Half in the Bag Episode 26: Chronicle and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

[@KeyanCarlile]

Mr. Plinkett had Jay set up his dating profile; little did he know that years later, Jay would become the love of his life.

[@woodlefoof2]

really made me laugh when he called mike the gayer guy

[@sts__]

@@woodlefoof2 It's like poetry...

[@alexfromsolitude]

@@subtractivemusic they almost married each other

[@bgwinn]

SPOILERS!

[@grav4706]

Mike's actually gay though, right?

[@ThatGabeFlood]

Can we all please notice and appreciate the quiet, layered comedic genius of Rich Evans quietly pressing "Escape" on the keyboard at 27:05?

[@92brunod]

who are we?

[@ThatGabeFlood]

@@92brunod This is perhaps a deeper philosophical question than I can easily answer within this format.

[@92brunod]

@@ThatGabeFlood oh yeah yeah. I get it. I am totally not an old man with dementia asking for real, it was a philosphical question for sure.

[@charlottecorday8494]

You notice it, I have to go pick up my dog from the groomers.

[@shiro5684]

omg mike doing the basic instinct scene lmao

[@neal2399]

Became an episode of Family Guy for 20 seconds

[@fleshbobregularpants6250]

That was a fantastic visual gag

[@wudlorff1888]

More like Mike going ultra instinct LOL

[@xtzyshuadog]

*Became a scene of Willie from Who Shot Mister Burns for all of 10 seconds*

[@mwooten3]

I won tickets to Ghost Rider 2 from my college radio station. I went with my buddy to the midnight showing and only agreed to go if we could trip mushrooms. When we got to the theater, we realized it was in 3D and were thrilled. We laughed our asses off the entire time. Literally through the entire movie. Fortunately the theater was completely empty. I regard it as my favorite movie theater experience to date.

[@DeadCamper]

Childish Antics Drugs are bad, mkay?

[@DeadCamper]

Aww. :>

[@tinyturnip7676]

+DeadCamper Then destroy all your music.

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

Id say those antics were....childish. YEEEEEE-AAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@chiefr9627]

My favorite film experience was watching Mad Max Fury Road on a Greyhound bus uninterrupted. The rumble of the road made it like my own personal Imax theatre.

[@jonmccray1086]

I love that you two can have disagreements and not fight over it. So many people do not have that ability.

[@marlesimms]

I would've given anything to see Nicholas Cage's ghost rider in Avengers: Endgame

[@Scepnex9000]

We have to make sure Thanos doesn't turn into the an-TI-christ

[@spartan3924]

That would be amazing and I would love everything about it even if it was terrible

[@JacobVonRoker]

@@spartan3924 ghost nicolas cage rider is no contest, but would a mcu-style gr be able to stand up to thumbhead and his funny glove

[@spartan3924]

@@JacobVonRoker If it was anything like Cosmic Ghost Rider absolutely, if not it would still be damned entertaining to watch him do the flump with the funky bunch

[@Life_Is_A...]

alright, fire up the deepfake machine.

[@user-zf3fc9tn5k]

I just got done watching both Crank movies. I think they might be two of the greatest movies I've ever seen in my life.

[@thecolorred8368]

Lol

[@BlueMaxx86]

Rich so wanted to break character and talk about Ghost Rider comics.

[@irllcd13]

What are you talking about, crazy person? That's Mr. Plinkett, not Rich Evans.

[@Xeno426]

To be fair, it's far more entertaining than the film.

[@NeedAVacay-y5u]

irllcd13 No rich is the arm chair in the background

[@wudlorff1888]

@@irllcd13 it’s krillin

[@wetpotat0]

The basic instinct shtick is by far my favorite gag Red Letter Media has ever done.

[@parmanello]

This show is criminally underrated.

[@bonibon6669]

Joe still is

[@derjoe1145]

sweet memories... back in the days when jay was as ugly as we are....

[@skywalking3293]

I guess money and fame helped Jay, but Mike and Rich used the money for booze

[@skywalking3293]

@@-MrFozzy- I don’t blame them, look at Charlie Sheen

[@matthewdavis9715]

Little did RLM know, Max Landis would become a guest on the show years later

[@Chromeberd]

Yes. Okay.

[@b0x0r97]

If you thought that was a twist... Wait till you get a load of this!

[@georgeptolemy7260]

@@b0x0r97 Enough Max Landis related loads to go around, consent not required!

[@turtleanton6539]

Huh when did this happen

[@atom_gray]

i could care less about his personal life, but he's a horrible guest...

[@bobsaget832]

Her acting is fantastic. Loved this storyline!

[@kemplander]

Rich Evans, physical comedy genius 27:35

[@grouchotrout444]

I thought there was a big Akira influence on Chronicle. There's even a scene where the kid is an hospital gown and bandages and all the windows for a city block break.

