Hackers - reView

[@AlternateHistoryHub]

Macauley Culkin is now in the RedLetter Cinematic Universe.

[@TheShmileyDawg]

Can't wait to check out your book!

[@Bugthesda76]

He's great

[@kingVibe111]

He was in that one video Max Landis made. So he's been in-universe for like a year and a half plus.

[@silverwolfe3636]

What if Macaulay Culkin was Jay and Plinkett's love child?!

[@Dragonwolfworm]

Can't wait for the epic crossover, RedLetterMedia: Mild Struggle for Space Stones starring Grimace.

[@CERTAIND00M]

ALTERNATE VIDEO TITLE: "Two Grown Men Desperately Pretend to Not Love the Movie Hackers for 30 Minutes"

[@jsh020]

Culkin might actually have the most chemistry of any of the guests they've had, its shocking how well he fits in with the sarcastic sense of humor they have and I hope to see him back especially for a best of the worst

[@LaymensLament]

Well ur wishwas fulfilled and he was in abt 17 of them

[@christraymer3727]

I was just thinking: is he like IN RLM now or does he just live nearby maybe?

[@aa-ze5cz]

He's great in other guest appearances with KZbin sensations like AVGN (James Rolfe) and I think he was also on a Good Mythical Morning episode where he was a really good guest. Nice to see Culkin got his life straightened out.

[@HEARTS-OF-SPACE]

@@aa-ze5cz His life was never as bad as people think. That one bad picture will haunt him forever, lol.

[@joshuazeeman7553]

@@christraymer3727 he lives in the studio with Rich man...that wasn't a skit

[@DreamcastGuy]

I respect that Jay tries to change his look but he has finally gone too far.

[@caiopatric]

He really does have a babyface when he shaves.

[@cassjw1119]

It's borderline experimental.

[@golden-sun]

i legit thought it was jay in the thumbnail from far away, just that maybe he shaved or something. wth

[@aughtnt]

Disney sued him for looking too similar to Cap America doll

[@RebornVengeancex]

Honestly he looks ten years younger

[@flywheelshyster]

mack looks so happy to be on RLM and RLM looks so happy to have Mack. the universe is okay this 2018

[@Xpwnxage]

RLM saved 2018

[@okapi23]

They should bring him back.

[@RandyHawkeye]

This comment aged worse than Hackers did. ;-)

[@alesin1992]

So when exactly did the timeline split occur? Getting real tired of this mirror universe shit.

[@Sabundy]

Who knew Culkin would grow up to be such an easy going, down to earth, likable guy?

[@judsongaiden9878]

Just think - Mac is a year older than Jack.

[@JohnDoe-qs6hk]

Wasn’t he always? I mean, he had his downs and was pretty much robbed by his parents. Considering that he turned out awesome. And I mean he never really pulled a lohan.

[@GoBuckeyes554]

had to go through some shit I'm happy for the guy

[@elinicoritale6384]

@Tong Zou Mac's gay xD

[@Timar80]

@@judsongaiden9878 I'm one month older than Mac, how mindfucking isn't hat? Btw, why hasn't anyone pointed out that Jack is a total Devin Townsend lookalike?

[@Cimlite]

_"Aged like a fine wine... kept in the freezer."_ - that's a brilliant description of this movie.

[@Yourfatmom69]

Also a great description of Macaulay

[@TheRedWaltz24]

Pretty crazy how Culkin had such vivid knowledge of the Pan Am building in New York... one might think he has been there before... maybe even lost there?

[@J_Tevo]

TheRedWaltz24 I wonder if he has a friend that can help him with directions.

[@Firevine]

@@J_Tevo Maybe that friend could even be the PRESIDEEEEEENNNNNNNTTTTTTTTT

[@weedpuff]

This crazy I just watched home alone 2 last night and this comes out. Great timing. Ps I loved hackers.

[@scotttydoesknow]

VERRRRRY COOL

[@josefa.trinidad4137]

They said the characters were over the top, especially Matthew Lillard but in high school in New York I knew a lot of people who acted just like this. It seemed pretty spot on to me.

[@Rystefn]

I think a lot of people have forgotten just how weird the 90s actually were. That was the eXXXtreme! era.

[@purmello]

Macauley looks like he's genuinely having fun here. I'd love to see him become a recurring character.

[@Mikhavoc]

right? within five minutes it's like "i really hope this dude becomes a full time part of the team, this is great stuff" this is deadass one of the best re:view eps to date

[@LouSassol69er]

Should definitely do a Best of the worst episode with all the guys

[@jnnx]

Nick Purchase You need to be bitchslapped, for saying “deadass”.

[@Mikhavoc]

@@jnnx edgy and cool

[@Mick2K]

Damn you Macaulay Culkin. I loved you as a child, i ignored you as a teen and now i love you again as an adult.

[@laidback93]

The soundtrack is amazing. Massive Attack, Prodigy, Leftfield, Underworld. What more could your 90's loving ass want!?!

