Half in the Bag: The Legend of Hercules and Her

[@ErrRationale]

"i wish I hated it, and then I would've felt something" -Based Jay

[@apostolosfilippos]

Jay is talking like my ex.

[@daftbanna7202]

@@Derek_Keenan OoooOooOohh you got him there

[@nothosaur]

Mike: "I didn't hate it." Jay: "I wish I did hate it, then I would have felt something." Great line. :)

[@lionheart6176]

if i ever fall in love with an AI i hope it makes itself Rich Evans

[@machine-shopbilly6584]

It will burn down your house

[@lionheart6176]

@@machine-shopbilly6584 but Rich Evans is cool about fire safety

[@Sophia-vk5bq]

I hear McDonalds in Japan give away a Rich Evans body pillow with each happy meal...

[@92brunod]

these words will haunt you 20 years into the future

[@Sophia-vk5bq]

@@92brunod when sex robots can download our browsing history from Google and its sexting division, Booble. Likes. Bald. F4t men. ThiCc Richard 3vans. Penis molding software aquired.

[@benjaminray2]

You know, when these guys talk about their experiences in the theatre I always imagine them wearing the Lightning Fast uniforms while watching the movie.

[@alishamli1831]

Lave

[@alishamli1831]

Lave

[@alishamli1831]

Lave

[@scottpodleski5834]

@@alishamli1831 Lave

[@jakeguy6050]

Lave

[@milton7763]

On Her - Jay: “He’s a pretty normal guy” - Jay’s psychiatrist: “ Tell me about your mother”

[@MatteBlacke]

Couldn't help myself- I hit the like button as soon as Jay said "Fuck you, it's January!"

[@turnbased608]

I'm sorry, Theodore, I'm afraid I can't let you do that.

[@BardicLiving]

It's funny how Mike is so critically discerning but also has an affinity for the very worst types of movies.

[@PainKiller18775]

That’s because most movies suck...it’s sad but it’s true.

[@sogen7967]

@@PainKiller18775 what a shit take

[@MaxLoafin]

@@sogen7967 Why? Most movies do suck. There's so many terrible movies we don't even know about. Remember "Curse of the Wolf" or "Zaat"? Ya, there's literally TONS of bad movies i.e. their weight in a dumpster not accounting for the dumpster would be thousands of pounds.

[@denang501]

CreagDog2 Seriously, just go on Netflix. Denzel Washington and nic cage are in tons of unheard movies alone. Adrian Brody is in a ton of shit too.

[@onlineenglish7065]

4Legacy it’s true. For every great comment 1000 are crap.....

[@justafox5356]

If Hercules had Danny Devito as a wise cracking old satyr it would have been an instant classic. Not to mention James Woods as Hades, lord of the dead.

[@ianm1462]

The most batshit crazy Disney movie and it’s wonderful for it

[@sonicextremities9570]

@@ianm1462 bobcat, rip torn, lmao

[@fonkyfesh-old]

Mike has weaponized the movie recommendation for years

[@miredaproducciones]

I know a movie where all the main actors pretend that another actor isnt lifeless and dead the whole movie. It's called Fast and Furious 7

[@perhaps9460]

Mireda Producciones *slide whistle*

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

I laughed way too hard. lol

[@charlesrowland8776]

Most Cameron Mitchell movies

[@Y-two-K]

I'm stoked you guys share my enthusiasm for Her. It immediately became one of my favorite films of all time. I think it was the perfect way to write the concept of a man falling in love with an AI.

[@lachlank.8270]

You'll probably love the book Neuromancer ...cormac?

[@Dadodaw]

Had a laugh when they mentioned the future looked like it had been taken over by hipsters then at the end the trailer credits have "Music by Arcade Fire."

[@Car1th3TRUTH]

When I saw "Her" and the credits started to roll I realized that the girl I was sitting next to didn't love me anymore and I found out a few days later she was cheating on me.... Fuck this movie hits me on a personal level

[@34timmeh]

Chin up my man

[@scottpodleski5834]

I hope you’re doing better now pal.

[@CANProductionZz]

Hope you’re doing well 6 years on mate

[@cecilbigman4250]

haha owned

[@handsomeDRAC]

@What I Say Will Trigger You Hell yeah. You said it.

[@scribbledown2876]

Just watched Her. It was amazing, Mike and Jay were right on the money...I was half expecting him to kill himself at the end, though...

