Half in the Bag Episode 21: Jack and Jill (2 of 2)

ORIGINAL UPLOAD DATE: November 21, 2011
Mike and Jay continue their discussion of Adam Sandler's evil scheme.

[@TheAmbientWarrior]

Letterman: "I loved (the movie) so much..." Sandler: "I can't believe it!" I think that was a genuine reaction to that statement.

[@Winasaurus]

Either that or downplaying it since it feels like Letterman is basically saying "Please put me in your next film Adam, I'd also like a fat cheque for sitting on a shitty set drinking coke for 5 minutes". Wouldn't surprise me if other big names were trying to compliment him just to get on the payroll.

[@Wellspring604]

I think this is proof that Letterman didn't even watch the movie.

[@luiginastro8831]

Or maybe that was sarcasm.

[@ekathe85]

"I can't belie..." he stopped himself before ending the sentence. It was a faux pas

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Letterman’s got a really weird sense of humor though, maybe he genuinely enjoyed the absurdity of it all.

[@JJ_5289]

"I'm a racist and I find this offensive" the way he delivered that line was hilarious

[@kidv2]

Spot on

[@timmteller871]

Thats my goto line now

[@ilvean3122]

I'm just keeeeeeeeeeding

[@TheAmbientWarrior]

In fact, it was funnier than any joke in the movie.

[@gregmcgregginton574]

Does anybody have a timestamp? Love that quote too

[@bleack8701]

Fun fact, John Wick 1 was 20 million and the 2nd was 40 million. Somehow this movie costs more than those 2 combined

[@ArlanKels]

I'd love to know how much Pacino and Depp asked for

[@Keex11]

Even the freakin Lord of the Rings movies were < 100M $ each, aka in the same ball park.

[@MrHEC381991]

RLM don't have a million to their name and have produced way funnier content on youtube….Adam Sandler movies should be boycotted.

[@incanticle6662]

John Wick 3 (Parabellum) was made for $75 million and raked in $277 million. Which is damn fucking good too.

[@kwaksea]

No way!

[@larrybrennan1463]

Since Sandler was playing two roles, I wonder if he paid himself twice.

[@wiikset]

Well one time and then 79% of a paycheck for playing a woman I assume.

[@robertfitzgerald3118]

If he did that, he's not as stupid as he looks, or sounds or the best testing indicates.

[@larrybrennan1463]

@@robertfitzgerald3118 I doubt Sandler is stupid -- he just isn't funny.

[@leecroft7311]

Larry Brennan Oh, Sandler is far from stupid, the guy is a fucking genius. He knows how to play the game.

[@ColAlbSmi]

George C Scott did for Dr. Strangelove, his pay accounted for over half the budget of the film

[@randyw617]

I love how sincere Mike is when he talks about how Jack and Jill made him less naive about the film industry. This was the first RLM video I ever saw, and it's still probably my favorite.

[@MrKstate21]

"I feel like I grew up a little"

[@emguag]

You saw the 2. part before the 1. part?

[@ekathe85]

That Pepe Silvia-like relational chart they show is mindblowing

[@georgerogers2120]

@@MrKstate21 "I feel like I grew up a little." "It's like when you find out there is no Santa Claus." These should be the pull quotes on the DVD. I cannot think of more hurtful things to (rightfully) say about Adam Sandlers "work" in "comedy."

[@MyogaReyao]

19:15 for folks watching and looking for the scene

[@jgmweston]

This breakdown is just fascinating. Easily the best deconstruction of the ugly side of Hollywood that I've seen.

[@rushaholic]

Joshua Weston Pity no one in a position of influence will ever see this, let alone take what these guys have said and give "hollywood" the kick in the ass it needs.

[@ATMOSK1234]

***** No one cares if the movie bombs if dunkin donuts is the one paying the bill, not even dunkin donuts.

[@calvinthebold99]

Mezkal Muzings I think Joshua means that Hollywood has people in it that are creative and hard working and want to create something good and also want their movie to be successful. Then there is the 'ugly' side as he put it, where they put no effort in creativity and just go for lowest brow humor. Both are business models - one doesn't have to be lazy and bad just because it also happens to want a profit

[@calvinthebold99]

Maybe. I just know there are good films every year that are well made, with people that cared about the job they did, that still made money. Movies being a business shouldn't mean that you can't put craft into it. Also, the half-in-the-bag video is showing this model of 'fleecing' the system to this degree is not normal in most movies, including formulaic generic comedies.

