I have worked with Sean Baker on several projects, the first being an NYU Thesis. This guy is not only one of the nicest people that I've ever met, He LOVES film and is passionate about it. In my 35 years in the industry, working with him has been memorable and notable.
@@1977Suspiria You know his name don't you? It doesn't matter what you personally, like or don't. He's living his dream and doing what he really wants to do. How many other people can you say that for?
@@Valkonnen Course I know his name & The Florida Project was great but with Tangerine I just don't get the praise, what's so special about it besides the gimmick of having been shot on an iPhone?
@@HA-ot6uf idk about jay, but I'm pretty sure it'd just balance out the lethal levels ofalcohol in Mike's system and he'd be normal. Why yes, I DO know how drugs work.
never before has someone saying "you make me so happy" been such a heartbreaking gut punch. excellent film! glad you slackers got around to finally seeing it.
I like how they took the fire extinguisher off the wall so it wouldn't distract us, but all I can focus on is the empty hook on the wall. I'm worried that Rich is in danger now from fires.
I am sure they just have to put the fire extinguishers up when Rich is around since he has almost burned at least one house down. He was also a water suppression engineer back in the day so he probably demands them.
Growing up in rural America in the 70's, I think we all had the pleasure of being around the types of people portrayed in this film. I never judged, but managed to survive by good luck and by distancing myself from the grifters. I am mixed on movies like this- cause like war stories, no matter how good, you just don't want to remember the past.
I grew up in the 80s but yeah it was still commonplace. Quasi-rural definitely not suburbs but with cities close, low income. Grifters carnies and actual rebels, not santized ones :D It was rough at times but it was colorful. I can't say I didn't judge but I didn't condemn and hung on both sides of the tracks. Can't say it didn't play a direct hand in building my tolerance. It's such a contrast to today, both good and bad.
@@vladthedragon8250 I guess the secret to the game of life is we are just born to attempt to survive, and some of us are better at playing this game than others. The part of me that always tried to do the right thing, eventually won-out- BUT, it could easily have gone the other way, and that is why movies like this make you think and your mood can become melancholy.
I love how much mileage the movie got out of "Bye, bye, bye." It was like the only song they bothered licensing, and they just used it over and over in different styles and moments. It was brilliant!
Sean Baker had a Q&A screening of his movie Tangerine when it was fairly new (well before The Florida Project was out) at my college. He was a really interesting and down to earth guy and with the little bit of time I got to speak with him afterwards I could tell he was genuinely humble and nice. I'm really happy to see him getting more recognition for his talents.
Simon Rex's transformation from Charlie Sheen's loser buddy during his public drug relapse to Oscar worthy dramatic actor is something else. The man acted alongside a karate fighting dog with the voice of Chevy Chase, for Christ's sake.
I have come to realize that I enjoy RLM's reviews much more when they are reviewing a movie they like rather than something they hate. This is regardless of my opinion of what is being reviewed. It just seems like they put much more thought into their praise than they do their insults, which makes sense in one sense, but there is something to be said for a well thought out evisceration of a flick that deserves it.
I thought that watching their Ghostbusters Afterlife review. I saw the movie before their review and had similar thoughts. The review boiled down to it's overly nostalgic and unoriginal. There's not much to say about it imo.
I can watch a positive or negative review from them but I find myself more interested when they go negative. Especially if its related to something they like such as when mike and rich talk about picard.
These positive reviews are more interesting and you can learn something about film from them but the negative ones are always hilarious. I hope they review Texas Chainsaw Massacre next for half and the bag.
One of last year's best films imo, a real shame it's not getting more recognition during awards season. Willing to bet that this video gets more people to watch it than A24's actual marketing.
@@joshuaclarke1389 And all the important awards are in this weird inbetween space, where they won't recognize the blockbuster, even if they're well made, and they also won't recognize the real indie movies, they will only acknowladge mid budget "important" movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio, directed by Angelina Jolie, that revolve around issue like climate change, racism or how cool Hollywood is.
If you see the comments on the instagram ads on this movies it’s people going “acTUAllY tHE BEsT MovIE Of tHE YEar iS No waY HomE” or “thIS moVIE GLOriFIEs GrooMING” like gahh the average person is an idiot
I’m a sucker for on location lived in movies/TV in these old southern locations. True detective season 1 was another great example of that. Old towns, industrial parks, you can feel the heat through the lens.
In high school, there was a girl named Heather Bullock that I called Heather Bollocks. She seemed to find it funny, so I thought she knew the term. Later, I found out she thought I was saying “ball licks.” Bloody thick yanks.
