Half in the Bag Episode 120: 2016 Movie Catch-up

[@lonecycle4849]

The Witch was technically a talking animal movie.

[@aedof]

It checks out, but don't ever say it again.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

Technically every person born is a failed abortion

[@JaydevRaol]

😆

[@antipsychotic451]

@@thesaltmerchant4564 abortions can't be failed if they were never attempted in the first place

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

@@antipsychotic451 the failure lies in the absence of an attempt

[@DanielHaut]

"I saw a film." "Fuck you." That's Half in the Bag in a nutshell.

[@luckyspurs]

Robert Eggers' first two films; the Witch and the Lighthouse. That's quite an impressive start.

[@daltonlinaburg7951]

It’s like watching the beginnings of Kubrick

[@concrete_dog]

And his next film will be named The Northman! Seemingly another period piece: "Viking revenge saga set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century." I can't wait!

[@TheMikenanners]

@Cynical Frenchface definitely not, there are others who were wrong as you were when it came out, but it’s now rightfully cemented as a modern horror classic.

[@eldenlean5221]

@Cynical Frenchface aside from the technical aspect(which was objectively Well done) what makes a good horror movie is pretty subjective. I love the time piece and the whole concept of recreating a puritan fable but I can see why a lot of people wouldnt really care much for it

[@eldenlean5221]

@Cynical Frenchface the script is one of the best parts tho, its meant to be disjointed, its meant to be like a scare story puritan moms would tell their kids to make them behave, sort of like a dark fairy tale. And thats also the whole point of thomasin, as a puritan girl she doesnt have agency. She was about to get sold ib exchange for some cows lol. Her whole character arc is getting that agency, breaking away from her family, becoming her own person. Leaving the pure but restricted stage of being a kid into the edgy world of being a teenager/young adult.

[@mattmorales4320]

"Some people call that style over substance. I just call it filmmaking." Jesus, absolutely brutal Jay. Love it.

[@falubii9712]

Brutal takedown of ‘people.’ How will they recover?

[@Roiben100]

I liked Neon Demon a lot but I felt Mikes eye roll so much after that line.

[@dogbone3388]

timecodes The VVITCH 3:45 The Brothers Grimsby 7:49 The Neon Demon 12:46 The Nice Guys 14:49 The Boy 17:36 The Finest Hours 20:10 The Greasy Strangler 22:08 The Conjuring II 25:23 Demolition 28:22 The Lobster 29:59 The Shallows 33:29 Swiss Army Man 35:46 The Adderall Diaries 38:39 (James Franco Rant) 40:49 Sausage Party 41:46 Hello, My Name Is Doris 44:29 The Family Fang 46:32 (fuck you) 49:41 Pee Wee's Big Holiday 49:43 Mr. Right 53:08

[@ethicalcheeze1407]

You da real MVP

[@todddouglas7231]

The most important timecode is 49:41 thank you

[@LeftytheGansterGremlin]

I love you

[@Easterlingofrhun]

Literally goes to comment section looking for this. you're a saint

[@ARMIV4]

A new Half in the Bag on my birthday. I have never felt more loved by people who have no idea that I exist.

[@ARMIV4]

nivlek95 Don't worry, I won't.

[@ARMIV4]

***** Eeeeeeeeeeey!

[@christopherkuberski4511]

NOR WOULD THEY CARE! :D

[@Beelzabar]

Further proof that RLM are psychics. When talking about Robert Eggers The Witch, Mike says he really enjoyed it and then he farted a lot. He is foreshadowing Eggers next film The Lighthouse where Willem Dafoe farts a lot in the film.

[@valhallaxx]

Fahts

[@grahamwade5932]

I just always assume Mike and Jay see every single movie together.

[@tinyturnip7676]

They threaten to not feed Rich if he doesn't come along for every new Star Wars movie.

[@Alienrun]

+Joe Jr. Wait...do they OWN rich or something? :/

[@bergonath8851]

Fools! Rich Evans is an idea. It can't be owned.

[@jesuguru2394]

I'm conflicted; I love this comment, but I don't want to like this comment because it's stuck at 777.

[@patrickr.8824]

@Graham Wade 37:21 is confirmation of this.

