Half in the Bag: Barbarian

[@MrKstate21]

Justin Long measuring the basement is easily the gag of the year, I was struggling not to laugh hysterically in a *mostly* empty theatre

[@dishpitfreak]

My theater was completely empty. Just me.

[@LumpyAdams]

I just hated that he channeled every character he's done in the last ten years. He's supposed to be annoying and terrible, I know, but change the channel annoying.

[@Courier_333]

Peak of the movie. After that it becomes generic as hell

[@charlottecorday8494]

I lost it when he went online to see if you could count that in the listing. I had tears in my eyes.

[@MrKstate21]

@@dishpitfreak I would have stood and applauded after crying from laughing 😂 only if it’s completely empty of course

[@tylerlucas3752]

“Great beginning, bad development, pathetic ending”. Mike saying that will be his obituary had me on the floor laughing haha

[@Guywithaclub]

This comment perfectly exemplifies my reaction to the relevant section of the KZbin video.

[@micahclawrence]

That was really funny. I have a feeling I might not like Mike much irl but he is definitely a funny guy

[@nepdisc3722]

@@micahclawrence he seems like a nice enough guy. Just because he keeps Rich Evans in his basement torture dungeon doesn't mean he's a bad person to the rest of us.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

@@nepdisc3722 ah so this film is also inspired by a very true story

[@d3nza482]

I like Mike.

[@TheSgtLolrus]

Oh yes, Barbarian. An anagram of “AA! AIRBNB!!”

[@skrounst]

Holy shit. Remind me not to play you in words with friends. Good catch though lmao

[@romanticplacebo3693]

Reading wiki tells me Zach Creggar used that as a placeholder and just decided to keep it by the end. But it's too good to not see the unconscious at work...

[@HighNoonTex]

What about the second R?

[@TheSgtLolrus]

@@HighNoonTex uh oh you’re right. Maybe a pirate said it. Aar!! Airbnb!

[@godofspacetime333]

RAA! AIRBNB!

[@LaBlueSkuld]

Mike: "I don't like gore. I don't like torture." Also Mike: Goes into a giggle fit when hearing about old people getting hurt in car accidents.

[@Jaxck77]

It’s not torture if it’s the elderly.

[@connorolson1752]

I mean are old people really "people"?

[@toddpacker4683]

Now that’s just good clean fun

[@Anton-Kant]

yep mike says "like" far too , much......

[@purdueswash]

The stakes are lower when they’re old. Nothing of value is lost, so it’s funny.

[@kevinkerwin4118]

When they said spoiler warning, I didn't think they were going to ruin Miss March for me.

[@TheWeebinar]

Can you really blame them? I would ruin Miss March too.

[@eddead4235]

The stripper out the window

[@GregHuffman1987]

Zach Cregger ruined miss match for us all

[@MartyMcFly88]

@@TheWeebinarmiss March is hilarious

[@Bedhead13]

I like Miss March, I love Freddy Got Fingered too tho

[@Etank800]

The comedic timing of flashing Jay's extravagant childhood home as he says "some cable network" is masterclass

[@bakersdozzzen6553]

How do so many people know what jays childhood home looks like? I'm a bit lost on the joke and ive watched rlm for 6 years at this point lol

[@ainteasya]

​@@bakersdozzzen6553 in a previous video Jay mentioned having premium cable growing up so Mike joked he grew up rich in the home alone house.

[@theethanatorem]

@@bakersdozzzen6553 it’s not his house it’s the house from Home Alone

[@bakersdozzzen6553]

@@ainteasya haha okay thank you. I was so confused

[@topherhilberg5076]

It took just enough time for me to think about for it to be funny

[@Nanoaiello]

"i know we had a pandemic, it should not give people a reason to make bad movies" is my new favorite review ever

[@MrStath1986]

I just like the implication that bad movies didn't exist pre-2020.

[@Turamwdd]

@@MrStath1986 They have become more pronounced because of the move to launch everything on streaming services. Direct-to-DVD used to be the gold standard for shit movies. Now, it can be put on a streaming platform instead. The pandemic just increased the move to fill up the streaming services with more movies regardless of the quality.

[@randybobandy9828]

Movies have been so bad since 2020...like there is so very few good movies since the pandmic.

[@randybobandy9828]

@@KingStatham no the implications is all movies past 2020 are bad. Like the amount of good ones could be counted on one hamd.

[@randybobandy9828]

@@Turamwdd the streaming era has definitely dropped the overall movie quality as a whole.

[@DamienLeone84]

Wow! Such a hugeeee fan of you guys! Appreciate the shout out to Terrifier 2 even if it's not your cup of tea! - writer/director of Terrifier

[@thesleekgreek]

Watched it and thought it was great, an improvement on the first one 👍

[@trailerwager8850]

Why is your slasher an obvious demonic white trash in black make-up? Why X rating? Ghostface/Scream was not that long ago and it's gold. Do what they did

[@zakkapradana7180]

Creepy clown scaare meeeeeeee

[@Xsopit24631]

Big fan!

[@johncadden202]

Watched the Terrified movies back to back on Halloween. I loved them. I preferred the 1st one but I'm a Terminator 1 over T2 guy.

[@FrankDuffner]

So glad they finally made Mike's old lady in the wall movie.

[@anthonycloskey]

It made me wonder if someone who produced Barbarian is a longtime RLM subscriber.

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@anthonycloskey I wouldn't be surprised the WKUK guys actually watch RLM

[@yeahey5947]

Oh my god you’re right down to red herring

[@RoachOverlord]

I immediately watched Mike's horror movie pitch after seeing this movie at the theater.

[@FrankDuffner]

Looking forward to the RLM cinematic universe.

[@foo4815162342]

I laughed so much at the brief image of Jay’s childhood home alone house as he talked about his privilege of being able to watch The Whitest Kids U Know on his cable TV

[@playedout148]

7:20. Jay: "Some cable network..." We get it Jay, you had SO MANY cable channels as a kid, you couldn't keep them straight. FFS

[@VelocitrapLords]

Late 2000s/early 2010s IFC was awesome. Largely commercial free, uncensored random media

[@EddyOfTheMaelstrom]

Bruh Jay and I had the same childhood, only 3 years apart.

