Red Letter Media Talks About the Munsters Trailer For Some Reason

Rob Zombie's Munsters trailer took the world by storm! It's sure to be the biggest hit since Morbius and as such, Mike and Jay took some time during their most recent Half in the Bag shoot to discuss it with a level of depth and thoughtfulness that only a trailer for a 2022 Munsters re-boot deserves.

[@jipefix]

Did you know: Stoklasa was actually the name of the monster, not the scientist.

[@Lemon_Inspector]

It's actually Doctor Evans and Mr. Stoklasa

[@lilmoeszyslak4810]

Yup, its a common misunderstanding

[@Prodmullefc]

Yes, but no one ever cares or talks about the scientist, so it's useful shorthand to just call the creature Stoklasa.

[@RLanceHunter]

Yes, the scientist’s name is Scientist Man.

[@artofdrinking]

Which is the real monster though?

[@EmperorJim]

I saw Rob Zombie live in concert two days ago. He played this on a big screen in between songs - most awkward audience reaction I've ever seen. A smattering of claps and then dead silence until the next song came on.

[@demonizer133]

Omg, Lol. That's great! 😆

[@msarek4100]

Apparently he's touring as a promotional gimmick for this flick. Roebuck said he and the dude playing Herman are on the convo circuit for the same reason

[@mccarthy5825]

Zombie is great live, well he was the 3-4 times I seen em, and 1000 Corpses is so cheesy, low budget, b-movie schlock its entertaining, I do like Devils Rejects but he's really more miss than hit.

[@luvhair255]

Sounds like a terrible audience

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

I honestly feel bad for the guy he really has a passion but he just can't seem to pull it off.

[@lacafia172]

I always watch RLM for commentary on the most pressing political affairs, so I'm really glad you guys discussed this. It needed to be addressed.

[@ooiiooiiooii]

someone HAD to say something, theyre so brave

[@the-np4mr]

If there's anyone I want to hear political takes from, it's the elderly men who abuse other elderly people and make poo poo fart jokes

[@notchunglingsu7014]

i hate the left so much it's unreal

[@spideralexandre2099]

You could say they broke new ground

[@josephmayfield945]

So brave.

[@Lighthammer072]

I'm pretty sure Rob Zombie just wanted a Munsters house to live in and this is how he tricked Universal into paying for it.

[@alexsilva28]

Yup, checks out

[@z-beeblebrox]

Absolutely believe it. Explains why it's taken so long in production too - takes a while to build an actual functioning house as a "prop" for your "movie" lol

[@lipgloss-and-cigarettes]

He actually did have a munsters house he live(d?) in. There’s a video about it from MTV cribs

[@unduloid]

Well, I can't fault him for that.

[@colten53]

It certainly wasn’t for the movie since it’s only in the movie for like 5 minutes

[@dangitdan9938]

I’ve been waiting years for a talented director to do a Munsters movie and when I heard Rob Zombie was making one I knew I’d have to wait even longer.

[@TheTGOAC]

Damn Daniel, that's cold. Probably true too.

[@luugerio2730]

Hard! Rock! Zombie! Rob!

[@TheMajor8478]

"They're not even spooky letters" made me laugh lmao 😂 🤣

[@Daftanemone]

Still can’t believe he got Sherri Moon Zombie to play the lead. She’s so picky with her roles. She must have really believed in his vision

[@stellviahohenheim]

@@KevinJDildonik lol interesting

[@seanbeadles7421]

Lmaoooo

[@ghiblinerd6196]

THE Sheri moon zombie?! She doesn’t do just anything!

[@Daftanemone]

@@ghiblinerd6196 What salary did he offer her?!

[@mccarthy5825]

@@Daftanemone more years of marriage!

[@omaridaniels8427]

9:57- Mike's "I can't believe I'm having this conversation" should be clipped and inserted into every future RedLetterMedia review.

[@geoffreybrockmeier3765]

What was the episode of BOTW when the other guys were talking about plastic model kit parts and Mike says, “this is conversation we’re having?” And Jack says, “welcome to the show, Mike!” ?

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

@@geoffreybrockmeier3765 is that the one where rich got shown a guy's warhammer collection? Which btw as a collector/player there is no greater honor in our community than to be shown a good collection.

[@GerryRR]

I doubt it was "Universal doesn't want to pay an editor" but rather "Rob Zombie insisted on doing it himself because he genuinely thinks he's really funny and clever"

[@Flyingpapaya]

"Who is this for?" Its for Rob Zombie. He loves The Munsters. He owns a bunch of props, including at least one of the cars, the Koach. Its in the music video for Dragula. Which is the other major car from The Munsters.

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

so its his passion project then eh

[@PALACIO254]

That's kinda cute

[@TheTuttle99]

@@PALACIO254 it is. I'd like to see an interview with him about it

[@hulksmash8159]

Just because you like something doesn't mean you should get to take charge of it.

