Half in the Bag Episode 49: Oz the Great and Powerful

[@racinefo]

I'm so genuinely pleased by Mike singing "We're Off To See The Wizard" at the start of the episode, he fills me with glee

[@JacobVonRoker]

@Jay Y you're right, its a mad and frantic lust

[@nealmceneaney9562]

The wonderful wizard of old

[@g.willikers9072]

Rich Evans in a suit is like a completely different person. A STARTLING TRANSFORMATION

[@spacepope-1]

G. Willikers don't believe it, HE'S ON METH

[@kttjnm]

A FEARLESS PERFORMANCE

[@lookoutforchris]

Jay still has his baby fat in this video.

[@jocelynastheart2732]

he is beautiful I would do some kinky stuff with him in that suit lol

[@TheTuttle99]

AAAIIIIIIIIIDDDDSSS

[@ZepawFox]

Jay mentioned a dark moment in The Incredibles. The one that got me while I was watching it (at 15) was the moment where it flashes through all the superheroes and they were each stamped DEAD.

[@deaconblues_]

That's why I like Incredibles, it stands out from the other Pixar movies for reasons like that.

[@xtraspecialmango]

Zepaw Fox AND...I think Mr.Incredible had it off with Mirage!

[@LordKKM]

Zepaw Fox What always stuck to me was when they hide behind the skeleton of one of the dead heroes, for some reason

[@timandshannon03]

As a father of 3 kids, the moment that got me was when Helen "Elastigirl" was flying the plane and they have to evade the missiles and Holly Hunter's voice when jinking the missles, and saying there are kids on board. That scene was perfectly acted.

[@silverpslm]

Not to mention all the cape deaths.

[@rebeccawilliamson1978]

I feel robbed that we didn't get Bruce Campbell as Oz. I love him in everything.

[@jstarwars360]

We'll always have Army of Darkness

[@milkenobi]

When I was watching Neverending Story as a young child and the horse started sinking, some kid a few rows back screamed NOOOOOOO at the top of his lungs.

[@BuddhaAtheist29]

From what I heard in the book the horse talked and it made it so much sadder, think they may have changed it for that reason, because imagine if he was talking about how sad he was and didn't want to live any more. Just though that was interesting when I heard it.

[@davidreeves4556]

That was so below the belt that scene….who wants to see that I still find it traumatic and I’ve “seen some stuff”.

[@spillanegottleib1681]

.... And that child ..... was Anakin Skywalker.

[@robbieclark7828]

Sam Raimi is probably the most humble person in Hollywood, and for that I love him.

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I never realized how much every single instance of Mike doing an impression of "random Hollywood executive" Sounds exactly like Sam Raimi, I'd never heard him talk in an interview before.

[@spillanegottleib1681]

His first horror movie winning multiple "Worst Comedy Of The Year" awards right out of the gate could have had that effect. The "I just throw random shit on the screen and let the audience create the meaning" approach has proven financially successful for him.

[@dustygozangas8191]

Bob Odenkirk would've been perfect as Oz.

[@erinc.1610]

fer sherrrr man

[@beemerboy42]

Dusty Gozangas you should get into casting because THAT is a movie I would've paid to see

[@finalizarproceso]

Better Call Oz! I was surprised to see nobody had already written this comment, so I just had to go ahead and fucking do it.

[@HalfEatenMedia]

Maybe in the re-re-re-re-make

[@AHersheyHere]

@@HalfEatenMedia We are only going to have to wait another year or two until Hollywood, which is berift of creativity, cycles back for the remake.

[@purpandorange]

LOL the "meth hotline number" at the end is a sex line.

[@mabusestestament]

You tried it?

[@-k-b-]

It's Rich's cell number

[@linusdn2777]

Damn i actually thought they were serious

[@rosebudbaxter4671]

“Return to Oz” is amazing. The score is gorgeous.

[@Vonboon11dy]

Man going back on old episodes is a time warp

[@haiderzara5594]

Ahhh man

[@connorlonergan4967]

I think Miyazaki is one of the few contemporary filmmakers that puts actual peril and horror into movies for children, spirited away especially

[@audiosurfarchive]

The Cat Returns is also incredible and I feel gets underrated. If I had kids I'd have that be "that movie" I'd always put on when they were super young.

[@Lassenissen]

I seriously believe Mike will never say "Jack: The Giant Slayer" right once his entire life.

