Sure. Blindfolded hostages feels like a natural progression of this series.
@Besat2 жыл бұрын
"DIDI MAO!" Picks a crappy movie.
@gabbyprincip15752 жыл бұрын
Mike finally dropped the pretenses
@benbrazaski84702 жыл бұрын
At some point along the line it will just digress to Mike just holding people at gunpoint screaming at them to pick a movie.
@chalibard38262 жыл бұрын
It always was a staple of Plinkett's entertainment value.
@woozertoo2 жыл бұрын
Firing Squad Flicks is next.
@TheNidies2 жыл бұрын
They've done the 'Rich / someone knocks a bunch of tapes over' bit before (and they're great), but that cut to Rich putting them back up while the movie's playing was beautiful.
@PinothyJ2 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw him doing that I had the thought "isn't Rich the one who maintains the library? Oh Rich…"
@Detective_Bonghits2 жыл бұрын
Rich systematically fucking up every movie on the shelf gets me every time
@BrianNIL2 жыл бұрын
Rich is gonna have a heart attack from these madcap wacky hijinks. Can we PLEASE get a stuntwoman?
@captured_agent57142 жыл бұрын
Subverted my expectations
@LowCountryMatt2 жыл бұрын
Okay but Rich seeing a movie still on the shelf and knocking it over on purpose was perfect
@mortcrimpjr2 жыл бұрын
Rick Baker, when approached by the studio to do the FX for The Incredible Melting Man, saw the script and felt it would harm his career as it could potentially be seen as a step backwards from all the work he'd done up to that point. He asked the producers for an absurd amount of money as he assumed they would've balked at the number and gone with someone else. Instead, the studio agreed to the amount and he had to work on the project anyway.
@poiuytrewq11422 Жыл бұрын
Suffering from success moment.
@tinyturnip7676 Жыл бұрын
You never know when you might inherit a million dollars worth of schlock
@Eisenwulf666 Жыл бұрын
yeah, one would think the opposite, but apparently it's exactly what happened. I've also heard that Baker, being a perfectionist and a true professional, had numerous stages of melting prepared, with different props and masks and make-up, but the actor playing the melting man was very difficult to work with and refused to change into the different costumes and have the make-up applied(which tbf takes hours and requires you to stay still and wasn't very pleasant), basically sabotaging Baker's work.
@PerkolatorTheTerminator Жыл бұрын
Well, he didn’t HAVE to, but money is nice. Plus, what better precedent is there to set that, even for bargain bin schlock, you still get paid out the ass and do great work? Win/win.
@psykomancer442011 ай бұрын
@@PerkolatorTheTerminatorGetting overpaid as an artist is so rare that I completely understand his decision.
@lucash7412 жыл бұрын
It's so impressive that Rich Evans still does his own stunts at his age
@JeonardShadby5052 жыл бұрын
Rich actually got 7 concussions filming that stunt with the tapes. Don't worry though, his neurological damage won't make him too different from regular Rich Evans.
@ApesAmongUs2 жыл бұрын
With all his hip replacements, he's basically a terminator now. He'll be fine.
@dickheadrecs2 жыл бұрын
mission impossible 46: birthdayboy protocol
@TonyAurum2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to burst your bubble, but that was actually his stunt double Evans Rich. It's very hard to notice due to the seamless visual effects implemented within the scene. Also, the set is actually completely green screen.
@dickheadrecs2 жыл бұрын
@@TonyAurum Dick “Birthday” Boy - stunt double extraordinaire
@tjlpancake2 жыл бұрын
I didn't bat an eye when Rich knocked all of the tapes on the floor but felt extremely upset when Jack removed the plastic wrap from that unopened tape. Something must be wrong with me.
@Benuetzernaeme2 жыл бұрын
Same
@maxhay90982 жыл бұрын
I loved the "Rich Evans knocks off everything" bit, because the real joke is that he's the one who has to put them all back up on the shelf after they're done shooting
@CaptainPancakes2 жыл бұрын
@@reviewer6471 "We're committed to the preservation of art."
@steveharvey21022 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Was that the name of the film he opened or the company that made it? Is it a movie worth checking out? Please lmk Cheers from Canada
@NoriMori1992Ай бұрын
Nah, I felt the same way 😂
@Madhouse_Media2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: If you watch The Incredible Melting Man backwards, it's an uplifting tale of discarded tomato sauce that morphs into a man and becomes an astronaut.
@KaiserMattTygore9272 жыл бұрын
LMFAO
@s0denone2 жыл бұрын
no its a red repper
@NorthshireGaming2 жыл бұрын
Follow your dreams.
@zackzack53132 жыл бұрын
Movie was ahead of his time. Subverting our expectations.
@solanceDarkMOW2 жыл бұрын
@@zackzack5313 but only in reverse
@nopenoperson89642 жыл бұрын
Jay picks the disgusting body horror, Rich picks a cheap Star Wars knockoff, and Jack picks a David DeCoteau film. Perfect.
@franciscobrisolladeoliveir95962 жыл бұрын
It's like poetry, it rhymes
@GHDEFIANT2 жыл бұрын
A most appropriate lineup
@Moony15682 жыл бұрын
Maybe a bit too perfect 🤔
@fitz3942 жыл бұрын
Perfectly predictable
@SenisterDenister2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that sounds about right.
@JeonardShadby5052 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: according to MELTING MAN's credits, the guy opening the door for his lady at 25:38 is the late great director Jonathan Demme of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, STOP MAKING SENSE, to name a couple.
@4thedoops2 жыл бұрын
Wait the talking heads concert film???
@JeonardShadby5052 жыл бұрын
@@4thedoops The one and the same, yes. I think he did one for Justin Timberlake too before he died.
@killergoose76432 жыл бұрын
Probably the most random cameo in film history.
@DvsLee2 жыл бұрын
Makes sense. Demme came up through the Roger Corman school and it is an AIP film.
@NicholasBarthesJohnstontheIII2 жыл бұрын
Incredible Melting Man came out the same year as Demme’s Citizen Band. Which was only seen by Peter Falk and President Jimmy Carter.