@@jonnyglue there was a kid at my school called Simeon Balls, which to this day. is a combo i can't believe his parents went with - it must've been hell for him when 'Simians' entered the school kids lexicon. We also had several people with the surname Woodcock and a few with the surname Seaman. It was like shooting fish in a barrel though.
When you jokingly said you know all the movie making technical terms I couldn't help but think of the Mexican film crew from Bowfinger. Those guys were awesome.
God bless that wonderful movie. I love how the immigrants get extremely good at their job as the film progresses. By the end, they all have mobiles at the ready for job offers.
They need to review Emmerich's early movie "Making Contact." It's amazing how Roland Emmerich has managed to bootstrap himself a career to being a blockbuster movie director by essentially being Steven Spielberg's non-union German equivalent.
The bottomless fries at Red Robin is only a scam because they're delicious and you can't stop eating them and then forget about your entree. Life alert for food could be a great idea however.
But you still paid for the entree. It’s not like they are not bringing it to you or that somehow you not finishing your entree benefits them. Do you think they hope you don’t finish your burger so they can recoup those costs by reusing it for someone else?
Oh my goodness Mike likes Badlands, i loved that film years ago, i recorded it on VHS and watched it all the time. I loved the music, the setting and the weird passiveness the two main characters had, particularly Sissy Spacek.
I had a roommate who went to Red Robin with her boyfriend and they both got food poisoning. Once they both stopped projecting liquids from both ends they were very hungry and went to Red Robin.
That clip from American Movie, combined with the gritty environments and people of Red Rocket, make me feel very worried about my own future. My day is ruined. Great video!
I was renovating a bar in northern California and he was in the same little town as me on vacation. it was so surreal seeing him at like 8 am in a cute little cafe grabbing a coffee and just like vibing. chose not to say anything to him since he seemed to be enjoying himself
This is gonna be cheesy, but that quote Mike pulled saying "Acting is acting like you're not acting" kinda felt like a revelation. I had never been able to put into words why I hate certain voice performances in games, movies, or anime, but that quote says it all for me. So many performances make me imagine a guy in a booth reading lines rather than a character in a world living their life. I'm gonna be thinking about that for a while now.
It’s hard to drop your ego though, especially as a Hollywood actor. Empathy and understanding are also rare nowadays, many actors nowadays are about it for the paycheck or to show off their talent. However there’s actors who are completely transformative and passionate (Philip Seymour Hoffman was the first that I thought of, Brad Pitt too.)
Saw it at the FNC Festival last Fall and definitely was the highlight of that festival and of 2021. Simon Rex was born to play that part. Can't wait to see what he'll do next. I feel it goes without saying (while saying it) that Sean Baker would be a PERFECT BotW guest. I hope thanks to this review they might get in touch and make it happen.
It definitely does remind me of Gummo for its setting and “documentary” feel. It doesn’t have the shaky cam which is a real nice factor of the Red Rocket. Can’t decide if I like it more than Tangerine but both are amazing.
Beach Bum from Harmony Korine has the feel of Red Rocket or The Florida project with a slightly bigger budget and a bigger star. I love Gummo too, it's wild that DMX is playing it in his mansion in Belly.
@@Eli_B3000 noted. I haven’t seen Korine’s other films, but I want to. I absolutely love Gummo, probably in my top 5-10. So wonderfully awful and hopeful at the same time.
For some reason the theater I worked at only showed this movie for ONE screening, and the director was there. Really cool dude who was nice to talk to but the way it was set up felt like it was a local indie movie because they only sold tickets THROUGH him for some reason? It was a really weird setup. The marketing for this movie was weirdly nonexistent.
"shake the camera, make it look like a documentary!" People have no idea what a pet peeve that is to me. Those are words uttered only by filmmakers that have no clue about how documentaries are made. Documentaries are usually made by people who wants to look as professional and competent as possible. Shaking the camera around achieves none of those goals.
Just to be clear. I am not suggesting that RLM are part of those who erroneously think that shaking the camera makes it look like a documentary. I understand that the saying was used in the video to illustrate that mentality in some filmmakers.
@@luichinplaystation610 Yup. Gorilla as opposed to Guerilla filmmaking, the naming coming from guerilla warfare where you sneak around where you're not supposed to be to wage war... or make movies... (It does make me wonder if that old proposed Apocalypse Now version that George Lucas wanted to make... in the field of the real life vietnam war... If that technically would count as guerilla filmmaking...) But yes. I accept that definition. Shaking cameras around to make it look like documentaries in ways that documentaries actively avoid as much as possible, should be defined as Gorilla Filmmaking. As in giving the camera to a gorilla who has no clue as to what he's holding in his hands.
