Half in the Bag Episode 75: Boyhood and Guardians of the Galaxy

[@piscaso]

"This is the most true to life movie that's ever been made when you think about it. When you get to the end you just want to die." -Jay

[@peterbenson883]

+CynicalReviews Susan

[@rogueee]

+Piscaso True dat

[@scatroach]

Heard dat

[@PeixeKing]

That should be in the poster.

[@saulodoamordivino]

This better be on the DVD cover.

[@brain_apostrophe_t]

Filming the same kids grow up and discover themselves is a huge project. I would have written a large fantastic story with many characters to bring such a concept to its fullest possible creative apex. Perhaps Id set it at some kind of Wizarding school?

[@falcor200]

This is perfect.

[@VoicesofSlumber]

Clever

[@zamorak6789]

I was actually about to make a comment about how Harry Potter does an amazing job of showing children growing up and developing. While the books do it better I'm fairly certain that's just because Rowling was able to put such detail into it, the movies did a fairly decent job.

[@VensVids]

If you go from first book to last movie, technically it took 14 years to make.

[@joshuawilson3099]

Sorry, I only liked this so I could be the 666th like. My inner angst still thinks this is cool.

[@hazy5557]

Duke Nukem Forever took 15 years to make, so it must be the best game ever made.

[@Seedaron]

Hazy One of the best comments right beside the comments that compare boyhood to harry potter

[@AnAverageGoblin]

it took me years to develop, so I must be the greatest person ever.

[@bloodnivel70]

God I want to fuck Tomoko so bad

[@liquidsnake3544]

TOLSTOI 👌🏻

[@PolyverseCube]

The final product only took like 2 lmao

[@davewilson5413]

"But it took 12 years to make!" So did Foodfight, so did Foodfight

[@SuperHuscarl]

Too true

[@TheKaiTetley]

Evan Waffle. That’s nothing. Jurassic Park took 65 million years to make.

[@tvfrank57]

tru dat

[@alexwescraven2767]

Everyone forgets about Space Cop

[@zaphod888]

So did Duke Nukem Forever, and that was a pile of lukewarm dogshit.

[@arf15beagle]

Can't wait for Boyhood 2: The New Batch. They've already started filming and it'll be out in 2057.

[@j3nnapr0sp3kt7]

David "Miscarriage" Miscavige Boyhood 2: The Revenge

[@shazzy544]

David "Miscarriage" Miscavige Boyhood 2: Beyond Linklatter

[@Sultanofszing]

David "Miscarriage" Miscavige Boyhood 2: The Hoodening

[@StevenCorteus]

David "Miscarriage" Miscavige Boyhood : Next Generation

[@joshg.4448]

+David "Miscarriage" Miscavige Boyhood Episode II: Attack of the Boring

[@Kasabod]

Jay makes a joke about seeing "Gardens of the Galaxy" where people go across the universe planting seeds...so, did he predict the plot of Guardians of the Galaxy 2?

[@SuperHuscarl]

When I heard him say that, I just thought, "Are these guys the Fates of Hades or something"?

[@avenderiel]

Someone should ask Gunn in an interview where the Ego plot came from.

[@Gustavozxd13]

James Gunn watched the video

[@scotthayes8450]

Crap, I have become what I hated. I just made this comment, scrolled down then saw this had already been done. Well shit

[@pigactor]

It tilled new ground.

[@GFSan]

See Mike and Jay growing up on the screen: start binge watching Half in the Bag today. It took five years to make.

[@rockyseverino9230]

9 years to make

[@oskulock]

And RLM progress in 9 years is legitimately better than bOyHoOd

[@strongbongus]

I’ve watched Jay grow up from a weird-faced little boy into a devilishly handsome young man. Where’s RLM’s Oscar nom? Hollywood hacks.

[@mischkin3588]

@@strongbongus the beard really sells it.

[@rickshawwheelchair]

Now it's 4 more years, so we're at about 9...wait another 3 years and this series is JUST AS GOOD AS BOYHOOD!!

[@tinyturnip7676]

"A once-in-a-lifetime movie." - Huffington Post "There has simply never been anything like this movie." - Rolling Stone "The movie fucking sucked so hard." - Mike

[@gyroscope915]

A once in a life time movie to me has the same energy as "They Don't make them like this anymore....for legal reasons" There is a reason no one will make another movie like this

[@carebear1470]

Boyhood. "Soulful." "Beautiful" "Dazzling" "Extraordinary" "Boyhood is just like life. By the end, you just want to die." "Perfect" "It took 12 years to make"

[@logansaxby7224]

2021 here binge watching "Half in the Bag" while watching Mike, Jay and Rich grow up before my eyes. Thanks for the company guys🖖

[@rotmgpumcake]

12 years in the making

[@geti]

"Manhood" starring Rich Evans, make it happen RLM.