@mikev95862 жыл бұрын
I saw the Incredible Melting Man in the theater when I was 4 or 5 (parenting was different back then), and had nightmares about it for a week. I've thought about it occasionally throughout the years wondering if the movie was really terrifying or not. I clearly remembered the melting effects, but not the story at all. After watching this best of the worst, I find out there really wasn't much story to remember. As a 49 year old man now, I'm kind of hoping for a melting man nightmare tonight.
@fartquaviasdingle78762 жыл бұрын
Poetic comment
@FaceJP242 жыл бұрын
I think deep down we're all hoping for a little melting man.
@dr.professor52292 жыл бұрын
Less terrifying, more moist.
@BaronVonQuiply2 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about the news that Disney is rebooting the Melting™ franchise, starting with this film?
@bobpike80502 жыл бұрын
Whoah! I only saw the ad on TV and it messed me up.
@gregoryfriedman28662 жыл бұрын
The genius of Rich Evans is that his flailing boobery is the only way he can pick a tape at random since he's the one that organizes them.
@fadeproof7772 жыл бұрын
@@216trixie Because that's Rich Evans' name.
@player0additem0noif2 жыл бұрын
@@216trixie Because they are not on his level. Rich Evans is up there with the greatest actors like Samuel L. Jackson or Jackie Chan. :P
@audiosurfarchive2 жыл бұрын
@@216trixie Either this is a genius-level new troll or you havent seen a lotta Rich Evans' masterworks.
@roach93972 жыл бұрын
@@216trixie I don't think you understand. This is not "Just Rich", this is Rich Evans!
@Moony15682 жыл бұрын
@@216trixie Rich Evans is a god amongst men. To address him like some plebeian is an affront to mankind. Show some respect!
@willelmore582 жыл бұрын
Can't remember where I heard it, but the theory is that "The Incredible Melting Man" was originally meant to be a comedy, making fun of all sorts of ridiculous monster movies. However, the the studio thought the director was making an actual horror movie. When they heard what was happening, they forced him to make script changes necessary to make it a horror film. When the film got spoofed by MST3K, the director supposedly sent a letter to the show, applauding their riffs on a movie he never really wanted to make.
@Da_ComputerMonster2 жыл бұрын
I actually heard this before, I think I saw this either on the wiki or the comment section. Its also funny that the movie with studio interference was coincidently featured in the same episode, which parodied the behind the scenes on what happened with the MST3K Movie.
@medes55972 жыл бұрын
It's not a theory, the director confirms it on the blu Ray commentary and in multiple interviews. They went back and reshot huge parts to be serious or cut out scenes that were funny. His commentary is basically him saying how much it sucks.
@medes55972 жыл бұрын
@@gsesquire3441 yup, season 7.
@pronkb0002 жыл бұрын
That was also the movie that sped along the departure of Trace Beaulieu from the cast. There were multiple reasons why he left, but seeing a guy get scraped up and thrown into the trash at the end sort of led him to think, "What am I doing with my life?" Trace wanted Best Brains to be a real production company working on multiple projects, while most of the others were content to keep on keeping on with MST.
@92brunod2 жыл бұрын
@@medes5597 So it is a theory, it's not just a hypothesis.
@disky012 жыл бұрын
Next game: Best of the Wurst. Each contestant chooses a container and it either has a movie in it or a tube meat. If it's a tape, you watch the tape and talk about it. If it's tube meat, the contestant must immediately consume the entire tube meat on-camera and the entire sequence is shown unedited. This continues until at least three tapes are viewed.
@thomascollins56222 жыл бұрын
I 100% endorse this gimmick
@sunnysurfer101MA2 жыл бұрын
it's already becoming saw at this point
@SailorGreen2 жыл бұрын
I thought you were gonna say that everyone has to do a bad Australian accent the entire video
@theprooblem2 жыл бұрын
But the wursts must also come in a bin included in a nerd box, have grey in them and smell really bad.
@PyrokineticFire12 жыл бұрын
good premise, but to sell the idea to the RLM crew... make it all a practical joke to see how many phallic foods they can get Rich to eat on camera. maybe add a rule: only finding a tape will pass to the next player. have Jay go first & he picks the only container with a video then Rich's turn will never end since all remaining containers have the "tube meat" optional surprise twist, actually watch black spines selected by which & how many containers Rich opens before realizing the whole game is bullshit.
@66trigun2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad that 8 years of acting school has paid off for Rich Evans. I was fully immersed and invested in his character “Blindfolded man searched for cassette tape”
@davidpalay3612 жыл бұрын
You’re kidding right, 8 years? I would have guessed 20!
@kingfred.93332 жыл бұрын
@@davidpalay361 dude he was born into a family of actors.
@d3nza4822 жыл бұрын
His stunt-work in this episode puts Jack's clown school diploma to shame.
@turnerlarson122 жыл бұрын
It was good but nothing tops his performance as "man without balloon" in Never Been Kissed
@FamiliarFacesChannel2 жыл бұрын
"We've strapped a bunch of VHS' to a pig and you got to catch it. I call it 'Squeal of the Worst'!"
@silverlightsinaugust2756 Жыл бұрын
There is a vhs tape comically suspended inside each of these batches of jello. Whoever eats all of their jello first wins and doesn’t have to watch the films or be on the panel. It’s the meal of the worst.
@dantesimoni39 Жыл бұрын
Best of the wurst
@klemmteastwood7 ай бұрын
Mike is two steps away from becoming a Jigsaw apprentice
@pseudotasuki6 ай бұрын
Why hasn't this happened yet?
@gremlinbdАй бұрын
I'm really surprised they haven't taken this idea yet.
@GGPiani2 жыл бұрын
As an Australian watching Mike's accent slip from Aussie to Kiwi to South African was very endearing. Keep trying Mike you'll get there one day.
@aarondavis89432 жыл бұрын
I'm just so proud that our American imperial overlords liked our big trucks.
@LordEptar2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to break it to you, but the absolute disgusting abuse Mike put his liver through actually killed him about a year ago- Rich and Jay hired the Canadian boys full time to do their special effects work to make it seem like Mike is still with us. Let it be a lesson to everyone to not drink 4 bottles of vodka in a two hour period every other day, like that dead fucker Mike Stoklasa.