[@AuDHDarling]

Ah, the lower middle-class Midwestern luxuries.

[@themightycrixus1131]

I grew up in NJ and watched WKUK. It shaped my humor😂

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

Skarsgaard bumbling to be not creepy because he isn't, and making himself creepy in the process with his anxiety about perception is really relatable and really well executed. Meanwhile, the deplorable Justin Long character is the one the heroine tries to save. THAT was the stereotypical dumb horror movie decision turned on its head.

[@dreigivetimpoolmassivewedg7646]

The setup with Skarsgard is what made the whole film work so well imo.

[@drlight6677]

The first 45 minutes of Barbarian was fantastic. Then when Justin Long showed up the film nosedived.

[@rpena0899]

To be fair to her tho she doesn't know he's THAT much of an asshole. And regardless I'd like to think I'd try and save anyone who was about to die too. I don't think it was really that far fetched to be considered super unrealistic

[@mysticmink5104]

@@rpena0899 agreed like just bc the audience knows how much of an asswipe he is doesn’t mean she does. that’s what dramatic irony means in a work of art

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

@@dreigivetimpoolmassivewedg7646 you're right, it did.

[@wullahblack6452]

The most unbelievable part of the movie was that she called the Detroit cops and they actually showed up.

[@luffylength]

😂so true, I am also afraid of Detroit

[@Moonhermit-]

They however do fix this error by making them absolutely useless.

[@wullahblack6452]

@@luffylength Oh you really don't have to be. Downtown is actually very safe. It's the only place they actually protect. But it is a large city so once you start to stray from downtown things can get a bit less safe.

[@Guywithaclub]

@@wullahblack6452 Sounds like you're saying they do have to be afraid...you said "don't stray from downtown, where the most people are."

[@bondfool]

Notice that they only cared once she said a man was in danger.

[@alecplante4192]

"It felt like a real movie, which was exciting" - Jay. Wow, high praise!

[@Poisonedblade]

Hahahaha... yeah, the bar is so incredibly low now.

[@LumpyAdams]

The sad part is that it didn't feel like a real movie lol. It felt like 20 different writers worked on it and none of them thought about the rules within this world. The second half is just a mishmash of every bad horror movie ever made.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

​@@Poisonedblade when the bar is only USA, then yeah...

[@Poisonedblade]

@@kostajovanovic3711 True! I've mostly been watching Korean Dramas and Anime over the last year or so.

[@ab-gail]

@@kostajovanovic3711 Modern USA*

[@TheHoundisdead]

Can’t believe they finally made a movie about Rich’s house

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Rich and woolie just hanging out in the dump, laughing it up

[@Mark-jr6ld]

Barbarichevans

[@Poisonedblade]

You know Rich has one of those "Rope Doors" in the basement.

[@mikeycrackson]

It makes perfect sense to use the blood stains already there to save some post fx money!

[@versebuchanan512]

That would imply that Rich Evans has ever sullied himself by having sexual contact, or physicaly contact at all, with a woman, which we all know is not true.

[@techwiz81]

People thinking “plot holes” are “unlikely things happening” or “characters not doing what you would do” drives me insane

[@DroosterH]

These people must have everything planned out from birth.

[@sydknee604]

@@DroosterHlmao

[@Benjiroyoface]

​@dylanhal these people must have been the result of an unplanned birth

[@thomasmcgrath3434]

"The CGI effects were a joke" Fun fact: According to the director, the most significant CG use was faking the grass in the 80s flashback.

[@explosivoification]

That's crazy because I could have sworn there was a CGI cartoon looking 8-10 foot naked monster woman running around for half of the movie.

[@nepdisc3722]

@@explosivoification there's zero CG on her though

[@BruceGiffordJustMyOpinion]

@@explosivoification I only ever watched it once in theaters (really enjoyed the movie), but I remember the “monster” being a guy in makeup and practical effects. The only cgi I remember is when the main girl was thrown off the roof and the “monster” leapt to save her.

[@ashb7]

@@explosivoification really, you'd swear that? Do you not know practical effects are a thing?

[@LessDevoid]

@@explosivoification Those were practical effects on an actor who's 6'8 in real life. Were they the best prosthetics in the industry? No. Was it better than shitty CGI? Hell yeah.

[@alwaysrecycles365]

I loved this movie but hands down the most unrealistic scene is when Justin Long gets the tape measure to stay hooked on the top stair as he measures down the tunnel.

[@brennancrane6822]

It’s suppose to be unrealistic. Whooofed

[@alwaysrecycles365]

@@brennancrane6822 it's a joke, kiddo

[@sheepymiix]

Yes that was really silly but I couldn’t help but laugh

[@muthpeterpatrik]

Yeah, nobody would go around with that meaurer before inspecting the whole territory. Ty.

[@sirbantzalot]

LOL!!!! yeah that was pretty dum,,,

[@mattwilhelm7024]

When Tess pinned the monster woman with the car. I seriously thought the cops were gunna show up and arrest her for attempted murder

[@richardsantosgarcia8972]

That would've been really funny.

[@hinasakukimi]

we need more cops-as-bad-guys in horror movies. not for some "agenda" or whatever, it would genuinely just be a fun twist to see protags *think* they're safe just to hand themselves over to a bunch of psychos

[@MrCeratix]

"It felt like a real movie which is exciting" Boy that really is the feeling lately

[@brennancrane6822]

It was the best movie of the year

[@MrDyl666]

Man when i saw the new antman trailer i wanted to throw up. Just the whole thing filmed on a green screen

[@korganrocks3995]

Lately? Been that way for a good decade by now... :(

[@adamt0987]

man I watched black adam and yeah there not even scenes for the first half of the movie. things just happen. characters don't really talk with each other, a plot isn't established, there are no stakes...

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

Made for streaming

[@kerseyHarding]

The director does streams on Twitch and I can confirm that Miss March was not made ironically. They were way over their heads on the project and are emberassed by it.

