Half in the Bag: Late Night with the Devil

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  • čas přidán 26. 04. 2024
  • Mike and Jay discuss the new found-footage-ish demonic movie Late Night with the Devil! But more importantly, they break a very important and rare VCR repair tool or something.
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  • @sasche23
    @sasche23 Před 17 dny +2582

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

    • @oBuLLzEyEo1013
      @oBuLLzEyEo1013 Před 17 dny +187

      Dude... They repair 'em...

    • @Lucario4thewin
      @Lucario4thewin Před 17 dny +77

      That's what lightning fast vcr repair is for.

    • @ianv.a.4040
      @ianv.a.4040 Před 17 dny +40

      Naaaaah that's too much work. Just glue the broken one back together and then destroy it over and over again until profit!

    • @Prodmullefc
      @Prodmullefc Před 17 dny +28

      The Kaiba principle. If they destroy all the other cards then their own are more valuable.

    • @ClockworkMan13
      @ClockworkMan13 Před 17 dny +27

      They're boosting the value just like their nukie tape

  • @dantalione
    @dantalione Před 17 dny +1335

    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!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @cpee656
      @cpee656 Před 17 dny +71

      Well done. Most remarkable movie I’ve seen this year so far. Cheers!

    • @Ronfost89
      @Ronfost89 Před 17 dny +92

      And the movie didn't suck so kudos!

    • @corbinarmstrong7419
      @corbinarmstrong7419 Před 17 dny +26

      @dantalione I just saw it on apple this past Thursday, and it was good! Had a nice time with it 😁

    • @Scrufflelump
      @Scrufflelump Před 17 dny +51

      Dude I helped with it too! How about them craft services!?

    • @corbinarmstrong7419
      @corbinarmstrong7419 Před 17 dny +12

      I did see there were covid protocols for this movie (something you don't see credited now these days). Was it difficult or exhausting to stay safe and not get covid?

  • @KR11111
    @KR11111 Před 17 dny +152

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

    • @kevinluna3257
      @kevinluna3257 Před 12 dny +32

      It made me laugh as well it reminded me of that bit in family guy where peter keeps waiting for the movie and it’s all company logos

    • @tammyhowe8461
      @tammyhowe8461 Před 11 dny +5

      I laughed out loud at home!

    • @martymiller4537
      @martymiller4537 Před 10 dny +1

      ​@@kevinluna3257I thought the exact same thing

    • @louistully8724
      @louistully8724 Před 10 dny +6

      This movie had more productoin logos than Tim and Eric's 'Bonjour, Diamond Jim'

    • @tweeeeeex
      @tweeeeeex Před 9 dny +9

      it doesn't help that the last two companies were literally "Future Pictures: Since 2068 and "Spooky Pictures." who names their production company that??? it feels like a parody, i assumed it was a joke on the movie's part by the time i saw those

  • @johnhawthorne2901
    @johnhawthorne2901 Před 16 dny +251

    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

    • @videoestres
      @videoestres Před 14 dny +20

      He has a NAME

    • @momox001
      @momox001 Před 14 dny +10

      ​@videoestres it's a crazy hard name to remember

    • @adamkondracki3201
      @adamkondracki3201 Před 14 dny +13

      It was Wendy's buddy!! How dare you say he got paid by a shill company like McDonalds 😢😢
      Frostys are so tasty btw 😋

    • @AlexS-xh6ud
      @AlexS-xh6ud Před 13 dny +22

      It’s easy to remember. It’s David Dalmatian.

    • @kwileby09
      @kwileby09 Před 12 dny +8

      ​@@AlexS-xh6udEasy to remember, harder to spell. Dalmachian.

  • @Valkyrie9000
    @Valkyrie9000 Před 17 dny +687

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

    • @gsesquire3441
      @gsesquire3441 Před 17 dny +7

      You can only donate if you grow a certain length that would make it workable. You cant make a short wig out of not even shoulder length hair.

    • @jewman4
      @jewman4 Před 17 dny +3

      Poetic

    • @Doctor_Eightball
      @Doctor_Eightball Před 17 dny +25

      *a really short _merkin_

    • @dan0368
      @dan0368 Před 16 dny +2

      😂

    • @griegomas
      @griegomas Před 16 dny

      ​@@gsesquire3441 it was a joke, friend

  • @alexherman77
    @alexherman77 Před 17 dny +2352

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

    • @MrsMacLover
      @MrsMacLover Před 17 dny +82

      Jay is timeless

    • @Rock-tc3qg
      @Rock-tc3qg Před 17 dny +136

      Jay has finally completed his liking Men arc

    • @jamesday1295
      @jamesday1295 Před 17 dny +39

      Very cool.

