Half in the Bag: Cocaine Bear, Knock at the Cabin, and The Whale

[@shantheman9922]

In regards to the shitty lighting, I love the quote from Sean Astin in the LOTR, he asked another guy on set "where're these lights supposed to be coming from if it's night?" And the guy responded "The same place as the music"

[@dominushydra]

Lol.. perfect

[@KevinJDildonik]

It's worth trying to use the light in the scene when you can. But Tarantino famously lights his films like a stage play. Spotlights out of nowhere. Because it's more important for a shot to look right for the tone of the scene, than for it to be "realistic". At least in fiction.

[@TheJohn_Highway]

@@KevinJDildonik Which is a braindead take because movies should be immersive

[@Cosper79]

Elijah Wood said that, not Sean Austin.

[@feandil666]

I have to say that the lighting during the whole Minas Morgul and Shelob sequence has always bothered me, it was way too bright and broke the immersion, especially in the sequence where Frodo shows the vial of Galadriel: there's supposed to be a massive constrast between the absolute darkness of the cave and the holy light of the vial. They could have done it way better.

[@Indigo_Gaming]

I can't believe the Oscar-winning film, The Whale, was adapted from the real-life memoirs of Harry Plinkett.

[@garrettmetting6938]

I squeeze gats

[@erictseitz]

Somebody had to say it.

[@scott963]

I like your cyberpunk videos, kudos 👏

[@DrSubtle]

I never would've thought to see you in these parts! A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! I love both Red Letter Media, and you Indigo Gaming lol. ❤

[@sharkyjeff]

i never expected to see the guy who rage quit wayward realms in a redlettermedia comment section

[@Kozakology]

I met the writer of "Snakes on a Plane" during a film fest and he REALLY thought that his script should be taken seriously. He was upset that they added jokes. He also was VERY angry that they named it "Snakes on a Plane" other than his title "Venom". He kept complaining that he couldn't use his title because of "some crappy Marvel comic character having the copyright". He was a really strange and intense guy. I assure you that HE was not in on the joke of his own movie.

[@djangofett4879]

its a bad movie, even judged as a comedy. the comedy falls flat and the whole thing is a boring dud.

[@fluidthought42]

I want to believe this is true

[@devilmikey00]

God, it's not a great movie as it is but without the shlocky bits it would have been absolutely miserable. Studio made the right call on that one.

[@HellecticMojo]

​@@devilmikey00 for every movie ruined by studio, there's a film saved by it

[@fluidthought42]

@@8Kazuja8 Corny and cheesy is fine, but you can take cheesy seriously and then let your audience have fun with it. Like Real Steel, goofy ass movie and cheesy as hell but it still has the serious moments you expect from a cheesy movie.

[@gibbyfromicarlybestshow986]

I love how Mike tried to end the show early like four times before giving in to discussing cocaine bear

[@jonbigcawk]

The part at the end when brendan caresses his daughters face with his flipper was absolutely touching

[@nonesuch6833]

It was a brave decision for the movie to subtitle all the underwater warbling instead of dubbing over, but it absolutely paid off

[@thoakim673]

ok

[@landonwyndham979]

That actually made me spit good job

[@aarondavis8943]

That's a really insensitive comment. Shame on you. I thought the story of a Westerner with too much food was very touching.

[@twiceshy9773]

​@@aarondavis8943oh boo!! Just let people enjoy things- that comment was funny!!😂👍👍

[@ButtersTheGreat1]

The brilliance of studios rediscovering mid budget is a miracle

[@ButtersTheGreat1]

Also I live near Waylon Jennings Grave and will make sure to leave a copy of Cocaine Bear on it.

[@MonkeyspankO]

Its just the Hollywood boom and bust cycle that has been going on for a century

[@mat3714]

We can make 10 cocaine bears and see what happens

[@brandonlordbaltimore5182]

Something had to give 🤷

[@andrewdestefano4143]

​@@ButtersTheGreat1you're a legend Butters

[@Guysm1l3y]

The Oscars counting sequels as "adaptations" is the biggest Hollywood circle jerk since... the Oscars.

[@switchp8286]

"Hey guys we now have a dedicated category for all those sequels you despise!"

[@DoctorXander]

Their criteria for original screenplay is ridiculous as well. A movie like The Favourite that is based on historical events and people is considered original, whereas Glass Onion takes one existing character into a completely original story and it's considered an adaptation

[@brown22sugar25]

@@DoctorXander an existing character created by the guy writing the sequel no less

[@One21Jiggawatts]

Every script is adapted from something.

[@Draliseth]

​@@DoctorXander Oh.. I see. Huh. Huh?

[@crushycrawfishy1765]

I was legit shocked when the "in loving memory of Ray liota" wasn't a red letter media joke

[@matthillfromcollege4109]

Like that he was dead? Or that they placed it over footage him getting ripped up because that was a joke

[@0ceanicify]

He was one of the people behind getting this movie made - so he chose the means of his own obituary.

[@MrKinglydude]

I mean it kind of was - in the film there's a good five minutes between his death and the credits w/ his memorial.

[@AnarchicArachnid]

The "in loving memory ", was at the beginning of credits

[@ggt47]

Wait....so it was not by RLM? Surprising. Not saying they make fun of him. But you think a professional film company would have higher standards.

[@SadeN_0]

It's legitimately crazy how good Mike is at instantly coming up with fixes to movies that missed their mark. Sure it's easier with hindsight when the movie is already made, but I think he'd actually make an awesome script doctor in the industry, if he wanted to.