[@OpenMawProductions]

Mezkal Muzings You have this tendency to use stances like "regularly" and "that happens a lot" to somehow justify or dismiss the behavior. You need to stop that. Rape, murder, and robbery happen a lot too. That does not make it okay. "Spending" 80 million dollars on a movie that was probably actually made for about 15 or 20 million at MOST is a crime.

[@dicsord-server]

Eleven years later it's worth pointing out that Mike got older, Jay got hotter, and Rich Evans.

[@Person_two]

Rich Evans is a universal constant.

[@Dappis]

I lowkey miss 3am-street-corner-methhead Jay

[@mattmakesmovies6618]

Hey cmon give Rich some credit, he grew a beard

[@BoyProdigyBaby]

They Even got Richads

[@jacquiecotillard9699]

Rich Evans abides

[@PMeursault]

"Adam Sandler has this well established fanbase" Statements like this make me die a little inside.

[@whereammy]

I know this comment is 3 years old but some of the smartest, most talented people I know are fucking Adam Sandler fans and it baffles me.

[@souler__]

@@whereammy He used to make genuinely funny movies, what's not to understand?

[@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician]

well, he's very consistent in his 'quality', I'll give him that.

[@libertyprime7911]

Welcome to "Idiocracy"

[@mckenzie.latham91]

I feel the same about Michael bay and M. Night Shamalyan like chris stuckman...that guy will literally defend anything M night ever did...

[@SilverSpade92]

"It's like people only do things because they get paid, and that's just really sad." - Garth Algar, 1992

[@NormalLee67]

SilverSpade92 "You have to understand, sir. It was a really big check."-Back to School

[@Lelldorin84]

ryrysteam "(gasps and sobs) They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house! I'm not made of stone!" -Krusty

[@cb1671]

"What can I say, Jonesy? I'm a capitalist..." - Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull

[@KneelB4Bacon]

+SilverSpade92 What's also funny about that scene is that Meyers and Carvey deliberately wrote it to show how obnoxious product placement is in movies. Now, flash forward to Meyers later movie, "The Cat In The Hat" where Meyers does a plug for the Universal Studios ride right in the middle of the movie. He looks right at the camera the whole time and even says, "Ka-Ching!" at the end. It was the most whoreish product placement I've ever seen.

[@LieseFury]

+Catzilla That's one of the only parts of that movie I can remember. Pretty sure it was *supposed* to be satire, but the execution failed horribly.

[@RockedNet]

The green screen and doubling affect of the Plinketts at the end was extremely smooth and had more effort put in that an entire 90 min Happy Madison film. Crazy.

[@bren7080]

A 79 million dollar Happy Madison film, FTR

[@bren7080]

A 79 million dollar Happy Madison film, FTR

[@geovani60624]

That's not green screen they just filmed it with the camera in the same position and joined the 2 parts together

[@CannibalCommunist]

LOL Rocked! likes RedLetterMedia 😂🤙 I suppose that makes sense haha Rocked! is a photographer after all

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

effect not affect you swine

[@KneelB4Bacon]

20:20 _" . . . and it's interesting so see a piece of entertainment that's a front. It's like the Italian restaurant that the Mob uses as a front . . . and they're cutting cocaine in the back and there are trucks pulling up with guns and stuff and it's like, realizing that that Italian restaurant ISN'T there to cook you a meal. And if you want to have a life-altering experience where you go into the theater and you see something on the big screen that is as transparent as a window you should watch Jack and Jill because it will change your life."_ Excellent point by Mike. This ISN'T a movie. It's some kind of ponzi scheme to spread money around. There's no way something this lazy, uninspired and crappy should cost 79 million dollars unless there's something unethical going on. If you're lucky, you'll have this moment of clarity BEFORE you've spent money on the movie

[@PaulA-fp3vs]

+Catzilla Feminist Frequency. Oh I don't know why that popped in my mind. I think I thought of it when I read this part. "It's some kind of ponzi scheme to spread money around."

