Half in the Bag: Spin Me Round and Nope

[@flyingcosmograma]

It’s great seeing Mike and Jay without makeup so we can see their old, decomposing skins for what they really are.

[@TheFunklin]

I don't know why, but I believe you

[@Flindo911]

Jay could only absorb other peoples youth for so long

[@Giveitathought]

Ohhh too soon… or too late?

[@montgomerynovak2194]

I can't wait to see them in blackface (again)

[@jk-gt9dv]

@@montgomerynovak2194 What, is that real?

[@irl-hdr4080]

I never knew Mike was into Star Trek. He should definitely talk about it more often.

[@drobinson-uo7ic]

Specifically the new Trek era...

[@fartquaviasdingle7876]

@@drobinson-uo7ic I wonder if that Rich guy likes star track

[@bencarlson4300]

@@drobinson-uo7ic I wonder if they've ever talked about that new show Picard, it brings back all the old favorites from TNG, I'm sure they'd love it!

[@irl-hdr4080]

@@ozymandias___868 I think it’s the show with Han Solo & Gandalf

[@FlexibleToast]

I hear they're going to do a new Janeway show. They should review that.

[@stephenallen4625]

My favorite part was when Mike referred to employees at a Panera Bread as "characters."

[@DaBandOFunnies]

His mind is slipping, he can't differentiate between shitty movies and real life anymore. Shame to see what happens in old age 😞

[@AssaultSpeed]

Everything is a movie to him. Other options for him would be starfleet officer.

[@nerveagent1905]

I perceived OJ as a no-nonsense cowboy type. He's a real representation of animal workers, and I saw some of my family in his character.

[@Maxisamo1]

You could also perceive his behavior as that aligning with signs of autism, and/or the fact he saw his dad die half a year before the main setting of the film

[@DrewSew]

I was definitely reminded of some of the cowboys/horse trainers I've seen growing up. Quiet, patient, non-confrontational, just a little bit done with everyone else's bullshit.

[@tonygabagool]

Pretty lazy criticism on their end

[@kylel7158]

Agreed on all points - he played the character with a lot of subtlety and I'm disappointed in their description of him as just 'sad'. He's reserved; has depth.

[@jazzarmada2161]

@@tonygabagoolCouldn’t agree more. I found some nuance in his stoic acting. The scene where he’s in his truck and the alien is right above him. He doesn’t say shit but he shows the internal battle of, “do I poke my head out?” so well. And his reaction following what he see’s was the most grounded and real response to seeing something like that. I dunno I thought he was great man. Everyone killed it, Keke Palmer, the dude from Fry’s and the old cinematographer were all in their bags.

[@haunted14]

To me Nope wasn't so much about Hollywood as it was about exploitation. Of all kinds. From child actors being forced to work and then put in danger on set, to animals being used as entertainment, to the disrespect of the animal trainers by the actors on the movie set, to the desperation for footage of the creature, to the hubris of thinking feeding the alien horses would make you able to control it somehow, etc. About viewing other beings as a means for profit or your own personal benefit rather than viewing them as individuals with their own wants and needs. That plays in with the Hollywood aspect as they're huge exploiters, but yeah, much more about the general exploitation of various parts of this world we live in. I loved it.

[@brinewind8732]

I'd say that's a pretty bang on breakdown. I loved it too. We really don't get enough movies like it, which I suppose makes it more special, but still, I'd love to see more slower-paced, deliberate monster movies with deeply rooted themes.

[@ezrabirdhouse]

i also think the fact that the theme park is gold rush themed really leans into this theme of exploitation!

[@imissimeem]

It's only a shame I had to scroll so far down to see someone who perfectly gets it all. Great simple breakdown of the themes of the movie!

[@Wildo87112]

Yes... I thought Jupiter's Claim with all its schlockiness was also another tongue in cheek nod by Jordan. Also found it funny how all characters involved were very quick to move on from the fact that an ALIEN has been discovered to risking their lives capturing a footage of it and getting rich.

[@rae-everything]

Jordan's been reading Guy Debord.

[@NovaBlueNova]

I like how Keke Palmer said "Great great grandfather" but had to be reminded of the extra great because she was just copying the speech her dad gave without adapting it to herself. Movie's full of little details and reincorporation like that

[@WarGamerGirl]

I didn't really think of that. It totally makes sense.

[@AxelRezinovsky]

Awesome

[@no_nameington]

Who cares? Still Boring af

[@quackersncheese]

Boring? Someone with no name must be oodles of fun.

[@abelq8008]

Cowboy menaced by sentient flying cowboy hat was pretty entertaining to me.

[@Vincent1808]

This show is tuning more and more into a Lynchian nightmare with every new episode and I’m here for when they meet the cowboy again

[@thoriumbrother]

If they do good, they’ll meet him once.

[@dakotawallace5921]

what if they see him again 2 times

[@Avatar_of_Chairness]

@Dakota Wallace then Rich Evans will die in his sleep, screaming

[@Hugsloth]

I'm wondering if they will ever acknowledge the INCREDIBLY LOUD cricket in their studio. When I noticed it during BOTW it was mildly amusing but now it's getting legitimately distracting. They need to find that fucker asap

[@treywebster7224]

weird≠lynchian

[@donotletthebeeswin]

I wouldn't say OJ was grumpy so much as anti-social. We see him interact with humans similarly to how he interacts with the horses (slapping his leg, clicking his tongue) and it seems that he's just not as comfortable with people as he is with the animals.

[@handznet]

Yep

[@EclecticMystic]

Yeah, the character isn't grumpy, he's introverted and autistic. It's a shame that the stigma autistic ppl face in the real world translates to criticism of films in the end.

[@silver6kraid]

I think he's also just so caught up with keeping the business afloat in the wake of his father's sudden death that he doesn't have patience for people either. He strikes me as a guy who always has a lot on his mind and just disassociates to deal with it all.

[@bugboimovies7702]

Guys, I just think he's literally autisic.

[@luchan1638]

There was large scale critic about newt scamander aswell from fantastic beasts, even tho the movies are bland and mediocre at best, i thought newt scamander was quite a refreshing protagonist, introverted, shy and awkward. Critics called the character boring and he apparently seemed physically ill which i found quite insulting. If anything he was a breath of fresh air compared to the typical male hero you would expect.

[@RainbowCornet]

To be honest, I didn't even read OJ's personality as being a product of his trauma. To me he mainly just seemed like a naturally quiet and introverted person, and I'm not sure what's supposed to be unlikable about that.

[@jed52]

Quiet people that try not to draw attention to themselves comes off as unlikable to the general population 🙄

[@crazydave507]

He reminded me of a lot of country guys I know, man of few words type. Smart and realistic.

[@tinyybiceps]

Tbh a lot of people assume you are arrogant or rude just because you don't talk much. Like, no, it's just big anxiety 😵‍💫

[@heathernicolecartier6700]

I thought he was a great character

[@MZP531]

I didn't find him unlikable at all. Just not very interesting

[@TitoDeleto]

My aunt actually did the Olive Garden Italy trip when she used to be with the company and she still brags about being "trained in Italy" to this day.