Well I guess what they TRY to do is make it seem like the scene is so intense and unnerving that they can't even get a steady shot of what's going on, for example, gunfire in a firefight. But really they know it saves money because instead of setting off pyrotechnics or having elaborate setpieces they can focus on one person, film one explosion in the background and shake the camera to seem like so much more is going on. It's garbage filmmaking though. I can see using shaky cam once or twice in a movie, but many use it for every action sequence.
Every once in a while, through the drunken rants, you guys remind us that you're really talented movie reviewers. I'm sold on this movie because of you hacks
I've always wondered about that...I was at that Red Robin on 76th! Mike's a filthy liar- He tried to flip the table, but panicked after he spilled his drink. Then he just ran out of the building making whoop whoop sounds like Curly from the 3 Stooges.
Before. In fact, when complaining about the fries, the manager called him a Hack Fraud, prompting him to shit on the ground in anger. When the manager laughed at him, he tried to flip the table, but got scared after his Freckled Lemonade spilled. During his harrrowing escape, he proceeded to slip on his own doodoo feces, before getting up and resuming his departure, all while whooping like Zoidberg from Futurama. I hope I cleared everything up. Btw, Rich was also there, and he gave the waitress AIDS. The end.
My "Movies to watch" list getting much longer and more interesting thanks to you guys, and that actually means having both movies like Red Rocket and Silk 2 in the same playlist
Really glad they did a whole video on red rocket, I was dissapointed they didn't mention it in the end of year review. Definitely one of my favorites of the last couple years. Super uncomfortable, wildly funny, the whole movie really felt like spending time with people from your home town. It was cool to learn its recorded on 16mm, I didn't know why it looked so good. Ill have to watch the rest of Simon Bakers movies.
Mike, one trick I found out for Red Robin is to ask for fries once you order something with bottomless fries. It essentially serves as an appetizer and you get more fries to start with.
Glad you guys made this video, because that poster was SO well done that I thought this movie was actually a dumb, Judd Apatow-esque boner comedy. I was like "what is this shit?", then it turned out to be a Sean Baker movie that I hadn't even heard of.
That green light they wondered where would come from I've seen coming from industrial areas as well, a manufacturer of brake pads and related items in my case, where strong security lights from the factory were illuminating the house right next door thru that see-through green corrugated material that would be used in sheds or patio areas back in the day. Theres definitely a certain 'feel' about residential neighbourhoods located next to industrial areas
This is a movie I would pay to see at the theater but no theater around me is playing it. They have Tom Holland playing on about 8 screens. 4 screens for Spider-Man: No Way Home, and 4 screens for Uncharted.
Wow, pleasant surprise to see this one. Played at the theater I work at and I really liked it--of course like 5 other people came to see it over its 3 day run so I thought I might be the only one who watched it, haha.
I can imagine Mike passive-aggressively counting his fries.
And then trying to flip the table of his booth when he gets 6 bottomless fries instead of 8
And slipping on his own fecal matter while storming out.
Correction : *Fat mike* passive-aggressively counting his fries.
Middle age: when you finally realize everything is a scam
And counting down loudly while he eats them.
Mike's right on the Red Robin fries. Finally someone brave enough to speak out.
Where does he find the courage?
Trips 1-74 were extensive field testing. The 75th time, Red Robin’s miserly fry distribution was conclusively proven! Thus, Scientist Man was born.
This is the hard-hitting criticism I subscribed for.
About 75 trips, averaging once every other month… It took 12 years to make!
Is it weird that I'd want to watch a podcast of this?
“A new indie drama that will make you feel like shit” needs to be its own Netflix category.
That's probably half of my favorite films. Alternatively "Movies you can never show anyone that you'll watch alone in your apartment at 2am."
I have worked with Sean Baker on several projects, the first being an NYU Thesis. This guy is not only one of the nicest people that I've ever met, He LOVES film and is passionate about it. In my 35 years in the industry, working with him has been memorable and notable.
HELP!!! Everybody at my school cyberbullies me because they say me good good GOOD videos are extremely BAD!!! Please help me, dear va
He may be nice but Tangerine is one of the most overrated movies of recent times.
@@1977Suspiria You know his name don't you? It doesn't matter what you personally, like or don't. He's living his dream and doing what he really wants to do. How many other people can you say that for?
@@Valkonnen Course I know his name & The Florida Project was great but with Tangerine I just don't get the praise, what's so special about it besides the gimmick of having been shot on an iPhone?
@@AxxLAfriku tell them I said to back off, chumps!!
Jay's purest laughs are when someone jeopardizes the video equipment
I want him to watch a video compilation of video equipment destroyed to finally have a Jay laugh that can face Rich's in mortal combat
That Nerd Crew moment
so adorable, he laughs like a little 12 year old boy. unguarded amusement.