[@Infynnity_Fynnitus]

This is split in to two Parts because they spent much effort in ripping this Movie apart detailly to show off how awful it is, more than they would on a real movie, because there, it isnt neccessary because the Movie speaks for it self. I think with both Parts being half an hour long and very exact on point with much deepness analyzed, it has a good right to exist in two Parts. Better then some 5 minute pointless clickbait video with Theories about the Plot and Characters of Star Wars VIII that make no sense ..

[@woohoo8409]

@The Bandog You're right, this is more like those crappy bodegas in NYC that really exist to sell smuggled cigarettes and little bags of coke and weed, but will make you a sub-par deli sandwich.

[@Sum1BetrThanU1]

They call them unwashed masses for a reason, they don’t know better...don’t recoup the studio bc then they won’t make more! Hopefully

[@Leadhead]

Jack and Jill: it's like learning that there is no Santa Claus

[@johntrains1317]

Is it tho??

[@santiagogallego8695]

Leadhead? my another case of RLM being your youtuber's favorite youtuber's

[@twoidiots9844]

This script is funnier than anything Adam Sandler can even comprehend. Mike: "Our lawyers would like us to read this statement before we proceed.. 'Adam Sandler is a Hack Fraud Con Man'.." Jay: "Oh, no no that's the wrong note." Mike: "Oh it's the _other_ note from the lawyer? Jay: "This is the one you're supposed to read. I'll cut that part out." Mike: " _ahem_ 'Adam Sandler is a *horrible* Con Man.." Jay: "Oh No! That's the wrong one too." Mike: "How many wrong notes _are_ there!?"

[@j0nt]

I CLAPPED!

[@luke666808g]

@@j0nt I KNOW WHAT THAT IS!!!

[@happybirthday146]

If a bit this uncharacteristically inspired made it into a Sandler "comedy," it would be a self-contained uncredited contribution Robert Smigel, Jim Downey, or Bob Odenkirk had independently concocted 15 years earlier, like the baseball origin scene in THE RIDICULOUS 6. Or it would be a holdover from the original source material, like the Tetris gag in PIXELS.

[@Brave_SJ]

This movie gave me a new respect for Adam Sandler, I hope to one day be as great a con man as he is.

[@drownthepoor]

Honestly I think Sandler is great for this movie because he's using his pull to give his friends paychecks. I'll never dislike a guy who does that.

[@bendover2649]

Films that were made for less money than Jack and Jill (adjusted for 2011 inflation): -2001: A Space Odyssey - $64,000,000 -The Godfather Part II - $59,000,000 - Blade Runner - $70,000,000 - Return of the Jedi - $73,000,000 -Die Hard - $57,000,000 -Batman (1989) - $72,000,000 -Goodfellas - $43,000,000 -Toy Story - $44,000,000 -Kill Bill (Vol I and II) - $71,000,000 -Dawn of the Dead (2004) - $30,000,000 -Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, World's End) - $42,000,000 -There Will Be Blood + No Country For Old Men - $54,000,000 ($27,000,000 each) ...While avoiding actual low-budget movies like T1 or 28 Days Later because that's just low hanging fruit. Also The Matrix ($85,000,000), Saving Private Ryan ($96,000,000) and Apocalypse Now ($96,000,000), while more expensive, are still in the same ballpark.

[@kylesiefering1965]

My dad just pointed out that your explanation for how Jack and Jill was made is basically the plot of The Producers

[@HoweGalaxy]

That Letterman promo was disturbing.

[@Gryffilion]

"IF I HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH IT, YOU LITTLE BASTARDS WILL TOO--I mean, we're arranging a screening of it for the staff and crew..."

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

I think that was some ruthlessly insulting sarcasm from letterman.

[@MrCharly780]

It's like their skits on the video game crew. But it's true, I died a little bit when I saw that.

[@shawnallen9275]

That tied it all together for me...

[@EpicSuchti]

@creepy truck driver Letterman isn't even Jewish, bruh.

