Mike and Jay are like an old couple where the husband has dementia but his wife has heard all his stories so many times that she remembers every detail.
@@matbuchanan9765 Does Mike wear the mandatory bandage covering half of his face, obscuring a wound that keeps profusely bleeding each time he takes a couple's shower?
Notice how when Mike drops the awe-inspiring "Back to 9/11", he stares at Rich until he laughs, like he won't consider his joke did the job until it hits Rich
@@notinspectorgadget Considering their Best of the Worst where they all got drunk off their asses (aside from Rich, who was already shitfaced from being Rich Evans)- I feel like it's semi-regular. Not always, but regularly messy.
3,2,3,4-4,2,3 AND These men are PAWNS! I put a price of 20,000 dirham on their heads. Next they will be hailed as the true messenger of GOD! They were just a couple of songwriters, who came to Ishtar, to break into show business. Easy boy, easy boy, easy boy, easy boy! What the hell's the matter with him is he blind?! Well yeah he is, bu-but he's in perfect condition. So how did they wind up on everyone's hit list? Your life is in danger. Behave normally we have guns pointed at your back. No don't put your hands up you idiot! Oh little darlin'. My little darlin'. I can't believe these men may control the fate of the Middle East. Oh where, ar-are you? Do it! Ayiyiyiyiyiyi schmechahii buttahotsfayaaah! This is unbelievable. HOOPA HOOPA HOOPA Kno-ow well-a. That my love-a Are the two American messengers of god dead yet? Is this the oasis? Does this look like an oasis to you? Yeah look at the birds! Are those vultures? YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH Wa-as just fo-or you He's aiming at us! Would you stop being paranoid! Run smuck, they're trying to kill us! Warren Beatty. Dustin Hoffman. Isabelle Adjani. Your girl? How did she get to be your girl? ONLY YOU! I think they're wonderful! Ishtar: Written and directed by Elaine May Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha this is some of our best work!
clarknova1567 micheal is a metaphor for what jay is afraid he’ll become and jack is a metaphor for what he wants to become, but mike is around jay more than jack is as a constant reminder of the inevitability of what jay will become one day. But he still sees glimpses of jack, telling himself that there could be hope. That’s why in this episode, the guys are trying to distract themselves from taking about a disaster. Jay is trying not to think about his future.
+MALayhee700 Much like the boys at The Worst Idea of All time are now committed to either them or their descendants watching Paul Blart: Mall Cop II every Thanksgiving from now until the end of linear time.
Imagine explaining that to your kids. "Well, these fat guys on RU-vid watched this and went on a 43 minute discussion about literally anything other than this movie. So, to honor them, we watch this movie every year and laugh."
There are way less occurences of the Ishtar trailer in this video than I remembered there being. It’s amazing how much impact a precise brick joke like that can have, to the point where it feels like it was way more prominent years later than it actually was.
3,2,3,4-4,2,3 AND These men are PAWNS! I put a price of 20,000 dirham on their heads. Next they will be hailed as the true messenger of GOD! They were just a couple of songwriters, who came to Ishtar, to break into show business. Easy boy, easy boy, easy boy, easy boy! What the hell's the matter with him is he blind?! Well yeah he is, bu-but he's in perfect condition. So how did they wind up on everyone's hit list? Your life is in danger. Behave normally we have guns pointed at your back. No don't put your hands up you idiot! Oh little darlin'. My little darlin'. I can't believe these men may control the fate of the Middle East. Oh where, ar-are you? Do it! Ayiyiyiyiyiyi schmechahii buttahotsfayaaah! This is unbelievable. HOOPA HOOPA HOOPA Kno-ow well-a. That my love-a Are the two American messengers of god dead yet? Is this the oasis? Does this look like an oasis to you? Yeah look at the birds! Are those vultures? YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH Wa-as just fo-or you He's aiming at us! Would you stop being paranoid! Run smuck, they're trying to kill us! Warren Beatty. Dustin Hoffman. Isabelle Adjani. Your girl? How did she get to be your girl? ONLY YOU! I think they're wonderful! Ishtar: Written and directed by Elaine May
RIGHT? i rewatched this yesterday and somehow had memory of the Ishtar trailer playing at least five times throughout the video. i was listening for those opening claps
I'm only a third in so I am at the third? Three two three four FOUR two three two but yesterday I had the urge to watch the Ishtar ep of Botw because I watched the one where they had the 35mm print of the trailer.. for some reason.. so here I am!
Mike saying "Now.... back to 9/11" in the holiday special is probably the best joke in any RLM video ever. Organic, brilliantly timed, set up, paid off, dark humor. Great shot kid that was one in a million.