[@byebye1813]

@@westerling8436 what about it?

[@nijnij3988]

@Cifer Null Haha, yeah and I love that when Colin first appears on BotW he also says the title wrong (he's telling Mike that he worked on the film as a CGI artist)

[@folonrng]

hey you eldritch abomination. is that a cat ahegao face? pretty good m9

[@spillanegottleib1681]

What if him doing it, magically caused Rich Evans to suddenly and permanently speak correctly?

[@AmazingSandMBunny]

Rich Evans gives the best PSAs. Thank you for your service, Rich Evans!

[@NoMoreNever]

"I don`t give a fuck about kids or families." For that quote alone, Jay is my new hero.

[@til_thasmokeclearz853]

how sad

[@Drilling4mana]

I'll always love Mike's "Movies make me want to be dead"

[@0gtriple0gmastodon56]

i was obsessed with horror movies from as early as 6 years old. puppet master, evil dead, freddy and jason, halloween (even season of the witch), childs play, hellraiser, poltergeist...i would watch all of these movies happily and go to bed without being scared in the least. but return to oz haunts me to this day. the fucking wheelers are possibly the most horrifyingly scary things i've ever seen in my life. just seeing the few excerpts from return to oz brought back child hood fear in my 38 year old brain.

[@AClown]

23 minutes in and I'm realising Powerful isn't a second film they're gonna review

[@elinicoritale6384]

LOL.

[@Ben-vs7bq]

Quentin Tarantino shows up the Muppet Wizard of Oz as himself. He's pitching a fight scene he came up with to Kermit, it's so out of nowhere that it's actually really funny

[@audiosurfarchive]

Huh, I actually learned of that scene just recently as well. Weird to see it here.

[@grimfate]

Return to Oz freaked me out as a kid, but it stuck with me. Watched it several years ago and while I didn't remember much of it everything felt familiar. I also remember that when I was a kid I was disappointed that everyone looked different, not realising there was a HUGE time difference in real life between The Wizard of Oz and Return to Oz.

[@misterwishart]

Amazing to think this simple message ended meth addiction forever.

[@McPatrick14]

Watching these in order, this is the third episode in a row that Jay has referenced Labyrinth. I think Jay might like Labyrinth.

[@phillpratt1864]

The Flight of the Navigator was a freaking scary movie for me as a kid. Also, the Neverending Story planted the seed of depression in my brain stem! That horse scene was brutal

[@Bone237]

Return to Oz is one of the most underrated movies ever. Almost all discussion about it deals with how creepy it is and not the amazing craft, music, atmosphere, and maturity it has.

[@kurtdewittphoto]

I saw this movie 9 years ago, and every scene they are showing here, I have no memory of.

[@muzicrox]

In terms of movies for kids that have a darker side... Coraline would be a great example. The imagery in that movie can be pretty scary for a kid haha

[@The_Order_Of_William_Marshal]

muzicrox Secret of Nihm and some of Don Bluths other movies are pretty dark. Love Coraline as well!

[@muzicrox]

pixelfizz Don Bluth is great :)

[@muzicrox]

***** The dad with the button eyes creeped me out. His voice alters in one part and it's just very unsettling haha

[@aimannorzahariwod]

Laika studios are a gem nowadays man. Coraline, Kubo and my favourite (personally) Paranorman. Those movies make me remember when i was a child.

[@jasonmclaren8752]

I once met a girl in a mental ward who reminded me of Coraline. I fell in love with her. Alas. It was not to be

[@GlennWebbVideos]

The clips pf the original Oz movie made me so happy. As for lack of Munchkins in the new movie it's weird that it's now considered more correct not to employ little people. It's almost like a reverse discrimination

[@robolizard222]

Miss you Glenn! It’s nice to still see his presence even after all this time. Rest In Peace.

[@charlottecorday8494]

That's what the woke left do best: reverse discrimination.

[@have_a_good_day420]

Just gave you your 100th like!!

[@joehill4094]

In the original Oz movie they pretty much took advantage of them and barely paid them anything.

[@holycow818181]

​@@charlottecorday8494 If they did hire more little people to act in the movie, perhaps developing their characters and giving them inner lives, you'd be complaining about the forced diversity in the movie. The "Woke Left" can't win with people like you.

[@dieppat]

@31:33 Is that a fat suit they have on Rich Evans? How did they cover up his washboard abs?

