WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:04.280 You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from 2 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:05.960 KFI AM six forty. 3 00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:08.359 But now it's Friday Nights with Notica Dalla Crue. 4 00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:11.039 Well, thank you so very much, Mo, and happy Friday. 5 00:00:11.039 --> 00:00:14.080 We finally made it. And since the weekend is right 6 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:16.559 around the corner, I just want to let you know 7 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:18.559 that I went to a few places in Santa Barbara 8 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:21.399 to check them out just for you. So I was 9 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:23.800 discovering SoCal went to Santa Barbara. I went to the 10 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:27.920 Botanic Garden. It was established in nineteen twenty six, seventy 11 00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:33.000 eight acres of breath taking landscapes where nature and conservation 12 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:38.079 blends smoothly. Now, this garden provides a remarkably opportunity to 13 00:00:38.439 --> 00:00:42.280 explore the state's diverse native plants, from majestic redwoods to 14 00:00:42.439 --> 00:00:43.679 vibrant wildflowers. 15 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:46.719 And originally it was dedicated to research and conservation. 16 00:00:47.039 --> 00:00:50.719 It was one of the first US botanic gardens focused 17 00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:54.159 solely on native flora. And you know, we have a 18 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:58.039 lot of botanic gardens here in Los Angeles, but I 19 00:00:58.119 --> 00:01:00.759 have to say this was probably one the biggest and 20 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:03.719 the most beautiful that I have been to. Now, the 21 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:07.000 garden is not only a hub for conservation and education, 22 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:10.799 but it's also a serene retreat where visitors can unwind 23 00:01:10.840 --> 00:01:14.879 and connect with nature. Strolling along the picturesque trails, one 24 00:01:14.879 --> 00:01:17.879 can delight in the sounds of the bird song hummingbirds 25 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:22.120 and the sight of beautiful butterflies dancing among the flowers. 26 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:25.519 With each season bringing new colors and blossoms, every visit 27 00:01:25.519 --> 00:01:29.200 to the garden offers a fresh and unique experience. The 28 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:33.079 garden also serves as a place of discovery, featuring several 29 00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:38.439 specialized areas that showcase different aspects of California's rich plant life. 30 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:41.879 Now for instance, the Meadow Garden, it bursts into a 31 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:46.159 vibrant display of wildflowers each spring, while the Desert section 32 00:01:46.599 --> 00:01:51.159 introduces visitors to resilient plants thriving in California's arid regions. 33 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:55.840 In addition to the outdoor attractions, the Santa Barbara Botanic 34 00:01:55.879 --> 00:02:00.159 Garden houses a wealth of resources that support ongoing research 35 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:05.719 and education. The Blakesley Library, located within the garden, a 36 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:10.599 boss an extensive collection of books, journals, archives dedicated to 37 00:02:10.639 --> 00:02:16.960 botany and environmental conservation. These resources are invaluable to students, researches, 38 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:20.719 and anyone eager to learn more about California's plant life. 39 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:24.919 The garden also hosts a variety of lectures, workshops which 40 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:29.120 you could check online, and guided tours providing further insights 41 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:33.599 into the plants and ecosystems that divine California. You could 42 00:02:33.639 --> 00:02:36.759 bring your walking shoes, your hiking shoes and just walk around. 43 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:39.719 Like I said, it's seventy eight acres. It's beautiful where 44 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:44.439 you're sunscreen. I have to say that a reservation is required. 