[@JasonWrightArt]

the skit at the end is better than anything ever!

[@XalphYT]

Yeah, that parody was awesome, although it did get me hungry for Coca Cola, Oreos, Pepto Bismol, Dunkin Donuts, and delicious, crunchy Sony products.

[@timmyt1717]

You too, huh? *awkwardly drinking Coca-Cola in front of a webcam*

[@MrIdontknowww]

I wonder how they got the licensing to show the whole movie at the end of their review?

[@XalphYT]

Big Willie Stylen That's subtle. I like it.

[@KristNorsworthy]

i was about to leave without watching the end. thank you for that.

[@SlippyMcDervish]

I've re-watched this hundreds of times. So entertaining, and dense, like Boyhood.

[@Takenja]

"It's so dense, every single image has so many things going on..."

[@allex3004]

they may have gone too far in a few places...

[@rivverboy]

did you know that this episode took 7 years to make?

[@TheSolMike]

Everyone in attendance looks just as baffled at the clusterfuck as we were.....

[@wolfiethebumpireslyr]

fuck you rick Berman!

[@DannOfSteel]

This was the real life execution of The Producers.

[@Jackmono1]

Substance D Oh damn, you're right.

[@P5eudonym]

***** NO YOU'RE NOT, DON'T LIE!!!!

[@HeronSight]

I managed to pull in 150,000,000. Somehow it was a massive success and failure :/

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

everything Mike said between 19:10 and 21:00 is some of the most intelligent, thought provoking, and poignant criticism that I've ever heard, and it might be my favorite 2 minutes of any film review ever. Especially the line "That restaurant isn't there to cook you a meal." it just speaks to volumes about Adam Sandler not only as a film maker, but as a human being.

[@Brody400]

The Ironic part is the “Talladega Nights, the Ballad of Ricky Bobby” was a movie that came out five years earlier. That was a movie with some cheap sets, but still had numerous NASCAR scenes in an actual track. They even crashed the cars in the last scene. Yet, that movie had the same budget as Jack and Jill.

[@jacobp-i.5738]

No joke, this two-part episode is peak RLM content. Not only is it one of their funniest episodes but it showcases Mike and Jay's true talent at articulating what makes a movie bad, seamlessly incorporating film criticism and scholarly resources as well as their own experiences as filmmakers. It truly is brilliant stuff. RedLetterMedia is the best thing on the internet.

[@redbearwoodall]

The budget of this movie is about the same as Kingsman, an elaborate spy movie with a lot of impressive looking sets, plenty of special effects and stunts, and a couple of big name actors as well. WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO WITH THE MONEY, SANDLER?!

[@kauswekazilimani3736]

Budget is the same as both John Wicks

[@JoblessJimmy]

Kauswe Kazilimani Crack orgies aren’t cheap

[@heroesytumbas]

Citizen Kane budget was 15 million dollars of today...

[@evilcam]

Sandler is keeping his friends afloat financially with these scam movies. Apparently he bought all the main cast of Grown Ups Maseratis and charged it to the studio as bonuses, which they were probably happy to pay because the movie was being primarily financed by product placement shilling anyway. So...even though most of his movies are dogshit, I don't hate Sandler at all, as he is ripping off a bunch of heartless corporations and passing the windfall to his friends. Anyone who makes sure Norm Macdonald is not going hungry, is a-okay in my book.

[@MsJavaWolf]

All I will say is that the rumors that he spent it on cocaine are unsubstantiated.

[@pokcow01]

The Shape of Water cost $19.5 million and this cost $79 million. Does Jack and Jill look 4 times as good as a Guillermo Del Toro movie? I don't know, I haven't seen it.

[@markparkinson6947]

Now that's a good joke. 😂

[@longbeachwoman]

The Titanic cost $40 million!! So this cost $79milion!!

[@libertyprime7911]

It gets even worse: more recently the idiots at Netflix paid him and his friends to take vacations, and passed it off as "entertainment."

[@DBOEvilCondomn]

fun fact, Skyrim released the same day as Jack n Jill

[@All4Tanuki]

Corduroy day...

[@xanthippus3190]

today 8 years ago

[@GalanDun]

That was a BRILLIANT marketing decision.