[@X4zerm4n]

It's also for my dad, who grew up watching The Munsters and then as an adult listened to tons of Rob Zombie

[@mathieulangevin5615]

The main visual problem, is that they are going for a campy 60 neon style, but they obviously shot it on a hd digital camera. So you actually see every nuance, and in opposition, it destroy the eerie cinematic vibe of the whole image. Instead of a dreamy or psychotronic feel, a la suspiria, willy wonka or wizard of oz, you just see adult in ugly classic monster makeups with too much lighting, surrounded by cheap props.This really looks like a fan made movie droped directly on youtube

[@karl_alan]

Thank you. Glad I'm not the only one that thinks they were going for something more Argento with the lighting, and just couldn't land it. Even in 4k, suspiria's lighting still has the impact this one wishes it had.

[@NYC_Goody]

How would you go about fixing that while still attaining the aesthetics you're looking for? Because I completely agree. And I love those types of looks in movies with the eerie multi colored lights and smoke and whatever else. But also agree it just doesn't land here. Maybe simply toning it down so it's not so abundant for modern cameras?

[@d3l3tes00n]

Someone redid the trailer in black & white... it looks soooo much better.

[@Desmo904]

@@karl_alan If it's a truer representation of Argento lighting, have a look at "Last night in Soho" by Edgar Wright. But then that's hardly fair as Edgar knows how to direct a damned good film.

[@mathieulangevin5615]

@@NYC_Goody first I think money is a big factor here. A bigger budget would probably make it possible to hier a good dp and set designer, and that would really help. Second, I think shooting on film - once again, money is a factor - would really help convey the look. But i think it's also a question of vision and context, because a good director would know how to use this type of lighting, and when not to. Economy is the name of the game.

[@billybattle]

The font is Lithos, it comes free with a Adobe membership with means this was edited in Adobe Premiere.

[@HappyCynic]

As a director, Rob Zombie is a great musician.

[@CJJC]

And as a musician, he’s an excellent graphic designer.

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

You gotta respect his effort though and when you hear him talk he really does have a passion for it but passion sadly does not equal good content.

[@CJJC]

@@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf I respect anyone that can get anything made and persuade other people to release it. He’s clearly doing something right for some folks.

[@idiopathictendencies8453]

His wife, for an actor is an excellent costume hanger

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

@@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf that describes like half of the stuff they see in Best of the Worst, passion projects of not very talented people, unlike them though Zombie has some budget which I cannot decide if either explains his rare feats of competency or just makes him worse in comparison as he lacks the excuse of not having the money to translate to reality his vision.

[@bingusscringus8596]

the sheer mileage they have gotten out of the soundless mummy plane clip

[@MortonGoldthwait]

Wanna bet on a dude fucking an alligator? Mummy plane!

[@dimvoly]

"Mummy plane"

[@touringwagen]

You can get anything on this plane. Mummy plane.

[@chubomikz7104]

The god damn "muffledwoman.mp3" that plays when she's launched out with the parachute gets me every time

[@mellowyellow6572]

If you want to bet on a studio accidentally releasing a trailer without the music - Mummy plane

[@Brandon195718201]

If anything, the trailer made we watch the original Munsters to see if it was THIS bad and corny. And no. It's not. I was pleasantly surprised. It made me laugh on multiple occasions and the performances really sell you on the world. Sure it's corny to an extent, but more so because it was made in the 60s. The work arounds they had to do because of the time period and budget constraints adds to the charm. And some of the jokes feel like they could've been written today. Feels more contemporary than you'd think. Also, the actors really do make the series worth watching. So natural and effortlessly funny. Fred Gwynne as Herman is honestly one of the greatest comedic performances I've seen. He's great. As well as everyone involved. The new film feels so forced, it's cringe. There's a video comparing Rob Zombie's imitation intro vs the original and it perfectly encapsulates why the new film looks so bad.

[@SlashTheWeasel]

I had to go watch the original Munsters too. I feel the same. Still better than lot of tv that is out on cable.

[@Brandon195718201]

@@SlashTheWeasel Most def. I'm glad I checked it out too because now I have new media to consume every now and then. And it's good to boot.

[@alwaysxnever]

Munsters was so earnest and I enjoyed it very much.

[@Brandon195718201]

@@alwaysxnever It was wholesome without being overbearingly so.

[@cbalan777]

The show was originally shot in color, but most people didn't have color tv's so they went with B&W, but when you watch the original footage they did in color it doesn't look nearly as old anymore. The B&W dates it a lot.

[@McShaggswell]

The Munsters is about family. That's what's so powerful about it.

[@janeeyre1990]

But what about trauma?

[@excalibur2024guy]

It's weird then that they left out the family members Eddie and Marilyn.

[@PatricioCharlie]

Something something I hate sand something something hack frauds

[@_Jay_Maker_]

It's like poetry.

[@MysteryStew5977]

actually though... yes in this case

[@gwushy]

it’s so nice of Jay to entertain the degenerative mind of the elderly. Mike is so lucky to have a son like him

[@cyrollan]

Where does Rich Evans figure into this family?

[@bennyballs22]

🤣

[@GammaRingHunter]

@@cyrollan it's dad dad and son, very progressive

[@metetural9140]

@@cyrollan he's the father obviously

[@cartmanofsp]

This sweet old man, his name is ‘Mike’? I believe, i wish him well

[@OccultDemonCassette]

Rob Zombies aesthetic is a 50-Movie bargain bin DVD pack of old horror movies.

