Half in the Bag Episode 8: Troll 2 and Best Worst Movie

[@KC_Streams]

"The Hunger Pains" Mocking Jay.

[@theguardian8317]

This comment deserves more internet points

[@christiano3819]

"Mike'n jay"

[@skiddzie9291]

To be fair the character in the movie did pronounce it like pain

[@zarreff]

You won this internet page

[@colette2529]

Jay's "you biTCH you LIED!" is one of the most iconic line readings in history

[@vivianamuntean146]

Jay might be the only guy who can make the loaded, weaponizable word "bitch" adorable. Another example is in RLM's audio commentary for THE ROOM, when he tracks the movie's clumsily misogynist value system by explaining with a smile in his voice, " 'Cause she's a cold-hearted bitch."

[@PALACIO254]

@@vivianamuntean146 it's weaponized?

[@nunyanunya4147]

@@PALACIO254 what happy birthday 146 means is that sticks and stones will break your bones but words will get you cancled!

[@cheyennedorsagno1758]

I'm running through Half in the Bag a lot faster than I anticipated.

[@codyw518]

Almost all of them are infinitely rewatchable. The first time you watch them all it adds 6 years to your life. Subsequent viewings reduce life span by about the same amount.

[@cheyennedorsagno1758]

@@codyw518 I'll tread carefully 😂

[@jonhufford6980]

I don’t like them nearly as much as BOTW, but I hear you, I’m selectively going through them myself.

[@cheyennedorsagno1758]

@@jonhufford6980 I love BOTW, and I'm seeking to watch them all as well. Half in the Bag is just easier to zip through haha.

[@dyl_out]

okay SAME! i just fully dove into RLM a few months ago and i thiiiiiiiiiink i've gotten thru all of them now. but definitely watched a bunch of them more than once

[@rkrokberg]

Not even M. Night Shyamalan saw that twist coming

[@thisinhumanplace2037]

That shit had me ROLLING!

[@extremepietbh]

that shopkeeper guy, "I never was thrilled at being who I was, until that moment in manhatten" nearly made me cry jesus

[@ReforixGaming]

Juju

[@razzle2429]

I think he was the guy who'd spent years in a mental hospital and only got the role as the shopkeeper because he randomly auditioned for the role while on a day trip outside the hospital. He apparently wasn't very well back then. Poor guy :(

[@BigBrosFilms]

I think he did a good job. He should have done more horror movies.

[@skiddzie9291]

He honestly did a pretty decent job acting. The kid was also decent for a child actor.

[@cilantrolime]

@@skiddzie9291 The reason being: **He wasn't acting.** He had just been in a mental hospital and kinda randomly auditioned. He's talked about how everything was a blur during that time and he genuinely felt what the character was supposed to feel. Apparently he remembers hating the kid's guts, and during the "ice cream" scene (fucking green clam chowder) he wanted to shove the spoon in the kid's mouth. So of *course* he was the best actor. He actually discovered that he was in Troll 2 by randomly viewing it many years later. I'm glad he's doing much better now.

[@Ocarina654]

Aww, this was back when the RLM guys knew women.

[@alexbishop84]

I know. They seem to have so many videos on best of the worst with rape and boobs. I’d be interested to see how they would react to that if they had a woman there. Probably more restrained.

[@mydemon]

That was before rapey fans started sending rapey vibes to the female cast member so she quit suddenly

[@MrExpresate]

@@alexbishop84 Mike's girlfriend is in many early BoTW videos with movies with that content and they do not seem restrained.

[@ethanking4954]

@@alexbishop84 watch some of the early shows they act the same.

[@Fiveash-Art]

They definitely need to bring back a little female energy into Best of the Worst every once in a while.

[@Tirgo69]

"grab the pot and drag me out of here quick" i've been there bro

[@mola55e5]

For a second I thought you were making a marijuana reference

[@Tirgo69]

@@mola55e5 well...

[@ommurg5059]

@@Tirgo69 That 4 year comment gap, nice.

[@arnaldurdarri9212]

@@ommurg5059 True

[@heysimone]

The Shopkeeper's elation at being cheered, and his explanation of finally being happy with who he is in that moment, it's too much man...

[@nycommittee5859]

RIP Don Packard, the actor who played the shopkeeper in Troll 2. He went out a legend.

[@notme222]

Over 11 years later, this is still by far the most women ever to have appeared in an RLM video.

[@squeebbb]

False. Edit: okay I was wrong

[@beng6149]

is there a supercut of them all. why do they keep having random people

[@mickyblue011]

That was the best ending to anything I have ever seen.

