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'Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!'

Welcome back to my Dark Corner of this sick world

'Darling how nice of you to come'

We're reviewing The Apple, set in a distant future where music rules the world.

'Use your imagination, this is 1994'

where prams are designed by the Jetsons ,

and where drinking glasses are wildly impractical.

'How about a drink with our BIM glasses.'

This is a Canon film

'You never learn do you?'

Which is another way of saying it's very ambitious...

'I'm going to make you the biggest stars of our decade'

those ambitions are thwarted due to irreconcilable differences between director, Menahem Golan & reality.

'They're just not into that kind of crap any more'

The story has been told many times; small town musical duo, Alfie and Bibi come to the big city.

'La, la, la'

'La, la, laaa'

where Bibi is seduced by music agent Mr Boogalow.

'He'll destroy us'

'Or make us'

Falling into a life of fame...

'A girl from nowhere about to become the new BIM star'

drugs...

'I've never been so high in my life'

and choreographed sex.

While Alfie feels up Miriam Margolye.

It's Faust with a hint of Genesis and we know how this goes,

'Bring the Master's special hors d'oeuvre, the apple.'

but the movie still needs to make sure we're getting it

'Take a bite!'

Songs in musicals are seldom subtle,

they give voice to an internal monologue that would be absurdly over-explanatory if spoken

'lie, cheat, steal - betray and double deal.'

But even with that in mind, the unsubtly of the songs in the Apple is like being hit repeatedly over the head with a synthesiser.

'Life is nothing but show business, the world's our cabaret'

Every element has to be underlined with on the nose lyrics.

'I'm under your spell, it's too late to run'

Written by someone whose rhyming dictionary must be missing a few pages...

'It's a natural natural natural desire,'

'Meet an actual actual actual vampire!'

Then there is the world itself,

'It is is now 4 o'clock, time for national BIM hour.'

which is basically what would happen if Disco Stu from the Simpsons became President and turned to evil.

'Hey hey hey BIMs on the way'

But it's not consistent; at the start Mr Boogalow rigs a music competition so his BIM music...

'Do the Bim'

is victorious.

'Boss, we have just scored 150 heartbeats'

No idea how that works, do the audience die if the music is bad?

'Hey Bob, what's going on?'

Point is; Mr. Boogalow is a powerful producer but that's it.

'He's just an agent, he doesn't own us.'

Later in the film you can be fined for not wearing a BIM sticker.

'Your BIM mark, you're not wearing one.'

State police are sponsored by BIM.

He won a music competition - now he rules the world.

And there's no suggestion of mind control, people just like the music.

'Well, why not'

Which is another problem, because the message seems to be;

a person's worth is determined by their acceptance or rejection of popular culture.

'These people don't like Television'

Of course only one group can save the world from disco.

'These are refugees from the 60s, commonly known as Hippies'

Now, I haven't mentioned the plot much.

The fact is you get so caught up in the gaudy, day-glo horror that's being inflicted on you...

Hey hey hey BIMs on the way.'

'It's easy to forget that it's not just the music being tortured into more hideous shapes than a cat going through a mangle.

'Like a puppet on a string.'

It's the story as well.

So far it's been simple but predictable and we're waiting for Alfie to save Bibi from her life of comfort,

success and songs about amphetamines.

'Popping power by the hour, Speeeeeeed'

But when he goes to look for her he sleeps with someone else.

'Feel me coming, coming for you'

Another example of the lyrics underlining something that was probably pretty clear.

Alfie then hooks up with the hippies.

'Go find Alfie'

and Bibi follows him.

'If you know my name, you must know Alfie'

Yeah, that's the only way he could know your name.

So Alfie does nothing to save Bibi, and Bibi experiences no epiphany, she just decides to go.

There's no arc.

'Are you speaking English?'

But there's still a twist when Mr Boogalow comes for Bibi

'She's been living here for over a year now'

A year? At what age was that kid born?

And what will heroes and hippies do now?

'Who's Mr Topps'

He's a character we've never mentioned before, who's about to become a very literal Deus ex Machina

'They call me Mr Topps'

Just in case the religious allegory had somehow slipped you by

God turns up to defeat disco.

That's a sentence I never expected to say.

'Comeon Bibi, lets get out of here before it's too late.'

Thanks for watching and thanks to David Alder for selecting this film as one of our patreon shadows.

We reviewed a few cult musicals

but are there any others that you like you think should be given the dark corners treatment.

Let us know in the comments below

'Oh get out.'