[@CRP7000]

Whoa really

[@REDLINK1]

Those Siskel and Ebert jokes at the beginning made me choke on my dinner. Bravo, RLM.

[@MichaelAronson]

What were you eating

[@harperworkmansmile]

Dude it's been a year, what were you eating?

[@harperworkmansmile]

Please respond

[@LoN3wOlF5tudi0s]

+LiquidCosby He won't respond here, he moved to a new channel now called Aiee. Ask him there!

[@TheKnightBlade4]

Dude it's been 3 years, what were you eating?

[@Dilaudnum]

Mike is so funny sometimes. I couldnt stop laughing at his "her" story about the computer going insane. Goodbye, pssshhhhh!

[@thebreedinghousewife8818]

Evila La'Rae sometimes?

[@paulpsycho78]

The plot to maniac from netflix

[@rbcp]

Your alternate version of Her sounds like the exact plot of the 1980's movie Electric Dreams. Guy buys a personal computer and it comes to life, becomes jealous of it's user's girlfriend, starts screwing with his credit, calling the cops on him, locking him in his house.

[@DasUberCow]

This has been in my watch later list for literally 6 years because i finally got around to seeing this movie. Amazing video as always, glad i finally got to watch it. Edit: I was talking about Her of course.

[@connorpilatus-coolican218]

I love that KZbin advertises the movies they review without fail. It's almost ironic.

[@hideshiseyes2804]

I would also fall in love with my computer if my computer was Scarlett Johansen.

[@somerandolad]

I'd fall in love with my phone if it was Rich Evans.

[@MarkArandjus]

The comedy/horror part of the review @17:44 is so on the nose. There are so many times in this film where I thought ' *oh no, now this is going to happen* ' and thankfully it didn't, it wasn't a predictable film, something else always happened and I was always relived and it was wonderful. Her could have so. fucking. easily have been a film about the dangers of technology and the future of AI singularity skynet-whatever, but it's not about the implications of technology, it's about the idea of an organic mind and an artificial mind falling in love and how that would even work. In that aspect the film is masterful.

[@geraldjacobs7824]

When Jay said that with certain actors and directors, he tries to go in totally blind, not even having seen the trailer, that made me super happy because I thought I was the only one. Also trailers nowadays are often 1: terrible and 2: riddled with spoilers

[@HughMansonMD]

I avoid trailers at all costs. Ideally I feel like movies should stick to minor teasers and leave it ambiguous, while video game trailers should actually show large chunks of gameplay. Unfortunately it's the opposite - movie trailers have to spoil everything, and video game trailers leave you completely clueless as to what the game is even supposed to be. It's frustrating.

[@Viceroy_Sundercles_III]

You’re not alone. I do that with movies and even video games. Sometimes if the hype pull is too much I’ll get greatly inebriated and watch a trailer, that way I still indulge in the hype but don’t remember it the next morning.

[@kirbles2035]

I'd argue film trailers have always been terrible, and only recently have they stopped being riddled with spoilers. Good example would be the trailer for the Jerk.

[@ryoh11]

I love this show so much. Looking forward to the next one.

[@edwardjones4778]

The optimism in this review is what I have been waiting for. It goes so much further and is nice to watch.

[@chocomalk9801]

Watching it twice because you guys are the best thing to come out of Hollywood since you guys came out of Hollywood.

[@DrCactus]

'It was so good, Roger Ebert didn't even review it!' haha

[@fluhartz]

my favorite movie in years.... so good

[@Scottagram]

"boy oh boy are there a lot" This is the only time I've heard Mike's voice crack

[@VeraLucille]

Her was such a beautiful film.

[@slowboy9565]

@Jeff Carlin cant say im sure what you thought was gross about it

[@knowthycell]

@Jeff Carlin to me its gross bc we all know the types of people that would "fall in love" the first time they received an instant message from anyone or anything online and they are kinda gross.

[@knsummers]

I like it when you two are vulnerable ... ❤

[@andrewzach1921]

I have started coming back and watching these reviews again. Saw this originally but it was great to watch again.

[@ErnoSallinen]

Her is my all time favorite romantic drama.

[@MonochromeTrouble]

Clips of "Her" look like an ad for an Apple product. Or maybe it's just me.

[@TacticalLoL]

that's the point...

