www.redletterme... - Since a new one is coming out, Mike, Jay and Rich Evans sit down and check out the first three films in Michael Bay's Transformers series. At the same time.
"But the day will never come, when we forsake this planet, and its people." -Optimus Prime, about a year before the opening 15 minutes of Transformers 4 reveals the Autobots are giving up on humanity and leaving the earth for good.
God damn I haven’t seen the movies in long ass time Seeing Optimist Prime just brutally murder Megatron and Spock Robo made me cry laughing it’s so needless yet so Hilarious And it ends with A monologue 🤣🤣🤣
I remember being in the theatre for the ending of the third movie. and the brutality of it shocked me even then. Megatron SAVES Optimus and says that maybe they can somehow work together or live in peace at the very least, but Optimus is so fed up and literally tears Megatron's head off with an axe. Then he SHOOTS his old mentor in the face while he begs for his life.
+Daniel Crook I still think of the Transformers as a Saturday morning cartoon that I used to watch, and the toys we had as kids. What sort of mind would turn the main hero of what is essentially a huge toy advert aimed at small children into a cold-blooded, ruthless murderer? It's so shocking to see. It made me laugh, because it made me think that it could just as easily have been Dogtanian or Popeye or someone brutally executing a helpless soul lying on the ground begging for mercy.
I haven't seen the movies, but Optimus shooting a executing s Decepticon in cold blood?! I know he thought about it in the 1986 movie, but fucking hell.
@@MajorT0m He literally lets Megatron kill him in the 1986 movie. The contrast between CGI Optimus and Animated Optimus is night and day. Night and Bay if you will ;)
@@MajorT0m its things like him screaming, "YOU DIE!" "Give me your face." And violently ripping deceptions faces and heads off and shooting helpess adversaries as they're begging for mercy that really sells the over the top pscho murderer Optimus Prime interpretation.
I was worried for a second because I was thinking about doing a Transformers trilogy review eventually, but the surprising way you decided to watch these is hilarious.
wish I had 3 monitors to watch the movies. I think I only have the 1st one and the 3rd one though. Great idea. When they keep doing sequels, Hollywood calls it "taking another bite from the same apple." Because there are a lot of suckers out there buying movie tickets.
When I was a kid, I saw the trailer for it in theaters. I always thought Optimus at the end of it was a Junkyard Transformer who could transform into anything. I mean it. True story.
A lot of live-action films seem to not grasp the concept of contrast and saturation. Sadly it seems to often be the movies that need it the most. Why are these people so scared of bright colours?
In case you're curious, the reason the second movie is so similar to the first is because the second was made during the writer's strike. They admitted in interviews for the third movie that because of how long the CGI and stuff takes to finish, they were doing huge parts of the second movie with no script.
@@spankminister i instantly thought of that as well. Dude can fall from orbit and durvive atmospheric reentry, but i guess he's worried about getting a sunburn or sand in his underwear or something?
@@tlee7965 It's not really serious criticism so much as observations, and I don't think they're pretending it isn't. They point out similarities and differences and make some jokes, but ultimately you're free to make your own value judgements from it. Plus it's not like you can't find plenty of detailed individual breakdowns of these films already. The primary problems people have with them are basically common knowledge at this point. So RLM did a more formal review for the most recent Transformers movie, and this was just a bonus. Given that, I think this premise of looking for common plot beats and elemnts in a franchise side by side is pretty interesting, potentially funny, and if nothing else it's well edited. It doesn't need to be some deeply insightful critique for someone to call it brilliant (subjectivity, hyperbole, etc.). And even if this format isn't really your thing, getting this dismissive about it just comes across as defensive.
Also in the 3rd film it's made very obvious that the Transformers feel pain as Starscream screams when Sam fires that shit into his eye, but then Optimus gets his fucking arm torn off and he's like "time to monologue"
I like how Optimus Prime just fucking kills Megatron in the new movie but in the animated film Optimus hesitates when Megatron begs for his life, which leads to Optimus dying. It's a real testament to how the Michael Bay films don't even give a fuck about the franchise they're supposed to be based on.
That was what was likable about Optimus. He always believed Megatron could be redeemed and turned back from his destructive path. Baytimus just seems to be waiting for the right moment to straight up murder a bitch.
DragonNexus Megatron was an evil tyrant that enslaved a planet for millions of years, killing the bastard would be a hell of a lot easier than locking him up and waiting for his loyalists to break him out to try and enslave humanity
DragonNexus It was a war, not a sporting event....killing Megatron is completely justified, just like how killing Sentinel was justified since he betrayed the Autobots and turned his back on everything he stood for...traitors dont deserve mercy
***** you are taking popcorn movies way too seriously. Bay sucks as a director and his movies suck but that doesn't mean he has no dignity just because he makes crappy popcorn flicks. The anger comes because he makes so much money doing it. The anger really should be aimed at the audience.