[@SadeN_0]

I mean, for all we know, he could already be working as one. It's usually uncredited work.

[@korganrocks3995]

The crazy part is that no one fixes the glaring flaws in the script before or during the production of the movie! Most movie scripts seem to be written as if the writers are unaware that they're allowed to go back and change things. Take Prometheus for example: if you give a character a full 3D map of a building and then decide you want him to get lost, you're allowed to go back and NOT GIVE HIM A GODDAMN MAP!

[@lucasbennett7717]

I always feel both their suggestions are always cringe stereotypical hollywood type bs, that if they actually saw in a movie, they would be ragging on

[@korganrocks3995]

@@lucasbennett7717 Maybe, but the point is that it would have been more entertaining than what they DID see.

[@lucasbennett7717]

@@korganrocks3995 🤡

[@fettfan91]

The fact that even a movie called Cocaine Bear wound up being “about family” just goes to show how little creativity there is in Hollywood these days.

[@kapnkerf2532]

Slightly disappointed we didn't see the Carrie Fisher clip from the Star Wars outtakes.

[@daniel5730]

And it's about dangerous carnivorous animal acting dangerous and eating flesh (but on cocaine because le funny).

[@juergen4ever]

​@@kapnkerf2532 +1

[@chillhour6155]

Well at least they got the lighting right

[@thecatherinegriffin2610]

Vin diesel is in it? Fck

[@Vlaew]

I'm sure this is how Ray Liotta wanted to be remembered.

[@somerandolad]

He saw The Revenant one too many times before he died.

[@1997residente]

Not Turbulance?

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

I'll always remember him as the cop who beat the shit out of Seth Rogan in a shopping mall

[@Lifesizemortal]

@@executioner_ecgbert884 observe and report, great movie

[@TheTGOAC]

​@@executioner_ecgbert884 we don't wanna hurt you, Ronnie. Genuinely good role.

[@headbangerdnb]

Crazy how anything under 50, 60 million is considered "low budget" these days

[@garrettmetting6938]

Unless you're Robert Eggers who will make a film on a budget of 2 million dollars

[@salinium]

"My movie studio gave me a small business loan of about 20 million dollars..."

[@Poopscipade]

I would easily sacrifice the best film of all time getting made if its budget went to people who actually need that money for things like staying alive.

[@dadsback69]

​@@Poopscipadeidk man American psycho is pretty good

[@Troy_z]

Even more crazy movies that make 100s of millions of dollars are considered failures

[@bitterspirit4845]

I fully expected the climax of Cocaine Bear to have been one (or more) of the characters doing cocaine and fighting cocaine bear one-on-one in hand-to-hand combat. I thought that was assumed from the start

[@wacksonjittemore4013]

They could only afford enough CGI to have the bear onscreen for about 20 minutes throughout the movie

[@hansmatheson5976]

Agreed except I think the protagonist should have done meth so the world could finally have a conclusive answer to which is the tougher/cooler drug.

[@JesseVenturaHat]

@@hansmatheson5976 both are terrible. You don't even wanna get started trust me been there done that

[@bitterspirit4845]

@@wacksonjittemore4013 That's why you make the POV high on cocaine. Just cram a guy in a bear suit and start filming

[@tsmitty777]

I need lovable town drunk David Harbour to get lit up with PCP and fight Cocaine Bear while intense music plays.

[@grantwallace8371]

As a movie theater employee, you can tell that some of the 50 year old and up customers really got a kick out of asking “two tickets for Cocaine Bear”

[@nikkyboy1067]

Dude I would of as a 27 year old if my other friend didn't go and buy the tickets online. Freaking modern trends taking the fun out of everything.

[@Stewieboy1995]

@@nikkyboy1067 I love having the physical ticket I usually hold onto them and if I buy the movie on dvd or blue ray I put the ticket stub in the case so anytime I go to watch a movie I can say oh I seen that movie in theatres. Plus it’s a nice keepsake to remember when you went and what movies you’ve seen. Same with concert tickets, I prefer the hard tickets to hold onto a keep as a keepsake

[@captinundies6049]

@@Stewieboy1995 I use to hang on to them but never thought of putting them in the DVD case

[@Geminisparkles]

Rebels lol

[@shane5896]

That's because they remember the 1980's.

[@aleccrisman]

Mike has been getting slowly but noticeably more midwestern over the last year, it's been amazing to watch.

[@trax72]

1:45 Knock at the Cabin 12:44 Short Oscars discussion 15:14 The Whale 22:03 Intermission/CONTENT! 24:11 Cocaine Bear 43:53 Miscellaneous

[@JamJam24111]

My hero

[@playerhater424]

Thank you

[@Forbes780]

What happend at 7:36 ?

[@silverroddo1468]

Many thanks. o7

[@gloomy_gus]

7:36 What I really love about Mike is how he's able to clearly articulate his feelings about the films he watches

[@PashaandDrosha]

And immediately after Jay says what Mike wanted to say in comprehensible terms. Jay is gonna be Mike's old man interpreter in the future when the karmic dementia inevitably kicks in.

[@luiginastro8831]

... movie

[@nezalok270]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrChickennugget360]

what you don't realize is that Mike was speaking the language of his people.

[@YaBoiJonesy]

@@PashaandDrosha that'd be the most funny yet sad thing if Mike got Dementia and had to be wheeled around everywhere

[@docfortune]

I couldn't give two shits about Knock At the Cabin, but when I was listening to this in the background and though it was part of the plot of Cocaine Bear, it sure made Cocaine Bear sound more interesting. "Holy shit, the four horsemen of the apocalypse show up to fight Cocaine Bear?"