[@Prodmullefc]

Exactly, while I was watching this, almost every critique they made could be explained by the fact that Rob Zombie's schtick has always been cheap, schlocky horror. It's been his thing since way back to White Zombie.

[@JrIcify]

This doesn't remind me of bargain bin horror it reminds me of youtube horror with titles like "She Bought A Haunted Dresser Scary Movies 2019" where the budget seems like nothing, but they have the best cameras you could ever possibly get somehow, and there's random other things that seem way too expensive.

[@td3info632]

Hey, it’s that guy who uploads WOTW tapes!

[@Guywithaclub]

This is so accurate and honestly it's the only reason I've watched anything of his. House of 1000 Corpses is not a good movie, but sometimes, once every 5~ years, I feel like absolute filth inside, and that movie helps me exorcise those feelings.

[@neptunecomics09]

Spirit Halloween core

[@TheodoricFriede]

The Munsters was a cute show, so, if nothing else, I kind of respect that Rob Zombie didn't make its a grimy nightmare.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

He's apparently a really big fan of The Munsters, and has been trying to convince Universal to make this movie for 15 years, so it'd make sense that he'd try to make it authentic.

[@demongoat]

As goofy as the trailer is, there is that. I would have really been upset if He had butchered The Munsters like he could have.

[@TheodoricFriede]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Well, as unlikely as it is, I hope the movie itself turns out OK.

[@jacksmith3148]

Hopefully he drops "grimy nightmare" going forward. And starts making even a single good movie.

[@deadartist8827]

Actually, that's where he fucked up.

[@Caswell_Official]

It’s so difficult to do intentionally bad *well* in an enjoyable way. It requires nuance and awareness, two things Rob Zombie has literally never had.

[@Lemon_Inspector]

This is what I like about RLM. They never let these mass-media smokescreens distract them from the actually important issues of our time.

[@Zavyyn]

Regarding the Pee-wee comparison, I feel it is worth mentioning Rob Zombie's start in showbiz was as a production assistant for Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

[@demonizer133]

He came full circle: the student became the master

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

@@Wabajak13 Bad-dum TISH!

[@PALACIO254]

@@Wabajak13 beautiful

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

@@Wabajak13 AAAAAAIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDSSSSSS

[@spankg888]

@Aaron Foltz nope

[@Fromaginator]

Finally using your platform for something actually important

[@tysmosisjones]

The fact that Mike Stoklasa wasn’t contacted to reprise his role as Grandpa Munster, now that’s a damn shame. They say all the royalties ran out when he bout that damn warehouse and Rich Evens an off the lot Ferrari.

[@charlesjmouse]

Maybe this is intended to be the next instalment of Universal's dark universe franchise? It's certainly nailed the, ah, tone.

[@goldcreeper7376]

I mean, I'm now more invested in it than ever, so from that perspective it clearly worked

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

I love that Jays tweet was so clearly talking about a specific Elvira commercial for soda. Oh Jay. PS Jay clearly edited this video and I'm glad.

[@ZachariahWest]

I love how quickly Netflix went from the premier streaming service to the modern equivalent of direct-to-video.

[@campbellgilpin9256]

I don't think this is a Netflix film.

[@Eidlones]

@@campbellgilpin9256 I'm not sure it's gonna be on streaming (tho I don't see why it wouldn't), cause the second trailer only mentioned BluRay, DVD, and Digital. No mention of streaming

[@spooplegeist5260]

@@campbellgilpin9256 I think they’re just referring generally to the shorthand of “straight to netflix” as a description of a movie’s quality.

[@kiryuchan860]

@@campbellgilpin9256 it is now according to RZ

[@brosef4154]

after they lost billions of dollars funding their own movies and shows, nope it's probably where direct-to-streaming movies end up

[@Flounderboy15]

6:43 Maybe I'm giving Rob too much credit, but I assume he planned this to be in black and white like the show. A technique from old TV shows was to use saturated contrasting colors so that the footage converts to black and white better. Perhaps the studio made him keep it in color because a black and white movie would turn off the audience they're marketing to (the type of crowd that watches Kindergarten Cop 2).

[@DrewSew]

Mike menacing Jay with slowed down rock songs at 11:11 is the funniest shit I've seen.

[@trouty606]

The look of this movie immediately made me think of the Power Rangers clone show "Big Bad Beetleborgs" where the framing device was based around a goofy haunted house.

[@Udgrasil13]

I loved that show as a kid XD Beeeeeeetle, Beetleborgs!!!!!

[@YevOnegin]

That is exactly what I was trying to remember. Even the acting style is similar, so over the top its not even parodying anything.

[@Dontpostdumbcomments]

Hey you keep the beetleborgs out of this

[@shanggodaygang8388]

@@Dontpostdumbcomments we would, if budget ghost Elvis didn't annoy us through the show.

[@Nick-01010]

@@shanggodaygang8388 his name is Flabber and you will show him proper respect

[@jacobmiller1026]

"You could, I just did it". Love the confidence from Mike

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Jay asked who this is for. It's for Rob Zombie. That's it. He's the only one who would give a shit about something like this. He made it for himself.

[@sir0nion]

He made it for Best of the Worst

[@Awesomesufff]

Honestly a chad move

[@Audiablo]

My god, you're right

[@jackdanielsinthelionsden1887]

I respect that honesty

[@brinewind8732]

He must have a terribly low opinion of himself.