Transformers has NOTHING on the Paranormal Activity series. They are filmed by secret-recipe. Take 20 minutes of stupid character introductions, add exactly 4 minutes of CCTV footage, first mild BANG, 15 minutes family scenes with vague creepy stuff, 37 minute BIG BANG, progression small jump scares 20 minutes, family says "what's going one?" 65 minutes in REALLY BIG BANG, sprinkle 10 minutes of progressive big jump scares, then top with precisely 7 minutes of *people running everywhere* while screaming. Cool for 30 seconds and serve with "everyone is now dead, and you still have NFI what happened". Forget about minutes, those movies are literally (and by literally, I mean literally) timed to almost the same *second*.
@@howeijian4277 oh yes it did more then transformers look up there box office vs budget I'd make these movies via formula to if I could bring in that kind of cash unless you were being sarcastic
It's amazing how in every action scene, things exiting the frame sync up with things entering the frame in one of the other movies... It's like some kind of really meta fight scene where characters are hopping into other movies to do battle!
As an openly villainous screenwriter, I was delighted to discover that the Transformers films have certain patterns and story beats to them. Now I can duplicate them, blow them up to an even more ridiculous and idiotic degree, and unleash the most Michael Bay script ever devised onto the unwitting populous of Earth. Thank you all for your assistance.
I love how Rich when he laughs the expression on his face never change you can't even tell hes laughing by his face other than the obvious audible hilarity.
Digital Intent The Transformers movies are farting in someone's face. Adam Sandler movies are _sharting_ in someone's face. After a heavy night of Taco Bell.
Honestly they are all crap....except for Max Payne (the movie) all 3 Bayformers are by far the worst movies I've ever seen and definitely in terms of budget and how succesful these movies have been....they are completely on league of their own....and unfortunately 4th Bayformers seems to join that league....even though it has gotten even worse reviews than Revenge of the Fallen, it still made more money on its opening night than any other movie so far this year....which will only encourage Paramount and Michael Bay to do even more of these shitty movies....but apparently people dont even care, as long as it has transforming robots and big explosions....
Balnazzardi I would much rather re-watch the Max Payne film than Transformers 2 (the only one I've seen). It was pretty atrocious and I can't remember much of it, but I would think that you can get more entertainment out of it with less brain numbing happening.
***** well I dont know...for most parts with Max Payne I was like "what the hell is going on, this is so much worse than the story in the game"....So I cant say even one good thing about Max Payne the movie, while atleast with Bayformers the CGI-effects are pretty...even though everything else is crap...
Mike Stoklasa on Transformers 2: "It's like they...took the same script and just replaced...words." That's probably what happened. Transformers 2 was heavily affected by the 2007-2008 writer's strike and the script was rushed.
Oh my god I literally got a headache just watching this video when the action started, this is incredible, I always thought people exaggerated when they said these movies give them headaches.
Yeah man, and I hear the 4th one is just as bad in this regard. It really is like watching piles of metal being flown around the screen with rapid moving camera shots.
The mental gymnastics that it took to watch this video alone & make sense of all three plots concurrently in my skull has been...challenging to say the least. What these men do is not only difficult, and not only is it dangerous, but it is *brave.*
Jay say's reassuringly that 'this is real life' early in the video, and then when Optimus shoots Leonard Nemoy in the face Jay say's "Is this real life." ; and it is one of the most insanely unintentional (or maybe intentional) things I have ever seen.
Does Bay really use the excuse that the movies are for children? If that's the case, they should judged by a much higher standard. Think about it: if you have the opportunity to communicate with possibly millions of impressionable children, you should think very carefully about what you want to say. I, for one, would want to show that violence is an undesirable last resort, and that you don't ruthlessly destroy your perceived enemies and ignore pleas for mercy. I'm not saying every film for kids should be roses and puppies, but I think that people in a position to communicate to young people should be more responsible. Here's something Transformers could have done: take the gist of the first generation of Robotech (Rick Hunter, Minmei etc) and mix elements of something like The Iron Giant. It wouldn't have been difficult at all. I don't normally post comments, but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to express my opinion.
***** It doesn't even deliver that though since 1) The Transformers are barely in their own movies. 2) The action is so incomprehensible you can't tell what is fighting what.