[@slemay2003]

I concur

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

best worst ending

[@p3t3r6i115]

I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard during an episode of HITB 🤣

[@rmsphotodesign]

Back when Jay still rocked the neckbeard

[@michaelhansen2309]

He went from amish to twink in no time

[@mr.jonesy8521]

Definitely not a neckbeard

[@SammEater]

Jay aged really well. He is so handsome now. Goddamn.

[@Dr.Spatula]

@@mr.jonesy8521 it's an awful chin strap

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Undercover Hooker sounds like a great idea for a film.

[@robz551]

Hooker cop

[@LPTV84]

There are a lot of those

[@corvonics]

Essentially pretty woman

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

But beyond the powers of poor RLM to bring to fruition.

[@platanutra8430]

just watched Troll 2 with my friends and their desperate confusion really fueled me with power

[@julio_scissors]

Come back to RLM, Lady Cop! She'd be a great rotating guest. Also, we need a "Laughing Rich" corner box on all vids.

[@petewadesays12]

I hope not, cause Rich is either married or getting married... OH MY GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWD

[@daltorthedestroyer2016]

Who is she and why was she included in this video? Most of the time they have special guest its someone famous like max landis or someone in there group of friends

[@detectivedudedudedetective9770]

she's an actor who worked for them in a few projects

[@Cavs191]

OdaVenom > “I kept waiting for the troll to come back around and it never did (come back around in the movie)” ... “Uh. There is no nothing in troll 2!” Hahaha nicely done, we could barely tell that she was making up intricate background stories as lies to cover up how she never actually watched troll 2.

[@WedgeKahr]

Detective Dude: Dude Detective name checks out, thank you for your hard work, detective.

[@GREATGAIWAIN]

Man, Rich's transgender surgery went really well.

[@flatusvocis.]

Rich is kinda hot!

[@meadowshorerecords8138]

Hormones work miracles

[@katakis1]

Did you just call her fat?

[@pseudotasuki]

Yup. Definitely gonna be talking to my therapist about this.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

And he became quite the hot chubby chick if I may say so

[@mac8209]

AND YOU CANT PISS ON HOSPITALITY, I WONT ALLOW IT!!!

[@jackskxllxngtxn]

I don’t think anyone was really making fun of the shop keeper. I watch troll 2 on the rifftrax twitch channel all the time and we genuinely love that guy.

[@magicfish2764]

Im starting to think Officer Cooper isnt actually a police officer

[@cloutiec]

Dude, lady cop (Lora?) was awesome. I wonder why she never appeared in more RLM stuff.

[@agentcallisto]

@@Aemond2024 *gasp* You’re alive??

[@Dr.Spatula]

@@Aemond2024 people think that shit about Josh, Jack, Jay, Mike, and Rich too

[@Dr.Spatula]

@@planescaped I'd believe it.

[@henkman00]

Well, you know mr Plinkett and hookers…

[@maizeysugah]

Officer Cooper is amazing. She should be in more episodes.

[@GabeMorelandMusic]

Oh... this is when Jay was trying to look Amish

[@thedude1562]

Alright, guys, I'm sold! I've seen you reference this gem so many times I'm going to have to start looking for it now. Even if I absolutely hate it I'm going to thank you anyway because I loved the first one as a kid.

[@user-ow1bc4sx2r]

It’s truly a gem. It’s the perfect sort of approachable bad movie. Often bad movies are badly made, or acted out by people who don’t care. The badly made ones are easier to appreciate if you know about film making and the mistakes they are making, the badly acted ones tend to be a slog unless there’s something else fun. Troll 2 is acted out by people who care about the movie and deliver their lines passionately. The issues with the movie are very clearly in the creative side of things, with the direction and script. So it’s just fun to watch because you see these amateur actors passionately acting out this bizarre vision.

[@crazypants88]

Back when Jay was a professional Abe Lincoln impersonator.

[@boxcarhobo7017]

Holy Sh*t! That ending! My god, Cop Hooker lady was a revelation! But, the last moments of her laughing maniacally with the zoom push in and smash cut to credits was transcendent.

[@SsnakeBite]

I don't think the love people have for the actors in Troll 2 isn't genuine just because they love the movie for being bad. I really don't get the feeling people are making for of them for being in this film, they're happy that the actual people who made it happen are having fun with them and enjoying this thing they love that they never thought would ever become famous. Plus, there's also this satisfying feeling of the underdog, the little, hard-working man somehow achieving success, even if it wasn't the way it was supposed to be. In fact, there's something even more cathartic in the knowledge that they found a way to make it work that they shouldn't have. It's like they beat the system, without even trying.