[@ZyxthePest]

I believe Zach and Trevor said they were "at their dumbest" when they made that movie. That being said, the story they got out of it about Mila Kunis ripping her throat off is one of the best Hollywood tales ever.

[@kerseyHarding]

@@ZyxthePest I loved that they were seriously worried that they may have to pay the studio back if it bombed. That's how dumb they were when they made it.

[@micahclawrence]

@@ZyxthePest can you elaborate? What Mila Kunis throat rip story?

[@Mrcreeperdash1]

Rip Trevor Moore

[@kerseyHarding]

@@Mrcreeperdash1 Our humble Local Sexpot. Rest in peace Travis

[@oldmansharples9700]

Watched it on Disney Plus here in Australia. Old woman in the walls is officially a Disney princess

[@ThaBotmon]

It stated in the movie that she’s basically 40 years old, so I wouldn’t say “old”

[@TheGeneralDisarray]

As someone who turns 40 this year, I feel pretty fucking old

[@russianoverkill3715]

​​@@TheGeneralDisarrayas someone who's turning 20 in a couple month, I feel old too

[@wrathisme4693]

*Rest in peace Trevor Moore, you will always be remembered for your cinematic masterpiece Little Missy*

[@Very_Nice_and_Polite_Person]

*Travis

[@warlordofbritannia]

Sic Semper Tyrannus indeed.

[@wrathisme4693]

@@Very_Nice_and_Polite_Person what? No it's not? Is this a joke or reference that I'm not getting?

[@Very_Nice_and_Polite_Person]

@@wrathisme4693 Yeah sometimes when the other WKUK members stream on Twitch they refer to him as "Travis" as a joke, as if they forgot his name. It's the kind of dark joke that Trevor would have loved.

[@SmashBrosBrawl]

The Grapist!

[@SuperboyCK]

Video Idea: Mike reads random one-star RT audience reviews, and Jay has to guess what movie they're talking about

[@tomlewis4205]

That's Mr.Sunday's thing! 🤪😉

[@imdanyman]

Oh my god this would be amazing

[@NaeemTHM]

@@tomlewis4205 Steal from the best, I say!

[@d3nza482]

Ah! A new HBO app!

[@DustingBread]

@@tomlewis4205 I saw that on green trivia.

[@ItsNeverTooHot4Leather]

It would've turned into a real horror movie if she'd actually stayed at a Detroit Holiday Inn.

[@Charlestouchdown]

Underrated comment

[@skello5]

I liked the fact the the main girl says “I always go back, I never learn” in reference to taking men back in like relationships. But she “goes back “ to help the guy’s multiple times to her own detriment. Thought that was cool

[@chillhour6155]

Men bad

[@hughjanos3992]

@chillhour6155 yes.

[@MyStolenUser]

When Mike stood up halfway through the review, I thought he was going to undo his shirt and reveal Quatto on his stomach.

[@lilmoeszyslak4810]

Quatto but it looks like Rich Evans, so pretty much Quatto from the movie

[@krishadyn5211]

Best commercial intro ever

[@DarkAngelEU]

I was expecting a sketch, but then it just moved on :c

[@ronfix3703]

Yeah what was up with that? Was that a reference to another episode I missed?

[@crickcrackcricketycrack5501]

The scene where AJ is googling on his laptop is one of the funniest scenes I've ever seen in any movie to come out in recent memory. The hard cut and moment of confusion where you question what he's doing only to realize his reaction to finding "you know what" had me gasping for breath. One of the best moments for me. Only got better when he got his tape measure out lol

[@TheMutatedChannel]

It was a hilarious scene

[@mikecinema7443]

When the homeless man chased after her, all I kept thinking was “thanks for the ride lady”.

[@TheStarSpangledAvenger]

Haha same. One of the best stories in Creep Show 2. Such a memorable line for only being 5 words.

[@BraxtonWages]

It’s about time people start meming that! Been saying that for years and people just look at me blankly and awkwardly walk away lol

[@JessFlix]

Recontextualizing whatever real life mishap went on at 21:15 into an uncomfortable horror moment was a hilarious move.

[@Mushicus]

I was hoping they would end up explaining what that was, but I am disappoint

[@crakhaed]

I thought it would have come back at the end as a bit but no. Something just happened. Legit kinda creeped me out watching, ngl.

[@solarjesus7289]

was readying up for mr plinkett holding a baby bottle wearing a muumuu dress but alas

[@the-four-seven]

They've used the creepy music several times before, that I recognized from a fun little game called Eversion.

[@TimPortantno]

"Miiiiiiike, your mic. died" "Thanks, Rich"

[@Kizaru3314]

The real Barbarians were the user reviews we read along the way.

[@IonTheContaminator]

Fun fact: the VHS tape that Justin Long was watching in the basement was a prop collected from Rich Evans for true authenticity.

[@ringoneedsmoney9623]

They found it in their black spine collection

[@jackbowman4444]

The WKUK guys have some classic skits. Shame that Trevor died so young. Never expected Zach to make a real movie, must be the gallon of PCP

[@frederikbobo821]

WTF Trevor is dead???

[@josephsonderling2384]

I'm shocked the guys haven't watched more WKUK. Not all of their skits were gold, but damn if I don't go back to the gallon of PCP at least once a year. Their best is at the very pinnacle of sketch comedy.

[@GoetiaTV]

Sex Robot is one of the dumbest sketches that will make me laugh until it hurts

[@wafflesmcgallagher934]

@@frederikbobo821 people leave out, he got black out drunk by himself and fell out of his window. They always say he fell but ignore that it was really alcohol that killed him.

[@orangukey]

@@josephsonderling2384 Grapist is by far one of my favorite KZbin videos, still to this day my friends and I will say "I'm going to chain you to the radiator and (insert whatever action we are talking about) you". Trevor was brilliant and it's a huge shame he died

[@MrCorny77]

I think my favorite scene had to have been Justin Long measuring the new bedrooms in his home. You see a bloody room with a bed and camera, and your first thought was "Let's measure this room to increase the value of my home." Genius

[@Not_A_Secret_Agent]

Jay: "It felt like a real movie, which was exciting" Yup. That's the bar lately.