[@EmperorStarscream]

Well technically she was, so 🤷 I'd be proud of it too, despite the bad rap Olive Garden gets

[@aarondavis8943]

@@EmperorStarscream But she's essentially bragging about getting a free holiday lol

[@EmperorStarscream]

@@aarondavis8943 hey I'd take a free trip to Italy

[@FrankDuffner]

After years of transitioning from 2011 tiny man to 2016 heartthrob to 2020 quarantine hermit, Jay has finally achieved his ultimate form of Superior Plinkett.

[@metetural9140]

Jay finally payed Rich enough money to reach Mr. Plinkett Rank 10

[@roetheboat1]

Super Plinkett God Super Plinkett Form?

[@Scaevola9449]

Super Plinkett Blanco

[@johnhogan8327]

Remember hot Jay era? Shit was so tight

[@aisey100]

Hot Jay seems a distant memory. Just like aaaaaiiiiddds.

[@AnotherTuesday]

The monkey story was similar to the one where a woman got her face torn off by her friend's pet chimp, Travis. Charla Nash, the woman who was attacked, actually survived and wore a similar hat/veil combo on Oprah. I think she had a successful face transplant. I still remember it being all over the news.

[@prestonheit1582]

Oprah shot?

[@macimccoy9271]

Yeah that Oprah show scarred me as a child.

[@davidburton9690]

Always have enough birthday cake for everyone!

[@justinschaeffer5886]

he was the chimp from the old navy commercials. they retired him and a rich woman from Connecticut adopted him and he went nuts one day. CT passed law after banning all types of monkeys as pets.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I think she's still blind, though.

[@Joescotterpuss]

If only The Batman would have come across the screen when Jay had the remote. Oh well, I'm sure the guys will review The Batman in the very next RLM video!

[@MrMont804]

😂

[@christiannovak5340]

The Batman Half in the Bag will be a 50 minute long “old man bit.” Then Mike will ask Jay “hey have you seen The Batman?” “No.” Roll Credits

[@awebb274]

"Next time, baby!" -Terrence Howard (Iron Man, 2008)

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@awebb274 And he was never heard from again. The End.

[@pluckyduck11y]

I think they should continue avoiding it and do Top Gun Maverick first.

[@asdfreii]

I have not been able to escape the incredible sense of horror I felt from the abduction scene in Nope since viewing it, so I think it’s a success on that front

[@benbaca5743]

Watching this scene in IMAX left me visibly disturbed. I could've sworn that my heart was pounding during this entire sequence.

[@jackag24]

I just finished watching it and it was really tense. Especially in the 2nd half. The abduction scene was terrifying, and the sounds of them screaming as it just expunges all this blood over the house is so disturbing

[@adamjohnson6691]

finally watched it last night and my hands started sweating and whole body clenched up for the remainder of the movie after that fucking scene. had to watch a couple nice movies of eye bleach after so i didn't have that stuck in my head as I fell asleep. ridiculously effective horror movie lol people are such whiners.

[@Nickelodeon81]

I watched it on a long haul flight 30,000 ft up, after that scene I really wanted us to land asap...

[@JohnDenverAirport]

Oh hell yes .... (just watched it last night) .... that abduction sequence was terrifying, I had to hum along to Slayer's 'Raining Blood' just to drown out the screams. That and all the scenes with Gordy .... ohhhhh jay-sus, no ....

[@RyanIONIC]

The shoe standing on end during the ape attack is one of those "bad miracles" that OJ was asking about. Something miraculous that came from something awful. Like money falling from the sky and killing a loved one.

[@darkchia00]

The scene in Nope when they were at Fry's was funny to me because the company is now out of business and in the scene you see them walking past a shelving rack and the inventory levels slowly get lower and lower and the hooks holding product slowly get spaced father and farther apart. Anybody who's been in a Fry's in the last 3 or 4 years knows that pretty much sums up the store. Only the movie didn't show the next 15 feet of shelving being totally empty.

[@58bmanc]

Yeah I used to work at the one in Tempe, AZ and seeing go from busy to dead was a trip

[@zagnorch1336]

As a resident of the Silicon Valley, where Fry's was headquartered and boasted over a half dozen stores in the region at one point, it was rather disheartening going into the nearest location (Campbell, ancient Egyptian theme) throughout its final year of existence, and seeing how increasingly empty the shelves would get with each visit. At one point I even asked a worker there if the company was going through some sort of financial turmoil, which she vehemently denied. Probably wasn't really allowed by the company to acknowledge there was anything wrong, so I cut her quite a bit of slack there.

[@reginaldgoldthwaite]

I felt bad for whoever ran Fry's Twitter account and had to spend their last year or so assuring everyone that new inventory was coming very soon! Don't give up hope!

[@tabbycrumch3062]

RIP Wizzrobe's career

[@TheBadBuffalo]

@@tabbycrumch3062 That is a deep cut and I appreciate this reply

[@Palducks]

Regarding 40:10, harsh shadows aren't actually that weird with a clear full-moon away from city lights. I go on walks every night & I had it happen a few times, that the moon was so bright, that my shadow was distinct as if I was directly floodlighted by a lamp.

[@mattharrison2330]

Shhhhh

[@silentdissonance]

I worked in tech support for a company for multiple years. Your skit at the beginning of this represented 99% of the people who called in. I'm currently having severe flashbacks, curled under my desk, crying, rocking back and forth. I hope you're happy.

[@voltijuice8576]

I DO remember my password, but this damn machine is telling me that it's wrong!

[@RugbyGuide]

I read a discussion thread recently featuring people talking about their parents' abilities with tech. Many seemed to get calls for the sort of things you dealt with. A few were frustrated to the point of driving over and just sorting it out for them. Imagine how much money that business would make? 😆

[@DaOmega95]

OJ is a little withdrawn and aloof, but I still identified with his character. I think one thing "Nope" nails with flying colors is creating a *very* convincing sibling dynamic between OJ and Em. Their chemistry feels like that of a real brother and sister.

[@luiginastro8831]

I forgot one of Nope's main characters is named OJ and I thought you meant Simpson

[@ivanstanojevic8989]

I think the "exploiting a real life tragedy" comment comes from the Monkey bit - it didn't happen during the filming of a TV pilot but there was a similar incident in 2009 where a domesticated chimp went crazy and basically almost tore apart a woman who survived but had lost her hands, most of her face etc. When she did interviews she wore a similar hat to the one we see in NOPE as well so it was definitely based on that attack. Look up the story of Travis the chimp.

