Half in the Bag Episode 111: Independence Day: Resurgence

Mike and Jay see the latest movie from Mike's favorite filmmaker Roland Emmerich. The results may shock you!

[@MANDELAZZA]

Theory: Mike likes this movie because Data is in it and the future-technology-world-peace-thing reminds him of Star Trek.

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

MANDELAZZA I honestly thino he was drunk when he saw it, or had no expectations for it

[@EvelynDayless]

Yea, I got the impression he was highly augmented watching it.

[@ClosedEyeVisualisations]

Wow nice theory, even though its not a theory and he states it explicitly.

[@byz88]

I agree but did no-one realise the real reason for Mike's unusual behaviour in this... he wasn't drinking.

[@dannypockets]

Mike Stoklasa is a hack fraud CONFIRMED

[@BillyNunez2]

"This movie is dumb but not insultingly dumb, therefore I give it an A." - Mike Stoklasa

[@LuisManuelLealDias]

internet commenters never getting sarcasm. Truly astonishing.

[@mgeiger2341]

But Jay doesn't like Will Smith. He's probably one of those people who get more enjoyment out of Full House than Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

[@jonathanhernandez3292]

he has really weird and selective taste

[@spikethegodposter1293]

Cosmic Vacation You realise​ that being autistic doesn't mean idiot right

[@harmogy]

Billy Nunez *Chris Stuckmann

[@wasoha]

Something broke in Mike recently. Something is terribly wrong.

[@danielpcowen]

broke ... or broke off?

[@OptimisticCynic715]

The Force Awakens? Traumatized and in denial?

[@evansfanily7510]

brain tumor prolly

[@joedoornhaag9312]

Jay has the patience of a saint in this episode

[@Xvladin]

Say has the jatience of a paint

[@have_a_good_day420]

​@@XvladinPay has the satience of a jaint

[@thomaswiseau2421]

Independence AAAIIIDS.

[@arranboon1]

Oh, hey doggy

[@ThatBillmanGuy]

Oh, hai Aliens.

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

Go back to worshipping your spoons, you vampire.

[@Anonymous551656]

I can't tell you about the aliens, it's confidential! Anyway, how is your sex life?

[@thelandlockedkaiju4820]

"Also The Foo Fighters" is about as much a non-sequitur to that tin-foil clap-trap as "anyway how's your sex life."

[@SamuelLJacksonsFish]

But aren't there like millions of other planets with molten cores that don't have plucky tenacious humans on them?

[@cortster12]

RonnyChem It's implied that the alien 'locusts' kill lesser species on the brink of space travel so they can't compete with them in the future. It's honestly a smart, if insanely evil, societal choice.

[@Spazticspaz]

also revenge

[@liabw05]

cool profile pic 🙂

[@travismcnasty4239]

Hell, there is another one in our own solar system. Venus has an atmosphere that puts up a hell of a fight but it won't give them a computer virus.

[@NameNotAlreadyTaken2]

No it's not a smart idea. Magma isn't that hot. Also... the sun.

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

Let's talk about how Brent Spiner's character suffered no muscle atrophy after years in a coma. Dude just got up and started dancing around.

[@rosebudbaxter4671]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ericseitzler81]

Well nurses do work the muscles of coma patients so that doesn't happen but I see your point

[@kilderok]

@@ItsDrew9 It's almost like it's all fiction with no science

[@caffeinated4671]

Independence Day: Electric Boogaloo (2016)

[@maximultra]

It's called the Grandpa Joe Effect.

[@D.M.-]

Then Mike's face splits open and an alien crawls out

[@jackkoffin1]

I know for a fact I saw Independence Day Resurgence in the theaters, and at the time I thought it was bland and forgettable. Rewatching this review in 2021 I can honestly say I've actually forgotten everything about it. They discuss things that happen in the movie, and I have no idea what they are referencing. It's like I never saw it- and I remember movies I watched 30 years ago.

[@frankusyoung4198]

Same xD

[@jonathanshaw1982]

Yep same here

[@crakhaed]

That's very funny

[@SuperHuscarl]

I’m kinda in the same boat as you. I think the only thing I vividly remember is the nice alien’s ship getting blown up and the nice aliens saying it was easy to learn our “primitive language”.

[@rickkcir1855]

Exact same thing happened to me with Suicide Squad 2016. Was questioning if I’d even seen it, but I had, in a theatre..