[@AdvocatusThei]

I like how direct-to-video became direct-to-DVD and now direct-to-streaming.

[@rogerfloyd852]

No reason to waste DVDs on this trash

[@09daniscool]

I have several different Hustler DVDs of "This Ain't The Munsters" from almost 20 years ago, and their production quality is basically the same as Rob Zombie's movie. In some departments they excel, even.

[@SsnakeBite]

I love that the RLM crew is now at the point where they're just going "ah, fuck it! Let's just talk about whatever we feel like!".

[@Eli_B3000]

Always has been

[@rotorous]

@@Eli_B3000 This, for sure. That’s why RLM is worth watching, you know these goobers aren’t in anyone’s pockets, except for Star Trek fan beer breweries.

[@Ninjujitsu]

why not? I'd listen to them talk about anything probably

[@BlueBoy0]

same as it ever was

[@cceffect]

Jay bringing notes is a twist in the format I live for

[@glitchedoom]

On a phone no less, not old man paper.

[@FrozeBone]

It's borderline experimental

[@TheKogunEnjou]

It’s borderline experimental

[@NikaDeus]

It broke new ground!

[@mrmusickhimself]

When I was 11, White Zombie was my favorite band. It was 1995, I was playing Earthbound, and listening to Astro Creep on a CD player with tape holding the batteries in. If you had told me THIS is what would become of Rob after he left the band, I'd have laughed in your face and thrown all the Fruitopia and Crystal Pepsi at you.

[@scottr291]

@@1dwkjr “the next i album will be better” has always been my thought on white zombie

[@mrmusickhimself]

@@1dwkjr Rob had the art direction and showmanship down...but if you watch him perform live, he's the weakest of the group. His music started getting poppier after Hellbelly 1, and not in a fun way, that's where I tapped out on his music and grew to miss his original band.

[@mrmusickhimself]

@@scottr291 THAT nailed it for me

[@harvesterofstorms4932]

I can't wait for Rob Zombie to come out and say " . . . But it's stylistically designed to be that way, and you can't undo that!"

[@Commanderziff]

My first encounter with the trailer was watching "Hats off Entertainment" doing an episode about the reboot. I was initially very impressed... because I thought he made it himself as a joke, because it looks like it must be a fan film. Then I googled it, and discovered that no, this was the real trailer.

[@WastedPo]

Yes, and supposedly the movie itself had a $40 mil budget.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@WastedPo They spent it all on lighting and body paint. Nothing was left for the actual trailer.

[@itsd0nk]

@@Corbomite_Meatballs it looks like they spent it all on a new house and left some crumbs over for the actual production

[@heidiknabe9669]

I love Hats Off! And the Almost Cult Classics spin off podcast!

[@FineFictMen]

I found it hilarious that The Munsters trailer felt like a modern SNL skit and Universal approved of this! ROFL

[@SpaghettyLuvsU]

I honestly thought it _was_ an SNL skit when my buddy showed it to me.

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

Don't insult snl like that there good for at least one good skit a season rob well were still waiting.

[@jasoncinema]

Yep! And NBCUniversal is obviously apoplectic about the finished product , so they’re washing their hands of it and opted for a quick payday - thus they sold it to Netflix, rather than put it on their own streaming service, Peacock.

[@Daniel145D]

I love that mike showed up for this video in full Herman Munster cosplay. He’s even got the voice down.

[@metetural9140]

Yeah Rob Zombie really should've picked Mike

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

That was Mike?! 😱

[@RyanLisbon]

Would be entertained by Mike and Jay discussing new entries in the phone book.

[@Lemon_Inspector]

Do they still print those?

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Ryan, our audience was born in 1998. They don't know what a "phone book" is.

[@jaden_bricker]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 I was born in 2000 and delivered phone books at like 10 years old for some cash

[@Belgand]

I want to see the RLM version now with Mike as Herman, Jay as Eddie, and Rich Evans as Grandpa.

[@DarkAngelEU]

I was actually expecting them to have made their own movie, having only seen the small preview YT gives you when holding your mouse over the video lol

[@andrewjenkins9965]

As Butch? His name was... hang on, checking Google... Eddie.

[@Belgand]

@@andrewjenkins9965 You're totally right. Once again confusing the actor and the character.

[@DevineInnovations]

0:58 I work at a local TV station and we usually get multiple versions of trailers that isolates certain audio (sound effects, dialogue, music, transition effects). They do this to make it easier for us to edit our own videos. That one seemed to only use dialogue and transition effects. I think a lot of those voices were only used for the trailer and would probably get drowned out by the sound effects and music. I've seen some versions of trailers that sound janky like that for that reason. It's interesting that they don't get leaked more often.

[@kilderok]

I wish they would be lmao, I might watch more movies.

[@Daniel145D]

This video has better production value than the movie does

[@buddhavskungfu]

The RLM make up department did a better job than the Munster movie with their monster.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@buddhavskungfu You can still spot Rich Evans in the video, if you squint at the right time and touch yourself where he would touch you.

[@35znnug]

I feel like Rob Zombie is the Adam Sandler of the horror world. Has some talent but just cranks out these crummy films where he and his friends can have a good time and make a little cheddar.