    • @philleotardo8542
      @philleotardo8542 Před 17 dny +38

      he looks like a revolutionary war general

    • @peelsreklaw
      @peelsreklaw Před 17 dny +48

      Slicked and parted is definitely last century. Current century is the broccoli cut.

  • @WeWantBears
    @WeWantBears Před 17 dny +116

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

    • @kibnob
      @kibnob Před 16 dny +11

      DS9 re:view incoming???

  • @ZombieWagon
    @ZombieWagon Před 12 dny +39

    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.

    • @kibnob
      @kibnob Před dnem +1

      Sounds great, on my list now, thanks for the info

  • @travtotheworld
    @travtotheworld Před 17 dny +850

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

    • @KSignalEingang
      @KSignalEingang Před 17 dny +26

      ...by the seashore

    • @TrueNubinator
      @TrueNubinator Před 17 dny +39

      I can’t believe Mike revealed the secret use of Self Sealing Stem Bolts

    • @obnoxiouspriest
      @obnoxiouspriest Před 17 dny +13

      What episode was the self-sealing stem bolt from again?

    • @blacktinibis7250
      @blacktinibis7250 Před 17 dny +76

      @@obnoxiouspriest DS9 season 1 episode 15 "Progress". Jake and Nog form the "No-Jay Consortium" in an attempt to turn 5 thousand wrappages of Cardassian yamok sauce into latinum.

    • @needmoarinternets
      @needmoarinternets Před 17 dny +7

      against his will

  • @christianballer1569
    @christianballer1569 Před 17 dny +1791

    Had the gun in my mouth when this was uploaded

  • @adder2488
    @adder2488 Před 16 dny +12

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

  • @cowetascore8476
    @cowetascore8476 Před 16 dny +15

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

  • @monkfishy6348
    @monkfishy6348 Před 17 dny +495

    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.

    • @KR-hg8be
      @KR-hg8be Před 17 dny +51

      I was thinking the same thing once they started showing the footage. It looks weird since it's lit and staged like a 1970s show but it's clean and crisp like a modern film.

    • @WingItMan217
      @WingItMan217 Před 16 dny +32

      As someone who really liked this movie, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get the points they made

    • @katanalevygames
      @katanalevygames Před 16 dny +27

      I really love the look of VHS but I think that would have also been wrong for '77. They would probably be shooting on film then so it should have just been softer and grainier looking but I completely agree with his point that they should have leaned much harder into the aesthetic.

    • @alisterfolson
      @alisterfolson Před 16 dny +3

      I thought I was the only one who caught that, lol

    • @erickmallmann1487
      @erickmallmann1487 Před 16 dny +6

      @@katanalevygames you can't shoot live on film

  • @MangoChoTV
    @MangoChoTV Před 17 dny +666

    I love how real Mike's hair looks.

  • @skummyskelly7306
    @skummyskelly7306 Před 17 dny +18

    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.

  • @asgads
    @asgads Před 17 dny +9

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

    • @aaronsustaita277
      @aaronsustaita277 Před 16 dny

      For real like why does the little mermaid live action need to be over 2 hours.

    • @asgads
      @asgads Před 16 dny

      @@aaronsustaita277 no idea, that could have actually be a decent movie if edited well

  • @OneColdMonkey
    @OneColdMonkey Před 17 dny +148

    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.

    • @BadBeardDude
      @BadBeardDude Před 14 dny +21

      Absolutely, you're spot on. And the Owl and the Grove is Bohemian Grove where world leaders and celebrities meet up and burn a giant owl.

    • @kennethc2466
      @kennethc2466 Před 14 dny +13

      THANK YOU! I screamed that (in my head) the entire movie. Check in the pocket, great magician and stage performer, it was CLEALY Randi. The man who took down Gellar, and many other charlatan goons...via the demonstrable scientific method. A hero to truth, and an enemy to bull s......

    • @Ruestar1
      @Ruestar1 Před 13 dny +7

      RIP Randy. You did good

    • @bjchit
      @bjchit Před 12 dny +1

      So which character was Johnny Carson?

    • @SianMartin.Dr.Oocyte
      @SianMartin.Dr.Oocyte Před 12 dny +4

      I was really surprised that neither of them brought it up.

  • @waynemorris6907
    @waynemorris6907 Před 17 dny +638

    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.