Someone? You mean that fucker.
He can only be free if it is destroyed utterly, but if he does it, it doesnt count.
To the RLM fans that can animate, Fat Mike stories are waiting for you
Have you not seen Smiling Friends? 🤣
I nominate WeeZacharyP for this job.
Would Fat Mike be in the Sergio animated universe?
I'll wait until they've finished development of Flab Dynamics for Maya.
Fat Mike? Like that guy from NOFX?
Mike's disappointment in Jay not getting his rocketteer reference is palpable.
I thought of southpark
Next time Mike sees Rich.
Rich: "I got it".
Mike: "I know"
Oh, my prince, would that you'd drink of my lips as deeply!
@@TheFunklin cut! CUT! Cuuuuuut.
He must've explained the reference off screen, 'cause Jay apparently edited in part of the scene
Sandra Bollocks was the most unexpected, genuine laugh I've had in a while
Jays confused look around like “is this a bit or is he serious?” was so good too
If it was Rich, you'd know it's totally unintentional. With Mike... who knows
"If you make a movie about a hardened criminal who just got outta jail, you don't cast Sandra's Bollocks."
They call her that all the time..
He’s said it before
The secret to getting maximum value from the Red Robin bottomless fries is to eat all the fries before the waitress has a chance to walk away.
You get the thumbs up for that name.
Okay, this actually made me laugh aloud.
If you get one dm me
Or bring people with you who aren’t down to clown so you can use their plates for refills
I, too, want a Rich Evans body pillow
I love this elderly couple and when they talk about movies.
it's like siskel and ebert but with brain damage
@@odaeyss I mean at least they ain't doing coke like S&E. Man, did they love talking real fast over each other
@@alexsilva28 I feel the complete opposite way. I'd pay to watch coked up Mike and Jay.
@@HA-ot6uf idk about jay, but I'm pretty sure it'd just balance out the lethal levels ofalcohol in Mike's system and he'd be normal. Why yes, I DO know how drugs work.
That poster mock up was perfect. "A new indie drama that will make you feel like shit", sounds right up my alley!
inject that shit right into my veins
As opposed to all the other indie dramas that make you feel good
never before has someone saying "you make me so happy" been such a heartbreaking gut punch. excellent film! glad you slackers got around to finally seeing it.
I like how they took the fire extinguisher off the wall so it wouldn't distract us, but all I can focus on is the empty hook on the wall. I'm worried that Rich is in danger now from fires.
I am sure they just have to put the fire extinguishers up when Rich is around since he has almost burned at least one house down. He was also a water suppression engineer back in the day so he probably demands them.
No free advertisement for the big extinguisher company, they have to pay to be featured on a show like this.
Bold of you to assume the extinguisher was removed and not just recently used on Rich's latest fire safety escapade.
All he has to do is stop piling up those damn oil rags in the corner and he’d be fine.
Completely distracting. I hope it was a visual consideration and not just these hackfrauds being negligent.
Growing up in rural America in the 70's, I think we all had the pleasure of being around the types of people portrayed in this film. I never judged, but managed to survive by good luck and by distancing myself from the grifters. I am mixed on movies like this- cause like war stories, no matter how good, you just don't want to remember the past.
It can be hard to set biases aside, but for me, this is a quality film that isn’t afraid to take risks.
I grew up in the 80s but yeah it was still commonplace. Quasi-rural definitely not suburbs but with cities close, low income. Grifters carnies and actual rebels, not santized ones :D It was rough at times but it was colorful. I can't say I didn't judge but I didn't condemn and hung on both sides of the tracks. Can't say it didn't play a direct hand in building my tolerance. It's such a contrast to today, both good and bad.
@@vladthedragon8250 I guess the secret to the game of life is we are just born to attempt to survive, and some of us are better at playing this game than others. The part of me that always tried to do the right thing, eventually won-out- BUT, it could easily have gone the other way, and that is why movies like this make you think and your mood can become melancholy.
I love how much mileage the movie got out of "Bye, bye, bye." It was like the only song they bothered licensing, and they just used it over and over in different styles and moments. It was brilliant!
Sean Baker had a Q&A screening of his movie Tangerine when it was fairly new (well before The Florida Project was out) at my college. He was a really interesting and down to earth guy and with the little bit of time I got to speak with him afterwards I could tell he was genuinely humble and nice. I'm really happy to see him getting more recognition for his talents.
Simon Rex's transformation from Charlie Sheen's loser buddy during his public drug relapse to Oscar worthy dramatic actor is something else. The man acted alongside a karate fighting dog with the voice of Chevy Chase, for Christ's sake.
