Sixfortyfive
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Mr Plinkett reviews Ghostbusters (2016)
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You're serious?
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
None of those are good.
Neither was the one in the movie.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Plinkett reviews get a lot of love because, with few exceptions, they provide a deep dive into the strengths and weaknesses of a movie and provide thoughtful critical analysis while highlighting many examples from each film. you need only watch this Ghostbusters review to see that.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
I thought it did a poor job of that with a tired ass gimmick. It spent too much time on stuff that was pointless, and did a poor job backing up most of what he was trying to prove.
Not to mention some people from the industry have even praised the reviews, like Kevin Smith and Simon Pegg. Plus Simon Pegg said he showed the Episode 1 review to JJ Abrams and supposedly he thought it was really good.
I disagree. what points did you think were poorly backed up?
ZackieChan
Member
Yes, but NeoGAF user Nervousxtian hates them. Where is your God now?
The most baffling thing about this NervousXtian character is their seeming inability to grasp the basic premise of an Internet forum.
This is the Off-Topic Discussion forum, for discussing things. The clue is in the title.
Here is a good example of a discussion:
Person A: "I didn't like thing."
Person B: "Why?"
Person A: "[explanation for why Person A didn't like thing]"
And here, for contrast, is an example of a really weird thing that happened in this thread instead:
Person A: "I didn't like thing."
Person B: "Why?"
Person A: "Am I not allowed to post in this thread? Are my knees too blunt?"
This is the Off-Topic Discussion forum, for discussing things. The clue is in the title.
Here is a good example of a discussion:
Person A: "I didn't like thing."
Person B: "Why?"
Person A: "[explanation for why Person A didn't like thing]"
And here, for contrast, is an example of a really weird thing that happened in this thread instead:
Person A: "I didn't like thing."
Person B: "Why?"
Person A: "Am I not allowed to post in this thread? Are my knees too blunt?"
ffejeromdiks
Banned
Lmao, this is pathetic man, you're really going to go to bat for Pringles with the "that's the joke"? defense? Jesus.
Dying on a hill for Pringles product placement, I've seen it all now.
Inferno313
Banned
Sure, but this thread is also, at times, following the trend of:
Person A: "I don't like thing."
Person B: "Why?"
Person A: "Explains what rubs them the wrong way."
Persons C-Z: "WHY DONT YOU LIKE WHAT I LIKE!?!?!"
Given NervousXtian tag they could be Amy Pascal.
Can't be seen as being on the wrong side
Inferno313
Banned
Lmao. They're professional critics.
hmm, haven't seen much of that in this thread. receipts?
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Exactly. I can only repeat myself so many times. Que that one dude asking for you to prove it instead of reading the fucking thread.
And Pringles dude above try reading..my point about Pringles is who cares. Pretending to care makes you look petty.
Oh look. There he is.
yes god forbid I ask someone to back up their claims on a discussion forum
what was I thinking?
The pringles thing seems weird because in a movie with shameless product placement, the director and writers are claiming that they just picked a random bag (or in this case, can) of chips so she could have something to eat in the scene.
But why chips? And why Pringles? And why do you have to the logo prominently displayed and have her say the slogan? It's just disingenuous is all, and if they're lying about that, why the heck would they care enough to lie about that?
There's just no reason to lie about that, and the fact that they did just shows at how embarrassed they were about the whole production.
But why chips? And why Pringles? And why do you have to the logo prominently displayed and have her say the slogan? It's just disingenuous is all, and if they're lying about that, why the heck would they care enough to lie about that?
There's just no reason to lie about that, and the fact that they did just shows at how embarrassed they were about the whole production.
The cynical answer is that directors like Feig are so used to having to do product placment that they don't even notice anymore. It's just second nature for them to shove product placement into a movie, even if it wasn't intended to be there.
Stallion Dan
Member
Thanks for giving it a fair chance and basing you opinion on the critical analysis.
Maybe he has great reviews but still I cant't stand his voice.
PhantomThief
Banned
He plays a character.
I thought the same before and bailed after about 10 seconds on another one. But today I decided to force myself watch the Star Wars Episode I review as I know that if I'm gonna agree with anything it would be that.
Sure enough I got over the voice as soon as I realised he was making some really valid points, now I actively enjoy it and will probably watch this Ghostbusters one once I've actually seen the movie. But yeah, the voice was a struggle until my mind had figured out the act he was playing.
Sapiens
Member
Jesus - really?