[@Liberty4Ever]

"We had 20 years to prepare. So did they." It took the aliens 20 years to download and install McAfee Antivirus software? They must have an ISP that sucks even worse than Time Warner.

[@dash4800]

In their defense, the aliens are a drone species. They would never have had to have firewalls or antivirus software because nobody would ever have created those in the first place. They all just do what they are told, they aren't sitting around hacking peoples computers.

[@DarthVader1977]

It took them 20 years to save up enough money to upgrade their systems to Mac's.

[@re9246]

Jokes on them: McAfee will just give them a virus

[@GruntBurger]

@@DarthVader1977 so they just lied, said they can't get viruses, and everyone on earth believed them? Your theory is remarkably plausible.

[@InTrancedState]

They should have just come and stolen McAfee himself. He would have fit right in with them and they might have kept him alive longer foe us to enjoy his wacky nature longer

[@SuperSunshine321]

Get well soon, Mike.

[@nsanooj]

I don't understand Mike's criteria for liking a movie.

[@ImAllinDark]

jsoaon It's hard to know if he is being sarcastic, playing devils advocate or simply liked the film because it was "schlock".

[@josephthomason447]

Mike and Jay are both really big on structure. Essentially they view film something like architecture, scenes in a movie are building blocks used to establish characterization, arcs, and plot. They tend to dislike movies that lack essential structural components, or have unnecessary components added in. A movie also has a purpose, (to use our structure metaphor, like building a mall vs. a house), so how a movie is built, and what materials are appropriate to use depends a lot on the purpose. In addition I think, Mike in particular tends to favor good writing and tone, while Jay tends to appreciate actor's performances and atmosphere more. They can both be easily won over by camp and schlock but it's pretty rare that they will call it a good movie, they will still say its bad. If we apply all this knowledge to the question of why Mike liked this movie. He saw it as a dumb summer blockbuster, meaning we're not looking for realism or complexity in characters or plot. The main job of an action movie for someone like Mike is to not bore him. Make the characters good enough to root for, put them in a difficult situation, pump the gas a little (but not so much that people can't figure out what's going on) and Mike is basically happy with this type of movie. While Jay also appreciates not being bored by (parts of) this movie, I think the lazy CGI effects, and lack of strong performances by the actors (which often has a lot to do with directing too) failed to suspend his disbelief and leave him drooling in dumb action bliss like Mike.

[@turnthonkee]

This show is a constant balancing act between objective criticism and acknowledged subjective opinion based on factors outside of the movie, so learn how to subconsciously analyze language and enjoy the ride!

[@santiago_campi]

Joseph Thomason I've never enjoyed reading a KZbin post until now

[@SumDumGy_formerly_Tim_Walden]

Neither does Mike.

[@ryanmartian2002]

Mike: I hate Independence Day. Mike: I love Independence Day : Resurgence.

[@ThatBillmanGuy]

+Batman Laughed He was right about the Martian, at least..

[@waiflu]

He seems to move goal posts whenever he feels like it.

[@Justiceisahero]

+Batman Laughed wow you're so frustrated

[@Justiceisahero]

+Batman Laughed yeah but you're frustrated

[@blasterdude3]

Much like with Gillian and the "What's your number?" debacle, it's ok to like garbage. Sometimes something just appeals to you and that's that. You know it's bad and you shouldn't like it, and Mike stuck to his guns on this one instead of passing it off like he hated it.

[@maloe8532]

can never see Vivica A. Fox again without thinking of the line,"Wow Vivica!" from Cool Cat Saves The Kids

[@Ya_Mosura]

DER HE IZ

[@bigguccidracobomptonpirufr1867]

For me, it's "That better not be a bully, Erik, cause I don't like bullies."

[@kdaley11]

THAT KID KICKED SAND IN COOL CATS FACE!

[@creamwarrior]

+Keaton Daley [sick beat]

[@dustierwand]

Such a beautiful day!!

[@billystudholme1499]

Fallen back into my crippling addiction of watching at least 1 Half In The Bag per night, right before I go to sleep. Love these videos, love u guys x

[@christiegreenwood2642]

"They're species 8472 to the Borg". Thank you, Mike, for putting it in clearly understandable terms. XD

[@Willb0t]

This is by far the best comment

[@rogerjohnexperience]

It’s perfectly understandable

[@creamwarrior]

everytime Mike says something nice about this movie, he gets another 1,000 bucks.

[@Taospark]

I'm surprised he liked this as much as Jurassic World, the other recent movie where they differed.