    • @JoeJoe-lq6bd
      @JoeJoe-lq6bd Před 17 dny +30

      I am curious though. Wouldn't people have noticed Craig Charles in it as a clue that it was fake? Red Dwarf had started 3 years earlier.

    • @markpearcemusic258
      @markpearcemusic258 Před 17 dny +15

      I was 6 when it aired and have only seen it as an adult, but I know a couple of people slightly older than me who were traumatised by it 😅 It's out on Bluray and holds up pretty well 👍

    • @thedoobieshrew0244
      @thedoobieshrew0244 Před 17 dny +19

      Was around the same age, creepy for the time. Having Parkinson host was a nice touch for credibility. What was the ghost/demon called? Was it mr pipes or something like that.

    • @garrkell
      @garrkell Před 17 dny +67

      ​@JoeJoe-lq6bd Craig was playing himself in Ghost Watch as was Parkinson. They didn't pretend to be someone else, the big names were themselves.

    • @zypalitra8080
      @zypalitra8080 Před 17 dny +20

      @@JoeJoe-lq6bd All of the people were contemporary personalities so it's not THAT out of the realms of feasibility for his inclusion. Sarah Greene, Michael Parkinson etc. If it was real, including him in the production would have made sense to act as a potential comic relief. Craig works well with kids (Robot Wars being a fantastic example)

  • @MilanousMedia
    @MilanousMedia Před 17 dny +36

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

  • @leotuber
    @leotuber Před 17 dny +26

    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 CZcams. Keep it up, guys! Incredible work.

  • @ryanscott4038
    @ryanscott4038 Před 17 dny +299

    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..

    • @adcon00
      @adcon00 Před 17 dny +9

      Yeah, no way Mike looks that old in real life.

    • @KeyTryer
      @KeyTryer Před 17 dny +9

      ​@@adcon00if anything, they de-aged him.

    • @6AxisSage
      @6AxisSage Před 17 dny +4

      I mean, it got some of the details wrong like mikes head is far too small.

    • @jesusaguirre2150
      @jesusaguirre2150 Před 16 dny +5

      They managed to hide their weird hands for most shots. I think that helped

    • @darkpatches
      @darkpatches Před 16 dny +3

      @@jesusaguirre2150 But if you look close, you can still tell they're weird with only five fingers on each hand.

  • @antonyriley1854
    @antonyriley1854 Před 17 dny +446

    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

    • @JaymeSplendid
      @JaymeSplendid Před 17 dny +14

      God I was hoping someone else caught this.

    • @alejandrocano1087
      @alejandrocano1087 Před 17 dny +13

      My god that was such a deep cut

    • @cinderful
      @cinderful Před 17 dny

      *smiles with tiny ferengi fangs*

    • @antonyriley1854
      @antonyriley1854 Před 17 dny +11

      @@alejandrocano1087 someone better add that they’re used for VCR repair to memory alpha 😂

    • @eagle-eye125
      @eagle-eye125 Před 17 dny +7

      @@antonyriley1854 "You have to learn WHY things work on a VCR"...

  • @ChargeBackForward
    @ChargeBackForward Před 17 dny +28

    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 👍🏻

  • @jukeboxfandango
    @jukeboxfandango Před 17 dny +57

    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.

    • @tonypine3434
      @tonypine3434 Před 15 dny +4

      Alluded

    • @EdPrivat-nz9et
      @EdPrivat-nz9et Před 15 dny +5

      It's also a masonic symbol.

    • @exercisebook4154
      @exercisebook4154 Před 14 dny +11

      It's Moloch. Also the elites don't just engage in mock sacrifices. They also literally sacrifice children.

    • @exercisebook4154
      @exercisebook4154 Před 14 dny +3

      Esoteric Hollywood by Jay Dyer is a good background into the occult in Hollywood.

    • @EdPrivat-nz9et
      @EdPrivat-nz9et Před 14 dny +2

      @@exercisebook4154 Yeah I love Jay Dyer, he also did some great coverage of the CIA, NASA, Werner Von Braun, project paperclip, etc...

  • @zakk3910
    @zakk3910 Před 17 dny +205

    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.

    • @mrmr9420
      @mrmr9420 Před 17 dny +52

      Yeah I was waiting for him to come back the whole time lol

    • @SpookyDarling
      @SpookyDarling Před 17 dny +53

      That Skeleton man was my favorite minor character. Always present. So stoic. What an icon!

    • @justincoates4582
      @justincoates4582 Před 17 dny +13

      It made me think of the Yellow Sign. "I wear no mask." "No mask? No mask!" That type of thing.

