Yeah they had to move their set. Strip it down piece by piece, move it and rebuild it.
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Red Letter Media |OT| of Movies, Murderers, and Pizza Rolls
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Yeah they had to move their set. Strip it down piece by piece, move it and rebuild it.
Well yeah, though anyone can do that.
RDM also manages to give out some decent analysis, so i'd rather they focus on bad but still loved movies (such as the Star Wars ones).
Stephen Stills
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You mean analsis?
Davey Cakes
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I liked the part in the ST2009 review where Plinkett talks about sequels and remakes, and runs through a list.
"...and Bambi II? WHAT THE FUCK??!!"
Which is pretty much everyone's response to the existence of Bambi II.
"...and Bambi II? WHAT THE FUCK??!!"
Which is pretty much everyone's response to the existence of Bambi II.
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I love half in the bag. Their reviews are usually well put and love their sarcasm for comedic relieve. However, I will say I think they are starting to fall prey of their own skits. Too much of everything is not good.
Anyone know the music at 00:42? I wanna say Kill Bill or IB but I can't really place it. It's not Lonely Shepard at least.
RedQueensAce
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I believe it's from Kill Bill 2.
Lionel Mandrake
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SilentProtagonist
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Man, if they DO review all 3 matrix movies then none of them should even be positive based on their previous taste/criticisms because even the first movie is full of plot holes and completely nonsensical story-telling.
airmangataosenai
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Oh God, what I would give for him to actually review Cars 2....
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cunst
Skiptastic
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Yeah it isn't spoiler filled. Glad I saw Spiderman before seeing the review. I liked Spiderman. Clearly they didn't.
Nappuccino
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If they're gonna give Rich a larger role in the show- they should really work on his mic. It does some funky things and as always been a problem with his voice.
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Nappuccino
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Seriously, I just met you five minutes ago.
Davey Cakes
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The "cunst" thing had me laughing out loud.
ZeroGravity
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I'm sort of hit-and-miss on agreeing with their Half-in-the-Bag reviews, but they absolutely nailed this one. They pretty much addressed every major problem I had with the movie, especially the part about the tone and how so many things conflict with it. "Joyless experience" is the perfect description of Amazing Spider-Man.
The guest dudes mic was really messed up, im glad he didnt talk much cuz his parts made the audio echo and glitch out.
I liked the new Spiderman.
But looking back on it
I liked the new Spiderman.
But looking back on it
I think the biggest problem was, is that the darker tone was fine, but I think they picked a bad villain to start off with. The Lizard was too much of a goofy comic book type enemy in a movie striving to be more grounded in reality.
The problem is that the bad guys that use technology and are more realistic were used in SM1 and SM2. Using the Lizard also made it too similar to Green Goblin in SM1, for one their both big giant green monsters, and they used the split personality thing again as well.
They shoulda chose a different villain, Im not a comic book reader so I only really know the basic stuff about Spiderman, but I know there had to be a bad guy that woulda fit the darker tone of this movie better.
1 other thing I noticed, was that in the advertisements the yellow eyes were really noticeable, they stick out very bad on all the toys and tie in products as well. But in the movie, they were more silverish and chrome looking, or metallic black looking. Maybe it was the lighting, or maybe they heard people getting pissed about the yellow eyes and went back and toned down the yellow.
The problem is that the bad guys that use technology and are more realistic were used in SM1 and SM2. Using the Lizard also made it too similar to Green Goblin in SM1, for one their both big giant green monsters, and they used the split personality thing again as well.
They shoulda chose a different villain, Im not a comic book reader so I only really know the basic stuff about Spiderman, but I know there had to be a bad guy that woulda fit the darker tone of this movie better.
1 other thing I noticed, was that in the advertisements the yellow eyes were really noticeable, they stick out very bad on all the toys and tie in products as well. But in the movie, they were more silverish and chrome looking, or metallic black looking. Maybe it was the lighting, or maybe they heard people getting pissed about the yellow eyes and went back and toned down the yellow.
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. Really liked the review, kinda sad they haven't done one for MIB 3.