[@choosybeggar3309]

Hes upgraded to washing machine abs.

[@erinc.1610]

those "wheelers" in Return to Oz... scared the shit out of me when i was five... I'm still creeped out by those damn things

[@erinc.1610]

but, I LOVED the movie, I think today's kids need more scary things in their movies. remember "the secret of Nyhm"? (spelling? ) THAT MOVIE ROCKS

[@DM_Dad]

Return to Oz was weird. I think the lady that changed heads was way scarier than the Wheelers though!

[@erinc.1610]

Oz on acid the whole way lol

[@lotus-prince]

Even their picture in the book was pretty creepy.

[@Caitlin_TheGreat]

The Wheelers were basically meth-heads who improvised their own kind of roller-blading. I'm pretty sure they'd stab that girl if they thought it'd get them the drugs they crave.

[@TheGODork]

DreamWorks is actually releasing hip hop alien with sideways hat! It's called Home and Jim Parsons voices said alien. You guys are psychic

[@magicmanscott40k]

I hate Home. My parents got it for the kids and I hates it so much

[@captainforrix956]

Anything involving Jim Parsons is automatically awful

[@atom_gray]

dreamworks, lol.

[@FarewellChorus]

@@captainforrix956 Hidden Figures was good, and he was good in it, but he was playing a character which was meant to be unlikeable, so that might be a more appropriate use for him.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

1:45 Jay: _"Is that the movie starring Melissa McCarthy as an eccentric character, spouting weird things and doing wacky improv?"_ Mike: _"Yes."_ Checks the upload date. 3 years before 'Ghostbusters 2016.' Jay nailed it.

[@kai-in1xt]

Well, he was describing every Melissa McCarthy movie ever

[@PASTRAMIKick]

I know this is an old ass video, but what Sam Raimi does can totally be art, the Spiderman 2 surgery room scene is pretty much a masterpiece in horror

[@clauderain4888]

I still find 1938 wizard of oz just as entertaining at 37 as when i was a kid. True movie magic. 2012 oz was dead inside

[@PanelHopper]

I love Return to Oz! Totally scary and dark when I was a kid but also full of great childhood memories.

[@SanguineUltima]

The second half of this episode was a pleasant surprise, as Return to Oz is an old favorite. I miss the days when kids movies had a soul; I still watch Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, and the like to this day and I'm a middle aged man.

[@TenouHaruka0]

"I don't give a fuck about kids or families." --Jay (my hero)

[@WieKnot]

"Mila Kunis is good" didn't think I would ever hear Mike say those words in that order. She and Kutcher are perfect for each other because they both peaked in their role and have been bad ever since

[@darwincity]

And even in her case, she « peaked » three years earlier with « Black Swan ».

[@spillanegottleib1681]

Mike says she's a really good actress (Black Swan) and a terrible actress (Jupiter Ascending) at the same time.

[@liammaxwell6114]

That’s rubbish

[@codypecklikeschode1]

Jesus christ that was one of the funniest openings to Half in the Bag ever. I couldnt stop laughing!

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

Why? did you pass gas?

[@bohemianprince7944]

That opening gets me. Especially since I'm laying in bed, 4 episodes deep

[@jeffolsen7566]

Love what Jay says about Sam Raimi as a director

[@Murrman84]

"The Brave Little Toaster" is the perfect example of the 'kids movie' that can never be made again/in these times...

[@charlottecorday8494]

You can thank the woke left for that. They've ruined everything.

[@megachaosblast126]

@@charlottecorday8494 Right, Woke Disney wouldn't today adapt a book written by an openly gay man about household appliances that's slightly disturbing, they are too busy making an edgy Cruella Devil movie that looks like a ripoff of Joker after they made Pirates of the Caribbean movies for kids with blood and death.

[@charlottecorday8494]

@@megachaosblast126 Oh, I see you hate strong and independent women. What a shock.

[@jakeguy6050]

@@megachaosblast126 wow i didnt know you hate women. I bet you didnt even give the ghostbusters remake and charlies angels great reviews.

[@megachaosblast126]

@@charlottecorday8494 Cruella shouldn't be an independent woman, she's a puppy murderer that needs professional help in a psych ward. And I also thought the Mulan remake was pretty alright, also I love most of the Disney Princesses including Loki, (who in canonically gender fluid) stay mad. Just not a fan of Disney villains having weird live action redemption arcs.