    • @UltimoDragonQuest
      @UltimoDragonQuest Před 16 dny +20

      Arguably the most authentic talk show part because he's an obvious crowd member to shoot where in a narrative film it's a weird tease that doesn't pay off.

    • @igodreamer7096
      @igodreamer7096 Před 15 dny +6

      Yes, that was uncanny. I was like, what the hell is wrong with that guy

  • @dyne313
    @dyne313 Před 17 dny +112

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

    • @trenthoward6800
      @trenthoward6800 Před 14 dny +1

      He's not wrong, jay is the biggest freak of the bunch.

  • @Thanatos2k
    @Thanatos2k Před 17 dny +9

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

  • @blaketothefuture1444
    @blaketothefuture1444 Před 17 dny +36

    I watched Late Night with the Devil last year at the Sydney Film Festival and got to meet the 2 guys who directed the movie. Late Night with the Devil was shot in Melbourne, Australia on a budget of $11 million.

    • @KetsubanSolo
      @KetsubanSolo Před 16 dny

      Slightly cheaper than Godzilla Minus One?!

  • @EricHeffernan
    @EricHeffernan Před 17 dny +818

    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.

    • @Jose-se9pu
      @Jose-se9pu Před 17 dny +107

      I think most people agree the movie is EXCELLENT until the end, when they drop the very premise of the movie, and becomes generic AF

    • @EricHeffernan
      @EricHeffernan Před 17 dny +77

      @@Jose-se9pu Yeah, the ending bothered me the most. It would’ve been awesome if they just fully committed and it didn’t turn into The Conjuring.

    • @jamspaper
      @jamspaper Před 17 dny +41

      I found the commercial break parts confusing, not just because of the clear upgrade in quality, it seemed like no one noticed the cameras at all so wondered if they were part of it. At the beginning it says it's made from the episode and discovered behind the scene footage but I might have heard it wrong but took me out every time.

    • @anonymoushumanhi
      @anonymoushumanhi Před 17 dny +36

      They did fully commit. It was, SPOILER ALERT: hypnosis.

    • @Drowningpic
      @Drowningpic Před 17 dny +17

      I actually agree with you. It felt like it had a great concept that didn’t fully go there. I was disappointed by it overall. But all the elements are there.

  • @GoatgutsRecords
    @GoatgutsRecords Před 17 dny +308

    Why is my favorite trivia channel making movie reviews?

  • @alexandreleitao5393
    @alexandreleitao5393 Před 17 dny +4

    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!

  • @fistfulofexplosions
    @fistfulofexplosions Před 16 dny +10

    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.

  • @kingsleycy3450
    @kingsleycy3450 Před 17 dny +375

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

    • @pogglywoggly3292
      @pogglywoggly3292 Před 17 dny +22

      Polka Dot?
      "OK. If you insist."

    • @andyoli75
      @andyoli75 Před 17 dny +43

      DUST-mal-chən according to Wiki. His father is Iranian, hence the origin of his name.
      I used my com-puu-ter to get that information.

    • @johnrivers3813
      @johnrivers3813 Před 17 dny +7

      For me he reminds me of my ex so to me he's known as creepy looking guy

    • @willard39
      @willard39 Před 17 dny +10

      It does sound like a demon name though.

    • @Pauzix
      @Pauzix Před 17 dny +3

      Before Polka Dot Man I knew him as the guy from LOST

  • @MichaelLongshanks
    @MichaelLongshanks Před 17 dny +94

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

  • @kyoijin_bois3016
    @kyoijin_bois3016 Před 2 dny +1

    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

  • @BruceWayne-wx3ds
    @BruceWayne-wx3ds Před 16 dny +7

    Great video but when is the Dune 2 discussion coming

  • @alexp601
    @alexp601 Před 17 dny +165

    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.

    • @brandondavis3431
      @brandondavis3431 Před 17 dny +23

      Not in Dune 2, his character dies in the first film.

    • @alexp601
      @alexp601 Před 17 dny +7

      @@brandondavis3431 You know, I didn’t think he was, but Google said he was in it so I included it. But yeah, still a hugely impressive list though.

    • @gsesquire3441
      @gsesquire3441 Před 17 dny +10

      ​@@alexp601How could you forget Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie??? His magnum opus!!!

    • @Jeffmetal42
      @Jeffmetal42 Před 17 dny

      Lol, that movie was terrible. 🤣​@@gsesquire3441

    • @ericcaulfield4477
      @ericcaulfield4477 Před 16 dny

      The Boogeyman, Last Voyage of the Demeter also.