[@DanniTheL]

Yeah, I was pretty surprised when they didn't get what that comment was talking about. It bothered me too, just a bit, when watching the movie. That lady is still alive today it seems weird to use her experience like that.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@DanniTheL well yeah. Hmmm idk

[@drownthepoor]

@@DanniTheL Chimps have torn people apart like that on several occasions so there's no real connection there. The woman you'r referring to wore essentially a burlap bag on her head for her Oprah interview, and Oprah suggested she remove it to sort of face the world or something. You could see it in Oprah's eyes when she took it off, that she had made a serious mistake.

[@digduck9463]

Yes

[@kdcndw1]

March 2005. Bakersfield killer chimps attack. I think that was the source of Nope"s homage.

[@briantanner5478]

"It was seething with contempt for the human race and that's why I loved it" another world class pull quote from Mike.

[@damoncurrie7103]

Put that on a t-shirt

[@TheUltimegaMan]

Oh, Mike gets to watch that movie and make that statement, but when I read literature from a failed Austrian artist and say the same thing, people say that I’m a psychotic monster. I don’t know what’s so bad about Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler, but apparently it’s pretty bad.

[@itsd0nk]

@@TheUltimegaMan That was a real roller coaster experience, reading that comment 🤣

[@TheUltimegaMan]

@@itsd0nk Did it subvert your expectations? BECAUSE IF IT DID THAT MEANS IT’S GOOD!

[@trevorgardner2647]

Mike really doesn't look any different pretending to be an old man. He will fit right in at the old folks home.

[@gunstarhero8028]

Wait, he was pretending to be old? I thought he was just being Mike

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

The nurses are baffled because he just stands in front of the bathroom mirror, pointing and laughing. All day.

[@0volts157]

He also poops and yells Picard!!

[@thetopcats.9154]

I genuinely believe he went to go take a nap after they were done shooting the video.

[@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo]

they'll accept him with open legs for sure

[@ATinyMango]

The claustrophobia I felt during the digestion part crowd abduction scene was really amazing due to how it was shot imo. Also the telltale noises of the monster just being the actual screams of its victims that are still being crushed/stored in its…”throat” was a nice touch. Pretty good ideas and moments, and weirdly likeable overall!

[@NeonNijahn]

Have you seen annihilation? There's a creature that absorbs members of the research team and its distorted screeches and cries are from the animals and people it has consumed. It's so disturbing.

[@fartquaviasdingle7876]

It reminds me a lot of Lovecraft's work with the fact it's (presumably) an alien that you can't rlly look at, that and the weird shape it took at the end of the movie. That's how I imagine some lovecraftian horrors would look, almost fractal like. Abstract. It captured the helpless terror that'd go with the situation so well with that scene, movies almost never actually scare me but this movie STILL has me shivering a lil thinking about it

[@eeyuup]

@@fartquaviasdingle7876 the fact that the movie went from what seemed to me like sibling drama about the ranch, to a UFO story kinda like Skinwalker Ranch to suddenly turning into a crazy cosmic horror story was wild. Rewatching it I realized the movie starts with horrible screaming from it's victims being digested before it drops the key that begins the entire series of events.

[@fartquaviasdingle7876]

@@eeyuup I knew the spoilers from the start (didn't think I'd see the movie at all, then spontaneously saw Get Out and went to the theater the same day.) And I'm totally fine with that, knowing the spoilers gave me so much more dread the whole film. The gordy scene is genuinely one of my favorite scenes in anything ever. Like Jesus that's so crazy Jordan Peele of all people is saving mainstream horror. I don't know what point I'm trying to make other than the fact this was such a refreshingly thrilling horror film. Even the way night and day is used for plot progression and pacing is so good 💀, cause you already know the daytime isn't safe, but once it's night it's like "how can this get any worse." Idk idk I just really like talking about this movie there's so many directions the conversation can go

[@JaydevRaol]

Yeah

[@WINuFAIL]

I really liked how when it unfolded the "mouth" looked like a camera shutter. It's weird that a movie people expected to be scifi horror ends up as more of a western homage to filmmaking.

[@akn3207]

I didn't even think of this, thanks.

[@elheber]

The shoe also looked like the saucer. When Ricky described it, he said it looked like a UFO but flat in the front and wide hole near the back.

[@artuno1207]

The "saucer" even looks like a cowboy hat from the bottom. That might be a bit of a stretch, but it's what came to mind when I first saw it.

[@frodethorsenbrseth5014]

Spoilers for Nope: The flashing square mouth of the opened-up creature reminded me of a camera shutter/sensor. I think Jay's comment seems pretty on point, and that there is a lot in the movie that evokes themes around the predatory aspect of showbiz. The problem some people might have is that it is vague and abstract, and that there's not much symbolism that you can map neatly onto something in the real world to "get what is really being said". But the movie is really full of elements that point that way. The horses are raised to be sold/fed to movie producers/the monster. The child actor is deeply traumatized by what he was put through. I wonder if the TMZ guy getting eaten up was a cathartic kind of thing for Peele. Who knows how many times he's encountered them on the street. Was it from them he learned the strategy to not look the predator in the eyes? The movie is a soup of this kind of symbolism, but that doesn't make it bad. There's still something being said, more complex than we might be easily able to put into words. That's the great thing about stories.

[@witteefool]

The TMZ helmet is also just a giant “eye,” like the one that freaks the horse out at the beginning. In trying to (literally) reflect everything, the TMZ reporter was destined to die.

[@Chicken_Little_Syndrome]

I got a Kubrick vibe from Nope. Your comment makes a lot of sense. 2001:Space Odyssey plays around with a similar idea.

[@DarkAngelEU]

I simply liked the idea of not looking things straight into the eyes, because in reality that phrase often means something like being honest, but being honest means making yourself vulnerable. Horror movies tend to show/teach you how being vulnerable can be taken advantage of by abusers/predators,... Not looking things in the eye as a manner of survival is a pretty cool concept on its own. Like, aren't we all trying to ignore something? And aren't there things we focus on that are harmful to us? Our eyes are rather deceiving as well, being our most dominant organ to register our surroundings, yet by being so dominant, we often think we know that what we see is true - yet science has proven that alot of our sight is illusory and simply a means of organizing the world into something we can understand. Not looking allows one to understand things in a different way. You can dig pretty deep on this, but it's just a cool movie with a cool concept. Not as amazing as Get Out, but definitely better than US.

[@autumn4663]

I liked that in an even broader sense, the creature was a symbol for a human's place in the Eco-system (this is more death of the author argument, my own little interpretation) and how despite the attempts to "train" the creature like how a humans try to control nature, the creature is so far removed from the habitat that it just becomes all-consuming destruction

[@ka7al958]

Are you Mr.Fantastic because that's a stretch.

[@alexnieves]

You guys are seriously so good at making a joke go on for entirely too long. Never change.

[@chickenitza8]

Nahhh they haven't taken it far enough I sau

[@Actiondanny]

It was almost as unbearable as watching two real old man struggle to understand technology. I hated it a lot. Great job, guys!

