*

  • @arubinojr5670

    @arubinojr5670

    3 жыл бұрын

    *our vodka

  • @mikesilva3868

    @mikesilva3868

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love Godzilla movies 📼

  • @zeroakira584

    @zeroakira584

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine what Russian Godzilla would be like.

  • @CD-Gaming

    @CD-Gaming

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but don't drink it!! *shortened breath* Real stuff's strong... even for an Irishman... like me... okay, part Irish...

  • @mikesilva3868

    @mikesilva3868

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CD-Gaming 😎

  • @jongroskin729
    @jongroskin7293 жыл бұрын

    There's enough weirdness out there Brandon could keep this show going for 50 years if he wanted to.

  • @dickinslebutt4231

    @dickinslebutt4231

    3 жыл бұрын

    With infinite options for re-newal!

  • @sigmacademy

    @sigmacademy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Try a 100+ years. Yeah, that's how big the amount for this kind of movies are. :P

  • @Canadamus_Prime
    @Canadamus_Prime3 жыл бұрын

    Why do I get the feeling I wouldn't understand this movie even if I did speak Russian?

  • @Lawlaliet

    @Lawlaliet

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah, you would the movie is actually pretty easy to understand if one watches it in Russian. You want some REAL confusing shit, watch some of the movies that started coming out during the Perestroyka.

  • @steve0592

    @steve0592

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand it and I do speak Russian.

  • @Soulskinner

    @Soulskinner

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haven't watched this video yet, so I don't know yet. XD Fun Fact: judging by the cover, this movie's name is: Fun (Весёлое*) Chronicle Of Dangerous Journey. *Try Google Translate, I'm not sure how to translate this word. XD (actually I know, but the word "gay" means completely different thing XD)

  • @Soulskinner

    @Soulskinner

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ok. I've watched the video and haven't understood what's going on in this movie. %) Hm. And no, there is no superhero knockoffs among USSR movies. At least, as I know. There is actually, a Russian Spider-Man movie - "Black Lightning" (Чёрная Молния), which was made _after_ US Spider-Man. XD Meanwhile, there are actually lots of awesome Soviet movies. Which are considered actual classics. Heh. And there are some good Russian movies, but now days (actually, for a long time) most of modern Russian movies, are "Direct to BadComedian*" trash. *He's like Nostalgia Critic, if Critic was an actual Jesus (BadComedian have some insanely good reputation). XD

  • @CyberSpider35

    @CyberSpider35

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cause they have some serious spelling problems, comrade. :) I barely understand them.

  • @EraPraSerSoJota
    @EraPraSerSoJota3 жыл бұрын

    And out of nowhere we have a Portuguese lyric about samba. U never seem to stop impressing, Brandon.

  • @Noperare

    @Noperare

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Video has brazilian portuguese Comments: Quem é BR dá like ai

  • @patthompson1761
    @patthompson17613 жыл бұрын

    Brandon should do a country theme. January is Russian knockoff month, February is Chinese, March is India, etc.

  • @SAM-ru4vx

    @SAM-ru4vx

    3 жыл бұрын

    And just to be weird: Filipino action movies

  • @richardfan7157

    @richardfan7157

    3 жыл бұрын

    I already found a Chinese knockoff of Batman, where Batman is a woman.

  • @TheKaareaksel

    @TheKaareaksel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Denmark has entered the chat with "Reptilicus" and "A Viking Saga:Son of Thor"

  • @DistractedGlobeGuy

    @DistractedGlobeGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SAM-ru4vx hasn't he already done the best Filipino action movie of all time?

  • @alformodoritos2076

    @alformodoritos2076

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DistractedGlobeGuy what movie?

  • @Avenger85438
    @Avenger854383 жыл бұрын

    I think this might be Russian, "Monty Python 's Jason and the Argonauts".

  • @rayanderson5797

    @rayanderson5797

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aw man I really wish they'd done that... I think like half of them are dead now, though...