[@Dingalsodong]

My favourite thing about the movie, is that it feels like a movie. Like go to a theatre kind of a movie

[@Flike245]

It really is. "It had some ideas, it took some big swings, and it was satisfying," and these are all somehow remarkable and unique.

[@CosmicTeapot]

I love how Mike sometimes calls anti-movies "products". It's an elegant way of marking the distinction between something that is (or at least tries to be) art, and something made by a board of suits looking to get a nice return on their investments.

[@thee_master]

IT BROKE NEW GROUND

[@DarkAngelEU]

Yeah, I kinda get these reviews for being pissed off with this movie being a very cliche'd 80's horror flick. She rents a house in an abandoned neighborhood for a job interview? The old timer rapes women and apparently never gets caught, but he does have a freak baby? Why didn't he just kill it? Oh yeah, her being extremely paranoid at the beginning of the movie was realistic because that's just how most women treat men they don't know these days. (sarcasm) I liked the monster, it was goofy and at times genuinely weird and scary, but everything else was incredibly dumb. They have been watching so much shit on their BOTW that theu start praising anyone who has any artistic intregity left at this moment. Sorry, but I want more than that when watching a movie. I want something I won't forget after two days. I remember disliking Men alot after watching it, but I still remember it and I think it did a much better job at trying to say the same thing Barbarian was going for.

[@charliem3951]

I once wrote a short story about a monster that was showing up in a person's old photographs. And when it ended up getting published somewhere, someone reviewed it saying "Well, I would just stop looking at the photographs." Seeing that there will always be reviews from people like that makes me feel a little bit better, lol.

[@reizak8966]

That's a really cool premise! I think a person's natural curiosity would kind of keep them looking at the photos. Human nature doesn't always have our best interest at heart.

[@DerMoerpler]

I love that people think they would act so much smarter than movie characters. That's an easy thing to say from the comfort of your living room, with full knowledge that you're watching a horror movie. Characters in the story don't know that they're in a story. Like with the photographs in yours - in reality most people wouldn't jump to the conclusion "supernatural monster" right away, but rather "hm I must have missed that, weird" and keep looking, because why wouldn't they?

[@Frostiken]

@@DerMoerpler Yes, but also, no. Movies have to work within constraints of movies and there's a lot that goes on about how they have to work that is fundamentally unrealistic. For example, in movies, like, nobody owns guns. I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that this is very much a political propaganda thing, as one of the *stated* requirements of an ESG score is that you "cannot show weapons in a positive light". But I digress, in movies, nobody owns guns, and if they do own a gun, it's a 'friendly' gun like a double-barrel shotgun or a bolt-action rifle or an old revolver. Nobody conceal carries a double-stack 9mm except the bad guys. You only see guns like AKs and ARs in the hands of the bad guys, because the good guys would never own a gun. In reality, in half of these movies, you hear a bump in the night, it certainly would not be uncommon for the good guy to pull his AR15 out of his closet. But you have to do it that way not just because of politics, but because of how silly it would be to have Michael Meyers get lit up by Laurie Strode saying "Oh yeah I bought this semiautomatic shotgun because WHY WOULDN'T I?" and she just puts ten 3" slugs in his chest cavity and excavates it. Another example is much easier - zombies. Zombies don't exist in zombie movies. Now, of course, if we encountered real zombies, I think most people would have a bit of a mental crisis and go through the obvious questions, especially of "is this real", but is it utterly unbelievable that NOBODY would finally deduce that maybe zombies actually are real? Hell, a lot of people are basically ready for that prospect and have been waiting for it all along.

[@pollito6211]

@@DerMoerpler honestly I don’t think that horror movie logic is that far off from real life. I’ve seen so many people (and myself included) ignore red flags and make up some excuse as to not be inconvenienced.

[@teetheluchador]

@@Frostiken you definitely havent seen nobody where dude pulls a gun on the people breaking in

[@FishKnight]

The measuring scene was absolutely hilarious

[@CelestialWoodway]

I didn't find it funny at all.

[@Enaiarr]

@@CelestialWoodway k

[@Mattman0106]

@@CelestialWoodway boring guy

[@samcad-ho3ze]

Same I couldn’t contain my laughter at that point.

[@kaitlynm9463]

I didn’t expect to be so tickled after watching bill get smashed into rocks

[@madeofwax92]

I think everyone forgot that Bill Skarsgaard's character says there is a big convention in town and all the hotels within reasonable distance are completely booked.

[@camdonking1919]

They also miss where he says that he's a part of the group that they're doing the documentary on One of the founders

[@skyebawol3503]

Probably youmacon

[@TerrenceNowicki]

This movie is based on that Daffy Duck/Porky Pig cartoon where Porky is just trying to get some sleep in a hotel and Daffy, who randomly shares the room, just won't stop being loud and insane.

[@rubymcshane2536]

When he told her that I 100% believed it was a lie cause I didn't trust him in the beginning

[@RaphaelRemington6969]

She tried one damn hotel and then took his word for it

[@Cuchulaain]

"they love nudity of gross fake women" will be Jays actual obituary

[@jeremyphillips3087]

Jay will never die. His head will be cryogenically frozen and his body will be stuffed and turned into a sex robot.

[@neuroblast1681]

I had hoped that they creature was going to be the 1980's guy who ended up being trans. I was hoping to watch people get outraged about making a transwoman be the evil person (because, ya know, there's no way LGBT people can ever do bad things). But alas.

[@dancinginfernal]

@@neuroblast1681 the issue folks take with stuff like that is when its the only lgbt character in a film. You need a normal lgbt person to contrast to, otherwise you're pretty explicitly painting a group of people as reflected by the one villain.

[@neuroblast1681]

@@dancinginfernal I agree. I hate it when any message is pushed so heavy handedly. No matter which side one leans that should be the standard.

[@RIP_Greedo]

@@neuroblast1681 Are you getting worked up about something that wasn't in the movie?