[@wedgewoodproductions7383]

1:57 Me after watching Superman. (Humming the John Williams Theme) 2:15 Reminded that it was actually Man of Steel

[@DieHardAlien]

2:17 Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

[@PipBoy3Jillion]

How did you guys not breaking out laughing when Pay it Forward exploded...

[@TheRobpoke]

Abba Zaba I'm really amazed that Jay stays in character, i start laughing uncontrollably evrerytime I see the tape explode

[@PipBoy3Jillion]

***** same

[@cartmanofsp]

Abba Zaba Why did he smash that one tape in particular?

[@PipBoy3Jillion]

Poop .Stink Cuz it was in his hand

[@striderm]

Cause they're professionals, not total hack frauds.

[@The_Order_Of_William_Marshal]

The 80s movie "Return To Oz" scared the crap out of me as a kid. The queen who collects heads and those wheller guys. Fucking dark story as ẃell. Loved it and being scared by movies as a kid.

[@FreezeInfinite]

+pixelfizz Those wheelers used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. Even after watching the movie 20 times, the anticipation of the wheelers appearing was so well done in that film that it got me everytime. Return to Oz has so many memorable moments. Great film.

[@sethflix]

Classy move at the end there, Rich Evans. Followed up by brilliance. Thanks for the laughs and the class. God bless us, everyone.

[@jstrauss1927]

If you're going through a classic HITB rewatch, this is a checkpoint. Jay still hasn't reached gigachad, and they still talk to the camera. I wish you well weary traveler.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Man, that commentary at the end about fairy tales is so goddamn spot on. I wouldn't trade my 80s childhood in for ANYTHING.

[@gianni206]

I remember showing my nieces and nephews Chicken Run like, “heck yes, this oughta scar ‘em.” It was the only way I could rinse out the bad taste of that hip hop alien movie known as Home.

[@anitaspencer7526]

Wow.

[@darwincity]

I mean… it is quite a stark tonal change, but as far as it being « scary »…

[@striderm]

Flight of the Navigator was one of my favorite movies as a kid. It had some pretty bleak moments in it too.

[@jamesmbsmith]

Return to Oz is awesome. You do not gush with enough praise in this video, Mike and Jay. I demand a revised edition with more praise.

[@gfgjdghjfhj]

"This time it's different. This time the storyline demands it." is now one of my favourite lines.

[@daiselol]

How Mila Kunis didn't get a Razzie for this movie I don't know

[@leew1598]

jupiter ascending has sorted that out.

[@BuddhaAtheist29]

Because she still managed to be hot in a big pointed nose and painted green.

[@jakeguy6050]

How she manages to not get a razzie for every "performance" she does I do not know

[@ezekel.4656]

@@leew1598 she was SO BAD in that movie.

[@coosoorlog]

the music in the beginning is a jazz standard tune "I've Never Been in Love Before". have a nice day.

[@AstraVex]

Christ, all Mike had to say was "E.T" and "Turns Grey" in the same sentence and I weirdly started tearing up xD

[@spillanegottleib1681]

So did I. That scene was so funny, I laugh until tears fall too.

[@1994CPK]

You gave false hope with that phone hotline, now I'll never get the help I need.

[@robmoye5192]

I thought for a second they were serious. And I was like, you know what much respect to them acknowledging meth addiction and trying to help. Then I wonder and call and now I'm $1500 dollars in credit card debt.

[@Kiddenreal]

I’ve watched a ton of your guys videos and this intro to the review had me laughing my ass off thank you guys so much this is one of the best ones in my my book.

[@tonyvaccaro98]

A lot of teenage girls go crazy for James Franco and a lot of teenage girls like live action Disney, so that explains the casting for me.

[@minimite9493]

@@prathapkutty7407 It's a win-win!

[@choosybeggar3309]

Teen girls also love the Wicked Broadway musical.

[@gbrogo7139]

James Franco also goes crazy for teenage girls

[@charlottecorday8494]

Was this posted before or after his "hijinx" with underage girls?

[@miseryfell6417]

@@gbrogo7139 This beautiful moment was 6 years in the making

[@protips__]

I can feel the visceral pleasure of destroying a tape of "Pay It Forward” in this episode.

[@XitlalicProductions]

Protips why?

[@bellakonrad5952]

@@XitlalicProductions fuck that movie lmao

[@elduderino7835]

Yeah... but What about Bob?