  • @windofchaosblows

    @windofchaosblows

    2 жыл бұрын

    actually in terms of tone and accuracy to source material (greek mythology) you are correct for most part

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    Жыл бұрын

    Alternatively, “Dingo Pictures’ Jason and the Argonauts”.

  • @Deadpoolzilla
    @Deadpoolzilla3 жыл бұрын

    that strong guy looks like a yoked out Donald Pleasence

  • @mitchellulrich930

    @mitchellulrich930

    3 жыл бұрын

    Indeed! Happy New Year Multiverse.

  • @emfs9522
    @emfs95223 жыл бұрын

    Guardians is a russian superhero movie, its free on Tubi. Its a trip.

  • @warbunny13203

    @warbunny13203

    3 жыл бұрын

    loved the big dude when he went beast mode🤔🤔👍😁👍👌🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

  • @latetotheparty7139

    @latetotheparty7139

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was shocked by the bad reviews for it. I was thoroughly entertained.

  • @michaelbeglin2368

    @michaelbeglin2368

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was considering watching it last night, but thought it would suck. Since you say it's worth a watch, I'll try it out. Thanks.

  • @ObIitus

    @ObIitus

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is "so bad that is actually good" kind.

  • @truefanforum3273

    @truefanforum3273

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have that movie and I really like it. The effects are actually pretty cool, and the story is solid. I can't say much about the acting because dubbing really takes something out of the performances.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot3 жыл бұрын

    Oh so it's a Russian version of a sword and sandal movie.

  • @MasterShake9000

    @MasterShake9000

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hereby nominate they be known as “borscht and breastplate” films

  • @morganrobinson8042

    @morganrobinson8042

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am entirely sure I've seen a bunch of Ruso-finnish myths rewritten as Simbad stories and greek myths on MST3K. I suspect that may be a fertile area for these reviews.

  • @joaogomes9405
    @joaogomes94053 жыл бұрын

    Why does the harpy look like she's gonna start singing Dead or Alive

  • @NicoTown
    @NicoTown3 жыл бұрын

    That Divine reference with the harpies actually made me do a spit take LMAO!

  • @PapaTaurean
    @PapaTaurean3 жыл бұрын

    In Soviet Russia, Golden Fleece finds you.

  • @henrykujawa4427

    @henrykujawa4427

    Жыл бұрын

    I should have known somebody would do that joke!

  • @wstine79
    @wstine793 жыл бұрын

    In Russia, the fighting skeletons are real skeletons.

  • @DistractedGlobeGuy

    @DistractedGlobeGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, you're thinking of _Tobe Hooper's Jason and The Argonauts._

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    2 жыл бұрын

    More like singing and dancing skeletons, given that this movie is a weird musical

  • @RichardWatt
    @RichardWatt3 жыл бұрын

    3:21 In Soviet Russia, "no" means "yes"

  • @xrellerx
    @xrellerx3 жыл бұрын

    SO glad you watched this for US. Thanks for taking another one for the team!

  • @demh7823
    @demh78233 жыл бұрын

    Musical remakes of movies is a regular occurrence in Bollywood.

  • @jrneal1220
    @jrneal12203 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully as a cinematic version of mutual assured destruction, maybe there's a cheap American musical production of Alexander Nevsky.

  • @NefariousKoel

    @NefariousKoel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nevsky.. On Ice! The Figure Skating Musical.

  • @DistractedGlobeGuy

    @DistractedGlobeGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    DW Griffith's _How The Steel Was Tempered_

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
    @nicholaslienandjaja18153 жыл бұрын

    This is the closest thing to a live action mockbuster made by Dingo Pictures.

  • @kingtanichi
    @kingtanichi3 жыл бұрын

    9:57 Wow! So apparently Soviet Aeëtes is pulling double duty as Soviet Craster! He weds his daughters, they give him more daughters, and on and on it goes...