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

It should take 42 years to make, until eventually he succumbs to the dementia.

[@ChavanAr]

Manchildhood

[@ApolloDoesit]

@@ChavanAr Manboyhood sounds better

[@92brunod]

@@ApolloDoesit nope

[@PwnZombie]

And AIIIIIIIIIIIIDS

[@momojojokoko]

Boyhood was a little like watching someone else's family photo album. You could tell they'd put a lot of love and care into it, but without wanting to sound like a monster, well, it's hard to really engage with the superficial lives of bland strangers. The British documentary series "Seven Up!" does a much better job of it. Partly because they contrast kids of different social backgrounds, partly because they don't stop the show when the kids turn 18, which is an awkward time for anyone, and not a great look to end on.

[@Ellainthegarden]

Seven Up is amazing. Also helps that they didn’t focus on just one kid. No one is interesting at every stage of life so featuring several subjects takes some of the pressure off.

[@PwnZombie]

Oh so that's what that Simpson's ep was based off. The timeline didn't quite meet for a Boyhood based ep

[@momojojokoko]

@T D I only know The Wonder Years as that show with the actor who plays Columbo's grand-kid in the Princess Bride, but I've never seen a single episode. Now I think I might check it out. French director Truffaut also made a series of films with the same actor playing the same character at different times in his life. Starting with him as a kid in the 400 Blows.

[@zg9445]

The great Dennis Reynolds once said “hearing about someone’s dreams is like looking at old photos: if I’m not in any of them, and no one’s having sex, I just don’t care”

[@NovaQX]

From looking at all these comments saying that you must not have a soul if you don't like Boyhood, I'm guessing the appeal of this movie is equal to that of a stuffed animal. It has no character and is generally boring when you look at it, but it's cute and you should like it or you have no heart. But that's just my impression anyway.

[@HeyLookAtTheMoon]

Good take, I absolutely agree that people are fucking sheep

[@DiomedesStrosMkai]

What a remarkable analogy

[@NovaQX]

sonicjrjr14 Calm down, I'm not judging anything. I already stated in my original comment that guessing from these comments, it seems that most of the appeal comes from the movie's feel good factor. It was just a guess.

[@TimoFromNorway]

Tyrone Wiggins *tips fedora

[@graysonlazarus5311]

I hope you don't mind if i steal this from you.... in a good way cause it's brilliant :)

[@dutchpotato3557]

Boyhood is like those “I took a photo everyday for 4 years” videos except it’s a 3 hour boring mess instead of a neat 2 minute viral yt video.

[@Braydenrlong1]

Anybody like to rewatch half in the bag months later because it's better than half the shit on KZbin?

[@screenwatcher949]

Months later? I rewatch it days later hahaha

[@Braydenrlong1]

Broguy 22 same bro

[@kratos323ful]

More like years later

[@social_exe]

@@kratos323ful exactly what I was gonna say

[@dieppat]

“Half the shit on KZbin” ? Half in the bag is better than 99.999...% of the shit on KZbin. There’s an incalculable amount of shit on KZbin. But yeah I do too OP, I totally agree with your sentiment

[@bplup6419]

Boyhood reminds me of that scene in Adaptation where Brian Cox screams at Nic Cage for making a boring ass movie where nothing happens.

[@neilreynolds2546]

The plot of guardians of the galaxy 2 is literally a person planting gardens throughout the galaxy... this vid is prophetic. Marvel owes Jay royalties.

[@coolguyXDyea]

What if I told you that all the McGuffin's come together in a later movie to make a super McGuffin? It will be called the Infinity McGuffin.

[@trouty606]

Excuse me I think you mean the McGuffin McGauntlet

[@coolguyXDyea]

Oh shit, you're right.

[@BeetsBeetsBeetsBeets]

I know what Plinkett would say to that: "I NEVER READ NO DAMN COMIC BOOK YOU SHUT UP!"

[@miguelmybell]

you predicted the plot for infinity war

[@92brunod]

@@miguelmybell predicted...good lord, I literally smacked my face with my palm after reading that comment.

