The amount of production company logos at the beginning made a good amount of people in our theater laugh

i cant fucking believe theres a half in the bag on a movie that i worked on. ive been watching you guys for like ten years and now youre reviewing a thing i helped with!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm glad the actor playing the host is doing great. He went from being the Jokers silent henchman to McDonald's commercials then bounced back and and has made a sweet career

A minute in and we're hitting the *top-shelf DS9 references with "self-sealing stem BOLTS"* - perfect

I feel like at this point, rlm has probably destroyed a statistically significant number of the world's vcrs.

I see Jay has completed his Jesus arc and has returned to looking like someone from this century

One of my favorite movies in recent time. I also appreciate the lost art of keeping movies under 2 hours

Check out "The Devil of Christmas" episode of the British show "Inside No.9" (series 3, episode 1). The conceit is that its the raw footage of the recording of a 1970s BBC Christmas scare story (with some moments of 'audio commentary'), but they went full-on with the authenticity by using the actual cameras and lighting rigs that would've been used in the 1970s, and then employing the retired camera operators etc who knew how to run all that gear, in order to actually shoot the episode (which was also shot in the same manner that such a Christmas ghost story of the period would've been shot - in two days on a BBC soundstage with multiple cameras). Even the costumes were from the 1970s. A lot of what Jay wishes LNWTD looked like is exactly how that episode looks, and it works brilliantly.

Had the gun in my mouth when this was uploaded

Every two years, someone in need gets a really short wig from Jay, and I think that's beautiful

after watching the movie, i can see where jay is coming from it stops feeling like an actual talk show fast but i think it still works. the ending really drives the whole fever dream feeling they seemed like they were going for. It would be super cool to see a version of Late Night With The Devil where they commit fully to the lost media bit more, but i think the existing film was really enjoyable and presents its themes super well. The acting, the scoring, and the pacing all worked together to drive the waking dreamer idea; to the point that a lot of the shots felt like they were from a dream.

It's like best of the worst is good to watch before bed to fall asleep. While Half in the Bag is perfect for folding laundry.

I love that Mike managed to make Jay say "self sealing stem bolt."

I love how real Mike's hair looks.

the shot of Jay when Mike says "VHS weirdos" was pure gold

Mike did in fact start the REAL long narrative arc in this episode: Jay dying from burnt cork inhalation.

The skeptic character was totally based on magician turned debunker James Randi. He had a bounty for any sort of psychic or paranormal activity he couldn't debunk as well. And I'm pretty sure the psychic guy was based off Uri Geller.

Wow! The AI image software they used to generate Mike and Jay for this episode is honestly impressive, although I could tell Mike was fake by his unnatural lurching..

Damn that overlay edit y'all did to make it older was exactly what I was rhinking the entire time. Full fan edit please and thank you

As a British person, can we stand together to the memory of Michael Parkinson! The equivilant of Letterman!

I love how they zoom in on Jay when Mike says "VHS Weirdos".

To Mike's point about staying closer to reality being scarier, the only part that I found mildly creepy was early on when there was that person in the audience dressed up as a skeleton and it seemed that there was something off with him, based on the way they shot him.

Glad they caught the 7 different production companies at the beginning. I actually rewound it after going, "What the hell?"

8:00 - The Owl was likely to signify the gigantic Owl statue at Bohemian Grove, which the character was repeatedly eluded to having visited in the movie. They hold a mock ritual sacrifice in front of that statue every year, and child sacrifice was also mentioned in the movie as a component of the cultists rituals. Owls represent wisdom to most occult groups.

David Dastmalchian has been in The Dark Knight, The Ant-Man films, Dune 1 and 2, Oppenheimer, and Bladerunner 2049, among others. But looks like he's always going to be known as Polka Dot Man.

Jays edit to make it look like 70's video footage is actually really effective, I can tell what he means when he says it feels more authentic.

I’m only one minute in and I swear Mike and Jay’s prowess as a comedic duo are up there with the greats like Laurel and Hardy. I got to interview them in college within the first few episodes of Half in the Bag and boy am I glad I did. RLM remains my favorite channels on KZfaq. Keep it up, guys! Incredible work.

I never knew how badly I needed to see Jay’s face whilst hearing Mike say, “…VCR weirdos” until this video. Great editing choice, Jay 👍🏻

So happy that Ghostwatch got a mention! I was 10 years old when it aired on the BBC, and I can tell you that lots of people were convinced of its authenticity.

Polka dot man doomed to be known as the Polka dot man because his last name is too hard

You know it's a Jay edited episode when the description fits one line without having to hit more.

My favorite part of the video is that Mike and Jay apparently understood a Svengoolie reference.

Why is my favorite trivia channel making movie reviews?

Jay's graceful evolution into Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan Kenobi continues and is going very well

You know who did this premise well? Joe Bob with his Friday the 13th marathon. The show slowly degrades as JBB is stalked by Jason and loses his crew and eventually his mind. All of it shot like a standard episode of the drive-in.

