Half in the Bag: 2021 Catch-Up (part 2 of 2)

[@spehizle]

I can't wait until the back half of 2022, when Mike just admits he fell asleep during the movie and then reviews the dream he had instead.

[@erod1784]

This made me laugh out loud

[@xXYourShadowDaniXx]

"The crew touches down on a planet to investigate a mysterious insanity disease being caused by a house, eventually discovering its true source is SATAN! OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" - Mike

[@theeternalnow6506]

This night house review was hilarious.

[@JLParent]

“So Jay, would you recommend… my dream? Cause I don’t even remember what movie it was that I fell asleep to in the first place.” ~ Mike

[@pepepoopsonthefarright7531]

"i wouldn't recommend my dream, not enough rich evans"

[@cognacmccarthy1796]

For anyone keeping score at home, Mike makes it to 9:34 in this video before mentioning Star Trek

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

Lol

[@cyrollan]

Wish it happened at 0:01

[@phil8821]

But we didn't get a "hello darkness my old friend" look from Jay when he did... the conversion process has begun

[@RASK1904]

Boom. I had over 9 min.

[@seanmedlock]

[JAY STARES AT CAMERA]

[@Scribbled_Death]

Jay's editing was insane on this on this one, hopefully Mike recovers from being old soon.

[@alklazaris3741]

I just love how the video slowly devolves like Mike broke and needs to be rebooted.

[@guzik74]

That musty Green Bay sweater is a half in the bag recap staple at this point

[@filipjphry3282]

They seriously should invite Aaron Rodgers over for a guest on anything. He seems like the type that would watch weird movies.

[@janeeyre1990]

Our bois exporting Midwestern culture to the world.

[@DisgruntledDoomer]

For me, it represents the era when RLM peaked, around the Everest plotline. It even had fake snow on it back then! But that's just my ppinion.

[@eobardthawne1430]

RLM didn't peak at Everest, half in The Bag did.

[@MadMike1]

@@filipjphry3282 Aaron Rodgers seems like the type of guy who would love RLM. I'm always hoping he wears a Lightning Fast VCR repair shirt on the Pat McAfee show.

[@Haverlock]

"Now let's talk about a disgusting pervert film. It's a French film." Why did he say the exact same sentence twice?

[@spiwolf6998]

There are only two types of French films, gritty and perverted or boooooooorrrrrring.

[@spykewyn8395]

Talk about an editing error! What an embarrassing gaffe!

[@ElkiLG]

@@spiwolf6998 We also make a lot of terrible comedies about boring old men, but the rest of the world doesn't know. Lucky you.

[@Haverlock]

@@ElkiLG Now we do and y'all should probably keep that to yourselves.

[@cyberen]

French Erotic Film, an old blue scot called Dil

[@gentlemanpesto197]

The continuity and audio syncing error in Mainstream that Jay is baffled by at 22:00 is a reference to the Godard movie Breathless, where Belmondo wears the same fedora/jacket, smokes, and speaks in the same fashion as Garfield in the scene. Even as a brain-dead film school reference-for-the-sake-of-reference its still incredibly stupid: Breathless is known for its jump cuts, where Godard edits out the "connective" shots to indicate passage of time and give the scenes a frenetic energy in the edit. What Godard didn't do in the film is show the same action from two angles. It's a failure to understand what a jump cut even is. The director knows it is a Film Thing that people talk about but seems to have never edited. Breathless is also known for being shot without sound in many scenes with the audio dubbed in later by the actors (mostly due to the noisy camera), leading to funky syncing. The filmmaker here is trying to approximate this but seems to be using live audio from another take, or the same take with it unsynced. Either she didn't know why the audio in Breathless didn't match up or she failed to make the sound sufficiently ADR-sounding to sell the difference as a allusion and not just a mistake. It's no different than "REMEMBER YODAAAA?" but aimed at connoisseurs of fine filmé. You know like Andrew Garfield. Just a guess, but I'd almost say it's the kind of half-baked reference you would jam in a movie if you were very concerned that film buffs weren't going to accept you as a serious director like, say, your sister or your dad.

[@doppelmeyer]

I came here to write a much shittier version of this. Kudos Gentleman Pesto!

[@JowFilmsLLC]

can't wait for part 6 of 2!

[@wile123456]

Remember to read in Plinkett's voice

[@dillonlawrence1440]

Mike can't wait for 7 of 9. 😂

[@adam7190]

Coming 2042!

[@jscb87]

2! (two factorial) is still 2.

[@alexgabel4379]

Funny story from Cannes last year: So Spike Lee was president of the jury. And at the beginning of the big awards ceremony, when asked to announce the "first prize" of the evening, he misunderstood the instruction and just spouted out "Titane" to everyone's astonishment. If only the Oscars were that efficient at announcing the big winner.

[@crappymcdick]

Dunkacino took note!

[@thelastnormalgenz6578]

Jay is one of the best editors on KZbin. Seriously hilarious and perfect edits that often make the whole episode, and he’s been so consistent. Practice makes perfect, but Jay has got actual talent for seeing how to edit an absolutely hilarious episode.

[@wertor666]

I still think that Mike has better touch but in this episode Jay did a great job.

[@joshknightfall]

Jay’s a really talented editor. Just wanted to give him a shout out. He’s bringing his A game lately.

[@gustavo76016]

Yeah, he did an amazing job editing out Mike's constant coughing, barely even noticed it

[@louberkman5995]

Agreed. Brilliant.

[@Cozy90X]

I iliked it when he edited the last video to make it say "Mike went to make a poo."

[@stanley13579]

I just enjoy the fact that these immuno-compromised elderly men from Wisconsin just stayed home and watched low-budget garbage on their streaming platforms, so they had nothing interesting to say about any of the films... and to make the video more funny, Editor Jay just slowed Mike's voice down while he described how a movie made him catatonic. And this content is still better than 99% of KZbin.