[@wrmty56413]

10:22 It was such a sweet moment when Jay said he enjoyed "Grimsby" because it's humour made him think of Mike. Their "bromance" is truly unshakeable!

[@juliacassiano4499]

Its not bromance, its an all the way romance. When will the sheeple wake up to the truth??!!!11

[@swampgoblin8789]

@@juliacassiano4499 they do wear each other’s clothes

[@whiteobama3032]

I'd like to meet a girl one day, that laughs at my jokes like Jay laughs at Mike's

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

@@whiteobama3032 But one is actually funny and the other isn't.

[@zachkh]

“The last ten minutes are complete schlock” *mike turns his head like a sommelier tasting wine*

[@ElRiffio58]

0:55 Review of 2016 Box office 3:44 The Witch 7:48 The Brothers Grimsby 12:43 The Neon Demon 14:48 The Nice Guys 17:30 The Boy 20:05 The Finest Hours 22:05 The Greasy Strangler 25:24 The Conjuring 2 28:22 Demolition 29:56 The Lobster 33:28 The Shallows 35:46 Swiss Army Man 38:37 The Adderall Diaries 41:26 Sausage Party 44:21 Hello, My Name Is Doris 46:33 The Family Fang 49:41 Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday 53:08 Mr. Right

[@suncu91]

Oh thank god. Now i finally know my opinion about all these movies.

[@halyomorpha]

suncu91 everyone is entitled to their own ppinion

[@mosab84]

underrated comment

[@Nash9r]

Yeah, saved me a lot of time also.

[@NormalLee67]

Whatever your thoughts are, that's my opinion, too!

[@phetaduck]

No I don't even have to watch these movies. Like I don't watch any other movies and watch their show anyway like a pathetic excuse for a human being that I am.

[@maxarlestig]

Why is Mike laughing and smiling so much? Is he happy or something?

[@SuperShanook]

Max Arlestig i know right. It's fucking confusing

[@airwolfman]

The one that is is susan is not mike.

[@flavourlessjosephus2910]

KZbin started in 2005, for you to have been laughing at the comments section for seventeen years you'd have had to have broken temporal reality.

[@aceofbass95]

Flavourless Josephus 12 years?

[@GrayD_Fox]

Max Arlestig mike? Happy noooooooo

[@markgrehan3726]

It's a little scary how many films are made but disappear so quickly that hardly anyone knows they even existed.

[@ethzero]

In the case of the Brothers Grimsby, good 👍

[@DoctorJammer]

Thinking about all the books that go unread gives me that feeling too.

[@Fung43]

i love how mike’s smile is consistently cut around as to not ruin the illusion that he’s miserable

[@Jigsaw407]

The action in The Nice Guys was good! Well shot, well edited and with excellent sound. A movie doesn't need exploding city blocks and complex choreography to be exciting. All it needs, as you said, are characters that we care about and a sense of actual danger, which The Nice Guys had.

[@CowsR4me]

After all these years I still dont know which one is Mike.

[@johnnypopstar]

It's the one that's got a big old case of the not-Jays.

[@qaedtgh2091]

It's okay, it's easy to mix up your Mikes and your Jays.

[@brannflakes7626]

Mike's the bald one.

[@Adagamante]

It started on a merch update. It should pop up if you search it on their channel.

[@stevoridesagain]

Mike is the ridiculously old one. The one who isn't Rich Evans.

[@PeterJoll]

5:21 Mike just predicted The Lighthouse in his review of The Witch.

[@eranavni-singer9189]

He really did lol

[@TheCoffeeNut711]

I didn't like the witch. The music was more annoying than atmosphere inducing. It surprises me that my friends said "if you loved It Follows (which I do) you will love the witch." I didn't like it, i wasn't scared, I didn't care about the characters.

[@JJJackson777]

​@@TheCoffeeNut711 have you revisited it since first watching?

[@AugustEmber666]

I would die to see Walt Disney's Animal Farm.

[@EvangelionFan-ru7ri]

Austin Gremminger I would Die if I saw it.

[@JacobLucasSorenson]

Andy serkis is making it for Netflix or some other streaming service

[@Mordesorkh]

Didn't they already made one in the 50s?

[@LotteBlueJays]

If Walt was involved they would've swapped communists for jews.