Piorn That makes sense. They can call it 'school shooting prep class' and get tax rebates for it being a genuinely practical and useful skill in life. You know, instead of math and history and all that useless crap no one ever needs. And if that's the case, then Michael Bay could be seen as a reputable educator as well as a director. Who would have thought?
also that kids shouldn't objectify women. Reguardless, just because it's a childrens film doesn't make my expectations lower, i mean come on: Nightmare Before Christmas, Every Pixar Movie ever, Lion King, The Neverending Story.
Watching half in the bag in sequence, i thought FOR SURE mike was joking about optimus prime shooting megatron in the face. I will never doubt this man again
I just want everyone to realize this: Transformers 4 was the first in a *new Transformers "Trilogy"* and that Michael Bay will be continuing the franchise with *at least* a fifth and sixth "film". And if the run times are anything to go by (144 minutes (1) - 150 minutes (2) - 154 minutes (3) - 165 minutes (4)) the second "trilogy" of "films" will be even more bloated and loud and obnoxious than the first "trilogy".
Yes. That's because 4 did amazing business in China. So there will be a future where american movies are made to cater to different cultures altogether. :(
Christian Guevara You see the thing is, people in China think that Hollywood movies are just a place where you go to saturate your senses with loud noises and flashy colours, and don't think that films in general are anything but that. So Michael Bay films fit right in. Source: I'm Chinese, my family still lives in China, and I visit every year.
Well once Star Wars VII (yet another new hope) comes out they can do the shitty prequels at the same time maybe. Otherwise idk of what movie series would be best.
The negative comments on here are making me laugh. The people making them are obviously the mindless Transformers fans taking out their frustrations on the 3 guys who proved with this video how completely moronic and formulated these movies are.
Not really. I would say 18 to early 20's demographic. And people in that age group are at a completely different developmental stage than 12 year olds.
I can’t believe an adult can find grace in these films, I watched these as a child and I still preferred the 1986 movie over the whole bayformer series as a whole.
Rich's laugh may be amazing, but whenever Jay laughs, I start laughing too. It's such a contagious laugh XD It's so fun watching this video but I know I would NOT have the courage to do that lol
This youtube channel is one of the few things that keep me going on in life! When I need to laugh my ass off at something, It's either one of these Half in the bag episodes where Mike and Jay just tear apart awful movies or one of Plinkett's Star Wars reviews ;D This one is definitely a favorite of mine! hahaha! A very insane idea too, watching all 3 of those movies all at once lol...
There are currently 5 transformers movies AND 1 bumblebee movie (leave room for sequels) *AND* a new transformers film in a year. It may be time to watch all of the movies at once again, but more.
The hilarity of their shock when all three movies prove they hit the same beats by going dead silent at the exact same time was fantastic. That, and Jay's reaction to the headshot.
The joint disbelieving laughter as Optimus brutalizes Megatron and tears his head off with an axe after Megatron began to make overtures of peace and cooperation. Followed by him executing a man begging for his life at point blank range with a shotgun and everyone collectively losing it will never not fail to make my burst out laughing.
"But the day will never come, when we forsake this planet, and its people."
-Optimus Prime, about a year before the opening 15 minutes of Transformers 4 reveals the Autobots are giving up on humanity and leaving the earth for good.
Oh, the irony
I would leave too if the Earth's humans were shitty Micheal Bay humans.
Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon these movies have a point? XD
You got a lot of likes but I thought they got hunted down....
He should've just said "Only through the elimination of violence can we achieve world peace."
Transformers movies can disguise themselves as other Transformers movies.
Amazing comment
+Ferrohazard WASTED MONEY, IN DISGUISE
Transmovies, less plot than meets the eye!
666th like
Why is this not at the top
NO OPTIMUS, REMEMBER THE GENEVA CONVEN-
God damn I haven’t seen the movies in long ass time
Seeing Optimist Prime just brutally murder Megatron and Spock Robo made me cry laughing it’s so needless yet so Hilarious
And it ends with A monologue 🤣🤣🤣
Hey, remember when there were only three Transformers movies?
THE GENEVACONS MUST BE STOPPED SENTINEL
@@desmondd1984 no
It's more of a Geneva suggestion *fucking blows his head off*
"The first one still thinks it's a real movie" My sides XD
It's so dense. Every single frame has so many things going on.
Oh my gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh
It's like poetry.
Han Yolo Because it rhymes, every stanza rhymes with the next.
I hope it'll work
What's wrooong with your faaace!?
I remember being in the theatre for the ending of the third movie. and the brutality of it shocked me even then. Megatron SAVES Optimus and says that maybe they can somehow work together or live in peace at the very least, but Optimus is so fed up and literally tears Megatron's head off with an axe. Then he SHOOTS his old mentor in the face while he begs for his life.