@kennypitts48292 жыл бұрын
If you get past all the differences, they are basically the exact same in every way.
@cgdimension2 жыл бұрын
Id forgotten the Toecutter/immorten Joe was in lorca and the outlaws (starship), the knightrider is funny in body melt, which is melty like the incredible melting man which should have starred Uncle Milty Milton Berle, Melty Milty man;)
@pdlagasse2 жыл бұрын
I think he veered into a Brooklyn accent for a couple moments there too…
@Iukini2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe no one commented on the tag line "the only thing she couldn't remember... was how to forget!!!" Absolutely awful lol
@Crusader8202 жыл бұрын
It’s so nonsensical! I laughed my ass off for a good ten minutes.
@Dustemikkel_Rev2 жыл бұрын
"The only thing wetter than water ... is wet water!"
@lachlanmclennan21882 жыл бұрын
It makes totally sense to me It's a little bit cheesy, but kind of clever, at least for a tagline.
@peteh43552 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, Rich wasn't actually wearing a blindfold while knocking all the tapes down, that's just him trying to select a tape normally. They added the blindfold in digitally after.
@iCABALi2 жыл бұрын
those damn special editions added too much crap on my screen, I want the original, unedited version.
@JordanManfrey2 жыл бұрын
the entire premise of the episode was devised as a way to cover for Rich's mistake
@jonathonrobinson60812 жыл бұрын
So that's why it looked like Henry Cavill's moustache. It all makes sense now
@AltimeterAlligator2 жыл бұрын
Rich Evans had a unibrow at time of filming. It's unfortunate. But I think the RLM crew did a fantastic job making him look almost normal.
@creopictures2 жыл бұрын
They hadn't yet decided on what the blindfold should look like, so they said "Fuck it, we're doing it in post."
@okami63992 жыл бұрын
When I was very young, maybe like six, my grandparents me a book called something like “The Movie Monster Spotters Guide”, it was full of all sorts of monsters from Shrek to Pinhead. It talked a bit about their abilities, weaknesses, origins, and was super sarcastic. I remember one page being about the Incredible Melting Man, the picture it showed always terrified me and I never wanted to see the movie it was from. When I saw the cover on the thumbnail I thought “wait… That’s not the one in that book I have, is it?” Then they mentioned the melting man being affected by Saturn. That book was one of my favorites as a kid, it’s in absolutely terrible condition now thanks to all the use it got, and is still on my bookshelf. I wasn’t expecting to be reminded of such a specific memory of my childhood but I’m all for it.
@natalienussbaum11552 жыл бұрын
I remember that book!
@slugcult19732 жыл бұрын
Okami When you were younger? I pictured a time long ago, but then "Shrek" was mentioned, and realized how young you really are! "Years ago" to me is like the eighties, 😆 Young whippersnappers, with your rock and roll, your Zima and your hula hoops.
@janeeyre19902 жыл бұрын
@@natalienussbaum1155 , I was born in 1990, and some of the VHS covers of movies that they have reviewed or simply have on their shelves have triggered memories of browsing the video rental store shelves, staring at the different covers and imagining what the movies were about.
@natalienussbaum11552 жыл бұрын
@@janeeyre1990 What were some of the craziest guesses you made?
@steveharvey21022 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! It's one of the best parts of the show. For me at least. Cheers
@pyingst2 жыл бұрын
Rich Evans ‘Zaat’ impression is spot on. He is even wearing tennis shoes.
@DantheManIamIam2 жыл бұрын
I unironically love that despite being blindfolded Jay, Rich and Jack still found movies basically up their alley. Gross effects horror for Jay, Spaceship sci-fi movie for Rich, Action lady exploitation movie for Jack. That’s just heartwarming. Edit: And Mike won too because all 3 were unwatchable.
@jasonscarborough942 жыл бұрын
To be fair, the shelves are organized by genre, and I'm sure they all have a pretty good idea of the room's layout, well not Mike but, he is an alcoholic
@slaytanicsabbath2 жыл бұрын
Ha wow that lady avenger cover actually meets the criteria Rich had for the BOTW episode where the cover had to include a woman getting raped and holding a gun, the rape was on the back but still pretty damn close
@Guyote_2 жыл бұрын
I thought the rape scene went well
@solanceDarkMOW2 жыл бұрын
It MIGHT have been the post apocalypse
@saltech34442 жыл бұрын
"I'm trading in rape."
@slaytanicsabbath2 жыл бұрын
@@Guyote_ it was until I dropped my GoPro
@beefcountry43042 жыл бұрын
@@Guyote_ I am at here, guyote.
@JonVonBraun2 жыл бұрын
Jay: "Lets get this gimmick over with" Jack: takes it very seriously and selectively Rich: wreaks revenge for another gimmick episode
@Khazuki_2 жыл бұрын
revenge on himself. He's the one who's gotta put them back
@MrCecil2 жыл бұрын
Jay: (disinterestedly drinks from coffee cup)
@Invertedblueroses2 жыл бұрын
I figured they needed to make those VHS tapes on that shelf like all the rest now, where they’re not at an angle
@surprisedchar24582 жыл бұрын
@@Khazuki_ it’s not revenge on himself if he doesn’t have to watch the terrible films. It’s a genius move.
@rockerdude7259732 жыл бұрын
They’re like the 3 protagonists from GTA V
@powersofdestruction56942 жыл бұрын
Seeing the shelf knocked over, it only just hit me that that’s the same room they watch them in. For some reason I always assumed it was a separate room, their shitty movies closet or whatever.
@fatandsassy15102 жыл бұрын
SAME
@frenchbassguy2 жыл бұрын
Wow same!
@virajdeshpande37012 жыл бұрын
Yup same
@d3nza4822 жыл бұрын
It's the magic of the movies...
@zigotina2 жыл бұрын
its because of the intros where they mimick 'going to watch the movie'
@Albtraum_TDDC2 жыл бұрын
Now I understand why they read the back of the tapes. The author of those blurbs is more talented than the actual movie writers and probably had a bigger budget too.
@Frizzlsnirs2 жыл бұрын
I don't know how you guys keep doing this to yourselves but I appreciate it.