[@Horatius333]

Are you seriously trying to highroad RLM?

[@CeeJayThe13th]

@@Horatius333 Just looks like a joke to me based on the whole "hack frauds" thing

[@CeeJayThe13th]

@@Horatius333 Just looks like a joke to me based on the whole "hack frauds" thing

[@georgejones8481]

Elderly?

[@jeremyc4811]

When you get to the end of RLM's two part movie year wrap up...and you realize that you didn't see any movies this year.

[@Shinkajo]

I only watch TV shows now for some reason

[@touringwagen]

Mike is slowly becoming the thing he hates: old

[@aarondavis8943]

I don't know how to break it to you, but I think we all are. It must be a lingering covid symptom or something.

[@KIager]

He's gonna fall and break his hip, then die of laughter.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

@@KIager crying "I've fallen and I can't get up" sarcastically in mr Plinkett's voice

[@adamjung6104]

Can't wait for the 30 year "Dementia" recap video of Mike slow gradual deterioration. Then his reaction to that video on "The nerd crew" podcast sponsored by Life Alert.

[@WT_Neptune]

The movie?

[@javsandarts]

A professional scamming an old guy for decades? Im having a deja vu

[@invertedname3099]

Jfc underrated comment.

[@larkohiya]

Lol

[@williampusey8266]

So the movie is 30 years of Paul Rudd working on Will Ferrell's VCR so he can finally watch his Night Court tape?

[@go30tigers7]

Framing Old as a Neil Breen movie with an actual budget makes me want to actually see it.

[@stewmott3763]

Judging by the clips from Neil Breen movies I've seen on other RLM vids, that seems like a totally legit comparison.

[@braddockakalatis2]

Old is the first movie I can literally say I saw first on an airplane and I still wanted to walk out.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

Hope you asked for a parachute first! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ianm1462]

Mike 3 years ago: Mandalorian is a breath of fresh air! I’m kind of enjoying Star Wars again. Mike today: What is the Mandalorian? Season 2? What?

[@toxicavenger8737]

Pandemic really made them give up huh

[@MeEncantaMoss]

mandalorian season 2 did everything they hoped it wouldn't do. full on memberberries

[@drewpeterson9236]

And the Book of Boba Fett is so insanely garbage they just had to acknowledge it.

[@itsd0nk]

He mentioned how Mandalorian had its problems in their season 1 discussions. Season 2 was just a whole garbage truck full of those problems with practically none of the good aspects of season 1.

[@Michael_ORourke]

I'm sure once Mike found out Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker were in season 2 he checked out. Exactly what he said he didn't want.

[@xsteveconwayx]

I still confuse Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson so I’m always like, “I wish Wes Anderson would make movies like Boogie Nights again.”

[@TK17000]

The French Dispatch wasn't his best movie, but it was certainly better than his last movie: Monster Hunter.

[@adamjung6104]

@@TK17000 was it betterer than his magnum opus Resident Evil: The final Chapter.

[@balladofthebroken7569]

@@adamjung6104 Halloween Kills

[@Vaporvice84]

Imagine how people felt when Paul W.S. Anderson was directing other movies other than the resident evil movies and casting his wife in the lead every time.

[@SalvationMan]

i do the same with roman coppola and roman polanski. i always feel guilty for enjoying a roman coppola movie until i remember he didnt rape kids (as far as we know)

[@DriscolDevil]

"There's another Coppola" The best non godfather Coppola is the one that didn't want to use the name to get ahead, Nick Cage.

[@Horatio787]

Holy shit I never knew that.

[@DriscolDevil]

@@Horatio787 did you know he's into neo shamanism and channels "spirits" for his roles? I. Fucking. Love. Nick Cage

[@WT_Neptune]

Mind blown

[@AltoStratusX1]

@@DriscolDevil that actually explains alot. I can't wait for the Nic Cage plays Nic Cage parodying Nic Cage movie. It should be amazing.

[@CrystalJupiter]

Mikes face when Jay says “it’s about a woman fucking and being impregnated by a car” is 10/10

[@davidmenty611]

Well, better her than James Spader. I'm sure someone will get that joke. Edit: Damn Jay. Got to it before I did.

[@zombiekim]

Kids in the Hall references A+

[@andrewmartin3671]

It's about unconditional love!

[@andrewmartin3671]

...and a woman fucking and being impregnated by a car.

[@tartrazine5]

53:12 Next time give a timestamp you fraud hack.

[@MA-qu3hi]

"the dog is dead... it was only just alive" I keeled over laughing at that

[@alexsilva28]

I can't believe the dog killed himself. Why would he commit suicide? Why?

[@gamingundco.2303]

" Old" was one of my best cinema experiences in recent years. I have rarely laughed so much during a movie. It's a real comedy masterpiece!

[@bencarlson4300]

Much like The Happening

[@vanyadolly]

Funnier than the Wickerman remake?

[@franzhopper7631]

I don't know it was pretty tragic when that woman died of Boneitis.

[@microcontroled1204]

"Old" taught me I'm not above laughing at a dead baby, thanks m. night shamalamadingdong

[@gavinmillar816]

@@microcontroled1204 but you HAVE to be above a dead baby to laugh at it. Even if you propped it up against a wall it wouldn't be more than 30 cm tall. To be beneath laughing at a dead baby you would either lie on the ground which would be uncomfortable. Or dig a pit for yourself to stand in which is tiring and time consuming

[@jac8a77ac8]

I worked on megaboa as a crew member, it was a very interesting shoot. It got put into like 100 small theaters nationwide but for like a day I think, did not last long

[@liamstanley5599]

House sized boas exist 🙌

[@LaddRusso91]

O read that the snake was being a real dive on set, is this true?