[@DeliciousGriefing]

You guys just don't understaaaaaaand, Boyhood is the most accurate depiction of growing up in America. Everything is fine and nothing ever happens.

[@teebear0133]

DeliciousGriefing yes but movie no good

[@krombopulos_michael]

I didn't know that growing up with a mostly absent biological father and a series of abusive step fathers was "fine".

[@92brunod]

@@krombopulos_michael you've had a great life then if those issues are something so weird and horrible. For most people those kind of issues are just normal stuff.

[@heroeshorrorscats1888]

If you think nothing happens, you’re not very astute.

[@reizak8966]

Tell that to 2020. -_-

[@DibbzTheLoner]

Boyhood was extremely ambitious, took a lot of effort and dedication, was a project done by very driven and passionate people and was the result of many years of work. Now replace "Boyhood" in that sentence with "The Holocaust". Now you see why none of that shit matters when determining whether or not something is good.

[@PurpleColonel]

Same goes for The Room and Duke Nukem Forever.

[@hughjanos3992]

W profile pic

[@monmothma3358]

I mean...Yeah. Ouch. But yeah.

[@Zer0Hour17]

Finally, critics who aren't up Boyhood's ass

[@buzzybuzzbuzz760]

It took 12 years for people to notice James Gunn's tweets!

[@tongathedevil5386]

Its funny bucause its true.

[@viktors_anfimovs]

well, then i should not touch it too.

[@technosis9094]

Nice one.

[@OurBenefactors]

lol he's back, bitch

[@abdmin3268]

@Lil' Connor Peterson welcome to 2019

[@Gunnar001]

I wish Mike and Jay would stop fucking around and just kiss already.

[@lorenzoamantini8074]

Can rich peep?

[@jasonstraight3338]

The biggest problem with Boyhood was that every line of dialogue sounded like someone reading a film script, which is really the worst thing that can happen to dialogue. I am not really sure that Linklater has ever actually listened to a human talk to another human.

[@JDG-hq8gy]

D A T R I G H T

[@johntoldme]

So you think he took personal dialogue coaching from George Lucas?

[@advveo]

i'm sorry but i really don't buy the "boyhood is supposed to be true to life and life is boring, it would have ruined the movie if stuff happened" excuse. i know life is boring. i fucking live in it. i don't need to sit through a two and a half hour movie to tell me something i already know and show me something i've already lived through.

[@blackwaltz463]

+Veovis yep, my opinion is that if a story has nothing interesting happening in it, why should it be told?

[@Alienrun]

I once saw a 2 hour video that was based on 1 year worth of melo-drama...I find it hard to recomend to people. I can barely even imagine the idea of watching a 3 hour movie based on 12 years of someone's life! Even if fictional...like good gosh give it a break people! :O

[@welcomestranger]

It's so nostalgic watching you guys talk about GotG as a brand new entity. We're so far down the wishing well now.

[@mutalemwananshiku4098]

What do u mean so doen from the wishing well.

[@Thagomizer]

If they shot this same script over a three month period using different actors, no one would give a shit.

[@JakeG-gp4qt]

Thagomizer That's because the movie would be different, and would suck! That's why the gimmick works. We see the family grow up organically. If we saw a completely different cast through each time period, we wouldn't feel anything for the characters. So many people didn't get what Linklater was trying to do, and that's a shame.

[@eobardthawne1430]

+Jake G 2187 The film wasn't good

[@thebussypresident7085]

@@JakeG-gp4qt 5 years late but the movie fucking sucked anyway

[@magnuskallas]

Same here. This review reminded me the film even exists and that I've seen it, and that it is still in my Top-5 of "acclaimed" useless films.

[@pedradasbr]

​@@JakeG-gp4qtno

[@NealX]

I've watched Linklater's "Waking Life" because a lot of my high school hippy friends thought it was, "like, the most far out movie ever, maaaaaan..." - and it was basically the same thing. A unique filmmaking concept, being, "let's film a bunch of people having spontaneous conversations about dreams and the meaning of life and more pseudo-philosophy, and throw a bunch of artsy rotoscoping over it" which was semi-interesting when I watched it, but now I think back on that movie and have just one thought: "what a bunch of pretentious bullshit..." because it was basically only the gimmick that fooled me into thinking the film had anything insightful to offer. I would rather have just read a book about the philosophy of dreams than stare at that boring acid trip of a film.