DoctorFling
Member
What an ironic name - it's already dead
Well I am 30 minutes in lol
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
You know they shot scenes multiple times. Could have started harmless and then turned the can to force the joke more. I mean there's reasons that they aren't lying about the scene that make it less sinister.
I mean you jump to the conclusion that it's a lie. Maybe it is maybe it isn't. But there's very explainable reasons that it doesn't have to be.
A joke isn't saying the slogan verbatim. A joke is supposed to subvert and mock the subject they're they're riffing on. When Will Ferrell said that Applebees (Talladega Nights)were were a shitty place to eat, that was commenting on their marketing that it's a safe and family oriented place to eat.
What's the joke with Pringles?
Mike Stoklasa started his youtube career with an attempt to do really long, detailed reviews of Star Trek movies, but he noticed after putting it together that it was difficult to pay attention to a long lecture like that, so rather than doing it "as himself" he tried it again as the "Mr Plinkett" character (an elderly serial killer) he had previously invented with his friend, and he found that it solved many of his problems.
And it was the right move, because his Phantom Menace review became one of the biggest things on the internet, and put RedLetterMedia on the map.
But the voice/character is not for everyone, which is why he drops the character for shows like Half in the Bag where he (and other people from RLM, mostly Jay Bauman) reviews Hollywood movies pretty much as they come out in theater, or Re:View where they pick out something older to shine a deliberate spotlight on. The non-Plinkett shows currently dominate RLM, but every once in a while Mike pulls out a brand new Plinkett review, and it's much-appreciated.
If you want to give Half in the Bag a try, many people would recommend you watch their "Jack and Jill" episode, a brutal takedown of Adam Sandler and Sony (say hello to my chocolate blend).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXNsT7-Lwsk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc85QCF5414
Or the Re:View episode on the original Ghostbusters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PS7CgXHxps
Admiral Woofington
Member
A note on half in the bag, another member of redlettermedia plays a more vanilla version of Plinkett in the small skits they have in each review.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Do you really not understand the joke?
People can't be this dim. The joke is she won't stop making noise eating. Then Pringles slogan.
Is it high grade humor. No. But failing yo grasp the joke reflects poorly on you.
Pop culture references aren't jokes, and calling a chip ad slogan a pop culture reference is a stretch anyway. Good lord.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Lol we arguing over Pringles. Well, with all the in movie advertisement I guess they had practice with turning that Pringle logo out, perfectly, in the scenes it was featured.
Also the "Once you pop" quip is pretty good example of how awful the humor could be in this film.
Also the "Once you pop" quip is pretty good example of how awful the humor could be in this film.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think the answer is that since everything is improv, and people in their 30s are basically just reference machines, McKinnon just started spouting the catchphrases that she's learned as a kid.
Like later in the review she sings that song from The Wizard of Oz, which Feig couldn't recognize and said they had to pay 10k to license. She probably didn't intend or plan to sing the song, but it was just one of a thousand improv takes that they used and she probably did it because she saw the movie as a kid and it's one of the things that just popped out of her brain.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Isn't it....blatantly obvious it's an act?
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
This is so clearly what happened I don't even know why it's being debated.
Sorry I worded that badly. It's obviously an act, but at first it's nothing but a weird voice, then you start to get some context with the disturbing basement videos etc. That's when I 'got it' and stopped hating it.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That probably says more about McKinnon's improv abilities though if all she can do is reference stuff.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I'm sure she's capable of more than just that. I think it's more like the popularity of reference nostalgia humor is popular nowadays, so why not throw a bunch of them in. e.g. Family Guy.
What probably happened was they wrote the scene with the general description of "woman is eating something while wackiness ensues" and then plugged in Pringles when the check cleared.
That way the writer can claim it was just a generic foodstuff in the script and the scene can be product placement.
The criticism of the film is very good. But the product placement stuff is not very interesting or enlightening.
Pyramid head
Banned
What would really be dim would be if someone actually thought the problem here is that people just aren't getting this Pringles "joke". Imagine if someone actually thought that.
DoctorFling
Member
The product placement is perfectly normal for Sony Pictures which is depressing in its own right
I just like to give the actresses a bit of benefit of doubt. But then again this movie pre-release/release campaign was just weird. Still not sure if they were praising Hemsworth or tried to shift blame on him for the "Mike Hat" joke.
"He came up with it all by himself!"
Erm, yeah, I sure hope no writer got paid for that.