Daniel Crook the brutality truly always made me cringe even when I was a child..... made me think of Optimus as some kind of monster
Tarnimus Prime 2002 Studios and so many people just eat that shit up lmao
+Daniel Crook I still think of the Transformers as a Saturday morning cartoon that I used to watch, and the toys we had as kids. What sort of mind would turn the main hero of what is essentially a huge toy advert aimed at small children into a cold-blooded, ruthless murderer? It's so shocking to see. It made me laugh, because it made me think that it could just as easily have been Dogtanian or Popeye or someone brutally executing a helpless soul lying on the ground begging for mercy.
Daniel Crook Nothin personnel.
its kind of sad how the idea of giant robot brutality was ruined because Micheal Bay rubbed his grubby fingers on it.
Oh my god, that part when that one robot yells "Noo Optimus" just activated some dark, hidden trigger in my brain and sent my sides into orbit
Yeah. It was so silly and over the top and was trying to be serious and dramatic that it ended up being bizarrely hilarious to me.
Yo i can’t stop laughing, so unnecessarily cold. Hilarious
I haven't seen the movies, but Optimus shooting a executing s Decepticon in cold blood?! I know he thought about it in the 1986 movie, but fucking hell.
@@MajorT0m He literally lets Megatron kill him in the 1986 movie. The contrast between CGI Optimus and Animated Optimus is night and day. Night and Bay if you will ;)
@@MajorT0m its things like him screaming, "YOU DIE!" "Give me your face." And violently ripping deceptions faces and heads off and shooting helpess adversaries as they're begging for mercy that really sells the over the top pscho murderer Optimus Prime interpretation.
"This is the part where Optimus Prime just murders him." and Rich bursting into laughter is one of my favourite RLM moments ever.
I was worried for a second because I was thinking about doing a Transformers trilogy review eventually, but the surprising way you decided to watch these is hilarious.
***** watching excellent videos, duh. The man has good taste.
I beat you to it Adam.
oh you
do it
do it now
***** SFdebris is doing a really good real review of the trilogy that you should check out.
"NO OPTIMU-"*BAM*
Immediate hyena laughter from the audience
Michael Bay: ah yes, just as I anticipated
Ok. Why not.
I can never comprehend that Kurzgesagt watches RLM too... had to double check if it was one of those fake accts made....
NCHProductions you watch these videos too...
why not?
The best TH-camr.
amazing seeing you guys here! my 2 favorite channels together!
I often tell people about Optimus murdering Sentinel Prime and Megatron brutally at the end of Transformers 3 and no one believes me.
Chad Quandt Still one of the funniest things I've seen in a movie theater.
Mr. Sister-Fister With a giant sawed off shotgun to the face, no less.
Chad Quandt don't forget that decepticon pilot they ripped apart
"Give me your face" - Optimus Prime, hero
@@tristan8940 Punisher Warzone: Frank vs. Pittsy.
I can't believe how well they lined up! :/
Love the voice of Optimus Prime! Also like Darth Vader.
Did not expect to see you here LittleV
I don't care what Rich says, it IS amazing
Rich Evans' laugh heals my heartbreak pains so swiftly and unknowingly. Every time.
CleanFamilyVideos I love his breakdown in rogue one the best after Mike says it broke new ground!
Well, I hope you’ve moved on from that heartbreak now! Best of luck! Have a good life!
Just playing the three Transformers movies together is the most damning criticism you could make. I think this video is destined to be huge.
***** What is it with "Rick"s?
Jay's reaction to Megatron's execution is beautiful
Dude didn't even stand a chance.
Truly, truly, the smartest way to watch Transformers.
wish I had 3 monitors to watch the movies. I think I only have the 1st one and the 3rd one though. Great idea. When they keep doing sequels, Hollywood calls it "taking another bite from the same apple." Because there are a lot of suckers out there buying movie tickets.
Michael Bay's Transformers and the word smart DO NOT go together,so there's no smart way to watch them
The smartest way to watch Transformers is to not watch them at all.
Vkmies Yeah, the only winning move is not to play.
Smart and Transformers... Pick one.
"You know, it's like poetry, they sorta rhyme..."
+thebikerack you can't undo that, but you can diminish ah fuck it
I don't like sand
Fuck you Rick Berman! You ruined this too?
X!
Creepy Sex Look
+thebikerack
Syncing is the key to all this
"They all just look like a junkyard explosion." No truer words have ever been said.