[@OfDeath]

SPAWN soundtrack is also a gem.

[@deebeeinto]

Orbital

[@Piitaa_Pain]

Noticed that all 4 bands are from the U.K.?

[@nunyabidnith7110]

@@deebeeinto Orbital...

[@samanthajordan4017]

Macauley Culkin being here and discussing Hackers felt natural!! He is part of RedLetterMedia, it is Headcanon

[@JackIsMe1993]

Have to agree I really hope one day they could get his siblings in on it and go over some of their films Loved Kieran Culkin in Scott Pilgrim.

[@broggii]

Culkin is definitely less weird than I was expecting him to be. Hope he's around more often.

[@TimThomason]

I think he may have grown out of his weird, creepy phase. Now he's just a normal guy. Hopefully, he won't relapse soon.

[@Whipplememartin]

he's got ALOT of hand/wrist jewelry

[@TheLineCutter]

I wonder what happened to Max Landis too btw. He was accused during the whole metoo thing but then it never came to any lawsuits? What happened to Max?

[@Duhya]

@@TheLineCutter Nothing happened because no solid accusations came out. A bunch of people on twitter said they knew someone who knew someone who Max was creepy to, or they heard someone say heès an asshole to his gfs. And it made the clickbait news round for a couple days. This was like a year ago. Noone came out to straight up say he's a sex pest, so who knows.

[@whodatninja439]

@@TheLineCutter I hope he stays away, cant stand him.

[@eliastorres4461]

"Hacking the Gibson" HAS to be a reference to William Gibson, who wrote "Neuromancer", which practically invented the concept of hacking as a lifestyle, especially hacking corporate entities.

[@nmptw]

Seems too good to be a coincidence. Thats a great fact, thanks for sharing!

[@nl3064]

Yes, that's literally the intentional reference.

[@cutoffsparty]

Absolutely. And Hackers is the closest we'll ever get to a Neuromancer movie.

[@Gggmanlives]

If they can get him on an episode of best of the worst my life will be complete.

[@MrDemomanman]

Only if you first review Oni on PC

[@MillywiggZ]

Was thinking “Mack” would make an appearance for the Halloween episode. Maybe they recorded it for next year.

[@hungarianbeast]

And yet again, the best game reviewer shows up under something awesome :D

[@ToumalRakesh]

It'd be killer if they made him watch a Neil Breen movie :)

[@josefhlavsa2891]

Oh cool my favourite KZbin game reviewer comments on vid made by my favourite Movie dudes channel. Is this confirmation of my good tastes or something?

[@edsanville]

Macauley Culkin loves RLM. Macauley Culkin is awesome.

[@sounakbanik3087]

@@Sixstringman That's what Stalin said

[@jerryfromtheblock6463]

@@Sixstringman *tips hat* i see youre a comrade of culture as well

[@Yeah_Whocares]

Angelina Jolie said in an interview a few years ago (I think during Mr. and Mrs. Smith release time) that the spinning phone booth scene was the hardest scene she has ever filmed.

[@adrenalinflow]

Why was it the hardest?

[@omegastar19]

@@adrenalinflowbecause its so silly

[@ryanpearce5798]

Hearing Macaulay Culkin excitedly talk about Hackers is something I always want to experience.

[@josephyn89]

This made my day.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Me too, I just didn't know it until now.

[@RedSmirk54]

You know what, The Other Benis? Same. Same af.

[@ImperialGoldfish]

I have no idea why Macaulay Culkin is making videos for RedLetterMedia, but he's very good at it. Well played...

[@hendrong]

He doesn't wanna be home alone.

[@ainternet239]

I don't want to be home alone, too

[@scottscully4325]

@@ThreadBomb One of the Max Landis appearances had Mac in the destroy segment. People were intruiged and RLM listened.

[@joe14636]

He did the Joe Rogan Experience a little bit before this to promote his new site. I think he's trying to get some attention to himself (and his site) and working with online creators is the best way. Not mad at it, dude was a natural on here, I hope he starts doing his own stuff online too.

[@Lanterns_light]

Hope they don’t touch his Willy

[@willsintheair]

Hackers isn't a good movie, but it is my favourite movie.

[@NovaPrima]

I really think it is a good movie, except for well, the entire plot. But the dialogue is great and they use real terminology instead of sitcom-style technobabble crap.

[@xBrabus76]

Check the soundtrack!

[@willsintheair]

@@xBrabus76 It really does have an excellent soundtrack. Embarrassingly, it's usually what I listen to while coding.

[@xBrabus76]

@@willsintheair theres even 2-3 cds of soumdtrack!

[@corrosion83]

@Zero Cool That's like saying because i enjoy McDonald's it's good food. It's by no means quality, but people are allowed to enjoy crap if they want, that doesn't automatically make it good.

[@caiopatric]

I would love if Macaulay culkin just became a member of redletter media out of nowhere, and they acted as if he's always been there and it's not a big deal. so far it's a possibility.