45 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:45.360 Let me repeat it. 46 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:52.280 A reservation is required online at Sbbotanicgarden dot org. That's 47 00:02:52.479 --> 00:02:57.319 sb Botanic Garden dot org. And the garden is open 48 00:02:57.400 --> 00:03:01.520 daily from ten am to five pm. Now I know 49 00:03:01.639 --> 00:03:03.719 that we love free ninety nine and free ski. 50 00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:07.639 Unfortunately hearing the same free. 51 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:13.800 Now, Unfortunately this beauty costs. So adults are twenty dollars, 52 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:18.280 seniors and militaries sixteen, students is fourteen, youth is twelve, 53 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:21.400 and children under three of course are free ninety nine. 54 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:24.319 But you still could see some of the poppies, you know, 55 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:27.240 the poppies is the California state flower. You could see 56 00:03:27.280 --> 00:03:31.319 them bloom and it really is a beautiful place to 57 00:03:31.400 --> 00:03:33.439 check out. So if you like some more information make 58 00:03:33.479 --> 00:03:38.400 your reservation, go to Sbbotanicgarden dot org. Now, while I 59 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:40.680 was in Santa Barbara, because I spent the entire day 60 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:42.680 in Santa Barbara, which I mentioned before, it's one of 61 00:03:42.680 --> 00:03:46.080 my favorite places to go here in southern California, I 62 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:50.000 stopped for breakfast at Cody's Cafe on Hollister Avenue, which 63 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:53.719 is just amazing. I had some boba at eight oh 64 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:56.960 five Boba, which is on State Street, and I had 65 00:03:57.120 --> 00:03:57.439 one of. 66 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:03.199 The best sushi spots. It's called Teru Te Ru. It's 67 00:04:03.199 --> 00:04:04.639 on State Street. 68 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:08.560 And there's two beaches I checked out, so one to 69 00:04:08.639 --> 00:04:10.879 watch the sunset was Butterfly Beach. 70 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:12.240 That is a beautiful beach. 71 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:16.480 And mo, I know you have some four legged children, Yes, 72 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:18.160 even though you know you have grown children, but you 73 00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:20.319 have four legged children that you really love a lot. 74 00:04:21.000 --> 00:04:24.439 Arroyo Beach is one of the best beaches to take 75 00:04:24.680 --> 00:04:28.319 your four legged children. If you want to just enjoy, 76 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:31.079 have walk, just let them loose. 77 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:34.240 Beautiful beach. It does have a lot of rocks, but 78 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:35.079 the dogs. 79 00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:37.279 Don't mind them. I mind it because you know they're 80 00:04:37.319 --> 00:04:39.279 a little hard on the feet, but just walk around them. 81 00:04:39.399 --> 00:04:42.920 But when I say clean, very clean Butterfly Beach and 82 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:46.160 Arroyo Burro Beach. I don't know why it's called Burro, 83 00:04:47.480 --> 00:04:50.480 but these are some great places to go in Santa Barbara. 84 00:04:50.519 --> 00:04:53.000 So I've just kind of planned a whole day for you. 85 00:04:53.079 --> 00:04:56.399 So go to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, then go 86 00:04:56.480 --> 00:04:59.360 to Cody's Cafe. Then if you like Bobah, you like 87 00:04:59.360 --> 00:05:01.279 the black pearl like I do, like a t tea 88 00:05:01.319 --> 00:05:03.759 with black pearls eight o five Boba on State Street, 89 00:05:04.120 --> 00:05:07.519 have sushi at Taru, and check out the beaches as well. 90 00:05:07.800 --> 00:05:10.399 I think probably you're leaving out the best part. Well, 91 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:12.040 that's the drive up there. 92 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:14.680 Oh, that's that is that is the best part. 93 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:18.240 You know, But it's I just love if you have 94 00:05:18.399 --> 00:05:20.680 your sunroof open and the you know, it's a beautiful 95 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:23.040 day and the sunroof is open and the windows are down. 96 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:26.160 You could just smell the sea. You could just take 97 00:05:26.199 --> 00:05:28.800 in the beauty of the beach and just the view 98 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:31.160 is just amazing and it's like, what is it about 99 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:35.319 like two hours too? Yeah, so you know, going and coming, 100 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:39.480 but a great place, you know. It's it's the reason 101 00:05:39.480 --> 00:05:41.879 why Santa Barbara is my favorite place. To go is 102 00:05:41.920 --> 00:05:45.560 because it's an escape from Los Angeles. It's an escape 103 00:05:45.560 --> 00:05:47.879 from the one ten freeway, from the from the ten, 104 00:05:47.920 --> 00:05:50.600 from the four or five, you know, freeways that we 105 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:52.759 are not in love with, you know what I mean. 106 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.240 And it's just it's just a beauty of a drive. 