[@z-beeblebrox]

Withstand I don't know if you can call a film's "dialogue" bad when there's no script and the director is just filming people interview-style. At least, that would be weird. Like evesdropping on someone's conversation and saying their dialogue was bad. I guess you could do that, but...people would think you were strange :P

[@z-beeblebrox]

Withstand No, by "definition" bad dialogue is scripted. Because dialogue, in the sense that it's judged good or bad, has to be artificial.

[@Ren_Davis0531]

Yeah it's supposed to be good unless it's bad.

[@brandonthesteele]

Super perfundo on the early eve of your day.

[@Ren_Davis0531]

gsonic55 I was basically being a smart ass by saying that dialogue has to be good or else it's bad.

[@arbitor365]

i didnt expect them to hate boyhood that much. i mean, boyhood had a 100 on metacritic. are critics just on the biggest and most pretentious bandwagon ever, or are mike and jay missing something? who cares? im going to see guardians of the galaxy instead

[@inconvenientreality1810]

They're missing much

[@UFT90]

I thought at least Jay would like it.

[@inconvenientreality1810]

Go see boyhood tho It's really great and impossible to hate

[@phaznac]

I don't see how they could dislike it so much, I've seen it four times and it's fucking fantastic. Movie of the year for me, but then again I'm a pretentious film snob that likes subtleties in character development. They must not have souls.

[@svsguru2000]

The difference between a critic and a film maker.

[@gretasstolendreams2154]

I thought Boyhood was a odd, but bold way to take the Twelve Years A Slave Expanded Cinematic Universe. IT BROKE NEW GROUND

[@Emily-pq6zd]

12 Years A' Filming

[@Ravage669]

+Quentin, The Arschloch Underrated comment.

[@micfail2]

This reply was four years in the making. Apparently critics think that makes this reply good whether or not it has anything to add to the conversation

[@superhamzah85]

I remember I was slow cooking a leg of lamb, for 12 hours in the oven. We had guests staying over. I started it in the morning and it was supposed to be for dinner. In the afternoon for lunch we had a barbecue, chicken wings, thighs and drumsticks, the marinade was Portugese and just delicious. When I sampled my lamb in the evening after about 10 hours in the oven, the meat was so tender, it just melted off, tasted great but I couldn't ignore the fact that the flavor was inferior to the barbecue, despite my red wine, roasted vegetables and all the meat juices. I decided to take the lamb leg, coat in left over marinade on the barbecue and finish it off for an hour on the residual heat from the coals. Result: UNSPEAKABLY DELICIOUS That is what Boyhood needed, an editor that cut the movie in a slick way, an editor who doesn't give a shit that his/her material spans 12 years.

[@rodrigocastro3394]

Im part portuguese. The food is pretty good

[@KaiserSynd1918]

Did you kill anybody with the leg of lamb? Particularly a spouse?

[@AllThatJuice-]

Good analogy

[@AcherontiaStyx]

Guardians of the Galaxy came out in 2014? wtf happened to time? I think I've lost all ability to notice the passage of time

[@thecluckingassassin]

Its 2019 now and the sequel came out 2 years ago.

[@thecluckingassassin]

@Ortho Mart whats wrong

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Same, I was a completely fucking different person in 2014. Crazy. Now I'm dead inside

[@TofuPetteri]

5 years go by like a snap of a couple of fingers.

[@billhader6766]

Time is like an Arrow eh? Well wanna know a movie you should watch if you feel like that? Boyhood

[@punishedbung4902]

The first 5 minutes of guardians of the galaxy were better than the entire 2 hours, 45 minutes, and 21 seconds of boyhood

[@ProtoGhostal1701]

Yeah, man, don't you know that Boyhood took 12 years to make?

[@wendtchr]

THE GREAT CORNHOLIO I bet you've never had to watch someone on their deathbed before. It can be exactly like that. The scene captured the immense weight of dread that hangs in a room like that.

[@AstraVex]

In reality, they only spent 39 days filming Boyhood and then just waited big periods of time for the actors to age and change physically. Someone's already done it before with a documentary series called "Seven Up", where they filmed the same group of people every seven years, up til the actors were about 56, so wtf?! xD

[@michaelhall5429]

Seven up is amazing.

[@daftbanna7202]

I prefer sprite

[@dtmcgmcgr9081]

@@daftbanna7202 That was the most predictable joke ever and yet I still laughed.