[@tomcoryell321]

As soon as Mike said it, I thought, "That's going to happen." Animal Farm as a funny Pixar cartoon where Communism works perfectly? It'll gross $1B in China alone.

[@bentrend]

I’m several years late, but it REALLY sounds like Mike saying “wave to daddy” at 38:42. Definitely not words I ever wanted to hear in his voice.

[@aedof]

I was thinking the same exact thing.

[@Melohalo]

Always weirds me out to see these guys talking without beers in their hands.

[@placidfuture5693]

Jacob H Don't worry they got enough hack fraud cash to buy themselves beer IVs. Now Mike doesn't even need to move to get hammered.

[@madseason5614]

Are these the guys who directed red tails?

[@jawn7373]

George Lucas No guys, it's Bret Ratner

[@madseason5614]

funkoxen And the Palmer girl?

[@Govanmauler]

you can tell by the poetry

[@PANICBLADE]

Every scene is SO dense.

[@jellyneck7978]

They didnt technically direct it. They just said action and cut when the other guy forgot.

[@TGiSHIllidanServer]

Yay, I have friends for 53 minutes.

[@ericdillard6335]

53 minutes and 35 seconds... Don't sell yourself short

[@mjm5081]

Correction: WE have friends...;)

[@Ganonslayer13]

Best 53 minutes of my life.

[@molehansman247]

Just saw The Nice Guys. Haven't laughed so hard at a movie in ages.

[@TheElectricMayhem]

It’s wonderful

[@feelsgoodman420]

Watched it and didnt laugh once :(

[@RudiRaichura]

Gosling was hilarious!

[@indoorgangster]

"Hey, you're drinking again!" "Yeh.. I feel great"

[@ballpointpress]

Comparing The Greasy Strangler to Garbage Pail Kids is totally apt. You really settled things on how to describe that movie.

[@mikejarrett3297]

The guy with the deep voice in the witch is in so many great british films, he is so underrated but has been on british tv for ever.

[@GrassToucher-]

"I saw a film-" "Fuck you."

[@fauxteal8502]

Okasy, so, Jay's recommendings for this year are The Witch, The Neon Demon and Pee Wee's Big Holiday.. This is a weird list.

[@matthewsosa5562]

don't forget the greasy strangler!

[@fauxteal8502]

Oh yeah, my bad

[@matthewsosa5562]

ahaha nah its all good, just another weird pick of his

[@fauxteal8502]

Also interesting to note that out of all these movies, apparently, I found the one about a man covered in grease murdering people the most forgettable. Seriously, what is it with this year.

[@lordbizzle2424]

Reip187 I loved the Neon Demon (helped that I was in a dark room with a great headset for sound because this film is all about aesthetics) but it is a film you should never recommend to anyone because they won't look at you the same ever again

[@Notoriousbigmike]

In 2021, it’s amazing how the phrase “I’d punch James Franco if he was my kid too” stands so strong

[@DillZill-y2b]

“I’d beat up James Franco if he was my kid too.”

[@VMG3001]

Jay: I saw a film Mike: fuck you Me: hahahahahaha

[@IzayaV]

haahahahahahaaha same

[@Sidraughen]

Swiss Army Man might be my favorite movie 2016. When a corpse powered by it's farts rides to the horizon give me a warm feeling then something was done right.

[@unforgiven_91]

Jay: "The witch shows up within the first 5 minutes" Witch appears at: 7 minutes Jay confirmed as a hack and a fraud.

[@MMLS1311]

"I'd beat up James Franco if he was my kid, too." Jay Bauman 2016.

[@LepeczynLCN]

Came here with Collider background after The Nerd Crew parody and after some reservation i started to appreciate you guys. Great art house indy titles on your list here that no one talks about. I'm a fan

[@TheShredworthy]

Mike nailed it, Office Christmas Party sits at 40% on both critical and audience. Even his off-hand examples to point out a trend, are on point.

[@CarlSlime]

Nice Guys is probably my favourite film of the year and I only saw it a few days ago. I loved it so damn much.

[@ConfusedReviews]

Same for me, I was excited for that movie since I saw the trailer and usually when I wait that long for a movie I'm disappointed, but with this one it BLEW me away. Solid movie.

