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[BigBeauford]

"Know how I know you're gay"?

 

[Ordinaryundone]

Comic book fans will call it Bendis-speak. It's what you get when an entire generation of writers and comedians who grew up watching Seinfeld finally come of age and decide it's style of humor shall henceforth be the only style of humor, regardless of if there is anyone who can actually pull it off.

 

[Alebrije]

Never thought that thing was called comedy , are just dumb dialogs

 

[Joyful]

"Know how I know you're gay"?

because you like coldplay

 

[Mushroomer25]

When done well, it can be excellent. It's what defined Judd Apatow's style, and produced some of this generation's best comedy scenes. But the secret is that you need really funny people. and in the right combination. I enjoyed the ad-libbed moments in Ghostbusters, but agree that directors often use it as a crutch for weak writing.

 

[adamsappel]

Preeeeetty sure that's not the case.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/65928/11-comedic-films-memorable-unscripted-moments

Non-comedic: http://screenrant.com/greatest-unscripted-movie-scenes/

 

[Lothar]

I knew this would be about Ghostbusters but I thought it would be about this. http://youtu.be/HUEKreyTkvA#t=7m47s Constantly talking trying to make jokes every second humor.

Movie looks horrendous and as bad as the trailers unless RLM is way off.

 

[stuminus3]

That particular scene is unusually awkward but when it works it works.

 

[Jackpot]

RLM's reView of Ghostbusters 1980s gave a great analysis of why it worked, in particular how restrained it was and how dry the humour was.

 

[daviyoung]

A whole lot of people often enjoy a whole lot of shallow, generic crap. Listen to pop music.

whole lot of people have no idea why they like things

 

[MC Safety]

RLM's reView of Ghostbusters 1980s gave a great analysis of why it worked, in particular how restrained it was and how dry the humour was.

Red Letter Media is oftentimes very insightful with its criticism. I think the guys are oftentimes very funny, too.

I don't like how they bury their criticisms amid an endless series of bits and bad shtick. And I'm not a big fan of the third guy. Rich, I think his name is.

 

[JustenP88]

Are you talking about the "let's go" part? It was like 3 seconds lol. I would probably be the world's worst critic, but I don't understand how something so short and insignificant even registers as something to criticize.

 

[backflip10019]

I thought this was going to be about how Will Ferrell shouting random sentences counts as comedy.

Fuck Stepbrothers.

You're wrong.

Stepbrothers is fantastic.

 

[RionaaM]

"Know how I know you're gay"?

This scene is great, love that movie. The porn box one is funny as hell too.

 

[Zyae]

Meh. "Internet cynicism" masquerading as critism. Prometheus is an easy target.

The most ironic post on the internet.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Just watched the RLM Ghostbusters review. They definitely tore it apart. Lots of good points too. The comparison to Adam Sandlers Pixels was hilarious.

 

[LyleLanley]

A whole lot of people often enjoy a whole lot of shallow, generic crap. Listen to pop music.

In my opinion people like the wrong things.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

I thought this was going to be about how Will Ferrell shouting random sentences counts as comedy.

Fuck Stepbrothers.

Will Ferrell is the unfunniest dimwit running around in Hollywood.
It's not ironic, it's not deadpan, it's not funny, it just plain sucks whenever he opens his dumb mouth. Be it in movies, interviews or TV-sketches.


He can die in a busfire together with Amy Schumer and the cast of SNL.

 

[Kinyou]

I knew this would be about Ghostbusters but I thought it would be about this. http://youtu.be/HUEKreyTkvA#t=7m47s Constantly talking trying to make jokes every second humor.

Movie looks horrendous and as bad as the trailers unless RLM is way off.

Yeah that was a good point they brought up. If the rest of the movie is like that scene it must be exhausting

 

[whitemex88]

https://youtu.be/tZr8Dz4TjVg

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I hate all comedy styles that aren't black/dark comedy.

Basically Dr. Strangelove is the best comedy film in my book.

 

[dity]

RLM is garbage.

Plinkett was better.

 

[Spiral Insanity]

RLM is garbage.

Their Ghostbusters review made me cringe a lot though.

 

[Boozeroony]

I hate all comedy styles that aren't black/dark comedy.

Basically Dr. Strangelove is the best comedy film in my book.

Pretty much. Add absurd to the list.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

RLM is garbage.

I agree tbh. The fact that the character that they created for their reviews is a man who kidnaps, tortures, and kills women says a lot about them t b h.

 

[BigBeauford]

I hate all comedy styles that aren't black/dark comedy.

Basically Dr. Strangelove is the best comedy film in my book.

I bet you liked Worlds Greatest Dad!

 

[UrbanRats]

What is a good movie review?

When 75% of the review is used as a social commentary?

They at least tell you what is wrong with the movie.