[@John-Adams]

It just works

[@FelipeJaquez]

Todd Howard is the Adam Sandler of gaming

[@sigsaure1443]

Plinkett's sister implied there's another Half in the Bag running somewhere else

[@groinBlaster31]

Heh. To review phone apps.

[@stormcloudtheory]

I wanna watch THAT show now

[@benvoliothefirst]

WHOLE in the Bag

[@julian0451]

Half Out The Bag

[@Explosives238]

Twice in the Sack

[@andrewbrownster2]

I like that they put the movie in at the end so we could judge it for ourselves.

[@BrokamaGay]

Switch Pepto Bismol to Tums and you got a movie

[@WeeSleeket]

A Tums festival!

[@Gryffilion]

You have a movie that ISN'T Samurai Cop, as Rich Evans found out.

[@paulkemezis378]

I'd like to thank Mike and Jay because this video helped me understand the Detroit Lions. The Lions are the Jack and Jill of NFL franchises. They don't exist to win, only to enhance the Ford investment portfolio and the Ford Motor Company's advertising profile. I'm sure no one at RLM is still (or was ever) reading the comments on this now-ancient upload, but thanks to you.

[@carinadominguez22]

I don't even know what a detroit lions is but thanks for the fun fact.

[@conorshaw5755]

GO PACK GO!

[@merces47letifer4]

@@conorshaw5755 yeah go sports! Let's go brain damage!

[@conorshaw5755]

@@merces47letifer4 May your penis rest in peace

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

The Bears are in for the $ too!

[@spookypen]

"You should watch Jack and Jill because it will change your life. - MIke Stoklasa", review on the back of the Blueray.

[@dark__ness]

This movie had over 2 and a half times the budget of District 9 (30 million).

[@derrayproductions8945]

I was always wondering why Bob Barker just randomly appeared in Happy Gilmore, your little rant made it very clear why.

[@MrJellyton]

I can't believe that I forgot that Rich Evans played a character in drag. He is truly the performer of our century.

[@PIOQWERTY]

Adam Sandler's lastest movie (The Cobbler) was a horrible flop. It had a budget of over $10 million and made $24,000. Maybe people are finally waking up.

[@Cash_Basis]

AaronTheZombie it's still bad but it's probably one of his better movies lately. But i only say that because it was the most creative concept he's done in years. Still not good, but it wasn't transparent like jack and jill was.

[@ThePinkMan]

AaronTheZombie I don't think it received a particularly wide theatrical release (It also WASN'T a Happy Madison production). Pixels and The Ridiculous Six will probably be big.

[@PIOQWERTY]

ThePinkMan Regardless, The Cobbler is considered his biggest flop to date, making about -$10 million. The Ridiculous Six is a Netflix "film" so I don't think it will make much money. Pixels on the other hand will make money because the amount of references to popular culture are greater than any movie before it.

[@atomheartother]

AaronTheZombie $10 million is nothing, so I guess investors saw the flop coming, too.

[@Socksforhire]

AaronTheZombie Did that come out? I only saw one commercial for it about a year ago. The concept sounded interesting at least, "Walking a day in someone's shoes" and all that. Was it terrible?

[@doctorkommodore2469]

You two are very clever and this breakdown is absolutely genius. This channel is fucking comedy gold.

[@Demendred]

Schindler's list had a more comedic value than Jack and Jill

[@Test-sd2qp]

it was funny when they shot the jewish architect girl and her body just flopped all over

[@meangreen8873]

@@Test-sd2qp It will take more than that.

[@Test-sd2qp]

@@meangreen8873 im sure it will

[@John-Adams]

"No really, it was 6 million!" *laugh track*

[@robertfitzgerald3118]

I would tell you that I would get you one, but the man who made it has probably been shot. I don't know. That against I'm just kidding...

[@MetalTrenches]

That Mighty Bosstones inclusion is so spot on 😂

[@MorroTreece]

For some reason I was expecting them to be assassinated after putting this review out.

[@LosBerkos]

It's what got all the early episodes taken off KZbin at least, wasn't it?