[@ajadzi]

OY VEEEEEEY!

[@ajadzi]

Joey Velarde It's not about differing opinions. It's about being sold out to the rat and lying about your true opinion.

[@lennonyowell1897]

Do you have a single fact to back that up, or is your opinion built on nothing more than conjecture or speculation?

[@ajadzi]

Mike "Surprise, I'm a jew!" Stocklazki is not my hero, don't be ridiculous. And isn't it possible.... just A LITTLE possible... that all the new sets, props and cameras are a result of Didney funding the show in exchange for favorable reviews of their products? Like that soulless husk of a movie "Star Wars: WE WUZ DIVERSE N SHIEET"? Sure, it's possible he's being honest. But I'm not gonna be in denial about people selling the fuck out when they suddenly start recommending objectively bad movies.

[@JD3Gamer]

They forgot to mention that Mike hit his head really hard while walking into the theater causing him to have permanent brain damage

[@88franko]

"It's so dense. I love it" - Mike Stoklasa 2016

[@sonyat.6797]

someone hilariously said Mike should be reviewed by Plinkett.

[@byz88]

I think if Plinkett reviewed Mike he would notice that Mike wasn't drinking in this review and it explains his unusual behaviour.

[@notchuckproductions5029]

It’s like pottery it rhymes

[@no_ot9235]

222th like

I need like a 1 hour-version of "Why did I buy this boat?"

[@BigPeon]

Been feeling depressed all day, first 10 minutes left me smiling.

[@jed_the_artist]

what the fuck was that randy quaid clip??

[@NamNero]

I really want to know that too, what the fuck

[@onedeadsaint]

if I remember right, it's from a couple years ago. he made it because he said he hadn't been paid for the first independence day movie and he making it known by "fucking" the people who owed him.

[@NealX]

Holy...

[@kswindl]

That killed me. I'd completely forgotten about it.

[@onedeadsaint]

+Chase McCartney well I was way off on that ha ha

[@scotttackett7579]

It should be Earth Defense Force. EDF! EDF! EDF!

[@mevoki]

had to scroll down way too far for this comment

[@scotttackett7579]

To save our mother Earth from any alien attack From vicious giant insects that have once again come back We'll unleash all our forces We won't cut them any slack! The EDF deploys

[@finalstarman3086]

Our soldiers are prepared for any alien threats The navy launches ships, the air force send their jets And nothing can withstand our fixed bayonets The EDF deploys!

[@0blivionvoid139]

Our forces have now dwindled and we pull back to regroup The enemy has multiplied and formed a massive group We better beat these bugs before we're all turned to soup The EDF deploys!

[@FanboyFilms]

Maybe Earth Defense is broken into two units: Earth Ground Defense and Earth Space Defense.

[@TheRealMG]

Thank you Jay! It was completely felt like "green screen: the movie".

[@TheRealMG]

lol.... but the frames are so dense

[@EvilSaintNick2]

Shut your fucking face.

[@episodenull]

I can't believe Mike didn't notice. The compositing in this is shockingly bad. If someone told me it was shot on a budget of $60 or $70 million, I would believe them because it feels like a lower budget effort trying to ape a $200 million blockbuster.

[@no_ot9235]

111th like

[@sirgaz8699]

"I guess some of the aliens survived and where just hanging around. I'd of much rather seen that movie" I should watch District 9 again

[@gamer6654]

"The real 2016's shitty." - Mike Stoklasa

[@shenyongo]

the lousy US box office performances of non- Disney, MARVEL, DC movies is evidence for that.

[@CheetosForBreakfast]

well it kind of is. we've made no real progress with clean energy. instead we've made things worse with fracking. but sjws are too busy arguing about imaginary problems like "rape culture".

[@shenyongo]

CheetosForBreakfast On the bright side, WARCRAFT is now the first video game movie to make at least $400 million worldwide (would have been higher if they marketed the movie better and didn't cut out 40 minutes out of the movie though)

[@tinyturnip7676]

The 21st century is the 20th century in HD.

[@JohnSmith-df7uo]

@@shenyongo I know I'm a bit late, but why were 40 minutes cut from the film?

[@AThousandFires]

That moment Jay looked at the camera, I'd never seen a man so broken up and ripped apart.

[@TsumeAri]

Independence Day: Resurgence was one of the few movies I almost walked out of. It was terrible.

[@vincentadultman8527]

The theater I was in starting clapping when it ended. That was the moment I lost faith in my community.