[@sadie9728]

Shame the rest of us have to be subjected to them both.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Adam Sandler is one of the worlds greatest businessmen. He gets mega corporations to pay him to take all expenses paid vacations with his friends.

[@Ale-mv3gr]

I mean, lets be real, that is what RLM movies have been, except them getting paid.

[@mobilemarshall]

@@neondreams0514 adam sandler's influence is a blight on society

[@predalien1413]

Then why do I gotta pay for it every month along with the other refuse.

[@cceffect]

The irony is this will better advertise the film, then the trailer will

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

In succession?

[@bened22]

But then it was also the trailer that did that.

[@lupermattroid]

I love RLM content for the critical film analysis and breakdowns but what I love more than that is when they make each other laugh, ripping on things. Always brightens my day.

[@JAnon__]

the font they're talking about at ~1:56 is Lithos. Lithos, a typeface inspired by ancient Greek inscriptions, was designed by Carol Twombly and released by Adobe in 1989. an extended version with added support for Greek was released in 2000. hope you find this interesting! :3

[@markstenchii3845]

If Rob Zombie doesn't cover "Monster Mash" with the cast of this movie called "Munster Mash" and Sheri Moon Zombie doing the female vocals from the song, what are we even doing here!?!?!

[@jacquestube]

I refuse to go along with pretending that Rob Zombie's relevant in 2022

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

It would be pretty depressing if Rob Zombie sought out to make a love letter to something he really liked as a kid, and it blows up in his face.

[@cyrollan]

He did that with two Halloween films after all

[@thomaslynch5313]

@@cyrollan I think even Zombie himself hated doing Halloween 2.

[@rxbandit5446]

To be fair to Mr. Robert Zombie, it was never him using Dragula in his trailers and films, it was every other studio, video game publisher, and trailer editor from the late 90's through like 2007.

[@BlazingOwnager]

I think the restraint mentioned here is because Dragula is specifically written about The Munster's car.

[@rxbandit5446]

@@BlazingOwnager lol fair point

[@renzo2447]

@@BlazingOwnager wait wot? o_O I didn't know that, for real for real?

[@TheKarret]

@@renzo2447 Yeah I heard there was some episode or something in the OG show where I want to say Herman loses their car in a drag race or something, and so Grandpa makes a car called "Dragula" to win the car back... something like that... idk how true it is though... might be useful to look that up.

[@---xj1il]

He actually uses a clip from that episode in house of a 1000 corpses. The old man is watching it while eating cereal.

[@themeddlesomeunicorn]

Finally, Mike and Jay are talking about the things that truly matter.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@simonbrehm358 Are you kidding us? You know Spock only drank margaritas!

[@withthesetwohands]

I couldn't help but be reminded of the Resident Evil movie series where Paul W.S. Anderson kept making them because they made a bunch of money and his spouse Mila Jovovich played the lead, so they could both grab a paycheque each time they made one. Pretty lucrative. If the Rob Zombie Munsters movie universe expands to 6 or 7 movies I'll truly lose all my remaining hope for society.

[@ThePrudentialist]

"All these gritty hard R movies" I'm glad Jay is addressing the issues of the day.

[@grimkaizer8417]

Oh man, I think I used to be moots with you

[@ZeroPopArt]

Herman Munster is the key to all of this.

[@MarcusBrannon]

I may have gone a little too far in a few places. - Rob Zombie

[@brosef4154]

So easy, a caveman could do it.

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

My favorite genre: "Deep dive on a crappy trailer for a movie that no one will see."

[@xograyce]

Clearly you’ve never seen Best of the Worst, it’s an internet show where these same dudes gather around with a few other people and every episode is a deep dive on MULTIPLE entire crappy movies that no one will see, it’s great, highly recommend.

[@NoAssemblyRequierd]

I was wondering when they’d finally get around to talking about Batman

[@shark_byte_online]

They did a batman episode but it’s exclusively on the Red Letter Media Plus streaming service

[@MegaMacReal]

@@shark_byte_online Thanks for recommending that service, it’s worth it for the 4K UHD and free Rich Evans-branded 60” TV alone.

[@viscountalpha]

Also, we are still mad about the batmans. RLM, You lied to us. You hackfrauds.

[@Lordeightbane]

@@shark_byte_online go figure probably change $ 30 dollars even though I have premium subscription.

[@nathanfleeger]

I’m gonna be honest, I’ve had a rough day. My aunt passed this afternoon and it has been horrible for me, but seeing the thumbnail of Mike and Jay talking about the Munsters of all things, somehow it brought me great comfort. Thank you guys for making good content.

[@deusex3124]

The slow version of Smells Like Teen Spirit featured as the opening credits for Marvel's Black Widow film, so not that surprising you forgot which film it was. Does seem like Rob Zombie basically makes films for his wife and friends to star in because he can, I mean it's pretty cool that he gives his friends and people he admires work, whether the film will appeal to anybody else doesn't seem to really factor into things.

[@Trevor_]

I thought it might also be 2015’s Pan

[@squidracerX]

"I dont really think you could do that with the Munsters..." "You can, I just did it!". 10:28 There was the Nirvana song in the Batman movie too, and i still see it in commercials, and in video game trailers even. it hasn't gone away sadly... TERRIBLE trend.