[@fenrirgg]

😂😂😂

[@terig5584]

And it’s up to a morbidly overweight man to stop them all.

[@matthewhomman8656]

Cocaine bear wouldve been a billion times better if it actually embraced its b movie status and had something ridiculous like that. I wantee the bear to fight the cartel or end up on a cruise ship but instead it was just dull.

[@SsnakeBite]

The most annoying thing about stuff like *_Cocaine Bear_* is that every time one of those things come out, you get hundreds of thousands of people who have never seen a so-bad-it's-good movie who come out and explain to you that you don't get it, it's hilarious because it's "accidentally" funny and you haven't seen anything like it before (anyway, remember *_Sharknado_* ?), even though it's the most blatantly artificial, by-the-number, focus-group manufactured garbage ever.

[@cfssuperhero]

Absolutely. The Room is so bloody perfect because it was SUPPOSED to be good and it was awful. Stuff like Cocaine Bear was deliberately trying and that just isn't funny.

[@tsriftsal3581]

@@cfssuperhero Toxic Avenger or Bad Taste it is not

[@2centsbear638]

Garbage nonsense movies

[@joefriday1435]

Snakes on a Plane/the internet and it's impact on the movie industry has been a disaster for the human race

[@BunnLilah]

I forget the exact quote from an episode of Best of the Worst but it was something like "A bad movie is only entertaining if someone's dream completely failed".

[@jknasick]

How can Mike forget about Rupert Grint’s amazing acting in “Thunderpants”? Best of the Worst episode 7

[@xephachi]

his alcoholism has cost him too many braincells

[@jeffjones7012]

He has Willis brain

[@SweetLuups]

The most tragic part of a horror movie is when the characters can't complete all of the activities they planned. Makes me sad

[@Psilocybin77]

They never got to go kayaking. Tragic.

[@Shinkajo]

Me too. I think it's because my own life is so filled with disappointments.

[@lucamckenn5932]

Maybe the true horror was the friends we made along the way. Chilling, I know.

[@infinitesorrows21]

Brendon Fraser got to do what Cameron Mitchell did, sit on a couch and act and he got an Oscar for it.

[@Neodeleux]

Cameron Mitchell sat so Brendan Fraiser could lay.

[@GhettoFabulousLorch]

Brendan's been through a Tums festival. He earned this.

[@ashb7]

I agree, Cameron Mitchell definitely deserves a posthumous Oscar

[@andrewtc95]

​@@Neodeleux 🤣🤣🤣

[@jsinjapan1689]

Fraiser got his daughter to close that f-ing door, at least.

[@ArchibaldClumpy]

Shyamalan finally got his revenge against people making fun of his twists by making a movie whose entire plot you can guess from the premise.

[@msanjelica]

The book doesn't give you a definitive ending. Which is why I thought he was adapting it. I guess the twist is he decided not to do the twist. 🤷

[@cornbredx]

That's all of his movies since The Village.

[@Albtraum_TDDC]

@@msanjelica what was the twist in the book?

[@msanjelica]

@@Albtraum_TDDC Just that you are never told if the apocalypse was real. All the intruders die, the little girl is accidentally killed, and the story basically ends. We don't find out what happens when they leave the woods.

[@chuckmendez8446]

The twist is that was no twist

[@RadicalValkyrie]

Piranha 3D is excellent. I asked David Hasselholf about it during his panel in Australia at a con, and he talked at length about it. How his agent told him not to do it. He said it was one of the most fun projects he had worked on and loved how silly it was.

[@rebeccawilliamson1978]

I think that was piranha 3-DD, the sequel. In the Waterpark. The 3d one was mostly on open water...a wind surfer gets her boobs eaten and Jerry O'Connell gets his dick chewed off and you see it float in the water. 😂

[@rebeccawilliamson1978]

Regardless, tho. The one with the Hoff was fun

[@TimeBucks]

You guys had me chuckling

[@nishatanwani6460]

It was great fun watching the movie. Very hilarious had me chuckling..

[@ashb7]

That's high praise

[@SuperCaleb360]

They broke new ground!!!!!

[@grapesforallofus]

😲😲😲😳😳😳

[@solimankhan1431]

Nice

[@Mrkonjichris]

Half in the bag with BOTW formatting of 3 movies. Excellent editions.

[@dirkslamley7415]

It's nice just to see a Half in the Bag again with new and popular theatrical movies. I hope they keep it up. For a while it felt like a worse BotW.

[@eccentric_edits]

Props to Jay for the Doom Patrol article with added whipping. Fine editing.

[@AppleJackApple]

Yeah, Jays editing never fails to deliver comedy gold

[@BFSOM]

Good content

[@recnepsrc]

The cancellation of Doom Patrol hurts more than the whipping.

[@MrJeanjean2009]

@@recnepsrc Literally worse than slavery, sad.

[@kidmonster670]

As a San Diegan, I can 100% confirm there is a huge subset of people who would absolutely go to just some small cabin in the woods with absolutely no plans as their family vacation

[@yrdpk3656]

sometimes it's just nice to get away

[@NecromancyForKids]

​@YRDPK You can appreciate that as an adult, but as a kid, what are you going to do? Make some snow angels and snowmen for 10-15 minutes, then get cold, come inside, and be bored.