107 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:58.639 You sometimes, either if you go by yourself or you 108 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:01.000 go with great company or your partner or a date. 109 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:03.839 You know, if you do go by yourself like I did, 110 00:06:03.959 --> 00:06:07.959 it's a great a two hour drive to just kind 111 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:11.160 of clear your mind, bringing your thoughts or make a 112 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:13.120 bucket list or a to do list in your mind 113 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:15.399 of what you want to do, and just just enjoy 114 00:06:15.839 --> 00:06:18.319 time by yourself. And I think sometimes we need that 115 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:20.279 we forget that where it was so busy with our 116 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:23.600 work and our lives and our partners that we forget 117 00:06:23.639 --> 00:06:24.439 about us. 118 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:27.839 How much time did you actually spend at the Botanic Garden? 119 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:30.079 Oh? Okay, Well, is it something. 120 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:33.360 That you could really fully enjoy in a single day? 121 00:06:34.079 --> 00:06:34.279 Yes? 122 00:06:34.399 --> 00:06:36.839 Oh no, no, no, in a few hours. You know, it 123 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:37.959 really depends on how. 124 00:06:37.839 --> 00:06:40.120 Fast you are, cause you're talking about there were lectures, 125 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:42.759 there are other things to do at the site, So 126 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:44.600 I don't know if you could really take it. 127 00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:45.439 All in a given day. 128 00:06:45.639 --> 00:06:46.120 Oh no, you can. 129 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:48.160 Well, like I said, it's open daily from ten am 130 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:50.319 to five pm. But there are people like I saw 131 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:54.079 students that were there and they were sitting down and 132 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:59.399 they were sketching. They were just sketching. I saw people 133 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:02.040 taking picture. I saw a couple. I don't know if 134 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:05.120 they were maybe doing an engagement picture like kind of thing. 135 00:07:05.160 --> 00:07:08.399 But you see all kinds of people and you see. 136 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:11.199 Them enjoying, and you see them, you know, taking close 137 00:07:11.279 --> 00:07:14.879 up pictures of you know, the cactuses with the butterfly 138 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:17.959 standing on it. It's just it's it's kind of I 139 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:20.680 want to say, it's like, now, what do you call 140 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:24.519 it national geographic? But in person you know what I mean. 141 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:26.759 So it's it's really it's beautiful. 142 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:27.680 But it really. 143 00:07:27.519 --> 00:07:30.040 Depends on how how fast you walk, you know, how 144 00:07:30.040 --> 00:07:32.199 you want to take in nature, what are your thoughts? 145 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:36.160 Just the beauty of what Santa Barbara has to offer. 146 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:38.560 And like I said, this is one of the oldest 147 00:07:38.560 --> 00:07:42.439 botanic gardens that was established in nineteen twenty six, way 148 00:07:42.519 --> 00:07:43.480 before we were born. 149 00:07:43.600 --> 00:07:48.240 But you're going to have to set up and reserve, yes, 150 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:53.879 your spot in advance online at sb Botanicgarden dot org. 151 00:07:54.040 --> 00:07:56.639 Correct, plan your visit, correct. 152 00:07:56.360 --> 00:07:58.319 It's late with Mokela. We'll come back with not a 153 00:07:58.319 --> 00:08:00.240 Coadela Cruz and a Hitden gym. For this we can 154 00:08:00.439 --> 00:08:01.240 est a moment. 155 00:08:01.639 --> 00:08:05.160 You're listening to. Later with Moe Kelly on demand from 156 00:08:05.279 --> 00:08:07.120 KFI AM six forty. 