[@theslypandamusic]

There is a photo of them shooting a best of the worst together right?

[@ATATChat]

This is fucking incredible haha

[@Benny---]

@222 maybe meme magic still works in 2018

[@554466551]

He could be Mr Plinkett's down on his luck granddaughter who needs a job, and Mr Plinkett knows just the guys to ask for a special favor.

[@scott4398]

now if this doesn't happen I'm going to kill myself tbh

[@gamingjoker17]

I vote for Mack to stay forever

[@Whipplememartin]

Gaming Joker more mac

[@WarlordRising]

Hackers remains a cult favorite despite its archaic technology, because of its inventive visuals and infectious energy. The film moves at a very brisk pace and seldom takes itself seriously. It's a fun movie. It reminds me of a 90s version of WarGames, which is all that it was probably intended to be.

[@Jokoko2828]

As long as a movie focuses on being fun to watch I can tolerate just about anything, and I don't exactly consume fiction expecting it to be 1:1 with reality.

[@BubblesTheBard]

Just recently I got a Green Goblin #1 comic and there was an ad for this right on the inside of the cover and it said HACK OFF. they knew their audience lmao

[@codebus]

​@@Jokoko2828 As a professional developer Linux

[@alecnotalec4963]

Macaulay seems like a perfect fit for RLM. I'd love to see him on best of the worst.

[@varagor23]

You won't be disappointing.

[@mythicalGuard]

what if i told you...

[@DreamwalkerFilms]

A couple years ago I came across Macaulay Culkin at a pancake house in California. This was when he had long hair etc. I knew the face from somewhere but couldn't place it the whole time I was eating breakfast. Finally he and whoever he was with got up from their booth and started to walk outside and I figured it out. So I said casually to my friend I was eating with "I think we were just sitting across from Macaulay Culkin this whole time", and I don't know if he heard me or what, because at that instant he turns around, sees me looking at him, makes this chest-bumping motion as if to say "yeah it's me, so what?" and then flashes me a double thumbs-up as he gets in his car. Totally made my day haha. Seems like a really chill dude.

[@bkr1895]

This reads like a copypasta but it isn’t

[@AcmeMonkeyCompany]

Maybe that's why his handle is Flapjack 3? He remembers

[@HieronymousLex]

@@bkr1895 lol so true ubermensch

[@Diptera_Larvae]

I’m sad to say I still quote “Never fear, I is here”

[@davidmanning2859]

I thought i was the only 1...

[@obnoxiouspriest]

I don't know why Macaulay Culkin has suddenly appeared but it's making me incredibly happy. Thanks Mac.

[@aisacirema7841]

obnoxiouspriest promoting his podcast i think

[@mattbluma8486]

it's funny because I didn't even recognize him until watching the video and was like I like hearing the guy, seems like he smoke lol

[@obnoxiouspriest]

@@aisacirema7841, he's got a podcast? I'm in.

[@hugothepoet]

So glad to see Macaulay looking healthy. Not a funny comment. Genuinely glad

[@colourlessbluethings]

I was about to post this exact comment.

[@adiahaalexander9359]

So am i

[@hugothepoet]

@@Woozlewuzzleable"that's hilarious"... I know right?! And you can add in your own 'hack frauds' and 'is x replacing y' gags to further push it into the realm of unassailable RLM comment section comedy genius

[@farristhewheel]

He’s been in the public eye more often lately and seems to be doing great. You should check out his appearances on The Modern Rogue for the same kind of fun, relaxed rapport that’s here.

[@Dimetropteryx]

Agreed.

[@420jdjones]

BTW, the game from the "foot lair" was actually a video demo of an in-production "Wipeout" which has spawned quite a few sequels. And yes, this still ranks as one of my favorite movies.

[@chiefb2906]

Thank you! I was looking for this.

[@1080TJ]

Neil Breen could hack the planet in no time. He has so many laptops.

[@Ryglado]

Neil Breen could hack the planet with a satellite dish and an abacus.

[@NeuronalAxon]

Neil Breen's nutsack.

[@Strideo1]

@Throbelisk Neil Breen can hack the planet with non functional laptops he just leaves out in the desert.

[@2spooky]

EYES ON BREEN

[@K.D.R_]

As many as he has cellphones, in fact.

[@louisthibaudeau99]

I hope that Macaulay Culkin will be on Best of the Worst

[@user-uj4os7pk2g]

Thank you, 8 pound 6 ounce baby Jesus.

[@Kindren]

I legit love Hackers. I go back and watch it every other year.

[@Yamwhacker]

Macaulay Culkin is a national treasure.

[@tph2010]

Yep. Huge head, though.

[@thefifth1105]

Hey, that's Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin to you!

[@BrentBlueAllen]

Please tell me Mac moved out to Wisconsin to do a long term artist residency with RLM

[@corebore13]

If not this needs to happen. I'd fall in love with him instantly again.