[@jac8a77ac8]

@@LaddRusso91 very much so, but honestly not the worst actor on the set. Eric on the other hand…

[@apex403]

The Empty Man is seriously a hidden gem. It's almost a perfect Lovecraftian horror movie that is completely flying under the radar

[@tricky2k]

And this goes for Jay, for you and for anyone, you really should see AM1200, the short made by David Prior before doing this movie

[@Yamcha7]

You're totally selling me on it, but maybe ... I won't watch it.

[@tricky2k]

@@Yamcha7 I see what you did there xDDD

[@haleyallen6733]

This movie isn’t bad so far. Kinda annoyed they borrowed a little too much from the short film The Begotten for one scene (that scene with the guy in the videotape stabbing himself in the stomach)

[@pluckyduck11y]

@@haleyallen6733 Annihilation had a scene like that too. Found footage, some extreme autopsy suicide stuff. Honestly quite cliche. But Jay is right about Empty Man being worthwhile, because it rather deftly shifts scenarios and categories, if not outright genre blending. I was impressed, even if the ending was a tad underwhelming, and yes, it was too long.

[@markrichards7377]

That picture they showed to represent Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch was actually of Don Bies - who was a special effects guy at Lucasfilm and played Boba Fett for the special edition scenes. You're better than this, Jay Bauman.

[@reizak8966]

Still looks better than what we got, to be fair. T_T

[@markrichards7377]

@Der Frosch-Prinz Aus Bayern the picture is funny. Awesome even. But it's the wrong actor.

[@markrichards7377]

@Matt No. Similar proportions to the original actor.

[@markrichards7377]

@@reizak8966 I like fat Fett. I'm fat.

[@Zhanrock]

Psst They're just Trekkies pretending they like other sci-fi that isn't classic movie Trek, and dismiss it immediately despite BoBF being actually pretty heartwarming/fun. Waiting to see what the last 3 episodes bring.

[@H3Vtux]

You guys are so done with it that you name the section "marvel and star wars crap".

[@cryohazard6930]

I would've went with "marvel and star wars liquid diarrhoea"

[@neauxway]

The Disney dump.

[@frankmerker630]

I love Disney

[@nathanreiber6819]

honestly at this point they could probably stop talking about it. No one seems to be coming here for it.

[@electricgoat]

I loved the jaded disinterest in pretty much everything.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

That's how you have to be with entertainment these days, otherwise you end up angry and disappointed, because everything is a bait-and-switch these days. The only hope is in watching movies that look bad. Either they're bad and you get to laugh at them, or they turn out to be good and you get a pleasant surprise.

[@wrthgdrver710]

They had my exact feelings on the marvel and SW stuff that came out in 2021

[@trouty606]

I wonder if we'll get any more formative stories about Mike's childhood like the Bozo saga from last episode.

[@ryanmcgillicuddy8689]

We dont want too much information. It's better to leave the mystery of where it all went wrong for him.

[@janeeyre1990]

Is Mike's childhood Bozo saga replacing Dick the Birthday Boy?

[@kidkangaroo5213]

@@janeeyre1990 Have you ever seen Rich Evans and Bozo in the same room? I rest my case

[@allluckyseven]

"Not this time." Cmr. Riker.

[@herbiehopkins]

Aye, that was a frightening look into the man's psyche!

[@tonyfondacaro1980]

Seeing a two-second clip from “Nerd Crew” made me realize how much I miss those days.

[@alexandercampbell9178]

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

What if they brought it back, but it's COMPLETELY terrible where no one wants another episode. Like self-sabotage. No one is in-character as hyper active nerds, no one is talking about the topics on the docket, it's just a bunch of tired old men in costumes constantly asking "Why are we still doing this?"

[@anirudhgambhir1064]

@@Da_ComputerMonster if they keep it sarcastic, it's all good

[@Hemostat]

@@Da_ComputerMonster isnt that half in the bag? ba-dum-tshhh

[@EnjoyThatCookie]

I’m so glad mike talked about ghosts, the ensemble cast of ghosts have been working together for years and they really deserve some recognition for the wonderful work they do. Horrible histories is still fucking hilarious, i hope this brings more of their work across the pond

[@BryanBBryan]

I worked on one of those Bruce Willis movies. I heard he got paid 1 mil. We shot everything with him in 1 day @20 hours. Even shot / reverse shot scenes, we only shot him, then came back another day to shoot the other guy.

[@Horatio787]

There's a dystopian film in there somewhere about actors selling their older performances for money.

[@haleymist09]

That's interesting to learn. He doesn't even play off other actors.

[@Shadowsoul8]

It's got a bowfinger feel about it.

[@celestialanger7102]

Anyone else want to see Wes Anderson make a horror film so Jay can talk about it for an hour?

[@benabramowitz18]

How about _The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders?_

[@theeternalnow6506]

I'd love his creative mind in a horror movie or a dark thriller. I think it could be really interesting, but I doubt it will ever happen. He makes the movies he wants to make so yeah, good for him.

[@voltijuice8576]

I'll buy that for a dollar!

[@voltijuice8576]

@Jo - I generally prefer movies that try harder. It's like how some people eat up epic flashy CGI while others find it boring. For people who prefer things stylistically flat and realistic they can watch one of the 95% of other videos. Since I get enough realism in everyday life, I might not go to see this but I am grateful for the choice and seeing that this exists.

[@TheMarshmelloKing]

I’m glad Mike gave a shoutout to The Darjeeling Limited one of Wes Anderson’s best and most often overlooked films

[@DoodooSwaggy]

Agreed

[@PostalDude667]

Yeah, Wes Anderson's style of keeping everything really flat and "2 dimensional" in his shots works really well in that movie too, since a lot takes place on a train where everything's in a line already.