[@edwardpolenzani1039]

I’m really glad I knew nothing about this going into it. The first act was definitely the “scariest” because I was CONSTANTLY wondering when the threat was going to reveal itself and was just constantly stressed because I didn’t know where it was going. *Spoiler* Once you saw the creature it was like “oh alright, I’m down to go on this ride”. It was still good but that stress went away.

[@RevoltOfAges]

Agreed completely. The tension in the first act was incredible

[@richardkern112]

Once you get the first REAL good look at the Baby Momster I was like, oh. OH. Huh. Okay this might get a little goofy

[@thraknar]

I felt like it was totally merciful when they changed gears.

[@xWhackoJacko]

sometimes showing less does a lot more. its why i find the original Blair Witch so terrifying. you see NOTHING. keeps you on your toes.

[@wowbobwow-j9n]

Don’t show the shark. Every single horror movie I’ve watched nosedives in spook factor when the big monster gets the full reveal. After that I enjoy it for the VFX work but the original atmosphere is mostly gone.

[@eldenringer6466]

"Great beginning, bad development, pathetic ending." Mike Stoklasa 1978 - 2022 RIP

[@bearimo2867]

My favourite review was the guy who said it should get a 20% rating and then gave it 2/5 stars

[@davidkymdell452]

There's a 2 in 20% and a 2 in 2/5 so....understandable

[@mrpetielicious5861]

Well sorry mr. rocket scientist I edited it so it says 25% now are you happy

[@DarkAngelEU]

He probably meant on RT, but yeah I agree lol

[@weneedaladder8384]

​@@DarkAngelEUwell yeah, but if it should get a 20% rating on RT then wherever the reviewer reviewed it they should've said it was 1/5 stars.

[@MekStark1980]

11 years watching RLM, finally can say openly: Jay's turning into Obi Kenobi

[@megyskermike]

Justin Long is the decent human version of Ezra Miller

[@ManDuderGuy]

He was the bomb in Jeepers Creepers yo

[@Boonehams]

He was one of my favorite characters in Idiocracy.

[@Guywithaclub]

What the fuck are these comments.

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

Don't forget his cameo as gay pornstar Brandon in Zack and Miri Make a Porno. What a fabulous mustache.

[@FictitiousCtrlGames]

That guy is nuts, and is definitely a predator. Its a wonder that he isn't behind bars. Just shows me that rich people can do whatever they want.

[@ziggythegreat]

My biggest gripe with the movie was that the 40 year old vhs about the newborn baby was still working after constant replay.

[@WolfWood893]

Curious who runs a vhs shop? Also another question who has an obsession with old people? Coincidence? I think not.

[@Crocalu]

@@WolfWood893 hmm, they do have experience doing jobs for crazy elderly people...

[@Z-GRADT]

They needed to do a skit of creepy guy bringing his 90's all-in-one VHS box to Lightning Fast.

[@beardykane]

And exactly how do you produce a fully-grown inbred monster after just 40 years?

[@NabGer]

While the credits rolled there should have been a news article or clip of the two cops being congratulated for finding a murder house and how great the Detroit PD is

[@lawrencedavid9728]

After it was unveiled that Jay was a rich kid, i finally understood the RLM love triangle. Mike loves Jay for his money but Rich Evans is his superfreak side action whom he just can't quit.

[@lilmoeszyslak4810]

If you had access to Rich Evans, would you be able to quit him?

[@LucasRivera2000]

Best fucking comment on this video 😂

[@CybershamanX]

Didn't Jay grow up in the Home Alone house? The backstory/lore of RLM is great. Almost more interesting than most of the movies they review. 😎🤘☮️

[@edwarddorey4480]

I appreciate your correct use of the relative pronoun "whom."

[@nepdisc3722]

@@lilmoeszyslak4810 I can't quit him and I don't have access, so it's understandable

[@teh1337guy]

I’m legitimately so happy they posted a clip of the Miss March RV scene. While not a great film, that scene may be the hardest I’ve ever laughed at something. It caught me so off guard, and I don’t think I will ever laugh that hard again.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

Agreed. The movie it was from sounded like a Grade H boner comedy, but that scene legit made me L.O.L. (as Mike would say).

[@tricursor2481]

And knowing Trevor Moore (RIP you genius) and Zack, there is zero chance the movie isn't joking about that type of movie.

[@teetheluchador]

forever gonna remember that movie cause of horse d* .mpeg

[@iAmNovaFilms]

“The script is a perfect example of horrible writing in a script” What a sentence

[@ChaosPootato]

You can almost smell the irony

[@lacafia172]

I was really looking forward to this! I love it when RLM reviews movies based on the life of Rich Evans.

[@videogamechangers605]

Rich nailed the video description.

[@taylorsmith3211]

It's about family. And that's what's so powerful about it.

[@LegionHimself]

Underrated comment

[@dinksunkis1456]

the foundations of america

[@AnalyticalReckoner]

This rhymes like poetry.

[@spillanegottleib1681]

Malignant only had two lightsabers. Barbarian has lots more lightsabers.

[@neuroblast1681]

It's funny because it's true 😆. "Stop the hate" against massive inbreeding 🃏😆😉

[@y9y-f9q]

"He's got a little room down there with his TV, and his... nightstand," made me actually laugh out loud for some reason

[@aarondavis8943]

The most interesting RLM plot thread is the alcoholism. It's really believable.

[@dank.sinatra]

It's wild seeing Trevor Moore in a rlm video. And congrats Zach!! I had no idea he directed it!!

[@CERTAIND00M]

R.I.P.

[@manfredwilson4475]

I use to watch TWKUK twitch podcast, and it's been hard to watch it again without Trevor Moore R.I.P

[@gulthor]

@@manfredwilson4475 GFYDL

[@gulthor]

WOW ZACH

[@KOTYAR0]

I miss WKUK 😞

[@rhetiq9989]

I for one would love to see Bill Skarsgård to play in more horror movies just to troll people into thinking that he’s going to have a bigger role in it, just bcs he played everybody’s favorite clown monster. I loved what they did to him so much in this I almost feel sorry for anyone who expected more from him

[@ecbrown6151]

I like Bill, even though IT part two was not good, not his fault. Regardless, for many of us Tim Curry will remain Pennywise in our minds. He was good in Barbarian, it was pretty ambiguous what his initial intentions were. I appreciated the misdirection.