[@JC20XX]

@@S1nwar they have a big patreon

[@manuelpuente7336]

@@JC20XX how much do you think they make out of patreon?

[@ahnhenden]

@@manuelpuente7336 Billions, and billions, and billions of dollars

[@brendenhester3729]

"I can't wait to dress that way"- immediate cut to Macaulay dressing that way

[@Keezawea]

Is Richie Rich replacing Rich Evans?

[@tonyasotelo9808]

Rich couldn't ever replaced!

[@daemonblackfyre7171]

Miloš Anđelković it would be better if you just watched every RLM video in existence ... then, you will know my friend.

[@rbmk__1000]

@@sdstorm get out from under the chable and enjoy some juicy shaq meat with the rest of us

[@viscountalpha]

@DecepticonMecha Rich had too much juicy shaq meat.

[@Enshohma]

Well of course Macaulay Culkin is replacing Rich Evans... Macaulay has RRAAAAAAAANNNNGGGGEEEE!!!

[@cloudparter]

Need to get Elijah Wood on here now so we can get that Good Son reunion we always wanted, holy shit.

[@hobblinharry]

cloudparter if they re:viewed good son together my head was asplode

[@PasCorrect]

@@ThreadBomb And he was the first celebrity guest on "My Dad Wrote a Porno," so he loves dissecting bizarre fiction.

[@AndySavonia]

This, Where are you Elijah? Have you seen RLM before?

[@CinemascapeReview]

id cry

[@ceaderf]

"Before energy drinks all we had was Jolt Cola." Bawls

[@ajnode]

Culkin on Re:View might be my favourite thing of 2018...

[@AhPook55]

Macaulay Culkin was a great guest! Please tell me you got him for a BOTW.

[@Marinealver]

Now I want to see him with Doug Walker after all the movies he panned.

[@JINX1441]

Home alone BOTW

[@meatrace]

Eew. No.

[@ZachSMarsh]

@@Marinealver No. Just, no.

[@TimThomason]

I want to see him review Home Alone 4.

[@dfpguitar]

there is a legit reason for the seemingly over the top ridiculousness of this film. There were real life examples of literal children or dorky teenagers hacking stuff and having swat arrive , then prosecuted at the very highest levels of law, facing hypermax prison and with worldwide press attention. This was happening pretty regularly up until the 00s but in the 90s it was all the time.

[@alakani]

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[@cerberusmutt4252]

Yeah, I'd say the whole "Kids hacking and fucking with people" thing is the most realistic aspect of the film. I mean, just look up "Twitch Support Compilations" and you can watch teenagers dupe people into frying their tech. Or look up the "Night of a Hundred Pizzas" greentext.

[@boomxhaka-saka7711]

No Mike, no Jay, no Rich Evans...and yet I'm still excited as hell

[@bronzeager1298]

Haha yeah... I saw the description and thought "jack and some guy....eh, I think I'll-- HOLY SHIT WHO?"

[@RottenRails1]

It’s almost like these hackfruads know what they’re doing over there!

[@ninjamaster3453]

They punked out and sent second stringers again

[@machetesaint2355]

But no Marv :(

[@Ashamaxa]

Mackauly is such a strong addition to the team, hopefully its not a one shot guest.

[@eastsidefamily98045]

The soundtrack was incredible. Old school Prodigy. Blew my mind hearing it again.

[@mabusestestament]

Yes, if I'm not mistaken there was so many music in this movie and the soundtrack cd was popular enough for them to release a volume 2 and 3 too. 'Cowgirl' by Underworld (you hear a bit of it in this video) is great too. The entire soundtrack was pretty great at least back in the day.

[@cthulhuholmes]

Like a fine wine, frozen in the freezer.

[@kylesmith4341]

I was the 500th like on this comment.

[@ghans2305]

Aged like milk

[@rogerpuzzitiello]

This...this is a duo I never in my life expected to see. Expectations subverted, good job guys!

[@ojmj1984]

Don't forget that this is all about family...

[@BuiltDownLogically]

it broke new ground!

[@davesworld7961]

I like how Macaulay Culkin shows up on random KZbin videos.

[@jvictor3048]

I wish Macaulay Culkin would join RLM.

[@planetschlock]

He was great here.

[@stevenuss1482]

Heck yeah he fits in really well.

[@JG_Minnit]

But then he'd be forced to live in Wisconsin

[@racewiththefalcons1]

He fits the group well, to be honest. Very well.

[@takerdust]

A slave in L.A. VS King in Milwaukee

[@AshkPunk]

He fits right in, like he was part of RLM from the beginning.

[@3DJapan]

When this movie came out on video one of my friends was going through an identity crisis and often changed himself to be a character from a movie. For several months it was Mathew Lillard from Hackers. The full outfits, the hair, manner of speaking, etc. I think the next one was Johnny Depp from Don Juan DeMarco.

[@skullofrebellion6653]

Who is this friend now?