When I was a kid, I saw the trailer for it in theaters. I always thought Optimus at the end of it was a Junkyard Transformer who could transform into anything. I mean it. True story.
A lot of live-action films seem to not grasp the concept of contrast and saturation. Sadly it seems to often be the movies that need it the most. Why are these people so scared of bright colours?
Mike is so sincere when saying "Oh Megatron's soul went into a different robot."
In case you're curious, the reason the second movie is so similar to the first is because the second was made during the writer's strike. They admitted in interviews for the third movie that because of how long the CGI and stuff takes to finish, they were doing huge parts of the second movie with no script.
Late AF reply but that explains everything.
Is that the script?
Jesus they need writers for this shit?
@@MtD021 Obviously. This shit is what happens when there are no writers.
Then they realized they still made banks even with no script and the rest was history
Jay describing Megatron as a “desert man” never fails to make me laugh.
It's like in the Halo series where the iconic main character, John Halo is walking through the desert with a cloth shawl over his Spartan armor
@@spankminister i instantly thought of that as well. Dude can fall from orbit and durvive atmospheric reentry, but i guess he's worried about getting a sunburn or sand in his underwear or something?
Rich proves yet again he has the best worst laugh in the history of Half in the Bag.
This video is brilliant btw.
Brilliant. This video is brilliant. Three dudes watching 3 movies and making weak criticism. That's brilliant? Wow.
@@tlee7965 lol get fucking mad fanboy.
@@tlee7965 It's not really serious criticism so much as observations, and I don't think they're pretending it isn't. They point out similarities and differences and make some jokes, but ultimately you're free to make your own value judgements from it.
Plus it's not like you can't find plenty of detailed individual breakdowns of these films already. The primary problems people have with them are basically common knowledge at this point. So RLM did a more formal review for the most recent Transformers movie, and this was just a bonus.
Given that, I think this premise of looking for common plot beats and elemnts in a franchise side by side is pretty interesting, potentially funny, and if nothing else it's well edited. It doesn't need to be some deeply insightful critique for someone to call it brilliant (subjectivity, hyperbole, etc.).
And even if this format isn't really your thing, getting this dismissive about it just comes across as defensive.
Blinny why is everyone I watch connected to Rich Evans
Otpimus y do u schüt Sentinle Priem
Also in the 3rd film it's made very obvious that the Transformers feel pain as Starscream screams when Sam fires that shit into his eye, but then Optimus gets his fucking arm torn off and he's like "time to monologue"
I like how Optimus Prime just fucking kills Megatron in the new movie but in the animated film Optimus hesitates when Megatron begs for his life, which leads to Optimus dying. It's a real testament to how the Michael Bay films don't even give a fuck about the franchise they're supposed to be based on.
Doesn't matter, killed Megatron
That was what was likable about Optimus. He always believed Megatron could be redeemed and turned back from his destructive path.
Baytimus just seems to be waiting for the right moment to straight up murder a bitch.
Clearly Optimus learned his lesson from the animated movie so he could keep his own life this time.
DragonNexus Megatron was an evil tyrant that enslaved a planet for millions of years, killing the bastard would be a hell of a lot easier than locking him up and waiting for his loyalists to break him out to try and enslave humanity
DragonNexus It was a war, not a sporting event....killing Megatron is completely justified, just like how killing Sentinel was justified since he betrayed the Autobots and turned his back on everything he stood for...traitors dont deserve mercy
8:00 the realization sets in
Fancy seeing you here, wowee ree
"That's pretty incredible!"
"...... Not really."
Horseface Bay is a mastermind. He made three movies and three times the box office with the same script You gotta hand it to him.
***** Yes.
Raffael Mortatti The only thing anyone has to hand to him is a lit stick of dynamite.
Raffael Mortatti He isn't returning for Transformers 5 though.
***** who says you have to lose your soul to gain the world
***** you are taking popcorn movies way too seriously. Bay sucks as a director and his movies suck but that doesn't mean he has no dignity just because he makes crappy popcorn flicks. The anger comes because he makes so much money doing it. The anger really should be aimed at the audience.
Transformers has NOTHING on the Paranormal Activity series. They are filmed by secret-recipe. Take 20 minutes of stupid character introductions, add exactly 4 minutes of CCTV footage, first mild BANG, 15 minutes family scenes with vague creepy stuff, 37 minute BIG BANG, progression small jump scares 20 minutes, family says "what's going one?" 65 minutes in REALLY BIG BANG, sprinkle 10 minutes of progressive big jump scares, then top with precisely 7 minutes of *people running everywhere* while screaming. Cool for 30 seconds and serve with "everyone is now dead, and you still have NFI what happened". Forget about minutes, those movies are literally (and by literally, I mean literally) timed to almost the same *second*.