[@azogtheuglee4889]

Seeing the Horrible Histories cast in Ghosts was a blast from the past.

[@J.F.M]

That show was great, I would always watch it when I was younger.

[@hoiman2356]

Divorced, beheaded and died. Divorced, beheaded, survived.

[@desdief]

If you like Ghosts and educational history comedy, Horrible Histories is the best. It's like a cross between Bill Nye the Science Guy and Drunk History.

[@cplmackinnon]

My girlfriend and I discovered this show a few years ago. It was introduced to us by 8 years old British kids of a family that was visiting us. And when they went back to their island, we binged the fuck out of that show.

[@DontTouchMyCroissant]

Seeing the Horrible Histories cast in a video by redlettermedia was an unexpectec blast to the face.

[@nathancoffman3025]

I love how perfectly mike says “ghosts” like he practices it in his spare time.

[@evrbody]

spouky goosts

[@godofspacetime333]

I recently realized how to describe Wes Anderson’s style, which is that he makes silent films that aren’t silent. I agree with Mike and Jay that I’d love to see him do something drastically different while keeping his style, like maybe making a science fiction/fantasy movie or something; like a modern A Trip to the Moon.

[@MasterOfCookies8]

Because Horror is my favorite genre I would love to see a Wes Anderson horror movie.

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@pepesilvia3827 what

[@DinosaurFan88]

A Wes Anderson-directed A Trip to the Moon would be fun.

[@vfmc77]

Seeing a Wes Anderson's take on A Trip to the Moon sounds like it has a lot of potentials

[@jeffmoo9235]

Hey look at that

[@tanders4444]

Casting my vote that ‘The Nerd Crew’ has not overstayed its welcome and is dearly missed.

[@Kraiforjoi]

You dam right. I love the nerd crew. Wish they would make more.

[@VoyagerCSL]

@@Kraiforjoi Very cool.

[@thebrendan03]

@@VoyagerCSL very cool

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

I CLAPPED. AT-ST AT-ST

[@WT_Neptune]

@@Kraiforjoi maybe they could like repurpose the nerd crew to like semi-review Disney plus stuff while still kind of keeping their old sarcasm but putting a little meat under it so it doesn't overstay it's welcome?

[@aaronshouting588]

I love how baffled yet intrigued Mike is when Jay described the premise for “Titane” 😂

[@JamesBlevins0]

Mike is happy for Jay's happiness, no matter how depraved

[@Ripp_Glavenhammer]

I think Jay is underplaying just how total bonkers this movie really is.

[@jsheav3n]

@@Ripp_Glavenhammer I actually think he did a very good job explaining it. It's very weird but not in the way u expect

[@adamjung6104]

"She lost her husband and daughter to this vampire pill and they became awful" with Mike dead serious and Jay nodding solemnly is the weirdest point for me to end watching this clip from lunch, and to start up again before bed..

[@logariuswheels5244]

I can't believe it but Mike was able to bring up Star Trek when talking about Old, that's beyond impressive

[@EpifanesEuergetes]

But it took him almost ten (10!) minutes to mention Star Trek. He's gradually getting better at resisting his urges. Baby steps.

[@yanipheonu]

It's actually even odder he didn't mention the TNG episode with the actual premise that people were aging rapidly.

[@larrylaffer3246]

Give Mike a chance, he'll bring up Star Trek. Just like Jay will bring up a weird, cult, pervert and/or Art-House film. Each one has their own tropes. Rich is all about non sequiturs and his brand of dyslexic dyna-mocity. Jack well I'm no sure on him but he's a gamer like Rich so there's that.

[@MrDarthT]

​@@yanipheonu There are two Star Trek episodes (that I know of) where characters begin aging too quickly. There's the TNG episode, "Unnatural Selection". And there's also a TOS episode, "The Deadly Years".

[@firstlast6796]

well he's used to talking about being old and star trek so it was a short neural pathway connection.

[@karltonkinley3745]

Mike permanently exists in the space between consciousness and sleep, a zen being with one foot in our world and and one in the dream realm

[@Flood520]

Yes, it's called being drunk off your ass.

[@eldenringer6466]

dream? death realm...

[@AmazingThor]

Jay: “Let’s end our discussion on a disgusting pervert film!” Me: “So, a French film then?” Jay: “It’s a French film!”

[@voigto]

The first thing I thought of when Jay said that was the movie "Raw", and what do you know it was the same director.

[@zenocrate4040]

And so it has been for a while. I work with old books and it’s always the French manuscripts where the medieval reader has decided to draw smutty pictures between devotions and astrological charts.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

I'm kind of angry at _Titane_ because if you cut the car-fucking out and just made her pregnant with a normal baby, it would be the exact same movie, just over a slightly longer timeline. The car-impregnation is just a cheap gimmick to get people to talk about it and maybe an excuse for some makeup and practical effects, nothing more. And Jay fell for it. The murder scenes, especially the one that goes wrong, were pretty entertaining, though. If that had been the movie, I'd have loved it, car-fucking or not.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

@@zenocrate4040 The most widespread and famous medieval smut book was Italian, though. _I Modi._

[@etalex7074]

@@Bacteriophagebs lol you did not understand the metaphor at all. The entire point of the fact that it has to do with cars is a commentary on objectification of women. You really did not pay attention.

[@jake8473]

That Mainstream editing error is just INSANE. Even the people who made the movie didn't watch it.

[@cakescakes7313]

Almost as good as the opening title card for the film Attack of the Eye Creatures that says ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES

[@tunercvr]

@@cakescakes7313 Checkout "Christams Twister" in its opening title card!

[@Lesandira]

It took Mike until 9:33 to mention Star Trek, that must be a new record.