[@rosebudbaxter4671]

Right? I don’t care wtf anyone says. Richard Dreyfuss’s meltdowns in that movie are a thing of beauty.

[@computer_toucher]

Return to Oz scared the shit out of eight-year-old me, and I guess everyone that actually saw it will remember it forever.

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

Saw this in Dbox. When it dragged I started to fall asleep sleep right before the monkey jumped out of the fog. Dbox has motion chairs. It scared the crap out of me. The tornado scenes where awesome.

[@tinncan]

Holy shit, when you talked about wheelers and the witch switching heads that's pretty much exactly what I remember, up until then I didn't recognize the movie...

[@3isr3g3n]

I saw most of them as a kid. Pinocchio, Neverending Story, Return to Oz, all gave me nightmares but were certainly fantastic movies! Also if you're German: die Drachen-Lehrerin aus Jim Knopf von der Augsburger Puppenkiste war Albtraum-Material

[@KneelB4Bacon]

James Franco really does look like he's high all the time. He reminds me of Doctor Lexus from 'Idiocracy.'

[@edwardpolenzani4900]

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. I honestly had no desire to see it at all when it came out but I just caught it on tv and really enjoyed it

[@Tunaboy45]

Talking about dark films for children, Willy Wonka is the first thing that comes to mind. That tunnel scene is beyond terrifying. Not only that but it teaches children many important lessons. Also, we'll never know if the children died or what that creepy man with the cart of knives was doing outside the factory.

[@psychedeliccarrie5921]

Little Engine That Could is one I remember distinctively. Something about the ending music going off on VHS at 3:30am in the morning has a warm nostalgic feeling.

[@spillanegottleib1681]

Charlie was already dead, and the movie was showing his first experience in Limbo before going to Hell.

[@meme_aids]

​@@spillanegottleib1681Not ever work of fiction is a fucking allegory for shit like that

[@budnrobots2968]

I remember being younger when this movie came out. Fun to see RLM back in the day, being a fan of the 2020 style. especially when they visit things i remember.

[@koanikal]

Mike and Jay brought up ET in this, as a commentary of how children's movies used to be a lot darker, and I loved ET overall when I saw it at the drive-in when I was 7, though there were a few moments that scared the shit out of me, like when Elliot first discovers ET in the woods, or when they find ET dying in the creek, or the scene when the government scientists finally get a hold of ET and Elliot, and ET dies. But, during that same viewing of ET, I looked over at the neighboring drive-in screen, and the bloodtest scene in The Thing was playing, at the point when Palmer was revealed to be infected with The Thing, which FUCKED ME UP for years. Very weird night at the drive-in for a 7 year old lol. I loved Dark Crystal when I was a little kid too, but it also scared the living shit out of me. The Skeksis were and are still nightmare fuel to me. I don't find it surprising that I'm a horror buff now though. I was primed for it.

[@BelatedCommiseration]

Loved Return to oz as a kid...was never scared by the wheelers though...because even then I thought...well...what the hell are they gonna do if they catch you? They got no hands! You could just push em over! Still...the lead wheeler did have a creepy laugh...but Mombi and the Gnome king...that's one helluva different story! Especially the f*cking gnome king! Whoever that actor was he really conveyed exactly the right level of affably sinister evil...lots of calm, calculating moments followed by terrifying rages! And of course his parallel is the Dr at the start who is supposed to treat Dorothy... as a kid I was thrown by the fact that he looked almost like father Christmas at times when he was more human, then he would turn into this amorphous enraged monster! Whilst not perhaps timeless, I have often thought Return to Oz was a worthy sequel to the 1939 version and also probably closer in spirit to the Frank L Baum books.

[@Amateur0Visionary]

I didn't know Mr. Plinkett had a drug addition problem. I'll be glad to help him out by subtracting some for him.

[@GamaScythe]

I don't know if it's because I hate the Wizard of Oz or have always had Gothic tendencies, but I saw Return to Oz as a kid and LOVED IT! It's the only Oz movie I'd actually watch again. I have such fond memories of that movie and the characters within.