[@doomstadt2371]

but did it take 12 yearS?!?!?!!?!??! lol

[@AstraVex]

@@doomstadt2371 No, 55 years. 1964 to 2019

[@Barnesofthenorth]

Half in the Bag started March 2011, so we are VERY close to it officially being better than Boyhood by all possibly arty farty standards, as it'll have taken over 12 years to make!

[@NightOwlTime]

Now we have arrived, bring out the fraudulent champagne for the show that has taken over 12 years to make!

[@TheSalts]

1:49 He knew how the sequel would play out..

[@ReforixGaming]

XD

[@NOTSparkyPants]

"The most true to life movie to exist. At the end of it you just want to die!" Can we get that quote on a poster?

[@BirdKingJay]

The people who use the "It took 12 years to make" to deflect criticism of Boyhood are stupid. You know what else took 12 years to make? Duke Nukem Forever. Just sayin'.

[@GeorgePerakis]

+KingKaor And oddly enough, Duke Nukem forever was better than that movie. Duke Nukem is less of a douchebag than what the kid in Boyhood became.

[@headbangerdnb]

Shiiiiiiiiiiit. KotOR 3 is on how many years now?

[@CorporateShill66]

Diablo 3...ha ha...ha

[@supercool559]

+SteveDoidoUltimate Did you see any part of the game?

[@KaiserSynd1918]

I don't think he has. The first ten minutes of the game set the tone of how stupid it is.

[@lous111]

This is just solid and excellent film analysis. One of their best reviews for the film "Boyhood", by far.

[@XC11301991]

Guardians feels like the Star Wars of our generation. This year had a lot of good movies, more in a long time and this movie really tops off the summer blockbuster season as being one of the best.

[@XC11301991]

***** baibai

[@toolala3908]

I Really want some Boyhood Action Figures.

[@concord327]

I like when they explain the infinity stones. idk why people consider that a negative. It's the elemental force that ties all the Marvel movies together. Because if they didn't explain it and Thanos shows up with 6 infinity stones and starts wiping out half the universe they'd go "Hey why didn't they explain the infinity stones in earlier movies.

[@GermanDirkfoot]

It's weird not to see a intro skit

[@sgreencorn]

I find RLM's review of Boyhood very spot on... I write reviews regularly but I struggled with formulating words when leaving Boyhood, mostly because I can't remember the last time I squirmed uncomfortably that much in a theatre. The dialogue is cringe worthy, the characters in focus are not interesting with the exception of Arquette and Hawke and the concept over-shadows the execution. I really didn't like the film and I feel like it gets a free pass with everyone due to Linklater's, albeit impressive, approach to the filmmaking.

[@digitalblasphemy1100]

Skyler Greencorn but it took TWELVE YEARS TO MAKE!!!!!

[@NormalLee67]

digitalblasphemy1100 12 Years a Boy.

[@jimmyadkdsd]

Funnily enough, this actually increased my appreciation for Boyhood.

[@Theevil6ify]

The sad fact of the mater is that the joke of "You guys don't get it: Boyhood took 12 years to make!" is *actually* the whole point of the film. It literally has NO other reason to exist. It just follows the regular, boring life of a regular jack-off kid as he grows up into a regular shit-head teen. Nothing special or dramatic happens...it's just a regular boring kid's childhood. The movie is given SO fucking much love and praise because....it took 12 years to make. How impressive that they were able to keep calling back the same actors...over TWELVE years!

[@vpfan207]

***** I think you're actually on the right track. The whole point, to me, was to present life just as it is (for many people). It's just this kid's life. Just like a real person, some people love him, some people think he's a prick. His life isn't interesting, it's just realistic.

[@robmckennie4203]

***** It doesn't matter if it was difficult to make and took a long time and whatever. The existence of a movie can be very impressive, but that doesn't make the movie itself a good movie.

[@requiem4ameme2]

+Theevil6ify It's not just that it took twelve years to make. It's that *every single year is so dense, there are so many things going on.* You have to understand that *the boy is the key to all this.* *If we can get him working...because he's a douchier character than we've ever had before.* You can't criticize the movie because *it's stylistically designed to be that way.* Anyway, Linklater has already started filming a sequel, and *it's gonna be great.* *It's gonna be great.* *It's gonna be great.*

[@blackwaltz463]

+vpfan207 but in the end his story is worth to be told?

[@tonypeppercorn3818]

+Theevil6ify I don't care that RedLetterMedia and their fans don't like this movie that I like (I love RLM and this doesn't change anything) but man do you guys like to hate on people who do like this movie.

