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Favorite recurring character? (Select 4)

  • Jack / AIDSMobdy

    Votes: 257 24.0%
  • Josh / the Wizard

    Votes: 77 7.2%
  • Colin (Canadian #1)

    Votes: 460 42.9%
  • Jim (Canadian #2)

    Votes: 230 21.4%
  • Tim

    Votes: 386 36.0%
  • Len Kabasinski

    Votes: 208 19.4%
  • Freddie Williams

    Votes: 274 25.5%
  • Patton Oswalt

    Votes: 27 2.5%
  • Macaulay Culkin

    Votes: 541 50.4%
  • Max Landis

    Votes: 64 6.0%

  • Total voters
    1,073
I skipped some commentaries, due to the fact I have no knowledge of those movies; but I don't think that matters when it comes to RLM. If you like them, anything is entertaining involving them. So maybe I'll finish up.

If you didn't know, there's a lot of compilations set to video uploaded by fans on Youtube. Also fun to watch:

It's not a complete playlist; search to find the others.
 
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i like listening to them, even without the movie
It's a hard balance, sometimes they talk about things that have nothing to do with what's on screen so you could listen to those parts like a podcast, but then they start talking about the visuals or cinematography and I feel bad for missing out.
 
Are any of their commentary tracks worth listening to?

I always listen to them even without watching the actual movie.

They always have interesting discussions not directly related to the movie itself, which makes me wish they did an actual podcast because I also really enjoyed their appearances on the Bunny Ears podcast.
 
It's a movie I enjoyed when I was about 9 or so but didn't hold up for me. I appear to be in the minority.

There's a reason Alex Winter's career has largely been a footnote to Keanu Reeves, and it's not because he's misunderstood.
 
It's weird that in that, Josh admits to loving PCU (a movie that's a guilty pleasure for me too). It doesn't seem like the movie that would be kosher for the NPC crowd.
 
It's weird that in that, Josh admits to loving PCU (a movie that's a guilty pleasure for me too). It doesn't seem like the movie that would be kosher for the NPC crowd.

He seems to enjoy it ironically, since he says it's terrible (which I don't recall being the case, but I haven't seen it in years).
 
He seems to enjoy it ironically, since he says it's terrible (which I don't recall being the case, but I haven't seen it in years).
Good point. To the SJWs it is a "terrible" film because it laughs at so many of their sacred cows. I recently rewatched it (because I found the DVD cheap) and it is absolutely mediocre at worst - with a large part of your enjoyment depending on how well you like Jeremy Piven. It is hilarious to see Jon Favreau as a washed-out college pothead though.

I mean the first part is very strong with a lot of great writing and jokes along with set ups for some things late in the script, but it is dragged down by what amounts to an extended music video in the 2nd act (Shooting the Rodeo definitely).

It's not bad for a sequel to Animal House, and if anything one might wonder if its relevance has grown the last few years (the main villain being a dead ringer for nancy pelosi is kind of funny too).
 
What was with the 90s and freakshows? You had this movie, that Residents album and that X-Files episode.
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Huge trope in the 90s, maybe it just fit with the grunge aesthetic? Personally I prefer the musty theater vibe for grunge, has some freakshow overlap as well:

 
So Freaked never got a theatrical release at all and went straight to video? That's really depressing.

Also I freaked out at Jay mentioning Media Play, I thought I was the only one that remembered that store and no, they weren't just a Midwest thing.



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Huge trope in the 90s, maybe it just fit with the grunge aesthetic? Personally I prefer the musty theater vibe for grunge, has some freakshow overlap as well:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=r80HF68KM8g

I'm fascinated by the aesthetics of decades that people usually forget.

When you say the 1990s to people today they usually think of the day glo Lisa Frank type aesthetic, they forget the darker stuff.

One good example is the works of illustrator Lane Smith which you often saw in various things back then.
 
there is only so many more levels of madness rich can fall into before he becomes a serial killer mike didn't want to push it anymore
Of all the abuse Rich has suffered over the years at the hands of Mike, watching and talking about modern Trek was what caused him to stand up and tell mike no. It's absolutely beautiful.
 
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