Just because you hang out with people who've hit rock bottom, doesn't mean you have to.
@@chriss4084 "That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age. " - Woody Boyd
Fun fact: Rex dated Meghan Markle before (now ex) prince Harry
"The man acted alongside a karate fighting dog with the voice of Chevy Chase" - We've all been there at one time or another
@@voltijuice8576 In fact, I'm pretty sure present day Chevy Chase is at that point right now.
I see Mike and Jay have finally been put in a home for the elderly, sad to see
@@WHITECOMPUTERPOWER How could rich do such a thing to his own kind
@@plaguedoctor323 I think he was tired of reminding Mike how to properly wipe
I think just Mike, and Jay is just visiting him.
They were in the Rich Evans Memorial Waiting Room & Sitatorium
I love the reactions Jay has every time someone accidentally knocks the cameras.
I have come to realize that I enjoy RLM's reviews much more when they are reviewing a movie they like rather than something they hate. This is regardless of my opinion of what is being reviewed. It just seems like they put much more thought into their praise than they do their insults, which makes sense in one sense, but there is something to be said for a well thought out evisceration of a flick that deserves it.
Oh yes, I feel that on Re-View as well...
I feel like it's because there are plenty of mediocre bad movies to review, but few are impressively bad.
I thought that watching their Ghostbusters Afterlife review. I saw the movie before their review and had similar thoughts. The review boiled down to it's overly nostalgic and unoriginal. There's not much to say about it imo.
I can watch a positive or negative review from them but I find myself more interested when they go negative. Especially if its related to something they like such as when mike and rich talk about picard.
These positive reviews are more interesting and you can learn something about film from them but the negative ones are always hilarious. I hope they review Texas Chainsaw Massacre next for half and the bag.
Fun Fact: This is the 2nd film May and Jike have reviewed that was filmed in Galveston, Texas. The first one was Computer Beach Party on BOTW.
They said Texas city. And from what I remember, that looks like Texas city.
Damn, their mirrorverse counterpart has a lots of interesting facts
*Fat May. Show the man some respect.
Texas City is real close to Galveston. And they also watched Keaton's Cop which was filmed in Galveston TX
That's Texas City, not Galveston. And Red Rocket is an accurate portrayal of poor people in Texas City
I remember Fat Mike's first food review; Chunky's Chicken. Man. That takes me back.
I think he even made the bokbokbok sound effects for that one :D
Don't forget my roll and honey!
That is my TV at 17:35 . Not even joking, this is my TV from Mississippi. We were poor af and kept stacking newer TVs on top of older ones.
Dude, I know you from the PKA podcast.
Dude, I know you from the PKA podcast.
The enormous mug that Jay's drinking from is a great subtle joke.
While it is silly looking, people, myself included, do drink out of large drinking vessels for practical reasons.
When you need jesus AND coffee. A lot of coffee.
I thought it was a Born into Mafia reference
When he grabs it at 6:51 it looks so huge, almost a camera trick joke.
One of last year's best films imo, a real shame it's not getting more recognition during awards season. Willing to bet that this video gets more people to watch it than A24's actual marketing.
Well I’ve learned over the years that the mainstream audiences that only watch blockbuster movies, indie movies not so much sadly
@@joshuaclarke1389 And all the important awards are in this weird inbetween space, where they won't recognize the blockbuster, even if they're well made, and they also won't recognize the real indie movies, they will only acknowladge mid budget "important" movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio, directed by Angelina Jolie, that revolve around issue like climate change, racism or how cool Hollywood is.
First time I'm hearing about it is here.
I certainly never heard of it.
If you see the comments on the instagram ads on this movies it’s people going “acTUAllY tHE BEsT MovIE Of tHE YEar iS No waY HomE” or “thIS moVIE GLOriFIEs GrooMING” like gahh the average person is an idiot
I love when a movie in Texas actually looks like Texas
Because he actually shot it in Texas lol
hell or high water did a good job with this also
I’m a sucker for on location lived in movies/TV in these old southern locations. True detective season 1 was another great example of that. Old towns, industrial parks, you can feel the heat through the lens.
true detective season 1 is fuggin EPIC.
as an Englishman, i appreciate the use of the words bollocks, and the singular variation, bollock, in this video. thanks Mike.
In high school, there was a girl named Heather Bullock that I called Heather Bollocks. She seemed to find it funny, so I thought she knew the term. Later, I found out she thought I was saying “ball licks.” Bloody thick yanks.
@@jonnyglue there was a kid at my school called Simeon Balls, which to this day. is a combo i can't believe his parents went with - it must've been hell for him when 'Simians' entered the school kids lexicon.