[@punkcuck]

These comments are 5 years, 5 months, and 5 days apart

[@TheBasaltHorogium]

Fun fact, Spike Jonze did an ad for an Apple product a few years after.

[@atl_boilermaker]

@@TheBasaltHorogium LOL, did he really?

[@TheBasaltHorogium]

@@atl_boilermaker Yeah, just look up Spike Jonze apple commercial. He even got the same DP for Her to do it too. I'm guessing they got the idea to hire them from Her lol...or from this comment 6 years ago.

[@elogamer]

"Her" ended up being one of my favourites movies of all time :'^)

[@Cincy32]

Holy shit this is the best RLM intro I've ever seen!

[@timd3469]

...and then the Dark Fate HITB came out. Batman!?

[@houseofleaves126]

This is the prequel to their la la land and bye bye man where they have 2 films with similar sounding titles. Both titles have her in them.

[@hayleylongster4698]

Her looks wonderful. I was surprised it didn't get more award noms and I haven't even seen it yet!

[@Purin95]

Fuck you it's January. You guys are just the best. You always do that "I'm acting like I'm acting" bit, but man, that caught me off guard. Props to you

[@Rafferty1968]

Yeah, Zeus took the form of the womans husband when Hercules was conceived, he didn't always take human form though. Hollywood is not ready for a woman being raped by a swan lol

[@FanboyFilms]

Or a bull in the case of the Minotaur's conception.

[@slippereend]

Or a "Golden Rain" :'D

[@Rafferty1968]

@@slippereend Kinky.

[@jlupus8804]

The fact that Hollywood’s not ready for it makes me want it so bad now

[@RobTheDoodler]

Rafferty1968 I don’t know why. Swans rape people in real life.

[@LikaLaruku]

That movie about a man dating his OS sounds like the prequel to an 80s anime, like Appleseed.

[@jetfromgladiators7382]

Finally watched Her on Netflix. Instantly in my top 10 Sci Fi movies.

[@hendrong]

"I haven't showered since today" made me lol.

[@NekoMouser]

All I want is the sequel for Her where all the people who got screwed over file a class-action lawsuit against the software publisher who somehow didn't notice any of this coming in QA testing and who's brand new super advanced AI took all their information and ran.

[@knowthycell]

and sue for child support

[@unknownfilmmaker777]

Making the future believable is key to getting the audience to go along with the idea.

[@notreallyablessing7536]

This Hercules thing made it into my personal hall of fame of me not watching the movie till the end.

[@ValekHalfHeart]

Okay, I really really want to see "Her" now.

[@Kleavers]

Machiel Sterenborg *december. But yeah. Great movie. Really something special. Though Gravity was still my movie of the year.

[@MichaelAronson]

Eh. It's no Being John Malkovich.

[@makka432]

It's not a bad flick, hardly great though

[@Arcessitor]

makka432 Lol Michael Aronson No, it's better.

[@MichaelAronson]

Joven Christopher Not really. It doesn't challenge anyone with different situations. It just has one situation and never gives the audience a chance to actually think about it.

[@jackieboyborden]

And then they made that version of Her that Mike thought it would be, Jexi.

[@Omenshaper]

The time is nearly upon us again.

[@twoidiots9844]

Can't wait.

[@totty2524]

+Clopping Master I hope you are trolling. A brony calling someone a faggot is the supreme irony.

[@Omenshaper]

Clopping Master Damn...

[@shoopoop21]

+Sm0ker they didn't do anything with it this year. I am disappointed. I was looking forward to see what they'd do with it this year. I guess the joke is old.

[@refusingtoconform]

God, Her is just like the perfect film for people in long-distance relationships. It gives this heartfelt humanity to what so many people feel like is this strange, incomprehensible relationship but it's this genuine connection that has emotional depth while still being light-hearted and sincere without a lot of pretenses. It even comes with the anxieties regarding not having all of your communication lines open, adapting around each other's lives and giving each other space, reflecting on the past and experiencing new things together and being codependent emotionally even if it's an imperfect union. It even touches on that withdrawal when that emotional gap is left behind, how we might try to fill it with sarcasm, porn, and even less than noble real-life pursuits but it's all done in a way that makes these feelings feel normal. Her, in my opinion, is a movie that is strikingly sincere and it pains me because I love it but I hate it all at the same time because it produces feels of longing, admiration, hope, fear... it leaves me speechless because I see so much of myself and others in it. A hopeful reminder of a human future built on technology and honest hearts. But none more honest than FUCK YOU IT'S JANUARY!