[@user-ow1bc4sx2r]

replying to an ancient comment but it also helps that the acting in troll 2 is pretty good (relative to your average shitty movie). The issue is with what the director made them do and say. So we can easily celebrate the actors for their enthusiastic participation in a weird fun thing, and we don’t blame them for the quality

[@brodymann4293]

THE MAIN CHARACTER IS MY DENTIST

[@Paahtis]

@@johnbacon4997 It's true, all of it.

[@TheNorwegianBadger]

Please bring her back. She’s great

[@recklessfiver8259]

This

[@dom9641]

would make a great guest on botw too

[@mustheinsane166]

You do realize this was a decade ago

[@TheNorwegianBadger]

@@mustheinsane166 and…?

[@mustheinsane166]

@@TheNorwegianBadger it’s been years if they wanted to get her back they already would’ve.

[@nejinaji]

best worst movie took 12 years to make. you literally watch the dad grow up on screen.

[@loganjorgensen]

Wow I'm shocked Mike, you noticed that ironic enjoyment can be evil.

[@FoamingPipeSnakes]

What happened to her? She's really good.

[@zangl2955]

And she’s super cute (I’m ever so lonely)

[@SirJamesDTech]

Very eloquent opinions from Cooper. Shame she's not been on more often.

[@skiddzie9291]

She was horribly unfunny

[@ethanking4954]

Yeah I liked her

[@Mausso]

A subversion of expectations that is narratively satisfying??? Take THAT Rian Johnson!!!

[@stickywiggit]

"...And then you realize you're making that face. Your brain makes that face because it doesn't know what to do with your face muscles." OMG IT'S IN WORDS!

[@crazypants88]

The guy who played the dad in Troll 2 is such a likable guy it borders on dangerous

[@brentcrowthers4243]

"You bitch, you lie" Freaking classic XD

[@jarjthejargj6099]

To be fair, there hasn’t been a time in the last several years when I HAVEN’T eaten corn with green applesauce on it. Thanks to Troll 2.

[@jeremypayne5078]

"If my father discovered you here, he'd cut off you're _liiittle_ nuts and *eat* them." It's like my dad wrote and directed Troll 2

[@monkfan72]

And then Jay and Mike got syphilis.

[@Simon74]

*Troll 2 is a movie about family*

[@tTedY01]

And that's what's so powerful about it! *sleazy salute*

[@MiroslavMydlo]

I just watched the Troll 2 and it's actually amazing! I think this is the most misunderstood movie ever made. Let me explain - you guys in America probably don't know but in Europe there is this pretty popular italian fairy tale movie called Princess Fantaghiro (the official name is Cave of Golden Rose). And while watching Troll 2 at one point I said "This kind of looks like a Fantaghiro movie". And it really does - the very overacting witch, her "lab", the goblins, people turning into trees, the shape shifting, witch seducing someone, etc. ... it all screams italian fairy tale (Especially the witch! She plays it perfect! That's 100% italian witch performance!). And I was like "ok, ok, I think I get it, it's a fairy tale, just mixed with horror". And when I looked at it as an italian (horror) fairy tale of that era, it's not that bad, it's not great but it's very entertaining and has a lot of great ideas. Only later I discovered that I actually might be right - the director is actually an Italian and as I read his intention was really to do "comic horror story for families, without blood"

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

So... it's just poorly translated? It seems like, if given an original Italian movie with the actual story you're talking about, it'd be twice as great!

[@bryansmith1691]

So he called it troll 2 why? Part of why it's considered so bad is bc it's misidentification

[@dosnostalgic]

@@bryansmith1691 It wasn't meant to be, originally. It was called "Goblin". It was retitled later by the producers to tie it in with another moderately successful to cash in on its name, a practice that wasn't uncommon at the time, especially for foreign shlock films.

[@RJreviews]

Officer Cooper is a really pretty woman.

[@StinkyRatMan29]

pretorious700 That was out of no where, a little Freudian projection going on there, bud?

[@zacks8998]

It's ok Rj Reviews, a bunch of supposed movie buffs (by virtue of watching RLM) couldn't get a brilliant pun on Officer Cooper being hooker.

[@compostradio8202]

she got a hot body and a pretty face

[@rocconorth]

The Fearmoths i would...why not? She's spunky...at least t__ f___

[@trentforent3390]

Hey now, winters get cold in Wisconsin..