  • @JauntyScarecrow
    @JauntyScarecrow Před 17 dny +486

    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.

    • @J3TF1RE
      @J3TF1RE Před 17 dny +119

      James Randi fucking rocked. I love his commitment to sticking it to conmen like Geller.

    • @CorbCorbin
      @CorbCorbin Před 17 dny +94

      Geller was just one person, who he exposed.
      Randi was much more important exposing how faith healers, and evangelicals in general, do their cons.

    • @MidlifeCrisisJoe
      @MidlifeCrisisJoe Před 17 dny +23

      Eh I've heard Randi wasn't the most pleasant person in-person actually. Bit of a diva as I understand it. But that's all loose talk.

    • @roebuckmckinney
      @roebuckmckinney Před 17 dny +67

      @@MidlifeCrisisJoehe was a closeted gay man born during the civil war. Of course he was a sassy little minx.

    • @dhrigby
      @dhrigby Před 17 dny +23

      Just like the skeptic on LNWTD - Randi offered prize money to anyone he couldn't debunk.

  • @Springy26
    @Springy26 Před 17 dny +10

    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.

  • @DaiAtlus79
    @DaiAtlus79 Před 10 dny +2

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

  • @mrzed385
    @mrzed385 Před 17 dny +278

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

    • @DeviantDork
      @DeviantDork Před 17 dny +22

      Not really

    • @olafrandel3065
      @olafrandel3065 Před 17 dny +15

      I think what's embarrassing is how people reacted.

    • @stephankwapis
      @stephankwapis Před 17 dny +61

      It got even worse when all of the AI’s sex crimes came to light

    • @darkcranny3851
      @darkcranny3851 Před 17 dny +1

      ALLEGED sex crimes. AI hasn't been taken to court yet. ​@@stephankwapis

    • @GreatistheWorld
      @GreatistheWorld Před 17 dny +23

      Mostly embarrassing because it’s A24 and their highest budget movie yet

  • @whatsup4825
    @whatsup4825 Před 17 dny +84

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

  • @a.akacic
    @a.akacic Před 17 dny +1

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

  • @davidmurphy7332
    @davidmurphy7332 Před 17 dny +16

    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

    • @dudemcmann6936
      @dudemcmann6936 Před 12 dny

      I immediately thought of James Randi the minute that guy started talking.

  • @Carpetf
    @Carpetf Před 17 dny +226

    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)

    • @djswags3073
      @djswags3073 Před 17 dny +34

      James Randi was also on Carson IRL to debunk grifters

    • @Dr.JeremyDunks
      @Dr.JeremyDunks Před 17 dny +13

      He had the WIDEST 70s shirt collar

    • @Jose-se9pu
      @Jose-se9pu Před 17 dny +12

      Yeah, he looked familiar to me during most of the movie, and when they made a close-up, I was like "...Bane?"

    • @offeraccepted1772
      @offeraccepted1772 Před 17 dny +3

      he was the worst part of the move

    • @dhrigby
      @dhrigby Před 17 dny +6

      Even down to the money offered.

  • @lenonel3286
    @lenonel3286 Před 17 dny +50

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

  • @KneelB4Bacon
    @KneelB4Bacon Před 17 dny +4

    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.

  • @Pwnhenge1997
    @Pwnhenge1997 Před 17 dny +3

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

  • @Lou-Mae
    @Lou-Mae Před 17 dny +52

    Glad you brought up Ghostwatch - I *love* that, it was so well done.

  • @stug7615
    @stug7615 Před 17 dny +100

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

  • @menocu87
    @menocu87 Před 17 dny +3

    Stem Bolt reference, bless you DS9.

  • @Lerithan
    @Lerithan Před 17 dny +18

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

    • @Xvladin
      @Xvladin Před 17 dny

      What is a "major GIF supplier"? I don't understand. Isn't it just a file you download? Why would someone need to supply a gif?

    • @Lerithan
      @Lerithan Před 17 dny

      @@Xvladin i just mean for the built-in gif options in things like imessage, signal, discord, etc. I have no idea where those come from, so the best assumption clearly is a black market gif supplier.

  • @fabiobonetta5454
    @fabiobonetta5454 Před 17 dny +81

    Finally.. I can stop rewatching old episodes

    • @pogglywoggly3292
      @pogglywoggly3292 Před 17 dny +6

      Not for long...

    • @MottenManOne
      @MottenManOne Před 16 dny +3

      I don't know what happened to me but the last two weeks were just half in the bag episodes while I was working

  • @sabihrashid252
    @sabihrashid252 Před 17 dny +208

    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.