[@mabusestestament]

For the past couple of years he's been legend Rich Evans

[@ArchieWilsonVocalist]

I saw Macauley Culkin on the Joe Rogan show and I stopped watching that episode as I didn’t enjoy any of the back and forth. However, in this I really enjoyed his presence. I hope to see him back again. This feels like a good home for him in terms of providing input. He doesn’t feel like an outsider to the show.

[@1OTDM]

He's more at home around a bunch of film nerds for sure

[@trickster721]

I can't believe that anything involving Joe Rogan would be awkward and off-putting. He's muscular, smokes weed, and knows all the secrets of quantum mechanics and how magnets work, as well as the oriental spiritual meditation techniques of the far east. The repeated head trauma has only made his neck thicker and stronger than ever before. He's basically the perfect man.

[@Edeinawc]

@@KevinJDildonik CaulCaul.....? What the fuck? For real?

[@alberttresslevic914]

I watched the Joe Rogan podcast too and Joe wasn't being an alpha dick as some think he was, it was just a slightly awkward exchange because some of Mac Daddies jokes fell flat or went that one riff too far. Also dont forget that Review is edited whilst JRE is just camera cuts, you could edit the JRE episode to make it look like they had amazing chemistry.

[@TNTacdc]

Get Culkin to review one of his own movies!

[@WolfTeen2010]

xXFallenHyperionXx I wouldn’t mind seeing them talk about The Good Son

[@ikaemos]

Oh what I'd give for a re:View of Saved!

[@klappstuhl4370]

What if, a Best Of The Worst, on Home Alone rip-offs?

[@GodlessXVIII]

Party Monsters !

[@arlobrubaker]

The Good Son would be my pick

[@chrisbee1984]

"Hacking the gibson" - a reference to cyberpunk author William Gibson.

[@lazerhosen]

@private_johnny_rico You just pissed off all the nerds dude. Also people who are serious critics of novels. Unless you mean the book "hacked" you in a positive sense.

[@lazerhosen]

@private_johnny_rico I have heard it can be... a chore at times to slog through some of the descriptive verbosity. Have you read Snow Crash?

[@lazerhosen]

@private_johnny_rico I can't think of a moment while reading Snow Crash where I wasn't either fully engaged by the descriptive writing, or completely entertained by the intelligent word play and hilarious use of simile.

[@jasonmiller3134]

Reminiscing about the '90s with Macaulay Culkin has to be a head-trip.

[@zunuf]

Add Macaulay Culkin to best of the worst!

[@matthewpollock9685]

Where's the petition? Consider it signed.

[@muntificator]

Well they had him appear briefly in Half in the Bag and now Re:View, so i'm really holding out for a best of the worst Macaulay Culkin episode. In general I love when a new Best of the Worst comes out, but that would just be brilliant.

[@AdamBoyatt]

He will be on an episode. He posted on his Instagram a picture of him on the BotW set

[@danieljohn9257]

master caution add more Best of the Worst to Best of the Worst! That Halloween episode was the first one in a while.

[@noblenurgle8609]

He has already appeared in a BotW episode though, albeit in the end skit. I too would like to see him in a whole BotW episode.

[@MarsMellow84]

Yes this movie is so dated but the soundtrack is amazing!!!! I forgot how great it was until i rewatched this. You got Orbital, Underworld, Leftfield etc. Check it out!

[@ashm2467]

The prodigy!!!

[@seabass5214]

i’ve never heard of home alone but i love home alone 2: lost in new york

[@tastyscavenger]

You are thinking of Home Alone 2: ESCAPE from New York.

[@Viktomic]

Do you mean home alone 2: lost in new york, in cinemas november 20th 1992 starring Macaulay Culkin who plays the young boy, kevin mccallister, who gets lost in new york after getting separated from his parents at an airport and now has to defeat the same burglars who tried to ransack his home a year earlier?

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@Viktomic I'd also add the movie where Kevin is saved by Donald Trump... it was a strange sequel.

[@ScottSullivanTV]

Yes, George Costanza. There’s a first one.

[@matthewkemmer7943]

It's the height of luxury

[@1997residente]

That's the uncredited kid from Jacob's Ladder...

[@crock603]

Exactly what I think everytime I see him

[@joaopaulodealmeidabrandao3526]

This comment is like fine wine

[@badaddresses]

Freaked me out when it first came out, but yea its style was way copied and its largely forgotten

[@jennabrutananadalewski412]

1997residente I love you for this comment

[@smileydog5941]

@@adj789 I just saw that movie for the first time in preparation for Halloween too haha Seeing Makulay Culkin in it was so oftputting

[@otispugh2127]

Literally one of my favorite movies. I watch it just to be taken back to my childhood and get that 90’s feels.

[@ZoomingOut402]

This movie is 90s embodied. And pretty silly, with people magically guessing passwords, overacting, one liners, slackers and stoners... And its awesome COOL 90s ATTITUDE.