[@NormalLee67]

I never got a chance to see it when it came out- it's the first time in a while that the trailer for a comedy actually made me laugh out loud. Now that the hack frauds have praised it, I'll definitely be getting it as a Christmas present for myself since I don't have anybody in my life who loves me enough to buy me things.

[@ConfusedReviews]

guantanamo bae I love ya buddy!

[@amattchronism]

i love it when mike just says shit that catches jay off-guard

[@advocatefish3562]

Thank you so much for putting the movie poster in the corner so if I still wanted to watch a film I could skip over the discussion without missing the next one.

[@paulmeredith9404]

Mike: I saw a movie starring Chris Pine Me: yay they're gonna talk about hell or high water Mike: called the finest hours. Me: ohhhh

[@javitsjacob4335]

i quite enjoy the predicament you guys have placed yourselves in with max landis

[@ZeeeeSean]

i quite enjoy this comment in retrospect

[@bryjbenn]

I’ll add further retrospective emotion to this comment chain with a solid “oof”

[@free_spirit1]

Elaborate

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

@@free_spirit1 That's the worst Dalek impression I've ever heard.

[@luiginastro8831]

oh boi

[@JoeJently]

I'm extremely disappointed neither of these fucking HACKS saw Hell or High water

[@julianwebb919]

CrazyToastMan That's what she said!

[@douchebagel93]

me too

[@Neoshift3]

I'm extremely disappointed neither of these fucking HACKS saw Hacksaw. (Ridge)

[@rivverboy]

Mike smiling, is a gift for the soul.

[@2ndfunctionFTW]

IS A CHEAP SET REPLACING MISTER PLINKETT'S HOUSE

[@kalibos]

2ndfunctionFTW IS SACHA BARON COHEN REPLACING MIKE STOKLASA

[@TheAvizanski]

IS THAT A QUESTION

[@jamisonfawkes3843]

it's been a set the whole time ya dungus

[@BlueButtonFly]

My impression is that this is kind of a behind the scenes, self aware interlude before Rogue One. It's meta.

[@jacobdewitt2535]

My favorite thing about the shallows was how she had a tourniquet on her leg for 72 hours with no consequences. Realism.

[@DavidVaughan00]

I love Mike and Jay's classic "ghost believer" / "ghost skeptic" dynamic.

[@DinosaurFan88]

It's like Mulder and Scully but with ghosts instead of aliens.

[@TacticalLoL]

Love how close mine and jays taste is. Found so many good films from him.

[@M17-s7b]

+Jay Pickard not nearly as hard as he was during the greasy strangler

[@NewjerseyFan]

who would have thought Ralph from WreckItRalph was a Pervert !

[@TacticalLoL]

***** was referring to his sense of abstract and his taste in art house. but that too is undeniable.

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

WreckItRalph I've been lead to both good and terrible from him. With arthouse you get either something interesting, or absolute pretentiousness. It's a 50/50 sometimes I get something good like the VVitch, others I get trash like Neon Demon

[@earlobama9961]

I think "Art", by definition kind of works like that. No two people see the exact same painting.

[@ljqbeqyxt]

the empty shot of mike's chair after he falls out laughing is the greatest shot in cinematic history

[@Timberwolf8889]

I had literally just said to my gf "I wish they did less comic book movies." - got schooled in the first five minutes.

[@supernator13]

Comedies tank largely because they are just as enjoyable on a small screen, so people wait to rent them. Also... most of them suck nowadays.

[@jlupus8804]

Standup and sketch also usually doesn't translate well into a 2 hour script.

[@joeschmoe3665]

I'm kind of sad that they didn't discuss The Witch more in depth but oh well

[@gunsmithbasic]

ouch, for mr. landis

[@sherman128]

It's actually a pretty good little movie, different from most stuff that comes out anyway.

[@LyleVSXyle]

It was if Reservoir Dogs was mixed with True Romance yet taken far less seriously.

[@sherman128]

LyleVSXyle It's a fun movie, people seem to hate on anything Landis does but I think he's really good.

[@sherman128]

***** He doesn't make movies though he writes scripts? But because he's in the public eye he's judged far more harshly than other writers.

[@sherman128]

***** The fact you think John Landis has that sort of pull in hollywood is ridiculous tbh so i'm done here. Multiple production companies wouldn't be bidding on his scripts because of John Landis that's insane.