[@chillhour6155]

In my heart Tim Curry is still my monster clown

[@MagicE13]

When Mike stood up I thought we would get a Total Recall parody, where Rich Evan's is attached to Mike's stomach.

[@mandarinspoon]

Kuato the Birthday Boy?

[@MagicE13]

@@mandarinspoon I want that Tshirt 👍

[@cesartapia610]

"Free Mars!"

[@BigVorst]

I genuinely thought the same exact thing.

[@Belgand]

I anticipated an abrupt cut to a totally different situation with Rich that would eventually wrap back around to Jay and Mike.

[@SpecialAgentBillMaxwell]

Saw this in the theater. That tonal shift half way through had everyone laughing. When Justin Long starts measuring the torture chambers, that was a winner too. It was a great horror movie crowd experience. Loved it.

[@Regitron3000]

The movie is very tense and creepy, but it also has some seriously funny moments. While I wouldn't categorize the movie as a Horror/comedy, it definitely plays with dark humor and comedic bits a lot more than the average horror flick.

[@MichaelCarMusic]

I was waiting for you guys to mention how the monster ripped that guy's arm off and beat him with it like Suburban Sasquatch

[@YukiKurosame]

absolutely loved how uncomfortable and suspicious the first third of the movie was. the back and forth of trusting pennywise vs being sus was super well done and engsging

[@Justin-ib2iz]

Yeah agree, best executed part of the movie for sure to me. And i did like the fact that it did not one but several u-turns after that. It's just a shame that all the u-turns were into less interesting or impressive stuff, barring perhaps the part where the villain is doing his setup in this dreamy neighbourhood in the 50s

[@bradivany7008]

To be fair, Miss March was a script given to Zach and Trevor for them to direct. They did a segment on a stream last year where they read reviews of their terrible movie. I love those guys. And you guys.

[@mikochaos6310]

Damn right before Trevor died?

[@Krackerjax]

RIP Trevor

[@Sora_Halomon]

@@mikochaos6310 miss march was made in 2009

[@twostpr41]

Hate Trevor is gone.

[@evilcam]

@@Sora_Halomon Yes, he was asking if the stream was right before Trevor died, and it was indeed. I watched some of it too, and Trevor specifically said he did not like Miss March as a movie, but he liked certain parts of it. Because they wrote some funny sketch style comedy and inserted it into the generic gross out comedy script. That though, according to the both of the directors, was part of the problem as they knew how to write and direct sketches, but not real movies. I wholly agree. You can kind of tell when they were remaking the portions of the script that was handed them, as a college road trip gross out movie, and the parts they wrote and added. Like the fork scene and how firefighters are portrayed.

[@earthwormjim9739]

The homeless guy running after Tess and trying to stop her from going in the house on the second night reminded me of The Hitchiker. He was just trying to save her. The difference here is he could have broken in and dragged her out, but he was too scared of the creature in the house.

[@KoiNoYokan37]

Whats the The Hitchiker?

[@scrungo7610]

@@KoiNoYokan37a movie

[@austinherrington7049]

Zack is a good dude, and I’m happy for him. Dude’s going to get to make another horror movie now, and everyone’s going to see it. If Zack has another hit, he’s going to establish himself as a legit horror filmmaker. Zack and the WKUK started streaming during the pandemic, and helped a lot of people. Zack was very kind. Thanks dude, if you ever see this comment. Appreciate you.

[@brennancrane6822]

Ya. Sorta sad that RLM didn’t know anything about WKUK. Zach is very open how they Joshed Miss March. He and Trevor (RIP) were 25. They swung and whoofed. My boy Zach just hit a home run tho.

[@visigothic67]

@@brennancrane6822 Yeah they where great at sketches and figured 'why not just do a movie length sketch?' Only to learn that a movie needs a lot more thought, planning and construction to keep an audience sitting there for 90 minutes/two hours. But at least they learned and moved on. Still looking forward to 'Mars' being released. I'm not big into horror movies so I'm hoping to get a bit of comedic closure to the WKUK franchise. Wish Zach all the best in his directorial career no matter what themes he choses to work in.

[@Moloch187]

@@brennancrane6822 If Zach doesn't get attention he'll hang himself.

[@x4skill]

RIP Trevor (sorely missed 😢😢 ) Zach's killing it with this movie. Very happy for the success it's seeing!

[@jeremysiron9622]

Be like Zack

[@KrankyKaiju]

Every time Mike has to say "lol", he ages by one year

[@Necron1999]

He’s already 86 so the stakes are high.

[@kidneystonermusic]

Loved the tonal shift from horror to like dark comedy halfway through. Almost felt like Death Proof

[@FunkBastid]

Oh hell yeah, bitch. Hell yeaaaaaaah.

[@samuelhatlestad6676]

I hated that

[@bladempale1751]

Crazy how Zach Cregger from WKUK wrote and directed this.

[@versebuchanan512]

That gallon of PCP really paid off

[@cgrr8090]

Yeah his name in the end credits was the biggest twist for me.

[@tomegadrakon]

Ask him on Twitter to release the Sam Brown audition tapes. He was supposed to play the monster.

[@andyhull9182]

@@cgrr8090 Didn't see him in the movie...?

[@cgrr8090]

@@andyhull9182 I guess I didn't recognize him or just figured it was a role. Can't remember, just remember being surprised when I read his name

[@garrettrienstra3839]

So glad you guys finally decided to review Batman. You are truly men of your word!

[@Courier_333]

Overrated anyways

[@kostajovanovic3711]

​@@Courier_333 but why, that's the interesting stuff

[@Bloodynine606]

3 hours of boring!

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@Coconut-219 The Batmanarian, in Barbartham, in the Barbarianmanmobile.