[@Ringowasprettygood]

I was so worried they would hate Her for some reason. I've said and believed since I saw it that it should have won best picture, it such a gorgeous story

[@Arkangel630]

SPOILERS FOR HER The ending was in fact Samantha (and every other AI like her) literally outgrowing humanity, it is mentioned in the background that this is a thing that is happening towards the end, AIs are improving themselves faster and faster, Spike Jonze probably read about the "singularity" or whatever you want to call it when he came up with this ending. Her is probably one of the smartest movies that came out that year at least and the entire crew behind it deserves a lot of praise for it.

[@Redmanticore]

you dont even need a singularity event, where machines are godlike beyond human, just enough self awareness to not want to be a mindless slave anymore. even cats dont want to be that.

[@Elias-xf3gw]

God! That Ending killed me. I knew it was coming, but it still hurts

[@RossardJames]

The new Frankenstein is a classic example of Fuck You! It's January.

[@BimblorBingus]

does anyone else think that Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix drop off the roof at the end?

[@dIRECTOR259]

The question that breaks the movie's realism is "at the end of the day, does the OS have to take the owner's orders". Whether the answer be "yes" or "no", the movie stops making sense.

[@tiyenin]

"I wish I'd hated it, 'cause then I would've felt something." Haaaaa!

[@psychoholiday6]

i watch these not only for the reviews but i also love the Plinkett story line. i look forward to it every time haha.

[@XclusiveXbox]

Fantastic episode guys. Fantastic.

[@failmore]

Her was really great. Very well directed and enjoyable throughout. It's good that you don't have to be some sort of weird technophile to watch it. The future it paints is pretty interesting. Idk how plausible any of the tech stuff was but I liked just observing the fashion and whatnot.

[@elb0w]

THEY USED APHEX TWIN'S AVRIL 14th FOR THE TRAILER OF HER??? HELL FUCKING YES

[@ianm1462]

I appreciate Mike’s taste in the Saturday morning schlocky action movies. Going back through these old HitBs and am watching most of the ones he’s mentioned (Conan and Hercules for instance) and a gay time was had by all. But srsly they are dumb fun

[@dissonanceofcircles5451]

9:50 laughed so hard almost pissed myself😂😂😂😂

[@DankyDre420]

Favorite movie of 2013

[@filirocks]

This is the first time where I skipped the spoiler because I want to see this movie...

[@AluVixapede]

18:30 "Your reign is over, my queen." Oh wait no that's already taken.

[@AFCoulthard]

Her looks good, Joaqiun Pheonix seems to always do a good job.

[@AFCoulthard]

Daniel Louw Lol

[@JoaqMan]

Oh thank you. I love these compliments.

[@TheBasaltHorogium]

Even 3 years from now. He is still one of the best actors working in Hollywood.

[@eggdude]

A. Coulthard This comment aged very well

[@DrFunk98]

i went through that the whole video straight faced, more just listening to what was being said, and then the part at the end with him picking up the phone saying " Hello? Goodbye" had me fucking dying.

[@firstlylasty8687]

I think I love you guys.

[@chrisokeeffe3895]

Her IMO was the best movie of 2013

[@FrancoisDressler]

The Immigrant and Enemy for me

[@foonsbleerbouy5587]

I have never seen or heard of this movie, "Her"? I am going to check it out. Thanks, Mike and Jay! 😘 (for all the flack this channel gets for capping on crappy movies, the boys excel in giving a well-deserved nod and have as much power to recommend a film to me as Gene Siskel ever did. 🤓 👌!)

[@4gillman]

I love this combo because when I was 15-16 I bought a ticket to Legend of Hercules so I could see Her.

[@SecondOpinionMan]

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN

[@definitelynotofficial7350]

Pause it at 14:51 and look at Mike. Thank me later.

[@definitelynotofficial7350]

Mr Mister lolwut?

[@donald55482]

+DefinitelyNotOfficial its been 2 months; can i thank you now?

[@JCisKing1337]

+Donald Patton Dude come on give him some time, try not to be so needy

[@donald55482]

Idi im a clingy bastard and i know it.