3,2,3,4-4,2,3 AND These men are PAWNS! I put a price of 20,000 dirham on their heads. Next they will be hailed as the true messenger of GOD! They were just a couple of songwriters, who came to Ishtar, to break into show business. Easy boy, easy boy, easy boy, easy boy! What the hell's the matter with him is he blind?! Well yeah he is, bu-but he's in perfect condition. So how did they wind up on everyone's hit list? Your life is in danger. Behave normally we have guns pointed at your back. No don't put your hands up you idiot! Oh little darlin'. My little darlin'. I can't believe these men may control the fate of the Middle East. Oh where, ar-are you? Do it! Ayiyiyiyiyiyi schmechahii buttahotsfayaaah! This is unbelievable. HOOPA HOOPA HOOPA Kno-ow well-a. That my love-a Are the two American messengers of god dead yet? Is this the oasis? Does this look like an oasis to you? Yeah look at the birds! Are those vultures? YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH Wa-as just fo-or you He's aiming at us! Would you stop being paranoid! Run smuck, they're trying to kill us! Warren Beatty. Dustin Hoffman. Isabelle Adjani. Your girl? How did she get to be your girl? ONLY YOU! I think they're wonderful! Ishtar: Written and directed by Elaine May Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha this is some of our best work!
I don't know why, but watching that Ishtar trailer suddenly gave me this creeping, fleshy, gut churning feeling of nausea that sort of slid up from the lower right corner of my stomach. I felt incredible unease, as if a thousand good movies could have been funded with the budget of Ishtar, but were suddenly silenced.
***** That might be cancer, though, and not be due to ISHTAR........... Unless ISHTAR is the cause of that cancer.......then yeah.....then it's due to ISHTAR.
@@steelewalker1527 most of the BOTW episodes with the Canadians they all look baked during the roundtable, the episode with James Doohan and Neil Breen in particular
@@swineflu6523 , Rich said in Pre-Rec that he doesn't like taking anything that affects his mind and ability to think/focus, including alcohol and drugs. He just got drunk once for his fiance because she wanted to see what he'd be like. Otherwise he's a straightedged boi.
That would at least explain where the money went. The then-highest grossing film gets a Christmas special with the budget of a literal Saturday morning cartoon. It doesn't add up. [edit: clarity]
"The fact that they don't have subtitles...that's totally a George Lucas idea." I bet he got the idea from watching Godfather 1, the scene in the diner. "Well if Coppola can get away with having them speak unsubtitled Italian then certainly the Wookies can talk without them too! (later) ...I may have gone too far in a few places."
At 26:18 when Jay yelled "Stay on topic", he really missed an opportunity to say "Stay on target". That would have been a Star Wars reference, which would have been appropriate since there was a Star Wars holiday special at one time.
OMG Mike starring at Jay like he was actually there at the horror convention, but Jay just remembers the story and Mike had no recollection is AMAZING.
*Men Singing*: 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3 AND! **cue clacking noises** *Well Dressed Man*: These men are PAWNS! *Military Arab*: I will put a price of 20,000 Dirham on their heads. *Arab with Turban*: Next they will be hailed as the true messengers of GOD! *Narrator*: They were just a couple of songwriters, who came to Ishtar, to break into show business *Man Dressed like Arab*: Easy boy, easy boy, easy boy, easy boy! *Short Man Dressed like Arab*: What the hell's the matter with him, is he blind?! *Man Dressed like Arab*: Well yeah he is, but he's in perfect condition. *Narrator*: So how did they wind up on everyone's hit list? *Attractive Arab Woman*: Your life is in danger. *Man Disguised as Tourist*: Behave normally we have guns pointed at your back. No don't put your hands up you idiot! *Men Singing in Club*: Oh little darlin'. My little darlin'. **Tall Man Dressed as Arab falls over** *Shady Guy in Suit*: I can't believe these men may control the fate of the Middle East. *Men Singing in Club*: Oh where, are you? *Menacing Man with Gun*: Do it! *Short Guy*: Ayiyiyiyiyiyi schmechahi buttahotsfayaaah! *Mustachioed Man in Suit*: This is unbelievable. *Short Man Singing in Bar*: HOOPA HOOPA HOOPA Kno-ow well-a. That my lovah'- *Arab with Turban*: Are the two American messengers of god dead yet? *Short Guy*: Is this the oasis? *Man Dressed like Arab*: Does this look like an oasis to you? *Short Guy*: Yeah! Look at the birds! Are those vultures? *Short Man Singing in Bar*: YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH, waas just 4 u! *Taller Guy*: He's aiming at us! *Short Guy*: Would you stop being paranoid! **Man with riffle fires at them** *Taller Guy*: Run smuck, they're trying to kill us! *Narrator*: Warren Beatty. Dustin Hoffman. Isabelle Adjani. **Attractive Arab Woman fires bazooka** *Taller Guy*: Your girl? How did she get to be your girl? *Taller Guy Singing in Bar*: ONLY YOU! *Attractive Woman*: I think they're wonderful! *Narrator*: Ishtar: Written and directed by Elaine May. *Short and Taller Guy Laughing*: This is some of our best work!
My husband had never heard of the Star Wars Holiday Special, so I was looking for a nice, concise, comprehensive RU-vid video that will help explain it to him. Thanks fellas!