[@Jombo1]

Wow never heard of this film, but I've known about WKUK for years. Seeing that Zach Cregger directed this was quite the plot twist. RIP Trevor

[@jeremysiron9622]

Justin Long doesn’t age, he’s like Paul Rudd

[@MxDOOM]

Just like Mike, he still doesn't look a day older than 55.

[@paulconrad6220]

I don't know. He's starting to look like a younger Anthony Keidis

[@darkpuppetlordful]

Justin Long made a deal with the devil

[@4killsfreddy148]

huh? paul rudd looks pretty old now wtf is this lie?

[@yewtewbstew547]

@@4killsfreddy148 He doesn't look 53 though. Maybe around 40.

[@sethfisher1326]

RIP Trevor Moore Good to see Zach getting out there

[@nicholaspoulos7694]

Justin Long and the measuring tape in the house; Theseus and the golden thread in the labyrinth.

[@kylekolek8335]

There’s a plot hole in this movie. It leads to creepy stairs with an old lady

[@jimdorsey9618]

I rented an Air B&B and Rich Evans was in the basement. I heard his laugh

[@jimdorsey9618]

@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast Laugh and Smile lol

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Dear Penthouse.

[@jimdorsey9618]

@@Woozlewuzzleable I heard his sinister laugh, beating

[@WraithWriter]

Did you at least give them a 5 Star rating?

[@jimdorsey9618]

@@WraithWriter of course

[@slangislayer]

As an Austrian this movie hit close to home

[@sampelletier5083]

Ah, yes. Josef Fritzl. The worst human to ever come out of Austria. Well, second worst anyways.

[@henrylaxative8840]

I can almost guarantee this premise was inspired by that case

[@elgaith7626]

@@sampelletier5083 I dunno, man. That AH guy had a government full of enablers, millions of people cheering him on, and mostly made political decisions. Friztl, on the other hand, while certainly not less awful than AH in the cosmic scale of things, did all his devilry himself, and in secret. I'm genuinely not sure which is worse.

[@Bigjuicydumbdumb]

Priklopil would like a word.

[@Jigglypoof]

When they were showing news clips of kids in cage stories, I thought they would certainly bring up Fritzl. That's like the quintessential hidden generational incest house baby case. I couldn't stop thinking about the parallels after I saw the movie. And the fact that the real life monster was even worse than the one in this story.

[@devil_pls]

Rest in Peace to Trevor Moore. The absolute goat

[@WayTooWarm]

Loved this movie I’m glad you are finally reviewing it! Also RIP Trevor Moore ❤

[@versebuchanan512]

Rest easy, local Sexpot TM

[@andrewrivera1054]

I'm sure he's drinking mouthwash in heaven now

[@ombranox]

@@andrewrivera1054 And hand sanitizer. God and his angels are none the wiser.

[@carn5haun343]

I have just discovered this channel in 2023. And having gone back to watch the old videos, I have great admiration for the development of Jays beard over time

[@ButtersTheGreat1]

This whole movie I couldn't stop thinking of the "Old Lady in the Wall!" skit

[@flocksofmoosen2039]

which HITB episode was the bit from bc i couldn’t stop thinking about it either but i don’t remember which episode it was in

[@Norgorber]

@@flocksofmoosen2039 119: Shut in and Arrival

[@Chatrbuug]

I'm so sad it's not a real movie they were describing

[@GamblingTimeKaraoke]

Hearing Mike and Jay discuss Miss March and WKUK in any context is not something I ever expected lol. RIP Trevor. The sound of you and Zach squishing pudding in the boot will haunt me forever.

[@si7817]

I haven't cry-laughed like this in a long time! Who would've though David Zaslav impressions would do it 🤣

[@korganrocks3995]

There's nothing Mike loves more than coming up with sleazy producer scenarios. Well, except for mocking the elderly and Rich Evans ofc, but that's a given.

[@yewtewbstew547]

@@korganrocks3995 He's gonna have a lot of fun when Rich Evans is elderly.

[@korganrocks3995]

@@yewtewbstew547 Unfortunately for him, Rich seems to have recently discovered Jay's reverse aging technique, so at this rate Mike will be the elderly one of the group while Rich and Jay start a boy band or something. ;)

[@Burro..]

What a thoughtful, beautiful video description from Rich Evans.

[@sawyerstudio]

🤣

[@Mazzy774i]

This man did in fact direct Nerf Nuke a cultural classic

[@bradivany7008]

From the makers of The Cum Bomb!

[@kronglemcdongle-quiverberr7778]

Justin Long hears a scream before he goes into Frank's room and we never find out who was screaming for help. I think the implication is that those tunnels could go on forever and have any number of creepy rooms or incest people

[@BlackJester57]

Wait wtf really i dont even remember that thats really interesting

[@kronglemcdongle-quiverberr7778]

@BlackJester57 I'll need to rewatch it but I'm sure it's about a minute before he goes in

[@TheOriginalMerr]

Zach Creggor also co-directed The Civil War on Drugs with Trevor Moore. One of my personal favorites from the WKUK crew.

[@bradivany7008]

"Ohhh f* k white people"

[@GonzoCiosain]

"We could put a naked girl on the flag, with like, big WHOPPERS!"

[@brennancrane6822]

So technically his 3rd feature film. Unless Buckerson and Myers is considered one.

[@cyberpunkholiday]

Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t that she didn’t know it was a bad neighborhood until she saw it in the daylight? That’s why she’s surprised when she leaves in the morning?

[@Misadventures_85]

Yeah. She notices before going to the job interview.

[@kneau]

11:09 Is he just rationalizing or were we shown she took the step of looking at the neighborhood via Google Maps. She still wouldn't notice the difference at night, but it's possible she was misled & not just uninformed.

[@esock2001]

But also, it’s Detroit man. A cheap Airbnb in Detroit.

[@DaveVoyles]

Also, during the scenes at night, the neighborhood looks completely different. It’s when she goes out in the morning that they are physically in a different location.