  • @Lastlasagna
    @Lastlasagna3 жыл бұрын

    06:40 Joke's on you: That's the third actor they'd gotten for that role. The previous two weren't agile enough.

  • @fabiomoreira5820
    @fabiomoreira58203 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year!!!!

  • @heliosspecialistarrogant7031

    @heliosspecialistarrogant7031

    3 жыл бұрын

    Harpy new year too

  • @CyberSpider35
    @CyberSpider353 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, as... one of your biggest Russian fans, I hope to see more reviews of Russian and Soviet movies. But it depends on Patreon requests, I understand.

  • @lego4virgo
    @lego4virgo3 жыл бұрын

    "What if there was a Russian version of Captain America?!?" Wouldn't that be, Red Guardian??

  • @ZION73082

    @ZION73082

    3 жыл бұрын

    Commandant Russia??? lol

  • @JL8421

    @JL8421

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is. His name's Omega Red. lol

  • @BrandonGagne

    @BrandonGagne

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've always felt they hit that target already with Colossus.

  • @The_Str4nger

    @The_Str4nger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Winter Soldier?

  • @whiterabbit75

    @whiterabbit75

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ZION73082 More like Commissar Russia. :P Commandant is French in origin.

  • @mattcleary4668
    @mattcleary46683 жыл бұрын

    BONEY-M REFRENCE FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!! Dude Brandon you are seriously a Canadian national treasure! keep up the great work!!!!!!

  • @Reivanhist
    @Reivanhist3 жыл бұрын

    We just loved making movies musicals. Many have become cult classics.

  • @LemurFrenzy212
    @LemurFrenzy2123 жыл бұрын

    NYET! Translator: What the heck does that mean? Sounds likes 'yes' I suppose, that will do.

  • @michaelerickson985

    @michaelerickson985

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is an example of just how inaccurate the subtitles are. Whoever did the subtitles apparently did not get someone better versed in the spoken language to proofread them.

  • @00Boogie
    @00Boogie3 жыл бұрын

    Now I wanna see a movie with a disco dancing Heracles.

  • @DistractedGlobeGuy

    @DistractedGlobeGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    That exists. It stars Lou Ferigno, but the disco scene has him being played by a modified Ken doll.

  • @davetheheretic295
    @davetheheretic2953 жыл бұрын

    Christ, apparently there was no LSD shortage in the USSR in the 80s.

  • @soriacx

    @soriacx

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think there WAS a shortage, and these guys were responsible for it :-)

  • @johnbockelie3899

    @johnbockelie3899

    3 жыл бұрын

    The banjo was invented by ancient Greeks. Then revived centuries later.

  • @Vednier

    @Vednier

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, its just that USSR started to fail around this time. Tight government control weaken and some weirdos seen this time as opportunity to get "creative". And since "practical effects" always was rather weak in USSR directors compensated it by...artsy weirdness. And honestly, some of them is facepalm.

  • @CorbCorbin

    @CorbCorbin

    3 жыл бұрын

    80s LSD was the worst

  • @michaelerickson985

    @michaelerickson985

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually, the drug LSD was illegal in the Soviet Union at the time. Though the government did not control storylines as much during this period of Glasnost and Perestroika, they continued to maintain tight controls over the sets, including matters having to do with workplace safety and budgets. Therefore, it is highly unlikely the cast or crew would have had access to, let alone used, illicit LSD during the making of this film.

  • @3dagalathor
    @3dagalathor3 жыл бұрын

    for everyone of your fans, I apologize for making you sit through this, "Film?", for our sick enjoyment. and as for Russian superhero movies, look at Nightwatch and Daywatch.

  • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love both Nightwatch and Daywatch.

  • @Lawlaliet

    @Lawlaliet

    3 жыл бұрын

    Neither Nightwatch or Daywatch are superhero movies. They're more like Blade or Underworld since it's more about supernatural creatures being locked in a Cold War.