[@SumDumGy_formerly_Tim_Walden]

I knew it would be horrible from its inception. No way was I going to the theater for it. I barely talked myself into going in at the Redbox.

[@Arander92]

LOL REALLY!?!? You think Matrix Reloaded is as bad as THOSE movies!?! 🤦🏾‍♂️ For the life of me I will never understand why the Matrix sequels are so reviled. It’s actually really unfair cause they’re one of the few blockbuster franchises that at least tries to be smart. But no, I guess everyone’s satisfied with shit like TFA. And people wonder why movies are in such a shitty place right now

[@bryanneideffer3969]

Seemed they took a idea from aliens the whole last part the queen😩

[@mrdgenerate]

I walked out of lone ranger. And avengers. But avengers was bc as soon as they did the assemble circle backs to each other trailer scene and they were like wahoooo then two more monster robot alien catepillars came out the hole and boom.... The screen went off. And my broke ass said boom got the whole movie theyre obviously gonna start winning now and can get my money back lets go.

[@BigHairyFenian]

No 'Independence Day: Regurgitation'? You had one job Mike, one fucking job.

[@BigHairyFenian]

Nevermind, spoke too soon.

[@BigHairyFenian]

+Dylan Murphy No, what gave you that impression?

[@BigHairyFenian]

Dylan Murphy I don't quite get what you're implying, i know he does it, i was referring to the start where he was listing off bastardizations of the movie title, i was just saying that not saying Regurgitation was a missed opportunity. You're not a very smart person, are you?

[@BigHairyFenian]

Dylan Murphy Where's this mystical comma that completely changes the meaning of the sentence you speak of? Your reading comprehension is just poor.

[@BigHairyFenian]

Dylan Murphy That's an inverted comma, not a comma.

[@Dresdenstl]

If molten lava powered their ships, why are they even bothering with the people that beat them the first time and gotten it from one of the other 100 trillion to the tenth power uninhabited planets in the galaxy?

[@justinwilder1753]

cuz earth has the juiciest core

[@ghoulish6125]

How does that make a movie?

[@poorlymadeproduction]

Because Earth was the closest and they ran out of gas and used up all of their 3 free AAA calls.

[@0axel078]

The reason Earth is able to sustain life is because of its molten core. The other planets are just balls of rock, ice, or gas.

[@MrChickennugget360]

um no

[@intsoccersuperstar1]

The line deliveries in Resurgence were so lifeless. Yeah the first one was dumb but at least Pullman, Hirsch, and Goldblum gave it the ol' college try with the "we will not go quietly into the night!" speech, "YOU KNEW THEN! AND YOU DID NOTHING!", and "Time's up!" And yeah Will Smith was missing from Resurgence but every actor who returned seems like the last 20 years have really taken their toll on how much they care. And I suppose who can blame them?

[@EggBastion]

_"... the last 20 years have really taken their toll on how much they care. And I suppose who can blame them?"_ Certainly not me *_: /_*

[@kamiboy]

I suppose if I was continually forced to dig through the freshest pile squeezed out of Hollywood's arse for movies to review then I too would eventually find things in there to like. Stockholm syndrome and all, you know.

[@kishjugo4685]

You are on point sir. Same thing happened to Siskel and Ebert.

[@hektor-vektor7024]

siskel would have lived longer if he wasnt reviewing constant tripe

[@kishjugo4685]

I've come back to recant my position. I watched some of this movie last night--I was scrubbing through it to see what looked interesting. What I saw was so dumb that it was enjoyable. Can't say enough how brilliantly dumb it was to just make the queen basically a giant regular alien, so that the end of the film is just a chase between Cthulhu and a yellow school bus. Of course, like I said, I skipped the boring dialogue scenes, so take this with a grain of salt. It comes off like self-parody. Whether that's what Emmerich was going for or not is another story. Maybe this is his Bride of Frankenstein. The latent homosexuality is definitely there.

[@CrossKnights]

Schlockholm syndrome

[@BobHowler]

Stoklasa Syndrome

[@RuneForumwalker]

32:04 Stargate?! That's probably his best work imo.

[@nezfromhki]

I guess Mike has officially lost his mind and we can't trust anything that hack says anymore. :(

[@headbangerdnb]

I trusted his taste just fine up until he praised Jurassic World, at which point I became skeptical that he sold out. A dozen reviews later, I only trust Jay now, which sucks, because I'm a Sci-Fi guy and he's not.

[@mortyforty8404]

Plus all that anal probing.