157 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:09.399 Let's continue with Notica day La Cruz and her hidden 158 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:10.160 gym for the week. 159 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:13.680 Well, thank you our hidden Jim. This week is Brenda Lewis. 160 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:16.879 Brenda Lewis, a determined student from East La, faced a 161 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:21.279 worldwin of challenges during her first year of college. Balancing academics, 162 00:08:21.319 --> 00:08:24.040 a part time job, and a new social environment. She 163 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:27.800 felt overwhelmed and isolated. The bright future she had envisioned 164 00:08:27.800 --> 00:08:31.319 seemed to fade into a constant struggle, leaving her anxious 165 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:35.600 and low spirited. Brenda struggled with managing her time effectively, 166 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:38.879 keeping up with her coursework, and finding a support network 167 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:43.480 that could truly understand her struggles. One fatal day, Brenda 168 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:47.919 stumbled upon never a Bother dot org while browsing for 169 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:51.600 student support resources. 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So, Brenda, 202 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:05.559 now that you're back in school and you're on your 203 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:08.480 fourth year, I commend you and I thought that talking 204 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:11.080 about struggles of a student, especially during back to school, 205 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:12.919 a lot of people going back to school. 206 00:11:12.960 --> 00:11:15.080 I know a lot of my friends dropping off their. 207 00:11:15.120 --> 00:11:18.799 Kids at USC or UCSB or you know, whatever college 208 00:11:18.799 --> 00:11:22.600 they're going. You know, it's it's definitely it's it's it's 209 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:24.840 whether you're going to a new school or you're transferring 210 00:11:24.919 --> 00:11:26.120 or you're going to a college. 211 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:27.679 It's it's a it's a struggle. 212 00:11:27.720 --> 00:11:30.399 I think that every student kind of goes through and 213 00:11:30.679 --> 00:11:33.639 we've all been there once. And if you need some 214 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:35.919 more information, and if you are a student or you 215 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:38.519 have a child, this is not only for students, it's 216 00:11:38.559 --> 00:11:41.519 also for parents who are helping to cope with their 217 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:45.120 child who is a student. Please visit never a Bother 218 00:11:45.440 --> 00:11:48.320 dot org for more information and how you could get 219 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:49.399 involved as well. 220 00:11:49.720 --> 00:11:52.960 I remember when I went to college when I was seventeen, 221 00:11:53.679 --> 00:11:57.200 and I remember, you have, even if you're let's say 222 00:11:57.200 --> 00:11:59.120 you're going to community college or you're going to a 223 00:11:59.159 --> 00:12:03.080 four year college, have all the freedoms of being an adult, 224 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:07.279 but hopefully not all the responsibilities. There are times, though, 225 00:12:07.320 --> 00:12:11.320 where you have young people who have all the responsibilities 226 00:12:11.360 --> 00:12:14.960 of an adult as well, and they're just getting to 227 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:18.399 the point where they're learning about being an adult, and 228 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:21.759 it can be a heavy heavy weight. You're trying to 229 00:12:21.799 --> 00:12:24.480 get the grades and let's say you're also responsible for 230 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:29.279 paying for your education. I get it, I absolutely get it, 231 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:33.720 where it can be emotionally overwhelming. Look, I got to 232 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:36.600 figure out how I'm gonna pay for school. I still 233 00:12:36.639 --> 00:12:39.120 got to do the grades, and you might also be 234 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:42.919 a parent at that time. It's a lot for someone 235 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:46.759 who's still is just on this on the other side 236 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:47.320 of puberty. 237 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:50.279 I would say, no, I have to completely agree with you. 238 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:52.879 When I was in college, I put myself through school. 