[@patrickbogan5692]

ultima fule unfortunately it is looking more, and more like this will be as close as you are going to get to a live action Akira.

[@kiharapata]

+Patrick Bogan Why would you want a live action Akira? It's great as it is.

[@kiharapata]

PookieDaExzile then maybe the solution is more animation films for adults

[@patrickbogan5692]

PookieDaExzile are you saying that about me? That's pretty rude from out of nowhere.

[@patrickbogan5692]

PookieDaExzile Don't know, but it looked like that. That's why I asked.

[@EddyOfTheMaelstrom]

Jay's reaction face at the end was incredible.

[@851852093114208513]

Chronicle sounds like an episode of the X-Files where some kids get superpowers from some alien device in a cave in the woods.

[@lucaschamberlain253]

The ending of this episode is so great

[@VladStValentine]

you know how we have an entire genre of stoner movies fueled by weed? I'm pretty sure Ghost Rider II was entirely fueled by cocaine. That transformation scene was just Nic Cage doing blow in front of a green screen.

[@archimedes_0]

The shot at 10:22 of the cop flying away has me in tears 😭😂

[@CamTroid]

I was legitimately disappointed to learn Mr. Plinkett's OkCupid profile wasn't real

[@lescovahvalich460]

You wanted to take him out on a date? Can you afford Applebee's?

[@Ominouscustodian]

The ending of this gets me every time

[@Olysk8er]

Please do a re:view of the Crank movies.

[@turtleanton6539]

Yeeeah

[@princesscarl1656]

Please fucking do this @RedLetterMedia

[@chiefr9627]

Seconded

[@DjangoFett710]

Still holding hope, a re:view of both films would be great, maybe even a two part :^)

[@woldemunster9244]

@@brokefun7545 Sounds like a plan.

[@kindaawkwardbro]

Lol at Max landis bitching at this review

[@JockoJonson17]

+kindaawkwardbro This was a good review. Not sure why he would bitch.

[@Jooooger]

+kindaawkwardbro Landis called RLM out for this, so they called him out on American Ultra. Now Landis is a guest star and they are sitting around talking as friends in the latest episode. Too bad he never mentions the tweets about this.

[@JockoJonson17]

Jooooger "so they called him out on American Ultra" No, they gave the movie a fair review. There was a lot wrong with it that had nothing to do with Landis. You can write the best script ever but if the directors, producers, cast, etc. don't pull it off well then the movie will be bad.

[@Tatti12321]

+kindaawkwardbro Can anyone give links for the things referenced or too old now?

[@k3lit0]

+Battam Watch the review for american ultra. They make fun of his tweets, and don't like his movie. The conversation and botw episode were uploaded a week or so ago.

[@hillgalvin4283]

The Basic Instinct skit made me laugh so hard I needed to back up the video oh man

[@OfficialNukeDukem]

Any video I get to see my beloved Gillian is a wonderful video. 11/10.

[@Bruh-ft2sh]

The 13 year old kid who loved Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance may have been an unrecognized genius

[@settleforaghxst]

Syzygy s3xe13

[@pedrosoze2632]

I'm glad to know someone else has the love of the Crank movies, and particularly Crank 2.

[@dailydoseofsass4992]

I just realized that the comic books fan from some of their episodes is the guy playing Plincket . To use the words of the great Forest Gump : "I'm not a smart man"

[@pikakelaaja]

"Danny is the one good thing I ever did." "That being the case, you better make sure he doesn't turn out to be the antichrist." Brilliant!

[@TheSingularitarian]

You guys are brilliant.

[@bombdiggity8179]

Love it! Amazing video! Can't wait to watch what else you guys come out with.

[@RepKyle95]

Fun fact: Nicolas Cage bought a Tyrannosaur fossil at an auction, which ended up getting confiscated because it was poached. Luckily it ended up being returned to Mongolia where it belongs. Still, the guy is crazy.

[@OliverMohrIsLess]

Max Landis claimed on Twitter you disliked this film, but this direct source says differently. Huh...

[@advveo]

+Creamy Goodness Crunch yeah, i have no idea what he was thinking. i think he's honestly just looking for a reason to hate them. he claimed this review was "snobby" and that they thought it was "the lowest possible standard of a good movie". if he got that impression just because they didn't think it was 100% perfect in every way, he really needs to learn to take criticism better, because they obviously enjoyed the movie and thought it was well written and well told.