So much artistic integrity in the industry
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)Mr. B Natural
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Great episode. I think these half in the bag episodes are getting better and better. Great timing too in terms of stepping up to the plate, considering just about every other "critic" review personality out there has gotten lazy and tired with their schtick. It helps that the guys at Red Letter Media are actually funny without having to hide under the guise of a character. Just them talking is sometimes better than other's written material.
Rich can't become a permanent member unless they decide to completely drop Plinkett from the show.
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They will Twilightify Batman.
Rich would tip the balance too far into the geek side of the scale. The white socks are enough. He also had no idea wtf they were talking about when not talking about comic book movies.
Rich would tip the balance too far into the geek side of the scale. The white socks are enough. He also had no idea wtf they were talking about when not talking about comic book movies.
He's not the real Plinkett anyways, just drop him!
Nappuccino
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For some reason, I doubt Rich will have enough to say about most movies. It seems like they brought him on solely because he was a big fan of spiderman while the other two were not, giving him a more informed opinion of the films.
Rodney McKay
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Haha, I really love their reviews. I blew through their back catalog of In The Bag's a week ago when I found out they existed. Great stuff.
I went to the theater on the 4th and ALMOST went to see Spiderman, but I had the exact reaction they were talking about: that "eh, it's just Spiderman again" feeling.
I went to the theater on the 4th and ALMOST went to see Spiderman, but I had the exact reaction they were talking about: that "eh, it's just Spiderman again" feeling.
Rich was very briefly brought in as a reviewer once before, during a gag in which Mike was traveling. The joke was that Rich had little to contribute to their movies conversation, so he and Jay went through a few false starts with no success. If my memory serves, he was shot by Jay in that episode as well.
("People want to see Mike Stoklasa and the other guy... they don't want to see the other guy and the other guy!").
("People want to see Mike Stoklasa and the other guy... they don't want to see the other guy and the other guy!").
That quote is hilarious.
I would love to see Rich joint up. He seems as smart as Mike and Jay, so it seems like it'd be a nice, new dynamic.
The three of them have a long history so it's nice to see how their sense of humor is understood by each person. I'm wondering how long the TDKR review will be and if it will have a nice spoiler section like Prometheus.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I just watched an older clip they did from '05, Mike's so thin!
And they made me remember that Batman's getting a new movie stat in order to vibe better with the Justice League movie they wanna make.
And they made me remember that Batman's getting a new movie stat in order to vibe better with the Justice League movie they wanna make.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Has anyone else encountered the phenomenon of people who have seen Plinkett reviews of movies and now literally cannot perceive anything good about the movie in any way simply because they saw nothing but negative things in a Plinkett review?
I had a very weird conversation with a guy about Star Trek: Generations with a guy who literally hated every single thing about the movie and his entire argument was just a series of quotes from the Plinkett review. It's not the first time that's happened either, although that's the first time it was with a person I know personally.
I had a very weird conversation with a guy about Star Trek: Generations with a guy who literally hated every single thing about the movie and his entire argument was just a series of quotes from the Plinkett review. It's not the first time that's happened either, although that's the first time it was with a person I know personally.
But Plinkett makes good points. I don't know as much about the ST movies as Star Wars, but if anybody asked me why I didn't like the prequel movies, I'd just point them to the review, because Plinkett basically lists every gripe I have, and a lot that I never realized before even.
Good Job Bob
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Love this review.
Especially the part where they mentioned the stronger the adjective, the weaker the movie.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Whether the Plinkett character makes a good point or not, its pretty inane to try to cite the (comedy) review as some kind of law instead of coming up with a single original thought. Particularly given that the Generations review in question is pretty nitpicky ("why does the glass shatter, the show said its transparent metal"). It's hard to argue in favor of the Star Wars prequels, but the Star Trek one is a lot more debatable.
I don't know, maybe. I don't even really see the Plinkett character being an issue though. His character really has nothing to do with the critiques, besides how they are worded or delivered. That's all Mike, and likely some of his friends pointing it out.
EDIT: Also, I agree the nitpicky stuff doesn't always matter, but it can if it all adds up.
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Moonrise Kingdom sounds good to be fair...