For more infomation >> The Apple: Review - Duration: 6:44.

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Wheel Talk - Unboxing The Radi8 R8S5 Machined Black - Duration: 4:32.

- Hey what's goin on guys?

It's Andrew here with Fitment Industries Television.

So I am super excited today,

I just got in my new Radi8 wheels.

These are actually going on my vehicle.

I got a 2017 Golf Alltrack.

So we're going to do an unboxing video for you guys,

I'm gonna show you what I've got.

And if you guys remember from a couple months ago,

if you guys have been watching the channel

for a little bit of time now,

we did take a look at the R8S5

about 7 months back, and it was a 19 inch.

So I am actually gonna do a 20 inch on my vehicle.

So we'll unbox this thing,

take a look at it, and then get you guys the specs.

Let's check it out.

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So of course we've go the nice plastic strip around it.

The wheel cover.

And of course, if you guys order just wheels,

this is how they would come,

nicely packed to your house.

And of course if you order a wheel tire combo

they're gonna be mounted and balanced, all that fun stuff.

So this is gonna be the black,

with the machine faced finish.

Absolutely beautiful looking wheel.

Radi8's got a lot of really cool, edgy looking stuff.

I'm really excited to toss these on my car,

I've been in love with this wheel

since these things dropped a couple of years ago.

So, if you guys aren't familiar with Radi8

they're based out of City of Industry, CA.

Their whole market is basically for the Euro-cars.

So, BWM, Mini, Volkswagen, Audi,

that kinda stuff is basically what they're targeting.

Really cool looking wheel.

Now, I'm actually gonna end up powder coating these

so they won't stay the machine face,

but we'll get you guys the scoop,

get you some close-ups here.

So, neat thing about this wheel is,

now the black, from what it looks like online,

it looks like just a flat black.

But, we'll get you some close-ups here,

and if you look inside these windows

it's actually like a black metallic flake.

So, there's like almost a little bit of silver,

and kind of a gold looking flake

inside these windows here.

What I really like about this wheel

is you almost get two different patterns out of this one.

If you kinda focus your attention towards the actual face

it'll almost kinda look like a ninja star,

hence the name "The Sarcastic Ninja"

is what this wheel is also called, aside from the R8S5.

But you also get a pattern where it almost kinda looks

almost like a flower with these big five spokes.

So depending on how you look at it,

there's almost kinda two different styles

that come out of this wheel.

This one just has the chrome matching machine center cap.

Of course snaps right in the middle there.

And then this is gonna be a 20x8.5.

So this is eight and a half wide,

and of course with my car I'm gonna

end up putting it on air pretty soon here.

On my car this is gonna end up setting,

it's gonna be a little more tucked in fitting,

so I'll be able to air out

and come right down over the wheel.

A really cool looking wheel.

Now this is a mono-block design.

See the back here, definitely a wild looking pattern.

Now, aside from this finish,

there's gonna be a couple of others

you can get this one in.

You can also get this is a gold brush,

silver, which is a flat silver,

that's the one we looked at a couple months back,

There's also a dark mist.

And then actually, I believe it's on the Japanese market,

I believe there is a black R8S5 you can get.

So, a few different finishes available.

Now, I'm running a 5x112 for my Volkswagen.

You can get this in 5x100, 5x112,

5x114.3, and 5x120.

So definitely a couple different options in

the bolt patterns for you guys to check this one out in.

Cool thing about Radi8,

is price point is killer on these, too.

I would basically label any of their wheels

a moderate price point.

Sizes, once again I'm looking at a 20x8.5,

but you can get 18, 19, and 20 inch.

And then this wheel comes in 8.5, 9.5, and then 10 wide.

So a couple different options,

and then a few different offsets in between there too.

This is a 45 offset on this 8.5 wide.

So if we take a look at a side profile,

pretty flat wheel, not a ton of concave on this one.

And once again, not the look I was going for.

I just like the big chunky mono-block look of this wheel.

A really European looking.

So, if you guys have any questions

drop them in the comment box below.

That's a quick unboxing on the Radi8 R8S5.

Shout out to Radi8 Wheels for the wheels here,

I'm excited to get these on my car.

Stay tuned, they are not gonna be this finish.

A couple months, they will be a different color.

So if you guys have any questions, let us know.

If you wanna see what this wheel looks like on vehicles,

also check out our gallery,

there's R8S5 in our online fitment gallery.

Catch you guys next week, peace.

(electronic music)