[@NeepNeepPohn]

Rob Zombie is just Adam Sandler but likable and for horror

[@heavydfunk]

@@NeepNeepPohn Likable? Meh

[@NeepNeepPohn]

@@heavydfunk Not an avid fan of his stuff outside of White Zombie, but I've yet to see anything about him that makes him seem like a dick

[@_all_around_us]

4:42 the echo effect on Jay's "yeah" was a touch of genius 😂😂

[@speakki]

Damn I missed this on first viewing, nicely spotted! :D

[@bobthemadmonkey]

Lol I missed this

[@Briansgate]

my friend and I watched this trailer the other day, and our jaws just dropped. I've never been this speechless in my life.

[@Pissgremlin5964]

The state of the world has me questioning many things nowadays. I'm struggling to wrap my head around the fact that so many poorly working minds have so much power, influence, and money. All this garbage we're seeing all started in an office somewhere being pitched to people with more money than god and all these top corporate people look at each other and go "YES! That's a great idea that will definitely be a hit." How are these idiots the rich ones?

[@PhantomSavage]

Bryan Fuller actually wrote and produced a "reboot" of the Munsters for network television way back in 2012 called "Mockingbird Lane" starring Eddie Izzard as Grandpa, and even though it only ever had a pilot and was never picked up for a full season, it was better in literally every conceivable way than this strange piece of Rob Zombie garbage.. it had better sets, better acting, better visuals, writing, music... I'm not sure if the world really needs a Munsters reboot, but its sad a decade old TV Pilot is about 20x more interesting.

[@alexwilliams5799]

Singer, not Fuller. And it started as a special with another episode that aired then it wasn't picked up for series.

[@jessicazimmer8910]

It really wasn’t that good. The acting was okay. Izzard and Portia di Rossi were the best parts, but even she was iffy. Jerry O’Connell was stiff as a board. There was no cast chemistry or sweet charm. Which sucked because Bryan Fuller made Pushing Daisies. He should have been able to knock it out of the park.

[@Heoltor]

Thank you for letting me know of this, it was a neat episode, shame they didn't do something with it.

[@kastiffia9431]

@@alexwilliams5799 Fuller not Singer.

[@alexwilliams5799]

@@kastiffia9431 both were involved actually. It doesn't matter because it stunk on ice

[@vcrbetamax]

I’m gonna be honest, I’m actually surprised it took this long to be made. If we wanna dig up old corpses. Bring on the Gilligan’s Island movie. I’ll just sit right back and hear the tale.

[@theharvardyard2356]

Please no

[@bjchit]

If they were to make a gritty reboot where they kill Gilligan at the end, it would be the single greatest movie ever.

[@trenchcoatbees8386]

There actually was a Gilligans island movie, I watched it when I was younger. It came out in 78

[@vcrbetamax]

@@trenchcoatbees8386 That’s not what I was talking about. That stared most of the original cast. I’m talking about these reboots, like the 90s Beverly hillbillies.

[@trenchcoatbees8386]

@@vcrbetamax yeah, it would be interesting to see who they cast for them.

[@CoenusOfPolemocrates]

I'm somewhat surprised this video wasn't called "I guess we can't avoid talking about it any longer", have the thumbnail be the poster for that new Batman movie, and then have this Munsters trailer review as the actual content.

[@OneMansOdyssey]

This trailer looks like Goosebumps TV show-tier quality.

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Only minus the vision and consistency

[@ely_oh]

Rob Zombie clarified that his adaptation of The Munsters didn't have a $40M budget, it's clearly $400.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

Would have been just as bad even with $40 million.

[@viscountalpha]

This looks like a 1 million budget. Maybe even half of that. It's pretty shoddy.

[@MardukGodSlayer]

And 99% of whatever he had likely went into building that house.

[@msarek4100]

He had 3 Mil. If he had 40 mil, he would be ruler of Hungary right now

[@robertgronewold3326]

The lighting in the trailer is clearly supposed to be an homage to Italian horror movies, because it's typical that when something supernatural happens in those films the lighting will go to vivid greens and purples to emphasize the 'unnatural' occurrence, but it' just looked weird and odd here.

[@ringbearer1420]

I heard a rumor that Zombie wanted this to be B&W, but the studio balked at that, so Zombie released this trailer to create a Sonic situation where then studio “corrects” the weird/ugly look by making it B&W. But who knows?

[@robertgronewold3326]

@@ringbearer1420 I think the best thing for this movie would be a blindfold for the viewer.

[@ringbearer1420]

@@robertgronewold3326 I agree, but the thought of filmmakers trying to use the “Sonic the Hedgehog” incident as leverage is pretty funny in and of itself.

[@kutulhumythos3410]

So, Dario Agento's Groovie Goolies. Waitwaitwait,,,,why the HELL wasn't this a live-action Groovie Goolies reboot?!

[@kristofaxelson5088]

The lighting and camerawork in Argento’s films withstand the test of time. This trailer is lit like an advert for a Universal Studios theme park ride.

[@ZyxthePest]

Am the only one who found this deceptively wholesome? Despite the trailer being a complete mess, they seem to be lowkey rooting for Zombie's vision and that's kind of adorable. Could be a shit show, but this video actually felt nice, despite the jabs.

