Half in the Bag Episode 119: Shut in and Arrival 

'Interstellar' also a one-word title about a man living inside the wall of a house.

Looks like Shut In was Shat Out. :/

Make Rich Evans live in a wall.

what i like is that mike makes jay laugh throughout the whole episode but when jay makes mike chuckle i can see that mike loves jay very much .

you could make a movie about some lady keeps hearing creepy sounds coming from the wall. then it turns out she lives in a duplex

Kind of funny that the frame story for these reviews is Mike and Jay avoiding work, which is what I do when I watch them.

Mike and Jay should make direct to dumpster horror movies.

There should be a sequel to The Inside named "The Yard". It could be a start of a new trend, horror movies hapening BEHIND the house.

I can't believe they wore the duct tape shackles the entire time.

Flip the script! A crazy but harmless rat man is living within the walls of his ancestral home. An obnoxious wealthy family moves in, and the rat man learns they're all plotting to kill each other and tear down the house. WHAAAAT WILL HE DOOOOO?!

Next time I do odd jobs for my neighbours, I'm going to say "Need any help with any YAAAAAAARD WOOOOORK????"

Old Grandma McGee and Redd Herring's scenes are some of Mike's best acting. Only his role as maniac chasing Jay through the studio outshines this award winning spectacular.

"I expected more of a 0%-Movie" - Jay Bauman 2016

This was my favorite movie of the year. And I'm not talking about Arrival, I'm talking about Mike's horror movie pitch.

"ominous" is that like the most lazy horror movie name ever? how about "foreboding" or "the scary"

Anyone else find Mike's fake horror film synopsis way more interesting then the actual movie(s)?

I wonder if Mike has ever seen The Andromeda Strain (1972). He keeps saying he would like to see some pure science sci-fi movie. I think this one is pretty close.

Mike saying Arrival was the closest thing to his ideal sci fi movie actually made me tear up (I CRIED BUTTERFLY TEARS!), cuz that's how I feel about 2049 and Dune by Villeneuve- he just brings a cohesive and powerful feeling of humanity to the genre that not many other directors can pull off

"There's a house in almost every movie." Both funny and true.

What I love about Arrival is how you can follow the logic of the characters and the science. The twists do not feel like twists, even if it completely changes the context of the plot. One can reach these conclusions before the reveal, but it never feels obvious. Arrival is a movie that rewards paying attention.

I want to see the Inside so badly now.

When I initially heard about Shut In, I thought it was supposed to be about a person dealing with compassion fatigue, which would be a really interesting subject for a movie. Unfortunately, it was not.

Rich Evans is lookin' lean.

Mr.Herring deserves a spin off Netflix series in this new expanded universe property. Every season a new neighbor suspects him in spite of his good intentions. After multiple iterations of neighbors he desperately tries to bond with but they go insane/missing/die, the series culminates with his depression and suicide. Working title "MR"

Imagine Denis Villeneuve tackling a huge sci-fi classic and making a masterpiece of it...

"I am the pretty thing that lives in the house" is a very, very good movie. Incredibly creepy and atmospheric. Thanks for the recommendation, Jay. I loved it.

"Of course in the end....uh....boy in the wall....THERE'S A BOY IN THE WAAAAALLL!!!!" gets me every time....

I’m choosing to believe their pitch for “The Inside” planted the seed for what became “Parasite”.

The way Mike says "WRONG!" always absolutely kills me, I can't stop replaying that part!!!

I can't wait for you guys to be old men and still doing this. Truly.

This experience watching Jay and Mike come up with a thriller movie was incredible.

Jay's enthusiastic mispronunciation of Denis Villeneuve is just adorable.

I got the notification for this upload at 9:11. Coincidence? I don't think so! Watch out Freedom Tower! Plinkett's flying house is coming for you!

“Is everything alright? I just got back from th- BWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH” Gets me every time

This is my favorite kind of HitB: two movies back to back, one shitty, one excellent.