[@kidmonster670]

​@@NecromancyForKids Video Games

[@sneed472]

@@NecromancyForKids my grandma lived in a pretty remote disney-esque cottage when I was younger. we'd just go fuck about in the woods making huts out of sticks and exploring, get tired and go back then have some dinner in front of the fire and pass out.

[@neutrinohman]

*Cue family driving up to Julian in the winter for no other reason than "experiencing the snow"*

[@shimma25]

This would have to be about the 50th time Mike has come up with a better movie than the one they actually released.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

There will always be potential for a sequel like Aliens, but Cocaine Bears. One of the survivors gets reluctantly recruited to join an elite team of overconfident park rangers to investigate a town wiped out by like 50 cocaine bears. At the climax, he rails a shitload of cocaine to take on the last super dripped bear.

[@ashb7]

@@motorcycleboy9000 or maybe one of the survivors is contacted to join a couple of park rangers on a remote island where Cocaine Bears are running amok, and the climax is a corporation shipping back the last super dripped bear to the big city, but it breaks loose Call it Cocaine Bear 2: The Lost World

[@Rex-qf7en]

@@motorcycleboy9000 I have an idea for a cocaine bear sequel: Set it at Christmas, at a zoo, during a snowstorm (Chicago is probably the best place to set it in). A drug trafficking ring is housing bricks of cocaine inside the zoo, with intent on distributing to the rest of the city. But, due to a surprise fight between two of the POLAR BEARS, a Zookeeper who's not in on the criminal activity ends up moving the more aggressive polar bear into an intentionally unused exhibit where there's a stash of cocaine being hidden. The polar bear breaks out, smashes through a wall, and starts rampaging, with the blizzard surrounding the few remaining guests and staff that cuts them off from escaping. So you get to upgrade from brown bear to POLAR BEAR, the biggest bear in the world. You also get a bunch of fun imagery with white snow, that not only alludes to coke, but also hides the bear as he sneaks up on people. It'd be GREAT.

[@handler8838]

His idea is unworkable on Cocaine Bears budget.

[@Amcsae]

I absolutely LOVE Mike's idea for a rating system of how accurate a story is to the source! Don't stop people from making loose adaptations, but give people a sense of how seriously to take it!

[@MirrorSurfer]

This is a super underrated comment/suggestion.

[@movieanatomy4341]

44:00 I love when Mike talks like a 30’s studio executive complete with the cigarette

[@bschrdr07]

Thank God, something to quiet my relentless inner monologue!

[@playedout148]

Yes. It's soothing to watch people talk about movies I'll never see.

[@sweatyhaggis4303]

My friend doesn’t have an inner monologue, I don’t understand how he thinks

[@Jokoko2828]

Yeah, the boys let me forget my existential dread for a hour whenever they upload.

[@Pattamatt1998]

Personally, I enjoy imagining Duke Nukem saying my most insane intrusive thoughts, kinda takes the piss out of them a bit.

[@ChrisKola]

Can't wait for the upcoming film in the "released in the past two years" cinematic universe "Cocaine Bear versus The Whale: Who's Knocking Now?" I'm sure it'll do the source material justice.

[@churchofthelambofsat]

Cocaine Bear vs all the horrible live action Disney remake characters.

[@ChrisKola]

Just Ariel singing about wanting to be part of our world, before being torn out of the water by Cocaine Bear, it could work! The anti-Kingdom Hearts, so to speak.

[@corywilson2007]

Cocaine bear vs the whale sounds enough. Lol

[@ChrisKola]

​@@corywilson2007 Oh, and the reason Brendan Fraser got overweight is as a result of using the magic carpet from Aladdin too much, I think.

[@michaelhall5429]

Versus should be vs. Who's knocking now, is unwieldy. I'll watch it when it drops but your projected title needs work. Does brandon risk pissing off peta by wearing a whale suit though.

[@yankee2110]

i really liked The Whale. I think keeping the "stagey" filming gave it a feel of this man's life. His whole world is this room.

[@SpawnRevenge92]

I agree with you, it really put you in his shoes.

[@whompronnie]

@@SpawnRevenge92 he didn't even wear shoes

[@GF-nm1cl]

I'm still embarrassed, but snakes on a plane on opening day was my all-time best movie theater experience ever. It was just so amazing everyone in the audience was engaged and having fun, the place was packed

[@funnyberries4017]

hahaha I went too. All my highschool friends had a sleepover right after

[@UglyKenHart]

It was absolutely a “You had to be there” type of movie, and seeing it with a full house was a legitimately great experience.

[@jonhunt8270]

I had a similar experience with Deep Blue Sea. Tried to watch it at home and realized how bad it really was… but man that theater was having fun.

[@solzaproductions]

Watching half in the bag is like hanging out with friends that talk about something you’re passionate about but you have nothing to contribute to the conversation

[@TwoLeftThumbs]

Often they’re trashing things that I’m passionate about but they have valid points.

[@RegularCupOfJoe]

So, every conversation for me, then.

[@ventarfield7115]

For me, it's like listening to internet friends who have never met me talk about stuff I couldn't care less about but am somehow attracted to like a moth to a flame.

[@wanderingrandomer]

I'm less passionate about movies, more about hearing two idiots talk about movies

[@tryingbutfailing]

I used to love movies. Now I just watch these reviews.

[@ourfamilyaccount]

You guys had me chuckling. I saw Avatar2 last month with my Mom and all the seats around us were empty. It's crazy how accurate your joke was. Fun show, thanks

[@benmarkley7696]

Sorry that you and your mom died.

[@revlarmilion9574]

This user was later found to have died two months ago. His mom is doing fine, though.