    • @seaoftranquility7228
      @seaoftranquility7228 Před 17 dny +17

      I haven’t seen it but that’s a very attractive recommendation, character is everything but a lot of horror and sci-fi movies ignore it.

    • @danieltobin4498
      @danieltobin4498 Před 17 dny +7

      @@seaoftranquility7228 Exactly, Hollywood big wigs think they can skimp on character stuff for horror movies but forget that some of the best horror movies have good characters.

  • @costanzathemage
    @costanzathemage Před 17 dny +1

    You made my day with the Svengoolie reference mention.

  • @archimedes_0
    @archimedes_0 Před 17 dny +12

    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.

  • @hobbyhorse5848
    @hobbyhorse5848 Před 17 dny +323

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

    • @orterves
      @orterves Před 17 dny +4

      I expect they look like terrible movie posters and very good movie posters, we just don't notice the good ones as AI

    • @pogglywoggly3292
      @pogglywoggly3292 Před 17 dny +2

      To be fair... someone in Hollywood also thought Robowoman was a good idea.

    • @iampotsataja
      @iampotsataja Před 16 dny

      Ther​e's a sucker born every minute, or whatever the old saying was @@pogglywoggly3292

    • @KetsubanSolo
      @KetsubanSolo Před 16 dny +2

      ​@orterves usually if you can't tell if an AI did it, it's because a human went back over it and fixed things up... which is how AI should be used: to give you some ideas, and then you make it actually work.

  • @Dimeinurear
    @Dimeinurear Před 17 dny +140

    that FUCKING HIPPIE finally got a DAMN HAIRCUT

  • @aila6814
    @aila6814 Před 4 dny +2

    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.

  • @chrisrandall9628
    @chrisrandall9628 Před 16 dny +1

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

  • @MattrickBT
    @MattrickBT Před 17 dny +113

    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.

    • @pogglywoggly3292
      @pogglywoggly3292 Před 17 dny +3

      So what you really want... is to see the behind the scenes of a TNG parody similar to their STD parodies. Starring Mike, Rich and Jay. So every time they give him his line he can ask, "What does that even mean?" And constantly reiterate, "Oh my, that sounds filthy."
      I second the motion.

    • @MattrickBT
      @MattrickBT Před 17 dny

      @@pogglywoggly3292 Well that, but Jay doesn't even know it's a Star Trek reference at all. The ST references would have to be so on topic and inspecific to Trek that Jay wouldn't even bat an eye at it.
      Dropping episode titles might be the easiest way to do it.

  • @Zayl1016
    @Zayl1016 Před 17 dny +41

    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.

    • @patrickstrahle5653
      @patrickstrahle5653 Před 16 dny

      uh further and more realistic

    • @DanHammonds
      @DanHammonds Před 16 dny +3

      I was one of those who missed the disclaimer and it terrified me. Luckily I stuck it out to the end otherwise I might have gone on thinking it was real.

    • @clareyoung2765
      @clareyoung2765 Před 15 dny +1

      @@DanHammondsAlso someone who watched it originally, and missed the beginning. Scared the shit out of me! I don’t think I even made it to the end when it gets over the top.

    • @ShonanMiura
      @ShonanMiura Před 15 dny +1

      Finally got around to watching Ghostwatch just a few weeks ago and was really impressed.

  • @goofus1000
    @goofus1000 Před 17 dny +8

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

  • @JoeZUGOOLA
    @JoeZUGOOLA Před 16 dny

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

  • @williamglass2223
    @williamglass2223 Před 17 dny +48

    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.

    • @gughunterx437
      @gughunterx437 Před 16 dny +5

      Also the King Kong 1976 remake poster showed him standing astride the towers, one foot on each roof. Fun movie.

  • @Drewbie176
    @Drewbie176 Před 17 dny +62

    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.

    • @user-ig4dl4iv1j
      @user-ig4dl4iv1j Před 16 dny

      The girl and the book are a more "satanic" version of Seth Material.

    • @killyosaur2018
      @killyosaur2018 Před 15 dny +1

      Was the psychic supposed to be Uri Gellar or Peter Popoff? I feel like its the latter (has his SO getting information from the audience ahead of time, the talking to the dead bits, Uri was better known as a telekinetic as far as I recall). That being said, glad I wasn't the only one to realize the skeptic was supposed to be Randi :D

  • @IAmPovidone
    @IAmPovidone Před 17 dny +3

    Delighted to hear Jay has seen Ghostwatch

  • @simonaskalicanova1356
    @simonaskalicanova1356 Před 17 dny +44

    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.