[@SonicRyan1992]

7:51 - cue Rich cackling like the Wicked Witch of the Midwest

[@boarderlinesk8media433]

This episode is probably the best, best of the worst. Ending is so funny.

[@alexmanenkoff565]

I'm so sad they did this movie so early on when episodes were short. Now this would easily be at least 45min long

[@josueamericanistarv]

Best Half in the bag episode ever.

[@vtogvblog]

When me and my friends watched this in 2014 we all started crying from laughing. This movie is art.

[@b-retrogamer2925]

Cop lady is gorgeous, bring her back you hacks

[@HeirloomMedia]

Oh dear God... I laughed so hard at the last five seconds of this episode that I'm bound to get noise complaints from my fellow inmates. Good times.

[@monkfan72]

Finally watched Best Worst Movie. Wonderful! Thanks Mike & Jay.

[@JustSomeGoy]

That ad timing was perfect, right after she asked if she should just pee in the bushes😆😆😆😆

[@sonicfangamer101]

The reason why this movie has nothing to do with the original Troll movie is because apparently the title of this movie was originally going to be Goblins but because they were worried that the film wasn't going to succeed in the box office, they pass this film off as a sequel to the original Troll movie by renaming it to Troll 2.

[@hurrdurrrderp]

Wow, writing on this show was so much deeper and 4th wall breaking back then

[@cesartapia610]

It broke new ground... at the time.

[@botanicbubbles2615]

9:24 Rich laughs at a midget falling down stairs.

[@whitejosh444]

Rich's reaction always makes me smile

[@williamwassmann9349]

Rich Evan's laugh could cure cancer.

[@DrRockso79]

I still wish there was a full cut of just Rich's reactions watching this movie.

[@anthonyschultz6801]

she's also great in THE GREAT SPACE JAM!!!

[@MisanthropicMarxist]

Thank God for Grandpa Dio and his time powers

[@lotus-prince]

You thought it was the goblins, but it was me, Grandpa!

[@lodestarrobot]

Lotus Prince don't you mean Grand DAD

[@Kameratyp]

I love how uncle Joel is now affiliated with JoJo memes...

[@Chickenbowser]

"How many breads have you eaten in your life?" "None, my grandson pisses on all of them"

[@hardleftturn7274]

It’s grandpa sef.

[@KingsCountyLightHaus]

Watching Troll 2 while hallucinating off Robitussin was one of the core formative experiences of my late teen years.

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

So... I watched Troll 2 twice, first time to get over a panic attack, and the second time only to discover my mom (who I thought had never seen it) had in fact seen that masterpiece. I'd probably watch it and XTRO again, I had a lot of fun with them.

[@dead123456789]

I don't know why I I laughed so hard at 1:23 "how the fuck do you know what it's called?" Hahahah! I'm loving Half in the Bag. Going on a video marathon :D

[@Simon74]

Good old times when they used to film Half in the Bag in 35mm.

[@CrabSpirits]

But what was Rich's reaction to the "OH MY GODDDDD!" scene?

[@cam897]

The male cop at the beginning kinda looks like David Byrne.

[@thatonedude9744]

A strange David Byrne-Rob Lowe hybrid to my eyes.

[@SeenGod]

"there's no coffee here in Nilbog! that's the devil's drink!" - Centauri from The Last Starfighter

[@jakobcarver9825]

It feels like the movie is a secret masterpiece

[@apow3rs]

Just a thought but maybe Space Cop 2 should have nothing to do with Space Cop and Lora should be in it 👍

[@AnotherJenn42]

I was in a play with Mike (the little boy) while he was filming this movie. I thought he said it was called “Monsters”. It wasn’t until a few years ago I realized it was Troll 2, a movie I’ve been hearing about for years.

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

Please tell me you still talk with this man. I need to know that he lives with the shame.

[@AnotherJenn42]

Sorry to disappoint. I haven’t spoken to him since the year we were in the play. Considering he made a documentary about the history and phenomenon of the film, I doubt there is shame.

[@CaffeinatedKing]

Well now I know where "OHHHMAHHHGAWWDDDD" *zoom in* started, I'd been wondering for awhile watching their other stuff what started the joke.

[@Noah-vm7yl]

Jay’s facial reactions are priceless!