[@RetroEjit]

Return to Oz has scenes and imagery that still scares me to this day where as Oz the Great and Powerful was so Blah I can't even remember one scene! It's not even bad it's just mediocre and forgettable at best! 😊

[@RetroEjit]

***** Yeah the exact same thing happened to us when we went to see it, a completely empty cinema on opening weekend. We should have taken the hint 😉 You should check out Maddox's video on how Oz the Great and Powerful is so similar to Army of Darkness, it's really funny and on point. 😊

[@Grignok]

***** Ow, this comment gave me a brain tumor.

[@cheers2023]

RetrpEjit agreed

[@KitKat_293]

The Kansas scenes from Oz the great and powerful still stick with me. I just like them and they fit into the original movie. Especially the concept that everyone from Oz is someone from Dorothys life, expect the actress playing Glinda. So it’s great that Glinda is the same actress as her late mother! That touched me and ties perfectly into the original. That’s literally all this movie has to offer, the first 15 min or whatever in Kansas and during the storm

[@wanderingrandomer]

We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Old.

[@C-Murph]

This episode was the start of Jay and Mr.Plinkett's sexual relationship.

[@spillanegottleib1681]

The pheromone cake batter was ineffective and recalled.

[@sideshowratt]

Return to Oz is even darker when you realize that the characters who "stay in Oz" at the end of the movie are actually dead in the regular world.

[@f.d.3289]

rich already had me laughing when he said: "there's one thing that isn't funny". watched too much redlettermedia i guess.

[@AustinNork]

That was probably the best intro ever to these series.

[@theshittymoviereviewers8940]

I had the pleasure of seeing Return to Oz on the big screen back in the day. I thought it was most good, most good...

[@krapfantasy]

The discussion in the end was great. The phenomena you're discussing; political correctness and the general niceness fetish are serious problems that are threatening the mental health of western culture. I was born in '91 in "friendly" yet depressed Sweden and from my own experience I can say I wasn't as prepared for adulthood as I could have been. Now I could go on and on and criticize Swedish and western culture today but what I'll say is I admire both of you two, and especially Mike, it is nice seeing smart people discuss films, and I enjoy hearing you discuss other subjects as well. So, thanks!

[@TheMarshmelloKing]

Being traumatized by creepy ass scenes in old kids movies actually isn’t better for society, believe it or not.

[@GreenGretel]

13:55 - And now, since Jupiter Ascending came out, his opinion has changed to 'Mila Kunis is the worst actress on the planet and they've hired her for a feature film for some reason' lol. I think he's underrating Portman's performance in Black Swan, but I agree that it wasn't "brilliant." Kunis just played a more likable character there (essentially a version of herself if you've seen her in interviews).

[@choosybeggar3309]

Mila kunis always sounds like shes reading lines. She sucks. Not a voice actor either. Horrible as Meg. Always sounds like when Simpsons have celeb guests that dont make their voice sound like its coming from an illustration.

[@joelclifton6312]

That was a great scene in The Incredibles. No pussyfooting around. "Remember the bad guys on the shows you used to watch on Saturday mornings? Well, these guys aren't like those guys. They won't exercise restraint because you are children. They will kill you if they get the chance. Do not give them that chance."

[@spillanegottleib1681]

I agree. Every four year old should be told "Kill them all before they kill you."

[@mr.battle20]

Young Bruce Campbell would've elevated this movie to one of the all-time greats.

[@joshv.1490]

I felt similar with my following of Terry Gilliam and thinking when I saw his name on Brothers Grimm I thought well maybe it will be surprisingly good. No, it was not. Return To Oz I love, loved, and was terrified and amazed by as a kid!

[@jonathanfornwalt4919]

Oz the Great and Powerful is basically a shot for shot remake of Army of Darkness.

[@L_o_c_a_l_G_u_y]

Interesting. I wonder if they shot this episode today, would they have changed anything?

[@cynicalstaninternetwarrior2734]

Ahhh, nothing beats watching half in the bag in a nice warm bath......

[@Barnesofthenorth]

Kids films and stories, in general, need the scary and tough times parts as it's not only exciting but it also teaches the important lesson that, yes things will happen in life you don't like and will scare or disturb you, but if you don't give up you will overcome it in the end. If you only have super happy nice stuff all the time it teaches the lesson, the world is full of candy of love and nothing bad will ever happen, so when something does happen in real life like that they are entirely unequipped to deal with it and fall apart. Which would probably explain why we have some kids these days who think we shouldn't teach about WW2 because it's upsetting them.