@littlekingtrashmouth92192 жыл бұрын
They can’t escape it
@NeonNijahn2 жыл бұрын
They can't stop! This is my reason for living.
@BlueSkyBS2 жыл бұрын
Mike does the best South African living in Australia accent I've ever heard.
@vashstarwind362 жыл бұрын
That intro was great!!!! 😆🤘🎭🔥🎭
@ChookaaFindlebean2 жыл бұрын
"The Incredible Melting Man" is actually an incredibly interesting movie to me. It was originally written and shot as a comedy, but was changed in post to be a straight forward horror film. William Sachs, the writer and director himself, dislikes it. Special effects legend Rob Bottin says it inspired the famous nuclear man from "RoboCop". Matt Maiellaro, co-creator of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" says it inspired him to create films. Jonathan Demme, famous director of "The Silence of the Lambs", has a supporting acting role in it!!
@crakhaed2 жыл бұрын
It originated so much for the culture
@Titantitan0012 жыл бұрын
Any idea how they got access to that plant?
@steveharvey21022 жыл бұрын
And it got riffed by the best of the best ;)
@davistoa Жыл бұрын
@@steveharvey2102 Accidentally.
@4n68er6 Жыл бұрын
Damn very cool! There is an aqua teen episode where shake is all irradiated by nuclear waste and is 😢melting ❤
@ELEKTROSKANSEN2 жыл бұрын
I imagine Mike awake at 2 AM frantically thinking of new ways to torture his friends with stupidest possible methods of selecting movies for the next BOTW
@larrylaffer32462 жыл бұрын
I like to believe Mike was a member of the Gizmonic Institute's AV Dept who was fired not due to gross incompetence but rather he picked even worse films than the other scientists.
@haleymist092 жыл бұрын
@@larrylaffer3246 Joel insists they need some come kind of plot and Mike complains the movie wasn't gross enough
@larrylaffer32462 жыл бұрын
@@haleymist09 Something like that.
@janeeyre19902 жыл бұрын
"You wondered why you got that package, and you wondered who it came from. You wondered who sent you a box of dung. Well, it was me, Rich! It was me!" 🎶
@robertsager33562 жыл бұрын
Some fun facts about Starship: Directed by Roger Christian who did production design for Star Wars: A New Hope, second unit for Return of the Jedi, second unit for The Phantom Menace, and he directed Battlefield Earth. This film was also co-written by Matthew Jacobs , who wrote the Doctor Who TV movie.
@Frenchnostalgique2 жыл бұрын
Doctor Who TV movie which stars Eric Roberts, who was the big name of Big Foot vs DB Cooper directed by David DeCoteau.
@JasonBMasters2 жыл бұрын
"If I forget to say action or cut just jump in and say action or cut."
@TheMic6092 жыл бұрын
Might as well also throw in that Tony banks of Genesis composed to score for Starship as well.
@aarondavis89432 жыл бұрын
It the film's defence, no one would have believed back in 1965 that the US military would still be issued with M16s 50+ years later. It's pretty amazing when you think about it. So I'm giving them a pass on the guns.
@fervalencia302 жыл бұрын
31:37 The perfect coordination between Jay’s and Mike’s head movements is amazing.
@Gosub3152 жыл бұрын
Synchronized head tilt for the win!!
@zerocool53952 жыл бұрын
If you watch "The Incredible Melting Man" backwards, it's about a questionable pile of leftovers behind a Chili's that slowly materializes into a human male and, after getting into a hiking accident involving a nurse, he inspiringly becomes an astronaut and goes into space. Also, Ted Nelson.
@CalamityCain2 жыл бұрын
Man. That's oddly beautiful.
@YenPeregrine2 жыл бұрын
isn't that the plot of the original Hellraiser movie before the script edits?
@steveharvey21022 жыл бұрын
...where he meets Ted Nelson's brother Mike and a couple of robots named AC & DC...
@blaisefinnegan67932 жыл бұрын
Nice comment, nice as it is on the MST3K posts of The Incredible Melting Man.
@NothingIsKnown002 жыл бұрын
So Melting Man backwards is just like Man Of Steel?
@SebastianMikulec2 жыл бұрын
"Starship is proof that I will never pick a winner." Oh Rich, you are so wrong. You picked Turtle Dreams on Wheel of the Worst. You cannot possibly win any more than Turtle Dreams.
@sestrenger70152 жыл бұрын
And Second chance VS Magnum force!
@zEropoint682 жыл бұрын
i went to the store store store store ... YAP!
@duckywinks2 жыл бұрын
Also Starship was literally the winner
@shallendor2 жыл бұрын
The only way to win, is to not watch!
@voltairethegoldflame92802 жыл бұрын
So trueee!!!!
@malloid2 жыл бұрын
The guy who holds up the Polaroids in Starship is actually (the late) Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor who played Immortan Joe in Fury Road, and Toecutter in Mad Max, which makes Rich's Mad Max joke even funnier. I doubt he realised, though. PS. I'm not going to read through all two and half thousand comments here to see if anyone else noticed...
@justmrsimon Жыл бұрын
I came here to post the same thing. You're doing god's work
@anthonypoehlman1371 Жыл бұрын
First time I saw this episode, I wondered that. Didn't actually look it up until now. Glad to see I wasn't crazy.
@immortaluglyfish27242 жыл бұрын
"The melting man needs to eat his own baby to return to normal" sounds like a 100x more fucked up yet 100x more entertaining film.
@link3432 жыл бұрын
Sounds like something Bruno Matei or Joe D'Amato would make. Like Anthropophagus with a sci-fi twist.
@LeortisBooks2 жыл бұрын
I’m stealing it
@williamwomble31482 жыл бұрын
Kinda the plot of Cronenberg's The Fly remake
@scottmccoppin32 жыл бұрын
There is a film like this, and Jay recommended it during the "Synchronic" review. I won't give away whether it is "The Endless" or "Spring" by the same director. It is a plot point in one of them. He may have recommended both, they're both good.
@josephschultz33012 жыл бұрын
Such is the realm of shitty films not going shitty enough to actually avoid being shitty. It's an _actual_ form of irony, as opposed to every time you hear someone call something ironic. Especially if you hear the word "ironic" online. At that point, it's usually a 20-something who has no idea what "coincidence" means.