We also had several people with the surname Woodcock and a few with the surname Seaman. It was like shooting fish in a barrel though.
When you jokingly said you know all the movie making technical terms I couldn't help but think of the Mexican film crew from Bowfinger. Those guys were awesome.
They’re all in demand with cellphones at the end.
That movie was great!
God bless that wonderful movie. I love how the immigrants get extremely good at their job as the film progresses. By the end, they all have mobiles at the ready for job offers.
I love the entire genre of 'movie about making a bad movie'
I've been searching for somewhere to stream Bowfinger for years
@@davidkymdell452 Just go physical. The DVD is as cheap as the budget for Space Cop.
It's cute that Jay still wears Mike's hand-me-downs.
Shoutout to The Rocketeer clip. One of the greatest movies of all time.
Facts
"When they Animorph the film..." Yes, I agree. My heart is still broken over the fact that Tobias is forever trapped as a VHS of Gone With The Wind.
Don't worry the Ellimist directed a reboot of Tobias that is less than two hours long
@@Rakehell_OW man you are stirring memories buried right at the base of my brain with that
As soon as Mike started leaning over the chair I knew he was gonna pull out his patented "Alzheimer Defeating" paper list.
The Ernest P Worrell documentary I never knew I needed.
I can't wait for the Moonfall half in the bag with Mike's favorite film maker Roland Emmerich, it's going to be epic.
They need to review Emmerich's early movie "Making Contact." It's amazing how Roland Emmerich has managed to bootstrap himself a career to being a blockbuster movie director by essentially being Steven Spielberg's non-union German equivalent.
Mike & Jay talk about has grown to be my favorite series so far! love these recommendations and the interesting tangents lol
I don't know if you realise how funny it is to a British person hearing Mike say "Sandra Bollocks"
The bottomless fries at Red Robin is only a scam because they're delicious and you can't stop eating them and then forget about your entree. Life alert for food could be a great idea however.
my local red robin sucks, even when they first opened the fries looked and tasted like they were reheated. no seasoning salt either!
I ask for them double fried!
But you still paid for the entree. It’s not like they are not bringing it to you or that somehow you not finishing your entree benefits them. Do you think they hope you don’t finish your burger so they can recoup those costs by reusing it for someone else?
Get the bottomless salad instead.
@@FlameOnTheBeat
Those breadsticks are food of the divine given earthly substance
Oh my goodness Mike likes Badlands, i loved that film years ago, i recorded it on VHS and watched it all the time. I loved the music, the setting and the weird passiveness the two main characters had, particularly Sissy Spacek.
I never would've thought the guy from Scary Movie 3 would ever get critical acclaim. Good for him.
I had a roommate who went to Red Robin with her boyfriend and they both got food poisoning. Once they both stopped projecting liquids from both ends they were very hungry and went to Red Robin.
Some say they are still going back to red Robin and then forcefully expelling it to this day.
Guess that day it should've called it the Green Grouse, or the Brown Brant.
@@burmecian123 It wouldn't surprise me.
@@larrylaffer3246 Beige Tit, or Lovely Peacock would be better restaurant names.
This "Talk About" series is great. Pig for example was my favourite movie of last year.
I bought this movie after this recommendation and was happily surprised. Thanks guys. Totally awesome.
That clip from American Movie, combined with the gritty environments and people of Red Rocket, make me feel very worried about my own future. My day is ruined. Great video!
It's funny hearing Mike talking about Simon Rex's earlier career, I used to be a huge fan of his rap career as Dirt Nasty.
Three Loco
Same lol
The Three Loco project is legendary
I was renovating a bar in northern California and he was in the same little town as me on vacation. it was so surreal seeing him at like 8 am in a cute little cafe grabbing a coffee and just like vibing. chose not to say anything to him since he seemed to be enjoying himself
As an Englishman I find Mike's use of the world bollocks particularly amusing 😁
This was my favourite film of 2021, Simon Rex was so fucking good I really hope he gets more roles in the future
This is gonna be cheesy, but that quote Mike pulled saying "Acting is acting like you're not acting" kinda felt like a revelation. I had never been able to put into words why I hate certain voice performances in games, movies, or anime, but that quote says it all for me. So many performances make me imagine a guy in a booth reading lines rather than a character in a world living their life. I'm gonna be thinking about that for a while now.
It’s hard to drop your ego though, especially as a Hollywood actor. Empathy and understanding are also rare nowadays, many actors nowadays are about it for the paycheck or to show off their talent. However there’s actors who are completely transformative and passionate (Philip Seymour Hoffman was the first that I thought of, Brad Pitt too.)