[@Busto]

Coming here from 2021 to say, "I can't die", is still my favorite line in The Nice Guys

[@Starcrow999]

Damn, I love this channel so much. Found it just a few weeks ago, and I am currently going through all the old Half in the Bag episodes.

[@pontificusmaximus]

Yep, Mr. Plinkett's reviews of the prequels are also fantastic.

[@GarciaBlakeA]

I really like that the poster is on the screen throughout so we can scroll past movies we haven't seen yet.

[@tyjay6752]

Hey guys, you forgot the teenage boy in The Witch! He was fantastic. Great acting.

[@brucehunter8235]

There's a real-life reenactment of Animal Farm going on right now. How can you have missed Comrade Napoleon on TV for the whole of the last year?

[@inrhvn]

She's been in politics for the past 30 years, though.

[@GreyFox785]

Ah yes, Zootopia, the family friendly talking animal film about... [Spoilers] Politicians inciting a race war by injecting minorities with crystal meth.

[@shotglassanhero]

That's like 25% of the film.

[@GreyFox785]

shotglassanhero I mean if you call the resolution to the overall mystery persistent throughout the film 25%, sure. Though, I'm not complaining, I love that fucking movie. If I didn't I wouldn't have marked spoilers because I wouldn't have cared.

[@FreakyLynx]

Yeah, did they review that one this year?

[@GreyFox785]

As far as I can recall the only animated film they've reviewed on their channel is The Christmas Tree. And that's well... yeah...

[@NotAFakeName1]

HobblyBoy I found it interesting that [spoilers] the sheep was the villain. Is Disney actually delivering a nuanced racism metaphor that shows it runs both ways? An animated kids movie that indicts folk like BLM?

[@GoBuckeyes554]

The Witch has like a two star rating on Amazon video lol shows the general public doesnt like the slow burning horror which is a damn shame

[@M17-s7b]

Jay compared it to the shining and the general public did not like that movie when it came out

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

Which is really weird to me. Everyone loves it now, but at the time it got a lot of Razzie nominations and everyone said Kubrick had lost his touch.

[@GoBuckeyes554]

Michael Corkrean good point

[@dirkardostevergreen4827]

It's good, certainly one of the more original films out there, but I'm not sure I'd give it as much high praise as Jay.

[@drfenderfunk]

Tyler Bioshock R I'm a huge Kubrick fan, but the Shining is actually one of my least favorite films of his. The cinematography and musical score are great, but the performances of Jack Nicholson (more goofy than scary) and Shelly Duvall (whiny and annoying) really bring it down for me.

[@1080TJ]

When Mike hates your favorite movie of the year

[@sightseeing7993]

TJ Hastie What's the movie though?

[@macrussell78]

Kolpe Keenan I'm guessing Sausage party.

[@emodud1]

Strange Mercy tho

[@kingdavey90]

Yeah, which movie?

[@TheTrueCaptainAwesome]

Thank you for the laughter, Mr. Reubens.

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

The Greasy Strangler sounds similar to a short story my friend wrote for English class back in 1994 called "the Naked Midget". I believe the main character was a little person and a detective who, when trying to solve a crime, would get naked and grease himself up. I don't remember all the details, but it was pretty damn funny

[@MiseriesAria]

I walked out of the theater in the middle of Sausage Party. Regretted even staying that long.

[@jokernotfunny]

it was pretty dull but the ending was hilarious

[@DaArcaneNinja]

Lmfaoo the repressed memory joke was hilarious how in-depth Mike was with its description

[@luigi85olmedo]

Thanks to this video I found The Greasy Strangler and I loved it

[@darkknightfanboy3185]

I want to see that quote on the Blu-ray..... "The Shallows Sucks, But It's Kind Of Funny." -Jay from RLM

[@evancarpenter7142]

I honestly thought that I was the only one who hated the shallows, Thank you Jay for restoring my sanity

[@destroybot3000]

I agree with Jay, The VVitch was the best movie of 2016. I also agree with Mike. It was visual, it was breath-taking, and then I farted a lot.

[@demoncoww]

I can't believe I didn't remember this at first, but Mike and Jay's idea about it being funny to watch people trying to kill themselves is the subject of a great episode of Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent, wherein a group of people form a suicide pact but just can't seem to find a way to act on it. It's a funny, dark, and heartwarming episode that you can pick out of the show without needing much context if you don't want to watch the previous episodes. See it!

