Giant Bombcast - Jeff Gerstmann hates Dan Rykerts opinions

[@thebigphish3652]

It took me 10 years to realize the poster here says “Here’s a Truck” lol

[@CaptainFram]

"Terminator one could fucking HAPPEN man." Amazing.

[@bradleybindle6428]

to date, Dan is the only man who can troll Jeff hard enough to make him fan-boyishly angry.

[@Vallnerik]

+Dee Kay yep and I love him for it.

[@langa77777]

i mean, he picked his battle on this one. t2 is fucking amazing

[@ToKillAMoaBird]

To this date this is the first time I take into consideration the possibility that Dan was consciously trolling. I vividly remember where I was when I first listened to this episode and I also remember thinking: "God, they've hired a brick"

[@Pendarr]

To Kill A Moa Bird there's also been something lightly cathartic about watching them play Sunshine and seeing Dan have to start admitting the game is not as great as he always insists 😝

[@raysravens52]

After 3 years, do you still think Dan is actually trolling?

[@prestondean2938]

"Gritty-fucking-rock-hard murder" is one of the best things I've heard leave Jeff's mouth.

[@Jaysus777Live]

+Preston Dean i want it on a shirt

[@JoshHolloway1]

Mark it down: on July 19, 2017, Dan officially rescinded his opinion that Terminator 3 is a better movie than Terminator 1. While playing Super Mario Sunshine.

[@SpookyApparition]

was this on the Beastcast? I need to hear it

[@BallsMolosovich]

I second this, I need recorded evidence of this revelation of his.

[@yotornadoyo]

Dan - "It's better than one" Jeff - "that what FUCK god what" LOL

[@SnapImaX]

"You hired this guy" Drew's timing is _impeccable_

[@Iwuznothere]

The real reason why Jeff just went solo as Dan came back is because without anyone else there to stop this, it would have ended in Jeff likely killing Dan live on air.

[@micheljavert5923]

Truth.

[@Nodrog666]

"Sunshine is good. Better than '64." ... "NO IT FUCKING ISN'T GODDAMMIT" I'm dying.

[@orijimi]

"SAVE US! SAVE US BRAD!" is my favorite utterance Drew has ever made. There's just something magical about it.

[@Vangelus]

"THE WHAT FUCK GOD DUH WHAT?!"

[@koritoprime]

i never get tired of hearing that

[@sliver321123]

3:46

[@paul_bellini]

Dan's first few months on the Giant Bombcast will not be matched.

[@Nothingseen]

I will forever appreciate just how great the sentence "Terminator one could fuckin' happen, man" is

[@starhew2868]

Dude I miss this era so bad😂

[@rockandrollbit]

Me too man, been giving the old clips a listen again

[@yoruneko34]

I miss when they had this kind of energy

[@jamescollinge5043]

'Terminator 1 was a good 8.5' Dan really should've said 8.8

[@BLCKCSTLS]

I come back to this once a month

[@Triniwn]

Gritty. Fucking. Rock Hard. Murder.

[@chickensarealiens]

T1 and T2 are both fantastic movies for very different reasons, much like Alien and Aliens. Depending on a person's mood and tastes preferring T2 over T1, or vice versa, is perfectly reasonable. Terminator 3 was just hot garbage and Dan is a madman

[@CaptainMorganThe3rd]

Alien is better than all of those by a mile, though

[@Vallnerik]

I agree, I get the feeling that most people that prefer T1 over T2 probably like Alien more than Aliens. I happen to enjoy Aliens more than Alien, Alien has pacing problems and the Alien looks at times wrong, I like the more compact design of the Aliens in the 2nd movie.

[@CaptainMorganThe3rd]

Odd that you say that. I thought that the pacing was one of the greatest strengths of Alien. It takes forever to get going, but during that time it's building up unbearable anticipation, tension, and anxiety. Makes my buttcheeks get super clenched. I will agree that the Xenomorph looks a little inconsistent in Alien, though. At times it looks incredible and at other times you can totally tell that it's a man in a suit. Hence why I think the film works best when you can only see glimpses of the Xenomorph or when you can't see it at all.