[@89edipus89]

You are obviously ignorant of the concept of sarcasm

[@mattrmsf]

Autistics never tire of anything.

[@baconair]

I respect him for standing by his opinion (although he's apologizing for it). You should too.

[@TheAlienGangster]

That Randy Quaid clip killed me (24:03)

[@templar19]

I've never seen Plinkett's apartment look so clean; guess that murder scene cleanup crew finally came around.

[@ralphthemoviemaker]

Is this a movie about Britain leaving the EU?

[@dannyoloughlin3322]

+ralphthemoviemaker Are you going to review this movie?

[@Thomas-VA]

No, just the fictional consequences.

[@JukaDominator]

I think you mean produced by Nigel.

[@littman6898]

Actually, its Independence Day: Referendum. Recession was the crappy direct-to-DVD sequel

[@philingrouille7198]

God, in the same year we've had two movies where London's being destroyed. This and London has Fallen.

[@TheBRMueller]

They had twenty years to unravel the mystery of alien shielding and were still stymied by alien shielding. I saw it last night and wished I was watching Star Wars Phantom Menace.

[@bubabubu6088]

Of all the HitB Reviews, this is the funniest. I watched it so many times i can sing along to it. Haven´t even seen the movie.

[@bluecore7]

I can't be the only one who comes here every day just to watch the "WHY DID I BUY THIS BOAT?" part over and over because it brings joy into my otherwise meaningless life, can I?

[@noone3216]

Right there with ya blue 😆

[@littman6898]

In this universe, 9/11 actually did not happen

[@kungfufreak360]

I think the earths nations got over political spats after aliens invaded. It makes sense

[@nickcostello5052]

Did it happen in any universe?

[@wanderingrandomer]

Sure it did. It happens every year, right before 9/12.

[@Avocado11]

And just think, Dr Manhattan was behind it all.

[@tristanhandley4478]

OMG the comedic editing at 11:54 is pure gold.

[@tarman47]

When I was in fifth grade I wrote an ID sequel about the aliens that were left behind becoming like terrorists. They should have made that into a multimillion dollar film.

[@ShadowAkatora]

**Punch in the face** Welcome to Earf!

[@Gyork_]

C`mon, that dog scaping the explosion in Independence Day 1 is the definition of Schlock!

[@FanboyFilms]

Or the girl holding up the "welcome to Earth" sign before getting blasted, or Harvey Fierstein saying "aliens are invading, I've gotta call my mother" or Brent Spiner in Area 51, so much schlock.

[@OptimisticCynic715]

@@FanboyFilms - That girl was doing better on Saved By The Bell: The College Years

[@zachkh]

You’re god dam right

[@lolimfranco]

That’s crowd pleasing shlock. Mike hates stuff that is simply put into a movie to make the audience clap. He seems to prefer shlock that is completely off the rails.

[@nickrose2517]

Our core is made mostly of iron and nickel, why would they travel here when there is an infinite amount of planets with stronger or identical cores'?

[@nickrose2517]

markiangooley And there is this thing called nuclear fusion. It builds up and breaks down molecules creating different elements. We are working on building something similar to that right now so if an advance species can't figure that out then they aren't an advance species.

[@fenrirgg]

There's also an enourmous amount of uranium and gold, those elements are not easy to get in the plain universe and Earth's core has them already melted for whoever wants to suck them.

[@nickrose2517]

fenrirgg But Im sure there are other planets and what is it the aliens even want

[@fenrirgg]

Nick Rose The artificial intelligence ball mentioned they destroyed countless civilizations, so they destroy countless planets, they just can't get enough of what they are looking for but whatever it is... apparently they get it in planets that sustain intelligent species, planets like Earth and Earth is just one more of their sources but the humans probed to be something to be careful about, like if we humans discover a chicken that knows how to use guns for killing humans, that would be threatful.

[@justincanu9153]

Not to mention the vast majority of asteroids and big ass chunks of rock in space are made up of those elements and a lot more exotic elements as well. I guess it could be argued that at the point a civilization have world ships, planet cracking for resources isn't that far fetched.

[@milton7763]

“....and I’m shocked.” “That you liked it?” Not as much as us Mike, not as much as us...

[@joshuavan8391]

24:00 wtf

[@julianbell9161]

Randy just bein Randy

[@calvinlee8103]

I never want to know the context behind that clip.

[@Liam-vu7wo]

It's a clip from inpendance day, can't you read the credit on the right?