[@Kopekemaster]

I just came here after watching The VVitch, but wow, interesting to hear Rich's take on The Lobster. The Lobster is one of my top 5 (tied) movies. Absolutely love that movie, the idea of turning it off halfway through is crazy to me. It's very weird and slow in a *way*, but the atmosphere of the entire movie is so oppressive that it just grips me for the entire movie.

[@TheUltimateRey]

the boy actually made me a laugh a lot at some points in the film, probably because I was with friends and we were making fun of everything

[@jettheinrich19]

Rey Chavarria Jr. it was hilarious me and my buds could not stop laughing at the twist had a lot fun unintentionally

[@NISOR8]

Damn jay your hair and beard game is on point! on point dude! keep it up as i know im not the only one who appreciates it. And mike... you look nice.

[@hellfire5108]

Swiss Army Man and Greasy Strangler! Best year for movies.

[@viscountalpha]

is the set slowly dying?

[@PandeGFX]

no they are just getting bigger

[@stephencarroll4681]

Well Mike certainly is

[@hamfranky]

Symbolism!

[@Doubtlessly]

19:20 PLEASE MAKE TWO OLD PEOPLE KILLING EACH OTHER A COMEDY.

[@CJtheRad]

These schlock auteurs are just GOLD MINES! THE IDEAS!

[@Doubtlessly]

C'mon, you'd watch it.

[@CJtheRad]

Well yeah. Two old people trying to kill each other sounds pretty swell. Doubtlessly

[@mr.jacksonscales2462]

There is a movie called "Folks" and the second part of the movie is a son setting up scenarios where his parents can die.

[@gaynutbuster]

The Lighthouse then

[@redlightmax]

35:16 Jay: "...when it turns to complete shock." Mike: [ears perk up]

[@SmokeBreakGaming]

No Hell or High Water? For shame.

[@earlobama9961]

Overrated as hell. It was a (pretty good) that a lot of people missed. But it wasn't excellent on any level.

[@adamcheek2244]

Incorrect. It was an excellent film.

[@stephengrigg5988]

I thought all the practical effects and good acting with the small town setting were great.. it was an action movie up for best picture

[@Largentina.]

@@adamcheek2244 That's incorrect. Opinions can't be incorrect or correct.

[@anonymouss4635]

@@Largentina. Incorrect.

[@commaJim]

I admire Mike's attitude towards The Lobster. Understands it, but isn't going to pretend to like it because everyone else does. I've definitely fallen victim to doing that…

[@voilvelev6775]

actuallly he did say ''i might not fully understand it, but im not gonna pretend that i do''. So thats a bit different.

[@TheTGOAC]

The Jordan Peterson movie?

[@Ben-vs7bq]

the only person who can make mike laugh so hard he falls out of his chair is mike

[@f.d.3289]

Mike's sardonic grin when he says "They'll just change it" at 2:10 when they speak about a hypothetical "Animal Farm" remake is just one of the billion things why I love RLM :D Oh it will be about friendship but also about working together as a team. And probably family too.

[@victoriabeedle208]

The Witch is also my favourite movie of 2016! What a beautifully made film- I love the soundtrack and all of the various levels of storytelling.

[@DJDEFSTROKE]

When are you going to eat fried chicken again?

[@Witregel]

More power to you.

[@stephencarroll4681]

bawk BAAAAWWWWWW

[@armouredskeptic]

I think my favorite HitB episodes are these catch-up style reviews.

[@filmgeekstudios4393]

@@bumfricker2487 I clapped! I recognized him and I Clapped!

[@oldleatherhandsfriends4053]

HITB is only for those south of the wall friend.

[@lunarimperium42]

I can't believe you hacks didn't watch Nine lives.

[@kleptooohhyena]

Mad props Jay for 'The VVitch' & 'The Neon Demon' love. Especially the mention of the score, seriously was the best score of the year. That and Mica Levi's 'Jackie', which was another fantastic score.

[@hiraxm]

Just shared your video on Facebook, one of the few reliable movie review channels.

[@santiagocorley3277]

Office christmas party is sitting at 40% on Rotten tomatoes. Missed by 2% Mike. That´s pretty impressive. Not perfect but impressive.