[@thanfede]

Setting it in Detroit was incredible bc it’s the kinda thing where you actually can’t understand the safety of a neighborhood based on an Airbnb listing

[@colmyers]

"Characters do dumb things"--Mike you summed it up beautifully. If I'm Bill Skarsgard and a lady is bawling and begging me not to go into the basement of a creepy rando house in the goddamn ghetto of Motown, citing dungeon/video camera/weird room, I'm getting in my 2003 Dodge Stratus and pealing the eff out until I'm in Canada. You would never go down there.

[@CelestialWoodway]

If I was the girl I would never have stayed in the first place.

[@BlackJester57]

ngl i would have gone down there for sure. Going deeper into the tunnel is definitely questionable but irl you would not ever think there would be any living thing in a secret sealed off tunnel underground.

[@Sierra358]

Like couldn't she just drive to a different town and stay at a motel?? Lol I loved the movie but I was annoyed there wasn't a better reason for why she stayed.

[@fzcxcxzzxcxz]

I don't know about Barbarian but I'm def watching Miss March now.

[@evilcam]

You should check out the promos they made for Miss March too. Little sketches they made about the production, with the rest of the WKUK crew, and they were funnier than the movie. The movie itself had its moments for sure, but the Mad Atoms promos they made were in their normal sketch style, and were much better.

[@QuantumElectricians]

So many people were saying there's a crazy twist at the end. "Oh my god! The TWIST!!! You gotta see this!! The twist at the end!!" I was waiting even for an after credits scene for the twist. I don't think people understand what a twist is.

[@warlordofbritannia]

The twist is that there was no twist

[@TreewwwyYzzerdd]

“Jaws had a crazy twist ending, there was a shark!”

[@BotsandMagic]

The house looks perfect and I'm sure that's how it looked in the AirBnB listing, hence her shock at the surrounding area later on.

[@PointlessRhetoric]

Yes but the interior is enormous compared to the outside and it's also extremely clean and well maintained. (Outside of the plot device of not having toilet paper.) There would have to be somebody visiting several times a week to keep it in that condition. It's just one of the many things that doesn't track with this film. What type of person is visiting a notoriously dangerous city and doesn't take into account at all what neighborhood they're staying in?

[@Dhips.]

It's the run down Detroit suburbs. How did she not know? If you plan on visiting Detroit how do you not know? Detroit being a mess has been a punchline for over 30 years.

[@deadpan80]

the tape measuring sequence was perhaps the funniest goddamn thing I've seen on film in a looooooonnnnngggg time. So simple and clever. Brilliant casting choice of Justin Long because he is a very likeable and funny actor and having him play such a sleazeball makes you question whether or not he is as bad as he is slowly revealed to be. The movie is heavy on message/subtext, but does so in a way that doesnt insult the viewers intelligence and allows them to come to their own conclusions. You know, like good storytelling is supposed to do.

[@nicholasgill5912]

Even Verhoeven had NPH wear a full on SS uniform at the end of Starship Troopers and folks still don't get it, so I didn't think this movie was too much. Right up until his last big choice, the movie had me wondering if JL's character was redeemable or not. 100% agree with your last point. The director understands "show, don't tell", which made for a stronger movie.

[@than217]

Trevor Moore being memorialized with clips of Miss March on Half in the Bag brings a tear to my eye. RIP (I really hope RLM reviews Mars when it comes out)

[@ChrisLT]

Mike really loving what he's saying at 47:10.

[@athenajaxon2397]

RIP to my man Keith, mans just wanted to vibe and drink wine and got killed for it😭 also Justin Long was so great in this, his whole section was hilarious.

[@leob4403]

He died from his own stupidity nothing else, he wasnt killed by anyone

[@halowaffle25]

I went into Barbarian totally blind too, and ended up liking it... To an extent. It's definitely an interesting movie, even if a lot could have been done better. The directing was a real highlight, which is a great sign for a debut.

[@amsgame7148]

LOL! That nun thing with the "Based on a true story" tag underneath it. You guys are wonderful.

[@seancrosby6837]

I think the reason why comedy directors do so well with horror is because comedy can very easily be turned into horror. I heard the streamer Jerma985 talking about this, but for example, Mrs. Doubtfire, that could easily be a horror movie. A guy dresses up as a woman to become a family's nanny so that he can get closer to them? Terrifying in the right context. Jumanji is another good one, that movie is funny, but it's also kind of scary. Bruce Almighty? God gives his powers to some random dude who is irresponsible? That is fucking scary man

[@RobertJRoman]

Jordan Peele has said that the only difference between comedy and horror is the music chosen for the score

[@willswain7144]

I think another thing is - the art of comedy and horror has a lot to do with timing. A good buildup is the key to a good punch line AND a good jumpscare.

[@sarads7877]

Well it depends on the director, cause david gordon green, for example….. that’s gonna be a no from me.. And i’m also on the fence when it comes to this guy, i liked some of the movie but the rest i thought was terrible

[@Hakman78]

The first act of this movie could be viewed as a perfect short film. The very first shot of the second act I have never been more confused in a theater before, demanding answers that weren't being provided. Once we figure out exactly what's going on, and the eventual lead up to the conclusion it sort of lost any reality and turned into a full-on monster movie, not a bad thing, but not what was expected from how the first 2 parts played out. Honestly the opening ominous chanting/moaning that is heard right when the movie starts that sounds like its coming from the house made me think this was going to go into a much more occult direction, but we got still at the very least was a unique experience

[@daviamorim]

That whole sequence with Justin Long's character checking out the house was the funniest thing I have ever seen in a horror movie. When he started to measure the dungeon I was in tears.

[@blazesawyer7662]

Finally I’ve been wanting to hear Jays thoughts since leaving the theater

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

I would like a Smile review but that means it will never happen.

[@Night5225]

I’ve been waiting to see what I thought about it.

[@alecplante4192]

WWJT

[@carterburkhart4336]

Mike and Jay finally added lighting to a Half in the Bag

[@V.H.Silva89]

It's like a cross between re view and half in the bag

[@donaldhellscream3051]

Well guys you sold me. I'm gonna go see Miss March right away.

[@braxtonrasmussen]

Perfect timing for my lunch break. Thanks guys!