Oh my god, their plot for their made up horror movie The Inside was the plot of Barbarian. “Old Lady in the Walls and Mr. Red Herring”

Some one please animate Mike's horror film idea.

Mikes “The Inside” is basically the movie Barbarian😂

One of the funniest half in the bag episodes in a long while. Thank you shitlords.

People that need the endings of films like 'The Arrival' explained to them are also the reason that "do not try this at home" disclaimers exist.

"I've been waiting since twenty-twenbmt -twelve -ten." >Barely doesn't laugh. I lol'd

Mike spitballing his horror movie script for 20 minutes is probably what it’s like to hang out with him in real life but it doesn’t stop

Arrival talk begins ~26:40

As someone who really dug - La La Land - Manchester By The Sea - Moonlight I loved just about all these movies. It's to credit for Arrival that in the first few minutes I felt more emotion than all the mentioned films above.

Parasite is the someone-in-the-walls genre coming of age

The Arrival hit me right in the feels.

5:07 that's from the best of the worst where they watched "The Jar" for anyone who was curious

It's been almost 3 years and I'm still waiting for The Inside movie. goddamn *HACKS*

The Inside, hitting theaters January 2017

Speaking of Anthony Perkins´ son.. His father died of AIDS and mother was in one of the planes that crashed into the world trade center.. Damn..

My friend and I (incidentally, his 1st movie gig as "editor" was Joe Dirt 2) realized this same title and theme problem over 20 years ago. Movies like "The People Under the Stairs" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle". So we made "The Man Who Built the House You Live In".

the way they are describing arrival remiends me a bit of the tng episode damark. where captain picard had to kind of learn how to comunicate with an alien captain who they could not understand.

SPOILERS Housebound is also about a crazy person living in the walls

16:35 Mike in 2017: "Theaters are done!" 2020: "You rang?"

It Follows isn't about a house and I wouldn't lump it in with other generic horror movies. It actually had a unique feel and didn't rely purely on dumb jump scares. It was good as fuck.

I've watched the pitch for The Inside like four times and it still makes me laugh

The part when Mike explains his stereotypical 2010s horror movie is glorious.

Half In The Bag Plinkett starts his descent to become Plinkett Prime.

Fun Fact:the writer of ''Shut In'',has been hired to write the upcoming Harley Quinn solo-film.I can't wait for this trainwreck to happen and the following Half in the Bag review.

20:46 my god this made me laugh

Eagerly waiting for Mike and Jay's next horror film. Sounds like an instant classic.

Can't believe that Mike didn't mention how the aliens in Arrival experience time in a way reminiscent of the Bajoran Prophets

At this point in my life I just want to see Mr. Plinkett watch that fucking Night Court tape

"in the wall with Grampa's BONES". Killed me!

Dennis Villeneuve is arguably the best director working in Hollywood right now.

Plot twist: In 2023, Mike’s favourite film of the year is a one-word title about a house with someone in the walls - Cobweb 🤯

Who else thought their video stopped at 3:45 ? XD

35:50 the most perfect description of Jeremy Renner possible

"[Arrival] reminded me of a very good episode of Star Trek" now THAT sounds good.

I can't stop watching this episode. Not because of the movies. The editing and sound design with the music is very excellent. Mike's facial expressions and Jay's Home Alone face are just great. All except Plinkett. "That Rich Evans, he's the worst!" Perfect episode. Good work guys. I mean Hack Frauds.

I've been waiting for this, and a life.

Its nice to see a movie that Mike really loved and to see his face light up when talks about it.

"for jumpscare purposes" is my new favorite way to describe motivations for dumb shit in horror movies.

The highs in this video, the yells, are on point. Excellently executed.

Denis Villeneuve is a master filmmaker and deserves to be considered on the same level as Fincher and Paul Thomas Anderson and Cuaron and Inarritu and others of their ilk. With him and Roger Deakins, the Blade Runner sequel actually has a chance to be fucking great.

They talk about Arrival depicting a realistic reaction from humanity saying there's no quips or dumb jokes. Yeah, right... If aliens showed up, the memes would be absolute fire. Probably mostly about whether or not they are fuckable.