[@Vallnerik]

CaptainMorganThe3rd yeah, I'm thinking of the part in Alien when the Xenomorph picks up...someone with two hands and it looks really bad.

[@panikk2]

i come back to listen to this way too much

[@SpookyApparition]

Hahah, same!

[@Stomach_achesx]

Lolll same xD!!!

[@JoeGamer81]

I liked Terminator 3 as an action flick, and I liked the ending. But better than 1? Bullshit.

[@RobinsonEdgar]

Whether or not I agree with what he's saying, Rykert is a fucking breath of fresh air. I love Giant Bomb, but Dan's optimism and energy is something I've been pining for a while. Not just because I prefer his taste in games. And I'm totally with him on Sunshine.

[@StcbAP]

Totally agree with you on Dan. He's a lot more interesting than his boilerplate tastes (3 favorite franchises: Mario, Zelda, MGS. Variety!) might lead you to believe.

[@Yinlock470]

Dan gets Jeff to care again, and that's magical. He's slowly becoming early Jeff again.

[@Vallnerik]

Mario Sunshine is a giant steaming pile of rainbow colored shit.

[@MrScrubnub]

It's Ryckert fucking headline titles brainwasing people's mindsets his popularity fandom on GI would defy you jk

[@Fuji808]

If Dan Rykert loves Terminator 2 so much, he should REALLY hate Terminator 3, given that Terminator 3 pretty much renders Terminator 2 completely moot. T2: "No fate but what we make." T3: "LOL NEVER MIND"

[@grantmccarter5291]

I dont think dan thinks in terms of thematic elements.

[@MSUHitman]

Even though his major is film study ...

[@press_x_tojason]

@@MSUHitman You know he's proud of never going to class.

[@danmann861]

I don't think it really does render it moot. If anything, T3 is more a comment that humanity is prone to keep making the same mistakes. We stopped one catastrophe...doesn't mean we won't cause a different one though. Hence there is no fate but what we make.

[@WhiskeyPieSometimes]

I've come to really love the weird dynamic between Dan and Jeff. They remind me of the kind of friends who argue all the time but still love hanging out.

[@kristsnyd4640]

"SAVE US! SAVE US, BRAD!!"

[@HeliosEclipsed]

This video is on my favorites list. Been watching it occasionally for yard. Just now noticed the poster says "Here's a Truck."

[@eN1X]

Fucking love Dan and Jeff and their whole dynamic.

[@myaa2913]

The original Terminator is "gritty fuckin' rock hard MURDER" lol

[@Jaminn724]

it is 1130pm I just got the news about gerstman listening to this to take a trip down memory lane

[@Vallnerik]

It's like a Universal Studios ride... such a great line.

[@matiaslaguna9118]

Jeff anticipated Martin Scorsese's opinion on Marvel movies

[@hiredn00bs]

I love how the conversation moves to Mario, and then Dan says Mario Sunshine is better than Mario 64 and Jeff instantly jumps back to the superiority of The Terminator.

[@WizHostile]

This is why they made Dan move to New York.

[@BurningDogFace]

Terminator 2 is one of the best movies ever made. Terminator 3 is essentially just Hollywood throwing a hissy fit at James Cameron for not wanting to make another one, deliberately fucking up the storyline from 2 to enable them to make more sequels. It goes 2, then 1, then 4, then probably 5, which hasn't even come out yet, and *then* 3.

[@brockenglish7602]

I was on board with Dan saying T2 is better than T1 because it is but when he said T3 was better than T1 he completely lost me.

[@GregPivo87]

I've watched this several times, and I just now realized the tagline says "Here's a Truck"

[@MrXmoda]

Dude me too lmao

[@Lazirus951]

Dan works best when someone is there to hard disagree.

[@masonl87]

I agree....wait, shit!