[@josephyn89]

When they mention the 28k or something baud modem I always fucking cackle

[@johnoconnell8393]

This is incredible. I've always liked Macaulay, he got an unfair portrayal by the media for a while. Seems like a really level-headed guy. I hope you did or do a BOTW with him in the future!

[@AnuarCantu]

John O'Connell McCauley: Breath of the Wild

[@lordmavbmp]

Was that shit with him looking like a 8 foot skeleton real?

[@sesanti]

Well I know he wasn't. He may have changed and become more mature.

[@marrq]

@@MrHunterseeker Maybe he's more comfortable talking with a skinny movie nerd rather than an mma weirdo

[@duffman18]

@@lordmavbmp nope. Those photos were taken when he was on set for a movie playing a creepy serial killer. He did a Christian bale to look like he did for that film but people thought that's just how he looked now

[@occamsrazor1285]

17:22 It's a reference to William Gibson. One of the founding authors of the cyberpunk genre. 17:26 Those books are real. They're called the Rainbow Series. I think a lot of appreciation of this film is lost on you because it's an hour and a half ester egg intended for an audience that knows something about computer science. Is it corny? Yes. Are the graphics way over the top? Yes. But disassembling binaries is not visually exciting. The execs wanted more than us just staring at a command prompt and a text editor, so of course they had to put in crazy visuals.

[@georgemyers2683]

Occams Razor so much this.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

Absolutely. This is a ridiculous movie. But it is chock full of real hacker / tech culture references. Seen through a drug-hazed Hollywood filter. So yeah - the guys might mock the term "handle" but that's a real thing (albeit more from BBS culture than Internet culture at the time). It's just that everything is portrayed in such an outlandish way that it seems unbelievable. I'm not sure if this film mocks hacker culture or tries too hard to celebrate it.

[@alakani]

Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike...

[@Alby.Youtube]

You said it all. Agree 100%.

[@omegastar19]

arandomnamegoeshere I dont think they were mocking hacker culture - the movie contains way too many legitimate references to hacker culture to be mocking it. I think they figured out early on that they were not going to do a serious movie, and everyone simply rolled with it, piling on the sillyness and cheesiness in order to make the movie as entertaining as possible.

[@purplezebrahoover]

Macaulay Culkin subverted my expectations.

[@ThePainqT]

Didnt expect to see him here .

[@CapsLock959]

I applauded him for being different

[@Vote4Drizzt]

He broke new ground

[@stevekjr9563]

I clapped because I know who he is.

[@captainspazma2002]

I just came to get something to eat

[@KironVB]

I think this film actually appeals more to people outside the US where the defining counter-culture was actually that sort of "cyber-rave" culture presented in the film. For example the old rave scene of the 90s and early 00s absolutely 100% dressed like the characters in Hackers, the music in the film was the same music that was played at raves, you would literally have computers set up at raves and people would be doing hacking shit (it's literally how Julian Assange started) and I've actually met tonnes of ravers that were 100% like Lillard/Cereal. The people behind the scenes of the film like the writer, director etc were British, so the film actually makes way more sense if you're not looking at it from an American perspective, but UK/EU.

[@JojiniChazz]

this movie was HIGHLY influential for me one of my favorites

[@Mak10z]

to be fair, this movie was pretty accurate on how the "Scene" was back in 94-95. the techno babble was alright, and as a stylized visual representation of what looking through a file system for data, it is better than looking at a guy throwing commands in to a *-nix terminal for 10 minutes :) I love the movie hackers, its a beautiful time capsule.. of before the internet became widespread, and the script kiddies took over :p

[@Koldfusion77]

Mr. Robot does the shells and it look legit. Most of their hacks are like 98% legit. Even the tools are real.

[@jonsburyhill]

Macualy is older than Jack, let that sink in

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

To be fair, when Macauley had problems he looked weird, good that he's gotten over that, though.

[@rs.matr1x]

Impossible, Macaulay Culkin has hair

[@eliraeclipse2435]

@@rs.matr1x having no hair doesn't mean you're older....

[@nicholasbaldwin1876]

What does it want now?

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

@@rs.matr1x i knew people who were balding at 17

[@WilliamRLynch]

Whoa whoa whoa, I hope Jack wasn't dissing Wendell Pierce AKA Bunk from The Wire.

[@mandu6665]

Bunk "Fuck."

[@Fuchsia_tude]

He only knows his FBI roles, so at least he wasn't dissing his work in The Wire.

[@maxter328]

Jay looks so much better on this episode, killing the new haircut.

[@maxter328]

@@p.bamygdala2139 I CLAPPED!

[@retrofrog127]

I love how Matthew Lillard not only played Shaggy in the live action Scooby Doo, he actually still voices him in cartoons. Its just so perfect.

[@BurnRoddy]

He actually played Shaggy in this movie too. Its just so perfect.

[@munchmandrifta]

Okay I've been playing Watch_Dogs 2 recently and I only just noticed that when you hack the Lights in that game to green for get away's, they make the "chunk chunk" noise that they used in Hackers, Literally only just noticed that coz of this Review.