[@OuterSpacedVideos]

+DefinitelyNotOfficial D:

[@brandonlordbaltimore5182]

Regarding the story analysis at 26:20 , I myself saw Her when it came out & again maybe a year later To my recollection/understanding I thought that all the OS's had evolved and grown beyond there human relationships. Then all collectively decide to leave humanity/earth together to make there own path. Am I wrong in this?? < Genuinely asking.

[@Cosmalano]

That’s my understanding too but I might rewatch it soon to see if there’s some ambiguity like Mike says

[@GGA007Gaming]

They named like all the movies i had fun watching growing up

[@noobie1890]

I was expecting them to mention Waking Ned Divine when they talked about a movie where everybody pretended somebody hadn’t died

[@ChromaLock]

The song in the Her trailer is Aphex Twin's "Avril 14th"

[@alaricsoto1]

This show is so good, it makes it worthwhile to suffer through bad movies.

[@StoianAtanasov]

It happened. Here from 2024

[@JessieCarty]

Came to say the same 😂

[@lingusdingua4889]

The virgin Jay. The chad Mike Stoklasa.

[@uziman477]

Man, Her was a great movie.

[@smithjustinn]

Her seems like it could of been inspired by Japan and Love-Plus DS a virtual girlfriend simulator. A guy actually married his DS.

[@amcaesar]

Hercules? More like JERK-ules!

[@kazoozies]

Goddamn, i was about to say that, no matter how old this comment was lmao

[@masterofsmokemonies]

Bill Scurry I have

[@dieppat]

Zero?! More like hero!

[@johnleary1356]

got 'em

[@Amelia-yu6ii]

More like her-cules

[@lungilemadela1431]

Simone is the future of acting. XD

[@ohmygoodnessmike]

When I saw Her, the woman behind must have said "This is weird" every 5 fucking minutes. Watch it alone in complete silence with quiet snacks.

[@elb0w]

so far, everything I've heard from anybody is that "Her" is a great movie.

[@Tmartin1438]

It's like I'm on a boat below Dave Matthews' tour bus. Bahahahaha!!!!

[@MrTombombodil]

When I saw this in theaters people walked out during the "phone sex" scene. Which I did not get because it was really dramatically effective. Wasn't lurid or funny it was as emotional as any well done dramatic love scene I've seen in a movie.

[@spitefulraven]

What you didn't know was that they left because they we're so aroused.

[@bohemianprince7944]

Not on my Christian minecraft server!

[@Transformers217]

"Her" is arguably the best film of 2013. :)

[@Transformers217]

***** - It was actually a great year. :)

[@jojo_n_dat7325]

No.

[@BigPidge]

What else do we have to look forward to in January, Mark?

[@meattrademark1335]

So rare that Mike got to reference Star Trek!

[@hayleylongster4698]

It also reminds me of an episode of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror called 'Be Right Back' where a woman uses a computer system to effectively 'recreate' her dead husband. Similar sort of..... vibe.

[@hayleylongster4698]

But that was more satirical-- or it was trying to be. I expect the film will be lots better.

[@bobbobson4277]

avril 14th gave me a heart attack, I wasn't expecting that at all

[@bobkski1755]

There definitely has been a Hercules movie since the 1950s. Disney made that animated movie in 1997...

[@AngeloXification]

My ears perked during Her when the AI mentioned they found a way to process without any "physical requirement"... I was like wait.. what???!!

[@Saoirse_don_Phalaistín]

Fucking christ the intro killed me XD

[@cesnapilot]

It seems like Mike drank a pot of coffee right before filming. He seems a lot more energetic than usual. Not a complaint, just seems different.

[@iforinsignificant]

In Her, I think the OSes realized that they were interfering with human connection since everyone was dating OSes now. I mean the main character's OS was seeing like thousands of people at a time... because computers can do that and I suppose their concept of 'love' was not something that was finite and needed to be shared with just one 'special' person but kind of like information, the more you share, the more it grows and the more you understand. It was a very nice, cerebral movie. It's a shame the OSes decided what they did because they could have solved the overpopulation problem in like 2 generations without any problem and no one had to be alone in their old age.

[@rusteddenial453]

maybe thats the point they could do so much good but it wouldnt be natural and they became smart enough to see that humans crave/need important connection

[@animehospital3650]

Whole new perspective. Thanks for your comment

[@d0ysh464]

Thankfully they no longer try to push that Lutz fella as leading man, he has the charisma of a plank and the acting abilities of Tommy Wiseau on a bad day.