@drebbmebben53222 жыл бұрын
Three things Lady Avenger has on the cover: Lady holding a gun Might take place in the post apocalypse Depiction of rape If only Rich had found Lady Avenger during the Scavenger Hunt episode. He would've saved a dollar.
@kiddiedeathpool2 жыл бұрын
Was looking for this comment! It was my first thought
@TheColbyPflueger2 жыл бұрын
I agree that Lady Avenger is worth $1
@catacombboy2 жыл бұрын
censoring Rich saying "onions" at 15:53 was definitely just a Mike edit to try to make it seem like Rich was saying something absolutely horrendous. Keep doing God's work, Mike.
@madmanpecos Жыл бұрын
what was it meant to seem like he was saying?
@thea.m.p.co.467 Жыл бұрын
@@madmanpecos Cumions?
@tadpolegaming451011 ай бұрын
I thought it was Aspirin
@XenRiddle9 ай бұрын
@@madmanpecosIt was probably "sh*t."
@PEACEOUTPAT2 жыл бұрын
I think at this point statistically its a miracle they haven't uncovered anything truly horrible on a VHS
@dickinslebutt42312 жыл бұрын
Back in 2017 I sent them a VHS tape of my first wedding with most of a bootleg softcore about sex detectives recorded over the reception. I keep hoping that on one black spine episode Rich will turn to the camera and read: "Schwaffenburg Wedding 2002" and shrug, oblivious to what awaits. Ah, what a day...
@zorbinthor2 жыл бұрын
Who says they haven't? Maybe we are watching their slow descent into madness as they try to push out what they've seen with b movie garbage
@JessieHTX2 жыл бұрын
First(and only) time I saw Faces of Death was a blank tape I found in the backroom at a video store in 2006, though I didn't finish it. Could be worse, but that was disturbing when I was expecting a movie. I had heard of it, but had not been interested in finding a copy. Edit: By back room, I mean storage. I worked there. Just realized it could sound like I was looking for porn. lol
@jamses232 жыл бұрын
It seems like I remember Rich saying he watches through a lot of them to filter out potential porn or other shocking content.
@TheVardon902 жыл бұрын
I mean, they did show one where they were blowing up animals in an episode, so it has happened
@talonhammer Жыл бұрын
The best line, to me, in the MST3k episode with Melting Man: when the kids are smoking, someone does an impression of a kid saying "Cmon, we gotta get cracking on this script!"
@glorbog5 ай бұрын
I guess I have a reason to watch this episode now
@PANDAProductions22 Жыл бұрын
RIch Evans says he'll never pick a winner. And yet, he picked Don Beveradge in the first black spine.
@casedorsette91362 жыл бұрын
Rich Evans has Bill Murry plausible deniability by now. He could walk into your house, drink your soda, eat every snack cake present and then whisper "No one will ever believe you." He'd be right.
@FelipeJaquez2 жыл бұрын
Implying I would stop him in the first place
@conorjohn4902 жыл бұрын
@@gsofficial Double except: I'd then question what's the problem?
@thismeinteil2 жыл бұрын
Rich Evans ability to not only predict these B movies, but also to come up with ways that would improve them exponentially, never ceases to amaze me.
@FranckyFox24682 жыл бұрын
Jay: Straight to the point Jack: Is a bit more selective Rich: Being himself
@fartquaviasdingle78762 жыл бұрын
Mike: hanging on riches every word waiting to swoop in like a crow
@JordanStar72 жыл бұрын
As it should be
@InfamoussDBZ2 жыл бұрын
Umm you know it is just an act, right? They don't pick on Rich in real life.
@J4hk22 жыл бұрын
I read selective as seductive and it completely changed the context of the comment.
@control_the_pet_population2 жыл бұрын
@@InfamoussDBZ Of course they aren't mean to Rich IRL, they know who brings in the viewers. Rich is the straw that stirs the RLM drink.
@GalactcusSpartan2 жыл бұрын
The horror host vibe associated with blank VHS and other gimmicks is fun.
@TheCJRhodes2 жыл бұрын
I heard hints of Palpatine in there for some reason.
@user-hi4sm3ig5j2 жыл бұрын
Who would have predicted blindfolding Rich Evans would lead to a giant pile of tapes being knocked onto the floor?
@bigjohnsbreakfastlog58192 жыл бұрын
"How does this keep getting worse?"
@jaysupernova34512 жыл бұрын
@@216trixie Because he is Rich Evans
@fuckgoogle25542 жыл бұрын
That he then had to tidy up becausd it’s his job?
@Moony15682 жыл бұрын
@@216trixie Rich Evans is a god amongst men. To address him like some plebeian is an affront to mankind. Show some respect
@keefriff992 жыл бұрын
So the director of Starship, Roger Christian, won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Star Wars, and was nominated for the same for Alien. He also directed BATTLEFIELD EARTH, in addition to Starship. As Clint Eastwood said, "A man has got to know his limitations."
@DOSdaze2 жыл бұрын
How does Rich's shtick never get old? He's a true master of the craft.
@Ddvw123abc02 жыл бұрын
His whole persona will only get funnier and funnier as he ages, watching Rich Evans in a walker fall and break his hip will be the funniest thing in our lives in 10 years
@MrBeastsHiddenWorld2 жыл бұрын
That's the magic of boobery.
@NothingIsKnown002 жыл бұрын
Mike withholds his diabetes medicine. It’s a matter of life or death for him.
@thecrazycapn2 жыл бұрын
I wish Rich had come out of his blind flop with a copy of Nukie.
@larrylaffer32462 жыл бұрын
Mike probably would've slammed it out of his hands ala a scene from Half in The Bag. Much like if Rich picked up a copy of It's Pat in his clumsy little escapade.
@WomenRespecter90002 жыл бұрын
Nukie is the Lupus of RLM
@ForzaNinetails2 жыл бұрын
Me when I was first seeing RLM BOTW episodes years ago: "Gawd that guys laugh is annoying af..." Me years later: "I would take a bullet for Rich Evans... nothing will befall this precious man."
@Hewbroc2 жыл бұрын
My family occasionally comments on his laugh if they're nearby and I just think to myself, "If you only knew the treasure that is Rich Evans..."