  • @fletchkeilman2205

    @fletchkeilman2205

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Lawlaliet does not matter. It features characters that have super powers and abilities, so that works for me. Night watch and Day watch are great films

  • @Lawlaliet

    @Lawlaliet

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fletchkeilman2205 That's still not a superhero movie. By your backward logic, Dracula, Wolfman, and Frankenstein are also "super hero" movies.

  • @voxdraconia4035

    @voxdraconia4035

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Lawlaliet Isn't there a russian Avengers? With a Super-Bear and stuff?

  • @smuglytherat
    @smuglytherat3 жыл бұрын

    Did they pull these dancers off the set of Russian Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster?

  • @thebigone6071
    @thebigone60713 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video Brandon! Happy new year!!!!

  • @alexanderlaplante5477
    @alexanderlaplante54773 жыл бұрын

    Happy new day brandon,and thanks for the vid!

  • @alexandergogoladze1316
    @alexandergogoladze13163 жыл бұрын

    I've actually never heard of that movie but when I saw your review I noticed lots of places from my country Georgia 🇬🇪. Which is located between Turkey and Russia. Our country has a coast to the black sea that's why they could make big ship models. Also those ruins where they fought that weird monster is called uflis cikhe (უფლის ციხე) which is more then 2000 years old place and even most of the folk dances they performed were performed by our country dancers. Also most of the actors playing roles are from Georgia And the title Argonavtebi is on Georgian and not Russian it's in plural form (არგონავტები). Also Soviets were real assholes to our country like most of the enemys our country fought throughout the centuries. So our country is independent and ancient and has a great cultural identity. We actually have a lots of good movies and this isn't one of them. They even don't talk Georgian. So thank you Brendon for reviewing this movie it was really funny and hello from Georgia 🇬🇪

  • @williepirie5329
    @williepirie53293 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year 🥳 And thank you for your videos they’ve gotten me through some rough times🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @jameskeating895
    @jameskeating8953 жыл бұрын

    It kinda feels like they're trying to do some Andrew Lloyd Webber Jesus Christ Superstar stuff with this one

  • @DistractedGlobeGuy

    @DistractedGlobeGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    More like _Life of Brian_ or _Men in Tights._

  • @Penfolduk001
    @Penfolduk0013 жыл бұрын

    Brandon. Thanks for your entertaining reviews. Not least because they've helped me in several sci-fi quizzes during 2020. Here's hoping 2021 is equally as productive :-)

  • @futuristica1710
    @futuristica17103 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year, Brandon! Thanks for all the great content!

  • @ShivShrike
    @ShivShrike3 жыл бұрын

    They have that Russian Avenger movie called Guardians

  • @DarkLorddReviews
    @DarkLorddReviews3 жыл бұрын

    The Russians made they're own Jason and the Argonauts? This is one hell of a way to start 2021.

  • @valentrisrrock7304

    @valentrisrrock7304

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actual adaptation was made as cartoon short (kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKCrzI9uqs_Fl5M.html), but it's not really Harryhausen-inspired.

  • @LaDracul
    @LaDracul3 жыл бұрын

    No jokes about Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" video?

  • @kevindavis5966

    @kevindavis5966

    3 жыл бұрын

    They were getting back at him for "Nikita".

  • @wpierry
    @wpierry3 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Years :) thank you for making the first day 2021 even better!!!

  • @caesarcamacho3270
    @caesarcamacho32703 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha that was awesome! Happy New Year Brandon

  • @jamesremington8056
    @jamesremington80563 жыл бұрын

    this one felt just like an old episode. happy 2021.

  • @SwaggyG_2102
    @SwaggyG_21023 жыл бұрын

    Alright! 2021, the new decade! Hopefully this year is a bit more better than the previous one...

  • @lazarus30001
    @lazarus300013 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year Brandon! I hope all is well in your world.