It's not a secret recipe if you know it!
At least Paranormal Activity doesn't make money
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@@howeijian4277 oh yes it did more then transformers look up there box office vs budget I'd make these movies via formula to if I could bring in that kind of cash unless you were being sarcastic
That’s crazy. Now I gotta do an 8-movie at-once special viewing of those shitshows
This guys laugh... I wish I could enjoy something that sincere.
David "Miscarriage" Miscavige I've often wondered if Rich's laugh is genuine. His laugh just seems so forced, it's kinda ridiculous.
Maybe you should find something productive to occupy your days with so you don't have to often question the sincerity of an internet mans laughter.
Transformers movies are all synched, it's like poetry, they rhyme.
(I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.)
Mike's little jump when Optimus murders in cold-blood, is priceless.
It's amazing how in every action scene, things exiting the frame sync up with things entering the frame in one of the other movies... It's like some kind of really meta fight scene where characters are hopping into other movies to do battle!
That would be amazing if that was their intent the whole time, but Bay’s not smart enough for that.
It's like poetry, they rhyme
Hvgo _ it'so dense every single frame has....awwwww fuck it
CrazyKraut20 YOU HACK FRAUDS!
Dennis Reynolds it so dense.
+Hvgo _
Shia is the key to all of this
+Fantana _ True dat. Of course, stylistically they're meant to be that way.
As an openly villainous screenwriter, I was delighted to discover that the Transformers films have certain patterns and story beats to them. Now I can duplicate them, blow them up to an even more ridiculous and idiotic degree, and unleash the most Michael Bay script ever devised onto the unwitting populous of Earth.
Thank you all for your assistance.
You have truly cracked the code sir. Now go forward with your diabolical mission and unleash hell!
Don't sell your soul like that!
Damn you Corporate Commander!!! >:(
Hotter babes and more executions please and thank you
"No, Optimus!" *BAM*
*Rich Evans noises*
Twilight Saga....
5 screens.. 5 films.......
Do it!
IIRC they did a review of the last movie in the series.
That would be impossible because nothing happens in any of the movies.
I can see it already, 5 screens of the same bland expression the female lead always has.
@@KirinetNot true. Kristen Stewart and The Batman have PG-13 sex
I love how Rich when he laughs the expression on his face never change you can't even tell hes laughing by his face other than the obvious audible hilarity.
Transformers, The cinematic equivalent of farting in someones face for 2 hours
This also applies to Adam Sandler films.
Digital Intent
Farts aren't what's coming out, in an Adam Sandler film.
Digital Intent No, that's not just farting, that's farting and lighting the fart on fire.
Digital Intent
The Transformers movies are farting in someone's face. Adam Sandler movies are _sharting_ in someone's face. After a heavy night of Taco Bell.
You wish. It's more like 2hrs 20 min - 2hrs 40 min of farting in someone's face.
I like how serious Mike was throughout this, he legitimately seemed disgusted by Michael Bay.
By the looks of things, the first is the best out of the three. Why? Easy: it ended sooner.
I discovered RLM a month ago and its been the greatest binge of all time.
The part when they are all looking at each screen in sync is perfection.
Wait, so which one was the Best of the Worst?
I guess the third one because of the hilarious ending.
Honestly they are all crap....except for Max Payne (the movie) all 3 Bayformers are by far the worst movies I've ever seen and definitely in terms of budget and how succesful these movies have been....they are completely on league of their own....and unfortunately 4th Bayformers seems to join that league....even though it has gotten even worse reviews than Revenge of the Fallen, it still made more money on its opening night than any other movie so far this year....which will only encourage Paramount and Michael Bay to do even more of these shitty movies....but apparently people dont even care, as long as it has transforming robots and big explosions....
Balnazzardi I would much rather re-watch the Max Payne film than Transformers 2 (the only one I've seen). It was pretty atrocious and I can't remember much of it, but I would think that you can get more entertainment out of it with less brain numbing happening.
*****
well I dont know...for most parts with Max Payne I was like "what the hell is going on, this is so much worse than the story in the game"....So I cant say even one good thing about Max Payne the movie, while atleast with Bayformers the CGI-effects are pretty...even though everything else is crap...
the third one
Sentinel was 3 days from retirement.
Mike Stoklasa on Transformers 2: "It's like they...took the same script and just replaced...words." That's probably what happened. Transformers 2 was heavily affected by the 2007-2008 writer's strike and the script was rushed.
I sincerely doubt the movie would have been better regardless. This is a Michael Bay product.