[@nu1x]

@@revlarmilion9574 We'll never know for sure.. because it's the family account

[@ourfamilyaccount]

@@revlarmilion9574 ☠️ ((lol))

[@graumail]

In terms of the “do people just go to a cabin in the woods?”, yes. Generally people who normally are stuck in a big city all the time sometimes get the urge to go nowhere & do nothing around no one.

[@rawbones4117]

Yep. My girlfriend and I are literally renting out a cabin for a long weekend in the middle of Maine for just this reason. We're probably just going to relax in a hot tub for 4 days and stare at a lake. You really can't beat that. Like, there is a central hub for all the cabins where you can kayak or eat food but like... Nah My profile picture might show up but I'll die happy

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

It amazes me how Mike's alcoholism and incoherence continues to evolve in interesting and innovative ways

[@kedsarama]

The "some guy" that wrote Cocaine Bear actually worked as a PA or something on one Lord and Miller film, wrote this script on his own, then somehow got the script back to them and they loved it and bought it from him.

[@darudesandstrom1067]

22:22 using the glory whip sound over the cancelled shows was a hilarious. I love how you call back to stuff mentioned in the episode. Impressive Your reviews are so well structured they’re actually lay out better than most the films you review.

[@galeforce69420]

That shit cracked me up

[@stream_gene]

Mike always gets picked as the contrarian of RLM, but Jay really is a sleeper agent.

[@ryanatthediscotec7758]

Jay is the snooty, passive aggressive, stuck up film snob. You can tell by his fancy Wisconson accent. He rarely says exactly how he feels but he does say things like "I feel embarrassed for this movie." When he made Space Cop.

[@DeanS946]

@@ryanatthediscotec7758 he feels embarrassed for that too!

[@drlca6601]

@@ryanatthediscotec7758 Jay's insufferable, but thankfully Mike is suffering, so it evens out.

[@michaelbush1374]

​@@ryanatthediscotec7758 Fancy and Wisconsin in the same sentence 🤣

[@destroybot3000]

Never forget that Jay doesn’t like Bladerunner. The best sci-fi noir film of all time.

[@gavindancy9776]

Hitting on the back is actually the standard response to choking. I know we were taught the other version as kids, but it's been formerly updated. Just mentioning since it's life saving and easier to perform.

[@Chris-yz7cs]

Brendan Fraser got a standing ovation from the same people that abused him blacklisted him and turned his life into shit. Thank god Hollywood is dying

[@buckmoonmedia5113]

hear, hear!

[@ShadyPlatinum777]

Exactly

[@jonasastrom7422]

​@@unclephillymya 20 years blacklisted, I wanted an Oscar

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

@@jonasastrom7422 I ate grilled cheese off a radiator

[@lrgogo1517]

hollywood is dying? 🤨

[@D__S__]

RLM is so good at putting in little editing gems (some obvious ones, many sneaky blink-or-you-miss-it ones) into a long form video at juuuust the right amount and intervals between to where I never feel like any are coming when they do, and they are hilarious without distracting from the discussion itself too much in the grand scheme; part of what adds a lot of rewatch-ability to their various shows.

[@stephenshelton4267]

We need more films like Cocaine Bear and Snakes on a Plane. I like my titles to describe exactly what the film is all about. No guessing!

[@electricboogaloo5645]

I want to see Cocainebearsnakes on a plane.

[@Sp4mMe]

One day Hollywood will follow this bizarre trend of current Japanese media naming conventions, and then it'll all be over. "I went to a cabin in the woods with my husband and daughter when the riders of the apocalypse knocked on our door - NOW in theaters. Or streaming ... somewhere."

[@ryklatortuga4146]

@@electricboogaloo5645 Starring ... Michael Caine : It's not your cocaine it's mine! All My Cocaine.

[@movieace1295]

Plane

[@MatthewGeoffino]

The Robert Zemeckis school of movie titles Examples Back to the Future What Lies Beneath Cast Away Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Contact Flight The list goes on…

[@GabrielFarseer]

You guys are the kings of movie reviews. I rarely watch the movies you talk about, but somehow I love listening to you guys talk about them anyway. I also love how you never brown nose to studios, you talk about what you love, what you hate, what makes you go meh about and explain why that is. Sounds simple, yet most reviewers fail at this simple formular.

[@js500y9]

My aunt in her mid 60’s inexplicably wanted me my mom and cousin to go see cocaine bear in theaters and somehow even more inexplicably was surprised that it was bad

[@kaptaink1897]

"$20 million, low budget." I wish my budget was that low.

[@pkpckls]

I really hope that one day Margo Martindale finally gets to work as a lead on a great script with an expert director. She's such an incredible actor. Her performance in series 2 of Justified is humbling. An absolute master of her craft.

[@thecluckingassassin]

She's great in The Americans also

[@pkpckls]

@@thecluckingassassin I've never actually seen that, had no idea she was in it! Thanks for the tip.

[@dr6559]

You mean acclaimed character actress Margo Martindale?

[@cornbredx]

I heard she went into hiding after robbing a bank or something. Its good to know she's still getting good work.

[@LumpyAdams]

She's doing fine. She's one of the most sought out character actors out there. Not everyone can be A-list and not everything is sO uNdeRraTed.