[@trevorrogers95]

They're just shit talking Adam Sandler. It's not like they're investigating Hillary Clinton.

[@stefanforrer2573]

@@trevorrogers95 you obviously don't know sandler fans...

[@mckenzie.latham91]

The public doesn’t actually give a shit, that’s the whole issue.

[@MorroTreece]

Some of you people need to be socialized when you can’t tell what’s a joke or not

[@TedGJumbo]

Possibly the best movie review I've ever seen.

[@destroyerblackdragon]

I like how he says he doesn't like tricking people when the premise of the show is Mike and Jay scamming Mr. Plinkett.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

But Mr. Plinkett is horrible and kills woman so is it really that bad to trick him?

[@destroyerblackdragon]

Well Mr. Plinkett isn't the only person they've ever scammed. There was also that old lady; she didn't fall for it but they still tried.

[@evilcam]

Mike hates the elderly. He doesn't consider them people, so it's totally fine to scam the piss out of them, from his perspective.

[@Leo-mu8kn]

The thing is, everything ever happened in the podcasts and videos is necessary for them to fix mr plinketts VCR

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

​@@evilcamso what he told you was true, from a certain point of view.

[@nuclearmatt8119]

*SAY HELLO TO MY CHOCOLATE BLEND*

[@YurrWhat]

Nice to know that Skyrim was released the same day as Jack and Jill lmao

[@russellmasc]

14:46 the target audience also include the international market, where English is a second language. By this, I mean that humor in those countries (Im from India btw) the average persons humor hasn't evolved to smart, edgy orwitty, so jokes like basic comebacks, jump scares, silly faces, poop/fart etc. get a chuckle and a laugh. These are people who dont care about the cast or know about Sandlers film history, they see the word 'comedy' and walk in. This demographic also includes bored students/friend groups that just want to do anything other than sit at home. The subliminal messaging like Dunkin Donuts helps establish a demand and brand recognition in the market.

[@fonkyfesh-old]

"Jack and Jill makes me respect Michael Bay on so many levels." Physicists believe that you wouldn't be able to tell the exact point at which you cross the event horizon of a black hole, but when you do, there is no going back.

[@prestonheit1582]

I watched this movie when I was 9, and now I am homeless. Dang it

[@amentco8445]

that's what ya get

[@RedSiegfried]

Letterman's sycophant level in that clip is off the scale. It actually made me a little sick and sad.

[@adamgreenlee1150]

24:00 the little smirk on Rich Evans face after he delivers the line gets me everytime

[@sandon763]

Rich Evans has great acting talent, just the way he plays off of himself is amazing.

[@mickyblue011]

Those final 4 minutes were amazing! Funnier than that entire abomination of a movie.

[@jpittmon1363]

Interesting to note: King of Queens starring Kevin James, Rules of Engagement starring David Spade, and ¡Rob! starring Rob Schneider, all aired on CBS.

[@Cerebraldoom]

King of queens was actually funny thogh

[@GalanDun]

@@Cerebraldoom Rules of Engagement was sporadically funny, mostly because it's not JUST David Spade, it also had The Tick himself, Patrick Warburton.

[@getgle]

@@Cerebraldoom rules of engagement too

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

Alex Shannon Patrick Warburton is pretty much funny in everything he’s in

[@Turnabout]

@@Cerebraldoom aged like fine milk

[@cheeseandpickles4506]

This is still one of my favorite episodes. this just rips into the corpse of the truth. And blasting Impression That I Get just takes me back to good place in my heart.

[@DickChimney]

I love the transitions back and forth between a clearly drunk Mike waving a beer around to him calmly holding a bottle of water. Definitely one of the best episodes.

[@KOLN555]

I can't believe these guys commute all the way from Milwaukee to New Jersey.

[@johnpatz8395]

It's ironic that I'm seeing this today, as just yesterday I was talking with my son about the current state of video games, which is very similar, and I pointed out that game studios always wanted to make money off their work, but when programmers, writers and designers were running the companies they took pride in the quality of the finished product, and the time and effort put in to make it that way, but now corporate execs only care about making as much money as they can, with the least efforted needed, and the quality and fun of the product they pump out has no meaning for them.