Like Jason Alexander’s (aka George Costanza) book on Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Acting without acting”
Definitely the best film I saw last year. Happy to see you guys are giving it attention.
Mike’s face when Jay doesn’t recognise the Rocketeer line… I feel you Mike.
Rich would’ve got it...
I stayed in a hotel in Texas City, TX, this movie nails the aesthetic. Encroaching gunk.
Saw it at the FNC Festival last Fall and definitely was the highlight of that festival and of 2021. Simon Rex was born to play that part. Can't wait to see what he'll do next. I feel it goes without saying (while saying it) that Sean Baker would be a PERFECT BotW guest. I hope thanks to this review they might get in touch and make it happen.
Yooooo Sean Baker would be a WILD BotW guest and he'd have explotation/trash-terpiece knowledge to rival Jay for sure. Would love to see that happen!
I made Sean aware of the review. Let’s see if anything comes of it. 😛
@@GrindhouseFunhouse You know him personally?
"A new indie drama that will make you feel like shit" 🤣
It definitely does remind me of Gummo for its setting and “documentary” feel. It doesn’t have the shaky cam which is a real nice factor of the Red Rocket. Can’t decide if I like it more than Tangerine but both are amazing.
Classic movie Gummo by Harmony Korine..
Beach Bum from Harmony Korine has the feel of Red Rocket or The Florida project with a slightly bigger budget and a bigger star. I love Gummo too, it's wild that DMX is playing it in his mansion in Belly.
@@Eli_B3000 noted. I haven’t seen Korine’s other films, but I want to. I absolutely love Gummo, probably in my top 5-10. So wonderfully awful and hopeful at the same time.
I love that you referenced Badlands. That’s my favorite movie. Now I gotta watch Red Rocket
I live 15 min from Tx City and you can absolutely see plants from anywhere in the town. They did a great job of capturing that.
You guys make the best cold opens. I actually thought for a second while I zoned out a bit that you were gonna do a food review episode.
For some reason the theater I worked at only showed this movie for ONE screening, and the director was there. Really cool dude who was nice to talk to but the way it was set up felt like it was a local indie movie because they only sold tickets THROUGH him for some reason? It was a really weird setup. The marketing for this movie was weirdly nonexistent.
Maybe wasn’t really showing and the director paid for a screening and sold tickets from there. Makes more sense to me anyway 🤷🏾♂️😂😂👍🏾
"shake the camera, make it look like a documentary!"
People have no idea what a pet peeve that is to me. Those are words uttered only by filmmakers that have no clue about how documentaries are made.
Documentaries are usually made by people who wants to look as professional and competent as possible. Shaking the camera around achieves none of those goals.
Just to be clear. I am not suggesting that RLM are part of those who erroneously think that shaking the camera makes it look like a documentary. I understand that the saying was used in the video to illustrate that mentality in some filmmakers.
The so called gorila style and running
@@luichinplaystation610
Yup. Gorilla as opposed to Guerilla filmmaking, the naming coming from guerilla warfare where you sneak around where you're not supposed to be to wage war... or make movies... (It does make me wonder if that old proposed Apocalypse Now version that George Lucas wanted to make... in the field of the real life vietnam war... If that technically would count as guerilla filmmaking...)
But yes. I accept that definition. Shaking cameras around to make it look like documentaries in ways that documentaries actively avoid as much as possible, should be defined as Gorilla Filmmaking. As in giving the camera to a gorilla who has no clue as to what he's holding in his hands.
Did I understand what you meant? Yes... I just thought the idea was fun to run with a little bit. :)
Well I guess what they TRY to do is make it seem like the scene is so intense and unnerving that they can't even get a steady shot of what's going on, for example, gunfire in a firefight. But really they know it saves money because instead of setting off pyrotechnics or having elaborate setpieces they can focus on one person, film one explosion in the background and shake the camera to seem like so much more is going on. It's garbage filmmaking though. I can see using shaky cam once or twice in a movie, but many use it for every action sequence.
Every once in a while, through the drunken rants, you guys remind us that you're really talented movie reviewers. I'm sold on this movie because of you hacks
If your amazed by the set dressing, don’t be! Texas City hasn’t left the 70s for awhile now
Red Robin’s CEO watching this:
“This is how I win.”
I just watched this film and dug it in a big way. Thanks for the recommend fellas
Favorite movie of 2021! Glad to see you guys talk about it
I've always wondered about that...I was at that Red Robin on 76th! Mike's a filthy liar- He tried to flip the table, but panicked after he spilled his drink. Then he just ran out of the building making whoop whoop sounds like Curly from the 3 Stooges.