[@artloverivy]

Julian Bell I’m just wondering who the guy in the picture is and what he has to do with what’s happening 😂

[@kalelvigil1510]

It's a video of Randy Quaid ranting about Rupert Murdoch, then making his wife wear a picture of Rupert Murdoch on her face while he pounds her from behind.

[@blueshit199]

So... couldn't aliens just suck out a core of an uninhabited planet like Mars or Venus?

[@Bearprom]

not all planets have cores made of molten iron, well mars does I think but also, independence day

[@sirilidionilirium4857]

yeah seems like a pretty stupid idea to go to a planet where you get resistance when you could just find an uninhabited planet and not risk anything.

[@kingdepork]

Yeah it's a dumb plot point. Mars has a dead core which is why it doesn't have an atmosphere though.

[@TimThomason]

Mars does have an atmosphere, though. Just a whole lot thinner than ours, due to it having barely any water.

[@Bearprom]

chill

[@Mortiis558]

I love how everyone is looking for scientific consistency and logic in a Roland Emmerich film.

[@blacknebulon]

I've never seen Jay so opinionated about not having an opinion.

[@poloniumfist6059]

The premise reminds me of XCOM 2. XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a game about fighting extraterrestrial invaders. XCOM 2 is based on the premise that the player failed in the first game and the aliens won (as opposed to the "victory" end game). XCOM 2 then has the player fighting a guerrilla war against the new alien overlords 20 years after they took over.

[@HughMansonMD]

I was looking for this comment and I'm glad I finally stumbled across it after I gave up on looking for it. I'm even happier to see it because I did a playthrough of the first one but my team fell apart right before the end. I didn't want to play 2 without beating EU, but I also wasn't really feeling like restarting EU; now it seems fitting to just move on to 2, though.

[@GeorgeMonet]

But this is the total opposite of Xcom 2. In ID4: Ressurgence the humans WON and used the alien technology to rapidly advance their own technology. If anything ID4:R is the version where you win Xcom 1 and then the aliens come back to find out what happened to the first invasion force.

[@Unevenelephant]

For some reason this episode made me realize that one day Mike will make for an adorable doddering old man.

[@businessmonkeyfilms]

Wow, I'm so surprised Mike and Jay didn't trash it completely. I really felt that Resurgence had no charisma at ALL. Say what you want about ID4, but the characters certainly had charisma and clear motivations. In this one nobody (not even The Goldblum in my opinion) had any charm or visible character motivations. Charlotte Gainsbourg's (which I'm sad Mike and Jay didn't mention) character is literally directly saying what other characters' motivatons are because they didn't know how to portray them properly. All characters are incredibly BLAND. Oh, and the only character who has an arc is ironically the accountant-turned-rifleman, who is one of the WRITERS... Really bad film - sad to not agree with Mike and Jay.

[@BandagedThumbs]

But Jay didn't like the film as well.

[@businessmonkeyfilms]

He still didn't pick it apart as much as I feel it deserves. I tend to agree more with Jay over Mike, but he sadly has a tendency soften his opinions when they aren't in agreement with Mike. In the end he went with "meh" instead of criticizing it as much as he started out insinuating. No more than that. :)

[@BadMomentum]

I agree. I was incredibly disappointed watching this movie.

[@a.g.m8790]

Agreed I definetly thought they were going to tear it a new asshole lol. Imo it was a 2hr cringefest with literally no redeeming qualities. They acting was weird and stilted the "epic" moments (especially the speeches) were all flaccid and even the cgi looked awful. How is that shit even possible with a summer blockbuster in 2016!? Wish I watched Finding Dory instead. Seriously xD

[@apopheniacMCMLXXXIX]

>I wish I could still give a thumbs up to comments. puu.sh/pJRyQ/55aceea4e8.png

[@hazanko5875]

they're watching so much trash that it's starting to affect their tastes

[@hazanko5875]

yeah i guess it was all mike sorry jay (but fuck you mike)

[@ComeOnPelican91]

ROFL THE STRIPPER BECAME A DOCTOR

[@HelenaRedgrave]

Mike's taste in film never ceases to puzzle me. Like, I can't quite tell where shlock begins and ends for him and what is it that makes him love some kinds of shlock movies but not others.

[@rattusvulgaris]

"She became a doctor, like most strippers do" I can't tell whether this was plain irony or a comment on medical school costs.

[@GeorgeMonet]

Who cares about medical school costs? They are paid for with loans that a medical doctor can fully repay from just two years of working. Specialists can repay those loans in a single year.