Oh my god I literally got a headache just watching this video when the action started, this is incredible, I always thought people exaggerated when they said these movies give them headaches.
Yeah man, and I hear the 4th one is just as bad in this regard. It really is like watching piles of metal being flown around the screen with rapid moving camera shots.
Rich Evan's laugh is everything.
10:39 *NOO OPTIMUS*
How could three men survive through so much shit?
Paulino Garcia They are the heroes that TH-cam deserves.
They have probably had a LOT of practice.
It's like poetry, it rhymes.
The only difference is that Michael Bay doesnt give any fucks to go back and change all the movies.
This is one of my favorite youtube videos, his laugh at the end is hysterical!
10:16 Mike: "Megatron's soul went into a different Robot" 3 days before Age of Extinction where it basically does
The robots in the Transformers movies are indistinguishable from each other, just like the actual films themselves.
I wonder if doing this with the Star Wars prequels have the same effect...
But they're stylistically designed to be that way. :p
It's so they rhyme
Nash Thrashington
LOL, that's right.
Stop your giving me ideas.
Nash Thrashington I see this phrase show up around here every once in a while, but I can't remember the quote. Which review is it from?
This is easily one of the greatest TH-cam videos, I re-watch it all the time.
The mental gymnastics that it took to watch this video alone & make sense of all three plots concurrently in my skull has been...challenging to say the least. What these men do is not only difficult, and not only is it dangerous, but it is *brave.*
"We also helped"
The most amazing thing about all of this is that it looks like you're watching the same DVD just at different times
Rich Evans loses his shit at 10:42
What everyone is really here for.
This takes the saying "Michael Bay does the same shit" to a whole new level!
As a young child watching these when they came out I was amazed. Now I'm amazed in a different way. & this was incredible to watch.
Optimus Prime: Murderous War Criminal.
Yeah. I'm 21 and I know that these movies don't portray Optimus well.
Optimus Warcrime Prime
Watched this video just to see the Megatron execution reaction. I was not disappointed with the result.
I love it when you guys do art house movies like these!
RedLetterMedia are the coolest elderly men to review Michael Bay movies on the internet of all time
Oh my God, when all three of them got to the climax my eyes and ears literally started hurting.
You three really do sacrifice so much for your audience. Be strong
Jay say's reassuringly that 'this is real life' early in the video, and then when Optimus shoots Leonard Nemoy in the face Jay say's "Is this real life." ; and it is one of the most insanely unintentional (or maybe intentional) things I have ever seen.
Does Bay really use the excuse that the movies are for children? If that's the case, they should judged by a much higher standard.
Think about it: if you have the opportunity to communicate with possibly millions of impressionable children, you should think very carefully about what you want to say. I, for one, would want to show that violence is an undesirable last resort, and that you don't ruthlessly destroy your perceived enemies and ignore pleas for mercy.
I'm not saying every film for kids should be roses and puppies, but I think that people in a position to communicate to young people should be more responsible.
Here's something Transformers could have done: take the gist of the first generation of Robotech (Rick Hunter, Minmei etc) and mix elements of something like The Iron Giant. It wouldn't have been difficult at all.
I don't normally post comments, but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to express my opinion.
***** Ah, ok. Good point.
***** Murdering somebody who's begging for mercy should totally be taught in high school...
***** It doesn't even deliver that though since
1) The Transformers are barely in their own movies.
2) The action is so incomprehensible you can't tell what is fighting what.
Piorn
That makes sense. They can call it 'school shooting prep class' and get tax rebates for it being a genuinely practical and useful skill in life. You know, instead of math and history and all that useless crap no one ever needs. And if that's the case, then Michael Bay could be seen as a reputable educator as well as a director. Who would have thought?
also that kids shouldn't objectify women. Reguardless, just because it's a childrens film doesn't make my expectations lower, i mean come on: Nightmare Before Christmas, Every Pixar Movie ever, Lion King, The Neverending Story.
Its funny how they are not expecting the mind numbing pain of the action scenes, until it hits them.
Watching half in the bag in sequence, i thought FOR SURE mike was joking about optimus prime shooting megatron in the face. I will never doubt this man again
I just want everyone to realize this: Transformers 4 was the first in a *new Transformers "Trilogy"* and that Michael Bay will be continuing the franchise with *at least* a fifth and sixth "film". And if the run times are anything to go by (144 minutes (1) - 150 minutes (2) - 154 minutes (3) - 165 minutes (4)) the second "trilogy" of "films" will be even more bloated and loud and obnoxious than the first "trilogy".