[@ColdPieceCH]

I've always liked the news scenes from Signs. Seeing the chaos and not knowing what is going on is terrifying

[@Lifesizemortal]

Signs is way overrated and most people speak of it from a point of nostalgia

[@JeonardShadby505]

And having that movie come out in the year after 9/11 played perfectly into our anxiety with the news at the time. A lot about that movie doesn't hold up now--the stupid alien twist, Mel Gibson in general--but those news scenes are scary as hell still.

[@franzhopper7631]

@@JeonardShadby505 Aliens from Signs: Let's go invade acid world naked!

[@Valthonis]

@@JeonardShadby505 Signs is slightly better if you think of the aliens as demons instead. The daughter "blessing" the water and making it effective against them. Also helps cover the "why no technology" aspect of the 'aliens'. *shrug

[@notanactualuser]

Same thoughts, I was a teen watching that movie, and when I went into it, I had no knowledge of the film. I don't know why but I assumed it would be a bit more like a close encounters type movie with mystery and intrigue. Instead, it was spooky, and up until that scene, I thought it would be some twist that the aliens weren't evil or something else was going on. When you see the footage of the alien outside a kid's party, it became so real and terrifying. I think the idea of being in your home, worried about whats outside making that noise and then seeing someone, especially with a kid's party going on that should be happy and fun, just really hits at something primal and scary.

[@switchp8286]

Mike Stoklasa's physical transformation for The Whale 2: Electric Boogaloo is absolutely heartbreaking.

[@Naomi.Robertson]

Hey it's winter in WI you have to put on ten pounds to survive

[@TaRAAASHBAGS]

​@@Naomi.Robertson What's his excuse for the extra 30

[@alanbossdon1386]

They didn't use any make up or suits 😯

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

"So what do you do in Lake City while it is snowed in?" "Drink. Tie flies." "What if you run out of beer?" "F*ck." "I'll make sure we don't run out of beer."

[@fatanimetiddies9760]

Can't wait to see Rich Evans in Cocaine Bear 2: The Showtime Crisis

[@dantheman1998]

I dont know whats more amazing: Mike having a seizure and not realizing it or Jay understanding the seizure talk

[@itsseanymac]

Beloved Character Actress Margo Martindale should have played all the roles, including the bear.

[@fenrirgg]

Beloved Actress Margo Martindale had a lasting impression in that film for sure.

[@OlOleander]

I was surprised to see Beloved Character Actress Margo Martindale show up, as I'd completely blanked the annoying trailers from my memory.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Or failing that, Christopher Walken

[@POSTELVIS]

Cocaine Bear is what they should call Rich Evans when he enters a night club.

[@Icedsobaka]

Gay night club* He's known as the big white depressed bear

[@adolphineatingchildren2641]

I like your pizza tower music

[@billgriffiths8752]

Dick the Cocaine Bear is a whole new level to explore.

[@YuzuruA]

rick evans in the manhole

[@audiosurfarchive]

Oh hey POST ELVIS

[@Grace-tg4oy]

Someone should edit that time where Mike is laughing uncontrollably at an old woman because of all the things wrong with her but splice in the scenes where Brenden Frasier is yelling at the missionary or binge eating pizza.

[@X_ADumbName]

How about in Cocaine bear, have a scene where the bear breaks into the local taxidermists office, and pretends to be a mounted bear on the wall. And then another scene at the fancy mansion where the bear falls asleep on the floor, but someone confuses it for a rug. Or a scene where it gets its head stuck in a beehive or a honey pot.

[@LostCosmonauts]

19:05 I'm like a clapping baby and I admit it but I can't help but laugh every single time they splice in the Kurlan Naiskos pottery break sound effect. Same thing with the yowling cat.

[@jw9700]

Seeing this title made my day. Half in the bag is my jam and these titles are more than I could have asked for.

[@vespertilio-ver]

Hmmm, The Whale had heart, but Cocaine Bear had a bear on cocaine...

[@hardin_of_astora]

And the Oscar goes to: Daniel Day-Lewis in The Man Getting Hit By Football, written & directed by Señor Spielbergo

[@TheScrootch]

One is a movie for Redditors, the other is a movie about a Redditor

[@yourin8er]

Most whales have at least one heart.

[@smokingfrog4283]

That's a Simpsons reference! ☝🤓

[@moonmannd7501]

Actually the whale barely had a heart It's a pretty central plot point, as a matter of fact.

[@gyromurphy]

The best thing about The Whale is all the love Brendan Frasier received

[@JormunB]

Seconded! I think GQ (or a similar mag) did a profile on him a few years back before his career renaissance, one of those where the interviewer comes down to spend a couple of days just talking to the subject. Early on, Brendan, clearly going through some stuff (over-the-hill, his marketable years fading behind him, and so on), just up and says something to the effect of "I just need to let some arrows fly, y'know?" He then walked out onto the porch and just started shooting some arrows with a bow (seemingly ready to go for just this purpose) at a well-used target down in the yard. I think he even offered to let the interviewer shoot a few. That, and his whole mature attitude about getting older and coming to grips with faded stardom, always stuck with me.

[@indie_keegan]

The Brenaissance is real

[@tyedollasign4034]

Except from people who couldn't tell the difference between the movie and a reflective screen

[@stephenbarone4053]

Yeah, because we’ve been missing such masterpieces as Encino Man, George of the Jungle, and Airheads. A regular Brando.

[@tookings]

@@stephenbarone4053 My God you're miserable.

[@MrDagosti]

I am so confused as to why I wouldn't watch a 2 hour movie about a fat guy interacting with people in a set made up like a tiny claustrophobic apartment, yet spend 100 hours a year watching Mike and Chis and Jay discussing these movies in a tiny set made to look like a claustrophobic apartment.

