Half in the Bag: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[MCorangutan]

This movie helps prove that shouting "no" in a movie will lead to laughs

[Mrrockandroll120]

Did anyone else notice the picture of robert pattinson at 2:59

[TheTastyPineapple]

but they did cast midgets on lotr!

[SharpFPShooter]

Re-tool the show! Make you watch AND review the movies while you're drunk!

[Scrumpilump2000]

Nice shirts, slackers.

[AkimboLizard]

This movie is why I pirate. Can believe I payed 11 bucks to see this.

[jagovRUS]

@AkimboLizard This movie was solid. Find a better excuse. Their review was pretty much spot-on per usual.

[AwesomeCoasters]

I hated this movie. I hated the living fuck out of it.

James Franco looks bored, cold and retarded, and his relashionchip with all the human characters feels unconvincing.

The freaking CGI apes act retarded.

The plot is really unfocused, inconsistent, tasteless and closes to an ending that leaves you wondering why the movie never had anything to do with the series it's based on in 1 HOUR AND A FALH!!!!!!one111eleven!!!!1111­111

[PlanetoftheeAtheists]

36 years ago, i was at the elementary school's annual Halloween parade. The only thing i remember was some guy was wearing a really cool Battle For the Planet of the Apes mask. I went again this year for the first time since grade school. Saw a girl in an insanely accurate Zira costume, i told her dad that the last time i was at this parade i saw a similarly cool costume. He and i spoke a little about it, and it turns out it was HIM in that costume all those years ago. Only in Santa Cruz!

[MrHEC381991]

@PlanetoftheeAtheists weeeird story, man :|

but yeah, I felt pretty much the same. nice motion capture, touching story, exciting; but completely forgot about it 10mins after.

[PlanetoftheeAtheists]

i enjoyed it, but completely forgot about it about an hour after i saw it. I will say, though, it was impressive how they pulled off a significant amount of shock value when the ape spoke. This movie had absolutely nothing memorable or classic bound

[milkenobi]

3:30 Slide-whistle made me laugh

[tomwalkermusic]

There's a guy at 9:39 with a bandage around his face :)

[JapaneseMonsters14]

An ape jumping onto a helicopter....bullshit. And the fact that you couldn't just start shooting the damn apes, and that they actually could outsmart a well armed advanced society ...this movie is ape balls

[SoftwareTheft]

Massive flaws in the science in this movie. Just a couple of examples, Caesar could not have inherited the intelligence via gene alteration from his mother because the drug wasn't given to her until after she had conceived. And in addition, that drug could not substitute for the thousands of years of physical evolution required for a monkey to gain the capacity to speak.

[milkenobi]

@SoftwareTheft I bet you're the kind of guy that explains why lightsabers aren't realistic.

[SoftwareTheft]

@milkenobi You would lose that bet. A future tech that allows of light sabers I can buy. A monkey suddenly evolving human vocal chords is just ridiculous to the point of breaking immersion.

[vreeland17]

2:56 with the picture of robert patanson mad me lmao.

[FirmW2]

Seriously though I'm really glad those monkeys from Jumanji finally got more work.

[mjok12345]

GOD I LOVE SPOTTED COW!!!!!! New Glarus Brewery for the win. I knew there was a reason i love you guys

[ragespot]

@MachinimaLuke premium content? :O like paying to see REDLETTERMEDIA videos? :O

[fatchino]

I would have liked to hear the guy with the thing expand on his comments about how this isn't that intelligent a film in comparison to other recent films. Examples please.

[dogdrovenorth]

John Lithgow is Droopy.

[feckingbillgates]

Is it Mike on the left? He looks a bit like Mel Gibson, true or false?

[feckingbillgates]

Fucking commercials.

[andyroo444]

It was good to hear you on CBC radio the other day ;)

[SRNF]

I disliked this video because I dislike Machinima. Redlettermedia needs to upload their own stuff exclusively on their channel and have patience with the subscribers instead of turning into this.

[SeaPirate5000]

I just saw a Lego "Star Wars" Video Game commercial for a RedLetterMedia Clip.....