@blatty72372 жыл бұрын
this is the same journey everyone has with Stav too
@WildBluntHickok2 жыл бұрын
I tried adding his laugh to my alarm clock. I managed to sleep through it, dreaming about sleeping in clouds with that angelic voice. My neighbors however didn't appreciate 3 hours of it.
@KaiserMattTygore9272 жыл бұрын
Chef's kiss
@andrewmartin96492 жыл бұрын
@@blatty7237 absolutely true
@lookingtobuyarichevansbody72762 жыл бұрын
This is a sham. There are more tapes of Nukie than any other, so statistically 3 people picking a tape at random would give us the best chance at seeing a review of Nukie. But it's possible we needed to just send in a few more tapes of Nukie.
@hacooray5252 жыл бұрын
nukie has it's own shelf. well, the solution is still not enough nukie to force the tape into other shelf
@PaulS-q9c2 жыл бұрын
@@stewiegriffin4828 what do you mean
@lukemacducci2 жыл бұрын
They did it all for the Nukie
@qiff66672 жыл бұрын
@@PaulS-q9c answer the question.
@syko21642 жыл бұрын
@@qiff6667 it's a meme that all the fans of RLM want to watch them suffer.
@307accountant82 жыл бұрын
Rich is a master of physical comedy. It’s kind of weird to think that I have been watching RLM videos for like 10 years now. Here’s to 10 more!
@doctorbrown59572 жыл бұрын
Crazy to think it's been 4 years since Rich Evans died. Thank god for digital facial reconstruction.
@peterzeller57362 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that RLM never asks for us to like and subscribe. I feel like they deserve to do so at this point since they have been hovering below 1.5M for awhile now
@TheUndergroundificat2 жыл бұрын
i love how each person picking resumes their personality in a nutshell. jack is picky and delicate and takes forever jay just gets it over with and rich evans is a complete and beautiful mess
@kyrroti2 жыл бұрын
Jay took the shortest time because he’s short.
@CriticalNobody2 жыл бұрын
Who’s bright idea was it to put Rich Evans in a blindfold? Cause that person is a genius
@drakkenmensch2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it's another "let's put Rich in pain and laugh" idea from Mike!
@Garp742 жыл бұрын
@@drakkenmensch Does a sadist still feel satisfaction if his victim is a masochist enjoing the torture?
@analogbunny2 жыл бұрын
In the end it's probably going to be Rich who tidies up and puts it back anyway. He only goes as far as he's comfortable, I'm sure, which makes the degree to which he commits extra impressive.
@ao17782 жыл бұрын
@@Garp74 see: sadomasochism.
@Jaymic2 жыл бұрын
Rich Evans knocking things over "accidentally" for extended periods will never not be funny.
@montecristo18452 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the MST3K episode of The Incredible Melting Man and howling with laughter when self-proclaimed Dr. Ted Nelson won’t stop shouting who he is at the guards, gets blown away, and while they and the melting man stare at each other, Tom Servo (or Mike) calls out, “Nope! No relation to Ted Nelson! Don’t shoot!”
@diracsea45902 жыл бұрын
How many monster movies end with a janitor scooping the monster into a garbage can?
@TerrenceNowicki2 жыл бұрын
Don't, d-d-don't, d-don't d-don't!
@mikek27x372 жыл бұрын
Mike has finally reached peak contrarian by contradicting his own BotW pick
@olookslike02 жыл бұрын
I always love how they demonstrate how cheap and poorly made a scene in a movie is by comparing it directly to something that they themselves have made.
@ChargerBulldogs192 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda the perfect way to do it. Because either way the movie studio loses. Either it is cheap and poorly made like what RLM does, or the only other option is that is wasn’t cheap and they spent a lot of money of something that looks about as good as 3 middle-aged slobs from Wisconsin can make as a joke. Either way it doesn’t look good for whoever made the movie
@jeffoff77952 жыл бұрын
As a child of the 70s I feel compelled to say that the smoking, cussing, playboy perusing children scene is quite accurate. We had a fort in the woods for those specific activities. We probably started stealing liquor when we were a mature 12.
@graphicsgod2 жыл бұрын
Been there, done that. Except we did our smoking at school.
@bpizzle4202 жыл бұрын
90s kid, same thing, we were always outside just literally being "naughty kids" it was fun!
@JJAB912 жыл бұрын
It was a better time.
@control_the_pet_population2 жыл бұрын
I was born in the mid 70s, grew up in the 80s and now have two teenage boys... and I give them shit all the time... "Stop talking to all your friends over internet headsets... get outside and accidentally burn down a strip mall after an illegal fireworks accident... or go knock up the neighbors daughter... do something interesting dammit!!!"
@janeeyre19902 жыл бұрын
I mean, I have friends who did that in my generation (Millennials), but it's because they're parents divorced and they got ignored. Or because they were sent to live in a group home and needed to be drunk/high to cope. As long as there is abuse and neglect, children will always steal and get wasted. It just isn't always a positive experience or fond memory for them, because they might never stop. Sorry to rain on your parade, but my mom is from your generation and was abused by her parents and she doesn't have fond memories of drinking or smoking as a child and teenage. She did it to survive, not because it was fun.
@SirFilmore2 жыл бұрын
I love how RLM genuinely enjoys and recognizes moments of competent filmmaking/effects when watching BotW.
@voltijuice85762 жыл бұрын
The reviews are in! _"A '70s turkey leg!"_ - Jay Bauman, Red Letter Media
@RyanReenBattikh2 жыл бұрын
I don't even know what that means, but you know it when you see it
@DeflatingAtheism2 жыл бұрын
I immediately thought of James Lileks’ “Gallery of Regrettable Food”.
@TeatroGrotesco2 жыл бұрын
I like how these guys spitball an idea for 30 seconds and come up with better plots than the movie makers.
@user-et3xn2jm1u2 жыл бұрын
So glad I caught the debut episode of Blindfold Picks, it's an historic day my dudes. This is going to be one of the all-time great series, like Star Wars. RIP Blindfold Picks, it was a great run, I feel honored to have lived at the same time as Blindfold Picks was airing. Future generations won't know what they missed.