[@knowthycell]

Bc Mike and Jay don’t open their show matsturbating to gay p0rn

[@have_a_good_day420]

Because Mike is the drunken script wizard and Jay is his DD.

[@kamirubidan2080]

I was really excited to hear Jay and Mike discuss book differences but I guess they forgot ten minutes after bringing it up.

[@korganrocks3995]

Or they edited that part out.

[@lucasrenato3531]

I like how they traded their personalities throughout the years

[@evens327]

Ironic for the "at the movies" opening as you guys are MOST DEFINITELY the new generation if S&E. It's awesome going back and watching old episodes of ATM and seeing the parallel between Red Letter and Siskel and Ebert. Half in the bag is already iconic as you guys are true to your beliefs and that shows.

[@djmartens123]

Aliens 2 is definitely my favourite film adapted from a stage play.

[@rokulus7910]

Of course character actress Margot Martindale was the best part of Cocaine Bear. Her sage, buttery voice simultaneously soothes me and fills me with dread. She's a talent to watch.

[@empatheticrambo4890]

I was so excited and moved to see Ke Huy Quan win that Oscar and give his speech. It was an incredible performance in the film, and of course a wonderful story for him. I don't think it "makes up" for what he experienced in the past, let alone the many dozens of other actors who won't end up getting Oscars, but I couldn't help but be moved

[@motherplayer]

And of course when he and Brendan get their awards, now everyone is like "So are you gonna do a new Mummy film? Are you gonna do an Indiana Jones spinoff as Short Round?" and it's like, for pete sake people, let these guys acclimate themselves proper first before trying to throw them back into the franchise machine meat grinder!

[@werepat]

Mike's idea for how Cocaine Bear should have been made me laugh out loud. He described it so well and with such animation that I have no problem imagining that was the movie. Redlettermedia is a criminally underused Hollywood resource.

[@Aliensondope]

Hollywood is quite aware of RedLetterMedia.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

I think the movie changed it from a Black Bear, as it was IRL, to a Grizzly Bear, but I feel the premise can be workshopped further, make it a Kodiak Bear or Polar Bear (change the location if needed), and then replace the cocaine with PCP, Meth, and Steroids. Optionally, use a Tiger or Gorilla instead.

[@connor48880]

The ending of the Whale made me laugh because someone behind me asked out loud if he just fell on top of his daughter

[@almeidacoelho1989]

I had to run out of the theater to not spill my guts out thinking of him smashing his daughter

[@gloss6969]

i’m laughing so hard at this now

[@L33Reacts]

Hahahahaha

[@LumpyAdams]

The whole script made me laugh. Such a dogshit movie.

[@DarkAngelEU]

I was honestly expecting that to happen lol

[@StarchyGuy-g3j]

That belushi joke made me blow tea out my nose, well deserved

[@squiglesmcgee304]

I like that Jay is putting whiskey in his water bottle these days since the beer has no effect on him anymore

[@lankeymarlon]

Mike's Dave Batista impression is spot on. 6:13

[@BigBarkleyValley]

Mike's ideas to improve films always sound so good.

[@emmobrien]

They all sound generic and terrible to me lol

[@korganrocks3995]

@@emmobrien That's the kind of schlock Mike loves. 😉

[@nicholastotoro7721]

*The Whale* really needed a few Wilhelm screams thrown in.

[@michaelbush1374]

Maybe a few fart noises too

[@pekinobo]

Have waited a while for a new RLM video and then I hear Mike roar like a drunken bear. What a time to be alive.

[@AllisonIsLivid]

I feel like Mike's version of Cocaine Bear is basically 'Werewolves Within' which was a pretty good IFC horror comedy from a few years ago. Worth a watch.

[@1chiTheKiller]

This was just a great episode of HITB. The movies were fun and interesting in their own ways, and the conversation got into mild technical things while still being goofy and fun. Just a really great episode, guys. :)

[@keithberwanger6595]

All of these LotR references from Jay makes me very hopeful for a RE:View on the series.

[@diamonddog5190]

​@@Dantegrey1 I feel like botw would work better for those ones 😂

[@ammosophobia]

A BOTW featuring The Hobbit movies.

[@SpawnRevenge92]

What is there to say that hasn't been said already, though?

[@diamonddog5190]

@@SpawnRevenge92 true enough. That's probably why we won't ever get a Batman review

[@kellydavis3219]

I'm so happy that Brendan himself got the specific recognition instead of Darren, it's clearly a subject that he has a deep personal passion about unlike Captain Edgelord whose train of thought for eliciting strong emotions from viewers caps out at "what if they ATE A BABY"

[@Simonskilamb]

That scene with the table falling over in the Whale was absolutely like a Half in the Bag Mike / Rich slapstick fall, so good

[@ProfSquarez]

That "based on a true story" rating is a fantastic idea

[@DefenderTIM]

Especially if we expand it to news media.

[@DerangedManiac12]

The idea of some grossly underpaid member of the MPAA extensively verifying accounts and cross-referencing sources to determine if a movie is an 8 or a 9 on Mike's true story scale is really funny.

[@boobootittleman7299]

[Cocaine cubs tear out Ray Liotta’s guts] 10 minutes later IN LOVING MEMORY OF RAY LIOTTA

[@conan2096]

did you think he was going to say choke on em?

[@boobootittleman7299]

@@conan2096 I kinda did!