I reckon the Sceptic in LNWTD is based on James Randi, who, as a former illusionist was quite theatrical as he went about his brilliant work of exposing kooks and confidence tricksters. So I think that character holds up

I didn't know about Civil War's posters fiasco. Damn, that's embarrassing, even in Hollywood standards.

A Ghostwatch Re:View episode this Halloween, please RLM. 🙏

I was ten years old, and abandoned by my baby sitter. I tuned into Ghost Watch and, yes, of course I missed the disclaimer. It was amazing.

The self sealing stem bolt bit was just the bit of Mike Star Trek comedy I needed to warm the cold cockles of my heart

The skeptic was based on James Randi and his confrontations with Uri Geller, whom the psychic was based on. Randi was pretty theatrical in real life. The movie character was much more of a prick than Randi, but the affectation wasn't that far off.

A minute in and we're already whipping out semi-obscure Star Trek references.

You made my day with the Svengoolie reference mention.

The movie not committing to the aesthetic was my biggest issue. I love the concept of Late Night with the Devil, but they don’t fully commit to it being an actual recording of a late night show.

the sceptic was definitely modelled on James Randi (fun fact: he's played by the actor who played the guy who gets possessed by Agent Smith in the Matrix Reloaded)

Need to get the "THANKS, ELON!" added to all the major GIF suppliers

Great video but when is the Dune 2 discussion coming

Finally I've watched a movie before the half in the bag

One noteworthy thing about Ghostwatch and that disclaimer - it evidently began at 9:25PM. Most movies would typically start at the 30 minute or hour mark. So this little detail allowed it to quickly say it was fiction in the least conspicuous way possible as most people would assume it started at 9:30.

1:01 even in a horror Half in the bag, he manages to put in a neckbeard level trek reference. love it.

I love and have been following the work you guys have been doing, since 2012. Congratulations for always bringing interesting takes and analyses! I always feel that your videos (Half in the Bag, Re:View, BOTW, etc) are like a fantastic film school. So thank you so much! My intention with this message is just to say that I think a Re:View dedicated to "Ghostwatch" would be awesome (especially now that you indicated you know the film)! Knowing of Mike's interest for the supernatural and Jay's knowledge on the horror genre, I am sure it would be a fantastic episode! At least I would deeply appreciate it. Thank you for the great work once again, guys!

A great found footage thing to check out is “X-Cops” the X Files episode where the cast of Cops runs into them and follows them for the whole episode. It’s really one of my favorite uses of that genre.

Jay getting his game hair on....look out Mike he's interviewing at other repair shops

These episodes truly are the best.. miss them the most.

Fake Nerds: “When I saw the Millennium Falcon, I clapped.” Real Nerds: “When he said Self Sealing Stembolts, I clapped.”

I really enjoyed this one. I'm surprised they didn't realize it was based on what James Randy used to do. He used to be a magician, he has a fund, he went on talk shows to disprove hack fraud supernatural powers... That stuff was big back then, bending spoons and what not.

Never thought I'd hear Michael Parkinson's dulcet tones on RLM video.

Stem Bolt reference, bless you DS9.

Thank goodness the headdrum issue was resolved without transporting Mr Plinkett's house to the bottom of the ocean, to confront his evil twin, who's Jay's real father and is married to Mike's long lost good twin, then shenanigans ensue.

Finally.. I can stop rewatching old episodes

The movie reminded me of an Argentinean film: History of the Occult. I strongly recommend watching it, it delivers imo a better late night atmosphere and a sense of dread. It also features fake commercials and the programme constantly reminds you of the time (only 30mins till midnight type of stuff). I DO like Late Night with the Devil but the subtlety of History of the Occult suits my tastes better.

I thought the skeptic was that theatrical and the scene with him and the WILD reality-bending hypnosis happened because the possessed girl really WAS a fake and he would be the actual devil calling it out and wreaking havoc on the show. I figured the jacket change into the maroon was foreshadowing and the fact that he was so nonchalant about it all, including the worm bit where he made thousands of people see a living nightmare. That would’ve been a much cooler and unexpected route.

According to Memory Alpha, Self-Sealing Stem Bolts are a basic component of Reverse Ratcheting Routing Planers. If you salvage from some of those, you'll be all set.

Speaking of artistically liberal movie posters, RedLetterMedia would probably love the Godzilla vs Megalon poster which prominently features the titular monsters somehow on top of the World Trade Center towers.

Love the DS9 reference, Mike. I want to see a Half in the Bag where Mike sneaks in as many obscure Star Trek references as possible to see how many he can get in before Jay catches on.

great review! love y’all

Proper happy you guys talked about Ghostwatch. I remember ot as a kid and it was genuinely scary to my childs brain.