I feel like during the Arrival section there were several underhanded knocks at Independence Day

Arrival is one of my favourite. I love movies that use grand, abstract environments that still touch a deeply intimate part of us. Not only that, but also visually striking and potent with atmosphere. It was a familiar eerie that really looms over the visuals and dialogue. Ngl, made me cry 😅

I love how, after reviewing the film "Shut in" as boring, and explaining the trend of these films, and how the advertising and marketing of the films and the trailers work, and me agreeing the whole time up to this point, they then show the trailer for "shut in" at 25:18 and susceptible old me thinks "wow that film actually looks AMAZING" :d

I loved Arrival so much. The music, by Johan Johansson, was half the movie for me. Without it, I think the movie wouldn't have had as much weight. Specially that moment when they first enter the main area of the ship, and it's just such a quiet bit and suddenly, out of nowhere, the alien appears and the music rapidly builds. It, too, reminded me of 2001. Or that long shot of the helicopter arriving on scene, the fog rolling down the hills, and a simple but eerie track plays over everything else. Incredibly ominous, sounds as if it were under the water, and just gave me goosebumps. Fittingly, the track is called 'Arrival'. And much like Doctor Strange, I think they both utterly wasted Michael Stuhlbarg.

I love how easily Mike can just shit out a dime a dozen generic movie plot. Also the other guy had some good ideas too.

Duct tape chains. There's something Red Greene never thought of.

Hey Mike, remember: "Darmok and Jalad... at Tenagra...?"

The funny thing is I remember watching Pup Named Scooby-Doo as a kid. And there was a bully type character with red hair named Red Herring. And Fred would always think it was him but of course it never was. Hence the name. Funny thing is that show taught me what red herring means. It was very on the nose but as a child it’s a good way of teaching someone that concept.

The Boy worked really well for me because I was unaware of this "in the walls" subgenre and it worked as a good fake out. It does seem to be the "in" thing right now.

One of many reasons I love RLM : watching Mike work, when out to prove a point or when quickly fixing issues OR doing Hollywood's job FOR it.

*holding my breath when Mike said Arrival sucked* *Sigh of relief when he said he actually enjoyed it*

So the main plot of Shut In is Busters fantasy from Arrested Development?

That made up film Mike talked about makes me wanna watch a parody film directed by Edgar Wright.

I also found Arrival to be like the best of TNG episodes. Even used that when I told a friend. Didn't even cry when the protagonist didn't punch one of the aliens at the end.

19:38 It was pretty hilarious listening to them basically describe the movie The Intruder (2019) three years earlier.

"person in the walls" is a thing that happens in real life which is probably why there are so many movies about it, I've heard a dozen stories about someone discovering some hobo living in a hidden crawl space in their house

if it was beaten by a good animated movie(like kubo, which failed horribly in the box office, despite being really fucking good) it would be okay. but by trolls? fuck.

Everything about The Inside pitch is gold I tell ya, gold!

Technical request: can you turn down the lights by one notch? Thanks, I'm worried you two will melt.

18:20 "if it was hitchcock, it would be called "lonely women, on a...." hithcocks titles were pretty to the point werent they? "psycho" "vertigo" "the birds"

Housebound is actually a fantastic horror comedy. Won't spoil it but it ends on a very Peter Jackson note.

The pitch for the trailer of ‘The Inside’ might be one of my favourite internet things of all time 😂

I am so disappointed in you guys. OBVIOUSLY the old lady was mad from grief from losing her child all those years ago, and lives in her former son's secret hiding place playing with his toys with a fractured personality, that speaks to the son at night. "Come play with me..." Which is why the woman and her son slowly start to think that the house is haunted by the dead boy, when in fact the old lady becomes convinced that the woman's son is her son. "MY BOY MY BOY! GIVE ME BACK MY BOY!" Explaining why she is slowly becoming more hostile to the woman. Classic Friday the 13th twist. Get it together people!

Jeremy Renner is a blue collar man's working actor. Haha, genius! You're killing me guys!