[ion010101]

You can't have intelligence without a neo-cortex. You can't have a neo-cortex without head space to contain it. The monkey skull doesn't have the head space. I reckon I'll check it out from the library when it's on dvd, and if it manages to warm me up to it, it musts be very very different from what I've seen so far. And the shrinking the actors in lotr thing looked ridiculous. The audience tittered at that part when I saw it in the theater. tyfyt

[Sabohaque]

huh? when did they partner with machinima? or is this some sort of internet-spotlight thing machinima got their permission to do

anyway i dont care either way im not a machinima basher

[STEVENEA96]

Whats that thing that blinks in top left corner at 9:37

[MrHEC381991]

James Franco...and a cgi monkey :D

[wiiagent]

whats this? Half in the bag on Machinima?

[ArchibaldClumpy]

These guys always give me the vague feeling that they're taking the piss out of the viewer even when it's ostensibly a serious review. There's still that weird element keeping things a little edgy, almost like it's scripted.

[MatthewMarkMendoza]

I like how they addressed how people should cast more ethnic actors in actual lead roles.

[HaqqAttak]

My first time seeing John Lithgow was in Dexter. So it was a lot like casting Anthony Hopkins in that role for me. lol

[gigantkranion]

@HaqqAttak How old are you??

[trexpaddock]

Great review, but the 'Extended Version' is way better!

[TrueDren]

They wouldn't have ever made the original Planet of the Apes movie if it wasn't for the original novel... I don't think these guys know that it was originally a novel...

[Guernicaman]

@TrueDren - They clearly don't understand the allegorical value of the original novel or the orignal movie, for that matter, especially in the socio-political context of America in the late 60's. Plus, it's got the mother of all twist endings.

[Byson93]

what a pair or geeky losers

[budakhan79]

I grabbed a still of the flash frame from 9:38 What it is, you can easily tell. What it means? I don't know.

Stupid YouTube wont let me post a URL so Never mind I guess.

[ronnor001]

@budakhan79 do you mind PMing me the URL? I want to see what it is!

[gigantkranion]

@ronnor001 A faded man in a brown coat holding a white/thin box infront of his face

[ReeceBorn]

The Gas Drug and abusive malfoy was just for convenice and protagonist placement, why do so many films go for cheesy 'Rise of' B-movie titles?. Felt like a nature movie, watchable but by no means epic. Why is RLM on 'Machinima'? should have been a Plinkett review, he rocks go checkout his starwars reviews will make you feel stupid for eating up Lucas's crap but in a funny way.

[qrius60]

Half in the bag, the devil is my hairdo! *smash*

[TheHippieHooper]

LOL bimbo

[TheInspector3000]

oh, red letter media, your being a bathered house wife whos too good for his abusive husband. the dumb-ass machinma viewers keep proving your better then them, but you keep coming back for more. get a divorce man.

[SLAPnPOP726]

I thought I would loathe it. I fucking loved it.

[Vhyste]

Machinima=Bad

RedLetterMedia=Good

[zirbat16]

haha red letter media is awesome

[mrbradzillla]

Yeah the fat guy is a amateur who speaks not to his audience, but for them saying it will take a while to warm up to the movie. Also he says he hates science movies? He would probably be more happy watching Transformers or something. Please folks if you want a real review of the movie, read Empire, or Total Film. Not these pair of idiots.

[punkbear17]

its simplistic because people are too stupid/impatient to bother to care about science in a movie

[fantim]

What the heck is that at 9:38? Subliminal messages?

[BATTLEFEELD3]

@fantim play it backwards and fast forward it.

[depthsofchaos]

I was cheering in the end for the apes to get shot down, thats how emotionally invested I got. Horrible piece of "movie", feels like a 10 year old's first direction.

[sethecx]

my gord that movie was horrendus.. terrible and stupid

[KingObould]

It's a chimp not gorilla

[Wezzipooh]

They should have called this film "March of the Monkeys"

[Clausfarre]

Why be ecstatic over an indian woman. That is just another bow to the multi-cultural society - Which of course is a bad thing. Use real americans.