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

I feel bad that this was his last movie and hope he isn't remembered as "The guy who died while filming cocaine bear"

[@joshuabrien2970]

​@@executioner_ecgbert884 no he died while filming swamp mamas

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

I have no idea what swamp Mama's is, but that honestly sounds way worse

[@bjchit]

“Like the way I laugh at the elderly.” Never change Mike.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

How would you rank these three films?

[@DS-gc7vg]

God I love it when they talk about Zac Baggins.

[@anyacarlson5219]

Mike's Wisconsin accent is stronger than usual this episode

[@RabbitShirak]

Must be because of the lighting

[@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn]

Its the scruffy bear hairdo.

[@ainulindalen]

A new HitB just in time to assuage my depression and dementia.

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

I'm sad I can't remember what this comment said 😮‍💨

[@ANTIStraussian]

Just when i needed it. Monday morning at work

[@AdamSoucyDrums]

Who are you where am I

[@ProtovoxMedia]

Why am I holding a tiny television. I’m confused and scared

[@thecluckingassassin]

😂 hahaha this comment is always super funny

[@michaeldowney2940]

This may be 1 of the best reviews in a min from RLM, & I have loved them for years. Long live RLM.

[@thevincentgonzalesplan]

It's funny you guys talking about the dark lighting in "Cocaine Bear". I think one of the most distinguishing features of 70's TV shows (like Columbo or Charlie's Angels) is how flat the lighting was, probably because TV's in the 70's didn't have the light/tone range adjustments we have now, but it worked well-enough.

[@FightNightPicks]

"And you up the stakes halfway through and all these cocaine bears are gonna go into the town" *best line of the show*

[@TheMostWanted92]

How do you up the ante for a sequel? Cocaine BEARS. They could absolutely go that route for a sequel.

[@brooksklepper2853]

“They didn’t find ALL the cocaine” Cocaine Bear 2: The Sleuth

[@adicakes]

Sounds like a don wilson pitch

[@DoncoEntAgain]

Never thought I'd see one of my favorite UFC prediction shows in the comments of an RLM video.

[@ingram2617]

@@TheMostWanted92 It's the two cubs. They literally put 2 bears who are raised on cocaine in the movie. They are gonna go absolutely apeshit in the eventual sequel, and there will be a touching reunion between the two bears and the two kids (now teens). Cocaine Bear 2: 2 Cocaine Bears.

[@siggi4426]

it's crazy how long it's taking me to not nottice them switching shirts and places. feels weird every time

[@phnargg]

It threw me into the uncanny valley until I realized which one I was actually looking at

[@Terry_Irvin]

The Dave Batista voice was so spot on 🤣

[@galeforce69420]

This was the best half in the bag I’ve seen in a minute

[@chaosincarna]

I've never seen two people so utterly in contempt for the cozy life they made for themselves.

[@Liberum69]

I read The Cabin at the End of the World years ago. Loved it. The author has a great way of displaying ambiguity in the books of his that I've read, and what to do in the face of that ambiguity. I was so damn excited as I was watching the trailer for this movie the first time, thinking they finally recognized this book for its great cinematic potential (really, I'd've made a 4 episode mini-series considering the beats of the book). But then I saw M. Night's name attached to it, and I knew... I knew his spiritual ass would take all ambiguity away and make it so the prophecy was true, that fuck. Ruined the whole point of the book. So much potential... squandered.

[@krishadyn5211]

There is an analysis somewhere about the differences, and the film version is basically how Stockholme Syndrome turns victims into cultists. Except the director is also a cultist and thinks he's revealing the Secret Truth. Very popular among the people who'd kill children based on voices in their heads.

[@BLY99]

"Take Shelter" is the movie you're talking about.

[@aarondavis8943]

People like to be M. Night apologists in many different ways. In RLM's case, it's great that M. Night is now "shlock". In reality, he's just a pseudo-mystic who makes bad movies that never make any sense.

[@hatchetmouth8211]

Yeah, I'm also not a fan of the changes that were made.

[@ChaosTheory9]

Didn’t he also destroy avatar/last air bender?

[@john_laser]

I was really hoping for a mic'd up bathroom scene in the same way as the naked gun

[@alcheman12]

I was so tuned out during Knock at the cabin that I never caught the whole horsemen thing lol

[@ribby9069]

Because it didn’t make sense. They say at the end the four things they represent and it’s completely random

[@helenablavatsky9136]

Same here. Weird.

[@snufkinsnufkin2528]

Mike not understanding why people would go on a vacation to a cabin in the woods baffles me. It's the dream vacation for me lol

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

I spent a year living in a 14x14 log cabin in the woods and it was one of the best years of my life.

[@AlexxxPerales]

In your mind how long is this vacation? I can see it getting boring fast. He even says “unless there’s actually activities to do”. What do you do? Drink beer? Lol

[@kapteeniratto]

I am from Finland and summer cabins are a big part of our culture. Most people don´t have any special activity that has to do with cabins, its just being in nature, relaxing and getting drunk.

[@YukiGibson]

I would love it too, but I'm in the tropics so cabins exist but they are not as cool as in a another latitude tho.

[@Cadaveralien]

@@apetass123 It sounds like a lot of those activities (read, write, play acoustic instruments, take your time cooking, take a break from the internet) don't require to go out of your way to travel to a cabin tho'. When people describe stuff like that, sometimes it strike me as a very immature kinda deal, as in "I'm literally unable to take a break from the internet if I'm not physically move to a place without electricity"

[@ayrtonbraam916]

The Denzel whip sounds over the cancellation of Doom Patrol fucking killed me holy shit