[@alex_evstyugov]

It took me 40 years to write this comment.

[@timefallfarmer3912]

That means it's amazing.

[@Orgotheonemancult]

"Welcome to the suck."

[@sunset261]

"this is the most true to life movie ever made if you think about it. By the end of it you just want to die." I just shot milk out my nose.

[@TanzbaerundSimon]

Boyhood wasn`t bad, but it is overrated for sure. Richard Linklaters "Before-Trilogy" is waaaaay better. As someone who loved those movies I have to say I was kind of disappointed of boyhood... You could cut scenes from "Malcolm in the middle" to a movie and it would also be a movie with a actor actually growing up, just a lot more entertaining!

[@HeyLookAtTheMoon]

Hehe

[@PPSH0]

Generally, television pulls off the "lack of a central plot" thing better for obvious reasons. Stuff like Malcolm in the Middle, Seinfeld, or even cartoons did a great job of showing characters grow over a period of years while remaining interesting. If you want a good example of what Boyhood should've been like, you should watch Hey Arnold. Sure, it was an old Nickelodean cartoon, but you can't get something more intelligent, clever and emotionally engaging than Hey Arnold. It's brilliant.

[@lajospapp258]

Simon und Tanzbär Oh my... I just imagined the movie with Dewey and Hal... I'd understand the 99% percent rating if that would be the case :D

[@jonnemesis11]

Silent Krabs I love Hey Arnold

[@TenouHaruka0]

unknown unknown That's the only cartoon where I actually liked the 'bully' characters. Helga and Harold are too damn funny. Helga's dysfunctional family was so depressing but hilarious and accurate. Overbearing dad who never pays attention to the younger child, and a washed up alcoholic mother. And yes, this was on a Nickelodeon show somehow.

[@ReelScreenReviews]

First of all I am so sorry that I haven't checked out your reviews before I just was unaware of it...1,000 apologies!!! Second you guys are freakin great! I LOVED this review of Boyhood. You 2 made my week with this review. I can not wait till this weekend when I can check out more of your stuff even going back a ways. The best part of your reviews is that you 2 actually know the art of filmmaking and you can tell even by the way that you speak. I have taken a few classes and read quite a bit on film, but you 2 are quite knowledgable and it shows. What I loved best about the Boyhood review is that you gave us the TRUTH, and not some bullshit like everyone else. Glad to know that I'm not alone when it comes to this one. So nice meeting up with you guys, and I'm already a fan!!!!! Nick Iacobucci

[@MortonGoldthwait]

"Sometimes there are changes, and those are stories people tell, called movies." That is the single greatest Mike Stoklasa quote of all time.

[@masonk9838]

12 YEARS GUYS

[@masonk9838]

FUCK EVERY MOVIE EVER BOYHOOD 12 FUCKING YEARS

[@masonk9838]

Go one step farther, we should give all future Oscars to boyhood.

[@wesleyhunt7599]

Finally someone honest about Boyhood. It did get a 100 on Metacritic, but most of those reviews were just dancing around the hate, pointing out all that bad stuff but eventually giving it a positive. Ifyou did like it fine, but don't dance around the points you hate because I can tell where the BS is Boyhood is one of those films nobody WANTS to hate due to its concept and effort. But maybe we should take a look back and see the emperor has no clothes after all. And now I'll be honest, I was one of those people too. Before I decided to be honest with MYSELF.

[@Lucols4]

yes more than 200 people are wrong and this guys are right because they hold the truth in their hands

[@wesleyhunt7599]

Not necessarily. The YMS guy was pretty honest, and he gave it a 7/10. But I found him and RLM to be more honest than the Metacritic guys.

[@MrPiccoloku]

Effort?

[@MetaI4Brains]

Finally, someone who hated Boyhood as much as I did. I really don't get all the praise it's getting. Do people like it just because of the unique way it was filmed, or does indie movie automatically equal masterpiece for everyone.

[@StupidDontBe]

You could, I dunno, maybe read some reviews to find out why they liked it so much? Just a thought...

[@MetaI4Brains]

StupidDontBe Most reviews just talk about the way it was filmed. It's an interesting concept, but once the novelty of it wore off, I was just watching a day in the life of this kid. I've already lived the life of a boring, suburban kid; I don't want to watch a movie about it.