[@hungk69]

I just came back to this because I realized how lucky I was the other day. See, many years ago... when streaming just started... I was watching a lot of movies, especially free movies. I know I had seen Troll on the shelves of vhs stores in my youth, and I felt like I watched it before... I decided to watch it again. Watched it and had a grand ole time. Harry Potter made me come up with a conspiracy and the Ghoulies characters gave me flashbacks to being a kid. Then, I see Troll 2. "Ok, let's go." I actually got to watch Troll 2 before hearing anything about it. Now, the movie isn't so out rightly infamous at the start. I thought the car scene was kinda intense and actually kinda creepy so I didn't turn it off. I was thinking about this the other day tho... the "you don't piss on hospitality" scene made me deliver the actual "Oh my gooooood" line before the omg line itself happens. To me... there was something profound about that revelation. A couple other side notes. I felt like the peter pan looking guy in the intro looked like Daniel Tosh, so that got me through the bad effects during the intro. The scene with the whole family backing up slowly from the town had some kool horror synth music that made that scene actually compelling. I was hooked from beginning to end. Years later I saw how infamous the movie had become on the internet and I gotta be honest... it's so much better to go into Troll 2 without knowing it's what it is.

[@hungk69]

the lesson: this is the one "bad" movie that I can say for sure you should go into without spoilers if you can help it. Which if you read my previous comment, you might be kinda screwed. What a conundrum?

[@ryans3420]

A better Episode 8 than The Last Jedi was.

[@EddieSlabb]

This old comment is underappreciated

[@APPEALtoFEAR]

That diet Pepsi isn't fooling anyone, RICH.

[@nathanlight2818]

"We're on our four hour break."

[@cwilliams523]

Troll 2 is the example of a "bad movie" that is just so good because it is fun to watch.

[@mattwaldren]

"i shit in my hand and smeared it all over the floor" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahaha!!!!

[@Arkham8076]

I love the ending to this.

[@tx7254]

7:15 - Rich Evans confirmed as jock in Napoleon Dynamite

[@bellwitch007]

"A double decker bologna sandwich!!"

[@dustierwand]

How have i never seen this one, I though ive seem them all

[@gattocake]

Who is this thickness mistress?

[@maxpropayne3853]

gattocake Your mum.

[@Red_Ryan_Red]

gattocake Lora Story...

[@kalibos]

Lora Story. Check out their 48 film project piece The Great Space Jam. She stars in it and is just hilarious

[@banababreab4382]

gattocake Rich Evans

[@joshg.4448]

mike stoklasa

[@lotus-prince]

I was at one of the Best Worst Movie screenings where some of the actors from Troll 2 showed up. They were all very nice people. :)

[@SuperMrZilla]

Looking at the comments, it seems that officer cooper is top tier RLM waifu bait.

[@SegaCDUniverse]

haha she is so right! You feel like something is wrong with you because you aren't comprehending it. HAHA well said!

[@magnus.asplund]

That strange start to the daughters dance routine could be inspired by David Bowie. There is a famous photo of him doing just those "glasses". Just speculation on my side.

[@omiNITROUS]

man, i wonder why the replay meter is so dummy thick in the last 30 seconds

[@RJreviews]

7:56 - my thoughts exactly

[@zachbattocchio2615]

That beginning. I love the overarcing plot of these reviews.

[@b.p.879]

I'm at 7:57 and I've never seen the Troll Films, but Troll 2 seems like its just trolling the audience? Going back to watch the rest of this video now.

[@madisonhill3175]

No it's like The Room mentality, completely meant to be taken seriously

[@younghacker09]

"You bitch, you lied" Never. Gets. Old.

[@k.b.9270]

Death by Snu-Snu. The way I want to go.

[@averyscott16]

Thread Bomb fearection

[@vladpiranha]

I'm willing to bet that Best Worst Movie is what inspired The Disaster Artist. It has that same tone about failure being heartfelt and somehow admirable. It'll be a movie soon too.

[@audiovideo-w6o]

+helter1234 Uwe Boll is not an auteur, he is a businessman.

[@igl0031]

Easily the greatest plot twist of all time

[@ThorJones]

I saw this movie on acid. Had to watch the documentary just to get over the trauma.

[@gummybear2927]

what a GIRL???? on redlettermedia ...... OOOOHHHH MMMMYY GOOODDDD!!!

[@gelraldoldo5152]

Very cool

[@sethmanrockandroll]

Do they know it's green or just think its butter like everything else?

[@nunyanunya4147]

DeathStalker 1 and 2 (3 was done by mst3k and 4 isnt as bad as you would think it would be) you are all welcome. and remeber. "Thats MY horse"

[@blakehoy7755]

"Damn you, Cop Hooker!" 😂

[@BSnocomply]

So true 8:40. I rented this movie in the early 90's and it boggled my mind.