  • @konstantintupikov
    @konstantintupikov3 жыл бұрын

    It's gonna be long, so before I begin I'd like to thank you, Brandon, for paying attention to something so obscure and yet so dear to the likes of me. Also, I'd like to disclaim that I am willing to post it after I watch the video, so I am excused to repeat something that's already been mentioned :) So, 1. Argonavtebi sounds Georgian. IMDB might give you the Georgian title because to a large extent the film was made in the Georgian SSR. 2. Colchis - the place where the mythical fleece was - is the historical name of the seaside part of Georgia. Back in the 80s it was still a part of the Soviet Union. 3. Hence, the film begins with a Soviet archaeological dig. 4. The archaeological dig is made to look so frolic and jolly in the proud traditions of Soviet culture that had a tendency for promoting glorifying hard labor, especially in products for kids. 5. Just like the Soviet Hobbit (and like Tolkien's The Hobbit, actually), it was meant for kids. Hence the colourfulness and song and dance. 6. Because it was meant for kids, the relatively low production value can be justified with a supposed association with school plays. In other words, it could be a deliberate choice that could convey a message like "hey kids, look how nice and flashy it is, you can do something so awesome too, if only you put enough effort in it" - which returns us to the idea of glorifying hard labor. 7. Actually, it's like some archaeologists telling schoolkids about their job. And that's what these kids imagine as they listen to these archaeologists. Supposingly. 8. Someone might say that blackface in a Soviet property is passable because it was difficult to get a black actor if you wanted a black character, but I don't know about that. A lot of students from African countries studied in a lot of major cities of the USSR, so it shouldn't have been difficult to find a black person who could and wanted to act if necessary. But it could be that international students were not allowed to leave the campus without a special permission that was difficult to get. I imagine that someone drunk on site thought that making a blackface could be fun, and then a drunk editor decided to keep it in the final cut. There's no other reason I can think of. Actually, it's probably the case with most instances of blackface in Soviet cinematography. 9. At least some of the music sounds relatively faithful to the traditions of Greek and Georgian folk music. Overall, I want to thank you for reminding me about this movie. When I grew up (90s), a lot of TV channels could not afford Western properties, so they either pirated them or stuck to the 'native products', so I saw this a lot. Also, Greek mythology to me is pretty much the same as dinosaurs for you, so I watched everything I could get my hands on. Of course, it stands no comparison to Harryhausen, but the comparison makes even less sense. It's like comparing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen done by Annie Lennox and the same song performed by your 12-year-old niece. Still cute, but you wouldn't think of comparing. Also, I must thank you for your kindness. I'd imagine that if a film like this were made in your country, you'd be a lot less kind. P.S. If you want to make other Soviet installments, you might take a look at Soviet animated Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. They are both short, but they still have some music. Also, there's arguably the only Soviet horror film called Viy, starring Natalya Varley (the Soviet Caroline Munro, also arguably).

  • @igorbu637

    @igorbu637

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was the Georgian folk band Iveria show and it wasn't produced for kids, but for regular public

  • @joek600

    @joek600

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@igorbu637 It must have been some elaborate plan to get even with the Georgians for Stalin lol

  • @davidhobson2807

    @davidhobson2807

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi! I'm the Patreon supporter who recommended the film. My girlfriend at the time was Russian and we are in our 40s. I described Brandon's channel to her and she felt she had the perfect movie for it. I'm glad it seemed to go well. She did stress to me that she loved this movie, unironically, as a kid, while acknowledging the odd elements. Much of what you mention in your post reminds me of many of her comments. There are several other properties that are Russian sci fi children's movies and TV shows that she introduced me to. The Lilac Ball live action comes to mind. Definately charming and meant for kids but doesn't always translate well.

  • @georgeoldsterd8994

    @georgeoldsterd8994

    10 ай бұрын

    One thing I disagree with about your comment is where you wrote that someone got drunk on set and found it funny to do blackface. The thing is that in the Soviet Union blackface wasn't seen as a big deal, because: a) it wasn't used as a mockery of black people, b) because Russia (and the other Soviet republics) did not have a history of black slavery, and also c) because it wasn't always used to depict a black person (it was also used to depict imps, or similar creatures).

