A reference is not a joke by it self. It's the epitome of "Remember this? This exists!"
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Mr Plinkett reviews Ghostbusters (2016)
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A reference is not a joke by it self. It's the epitome of "Remember this? This exists!"
The Ghostbusters Half in the Bag is great, they get so drunk.
In Iron Man's case, that was a metatextual allusion to RDJ deciding to get sober while eating a disgusting Burger King years before Iron Man. I think we can excuse that, given it's pretty clever of them to draw comparisons between RDJ in reality and Tony in fiction using BK as a means of sorting their life out.
Get Ready Player One.
Spielberg on autopilot directing a reference fest would be in the top ten blockbuster of the year list.
Not sure why this assbag's opinion is supposed to matter to me. Spoiler
Just watched this and enjoyed it. Sad that so many had hang ups or preconceptions that kept them from liking it.
Seriously again though this age of people letting themselves be swayed by interweb dime a dozens is disturbing
it doesn't
Seriously again though this age of people letting themselves be swayed by interweb dime a dozens is disturbing
NoMoreTrolls
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Escape Goat
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The way they constantly keep talking is fucking annoying. REMEMBER SCARFACE
Orthogonal
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I don't know how I've managed to never hear about Mr. Plinkett until now, this character is brilliant. I even watched the Episode 1 review. He has some very insightful commentary. Beyond the schtick, there is some serious film analysis here. It's a shame what Sony and Fieg did to the Ghostbusters franchise. I don't know how Sony pictures is still continuing to survive.
BassForever
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Oh man if you like this content you need to join the red letter media ot and catch up on their content
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
You don't say...
People don't get the joke.
The joke is the ref in response to not stopping eating ala the old phrase. I mean did you even watch the scene out side he plinkett review?
theCalamity
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NervousXtian doesn't get the problem.
The problem is that it is a cliched and tired joke to relies on a reference to a product. I mean did you even read people's responses?
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
No no no, does he have to explain the joke again? You dont find it amusing cause you DONT UNDERSTAND IT. WAHP WAHP
WHAT IS CRITIQUING
*breaks into a dance sequence*
theCalamity
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They must explain it again for clarity's sake! Is the joke that she is supernaturally compelled to persist in eating Pringles chips? Or is it because it's the slogan for Pringles? The world needs to know!
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
No I mean people here literally don't understand what the joke is.
Some get it and don't like it. Some don't get it and pretend like it's just about Pringles.
I get the problem entirely. You obviously can't read.
plasmawave
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All this Pringles talk really makes me hungry for Doritos.
theCalamity
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Obviously me, the person not using double spaces between sentences, can't read. EVERYONE gets the joke. It's a dumb, stupid, tired joke. Stop trying to defend mediocrity
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Apparently you can't since people in this thread didn't get it.
theCalamity
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Quote them for me so that I may practice my literacy.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
I did on this page.
theCalamity
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They don't get the joke? It seems like they did.
You're not getting their complaint: they are complaining that the joke is tired and cliched. It's a dead metaphor. Because of the joke's overuse, it doesn't seem like a joke. Because it's not funny, it doesn't seem like a joke. It is such a tired joke that it is not funny at all.
Wait... how old are you? Because a lot of clambakes such as "once you pop" are used in Disney shows all of the time because kids haven't heard the jokes before. Are you thirteen?
Tender Joe
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Why are you tripling/quadrupling down on such a dumb ass issue? The "joke" in question is incredibly tired.
References are not jokes.
TrumanBurbank
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RedLetterMedia is the best movie review site/channel on youtube.
Genius.
Genius.
elrechazado
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As opposed to what? Newspaper dime a dozen movie critics? Dime a dozen friends? Why do people today still think that pointing out that a criticism.is delivered via the Internet is some kind of undermining sick burn? Maybe if this was written on a typewriter by a guy with a green eye shade we'd be able to take it seriously then?
theCalamity
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He must be in a smoking jacket and swirling brandy in a glass so that it can breathe.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Admiral Woofington
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Saying how cool he is will take away from his coolness you ass, don't ruin it for him.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Yes they can be. And again the reference wasn't the whole joke. That's my point on people missing the joke.
plasmawave
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You make it sound like the joke is genius or something.
or that it's a joke at all
Admiral Woofington
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we should now focus on the virginity in the lost and found joke, because that sure as hell was ad-libbed.
At least I hope no writer wrote that.
At least I hope no writer wrote that.
References are jokes, look at Family Guy. Not good ones, usually, but they've been jokes in pop culture for decades now.
are all references jokes, then?
Admiral Woofington
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I MEMBER
When in a comedy show or film, yeah they're usually intended as a joke.
EX: All of the ____ Movies.
theCalamity
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dubious
nevermind, ive just been proven wrong
Speaking of things that aren't funny....
Admiral Woofington
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if there is no god how do you explain that amazing comic
checkmate atheists
checkmate atheists
Swap the faces in the first and third panels and it's decent-ish.
Whyyyyyyy
JeTmAn81
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I watched my library copy of Lady Ghostbusters. I liked it. It's not great like the original, but I thought it was a fun exercise for some talented actors. A lot of Plinkett's criticisms now seem like the kind of nitpicking you can do to any film if you zoom in on it enough. I loved the way certain effects come out of the widescreen frame for a pseudo 3d feel.