[TheDuerden]

@Clausfarre What you mean native Americans? Since they are the only real Americans....everyone else is an immigrant.

[Sirthatguy]

Pretty sure the neighbor character's whole point was to show his bad luck not just as a dick.

[GrimBrunn]

The subliminal frame at the end is just a picture of (what appears to be) Mike holding up a piece of paper to cover his face. Nothing written on it or anything.

[bull068]

Redlettermedia has awesome taste in movies. They've never steered me wrong on a film...yet.

[bull068]

I honestly have no idea what machinima has to do with redlettermedia.

Who gives a fuck? Redlettermedia is awesome.

[invadercheeze]

I totally agree with this review. This movie was a real pleasant surprise.

[ohnoitshoward]

I really like Half In the Bag because its really goofy and funny yet really into the details about reviewing movies. Thanks guys!

[rad3xl]

Every day that passes you guys remind me more and more of a modern version of Fred Flinstone and Barney Ruble.

[MrJustinn123]

I just cannot stand Jay, everything he says in this video makes me cringe, ofcourse they would do the film entirely with CGI apes, In this modern age of film the effects that are used are outstanding, what else would you think a multi million film would go for.

[5050luke]

Spammers

[kakarot134]

He wasn't protecting his kids from a gorilla, he was a baby chimp, that wanted to play. The neighbor was an idiot. 

[THEwrexFILES]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!!!!

[sonegreat]

Guys, where is the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull review already?!

[Tacom4ster]

@sonegreat Forget that, where TLB review, they need to finish that b4 Korra is released

[MurderYourBoss]

You know what, you fucking dicks. I'm sick of you putting reviews up here for free just so we can hear your opinions and be entertained. I like science movies, I think James Franco has a powerful presence and I happen to think John Lithgow looks great for his age. I think I'll throw a bottle through Plinkett's window that says "I may not agree with you but I respect your opinion, you fucking dicks."

[GDemon]

Can't catch that one frame. 

[Boris2577]

why is "redlettermedia" on a website purposely made for 15 year old stupid-ass kids who bash on anything that isn't a video game or a dumb action movie like transformers?

[MachinimaLuke]

@Boris2577 Bc they rock and we love working with them. Our audience is varied, and we hope to expand into an older Demo with premium content.

[giantzombiechild]

@Boris2577 Why do you feel the need stereotype an entire community and everyone whose even on there website?

[SRNF]

@Boris2577 every1 is thinking the same thing.

[giantzombiechild]

@Boris2577 Also its obvious you did not even watch the video because they said they REALLY LIKED the movie.

[Anonie324]

@Boris2577 Because it's how we first came across it.

[NHCPmn]

@Boris2577 maybe for irony :s

[Treblaine]

@Boris2577 rlm hate transformers



[MackNukem]

@Boris2577

To make money.

[strife93]

@Boris2577 No, no. They don't play video games, just Call of Duty, and anything that is "realistic."

[Eetaq]

"Two sweaty slobs in a trashy apartment" should have been the title of this video.

[TimedropStudios]

some guy in a brown suit holding a paper in front of his face. any guesses?

[coath514]

i love how stupid the humans are. when they took the chimp Koba, with his deformed evil face you just know hes gonna go bananas and wreck shit up. and i love James Franco's aloofness in his role. like he wasnt buying into the whole "i'm a scientist" role. still a very enjoyable movie even for just Andy Serkis' performance alone

[PintSizePixel]

Fuck off, ghost!

[FartyFace]

what was that they spliced in for 1 frame at the very end?

[RoninDave]

i think it's funny looking at those complaining or wondering why this is on Machinima when this isn't a TV channel ie they have a choice of watching or not watching but these evolutionarily-challenged morons can't figure this basic concept out and so they write their oh-so brilliant commentary.

[JeffTheDude777]

Willow fucking rules!

[BigBadassR]

Did you guys see the ROTPOTA prelim at Wisconsin State Fair?