239 00:12:52.879 --> 00:12:54.679 I was on a five year program there it is, 240 00:12:55.559 --> 00:12:58.960 and my first semester. After my first semester, I was 241 00:12:59.000 --> 00:13:02.159 on academic embarrassed to say, but I was on academic 242 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:05.919 probation because I was getting a lot of c's and d's. 243 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:12.000 But my parents weren't smart enough to put money for 244 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:14.960 college for me, so I had to work. I worked 245 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:18.000 three jobs in order to put myself through school, and 246 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:20.759 in summertime, summertime, I never went to summer school. 247 00:13:21.039 --> 00:13:22.039 I used to babysit. 248 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:25.480 I used to call it babysit rich folks kids because 249 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:27.480 they all of their parents. There were six of them, 250 00:13:27.720 --> 00:13:29.840 and like one was a doctor, one was a lawyer, 251 00:13:29.879 --> 00:13:31.519 one was a hygienis, one was a nurse. 252 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:34.000 One I don't know. I don't know what they did. 253 00:13:34.039 --> 00:13:38.840 But I would purposely go, hey, mister, you know, let's say, 254 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:41.720 mister Kelly, don't you want to take your wife out 255 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:42.279 for dinner? 256 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:43.000 This weekend, and. 257 00:13:42.960 --> 00:13:45.879 It was so I can make some money little babysitting, 258 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:48.679 so I could rack up my dollars, and I would 259 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:51.519 work so hard during the summer so I wouldn't have 260 00:13:51.559 --> 00:13:54.360 to work during the school year. But I know what 261 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:58.600 it's like to balance school, balance life, then try to 262 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:01.000 have a boyfriend which I broke up with, and it's 263 00:14:01.039 --> 00:14:04.080 it's a lot. And so you know, I feel I 264 00:14:04.480 --> 00:14:08.559 understood Brenda's story because you're you're you get so tense 265 00:14:08.600 --> 00:14:10.200 and you're like, how am I going to do this all? 266 00:14:10.519 --> 00:14:13.240 But there's always help. And I think that if you 267 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:14.639 speak to someone, or you go. 268 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:17.039 To your counselor or you you do a kind of 269 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:20.360 kind of a bullet point or a diagram of Okay, 270 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:22.320 from this time, at this time, a schedule, this is 271 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:23.759 what I'm going to do, this is what I have 272 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:27.200 time for. We get so overwhelmed in life, and then 273 00:14:27.320 --> 00:14:29.720 you know social media and how it's supposed to be 274 00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:32.600 when you're in college, and and then the stress of 275 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:35.879 of of all the schoolwork and your parents. It's a 276 00:14:35.919 --> 00:14:39.639 lot for young the young to take on. Never a 277 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:44.440 bother dot org. Yes, love it, love it, so definitely 278 00:14:44.440 --> 00:14:45.399 want to hear more about that. 279 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:47.360 I don't know. Do you ever circle back with some 280 00:14:47.399 --> 00:14:48.360 of these individuals? 281 00:14:48.720 --> 00:14:49.200 One or two? 282 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:54.080 Okay to uh one move to Nicaragua. I can't think 283 00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:56.879 of her name right now. But then I try to 284 00:14:56.960 --> 00:14:59.480 keep in touch like an email, and most of the time, 285 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:02.399 like one the holiday's head, I'll send an email saying, hey, 286 00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:04.480 I just wanted to reach out and say Happy Thanksgiving 287 00:15:04.519 --> 00:15:05.720 or Merry Christmas or so for. 288 00:15:05.679 --> 00:15:08.639 Well, I would love an update as they come across. 289 00:15:08.759 --> 00:15:10.120 Okay, okay, sounds good. 290 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:14.320 You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from 291 00:15:14.399 --> 00:15:27.879 kf I, A M six forty talks pop Culture, Ron 292 00:15:27.879 --> 00:15:29.679 and Report with Mark Ronner. 