[@leminjapan]

Maybe because it's so visually similar to B&R, but looks considerably less painful to watch.

[@ZyxthePest]

@@leminjapan For me, its more like they get what Zombie is doing and even give him props on specific shots, but are just confounded by the trailer choices.

[@snackplaylove]

Yeah - I mean - fuck it - I saw all the problems they saw, and I’m cash in hand day one for this absolute bullshit because it’s my exact kind of bullshit.

[@blacksun45]

I don't mind the camp of it all I just hate the herman munster acting

[@ZyxthePest]

@@blacksun45 Yeah, I get that he's like, a teen or something and maybe we can expect the more Gwynnish voice towards the end, but it's a lot to ask your audience to put up with.

[@KingRidley]

As a millennial, I only know a little bit about The Munsters. But I know that they've got one of my favorite jokes ever: having the one daughter be a lawyer in the family of monster characters is an absolute gem of a joke.

[@Belgand]

The joke on the show as that their teenage niece Marilyn, who was your typical all-American TV blonde, was the awkward one who didn't fit in.

[@freneticgamer4174]

Change that from "little bit" to jack shit and you've got it right.

[@PoppySquidJr]

@@freneticgamer4174 are you seriously using age to gatekeep the fucking munsters lmao

[@abc.6223]

I think you're mistaking this for something else. I don't know this show as well as the Adams Family but they do have a single human daughter, but she's in highchool. And I remember not liking her in the show tbh? Because I thought the running joke where they kept treating her as ugly, and this causing her to have extremely low self esteem, was both mean spirited and got old fast.

[@Belgand]

@@abc.6223 No offense but you're the one who's confused. You're thinking of Marilyn Munster. There was no such similar character on The Addams Family.

[@Lokiofsuburbia]

I like that Jay took old man notes too, but his weren't on paper like Mike's.

[@productNine]

I thought it was the paper that made them old man notes

[@OccultDemonCassette]

Jay wears a phone-holster on his belt and keeps a large 1st-gen bluetooth device in his ear at all times while shopping for groceries.

[@frankwales]

The cast for this on IMDb is sci-fi stunt casting galore. It has Dee Williams (from E.T.), Sylvester McCoy (from Doctor Who), Catherine Schell (from Space: 1999), Jorge Garcia (from Lost) and Butch Patrick (from the original TV show of The Munsters, but not playing Eddie Munster, whose character isn't in the movie at all).

[@coyotefever105]

Rich Brake (Rob Zombie regular) and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira)

[@FangsFirst]

Cult stunt casting is his deal and always has been. (I'm all for this personally, which is apparently not anyone else here, but such is life)

[@ashleymitchell5288]

Me: I've got zero interest in watching 'The Munsters' trailer. *RLM posts Munsters trailer reaction* Also me: *Immediately watches trailer so I can hear RLM commentary*

[@cheeseandpickles4506]

That old wooden radio behind Jay is really awesome.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

"I took notes" Jay - brings out smartphone Mike - several loose sheets of paper

[@kidd9936]

They should've taken a note from the "what we do in the shadows" show if anything...i may not be remembering the munsters too well, but i remember it being kinda, normal? They were the "odd" family at the end of the street but they were still an average happy family. Pusing so hard on the weird factor seems like too much.

[@whoknows8264]

Yeah I believe the Adams family was the weird one between the two.

[@bloocheez3]

exactly right. They were the ant-Addams Family. The Munsters looked like horrible creatures and lived in a haunted house, but acted like a normal TV family and the comedy was "oh look, Herman goes to the post office and freaks every one out" where the Addams straight up acted like a freakish pain cult but looked human.

[@dandoll4405]

Yes, they were just a normal suburban family that happened to be monsters.

[@PatricioCharlie]

I'm really surprised they didn't go more in depth about how cheap the movie looks. It looks like something an early 00s film student made with their parents' borrowed Sony Handicam

[@dust-dog]

Except he's also found some cheap editing software and pivoted 180° from the grimy look of his previous films, to this garish, overly-saturated neon nightmare that even Nicolas Winding Refn would consider excessive

[@crawlingchaos2811]

@Hypothermic Dysrhythmia im not a fan of his and this is not how cheap his movies usually look

[@bls8959]

Kind of his thing

[@chiefr9627]

The narration feels like the intro for Wheel of the Worst.

[@Wolvie181]

Now I want Mike and Jay to review The Munsters when it hits streaming.

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

If you watch it in black and white, it actually looks amazing. Like it was from the era of the original show. Wish they'd stuck with that.

[@FlackNCoke]

I'm surprised they didn't bring up the fact that Rob Zombie clearly stole their sets and lighting setups from the last several BOTW Halloween specials.

[@deemjeffrey]

What is BOTW

[@FlackNCoke]

@@deemjeffrey You’re not from around these parts are ya?

[@deemjeffrey]

@@FlackNCoke I’m not. No. Sorry. I came here as a recommendation from the munsters trailer. These guys are hilarious, though.