[@muthesquirrel]

I believe the humour used in The Lobster is called absurdist. A completely out there idea treated with complete seriousness. I wasn't a big fan, but I get why people would like it.

[@simonmcnamee619]

Not exactly. It would definitely be in the tradition of, or evoking, Absurdism - Ionesco in particular - but if you read or see a Ionesco play like The Rhinoceros, for example, it isn't exactly *dry*... The Lobster looks fairly pretentious, which Ionesco most certainly was not.

[@luiginastro8831]

@@simonmcnamee619 pReTeNtIoUs

[@simonmcnamee619]

@@luiginastro8831 What point are you trying to make by responding to my comment with the word 'pretentious' written with alternating capital letters?

[@movimentodoscacos]

@@simonmcnamee619 That calling it pretentious is stupid.

[@simonmcnamee619]

@@movimentodoscacos How so? I think responding with 'pReTeNtIoUs' is clearly more moronic.

[@nathanlee5520]

Lol why does Jay likes movies about witches so much?

[@halyomorpha]

scockery * vvitch

[@onelittleninja8584]

“And then I farted a lot.” Mike accidentally predicted Robert Eggers’ next movie.

[@gridlo]

Kinda odd that the premise of Pee Wee's Big Holiday is that he doesn't like going anywhere or trying anything new or ever leaving his town when the characters' first movie famously involved a cross country trip

[@goodgamelover123]

Another way to make 1bil is to make a superhero movie with talking animals in it...

[@goodgamelover123]

Guardians Vol 2.

[@sneed3840]

Howard the duck 2?

[@Destroyer6263]

VVVV guardians of the galaxy ftw

[@amplitudemaximum6141]

I would watch that

[@LolFishFail]

VVVV Actually that would be 2bil.

[@hermitgamer]

That ending was awesome, genuinely made me laugh out loud. Poor Max Landis. lol.

[@kyousuke8512]

+Chris Eastman I think that they didn't like the movie but they like Max so this was their joking way of saying it was bad without ripping it apart.

[@TheCanti]

They love Max but they hate his movies.

[@SDCGI]

@@TheCanti they don’t love him now 😭😭

[@CHEEZBRGR01]

@10:19 can we just all appreciate for a moment how Jay described that the only things that make him laugh are things that remind him of Mike

[@ericsteaton]

Love the movie catch-up format. Keep on doing great work guys.

[@ericsteaton]

also just want to say I like Max Landis.

[@jpd3070]

Am a fan but don't get to watch all your uploads... but came to this as I finally saw The VVitch last night and wanted to see your guy's take on it. I enjoyed it immensely, def a slow burn. Partly saw it finally cause I remember Jay praising it in another video. Now per Jay's praises i'm going to check out The Neon Demon. Thanks gents.

[@qaedtgh2091]

Why don't you review talking animal movies?

[@qaedtgh2091]

ClassicLegoCinema National College ;)

[@williamleclerc]

The Witch is technically a talking animal film.

[@Vgpl0]

+Antrix because those movies are geared towards children. They're children's movies. These guys aren't children. Also saying it's "well received by critics" isn't any indication whether adults like it or not, especially in context with Disney. You give Disney a bad review and they'll put you in the furnace like they did with the jews.

[@OrcinusDrake]

Fly Boy I like them (assuming they're quality films of course)... Although I suppose you already covered that with "man-child" But the real answer is they just don't like them.

[@OuroborosChoked]

So Jay liked Neon Demon for the ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ?

[@GuildOfCalamity]

Can't chat right now, I'm finishing up my PhD in molecular nuclear biology.

[@StunBuns]

Isn't it 'Guild of Calamitous Intent' you fucking hack fraud

[@GuildOfCalamity]

KZbin would not allow the full name of our glorious guild. I have sent a phalanx of no less than 3, no more than 5 men to dispatch the insurgents.

[@devilsadvocate6381]

So, all you need is; A comic book movie, about a mermaid with an animal companion. Give aquaman a pet dolphin and we've got the movie of the century!

[@Danneleet]

Swiss army man is hands down the best indie style movie I've seen. I cried as hell. The music is incredible and you can even hear its the 2 main actors singing which I like.