[@pietrja]

Had to watch this again after the live Beastcast referenced it - this was such a fun era of the bombcast. Definitely gonna watch Dan play the T3 game.

[@cryssnail]

3:39 This is where the Jeff/Dan dynamic really clicked for me.

[@Dezmixbe]

Had to listen to this again, having watched Dan revisit the game with the GBeast crew. Jeff could not have foreshadow all the things that have gone wrong so far any better.

[@PorkFistedViking]

"This is G.I. Fuckin' Joe man, it fuckin' goes!" I love it.

[@RiceMan9315]

I love how Jeff brings up the one G.I. Joe episode that I remember the most because of how insane it was. *SQUAWK* "Remember that time in Reno?" "Okay, I believe you're real!"

[@verygooster]

Jeff on the right side of history

[@allclevernamesgone]

T1's my favorite of the two. A few reasons: A) Sarah/Reece chemistry is off the charts B) It's a gritty sci fi movie grounded in the realm of believability.

[@treywilson9901]

Brad: "Who the fuck are you?!" He's YOU, Brad

[@benc4070]

I remember these early days of Dan. It was a perfect show for this short time. Then he was transferred to the East and nothing would achieve this greatness again.

[@dennismoore56]

and we took it for granted too :'(

[@allegate387]

@@dennismoore56 and now...well.

[@dennismoore56]

@@allegate387 brad is leaving :(

[@Jimbot256]

The unsung quote of this entire clip is Brad's befuddled "What... the fuck" when Dan said he never had tea before.

[@handlethis78]

It took me forever to realize that the T2 poster in the video has "Here's a Truck" on it. Yet the only vehicle in the poster is a motorcycle...

[@ChrisHominski]

"Terminator 1 could fucking happen man"

[@hbk92701]

3:41 Its better than 1. Oh god. 6:40 Sunshine is better than 64

[@Realppbutt]

this is fax doe

[@ctrlaltdestroy91]

NOW YOU'RE JUST LYING TO PEOPLE

[@IHazMagics]

Longetevity. As per the rule of Dan, that's now a word.

[@thesnagglewolf]

Dan is out of his damn mind

[@InternetSlumlord]

And Jeff isn't? dislikes Yoshi's Island AND JP? I think the fucker just hates dinosaurs. Jeff, if you ever see this. PAX Prime. Me and you behind that starbucks near the convention center. Fists only, no shirts. We'll both feel better afterwards.

[@thesnagglewolf]

Comeback64 Oh he is for sure there's no arguing that. But I feel like saying T3 is better then T1 takes a special kinda of nuts.

[@InternetSlumlord]

Makron5 Always makes you feel better afterwards, doesn't it?

[@SiGhast]

You guys telling me you're not supposed to feel guilt, shame and despair after jacking off?

[@clintonleonard5187]

More like Jeff. Doesn't like Terminator 2 or Jurassic Park? Literally 2 of the best movies of the decade.

[@RiskyFriskyHandle]

this is maybe my favorite thing on the internet

[@escapee909909]

"Breath mint vs Candy mint" Best ep of GI Joe and the only one that stuck with me through thirty years or whatever it's been.

[@Zagardal]

T2 is perhaps the best action movie of all time, but the original is, by far, the best Terminator movie.

[@MrXmoda]

Yeah I feel confused. For many years I’ve heard about how T2 is amazing and the best and I watched terminator and then T2 the following night. And T2 is good but I like Terminator better I think. I loved the future scenes in T1 that T2 really didn’t have also the kid John Connor kind of sucks

[@Wootsickles]

Hahaha I love that Jeff and Dan are slowly killing Brad. Jeff let him be the host exactly for this, that's my theory.

[@PGxNIBBLESx18]

Does anyone remember the podcast where Jeff says anytime is too long for watching The Rock. It's defiantly an earlier episode if anyone could help me out.