[@pvyuki]

+Veovis i can't believe they had him on after that, lol

[@ficha13]

Wow I thought you were joking, but no, he really was acting like an ass there. The review is really positive. But hey, that was then, this is now, maybe he changed as a person

[@exceptions9263]

pvyuki t

[@artifexrex1578]

@@ficha13 He got metoo'd pretty hard cause he's aggressive

[@r3v4n21]

Most Half in the Bag Videos have aged pretty well but the one camera used in this video for showing both mike and jay made me double check if this originally came out in 2008 lol

[@Pontius667]

I worked in Psychiatric Nursing in the 1990's. If a patient was on Suicidal Precautions, we had to be within arms reach of the patient at all times even in the Bathroom. That's something that you don't see on ER

[@bohemianprince7944]

"I'm watching a video tape" Comedy geniuses these drunks are

[@askariyaw]

I accidentally turned on Closed Captions for this vid and they are surprisngly accurate.

[@VaticanShotglass]

I love this show.

[@numinous2506]

Dude, Jay's face when Mike crosses his legs.

[@andros1486]

Thinking back on it, Ghost Rider: SoV is kinda neat actually. IMO there is still great potential in Ghost Rider, just let them go crazy with it and make it rated R.

[@salehali9541]

People hated it for the wrong reasons, this movie was intentionally wacky and trashy, its very stylish and felt like directors enjoying what they do except they were also held back and forced to nerf their work to pg13 standards, I want more of this actually.

[@92brunod]

'Thinking back on it' aka 'changing my entire opinion so that it fits to Red Letter Media's opinion'

[@redrum86]

Mr. Plinkett got what those gen Z'ers would call "Rizz."

[@ChrisFassano88]

she forgot her purse

[@bakaneo1]

The homage to Gillian at 25:00 is so beautifully done

[@EvtheBread]

Hopefully, the fact that R-rated superhero movies are a thing now means we can get a Ghost Rider movie where the director can use a cool character design like that and do some bat-shit crazy stuff with it. Give me some flaming chain whip decapitations, dammit!

[@rezamemari_]

"Did you say Basic Instinct?" 😂

[@GenericProtagonist7]

The way Jay gets ready to throw the fuck down a 27:14 kills me everytime I watch it

[@MatrakenKEN]

The thing about the camera in the hospital room is that, at that point in the movie, the authorities have some strong evidence of the powers the kid has, so it makes sense that they would add a camera for security... in any case they should have something more than a camera xD

[@TheWuCepticon1981]

"Spengeance of Spirits" LMAO

[@JacobVonRoker]

22:30 ok, i admit i watched maybe half of the first act, and i remember that scene and thought "this is so ridiculous, i could love it" but then i saw the next 15 minutes and i started thinking "oh i think this sucks now", but seeing that makes me wanna give it a real watch, and see Crank 1+2

[@TheTGOAC]

It's been 2 years. Did you see cranks 1 and 2? They're amazing.

[@bootnab]

The "Knights" is for the Midnight Sons stable of occulty monster heros. Clearly a tie in to Moon Knight

[@hebanker3372]

Marvel Knights in the comics are the more dark and gritty heroes/underdogs of Marvel.Electra,Punisher,Daredevil,Blade and Ghost Rider fall in this category.

[@darkdowngrade]

Jay looks way healthier today than he does here. What's wrong with his face here?

[@JockoJonson17]

+darkdowngrade He lost weight and grew a beard.

[@lukewarm1740]

+Jocko Jonson I understand what you're saying. There's less of his face and he covered it. Prudent move Jay.

[@ManDuderGuy]

darkdowngrade Jay burned alotta calories at The Manhole.

[@alexb2k9]

darkdowngrade he juggled his way to health and beauty

[@lukewarm1740]

She forgot her purse, but, she won't be needing that in the basement.

[@ladyNR08]

I can't handle Jay's cuteness

[@swordfish25]

both Punisher: War Zone and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance have the Marvel Knights banner on them. only two Marvel films to have it.

[@iPostPwnedU]

It's because they were supposed to be stand alone movies....sad you didnt know that 3 years ago

[@funkrobot9762]

@@iPostPwnedU nerd

[@randallsnyder5757]

Best cliffhanger ever.

[@kierandyck8811]

I was watching this while I was doing my chem IB notes just thought you should know

[@danielbohatkiewicz71]

Crank High Voltage is one of the Best Movies ever made. But I liked the new movie Underwater too for it's Simplicity and possible realism. There have to be monsters down there. I'm not going into the ocean at shore level, a hark will beach itself trying to eat you, killer whales and octopuses are good at it, and the deeper you go into the ocean the more alien and monstrous the fucking creatures get. SO you know whatever is down there is gonna fuck us up if we mess around down there. Perfect movie.

[@Mayonnaisesucks730]

Nic cage is one of the best actors alive. His unconventional and unforgiving method of acting is respectable, the man has so much knowledge of film that it’s great. Nic is a great guy, and I’ll always take his excitement over under acting and moping.