293 00:15:40.320 --> 00:15:42.799 Kelly, Mark Ronner, take it away tonight we'll talk about 294 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:44.480 The Crow. I know a lot of people love The 295 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:47.200 Crow with Brandon Lee, I admit more than me. But 296 00:15:47.480 --> 00:15:50.440 I don't know anyone who wanted a remake or a 297 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:53.840 reboot of it, or be a remaker reboot starring Bill 298 00:15:53.840 --> 00:15:57.000 Skarr's guard. He was Pennywise in the remake. Remember the 299 00:15:57.039 --> 00:15:59.600 original it came out? My god, it was thirty years ago. 300 00:15:59.679 --> 00:16:02.279 Pardon me while I changed diapers and set my teeth 301 00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:05.480 in a glass. Here. The original Crow became a big 302 00:16:05.559 --> 00:16:10.320 goth emo clove cigarette smoking touchstone, and Brandon Lee died 303 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:13.360 an unbelievably tragic death at a horribly young age, which 304 00:16:13.399 --> 00:16:16.320 made people, I think, cleave to it even more. And 305 00:16:16.360 --> 00:16:18.039 by the way, I think of everything that's happened in 306 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:22.440 that time, including JD Vance totally ruining eyeliner for guys. 307 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:25.480 Brandon Lee was, of course the son of Bruce Lee, 308 00:16:26.240 --> 00:16:29.320 and he also died at an unthinkably young age. Brandon 309 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:31.480 got killed by a prop gun during the Crow production, 310 00:16:31.639 --> 00:16:34.039 sort of similar to the Alec Baldwin Rush shooting we've 311 00:16:34.039 --> 00:16:36.559 been hearing about for months, but he'd already filmed most 312 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:38.720 of his scenes and the movie was released and it 313 00:16:38.759 --> 00:16:41.159 was a big hit. It spawned some sequels with different 314 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:43.639 characters in casts that no one really bothered much with. 315 00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:47.600 The Crow came from a fairly obscure underground comic by 316 00:16:47.679 --> 00:16:50.600 James O'Barr, not from Marvel or DC, but a joint 317 00:16:50.639 --> 00:16:54.519 called Caliber Press. How obscure is that, Well, I write 318 00:16:54.559 --> 00:16:57.360 comics and I never heard of Caliber Press. I have 319 00:16:57.519 --> 00:17:00.879 come across Obar at assorted comic cons in professional events. 320 00:17:01.240 --> 00:17:03.799 He always looks sullen, like he went to get a 321 00:17:03.840 --> 00:17:07.079 five dollars foot long and was told it's fourteen dollars now, 322 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:09.720 and for good reason. He had a tough early life. 323 00:17:09.759 --> 00:17:12.039 He was orphaned, he lost his girlfriend to a drunk driver, 324 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:15.240 and Lee's death hit him hard too. I hope he's 325 00:17:15.279 --> 00:17:18.599 at least filthy rich now. Because his comic didn't stay obscure, 326 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:20.839 it wound up selling more than three quarters of a 327 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:24.240 million issues, and along with four movies, it also spawned 328 00:17:24.279 --> 00:17:27.440 a TV show. Now it's five movies. Here's a bit 329 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:28.920 of the trailer for the new one. 330 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:33.200 What's the first thing you liked about me? 331 00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:40.599 I felt that you are quite brilliantly. You true like 332 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:46.519 my person, you feel like my puss. What's the worst 333 00:17:46.519 --> 00:17:48.240 thing you've ever done? 334 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:54.000 I saw things I shouldn't have seen any of this. 335 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:05.039 Please don't know that. 336 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:22.200 When someone dies a crow carry less soap to a 337 00:18:22.279 --> 00:18:22.680 nun of the. 338 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:28.880 Dead, sometimes something so bad happens. 339 00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:39.960 And the soul cannot rest until you put the wrong 340 00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:40.920 things right. 341 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:43.319 Well there's your setup right there. 