[@jakirakumahata5701]

So where's the show where May and Michaela fix an old bat's rotary phone and review video games?

[@LosBerkos]

You mean Full out the Box? FotB is very cool.

[@jakers141]

FULL OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

[@gambucino1260]

Bruh

[@violetinrealoldaccount9768]

Jane and Michaela

[@Starduckvalley]

FULL OUT THE BOOOOOOOOOOOX

[@TVINC.]

These two together are probably the best Half In the Bag

[@bunsenther-unit3543]

"Jack and Jill" is my favorite film revolving around the stories of Red Letter Media crew member Jack Packard and an unrelated individual named Jill.

[@marcmartial1221]

You're probably never going to read this, but the reason why Sandler has a lot of "friends" in his movies (these types of guys don't have friends, btw, only work relationships, or people they can exploit), is probably because these "friends" give Sandler some form of kickback from their salary, the kickback being paid on a Panama or Cayman Islands account. This seems pretty obvious to me. Now the real question is: why did the government let Sandler get away with this for so many years? ..............

[@Fryed_Bryce]

How did you come to know Adam Sandler so personally?? I assume you do based on the confidence you left that comment with

[@poiluparadis]

This is an important episode.

[@bobsaget832]

One of my favorite videos on this site. Absolutely glorious

[@aaronmajchen982]

"I have no problems with advertising, just with tricking people." Walked directly into a glass door, just after you cleaned it.

[@Rasta426]

Basically, Jack and Jill was the most expensive Dunkin' Donuts commercial starring Al Pacino, Adam Sandler and Katie Holmes...

[@ComicBookCovers]

Best last line in RLM history.

[@KnuckleHunkybuck]

"If you want to have a life altering experience ... you should watch Jack and Jill, because it'll change your life." -Mike Stoklasa

[@potaterjim]

People often say "Movie making is a _business_ , they're made to make money!" But that's the biggest detraction, there's no surer way to kill artistic integrity than to turn it into an industry. Same goes for video games. They should be made because of the artistic inspiration of those with a vision, rather than that vision being taken advantage of to make a quick buck.

[@coalhalo]

Well it is called “Show Business” for a reason.

[@MsJavaWolf]

But how will those people pay the bills? You cant create AAA games as a part time job.

[@PALACIO254]

Everything exists to make money

[@AidanMclaren]

@@PALACIO254 And that's why mankind is a failure. The whole idea of capitalism and an induced obsession with money is to keep the power of the elite. That everything exists to make money is just you buying their bullshit.

[@jasonharrington5200]

This is one of the best Redlettermedia videos of all time. Half in the Bag is at its best when they're completely serious and sincere. And Plinkett is their best satire time

[@jakobskraft3950]

in my country Sandler means "Hobo" or "low life"

[@NicholasAdeptus]

Yeah, it means that in America too...

[@TheNextFreud]

I think Elderscrolls Skyrim came out the same day as this movie. Imagine someone thinking Jack and Jill is art and Skyrim is just a silly video game.

[@vampiricpig1392]

Also when rich evans talks about adopting an indian child in the background

[@851852093114208513]

The song at the end is "The Impression That I Get" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones if anyone was wondering

[@ben_burnes]

I hadn't heard it on ages. I miss jamming to that album.

[@KingsRow55]

Hearing that opening riff start playing when Plinkett opened the door dealt me psychic damage

[@MichaelPohoreski]

Best summary @19:04 "Because I think we went into it with the intention of just: 'Let's go see this movie and rip it apart, for fun, And it turned into a much more depressing experience.' "

[@ColaEuphoria]

This paved the way for them to make the most in-depth review of Ghostbusters 2016 possible.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

That chart graphic that starts filling the screen at 10:00 is amazing. You really learn a lot about the relationships between advertisers and movie production companies. I didn't make the connection between the Sony Vaio laptops and how the Happy Madison company is right on the Columbia Pictures lot (which is owned by Sony). Good job, guys!

[@victor77777771]

Dude, you should have Mr Pinkett do all Adam Sandler movies.