I'm not talking about this Ghostbusters review in particular, as I haven't seen the movie, but in general I found both to be fairly shallow in their movie reviews, it doesn't help that most of their reviews are about blockbuster, popcorn fluff.

"Social commentary" is also perfectly fine when you're talking about art, btw.

 

[silenttwn]

I'm with you OP. I watched Spy and laughed a couple times. Same with Ghostbusters. Not a Paul Feig fan for this reason. It's hard to believe the same guy was behind Freaks and Geeks, of which any episode of that show is funnier to me either Spy or Ghostbusters.

 

[radios shipping overview]

Saying random wacky phrases! Awkwardly!

Seeing this kind of humor in the Ghostbusters trailers is what put me off this film for good. Don't want it, don't need it, didn't like it in Anchorman.

 

[silenttwn]

Their Ghostbusters review made me cringe a lot though.

What did you find cringy in the Ghostbusters review? Just curious.

 

[HStallion]

In my opinion people like the wrong things.

Exactly, somebody gets it!

 

[Kinyou]

I agree tbh. The fact that the character that they created for their reviews is a man who kidnaps, tortures, and kills women says a lot about them t b h.

I think that's more like a joke about overanalysing a pop culture product. Basically only someone crazy would do that

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I think that's more like a joke about overanalysing a pop culture product. Basically only someone crazy would do that

It's a very extended joke that ran way too long then and just became creepy and indulgent tbh.

 

[Whom_Gods_Annoy]

It's a very extended joke that ran way too long then and just became creepy and indulgent tbh.

The review of Attack of the Clones had too much of that I agree. Thankfully they backed off a bit for the episode 3 review.

 

[PsychBat!]

Yes, I agree, RLM's style of comedy is totally sh-oh

boyhood sucked, didn't you hear?

 

[King Tubby]

To OP, yeah I really hate this sort of meta/cringe/neurotic style that's become in vogue in mainstream comedies of late.

You mean watch the full version of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolenE1GCyg (might have tiddies in it so NSFW warning)

RLM is amazing.

I am not that familiar with RLM but this video is painful to sit through.

 

[Rentahamster]

I was hoping this thread would be about Family Guy.

I thought Family Guy at first, too

 

[BronsonLee]

boyhood sucked, didn't you hear?

I heard you need an uppahcut

 

[Lothar]

It's a very extended joke that ran way too long then and just became creepy and indulgent tbh.

The Mary Kate and Ashley joke made up for it though, didn't it?

 

[plasmawave]

It's very Seth Macfarlane kinda humor.

 

[Harmen]

I wouldn't even call this comedy, it is just people conversing awkwardly but not to the point it becomes funny. This type of writing doesn't actively bother me though, but it most certainly fails to add to a film's comedy value in my opinion.

 

[ArgyleReptile]

It's very Seth Macfarlane kinda humor.

I don't think so. At least, I don't remember this type of humor being used in Famliy Guy or any of his other shows.

 

[Fevaweva]

I have noticed that every improv sesh in a film is shot in almost the exact same way: they are almost all Shot Reverse Shot between the two people quipping. Its become so noticeable that whenever I tune out after the first couple of quips and then come back when its all over.

 

[HiResDes]

I still don't understand how Mike hated on the original Independence Day and really likes the new one. It's nearly unfathomable to me, and makes me question everything he says even though everything about the new Ghostbusters looks shit.

 

[BlueTsunami]

I don't think so. At least, I don't remember this type of humor being used in Famliy Guy or any of his other shows.

I think it has a similar feel. Like, record scratch, scene halts while the two characters share a quip, usually awkward, move on with the scene.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

This is the perfect example of a terrible use of improv where they probably have an hour of gag reel footage of them just bullshitting,

I swear every new comedy has at least one scene of this shit.

This was the worst part of Deadpool for me.

 

[| Praxis |]

I thought this was going to be about how Will Ferrell shouting random sentences counts as comedy.

Fuck Stepbrothers.

Stepbrothers earned it's place in the short list of films I turned off before the end. I don't mind Will Ferrell or dumb comedy, but that film was the pits.

 

[HiResDes]

Stepbrothers is easily one of the best Ferrell movies if you're into Will Ferrell.

 

[ArgyleReptile]

I think it has a similar feel. Like, record scratch, scene halts while the two characters share a quip, usually awkward, move on with the scene.

I mean, there are a ton of quips in his shows, but I never felt like the scene comes to a halt when it's with the two characters. Neither do I think it comes across as bad improv, which appears to be what the OP has a problem with. Though I could be mistaken.

 

[ZoddGutts]

Do I have to be peer reviewed to have an opinion of an online reviewer?


I think they bank too much on cynicism.
It's infantile.

You sure about that? Mike liked Jurassic World and ID4-2 despite the "Internet cynicism" shit your going on about. They didn't hate the Star Wars movie either despite being too close to the first Star Wars film.

Edit: They didn't hate Prometheus either. Shocking, I know.