342 00:18:43.440 --> 00:18:46.799 It's your standard revenge story death wish with a supernatural 343 00:18:46.799 --> 00:18:50.279 anger and angle rather some hipster clothes, some makeup, the 344 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:53.240 young couples killed by some sleeze bags and a mystical 345 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:57.519 crow resurrects the guy Eric for revenge. Nothing revolutionary about 346 00:18:57.519 --> 00:19:00.039 the concept, but fine. The nineteen ninety four Crow I 347 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:03.559 had a really stylized, dark, grungy look, along with a 348 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:05.759 new wave soundtrack that pretty much guaranteed a bunch of 349 00:19:05.799 --> 00:19:09.839 people getting crow tattoos. The youthful angst, the youthful love, 350 00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:12.799 the youthful tragedy. It was hard for me to get 351 00:19:12.799 --> 00:19:15.359 into this new Crow. I went today, but not because 352 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:17.960 I'm thirty years older and have a job, and not 353 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:21.480 because of the acting. Although I'm agnostic about the thespian 354 00:19:21.559 --> 00:19:25.279 stylings of FKA twigs. At this point, Scars Guards blameless, 355 00:19:25.319 --> 00:19:27.279 but there's a lot of blame in this one. We 356 00:19:27.359 --> 00:19:30.319 meet Eric Draven as an inmate at some sort of 357 00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:32.839 co ed prison rehab facility where everyone has to wear 358 00:19:32.880 --> 00:19:35.519 pink sweats, which is presumably some kind of Joe or 359 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:41.079 Pio humiliation thing. He's incapacitated by flashbacks, I mean, some 360 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:44.079 sort of childhood trauma that involves a dead horse, junkie 361 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:47.920 parent rundown trailer, And I gotta tell you, with scars, guards, 362 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:50.440 mullet and tattoos, I could almost be down with a 363 00:19:50.440 --> 00:19:53.440 white trash crow story, but they don't do anything with that. 364 00:19:53.519 --> 00:19:55.799 Think about like the crow fridge on the front lawn. 365 00:19:56.039 --> 00:19:58.799 It would be fun, but this doesn't go anywhere very interesting. 366 00:19:59.240 --> 00:20:02.079 Ms Wigs gets herself thrown into the rehab joint to 367 00:20:02.200 --> 00:20:04.599 escape some bad guys who are after her because she 368 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:07.440 has a secret about him on her phone. The boss 369 00:20:07.480 --> 00:20:11.160 is some sort of soul vampire played by Danny Houston, 370 00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:13.880 and when his thugs kill Eric and the twig Lady, 371 00:20:14.240 --> 00:20:16.480 Eric makes an afterlife deal to get revenge as you 372 00:20:16.559 --> 00:20:18.359 heard in the trailer, and bring her back. And he 373 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:21.079 can feel pain, but he can't be hurt. So get 374 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:24.960 ready for lots of cgi of wounds healing, and we're off. 375 00:20:25.160 --> 00:20:28.880 Sort of Okay, not so much. This thing just creaks along. 376 00:20:28.920 --> 00:20:31.000 It takes its time, and it almost seems like it's 377 00:20:31.000 --> 00:20:32.680 going to grind to a halt until it gets to 378 00:20:32.720 --> 00:20:35.720 the third act and the violent revenge part kicks in. 379 00:20:36.200 --> 00:20:38.039 About the most I can say about it is that 380 00:20:38.079 --> 00:20:42.000 it's exceptionally violent for a short time as Eric works 381 00:20:42.000 --> 00:20:44.240 his way through the thugs with a sword while they 382 00:20:44.319 --> 00:20:48.400 keep shooting and stabbing him like he's a trailer park wolverine. 383 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:51.880 But even all this ultra violence, it's just too stupid 384 00:20:51.920 --> 00:20:54.119 to enjoy because it involves Eric killing his way through 385 00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:57.599 henchman at an opera, an opera where apparently no one works. 386 00:20:57.640 --> 00:21:00.720 Nobody in the auditorium can hear all the copious gunfire, 387 00:21:01.119 --> 00:21:03.799 and the Danny Houston bad guy just kind of sits 388 00:21:03.799 --> 00:21:06.519 inside the opera watching the show, issuing commands on his 389 00:21:06.599 --> 00:21:09.000 cell phone while it all happens. I like that actor. 390 00:21:09.079 --> 00:21:11.759 But think of all the worst comic movie bad guys, 391 00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:14.720 worst written. You get Susan Sarandon in that awful Blue 392 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:17.559 Beatle movie, John Travolton, one of those Punisher movies, your 393 00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:21.400 standard I Want Him Dead stuff. This is in that category. 394 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:24.559 Really terrible, lazy, poorly thought out, unsatisfying, even with all 395 00:21:24.599 --> 00:21:29.039 the mayhem, and this thing was in development a long time, 396 00:21:29.200 --> 00:21:31.880 like fifteen years. At one point, Jason Momoa was even 397 00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:34.519 reportedly attached to it. It's not like they didn't have 398 00:21:34.599 --> 00:21:37.799 time to come up with a passable story. The director 399 00:21:37.799 --> 00:21:41.440 of the remake is Rupert Sanders, who also perpetrated the 400 00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:43.559 live action Ghost in the Shell movie that most of 401 00:21:43.640 --> 00:21:46.880