[@cb1671]

A Plinkett review is designed for a film that ruins a pre-established series (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) or fails to understand what it was about the previous movies/material that made it good (Star Trek TNG films, Star Wars prequels). Exceptions are movies that personally insult Mike (Cop Dog, Baby's Day Out), and movies Mike really loves, and/or are controversial enough to warrant further analysis (Titanic, Avatar, Star Trek 2009). The Sandler films are not deserving of a Plinkett review. They do not ruin pre-established material, they do not ellicit any emotional reaction from Mike (he neither hates nor loves them), and (excepting Jack and Jill) are not complex enough behind the scenes to warrant analysis. Half In The Bag is the best way to review this film, especially considering Jay is the "Sandler Expert" between the two of them.

[@cb1671]

ᅚ Had you bothered to read my comment in it's entirety, you would have seen that I did in fact mention it as an exception (a film that personally insults Mike).

[@hippyandchicky]

The hallmark of a bad movie is when reviewing it takes as long, or longer than the movie itself.

[@milkbox103]

honestly, this two parter might be one of the best videos you guys have done. i love this kind of stuff, makes me want more analysis-type HITB's

[@conorshaw5755]

100%

[@everettharris967]

I'm on an RLM binge now and just caught this. Your review lasted 2/3 as long as the actual movie, and I'm sure you put in 10x as much thought and effort into it than Sandler did the movie.

[@CharlesRBiggs]

This is such an important review and thoughtful expose of deep corruption in selling numbing and wasteful amusement masquerading as film.

[@wickedlester5320]

Blues Brothers was 30 million in 1980. You can see the quality and effort. One of the great comedies of all time.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

17:21 this is super depressing. David Letterman shilling for Adam Sandler because he's owned by a corporation.

[@Xxagentorange666xX]

This movie costed close to Apocalypse Now, adjusting for inflation

[@Shadyguy111]

"You should watch Jack and Jill, it will change your life." -Mike (out of context)

[@kirralight]

I can’t believe how young mike looked just 7, 8 years ago! 😱

[@gatts13]

this episode is from 2011 so a bit more than that, but yeah, this explains why mike always talks about how white people age horribly XD

[@random__joe]

Haha you know they got a new actor to play Jay. The new guy has a beard

[@Hawkknight88]

Holy shit that sketch at the end was fantastic.

[@dashlukky]

I'm pretty sure more people have watched this video than have watched Jack and Jill...

[@AlexanderLeset]

The Impression That I Get is one of my favorite songs of all time

[@f.d.3289]

Jack & Jill is a movies in the same way that Scientology is a religion.

[@phnexOice]

The entire Cornetto Trillogy, 3 excellent films, both as comedies and the types of movies they parody, cost a total of around 38 million, Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the Worlds End COMBINED cost less than half what Jack and Jill cost to make. To say that the Cornetto films are significantly better would be an understatement, not only are they far better written, directed and acted, they have actual good visuals and are still fantastic movies today.

[@klaudikus]

Wayne's World was ahead of its time...

[@tylerkeen6412]

I swear Rich Evans is a gift to this world

[@WatrDragn]

The guys "fixing" Harriette's phone must run a podcast.

[@Nathanfx2006]

I appreciate you guys went through the pain of watching this film on our behalf, enjoyable watching you two discussing it.

[@DreamwalkerFilms]

I will never forget this video. I think it's one of the most interesting breakdowns you guys have ever done.

[@farmerlarbear2244]

To this day, Grandma’s Boy is objectively the funniest Happy Madison production ever made. Am I wrong?

[@conorshaw5755]

yes

[@chrisshipley8703]

By far, Grandma's Boy is descent

[@SilverSpade92]

I thought he was kidding about Coca-Cola Telecommunications. I just thought: That's a good mockup logo they made for the sake of that joke. 2 minutes on wikipedia later: It's real, and from what I can tell so is the rest.

[@shannonbriggs100]

I'm so glad I found this channel. This is amazing.

[@Seracen]

Wow, I never knew I'd learn so much from such a setting. It is utterly amazing how you guys broke down the machine of the movie industry so completely!

[@pasu2k]

20:50 Can see the quote on the box already "You should watch Jack & Jill, because it'll change your life! - Mike Stoklaza"