[@Thanatos2k]

"You're never too old to get old"

[@henkdachief]

what joke

[@Suko120]

I half expected them to just don't review any movie, because they forgot what they've just watched, because they're senile and confused. Then the video would just end because Mike knocked over all the cameras.

[@SynaMax]

Seeing Mike do Mr. Plinkett's voice is like revealing how a magician does a trick that you've seen half of your life.

[@Sph1nx13]

The Prestige

[@SynodicDelta]

God damn right

[@BackPalSA]

It's exactly what I expected tbh

[@nuclearpotato4073]

SynaMax? Little surprised to see you here, lol. Love your stuff.

[@SynaMax]

@@nuclearpotato4073 Wow, thank you so much!

[@HighwaterTrousers]

I just read the video description and I would legit love a Re:View of The Muppet Movie. And honestly, all of the Muppet movies, including the new ones.

[@moredumbtoit5325]

Talk about all of them in a 2 part vid like the Friday the 13th or john carpenter episodes

[@taylorlconner]

The quickest description of Nope I can think of is it looks like Close Encounters but it’s actually Jaws.

[@ZoneTapes]

The quickest description of Nope I can think of is it looks like Close Encounters but people think it's actually Jaws but it's actually just King Kong.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@ZoneTapes not King Kong. Nopeeeee sirrrreyyy

[@akuaku9252]

I like to think it's both.

[@ciontachthecthonicchampion3576]

It looks like an interesting movie, but it’s actually and insanely boring with movie with nothing interesting going on at all

[@BoratMyWife]

42:33 I bet a lot of people have pointed this out already, but the review is almost definitely referring to the incident with Travis the chimp. The ape attack in the movie is pretty different from what really happened, besides being about an actor ape that violently attacked some people, but I definitely feel like the hat that the disfigured actress wears, a sun hat with a veil to cover her face, is inspired by Charla Nash, the surviving victim of the incident. It looks like she wore something almost identical for an interview with a news station. Edit: I just looked at the wikipedia page for Travis, and I guess he wasn't even an actor monkey. His owners had a tow truck business

[@garbagefreak]

The wikipedia page specifically says Travis appeared in several television shows and commercials. I believe he was retired at the time of the attack though.

[@aarondavis8943]

Chimps make terrible pets. They're extremely crafty and can be as malicious as humans and totally unpredictable. They will eat your face and testicles.

[@ronindebeatrice]

I cannot believe the boys didn't remember this. The woman's television appearance really messed with me as a kid.

[@thejosephchrist]

"Seething contempt for the human race" should be a pull quote on the box for Spin Me Round

[@daviduribe5897]

I was literally overdosing on opiates and this video reversed the effects. THANK YOU RLM!!!

[@HungryTacoBoy]

I was literally about to go to bed to get some good rest and RLM saved me from feeling awake and alert tomorrow. THANK YOU RLM!!!

[@NirvanaEffect]

I actually really enjoyed Daniel Kaluuya’s character for the same reason you guy’s enjoy Alison Brie. He was very subtle and awkward. He wasn’t a Hollywood leading man, he just happened to be the right person for the situation

[@PSIRockOmega]

I loved Nope. I hadn't watched the trailer, so I knew nothing about the movie before going into it. Perhaps that emphasized the sense of mystery in the first act and drew me in more than a lot of people. I also loved the themes that may not be clear to other people. Criticism of Daniel Kaluuya's character is weird to me. He's clearly just an anxious person. His father is the quintessential cowboy where he just helps out. I don't think he even rides a horse until the climax. He feels insufficient to fill his father's shoes, dooming the ranch and his family's legacy.

[@TheFireStarter1215]

Absolutely.

[@roivasethar8079]

Yeah, watching trailers just spoils the movies for me. Now I just pick a movie to watch without knowing anything about it and a lot of times while wathing it I have these Wow moments and enjoy the movie so much more.

[@theautisticguitarist7560]

I thought he could've been coded autistic, too. I Def some in his discomfort around people.

[@NoriMori1992]

You don't have to like a character just because he can be described as anxious.

[@Espinozaize]

42:30 The monkey situation DID really happen. This middle aged woman owned a Chimpanzee & as we know they have 6 times the muscle mass of a human. However when the monkey got older it seemed to get mental issues. So the lady gave it zanax or something. This made the chimpanzee go crazy. It tore the faze off of her friend, pulled her eyeballs out & tore her hands off. Amazingly she survived & lives on to this day

[@loosh4654]

Uh, just quick corrections. The monkey didn't "get mental issues." The thing about chimps is, they're docile and nice UNTIL they reach sexual maturity. Then they become extremely violent. It's exactly why the movie itself uses a young chimp lol, because grown ups are unironic demonspawns

[@mykeadelic]

And she was on Oprah!

[@TrivialTales]

Jay not knowing the phrase "Harlequin Romance" was a real toilet door moment.

[@korvo3427]

You could tell he knew it but it eluded him at the time.

[@PhantomThiefXI]

OJ was called an unlikeable protagonist, but i lived alone with my dad and he had a heart attack one day and almost died right in front of me, so seeing what became of OJ afterwards i completely understood what he had on his mind, so rather than a mopey downer guy i could see myself there if things had gone different

[@freddiesimmons1394]

He seemed like a mopey, featureless downer even before

[@danieltobin4498]

As an introvert I related to him.

[@hollandscottthomas]

Fuck, I'm sorry that happened to you.

[@predalienmack]

Yeah I don't get people calling OJ an "unlikeable protagonist." He is supposed to stand in stark contrast to his sister, who is super bubbly and energetic while he takes after his father's seriousness much more closely. He suffered a traumatic event seeing his father die in a seemingly random freak accident and is trying to process it while all this other weird shit is happening around him while he also tries to just keep the family business going on top of that. His emotional distance from the people around him and his flat emotional response to some of the crazy situations in the movie is a trauma and stress response, which isn't even all that uncommon. I forget the actor's name, but he did a great job portraying the character (really all the actors did a stellar job throughout the movie).

[@LukeKimmell]

Who cares if OJ is "unlikeable" (which is BS), when we have Kiki Palmer's character being the complete opposite. Watching interviews before the movie came out, I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't acting at all, Kiki is very similar to her character

[@tcf5361]

The alien in Nope was based off a cuttlefish. Squid and other cephalopods are freakishly intelligent and use mimicry and disguise. Cuttlefish blow up and use rapid patterns to confuse prey before going in for the kill.

[@jackarlos1]

oh wow thats cool and makes sense for designing something so alien since cephalopods are so alien to most other fauna on earth since they split off so early on from everything else

[@WarGamerGirl]

I wonder if was supposed to be an actual "alien" or just a strange creature like the graboids in Tremors.

[@lisas9075]

@Rimone Media cuttlefish and asparagus.......!!!?

[@GalinaEv]

ok and they were talking about Nope being about holywood, and it bother me that it have square mouth-thinging, but maybe it's a cuttlefish+camera?

[@no_nameington]

Wow who the fuck cares

[@RaimarLunardi]

Imagine you're inside the alien, certain death, but not right away... that's real horror.