J Jo *Shudders*
J Jo It has become Die Hard. Where the last movie is better than the recent one.
I actually just saw the new one today... It goes for almost 3 fucking hours...
Yes. That's because 4 did amazing business in China. So there will be a future where american movies are made to cater to different cultures altogether. :(
Christian Guevara
You see the thing is, people in China think that Hollywood movies are just a place where you go to saturate your senses with loud noises and flashy colours, and don't think that films in general are anything but that. So Michael Bay films fit right in.
Source: I'm Chinese, my family still lives in China, and I visit every year.
NO OPTIMUS
I have a feeling this is how Michael Bay spends his evenings.
I'm really enjoying reading these comments from people who are unfamiliar with Rich Evan's glorious laughter.
Amazing idea, please do more trilogies being played at the same time!
They should Friday the 13th would be great but that'll use 12 tvs.
Well once Star Wars VII (yet another new hope) comes out they can do the shitty prequels at the same time maybe. Otherwise idk of what movie series would be best.
The best would be Friday the 13th all the way.
the matrix trilogy
this only works because they are litarly the same movie 3 times.
All right, you've had 6 years to recover. Now time to buy 6 more tv's and watch all 9 Fast and Furious movies at the same time.
The negative comments on here are making me laugh. The people making them are obviously the mindless Transformers fans taking out their frustrations on the 3 guys who proved with this video how completely moronic and formulated these movies are.
twilliam043 How can you diss 12 year olds and then reference the Nostalgia Critic? Its basically the same demographic
Not really. I would say 18 to early 20's demographic. And people in that age group are at a completely different developmental stage than 12 year olds.
I whole-heartedly agree with your assessment.
All of these transformers movies are the same thing at the end: A 2-hour commercial for toys.
I can’t believe an adult can find grace in these films, I watched these as a child and I still preferred the 1986 movie over the whole bayformer series as a whole.
Amazing, Red Letter Media. I love the three of you, exactly for things like this. Kudos.
There's no way these movies line up this perfectly
Every trilogy should be watched like this!
They can now do the 5 movies + Bumblebee on 6 TVs!
"Brutal violence for all sentient beings" - Optimus Prime
Now do the Iron Mens.
Nah, it wouldn't work. All three films are different enough that they wouldn't synch up at all.
DavidDDavidsonSA plus nobody would look at the second screen.
I like when people I like like the things I like, strange seeing you comment here lol.
And Iron Man 2 is still better than any of the Transformers.
It has the same principle as the Godfather and Spider-Man movies, where the first two are great but the third sucks ass.
I dont get how their brains didnt melt after watching 3 transformers movies at the same time... You guys are my heroes.
Megan LaFox
+Phreaker1997 pls don't mix Megan fox and castle in the sky
+Phreaker1997 There's a movie called 'laputa castle in the sky' and I thought you were putting that and Megan fox together (great movie btw)
La puta means "The whore" in spanish. Imagine the laughter viewing the castle in the sky, when the little girl exclaimed "Laputa!"
That cut from Optimus commiting murder to Rich Evans laughing while credits on transformers 2 is playing is high art
Rich's laugh may be amazing, but whenever Jay laughs, I start laughing too. It's such a contagious laugh XD
It's so fun watching this video but I know I would NOT have the courage to do that lol
Transformers, the same movie in disguise!
This youtube channel is one of the few things that keep me going on in life! When I need to laugh my ass off at something, It's either one of these Half in the bag episodes where Mike and Jay just tear apart awful movies or one of Plinkett's Star Wars reviews ;D This one is definitely a favorite of mine! hahaha! A very insane idea too, watching all 3 of those movies all at once lol...
"Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting shit to change!"
There are currently 5 transformers movies AND 1 bumblebee movie (leave room for sequels) *AND* a new transformers film in a year. It may be time to watch all of the movies at once again, but more.
The hilarity of their shock when all three movies prove they hit the same beats by going dead silent at the exact same time was fantastic. That, and Jay's reaction to the headshot.
This is such a genius idea. I kind of want you to do this with other trilogies now. Spinoff series, please?
@ 10:15 it’s kinda hilarious how Mike called that days before the fourth movie came out 😂
I love how serious Mike is near the end.
I like how in any of the RLM commentaries/viewings, Rich just degrades into perpetual laughter at some point.
3:43 Introduction of "Bumblee"
The joint disbelieving laughter as Optimus brutalizes Megatron and tears his head off with an axe after Megatron began to make overtures of peace and cooperation. Followed by him executing a man begging for his life at point blank range with a shotgun and everyone collectively losing it will never not fail to make my burst out laughing.