[@StupidDontBe]

There's plenty of reviews out there pointing out why it's interesting to them and why it worked as much as it did. If you want something more in-depth, you find post/discussions where spoilers are permitted. The internet is filled with such things. And regarding the subject matter, I'll just throw a Roger Ebert quote out there that basically sums up my feelings on the matter.. “It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.” Yep.

[@drakashrakenburgproduction5369]

@@StupidDontBe Stop being an apologist for Linklater!

[@wilsonwijaya.design]

It's pretty alright for what it is. I didn't feel anything with any of the characters except a little from the mom's mental breakdown, seeing her kid go to college. Also, Ethan Hawke is awesome.

[@whitegluestick6039]

5:13 I'm so glad I wasn't the only one to notice this, there was so many times I this movie where it felt like a car crash was set up BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED a example are the father is driving the miny van and he tilts his head back and closes his eyes the camera then changer so your looking head on into Trafic but then the scene just moves on

[@firelord55]

Kind of surprised you guys didn't mention how amazing the sound tracks were. The whole time I was thinking "Damn, they must have spent a fortune getting all these tracks".

[@HeyLookAtTheMoon]

Soundtrack - C

[@brokenfingers9607]

Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those rare examples for me of the trailer making me NOT wanna see the movie, but the movie itself turned out to be awesome, and it remains one of my favorite MCU movies.

[@animagusurreal]

I just saw "Boyhood". Totally agree with you guys. I wanted more melodrama, too. The best part of the movie was the Lifetime-movie-esque bit with the alcoholic stepdad, because it at least had dramatic tension.

[@PatPauloMMA]

It's 2020, and I'm watching this video and they're saying everything I always thought after I watched Boyhood. Finally, thank you.

[@JerodBork]

Nobody tell Jay that James Gunn made Movie 43

[@carloscontreras8431]

Has any one heard of full house? It took 8 years to make

[@ian_b]

These guys should have their own movie review show on KZbin.

[@fewwiggle]

And call it "A Bag Full" -- the would be genius!!!! They could even incorporate little skits in there to spice things up....

[@sciencmath]

Their review of Boyhood makes me so happy

[@fongdimbulator]

"Gardens of the Galaxy" was basically the entire plot of the 2nd film...

[@daffyphack]

Jay almost exactly states my problem with the film. After I saw it, I wrote, "we watch an uninteresting child develop into an uninteresting adult."

[@Carbide195]

"12 Years a Boy had me sitting there staring at a screen and wondering when something was going to happen for hours on end a wonderful experience 10/10" - film critic, probably

[@ACUTS07]

Just been catching up on old episodes I missed and... You guys are true gems. You are a million times better than Siskel and Ebert in their prime. Just golden.

[@Juel92]

9 years on and GotG might be both the best and the worst thing to happen to the MCU.

[@navyman4]

After following yall for 5 years now.......YOU GUYS ARE HILARIOUS!

[@jonnemesis11]

"life won't give you bumpers" ugh....

[@frankmerker630]

“You have had many years to think about my line here and that’s what you want me to say?” “Yes, and we’re only going to do one take”

[@GreenSpider69]

Found this channel recently. Watching old episodes. The comment I would watch gardens of the galaxy accurately predicted guardians of the galaxy vol 2. Well done.

[@CanadianAdam]

The McGuffin trend in Marvel movies is because they're setting up for the Infinity Gauntlet, and all the McGuffin's are part of the Gauntlet in a weird way.

[@alexpollock6932]

I love RLM. It took 19 years to make. We’ve seen them age before our eyes

[@aboxofspinfusors7173]

"Does it involve people going around the galaxy planting gardens?" Holy shit that's the story of vol2

[@neilgalivan3179]

Wow. I did not expect you guys (Mike in particular) to tear into Boyhood so much. I'm still going to see it but I'll lower my expectations. However, I've heightened my expectations for GOTG. Can't wait to see that one.

[@neilgalivan3179]

Neil Galivan GOTG didn't disappoint, still haven't seen Boyhood. For those who were wondering, which is no one.

[@marbleslost8627]

@@neilgalivan3179 I was wondering, tbh.

[@Mandalore863]

Batista is fucking awesome. Admit it, folks

[@Maztuhmind]

I didn't even know he was a wwe wrestler until after I saw the movie.