@XxXNOSCOPEURASSXxX2 жыл бұрын
Only February 27 2022 kids will remember
@petewerehere2 жыл бұрын
Making Rich blind seems to have increased his spatial awareness
@janeeyre19902 жыл бұрын
Didn't notice with Rich, but I was legitimately thinking that Jack would adapt well to blindness because of his attention to tactile details
@deadNightwatchman9 ай бұрын
Rich Evans, Daredevil
@Misadventures_852 жыл бұрын
- Synopsis of The Incredible Melting Man (4:42) - watching The Incredible Melting Man (5:16) - watching Starship (6:38) - synopsis of Starship (7:01) - watching Lady Avenger (11:14) - synopsis of Lady Avenger (12:15) - discussion of The Incredible Melting Man (15:59) - discussion of Starship (36:12) - discussion of Lady Avenger (51:36) - choosing The Best of the Worst (1:07:01)
@DrFaustisDead2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate how hard Rich goes for a bit knowing full well that he's going to be the one restocking those shelves.
@dopeswitch5152 жыл бұрын
Nothing gets my blood pumping like a new gimmick
@1BlessEdYou2 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed they were able to convince whoever owned that gargantuan dump truck to let them use it for "Starship". That thing probably cost orders of magnitude more than the budgets of all 3 of these movies combined.
@duckduck1682 жыл бұрын
Just what it costs to fuel it alone... wow
@Liberty_or_Ded2 жыл бұрын
Jay: Jack: Rich:
@MarleyCarl2 жыл бұрын
“OWw MY BACK!” Mike immediately points to Rich. That’s true friendship
@flanneljetpack2 жыл бұрын
Genuinely glad to hear Rich describe Reacher the literal exact same way I've described it when recommending it to my friends: "It's just high-quality action schlock."
@Firethealcoholic2 жыл бұрын
Something about Jack's delivery in the beginning bit is so on point, especially in contrast to Rich who's bumbling around. great execution guys!
@K_Rob2 жыл бұрын
Rich is like the Tom Cruise of geriatrics, letting countless tapes fall on his withered bald spot knowing instant death awaits for the sake of art. A true legend.
@stitchgroover2 жыл бұрын
The irony that Tom Cruise is years older than Dick the Birthday Boy...
@Dustemikkel_Rev2 жыл бұрын
Tom Cruise never faceplanted into a VHS shelve blindfolded. Do THAT in a Mission Impossible movie, and I'll tip my hat.
@f.d.32892 жыл бұрын
Oh I'd love to watch "Rich Evans -- Scientologist"...
@jg77082 жыл бұрын
I’ve been having a pretty terrible time recently with things. But I just wanted you guys to know that these videos really help me escape that for a while and it helps a lot. I’ve been following your guys’ channel for years and it’s always given me good laughs and memories. Hopefully these videos never stopping coming. Thanks.
@cq23202 жыл бұрын
Well said. And best wishes.
@synthetic2402 жыл бұрын
The Incredible Melting Man is a modern retelling of the HP Lovecraft short story The Outsider, about a man who is reviled everywhere he goes, unable to fit in, and does horrible things for the sake of mere survival. The movie is a masterpiece of modern cinema. I dunno, I haven't seen it.
@charlottecorday84942 жыл бұрын
So wait, is the Stephen King novel of the same name based off that?
@pdlagasse2 жыл бұрын
@Synthetic I thought you were going to end with “… so basically it’s Best of the Worst.”
@master_frown2 жыл бұрын
I remember picking out Starship from a grocery store’s rental section as a kid. I wanted to rent Army of Darkness, but I wasn’t allowed because it was rated R. I think I made it through 10mins before giving up and going outside to play or something. I never thought I would ever see that movie again. Leave it to RLM to bring back weird memories from my childhood.
@andrelacombe28222 жыл бұрын
a few of the actors in the melting man were regulars on 70's tv, they bounced around as guest stars on detective shows, westerns and the like
@alexn86722 жыл бұрын
This gimmick really does reveal a lot about the philosophy of Jack, Jay, and Rich. Jay does the bare minimum, and he's happy, Jack is far more exploratory and thoughtful about his selection and the way each case feels, and Rich just wants total destruction.
@Masterantula2 жыл бұрын
The whole gang praising the old couple in Melting Man must've been a real difficult moment for Mike considering his hatred for the elderly combined with his utter silence during said part of the conversation.
@johnsullivan9372 жыл бұрын
It brings a tear to my eye, the amazing care and effort rich evans in particular puts into maintaining your vhs archive to preserve history for future generations. He truly has a passion for his work the likes of which most of us could only dream of.
@chuckwilliams30032 жыл бұрын
I believe Rich’s destruction is a purposeful art form. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He falls for Mike’s amusement, but his real goal is to destroy all the tapes so he won’t have to watch them.
@krlosz19962 жыл бұрын
criminal mastermind Rich Evans strikes again!
@lilwyvern42 жыл бұрын
Boobery is the only defense against trash B-movies.
@master_frown2 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: RLM is getting ready to make a Zaat remake and Rich is practicing for the lab trashing scene.
@NothingIsKnown002 жыл бұрын
It’s a good effort but the tapes seem to arrive faster than he can destroy them…
@RichGilly2 жыл бұрын
You get so many comments I doubt you'll see this but: I've been going through a rough time and your videos always put a smile on my face. Thank you for all you do! As soon as I have extra cash yours will be the first Patreon I pledge to.
@danelynch71712 жыл бұрын
Dude... These guys are all millionaires. Save your money for a hooker or something.
@a.a.l.32362 жыл бұрын
9:25 I know everyone talks about Mike and Rich bickering like an old married couple but the "do you need your peepers?" jab is definitely one of my favorite examples
@bloodrunsclear2 жыл бұрын
I love how Mike doing a host voice basically turns into a Palpatine impression
@TerrenceNowicki2 жыл бұрын
he's letting the hate flow through himself
@underthemayo2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy Jack is back. Please don't go.
@assortedsubscriptions40122 жыл бұрын
Jack is a good guest - I like jack episodes
@masturdate2 жыл бұрын
Me, personally, I’m not a Jack fan.