Bet he still slipped in his own doodoo feces though
Was this before or after he shit on the ground?
Before. In fact, when complaining about the fries, the manager called him a Hack Fraud, prompting him to shit on the ground in anger. When the manager laughed at him, he tried to flip the table, but got scared after his Freckled Lemonade spilled. During his harrrowing escape, he proceeded to slip on his own doodoo feces, before getting up and resuming his departure, all while whooping like Zoidberg from Futurama. I hope I cleared everything up. Btw, Rich was also there, and he gave the waitress AIDS. The end.
@@ryanabrahams8061 Concurrent
This sounds legit.
Finally saw this last night and it was a trip to say the least. Sean Baker's films are top notch and can't be missed.
My "Movies to watch" list getting much longer and more interesting thanks to you guys, and that actually means having both movies like Red Rocket and Silk 2 in the same playlist
I watched this last year in an empty theater! Definitely one of my favorites from 2021.
Really glad they did a whole video on red rocket, I was dissapointed they didn't mention it in the end of year review.
Definitely one of my favorites of the last couple years. Super uncomfortable, wildly funny, the whole movie really felt like spending time with people from your home town. It was cool to learn its recorded on 16mm, I didn't know why it looked so good. Ill have to watch the rest of Simon Bakers movies.
Mike, one trick I found out for Red Robin is to ask for fries once you order something with bottomless fries. It essentially serves as an appetizer and you get more fries to start with.
Watching Mike try to explain Dirt Nasty to Jay is the best
you guys should have your own kind of award ceremony for the year of movies.
I love that Mike and Jay take a huge dump on Don't Look Up
Bubble is such a great film! Never heard anyone else talk about it before.
Saw this about 2 months ago really liked it glad to see it on this channel.
This was the last movie I saw before Canada went into winter lockdown. It was a great experience, and I can only echo their thoughts.
Glad you guys made this video, because that poster was SO well done that I thought this movie was actually a dumb, Judd Apatow-esque boner comedy. I was like "what is this shit?", then it turned out to be a Sean Baker movie that I hadn't even heard of.
I DJ'd for Simon when he did a show in downtown Orlando years back [yes, he rapped], super nice guy and real chill
Love this channel,probably the best in my humble.🤘🏻
Thank you for talking about this movie. It is an amazing film
Thank you for finally exposing the bottomless fries sham
I'm sure "Fat Mike slips" would show me the vocalist/bassist of NOFX drunk on stage.
I was looking for this in the HITB 2021 catch-up videos. Glad y'all got to see it and do a review & recommendation!
Midnight Mass and now this okey thx guys i watch so fast now . much power and love MJ
Everytime mike says Sandra Bollocks an angel gets its wings.
Or a pair of bollocks.
The Xenomorphic lenses are the best
So adaptable.
Watched this last night and loved it. Such a delightfully douchy main character by Rex, and I adored the cinematography.
The Red Robin tangent had me rolling. Thanks for spotlighting weird movies!
That green light they wondered where would come from I've seen coming from industrial areas as well, a manufacturer of brake pads and related items in my case, where strong security lights from the factory were illuminating the house right next door thru that see-through green corrugated material that would be used in sheds or patio areas back in the day. Theres definitely a certain 'feel' about residential neighbourhoods located next to industrial areas
This is a movie I would pay to see at the theater but no theater around me is playing it. They have Tom Holland playing on about 8 screens. 4 screens for Spider-Man: No Way Home, and 4 screens for Uncharted.
It was only at my local theater in December for about 3 weeks
Thanks so much for this video, I don't think I'd have bothered with this film without your recommendation. It's a brilliant film!
Same! And what a shame that would be
The editing is always so damn good and catches me off guard sometimes.
I've watched 7:15 about 10 times now and that tiny 1 second cut has me rolling
*exhales knowingly*
I'm really happy we started this off about Red Robin's fries. I legit have been thinking about it since the last time I went there.
How dare you tease us with "Fat Mike Eats". Make that shit happen. Bring Rich in for a second opinion whenever you feel indifferent about the food.
Rich can't go to fast food places, he'll hurt himself
@@swankypants9366 You're right. He must be protected.
Wow, pleasant surprise to see this one. Played at the theater I work at and I really liked it--of course like 5 other people came to see it over its 3 day run so I thought I might be the only one who watched it, haha.
This is a really good movie I saw it months ago. Glad to see they did an episode on it.
Now I just wanna watch them talk about Don't Look Up for an hour.
You can't be Fat Mike, there's already a Fat Mike. He's in NOFX.
such a great movie! thanks for the reccomendation
Fat Mike is also the frontman of punk band NOFX in his free time. He started the band when he was 3.