[@oldskoolraver1974]

“Talking of things being painfully shoved up your ass…” best description of a movie ever .

[@AspenBrightsoul]

Are we just not talking about 24:05? We need to talk about 24:05! I feel like I need a support group after seeing that...

[@MartKencuda]

Why? It's just a scene from Independence Day (1997)

[@bobobob1230]

Yea I'm here trying to find answers

[@bonorbitz]

Ummmm yeah how is Randy Quaid with woman who looks like that?

[@luizito1212]

what the story behind that scene lol i was rotfl

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Starwhackers. He believed he was being hunted down by celebrity killers. It was like an illuminati thing. Not sure if he's still crazy. That was from a few years ago.

[@neosoul2203]

Ah, Independence Day. The 1962 cult classic football docudrama where Harrison Ford's downtrodden Mrs. Robinson says to Gandalf the Green: "I have come to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." Truly a wonderful directorial debut from Steven Cubic.

[@Daniel-yb6tu]

"Please email Fox and explain fair use to them." I fucking love you guys :D

[@nailz]

"There's an apple product that shows up on the moon" I'm dead

[@PrzemP]

WHAT? Why Mike would hate Stargate? My heart is broken now...

[@peybak]

Is this show replacing re:View?

[@kurtemeigh]

This show has been running for years. Re:View is brand new.

[@r.t.h.k.o]

+kurtemeigh IT'S A JOKE fuck

[@ZaWarubro]

+kurtemeigh What is comedy? What is a joke?

[@roydominic4080]

Yeah FUCKO it's a joke.

[@BillyNunez2]

is this meme replacing "its so dense"?

[@bagweed]

11:57 for "WHY DID I BUY A BOAT?" lols

[@Colebot9000]

If there’s any time a movie doesn’t need character motives it’s alien invasion movies. Who knows why aliens do what they do? That’s part of why it’s a disturbing scenario

[@benwhackley]

I thought the effects were worse. At least the original had models.

[@djJaXx101]

4:40 I always thought that was the smartest way to handle copyright issues. Image if everyone just put a big sign up like that. It becomes a greater negative for the studio to be striking everything.

[@standup109]

I started laughing hysterically when Mike admitted that he liked this movie in the middle of mopping the floor

[@mckenzie.latham91]

What pissed me off about this movie was the fact that the queen has a personal sheild that survived an advanced high powered nuclear bomb literally going off in her face, then all it takes is the fire from three jet-fighters to destroy her shield generator.

[@bigbob7672]

Independence Day: Interrupted

[@homsar1234]

I love how many salty 9/11 conspiritards are in the comments, I knew that was gonna be the case when I heard that joke.

[@kungfufreak360]

9/11 isn't real tho

[@QwertyCaesar]

+ Bing Bong "I can't believe you fools buy the official narrative. Don't you know that The Beatles was actually a collective of nineteen people and six chimpanzees in suits." By the way, there are actually people who think that The Beatles is a collective of dozens of imposters. It is as stupid as it sounds.

[@AidanMclaren]

+Bing Bong OK, even if the deniers are wrong, why even say that then, as if to lump anyone who questions authority is an idiot? You're acting...kind of suspicious...

[@JBeanus]

"Everyone thought I was dummy." Brilliant.

[@mechagamera]

Mike, you forgot Universal Soldier!! I know you love that awesome Van Damme movie!!! You shoud do "Best of the Worst: Roland Emmerich movies"!!

[@jointhe6461]

Is this show replacing Half in the Bag?

[@jointhe6461]

So what was Plinkett reviews replacing? Space Cop?

[@robynhighart2026]

I'm no sherlock, but I'm pretty sure this is Half in the Bag.

[@jointhe6461]

Robyn Highart Does this mean they're not doing honest trailers anymore?

[@nick72ali]

yes

[@KneelB4Bacon]

2:55 _"Hey, speaking of having things painfully shoved up your ass, have you seen Independence Day: Resurgence?"_ lol

[@desertplacesj]

Man, you guys are awesome. I grew up in Wisconsin and holy hell, you guys should be our state senators. This was a hilarious episode. I mean, you guys broke new ground, years ago, with the prequel reviews and to this day you still have a unique voice. I'm so glad that you guys give me something to look forward to...whether it's Jack and RIch or you and Rob. And PLEASE, PLEASE, let me die at 90 years old having just watched another, new Best of the Worst. You guys are awesome.