    • @yeahiknow9361
      @yeahiknow9361 Před 17 dny +4

      Ty for the rec, renting it to watch tonight.

  • @kildogery
    @kildogery Před 17 dny +227

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

    • @Taurusus
      @Taurusus Před 17 dny +20

      Oh it was Parky! Cheers mate, that would have bugged me all night.

    • @SUK2293
      @SUK2293 Před 17 dny +12

      Ee by gum Meg Ryan

    • @gagrin1565
      @gagrin1565 Před 17 dny +54

      National treasure and television icon Parkinson being described as "some old british guy" is a subtle blend of culture shock and existential dread.

    • @paulinegallagher7821
      @paulinegallagher7821 Před 17 dny +8

      @@SUK2293 That was his one failure, IMO. People took his side at the time, like 'Oh Meg, what a sour diva', but if you look at it again, he was asking her very triggering questions, asking why Americas sweetheart would be in such a movie with nudity like In the Cut, and was basically trying to shame her career choices. And the camera kept zooming in on her lips which she clearly had done. It was mean spirited, from beginning to end. So awkward, but i blame him, not her.

    • @ct3076
      @ct3076 Před 17 dny +2

      ​@@paulinegallagher7821 I'm sure years later Parkinson admitted he shouldn't have lost his temper and that he came across pompous with Meg Ryan

  • @binarysunsetmedia1451
    @binarysunsetmedia1451 Před 10 dny +1

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

    • @KIMUZABI
      @KIMUZABI Před 4 dny

      Yeah, but then they completely sound like hypocrites when they say that the use of Ai in this movie is ok. It is no different.

  • @candice44
    @candice44 Před 17 dny +2

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

  • @general_ghosty
    @general_ghosty Před 17 dny +95

    "VHS weirdos"
    *camera holds on Jay*

    • @Frencinap
      @Frencinap Před 15 dny +2

      That frame made me legit laugh out loud

  • @LukePlissken
    @LukePlissken Před 17 dny +30

    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.

    • @batkat0
      @batkat0 Před 17 dny +6

      That's such a fun episode

  • @BruceLeroyUK
    @BruceLeroyUK Před 9 dny +1

    12:55 indeed Jay, there was a disclaimer at the beginning which most people missed and didn’t pay attention to. I remember watching it (Ghostwatch) live back in ‘92 and it scared the crap out of me.

  • @Random_Tangent
    @Random_Tangent Před 17 dny +3

    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.

  • @Sandy-gg7to
    @Sandy-gg7to Před 17 dny +21

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

    • @Sandy-gg7to
      @Sandy-gg7to Před 17 dny +3

      He's going to be in the new Stephen King adapation by Mike Flanagan!

  • @iSOBigD
    @iSOBigD Před 17 dny +81

    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.

    • @hillbillypowpow
      @hillbillypowpow Před 16 dny +18

      Those Zoomers Mike and Jay don't know what the 70s are

    • @steventrotter4958
      @steventrotter4958 Před 16 dny +10

      That video of Randi and the bowlcut karate master who claims he could move paper and pencils by doing a Kamehameha wave of sorts is an all time classic

    • @cowetascore8476
      @cowetascore8476 Před 16 dny +2

      That's the first person I thought of.

  • @danielbarrero2815
    @danielbarrero2815 Před 17 dny +1

    great review! love y’all

  • @horizon92lee
    @horizon92lee Před 17 dny

    Loved the ending, really ramps up

  • @Tarvu
    @Tarvu Před 17 dny +52

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

    • @shugaroony
      @shugaroony Před 15 dny +2

      Never mind Craig Charles. Sarah Greene, hubba hubba!

  • @GeorgiaBoi70
    @GeorgiaBoi70 Před 17 dny +89

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

    • @mushroomhead86117
      @mushroomhead86117 Před 17 dny +8

      I wore Jay's underwear! It was ussssseeeeed!!!

    • @Tom-qp6oh
      @Tom-qp6oh Před 17 dny +1

      His Amish look was the best!

    • @jonahs4819
      @jonahs4819 Před 17 dny

      @@Tom-qp6oh2012 bucktooth fatso Jay with the stringy hair was by far his most powerful iteration

  • @michiganjack1337
    @michiganjack1337 Před 17 dny +2

    The movie just reminded me of a old FMV style video game. With the odd zooms and hokey acting.