[@turtleanton6539]

That's un-possible

[@SaginawCareerComplex]

Astonishing considering "Old" is pretty much the premise of a TNG episode

[@seanfager8063]

I think the record is 12 minutes 4 seconds. Unless you believe life begins at conception, in which case it's 9 months, 12 minutes and 4 seconds.

[@aarondavis8943]

@@turtleanton6539 Pretty inlikely if you ask me.

[@dylanrhymerthecomedian8023]

So glad to see some love for Ghosts! (the UK version, of course) One of the smartest comedy series to come along in a long time. Terrific show. Loved it.

[@nadiarogo4511]

It deserves so much more attention! Love it (as well as everything else the guys do, Yonderland, Horrible Histories, Bill)

[@nunyabusiness9056]

So glad Jay brought up The Empty Man. I thought it was fantastic. I didn't even realize it was that long. it really flew by.

[@InTrancedState]

Same! Stuckmanns review made me curious so I went jnto it and thought it was great. There needs to be more of a spotlight on the director he cooked be huge of he had the support

[@TheVinylScore]

I thought he'd be higher on it honestly! A great surprise of last year.

[@CANTED_ANGLE]

Regarding the editing mistake in "Mainstream," maybe I'm giving the filmmakers too much credit, but it COULD be a reference to Jean-Luc Godard and his famous use of jump cuts and nonconventional filmmaking (at the time). The only reason I think this is because in that scene Garfield is dressed up and acting like Jean-Paul Bemondo's character from "Breathless," a film by Godard, which features a lot of jump cuts and weird continuity. Just my two pounds.

[@aaronwebb1548]

*two pence

[@CANTED_ANGLE]

@@aaronwebb1548 nah. I got more than two pence to give.

[@aaronwebb1548]

@@CANTED_ANGLE I'm sure you do, I was just throwing in my two kilos

[@aaronwebb1548]

@@skeletalsounds_ Really? That's always been the convention I've observed online, where in your experience would it belong?

[@jasonkilley]

*two rubles

[@CluckN]

Jay: This movie is hard to follow at times. Also Jay: So the car fucking is just a ticking clock it’s actually about a disfigured woman impersonating a firefighter’s dead son.

[@TheManPuntedBaxter]

Mike: “I like it when characters are in a bad situation and have to solve a problem…” Me: Like in Star Trek? You’re thinking of Star Trek aren’t you… Mike: “…Like in Star Trek.” Me: Theeeeeere it is.

[@korganrocks3995]

As opposed to a Prometheus type of show, where characters are in a good situation, and have to CREATE problems in order to get the plot moving. Taking off helmets on alien planets, forgetting you have a map on your wrist, trying to pet an alien cobra, just to name a few examples...

[@Thanatos2k]

Shockingly, he didn't bring up the episode where they are all old.

[@ham_slam_wich]

@@Thanatos2k Jay probably edited it out

[@NoctuaOlivae]

The kids in the hall edits were amazing.

[@pekinobo]

carfxxxers! I knew someone would restart my memory in this fine comment section. I blank out completly but knew I had seen it before. Thanks for reminding me. Sends a bottle of vodka (or something) ----> (bottle of whatever you want)....

[@MF-xd5xe]

Just watched an hour long review of movies I never heard of and will never see. How do these two do it? The best ever wow ⚡️

[@channelbrookes]

I did not expect Mike's favourite show of the year to also be my seven year old son's favourite show ever.

[@ipasarea-ok3994]

The set keeps getting darker, just like Mike's jokes.

[@yuliangeorgiev]

Looks way too classy now

[@aNemetZzZ]

@@yuliangeorgiev unlike Mike

[@itsd0nk]

Their lighting and filming techniques and equipment have truly skyrocketed in the past few years, coming from someone in the field myself. I used to giggle at their blown out highlights and poorly matched camera footage between angles, but now I’m always just tipping my hat to the tasteful and technically conventional lighting setups.

[@Mazzy774i]

Like his liver

[@adamjung6104]

Is Mr.Plinkett dead... Are they squatters at this point?

[@insidethebrokenstem6846]

In regards to the “French Dispatch” discussion: There was an SNL skit about a Wes Anderson directed horror movie. Honestly, I wish he would do something like that. I love his films, but agree that he should take a small horizontal step. Keep the style, but different context. That’s all.

[@moviefiendz]

I would love to see a high budget action flick by him. Imagine the villain has an eyepatch and parrot at all times. Played by Danny glover

[@insidethebrokenstem6846]

@@moviefiendz Gary Oldman. Would love to see him in an Anderson.

[@viddork]

Yeah, but when he tries something different, you end up with _The Fantastic Mr. Fox,_ so, no thanks.

[@moviefiendz]

@@viddork I would hardly call Fantastic Mr. Fox a change of pace. Its got his signature quirky style with a dysfunctional family all the same. If anything The Grand Budapest Hotel was a tad different from his other films. I would rather see a filmmaker try new things and fail, not stick to the same genre until they go senile, like Dario Argento's latest weaker efforts. (in regards to giallo)

[@viddork]

@@moviefiendz Interestingly, _Grand Budapest_ is about the only one of his films that I enjoyed at all.

[@donchimpson4934]

I never would have watched The Empty Man based on its poster but I definitely will check it out now. Cheers Jay.

[@thomasl4270]

It’s worth it!

[@Sickofdrawingcowboys717]

The intro is seriously creepy. Hair stands up and stays there. The rest of the movie is a slightly noir rabbit whole of what the actual fuck is going on In a good way.

[@ivanelgharbi5861]

Its weird, but good.

[@doom2060]

More cosmic horror

[@pekinobo]

Same same. Cheers to Jay indeed.

[@nopenoperson8964]

Whenever I saw trailers for that Ghosts show, I said to myself, "Wow, this looks like it could be a great premise for a sitcom, but the execution looks absolutely terrible." Now it all makes sense.