[@raptyrn1290]

Even more horrific still is that it's somebody's kink. Not to me however~

[@corazondonquixote]

@@raptyrn1290 🤨

[@der4815162342]

that 5fold high five in nope is one of my favorite movie character interactions of all time 😂 so aggressive and out of nowhere!!!

[@reginaldfoley8803]

It totally feels like a sibling moment, I like that sort of stuff because people do that irl all the time, being extra unexpectedly.

[@zbone5228]

I love to see these two skip their traditional “bit” in the beginning to show us their candid selves picking out films

[@ArthurKnight1899]

Same here

[@lachlanmclennan2188]

I'm the opposite. it gives the show charm.

[@BONELORDLANK]

Genuinely bad opinion. Tell me you're new here without telling me.

[@CMinorOp67]

This could be the best “Half In the Bag” created for this channel and I would not know it since all my focus is on Mike’s head.

[@frankieb9444]

Not sure why he decided to dress like a writer from The Rings of Power

[@TheIiiisa]

It is really mesmerizing

[@AnarchicArachnid]

@@frankieb9444 hey don't call Mike a hack

[@metetural9140]

@@frankieb9444 yeah don't call Mike a hack! He's a fraud, not a hack

[@tupacca5136]

Eyes down here, sporto

[@mikeymegamega]

Nope had lots of nice little setups and themes in a way that reminded me of something like 'Signs' - not the aliens - but the pace and feeling.

[@FilmCram]

totally! like the rythm and feeling of the structure had a certain M. Night Shyamalan quality - the delivery of the dialogiue too!

[@markgnarz5399]

It reminded me of old anime shows on tv.

[@rydz656]

That asshole's been getting away with terrible dialogue for way too long.

[@RobertAnhalt]

Nope is like Signs, except the alien is allergic to inhaling barbed wire.

[@mikeymegamega]

@@RobertAnhalt Then WhY cOmE tO a PlAnEt ThaT Is FuLl oF BaRbed Wire? *Ding

[@bioravage]

I'm not sure I've ever commented on anything on youtube before, but I felt it necessary to tell everyone here that watching the intro to this episode was ACTUALLY physically painful, and sent me into full on existential dread. exactly the kind of genius I've come to expect from these hack frauds

[@LegionHimself]

I read OJ as depressed. He is not only quiet, he’s almost incapable of performing his job except with people he already knows. That sort of stasis is very specific.

[@CarrotAtHeart]

Turning rich evans into a cricket was a bold move but has really paid off

[@sir0nion]

I got 3,000 crickets coming in from Arizona and one of them is Rich Evans. Its no bull. I wouldn't lie to you about 3,000 crickets.

[@davidburton9690]

I really loved the male protagonist in Nope. He seemed really grounded and focused on his own work and his own life. Grumpy and miserable, sure, especially after his father's death. I think he loved the horses more than people. But you could see how expert he is at his work and he is competent when thrust into the unknown. I hated the sister to start, but I warmed up to her character once their initial plans fell through. I liked it.

[@404systemfailure]

The way she showed up late, then left immediately leaving the brother and horse to the actors, who right away did everything wrong, really made her unlikeable for most of the film, she improved for sure but that stuck with me for way longer then the director ment it to im sure

[@twyckoff87]

I had an issue that the siblings seemed totally incompetent even though they were trained by their father for years. Like, you can't just speak to people to save your family business.

[@tel780]

@@twyckoff87 I think the problem was that the trained one is socialy awkward and the confident one was not really trained. The father was most likely well trained and confident.

[@DerMoerpler]

"I think he loved the horses more than people" Not only that, he even communicates with people like they are horses a lot of the time (no eye contact, a lot of hand gestures and clicks and whistles, etc).

[@mohnkuddel2]

@@DerMoerpler this movie got layers and layers and layers. I talked with my buddy after visiting the cinema for hours on end. Great great piece of cinema.

[@shawnforpresident5198]

Oddly enough, the Olive Garden was one of the few chains I worked at that made their soups and sauces fresh every morning.

[@polaris911]

Paused the review 5 minutes in, went and watched Spin Me Round and really enjoyed it. Came back and finished the review. Thanks for the great recommendation :)

[@kr1z23]

me too. tnx for the tip guys.

[@realnigga19]

Same here. Great movie

[@steubens7]

when the moon is full, in the middle of nowhere really does look like day for night

[@sabihrashid252]

Regarding the shoe: Jay is right that it IS an anomaly. However, I think the significance is that it's so random and unlikely that it sticks in Jup (Steven Yeun)'s mind, and he thinks it gives the whole chimp attack, and his subsequent survival, a sort of serendipitous significance. As a result he thinks he has more power than he actually does, leading him to think he can control Jean Jacket.

[@atmbcito]

For sure!!

[@luiginastro8831]

Yeah, almost exactly what Jay said.

[@sabihrashid252]

@@luiginastro8831 Jay seems to think the shoe is what saved his life, but I disagree. The fact that the tablecloth was in front of his eyes is what saved him. The shoe is just a weird anomaly that stuck in his mind and gave the event added significance to him.

[@benbaca5743]

In my opinion, I think the shoe represents how some things happen without an explanation and the way people try to make a profit out of it. The same way Steven Yuen's character displays it in his little exhibition towards that chimp incident.

[@jeffreybungers6772]

Why is everyone thinking this kind of thing for the shoe? I saw it as a precarious situation that could cause a loud noise, making the chimp freak out again. If something happens and that shoe drops, it'll make a loud flat "WHAP!" sound, spooking the chimp. It's that simple, IMO. Why is everyone reading so far into it?

[@sagmeister2234]

Regarding Mike’s Panera story, I literally had the same experience - with the guy coming out of the back with a “bladder” of soup. Lol. I was like, can’t you pour that in a stone crock in the back then use that in front of the customers instead? I’m willing to participate in the illusion you’re trying to create, but you’ve got to meet me halfway.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

Time to make the donuts...I mean broccoli cheddar soup.

[@trickster721]

As Chipotle discovered, if you own a few hundred restaurants that are all preparing fresh food, it's kind of inevitable that you're going to poison some people. Much better to feed your customers standardized blocks of styrofoam packing material that you make in a central location.

[@keenandurham2631]

I work at Panera and do it all the time with the soup,and someone said to me you're ruining the illusion.

[@empatheticrambo4890]

I’m so glad you’re studying that Unofficial Batman Trivia Book for your review of The Batman. The hard work you put into your videos means so much to your audience

[@Nubby_Nubcakes]

After watching NOPE it had me thinking about the details for days. One thing that stuck with me was the similarities with Jaws. The numerous camera shots as the anomaly zooms past through the valley of clouds. Also the final scene with the balloon. Peele pays homage to a few other films. Cough “Akira slide” cough. Final thought glad they talked about how the film is getting reviewed by the masses. Sad to see so many not understand or appreciate it.