[tIs4gatorbait]

is this the first time theyve had music playing during half in the bag? i think it is otherwise i wasnt paying attention before. its kind of distracting

[RudiVanDizzario]

the joyous moment when Rodney McKay unexpectedly shows up in a film you're watching.

[Williamsfan]

It's a picture of Mike holding a letter up over his eyes, okay?

OKAY!?

[ao3323]

Machinima, I love you for picking up Red Letter Media.

[radumate]

i felt RETARDED watching this movie, very bad one ...sorry Red letter MEdia! your review sucks!

[matiashardrock]

9:39 Nosferatu????

[etheangel2220]

hard to find good reviews here on YT. its fine to get raw gut reactions and the biased point of view of the average person...yes i get the point. two guys at home drinking beer talking about a movie makes the viewer feel comfortable. more so than watching some old movie critic, who may have been in the industry for a while and has greater experience, but he may not be hip enough for you. but sometimes you want to hear that side too, even if the guy isnt holding a beer during the review

[Mysterious0Bob]

What the hell is this doing on Machinima? Has Mr Plinkett got a new game out?

[general1774]

i thought is was a game video....

[NuGhost]

They pretty much summed up how I felt about the film, especially about it being as smart as a movie about apes gaining intelligence and taking over the world can be. Also, what the fuck is up w/ the last 20 seconds (lol)? At about 9:39 there's a quick flash of an image and even paused I can't make out what it is.

[ELIAXTRO]

I thought there was a secret message at the end of the video.. but I took that part and sped it up, and it wasn't.

[ELIAXTRO]

I don't think this movie is a real prequil.

[CassesVultus]

Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!

[TheBenieboy]

@CassesVultus no

[kanedaBJF]

I agree with most of the opinions in the video, but I found the constant need for the film-makers to remind us it is a prequel to Planet of the Apes more annoying than anything. Also, the convenient manner in which they dispensed of the human race is just plain lazy. I thought the first hour of the film was great, but it reached a point where it seemed rushed and the plot took a backseat to an action packed finale.

[mavrickindigo]

Can someone explain to me what's going on around the 9:35 mark? I don't have the programs to see what the image is or hear what the slow-down speech is saying

[17R3W]

@mavrickindigo

If you pause it, it's a picture of mike with a piece of paper over his face, not sure what it says.

[djbproductions11]

Here's what I got from the sound at the end after doing some pitch shifting and reversing the sound:

Sounds like Mike saying "of a movie is you'll get of that subject matter"

Jay: "Yeah"

I have no idea.

[MahMahAfro3000]

9:32-9:42 - QUIT MESSIN WITH MY MIND, MAN!!!

[Quinntarious]

HERE WE GO AGAIN, for the love of god don't post them here! please!

[EthanNin0]

You can complain about CGI until you're blue in the face!

[Joeyj3dy]

Where's my brain?

[sabretusk12]

I really disliked this movie, not only for the predictability of the plot and the flatness of the characters, but because of the unrealistic portrayal of the leaps in awareness of the apes. Although I understand that the virus/brain cure thing is supposed to make the apes super-intelligent, that doesn't explain actions taken by the apes that require years of observation and practice, i.e. spear throwing, military tactics, written language, etc., not merely intuition.

[CheeseCrispsAreGodly]

@sabretusk12 Of course a prequel has a predictable plot, the plot is even in the title. There's a difference between criticizing a film and being a nitpicking asshole. I'm afraid you fall into the second category. I'm so sorry.

[sabretusk12]

@CheeseCrispsAreGodly That makes me an asshole because I found things in the movie I didn't like. Different things stand out to different people. You aren't providing a counter argument just by insulting me.

[itachisan02]

@sabretusk12 apes already now how to use tools, its seen in a wild like a simple rock to trow or smash something, the apes didn't use military tactics ceasar and the fat one just signed to them what to go and to do. the apes didn't have a written language in the movie sorry for spelling but the apes used sign language, and only ceasar knew how to write.