  • @juliamavroidi8601

    @juliamavroidi8601

    10 ай бұрын

    The movie is done in the Brechtian style that was originally develped by Bertold Brecht for theatre productions aand among the few artistic styles favored by the Soviet government. There have been a number of movies attempting to adapt it to film, but most were unsuccesful imho bc it isn't really suited for the medium. Brechtian theatre attempts to achieve the "V Effect" (from German Verfremdung = alienation) which means the audience should at all times be aware that they are watching a play (or in this case movie), the opposite of the immersion that is usually the goal of most media. The Russian Jason and the Argonauts is therefore basically the exact opposite of the Harryhausen version. The intended result of that alienating the audience is that the message of the play/movie gets noticed and understood more easily that way. (And judging by the amount of people who are claiming that "Star Wars was never political", I guess there's some truth to the thought that a good message gets all too easily buried in an immersive product.) Said alienation is achieved (among other things) by a) musical numbers, especially the kind of sudden and jarring ones modern musical theatre avoids (because they break immersion) b) sparse or surreal (often both) make up, costuming and set dressing c) exotic or historic settings juxtaposed with modern characters experiencing common problems. The latter also explains the blackface . Having characters of a different nationality played by local actors is another way to break immersion that was utilized by Brecht, but it's the aspect that has aged worst.

  • @misfit1nx865
    @misfit1nx8653 жыл бұрын

    "Steven Spielbakov" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    3 жыл бұрын

    Does that mean we also have Russian E.T. and Russian Jaws? This was before Jurassic Park, after all.

  • @raz0630
    @raz06303 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Brandon. Another wonderful critique.

  • @aarcusisloading9991
    @aarcusisloading99913 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if you know Russian or watched with subs for reals but your line "and bang her he did" after what they said there in russian got such a genuine laugh 👍👍👍 Well done.

  • @Brian-qn7fn
    @Brian-qn7fn9 ай бұрын

    Another great video, as always.

  • @Brooklyn_Bleek
    @Brooklyn_Bleek3 жыл бұрын

    The little kids' faces starting @ 5:09 pretty much sums up this whole movie.

  • @bocobipbrookiebradgaming7838
    @bocobipbrookiebradgaming78383 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year Brandon!

  • @Jackrabbit_Slim
    @Jackrabbit_Slim3 жыл бұрын

    Always love a new Brandon video. Sweet!

  • @michaelmurphy1154
    @michaelmurphy11543 жыл бұрын

    I got my Search for Darkness Part II the other day. It was cool to see you in it but REALLY cool to see you in the credits as a backer. Much respect ;)

  • @Delphink
    @Delphink3 жыл бұрын

    Perfect, just in time for the release of Jason and the Argonauts on Netflix, at least in Canada.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite27813 жыл бұрын

    Hey Brandon, Happy New Year!! Saw the thumbnail, and went WTF?

  • @Targisvear
    @Targisvear3 жыл бұрын

    Brandon's expression on the title card, lol.

  • @pedrokatcradle

    @pedrokatcradle

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hate it... It's like he's gone anime.

  • @Targisvear

    @Targisvear

    3 жыл бұрын

    "You used to be cool when you looked more like western animation, man!"

  • @pedrokatcradle

    @pedrokatcradle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Targisvear "[I] used to be cool..." seems appropriate, all I'm saying is you put some dark lines/shadowing and he's like an anime character. It's fine, if [the style] didn't contrast the rest of image.

  • @Targisvear

    @Targisvear

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pedrokatcradle I get what you mean, but I am more permissive with a title card that we will only see for seconds, that kind of cheaper anime thing is more a problem in a moving long episode or film where it outlasts its outcome fast.