[@MonkStrap]

TheGoldenCaulk Since Andre the Giant is more accurate

[@alistahr]

TheGoldenCaulk he played the character so well, it's very impressive, if you've seen interviews with batista, you'd know he's a very emotional person, I wonder if he tapped into that to play this character

[@AntonioGuamil]

I never expected he would play the role competently, sure he won't win an Oscar but he made me care for his character. But let's not forget Vindiesel he made Groot such a compelling character. :-)

[@alistahr]

Even his out of character wrestling interviews, I watched his DVD documentary and the dude's very emotional and an overall sweet guy, which is weird cause he's a freaking monster, but yeah hopefully this develops into a good acting career for him

[@UVImpaler]

I know I'm nine years behind, but I love that they referenced Brian Butterfield in this.

[@oliaustfjor697]

1:48. Jay predicts Ego's plan from Guardians of the galaxy vol 2

[@phillyskyguy9535]

That and Thanos's farm kinda

[@jernfuglen]

I watched Boyhood when it first came out, and I still remember how much I was constantly expecting/ hoping the movie to end during the last half of the movie.

[@staglomagnifico5711]

"Boring, unfocused asshole" "Starts out uninteresting and grows up to be unlikeable" They made a movie about me!?

[@Nygaard2]

The final verdict on Boyhood at 13:09 made me laugh so hard!

[@haydenthenarwhal9393]

Jay: making fun of Marvel action figures. Jay: Becomes Marvel action figure.

[@TKtheAnimal]

Watching this 7 years later and I have no memory of the HitB lore during this moment lol. Doesn't matter, it didn't take 12 years to make boyhood boyhood

[@TheFavoringWind]

"Going around the universe planting gardens." Don't lie to me. This review TOTALLY gave James Gunn his idea for Ego's plan in Guardians 2.

[@BTAL1ama]

Boyhood was like a continuous supply of dissappintment for me. I accepted the meandering plot becaus all I knew was "It was just about a boy growing up" and I was in theatre school so people said it was good for monologues. It was like reading a textbook. It was boring homework. Then I discovered it was some meaningful art piece that you couldn't talk shit about because it took 12 YEARS TO FILM. But you know what, that really is life. It's a bunch of shitty cliches that play out over stupidly long waiting periods, and it's almost never satisfyingly melodramatic. We saw some boy growing up. Art imitates life, this movie is a work of art, and important, even though it's not remotely entertaining.

[@JJScrotus]

Guardians 2 was kind of Gardens of the Galaxy with how Ego planted death plants to consume the universe. *pushes up glasses*

[@Englebert3rd]

Damn guys, I'm so glad you mentioned Brian Butterfield. Seriously, I am... CALL NOW!

[@brucewayne4385]

Don't listen to these guys on Boyhood. It's one of the best films of the year. Go watch it. These guys don't know what they're talking about.

[@tajvader]

***** To be honest everyone seems to love it, 100 on metacritic, 9+ on IMDB and rotten tomatoes.

[@PeterBondeVillain]

Your thoughtful and disturbing review of Guardians of the Galaxy gave me the push to actually go see it in the cinema. It was great! Thanks.

[@dominiclabriola502]

You want weird? Star Lord's dad is going to be a giant talking planet with Kurt Russell's face.

[@themoxcast]

Poor Jay, never had his life take a hard turn... no, wait. Lucky Jay.

[@SpunkMcKullins]

"Gardens of the Galaxy? I want to see that, they just go around the galaxy planting gardens." Well it's how Guardians 2 opened.

[@darkmaggot]

Just watched it today and man it was so much fun. Loved it.

[@MassEffectDeception]

Yeah, Boyhood was shit. I'm sure other film students will tell me I didn't get it.

[@323bop]

Have you guys heard of the Up series? It’s a documentary that was filmed in Britain that features 8 episodes filmed over 49 years, starting in 1964. Every episode they interview the same group of people, starting when they are 7 years old, and ending at 56. It’s interesting seeing how their lives unfold and how they view the world over the length of a lifetime.

[@donhonk]

Wow they really tore apart Boyhood. That sounds wrong.

[@ghezalA]

heh

[@zombiesingularity]

They tore Boyhood a new hole.

[@Ranziel1]

You could say they turned Boyhood into Manhood? Because they fucked it? ?????????????????????????????????

[@DaisukeKigurou]

You could say say the critics gave boyhood two thumbs...

[@DaisukeKigurou]

..and one index finger

[@d0ublene0n49]

I think that out of all of half in the bag, boyhood is one of those movies where I would love a plinkett review. That would be pretty funny

[@audreyalbritton1435]

I can't wait for the twelfth anniversary of this video so that we can say this comment section took 12 years to make!