[@PlotlinePlus]

Macaulay is a brilliant addition. Holy crap, he's a a perfect fit for this channel. Hope he sticks around.

[@jamstonjulian6947]

I'm no Master of Perception, but I reckon this Culkin kid has a future as some kind of child actor.

[@slick-nh7is]

love this movie. so funny seeing what people think is cool to teenagers back then. like hiding a floppy disk with some bubble gum behind a locker. also prodigy are class.

[@tHustr4]

Wow, Len Kabasinski, Max Landis and now Macauley Culkin? you guys get all the celebrities!

[@rachelblaasch1658]

And the screen writer of thr Blair Witch project...the new one.

[@Xetelian]

Nah, Macaulay Culkin is a legend, did a great job and it was one of my favorite movies.

[@Saneek0215]

Matt Hannon

[@panleot1894]

The game they played is Wipeout for the PlayStation. The filmmaker added some additional graphics but it’s still Wipeout.

[@swinehorde9118]

The film and game even share some of the same soundtrack.

[@DeletedZeroZero]

Thank you.. and this was an actuall arcade.

[@dellzincht]

@@DeletedZeroZero no it wasn't, it was an abandoned swimming pool in London.

[@haraldhimmel5687]

Indeed. Great game.

[@swinehorde9118]

@Sagarmatha Yup, you're totally right.

[@reimusklinsman5876]

I legitimately enjoy this movie.

[@BastardCinema]

Maculay Culkin✔ Jake Lloyd...pending. Edward Furlong...pending.

[@johneden2033]

Maybe if Jake Lloyd gets out of the mental hospital he's been locked up in, and manages to not hate RLM for the Plinkett Star Wars reviews. I have a feeling Jake would sneak a gun in and kill them all on camera.

[@Mr_Bones.]

Edward Furlong I think is in prison for repeated stupid crimes

[@DaiBenduMonk]

Don’t forget Hayden Christensen

[@jonnyvelocity]

@@Mr_Bones. No prblemo.

[@paulgraves1392]

I'd be up for Eddie Furlong but he needs to club Mike in the balls everytime Star Trek is brought up.

[@daemonblackfyre7171]

They blew their 3D sword budget on that ending, smh.

[@Addsomehappy]

How did they manage to get staionary chairs to rotate?

[@2157AF]

@@Addsomehappy The chairs don't move, the earth rotated instead.

[@veronicalamb5330]

Best song ever; Halcyon On and On

[@gustafsone]

Yeah, I think Mac's description of the music in the movie was a little off. He said it was all kinda techno and had a wanna-be Rage Against The Machine vibe. Orbital's music doesn't fit into either of those categories. One of my pet peeves is how pretty much all electronic music in the 90's was categorized as "techno". Also, I recall the entire soundtrack being electronic and nothing at all sounded like Rage Against The Machine type of music.

[@chano1283]

I believe the “Rage” sounding band that Mac is referring to is the band you see playing live towards the end of the movie. They were Urban Dance Squad, a Dutch band. Also, the soundtrack features like, half of the Prodigy album, “Music for the Jilted Generation”. Yes, annoying when all electronic music is called Techno. Adults, am I right? 🙄 🤣

[@tokiisradical5760]

hell yeah dude, also underworld - cowgirl

[@weissblitz100]

Massive attack - Protection as well. Such a good soundtrack, yeah love these guys, but they're not really understanding of 90's English trip-hop and the underground electronic scene

[@RedEyedModok]

Although I still love this Movie. I find myself listening to the soundtrack 100 more times than I loved the Movie. Hand in hand it's like a Marvel team up. I dont think you can have Hackers either way. You cant Have Hackers without the Soundtrack. And the soundtrack makes No sense without the Movie Hackers.

[@kittredge5167]

Macaulay Culkin needs to make a cameo in Space Cop 2.

[@jerseydevilhd1806]

Is Macaulay Culkin replacing Rich Evans??!?! Verrrrrrry Coool!!!

[@emilyvilleneuve9315]

Very cool.

[@Palendrome]

Very cool

[@TheJonnySaki]

*claps* Gotta give it up for Macaulay Culkin *claps*

[@ThirteenthFox13]

Some people never went to 90's Raves and it shows.

[@raven4k998]

type cookie you idiot

[@joikcgjfig427]

I mean Mac was in that club kid movie but you right dog

[@Blueasid]

I was a 90s raver and love this movie

[@t8ntpliscan468]

@Adolf Obama Faced, in the corner (or couches, if available), with one eye open...

[@lirfrank]

20+ years later and some movies show hackers pretty much like this.

[@Xetelian]

TV, movies and games still try to make programming and hacking seem like an e-games sport.