When I watch RLM, it's like I have friends. It's great. Sometimes I even go as far as to converse with the men on the screen, interjecting their witty observations with "I know, Rich!", as well as "Wasn't that scene in the movie just then really bad?". I also like to have a pint on my desk so I can drink alongisde my RLM friends when they have a drink as well. Sometimes when I want to get really fucked up, I get out the proofed absinthe and just replay the part where they drink over and over again, taking a swig each time. One time I did this for 147 minutes.
"When I watch RLM, it's like I have friends." Studies have shown that good TV (as in, shows you can get into) has this effect, so I'm not surprised RLM's stuff has people feeling the same way.
I do that all the time. I have rewatched each episode and stream way too much and have tangential conversations about their viewpoints to myself all the time. That's the winning thing about these guys; they have well constructed opinions on things, but they're not snobby about it and just shlubby midwesterners doing their thing. They're basically what Kevin Smith used to be before he discovered weed.
Guys, just FYI. I actually talked to Peter Mayhew at a scifi con in 2010. And I asked him THE question, knowing that he, of all people, would know its true answer. Peter said George would NEVER subtitle any Wookie language, not even in special features on any Star Wars DVD. Subtitle Greedo, Jabba, Sebulba, Yes. Subtitle any Wookie, never.
I was certain the question was going to be about what Chewbacca's dick looks like. Whether it's a lipstick, as Jay puts it, or other kind. Don't know if Peter would have been as forthcoming with the answer for that one.
As another person named Jay, I also have a pretty “photographic” memory. Unfortunately, it only SEEMS to become applicable for stupid, trivial, inconsequential crap.
I randomly decided to watch this video today before work and when they started talking about 9/11 I realized that today's date is 9/11. Maybe I'll also watch the Rem Lezar episode today as well.
The moment Jack starts getting horrified by the 9/11 references is when this beautiful train wreck of a SW Holiday special review transcends into something amazing
No, Mike, you're NOT 'done' with Jurassic World. I'm speaking to you from your future, and it turns out... you LOVE Jurassic World! ...Much to Jay's astonishment.
+Evan Jones personally, I find it annoying they threw together a monster movie, slapped a recognizable name on it, and then it's expected that we are just supposed to swallow it b/c... b/c. Instead of doing something along the lines of, well, throwing the money at something new. You can't just say it's okay because it doesn't match up to the original. If it's not as good as the original, why make it? Why shoot for being mediocre, instead of attempting to be interesting? Which, funny enough, is what the original did. You don't have to make 2001, but Christ, you can try...
Whoa, I was scrolling through the comments on my phone while the video was playing and I accidentally liked this comment. Then when I read this comment, Mike actually said the part “back to 9/11.” Mega-coincidental!
I've never understood the Jack(or Josh) haters. It's a 4-person discussion, so it's not like they're stealing a spot from one of the three regulars, and both of them bring something unique to the table. We wouldn't have Juicy Shaq Meat without Josh, Fuckbutt Point without Tim or even Rich's Double Down breakdown without he-who-must-not-be-named, and all those things made me cry laughing. I think just having Jay, Mike and Rich in every episode with no outsiders would have gotten pretty stale by now...
this is my first video ive seen with these guys and not even 10 minutes in it feels like laughing along with four mates of yours, what a gem of a channel to come across
Its that time of year once again where I get comfy and watch this video. Its so good I could watch these guys talk about paint drying and it would be good probably.
I've been mining RLM for film and TV recommendations for years. If you actually tracked down every single reference they made to every film you would probably come out with a doctorate in film studies.
Fun fact: this was my first ever RLM video, after seeing another Star Wars Holiday Special review which mentioned this one. I was extremely, EXTREMELY confused.
Somewhat similar circumstances here. The Cinema Snob reviewing the special was my first encounter with it. I had no idea it even existed. After watching it I apparently needed more pain so I searched other reviews of the Special ....which led me to rlm for the first time. Years later here I am rewatching the thing. Again.
31:00 having the Star Wars Holiday Special footage roll over Jay's commentary of a woman shot in the face in a murder suicide is why I watch Red Letter Media.
The "couple of guys" that fixed Star Wars was actually George Lucas's ex-wife Marcia Lucas that also re-wrote alot of dialogue. Lucasfilm has pretty much erased her existance. You'd think Kathleen Kennedy would at least bring her up when she was spewing the force is female. At least Marcia won an Oscar.
There's an interview with Carrie Fisher at dragon con where she says she has an original copy of the Holiday Special as a gift from Lucas. So safe to say it does still exist.
I love how I’ve just internalized all of jay’s trivia from watching this so many times. Like I will never again not throw out Doug Bradley’s name in any discussion about hellraiser as if everyone knows who that is.
I was going through an old charity shop in my town and buried amongst all the films was a dirty, dusty copy of Ishtar, and I had a PTSD flashback to this video from 8 fucking years ago