"VHS weirdos" *camera holds on Jay*

that FUCKING HIPPIE finally got a DAMN HAIRCUT

So glad you mentioned Ghostwatch, I still remember when it was aired live in the UK

Fun fact: The War of the Worlds hysteria is a myth. In fact more people reported that they had listened to the broadcast than had actually listened to it. Jacob Geller covered it in a video.

The movie should have leaned harder into looking like a late-night program. There were too many shots that could not have been from the studio cameras.

I loved this movie, it was so much fun. I also enjoyed how everything was a pretty direct reference to something from the 70s. Jack Dorsey's secret society was Bohemian Grove, which gained a lot of notoriety in the 70s after that recording of Nixon talking about it became public. They also use a lot of owl imagery, which is reflected in the movie. The skeptic was an exaggerated James Randi, the psychic was clearly based on Uri Geller. There were several cults at the time similar to the one from the beginning. I'm not sure if the girl and the book were based on anything specific, but that kind of parapsychology was huge in the 70s. Night Owls was a convincing 70s talk show, aside from the anachronistic technical aspects they talked about. This movie was a labour of love by people who really enjoy that era of pop culture.

I'm so excited for this next story arc in the RLMCU! Very cool! Very cool!

It's been years since I've seen Mike and Jay's shenanigans. Surprised they're still doing this.

Craig Charles! Let's have a three hour video where Mike dissects Red Dwarf.

i have exactly 31 minutes before i have to go fix the sidewalk my neighbor keeps fucking up, what a coincidence.

Absolutely! Mike's spot on. Seeing the poster for "Escape from New York" was truly epic.

They didn't talk about it in this video, but how did people feel about the hypnosis scene? That was the scariest part of the movie for me, and I feel like it succeeded where the later effects-heavy possession stuff stumbled.

I'm so happy y'all waited for the home viewers! Watched 2 days ago. Love seeing David Dastmalchian get his flowers 🖤

There are some horror movies where you just want to spend hours hanging out with the characters and the world, before everything goes to hell. This is definitely one of those movies. As crazy as the later half is, I feel like I could've watched 10 hours of the first act, just random episodes of the talk show with colorful guests.

Loved the ending, really ramps up

During the screening that I went to, after the about the 90th production/distribution company logo appeared, another popped up and in the dead silent theater the gentleman in front of me screamed, "WHAT THE FUCK!!!". Huge ovation.

I'll give you 35 wrappages of Cardassian yamok sauce for that bolt in as-is condition

Hollywood thought that evil robots would look like people, but they actually look like terrible movie posters.

Thanks for your input on artist merit vs AI at the beginning of this video.

Delighted to hear Jay has seen Ghostwatch

By the way, if anyone wants some other British shows that do this idea better, I’d recommend Inside No.9’s Deadline and in another format, The Devil at Christmas. I actually thought of the latter when Jay was talking about how this movie doesn’t feel like it’s from the time period it’s meant to take place in, The Devil at Christmas did such a good job of feeling like the kind of production the BBC would make in the ‘70s that it enhanced the horror so much.

I loved the ending scene- I thought the electric demon with the split head was horrific!

I'm a bit sad, that the boys don't know who The Amazing James Randi was. The sceptic character was an homage to him and I loved every second of that. Loved the movie and this episode was great as always.

Thank you for forcing Jay to say the words “self-sealing Stembolt” 🖖

The movie relies in a lot of real people and events. James Randi, Anton Lavey, Bohemian Groove etc.

SCREW my sister’s wedding!! This is more important!!!!

Ghost Watch on BBC2 Halloween night I was glued to it, I believed it at the time! Sarah Greene hosted kids shows and Michael Parkinson, who I was so surprised in retrospect would take part in this, as he was a respected talk show host who interviewed everyone from John Wayne to John Lennon to Mohammad Ali. Good times :)

I never thought I’d see a ‘Half in the Bag’ that started with a Michael Parkinson audio clip 👻 And see Mike and Jay talk about ‘Ghostwatch’

We are currently living in a horror movie renaissance, and I'm stoked about that.

Jay changes hairstyles more often than underwear. This one is the best so far.

The skeptic character was actually based on James Randi, a brilliant magician who later abandoned the cape and wand for more serious pursuits of debunking the paranormal, supernatural, religious, and exploitative. Haige is a magician-turned-skeptic just like Randi, and they both had a flair for showmanship even while they showed how charlatans were lying to steal from vulnerable people. Of course in this movie we are watching a fictional reality in which these people are genuine and the supernatural actually creeps into reality, so Haige must be a condescending jerk who gets his just desserts in the end. The real Randi died as an icon of rational thought, common sense, and healthy skepticism of extraordinary claims. I loved the Haige character in this film as a huge fan of James Randi. I thought he did a wonderful job of being completely confident in his skepticism, and then he needed to rationalize everything until the bitter end when he thought maybe the check in his pocket might be enough to save him.

Stoklasa’s hostility is truly inspiring!!!

I think we need a fan edit now that looks like an actual 70's tapes