[@moonverine]

Jackie Browne still is my favorite Tarantino. I think it has one of Samuel L. Jackson's most menacing performances ever. And the Pam Grier and Robert Forrester romance is so well written and sweet, and feels real.

[@WarGamerGirl]

Definitely one of my favorites. I probably like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood a little better.

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

It's awesome to see other people are in the "Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino Flick" Club. There are dozens of us!

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

Jackie Brown (blaxploitation) and Death Proof (car movies) are my favorites. I'd say they are the two most honest Tarantino movies. I love them all, but in comparison the first two are sort of pretentious indie stuff, and the later ones (maybe except Kill BIll - martial arts) feel like he delivered what the public expected from him. Jackie Brown and Death Proof are pure heart, pure love for grindhouse cinema.

[@moonverine]

@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 Funny thing about Death Proof, I was in the aisle ready to walk out, because it was annoying me. Then we get that scene where Kurt Russell looks into the camera and smiles, and I sat back down immediately. Death Proof is definitely a close #2, and it's all because that genius move hooked me back in.

[@Scottthebassplayer98]

Is the RLM crew aging gracefully? RLM: "Nope"

[@Dethmaster64]

Will Jay and Mike ever repair a VCR? RLM: “Nope”

[@joshuabrien2970]

Like they ever had grace except rich evans coming down that hill through 5 broken bottles and 5 trees plus 4 bushes other than jay stealing everyone's life-force

[@victoriadoh3385]

Wow, I am simply stunned. I didn't even realize until the end of the video that Rich Evans played the characters of Mike AND Jay at the same time. Incredible how well he was able to morph his voice to imitate both of them as well as capturing their likeness in a picture perfect way, while also giving each character a unique Rich Evans twist. Rich Evans IS Mike and IS Jay. Phenomenal work Rich! Can you make the characters Mike and Jay watch The Batman next?

[@Hemostat]

whenever i see him in the credits i have this odd fear that he was actually standing in the background of one of the shots and i just didnt see him...

[@myztklk3v]

I used to work in a local restaurant in my home town and the soup was literally the only thing we made from scratch. except the mushroom soup, my boss would use a large can of Cambells mushroom soup as a base and then just added fresh cut mushrooms and other stuff to make a large pot out of it. I'll tell you though, it was my favourite soup.

[@aarondavis8943]

I make chicken and vegie soup with a sachet of chicken noodle soup instead of stock and it's the best. It doesn't matter how you get there.

[@whompronnie]

Hey, at least he used Campbell's instead of Family Value

[@awesome220]

I do same with tomato soup. I use can of Campbell’s condensed , add water cream some parsley actual t chopped tomatoes and onions etc tastes good

[@prestonroberts2941]

If people want made from scratch food, they'd better be ready to pay for that. It's not going to be $13.99.

[@awesome220]

@@prestonroberts2941 since the pandemic I’ve been cooking more and more at home. Healthier and saves money. Still go out to eat of course but not nearly as often.

[@derkeheath5172]

I LOVED the day for night photography in Nope. They actually invented a new camera for the film with two lenses: a b&w night-vision lens for clear image and a second lens beside it to capture color. The color image was then layered over the night-vision image

[@brinewind8732]

Great video as always. Would've loved a bit more on Nope's sound design though. The noises, especially the screaming panning around as Jean Jacket flew about with a belly full of people was just insane. I loved Nope. There was just something about this movie. I think it is that it's slower paced and atypical. I love a movie that has a slow build and sense of unraveling a mystery that's truly out there. Absolutely big Signs energy in a great way. Glad it wasn't a mile a minute exercise in Hollywood bombast from the get go. It would have been a much less intriguing film. May actually be my favorite Peele film, and I really enjoyed both Get Out and Us. Also, more protagonists should be like OJ. His misery didn't feel like Hollywood engineering to pull certain emotional strings with the audience. It felt real. The man lost Keith David. No one would recover well from that.

[@mpstudies]

I'm not sure if it was my theatre or not but the sound mixing was terrible during my viewing. It was immediately obvious what sounds were ADR because how loud they were in comparison to the rest of the diegetic sounds. The mix would vacillate between damagingly loud and inaudible murmurings sometimes within the same shot.

[@brinewind8732]

@@mpstudies I have to say that sucks. I didn't experience that myself but can see where that would destroy some otherwise extraordinarily cool and creepy sound design.

[@JCBSPNCR]

I thought the day for night was pretty realistic. A few years back when I was on campus in a rural valley, the shadow left by moonlight was surprisingly sharp and distinct despite how soft the light was. The movie takes place within the TMZ so I’m not sure how accurate it’d be out there but that kinda thing isn’t too unrealistic.

[@Winningrose77]

I loved the look of the night scenes. You can tell its not just low temperature color grading, and in fact, turns out to be composite shots using infrared cameras. Might not be flawless but looks great nonetheless!

[@Vaporvice84]

Maybe it's cuz I'm a city rat but, in the rare instances I've gone camping, and in the even rarer instance it was during a full moon, I was always quite surprised with just how light out it is at night when you're in the woods. The day-for-night looks pretty good to me.

[@ft4709]

Yeah, I thought so, too. I guess it would have been difficult to shoot these scenes at night anyways, without any usable light source in the middle of the dessert. Probably even harder on 65 mm film. Plus the behind the scenes aspect of how they did it is absolutely fascinating.

[@hteekay]

I'm just glad I was able too see things on the scene instead of just true black with occasional random surface got hit by moonlight in nano seconds. And it was done pretty well that it didn't take me out of the movie.

[@ericaquint1895]

I’m happy to hear that the RLM boys enjoy Jackie Brown as much as I do

[@Halbared]

It's in my top three alongside Reservoir Dogs and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.

[@thesqueaze6509]

I'm having tech support flash backs watching these two fumble with technology

[@DLNOT]

"Both the movies are about family and that's what's so powerful about them." - Queen Elizabeth, _The Twilight Zone_

[@lunekosama]

The opening Bible quote about spectacle is the main theme that ties it all together. "I will pelt you with filth, I will treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle." It’s about the horror of profiting off of tragedy. Which is why everyone who looks at and (initially) tries to profit off the alien is punished by it. And Steven Yuen’s character is so detached from his trauma that he laughs about the snl skit making fun of it and doesn’t realize he’s continuing the cycle of exploitation of his own pain. I do agree that all the different elements feel unwieldy on initial watch but it’s all intentional in the end and that’s why I’m still thinking about it.

[@gojithereploid7623]

Totally agree!!

[@lacafia172]

Jordan Peele told the story of how he got the movie greenlit, and it's fascinating. The studio approached him and said "hey Jordan, any ideas for your next project?" And he said "Nope!", and they went "brilliant, send us the draft" and he said oh fuck well now I need to write it.

[@NeonNijahn]

And then he shit out this pile.

[@atari947]

@@NeonNijahn it was better than get out and us!