[@DoctorDudePhD]

Not that I value Dan's opinions, but keep in mind that Gerstmann thinks that Alien sucked and Event Horizon was way better.

[@jonc151]

I wish they had video for these great debates

[@masonl87]

It would just be Dan waving his arms around while ranting, and Jeff silently filling out the paperwork necessary to fire Dan.

[@langa77777]

Damn it. I’ll be back one year from now. Rip giant bomb. I love you

[@ZenGaijin]

It's funny that Dan's opinions on Terminator 3 and Sunshine have changed in these years.

[@paulunga]

God, I love those early Dan Bombcasts where everyone would be incredulous at the things coming out of Dan's mouth at least once a week. That said, I also think Mario Sunshine is a really good game. If you ignore all the bullshit like Blue Coins, the pachinko level, The Great Watermelon Festival, etc. So like 70% great, 30% BS.

[@raymondterry1937]

T2 > T1 > T3 very end > nothing else exists

[@zvndmvn]

Dan is literally the only person on Earth who thinks T3 is better than T1.

[@dancinginfernal]

He actually went back to T3 a year or so after this and reneged on his stance, except the coffin scene.

[@MrEladren]

I kind of love Brad's high pitched "WTF" moments more than Jeff's rants

[@thebigphish3652]

15:32. Drew got away with saying "penis"

[@CronoDyne]

"Everyone hates Dan Rykerts opinions" Fixed that for ya.

[@DooMest]

Verily

[@gitman3486]

T2 is objectively the best film in the series though

[@Trigger-yw2ee]

@@gitman3486 That is your incorrect opinion.

[@gitman3486]

@@Trigger-yw2ee Your entire being is incorrect

[@shazbot16]

I was with Dan until he went on about Terminator 3...

[@kojaqvidya5261]

Dan's opinions on things are crazy, he's attitude to food is crazy, and his world views are crazy, DAN IS JUST CRAZY

[@BoujieeeBee]

"No one has ever said Blow is their Terminator 3."

[@Vallnerik]

The Terminator is superior to Terminator 2 in every possible way. The Terminator is a scary as fuck, dark, gritty, violent 80's sci-fi horror movie. Terminator 2 is a hugely overrated movie that is directly responsible for the "triology-ification" of all movies. Fuck Terminator 2.

[@Makron5]

Terminator 2 kinda wrapped itself up neatly. Terminator 3 is the one which came around and spoiled Terminator 2's ending and shit.

[@abbygirl1972]

But GnR tho..c'mon.

[@buzzclikverifyme]

Wait... Terminator 2 is responsible for studios wanting to make trilogies? How do two movies with no hint or promise of a follow up start a run of trilogies? But stepping past that, here are some trilogies that came out before T3 was close to being a thing (with some of them made even before T2 was released): Star Wars original trilogy, Indiana jones original trilogy, Romero's original Dead trilogy, the Mad Max movies, the Scream franchise. Die Hard 1 and 2 came out before T2 - you could just as easily argue that was responsible for trilogies being a thing. Hell, even the Austin Powers trilogy was done and dusted well before T3 came out. Meanwhile, the Terminator movies had a 12 year hiatus before a half-baked third instalment that the creator never wanted got puked out. In related and totally unsurprising news, you bet your butt I love Terminator 2. But I love The Terminator as well. That's like saying Aliens is a shit film because Alien was so different (although some people do argue that, and I don't follow it either). I don't see why it has to be an either/or situation; T1 and T2 are both great takes on the potential of the fiction and premise.

[@Vallnerik]

buzzclikverifyme Perhaps I should clarify, I wasn't trying to imply that Terminator 2 was responsible for the outpouring of Trilogy franchises in the movie industry as much I was commenting on the fact that it was responsible for the success of blockbuster big budget movies and thus signaled the death knell of unique science fiction movies that were creative and often low budget, like The Terminator. Movies like the Terminator rarely get made anymore, and I think this is directly attributable to the huge success of Terminator 2. And if you listen to Jeff's opinions on the movie and movies in general I think this was more his point and I agree with him.