[@veo_]

As a 20 year old Raver & Hacker when this movie came out, it actually very slyly captured elements of a subculture that *ACTUALLY* existed at the time. Those costumes were what ravers were wearing, people really were hacking systems like that, Phone Phreaking was a real thing. The running joke at the time was that we should start hacking in PVC clothing instead of sweatpants. There is a lot of hilarious hyperbole in the film, but as a historical document it captures a moment that really existed.

[@plutterton]

I came here to say this. The rave clothes and the phreaking was very real.

[@TheRealJellyMcNelly]

Yeah right around the birth of rave music, caught a classic tune at 6:29. I gotta see this movie.

[@collectorduck9061]

Exactly Rob. I was too young for the scene. But I remember me and my friends looking up to people like this. Like Culkin says, it's a snapshot of that exact time. All those people grew up and got real jobs, but this was totally a thing.

[@NeuronalAxon]

@@JimmyTurner - They are. It was a real phony 'Johnny come lately' scene at the time.

[@nicholas_scott]

I agree- this is how I remember the rave, hack, phreak scene. The movie is accurate to a degree.... and yet it still feels so dated

[@Wip3ou7]

The game that they play in the movie is actually a real game, it's called WipEout and it was for the original SONY PlayStation, and the footage they used in the movie was a special cut made from the game assets to advertise the game.

[@mabusestestament]

Yes and let's be honest, the graphic are clearly better than the original Star Fox 😊

[@NecoLumi]

Mac and Jack talk about hacks for a channel of hacks.

[@grahamvert8174]

*Mac and Jack yak about hacks

[@marshallscot]

It's kind of creepy how much this guy looks like Culkin.

[@NeuronalAxon]

Who - Ace Ventura?

[@nak5eno616]

It's more creepy how much he DOESN'T look like Culkin.

[@adiahaalexander9359]

Was that a joke? That was a joke right?

[@takerdust]

JRR Culkin

[@GuBB3rGuN]

This makes me so happy. Mack and Jack on the hackin attack; Feature him more!

[@Puerco-Potter]

Mac -Can you add a 3D sword? Jack -Can we add a 3D sword? Jay -YOU can add a 3D sword Jack -Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

[@whoawtf7419]

*swings anyway*

[@kabazt]

Damn, how many children's films from the 1990's has this guy consumed? He looks great!

[@xplastico]

This is one of my all time favorite movies. Can't get enough of it.

[@Nitrodino7875]

Why did Jay shave for no-shave November?

[@d3nza482]

Subversion of expectations.

[@YIIMM]

*"No, shave!" November*

[@juntistik]

I thought Jack paired with Macaulay pretty well for this review. Glad they brought up the spinning phone booths, it's such a groaner but that's what makes the movie great.

[@skeezixcodejedi]

"Handle" was the correct term .. thats what it was called in the BBS days :) Reeally .. its a perfect movie, because it absolutely nails the spirit of the culture back then, at least in your main nerd town hacker culture. Its overblown, like it has to be, but a lot of the feeling of how they spoke, and certainly the aliases they used etc, was totally right ... if you knew a bunch of Amiga crackers, you knew this movie was perfect :)

[@heroinmom153]

Hell, even in the later AOL and Compuserve days the word "handle" was still used. Even guys who just dealt with proggies and warez used handles that sounded like that.

[@adamlongaway]

+1 for the Amiga reference! Yeah it's spot on n perfect, if anything it's actually almost 2 perfect 2 what the culture was like.

[@KevinStudent]

The only movie to accurately depict what it’s like to be INSIDE a computer. Amazing film!

[@jamescasey3170]

You're selling The Lawnmower Man short. They totally nailed it.

[@KevinStudent]

james casey true, but Lawnmower Man didn’t have camo-painted laptops!

[@arcadeheroes_coinop]

TRON sheds a tear

[@desurgeon]

Macaulay Culkin, seems like such a normal person here. In my head he would be so out of touch with reality, being that he worked at a young age and made tons of money. To hear him talk about hackers, and original star fox ect, i realized he is still a just a person. This goes for anyone famous. I assume they go to parties, and do things us normal people cant even imagine. Turns out they are just like us lol. Please say we will see more of Mr. Culkin in the future!

[@christiano3819]

All of the guest stars on RLM are fanboys though. Love it. Its like seeing kids geeking out to their heroes

[@MindlessTurtle]

He was also on Joe Rogan's podcast kinda recently being pretty funny and chill. Seems like a cool dude.

[@kage6613]

It's almost like everyone is just a human brain in a human body. Wild.

[@Meitti]

My guess is ever since he got rid of the drug problem, he grew a lot of sense to him.

[@davidofthenorth6531]

When Mr. Protagonist Guy said the line "Well it looks like I am on top." I I cringed so hard I felt like vomming. His delivery was flatter than a 4-hour old stein of beer...

[@SnarkyPosters]

Having Macaulay Culkin do a Re:View is almost as good as Penn Jillette playing a SysAdmin. Almost.

[@Regolith86]

@@antiphon000 Hey! I resemble that remark. 😠

[@SnarkyPosters]

@@antiphon000 I know. I've met a few.