"Battleship and Dark Shadows" is the eleventh episode of the second season of film review web series Half in the Bag, and 32nd episode in the series overall. The episode aired May 25, 2012 on Blip.[1][2]
In this episode, as Mike and Jay walk to the VCR Repair Shop, Jay suspects Mr. Plinkett is tracking them.[2]
Plot[]
As the repairmen journey toward the VCR Repair Shop, Jay grows paranoid about being followed. After hiding in an abandoned warehouse to avoid a tail, he suggests that they should wear tinfoil helmets to block the homing devices that Mr. Plinkett implanted in the duo's brains. The helmet instead intercepts an DLP signal and downloads two movies directly into Jay's brain. Mike tries to download a porno, but ends up with the same movies.
Meanwhile, Mr. Plinkett tries to use a tinfoil helmet to download a marathon of Kenneth Burns documentaries on PBS. His helmet is zapped by a stray gamma burst, which drastically reduces his intelligence.
Summary and Review[]
Battleship[]
“ Battleship is the new, last big-budget movie that Taylor Kitsch will ever be starring in. It tells the story of the brave men and Rihanna who serve aboard the naval destroyer John Paul Jones and how they battle aliens that love to splash around in the water. —Mike Stoklasa”
Dark Shadows[]
“ Dark Shadows is the latest product from Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Loosely based on some goddamn soap opera from the 1960s, Dark Shadows is about man who is cursed by a witch and turned into a vampire. After being buried alive for 200 years, he's unearthed in the 1970s to help his descendants revive their fishing company. —Jay Bauman”
Overview[]
movies |
Half in the Bag FRAUDS |
On Cinema PROFESSIONAL CRITICS |
Jenny YOUTUBE |
Other reviews METACRITIC | ROTTENTOMATOES | |
| Battleship |  * † |
N/A |
N/A |
41/100 Read reviews |
34/100 Read reviews |
| Dark Shadows | ‡ |
N/A |
N/A |
55/100 Read reviews |
37/100 Read reviews |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A [ Read reviews] |
24/100 Read reviews |
| The Addams Family | N/A |
  |
N/A |
N/A [ Read reviews] |
60/100 Read reviews |
| Addams Family Values | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A [ Read reviews] |
78/100 Read reviews |
| Alice in Wonderland | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53/100 Read reviews |
88/100 Read reviews |
| Pee-wee's Big Adventure | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
47/100 Read reviews |
88/100 Read reviews |
| Ed Wood | |
N/A |
N/A |
70/100 Read reviews |
92/100 Read reviews |
| Beetlejuice | |
N/A |
N/A |
67/100 Read reviews |
81/100 Read reviews |
| Batman | |
N/A |
N/A |
66/100 Read reviews |
72/100 Read reviews |
| Nightmare Before Christmas | |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A [ Read reviews] |
94/100 Read reviews |
| Planet of the Apes | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
50/100 Read reviews |
45/100 Read reviews |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
72/100 Read reviews |
83/100 Read reviews |
| Sleepy Hollow | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
65/100 Read reviews |
78/100 Read reviews |
| legend | Positive review Negative review Mixed review * Less painful than you would expect. † Recommended for cable. ‡ Recommended as a rental.
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Appearances[]
- Mike Stoklasa as Mike, Plinkett voiceover
- Jay Bauman as Jay
- Rich Evans as Harry S. Plinkett
Production[]
The review portion of the episode inside the "warehouse" was shot and edited between May 12[3][4] and May 25. As with the previous episode, exteriors were filmed in Walker's Point near Black Sheep MKE and Lucky Joe's Tiki Room. The episode first aired May 25 on Blip.[1][2]
“
Order of locations in The Repair-men's Trek
- Roadway off of S Barclay St
- Corner of S 1st St and E Oregon St
- Lucky Joe's Tiki Room
- The Downtown Mini Warehouse
The Repair-men's Trek from Half in the Bag S2E11 (2016). Digital visual capture. Above: The mapped out route for the repairmen based on the establishing shots and locations as presented in the film review web series Half in the Bag. In the episode, the repairmen journey from S Barclay St and hide out in "warehouse" across from Lucky Joe's Tiki Room.
Digital Trickery (2016). To maintain continuity, footage was horizontally flipped so that the repairmen could enter into the studio warehouse from the right side.
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Plinkett Introduction[]
- ؟od ot retteb gnihtyna tog uoy t'noD !yeH
Sources[]
- Battleship. Dir. Peter Berg. Universal Pictures, 2012. Film.[3][4]
- Dark Shadows. Dir. Tim Burton. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2012. Film.[5][6]
- The Beverly Hillbillies. Dir. Penelope Spheeris. 20th Century Fox, 1993. Film.[7]
- The Addams Family. Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Paramount Pictures, 1991. Film.[8]
- Addams Family Values. Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Paramount Pictures, 1993. Film.[9]
- Alice in Wonderland. Dir. Tim Burton. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2010. Film.[10][11]
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Dir. Tim Burton. Warner Bros. Pictures, 1985. Film.[12][13]
- Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Buena Vista Pictures, 1994. Film.[14][15]
- Beetlejuice. Dir. Tim Burton. Warner Bros. Pictures, 1988. Film.[16][17]
- Batman. Dir. Tim Burton. Warner Bros. Pictures, 1989. Film.[18][19]
- The Nightmare Before Christmas. Dir. Henry Selick. Buena Vista Pictures, 1994. Film.[20]
- Planet of the Apes. Dir. Tim Burton. 20th Century Fox, 2001. Film.[21][22]
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dir. Tim Burton. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2005. Film.[23][24]
- Sleepy Hollow. Dir. Tim Burton. Paramount Pictures, 1999. Film.[25][26]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Red Letter Media, LLC (May 25, 2012). "Red Letter Media on Twitter: "Half in the Bag: Battleship and ...". Twitter.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Red Letter Media, LLC (May 25, 2012). "Half in the Bag: Battleship and Dark Shadows". RedLetterMedia.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Battleship". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Battleship (2012)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Dark Shadows". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Dark Shadows (2012)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "The Addams Family (1991)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Addams Family Values (1993)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Alice in Wonderland". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Alice in Wonderland (2010)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Pee-wee's Big Adventure". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Ed Wood". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Ed Wood (1994)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Beetle Juice". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Beetlejuice (1988)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Batman". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Batman (1989)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Planet of the Apes". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Planet of the Apes (2001)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Sleepy Hollow". Metacritic.com. CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Sleepy Hollow (1999)". RottenTomatoes.com. Flixster. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- Works cited
- "On Cinema Episode 32: The Addams Family". Dir. Tim Heidecker. Perf. Tim Heidecker, Gregg Turkington. On Cinema. May 4, 2012. Accessed March 16, 2017. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKSU6x2PcEw>.
External Links[]
- "Half in the Bag: Battleship and Dark Shadows" on RedLetterMedia
- "Half in the Bag Episode 32: Battleship and Dark Shadows" on YouTube
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