[@psychoabattoirhorror]

Marvel Knights was an imprint within Marvel Comics around 2000. Titles like The Punisher, Daredevil, Ghost Rider. Jessica Jones had titles published under it.

[@llutub6172]

And here I am, beholding these hack frauds almost exactly ten years ahead from the ORIGINAL UPLOAD DATE.

[@wrucebayne7625]

Ghost Rider: Spend money, want Vengeance

[@georgiemetallica]

Seeing Jay like this is so shocking haha

[@nicholasware446]

DVD p l a y e a h s

[@SpriderMonk]

literally saw it with friends when i was 13. such good times

[@jomo999]

I only just realised Plinkett's date is Nadine from the Star Wars reviews...

[@method0123]

If you show a pile of beer bottles in the first act Plinkett damn sure better fall through all of them in the third act!

[@GeekRemix]

Is this episode canon with the star wars review story line?

[@hovis0504]

'Hey, don't you got anything better to do?' First of all, no

[@shanecochran2491]

Dear Mike & Jay please review the Crank films :-)

[@zwishking6032]

Are DVD players replacing VCRs?!?!?

[@rusteddenial453]

chronicle has such good pacing

[@sloththenuke]

I wish the Directors of ghost rider 2 had wrote it. I love ghost rider as a character and he would work well r-rated and like the Crank movies.

[@aleccampbell7707]

Yes the double click paradox for anyone born from the 70s down "I did click it twice"

[@cameronjaeger]

I kind of miss fat Jay and skinny Mike. Also Rich.

[@magicrectangleEnt]

Please someone tell me that picture at 16:40 is actually of Freddy Mercury

[@iamtrappedonanisland998]

Yes. It was.....it took me 2 yrs to answer, sorry! That was not evel knievel.

[@bryanjacobsen5005]

Lol! I had to see if anyone else has commented on this. They reference Evil Knievel, then flash late 70s Freddie at the peak of his mustache powers. My mind skipped for a moment.

[@aidanevans1]

Crank re:view would be great !

[@heetsees]

Ghostrider 2 is tight. Punisher: warzone is tight. Crank 1 and 2 are tight.

[@zachmayer7654]

I thought Mr. Plinkett was over 100 years old.

[@jk-gt9dv]

Love vintage HITB

[@matthewbaldasari6713]

Please bring Nicholas Cage back as Cosmic Ghost Rider - Disney/Marvel. Missing a hilarious opportunity here.

[@gyroscope915]

It's really sad that the director of chronicle got scooped up big companies and made to make shitty movies fueled by money. I think given a chance he could have made some pretty interesting little movies.

[@muggzyisl3gend184]

well actually, marvel knights is a division of marvel that focuses on the much more violent, much more mature, much more darker characters of marvel, not a b division

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

Technically speaking, the current marvel movies are the B movies if not C. Excluding guardians of the galaxy, who are more D list (prior to the films making them suddenly A and B list)

[@barkingbaphomet995]

shut up, nerd.

[@thatdapperfellow]

Actually Marvel Knights was a comics label where they outsourced some of their B-characters to a different company without it being technically in the main universe.

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

ACKCHYUALLY

[@corneliusapplebaum]

"Hand love."

[@deevon8466]

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"

[@fdlsage6391]

MODERN FAMILY STOLE THE DOUBLE CLICK JOKE OMIGOD

[@turtleanton6539]

Fuck em

[@theresae522]

Im glad im not the only one who liked Spirit of Vengeance. Its not a great movie but its still a lot of fun

[@zero-fj3pj]

Venom actually reminds me of Ghost Rider. They're both technically crap, but I love them thanks to the actors. Also they're really cool.

[@nickhrones1101]

She forgot her purse!

[@choosybeggar3309]

Cronicle reminded you of the Star Wars prequels? I've heard people say it reminded them of Cop Dog. Personally it reminded me of Baby's Day Out review.

[@roastmaster2000]

The one criticism and parallel that no one seems to make of chronical was, although it was a good movie, it is essentially a dumb man's Akira.

[@NerdRahtio]

Marvel Knights was from the comics, it’s a sub brand for more mature rated comics.

[@zackearl3200]

i love Chronicle!

[@ComicBookSyndicate]

Ghost Rider (2007) was great :)

[@jirikopriva5289]

The plot thickens...

[@XCATX25]

Nice lights in the basic instinct scene Mike

[@thatdapperfellow]

This is the only time they are ever nice to Max Landis.

[@connorlonergan4967]

Chronicle is just softcore Akira

[@slicershanks1919]

Why did Jay edit Jill sitting right next to him-- Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwe

[@Howhaveyouben]

Holy fuck Wallace from the wire... had no clue that was Michael b jordan