  • @pedrokatcradle

    @pedrokatcradle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Targisvear And that's fine but I can't be so [dis]missive. A painter wouldn't paint cudest art in/next to still life. That's what I see... the art doesn't have to mean anything or be see extensively to be viewed critically. This is my opinion: aesthetically it doesn't work... for me. -The(title card) artist shows control and knowledge on how they want their story to flow: the eye follows the smiling skeleton, dancing with the man to Brandon's expression in the foreground. Given there are only three detailed characters. It's evident this is what he wants to relay to us. Maybe, if the Brandon character wasn't so prominent I think it could work. But as it stands the closer we have the character the easier it is to see a lack for more detail and that's working agaist them.

  • @FrederickGreer
    @FrederickGreer3 жыл бұрын

    Brandon's first video of 2021: Today we're gonna be looking at is a Russian Ripoff of Jason and the Argonauts Me: Wait What!?

  • @50goingon15
    @50goingon153 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year dude.

  • @rzone317
    @rzone3173 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year to you. :)

  • @alexandreolivier1923
    @alexandreolivier19233 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year Bradon ! Et bonne santé depuis la France !

  • @djmexicanodetx2195
    @djmexicanodetx21953 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year! 🎉🥂

  • @Naccene
    @Naccene3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for getting 2021 off on a positive and hilarious way.

  • @stephanieschanel4710
    @stephanieschanel47103 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year

  • @raulvcotero3042
    @raulvcotero30423 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year I hope you have a good day and night too.

  • @Fulgrim2
    @Fulgrim23 жыл бұрын

    Well... wasn’t expecting that when I woke up today.

  • @Mattteus
    @Mattteus3 жыл бұрын

    This is right up in my wheelhouse. I’m going to have to find this one

  • @dizeaz
    @dizeaz3 жыл бұрын

    The title "Argonavtebi" is in Georgian, since it's a Georgian Soviet movie, I presume

  • @demonkingbadger6689
    @demonkingbadger66893 жыл бұрын

    You know for what it is worth, a buddy action movie with Zangief, and Crocodile Dundee would be kind of awesome.

  • @itsmebernie
    @itsmebernie3 жыл бұрын

    Whahoo! Thanks man!

  • @Mateus_Carvalho
    @Mateus_Carvalho3 жыл бұрын

    6:59 Didn't expect to find that here, I'll say that much.

  • @ZFosterZ
    @ZFosterZ3 жыл бұрын

    How do you stomach sitting through these films......? You’re a strong strong man.

  • @cinemasaur
    @cinemasaur3 жыл бұрын

    Idk. I've been watching since Godzilla vs Monster Zero way back in the day. It's comforting to see you still here after all these years.

  • @dizzle522
    @dizzle5223 жыл бұрын

    Am I the only one who does the Will Ferrell cow bell dance to the outro music?

  • @viktor3560
    @viktor35603 жыл бұрын

    Brazilian here. Love the Portuguese subtitles for the Brazilian song 😂.

  • @Antropologopt
    @Antropologopt3 жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year Brandon, with a lot of movies for review and of course Godzilla ones!

  • @Two_Ravens
    @Two_Ravens3 жыл бұрын

    Been binging your stuff lately, I have it playing in the background while working around the house. Thanks for the great content. A couple recommendations, the sci-fi monster gladiator movie "Arena" and the ultra-low budget surreal kinda racist musical with a topless princess and Danny Elfman as the Devil "Forbidden Zone".

  • @bandit_six5418
    @bandit_six5418 Жыл бұрын

    “I should hit up my acid guy”

  • @louisduarte8763
    @louisduarte87633 жыл бұрын

    2:46 Please do, because that combination of words is VERY confusing, yet intriguing. 6:20 NOTHING can top that pianofight! Daffy v. Donald: Duel of the Ducks! 12:07 Somebody want to tell Brandon about that Russian Avengers knock-off from a few years ago? The one with the man-bear wielding a Vulcan cannon? Oh, and Happy New Year, all!