[@Alstor_H2O]

It's kind of funny how Mike talks about how general audiences might not have liked Nope for not getting the abstract message when I think his and Jay's interpretations are too specific. Hollywood plays a part in it, sure, but it's more about not being able to look away from a spectacle, even when it can harm you. Although I do really like Jay and Mike's interpretations of the Jup thing. That story had a lot of meaning for what was the B plot of the film.

[@firefly5247]

100% agree. When everyone spent most of 2020-2022 locked inside watching horrible, awful things happen and being unable to stop doomscrolling - a phenomenon that RLM has commented on themselves in HITB sketches - I'm ASTOUNDED they didn't get that interpretation out of the movie

[@aenamabag]

I liked that the Alien in Nope had an orifice that looks like a camera aperture

[@Pneubeteube]

I fucken' love thematics bro!

[@ScyllaWyrm]

Not sure if it was meant to be an alien. I mean, how would this fragile thing survive atmospheric entry?

[@LolLordy]

@@ScyllaWyrm I did like the idea that it wasn't an extraterrestrial but an indigenous cryptid that has been around forever, giving rise to the idea of flying saucers in general folklore by simply resembling one (or more accurately, saucers resembling it). Some species of whale navigate using electromagnetic fields so the idea of a terrestrial "sky whale" is a cool idea. unfortunately i think that this fanfic is deconfirmed by Jordan Peele in an interview, but I can't point you to the specific clip as I only heard this secondhand.

[@aenamabag]

@@ScyllaWyrm It was clearly a biological being eating organic matter and spitting / pooping out their bits of metal...

[@makisbizarreadventure4669]

@@LolLordy He had a marine biologist create the creature so maybe it started out under water at some point?

[@this_mind_of_mine]

When Mike picked up the papers, my brain immediately said in a Plinkett voice: "Is that the script?"

[@callen8908]

The real talent in acting is subtlety, so true. Thanks Mike. Enjoying RLM every week, rewatching a lot as well

[@KingKool2099]

I see how it is. They can smack their microphones at 4:16, but a production that can splash a million dollars to Bruce Willis does it, and SUDDENLY they're held to a different standard!

[@marveladeguitar]

I don't get it... What do you mean?

[@KingKool2099]

@@marveladeguitar In the Bruce Willis Film Factory episode, they mention how in American Siege (I think), an actress accidentally whacks her lav mic with her hand during a take... and they leave it in the movie.

[@masongalioth4110]

To the point about the characters in Nope being unfocused or unrealistic, I can very safely tell you that they were extremely accurate. It may be that Mike and Jay haven’t had as much exposure to people like that, but Kiki Palmer’s character Emerald was almost too realistic for me. My little cousin and younger brother are just like them. My best friend is also very much like OJ. That type of stoicism is often mistaken for “moping” or indifference. Also Kiki Palmer’s Character was very manic because she, like many people you’ll meet who are getting “chewed up” by hollywood or the Rat-race, is disorganised, impulsive, irresponsible and wears how they feel on their sleeve. These two characters are very realistic.

[@JohnRBIV]

Mike and Jay out of touch…? No, it couldn’t be

[@cocomaan]

Agreed, I know a farmer who is OJ to a T. I also know a farmer who is super talkative. Life out in the open can make people laconic or can make them super talkative to anyone who will listen. Loved both OJ and Emerald as characters.

[@masongalioth4110]

@@JohnRBIV Just saw this. Never said they were out of touch and nothing I said implied it. They’re actually pretty solid. As I said, they probably just don’t have as much exposure to people like OJ and Emerald.

[@alwayswannabewrite]

The makers of all of those movies are going to see a huge increase in viewing numbers and will never know the two angels that did this for them lol

[@JC20XX]

NOPE is already doing quite well

[@truffles]

Ignore these fools above me and be ready to see those box office numbers skyrocket

[@alwayswannabewrite]

@@JC20XX I was talking about the movies they just showed the titles of in the beginning lol

[@JC20XX]

@@alwayswannabewrite that makes much more sense

[@brandontaylor3874]

I think a lot of people appreciate the main character in Nope. A lot of quiet, working hard, rural, possibly ranch workers might really see themselves in him, and like that hes actually the hero of the movie instead of the usually guy. Hopefully, they saw the movie to be able to appreciate it lol

[@vahaan7256]

As somebody that grew up in wonder valley and the whole high desert mojave region, I have distinct childhood memories of driving up hwy 62 through Joshua Tree and Yucca and always seeing weirdly UFO shaped clouds over the mountains, and it was really weird having that be a major part of the premise of Nope... Brought up some early memories that I forgot I had lol, thank you Jordan Peele

[@parandiac]

I grew up in 29 Palms and had the same feeling seeing the clouds. It was surreal

[@vahaan7256]

@@parandiac definitely, that whole region is mystical. There's a reason it's called Wonder Valley XD

[@graemehayward5999]

I just wanna say, thank you RLM. Feels like there’s been a lot of new Half in the Bags releasing recently, and I think that’s great. Love ya!

[@djnorth2020]

Jay laughing broke the immersion for me. Two out of five stars, still watched the whole thing

[@dimdongo]

Two bags of popcorn out of 5 (6)

[@kylem6821]

They did such a good job dying Mike's stubble to make him look so old he's practically a corpse!

[@spethmanjones2997]

Yeah it’s like they added a whole few months to him, really corpse-like!

[@ryanray543]

We're in the elderly Jay and Mike arc, yet Mike's over here looking like he belongs on the cover of Tiger Beat

[@mindovermatt]

The best part of Spin Me Round is the iMDb reviewers freaking out about how they didn't get it, guess they went in expecting a romantic comedy after seeing the romance novel poster.

[@AntiVectorTV]

Disappointed that they didn't open with a 3-minute Who's On First style sketch about choosing the movie called Nope. These hack fruads have truly fallen off.

[@whatisupbruh2738]

I’m surprised no one mentioned the ties of exploitation. The horse in Nope despite being uniquely needed for movies are still being exploited, the monkey (a literal animal) is being exploited by this show, Daniel being used by his sister, his sister using the family business to get her name around, Steven Yuen using these horses and people to continually justify him being alive from the monkey incident, the siblings doing everything in their power to get a shot of this creature at the cost of their life: I felt like everything was well done to set this aspects up.

[@Lu-db1uf]

Well, I mean, they're white.

[@NefariousKoel]

So... another Hollywood movie about Hollywood.

[@JaydevRaol]

Yes

[@PowerNapProductions]

@@Queefy of course it's that deep lol have you not seen his other movies?

[@HungryTacoBoy]

The audience being exploited to line the pockets of Jordan Peele. THIS MOVIE HAS MORE LAYERS THAN THE ALIEN ITSELF!

[@the_chicken_chaser]

Jay looks like a young Dom DeLouise. Before the pregnancy wrecked Dom's body.

[@rrmenton8016]

Didn't know Dom had a baby. Was it his love child with Burt?