[strife93]

Just saw Mike randomly smash a vase, instantly on my favorites.

[WhiteFangOfTheLeaf]

@jonathanverbiest

Read that faggs comment KooljPUSSYBITCH

then read mine then a light bulb will light on your head.

[MegaWimberly]

Hellraiser?



[jonathanverbiest]

for some reason i think it smells like old people in that house....

[LittleMapleMan]

WRONG!!!!!!!! In The Lord of The Rings, Hobbits were not digitally shrunk. Peter Jackson used the actual midgets for certain scenes. I am sorry, but this is not the first time these two guys review the movie with not knowledge of the directors, actors, story and history behind it. The movie reviewer must be capable of recognizing most of the cast members and crew who spend their time to film a movie. These two do not know more about the movies than a general audience.

[nfaguade]

@LittleMapleMan imdb dot com/title/tt0120737/trivia?tr=­tr1075535

[RoninDave]

@LittleMapleMan NITPICKY!!!!!! It was a throw-away comment about something he had heard before going to the film. No one needed this nerd-rage correction over a 5-second remark in 10 minute video. The main point was about expecting the special effects to suck but being pleasantly surprised that the movie makers pulled it off both in LOTR and here.

[legoindyshortround]

@LittleMapleMan And some scenes with the hobbits were on a green screen to digitally make them smaller.......

[Rayluaza]

HOW THE FUCK IS THIS RELATED TO MACHINIMA?!

[RoninDave]

@Rayluaza caplocks - it's a button to your lower left on the keyboard. Learn how to toggle it off and on before you dribble another brilliant comment

[Rayluaza]

@RoninDave yeah i get it but isnt it in the middle left.... I mean yeah it has more keys on top than below it but its sill not very low

[PinkyPinkyProduction]

What does it say at 9:38 ?

[inevitabletraitor]

What was that thing that flashed about about 9:30? Was that Tyler Durden?

[DoctorPorkenfries]

@inevitabletraitor It's a guy in a hazmat suit.

[ixonixas]

SPOILER ALERT!!!

[DanaBanana75]

Great review. I really like this movie as well, I though they did a fabulous job.

[bbhaver]

Hollywood is out of ideas. What's new ? lol

[TheDeckinator]

@bbhaver No they're not, but it's more profitable to milk old titles for what they're worth.

[JuarezHighJumpSquad]

LIVING WITH YOU IS LIKE LIVING IN A LIVING NIGHTMARE

[cornnugget]

I'm confused. Don't get me wrong, I love Red Letter Media, but why is this on Machinima?

[cerulean86]

@cornnugget

because Machinima is a shit sub

[samzilla567]

@cornnugget Machinima is getting desperate.

[RoninDave]

@cornnugget because it is - deal with it or better yet don't watch it and you won't have to worry about it

[PhillysFinest27]

2:59 They lost all credibility

[adamman322]

whyd they show a picture of robert pattinson when showing two other pictures of james franco..? lol

[jordyd19]

@adamman322 i loved that, they said the other role was a cgi ape then showed mr. trinity killer

[korboismywaifu]

@adamman322 he was another perfect example of derp

[Canadia86ca]

@adamman322

babby's first RLM

[SLoUgHiAn]

KOBA WOOOO!

[ultraneonoirnatihero]

I'm watching this on 720p but I still can't make out what is written on the card in that single frame around 9:39? Hallpass? Help us? Or Kingdom of the Crystal Skull :)

[metalraygear]

oh boy here we go a bunch of people from machinema who don't understand the humor.

[17R3W]

@metalraygear

At least RLM will have more comments for the bricks that come throw their windows.

[Donaldarmbrecht]

I don't recall ever hearing that they digitally reduced the size of actors for the hobbits. Most of that was used with doubles and forced perspectives. They also had two sizes of each set in some cases and in other cases they would make the actors stand on their knees.

[twooffour]

BRICK JOKE LOL!!

[cornking6]

This film looks shit.

[ruinawish]

@cornking6 I think similarly, but it's been receiving positive reviews.