[@FlackNCoke]

@@deemjeffrey BOTW is an acronym for their series Best of the Worst. It’s a show where these two guys and two other guys (the cast rotates) watch three (or more) bad movies, discuss them, and decide which one is the best of the worst. This usually means “most enjoyable” but really best of the worst just means whatever they want it to mean that week. I highly recommend checking out one of the episodes labeled “Wheel of the Worst” if you enjoyed their sense of humor here!

[@deemjeffrey]

@@FlackNCoke thank you!

[@marklee81]

Maybe it's a plan to underwhelm everyone so when they see the movie they'll be surprised at how good it is.

[@demonizer133]

I don't think people are clever or bold enough to play 4D chess like that, but I really hope you're right

[@bigchungus6223]

"Herman Munster doing soyface" is not a thing I thought I would ever utter in this lifetime. But here we are.

[@MFVicVonDoom]

When Mike brought up "Smells like teen spirit" I believe the editor made an error. I think Mike was referring to the Black Widow movie opening which used a slowed down cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit.

[@b.lazing9923]

The only good thing that will come out of Rob Zombie's Munsters is that people will get curious about the original show, who knows maybe we'll get a fully remastered blu-ray set with the option of watching the show in color or BnW? that'd be super cool!

[@rookmacron]

Mike's mouth quivered, holding back laughter after Jay said "Hard R".

[@sir0nion]

Jay's mouth salivated when he saw Hard D at the Manhole.

[@irishmanrants89]

Hell yeah dude

[@BetweenTheLyons]

I'm sure it's probably not but the font they use for "the greatest love story ever told" looks unbelievably similar to the font from Jurassic Park but slightly tweaked. Which makes sense because Universal owns both the franchise and that font.

[@bmljenny]

I think it's just a condensed version of Lithos which was released in 1989.

[@turnerlarson12]

It definitely has a mid 90s look to it

[@cherylkealey4831]

Mike singing "dragula" has made my life worthwhile!!!

[@GanymedePrincss]

"Who is this for?" you ask It's for Rob Zombie, honestly, and I respect that

[@timwatchesmovies]

10:30 for some reason that "you could, I just did it" cracked me up so much

[@ujjwalreal]

The long awaited Batman review is here everybody!

[@TheMasterQuests]

SOMETHING IN MY AAAAASSSSSSSS MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM SOMETHING IN THAT GRRRRAAAASSSSS

[@meltedcopper9247]

Re:view the batman but the 60s adam west movie and act like every version ruins the character

[@jmdesantis]

This is a genius idea. The thumbnail though has to play it up like they're going to talk about The Batman.

[@Saitken]

Mike isn’t wrong - Black Widow did a slow cover version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.

[@Captroop]

I thought he was again teasing "The Batman*" which used a slow version of Nirvana's "Something in the Way" for the trailer and movie score. (*watching The Batman not guaranteed)

[@jonnowocky8179]

The ‘slow emotional songstress cover of that song you slowly realise you know’ is my least favourite most eye-roll enducing trailer trope ever

[@Smoofyful]

For Jay, the jumbled line sounds like he's saying : "As soon as she appeared in my life."

[@Geospasmic]

I heard "Says your Putin, mama" so beats me.

[@Olkv3D]

The opening exchange to this episode is completely timeless.

[@tombirmingham7033]

You two are pure genius. Rob zombie should call you to help him Space Cop that trailer

[@MisterBolticus]

It never fails to amaze me how Rob Zombie continues to get work

[@XanderLars2]

I'm honestly surprised this hasn't inspired anyone to check out the failed pilot for Munsters that came out a few years back. Hannibal's Bryan Fuller made it for NBC and while it wasn't picked up, it was still aired once for Halloween or something. Jerry O'Connell as Herman, Portia De Rossi as Lily, Eddie Izzard as Grandpa, and i think a few other people who were in the range of "oh yeah, that guy from the thing". I thought it was great, with a very dark humor to it, akin to Fuller's previous work on Pushing Daisies.

[@demonizer133]

I definitely remember that show being announced: "Something, Something" Mockingbird Lane. I never did watch it but I recall the promo pictures for it and was curious to see it

[@Endocrom]

@@demonizer133 It was just Mockingbird Lane, a reference to the Munsters address 1313 Mockingbird Lane

[@Sam-lm8gi]

You must be kidding. That pilot was total garbage. Thank goodness it never got picked up.

[@effluviah7544]

I feel like I'm the only huge Munsters fan who is still alive (aside from apparently Rob Zombie), but I'm so fucking hyped for this. The trailer is a mess. Also, Herman Munster in the original series looks identical to Jeremy Clarkson, and I hope I'm not the only one who has noticed that.

[@alexsilva28]

Lol well now you are not alone on that, although he only resembles Jeremy when he does certain expressions

[@theharvardyard2356]

Judging by the dislikes on the trailer there are many of us still alive, less of us hyped for this though, lol

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

Howard Stern is also a big Munsters fan and him and Zombie have talked about it on his show, and Zombie recently sent him a Munsters toy

[@RxYouth]

The guy playing the grandpa is a huge Munsters and old universal monster fan. I guess he's got a nice collection of toys and memorabilia.

[@TheRealBGregz]

Mike was actually probably thinking of “Something in the Way” in all the Batman trailers.

[@OakkarMg210]

It was the original version tho