[@warlordbasil5873]

@@rrmenton8016 All I know is that there were "folds" involved.

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

excuse me dom's body isn't "wrecked" he's just differently sexy now.

[@frozenbinarystudio]

Mike hates people? How surprising. He seems like such a happy guy.

[@aarondavis8943]

More surprising is the fact that he hasn't watched Community. He'd love that show.

[@dereknoto6555]

I love how much disdain he has for the movie-going audience

[@stupaterson4830]

When I saw the title 'Spin Me Round And Nope" I legitimately thought for a fraction of a second, "Oh wow, they created another game to trick me into watching terrible movies". I'm disappointed that it isn't.... You can almost hear Mike cackle "Spin Me Round and NOPE! You'll notice that we've stapled Rich to the Wheel of the Worst, and whatever video he vomits on, we watch!"

[@johnaylward2015]

Spinning Rich Evans on the wheel should be the next gimmick!

[@adamlee6389]

I really liked how the day for night looked, It felt like a stylistic choice and it looked cool

[@jbard9892]

A lot of people have said that the moon really does cast hard shadows like that out west. Being a city slicker I wouldn't know, but I liked it too. Very dynamic.

[@WarGamerGirl]

@@jbard9892 It does. I live in New Mexico and during a full moon, it's surprisingly bright out here. It will cast hard shadows for sure.

[@hogggyyyy]

yeah i liked the look of this as well, i think it also worked because the entire movie has so many outdoor shots where the sky is always a central element, and the day for night meant you could still see all the details in the clouds that were constantly the focus of half the shots in the 1st act

[@guzik74]

As an employee at a Cellphone store, I can confirm the accuracy of them playing old men attempting to “remember” passwords. It’s uncanny.

[@CaptainWoggy]

Yeah I started getting nam flashbacks to every time my father is in a room with a computer.

[@ScottyKirk1]

Ohhhhh yeah listening to them go thru the same thing over and over as they have to reset the password after looking thru their LARGE stack of rubber-banded list of passwords.

[@corinalake2313]

They should hire you guys to do the wigs for House of the Dragon.

[@chucklebutt4470]

HBO has actually been sourcing the wigs from The Rings of Power production. They buy the unused Dwarven women beards at half-off.

[@Ricekrispy10]

​​​@@chucklebutt4470 Dwarf?? Half off?? Half in the Bag?? idk u mum gey

[@zebuvardare7792]

@@chucklebutt4470 Dwarven women never existed, you schizotypal maniac.

[@damoncurrie7103]

Lol right with that 15 million budget. That 12-year-old biracial girl is the worst.

[@ashley_and_the_final_girls]

The monkey scene in NOPE confused the shit out of me until I realized it was in there to show you why Jupe was trying to "train" the alien/creature for his show which obviously goes horribly wrong like his childhood show. I felt so bad for Jupe but if his character wasn't in there, it would've been just your basic monster movie (albeit a well done one). And good god, those monkey flashback scenes made me so incredibly uncomfortable and tense despite the ok CGI.

[@adamwarlock8263]

both films were highly enjoyable. thanks for covering films worth watching

[@enjoyspigeons]

Was really hoping a box would pop up listing all of Mikes ailments so i could laugh uncontrollably.... Also a skit about Jays coffee addiction...

[@agt_pendergast8899]

I like how Mike describing the movies seems like a high schooler who barely looked at the study material taking a pop quiz.

[@SkandiaAUS]

His intro was so great. Jay having to fill almost all the details and the rest of the time looking bemused.

[@Bale4Bond]

The appropriate amount of effort

[@mvmusic8467]

Unfortunately Mike will never have that much hair in real life.

[@liamgleeson5721]

Mikes intro to Spin Me Round might be one of the best intros you guys have done. Absolutely hilarious with how much mike was struggling and Jay cracking up while trying to help him.

[@legoman2313]

I enjoy when Mike reads these crappy movie reviews please continue these for half in the bag

[@pelgervampireduck]

There's a movie that's the "took it seriously" version of that "romance book cover" and of the premise of "woman goes to italy, meets a guy, lives a romance" and all that stuff. it's called "under the Toscana sun" (I think). it's what I would call a "mom and aunt movie". A woman goes to italy, changes her life buying an old house on a whim, meets a guy... all the cliches.

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

"Under the Tuscan Sun." Toscana might be the actual name in Italian but in English grammar, Tuscan is the proper word, as it's possessive of the word "sun" in that sentence.

[@grey2248]

The great thing with RLM is sometimes I agree with them and sometimes I disagree them and either way I can move on with my life.

[@davidpalay361]

Or can you?

[@herrdog]

LIAR! This is the internet! Now let’s argue about our opinions on the latest Star Wars product trailer.

[@tupacca5136]

Thanks for sharing

[@JoeMama-yd1ve]

I can’t. I’m still fuming about their episode 1 review.

[@firefly5247]

I really, really loved Nope, and I'm happy to hear Mike pay it RLM's highest compliment: "It reminded me of Star Trek..."

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

"It's about family"

[@Viceroy_Sundercles_III]

That’s not always a good thing. I’m always reminded of Star Trek Picard whenever I have explosive diarrhea.

[@Anamnesis]

I have a pair of aviator sunglasses in that exact finish, and now I'm too embarrassed to wear them unless I'm sitting on my couch watching streaming garbage. Thanks RLM.

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

But do you have a wig that you found in a dumpster?

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@executioner_ecgbert884 Be careful dumpster-wig diving - some drag queen might cut you for that dumpster wig.

[@voltijuice8576]

I first read that as "steaming garbage"

[@COMPNOR]

My favorite reoccurring character in these RLM episodes now is the studio cricket.

[@bigtimehardline03]

Nope is my favorite kind of popcorn movie; there's a fun plan and execution, it's got a creative "villain", I was rooting for who I was supposed to, and there were some bits that weren't immediately obvious to digest. I guess I have an ape brain because I really liked the night shots, it looks like my vision at night with a little more clarity.

[@socialismo52]

The night shots looked a lot like a full moon night in the desert. They're very bright. You can hike easily. Had me fooled.

[@itsd0nk]

It was definitely the best day for night I’ve ever seen. It wasn’t *bad*. It was a little weird looking, but not bad at all. I’ve seen worse looking night scenes that were shot at night. Still not something anyone should try to do though lol.

[@daviduribe5897]

@@itsd0nk No day for night was used in the filming of “Nope”, you can look up some fascinating articles on the subject easily

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@@daviduribe5897 They literally invented a new method of shooting day for night on this movie. It's actually quite a technical achievement. It's worth a look and read. You won't be disappointed in the novelty of how it was done.

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@@itsd0nk thanks for the lowdown, but I’m quite familiar with it. I’m a cinematographer, this is my burner account. I was being intentionally vague to motivate inquiry into the subject, people are lazy these days. Holding back information can provoke curiosity. Thanks for making sure I’m not one of them :)