[@cyanCrusader]

Six months later I still think about The Night House part of this video, and it still brings me to gutbusting tears watching it

[@c0r]

Seeing Mike and Jay talk about BBC Ghosts feels like a multiverse crossover to me and I absolutely love it.

[@DracoseandCO]

Happy to see Ghosts being reviewed. The BBC One's really hit this one out of the park. Thank you Horrible Histories crew!

[@japplek]

It really works so goddamn well. Every character feels perfectly tuned to the comic talents of each performer. Kinda not shocking that the remake couldn't capture the magic. Astonished that Mike saw it, but totally not surprised that it's the best of the year.

[@pterodactylpie8825]

Such a good show! Glad to see others are enjoying it as well

[@Ehh.....]

I've been discovering a lot of good British shows through their ruined American counterparts as of late. Utopia is a good one as well.

[@SilverArse]

@@Ehh..... Try only fools and horses. Decades of character development. The cream was the 90's hour long episodes they started doing, the yuppie years. Especially unexploded doll, and Arnies gold chains episodes.

[@SilverArse]

The first series was aimed to a before watershed time slot and had less swearing. Then they weren't given it and so they did more adult stuff in later series.

[@alexalex543211]

The editing during the Night House bit was amazing! I was crying from laughing so much

[@InTrancedState]

So glad Jay recommended The Empty Man. It's a bit messy but its so ambitious and uniquely done its worth the watch to support the director.

[@Case_]

Yep. Watched it shortly after he mentioned it the first time and it's such a great movie, even if somewhat flawed.

[@funguy398]

Why i am happy, that Jay liked the film I liked?

[@Elfenbrite]

it’s a ton of fun, the ending goes very mouth of madness, and the beginning has the best skeleton design i’ve ever seen. just wild

[@zedd440]

@@Elfenbrite Its very much like Zdzislaw Beksinski Untitled piece. Skeleton with trumpet.

[@jeremyphillips3087]

I don't think you should support directors for attempts. There aren't participation trophies in art. Either you made a good movie or you didn't. Empty Man was solidly meh.

[@theocan]

Oh man! Can't believe you guys came back, I thought this would be delayed indefinitely after Kevin Spacey had Jay forcibly silenced.

[@PixelJD]

I love that for The Night House, Mike goes into deep detail about how unmemorable it was and then Jay follows up with 'Yeah it was pretty good!'

[@lundylow]

34:52 I've always loved the idea of Wes Anderson doing a horror film. I think his hyperattentive eye for detail could translate really well into that genre.

[@theeternalnow6506]

Yeah, also his interesting mixture of emotions is something that could be very unsettling in the right setting/tone.

[@korganrocks3995]

I've always loved the idea of Wes Anderson doing anything new, instead of falling into the Tim Burton trap of sticking to the same style for so long that it becomes boring.

[@jax3636]

Just think of the potential wide shots

[@VultureClone]

Wes should invent a new film genre: Awkward horror.

[@lowserver2]

Everyone check the trailer for a stop motion movie called the wolfhouse, i think he could make something as fucking creepy as that

[@parodysam]

Mandalorian season 1 felt like you had all of these characters in service of the Mandalorian’s story. Season 2 feels like you have the Mandalorian there in service of a dozen other character’s stories.

[@Lemon_Inspector]

Is one of those options bad? Which one?

[@Rhidcully]

@@Lemon_Inspector the second

[@motherplayer]

You mean a dozen other Disney+ Spin-offs.

[@FloorFerret]

It felt more like it needed to remind the veiwer this is still star wars. Can't have star wars without luke and light sabers. Its a problem that plagued the EU novels as well. Constantly ratcheted up scale and conflicts with more and more powerful characters who are all somehow related to luke skywalker.

[@Lemon_Inspector]

@@Rhidcully why?

[@PaigeHankins28]

I love the enduring trend of Jay describing the most unappealing movie you could imagine but capping everything with "but it's actually really well done!"

[@d3l3tes00n]

I still can't get over them having another baby in The Quiet Place. Still rolling my eyes.

[@invertedname3099]

Aliens that hate sound are attacking people….STOP FUCKING. Smh. It kills me too.

[@Geywilliamjohnson432]

Aliens have destroyed society, all my friends are dead, they killed one of my children and could kill the rest of my family if one of us sneeze. Fuck it, id bust inside too.

[@AtariDad]

@@thelordofcringe Remember that stupid section in the otherwise perfect Telltale Walking Dead games where the gang stumbles upon a community that does not allow pregnant women, children, or infants?

[@rebornkusabi7264]

Ordinarily, I roll my eyes at "let's call parents 'breeders'" crowd online (because they're pathetic and selectively self-eugenicist), but my biggest point of contention with A Quiet Place was exactly that- why, the *fuck*, would you have a baby- a human that never stops making loud noises and is nothing but a hindrance to survival, in an apocalypse. Not just this specific apocalypse, any apocalypse. Fuck and goosh inside when the apocalypse is over or use a condom- I'm sure those exist in the apocalypse lol

[@kylehoschar5309]

the idea that a toddler would stay quiet is insane

[@Sebastian-jk9kk]

From now on, the only reasonable way to cover more Marvel, DC and Star Wars show/movies is with the Nerd Crew.

[@joshuagayouauthor8401]

"But for whatever reason they shot it like a toothpaste commercial." I don't know why, but that made me laugh my ass off.

[@Progger11]

9:32 Wow, almost a whole ten minutes of foreplay! Mike's found some stamina.