[@yaboiflats6986]

I don't know about this movie but you should re view return to oz. Weird movie that's underrated in my opinion

[@bad-people6510]

Funny they mention the thing about the Munchkins because just recently Peter Dinkledge made some remarks that got live action roles for dwarves removed from a live-action Snow White remake. And not unsurprisingly little people actors were freakin' pissed that he cost seven of them a job.

[@y0rema]

you might say none of them were Happy

[@stevenmoens8047]

OMG! I can’t believe you guys reviewed ‘Return to Oz’! One my favourite movies when i was a kid. Hadn’t seen it in a long time. It’s true, they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

[@frankvizen5480]

Return to Oz is more in line with the orginal books than any other material ever made

[@zarreff]

"VHS technology dead for at least fifteen years"...? I remember my final VHS tape purchased was Dreamcatcher (Stephen King) at a walmart in 2005. Granted it was next to DVD copies of the movie, and VHS became unavailable to purchase from major retail stores not long after this date. But thats only 8 years from the date this Half in the Bag episode came out.

[@KindanThe1st]

Wow that really hurt me when you threw "What About Bob"

[@chrisjones5357]

I actually remember this movie no details but definitely saw it

[@d3l3tes00n]

I've been trying to think of a James Franco movie where I enjoy James Franco's performance, but I got nothin. It always feels like I'm watching an SNL parody when he's on screen.

[@BrightNeonBytes]

I'm with Plinkett. I don't care how hyped DVD's and Blu-rays are, I'm not switching to them. Video tapes are COMING BACK!

[@johnferguson4869]

Shaun The Sheep Farmageddon is like the modern remake of ET

[@scribojello3778]

I vaguely remember seeing on some morning show news that James Franco was actually a replacement for Heath Ledger, who died during filming. I faintly recall seeing some shots of heath ledger in the role being shown. I could be entirely wrong and this could the sleep deprived memories of a teen from a decade ago.

[@elinicoritale6384]

That was The imaginary of Parnassus or something like that. Terry Gillian directed it, and they used Ledger's footage and then replaced him with Colin Farrell and other two actors who I can't remember. What I do remember is that these three actors donated their payment to Ledger's daughter.

[@xtraspecialmango]

Return to OZ rocked - Wheelies scared the shit out of me as a kid :)

[@xtraspecialmango]

ECKohns YOU are an autobot! - Yeah. I said it.

[@xtraspecialmango]

You a Gobot - The Scooter one

[@RAN480L64]

so sad that mikes dementia has completely consumed his memories of this masterpiece

[@notabigfanofgoogle]

Funniest line throughout this entire video: "There is one topic that is never funny. That's meth addiction."

[@FiveSeVIIen]

this video might be old but I like this old video

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

I don't know, Coraline, Paranorman- several parts of Gravity Falls had me fucking speechless at its horrifying nature. I think dark stuff for kids is going okay.

[@CaffeinatedKing]

The issue is that stuff feels so few and far between now, which admittedly makes it all the better when you finally find things like that. Gravity Falls feels like a long lost gem from the 90s. Adventure Time also has some pretty good stuff generally involving the liche and the nature of how that world came to be. But it would still be nice to see more movies in particular go that route of making happy/fun moments something to be valued and feel earned because they're surrounded by something unfortunate. Lion King is a pretty great example, you have a fun Disney movie with comedic moments and musicals and then everything goes horribly and dramatically wrong, but eventually it's okay again. You don't need to go out of your way to scar kids for life or anything for the sake of it or be deliberately "raw" towards kids. But I really do think they deserve to have more good stories and adventures in their own era from movies with proper ups and downs along the way.

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

Caffeinated King I think Laika is the king of that right now- (Just watched Kubo, and that's pretty horrifying in its own right) and Steven Universe is going strong as well, with its own scary moments. I still personally think it's going strong- if all films were kind of scary, it would lose its sting.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Over the garden wall...the shadow was both a horrifying and clever villain

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Land before Time (Spielberg, Don Bluth)...littelfoot's mother dying, after what i would say the best dinosaur fight combination earthquake scene ever animated. pretty powerful stuff for a kids movie, but is balanced out well with some genuine heart warming moments, one of the first times i ever saw the "circle" of life described without malice but just as what is, and makes up for all the hardship and sad parts with the big pay off in the end when the dinosaurs each the great valley and their surviving families.

[@gianni206]

Well it’s not the norm that’s for sure