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    2 жыл бұрын

    This movie: More like Dolan vs. Dafty (no Gooby on sight)

  • @LivingDeadPirate
    @LivingDeadPirate3 жыл бұрын

    God damnit I love you, you sarcastic bastard. I gotta stop drinking so early.

  • @svoloch125
    @svoloch1253 жыл бұрын

    Russian here, and I never even knew this movie existed.... OMG its hilariously bad! Yeah... we really, REALLY loved musicals in the 80s. And yeah... those subtitles are WRONG, they are just making up shit, they don't translate. Also, actual title of the movie (at least on the cover) is "Fun Chronicles of Dangerous Voyage". I have no Idea who set its IMDB page as whatever the hell "Argonautebi", sounds like a nonsense word you get after adding a random post-fix to Argonaut.

  • @disneyboy3030

    @disneyboy3030

    2 жыл бұрын

    You do know that Brandon makes up subtitles.

  • @IPete.WhichS2MuchN4
    @IPete.WhichS2MuchN43 жыл бұрын

    I think the Russian producers weren't interested in Jason and the Argonauts as much they were in ripping off Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" video

  • @BadandMadMartin
    @BadandMadMartin3 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else miss the "Russian" on the video title and thought it was a review of Jason and the Argonauts... was disappointed, but still a good video!

  • @dbsommers1
    @dbsommers13 жыл бұрын

    My first WTF of the year.

  • @leeboy26
    @leeboy263 жыл бұрын

    2:17 -Instant Patrick Stewart hairpiece! ! Available while stocks last!

  • @PtolemyJones
    @PtolemyJones3 жыл бұрын

    With the leotard mimes, it reminds me of the Elton John video for Still Standing. And the cave men remind me of Carry On Cleopatra.

  • @Leo-sd3jt

    @Leo-sd3jt

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's reminding me of the 1960s Modesty Blaise movie

  • @meepboie4008
    @meepboie40083 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year, benches

  • @dubuyajay9964

    @dubuyajay9964

    3 жыл бұрын

    Benches?

  • @meepboie4008

    @meepboie4008

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dubuyajay9964 it's a little joke of mine. You don't have to understand it

  • @annaloolderracher2877
    @annaloolderracher28772 жыл бұрын

    For me THIS is some kind of a 'feel good review'. I've watched it - at least - over ten times. Cool video. 👌

  • @arkayoarkayo4739
    @arkayoarkayo4739Ай бұрын

    ..."The way he's walking, I think he's going to ask me feeling fresh". 😂

  • @xnsimmonsx
    @xnsimmonsx3 жыл бұрын

    Lunch time will be this dirt. Oh my goodness, LMAO. Happy New Year!

  • @bengrauartwork
    @bengrauartwork2 жыл бұрын

    I kinda wish they had a 70 minute RUssian musical starring Captain Canuk for Brandon to review other than the animated minisodes.

  • @itszeronizer597
    @itszeronizer5973 жыл бұрын

    7:23 (I wish) 7:33 (did they even try?!!?) 9:34( even if its bad it would make the movie better) 10:31 (in the story the cow was bronze and could breath fire)

  • @scottmacgregor3444
    @scottmacgregor34443 жыл бұрын

    Well if you want a Russian superhero movie, there was that one a few years back with the earth bender and the cgi werbear with a minigun. Might be a little bit too recent a vintage for this series though.

  • @scottmacgregor3444

    @scottmacgregor3444

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't remember what it was called, but your title would obviously be "The Russian Avengers."

  • @scottmacgregor3444

    @scottmacgregor3444

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you ever find a Russian Batman ripoff, you'll have to call it Bylatman.

  • @truefanforum3273

    @truefanforum3273

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@scottmacgregor3444 It's called the Guardians. I have it and really enjoy it.

  • @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    @nicholaslienandjaja1815

    Жыл бұрын

    Would like to see Brandon review a Russian kaiju movie as well