[@StephenParlow]

He really snuck it in hoping no one would notice

[@ART1E057]

i waited all these months for them to make a video about mandalorian season 2 and now i realize jay’s “it’s just setting up other disney+ star wars crap” is really all that needs to be said about it

[@mangalores-x_x]

season 1 of Mandalorian was great. I was just confused because all the Star Wars fans seemed to fail to realize it worked so great because it was not a Star Wars show, but a Western anthology where Star Wars was just visual and fan service fluff. Then in season 2 they started to take it all serious believing Star Wars as a franchise has great world building instead of just being an incoherent cluster fuck that barely justified as the framework for OT

[@Michael_ORourke]

For a galaxy made up of trillions of people, the same few characters seem to run into each other a lot.

[@theeternalnow6506]

I don't understand how anybody can watch these shows or movies anymore. The Marvel movie universe I won't complain about. They're great for what they are and the whole MCU is an incredible achievement. These shows and especially the entire Star Wars franchise since Disney...I don't even see anything else than a marketing team behind it anymore. These things don't feel like movies or shows. They feel like product to be pushed. I'm truly done.

[@perunplague9794]

@@theeternalnow6506 consume product and wait for next product

[@liamstanley5599]

@@theeternalnow6506 tell us more bruh do u know how cool the sarlacc pit and KrrSantan are?

[@waitssharpe7491]

The Night House was such a pleasant surprise for me. I saw it on a whim because I couldn’t get tickets for like a marvel movie or something, but me and my friend saw this instead. Only people in the theater and absolutely loved it. It’s unique, it’s got an interesting concept, it’s shot beautifully, Rebecca hall is great. It’s just so fantastic

[@chrisschumacher8553]

36:00 This started with the first movie being called Homecoming because it was Spider-Man returning to Marvel control with his entry into the MCU. I don't know why the hell they thought theme-naming was a good idea after that.

[@Michael_ORourke]

Honestly the titles make perfect sense to me. Homecoming was Spider-Man coming to the MCU, Far from Home was the first time Spider-Man he was completely out of his element (no Tony Stark and in Europe), and the No Way Home title involves spoilers for the end of that film.

[@theeternalnow6506]

Maybe they thought it would link the movie more towards the one that people liked. I never liked the previous spiderman movies. I don't know why, just didn't work for me and amazing spiderman 2 was straight up horrific. Homecoming was much better than I expected and genuinely fun. I think in the mix of spiderman movies the marketing people probably thought, we need to link this one to the recent one that people liked. Let's re-use the word "home" to have the association. I'd be surprised if it didn't go something like this. They'd be smart to do so in the context of quite a few spiderman movies that were bad.

[@fatalkookie]

"So many things to not look forward to" - pretty much sums up last two years perfectly :D

[@AlekWheeler]

28:50 is one of my favourite editing moments ever. Thank you for visualizing what it’s like to die inside.

[@kingkusnacht]

"Marvel and Star Wars crap", what a description.

[@owowowiemybones]

m night pulls off another spectacular twist in Old, making you think that there's a reason for the weirdo dialogue until halfway through when you realize it's just (accidentally?) trash

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

M Night is great at subverting the viewers expectations: at some point I'm always like "Oh. This movie isn't going to turn out as great as I thought it was going to be."

[@emmy8526]

Lol, I thought of Mike’s ghosthunting interest when I watched Ghosts. Bless him for preferring the finely tuned British version. Btw, that same crew did a bunch of sketches called Horrible Histories, many of which are available on YT. In both cases, an interesting thing is that most of the large cast also write the scripts. A rare collaborative, collegial success story, as opposed to the usual solitary genius narrative.

[@zenocrate4040]

Yes, Horrible Histories have some fabulous stuff! Check out the Vikings’ song ‘Literally’, Charles II’s ‘King of Bling’ and the ‘We sell any monk’ advert, and go from there.

[@babytoshiro7014]

Yes the Brit version is better

[@Dahdoi]

Such magical editing.

[@aarondavis8943]

@@PeterPHasVids Full of whimsy and wonderment. Enchanting. Delightful. A real ball buster.

[@SsnakeBite]

You know, I'm beginning to think this series isn't actually a documentary on the daily life of two VCR repairmen.

[@tadpolegaming4510]

@@Fanuc_Operator1990 Germans? Reminds me of that tragedy....

[@jacksonlarson6099]

@@toby2581 I didn't even know he was sick!

[@andersonprimer]

Seeing Split (especially the ending) made me re-think M Night's entire catalogue. I'm convinced most of his movies are intentional comedies, especially The Happening and Old.

[@dannyh5937]

Love that Mike whips out his iPhone 6 to lookup MegaBoa. I expect nothing less from Mike.

[@ModeratelyNeato]

These videos comfort me like Mike's Green Bay Packer's sweater.

[@kelinator2000]

This episode both sold me on beef house and alerted me to its existence.

[@glyph241]

✅ Me Too!

[@MattrickBT]

Pretty surprised they didn't talk about The Green Knight considering how much they both loved Lowery's A Ghost Story.

[@nemo-zl1vm]

I wanted them to talk about The Green Knight so bad. Easily top 3 of my favorite 2021 movies.

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

Probably one of the best movies I saw last year...probably the _ONLY_ movie I saw last year. (I still haven't even seen Spidah-man...🙁)

[@tipperary1082]

@@nemo-zl1vm What are the other two?

[@MattrickBT]

@@nemo-zl1vm Yeah I didn't see a ton of 2021 movies but my top 3 would be The Green Knight, Pig, and The French Dispatch. Hon mentions to Last Night in Soho, Belfast, and Suicide Squad. Licorice Pizza really underwhelmed me.

[@AllTimeScary]

The Green Knight was unquestionably the worst movie I’ve seen in years. Costumes, sound design, props and visual design was fantastic but the acting, story and pacing was beyond abysmal.

[@tinstrings6312]

The Empty Man was fantastic. I want a physical release of it. I had no problem with the runtime, it just kept building on the mystery and sense of experiencing a waking nightmare as stranger and stranger things keep happening and the plot keeps morphing into darker and darker territory.