[@JamesTheDominator]

Overrated? According to who?

[@JBOMB115]

Jeff is so fuckin spot on with the robocop shit

[@MrXmoda]

Dan “ I’ve never had tea in my life “ Ryckert

[@ctrlaltdestroy91]

3:45 always fucking kills me.

[@hbk92701]

I fucking lost my shit when he said Terminator 3 was better than 1. I was in bed had to sleep to go to work, I had to listen to the rest of this, it was a long night and next day at work.

[@jojohernandezGames]

"T1 is real!" Shows arnold become a animatronic robot,harry hausen stop motion puppet,with the first stupid one liner... "i'll be back"

[@porygonlover322]

cant hear this now without thinking about battler and bernkastel

[@Ocsttiac]

lol same I can hear the Red Truths everywhere

[@AndyQuinton]

Jeff, you speak such truth.

[@tazer95]

I like RoboCop 2 more than 1. It's a less focused movie, but I think makes up for it in it's ambitions.

[@cecil6075]

i love how i switch sides with just about every topic change

[@ToxicAntidote]

I fucking wish they had started to record video for the podcast at this point. I would pay to see these discussion on video. =D

[@1nfinitysL1mit]

When he said 3 is better than 1. GUY IS CRAZY.

[@giantfryingpan]

"...now you're being fucking CRAZY."

[@JeedyJay]

I saw a guy on twitter saying Alien 3 is better than Aliens and immediately thought of this segment

[@RingTeam]

"Terminator 1 could fucking happen, man." Yeah, I cannot wait to see time travel stuff happening.

[@Enigma2K99]

10:05 Jeff, I love you man. But that does it. You and me at the bike rack.

[@ArthurAugustyn]

3:08 "Now you're being fucking crazy." Love it when Jeff is being totally honest.

[@IsabellaCatherine19XX]

Terminator 3 IS NOT a better movie than Terminator 1 on ANY PLANET OR DIMENSION!

[@andrewt9128]

This is one of my favorite conversations.

[@KentPittsburgh]

One of the very few times I'll agree with Dan. T2>T1

[@wilsonchang5223]

Ghostbusters vs TMNT "Oh shit..."

[@soulreaperx7x]

Does this episode have a video version? I want to see Jeff's reaction when Dan says sunshine is better than 64.

[@XceedDriver]

No, this was waaaay before they recorded video of the podcasts.

[@TheKazzerscout]

Dan has real Chevy Chase energy in these early wild statements

[@testsubject157]

What episode was this

[@troncek]

YOU ARE JUST LYING TO PEOPLE NOW!

[@IsabellaCatherine19XX]

That wasn't a minigun that the T-850, Arnold, uses in Terminator 3. It was a Browning M1919A4 .30-06. Yes, I'm a nerd.

[@MhnFive]

I still feel like I'm the only person who enjoyed Matrix Reloaded but hated Revelations.

[@Gargoyle_Guy]

What the hell? Is Dan even human? People don't say those things...

[@HunterTinsley]

Terminator is to Alien as Terminator 2 is to Aliens.

[@jvale7340]

you mean terminator 2 is to terminator as aliens is to alien.

[@HunterTinsley]

No. Terminator/Alien are monster survival + horror movies. Aliens and T2 are action movies.

[@LE0NSKA]

yes. he agrees. but your wording is wrong :D

[@jvale7340]

yes, I know, but you're using the "is to as" wrong.

[@HunterTinsley]

I don't think I am. You may be misunderstanding my point.

[@atortarr]

Terminator 2 has a subplot about a Terminator learning what it means to be human, to feel emotions, to cry, etc. Yeah, teenage john connor slinging outdated edgy one liners and shit is kinda corny, but holy fuck did i feel a ton of emotions from that subplot climaxing with the terminator sacrifing himself and saying "i now know why you cry"

[@specknacken6507]

Lol he turned full Patrick Boivin in this xD