  • @MS-ho9wq
    @MS-ho9wq Před 16 dny

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

  • @protagkun
    @protagkun Před 17 dny +106

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

  • @trogdoar149
    @trogdoar149 Před 17 dny +32

    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.

  • @TVindustries5000
    @TVindustries5000 Před 16 dny

    Ghostwatch is one of, if not THE, best version of this concept to me. I watched just a year ago and its genuinely effective because for the most part it is so grounded, natural, and believable

  • @Khvalheim10
    @Khvalheim10 Před 3 dny

    Damn. That VHS-ified version has a great feel to it. A fan edit making the rest of the movie like that would be amazing.

  • @adamsinclair1959
    @adamsinclair1959 Před 17 dny +27

    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.

    • @willydirt9355
      @willydirt9355 Před 10 dny

      yes! both of those episodes of inside no 9 are miles ahead of this movie, funnier and scarier

  • @badicusvibesimus182
    @badicusvibesimus182 Před 17 dny +64

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

    • @LyleVSXyle
      @LyleVSXyle Před 17 dny +2

      Cannot wait for Maxxxine any longer

    • @tadhglattimore2439
      @tadhglattimore2439 Před 17 dny +1

      It never left

    • @KetsubanSolo
      @KetsubanSolo Před 16 dny +1

      ​@@tadhglattimore2439indeed, it's just been kinda pushed to the background because horror isn't a genre that will get you any awards at all those high-falutin' award ceremonies.
      But it's pretty cheap to do something decent, so I imagine after 2023's year of massive flops, we're going to see lots of horror

  • @P3t3rminator
    @P3t3rminator Před 10 dny +1

    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.

  • @PirateJacques79
    @PirateJacques79 Před 17 dny +1

    I watched 'Ghostwatch' on the "telly" as a wee boy when it first aired. I don't remember the disclaimer at the start, but it did have credits at the end.
    Not sure how it plays on DVD, but in the original broadcast it was segmented into sections that played in-between other programs during some big Halloween magazine programming block. This probably added to it's authenticity.

  • @Jesuslordofthedance
    @Jesuslordofthedance Před 17 dny +52

    It was really nice to see Donny Dalmatian finally getting a lead role. I really like him.

  • @apinkgoat
    @apinkgoat Před 17 dny +189

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

  • @genericweeb7300
    @genericweeb7300 Před 6 dny +1

    Blew the budget for the next 20 episodes of Half In The Bag on those VCR squibs.

  • @SyncMain
    @SyncMain Před 14 dny

    I finished watching the movie tonight, and 10 minutes in to the review - I want the Jay edit.

  • @UselessDuckCompany
    @UselessDuckCompany Před 17 dny +53

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

  • @probotprobert
    @probotprobert Před 17 dny +43

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

    • @thomassmart4088
      @thomassmart4088 Před 15 dny +3

      everything after the static should have been cut

    • @EwoktheMoid
      @EwoktheMoid Před 15 dny +12

      I agree and think they should have played it up even more--added artifacting and simulated tape damage in that portion of the frame anytime the demon was visible. Really push the implication that we're getting a glimpse of something that's too sublime and terrible to be captured accurately on tape.

    • @thomassmart4088
      @thomassmart4088 Před 15 dny +2

      @@EwoktheMoid great ideas - yep and that would be one relatively easy fan-edit

    • @TechTehScience
      @TechTehScience Před 15 dny +2

      Agreed. I don't know what RLM mean by 'of this connoisseurs genre' because I've seen waaaaay too many 'creepy zombie-ish girl OooOOOOooo!!!' """subtle""" monsters that just look cheap. The fact is that that wouldn't be scary, anyway. The electric eldritch demon at least looked unique and rad (which clicks with me because some of the best horror movies are cool but not actually that scary). I want more studios to have the balls and confidence in their monster designs to not go down the cheap, knock-off exorcist route. I loved the film from start to finish and my only gripe with it was the off-air scenes not being shot as if it was by a sneaky crew member.

    • @tammyhowe8461
      @tammyhowe8461 Před 11 dny

      I agree, I felt so sorry for the girl!

  • @SongOfVoid
    @SongOfVoid Před 17 dny

    I got excited when they started doing a bit at the beginning. I would love to see a spin off story of fixing mr plinketts vcr

  • @Memoquin
    @Memoquin Před 16 dny

    Ghostwatch is amazing. The way pipes appears throughout the ‘broadcast’ and no one sees him is incredibly effective.

  • @scumbaag
    @scumbaag Před 17 dny +53

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