@JeanFrancisDelouche2 жыл бұрын
Great to have someone who can effortlessly string coherent sentences together and give genuinely funny and clever views on things. Josh, the Canadians, Jack, the best!
@lilwyvern42 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he's a good foil to the other, less animated lads. Some people find him annoying, and sure, he can be at times, but I find his energy provides some nice contrast to the depressive alcoholism the other regulars deliver. Besides, he's a feckin' riot when he gets drunk.
@jennys19832 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@Actiondanny Жыл бұрын
I just want to say that I really like the phrase "why are all the robots at the discotheque?" It's such a simply sentence by construction, but it evokes such a powerfully bizarre image. It feels like a sample sentence in a "quirky" English textbook.
@warriorcrab13192 жыл бұрын
Imagine having your skin melt and people start calling you 'incredible', as if that's a miracle. I bet the dude would have taken offense had he heard that. I mean the guy was an astronaut, he was probably very credible.
@BathtubBass2 жыл бұрын
He's basically a glorified leper.
@KoboldGamer2 жыл бұрын
I swear, I want Mike to watch "Arena" for best of the worst, it's such a sci-fi B movie, and he'll go nuts once he realizes Gul Dukat and Quark are in it.
@Meretneith2 жыл бұрын
And Claudia Christian from Babylon 5.
@TheGameBroswithSirhcandAr0n2 жыл бұрын
Jay has already mentioned it, I think in a Half in the Bag? If memory serves me he said it should get remade so not sure he thinks it's BotW quality, feels more like a random HitB like Rawhead Rex
@MiketheMadness2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@RawkingHawk2 жыл бұрын
As a librarian and collector, seeing Rich fall step on tapes and throw them around with reckless abandon is a deep pain. As a fan of comedy, it's one of the greatest parts of my day.
@ThomasRoiloup2 жыл бұрын
Incredible Melting Man, one of my favorite MST3K episodes, and one of my favorite movies featuring the director of Silence of the Lambs in a cameo role. Plus Rick Baker being let off the leash as far as special effects and inspiring himself for his later work in Robocop.
@chrisschuber91492 жыл бұрын
The janitor having to clean up Melting Man is equal parts tragic and hilarious.
@seanfager80632 жыл бұрын
It looks like it should have had the credit roll over it, but they forgot / couldn't figure out how to alpha layer it (or whatever the tape/film equivalent is)
@chrisschuber91492 жыл бұрын
@@seanfager8063 The "idk my body is just garbage now" is mortal terror.
@DirtyFrigginHarry2 жыл бұрын
"And that turkey leg was disgusting too, that was like a 70s turkey leg. I don't even know what that means, but ya look at it and ya know" I don't know why this makes me laugh so hard but its definitely up there for Jay quotes.
@deadNightwatchman2 жыл бұрын
I just found out: The German release title of "the incredible melting man" is "Der Planet Saturn lässt schön grüssen" which translates as "nice greetings from planet Saturn."
@oneinathousand21562 жыл бұрын
That title would imply the movie is some Killer Klowns from Outer Space type fun schlock which this movie mostly isn’t.
@BathtubBass2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Regarding the song "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra, the often misheard lyric, "Don't bring me down, Bruce" is actually, "Don't bring me down, grüss."
@thewanderingtomato76742 жыл бұрын
I have never been happier to know German
@joinsideke2 жыл бұрын
Mike has reached a new level of being contrarian by contradicting himself.
@phillofthouse79242 жыл бұрын
Just want to say thanks to you guys for helping me keep sane. Please don’t stop making stuff!
@Movie_Games2 жыл бұрын
48:26 Does anyone else hear a Phantom Rich Evans laughing slightly in the background?
@rickkcir18552 жыл бұрын
so true…jacks’s wheeze sounds exactly like a phantom rich laugh :o
@williammitchell52012 жыл бұрын
sometimes you can hear Rich on someone else's Lav mic I've noticed.
@shkurka48282 жыл бұрын
44:58 megalovania
@FumblsTheSniper2 жыл бұрын
Ah I could barely notice over all these ghosts making a ruckus
@bestplanetever60482 жыл бұрын
I can't wait in 15 years when they retcon Mike to be evolving into the real Mr. Plinkett all along and those reviews are multi-verse signals sent back to warn us all. Rich will fulfill his arc and save us all against Mike's 'future', but Jay is the casualty is the fighting, teaching us once again that kindness is what dies in us all.
@banquo38732 жыл бұрын
Always happy to see Jack. He’s great. So is Josh for that matter. I just enjoy the whole damn gang.
@dogshake Жыл бұрын
I’m a proud member of Tim Gang.
@Eisenwulf666 Жыл бұрын
Jack has a spontaneous quality to him, which in actuality i think is more of an honed skill. His movements and expressions are always on point, his timing is pretty good, while seemingly passing for the less comedic of the group. Mike lets us peek into the mind of the comic sometimes, lets us take a look behind the curtain with his exaggerated delivery, Jack is more deadpan and gonzo but, like i said, i think it's intentional. Josh is great too, maybe the nerdier of the group in a way, he has that " music store owner" persona, really enjoyable. You just know he knows his stuff
@TheTuttle99 Жыл бұрын
Josh the lame annoying one who goes by "Wizard"?
@banquo3873 Жыл бұрын
@@TheTuttle99 I said what I said, captain bad attitude
@FrostFlare1152 жыл бұрын
In 5 years, Mike will just put everyone in a sensory deprivation chamber for a week and then let them pick a film. Only to go against the rules and just watch something he wants.
@sting41b2 жыл бұрын
I love how the intern knocks all the tapes off the shelf making work for himself later.
@Taurusus2 жыл бұрын
Oh does Mac have a guest appearance in this ep?
@18themxxn_2 жыл бұрын
It's kinda sad that Rich Evans is still working as an unpaid intern even though he's already on his sixties
@BovineDesigns2 жыл бұрын
31:37 Jay and Mike are in sync
@f1shze4lot Жыл бұрын
Like father like son
@f1shze4lot Жыл бұрын
They even dressed alike
@Will.Bleser2 жыл бұрын
At this point, I think half of RLM’s budget goes to paying Rich’s workman’s comp insurance.