[@jonasking9587]

Independence Day 2: The Quest for Curly's Gold bored me to tears. The cgi was garbage, and it was not even "so bad it's good" bad. Independence Day 2: Cruise Control had me falling asleep.

[@flamingpolerbear]

5:53, What about earth defense force....... EDF! EDF! EDF!

[@beestplayer4444]

Red Faction

[@vertexedgeface3141]

If Mike was a gamer he would definitely play Earth Defense Force. It's top notch schlock in video game form.

[@pablohenriquez1984]

+VertexEdgeFace g

[@Mutant1988]

Am I the only one that would unironically love a EDF movie?

[@beestplayer4444]

Wow I totally missed the mark on the reference huh?

[@fredscalliet]

Jay seems unusually patient with the Star Trek stuff.

[@herpderp297]

This just confirms to me that mike is a contrarian for the sake of being contrarian

[@OptimisticCynic715]

He's the new Armond White. Maybe Force Awakens inspired this.

[@spazz3027]

Mike loves this move because IT HAS THE GIRL FROM WISH UPON

[@dylanwadell5909]

You guys are putting out content so frequently now. Makes me really happy. Keep up the good work.

[@MrRamone420]

This is the channel that never disappoints

[@luckyspurs]

Indepedence Day: remuneration.

[@seismicstriker431]

I actually watched the movie just so I could finish this video. I had to know why Mike said he loved it lol

[@ZarconVideo]

19:23 A District 9 type movie would have fit perfect here. Actually come to think of it that would have been really really cool. Do like a District 9 mixed with maybe Edge of Tomorrow. Now that the mother ship is destroyed the aliens objective moves from having to take Earths resources to simply taking over the Earth, with their ships crashed on the planet a large ground war takes place.

[@TheKosio]

I love the star trek references from Mike ^^

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

Stargate is the only Roland Emmerich movie I've liked. Way too many weird close up shots but still a favorite.

[@danieljohn9257]

These are the best schlock reviews on KZbin.

[@oniricPrj]

Mike...you want to go home and rethink your life ;-D my god I saw this movie the other and I can't even remember the plot or the conclusion hahahahaha :D

[@JigglesBunny]

"Independence Day: Ribbed For Her Pleasure" is one of the best gags in the shows history.

[@askthepizzaguy]

I will say I appreciated how Mike was self aware of his own needing to check with a doctor about this movie. He argues his points well. I don't agree with most of them. But the fact that he was really aware that he should have hated this film and he didn't kinda resonated with me.

[@TheRyFiNetWork]

Is Mike ok? He seems to genuinely think this was good and better then the first. Not as dumb??? Ohhh myyyy goooooooooooood.

[@user-js9qe3jy8f]

than?

[@greenmanatee3368]

Independence Day: Redundance

[@JohnDoe-tt6bh]

I thought they did good with in, Jurassic World was just a rehash. This was like an actual sequel, I think the nods to the origional were acceptable and within bounds.

[@JesusProtects]

Was Mike being sarcastic the whole episode?

[@OptimisticCynic715]

@@westerling8436 -That was the question on Force Awakens too. They can't be serious.

[@steviegbcool]

@Shkits it was god awful 5.2 imdb.

[@steviegbcool]

@Shkits well obviously mike did. it was critically panned by every critic including audiences . Its objectively terrible.

[@JaneSmith-so6hw]

Mike, I'm with you. Fun nonsense that at least tried. All I can ask for from a movie like this.

[@Antillles]

Actually, I think the explanation of the alien invasion in Resurgence is worst than the original. In the original they mention the aliens were like locust, they moved from planet to planet exhausting their resources (explained by the president after he had that psychic connection with the alien). For resources, I understand fossil fuels, maybe flora&fauna, even air. It made sense to me. Now the new explanation it's that they want our core. Now I'm not a man of science, I'm a simple man... but aren't like a gazillion planets with similar cores???!! Unless there is something very specific about our own. Maybe someone can correct me on this one.

[@nunchuckfilms]

thousandlegger the dead people in the unobtainium crushed cans floating in the molten soup? Maybe?

[@RottenRails1]

Mike in 2016 : the real 2016s pretty shitty Me watching in 2020 : oh my sweet summer child

[@hithertounknown1989]

Me, reading this comment in 2022: I don't wanna jinx it any further, so yeah, 2020 was pretty bad but thank God everything has turned out alright

[@ARB1452]

2020 was great for like 2 months