[@richtifilmpalast5373]

I watched "The Empty Man" a couple of months ago and I had no idea what I was getting myself into! Seriously, that movie absolutely baffled me.. somehow it felt like watching an 8-10 episode miniseries all compressed into a 2hr movie... and it STILL worked somehow! Have to disagree with Jay, though. It's not too long. If anything it would had to be 2 times 2hrs. Loved the cinematography, sound editing. Actors were good, too. Disney+ is run by morons that obviously had absolutely no idea what they had on their hands with this little gem.

[@nicolaasvanderkruk5029]

Also enjoyed The Empty Man. Have been a horror fan for a long time but a lot of stuff these days are just the same stuff being redone or mediocre sequels. I found The Empty Man to be really creative and keeping a sense of dread and horror throughout the film because of the paths it takes (as Jay mentions).

[@mrcoatsworth429]

Agreed! Didn't even notice the runtime.

[@JoshTyrReece]

@@richtifilmpalast5373 I mean, it wasn't their project. And with all the franchises and licenses that they got through Fox, it was just some random movie in between hundreds of them. Also it didnt got real love from Fox either. So it was just a thing they threw out. We should be happy that it even got a release and didn't land in some cellar catching dust for years.

[@Nukefandango]

Definitely a great film. Realizing how powerful the cult is was a big part of the slowly revealing horror for me.

[@Jean-Paul-Lane-Valley]

I love how everything terrible from 'Old' comes from Shyamalan's own input into the original comic book story.

[@rubyjupiter2406]

Looks like many of the actors in Ghosts are/were the regular cast in Horrible Histories, which is awesome. I will definitely give Ghosts a watch.

[@CallumCStewart]

Yeah they wrote both of them as well, great show. Enjoy it.

[@christophermartin5354]

It’s really fun!

[@ArthurKnight1899]

@@CallumCStewart where can we watch it? theres no bbc in my country

[@CallumCStewart]

@@ArthurKnight1899 not sure really I'm in the U.K. so BBC for me I think it's on HBO Max in the states. Good luck finding it

[@EspenSGX]

Also Yonderland.

[@samuelG009]

I love that Mike gets immediately embarrassed talking about how it ends.

[@jondorsey2043]

Oh, i love the Kids in the Hall clips. Such a great show. Man i miss the 90's. 😁

[@GameplayandTalk]

I'm there with Jay on American Horror Story. The stories start off interesting, but then get stupid-convoluted and the characters are often times just written poorly as well.

[@vde1846]

I've only ever managed to finish season one. It actually wrapped up very well, but the second half of the season leading up to the end was a chore. It's like they've decided season length in advance, but can't write enough character stuff, so they just throw shit in there to distract you.

[@666FallenShadow]

yeah, jay made me realise why i can't get into the show

[@voigto]

@@vde1846 Yeah it really feels like they get contracted for x number of episodes and then have to fill in the time as best they can.

[@Newt0rz]

@@vde1846 It's weird cause like Scream Queens carries the quality all the way through. Though the plot was clearly just a vehicle for gags, it's interesting enough to keep you engaged.

[@vde1846]

@@Newt0rz Might have to check that one out.

[@Thomasm3000]

These smiling friends make me smile

[@liama.c.lacthewatcher2590]

"I guess it's cool..."

[@papasitoman]

The actor in Old is Gael Garcia Bernal; he is a very famous actor in Mexico. He also does English roles.

[@GregFurey98]

28:50 This might genuinely be one of the funniest RLM moments of all time lmao

[@thetrivium2261]

Went to see Old in the cinema with the missus. We had a great laugh. Absolutely baffling, and entirely worth a watch as a result. The Neil Breen comparison is apt.

[@WT_Neptune]

I have to imagine this mostly depends on how desensitized you are to m night shyamalan at this point

[@voigto]

If you can sit through The Happening in cinemas, Old is at least funny in an absurd way. M. Night's cameos are always good for an eyeroll too.

[@LN997-i8x]

The calcium-deficiency woman's bit was incredibly funny because it's basically the Boneitis joke from Futurama, but live action.

[@finmiles965]

I am SO insanely happy Mike watched the BBC original series of Ghosts, it’s amazing and it deserves so much more recognition than the American knock-off.

[@jesslovesrammstein]

The beginning sequence of The Empty Man was phenomenal - genuinely skin-crawling and scary.

[@MrSkeltal268]

If it’s the scene in the snow, I felt that whole part was your typical schlock horror setup. Where it really pulled me in was the scene in the cave. They set up the warning and typically, a character doesn’t listen but the consequence is immediate and I loved that.

[@jesslovesrammstein]

@@MrSkeltal268 yeah the cave is the part I’m talking about - that skeleton thing is amazing. That whole scene was fantastically creepy.

[@alt0799]

Love the 'Marvel and Star Wars crap' timestamp lol

[@ExplosiveDisregard]

I saw the French Dispatch in theaters in Texas. there was only one other group in the theater. they left after the second plot line. I enjoyed it. I feel like i need to re watch it. its a visually dense movie. I loved Jeffery Write as the narrator of the 3rd story.

[@oldmanbiscuit7518]

Only the first story was any good. The second was terrible and the third was boring.

[@gwimbly519]

The only other couple at my screening left too lol. After the second story. Tbh I only really found the first one to be good. I barely remember the other two

[@PKFlex]

I like Wes Anderson movies, and there were parts I enjoyed, but it did seem like a parody in some places. All the things that people hate about his movies started to grate in parts.

[@claudegrenier3180]

👍👍 two thumbs up for the whole Kids In The Hall bit in the end lol classic OHHHHHHHHHHHHH you guys should review Kids in the Hall: Braincandy. It's hilarious

[@Flike245]

Is that that movie about toast fucking?